florida state, florida losing today to georgia southern. the acc championship, heavily favored in that one. ohio state, might be the second-toughest road. michigan is having a down road, won today, and michigan state could give the buckeyes some difficulty at indianapolis. >> kirk: it'll be a great game. i think urban meyer, the happiest thing about his team, this is the best they have looked all year, the way they're executing. braxton miller and hyde, the way they control the football. they're peaking at the right time. >> referee: offense, third down. >> brent: the easiest schedule is florida state. >> kirk: florida lost to georgia southern. >> brent: everybody has put down. and there's the man, under his own power. that's childs. headed back to the oklahoma state locker room. put down the big 10, i get it, understand it. agree with part of it. but be careful about michigan state. they can play a little defense. >> kirk: and ohio state knocking off wisconsin, and potentially a bcs at-large team. if they beat michigan state, it's a tough

so florida state did something so florida state did something very smart. very smart. they enacted a team wide set of they enacted a team wide set of guidelines. guidelines. that said anybody accused still that said anybody accused still gets to play until they are gets to play until they are formally formally charged. charged. no matter what they are then no matter what they are then taken off the field until those taken off the field until those charges are dealt with and the charges are dealt with and the case is case is dismissor adjudicated in dismissor adjudicated in some way, shape or form. some way, shape or form. you can see the intelligence of you can see the intelligence of that policy in a case like this. that policy in a case like this. it immediately takes off the it immediately takes off the table, if this table, if this wasn't wasn't jameis jameis winston, florida state can waip winston, florida state can waip wipe wipe its hands and say, it's the its hands and say, it's the policy. policy. >> no pr surprise the florida >> no pr surprise the florida sta

so florida state did something very smart. they enacted a team wide set of guidelines. that said anybody accused still gets to play until they are formally charged. no matter what they are then taken off the field until those charges are dealt with and the case is dismissor adjudicated in some way, shape or form. you can see the intelligence of that policy in a case like this. it immediately takes off the table, if this wasn't jameis winston, florida state can waipe its hands and say, it's the policy. >> no pr surprise the florida state is backing their quarterback. >> in cases of sexual assault cross with the hero worship that we often see in sports and yes, innocent until proven guilty, absolutely. but what you're seeing on a lot of somebody media outlets, i've gotten anonymous e-mails disparaging the young woman in question, in a character assassination of people who bring charges against sports heroes, i'd argue in florida state i've never seen it as intense as this. it's almost as these football crazed fans are preemptively pry defending jameis winston because he i

i think florida state is surprised this came out.hey thought this was done, since jamieson winston hadn't been interviewed by the police or talked to by prosecutors. this has come as a shock to everybody. >> read more of the report on yahoo sports.com. >>> now to the nfl. the league waits to hear from miami dolphins, fans are waiting to hear more about the behaviour where hazing is accepted. earlier i spoke to a rookie when forced to run the gauntlet. >> at the time there was - when you are young and coming in the league there is a lot of things that so-called rite of passage. there were things that were basic. at this level there'd been a tradition that the saints had done, called a gauntment. for rookies, they woke us up at 1 o'clock in the morning. at the end of the training camp you celebrate your break in camp. the third floor of dorm was the rookie section. guys had been drinking and celebrating. they pulling you out of your room. if you didn't want to run the gauntlet, they trashed your room, did whatever they could to get you

assaulted her in 2012 was interviewed by a florida state attorney, william megs is expected to decide if there's enough evidence to bring charges abeyance winston. according to a florida department of law enforcement analysis. dna provided by jamesin winston matches the dna sample from the underwoman of the woman. jamesin winston attorney jan son said his client never denied being at the scene and had concern sul sex. >> saints chasing the sea hawks. new orleans in atlanta facing falcons that is two and ate. >> drew breeze and company with a tougher game. falcons played with. steven jackson puts the team up 7-0. seven minutes later saints tie up the game. benjamin watson - a one-yard toss. breeze again, this time he looks for a favourite target. this guy has been off the shot. >> the saints improve to 9 and 2. the final 17-13. >> it's week 12 of the nfl. the new york giants are not out of play-off contention. john henry smith caught up with charean williams and asked her if the giants boys' losers could make the play-offs. >> who would have thought a month ago we'd talk about the gian

hooks up with calvin benjamin, 21-0 florida state.er cameron, nate andrews has got it and he is sailing to the end zone. florida state, we highlighted special teams. here's the kickoff. straight up the middle. get off me. don't facemask me. flag comes in. doesn't matter. 97 yards on the kickoff return as the noles win big, 59-3. we have notre dame and pittsburgh up next. the fighting irish try to make it five consecutive victories. >> should be a good game. >> they'll be close. thank you for joining us. that does it for this edition of abc 7 news. thanks for joining us. college football is next. have yourself a great evening. we'll see you at 11:00. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the importan and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear. ohh. [ male announcer ] get u-vers

meanwhile florida state is set to host idaho on saturday, and winston should start in that game. but more is coming up. >> should he be charged he can't play. >> reporter: if he's charged it will be a felony, and he cannot play. >> thank you. on al jazeera america the city behind the bay tries to nudge out the motor city to become the new center for automotive innovation. and we'll take you back to that historic day 50 years ago as the events unfolded. >> they flash apparently official president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. 2:00 eastern standard time. some 38 minutes ago.

but with the stuff going on with florida state off the field. that is interesting and could impact them going into florida, the fc scc title games. auburn is playing really well, so there are chances for one of those two to slip up. if baylor can continue to play the way it's been playing, i think baylor could cosy up to the top two teams in the bcs standing. >> let's talk about the best team nobody is talking about, 9 and 0 fresno state. is this the team to beat this year? >> absolutely. this is the team that could continue undefeated. sitting at number 15 right now. i don't see the winner of the aac, which is probably going to be central florida catching up to fresno state. that's going to mean that fresno state will get a bid to the bcs game. whether they'll win that game, it will depend on the match up. this is a team to watch. it's a very strong team both offensively and defensively and it could make some waves in the bcs. >> now to baseball, every fan should expect to go through a met detecter. john skinner said all 30 teams plan to screen

florida state had to take cares of business against wake forest. the heisman troe fie contender went right down the pipes. that gave florida state a 21-0 lead. at that point the route was on. wake forest tried to make a game counter, and price is picked off by nate andrews. you can kiss it good-bye. they had 56 yards to the happy place. florida state racked up six interceptions on the day as they go on to spank the demon deacons to improve to 9-0 on the season. >>> missouri quarterback james franklin dressed up today but did not play against kentucky. no franklin, no problem. the tigers had a special play on special teams. they blocked the punt here, and missouri is loving life. very next play, henry josie cashes in. tigers are up 14-3. later in the second, mock is filling in for franklin. the red-shirt freshman was getting his groove on like you would not believe. the kid threw five touchdowns on the day including this rainbow connection to beckham. they hammer the wildcats to improve to 9-1 on the season. number 7 all burn clicked on all cylinder

a little tougher for florida state. could put them up against duke who jumped onei miami today. ohio state, they won big today but they had a real lull and didn't look as impressive as they wanted and made theirhl urban meyer upset. michigan is not the normal michigan. stanford, locked up with usc now. v$ould be a walkover fo them. notre dame november 30th they get them at home. then we talk about the schedule for baylor. at oklahoma state. at tcu, home for texas. what i'm concerned about for baylor, if they survive this one, the number of injuries we have seen, the emotion in this game, turning right around and going to stillwater will not be easy for them. >> gus: k.j. morton walking off on his own. second and ten at the 34. baker mayfield stepping up again. this time, he won't get away. that's because the sophomore from waco, beau blackshear hat tackle. >> charles: working number 56 and beats him on an inside pass rush up the gut and puts baker mayfield down. beau make mblackshear has playe nice game tonight for the

florida state and alabama are the two teams to look for and if alabama can win this weekend, and florida state can stay undefeated those are the teams that control their standings. stanford, but it's lose to utah is a red herring in its schedule. while this is a great win for them, i'm not sure it's going to be enough to push them into the national title game unless someone drops out first. >> baylor takes care of oklahoma in convincing fashion. >> i was surprised to see how well they played on defense in oklahoma. oklahoma put up really good numbers and baylor shut them down and made them look average. there has been a lot made of the baylor offense, but the defense is definitely for real. there are still major hurdles in the big 12 that they have to get over to get into the national championship conversation but this is a team that is a lot better than a lot of people thought in the first place. >> well, let's keeping it to state of texas, steve patterson will be the new ad, how hot has the seat gotten under the head coach matt brown. >> he needs to go all out and go out and win the co

chairman -- >> stay out of our territory. >> reporter: john zarrella, cnn, tallahassee, florida. >> florida stateule this saturday, taking on their arch rival, florida in gainesville. >>> coming up, she's a personal shopper to the stars and she's sharing her tips for finding the perfect gift. at 86, she has lots of experience. >>> pope francis is making news again, announcing plans to fulfill a lifelong dream. they're not really looking. not at the rings. i can feel them looking at my thick, flaky red skin. do i tell them it's psoriasis? do i speak up and say it's not contagious? or do i just say... have a nice day!" when your psoriasis has gone from uncomfortable to unacceptable, visit psoriasis.com to connect with a psoriasis patient advocate from abbvie for free one-to one education and support. sign up at psoriasis.com, and talk to your dermatologist. >>> welcome back. it happens every year. as soon as the meal has settled the stress kicks in. just 26 days left to get your holiday shopping done. but instead of facing the throngs at the mall yourself, why not get a little help this year from a

first things first, florida state had to take care of business against wake forest. winston put okay a show. heisman trophy con tender shoots it down the pike. that the hook-up gave florida state a 21-nothing lead. at that point, the rout was on. wake forest tried to make it a game but price gets picked off. adios, alhoa, the happy place, dig this, florida state wrapped up six interceptions on the day. they would go on to spank the demon deacons 59 to 3 to improve 9 and 0 on the season. missouri quarterback james franklin dressed up but didn't play. no franklin, no problem. the 9th rankedtizingers had a special play on special teams, a punt and loving life. jose e catches the 4 yard score. tigers up 14 to 3. later in the second,natty mock for franklin in the red shirt freshman getting his groove on like you would not believe. rainbow connection. the dorio green beckham, tigers hammered the wildcats 48-17 to improve 9 and 1 on the season. number 7 auburn, clicking on all cylinders in the second game tied at 13. check out chris davis, off the punt, davis shakes and bas

alabama, florida state. keep your eye on college football.they have a local story getting ready to happen. >> okay. >>> coming up on coffee with, tt football in baltimore, it's taken a while for ravens nations to get to where it is now. it involved high school, college, baltimore colts. sports caster ted patterson and sports writer dean smith talk about their new book, baltimore football. that's coming up on coffee with. sharon has your traffic that's starting to get friday-like busy. we have your first warning weather weekend forecast and this killer sunrise. look at that. the morning edition continues right after this. ,,,,,,,, . >>> good morning. it's a beautiful start to this day. 33 degrees, 75% humidity. the barometer has risen as high pressure settles in over the area from 29.97 to well above 30 now. 30 oakland, 41 cumberland, 40 hagerstown, elkton 36. is there any way we can drop that sunrise picture in? every time i look at the camera it's right over there. let me just step out. this has been one of the most -- time out just to take

florida state all over syracuse. orange had no answer to the number two team in the country rolls 59-3. all right, college game day set, u sc over stanford. things got a little weird. they crossed swords and his lip is bleeding. 78 years old, you can see it right there. his lip bleeding. not good. all right, let's move on to volleyball action for you. pa villain last night for -- pavilion last night for the title game. cardinals took the first two sets. then throwing it down, and to cap off tonight, the championship point serves up the ace. they win the city volleyball championship. they beat balboa in straight sets, all games. >>> time now for saturday's special edition of the top five featuring the best five shots of the week. we'll start with number five, and okc minor league hockey forward goes through the legs and the top shelf a witha water bottle shot. amaze wag these guys can do on skates. that had 100,000 hits on youtube. number four from connecticut. speater swindle, the -- peter swindle, the trick shot fie

florida state had the inside track on the bcs title game. an easy game today. woodfield breaks a few tackles and then is off to the races and gone. nicely blocked. he goes 76 yards for the touchdown. florida state all over syracuse and the number two team in the country, as you see it right there, 59-3. let's switch gears and come down a little bit. last night for the city high school vooly ball team. balboa looking for the upset, but no luck. cardinals took the first two sets. lowell and another smash. to cap things off the championship point serve up and 8. there you go. lowell wins the city championship, they beat balboa. it's lowell's 29th volleyball championship, most in the city's history. also a special shoutout to the 7th and 8th grade girls of st. mary's girls here in chinatown. they won their volleyball championship game earlier this week. congrats to them. i would like to see that. time now for a special saturday edition of the top five featuring the best five shots of this week. number five, here we go. it's okc minor league hockey forward goes thro

tonight in puerto rico, unranked florida state stunned the rams.or their havoc defensing but they're the ones getting worked tonight. first half, the pass is stolen by white. throws that one right down. then two seconds before the half, fsu's pass to brandon and again slam. up by 12 at the break. second half, florida state runs away with this one, up 12, up 18. ian miller, alley-oop. seminoles upset the rams in a big way, 85-67, the final this. also in puerto rico, josh smith and georgetown facing northeastern. and the hoyas they came out strong. smith, 350 pounds, all of him. waiting for that hoop and he jumps out to an 8-0 lead. >> turn up the d. comes up with this steal. finishes with the jam here to georgetown, up 11 at the break. things were hopping. not for long. late second half, down two. uh-oh, here we go. another turnover. 16 in the game, northeastern wins it 63-56. georgetown will play kansas state in a consolation game tomorrow. elsewhere, hey, it's c-lo making an appearance. b bison making their voice heard. houston goes on a 13-2 run.

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florida state versus miami. they face off as undefeated, with major national championship implications on the line. >> first quarter, play action watching steven morse threat the needle. we are tied up at seven people. fsu takes a 14-point lead. a screen pass has been thrown. watch the little guy take this one. 48 yards to the house. winston - third quarter florida state scores 20 unanswered points. including a 5-yard td run. eight consecutive games. that's a new florida state record. >> it's like baseball. sometimes you go out and strike out. you have to bounce back. they pulled me through it. no more turn overs. we'll go out and win. >> as a first year starter you learn something in every game. what do you learn? >> i learn to keep my compersonal, and to play the ball and have amazing scenes. they pulled me out of the dumps. they have my back. >> the corn huskers looked like they were finished after north-western took a 3-point lead with a minute 20 left. on the fint drive this happened. as time expires, rod p

florida state host mima. they carry 7-0 records. the seminoles are the favourite.raham watson was asked whether the hurricanes have a better chance than most think? >> i think miami is a could r good team -- is a good team, they are undefeated. florida state is superior to a lot of competition. i think you'll see the same against miami. the key is to make miami one dimensional. steven morris, the quarterback has trouble turning the ball over. >> if florida state can limit the run game, they'll be better off in the game and will win handily. >> your mississippi tigers lost. can they bounce back? >> this is a game they condition win. tennessee is playing a fresh moun quarterback. tennessee is a good team, playing on the road - they'll have trouble. missouri has everything in front of it. i see them doing well and getting back on track and preparing for the sce east. >> illinois has flown on to the radar. gordon lynch putting up monster numbers. any chance he'll sneak into the highsman race. >> this is the same conversation we had about jordan lynch is he puts uch ama

here, having been bullied herself. >>> new developments in the sexual assault investigation of florida stateuarterback jameis winston. espn reports that dna provided by winston matches the sample taken from a garment of his accuser. also, a statement from the accuser's family says police warned the young woman about pursuing a case against winston. the accuser's attorney says her client was told her life could, quote, be made miserable if she pressed charges. winston's lawyer says his client here is innocent. >>> it remains to be seen if yankees slugger alex rodriguez will show up today when an appeal hearing over the 211-game suspension resumes here in new york. >> a-rod stormed out of that hearing yesterday, after an arbitrator decided that baseball commissioner bud selig did not have to appear and be questioned about rodriguez's case. in an interview later, rodriguez accused selig of being out to get him. >> 100% this is personal. and i think it's about his legacy and it's about my legacy. he's trying to destroy me. he's retiring in 2014. and to put me in his big mantle on the way out, th

. >>> in a few hours, florida state university takes on idaho.f all eyes weren't already on fsu's star quarterback jameis winston, today he is under scrutiny for something far more serious, facing allegations of raping a student. nick valencia is in tallahassee outside the stadium. the accuser released a new statement today. what did it say? >> reporter: according to state attorney, part of what's complicating the facts in this case is almost the daily back and forth between the two sides. the attorney for the alleged victim, patricia carroll saying this was not consensual, this was rape. a statement a few days ago by the attorney for winston, despite dna of his client found on the alleged victim's clothing, doesn't change their defense. from day one they claim that this was a consensual encounter between the two, fred. >> how might this impact the team as well as this player, this star quarterback? >> reporter: well, this has certainly been a distraction locally, but you wouldn't be able to tell by how jameis winston has responded to this. there

miami trying to pull the upset in the middle of the climate that's florida state football. leading 14-7, winston with the swing pass to freeman, that's all the opening freeman needs. third ranked florida state stays perfect with a 41-14 win. >> wouldn't expect less than emotional when michigan and michigan state meet. this year at the home of the spartans. michigan state defense was stifling. gardner wants the pass. michigan rushing -48 yards. the 4th quarter run, goes for a touchdown. michigan state improves to 8-1. the win means the spartans get possession of the paul bunyan trophy. >>> when georgia plays, a short pass to girly. nothing girly about this. going 73-yards to the end zone. neither of these teams are ranked. georgia winning 23-20. >> the nebraska-northwestern game, the unquestioned play of the day. nebraska trailing by three, kellogg throws to the end zone with all he's got. the ball comes down in the crowd where it's tip and into the arms of jordan westercamp. 49 yards on the score as the cornhuskers win. the loss keeps northwestern winless in the big ten. >>

but the stuff going on with florida state off the field can definitely impact them going into floridaing into the acc title game. alabama still has to play auburn, auburn is playing really well. there are chances for one of those to slip up. if baylor can play the way it's been playing, and oklahoma state, i think those could maybe slip into the national title game. >> let's talk about the best team nobody's talking about, 9 and 0 fresno state. >> i think this is a team that can continue to go undefeated. it's sitting at number 15 right now. i don't see the winner of the aac which is probably going to be central florida catching up, so that means fre fresno state s an automatic bid to the game. this is a team to watch offensively and defensively. it could make some waves in the bcs. >> memphis griz replies, riding a winning streak, tied with the portland team. they held true to that trend again tonight. tony parker scored 20 points to lead all scorers as san antonio takes down the grizzlies, the spurs shot 53% on the floor. improving their record to 9 and 1, the best in franchise hist

florida state jumped to number two, and would like to regain the spot on bcs bankings.anford defense able to shut them down m a three-point victory in eugene. but that is last year. >> all games against oregon have been hotly contested. games we've won we've been able to answer their scores. we know last year's victory didn't help this year. they're a new team, they're playing in a high level. we've played in a high level at times this year. but have to play high level for 64 minutes. it means at 8:59 tonight they're both free agents. if a's picked up options they would have had to pay each player $14.1 million. both can still sign for less, but probably will test the market. the giants declined to exercise their $6.5 million option for brian voguelsong. he has a $300,000 buyout. warriors hit theed road four games. they tip off tonight in philadelphia. against undefeated 76ers. left fans wondering why they'd let him go. 27 points in the first half including a career high warriors up, and steph curry, these guys got game. david lee for the jam. warriors led 66-42 at half

florida state jumped to number two, and would like to regain the spot on bcs bankings.t victory in eugene. but that is last year. >> all games against oregon have been hotly contested. games we've won we've been able to answer their scores. we know last year's victory didn't hlp this year. they're a ne team, they're playing in a high level. we've played in a high level at times this year. but have to play high level for 64 minutes. it means at 8:59 tonight they're both free agents. if a's picked up options they would have had to pay each player $14.1 million. both can sti sign for less, but probably will test the market. the giants declined to exercise their $6.5 million option for brian voguelsong. he has a $300,000 buyout. warriors hit theed road four games. they tip off tonight in philadelphia. against undefeated 76ers. left fans wondering why they'd let him go. 27 points in the first half including a career high 7-3. warriors up, and steph curry, these guys got game. david lee for the jam. warriors led 66-42 at hal curry only playing three quarters finishing with a

second quarter, florida state leading 14-7. screen pass to freeman. seminoles up. noles too much fire power and the canes no answer. seminoles improve to 8-0 with a 41-14 beat down in tallahassee. play of the day. nebraska trailing northwestern by 3. ron kelly to the end zone. the ball batted down. the cornhuskers looking for a second straight loss but they improve to 6-2 with the 27-24 victory. >>> the zito era is over. they opted out for a $7 million buyout. zito had a rocky relationship with the giants fans before his contributions to two world series championships. he finishes his time with a 4.62 e.r.a. and $7 million to walk away. >>> pga tour in china. a lot of low scores. eagle on 14. 15 under just three back of the leader. ten birdies on the day. five-stroke lead. but on 18 the tee short finds the water. 6 under, 66. 18 under on the tournament. three up on poulter going to sunday. and this abc 7 sports report. raiders a raiders tomorrow. >>> thank you for joining us. abc 7 news continues tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. don't forget to fall back

florida state goes on to win 80-14. >>> ohio state hosting indiana. this is all buckeyes.uarter, bounces off tackle. he's gone. 7-0 buckeyes. next possession, miller, reed option keeps it up the gut untouched. 37 yarpds, buckeyes up 13-0. second quarter, miller takes the pitch. up ended and pogo stick his way in. miller ran and four tds to led to a 42-14 victory for the 23rd straight win. >>> lsu fans hyped up as the tigers welcomed johnny football to baton rouge. play action, perfect strike to jarvis landry, 40-yard pitching stretch. man z man zel struggles. lsu back in business. led to the two-yard punt and made it 31-10 tigers. lsu led 34-10 late in the fourth. more from the big game coming up later and after the game tonight after the big game. >> thanks. >>> ahead, changes in efforts to integrate women into army combat after a photo controversy goes public. >>> california's freeways aren't to those who'v to those who've waited... worried... poked and prodded... taken risks... and lived in a state of "what if?"... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered

. >> are now involved florida state is standing by its quarterback, saying that he i don't know what to make of this, but there has to be smoke here to have this reopened. >> florida state said he will start saturday's game against syracuse. two fell gram about the most zeroing story line of this huge division. >> the other big thing is the chiefs and they are 9-0, and we know that the nine opponents they played none of them currently have a winning record. this is the big litmus test to see how good they are. at the same time, it is a good test for the broncos to see how good they are, they have the chiefs, the patriots, and the chiefs again. uh. >> . >> what they are called a ministroke, is he rushing back in hopes of saving his job? >> he has been a football coach, so this is what he enjoyed doing, he told me he doesn't remember too much of the incident, he called it a blur, he got a headache with about 20 seconds left in the half. the wake up call, and this losing streak they have had seven game losing streak, they scored two touch downs. >> in the back for 2009. >> how concerned

it's number seven, miami, facing the third ranked florida state seminoles.

. >>> florida state solidifying its chances of playing in the national championship game.ake forest, but this 2nd quarter stretch sealed it. the pass is returned to the end zone and florida state in front 28-0 and just 19 seconds later, jalen railsey picked up the fumble and ramsey takes it back 23 yards and seminoles are in line right now to play in the bcs title game. >>> it wasn't just cal with punt team deficiencies. at tennessee, auburns a chris davis starts to pick his way through brokers. davis goes 85 yards to the end zone. auburn also returned a kickoff for 6. outscoring the vols 68-23 bulldogs of mississippi state trying to upstate johnny manziel and texas a&m. manzieled to a his career-best with five touchdown passes. this one down the middle of the field to travis labhart, the aggies out scored the bulldogs, 51-41 and manziel eligible to enter this year's nfl draft. >>> very civilized rifles in ann civilized rivals today in ann arbor. ameer abdullah with the winning margin in the 17-13 game, nebraska 4-1 in the big 10 and husker fans with the bragging rights in

. >> one day after report indicated that a sexual assault case involving florida state james winston was stopped because the victim stopped cooperating and refused to press charges. a statemen statement released be alleged's victim's family said her life could be made horrible if she continued with her statement because tallahassee is a huge football town. both florida state and winston contend that winston has done nothing wrong and its playing status is unchanged. >>> in the nfl, drew brees is going to cost brooks $1,570. the league said it was the standard amount for hits to the head and neck area although there has been debate whether brooks hit brees in the neck. more so than across the chest. brooks i adamant that it was noa clothesline on brees but he called it a bear hug. >> two teams going in opposite directions as the knicks host the the and 1 indiana pacers in the semifinal pacers won in six games. indiana jumped out to the best start in the league behind the defense. they allowed an average of 86 points a game on less than 40% shooting. they've also got the 23 points and

they beat the tar hills 27-25 and will play florida state in the a.c.c. drama state. the korn house got worked by their opposition bo pelini said, "if they want to fire me, fire me." shawn eichorst is defending him for now. bo pelini has had issues when a taped conversation of him ribbing the nebraska fans became public. more highlights, including a nasty brawl between michian and ohio state. >> still ahead on al jazeera america - wanting to adopt a child. the challenges facing gay american couples. and sandwiched between black friday and cyber monday is small business saturday. how a neighbour hood is helping this day. welcome back to al jazeera america. here is a look at the top stories. the u.s. is calling for the release of the 85-year-old merrill newman, a veteran held by north korea. the state department is reporting north korea allowed swedish officials to visit newman. >> the syrian war has created a humanitarian crisis. the winter is threatening 2.2 million people. half are children. >> black friday is over. now it is small business saturday. thousands of fam

alabama is one followed by florida state, ohio state, auburn up to four. missouri now in fifth. bears open with 9-0 run. gray, man she was good. 23 point, 10 rebound, cal up 11 at that point. 3-2 they win. 65-51. playing in eugene, against oregon. quick first step in reverse. he had 14. team high 207 points a-- 20 poi boards. 3-3, 182 final in eugene. i was talking about the broncos patriots game. looks like too patriots just won 34-34. highlights at 11:00. >> thank you >>> coming up at 11:00, big winners and controversy in the a wards. >>> we'll tell you where the bay area's super hero has landed. >>> thinking about getting plastic surgery but overwhelmed by the choices? we'll help you figure it out tonight at 11:00. >>> catching fire hunger games made $161 million, largest november opening weekend in movie history. part of the reason it did so well, 12% more men saw the sequel than the original. another block buster came in second thor, the dark holiday. vince vaughn delivery man. a lot of people will hit the movies on this thanksgiving holiday coming up. that is it for us. th

-0 on the season. >>> the hushes looking to bounce back from a disappointing loss last week to florida state their hangover would continue as the hurricanes got worked by virginia tech, thomas throwing for three touchdown passes and edmonds with four scores, the hokies dominating the u 42-24. >>> from in state taking care of business today against wake forest, and your heisman trophy contender winston down the pipe to benjamin, two touchdown passes for him and at that point the root was on. price here picked off by andrews, goodbye, any way that you can say it kiss him goodbye. dig this, florida in state racking up six picks on the day, spanking the demon deacons 59-3, now 9-0 on the season. >>> number 7 auburn clicking on all cylinders against tennessee, game time at 13 but chris davis kicking it into high gear and takes it 85 yards to the house and the tigers never looking back and then just before the half, nick marshall quarterback, running the option and opting to keep it himself here. a good call, marshall rushing for two touchdowns and passing for another, the tigers go on to win big,

last sunday night the bcs standings were released alabama on top followed by florida state and oregono state and then chaos thursday night especially if you're a duck. they were knocked off by stanford and we'll wait until tomorrow night to see who assumes that third position you have ohio state, they were fourth, they're undefeated. baylor with a huge win over oklahoma on thursday. here is second down and six. mccarron. he's under center this time. yell done. found it, found it. >> gary: that wasn't soft, was it. might not be the same style that alabama has used last couple of years but this time inside, great job by ryan kelly. he helped on the tackle then with the line backer what a job by ryan kelly on that play. >> verne: first down ten at the 27 yard line. 24-17. mccarron looking left, nobody open. settle for the short receiver that's yeldon. inside the 15. aj mccarron has been called -- he shouldn't take it as insult. that's what a game manager quarterback does. on first down if it's not there, drop it off to your athlete then get first down the easy way. >> verne: he had gaudy

three top teams in the running for the two game spots, alabama, florida state and ohio state. >>> jimmie johnson won his sixth title at 38 years old. >>> the youngest ever one win away from tying richard petty and dale earnhardt. it was all about great teamwork. >>> extreme tailing series in brazil lived up to its name. hit with big wind gusts. tipped over and capsized all crew members were accounted for but unfortunately the team was forced to drop out of the race. wow. >> jumping jehosephat. >> thanks. >>> coming up just in time for five guys a butterball turkey shortage. >>> a dangerous scene when one fan falls on another. details next. >>> good morning, welcome back. some stories making news this morning now. at least 50 people were killed when a plane crash burst into flames. the boeing 737 fuel tank exploded on impact during a landing attempt. authorities are searching for the flight recorders. >>> europe's most active volcano shot molten lava into the air saturday night. the owe corruption of mt. etna rarely cause evacuation and while it did flow nearby villages were not ordered t

florida state, number two. ohio state up to three. they were idle. stanford, number four.lor, undefeated at number five. oregon is out of that top five. >>> finally, it helps get the mind off your approval rating like a round of golf. president obama hit the links for 150th round in the time he's been president. he teed off with alonzo morning, where caddyshack was filmed. ♪ >> going to bill. i didn't know that course would have been nice enough -- it didn't look like a nice course in the movie. >> typical. what it should be for the tone of the movie. i've seen the movie 150 times. >>> as far as the forecast goes today, coming down from the northern plains, the arctic air is on its way. it's been well-advertised. it going to sweep to the east coast. we're not going to see the blockbuster snow event. looks like a cold, dry forecast. in chicago today, get ready for the cold air that arrives this afternoon. then, on the east coast. temperatures in the 40s. dropping into the 30s. windchills in the 20s. and the big cities. d.c., new york, philly, will see snowflakes and squalls

according to -- the dna provided by florida state quarterback matches the dna sample from the underware of the woman who has accused him of sexual battery. jansen says winston had consensual sex with the woman. his office's investigation is on going. and the accuser was scheduled to be interviewed today. we were not going to respond to individual pieces of evidence, hour, my client, and the information has been running that has turned this case. we are entirely satisfied with the investigation. we are not surprised with the results of the dna. we submitted to the dn action, the only thing we are surprised at is it is leaked out by police officer. >> you didn't release the results in. >> no, i didn't. i can't tell you that -- i know who has it. i have one copy, i still have it and i have made no copies. so i know it wasn't me, and i know it wasn't georgia because she called me a few minutes ago and asked me the id i do that, and i said no, i think we are the only two that have it. >> the miami dolphins announced that the organization and ritchie incognito agreed to postpone his grievance

both florida state and winston's attorney said that he has done nothing wrong and his playing statusunchanged. >>> on a high school level, disturbing graffiti has ended the season for a massachusetts team. the phrase "knights don't need inwards on the home of one ever their teammates. one player whose mother is white and father is black, the school superintendent said, quote, we have no tolerance for racism in any form, and we do everything we can to eliminate it from our schools and our community. no arrests have been made. joining me now is kevin, comments with "the boston globe," kevin, you wrote a column about this incident in a greater context, if you will. for our audience, give us an example of what type of community we're talking about. i believe it's 50 miles north of boston? >> it's about 50 miles northwest, but it's out on route 2, a very scenic, when the foliage is in tune, there is nothing like it out there. it's a small town about 9,000 people in central massachusetts. like any small town i think there are differences of opinions about this in terms of the town did obvi

. >>> now this investigation has gone public during florida state stretch run towards a bcs title berthhn henry smith spoke about how this controversy is effecting seminoles. >> winston has refused to talk about the entire thing. so we're all left to wonder why this took so long to come to light? what's going on? what the state attorney is doing with the evidence? is there new evidence or are we going to learn there are new accusations out there? there are so many questions to be answered at this point. i feel like everybody was kind of blindsided by this, he's going to play this weekend. we'll see how he'll play. syracuse is not exactly the toughest opponent. i don't expect him to play the whole game. i thought he would get up early and he'll sit. i think it will be business as usual for florida state, but it's clear that this will rattle the program. >> who do you see as winston's main competition for the heisman trophy? >> i think mandrel from texas a&m, and he's the guy to watch this weekend. marcus mariota, even though he had a tough game last week going up a good utah defense this

miami is 16-5 against florida state when there is a republican president.y useless miami stats that will be filling my twitter feed throughout the day. attention, my friends. tallahassee for game day. up next, unintended consequences in howing soft money is making it harder to govern. someone will disagree on this. the brand-new run down at msnbc.com website. a look at how republican infighting can boost democrats's chances of holding mary landry's seat. check back after the show for more from "the daily rundown." i left on the cutting room floor and i wish i hadn't. we want to you open the show now that we are in a nice period. find out how on msnbc.com. we'll be right back. road closed? there's a guy... excuse me? glacier point? follow me! ♪ follow me! keep up, keep up, keep up. ♪ look he's right there! follow me! ♪ wow! crystal falls? follow me! [ male announcer ] the nissan pathfinder. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ why would i take one pepcid® when i could take tums® throughout the day when my heartburn comes back? 'cause you only have to take one.

for decades this has been tradition at florida state university seminole home football games.reotyping of teams with mascots like indians ands is in the spotlight once again. the people portrayed don't just tolerate the university's use of their name seminoles, they support it and defend it. >> anybody come into florida trying to tell us to change the name better go some place else because we're not changing the name. >> it almost happened once in 2005, the ncaa tried banning the use of the mascot notice postseason play until seminole tribe of florida leaders stepped in, signing a proclamation reiterating their support. the ncaa backed off. >> tore tritt of os seeio la. >> even on the >>> why is it okay? >> we have a total focus on mutual respect and honor. >> university president eric barren said the tie between the tribe and the university goes well beyond the football field. tribal members are included in our graduate ceremonies homecoming. the school offers a class in seminole history and there are scholarships for seminole students. >> this design right here is a horse. >

but if the democrats want to take florida in 2016, it is very much a now story. the stateo doubt a hot bed of important issues that have national implications. issues like obama care, med kaed expansion, immigration doesn't happen in america unless it happens in florida. and, of course, voting rights is on the tip of the tongue of every floridan. the 2014 gubernatorial election is here, it is hugely important. former florida governor, charlie crist, right now is the front runner for the democratic nomination. if he gets the go-ahead, he will be taking on republican governor, rick scott. scott, a self-made guy. he loves to tell people that. worth millions. could be the most radical of all republican governors in the bunch. and he's willing to spend up to $100 million to keep his job. scott kicked and screamed every step of the way on obama care. he refused to set up a state exchange. and so far, he has not expanded medicaid, which has hurt a lot of folks. if scott expanded medicaid, it would provide an estimated 1.2 million low-income floridans with life-saving health care.

the accused attacker, james miss winston, florida state quarterback and heisman trophy hopeful, by thelt claims. winston has not been charged and is not expected to speak with the state attorney. quickly jon, i want to get back to the claims that the tallahassee pd try to dissuade the alleged victim's family from pursuing this case. you know what, jon? let me jump out of this. i understand we have breaking news coming across. basically this case will continue. we'll keep you posted. okay? jon: arthel neville, thank you. >>> history made in the u.s. senate, just now the so-called nuclear option has passed. the vote wrapping up just moments ago. it weakens the ability of the minority party to filibuster and it curbs right now the republican ability to block president obama's nominees for various positions. however, if the rolls change and sooner or later you know they will, if republicans assend to the majority in the united states senate, all of a sudden democrats are going to find themselves in the minority and, they will be unable, apparently, to filibuster, to block appointments and,

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the florida state attorney's office cannot comment on why the charges were dropped, because the girls are juveniles. >>> and an 85-year-old grandfather from california is reportedly being held by the north korean government. merrill newman went on a 10-day trip with a tour group out of beijing, but was reportedly taken off the plane, headed home last month, and has not been heard from ever since. mean while, the u.s. has issued its harshest travel warning against north korea in 18 years. >>> could this be the dog of everyone's dreams? take a look. >> not cute. >> yeah, not bad. bill says it's okay. it's a cavalier spaniel with bichon mix. it's hypoallergenic, long life, never loses its puppy face. however, however, they don't come cheap. prices range from $2,000 to $3,500. >> you had me until the end. >> yeah. almost order four, five of them, right? >>> time for a look back. three women graduate from the marine corps enlisted training course today. they were in a group that matched same standards as the men as the military prepares to open up combat jobs for women. >>> in 1995, presid