racing legend, jeff gordon, says this coming season is his last season as a full-time nascar driver. successful drivers in sport history. 92 sprint cup wins over two decades. spent an entire career in his number 24 car and often credited with making nascar popular. it has a bigger tv audience than any other support except football. jeff gordon, 43 years old, says he has been dealing with back problems but does plan to stay active in nascar. in a statement the nascar chairman said jeff gordon transcends the sport and will go down as one of the greatest drivers to race. jeff gordon, stopping full-time driving on the nascar circuit. >> google could soon launch its own cell phone service after cutting deals with t-mobile and sprint. here's how it would work. the journal reports google would use part of t-mobile and sprint mobile networks but have its own brand and deal directly with customers. so far there's no word on how much it will cost or when it might be available. we reached out to google, sprint and t moch but none of them -- well, gerri willis is here. >> it's great news. going

i'm jeff gordon. >> reporter: gordon's announcement comes after one of his best seasons in years. >>eff gordon may have a flat fire. >> reporter: one that also saw him knocked out of contention for the championship following a collision with driver brad keselowski that led to an all-out scuffle. gordon says a number of factors contributed to his decision including recurring back pain. >> it wasn't just one thing. it was yeah, the back you know, thing played a role. i think that really more just confirmed things for me. >> reporter: still he stopped short of calling it a retirement. >> retirement means sitting in a rocking chair on the front porch. that's not me. you know? i plan on working. i'm actually going to have to go get a real job now. >> reporter: gordon intends to remain involved with hendrick motorsports of which he is an equity owner, but for now his primary focus, the 2015 season which begins next month. >> we'll be watching. thanks. >>> 7:19. ahead, publicly addressing allegations he had sex >>> a little known company make as big super bowl bet. >> and will that commerci

. >>> jeff gordon said this season will be his last as a full-time driver. elaine quijano has more. >> jeff gordon said he knew this year would be his last but that did not make the decision any easier. the 43-year-old said he cried when he told his children yesterday and got emotional again when he broke the news to his team before telling the world. for more than two decades jeff gordon has been the man behind the wheel of number 24 racking up 92 career victories including four championships, but now the nascar superstar who ranks third in all-time race wins says it's time to hit the brakes. >> this is certainly something i've been thinking about for years. i always said i wanted to step away on my own terms if possible. >> a clean-cut california native, the 43-year-old helped transform racing beyond its southern roots, elevating nascar to a national obsession. >> jeff gordon became the poster boy for nascar and as nascar grew, he fit the image of what nascar wanted to do. he was not only popular but was polarizing and marketable to the even tire country.

and jeff gordon has decided to make 2015 his final season.retirement. >> retirement means you go off to a beach somewhere or sit in a rocking chair on a front porch and drink your coffee. i'm actually going to have to go get a real job now. >> gordon is leaving up open the option in being in open events. he spent his entire career in the number 24 cars. he has 92 sprint cup wins three daytona 500 victories. >>> does hockey have a new superhero? it's miss canada. that is a mini stanley cuptrophy on her head. >>> and a growing pains patriots mashup video posted by patriots wide receiver edelman, the perfect comic relief amidst deflate gate. >>> and just ahead the latest craze on the road goggle wearing dogs riding shot gun. you are watching "early today." nough cash back from bank of america to help pay for her kids' ice time. before earning 1% cash back everywhere, every time. and 2% back at the grocery store. even before she got 3% back on gas all with no hoops to jump through. katie used her bankamericard cash rewards credit card to stay war

jeff gordon is actually in the lead. it's a three-wheel vehicle race at verizon center last night. he participated in the race at the wizards-spurs game. he was in town to the daytona 500 which is called the super bowl of racing coming up next month. he absolutely smoked his opponent in the race. >>> a rather odd story involving another nascar driver. kyl busch is involved in -- kyle busch is involved in a legal dispute with his former girlfriend who he claims is a trained assassin. patricia driscoll declined comment tuesday after appearing in a delaware court. she filed a protection of abuse order after accusing busch of grabbing her neck and face and slamming her head into a wall in his motor home. the race car driver and his attorney deny these accusations. >> we know one thing. he never ever physically abused her and we are real comfortable that that was made clear today. >> video submitted into evidence shows driscoll in military fatigues and training at a gun show. she's also the president of a foundation that helps veterans and ceos on front line defense systems. it's a wash

nascar driver jeff gordon proved -- >> look at him go!- he's just as fast on three wheels as four. little trike there. gordon doesn't play around when it comes to racing even on his tricycle, leaving his challenger in the dust. as for the game, washington wins 101-93. >> look at him. it's hard not to like jeff gordon. >> it looked though it's the traction out of the gate. he got it right out of the gate, and he left that guy in the dust. >> look how many rpms he's got going there. >> he's good and the contender was on the inside track, but sdwlaust mean to do to a fan, right? shouldn't he let the fan win? >> i'd take you out, by the way. >> i know you would. >> i would. >> i'd let you win. >> i'd puncture your tire. >> you would? you'd play dirty? >> i'd put the stick in the tire and you'd flip over the handle bars. >> you play dirty. i like that. all right, bill karins what's going on weatherwise? the negative numbers are not making us happy. >>> no, it's one of the coldest mornings of the winter. i was just looking at the school delays

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. >> jeff gordon downshifting on his career.pring cup champ announcing the 2015 season will be his last as a full-time racer. he won't use the r word leaving the possibility of a future return to the track. the number 24 driver as 92 career sprint cup wins with a record four brickyard 400 wins. it will be gordon's 23rd season racing. >> it is 20 minutes to the top of the hour. fax filing season started. a warning from the irs this morning. ee ee the top foods to protect you from the virus. >> no love on this course. the grand slam they never saw coming. for most people, earning cash back ends here, at the purchase. but there's a new card in town. introducing the citi® double cash card. it lets you earn cash back when you buy and again as you pay. that's cash back twice. it's cash back with a side of cash back. the citi double cash card. the only card that lets you earn cash back twice on every purchase with 1% when you buy and 1% as you pay . with two ways to earn, it makes a lot of other cards seem one-sided. i am totally blind

. >>> jeff gordon says 2015 will be his last full season in nascar. the 43-year-old four time nascar champion made the surprising announcement this morning. he said he thought long and mar about his future and he said this is the right time to step away. he plans to drive u drive there selective races in the future. >>> steve karr earned the all stars. the last was larry bird and it comes a day after they extended the longest home winning streak to 17. the rockets 126-113. golden state has 34 and sixth. they host the kings tomorrow night. >>> friendly wagers are not uncommon around super bowl time. coming up we'll tell you about one involving super heros and what's at stake. >>> stocks doing extremely well on wall street. also the number of americans seeking unemployment benefits has fallen to a seasonally adjusted 307,000. taking a live look the dow is up 265, nasdaq is up 80 and the s&p is up 30. >>> e-bay has announced plans to cut 2400 jobs. the lay offs are about 7% of the work force cuts with expected to happen by the end of march. not clear how

. >> now, nascar driver jeff gordon making a special appearance at the wizards game tonight, part after a promotion for the daytona 500500 which kicks off the nascar season at the end of february. gordon is 43 years old. some think he may be too old to keep racing. gordon says that is not the case despite what others may think. >> i dropped my son off at school this morning. one of his classmates -- i had a beard -- i shaved for this trip. i had a beard with a lot of gray and he said are you racing this year and i said yes i am. he said you look too old the be racing. i thought that was hilarious. >> john harbaugh and his staff have agreed to coach the afc pro-bowl team which is supposed to be the broncos. since the coaching staff was dismantled the nfl reached out to baltimore. the confines of the infinity center has the turps3-1 in the conference. tomorrow night they host another newbie, the inaugural season for rutgers, now considered the worst team in the conference but off a huge upset over wisconsin this weekend. the coach isn't worried. he says it is his team's chemistry on the c

. >>> nascar driver jeff gordon will be taking his final lap this year. 2015 will be his final seasons a full-time driver. >> retirement means you go off to a beach somewhere or sit in a rocking chair on the front porch and drink your coffee and pet your dog. that's not me. you know i plan on working. i'm going to be working -- i'm actually going to have to get a real job now. >> i want the rocking chair. that's me. >>> a big upset at the australian open fedderer was down two sets to none after trying stay alive but he count mount a come back. he was seeking his fifth title. he wasn't the only one who had a bad day at the australian open. a ball boy gets drilled in the groin by a 121-miles per hour serve. he's okay. might have been taken to his knees. he's all right though. he still managed to do his job grabbing the ball before dropping to one knee and going off to get an ice pack. >> bill can you image 121 miles per hour coming speeding at you. >> no. you want to talk about deflation. that would take care of that buddy. >> i'm getting out of this shot. just go ahead. >> let's talk a

switch gears, jeff gordon announcing, big nascar star, my favorite driver, personally, announcing thiscoming up is the last full year. he's retiring from full time rides. one of the biggest stars. you own one of the old race cars. you're a car guy, miles. what is the impact when somebody like this -- this would be like tom brady retiring. >> absolutely. first of all. he's loved by old and young, male, female. >> used to be hated. now he's loved. >> absolutely. what's fascinating is i thought he was 38. he's 43 years of age. ageing exceedingly well. >> last year, the best year in a long time. still doing it at 43. >> going out on top is terrific. look, he's loved by fans. he's loved by advertisers. he's a big draw to nascar racetracks around the country, and he's very important to the sport. i certainly don't -- i think if there's a challenge to copy his impact, also, it's -- he's important to hendrick motor sport. they have two other drivers. >> yeah. >> look, i think there's -- any time someone who's been so iconic, like michael jordan leaving basketball, tom brady leaving football, w

. >>> nascar star jeff gordon, the rainbow warrior himself, is trending today as well with his announcementis last season. it is the 23rd season for the sprint cup driver. he has 92 career wins. the racing legend tweeted himself today, i'm proud of the career i've hadand knew this day would come but i'll be involved with team hendrick for many years to come. you're supportive but not happy to see your hero retiring tweeting, this is a sad day indeed with not a dry eye for jeff gordon nation. you can use the rieders hashtag. we're on facebook, twitter and instagram. we're also at msnbc.com. >>> and now this. how the legalization of marijuana in colorado and washington state is making both a positive and negative impact south of the u.s. border. like, literally ran into him. [rambling]. this story had 30 minutes left... until kim realized that stouffer's mac and cheese is made with real cheddar aged to perfection for 6 long months. when you start with the best cheddar, you get the best mac and cheese. so, what about jessica? what about her? stouffer's. made for you to love. nestle. good food.

martin scores 14. >> jeff gourd an says 2015 will be last year as full time driver. gordon 92 nascar sprint cup victory third all time behind hall of fame driver richard petty and david pierson. >> sixers may be in midst of terrible surprise but someone on the team knows how to pull off a prank. >> oh, ! >> sixers rookie found his car wrapped in aluminum foil. no one claimed responsibility for the joke. 25 boxes were used. jeff skversky innocent as far as we know was there. >> whose going to get pay back for this. >> first i have to find out who did. it i don't know who did. it i have to find out and then i'll get back to you on that. >> this was not my work. i need a few more years in the league to do stuff like this. >> pretty funny hu? >> this is hill larious. >> aluminum prices wentz up he should keep that. >> dozens of children hung out with several sixers players while getting a good workout at the roxboro ymca tonight this is first sixers fitness clinic it's designed to show middle school students exercise comes in many forms and can be lots of fun. it's also part of

big named sports personalities to tell you about starting with nascar's most recognizable driver jeff gordonhe says he has one more season left in him. >> gordon who is that famous number 24 says it will be his last year in nascar. he won't say he's retiring. he's been nascar champion four times. credited with helping expand their appeal to a wider audience. >>> roger federer is out after failing in the third round. >> i ya, he was taking on italian andreas seppi. got beat. he beat him ten straight times till today. racked up an unusual number of errors including nine double fall. >> first time in 14 years he failed to reach the fourth round. >>> up next in "the pulse," it's an awkward post-tennis match twirl sparking controversy's australian open. >>> most kids his age are a sophomore or junior in high school. he just signed a multimillion dollar deal with one of the world's biggest teams. introducing preferred rewards from bank of america the new banking rewards program that rewards our customers, every day. you'll get things like rewards bonuses on credit cards.... extra interest on a sav

this is jeff gordon having way too much fun in a tricycle race. john wall was having a blast tonight. this floater is good. 25 points 8 assists for john wall. in the fourth quarter, the wizards playing tough defense. tony parker swatted away by chris humphreys. humphreys out there playing volleyball tonight. the fans love it. parker he had a tough time. driving once again, bradley beals swats his shot away. he had seven blocks. looking to ice this game. wall count the bucket. 17 points off the bench for seraphim tonight. 101-93. another quality win for randy whitman's group. >> any time you can beat this team -- they did win the championship last year. and they got five or six of them? like i told pop before the game i think he's got a wing at the white house now. he's been at the white house so many daggone times. i hope you have a room over there now. >> all right. college basketball now. virginia they came in a perfect 15-0 ranked second in the country hosting clemson tonight. early in first, cats up by one. gets to the rack gets the contact an

. >>> jeff gordon, one of the best-known names in nascar and at 43 years of age among the elder statesmen of the sport, has announced he's going to park the famous 24 car after this coming season. he is a four-time series champion coming off a great year, third all-time in victories. he has survived and prospered in a dangerous game. says he may still race part-time. >>> to many of us kale will always be a great former nascar driver while bacon may be a national treasure but the folks who write the zagat guides to restaurants and dining say these two foods are over. their 2015 survey of dining trends declares bacon and kale are dead. they say many customers are just over both of them. some other interesting stats, 81% of diners say they've sent a dish back to the kitchen and an equal number admitted they've eavesdropped on the table next to them. >>> leave it to drug smugglers on the u.s./mexico border to come up with the next delivery system for their product. in keeping with the times they've turned to drone, one of which recently crashed on the california side after being overloaded wi

knowing legend in sports is calling eight career after his 2015 season that would be nascar driver jeff gordonthis season will be his last full-time season. gore san four time sprint cup champ. into wins are the third most all time in the sport. university of oregon fan made bet with ohio state fan and he lost. it's terrible. so he's paying the price. now the price is, an ohio state tattoo. that is a real price because that is really just tearing apart your body. putting an ohio state tattoo on your body. >> can't go to the big house and be safe i don't think. >> at all. >> i wouldn't put an ohio tattoo anywhere. >> just my opinion. >> thank you very much, how war. >> now that i got my shovel i'm ready for the neck storm if it's a big one. >> that does it for us. we'll see you back here at 10:00. have a great night. inside edition is up next. >>> did the patriots coach just throw quarterback tom brady under the bus? >> tom's personal preferences are something that he can talk about. >> and sexiest super bowl commercial ever? >>> then, football players on trial. >> he basically served her on a

look, i'm jeff gordon. >> still so funny. tell us what's wrapping up your feeds. the #socialsquare. >> the weather from ginger in detroit today. >>> yes, here at the north american international auto show. welcome. i'm going to go ahead and jump in. i went higher with the f150 raptor here. this thing this year shaved 500 pounds. like one of those big stories we tell on our show. but let's go ahead and check out the weather forecast because you may need this in some places across the nation but look at this. a sunset from missouri. i wanted to show this because where there is not the storm or north of the storm it's beautiful and even north of the storm in the northeast, check this out. the numbers today are pretty mild even above average when it comes to those highs from new york back to philadelphia washington, d.c. even boston but it's all going to go downhill tomorrow. >> good morning, wasngton. waking u tsomeunshine day,ut clouds ll increase thughout the day. rain and snow will movhrough latete t this afafternn anearl th evenining. a winter weaeather >> listen

look, i'm jeff gordon. >> still so funny. tell us what's wrapping up your feeds. the #socialsquare. >> the weather from ginger in detroit today. >>> yes, here at the north american international auto show. welcome. i'm going to go ahead and jump in. i went higher with north of the storm it's beautiful. even north of the storm in the northeast. check this out the numbers today are mild, even above average when it comes to the highs from new york to philadelphia and washington, d.c. even boston, but it's all going downhill tomorrow. first let's get a check of the local weather forecast. >> reporter: thank ginger, david murphy on the terrace of we have sunshine and clouds gathering as the day goes on. the 7 day shows a high of 40. this evening snow arrives it changes to rain overnight and tomorrow morning it will be slushy. more snow monday morning. # that i will have coming up so don't go anywhere george and amy. >> a bunch of teammates there, ginger. thanks very much. >>> coming up high alert. the new warning about a scam this tax season that could cost you thousan

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. >>> we turn now to nascar great jeff gordon revealing 2015 will be his last full season with nascarhe won't race full-time anymore, but he says don't use the r-record retirement just yet. >>> and bob dylan tonight. ♪ come in ♪ ♪ she said i give you ♪ >> making his debut on the cover of aarp magazine. he's saying passion is a young man's game. older people got to be more wise. >>> when we come back here tonight, is that sound, coming from your car, faking you out? ♪ bring your vision for the future to life. for more than 145 years, pacific life has been helping families achieve life-long financial security with innovative tools and strategies. talk to a financial advisor to protect your family and plan today. pacific life. the power to help you succeed. pacific life proudly presents "humpback whales", a whale-sized movie for giant screen theaters. you used to sleep like a champ. then boom... what happened? stress, fun, bad habits kids, now what? let's build a new, smarter bed using the dualair chambers to sense your movement, heartbeat, breathing. introducing the sleep number bed wit

. >>> and it was off to the races for nascar driver jeff gordon except it was on a tricycle during the wizards/spurs game last night. gordon didn't do so bad. he dusted the competition. and looking like the little kids that they look like there on those tricycles, they definitely enjoyed it betty. >> in a race car, tricycle you name it he's going to win. all right, thank you. >>> we have great news ahead if you are looking for a raise at work. aren't we all? >>> plus this morning in sri lanka, pope francis has given the people their first saint with a canonization of joseph vaz. he described freedom as a fundamental human right of every individual. you're watching "first look." can't say thank you enough. you have made my life special by being apart of it. (everyone) cheers! glad you made it buddy. thanks for inviting me. thanks again my friends. for everything for all your help. through all life's milestones our trusted advisors are with you every step of the way. congratulations! thanks for helping me plan for my retirement. you should come celebrate with us. i'd be honored. plan for

jeff gordon, number 24, says this year will be his last in nascar but he won't say he's retiring.mpion four times since debuting in 1992 and he is widely credited with expand nascar's appeal to a wider audience. social media went a little crazy when tennis star bouchard was asked for and gave a twirl during a post match interview to show off the outfit at the australian open. some are calling the request from a male interviewer sexist and some are asking whether a man would be asked to do the same thing. bouchard called it unexpected and said it was funny. and my co-anchor is having tourette's on the anchor set. >> it is fine. >> would you do me a favor and do a twirl? >> i don't have a problem doing a twirl for you. >> stand up. let's see the full ensemble. in the situation we are talking about here, she's seen as the new young hot thing. really, in the tennis world and elsewhere, as a sex symbol thing. >> new, young, hot thing. >> yes, she is and the outfits they wear a lot of the tournaments now -- it's about fashion these days. you see what some of the williams sisters wear. t

. >> jeff gordon is retiring from racing after the 2015 season and kept open a possibility of competing be his final year. the third all time with 92 career wins and 761 races. abc7 sports brought to you by bank of the west. we can ask him about tire pressure. >> yes. >> and he's not going owe to have time to consult. >> no question. >> right. >> thank you. >> join us tonight at 9:00, a big hurdle tonight for uber and all all demand ride services and what it will mean for hundreds of drivers at 9:00. >> then then at 11:00 overhead wires can come down in a storm or earthquake. why is thousands of miles of cable still in our streets? why the plan to bury them will take hundreds of years and you're still paying for it. we appreciate your time. let's move on. donovan, i know that you and cleo had some words about how much time you've been spending in the library. so do you want to talk about that? yes. cleo has been real supportive lately. he knows that i have to get my law degree so i can prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that i'm innocent. they have you on videotape stabbing three people a

. >> jeff gordon is retiring from racing after the 2015 season and kept open a possibility of competingith 92 career wins and 761 races. abc7 sports brought to you by bank of the west. we can ask him about tire pressure. >> yes. >> and he's not going owe to have time to consult. >> no question. >> right. >> thank you. >> join us tonight at 9:00, a big hurdle tonight for uber and all all demand ride services and what it will mean for hundreds of drivers at 9:00. >> then then at 11:00 overhead wires can come down in a storm or earthquake. why is thousands of miles of cable still in our streets? why the plan to bury them will take hundreds of years and you're still paying for it. we appreciate your time. this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants -- a physics professor from river falls, wisconsin... an artist and stay-at-home mom from ewing, new jersey... and our returning champion a senior legislative aide originally from atlanta, georgia... ...whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny gilbert. hello, my friends, and

this fox news alert for you now four-time nascar sprint cup champion jeff gordon making an announcementson as a full-time driver. he has 92 career sprint cup wins and is a three-time daytona 500 winner. gordon drives for hendrick motor sports is part owner. he says he will remain heavily involved with the company for many years to come but big announcement from jeff gordon who has had an amazing career. bill: so he thought he was doing the right thing. man tackles a guy who walked into a store with a handgun, but the would-be hero is now facing charges. figure that one out. martha: and there are some new and disturbing reports that isis is spreading from iraq and syria to yemen now. so is the president doing enough to stop their march? >> when you take troops off the table, you're saying we want to destroy isis unless it means we have to put troops on the ground, and we're not willing to do that. look, i don't know where he's at on this, and it's frankly, disappointing and disheartening. bill: new i cases reported in the disneyland measles outbreak, 70 people infected in five u.s. state

it's a story you'll see only here at 6:00 and nothing will foil his plans and nascar legend, jeff gordon announced this season will be his last. >>> two comic book heroes made a super super sized wager they play captain america and star lord. chris evans who plays captain america and chris pratt who played star load, they made a wager where there are no real losers either one has to visit a hospital either seattle or boston dressed in their stupor hero costume. but it's only for a few hours. look what i've got. when you get verizon fios, you get beautiful hd picture quality, super fast internet, and america's most reliable network. so you won't miss a second of that movie that game they love, or those moments with family. can we sleep over? please! come on! see why fios is rated #1 in customer satisfaction in hd picture quality based on customer satisfaction studies. call today to make your house, the house. >> the nation's first female four star admiral spoke in bucks county michelle howard the highest african-american woman came to the conference in ivy land and led the naval force tha

. >>> jeff gordon says 2015 will be his last season in nascar.ouncement this morning. he said this is the right time to step away. he plans to drive in selected races in the future amch -- future. >>> she is eding to the national figurier skating championships this weekend. -- she is heading to the national figure skating championships this weekend in north carolina. she is one of two dozen bay area athletes competing in the event. >>> new at 5:00 p.m. sunny skies and warm temperatures, what they don't want at ski resorts. the situation is so bad that some of the resorts shut down right in the middle of the ski season. but that lack of snow is also effecting ski shops in the bay area which is why some got creative. ktvu's ann rubin shows us what they are doing to stay in business. >> reporter: you will find plenty of discounts and skis. you will just find fewer shoppers. >> trying not to go to colorado or utah. >> reporter: skiing in california is rough right now. with temperatures this warm resorts can't manufacture enough snow to make up for mo

after 23 years spectacular career on the nascar circuit, wildly popular four-time champ jeff gordon willre after the 2015 season. the 43-year-old is coming off one of the best seasons in years after winning dozens of victories, many before his 30th birthday. he brought the sport of nascar to madison avenue and even hosted "saturday night live." and as u.s. and cuban diplomats are negotiating closer ties american students are already studying here. i melt with a group from brown university last night and even though they are going through severe withdrawal for not having access to social media, because of lack of internet access the experience of being here at this historic moment incomparable. >> i'm intrigued by the political history it has with the u.s. and i don't know -- we don't collectively know much about it because we only know the u.s. perspective. and i thought going to -- going to this program in cuba is going to be really eye opening and like i've -- my goal is to really understand the world because you know -- >> why not start here. >> why not start in cuba? >> and your timi

one of the all time great nascar sprint club champions, jeff gordon, has decided he would retire.has run 92 career sprint cup wins. the second or third only to richard petty. he will be missed in the sport. he was controversial but he won. and we'll miss him. >> i want to point you to washington, d.c. where the 42nd annual march for life is happening now. this happens every year since 1973. they have hundreds of thousands of people. the official count will be in tomorrow morning. people from all over the united states. as he did last year and the year i guess just last year, the pope tweeted support. on these lines i point you to another reading assignment. i'll give you another one today. it is the national review online. and kevin williamson, one of our favorite writers who writes headlines about the 20-week abortion bill. it tell a very personal story that i think will touch your heart so i hope you will read and it send me your thoughts on twitter. >> you're up. >> who doesn't like rocky balboa right? on the steps of philadelphia on the museum of art. a group of tourists who r

new this morning, and this is big, jeff gordon, the vallejo born racecar superstar, he just announced last full season in nascar. jeff godden, who is 42 years old, is a four-time nascar champ. he says he thought long and hard about his future and this is the right time to step away. jeff gordon will still drive in selected races in the future. >>> also new, new england patriots head coach bill belichick held a news conference. he said he did not order anyone to deflate footballs in last sunday's afc championship game. >> my entire coaching career, i have never talked to any player, staff member about football air pressure. that is not a subject that i have ever brought up. >> now, in a news conference this morning, in fact it was about 90 minutes ago, belichick said he didn't know how some of the patriots' footballs in last sunday's game ended up being deflated by two pounds apiece. that gave a better grip in the cold weather. belichick says the patriots are cooperating with the nfl's investigation and from now on, he says, the team will overinflate footballs to account for a loss of

jeff gordon, 43 won the daytona 500 three times, number three with 93 career wins battled with back spasms and had back therapy. big news if you're interested in nascar sports. >>> over to the cme group and collect in with rick santelli and get the santelli exchange. >> good morning, carl. boy, a fun day on the trading floor. fun denoted by lots of movement some surprises, some nonsurprises. quickly, before i get with my special guest, look where swiss rates are, just to get an idea of what's go on in the world. one-year minus 105 basis points. two years minus 102en minus 1% in threes. 5s minus 70. ten-year minus 20 basis points. a chart of that wow, all i can say. >> if you remember the rule of '72 double your money, minus 1%. if you stayed there yooud lose 100%. that's the rate of decline by investing there. >> a lot of themes today. give me your first blush on the ecb and mario draghi did and then let's go back and forth. >> i think the first blush is that he put in inflation target on. he said that we're going to continue to buy euros at 60 billion a month until september 16 or inflati

. >>> jeff gordon is shifting his car into park for good. 2015 will be his last season as the full time driver and gordon has driven the iconic 24 since his rookie season 23 years ago. he enters his final season as the sprint cup champion with 92 career wins. gordon says he'll explore opportunities in the next phase of his career and the main goal tonight is focusing on his final season. >>> 150 minutes, and new research shows it's unrealistic and scientists say it could sound overwhelming to some and we should focus small increases in daily exercise. and it can help reduce a number of health problems and speaking of reducing problems here. anyone who has attended college knows it can be pretty costly. students and parents know even the books you buy for class can cost a lot. it doesn't have to worry about those fees for semester all because of this. >> again -- oh! half-court shot goes down. >> that was st. joe's student nick hart on his third try. i've made the half court shot and the massachusetts minutemen as a result with his spot on shot. he won a free semester of books and i can

a after 2015 jeff gordon says this will be the last full-time. he won 92 races.ge basketball to the liacouras center, and temple made it easy against south florida. they win it 73-48. that is sports in a minute. i'm howard eskin. >>> 6:26. now we will put up a picture here. do you recognizeathathathathw ] ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> it is exactly 6:30. >> we might get this, it is a massive storm ready to move over the coast bringing snow, and rain. so how will it affect your weekend? sue serio will let us necessity with her full forecast. >> man, whole city is talking about this a teenager a attack on the crowded trolley, look at her punch in the face repeatedly by a grown man. what she says that she did that upset the guy. no excuse. >> my gosh down she goes. what happened here? will ferrell pegged the cheerleader right in the face, and then gets escorted out by security. okay, what is really going on. we will find out. good day it is friday january the 21st 2015, now we're all sitting on pins and needles. >> worried about tomorrow. >> i'm literally on a needle. >> is that why yo

one of the legend in nascar racing is basically calling it a career after 2015 jeff gordon said this would be his last full-time racing he won 92, third most of all time. that is sports in a minute. i'm howard eskin. >>> will ferrell is known for his funny antics but a recent incident at a pelicans/lakers fans left fans kind of getting upset. what is this word in the teleprompter. >> booing. >> instead of laughing. >> it is in the what you think. here's what happen. cheer leaders were lined autopsy long side ferrell as he tried to make a half court shot. he turns around and knocks a cheerleader out and carried off the court by a guard. >> that was awful right. >> did he try to do it. >> yeah. >> cheerleader who was not hurt, it turns out this was staged for an up coming home for daddy's home, and with the movie comes out, people will see it. >> if you had been in the crowd and didn't know they were filming it, my goodness. >> yes. >> that is right. >> and then carried off the guard grab him. she's at ground. what just happened. it is all for a movie. >> he is the original anchorman,

. >> and finally tonight, jeff gordon stepping out of his number 24 car. the 43-year-old is step eight way from full-time nascar racing. he says it was a difficult choice but it doesn't mean his racing days are over. >> retirement means you go off to be where or, you know sit in a rocking chair on the front porch, and drink your coffee and pet your dog, not me. >> i don't know. that sound good. sign me up. >> i know. we'll miss 24 though. >> yes. >> no pressures with >>> on our broadcast tonight, full denial from patriots quarterback tom brady and from his coach as a football inflation scandal remains bigger than the upcoming super bowl as the question remains who or what was responsible. >>> do not enter, the new warning tonight says certain visitors should stay away from disneyland as health officials scramble to get this measles outbreak under control. >>> inferno, a ferocious fire still burning over a day after it started. hundreds of families lose everything. why this one has been so hard to fight. >>> and sidekicks as we hit the streets to chronicle

misbehaving biden ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] i saw that four-time nascar sprint cup champion, our pal jeff gordonay that this will be his final season of racing. you could tell it was time for him to retire, because during his last race he had his blinker on the whole time. and he -- [ laughter ] just go around. i'll just go around. some business news. skymall's parent company has filed for bankruptcy. which could mean the end of the catalog. airline passengers are really upset. they're like, "now what am i going to spit my gum into?" [ laughter ] got to put it somewhere. [ laughter ] where am i going to put my gum? [ laughter ] i've been taking acting classes. [ laughter ] >> steve: fantastic. i can tell. >> jimmy: how to sell a joke. yeah. >> steve: i thought it was watching a movie -- about a guy who wanted to put his gum somewhere. >> jimmy: bad robert klein impression. this week -- somewhere to put my gum! [ laughter ] this week's cover of "business week" -- everyone reads "business week"? focused on the -- [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i have nothing to do with that magazine. i have no affiliat