i know kurt busch got his first daytona 500 win but tony gibson gets his first. essed that tony and kurt were communicating early about the fuel situation. remember with about eight or nine laps to go tony said, go ahead and flip your switch. so pretty good move by tony gibson, chris. >> thanks very much, larry. it was interesting, ryan blaney at age 23 winds up second to 38-year-old kurt busch. michael, your last daytona 500. you're 53. we had 21-year-old chase elliott. 24-year-old kyle larson with a chance to win. i think that's their frustration. young guys with great talent until they start piling up the wins and veterans like kurt busch they know how to do it even with a different format in this race. >> see, chris, daytona 500 is their own race. they're upset this is the daytona 500. your career is defined with a victory in this great race and i know that. these guys were racing hard to win the daytona 500. now they're going to go to atlanta. what are these stages all about? we have to figure that out. today it's about celebrating with the harley j. earle tr

i know kurt busch got his first daytona 500 win but tony gibson gets his first. about the fuel situation. remember with about eight or nine laps to go tony said, go ahead and flip your switch. so pretty good move by tony gibson, chris. >> thanks very much, larry. it was interesting, ryan blaney at age 23 winds up second to 38-year-old kurt busch. michael, your last daytona 500. you're 53. we had 21-year-old chase elliott. 24-year-old kyle larson with a chance to win. i think that's their frustration. young guys with great talent until they start piling up the wins and veterans like kurt busch they know how to do it even with a different format in this race. th daytona 500. your career is defined with a victory in this great race and i know that. these guys were racing hard to win the daytona 500. now they're going to go to atlanta. what are these stages all about? we have to figure that out. today it's about celebrating with the harley j. earle trophy. >> kurt busch, his brother won the first stage. never won, 0 for 12 is kyle in the daytona 500. let's go to kyle

last lap, kurt busch wins his first daytona 500. the only lap he led all day. like i said, the most important one. what is it like to win the great american race? >> to have fast cars and not deliver for the people you leave here feeling more dejected than any other racetrack. i'm still blown away by the amount of effort that it takes to win one of these races let alone the daytona 500. this is very special. >>> now the basketball. the warriors will about to begin a brutal stretch. they will wrack up plenty of frequent flyer miles. seven of their next eight games all on the road including three back the backs. after beating brooklyn last night at oracle they flew out early in morning and had practice in the city of brotherly love this each. kichb doesn't looks to be all right after missing his first game of the year. they take on the sixers tomorrow at 4:00. the coach doesn't except his team to be at their best. >> the first game is always tough because you have traveled three time zones, flown all day, and turning around the next day and playing. so we -- we k

kyle busch, kurt's brother won the first segment with a tire cut down that goes spinning, collect the number of cars including earnhardt and the number 88 car who drives over kyle's car. busch and earnhardt are done for the day. after the race junior felt fine he would be ready for next week in atlanta. now lap 128 another favorite knocked out of the race jimmie johnson spun by trevor bahne. danica patrick gets caught up in the mess. johnson is done for the day. final lap northern california product kyle larson was leading, but ran out of gas, which opens up the door for kurt busch as we said kyle's older brother takes the lead, the only lead of the day wins the daytona 500. that is tony gibson his crew chief. he becomes the first drive in daytona 500 to lead only the final lap and win the race. ryan blainey second and a.j. allmendinger came in third in today's daytona 500. >>> the warriors made history last night with the earliest playoff clinch in nba history. ordering for jeremy lin with a little pre-game love to about a minute before the half. steph's three pointer and the foul. h

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heather: kurt busch winning first daytona 500 kyle larson on the final lap. tired racer tony stuart and those are your headlines. what do you think? do you think our viewers were more likely to have watched that or the oscars. brian: i'm going to go nascar. would. abby: that's all i watched. we go to bed early. brian: we are not allowed to stay up past midnight, are we? steve: it's america. you can do what you want, brian. brian: not at my house. there are rules. steve: meanwhile, he was not the frontrunner so how did president obama's hand picked candidate for dnc chair tom perez come out of nowhere to win the race for dnc chair? our next guest says add this to the list of races democrats rigged. abby: liberals around the world plotting another liberal's march against president trump and this time being organized by a convicted terrorist? how did that even happen? brian: i'm not sure ♪ acting like a dark horse ♪ are you ready for ♪ a perfect storm ♪ perfect storm ♪ because would you mind i hear you because my dad struggled with this pain. make sure your docto

train to kurt busch used a pass to glenn the nascar race.sketball, russell westbrook shows why he is the best closer in the business. nicole: 5:31 a.m. good money to you if there is such a thing. february 27th. your first look at today's markets in the latest breaking news. >> warren beatty and faye dunaway for announcing the winner for best picture when this happened. >> the academy award -- for best picture. >> trail of dead. >> the cast and crew of "lala land" started giving expected speeches. something was wrong. they came at a different envelope leading to the shocking moment. >> there is a mistake. "moonlight," you guys won best picture. this is not a joke. >> i'm afraid they read the wrong thing. >> this is not a joke. someone has read this picture. >> are at the heart was holding up the car, proving the "moonlight" was the real winner. someone gave them the best picture. nothing compared to steve harvey's mistake. >> film took him six gold statues. ms don't want her first oscar for best actress for her lawlessness by an actress in th

kurt busch stared clearer the chaos of the daytona 500 which saw over half of the field failed to takederly start, the second half turned into a demolition derby. pilot after pilot knocking out many of the favourites and former champions. he led to only one lap that it was the most important one. the final formula i teams to reveal their cars for the upcoming season have been showing off their new designs ahead of pre—season testing. that begins in barcelona on monday. this is the 13th cart red bull had made since they entered the sport and they are promising it will be unlucky for some, presumably the opposition. this is the teams also reveal their new cars over the weekend. it is a completely different ca rs weekend. it is a completely different cars so hopefully we will build a competitive car but we will have to wait and see. i am confident that red bull can do a good job. a birdie at the last secured home favourite darren fichardt his fifth european tour title at the weather—affected joburg 0pen. the sun shone on sunday for the final round with the tournament being reduced to just

. >> we have a winner in nascar, there he is after 200 laps and 500 miles, kurt busch has won the 2017ona 17 daytona 500. congratulations to kurt busch for winning the great race. >> uma: iran's military with the new show of force carrying out a series of naval drills off the southern coast. the today exercise taking place were nearly one third of all oil is treated by see passes. we have more from jerusalem. >> reporter: iran's naval exercises, mid- growing tensions between the trump administrations in tehran. in just three weeks after the ministration put iran on notice after the islamic republic testfired a ballistic missile, iranian state tv said the drills near the strategic strait and the sea of oman are being held to improve its readiness against threats including piracy and terrorism. drills include naval ships and helicopters and will take place across 2 million square kilometers. nearly one third of all oil traded by see passes through the straight. it has been a scene of several confrontations between iran and the u.s. last month an american destroyer fired warnings shots at

great win for kurt busch. tony stewart's first win as an owner. >> exciting race.re. it was like bumper cars. >> thank you, coy. >>> great night at the oscars for "la la land" until the end. the monumental flub that has everybody talking this morning. >>> if you went to bed thinking "la la land" won best picture, you went to bed too soon. the envelope slip up. welcome back to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. poor warren beatty. he did not wrong. ends with a bang. not what anyone expected. a bizarre blunder marred the academy awards when warren de beatty and faye dunaway took the stage for best picture. >> "la la land." >> just one problem. "la la land" did not win best picture. the moment trying flashbacks of steve harvey announcing the wrong miss universe in 2015. after two minutes of celebrations on stage and speeches, the mistake was announced. >> we lost, by the way. >> guys, i'm sorry. no. there's a mistake. "moonlight." you guys won best picture. >> "moonlight" won. >> this is not a joke. >> this is not a joke. i'm afraid they read the

watters was down there, asking the folks about the usa. ♪ >> kurt busch wins at the daytona 500!ll about? >> it is about the race and the fun, the intensity, the adrenaline. you can't beat it. >> i know nothing about nascar. >> i do nothing about nascar either. >> if i wanted to see people go left all sunday i would watch "meet the press." >> that is very good, very funny. >> what is the biggest problem facing this country right now? >> i would say fake news. >> what are we going to do about the fake news business? >> just turned the channel. how about that? >> i think immigration. that is my biggest concern. >> how are we going to solve the illegal immigration issue? >> we are going to build the wall. >> how against the wall? >> it is going to be huge. because who is going to pay for it? >> that is a good question. >> i am from denmark. i am an immigrant, legal. >> great story. >> if you are not legal, get out. >> get on your horse and take your hunch right out of town. >> lack of education. >> you are telling me. if people were educated, i would be out of a job. >> i don't beli

. >>> kurt busch took the race yesterday.e celebrated his 29th monster truck win with help from patriots' rob gronkowski who joined him in the victory lane. >>> well, a transgender high schooler athlete won the state championship this weekend but he would have preferred wrestling against boys, not girls. tony dokoupil has the story. >> reporter: mack beggs fought his way to a girls' high school championship on wednesday but because he's identified as a boy, he was pulled into the rights of transgender americans. >> i wouldn't be here today if it weren't for my teammates. that's honestly what the spotlight should have been on. >> the 17-year-old high school junior is among an estimated 1.4 million people who identify as transgender. in begs' case, his birth certificate says he's a girl but is taking testosterone prescribed by a doctor. all athletes must compete according to the gender on their birth certificate. lisa laythem's daughter who has wrestled him for years has noticed a change says nobody wins. >> it's not true becau

kurt busch is your 2017 daytona 500 champion dog wins a bike race. winner for best picture was announced? presenter warren beatty paused after opening the envelope, and then showed it to co-presenter and actress faye dunaway, who announced "la la land" as the winner. but the real winner was "moonlight," and the confusion wasn't straightened out until most of the "la la land" team gave their acceptance speeches. the oscar tabulators say they'll investigate what happened. a tour bus full of people who just thought they were going on a hollywood star sightings tour got the surprise of a lifetime on sunday night when they really got to see stars at the oscars. one couple told jimmy kimmel that they were engaged and getting married this summer. kimmel arranged for denzel washington to get up and be the officiant. the warriors rivals are reportedly adding one of their former players. multiple reports this morning say that andrew bogut will sign with the cleveland cavaliers. dallas traded bogut to the 76ers and philly will buyout his contract within the nex

but in the final turn of the race it was kurt busch who passed an out of gas kyle larson to take the 500-mile race. it was busch's first win at daytona in some 16 attempts, so congratulations to him and his team. >>> severe thunderstorms and possible tornados are in store this week. nbc meteorologist bill karins is here with your forecast. what are we looking at now? >> severe weather and a lot of rain, too. good morning to you. the concern is going to be in the east. not today, but into tuesday. isolated tornadoes. this severe weather system sweeps to the eastern sea board. we'll watch little rock memphis areas south of st. louis. we have a soaking rain. it's going to be more confined in extreme southern california. this is where the heavier rain will be. there's isolated flash flooding in the mountains. as the cold front comes through, it wrings the moisture out. the highest totals up in the rim of arizona and the mountains to the west, to the east, cool sid. it feels like winter. here is a little fun over the weekend in case you missed it. this is a time-out at the warriors/nets g

but in the final turn of the race it was kurt busch who passed an out of gas kyle larson to take the 500-mile race. it was busch's first win at daytona in some 16 attempts, so congrats to him and his team. >>> severe thunderstorms and possible tornados are in store this week. nbc meteorologist bill karins is here with your forecast. what are we looking at now? >> nothing today, frances. it looks pretty quiet. tuesday and wednesday could be very active severe weather days. ending february with a bang. right now steady rains over arkansas and areas near memphis. the worst of the storms will be throughout tuesday afternoon, tuesday evening. this is tomorrow. 25 million people are at risk of severe storms, damage from wind, hail, all the ingredients possible even for tornados too. in this area from little rock to jonesboro to paducah is most at risk. these will continue tuesday night through the overnight through early wednesday morning. 62 million people at risk from the middle of the ohio valley all the way to the east coast come wedne nday morning. where's the car? it'll be here in th

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. >>> to the track kurt busch taking advantage of a lot of wrecks and a lot of the top drivers out ofthe race because of those wrecks and he takes the checkered flag and wins daytona 500. >>> also coming up on game on overtime really cool story, find out how one high school lacrosse team is using blue jeans to help e shoes. the answer coming up next on game wow. i can't wait to see that, interesting. thanks for that tease. >>> talk to us. >> cold tonight, a cold start tomorrow, 50s in the afternoon, perhaps an isolated shower, late showers tuesday, 60s. yellow alert wednesdays, showers, 70s, thursday cold with flurries and back in the 40s. >> everyone get all your coats out. you can get updates any time on our wusa9 app. don't go anywhere. for all those pokers, prodders, shuckers and sniffers, [ inhales ] all giant produce is triple checked. farm, crate, and store. we're focusing on fresh... ...so you don't have to guess. my giant. you feel every mountain we've ever conquered. in our sports cars,