lane kiffin was fired. steve sarkisian was under pete carroll. steve sarkisian had anticipated a university of washington in 2008. in baseball. the new york yankees agreed to a $750 million with free agent center fielder jack oby ellsbury. a deal that comes in the wake of catcher brian mccann's 5-year, $85 million deal with the yankees. else brie hit 0.298 with 53 rbi in 52 stone bases while helping boston red sox win the world series this past seen. >> was is a crime - we look at the derailment and the law. >> this is not a photograph of morgan freeman. we will tell you what it is coming up. . >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler in new york. here are the stories: >> a union official said the man at the controls was nodding off. the train was going three times the speed at the time of the accident. >> a federal judge said detroit is eligible for bankruptcy. it clears the way for the city to deal with $20 billion in debt. >> vice president joe biden arrives in beijing, he'll meet with leaders from china's territorial disp

did not go over well with interim coach ed orjoran who hoped to get the job when he took over for lane kiffinuit today and won't coach for the trojans in the bowl game. >>> good night, that is a huge fish! >> okay. blatant self promotion at its finest before if anybody watching the show would send me at kpix 5 sports their picture, i wouldn't have to stoop this low. every monday at this time we recap the plays of the weekend that you might have missed but raise your hand if you actually missed the fourth ranked auburn versus number one alabama finish! here it is with fan reaction as it unfolds. >> all right, here we go. [ applause and cheers ] >> 56-yarder. it's -- no, does not have the leg. running out to the 10, 15, 20. >> cheater cheater cheater. >> 25, 30, 35, 40. >> go, go, go, go! >> 45, 50! 45, there goes david. >> oh, my god. [ screaming in the background ] >> oh, my god! >> davis is going to run it all the way back! auburn is going to win the football game! [ screaming at the top of their lungs ] >> oh, my gosh, we did it! we did it!! >> he ran the field goal back. he ran it back 109

cove o 6 and 2 after taking over for lane kiffin fired in september. i spoke with graham watson of yahoo sports earlier today about the reaction out west. >> i think people are in shock. i don't think steve sarkisian was the splashy hire everybody was expecting usc to make. his 3 for and 29, his five years at washington and, you know, he has tried to bring washington up to elite status. he inherited a program that was 0 and 12. and up until this year, they hadn hadn't won more than seven games. now you bring him into usc, a national powerhouse program, traditionally powerhouse program and you expect him to turn that program around and make it elite. i think we are all kind of scratching our heads thinking, you know, why this guy? and, of course, his ties to the school. he was there for seven years as an offensive coordinator. he coached two heisman trophy winners there. that definitely played into this but in terms of success, i think people are a little just like, hum, okay. steve sarkisian. >> matt liner tweed he thought it was a good pick. >> just f

he inherits a usc team that went 6-2 under interim coach ed orgeron , who replaced lane kiffin five gamesto the season. >> and you won't want to miss sports night live hosted by gary radnich. and featuring gary's radio partner larry krueger. a brand new show here on kron 4-- we'll have lively debates.and big time interviews. the show premieres this thursday december 5th at 9pm. check out the facebook page at sports night live - and "like us" for a chance to win a 2,000 dollar home theater system. >> we will take a break. here is a live look from mount tam cam. we have cold temperatures. more on that coming up. >> welcome back. the annual lighting of the capitol christmas tree will take place tonight in washington. this is video that shows that last year's event. the 2013 entry is an 88 ft. increment spruce from the code will national forest in washington state. house speaker john boehner will light the tree. >> he's become an internet sensation -- known as "doctor dan the pancake man." this picasso of pancakes was pouring the blue note for the first time. his creations at the courtesy din