. >>> french investigators have ruled out exsensitive speed as the cause of schumaker's accident.y he is only 8 meters off of the marked trail when he fell. they are continuing to determine the cause of the accident but say no one else is involved. >> translator: we don't see schumaker near anywhere. i don't know anymore. we must reanalyze the film, but we don't see anybody who had an accident in the field of vision of the camera of michael schumaker. >>> on to football now, lionel messy, is expected to play on wednesday. he has been named for the first leg of the match. they also face a top of the table league match against madrid on saturday. >>> david mois is being investigated after he said his team had to play the other team and, quote, the officials. he is a man under pressure. united lost to tottenham, and to swansea on sunday. >> if you are going to be in this job, that's what happens. and the last few games we have not won, going through a difficult time, it's part of football management. that's why i said i thought the support was great. i stick with my club and with my

schumaker has been in a medically induced coma since hitting his head while skiing last sunday.a special interacttive feature on michael schumaker on our website, you can head to aljazeera.com/sport, and click the link. for more. the nba's longest winning streak is continued as the golden state warriors beat the miami heat in a high-scoring affair. stephen curry had a game-high 36 points to lead golden state to 123 to 114 win over the defending nba champions. that's your sport, thank you for watching. >> were you a rubix cube kind of boy? >> i was. >> take a look this. this is a 9-year-old from china solving a rubix cube. he set the time which is a world record for his age group at a competition. thanks for watching. ♪ >>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are the stories we are following for you. the northeastern part of the u.s. trying to get back on track of the major winter storm brings things to a crawl. and secretary of state john kerry doing the diplomatic shuffle turning his attention to palestinian president. and birth control and the affordable care

. >>> ferrari fans have held a silent vigil outside of the hospital looking after michael schumaker.ormula ledge end is currently in a coma following a skiing accident. fans from italy join those from france to support the former ferrari driver who won five successive titles for the team. he had been in a medically induced coma since hitting his head skiing last sunday. >> translator: this is to show that fans are supporting him. hoping he will get better fast. and to show also the ferrari fervor, all that he did for ferrari you can see it today. >> we have a special interacttive feature on michael schumaker on our website. head to aljazeera.com/sport and clink on the link. >>> [ inaudible ] says the club has no plans of buying or selling anybody during the january break. they brought together the two top scorers in world football from last year. richard par reports. >> reporter: the last time renaldo faced this man, he scored a hat trick against sweden to reach the world cup. neither he nor slater had their shooting boots on then. young spaniard did. he gave real the lead within 20

. >> michael schumaker's manager said doctors have begun the pros of bringing the former f.1 champion out of a coma after suffering head injuries in a ski accident. the seven time world champion has been in a medically induce said coma for more than four weeks. doctors have begun reducing his sedation in order to allow the waking up process, which schumakers agent says could take a long time. french judge through there wasn't enough evidence to proof menu they were with a prostitute. he faced up to three years in prison if found guilty. >> scoring an acrobatic winner. >> taking top spot in the flush premier league for arsenal. entered the first half one up, then got the goal fest started after the break. striking in the second half, rounding off the scoring. now one point clear of the gunners. >> it's very important to do the job, because it just depends on what we do in every match. but we have seen 45 points more and i don't think an important advantage, seeing that the premier league, arsenal, chelsea, liverpool, all of them have chances to continue fighting for the title. >> chels

. >> fans heading to the french hospital where former racing champion michael schumaker is in a medically induced hospital. his wife arrived to celebrate his birthday. he hit his head on a rock during a skiing accident and has since had two brain operations. doctors say they are keeping him in a medic hi induced coma. schumaker retired in 2012 after a record 91 race wins with formula one. >> fire investigators in minneapolis say a gas leak may be behind wednesday's massive explosion. investigators have not determined an exact cause but witnesses are saying they smelled gas before the explosion. one died, 14 hurt. the apartment building had a grocery store on the ground floor. the fire chief says the explosion happened on the second, possibly the third floor. >> 5:21. coming up, a family woken up by an unexpected intruder. forced to call police for a goat that wouldn't back down. >> if they're mad, look out. >>> good morning to you. your friday morning here at 5:23. a live look at the bay bridge there already very active with a lot of traffic there going both direction as you get the last

and the manager of formula one driver michael schumaker says his client's condition is stable but criticalthe forty four year old sporting legend suffered severe head injuries when he hit a rock while skating with his teenage son fans have gathered outside the hospital where he has undergone two operations of his brain and it remains in a medically induced coma. and up next meet a team of russian polar explorers on toxic island is ahead for you. we in the new year in this edition of crossfire we ask what is in store as we start two thousand and fourteen and what will make this year different even better from the year that has passed who should we keep borrowing and what stories should we be following. such of the twenty fourteen olympics what's this place like why is this so special as the russian resort prepares to welcome the world power the games should be the city's present and future. so if you will bring it this is the moment they're reporting from a very cold snowy windy mountainous stuff yet beyond the olympics but . today on our team. summer is coming to an end didn't talk to the

. >>> michael schumakers condition remains stable after a third night in a french hospital. seven-time formula one world champion has undergone two operations, and remains in a medically induced coma. >> michael's condition has remained stable over the night and also now. so the good news for today is we do not have the feeling to hold a press conference, because there is no significant changes. >> the catholic pope has marked the beginning of a new year with a traditional mass. it was the first new year's mass at the vatican. he emphasized the importance of accepting the differences of others in order to stop the killings. >> translator: we're called on to recognize the violence and injustice in so many parts of the world, and which cannot leave us indifferent or immobile. >> back to steven in doha. >> thank you, barbara. the u.s. president, barack obama's health insurance plan has gone into effect, but not everything can going as planned. >>> and jo will have details in sport. >>> north korea's leader says the purge of his uncle has made the country stronger in a new year'

. >>> formula one legend michael schumaker remains in a stable condition.s been in an medically induced coma since december 29th. the manager has given the first statement since the family asked for privacy ten days ago. she said . . . australia's cricketer have kicked it up again. they have james falkner to thank for that. and this pair put on the victory. australia now leads the series 2-0. >>> rory mcelroy had a difficult tour in 2013, but is showing so far this year. scotland's craig lee and the spaniard are top of the leader board at the halfway mark. >>> the sea has always provided a living for people on the moroccan report. paul reports from the village. >> reporter: the call to prayer wakes the village to its daily task. for thousands of years the workers sustainment for life has been fishing, but as the day's catch is brought in, a very different fleet is about to leave the show. surfing has hit the area in a big way. ♪ >> reporter: in just 14 years since a portuguese pro surfing set up camp year, this tiny fishing village isment becoming a major i

two days later on now year's eve, roslyn marine schumaker came home with with her adoptive parents. roz, as she's already nicknamed, is a good sleeper. kelly, my daughter, and her husband, are good parents. during christmas, christians honor the most important child ever born. but in our family this past christmas season, we know that unto us a special child was also born. her name is roz. my hope an prayer for roz is that she grows up in wisdom and lord.e and favor with the oz is our 11th grandchild. like her 10 other cousins she was born in texas. of course she was born in texas because that's the rule. that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman seek to address the house? >> i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. recognize peteto anderson who sadly passed away. after immigrating from denmark to the united states in 1922, he served in world war ii. mr. swalwell: upon returning home he began keeping score at livermore high school sporting events. he

david: is this a sign that crocs regained its footing and what is next for the schumaker??irst on fox business interview, jeff lasher, fox cfo. congratulations, jeff, on the stock pop and the fact that black disown is putting money in. that's good news. there is the question of timing of resignation of the ceo, john mccarvel, some wonder whether it was part of the blackstone deal of the was it in any way? >> i think we're really proud of john's service to us as a company and he dedicated part of 10 years of his life to the organization and we wish him the best and happy retirement. he has done a fantastic job for us. leading up into the blackstone investment and they have been able to see the value of crocs as an organization and in the long-term opportunity that we have for them as an investment. david: all right. just going to try one more time though. was the blackstone investment made contingent upon his leaving? >> there was no contingent investment. we're real happy with the way the blackstone organization came to us and worked out a fantastic preferred share investme

. >>> there's slight improvement for race car driver michael schumaker.till too early to say whether the former race car driver will recover. schumacher hit his head while skiing in the french alps. now, he remains in a medically induced coma. he was wearing a helmet when he fell. it cracked but it may have saved his life. >>> no new york year celebrations in volgograd, russia. while security at the winter olympics next month may be tight they showed that getting to the games could be dangerous. abc's alex marquardt has more. >> reporter: as the seconds tick down to the sochi games, the promise they will be the safest in history is seriously being questioned. two deadly attacks in two days have shaken that promise by president vladimir putin who had personally taken charge of the games and says he isn't taking any chances. in his new year's address, he vowed to pursue the terrorists until their total annihilation. after the suicide bombings that killed 34, security forces in volgograd arrested almost 90 people and searched 1500 buildings. but that has don

. >>> we just have some reports of another skiing accident, not as serious as that of michael schumakermerkel, who apparently was skiing and therefore has canceled some meetings, this is according to a spokesman for the german leader. she has canceled meetings because of a skiing accident in which she has been injured. no further details at this moment. >>> john malone is on the acquisition trail again. the media mogul is setting his sights on siriusxm. courtney trregan is here with more. >> good morning. john malone is offering to buy out the minority shareholders in satellite radio provider sirius xm holders. they would pay for the 48% of sirius it doesn't own. just 3% above sirius' closing price on friday. liberty became the largest shareholder in 2009 after extending the $530 million to avoid sirius going into bankruptcy. it became a majority owner last january. since being rescued, sirius has rebounded with radios in 70% of vehicles in the u.s. and shares have skyrocketed up 2900% over the past five years. today in frankfurt as you can see shares are up about 5%. it is a small stoc

. >> we have an update now on michael schumaker injured last month skiing in the french alps. seven time champion is now being brought out of his coma. he was badly injured when he struck his head skiing. he has had two surgeries to remove blood clots on his brain and recently upgraded to stable condition from critical. doctors credit his helmet with saving his life. >> we are fast approaching superbowl weekend, w we have a preview of the big game in the big apple, or new jersey. >> make sure you say the game is in new jersey. with two weeks between the games, these two are ready to get back at it how to. with media day behind them, the teams got down to business and began their superbowl week preparations in earnest wednesday. the seahawks held a 90 minute practice at the new york giants facility in the shadow of met life stadium, but opened several doors to let the cold air in to simulate somewhat what the temperatures would be expected to be during the game, hikely the 30's. the broncos put in their paces outside in the new york jets facility. denver ran through about a 90

. >> and michael schumaker's coma is being reduced to allow the wake-up process begin. >> with sochia faith in a rare good luck fish. the gold flounder was caught off the sea of japan. flounders are typically a brownish color and in just nine days japan will find out if the fish can really bring the gold to its athletes. it's kind of an ugly looking thing but hopefully it's lucky. it's 8:05 right now. let's get another check of the weather with al and. >> o-- and everyone out there o the plaza. what are you guys doing? >> we're here from spokane, washington honoring steve. >> with als. >> go to www.superservice.com. >> seattle washington looking at rain. by saturday you're looking at sunshine, 47 degrees. afternoon temperatures, it's going to be cold again up into the northern plains. warming up, though, west texas, southern florida and the southwest. for today we have plenty of sunshine through the northeast. a clipper bringing 3 to 6 inches of snow from minneapolis just to the north of chicago. wet weather back through the west. good >>> yeah, it is dumping snow in the sierras righ