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the number 26 car, driven by two-time daytona 500 winner michael waltrip also calls on fans to text donations to the newtown school support fund. >>> just ahead before you, bling, plus is bruce willis's nine lives about up with the latest installment of the diehard franchise? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this friday, looking at a beautiful weekend forecast in almost all areas of the west, even trying to warm up in the northwest. today sunglasses from utah to california. portland 50, still fighting the clouds in the northwest. want to mention sacramento, you're going to look for very nice conditions, 69 on saturday, sunday right around 66. for everybody else, watch some showers in the northwest on saturday. i guess not ruining your weekend plans. >> if you do go inside we have some movies to watch. >> not good ones, clunkers. >>> the fifth installment in the diehard franchise expected to rake in the most crash despite terrible reviews equaling bad criticism. nicholas sparks "safe haven." and the twilight crowd, no he said to their supporters. maggie smith

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the number 26 car driven by two-time daytona 500 winner michael waltrip also calls on fans to text donations to the newtown school support fund. >>> just ahead, seth is showered in bling. >>> plus, is bruce willis' nine lives just about up in the latest installment of the "die hard" franchise? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. here's what you need to know about the upcoming weekend forecast. holiday weekend, by the way. we're watching the rain if florida. then the colder air and a little bit of a clipper system coming through the great lakes with snow showers. that's later this afternoon. later tonight, off the coast, bringing snow to areas, especially in new england, a couple inches. new hampshire and maine. by sunday, we get rid of that and start to warm it up a little bit in the midwest. at least the cold air is not here to stay. >>> well, there's something for everybody at the box office this weekend. the fifth installment in the "die hard" franchise should rake in the most cash despite terrible reviews. yeah. >> i thought it was going to be good. >> well, it wasn't. despi

the number 26 car driven by two-time daytona 500 winner michael waltrip also calls on fans to text donations to the newtown school support fund. >>> just ahead, seth is showered in bling. >>> plus, is bruce willis' nine lives just about up in the latest installment of the "die hard" franchise? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. let me take you through the weekend forecast. we start today with rainy weather in florida. the big story is the cold air coming down from the north. the latest arctic flash heading down from the northern plains. minnesota and wisconsin. notice highs in wisconsin only 27. as we go through the weekend, a little storm is developing over the north carolina coast. we should see a little period of snow late tonight into tomorrow. new england with a couple inches of snow up. there by sunday that snow is gone we actually start to warm up quickly. the arctic air is only with us two days in the middle of the country. >>> well, there's something for everybody at the box office this weekend. the fifth installment in the "die hard" franchise should rake in the most

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jimmie johnson's win was his second daytona 500 victory and michael waltrip who drove a car with the number 26 in honor of the 26 sandy hook victims, finished 22nd. lester? >> janet shamlian in florida for us tonight, thanks. >>> the president of afghanistan today ordered all u.s. special operations forces to leave an embattled area of that country within two weeks because of torture and other allegations against afghans working with the americans. the area is wardak province, not far from kabul. for more on this, we turn to nbc pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski. jim, what is this all about? >> lester, this order today shocked u.s. defense and military officials, taken totally by surprise. military officials strongly deny u.s. commandos condone or took part in any kidnappings, torture or murders of afghan civilians or suspects. now, in the past, president karzai has taken the u.s. military to task, in part, to show the afghan people that he's in charge. but wardak province is a taliban stronghold, one of the hottest combat areas in afghanistan. so if karzai's playing politics

but with michael waltrip, brad keselowski the guest analyst. you did good so far picking stewart and harvick. fatherhood treating kevin harvick very well and the aggressive driving. what did we learn about the generation 6 car tonight? >> we saw kevin harvick and tony stewart, guys that drive aggressively are rewarded. that is a key thing. we saw greg biffle made a great move for the lead at the end but kevin harvick drove more aggressive and made it work. that's what won him the race. >> michael: i like being part of the fox team. glad he has a job. >> chris: pretty good. >> michael: picks a whistle the first segment. picked the race winner. i agree with brad 100%. the guys that are aggressive made it happen. one thing i was disappointed at the end was people trying to figure out what to do. a new car. there is new challenges. so nobody really made a move. the first guy to move was logano who dove down from the fourth and fifth spot. got third at the end. maybe if they moved sooner and everybody watching like brad and the guys in the race will

but with michael waltrip brad keselowski the guest analyst. you did good so far picking stewart and harvick. fatherhood treating kevin harvick very well and the aggressive driving. what did we learn about the generation 6 car tonight? >> we saw kevin harvick and tony stewart guys that drive aggressively are rewarded. that is a key thing. we saw greg biffle made a great move for the lead at the end but kevin harvick drove more aggressive and made it work. that's what won him the race. >> michael: i like being part of the fox team. glad he has a job. >> chris: pretty good. >> michael: picks a whistle the first segment. picked the race winner. i agree with brad 100%. the guys that are aggressive made it happen. one thing i was disappointed at the end was people trying to figure out what to do. a new car. there is new challenges. so nobody really made a move. the first guy to move was logano who dove down from the fourth and fifth spot. got third at the end. maybe if they moved sooner and everybody watching like brad and the guys in the race will

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with me right now, michael waltrip, the same one from michael waltrip racing is here to tell bus this00 and your brand-new car. welcome back. >> good to be here. >> brian: you know how big you are. how do you get in this thing? >> it's tight when i squeeze in. but it's got se ducktive lines. >> brian: the fancy camera there, that is dale's car, right? you like him, but you're racing against him. >> but he's a great guy, lot of fun. this is the car that finished second in the championship last year with clint boyar driving. if it wasn't for this guy, we would be champions. but this car is really fast? >> brian: you're all excited about the daytona 500. you were excited to lead a group. it's michael waltrip racing, right? >> it's a great feeling. my inspiration came from dale earnhardt. i always wanted to be like dale. i really enjoyed and appreciated the way he ran his team. that's the way i'm trying to run mine. >> brian: ray lewis, captain of his team, i got his role. when you're captain of your racing team, what is your role, because it's an individual sport burks yet a team sport.

jimmie johnson, michael waltrip both will be in the race. >> excellent.k here in tv. look, mike, let me start off with you. this is a big deal, historic, danica patrick becoming the first female to win daytona five on the pole in sunday's qualifying round. what does this mean for nascar? >> i think the main thing is if jimmie johnson or michael waltrip wins the pole, we're on the paper. if patrick wins, the front page, every major talk shows. there will be a lot of people watching her just to see what happens on sunday. they may not be fans, but they want to be part of something historic, and i think they will be. >> she's in a male dominated sport. so the fact that she beat all the guys and took the pole position on sunday, that piques a lot of interest. they'll want to watch and see, can she stay up there? can she outrun the guys sunday? we know she has a fast car. we know she's very capable as a drive. what's going to happen come sunday? the intrigue. we don't know. >> right. and that's going to transcend the sport. michael, let me ask you a question,

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but with michael waltrip, brad keselowski the guest analyst. you did good so far picking stewart and harvick. fatherhood treating kevin harvick very well and the aggressive driving. what did we learn about the generation 6 car tonight? >> we saw kevin harvick and tony stewart, guys that drive aggressively are rewarded. that is a key thing. we saw greg biffle made a great move for the lead at the end but kevin harvick drove more aggressive and made it work. that's what won him the race. >> michael: i like being part of the fox team. glad he has a job. >> chris: pretty good. >> michael: picks a whistle the first segment. picked the race winner. i agree with brad 100%. the guys that are aggressive made it happen. one thing i was disappointed at the end was people trying to figure out what to do. a new car. there is new challenges. so nobody really made a move. the first guy to move was logano who dove down from the fourth and fifth spot. got third at the end. maybe if they moved sooner and everybody watching like brad and the guys in the race will

earlier, i talked to michael waltrip, a veteran of the sport. he has raced the daytona 500 26 time, won twice and was the winner the year that dale earnhardt died right here at the last turn at the daytona speedway. take a look at what he has had to say about the evolving of the cars and how much more safe they are. >> with dale's death, we had four race drivers killed that year. and nascar stepped up and we have made racing much safer. yesterday prove, it's difficult to guard against everything. >> reporter: it's really true. although when you saw that accident and the shape the cars were in after the accident, to see kyle larson walk out of that car uninjured is really quite remarkable. they feel good about it. today, the car they are riding on is a brand-new car they are introducing this year into the sprint cup. it will be the first major race in that. they feel it's a safe car, but it will be a car they are not used to so possibly will see some action again on the track. >> jamie: not that kind of action, though. thank you, rick. see you la

by the way, danica's fellow driver michael waltrip will be racing for newtown, connecticut, at the daytona driving the number 26 sandy hook school support fund toyota. right there it is, right there. the car will honor the 26 victims of the sandy hook elementary shooting, and waltrip will be encouraging nascar fans to make $10 donations to the school support fund. good job. >>> hundreds were hurt and thousands of buildings damaged when a meteor exploded over russia this week. many residents are still shaken about the whole thing, some of the youngest very traumatized. their story, next. [heart beating] [heartbeat continues] [heartbeat, music playing louder] ♪ i'm feeling better since you know me... ♪ announcer: this song was created with heartbeats of children in need. find out how it can help frontline health workers bring hope to millions of children at everybeatmatters.org. >>> what a great day it was friday for the thousands of people who finally got off of the cruise from hell. that was the carnival ship that was virtually dead in the water for five days, leaving passengers to sleep o

by the way, danica's fellow driver michael waltrip will be racing for newtown, connecticut, at the daytonariving the sandy hook school support fund toyota and there it is right there. the car will honor the 26 victims of the sandy hook elementary shooting, and waltrip will ask people to make $10 donations to the school support fund. good job. >>> hundreds were hurt and buildings damaged when a meteor crashed over russia this week. some are shaken by the whole thing and some of the youngest were traumatized by the whole thing. their story is next. there is no mass-produced human. every signature is unique, and every fingerprint unrepeatable. at sleep number, we recognize the incredible diversity of human beings, and know that up there with your social security number and your phone number is another important number. your sleep number. so we created the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. it's a collection of innovations designed around a bed with dualair technology that allows you to adjust to the support your body needs - each of your bodies. and you'll only find it at a

by the way, danica's fellow driver michael waltrip will be racing for newtown, connecticut, at the daytona00 and driving the sandy hook school support fund toyota and there it is right there. the car will honor the 26 victims of the sandy hook elementary oshoshooting, and wap will ask people to make $10 donations to the school support fund. good job. >>> hundreds were hurt and buildings damaged when a meteor crashed over russia this week. some are shaken by the whole thing and some of the youngest were traumatized by the whole thing. their story is next. [ balloon pops, goblin growling ] she wrote a lot about goblins after getting burned in the market. but she found someone to talk to and gained the confidence to start investing again. ♪ and that's what you call a storybook ending. it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot even on a holida

jimmie johnson, darryl waltrip and michael and mike joy here to react. away from a judge's decision and oscar pistorius' bail hearing in south africa. this is new video of lawyers, family and the media inside the white house this morning. the defense and prosecution wrapping up arguments earlier today. lawyers for pistorius argue he's too famous to be a flight risk. the prosecution claims since won't admit to wrongdoing, that makes him more likely to take off. let's bring in geraldo rivera who is going to be following this for us as the news comes down. you're a lawyer. the legal system there quite different from ours. there will not be a jury and this bail hearing different because we've heard so much evidence. >> well, it was his choice, gretchen, to give evidence. he didn't have to address the substance of the facts and circumstances surrounding the death of reeva. he could have just said, i'm not a flight risk. i'm willing to surrender my passport, you know, i have a lot of immoveable property here. i have family and friends here. all arguments he di

nascar driver michael waltrip will honor and raise money for sandy hook elementary at the daytona 500ytona weber was set to drive the number 30 toyota but instead his number will be changed to 26. to honor the victims of the shooting. the black and green ribbon is also featured on the hood of the car. people will be able to donate during next weekend's race by texting newtown to 80888. >>> nascar will likely make a baseline concussion test mandatory for all drivers next year. officials have also urged all drivers to get an impact test before this season. the test is used by many professional sports leagues including the nfl, to assess concussions and determine when an injured athlete can safely return to play. last season, dale earnhardt jr. missed two races for the race for the sprint cup championship because of a concussion. >>> an amazing dolphin rescue caught on video. why marine biologists say they saved that dolphin just in the nick of time. >>> a cooler weather pattern is settling into the bay area for your president's day weekend. i will have a look at what you can expect comi

for one, you have got guys who are driving around this thing now, michael waltrip is a big guy and heght. there we go. now i'm going this is a new car this year. robin. tell me what's new looks like we have got a new driver anyway. lakely concentrated on the look of this car. we have the same safety aspects that we have had in the past. added some things to help in certain situations. it's all about our product relevance. trying to get in and look at the car back. it's a project that we have been at working at for well over about three years now. >> okay. now, i have got to tell it you. ifif you you watch a nascar race. people form these alliances push all these things. you have got a lot of teammate work, help. then you have also have manufacturers helping danica patrick racing a poll position. starting off in first place. for a woman to win the daytona 500. it would be the hugest thing for the sport? >> it would be. i think it would be big for her. >> she has a good team behind her. that stable at three. three out of the top five cars and qualifying. they have actually looks like th

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