thanks to mike slidell in minneapolis. the tragic news of stuart scott's death after years fighting cancer is being met with deep sadness across the sports world and the broadcasting community. stuart scott was a true original that inserted pop culture and personality into his delivery of each night's highlights. he will be known for the three battles he waged against cancer the cancer that eventually took his life including the signature moment while receiving the jimmy v award at the 2014 esp ys. >> when you die, you do not lose to cancer. you beat cancer by how you live why you live, and in the manner in which you live. >> sage steel is the host of nba countdown on espn and a colleague and close friend of stuart scott. thanks for joining us to talk about this remarkable man. you knew him throughout his fight for cancer and fight with cancer and knew him before and had had a close bond from your days in connecticut. >> yeah very, very close bond. as many of us knew this day would come it's still a shock because it sounds

i'm mike slidell in downtown atlanta, back to you. >> thanks to mike for that report.ket alert. because of plummeting oil prices that has led to gas prices we haven't seen in years. and in fact the president touted that on thursday's state of the union. >> today america is number one in oil and gas, america is number one in wind power. every three weeks we bring online as much solar power as we did in all of 2008. and thanks to lower gas prices -- and higher fuel standars the typical family this year should save about $750 at the pump. >> not bad. the national average for a gallon is down to $2. and it is not over yet. it is due to increase production here and that is up 48% since 2008. oil prices cut nearly in half. main street is filling up where wall street is empty. a time cover examines the cause and joining us brian walsh. good day to you. >> good day to you. >> you have this great forrest gump smiley face. do you remember that when forrest gump put himself into the t-shirt and got the smiley face and the consumers are smiling over this. >> right. >> see where we