they named steve sarkisian their new head coach. a decision that called interim head coach, ed ogeron to quit. sarkisian went 34 and 29 if five seasons with the huskies and is credited with turning around the school's program. it's returns home of sorts. sarkisian was an assistant for seven years with the trojans. as for ogeron, he got piassed over. 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

steve sarkisian takes over the role. 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

new usc head coach steve sarkisian watching fresno state. big day for kessler. a touchdown pass to open up the scoring against fresno state. olestra januaries first in the first half -- all trojans first in the first half. lee does the heavy lifting and runs in the second touchdown. lee of course eligible for the nfl draft though. likely his time playing his final game as a trojan. kessler had four touchdowns and usc beat fresno state in las vegas 45-20. >>> candlestick park, as the old park is ready to turn out the lights for the last time it will be remembered mart for the iconic moments it has been home to over the last six decades. >> young almost palms down. throws to the end zone. oh! >> what was your reaction and see how happy the cats doing -- against your packers? >> that haunted me for a lot of years. >> alex looking, hits the post and he's got it! a touchdown! touchdown 49ers! >> lot of memories it's tough off the top of my head. certainly you know some of the playoff games there you know certainly the saints one stands out in my mind. but you know hi

he wasth qb coach under sarkisian. he spent time with the raid you -- raiders.a chance udub will play byu at at&t park. we will know for sure on sunday. two elite programs, north carolina and number one michigan state and adrian payne is bringing the pain for the spartans at 16 points. michigan state jacking up the three's. unc would take advantage. it is the run out here and uncontested jam. williams is 7-0 as a tar heel. they take down michigan state 79-65. nba match up of two of the best in port land -- portland. rejected by ibaka and back the other way and kevin durant and had 33 for oakland state. what a score. he had 38 for the blazers. the lasers over the thunder 111-104. now a best in the west record of 15-3. abc7 sports is brought to you abc7 sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. soon, californians from to salinas to san diego will have equal access to quality health insurance. those who need financial assistance will get it. and nobody will be denied because of a pre-existing condition. welcome to a new state of health. welcome to covered calif

the head coach steve car seize january watching the men of -- sarkisian watching the men. pass to open up the scoring against fresno state. it was all trojans still in the first half, kessler to lee again. this time lee does the heavy lifting. he runs in his second touchdown. lee is eligible for the nfl draft so he's likely played his final game as a trojan. kessler had four touchdowns and usc beats fresno state in the las vegas bowl 45-20. >>> candlestick park has left players and fans with plenty to complain about. but as the old park gets ready to turn out the lights for the final time, it will be are remembered more for all the iconic moments it was home to over the last six decades. >> young almost falls down. throws to the end zone. caught! caught! >> what was your reaction when seattle had the catch too against your packers? >> that haunted me for a lot of years. >> alex looking -- at the post and he's got it! a touchdown! touchdown 49ers! >> lot of memories it's tough off the top of my head. certainly you know some of the playoff games there. you know certainly the

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steve sarkisian has left washington to take the top job at usc.oth teams will be playing bowl games with interim coaches. >>> the oakland a's have been busy today, bolstering their pitching staff. word they have acquired jim johnson from the orioles. he saved a major league leading 101 games the last two seasons. the a's give up jamaal weeks and a player to be named. earlier, they came to an agreement with scott kazmir. he replaces bartolo colon in the starting rotation. >>> the cal bears back on the mainland after three games at the maui invitational. the tallest player in the nation, uc irvine. 7'6", part of the challenge tonight. he scored just 4 points and fouled out. tyrone wallace goes behind the back. he led the bears with 19. bird strong to the hoop for 2 of his 14. the bears roll, 73-56, improving their record to 6-2. 7'6". >> wow. >>> so niners/seahawks at candlestick next sunday. >> that's just a statement game, pretty much, because they could very well be seeing each other again. >> thank you for choosing ktvu, channel 2 news. >> right

steve sarkisian had been the head coach after this 45-20 win. >> joe and jennifer montana taking in the bowl and seeing their son nicholas throw this interception for tulane, picked off by louisiana- lafayette's trim. 82 yards and score to give the ragin cajuns the lead. tulane came back to make a game, but missing a tieing field goal. louisiana-lafayette a winner. >> one other bowl game, the ever iconic idaho potato bowl, san diego state outscored beautiful. >>> it's always an adjust when an auto racer switches from one style of car to another. as fred inglis reports it will be two switches for juan pablo montoy who was getting reacquainted with open-wheel racing. 38-year-old juan pablo montoya is taking laps in an indycar for the first time since 2000 as the newest member of the penske racing season. >> cars are faster and we do road-courses, big ovals and you tell me why not? >> juan pablo montoya wins the indianapolis 500. >> montoya is a cross over success, winning indycar, cart series, formula one, grand-am and nascar race, but this is like coming home. >> i am excited to be back

after steve sarkisian left, he was asked to coach an interim coach.is in coaching limbo now. just like his eight-year nfl career he's taking his coaching career in stride. his focus byu on december 27th. >> been here a lot of my life, whether it was with my dad and the 49ers living in foster city, san carlos, play here for four years against cal and stanford in my college career, then seven of my nfl years over in the east bay. and so this is second home for me. i'm excited to represent university of washington and bring the football team down here for the fight hunger bowl. >> at&t park is the venue. what do you know about it? what are you telling your kids? because it's a baseball stadium. what do you tell them about the venue? >> it's a great venue. it's where the giants play. it's a professional stadium. it's going to be different. both teams will be on the same sideline. it's a unique experience. but it will be fun. they'll be going through the walk through and pregame, probably talking about where barry bonds was hitting all his home runs out in

steve sarkisian has left washington to take the top job at usc.th teams will be playing bowl games with interim coaches. >>> the oakland a's do a little early christmas shopping when it comes to their pitching staff. oakland gets a starter, and a closer. we'll tell you about it when we come back. >>> the oakland a's have been busy today, bolstering their pitching staff. word they have acquired jim johnson from the orioles. he saved a major league leading 101 games the last two seasons. the a's give up jamaal weeks and a player to be named. earlier, they came to an agreement with scott kazmir. he replaces bartolo colon in the starting rotation. >>> the cal bears back on the mainland after three games at the maui invitational. the tallest player in the nation, uc irvine. 7'6", part of the challenge tonight. he scored just 4 points and fouled out. tyrone wallace goes behind the back. he led the bears with 19. bird strong to the hoop for 2 of his 14. the bears roll, 73-56, improving their record to 6-2. 7'6". >> wow. >>> so niners/seahawks at candlest

>> safer: star-making through college connections-- college coaches like steve sarkisian, a clarkson new head coach at usc, want to know about his newest batch of talent. in clarkson's 25-years of training, over 100 of his clients have made it as division one college or nfl quarterbacks. clarkson was one of the nation's top quarterbacks at san jose state, but just couldn't make it to the nfl. so he went into the guru business, and word soon spread about his success. parents across the country sought him out. among them, joe montana, who sent his two sons to the clarkson camp. that's some endorsement. but some nfl fathers aren't so keen about football for kids, period. bart scott, a cbs sports network analyst, played for 11 years as an nfl linebacker... >> roethlisberger goes down! >> safer: and was a quarterback's worst nightmare. >> and what a violent hit ben took. >> safer: one of your prime jobs was to get... to sack the quarterback. >> bart scott: inflict pain-- that was my job description. >> safer: well, you sure inflicted pain on ben roethlisberger. that kind of determination

steve sarkisian said hello to u.f.c., the degree honest. >> hiring. i.rim coach quit after hearing the news. sarkisian turned around the huskies program with a 34-29 record in five seasons. hopefully, they can recab at your the magic. >> african elephants in danger. what's being down protect the majestic creatures from ivory poachers. >> numerous winter storm warnings up in place that have seen over 24 hours. i'll have the details in your forecast. ♪ ♪ >> love that movie, gene kelly's suit from this scene sold for $10 back in 1970. find out how much it is expected to hit when it hits the auction block this week. >> and now, a techknow minute... >> welcome back to aljazeera america. just ahead, elephant undanger, why some say governments aren't doing enough to protect the animals. first, let's look at where the snow and rain may fall across the country today. nicole mitchell is back. >> we've had a lot of snow with this system. you can see the northern tier of this country. we are up at 26 or 27 hours. some parts of town, over a foot of snow already. the

>> southern california's search for a new head football coach has ended with the hiring of steve sarkisianhe former trojans assistant leaves the university of washington, where he was 8-4 this season and 34-29 in five years after taking over a program that went 0-12 in 2008. he inherits a usc team that went 6-2 under interim coach ed orgeron , who replaced lane kiffin five games into 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

sarkisian is talking championships. >>> a new warning about global warning.entists say there's a greater risk. >> steps calling for to protect them becoming a reality. >> and a new way for bicycle riders to stay safe without messing up their hair. the stream is uniquely interactive television.tÑ >>> you are waking up to a live look at a very snowy minneapolis. nice to look at, but no fun getting around. folks there are facing a very messy commute. >> and it is a similar story here in denver. good morning. >> that time of year, isn't it? >> yes, it is. good morning and welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> and i'm thomas. safety is a major concern for bicycle riders around the world. for some ride despite the dangers they don't want to wear a helmet. we'll talk about that. >> but first our weather. >> there has been a little rain along the eastern seaboard. denver and minneapolis both have been getting snow this morning. denver has cold air that has already come in , and minneapolis running at about 30. as this sinks southward it is going to