mike smith has been on the job for a day and a half and has laid out the goals for defense next season. >> we have to focus on getting off the field on 3rd down and taking the ball away and stopping the run. those will be the three things that i would be talking to our guys about. bucs struggled with is the lack of a pass rush. with mike smith on board, that appears to finally be changing. >> and if you don't affect the quarterback and put pressure on the quarterback, they're going to cut you up. so it's going to be imperative that we get pressure on the quarterback. >> reporter: reporting at one buck, john sabol, abc action sports. >> meanwhile who will become the ninth buccaneer to be inducted into the ring of honor. john lynch is the favorite right now. i think the team might want to go back in time just a little bit and perhaps take a look at a couple of guys. those two should be considered strong candidates. >>> all right. they're back tomorrow night. the defending stanley cup blackhawks are in town. straight. stinging. this will not be just another game. we will hear from john co

mike smith is up for some of these openings as well. he's a defensive minded coach. >> circle of life. >> the bucks defense, lovie, smith, cutter, something was >>> now on in your side investigation, sick and tired. cutting delays providing nonva health care to veterans. you paid for it. so what's gone wrong? >> according to figures obtained by eight on your side, one in four veterans seeking health care wait more than 30 days to get a doctors appointment. >> cutting those waiting time social security what the new federal program is all about. steve andrews tells us why so many veterans are waiting so long. >> reporter: jen, taxpayers shelled out tens of thousands of dollars, and lewis salvado will tell you it wasn't worth one red cent. was a soldier, he didn't know that he developed lung cancer. health net is the contract with the v.a. pays to set up his appointments. >> they actually taken longer if you just went right to the v.a. >> reporter: the national office of the foreign wars is closely monitoring veteran health care. according

i would have interviewed mike smith for head coaches position to be honest with you. just as the giants did and this is a guy that has been around since he was fired in atlanta a lot of people were surprised by it. i was certainly surprised by it. i think he was the best head coach candidate out there. so i think the bucs got a bit of a coo here. he is a very defense i coordinator. he has worked with dirk cutter. i don't think you can have a better marriage. here's the other thing, dan, they have worked in the nfc south. they know how to win. they know what the personnel is up in new orleans and carolina. >> he was out of coaching last year though. is there any rust that needs to be shaken off or does he need to jump into this? >> i think he can jump right in. i think his defensive scheme is a hit bit more up to date. it's not so much tampa. it will be a 4-3 scheme. he's a guy that jumps very well. he knows how to make the adjustments. he's never been fooled before. so he's been at this awhile. he knows what he is doing. >> four other coaching changes confirmed. scree

challenger crew including mike smith, a native of north carolina died on this day when the booster engine failed to break apart. all paying tribute to the crew of at aapproximately owe one appears are and those who lost their lives to the space program. >>> japan is now at the forefront of only a handful of nations with stealth capabilities. it unveiled the first yap -- japanese stealth plane. it could be combined with the next gen fighter jet replacing as westerly as 2028. >>> this comes after a restored plane took to the skies. the plane was found decaying in new guinea in the 1970s. it was opened by an american until a japanese businessman purchased it it in 2010. >>> president obama is weighing in on the controversy regarding this year's all white slate of actors nominated for oscars. >> with should do what every other industry should do is ch is to look for talent, provide opportunity for effect. i think the oscar debate is just an express of this prodder issue of are we making sure shot. >> some hollywood elite such as spike lee and jada apinkett smith promised to boycott the ceremo

. >> and buccaneers defensive coordinator mike smith takes to the stage for the first time. so what brought him to tampa bay? the answer might just surprise you. >> it's about winning and i think we have and in coach cutter a good lead leader that is going to lead this football team in the right direction. >> new bucks defensive coordinator mike smith knows where his bread is buttered. the florida native back in the sunshine state ready to get started. if there is any coaching tandem in tampa bay where guys have half heart friendship bracelets it is cutter and smith. they received plenty of interest from other nfl teams this off season, but in the end, they ended up working together for the third time in their careers. smith took the podium for the first time as a member of the bucks this afternoon. he said tampa bay is the only destination he would have considered coming to as a coordinator. oddly enough, jameis winston. smith maintains this league is all about quarterback play. and his defense will be designed around confusing opposing qbs . >> in this day and age, you you

and i'm really happy to announce that we've come to terms with our defensive coordinator, mike smith. >> reporter: mike smith is a guy he worked with in atlanta. >> reporter: very familiar with each other and this offense. dirk koetter said not much is gonna change. a few tweaks here and there. but everybody who liked this combination between the coach and quarterback jameis winston, you're in luck! you're gonna get it again this year! >> i will continue to be the play-caller for the bucks. there's a lot of hard work that goes into football. one of my favorite parts of football is the strategy and the game management part, the play-calling part. i think i'd be foolish to give that up. with that said, that's gonna cause some juggles and some reorganization within the staff. >> reporter: foolish to give up the play-calling. unfortunately he's gonna have to give up his great 1-liners in the press conferences! gotta tone it down a little bitter, he said -- bit, he said. >> reporter: but the water >> reporter: the more things same. we're just getting started with our coverage out here. at

announcing mike smith as the new defensive coordinator. the former coordinator would not return after being let go last week. fraser quickly landed a gig in baltimore today as the new secondary coach. as for cutter hiring mike smith, it reunites him with his former boss in atlanta. cutter was offensive coordinator with the falcons and also coached in jacksonville. this is a big higher for the defense that has struggled mightily over the past -- past five seasons. >> not only as a defensive coordinator, as a teacher, a head coach and a man. he is the right kind of guy i could not be happier.>> the chiefs and the patriots 3rd quarter, tom brady during what time does best. finding ron for the touchdown. kansas city scored a late touchdown. 115 left. wenning 27-20 in advance of its fifth straight afc title. nfc divisional playoff going right now. cardinals and packers. it is late here the cardinals slowly hanging onto the lead of this game. searching for its first road win, six in the first. in the quarter, and knocks down the trouble. bowls d

. >>> mike smith wanted his guy, dirk koetter, with him in atlanta. now he's returning the favor. >> like old pals. the two enjoyed a playoff experience together in jacksonville, of all places, with david garrard as their quarterback. i talked to roy cummings yesterday about this dream combo on the bucs bonus show. >> roy, let's get to it. what do you think of the smith hiring? >> i love it. i would have interviewed mike smith for head coaches position, to be honest with you, just as the new york giants did, just as the miami dolphins did, and rightfully so. this is a guy that's been around, i think when he was fired in atlanta, a lot of people were surprised by it. i was certainly surprised by it. i think he was the best head all the candidates available. i think the bucs got a bit of a coup here. >> he was out of coaching last year. is there any rust that he needs to shape off, or does he jump right in? >> i think he can shake it off. it's going to be a 4-3 scheme. it will be a one-gap scheme, much like what the players play now, not that different.

that move benefits dirk koetter and mike smith. first, he has a former head coach he can trust a coach who was coach of the year three times on his staff and mike smith after getting canned in atlanta did not get one offer. he turns around in the bucs defense he will be up for another head coaching job, that is a perfect partnership. of course they have a one on one with dirk in a moment in sports. we get into the expectations and x's and o's of the team and the expectations of the job. >> i like him already. >>> not liking this though another brutal day on wall street. the dow was down 390 points. at one point in the day it was the nasdaq dropped 126 points and the s&p 500 fell 41 points making this the worst two weeks of a new year in the history of the u.s. market. >>> and chris cato has a look at the factors behind the nose dive and what it means for the u.s. economy. >> the worst two-week opening of the year ever in the history of the market. what this means is that the economy is slowing and which is natural because it has be

mike smith has been on the job a day and a half and has laid out his goal for his defense next season. >> we've got to focus on getting off the field on 3rd down and taking the ball away and stopping the run. those will be the three things that i will be talking to our guys about. >> reporter: one area where the bucs strag led last season was their -- struggled with last season was their lack of a pass rush. >> if you don't affect the quarterback and put pressure on the quarterback, they're going to cut you. so it's going to be imperative that we get pressure on the quarterback. >> reporter: john sable, abc action sports. >>> the heat is on at the australian open. media from around the world are looking for those 16 professional tennis players who reportedly fixed matches and novak djokovic appears to be in the middle of it. his 2nd round win over quentin hales from france when he was bombarded with questions. djokovic defended himself when he was accused of losing his match on purpose back in 2007 by an italian newspaper. >> i have nothing more to say. i said everything i needed to s

i have seen mike smith as both a coordinator and as a head coach. and i truly trust my gut when it comes to coaches. i've been around coaches my whole life. this guy is the real deal and we're lucky to get him in tampa. >> mike is a good choice, i think. he is a comfortable choice. that's important because i think the more comfortable dirk is in his situation, the quicker he will be able to grow into this job. it will take time. not only for him and his family. we will have more coming up at 5:00. >> hopefully it means wins. >> w is all that matters. >>> we are hearing from tampa bay mayor buckhorn as the team can search outside of the city for the new stadium. the tampa park apartments which is section 8 housing between downtown and ebor. >> if you can use the downtown garages and ebor garages to supplement parking needs and not construct parking, those prices come down. the trolley runs right by it. there's reasons why some sites make more sense. but certainly that site at this point is probably the best location. >> take a look at your screen rig

. >> when he was not hired as an nfl coach mike smith knew exactly when he was going, tampa bay. >> this would be the one place i would come and very excited because of my relationship with dirk. three seasons in atlanta and smith is hoping to return the favor. >> i relied on dirk for some many things. he was an instrumental part of our staff in atlanta. >> in his year away from the field, mike smith spent part of his time co--authors a book drive-bying how building a winning culture and winning locker room is absolutely crucial to building a winning team. >> it's the heart-beat of the team and when you go away from that you loose the culture very, very quickly. >> right now smith wants his team to getting away, off the field and stopping the run. >> because if you don't, it's a slow death. >> penalties are also a major concern. >> defense, you have to play you don't, you are getting a lot fouls. as a defense, we are going to strive to play on the edge, not over the edge. >> the falcons were among the least penalized team during smith's tenure there. >> before the rays start, the daytona

he had never seen anybody like mike smith before. >> to get a coach with mike's experience not only as a defensive coordinator, as a teacher, as a head coach, as a man, as the right kind of guy we want in front of our players every day. i couldn't be happier. >> three other coaching changes have come down the pipeline so far. nate kaiser is coming over. mark duffner with the dolphins will replace the linebacker coach. and jay hayes is going to be defensive line coach. grabbing more points and playing more consistent. we have big name guys. >> the tampa bay lightning are getting healthy and playing the best hockey of the season not a moment too soon. they entered yesterday evening 7th a skates blade ahead of half a dozen teams. one of them, the pittsburgh penguins paying a visit to amalie arena also namesestikov. the wizard of oz strikes again. 3-1 tampa bay. pittsburgh storms back with three straight goals but strollman forced overtime and in the extra session, vladi falls in love with the rebound. mommy says don't do that but he can't. a season high 4th straight victory who are in sol

. >>> mike smith is out thing tampa as -- smith is touting tampa as the only place he wants to be. smith maintains the league is and his defense will be designed around confusing the other qbs. >>> well, 8 on your side with news of a program to keep morale up at the hillsborough county sheriff's office. your social media feedback started this. ryan hughes explains simple words can go a long way. >> be careful. >> reporter: as the hillsborough county sheriff's spokesman realizes the power of praise. >> we have to let the employees know that the public appreciates them so that we can all be winners and our goal of fighting crime. >> reporter: bettering the community starts within the agency. and that's why he recently began an internal email thread. it's called favorable friday. >> we feel it's vital to the overall emotional health of our agency. agency's social media pages is looking for positive comments to combat the negative perception of police in the united states these days. like this one, thank you for your service everyone. he cuts and copies the text and puts it in an email

. >> i have had an opportunity through my broadcast duties to be around dirk and mike smith. they have built a wonderful staff of guys that know what they are doing and now it is time to do the work for this town and it is special when it is back in the playoffs and winning another championship. that will be a great day for me as well. perry. the worse 20 game start. the bulls in houston and with a suspension and illness and the 7 guys. the shorthanded bulls played well in the first half and jamal mcmurray for the bounce for the three and up ten. mcmurray is the alley to bo ziegler and upset houston 71-72 snappingment sf9 game losing streak. we go to seminals and pit. ma lick beesley finds devon booker and his 3 rattles home and seminals up four and this game ended and pit stuns florida state and we will have thank you so much for choosing abc action news. the news continues on abcactionnews.com. >> we will see you tonight

for >> reporter: one of those great guys that he was alluding to, defensive coordinator mike smith. a guy that he worked with in jacksonville and atlanta. a huge hire for the bucs as they start to assemble a defensive staff. >> paul ryan reporting live. thank you. >>> bucs fans are not surprised about the hiring of dirk koetter. for many his hiring is overshadowed by the firing of >> reporter: thigh have been down this road time and time again. that is the problem. one former player says this team needs consistency. out with the old and in with the new. fans will start seeing a lot more of dirk koetter. billboards already in the air, ushering in a new era of buccaneer football. >> it wasn't a surprise at all. >> reporter: some fans like superfan kareem franco mcgill who dresses the part at every single game as a member of the group "what the buc" is is still wondering what happened! and wondering what no mow love for love -- no more love for lovie will do. >> i feel like a lot of the players have started to adapt to lovie and his ways, and i think they had a good bond. >> reporter:

he hired his old boss in atlanta, mike smith, as his defensive coordinator today. mike has head coaching experience. and he can help koetter cut his teeth in the new job. his family. he is in a highly visible and scrutinized position. but koetter is ready to take it >> the competition in this every week. i'm aware of that. i'm ready for the responsibility and the challenge. journey. with us along the way. and can't wait -- can't wait to roll them up and get started. >> just like dirk, it will be a learning -- learning experience. and i'm sure we're going to have to feel our way along and hope we survive, i guess. i don't know. >> reporter: well, what a great lady she is, kim koetter. it will take a little bit of time for dirk to get acquainted i think he has some traits at that -- that are necessary to be a good coach. one of those is humility. we saw that at the beginning of the news conference today. tom korun, abc action news sports. >> thank you, tom. >>> 12 marines still missing in the pacific ocean following a collision between two helicopters. it happened in

. >> we finally get to hear from new bucks defensive coordinator mike smith he will be introduced tomorrow at one buck place. and this reunion between smith and buck's head coach dirk cutter will be official. >>> the profootball riders rookie team this afternoon. quarterback jameson winston certainly made that list. but how cool was this. three more bucks rookies make this team including quan alexander and donovan smith. you think they drafted well last year. >> jaime bird hopes he can show the talent this year. three interceptions in his senior season at usf. but byrd feels he has to perform well because he's not as big as your typical nfl back. >> i play with a chip on my shoulder every time i play because i'm not the biggest guy out here. i have to play with that chip everywhere i go. that's going to put me to put extra stuff out here. to get them to love me not just like me. all the shiny new seats are in. that's the entire project which is part of the massive three year renovation. comfy seat too. finishes one month before this year's daytona 500. they widen the seats. they widen them

. >> cutter named mike smith as the defensive coordinator that is where cutter must make improvement on the defense, first nfl coaching head job in nine years in the league. >>> a new coach for the bucks is something we seem to tell you about way too often, fans and even those who may have jumped on the bond wagon yet say it's time we start talking about wins, 10 news reporter jennifer titus find out how the team can make the cut this time around. >> at euphoria salon and day spa customers here are not talking about their changing hair styles. >> did they win? i left before the end. >> i want them to win, but they haven't. >> but something that seems to to change just as much. >> change is good, he looks like a happy guy. so, hopefully that is a good change for everybody. and is he a good leader for the team. topic of discussion,. >> well i heard he knows the team well. >> bucks new head coach dirk cutter. i do remember when they went to the super bowl. >> that was more than a decade ago. >> it would be nice if they won. >> it would be nice for the community. >> i have kids, so good

. >>> mike smith took the podium saying tampa bay was the only destination he would have considered coming to. what drove him here besides his relationship with dirk koetter? it is jameis winston. his defense will be around confusing opposing qbs. >> in this day and age, you have to give different look. you can't line up in the same look every time. we are going to have a lot of flexibility and we are going to identify what the players are capable of doing and i think dirk's philosophy aligns with the philosophy that i have had for many years. you want to put your players in the best position that you possibly can. that is what coaching is all about. >> finally tonight, some college hoops. the i-4 series against usf. the bulls have other ideas. beau zigler with a put back slam. back come the knights. chance mcspadden, that's a great name, puts ucf in front before recess. then davis scored a game high 22 points. usf made it interesting down the stretch. crisperly cuts the deficit to four. ucf wins 64-54. the usc women lost falling in overtime to memphis. courtney williams scored 22 points.

we get to meet mike smith, the brand-new defensive coordinator tomorrow. they will introduce him at one buck place. the coaches name that popped up over the weekend. john hope is one of them. his speblty in the nfl is more than -- for more than a decade before taking a job with the game cocks. the nfl has become a global game. two prospects represent their colleges in canada. big number 97. see jason. there he is. david. the pride of the bison. he is one of the top defensive line men in all of canada. the best part, he's still trying to learn the family of football. he moved five years ago, fell in love with the game. he has a future in the canadian football league but you never know if the right seem sees something it likes, this could be a budding nfl defensive end. >> i'm picking it up. just coming from a different game in canada and coming out here, yeah, it's been different, but it's coming along pretty fine. yeah, i i don't think it's -- i don't think it's much of a big deal. so i'm pretty used to this kind of environment. >> he stated i'm used to th

. >> to the families of my personal friends, dick scobee, mike smith, judy resnick, ronald mcnair, ellison onizuka, christa mcauliffe and greg jarvis. grace and i extend to you our thoughts and prayers to your families, to your friends at the time of this our of your loss. .. loss and our shared grief the space program has been a marvelous program for america the to expand his knowledge and horizons and will continue to be so in the future as long as man has the thirst of knowledge and in the process there is risk that risk is taken by each one of us every day and that risk is understood by all the members that kleiman diluted station. my concluding remarks would be as we reflect upon this tragedy, a tragedy -- let's remember the remarks by one who knew some in about risk. a lady named helen keller she spoke of risk and security. this is what she said. security is mostly a superstition. it does not exist in nature, nor is their whole experience. avoiding the danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. listen to what she ends with. life is either a daring adventure or nothing

as of now the only man with head-coaching experience is mike smith. according to the daily news, the atlanta falcons coach will meet with them on monday. >> the rangers were at home this afternoon. you may want to close your eyes because this one was brutal. the rangers hosted at the gardens. they came back from a to nothing deficit to tie the game mma take the lead six minutes to play. 3 - to new york. final second to win is basically in their hand. unbelievable. they put in the rebound with five seconds to play. they tie the game at three and go to overtime. rangers have a great opportunity but they can't bury it and they this was a brutal loss. the capital beats the rangers in overtime. the mets in detroit tonight taking on the pistons. they had no answer for andre. he's having a monster season. he scored 233 points to go along with 11 boards. they easily handle the mets tonight 103 - 89. the other game is going on right now in the afc, steelers with the bangles and it's 9 - 0 in the third quarter. >> thank you. we'll be watching and waiting. >> a

> just moments into his press conference cutter announced he hired a new defensive coordinator, mike smith who was when cutter was the oc. now the two met in 2007, dirks first year in the nfl when smith was to defensive coordinator in jacksonville. he said he never before. >> to get a coach with mike's experience not only as a defensive coordinator, as a teacher, as a head coach but as a man, as the right kind of guy we want in front of our players every day i couldn't be happier. >> three other coaching changes have come down the pipeline so far. nate kaser is going to run special teams. mark duffin will replace hardy nickelson. jay hayes will be the defensive line coach. >> i think as the years have gone on we're starting to get better and gotten some big poifrnts. points. >>> the tampa bay lightning are finally getting healthy. they entered 7th in the eastern conference, just a skate's blade ahead of a couple other teams. one of the threats the pittsburgh penguins. also in attendance domesticov. bolts on the bolts would lead that 3-1 lead. pittsburgh storms back with three straight goal

stewart: koetter announced that he will reunite with former falcons head coach mike smith, who was hired as the bucs' defensive coordinator. both coached for the jaguars in 2007. orlando city lions looking to be the roster for the playoffs in season two. two big pickups at the mls draft. they selected university of larey, , and another from ucf. they will open at real salt lake. the raptors outlasted the magic in overtime overseas. they get a few days off to regroup and prepare for the hawks in atlanta on monday. magic barely above water about one game above 500. they are in the eighth and final spot in the east. nfl divisional playoff matchups meredith: another attraction is closing at disney' s hollywood studios. jim: the park will close lights, motors, action. extreme stunt show and nearby locations around the streets of america, which is where the osborne lights were during the holiday season. these attractions close april 2nd to make way for the park' s star wars and toy story themed

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tom coughlin, mike smith. the favorite is dirk cutter. we talked to rick stroud of the tampa bay times about the timeing for the hiring. >> i have seen these things last as long as 36 day when is they hired jon gruder and as short as one day when they hired raheem morris. within a week or so, you'll probably have a new head coach. >> last question, would you be surprised if they have not reached out to dirk cutter within a week of lovie being fired. i was surprised by that decision. you have to understand whether cutter wants to be the head coach. you imagine he would but you want to have a feel for him and his thoughts about places like miami where mike tank en balm is, who was his former agents. it may be difficult to lose bother dirk cutter and lovie smith within one year. i think they do have an idea. >> what does this mean for the current bucs? possibly a scheme change, maybe not on offense but on the defense. that means that players cannot spend the offseason perfecting their craft. >> what happens is you change a system so what you

. >>> the giants interviewed mike smith, and are trying to set something up with bangals coordinator hugh jackson. burfict gets suspended for the first three games of next season after this hit. that put the steelers in position to kick the game winning field goal in their wild card match up. >>> time for a quick break. when we come back, we'll catch up on the college football the night on ice. in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. all across the state the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, the lowest taxes in decades, and university partnerships, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. like in utica, where a new kind of workforce is being trained. and in albany, the nanotechnology capital of the world. let us help grow your company's tomorrow, today we work weekends here. because it works for our patients. here, at cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia, we give our patients the freedom to make appointments that fit their schedules, even on weekends. because we believe in being here when our patients need us, so they can k

like recently naped mike smith. he tied to the bucks head coach from his days in jacksonville. he was the jag's wide receiver coach when cutter was the oc. and his last oc stop was in oklahoma state back in 2012 where he led the cowboys to the nation's fourth and third ranked offenses respectively. he's gonna be the one still calling the offensive plays. >>> now to the queen city, cam newton and the panthers making going with the end around, going techno bowl style. down to the bottom. take it into the end zone. panthers 17 first quarter points just before the half, chance for the cards to get back in it. carson palmer picked off by kirk coleman. what a four interceptions to go along with two fumbles. cam newton going airborne and the panthers are headed to 49-15. so who will they face? go to the mile high city. tied at two apiece, tom brady and peyton squared off for the fifth time. peyton and bronco ins a real nail biter. manning to owen danes. mile high to all three to owen daniel. tom brady picked off. his quarterback was knocked on his rear 20 times in this one. left. brad

. >>> earlier this week, new defensive coordinator mike smith took the podium at one buc for the first time. he said tampa bay was the only destination he would have come to as a coordinator. what drew him here besides his relationship with head coach dirk koetter? well, oddly enough, jameis winston. smith maintains this league is all about quarterback play, and his defense will be designed around confusing opposing qbs. >> in this day and age, you have to give different looks. you can't line up in the same we'll have a lot of flexibility and we're going to identify doing. i think dirk's philosophy aligns with the philosophy that i have had for many years. you want to put your players in the best position that you possibly can. that's what coaching's all about. >> you want more bucs? this show's got more bucs than a bank vault. right after the break, i'm joined by a bad, bad man, the one responsible for all of these crimes against humanity pictured here. newest ring of honor inductee . >>> it's just an unbelievable honor to get up there and forever be, you know, up on that stadium. >>

. >> i'm happy to announce that we have come to terms with mike smith. with his experience as a defensive coordinator, as a teacher and a head coach, i couldn't be happier. >> meanwhile the lightning are in action tonight. they play host to pittsburgh. penguins and lightning are fighting for a place in the mr. ioffs. they would love to keep that three-game win streak going against a team they have had a hard time beating. >> every year is different. i can't predict how these are going to go. i don't look back and say we can't beat these guys. for me new year and new season, new players. but it is the pittsburgh penguins.

mcnair,nair, -- ronald followed by mike smith and greg jarvis. 28,0 years ago on january the space shuttle challenger aftered 38 seconds liftoff. taking the lives of the crew members pictured here. conclusions of the presidential commission on the space shuttle accident released on june 6 of 1986. first, nasa's video of the launch followed by the remarks from president reagan about five hours after the accident. >> t -15 seconds. t -10. 6, main engine start, off of the and lift 25th special mission and it has clear the tower. roll, challenger. program confirmed, challenger heading down range. engine beginning throttling down at 94%, normal throttle for most of the flight at 104%. will throttle down to 65% shortly. 65%, three engines running normally. three good fuel cells, three good ipu's. velocity 257 feet per second. downrange distance three knock on miles. nautical miles. throttlenger, go at up. one minute 15 seconds, altitude 9 nautical miles. flight controllers looking carefully at the situation. obviously, a major malfunction. we have no down like. -- downlink. report from the fligh

kutter was promoted from the team's offensive also announced the hiring of former falclcs head coach mike smith as the team's defensive coordinator. 3 while the tigers coming off a tough loss to alabama in the national championship game...still plenty of reasons for clemson fans to celebrate.... celebrate....four tigers named to the all-bowl teams released this week. no surprise one of them....clemson quarterback deshaun watson who racked up a national championship game record of 478 yards total offense with 4 touchdown passes. other tigers gaining all bowl honors....offensive guard eric mac lain, who started all 15 games this year... offensive tackle and true freshman mitch hyatt and riverside high school's kevin dodd. 3 and the accolades also continue to roll in for tigers head coach dabo swinney...he received two more coach of the year honors. for those of you counting that's now 10 national coach of the year honors from different 3 and more good news for the tigers in a week filled with news about the future of some of clemson's best players... redshirt junior defensive tackle carlos watkin

. >> we have come to terms with our defensive coordinator mike smith. with his experience as a defensive coordinator and teacher and head coach, i couldn't be happier. >> reporter: reporting at one buck. >>> and here's hoping the hot streak continues. we were 3-0-1 and this weekend, i will take the red-hot cheese to cover the 5 against new england and getting the points at arizona and i can't go against carolina at home on sunday, even though it's against seattle and without brown and a beat up ben roethlisberger, i would be nut nots to be going for denver. . >>> early saturday, the fog burns off a nice saturday afternoon and the storms, rife sunday. on sunday morning. it could get nasty. >> continuing coverage and all of the top stories including weather at abcactionnews.com.

. >>> speaking of adding staff, in now, mike smith, he is the new defensive coordinator. and fox sports reported that mark dufner and jay hayes will be on the defensive staff. going out are hardy nickerson, the linebackers coach and phil cullen, the defensive line coach. i think my favorite sound bite of the entire news conference was his wife saying i would vote for him for president. >> oh, that is -- >> that is high praise. >> absolutely. >> it was cool moment because he had most of his family there and they were obviously thrilled to see dad get a promotion, but to stay in one town because in the coaching business, you move around so much. >> it is crazy. >> and they have only been here a little while. they love tampa. >> and all right. with that, hey, if you can't make it to the big gym february 7th, you know the big gym i'm talking about, you are in luck. hooter's and 10 news has teamed up to win a watch party for eight at a tampa bay hooter's location. you never know. all you have to do -- >> hootedder's, right? >> oh, i'm there. >> hooter's? >> oh, yeah. >> yeah.

today it was mike smith's turn. spent the previous seven years in atlanta, went to the playoffs four times. giants may also find time to speak with bengals offensive coordinator hugh jackson and the search to replace tom coughlin continues. >>> speaking of tom coughlin, he's become a popular fella. interviewed today with the eagles, now the 49ers want to speak with coughlin as well. he left the giants one week ago today. never said he was done with coaching so he is out there. nfl meetings the next two days, all interviews may slow down just a little bit. >>> college football national championship up for grabs right now in arizona. clemson over alabama in the 4th quarter. been a real good game. we'll have a national champion when this game is over. >>> getting closer to baseball spring training, just a few weeks away. yankee manager joe girardi saying today the plan right now would be to have urall of -- araldis chapman. he's caught up in alleged domestic violence incidents so this is assuming he'd be available to c

stewart: koetter announced that he will reunite with former atlanta falcons coach mike smith, who was hired as the bucs' defensive coordinator. both coached for the jaguars in 2007. the orlando city lions looking to be build on what was, by all season. now, the team is looking bolster -- looking to bolster its roster for a run at the playoffs in season two. two big pickups this week at the mls superdraft in baltimore. orlando city sc has selected university of akron midfielder richie laryea with the seventh overall pick. they traded for forward hadji barry from ucf as the 13th overall in the first round. the lions open up the season at home against real salt lake in march. orlando magic arriving back in the states after a tough loss overseas in london. the raptors outlasted them in overtime overseas. now the team get a few days to regroup and prepare for the hawks in atlanta monday. magic barely keeping their heads above water, just one game above 500. they cling on to the eight and final playoff spot in the east. heisman trophy winner derrick henry of national champion alabama crimso

. >> mike smith, the defensive coordinator. big changes for dirk cutter as well. >> his family was in attendance today and he was very emotional out there. he's been coaching for a long time but this is his first nfl head coaching gig. there's a lot of changes, even with 34 years of experience. he talked about the transition earlier today. going to be a new learning experience every day. when i became a head college football coach, i thought it was my dream of a lifetime to be a head college coach. you realize even though you've been working a long time to get to that position, you have to make decisions every day that you weren't prepared for. >> reporter: one of the things fans and players weren't prepared for was the departure of lovie smith. >> let go last monday after the last game. we thought we'd move on into 2016, so it was a bit of a shock. and you know, dirk cutter was shocked as well. >> i'll be honest with you, i'm a little hurt that lovie's not here. there's nothing wrong with being hurt. it's not the first or last

mcnair,nair, -- ronald followed by mike smith and greg jarvis. 28,0 years ago on january the space shuttle challenger aftered 38 seconds liftoff. taking the lives of the crew members pictured here. conclusions

the giants met with mike smith today as well. in case you missed it, vikings fans had their hearts broken when this kicker missed this field goal of his 27 yards away allowing the seahawks to escape with a 10-9 victory. here is how some of the brokenhearted fans reacted on social media. >> it was that easy. >> you have to be kidding me. [bleep] [bleep] >> getting to it just a little bit. in the college football national championship game, third quarter alabama leading clemson 21-7. >> it was cold in minnesota. >> a lot colder for the fans. >> this is right around those lines. either how terrible winter gets in october in buffalo. dari: one driver learned the hard way. never to park here during an ice storm. he left it for just a few minutes, he was watching the football game, this is a he saw the windswept waves, the car looking like that fabulous ice sculpture. he had to get a ride home from france. the car was frozen to the ground in the very same spot. >> you know, sometimes you see the harsh winters in new england as well. >>

mike smith will interview is it just to trick the giants? coach that will open. think of all of the things that he said about tom coughlin . speed . liz: he said he is like a father figure. duke: is the first game at the nets will take the floor after they cleaned out . he fired the head coach and tony dahl will serve as the head coach for the rest of the season. it is a year -and-a-half and he had a record of 48/71. he guides them for the first round in the postseason last year. he was kicked out. billy king was reassigned within the organization. people see that they may go after him. we'll see. they play host to milwaukee. i guess we are out of time. ben: i guess we are. [laughter] duke: it's monday morning it's okay. liz: thank you, duke. ben: will check the forecast. will be bundled up this morning as we head out the door in its cold outside! it looks different than the springlike weather that we had yesterday with temperatures in the 30s. in belmont, it's 300. we had the same reading out in sussex, new jersey. factor in the winds at 10 15 mph on average. we

mike smith, the head coach of the falcons when koetter was the oc. . the two met in 2007, dirk's first year in the nfl when smith was the defensive coordinator in jacksonville. he said he never saw anybody like smith before. >> to get mike as a defensive coordinator' as a head coach, as a man, the right kind of guy we want in front of our players every day. >> three other coaching changes have come down the pipeline so far. nate kaiser is -- nate kaczor is coming over. mark duffner and jay hayes is leaving the bengals to take joe collins job as defensive line coach. >> i think as the year has gone on we've been getting better and grabbing more points and playing more consistent. that goes to how many guys we've gotten back. big name guys that have been game changers for us. >> the tampa bay lightning are finally getting healthy and playing the best hockey the season not a moment too soon. the bolts entered yesterday evening 7th in the eastern conference a skates blade ahead of half a dozen other teams all with three points of over taking tampa bay. the

a coaching tandem in tampa bay which two guys have a friendship bracelet, it's dirk cutter and mike smith, both the bucs new head coach and his defensive coordinator received plenty of interest from other teams but ended up working smith said tampa bay was the only destination he would have considered coming as a coordinator. what drew him here besides his relationship with cutter? jameis winston. he maintains the league is all act quarterback play and his defense will be designed around confusing opposing qbs. >> you have to give different looks. you can't line up in the same look and same front every time. so we'll have a lot of flexibility and identify what the players are capable of doing. i think dirk's philosophy aligns with the philosophy that i have had for many years. you want to put your players in fact best position you can. that's what coaching is all about. >> the east-west shrine game is coming up this wednesday with a few bucs in attendance this week, maybe taking a look at the former bradenton defensive back had an outstanding career with the gators and looking forward to

. >> he was hot hired as a coach, mike smith knew where he would be going, tampa bay. would come because of my relationship with dirk. >> it was clear how close they were when dirk koetter announced he would be the defensive coordinator last week. >> big for us. >> reporter: he will rely on the man he coached under for three seasons in atlanta and he hopes to return the favor. >> i relied on dirk for many things, he was an important part of our staff there in atlanta. >> in the year away from the field he coauthored a book. he describes how building a winning locker room, culture is critical to building a winning team, as leaders and coaches you have to always be feeling that the heartbeat of what is going on. when you go from that, can you lose the culture very quickly. >> right away smith wants the on the field, take aways getting off the field on 3rd downs and the run. >> if not it is a slow death. penalties are a point of concern. they were one of two teams who caused the most flags to be thrown this season. >> you have to play penalty-free football. if you don't. are you getting opp

. >> parkway and and just your thoughts about mike smith about his style of offense. >> they have a history of winning. atlanta was a very good team past that, not too much, i like his hair, but you know, i love his style of coaching. and how excited he gets. so we'll see, man. it's going to be fun, though. >> great hair equals at least two wins a year, i think. and i think the lightning will about to make one of those long runs that jon cooper has been waiting for. they just never stopped working tonight against pittsburgh, making this one in ore overtime, and watch stamkos in midice, right there, and right there the lightning with five on three and they work it perfectly, is the only word for it. and then still in the second, now it's five on four, and victor hedman, watch him from the blue line, but this game gets really tight but now the spin move, the lightning win it in overtime, and they have now won four in a row, and when you come back like that i think it suggests that the team is playing good hockey. i can almost see six, seven, eight, nine, maybe a ten-game winning streak. >> th

offensive coaches are coming back but how about the defensive coordinator, i would not mind seeing mike smith in that spot. a winning locker room understood to be and he would know that having -- i think it would be a combination, mark and kelley the works. >> all right, chip, thanks. and coming up, getting ready for >> and idol sup in 1934, steak 'n shake decided the world didn't need another hamburger. it needed a steakburger. so they used 100 percent beef. quick seared to seal in the flavor ... ... you'll only get from a steakburger. steak 'n shake, home of the original >> this is how the sunsets have looked the past couple of nights, a beautiful view with a bluish tint to the sky. this is our fox 13 umbrella winner. we have not seen much of the sun accept for the first days of the week under a dazzling blue sky, but we know this time of year it doesn't last long, and now rain is breaking out, all in advance guidance and new model data. everything appears to be on track. we are going to be clear early to midmorning up to about noon but any one of the cells could rotate, with a chance of an

last year he was let go as the falcons offensive coordinator when mike smith was fired. even in the last season the resume has impressed with rookie quarterback in jameis winston and two rookie offensive linemen, he has taken the 30th ranked offense and improved that to one of the best in the league. it was fifth after he took over averaging almost 376-yards per game. >> he put a good resume in front of him. the best offense we have had here in tampa bay. he is a good communicator, he has done great things with jameis winston, there are good coaches out there. dirk is one of them. >> time will tell if he is the man to take the team further than it has gone in almost a decade. looking for a head coach. because bucs want dirk koetter that does not mean they will get him. the gm for the dolphins used to be his agent. so nothing is a dob deal yet f they want to move, they are moving quickly. >> we cannot wait to hear. >> the reaction to the fire something mixed. listen to what some of the fans had to say. >> they didn't have a lot of leadership. the most penalized team in th

mike smith will stick around as a consultant to cement the relationships that he formed in asia.re is plenty of work to do for the new ceo. shares are often over 1% -- are off over 1% this morning but it down 27% for the year. the worst of the performing four banks in australia. rishaad: looking at a change at anz. other stories making headlines. construction agreement making a jump. receiving unsolicited takeover bid from a china line. the american committee agreed to merge with its finnish competitor in a deal that would create $10 million in sales. aig giving back to the $5 billion to its investors -- $25 billion to its investors. boosting revenue to reorganize business modules, making it easier to sell divisions that underperform or draw unattractive bids. the chief executive has faced criticism from activist investors. he says the plan will deliver results in a sustainable way. >> what we're going to do over the next 2 years to make this company more focused, more profitable, and return $25 billion to shareholders. that is talking to all shareholders, policyholders, regulato

he has already named atlanta falcon coach mike smith as the bucs new defensive coordinator. >> a few initiative to keep children safe from predators. >> they're doing it with a little help from hollywood. >>> coming up, the actor committed to what he calls the most important rome of his life, and how you can help. >> plus fives, guns, and mace. the more reason thatat fans are >>> david keith is taking a new role. >> he is best known for working alongside richard gere in the movie an officer and a gentleman, but now he is taking on the most important rome of exploitation and sex crimes. >> eric has our story. >> reporter: david keith's drive to protect children was first inspired by a movie he saw is as a kid. sib ill, with sally field. >> they had pretty graphic scenes of her being tortured in the kitchen, and it truly scaredmy for life. >> reporter: he started working with the national association to protect children, using his star power to successfully lori for stricter child abuse laws in his home state of tennessee, and then on a capitol hill. >> if there are people out there th