much of the west coast will be sunny. >>> in sports, joe torre wants to buy the los angeles dodgers. torre managed the dodgers from 2008 to 2010, after 12 years of managing the yankees. torre quit his job at major league baseball to team up with developer rick caruso. their group becomes one of over 30 potential buyers. initial bids are due january 23rd. the price is expected to break the record for a baseball franchise, topping the $845 million mark. >>> now to college football's orange bowl, which was a record-breaker. west virginia's geno smith tied a record for any bowl game, throwing six touchdown passes. the mountaineers overwhelmed the clemson tigers 70-33. that is the most points by a team in any bowl game ever. >>> in college hoops, a philadelphia stunner as temple knocks off fifth ranked duke. khalif wyatt led the owls with 22 late three-pointers to seal the deal. temple defeated duke 78-73. >>> in the nba, the l.a. clippers cruise to an easy win over the houston rockets. blake griffin had 22 points and 9 assists no l.a. newly acquired chris paul added 20 points as the clipp

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momentous launch of a masseterpiece of the latest book of juan gonzalez, written together with joe torres, called "news for all the people: the epic story of race and the american media." >> no one could be more excited about this tonight than i am, and maybe, oh, joe and juan's parents and family. but at bill meijer -- bill moyer said we needed this book for a long time, this book that is a sweeping history of the american news media that puts race at the center of the story, and to be here at cooper union, a university, a college for all the people that is still tuition-free -- [applause] >> -- and to be here on the stage, at this podium, where president abraham lincoln spoke, where the great abolitionist frederick douglass spoke, the greatest abolitionist of all time, but frederick douglass was an editor, a publisher, a writer, and when he came north to maryland, he took refuge not far from here, in an old brick house that was the printing press of david ruggle's born a free black man in connecticut. david ruggles and frederick douglass saw information as power. media as their form of

y es que joe torre renunciÓ a su trabajo con las grandes ligas como vicepresidente ejecutivo de operaciones y dijo que tomo esta decision debido a la oportunidad Única que tiene de unirse a un grupo que quiere comprar a los dodgers. torre fue manager de los dodgers del 2008 al 2010 luego de 12 aÑos al frente de los yankees de nueva york, una corrida en la que ganÓ seis banderines y cuatro tÍtulos de serie mundial. por la nba, esta noche los wizards juegan de visita en orlando ante el magic a las 7 de la noche. por la copa del rey, hoy ganaron barcelona y real sociedad. y en la preier perdio el man u 2-0 con el newcastle. hasta aqui los deportes, mas hoy solo a las once y en instantes le contaremos como en china este hombre esta haciendo noticia. ya y para terminar observen esto... aparentemente en china no conocen la cortesia del conductor hacia los peatones, eso parece haber impulsado a un ciudadano finlandes a tratar de enseÑar cortesia y seguridad en las calles... observen la candides de sus movimientos similares a las artes marciales con las cuales detiene el trafico vehicular y deja pa

. >>> joe torre has quit his job as a major league baseball executive vice president. he plans to join the group trying to buy the los angeles dodgers. the group is expected to submit a formal bid within the next ten days. torre was the manager of the dodgers and the yankees before becoming a baseball executive. the dodgers were put up for sale by frank mccourt, five months after the team filed for bankruptcy. >>> thank you for trusting ktvu. we're always on at ktvu.com and ktvu mobile. thanks for watching and have a great day.

but most of all, i'm proud to be here tonight to introduce you my friend and my colleague, joe torres. joe grew up here in new york. started as journalist here on staten island and later came to washington to cover everything from the white house the are its that they that time anyway formerly known as prince. somewhere long the way he had an awakening that the media system we have right now is not the only option. he became the deputy director of the national association of hispanic journalists and along with juan, who was president at the time, he worked to make nhj not just another trade association but an advocacy organization, one that challenged media companies when they weren't covering or hiring communities of color, one that stood up under media consolidation and understand agency that policies made in washington had a huge impact on what was happening in newsrooms everywhere. over the past five years joe has been dig through are tithes and -- archives and has been on the front line for better media, bringing your message to the halls of congress and across the country. worki

joe torre is leaving his job with mlb to pursue the team, team i teaming up with los angeles real estateoper rick caruso to make a bid for the team. the deadline to do so is january 23rd. a winner will not be announced until april. other high-profile bidders include l.a. basketball legend magic johnson and billionaire mark cuban. >>> mavericks big wave surfing contest days away. on friday, surfers and organizers will do that traditional paddle out into the waves to get the party started. mavericks off the coast of half moon bay. getting surfers just 24 hours notice to get to mavericks to compete. they'll only put out the call if the weather churns up big waves that are big enough to surf on. the contest should take place some time before march 31st. >>> from the headlines to the bylines, the kardashianyam f il nengzieadi to a newsstand near you? ea >>> welcome back. now 11:25. what a difference a day makes in the weather department. yesterday, we were socked in with fog. today, completely clear and near record when it comes to our daytime highs. go ahead and talk about the next three day

there is a powerful magic johnson-led team and steve garvey leads another club and joe torre and rickuso who masterminded the popular grove shopping center. former and much loved owner peter o mally is back in the skmunt then from billionaire boy's clubs and mark cuban and the hedge fund manager. the media bitters include time-warner cable, fox, and the disney family. nondisclosure vows have clouded a murky process. initial bids for frank mccourt and will be narrowed on monday. >> i think the dodgers will be really happy and in terms of fans, it will be a quick fix. it will look so good by comparison. >> hollywood seems to love bad news about mccourt. he lost $130 million to ex-wife jamie in a divorce trial and only after did he agree to sell the dodgers. in the end, mccourt's adversary bud selig will have final ark approval of the deal. >> there is a quality of people that is very, very good. >> excellent. how about the size of the funds. >> they better be rich. they could sell for up to $1.6 billion, shattering the record amount of almost $850 million paid for the cubs in 2009. they

. >>> baseball news, 71-year-old joe torre resigned as vice president of baseball operations with majoreague baseball today tow join a group trying buy the dodgers. he manage the team from 2008 to 2010. and he is teaming up with a real estate developer to make a bid. the price of the team is expected to exceed $845 million. you are looking live exclusively once again -- i wish we could go back when there's some action going on. but apparently, conte scored a couple of more points because now tyler of amador valley is in the takedown position. and let's just watch. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com and no mess. icy hot spray. don't mess around with pain. [people chatting] everyone, it's $37 a piece. paying with your smart phone instead of cash. that's a step forward. with chase person-to-person quickpay, you can send money directly to your friend's checking account. all you need is their email address or mobile number. don't worry honey, i'll show you. thanks everyone. so take a step forward... and chase what matters.

magic johnson, mark cuban, roy disney and joe torre some of the people trying to buy the team on their part of a larger group. the team's outgoing owner expects the dodgers to sell for at least $1.5 billion. >> big deal there. and here as well. 2012, the u.s. figure skating changes opening up tonight. san jose mayor chuck reed will be on hand to give the remarks at the opening ceremonies. competing in the pairs, men's and ladies competition. among those a bay area native, 18-year-old anna marie pierce. she will skate in the junior pairs competition. >> oscar nominations came out this morning. we brought them to you live. if you were still asleep, some big names making the list. best actress meryl streep for iron lady and michelle williams for my week with mail lin. george clooney for the descendents and brad pitt for "money ball." and best picture, "hugo," "the artist," extremely loud and incredibly close. >> very nice. >> yahoo! and apple in the spotlight. scott mcgrew checking the numbers. >> apple and yahoo! both fairly stable as we wait for the companies ta report after the closing

beyond season on the brink, whether dean smith or mike she chef ski or tiger wood or john mcenroe, or joe torreody you wanted to name and a lot of not as famous as those guys i found fascinating, why not go back and talk to some of them and tell some stories i haven't told before about my relationship .. with some of these people because i always kept myself out of the books. i figurehey want to know about bobby knight and not me but sometimes your interactions with people can be very revealing about those people so i took that approach, and that is what produced one on one. >> rose: okay. just for the record, have you in a mild-mannered and mr. knight made up?. >e have reached a point of civility would be the best way to put it. when i did my red auerbach book he was great i talked to him for two hours because he loved red and he was very happy to talk to me about red, now a couple of years ago, at a banquet in army, where mike she chef ski was being induct good the army basketball hall of fame i had to introduce knight because i was the emcee and going to give the inthe you can shun speech fo

joe torre is the chairman of a foundation whose mission is to develop programs that will end the cycle of domestic violence and to save lives. the foundation has educated thousands of students, parents, teachers, and school faculty about the devastating effects of domestic violence. it currently reaches kids in nine schools and two community centers, markets place -- margaret's place provides a safe room where people can talk to each other. since february of 2011, mr. torre has been the executive vice president for baseball operations. he was a major league manager for 29 seasons, 12 of them for the new york yankees, whom he led to the playoffs every year including four world series championships. the glory days. he compiled a .297 batting average, 252 home runs. he hit over .300 five times in his career. he was once the national league mvp. can you spell "cooperstown"? the chief of the juvenile unit since 1997. he serves on several boards that advocate for the rights and the interests of children. these include the minority context subcommittee of the pants of a commission of crime an

. >>> joe torre has quit his job as mlb's vice president. now he's planning to join the group trying to buy the los angeles donors. that -- dodgers. that group is expected to submit a formal bid in a few days. >>> the rein the team is up for sale, the couple that owned it went through a very nasty divorce. >> the mccourts. >> yes. >> and he -- they had to put it up for sale. >>> as massive search for a truckee man ends. what authorities say he was doing when he fell in the water. >>> and retailers are smiling a lot after the holiday shopping season. >>> a woman will lead san rafael's police department. [ cheers and applause ] >> city council chambers were filled last night welcoming diana bishop as the new police chief. she started her career as a patrol officer in santa clara 23 years ago. she was a captain when she accepted the san rafael position. she remembers when female officers were not common and faced a lot of resistance from male officers. >> it was more anonymous man theg -- than anything el. you do -- than anything else. you do y

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the deal has attracted top nails like billionaire steve cohen, dodgers manager joe torre and basketball legend magic johnson. a state news agency here reported that e-land partnered with the ex-owner of the dodgers who signed south korea's pitcher back in 1994. while e-land's real motivation remains unclear it allows a greater reach into the los angeles market. l.a. has the biggest korean population in the u.s. apart from offering retail discount stores the company has recently brought in its business to include construction, restaurants and resorts. its web sait says the company reported an operating profit more than $400 million in 2010. the winner of the dodgers' bid will be announced in april. back to you, christine. >> rhie-young lim live from south korea. over to japan now, the pain from gentlem japan's strong yen, the currency continues to hit corporate bottom lines. honda motors slashing its profit forecast down 60% for the full fiscal year after reporting a 41% drop in third quarter numbers. the details for us live from tokyo. >> reporter: hi, christine. honda said operating pr

joe flacco and torre smith took time out tonight to meet fans at jimmy's seafood. 200 fans paid 65 bucksck the restaurant. there was dinner, autographs, even a birthday cake for flacco who turned 27 earlier this week. >>> we're getting pumped up for the super bowl around here. it airs a week from sunday right here on nbc 4. and we have our own super surprise to get fans excited leading up to the big game. check it out. >> oh, yeah. >> we're going. >> that is too cool. are you taking that sidecar all the way to indianapolis? >> of course they are. >> i asked vance if i could drive. needless to say, he just kind of looks at me. are you kidding? >> sit right there. >> you were nervous in that sidecar. >> well, he said the balance was different than his regular harley. if it was going to tip, it was actually going to tip on him. so i knew it was going to be okay. but then i'd be in really big trouble. >> it's exciting that both of you are going. >> it's going to be a fun trip. we're taking about five people. our executive producer, a couple photographers. we're going to have a ball. >> what,

torre and chairman. my mom sent me a texting tell joe i love him. share that. >> i'll take it. >> members of the task force, friends and colleagues who are here today those who care about reducing violence to children wealth come to baltimore. perhaps you have received a copy of this report with your material. we collect over 850 butterflies every year and that number continues to grow. this is a very real manifestation of the scale of the problem here in baltimore city and nationally as well. we proudly hang each one of those butterflies from the ceiling at the center and recognize every butterfly is different. everyone has its own unique story. each one symbol lieses transformation that occurs with each child in each case. today i believe we have all had the privilege listening to many stories from victims and survivors. we hear those stories every day, baltimore center. 24 hours days a week. seven days a week. child advocacy center and in my written testimony but a child advocacy center like baltimore child abuse center provide as single intervie

momentous launch of a masseterpiece of the latest book of juan gonzalez, written together with joe torres, called "news for all the people: the epic story of race and the american media." >> no one could be more excited about this tonight than i am, and maybe, oh, joe and juan's parents and