late fourth quarter, 19-11, auburn.regon had trouble getting into the end zone all night, in the closing moments, lamichael james, shovel. they just needed the two-point conversion to tie. the tough snap. across the body to jeff mahel. the national title game is tied with 2 1/2 minutes to play. so auburn driving for the win. the play that will define the game. michael dyer on the run. everyone thinks he's down. stops running. but coaches tell him to move. so he moves. he rips off 37 yards to get auburn into field goal range. check dyer's knee. never touches the ground. play was reviewed, officials say he was never down. auburn has a chip shot for the win. from 19 yards away, never a doubt. the auburn tigers win, a thrilling national championship. 20-19. it's auburn's second national title. their first in 54 years. >> auburn was due for something great and tonight we did something great and we're bringing it back to auburn. >> we said we wanted to go from good to great. i can sit here tonight and tell you that the auburn

auburn edges the dust 22-19.s auburn's first national title since 1957. >> you know, i'm not up here to take up all the time. i don't want nobody to feel sorry for me because tlut the -- we got the last laugh. >> cam newman all smiles. he's been in some hot water, but yes, auburn gets the last laugh. we will see them at i've made that. today peterson said no thank you. he released a statement saying he's staying at boise state. who blowing, blond air. we've got stistifffords. he wins the paul honoring award due to the player's most people. only at stanford do you have kids like this. we're up with the latest. >>> it's always something new at raiders headquarters on alameda. we have a curveball from 81-year-old al davis. yesterday we found out his best player suddenly a free agent. today the raiders saying they will begin to interview head coaching candidates even though it's widely believed that offensive coordinator hugh jackson will get the job. >>> finally tonight, this is former olympic athlete o'brien. a kof

later, auburn quarterback cam newton connected on two touchdown passes.n came back in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 19. then auburn quarterback michael dyer appeared to be tackled but refused to go down. that set up the winning field goal as time expired and auburn beat oregon 22-19. cam newton praised his teammate. >> i'm a blessed individual. even when it got down without these guys sitting on the left and right of me throughout this year, ain't nobody feel sorry for auburn. we got the last laugh. >> this is auburn's first national title since 1957. congratulations to them. >>> and, in the nba, boston lost their second straight game. aaron brooks of houston scored 24 points against the celtics. the rockets' 108-102 victory ended a five-game losing streak. when we return, a look at the top stories. and still struggling, the slow rebuilding of haiti one year after the disaster. [ female announcer ] picking tights isn't easy. picking a free detergent is. switch to tide free & gentle. it removes more residue from dirt, food, and stains. so nothing s

auburn 22, oregon 19. the coach wins the national championship. the second for auburn.the southeast conference. again, auburn the national championship. cross out peterson has a preplacement at stanford. five year run at boise state, 12-1 this year. he was contacted over the weekend but said today he intends to stay put otboise state. oakland techmarshawn lynch had the greatest play off run ever, 8 different saints touched him on his way to the goal line as seattle pulled the up set over the saints and the acrowds went so crazy that the seismic center in seattle, the monitoring station said activity went on for 30 seconds following this run. rex ryan loves the spotlight on himself, it's mark sanchez quarterback getting the better of peyton manning. game willing field goal. 17-16 and the patriots wait and ryan said it's he versus bill belichick. >> another patriots patriots touchdown. >> i was outcoached in that game. i said that then, i am saying it now. this is about bill belichick versus rex ryan. it's personal. it's him against myself. my level has to come up and he

auburn down at the 2 and nice game over drive home safely. 19 yard field goal for auburn to win the championshipionship in dramatic fashion 22-19. >> i guarantee you 5 or 6 mont months ago nobody would have approximately say that auburn university would win the national championship. now we smiling right now saying we did it. >>reporter: next stop is the nfl. 49 ers found the new coach as a result stanford has to find somebody to replace har pwuchlt it won't be peterson from boise state. stanford asked to speak with peterson but he says he's not going anywhere. testifies at the top of the wish list and turned boise into a national power with 65 and 3 record over the past years. 2 way star the award today with most versatile player in college football. hard to do more than he. he started at full back and license backer with the only 2 way player in the country. tremendous on both sides of the ball. tireless. 5 touch downs 5 leading tackle. >> very humble to receive this honey think. definitely recognition that the entire program deserves. >>reporter: and lynch literally made the earth move. seaha

final score, auburn 22, oregon 19.ery close game. >>> verizon and iphone apparently linking up in just a few hours verizon expected to unvail its iphone. until now, iphone users have been limited to at&t service. their first iphones are expected to be the older 3 gs. the 4 gs will only operate with at&t. >>> online coupon distributor reaches a financing goal. groupon.com reports it secured $950 million in financing from a number of venture firms and investors, that is its biggest deal so far today the wall street journal reports they have bought other coupon websites in india, israel and south africa. >>> that site has taken off. >> i love that site. >>> a friend of suspected arizona gunman revealing new details about a voice mail left just before the shooting. >> plus a radical group plans to protest the funeral of the 9- year-old victim. how the community is fighting back against their message. >>> several families in san francisco evacuated overnight due to a gas leak details coming up ,,,,,,,, this lighting is awfu

auburn wins its first national title since 1956. combined points in the game that had an over and underline of 74. they win a title and a heisman in the same year. >> you guys playing pretty hard there late. how you feeling right now physically? >> umm, i'm okay. it was worth it, you know, i'm not up here to take up all the time, i don't want nobody to feel sorry for me because you know throughout this year didn't nobody feel sorry for auburn and you know, we've got the last laugh. >> indeed. boise state head coach chris peterson has removed his name from the running to replace jim harbaugh for stand ford. he is from california, played for uc davis in the 80s, his record is 61-5 but he decided not to bring his talents to the farm. >> i think that that's a very unique special place, there is no question. i think most people know that. and so i just thought it would be something to have a conversation about and that's really as far as it went. >> i have in my and st. monday night top 5. the crowd actually shook qwest field. marshawn l

the national title between oregon, auburn next. against auburn in the national champion oregon scored under 20 points against cal in november and won. could lightning strike again? heisman trophy winner cam newton had an 8-point lead in the 4th. but the ducks quacked back. the game was tied at 19. just over 2 minutes left. dyers' knee never hit the turf. he scampers 37 yards to get into field goal range. a key play set up this chip shot field goal, the time expires, auburn wins their first title since dwight ice inhour was in the oh value office. >>> in five seasons, his recovered is 61-5 but his assistants couldn't -- see i screwed up the punch line. >>> the most versatile player in college football. he averaged 110 plays per game as a full back and linebacker for stanford this past season. you see that a lot in high school football but rarely in college football. >> and rarely -- >> he was super on both sides. >> the boise coach for what stanford is paying, he could have taken the money and then -- >> that's not how it works. >>

auburn down to the 2 yard line.ting up good night game over drive home safely. 19 yard field goal to win it for auburn. national champion take the game in dramatic fashion. not high score game we expected but still terrific at the end. 22-19. with jim harbaugh now wearing niner red and gold stanford has to find a new leader. not chris peterson the man who turned boise tonight a national power house want to stay at boise. peterson believed to be at the top of stanford wish list. he turned down a slew of jobs in the past. stanford might have been intriguing because of the school academic status. peterson said he had no interest in any other job. he just rae hired 2 assistant on his boise staff. peterson record over the past 5 years at boise stay amazing 61 and 5. college football season as dan mentioned would come to a close tonight. played the bcs title game but final award handed out early today to stanford linebacker full back owen. mike has more. >> middle linebacker. 2 way player steps right in front of the pass.

auburn's first national football title 70s 1957. >>> retired army major dick winters has died. he was best known as the leader of the 101st airborne division's easy company during world war ii. the band of brothers in the book and later in a series on hbo, where he was portrayed by actor damian lewis as a natural leader who took care of his men above all easy company parachuted into france and played a huge role in the d-day invision and fought their way across europe. winter's always denied he was a hero saying, instead, he served in a company of them. dick winters was 92 years old. >>> when we come back here tonight, more on the story that brought us here to tucson. our own savannah guthrie grew up here and she's here with us tonight with a look at her hometown in this new light. >>> finally tonight, think what a tragedy like this does to a town. sometimes a tragedy becomes synonymous with the name of the place. think about the oklahoma city bombing. to a person, the folks here have welcomed us when they see us. and they've all said welcome to tucson and as quickly, they say,

auburn did it back in 1956. i'm dennis o'donnell. tonight it was decided on a last-second field goal. we're up next. traight -- you changed flights in order to get home to your buddies for new year's. i paid the difference airf. plus, i paid a 150-dollar change fee. oh, man! southwest would never do that. how did it cost you 150 dollars to change my ticket? your honor, will we be here very long? 150 bucks for a five-minute transaction?! kid, put it on your credit card and stop complaining. [ coughing ] guilty. [ male announcer ] don't pay a change fee on top of a fare difference. fly southwest, the only airline with no change fees.

michael james against auburn and heisman trophy winner cam newton. neither team scored in the first quarter. newton found cody burns from 35 yards out. oregon went back in front when darren thomas threw right and back to james. but the auburn defense kicked the ball to the tigers and they would score before halftime. this time it's newton standing in and finding emery blake. auburn led 16-11 and would add a third quarter field goal. with a flair for a dramatic score. oregon successful on a two point conversion that ti the game at 19. then came the strange play of the night. the ducks are opening for over tight as michael dire is dragged down by eddy pleasant. dire lands on top of pleasant and never hears a whistle. urged by his bench to keep running he does. for 37 yards, the tigers are in field goal range. they review it and determined that dire's knee never touched. matt set up byrum. byrum good. and the tigers first national championship since 1957. >> this week everyone knew the odds was on the auburn defense. to see how they would respond to ore

michael james against auburn and heisman trophy winner cam newton.ther team scored in the first quarter. newton found cody burns from 35 yards out. oregon went back in front when darren thomas threw right and back to james. but the auburn defense kicked the ball to the tigers and they would score before halftime. this time it's newton standing in and finding emery blake. auburn led 16-11 and would add a third quarter field goal. with a flair for a dramatic score. oregon successful on a two point conversion that tied the game at 19. then came the strange play of the night. the ducks are opening for over tight as michael dire is dragged down by eddy pleasant. dire lands on top of pleasant and never hears a whistle. urged by his bench to keep running he does. for 37 yards, the tigers are in field goal range. they review it and determined that dire's knee never touched. matt set up byrum. byrum good. and the tigers first national championship since 1957. >> this week everyone knew the odds was on the auburn defense. to see how they would respond to orego

. >>> the auburn tigers went into the national title game ranked number one. will enter the books as number one, after a dramatic finish. we get highlights from espn news. >> good morning. after more than a month of prep, it's time to play. the bcs national championship game. auburn, taking on number two, oregon. there is cam newton, your heisman trophy winner. pick it up fourth quarter. auburn up 19-11. casey matthews going to strip newton of the ball. it's recovered by cliff harris. his brother, clay, plays in the nfl. huge play. ensuing drive, fourth and five. darron thomas complete to d.j. davis. that's a gain of 29 yards. thomas passed for a career high in this game. later in the drive, third and one. thomas to lamichael james. earlier in the game, they went for two, didn't have to. now, it is a must. thomas, rolls out. finds jeff maehl. we are all-tied at 19-19. two to go in the fourth. michael dyer. he stops. and the whistle didn't blow. he goes for 37 yards. take another look. the freshman from little rock, said i was going out there to make a play. i

i mean, tigers and ducks. >> jimmy: are you a big auburn fan? >> i'm not a big auburn fan.out there? yeah? [ laughter ] i'm a lsu fan. >> jimmy: i know you were a big sports fan. >> i am. i'm a big football fan. >> jimmy: you go to like -- i read about this. you go to like a high school that none of your kids go to. >> well, my kids go to -- they're not in high school yet, but they will go. they're in this school. >> jimmy: so you're rooting for the future? >> i'm rooting for the future. but i have all girls, too. but we'll travel two hours to a high school football game. >> jimmy: is that right? it's like "friday night lights" at your house. >> well, it's not that bad. >> jimmy: but it really is -- but that's pretty cool. what's the high school team? >> ensworth high school. they won the state championship in tennessee this year. >> jimmy: who are they? >> ensworth high school. >> jimmy: ensworth high school. >> ensworth tigers. >> jimmy: that's awesome. what made you get into that? you just love sports? >> look, i grew up in louisiana, and i grew up playing sports and pla

now the national title place auburn top of the final ranking.tcu and oregon slip to third and ohio state round out the top 5. stanford hig highest ranking to evenly the season since 1940. reward they are looking for a new head coach. meanwhile michigan found their head coach after being turned down by jim harbaugh and lsu les michlts hired san diego state hoch. went to the first bowl game in 12 years and named mountain west coach of the year. he was assist tan at michigan for 8 seasons. now to the nfl. cleveland denver and raiders still looking for head coach. al davis potential head coach to have a staff in mind before he hires you and hue jackson talking about assistant around the league and good sin for jackson. carolina panthers have the new head coach. chargers defensive coordinator rivera former cal chicago bear linebacker grew up on the monterey peninsula. 4 49-year-old won super bear with 85 bear and second latino head coach in nfl history. florez the first. >> get into playing you strive for one thing and that's super bowl champion. whe

final score, auburn 22, oregon 19. >>> time now 4:57 a.m. breaking news a two alarm fire breaks out in an apartment complex on the peninsula. we have a crew on the way now. >>> several families in san francisco evacuated overnight due to a gas leak. details coming up. >>> road work wrapping up in san jose also better news in hayward. details in minutes ,, building.. forcing dozens of >>> breaking news on the peninsula a fire rips through an apartment building forcing dozens into the cold. >>> several families evacuated after a gas leak in a san francisco home the mistake holding up repairs this morning. >>> and we've got clouds moving in as

auburn is the number 1 in the "associated press" but three voters said undefeated t.c.u.he number 1 team. now the horn frogs beat wisconsin in the rose bowl. i've got an idea. great idea. how about t.c.u. versus auburn next weekend, winner take all. >> yes. >>> oregon finishes third. stanford fourth. best since 1940 team finished number 2. >>> nfl raiders hugh jackson is working on filling out a coaching staff while jackson is widely believed to be the front runner to replace tom cable as raiders coach. oakland has said that they have begun interviewing head coaching candidates. >> good to meet you. >> thank you. >> this is our secret exclusive videotape. no secrecy in denver. broncos are posting video of candidates interviewing for their head coaching opening complete with schedule and behind the scene interviews with the coaches. maybe not such a good idea as three candidates have already turned the broncos down. >>> carolina filled out its opening for their headcoach. chargers defensive coordinator and former cal bear. this is his first head coaching job after being in

. >>> auburn tigers have proved they are the best of the best in college football.hey beat oregon for the bcs national championship thanks to a last second field goal. taking a 19-yarder, time expired after the game the coach bragged about tigers. >>> everyone is moving up there. >> we said we want to go from good to great i can sit here tonight and tell you auburn tigers are the best football team in the united states. >> this is auburn's first national championship since 1957. >>> this might be a first in the nfl a crowd going so wild it caused the ground the shake remember this. happened saturday when seattle hosted new orleanss, seismic activity registered when lynch ran for a 67-yard touchdown in the 4th quarter, crazy experts say the shaking lasted 30 seconds. >>> all right, it is 6:25 a.m. coming up a friend of the arizona shooting suspect is speaking out, the eerie message he got hours before the deadly rampage. >>> two alarm fire in belmont emily this morning that had -- early the morning that had some residents jumping from their balconies. >> several fami

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in fact weather is so bad a lot of football fans will be missing -- a lot of auburn fans missing the championship game tonight. >> people are not happy fans in auburn are stranded because of snowy conditions a lot of flights were cancelled yesterday and it is unclear when if ever they will resume. >> i don't know what i can do. i don't know what i can do i am devastated. i am literally in tears. >> i am really frustrated how u.s. air waythe ground crew handled some handicapped passengers and all the other passengers not paying for hotels or anything just stranded us. >>> meanwhile fans of the oregon ducks have already landed in arizona, they have set up party headquarters at a scottsdale restaurant ahead of tonight's show down. >>> amazing, ducks are coming out here to play national championship game, stars are definitely aligned. >> some other fans who spent time volunteering at a local food bank in phoenix. tonight's bcs national championship game starts at 5:00 p.m. >>> 5:54 a.m. tlc cutting ties to sarah palin's reality show. entertainment weekly reports that network will not do

i am cheering on the auburn and the ducks.ll of the people, come to the san francisco general meeting tomorrow on geary. we'll be talking about a declaration of human rights and about stopping social security cuts and about writing the muni. the other reason i am here is to remind you, because i know the martin luther king march will be next monday, and you will not be in a meeting, but i want people to come out in march. we should remember and celebrate. and you know what? i am inviting the days, the chinese, aladdin's. all over the world, people say thank god for civil rights, what happened here, and yet, we do not show up on that date haute to show what it means to you and how we are carrying on the drain. that is what martin luther king's birthday should be, and we want everyone to come out and celebrate and enjoy. when you do not deal with racism, it goes to bigotry. bigotry affects education. but america, you know we need mental health. not only to the troops in the mental programs. we need a psychiatrist, and massage, a

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auburn plays for the national title on monday.and the best news for the all-star game next month, the rookie blake griffin will be in the dunk contest. this guy is out of this world. one of the best dunkers to come along in recent years and he will be in there. the rest of the group, nobody cares. the game being played in los angeles. here is what is out there on jim harbaugh. all right? he met with the 49ers jed york for five hours and again this is what is reported, he wants $7 million per year and michigan was offering five. there are reports the dolphins owners flew out tonight in an attempt to bring him to miami. phil johnson interviewed today. he will probably be the next coach of the raiders. you think the 49ers -- yeah, we will take a raiders assistance. good for you. here is how thomas howard feels about him. >> with hue as the head coach, if he is the head coach, i think the team will definitely be bert. i think he will do a great job. i mean, everyone loved cable. he did a great job. he will do a phenomenal job as well.

the fog is released auburn with that fog especially inland. , that dense fog will return to the inland valley. and inland, along with the cool temperatures afternoon a reversal of those wind patterns to bring you back to the coastal locations. and what we get going on right now warm, dry air. leaving the state with a storm activity well to the north. however, off the coast of southern california some activity growing. and this will change tomorrow as this continues to push in mind. a return of the coal northwest wind. that fog along the coastline. the return of that will cool-and that fog is going to get carried through the delta, and the inland valleys. as well as the no. relocations. north bay locations by 11:00 a.m., it will break up but close to the coastline is going to approach the coast. and by 3:00 p.m., it is going to stay with temperatures through the cemetery coast after that. chilly temperatures to start. to the san mateo coast--with 43 eventually in antioch. however, started off with low 30's and that north valley and as we go int

auburn quarterback cam newton said if he wins tonight he's going to disneyland. or disney world. park makes his dad the best offer, he's going. but the bowl game america really truly cares about is bowling. team usa bowling, the trials are in henderson, nevada. this is a bowler named josh. this is the tenth frame. the final frame. where things go both terribly wrong and right. it's a strike. i think that's double, right? he didn't make the bowling team but he was drafted by the harlem globetrotters so he should be fine. back to football for a moment. the new york jets upset the indianapolis colts on saturday. it was quite a game. came down to the last seconds. jets won it 17-16. which was good news for rex ryan who talked a lot of trash. even guaranteed a super bowl win before the season started. the win helped him avoid putting his foot in his mouth which for rex ryan was bittersweet. and then yesterday the -- oh, you didn't see that video? look it up. the eagles were on the losing end of a close game with the packers. which means michael vick will not make it to the super bowl.

oregon and auburn, with oregon leading. and maurisic was the inaugural winner. on the next play from scrimmage as a linebacker made an interception and returned for a toughdown. maurisic was the only player to start on both offense and defense. >>> the finalists have been trimmed to 15 for this year's induction into the football hall of fame. dion sanders tops the list. sanders one year with the 49ers. sanders also played for the dallas cowboys winning a super bowl ring with both the cowboys and san francisco. and jerome bettis also in the league's top ten rushers and also a finalist in the first year of his eligibility. and others on the list are chris dolman and shannon sharp. >>> sharks and warriors both off tonight. we'll see you tonight at 10:00. i'll have highlights of that championship game. >> we will see you then. >>> city leaders are acting swiftly in the aftermath of three murders linked to a shooting at a nightclub. more information on three men who died saturday night after a shoot out at the mexicali club in san jose. we're going to update you and

auburn's victory attracted a record size cable viewing audience. >>> the monterey bay is preparing to welcome a new addition. coming up, more details on why you cannot see it in person just yet. >>> wet weather made it to the bay area again today and mark tamayo is tracking more of it and when it may arrive. >> a major winter storm in the southeastern u.s. is causing major travel delays. motorists from tennessee to georgia to north carolina had to deal with snarled traffic. air traffic was also hit hard. delta airlines canceled more than 1700 flights today and chicago o'hare's airport is saying that traffic is now back to normal. >>> here in the bay area we are seeing the showers that mark tamayo talked about yesterday. >> not a big deal but it did impact our conditions for today with some wet roadways. you can see the rain showers moving across the region and right now i'm not being too extreme. a few hundreds of an inch. a area forecast for tonight, we have to hold out for some clouds. for the weekend, a dry weather pattern. there is another weather system that could impact our fore

over and promoted this game for 48 hours straight on espn and it paid off and the final poll you see auburn, tcu oregon 3 and stone ford 4. >>> striking out on less miles michigan had to go to san diego state route today and selected brady as the new football coach. he coached along with sandy you go state and was a defensive line coach at michigan in 1997. they always hear we want a michigan man so a little bit of that and ron rivera long time assistant coach, long time player in the national football league and a great, great guy played at cal and ron dying his hair now but none theless got a big break today. first time -- why is that bad? you don't like that, either? >> that's not bad. >> that i have the confidence when a guy is 3000 miles away to say that. no, i interviewed him a number of times. he's a great guy and the new coach of carolina, the panthers. >>> it's tough to make baseball's hall of fame. you got bruce and dennis and probably this guy, trever hoffman who retired today with 600 and 1 career saves. ravera at second for the record is 41 back but retired after a long long ca

the game this monday is between the auburn tigers and the university of oregon ducks. fair, we flipped a coin [ light laughter ] until now. the game this monday is between the auburn tigers and the university of oregon ducks. to be fair, we flipped a coin and the winner of that coin toss was the university of oregon ducks. so, ladies and gentlemen, i give you the music video world premiere of "we are the ducks," featuring the vocal stylings of mr. sebastian bach. [ cheers and applause ] [ screaming ] ♪ ♪ game day in eugene and the kickoff time is set as the sun rises over the willamette ♪ ♪ wearing yellow and green -- feeling -- we cheer many rivals have come -- ♪ ♪ we are the ducks from oregon, we'll fight to the end ♪ ♪ and we're here to play -- to win -- we're the ducks ♪ ♪ ♪ our boys are prepared with coach kelly in charge the secret spread offense on cue cards♪ ♪ shoulder to shoulder we yell and we sing as we lift up our ducks to victory ♪ ♪ yeah, we -- don't -- with the ducks ♪ ♪ we are the ducks from oregon we'll fight to the end ♪ ♪ and we're here to play and p

the san jose too auburn line and the line to runs between oakland and bakersfield are the two most popular lines. >>> ahead, we'll tell you where two winning lotto tickets were sold. >>> some beautiful birds are back at the palace of the fine arts. t ileororr li irore >>> stocks rising today as a much stronger than expected jocks data report boosted optimism about the labor market. the dow sup 38, nasdaq up 28. s&p up 6.5. >>> some developing news in the midwest. police say two adults have been wound in a shooting at a -- at a high school in omaha, nebraska. these are live pictures. an omaha police officer says no students were wounded. a suspect is in custody. the adult the wounded were both male. there's no information about their condition or the age of the suspects. but again, a school shooting in omaha, nebraska today. >>> there are two lucky winners from the megamillions. one ticket was sold at a safeway in eastern washington. the other ticket was sold in idaho. the winning numbers are -- >>> there were ten $50,000 winners in california. those tickets matched the first five numbers b

auburn and oregon playing outside phoenix. tonight it's the final pure bowl game of the postseason the kraft hunger bowl is under way with nevada and boston college. one of the great come back stories as bc linebacker plays his final game with the eagles. the acc defensive player of the year was diagnosed with ewing sarcoma bone cancer and missed the season. he went through chemotherapy and rehab and returned as a fifth year senior. serious significance with him playing his final game with boston college tonight. >> there is going to be people sitting at home and watching saying this guy beat cancer and he's back. that's the type of thing that i'm not going to be thinking, but i'm glad it will be out there. to millions of people, they say no matter what i have going on, no matter the obstacles and the diseases i have and the family has, you can push through it. >> really nice story tonight for the eagles in san francisco. >> boston college and nevada at the ballpark tonight. >> chilly out there too.hoho c y c:0osg the bayrea a

auburn quarterback cam newton is going to skip his senior season. that's good news for stanford. he won the heisman trophy and led the tigers to a national title. >>> the sharks team caught in the triangle. they lost their 6th straight. they lost against worst team in the conference. it wasn't close. >>> name that -- that's mickey mcconnell, probably the best player in the west coast conference knocked down four 3s. led them to a 71-57 win. >>> cal beat washington state 88-81 in overtime. the freshman allen crab had a career high 30 points in that game. >>> who is not impressed withstand ford's new head coach? >> -- stanford's new head coach? >> not to throw water in anybody's face. but i want to see what he does before i fall in love with him as you have. >> you're right. >> if you're going to talk the talk, you're going to walk the walk. but he can talk. >> i just love the guy. i think he's a class act. >> it's got to end up in the gutter with you, woman. >> mickey mcconnell. >> best player. >> help me. >> i got your back. ,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] myron needed an mba to turn

fans in auburn stranded flights cancelled yesterday and unclear when those flights will resume. >>> i don't know what i can do. i don't know what i can do. i am devastated. i am literally in tears. >> i am frustrated how u.s. airways and ground crew handled some handicapped passengers and other passengers, not paying for hotels just stranding us. >>> the game starts at 5:00 p.m. on espn tonight. >>> as university of alabama graduate isn't it a shame they won't be able to make it to their first bcs. oh, man. no, good luck that should be a great game. >>> 29 runt, currently liver more. cold outside, 30 degrees concord, 28 fairfield, 35 napa and vallejo and below freezing, santa rosa, 28. 32 san raphael, 41 san francisco, 36 in oakland. 33 fremont, 35 mountain view as well as san jose. some mornings in the newsroom we have the debate over whether it is cold outside. we didn't have that debate this morning everyone is on the same page. cold start to the day frost and fog expected well inland patchy fog for the bay as well. coastline this afternoon temperatures cool, sun and cloud and temp

canceled around atlanta and a lot of travelers stranded at the airport and some of them, the big auburn football plans, trying to get to arizona for the college championship game against oregon tonight. >> i don't think they will make it. >>> a sierra nevada ski resort town fines itself buried in an afternoon lan avalanche of legal bills. a developer claims that the town backed out of a beel to allow it to build a hotel but the town says it could face bankruptcy and plans to appeal. >>> well, cold enough for heavy frost around here this morning. not snow, because it was clear. >> it was clear. but boy, it was cold. so here is a look this morning, and it was so cold, there was a nice glaze on the rooftops. and icing on the roadways because many locations are looking at temperatures at or below freezing. there you go. you got to get the scraper out and make sure you clean off the windows or at least hit the defroster and kick it on high for a while so you can see when you're heading out the door in the morning. it was a cold morning this morning. and just in case you're wondering, it will

and auburn is of course number one and undefeated tcu goes in at 2 and stanford and ohio state round top five. stanford's highest season ending ranking since 1940, and the reward is looking for a new head coach. spring training is right around the corner. the a's are looking for dukeshir. he was 33 and 25 in eight seasons with texas and the a's and an allstar in 2008. now we go to the royal christmas tree throwing championships. it is a good end to your unwanted pines. we start with the javolin throw. form and technique is optional. grip and let it rip. we go on to the spinning throw competition. it is a bit like the hammer throw. this is a sport for everyone, and they will cool down after -- afterwards. it should be made an olympic event. >> it is cool. thanks, shu. >>> "nightline" is coming up next. >> for mike shumann and sandhya patel, thanks for joining us. >> have a great evening. appreciate your time and see you tomorrow. >> good night, everyone.

he's a twain scholar at auburn university in montgomery and will publish a new edition of twain's classice n-word. >> seems to me that i'm doing something constructive by simply eliminating a word that's a clear barrier for many people. >> reporter: in the entire book, mark twain used the n-word 219 times, deliberately, to spotlight 19th century racism. at atlanta's morehouse college, david wall rice says twain's slurs actually help americans face the issue of racism today. >> we have to have a discussion about it. we can't skate over it. >> reporter: on twitter reaction to editing twain's text was overwhelmingly negative. take out the n-word one person wrote, and you have to take the the hol o cost out of "anne frank" and aconsultary out of "the scarlet letter." >> you going to move forward. there will be agitation. you want to make sure that you are going to kind of disturb the equilibrium a little bit or there won't be growth. >> reporter: mark twain started the debate, he'd probably like the last word. >> i don't give a damn what the whole world says. >> reporter: mark strasmann, cbs

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