hall of fame pitcher phil niekro passed away after a long

is really something. >> he sure was hall of famer phil niekro died over the weekend he won 318 games is the most ever for a knuckleballer in his 24 seasons in the major leagues the five-time all-star was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 1997. he was called one of the most distinctive and memorable pitchers of his generation phil niekro was 81 years old anybody who played baseball would always try to emulate the way he threw the ball. he didn't have to throw it 90 some-odd miles an hour he was the reason why players like tim wakefield and others were able to find success that way. amazing. >> rest in peace to him. sad that he passed two-time olympic skater johnny weir has been elected to the u.s. skater hall of fame he is currently an olympic analyst and host >> oh, thanks, mama. >> congratulations >> thanks, dad i didn't know this was happening. >> look at that look on his face there. he says that his parents gave everything so that their son could achieve something in this world. >> congratulations to him. that's awesome >> thanks for waking up with us. i'm michelle fisher

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hall of fame pitcher phil niekro passed away after a long time battle with cancer. 5,404 innings pitched he pitched until he was 48 years old. 21 of his 24 seasons he spent in a braves uniform. niekro was 81 years old. >>> taking a live look at capitol hill tonight. we're following breaking news now. president trump has just signed the $900 billion stimulus bill into law. this happened about 30 minutes ago. the enormous spending bill includes $1.4 trillion to fund government agencies through september. that move will avert a government shut down on tuesday. the stimulus package includes emergency relief money that funds a new round of stimulus checks, unemployment aid, small business assistance, and federal transit funds. we will have more coming up at 6:00, and cbs evening news will have more coming up in just minutes. but for now, that's it for us at 5:00. we'll see you back here at 6:00 for an hour of news. >>> news updates always on kpix.com. see you at 6:00. ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> diaz: tonight, breaking news in nashville. authorities name the christmas day bomber. >> an

we're honoring hall of fame pitcher phil niekro who fooled generations of hitters with his signature you see why he earned the nickname knucksy. he recorded close to 3,000 strikeouts. niekro played nearly all of his 24 years in the major leagues with the atlanta braves. he also played for the yankees, cleveland and toronto. but he never pitched in a world series. can you believe that? >> wow. >> niekro earned 121 wins after he turned 40, so there is hope for all of us after the age of 40. major league record, he pitched until he was 48 years old. he did die in his sleep on saturday after battling cancer. phil niekro was 81 years old. guys, seven hall of famers passed away this year. end of an era. >> you know what i thought was so interesting, he was known as a humanitarian and his family is asking that in lieu of flowers, people donate to the child advocacy center. for children who have been sexually and physically abused. >> really good heart. he learned the knuckleball from his dad in the backyard in ohio. >> 5,404 innings. >> that's a lot of baseball. i don't know a lot about spor

a strikeout gets his 300th career win >> hall of famer phil niekro who died over the weekend.he won 318 games that is the most for a knuckleballer in his 24 seasons in the major leagues the five-time all staur was inducted into the baseball hall of name in 1997. he was 81 years old. >>> if you're looking ahead to traveling in 2021, we've got the tips you need to know before you book those trips >> and even though it may be effective, pleasdoote n use a flame thrower to remove that snow details ahead. daniel... state farm offers surprisingly great rates to everyone. sure you do, tell you what. i'm not supposed to do this, but i'll letcha try the chunk honey. oh...i'm good. but here's the deal, great rates are kinda our thing. you wanna meet the queen? ahhh i'm not dressed for that. when you want the real deal... like a good neighbor, state farm is there. struggling to clean tough messes with wipes? try mr. clean magic eraser sheets. just wet, squeeze and erase icky messes in microwaves and on stovetops for an amazing clean, get the power of mr. clean magic eraser in disposable

baseball hall of fame pitcher phil niekro has died at the age of 81 after a long battle with cancer may crow is one of only 24 pitches to have won more than 300 games in his career he was known for his expert use of the knuckleball niekro spent 24 years as a pro that's all sports news for now i'll be here again later with more thanks very much pete and of course have been watching al jazeera news iraq matheson's up next with another 4 half hour of news to tell and from peter i mean on the news out thanks very much for your time and your company. january on al-jazeera it's 10 years since the arab spring sold to bring change to the middle east al-jazeera looks into how successful look at pollutions was a new documentary series examined through history and giancana takes of drug trafficking and the way states and drug lords have used it as an instrument of power a stark selections are being doled out around the world hope of returning to normal comes back again we need trends constantly changing listening post continues to analyze how the news is coming up to one of the most intense electi

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