daytona 500! >> daytona 500. >> that's great. >>> day 2 of spring trainings for the nationals. pitchers and catchers back on the diamond today, the guys doing some light work on the mound. position players report tuesday. first full squad work out set for thursday. manager matt williams all about the journey towards octobe >> i think the ultimate motivation is to be the last one standing. that's the ultimate because there are -- there are guys that sit in this clubhouse that have . ultimately that is the prize th >> looking forward to spring training. i'll be there this wednesday. >>> six weeks to opening day, not going to feel like it tonight and this week. >> not this week and the climate prediction center doing long-range forecasting. it looks like temperatures remain below average, at least through the first week of march. >> wow. >> so for tomorrow temperatures actually fall throughout the day, so any water will freeze into ice tonight. slick spots tomorrow morning. breezy throughout the day. by the afternoon, the thermometer reads 35 but it family lining teens, and then s

the two-time daytona 500 winner. they look out for him next sunday. >> a great drive and driving away from the field was matt ken sick. after the race fireworks between harvick and logano. 13 of 25 cars crashed out of the race, but in the end, matt drove away from the field the win of the sprint unlimited. bulldog: what what? mattress discounters presidents day sale ends presidents day? but mattress discounters has the largest selection of memory foam mattresses under one roof! comforpedic... icomfort... posturepedic hybrid... and wow! get up to four years interest-free financing on the entire tempur-pedic cloud collection! and, get a queen size serta mattress and box spring set for just $397. mattress discounters presidents day sale ends presidents day! ♪ mattress discounters ♪ >> special thanks to the fans tuning in to the sprint unlimited. they will cut your rate plan in half with your verizon or at&t bill and cut the rate plan in half with a sprint retail store or go to sprint.com/half price. jeff gordon is with

a lot of drama at this year's daytona a00.t about all of it off of the track from a driver suspension to questions of safety. >> jeff gordon at pole position leading the team to green at the last 500. it was to be the story of this day until this crash. kyle busch's car slamming into a concrete wall. he is rushed into surgery, fellow drivers criticized daytona for not having safer shock absorbant barriers along every wall. late last night, an apology. >> this is not going to happen again. we're going to live up to our responsibility and fix this and starts right now. >> by morning, a new barrier between the track and the wall. this is where the accident happened. and these are the tire packs that were installed overnight. this is just a temporary fix until those soft walls can be installed. kyle was the second bush out of the race. his brother kurt was pulled from the 500 friday. first time nascar suspended a driver for allegations of dples violence. bush hasn't been charged with a crime. but in a delaware family court, he was

he's out indefinitely. >> speaking of our friend -- we're on the scene there at the daytona 500 in daytona beach. >> is it snowing rick? >> hey what is that? >> is it snowing there? >> reporter: it is not snow. it warmed up quite nicely, clayton. i see the beautiful snow falling behind you on the couch there. the big accident causing the injury to kyle busch. later on we'll talk to joe gibbs, the team owner. he was with his wife yesterday. and also controversy not all of the walls here in the daytona track are padded and have the protection padded. that area where he hit doesn't have that. there's a lot of talk about what is going to be happening with that and what the daytona international speed will do. we have more with matt kenseth and the interview with patricia driscoll. a big story in weather going on. take a look at the pictures out of tennessee from yesterday causing all kinds of power outages with this. you can get an idea exactly what happens. this is an ice storm that ice coats all the trees and surfaces. it gets really heavy and causing all the trees and power lines to go down

not that it matters to him. >> he wins the daytona 500. >> daytona 500 guys!ing] >> the 24-year-old is the second youngest driver to win the daytona 500. although his wife was not too happy after the race. >> mentioned the cool ring that you got. >> which one? >> given your track record with rings what are you going to do with that one? >> i hope i don't lose it. this one is harder to replace. well, i take that back. [ laughter ] hang on, wait. [ laughter ] >> what i meant -- that -- what i meant to say. [ laughter ] >> she is -- she still here with me. it is just a symbol. she is with me all of the time. she would be impossible to replace. >> awe. >> there you go. that is how you redeem yourself. [ laughter ] >> yes. nice finish there. >>> the warriors 6 game road trip hit a speed bump. curry was held out of tonight's game with an ankle injury. he decided to sit out of indianapolis. in the third quarter, the bank stays open for rodney stucky. he beat the buzzard to put the pacers up by 3. less than 2 minutes ago, johnson, driving to 3 to cut it to 1. leading

500. >> reporter: that honor went to joey logano, his first daytona 500 win. as for jeff gordon, he was involved in a multicar crash on the last lap. he ended up coming in 33rd. back to you. >> thank you. >>> other parts of the south trying to recover tonight from a crippling blast of winter weather. it caused all kinds of problems in a region just not used to this kind of thing. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in monterrey, tennessee, tonight. good evening. >> reporter: carl, good evening. this storm was unlike anything this area has seen in recent memory. the weight of the ice snapped trees and brought down power lines. tonight, the national guard is checking on people stuck in their homes without heat. deep in tennessee's cumberland plateau, the ice was heavy and so is the heartache. >> it's been a time. >> reporter: freezing fog obscured the full scope of damage. 21 people died in the state's nearly half from hypothermia. the latest storm knocked out power to tens of thousands and tore apart tree limbs. >> it sounded like gun shots. and it was popping noises and t

michelle miller, cbs news, daytona beach, florida. >> jim: and we have this update from daytona. curt busch's brother, kyle, has been hospitalized following a crash at daytona. his car slammed into a wall, and if he is seriously hurt he will sit out the big race tomorrow. a prison uprising has turned into a standoff in south texas. officers are negotiating with nearly 2,000 inmates who have taken control. part of the correctional facility in raymondville, texas. the prisoners say they are upset with poor medical care. still ahead, when the going gets tough, the people of boston take to twitter. and when an inferno breaks out at a skyscraper, how do they put it out, when the "cbs evening news" continues. you know... ...there's a more enjoyable way to get your fiber. try phillips fiber good gummies. they're delicious... and a good source of fiber to help support regularity. mmmm these are good! the tasty side of fiber. from phillips. meet the world's newest energy superpower. surprised? in fact, america is now the world's number one natural gas producer... and we could soon become

daytona is known as a career maker. the season opener in the cup series and it's always fun to watch one of the all-time great racing extravaganzas. >> drivers start your engines! >> yes sir, actor vince von starting the engines for the 57th running of daytona. three labs less. ty dillon spins out and the caution flag comes out. pressure sets up, swipe out in the rearview here, but way behind the leader. the race continues. joey logano wins his first career daytona. nothing easy coming right now -- they had to win at the foul line. they won three games in a row. looks like a solid seed for march madness and they know they've got a talented team that can be dangerous in the term in will stop georgetown has six days off before playing their final game with -- which john thompson loves. >> when you have this amount of time, it gives us a day or two when we don't have to worry about the opposition.we are not going to not worry about the opposition but we know we need to get better and devote a larger chunk of activist time

the two-time daytona 500 winner. they look out for him next sunday. >> a great drive and driving away from the field was matt ken sick. after the race fireworks between harvick and logano. 13 of 25 cars crashed out of the race, but in the end, matt drove away from the field the win of the sprint unlimited. >> special thanks to the fans tuning in to the sprint unlimited. they will cut your rate plan in half with your verizon or at&t bill and cut the rate plan in half with a sprint retail store or go to sprint.com/half price. jeff gordon is with our matt yoakum. >> jeff gordon finished seventh tonight and i don't know how many times you both are on the race track. there is a lot on there and many that you didn't see. yeah i was kind of happy to survive some of those but we had an awesome race car and i thought they won the race and we were able to dish them when they got in behind. i thought we were in great shape. i got in the inside lane. couldn't get going. yeah, we just kind of fell back and working back up and get

there you go daytona. car, rick? >> reporter: i just did it and we'll show you tomorrow, by the way. i went with one of the drivers. so it was the legit car and i'm super nauseous right now. >> reporter: you survived, congratulations. >> yes, thank you. >> reporter: a year ago rick had trouble climbing out of the door handle. thanks, rick. >> hopefully he didn't eat a huge breakfast. >>> more "fox & friends" in two minutes. ♪ [ male announcer ] legalzoom has helped start over 1 million businesses. if you have a business idea, we have a personalized legal solution that's right for you. with easy step-by-step guidance, we're here to help you turn your dream into a reality. start your business today with legalzoom. ♪ >>> never heard the word has so many syllables until sugarland sang that song. >> we have lieutenant colonel allen west on the program. >>> and the tax scams to watch out for. we'll break them down for you. >> and we are live from the oscars. >> we'll see you at 6:00 a.m. is it 6:00? >> we'll sta

in minutes, the safety concerns at the daytona .500 -- daytona 500. is >>> good morning.e on board the hawaii chieftan, fashioned after a 19th century trading ship that traveled up the california coast. allie is on board that ship and will join us in a few minutes with what you can expect if you want to take that step out there on board. >> beautiful day. >> blue skies. >> rosemary went back up to the roof to spend a little time in that sunshine. gorgeous out there. >> you're right. just basking in the sun out here. beautiful blue skies. i'm noticing just a little bit of a light breeze, and we are looking at the winds picking up for the afternoon. so i think that will probably be the only issue we see for today. just beautiful blue sky all the way into san francisco. with the wind, good air quality in store for today. so that's some great news. outside of that, could be a little pesky and hazardous. we'll take a look at where that advisory lies. right now, the winds very calm, anywhere from napa, and you can see here in oakland, where i too notice that wind picking up, an

the daytona 500. you know this year's great america race is going forward not only without kurt busch but also his little brother kyle after he broke his leg in a crash yesterday that did require surgery. this setback coming as his older brother seeks to overturn that indefinite suspension from racing. nascar handed it down in response to a court ruling from a judge of likely domestic abuse against a former girlfriend. busch appealed that suspension twice yesterday but both of the challenges were denied. >>> meanwhile final preparations are doneunder way at daytona 500 international speedway. reporting live from the racetrack is rick. what is happening there? lots -- a big crowd i see behind you. >> reporter: i tell you it's a huge crowd. there's always about 200,000 people that come here. i got to ride with one of the racers yesterday and they've made 140 of these fords that they are making special. it was a ride of a lifetime and i'm still a little bit nauseous, to be honest with you. take a look at

>> reporter: fred as we mentioned, i'm here at the daytona 500.for the saturday race. in the final 30 lapse, there were two significant wrecks definitely newsworthy the second of which involved kyle busch. in the last final lapse, kyle was on turn -- turning into turn one, and there were a couple cars in a wreck, as they were aggressively trying to position for position one, and he slid into the infield wall a concrete wall and hit it very, very heart. i tacked to a number of people here and many of whom said it was the hardest hit that they have seen. busch was taken to the medical center whether they dugged him with a compound fracture of the right lower mid and mid fracture of his left foot so both legs were involved. he underwent surgery last night and will be out indefinitely. the president of daytona international speedway said yesterday that the track failed to live up toants response due to the lack of -- and temporary they've installed two rows of tires to deal with the potential impact of a car going into the infield. this concrete wall

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a mixed bag starting with news about this coming sunday's daytona 500. >> qualifying for the daytonak place on sunday in florida. just the front road would be determined and the front road of those two fellows. jimmy johnson on the left and jeff gordon on the right. joe gordon his final daytona 500. jeff gordon is on the poll. the race, next sunday in daytona as jeff gordon gets his second career poll. the nba all-star game played in new york city last night. russell westbrook was your all-star game mvp. the oklahoma city thunder point guard poured in 41 points just one shy of the all-star game record. it's his head of the backboard there. there he is with the all-star game mvp trophy. louise swarez with the number one top play. place and go kick. gorgeous with velocity. part of a 5-0. barcelona wins. big monday. couple of basketball games. number two team in the land, virginia home against pittsburgh and kansas/west virginia. double-header on espn. >> good stuff coming up. here's all the evidence you need that guys on the pga tour are better golfers than you and i. >> certainly bett

plus, the huge story breaking from nascar on the weekend of the daytona 500. one of the top drivers now banned from the race. we'll tell you why. >> and i want to make it clear that, you know, any inference that there's a culture or tolerance for this type of behavior is pat eptly false. >>> the white house spokesperson today declined to apologize to nearly a million taxpayers as reporters pressed him about a major obamacare glitch. 800,000 customers now learning they were sent bad information from the feds. and now either have to wait to file their taxes or re-submit forms they've already turned in. the news throwing a wrench in what president obama has described as a successful enrollment season. the number of people affected now represents about a fifth of filers who used healthcare.gov coverage last year and got tax credits. >>> just hours ago washington watched the swearing in of our new ambassador at large for religious freedom. rabbi did not come without controversy with nearly three dozen senators voting against him getting this job. questions were rai

which bay area native is the the pole setter for the daytona five? >>> and the fairways and >>> wrapping up the pebble beach program. >> did you see it at the end of the day? as if mother nature said all right, you had enough. >> absolutely. now, the rest on the west coast were at pebble beach. now, going to the white sandy beach in carmel. the final round. nick, did not matter where. going to the top of the leaderboard. but, a bogey at the 5th. two shots here. now, pat perez and the bald- striking on point. this at the 8. he had a brief stay. he would not last long. at the t-shot. now, the action. setting up the birdie. that gets him to 20 under and the lead. this is where i can get him from. yes. tough spot for 54 leader. now, he could not close for 9th time when leading after 3 rounds. to the 11. now, putting from salinas. now, that is a flawed effort, that is within 1. now, 6th birdie of the day. he answered the lead back to 2 with the birdie here at 11. and he would not get any closer. did not tpeufp far enough on the green. it rolled back off.

[screaming] -- he wins the daytona 500. we got a 500, guys.not too happy after the race. >> the cool ring that you got, given your -- >> which one? i got two cool ones. >> given your track record with rings what are you going to do with that one? >> i hope i don't lose this one. this one is harder to replace, i think, well, i take that back. [ laughter ] oh. >> okay. hang o hang on. hang on. well, -- >> wait, hang on here. what i meant -- [ laughter ] >> what i meant to say -- >> digging deeper. >> she is still here with me. it is just a symbol. she is with me all of the time. she would be impossible to replace. -- awe. [ laughter ] >> there you go. that is how you redeem yourself. [ laughter ] >> it is funny. he is a newlywed. he tied the knot if december. >>> the war -- warriors, curry was held out because of an ankle injury. enter the third quarter. the bank stays open for stucky. he beat the buzzer to put the pacers up by 3. he led indiana with 30 points. less than 2 minutes to play. thompson drills the 3 to cut the lead to 1. he led with

kurt's brother, kyle also had a rough saturday at daytona. a ten-car pileup caused kyle's car to spin out and crash into an unprotected inside wall. his pregnant wife went to see if her husband was okay. kyle busch was alert and responsive, but he was taken to the hospital with what nascar says is a leg injury. according to officials, kyle, like his brother kurt will not race in today's daytona 500. >>> so some people are making the most out of this winter weather. they're having fun with the ice. we'll show you some of the slick creations at this ice carving competition. >>> oh but it's not a lot of fun when you're trying to get around and we're seeing dangerous ice conditions. and as we head into the rest of this morning, i'll let you know how long to expect those conditions, plus a warm-up is on the what i and a cold blast for your workweek. all coming up in my seven-day forecast. >>> good morning. we still have a first alert issued as we head into the rest of this morning, at least until 9:00 a.m. we're seeing dangerous icy conditions, an

joe yeah logano became the second youngest winner at the daytona 500.he suspension of kurt busch for domestic violence and side lined kyle busch last night. >> joey loag logano on saturday kyle busch was forced out of the race after crashing during the xfinity contest. his car sped head on into an interior wall that did not have an energy absorbing barrier. it's unclear when he will start again. at the start of the 500, he tweeted would rather be driving than watching the daytona 500. joey chitwood pledged to cover the entire speedway with steal andsteal -- steel and foam called safer barriers. >> we're going to fix had a right now. >> after dale earnhart died at the daytona 500 in 2001. race tracks install the barriers where that's recommend them. last night, another layer aof protection was placed for the day's contest. on social media, some called for the barriers to be installed everywhere. jimmy johnson tweeted it's beyond me why we don't have soft walls everywhere. nick the greek covers nascar for motor sports.com. >> nascar is leader, safety like

nascar driver kurt busch side lined days before the daytona 500. a judge finding he committed domestic violence. >> any actions of abuse will not be tolerated in the industry. >>> and countdown to the oscars. they're rolling out the red carpet this morning for the biggest night in hollywood. the newest reveals on ho is performing and presenting. >> bum, bum, bum. >> and how host neil patrick harris is handling those preshow jitters as excitement builds by the minute. >>> without sara? >> it is t-me news one day before the oscars. sara is live from l.a. she'll have exclusive behind the scenes material. we told her no talking, just waving. >> no, looking good sara. >>> lets get to the top story. another week end, yet another big storm. this one from missouri all the way to maine. tens of millions of americans caught in the cross airs. >> the most urgent issue right now is the ice in the south. look at these drives stranded on a highway all night long. >> first, to rob from central park right now. good morning, rob. >> good morning, paula. it's 17 deg

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this is the last time that jeff skversky wins his final daytona 500 trying to go for fourth win at daytonathey're already upset down in florida. >> thank you jeff. >> thanks, jeff. >> a minnesota woman marked an unusual milestone right here in philadelphia last nightch for the 500th time, 5-year-old jema kirby became a human cannon ball in front of ous thousands of spectators at the wells fargo center. she's a participants of the ringling brothers. it took three seconds to shootout of the cannon at 66 miles an hour. she, of course, landed safely on an air cushion 300 feet away. xñaó5Ñ >> if there is any time stop looking at the window and look at the tv it's right now. courtsey of the san francisco bay area where families are enjoy the weekend on the beach. temperatures there are unseasonably warm. yesterday the mercury hit 83 breaking a century old record. warm weather there is expected to stick around through the end of the week. >> yeah, oural california girls wondering what she is doing here right sb now. >> yeah, sap francisco. i thought even southern california. >> now we're looking

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daytona 500. the dose of cuteness right here to warm you up on a friday morning. a cold one at it. i'm betty nguyen. thanks for joining us. speaking of the cold today could be the coldest day of the entire winter. parts of the u.s. are colder than places in antarctica. a nasty bitter freeze has an icy grip on the eastern half of the country. up north, niagara falls is an ice castle. large portions are entombed. probably won't melt entirely until may. it is brutal down south as well. nashville hasn't been above freezing since last weekend. of the 15 weather-related deaths, 11 happened in tennessee. take a look at this a parked jeep pulled away leaving behind its frozen casing. yesterday's coldest temperature in the lower 48 negative 42 degrees, and that was near cotton minnesota. you can thank the siberian express for all of this. arctic air from northern russia passing through the north pole 5,000 miles away. it is rough on the roads too. a michigan police officer is recovering. you see that? afte

and this, at the daytona international speedway. someone scrolling, ray rice a nod to that nfl scandal. here's abc's mara schiavocampo with the story. >> reporter: as trials are underway for the daytona 500, tonight one of racing's biggest names, sidelined. >> nascar has indefinitely suspended driver kurt busch. >> reporter: the penalty coming after a delaware court found busch committed an act of domestic violence. busch appealed but lost. busch's former girlfriend patricia driscoll claims busch choked and beat her last fall as she shared with "good morning america's" michael strahan. >> you just can't believe that someone that you love, who you've spent four years with, could hurt you like this. >> reporter: nascar now becoming the latest sporting organization to step-up their anti domestic violence stance. last year the nfl adopted a zero tolerance domestic violence police after tmz sports released this surveillance video of baltimore ravens player ray rice knocking out his then-fiancee. rice was dropped from the team. and minnes

. >>> a big finish at daytona and much more on a busy monday, february 23rd. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning, i'm milissa rehberger. it was a night of glitter and gold in hollywood at the 86th academy awards. funny and poignant moments from a mother/daughter dust-up on the red carpet to stars getting serious. they performed "the lego movie" song "everything is awesome." and andy samberg accompanied them. actress dakota johnson and mom melanie griffith had words when it was revealed that melanie didn't plan on seeing "50 shades of grey." >> first monster role, anastasia in "50 shades of grey" has done so well at the box office. it feels like everybody has seen it. have you? >> no. no. >> she's a really good actress. i don't need to see that to know how good she is. >> you don't have to see it. >> mom! dwayne "the rock" johnson got a little nostalgic for presenting for best animated film. >> i remember crying my eyes out when i watched the end of "the lion king." >> how old were you? >> not important. >> wait, you were, like, 20 years old. >> le

wheel at daytona or any other tracks for a while. panel upheld busch's indefinite suspension from racing. busch's suspension stems from an incident at dover international speedway last september. authorities claim that he beat and choked his former girlfriend. busch denies the allegations. nascar fans at daytona have mixed reactions. >> it's a pretty harsh ruling for kurt and i feel bad for him. >> i hate to see him leave the sport because of it but i think it's the right thing to do. >> kurt busch is the first nascar driver ever suspended for domestic violence allegations. he has not been charged with a crime. kurt busch's brother, kyle had a rough saturday at daytona. a ten-car pileup caused kyle's number 54 car to spin out and crash into an unprotected infield wall. crews rushed to his aid. his pregnant wife rushed to see if her husband was okay. kyle busch was alert and responsive at the scene, but he was taken to the hospital with what nascar calls a leg injury. according to officials, kyle like his brother, kurt, will not race

mary thompson reports from daytona beach with the latest installment of our series where the jobs are. >> reporter: for 20-year-old marko schoener it's not just a hobby, it's part of his education. >> i've flown robotics since i was 9 years old. all my life i decided to do this. >> reporter: at aeronautical university in daytona beach florida, one of a small number of growing colleges in unmanned aerial systems or drones. >> we started three years ago with 11 students and that grew has grown to about 230 students. >> reporter: professor alex maratz said the school launched the program anticipating growing for engineers to build and operators to run drones. why? by september, the faa will propose rules allowing drones to be used commercially. in fields like agriculture, movie-making security and maybe even delivery services. >> some people think that the commercial market for aircraft systems could be much bigger than the military market. steve getlan is of aeroenvironment, sold mostly to the military bracing for a pickup in demand and hiring 100 workers this fiscal year to meet it. on

blake will switch now to number 5. >>> the 57th annual duel at the daytona.e top 15 finishers will fill out the top 30 starting positions for sunday's daytona 500. in the first duel dale earnhardt jr. finishes first followed by jeff gordon and the second duel with four laps to go watch this big crash. denny hamlin getting in the back of danica patrick's number 10 car. bad blood there. hamlin wrecked a car in wednesday's practice session. jimmie johnson takes first. afterwards, hook at this heated exchange with rival hamlin. just wait for it right there. two hands up right to the chest right there. not happy. >>> the deflategate saga continues. colts gm rickson says the team contacted nfl officials before the afc championship game to raise questions about the patriots' game balls. he did not say how the team was tip observed. officials have not yet provided updates on the investigation of the controversy. >>> and the nhl released very cool time lapse video, the transformation at san francisco's levi's stadium from how we know it as a football stadium into a ho

nascar superstar kurt busch preparing for this weekend's daytona 500. his ex-girlfriend breaking her silence to "good morning america." her allegation of a violent outburst. the restraining order against him. his legal team now fighting back tonight. and here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: patricia driscoll says that her ex-boyfriend, nascar champion kurt busch, assaulted her inside his motorhome at a speedway in delaware. >> he poped up out of bed and grabbed me by the throat with one hand and with the other hand, he grabbed my face. and he smashed my head into the wall three times. >> reporter: in an interview with "gma's" michael strahan, he claims there was one previous incident. something he denies. after arguing the issue in family court, a delaware judge this week found a preupon dance of evidence that busch has committed an act or repeopled acts of domestic violence. , he's ordered to stay away from her, and get a mental health evaluation "for problems related to anger control and impulse control." he's scheduled to race in daytona this we

survived but won't be racing today, joining his suspended brother curt on the sidelines for today's daytona 500. >>> and countdown to the oscars. hollywood's biggest night is just a matter of hours away. the 87th academy awards from the glitz and glamour to the behind-the-scenes drama and controversie we've got you covered live from the red carpet "today," sunday, february 22nd, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with lester holt and erica hill. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm erica hill. >> glad to have you with us i'm craig melvin alongside ja shell jones sheinelle jones, dylan dreyer is here. do you remember when you were little you loved the snow? >> i can't even remember the last time i looked forward to snow. >> dylan is in a unique position obviously. it is -- my kids were on february break all week. they literally said to me we don't want to go outside. i said we could go sledding we could do this it snowed yesterday -- over it. >> completely over it. the problem is it is not finished yet. >> it's not. >>>

. >> nascar season gets underway at daytona 500. >> hollywood's biggest night is over. the oscars have been happened out and academy award watchers say it was predictable with "bird man" taking the top award for best picture. we have a roundup of who went home with the golden statueette. >> the oscar goes to bird man! >> it was inevitable it would be this or boy hood who took the big one. it didn't yield best actor that went to the theory of everything. the accept answer speech slightly clumsy, but humble. this is a man just getting the hang of the business. >> this oscar -- this oscar -- this belongs to all of those people around the world bottling. >> the oscar goes to julianne moore. >> she is storming through awards season, taking everything she comes across. patricia arquette, the best supporting actress, 12 years in the making, this film and she had a very big political point to make. >> it's our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for the women of the united states of america! >> i'm not going to go anywhere. i'm going to stay with you. >

he got into a wreck at the daytona 500. the multi car wreck destroyed 12 cars including denny hamlin, bobby labonte the, and craig biffle. he actually got out of his car and started yelling in his window. he tried passing sorenson when the mishap occurred. both drivers were ok. we have a little soccer for you. barcelona was up 4-0. a cross angle sharp to luis. bicycle kick for the goal. jumps in the air as the ball arrives. that will be our play of the night. kevin durant says that he is done playing mr. nice guy. he lashed out at the media after being asked about his coach's job stability. he said that the media does not know anything. he says that he is done being politically correct. very uncharacteristic of kevin durant lashing out at the media. >> everybody loves k.d. meet the parents, a long-awaited you guys can just leave your coats right over here. wow. your bedroom is amazing. oh, thanks. we worked with a designer from havertys. total refresh. oh, i cannot believe people. what? covering up your new bed like that. i

for the first time in 15 years not one of the busch brother was in the daytona 500. from the hospital room. he broke his left leg and right foot. and his brother, kurt facing domestic violence charges. and jeff gordon led for 77 of the first 100 laps. he was involved in a late accident. it was this accident that put up the caution flag that allowed joey logano to cruise to the finish line. >>> the oscars were not the only big ticket in l.a. lakers and celtics. not quite what it used to be. both teams not doing well this season. time winding down. avery bradley hits a three at the buzzer to send the time to overtime. in the extra period it was the return of linsanity. 25 points in the game. lakers win, 118-111. >>> the nfl combine wrapping up yesterday. the big story of the weekend the two quarterbacks. jameis winston and marcus mariota. winston was spot on. very impressive in the meetings with teams. mariota signed in the physical drills with the fastest 40-yard dash. who will the bucs take at number one? we are still more than two months away from the draft on april

500. >> winning his first daytona 500 title and the second one for penste.iver criticized race organizers in the crash in barcelona and two time champion air-lifted for tests hitting a wall at 240 miles per hour an hour 33-year-old suffered concussion and more tests on monday but feels not enough is being done to protect drivers. >> translator: the problem is at that curve there is a wall and there are not any ties to alleviate the impact and we have seen that many times. i think the race track organizers should be more careful and not saying they are doing things wrong but in future we can make things better and should put ties on the track. >> for the latest sport check out al jazeera/.com. >>> the whirling are the favorite site for tourists visiting turkey but some worry the religious ceremony is no longer properly honored and we spoke about what is going on. >> reporter: it's a practice that 750 years old, legend says as the scholar walked through the market and heard the hammering of gold smith's and chanting of god's name he broke out in ex extisay and

he will miss the daytona 500 undergoing surgery on that right leg. he will be out indefinitely. and a lot of speculation about jameis winston, because of his questionable shoulder. reports say the heisman trophy winner had a slightly better performance than this year's heisman trophy winner marcus mariota when it came to throwing. meanwhile, marcus mariota had the fastest 40-yard dash, running 4.52. does not compare to scott thuman, though. scott: i will let you say that out loud. robert: i just had to put it out there. scott: bad idea to challenge me to a race. >> if you are trying to grab an uber in montgomery county or prince george's county, they are still giving free rides up to $20 despite the heavy snow. we are less than 24 hours from oscar night. the producers are taking care of the last minute details preparing for dolby theater for the 87th annual academy awards. expect live performances from jennifer hudson, lady gaga, and tim mcgraw. neil patrick harris will host the oscars for his first time. and we have complete red carpet coverage right here on abc 7 live tomorrow

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