thank you so much josh thomas live in st. petersburg tonight. >>> they're calling it a success mostly. a space x launched a satellite into orbit but the rockets return landing was a bit rough. on the return, the rocket landed on a floating barge in the pacific. a support leg broke and it did topple over. >>> it is the first flower ever grown in space. what to you think. that's a few pictures of the zenia flower. pretty flower don't you think. scientists say this new understanding of how to grow plants in microgravity. >>> our days are getting longer. sunset at 6:00. we always have nice sunsets. here at sun toyota got a few of these high clouds. you can see the way the sun plays on highway 19 here. 54degrees. 54degrees that's pretty cool here. right before sunset. so you know it's going to be a chilly evening for us with that northwesterly flow in place. and the view from freedom plaza at sun city center with that 35% relative humidity. relative to saturation. moment. freeze watch in place. this is for tomorrow night. again in

josh thomas joins us live at that home. >> reporter: fortunately no one was home when that tree came crashing down, creating an unwelcomed skylight. crews are still here at this hour. the house. [ laughter ] >> reporter: when neighbors told them what happened, they couldn't believe it. >> it looks like a tree pierced through the roof, sticking through the living room. of cleanup ahead of them. not to mention having their roof repaired. the strong storms uprooted trees and is the roof area. >> it would have been that much more damage. >> reporter: tony was working outside when the storm came passing over. >> i was lobe loading a truck, and within seconds it just blew. >> reporter: it probably wasn't a tornado but straight line winds that left the damage behind. the owners of this house will probably not have a relaxing weekend as they have to deal with repair crews and insurance adjustors, trying to put their house back together again. >> not what you want to come home today! thank you, josh thomas. >>> more than twelve 00 miles of winter weather advisories have been issued from the s

josh thomas has the story. >> reporter: the ends of year tests has many parents and questions of school administrators. there's some students that dread testing of all kinds. but now a change in testing is raising eyebrows and concerns. for high schoolers the testing could count toward 30% of a student's final grade but couldn't drop the final grade by more than one letter. >> if i work all year for an a and i take a test that i wasn't prepared for and it drops me down to a b it's not really fair. >> reporter: nearly 4,000 people have signed a petition and it's getting the attention of school board members. >> my concern is that students not be harmed but there's a balance. we also want rigor in our classes and we want our students to be held accountability but we want it to be fair. >> reporter: the school superintendent came up with the changeless. >> we need you to be able to carry that knowledge. >> reporter: the fact students are leading the charge for change pleases one school board member. >> when they have questions or they perceive something as being unfair they certainly shoul

now after our questions, the >>> josh thomas has more from lakeland. >> reporter: citrus growers across florida have been fighting a disease that's been killing their trees for years. it's called citrus greening and it's had a devastating effect here in florida. but now scientists are using lasers to inject the leaves with antibiotics which has proven better than just spraying the trees with insecticides. >> you're not going to see this in any other agricultural enterprise. we're making head way and ultimately we're going to have a stable system followed by replanting. hope to be able to use the new technology soon this march. larry black is a fifth generation citrus growers and can't wait to use it on his crops. >> there's no silver bullet but this is an important turning point for the industry to have these bacteriacides. >> reporter: it's a top priority for an industry that does not want to become instinct. josh thomas, newschannel 8. >>> florida senator bill nelson has secured 125 million federal dollars over five years for research into ending citrus greening. the industry also pla

josh thomas joins us now live in lakeland where this is all happening. >> good evening jen, as you already know, lakeland's fire station number seven has not designed far dual purpose to help protect the near by residential community and also serve an even closer lake land linder hospital. >> reporter: this is the situation that firefighters hope to never face. a plane goes down spilling fuel everywhere. but if they do, they want to be prepared. all this week, these firefighters are going through training that simulates an emergency at the airport. it's a chance to fight the flames they would fight at the real fire and learn where they can make improvements. >> there's been a lot of discussions about each and every area. what went wrong, what went right: and i think they learned a lot. >> reporter: the fda requires these firefighters to go through this training annually. but this is the first time they've been able to do it in their own backyard. >> we normally go down the homestead home base but we >> oh my god, i'm just glad that you're okay. >> reporter: last year the firefighters were

there is no other damage in the immediate area. >> all right, josh thomas reporting live. thank you. >>> and steve jerve joins us now. it wasn't a tornado. but i do want to mention that you were predicting this last night! that we could see weather just like this, and sure enough, mother nature delivered. >> we try to give people a heads up that they could see strong thunderstorms, high wind gusts like we saw in venice today. and also the possibility of tornadoes. there were some tornados farther south. what happened was a squall line came off the gulf of mexico, which is always dangerous to us this time of year. particularly during el nio phases. there briefly was a tornado watch in place too. estimates from doppler, southern areas getting the most from north port to sebring, southeastern parts of polk. and is other spots around hillsboro, pasco, picking up an amounts. tornado reports around the cape coral area, west of west palm beach. the tornado reported again, meaning we had one just last area. another el nio event. saturday. but especially the early morning hours of

josh thomas, live in polk county fortous night. thank you. >>> remember that car that got remember that one steve? there it is again. it is free now. it is free from its icy prison. someone parked the vehicle near the lake in buffalo. waves splashed it with water that froze it into a thick layer of ice. then the tow truck showed up to pull the car free. look at how thick the coating of ice still is on the car. >> you hope that wasn't like a pair of teenagers who were like let's go park at the lake. and then, uh, dad, i left the car. sorry. >> at least they got out of the car. it wouldn't have been nearly as fun if you were still in it. >>> all right steve, so we have had a little bout of cooler weather. >> nothing like that. but the clouds really rolled in. a gloomy daringly said the same thing today. >> it looks like the clouds will stay with us. that the story here. temperatures are cool. haven't warmed up much. 59 degrees. miles an hour. in the western part of pasco county there, temperature 57. and the winds are calm at the mom

josh thomas joins us with more on this story, hello josh. >> reporter: trying to raise a child is not always an easy job. but disciplinary action taken by two parents here in polk county has landed them on the wrong side of the law. >> reporter: steven sanchez and yolanda ashley both find themselves behind bars. while the parents were doing contract work for the ledger newspaper they brought the 10- year-old girl to work with them. that's when a coworker witnessed the alleged abuse. >> her hands were duct taped together because she was using her hands to hit other kids. that's when the witness saw that. the girl, she said that the abuse did happen. >> she had no complaints about the duct tape. but when we started interviewing the other kids, they said a taser had been used earlier in the week to discipline her. >> your reactions when you hear these allegations. >> it saddens me. it actually makes me cry. my son is not a monster. he's a good dad. >> reporter: joanne duncan told me her granddaughter can be unruly at times but she doesn't believe her son would ever hurt his daughter. >>

. >>> a breakthrough for the citrus industry, and it's being developed and tested here in josh thomas shows us what it citrus crop. >> reporter: citrus greening years. new technology could be what growers have been hoping for. citrus greening killed millions of trees in florida. now using lasers, scientists have figured out a way to trees. senator bill nelson helped get $125 million over five years to fight citrus greening. >> in order to get it into the sap of the tree, where the bacteria resides that is killing the citrus trees, that is going to kill our citrus industry unless we are we are going to be successful. >> reporter: 65 million boxes of oranges will be shipped this year, far less than the 240 million just ten years ago. growers hope they can use the technology by march. josh thomas, newschannel 8. >>> let's take a look at headlines from hollywood, including big movie and music news. >> american people are getting screwed by the big banks. >> i'm getting madder and madder. >> reporter: there's a new favorite in the oscars race. the mortgage meltdown movie the big short has

josh thomas was there when the parade took off. >> happy mlk day. >> reporter: drum majoretts performed in the parade that honored mlk a drum major for progress. he fought to bring this country together, a message not lost on some of the young paradegoers today. >> dr. martin luther king made black and white people be able to sit with each other at >> this is a day in our history where we're. we all come together as one and unite. >> reporter: martha marcelli came all the area and hopes that the day is not lost on the kids. >> i hope they go back and read about the past. >>> tampa's parade stretched from 16th street to 22nd street. those who gathered for the parade told us it's important to remember the man who stood up for so many people's rights giving them the opportunity to celebrate today. >>> for the second year, mlk day celebrations took a pretty interesting turn in miami as swarmed the street. look at this. thousands of riders raced through traffic, ignored traffic rights. see them up on one one wheel. riders say they come from other states. the group says they have an anti gun

and josh thomas is there live for us tonight. >> reporter: good evening. the job for the people who own this house is just beginning. but imagine the shock when they were told a tree was on their house. little did they know it was inside as well. the strong storms that blew through the bay area left its mark especially at this south tampa home. >> it definitely is a tree in the house. [ laughter ] >> no other way to describe it. >> reporter: when neighbors told them what happened they couldn't believe it until they saw the damage. >> it looks like a tree is just pierced through the roof floor and first floor, and it's just sticking through the living room. >> reporter: they have a lot of cleanup ahead of them. insulation strewn around, having their roof repaired. the strong storm also uprooted trees. >> it was quick. if it lasted two minute, it would have been more damage. >> reporter: tony was working outside. >> i was unloading a truck of mulch, and within seconds it just blew. i thought it was like a mini- tornado or something. >> reporter: it probably

josh thomas joins us live in polk county with the latest. >> reporter: while the suspects in that triple murder are still at large tonight, the sheriff's office is telling us video captured by a nearby business may be the key to tracking down those suspects. the murders of flee people in a lakeland -- three people in a home earlier this week shocked the area. it's left investigators looking for the suspect who is committed the violent crime. now polk county sheriff grady jud is asking for the public's help in identifying this white van. >> we have a graph, a video clip of that van leaving the area of magnolia street. and we believe at this point in time, that is our suspect vehicle. >> reporter: while the van has distinctive markings, investigators cannot make out the wording on it, which is making it more difficult to solve this crime. >> the language is somewhat blurred. you can see that there's clear indications and marks. someone can look and say oh, i xyz business. >> reporter: the lone survivor of the shootings is helping investigators. he told him three men had caribbean accents a

as josh thomas shows us, the sheriff's office is still pleading with the public to help solve e the case. >> reporter: the murders of three people in a lakeland home earlier this week shocked the it's also left investigators looking for the suspects who committed the violent crime. now grady judd is asking for the public's help in identifying this white van that the suspects may have fled in. >> the language is somewhat blurred. you can see that there's clearly -- clear indications and marks. someone can look and say oh, i recognize that as a member of xyz business. >> reporter: the sheriff also admitted they know more information than they're sharing right now. >> if the suspects or their family or friends are watching and going whew! anything. that would be a bad assumption. >>> a deputy's body camera captured a wild chase that ended with a woman being cuffed it started when someone caught her dozing at the wheel. she sped off. a police officer got out and tried to stop her but she hit the gas. investigators say the officer. jumped out of the way and myers nearly hit a cruiser. the cha

. >> thanks josh thomas live in lakeland. >>> today a judge sentenced the mother of baby chance walsh to 25 years in prison. christian burrey pleaded no contest. husband beat and choked their nine month old son chance. they buried the child in a wooded area. her parents spoke out in court. >> by her actions she made the decision to let my tiny grandson chance die a horrible death. she chose her husband and drugs over the love of her own child. >> reporter: as part of her plea deal, she must testify against her husband. joseph walsh is awaiting trial for second degree murder. >>> we heard two murders in manatee county are related. they believe that he shot someone or at least someone shot and killed him. then someone found the body of jordan finland in bishop harbor road. investigators believe finland knew her killer. was going through a difficult time and had no place to sleep. >>> a drunk driving arrest could get more expensive in the state of florida. a proposed bill could increase the consequences of refusing a breathalyzer. >> reporter: more than 80% of floridians arrested for dri

in hillsborough county, josh thomas, newschannel8. >>> in addition to facing up to ten years in prison, a straw purchaser could be tine fined up to a quarter of a million dollars for lying on a federal form. >>> well, sick and tired of waiting for appointments. the va set up a program to get veterans the care they need faster. but is it even working? >> another rough day on wall street. the dow jones dropped 252 points. the s&p dropped 26 and the nasdaq dropped 55 points. >>> the price of air travel just went up. quietly raised fares $4 a flight including short, medium, and long haul trips and it didn't take long for southwest, american, and united to follow suit. industry insiders call the move surprising since major carriers have been collecting record profits due to lower fuel costs. >>> twitter may be ready to abandon the limit on the length of tweets. they may expand posts from 140 characters to as many as 10,000. twitter's ceo will not confirm the change yet but is dropping some strong hints. many people are bypassing the limit by taking screen shots of text and then tweeting tho

josh thomas is live. >> reporter: starting february 1st you won't be able to walk inside this library anymore. because officials say that they don't want to expose others to this impending danger. >> reporter: the venice public library has been a popular gathering place in this community for 50 years. >> this was one of the great places in venice. >> reporter: but there's a looming danger inside. been detected and the problem keeps getting worse. this room is locked and we're not allowed inside because the mold problem is so bad in there and county officials are so concerned about mold spreading through the rest of the library that they're not taking any chances. today county commissioners decided to close the library on february 1st. >> it's really with an abundance of caution about the well being of our citizens. >> reporter: so far no one has experienced health problems because of the mold. it's too expensive to clean up so officials say closing the library was the best option. but that doesn't make the decision an easy one. >> will you be sad to see this place go? >> of course. i

josh thomas, will they decide part of their plan to get this turned around. i spoke with thomas one on one. he told me he definitely wants to be part of the browns' turn around and can't worry about being traded. he loves the people of cleveland. he loves this city. now, he could be just saying this, but he had high praise for brown. he said it comes down to picking the right players and getting good ones on the team. he's excited about the browns getting how jackson. he thinks he can be a great coach for the browns. >> it's pretty awesome to get the number one coach that was out there potentially for our head coaching position, especially with all the turn mill and turnover that we've had in the last few years. that was awesome. i know the guys are really excited about him. >> hopefully it works. sports tonight, coming up tonight after the late news. cleveland cavaliers. i'm dave chudowsky. that's your sunday morning sports report. have a great day, everybody. >> all right. interesting week in sports. an interesting week in weather. luckily we've had the calm

josh thomas, newschannel 11. >>> joining us now for another look at the first at 4 weather, julie. >> how low did we get overnight? >> mid-40s. >> that's pushing it. >> maybe upper 40s. i'm trying to remember now. it is going to be colder tonight, low 40s. bundle up tomorrow morning before you head out. 9:00 p.m., temperatures near 48, so you'll already want that jacket if you don't have it for the afternoon hours. tomorrow morning bottoming out temperatures in the mid-60s as we head into the afternoon hours. still going to be chilly but have beautiful blue skies and sunshine back in the forecast. most of us are in the low to mid-60s but northern counties are still holding on to the 50s, 60 in tampa and 57 currently in inverness. you can see off to the north, really looking at these winter like temperatures at places like chicago, 19, 15 in detroit. this deep trough, we are looking at the cold air and it's colder tonight just north of our viewing area. we'll have freeze watches and warnings in effect, so the northern counties, citrus and hernando, even have potential to maybe get clos

in the secondary, carolina plays a lot of zone although star corner back josh norman will likely match up with demaryius thomas. that means sanders can be huge in this game. manning's most important task is to not feed the panthers secondary. he has not thrown a pick in his last three games. dink and dunk pop to sander. do that and manning can select his $2 million bonus. he can get his second superbowl ring. second stage in his life. mike klis, 9news. >> dink and dunk and pop the sanders. sounds like a dr. seuss book. >>> if the nuggets move to boston, they would never win a game because you have a dr. seuss kid. nuggets had a sloppy turnover production. they lose 111-103. >>> college hoops in boulder tomorrow. colorado beat stanford for the sixth straight time. tori miller likes to swing on the rim. cu wins 91-75. in fort collins, they made ate perfect 10-10 against san jose state. a big steal and layup with a couple of minutes left. colorado state wins 74-66. >>> avalanche scores two quickies to tie their game with the los angeles kings tonight. but then, jordan nolan kateed righted through colorado's defen

. >> frank: josh stak is part of he says a new and improved thomas wolf will go beyond. >> musicals and one-night things that in the current condition the venue might not be able to support. the auditorium deserves to have a new skin and attracts more economic stimulus to the area. >> frank: speaking of economics. who pays for the renovation? now the main arena here was done through a combinanaon of city, county, private and tourism dollars. and also the issue of naming rights. that happened here with u.s. cellular center. there could be naming rights here with or without the name thomas wolf. that's the question there. reporting live in asheville, frank kracher, news 13. >> ashlea: a mountain rescue following the winter storm. a wlos technical engineer was stranded on mount pisgah monday while working near our he was about 400 feet down an embankment embankment. a black hawk helicopter was flown to the scene. he was in good condition and did not need any treatment. >> larry: donald trump says no thanks to those hosting an upcoming debate. how rival ted cruz is responding to that news.

celebrating big victory- among them, some of the players siblings- josh norman's brother says he's so excited "definitely showed up" - thomas davis's sister maxine says she was on the edge of her seat the entire game 3 i was on my toes the whole time- i was like, are we going to the super bowl or what? what?he was so amped up for the game and now he's just super amped- it's crazy yea. yea.3 davis's sister: broke his arm and has to go in for surgery said hes in good spirits thougg 3 3 as we mentioned carolina will face the denver broncos in two weeks. weeks.peyton manning led his team to their second afc title in three years sunday.denver's defense also played a huge part in the game, sacking tom brady 4 times.brady led new england on a big come back in the 4th, but they couldn't score a two point conversion in the final seconds.the broncos walked away with the 20-to-18 win. 3 3 life is not getting back to normal just yet after this weekend's winter storm crippled much of the east coast. coast.officials are still if they don't need to.schools and government offices all along the east coast are closed today.thousands of fligh

thomas and it's now a 14 point lead. notre damemenswers back two drives later - josh woods squeaks underneath to make it 14-7. ohio state led 28-14 at the half. third quarter - deshone kizer nice pass back of the endzone to chris brown - makes it 28-21. but ohio state always ahead and comfortable there - ezekiel elliot with his 4th touchdown of the game - 47 yards here. ohio state wins handily 44-28 over notre dame. after losing their first three games of the season, the south dakota women's basketball team has reboundede nicely. going 9-1 in their last t ten games as the coyotes started conference play in the summit league this afternoon. usd hosting 2-12 denver up in vermillion. jaycee bradley - former norfolk standout - nails the corner three. she had nine points in 16 minutes. usd up 36-32. coyotes kept adding to it kelly stewart - elbow jumper is good - lead up to six. denver was playing with only seven players - just before the half - paige bradley for the pioneers - half court shot why not - usd up 38-3-3at the break. usd pulled away y the second half - nicole seekamp three of her team- high 17 points.

big victory- among them, some of the players siblings- josh norman's brother says he's so excited for this brother qho "definitely showed up" - thomas davis's sister maxine says she was on the edge of her seat the entire game 3 i was on my toes the whole time- i was like, are we going to the super bowl or what?butt he was so amped up for the amped- it's crazy yea. yea.3 davis's sister: broke his arm and has to go in for surgery said hes in good spirits thougg 3 first nfc division championship game at home 3 as we mentioned carolina will face the denver broncos in two weeks. weeks.peyton manning led his team to their second afc title in three years sunday.denver's defense also played a huge part in the game, sacking tom brady 4 times.brady led new england on a big come back in the 4th, but they couldn't score a two point conversion in the final seconds.the broncos walked away with the 20-to-18 win. 3 3 people in some areas of the upstate and mountains -- will want to allow yourself a little extra time this morning. some areas are still seeing ice on the roads. roads.fox carolina's joe gagnon is live in travelers was it for you on the

big victory- among them, some of the players siblings- josh norman's brother says he's so excited for this brother qho "definitely showed up" - thomas davis's sister maxine says she was on the edge of 3 i was on my toes the 3 whole time- i was like, are we going to the super bowl or what? what?he was so amped up for the game and now he's just super amped- it's crazy yea. yea.3 davis's sister: broke his arm and has to go in for surgery said hes in good spirits thougg 3 first nfc division championship game at home home 3 3 as we mentioned carolina will face the denver broncos in two weeks. weeks.peyton manning led his team to their second afc title in three years sunday.denver's defense also played a huge part in the game, sacking tom brady 4 times.brady led new england on a big come back in the 4th, but they couldn't score a two point conversion in the final seconds.the broncos walked away with the 3 3 life is not getting back to weekend's winter storm crippled much of the east coast. coast.officials e still if they don't need to.schools and government offices all along the east coast are closed today.thousands of flights are already

over josh norman---maybe the top corner in the league---jermaine kearse the catch--made it a ten point game-- down 7---they needed the onside kick for a chance to the the game---recovered by thomas davis---11 year veteran---panthers eliminate the two-time defending nfc champs----but maybe made it harder than they had to--- butts tight. hell at one point fans and myself with their butts tight too. you just have to find ways to get your groove back on and need a little bit more of that next sunday the top seed panthers and the two seed arizona cardinals for the nfc title next weekend. college basketball---uva---at florida state---cavaliers looking for their first acc road win this year-- first half-----uva in blue---malcolm brogden runnin--- devon hall with the slam----sophomore from cape henry in virginia beach with six points. still in the first---another steal--- london perrentes the dish to brogdon--- only 10 points for brogdon---and the cavs led by 3 at halftime--- second half--- more brogdon-- preseason co-player of the year in the acc---bucket and one--- hoos up 3 again---but dwayne bacon---floater goes---team-high 18 for devon booker----9 points off the bench that wraps th

forjosh singer and time for josh si spotlight.nger and ti and jonathan herman andrea brach and alan four straight out of compton. for original score the nominees arefor .. thomas newman for breach of carter burwell for carol. the hateful eight. star wars the force awakens. in the best foreign language film category the nominees arein the beein th from columbia and braced of the braced of serpent. from france mustang. from hungary son of saul.n of from jordansa feed. and from denmark a war. for achievement in directing the nominees arere adam mckay for them mckay big short.for george miller for mad max fury road.. alejandro for the revenant. and tom mccarthy for spotlight. for performance by an actress inctr a leading role the nominees are kate blanchette and carol. brief arson in room. jennifer lawrence in joy. charlotte rambling and 45 years. and brooklyn. for performance by an actor in a leading role the nominees are bryan cranston trumbo. matt damon in the martian. ma leonardo dicaprio in thehele revenant. michaelonardo dicapri and steve jobs. and eddie read main in the danish girl.ie and finally we are pleased to announce the sound selected aas they are th

josh singer and tom mccarthy for spotlight. and jonathan herman, andrea -- and for straight out of compton. >> for original score the nominees are, thomaswman for bridge of spies, carter bureau well for carol. and-- for the hateful eight. and joahnn -- for sacario. and john williams for star wars the force awakens. [ applause ] >> in the best foreign language film category, the nominees are from columbia, embrace of the serpent. from france, mustang. from son of saul. and from denmark, a roar. [ applause ] >> if achievement in directing, the nominees are adam mckay for the big short. george miller for mad max fury road. the revenant, and rooms. and tom mccarthy for spotlight. [ applause ] >> for a performance by an actress in a leading role, the nominees are cate blanchett in carol. brie larson in rooms. jennifer lawrence in joy. and charlotte -- in 45 years. and brooklyn. >>> for a performance by an actor the nominees are bryan cranston in trumbo. matt damon in the martian. leonardo dicaprio in the rev january. steve jobs, and the danish girl. >>> and finally, we are pleased to announce the films selected as the best picture nominees.

over josh norman---maybe the top corner in the league---jermaine kearse the catch--made it a ten point game-- down 7---they needed the onside kick for a chance to the the game---recovered by thomas davis---11 year veteran---panthers eliminate the 2-time defending nfc champs----even held scoreless in the second half-- "we didn't play as well as i thought we would in the second half, but we did what we needed to to win the football game. i know you guys didn't pick us to win, but that's you guys. doesn't matter how, just do whatever we can to win. panthers and the two-seed arizona cardinals next weeken for the right to play n the super bowl. the norfolk admirals won in overtime last night--today---a shootout win at manchester-----5-4 the final---admirals go 3 and 1 over their weekend road trip and have now won 7 of you, sir, definitely know how to save a little money here and there. that's why at anthem blue cross blue shield we'll find you an affordable health insurance plan, like one where you pay nothing extra for preventive care. now that's nice! and if you call today, our health plan consultants can walk you through open enrollment and see if you qualify for financial help. a

josh singer and tom mccarthy for "spotlight." and "straight outta compton." >> for original score, the nominees are, thomas newman for "bridge of spies." carter burr well for "carol." enio for "the hateful eight and "star wars: the force awakens." >> in the best foreign language film category, the nominees are, from colombia "embrace of the serpent." from france, "mustang." from hungary, "son of saul." from jordan, "thieb." and from denmark, "a war." . >> for achievement in directing, the nominees are, adam mccay for george miller for "mad max." alejandro for "the revenant." lenny abrahamson for "room." and tom mccarthy for "spotlight." >> for performance by an actress in a leading role, the nominees are, "ca -- cate blanchett in "krarl." brie larson in "room." jennifer lawrence in "joy." charlotte rampling in "45 years." >> for performance by an actor in a leading role, the nominees are, brian cranston in "trumbo," leonardo dicaprio, michael in "the danish girl." >> and finally, we are pleased to announce the films selected as the best picture nominees. they are, "the big short"," "bridge of spies," "brooklyn," martian," "the revena

josh and tom for "spotlight." jonathan herman, andrea, and alan for "straight outta the nominees are. thomas newman for "bridge of spies." carter burwell for "carol." the "hateful eight." "sicario." john williams for "star wars: the force awakens." [ applause ] >> in the best foreign language film category, the nominees are, from colombia, "embrace of the ser ser pants. "son of saul." "theeb" and "a war." "mug "mustang." >> achievement in director. "the big short." "the revenant." "room." "spotlight." [ applause ] >> for performance by an actress in a leading role, the nominees are. cate blanchett in "carol." brie larson in "room." jennifer lawrence in "joy." charlotte rampling in "45 years." ronan in "brooklyn." >> actor in a leading role, the nominees are. bryan cranston in "trumbo." matt damon in "the martian." leonardo addy cab leonardo dicaprio in the revenant. eddie red maine and michael mass bender. picture nominees. they are -- "the big short." "bridge of spies." steven spielberg, producer. "brooklyn." "brooklyn." ." producers. "the martian." "the revenant." "room." >> for the comple

thomas memphis ended up winning 101-98. the celtics play the knicks tomorrow. erin: the dartmouth hockey team played host to holy cross. they got all they needed in the first period. josh hartley scored. 1-0. brett patterson scored twice. dartmouth won it 5-2. sean: the college football national championship gets underway tonight. with that in mind, we're featuring the slide show of tailgating by the numbers. here are some fun facts. 18% of football fans tailgate before the game. $31.21 was the average cost to park at an nfl stadium last year. 63% of grill owners named burgers as their favorite tailgating food. sausage is always good. 10% of tailgaters don't go in to the game it. you think sausages, ribs, it is all kinds of good food. it's been a great season weather-wise. kevin: it has. there's been a couple where there's been some heavy rain. we skew cold for most of this week with a couple of disturbances we are tracking. the first one giving us the chance of light snow tomorrow afternoon. could be a quick one to three inches. it is a quick moving. it is isn't going to last more than six to eight hours. it could be around for the evening commute tomorrow. it will co

"inside out," josh singer and tom mccarthy for "spotlight" and jonathan herman, andrea berloff, for "straight outta compton." >> very good. >> for original score, the nominees are thomas newman for "bridge of spies," carter burwell for "carol," ennio morricone for "the hateful eight," johan johannsson for "sicario" and john williams for "star wars: the force awakens." >> in the best foreign language film category, the nominees are from colombia, "embrace of the serpent," from france, "mustang," from hungary, "son of saul," from jordan, "theeb" and from denmark, "a war." >> for achievement in directing, the nominees are adam mckay for "the big short," george miller alejandro g. inarriutu for "the revenant," lenny abrahamson for "room" and tom mccarthy for "spotlight." >> for performance by an actress in a leading role, the nominees are cate blanchett in "carol," brie larson in "room," jennifer lawrence in "joy," charlotte rampling in "45 years" and saoirse ronan in "brooklyn." >> for performance by an actor in a leading role, the nominees are bryan cranston in "trumbo," matt damon in "the martian," leonardo dicaprio in "the revenant," michael fassbender in "steve jobs"

josh barro is here with me as well for analysis. why are we seeing the volatility and the fluctuation midday? >> hi, thomas.e're seeing this due to concerns over slowing growth around growth. those global concerns once again bringing down the markets here in the u.s. we saw big drops rebounded back near those session lows. there are several factors contributing to those worries over global economic growth. overnight the people's bank of china set the reference for its currency being at its lowest levels since 2011. its largest daily change since august. china has continued to devalue the yuan as concerns over slowing economic environment there continue. reuters reported that more devaluation could be coming setting the market back down in midday trade. the chinese securities regulatory committee set off the circuit breaker system. it halts trading. a second drop triggered the circuit breaker. these circuit breakers went into effect only this monday. we have those same systems here with trading halted for 15 minutes with the s&p dropping 7% and 13%, but it would only close for the day if the s&p drops 20%. t