>> sweatshirts for dale, because we are in season now, and for tony stewart it's going to be also for dale ernhardt it's going to be the hats, it's going to be his hat. for tony stewart it's the sweatsrt for harvick it's the hats and the black t-shirts that you see. >> okay. -- is retiring, his second-to-last race, we expect it to be huge. this is what i love, you don't need a ticket to shop. >> if someone wants to come out, they can shop. of course, we encourage them to get in, hillside seats, general admission are $35 seat. sample some food and go and get tickets. >> where can people get tickets? >> phoenixraceway is your best bet, or you can walk up and get them as well. >>> in entertainment news, the director behind fx's acclaimed miniseries people versus o.j. simpson is set to tackle another real crime drama. >> this based on deaths of tupac shakur and notorious b.i.g. also known as biggie smalls. the two rappers had a bitter feud, tupac gunned down in 1996, six months later biggie smalls killed in a drive-by shooting. >>> the art collection of late david bowie is being snatched

and tony stewart's career ends in homestead, florida. he had his last prerace press conference and anything but a routine goodbye t is everything you would expect from the champs. funny,son sear and appreciative. vintage tony stewart, legacy means are you old, i, you haven around for a long time. that's -- a fun 18 years. not every part has been fun and i have made life hell not because i was being a kirk. i spoke my mind and fought for what i believed in. >> something to see a win. but a lot on the line, we're excited about football tonight. >>> president-elect trump is naming names. >> who will be a part of his team. look at that. well when i shop, my coupons are in a neat little stack, and my weekly ad is folded like this. ready to go... that's how i save a lot at publix. how 'bout you? when we shop it is kinda like a competition. whoever finds the most bogo's wins! which is usually me. that's how we save a lot at publix. how 'bout you? publix. where shopping is a pleasure. >>> we have a great number of forward to serve this new admin

we go through it with tony stewart.nd with week 12 in the books we have the popular plays of the day as you look forward to super you said you wanted to feel better about your cereal. general mills big g cereals hear you. that's why we say "yes" to whole grains as our first ingredient. and "no way" to high fructose corn syrup. ♪ in every honey nut "o". every lucky charms spoonful. and every cinnamon toast crunch square. ♪ you can feel good about general mills big g cereals. >>> abc7 sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> week 12 is in the books around the nfl with the playoff picture starting to shape up. more importantly we have our weekly plays of the day. look at this diving grab by matthews. wow, full extension. jarod goff threw his first td pass of the day. tim high tower completes the 50-yard score and the saints will go on to win it 49-21. ravens had just one td in their win. joe flacco to perryman, but justin tucker kicked four field goals. falcons defeat the cardinals in atlanta. gabriel, 5-8 and 165

it will also be tony stewart's final race of his career. you can catch all the action right down to the finish line right here on today's tmj4 at 1:30 still ahead.. we'll recap some of the top stories we're following for you this morning.. plus.. we'll show you how a little cold weather didn't stop people from coming out to the annual holiday parade in milwaukee..??? here's a look at tonight's football night in america.. followed by sunday night football between the packers and redskins at 7:30.then more good morning, i'm julia fello. we'll have a check of your forecast in just a moment police investigating a deadly crash near 27th & capitol. police attempted to stop a chevy impala for a traffic offense. the driver sped off traffic near capitol.. striking another car and a light pole. a male passenger in the chevy was killed. six others were hurt but are expected to survive. more than 100 people are dead after a train derails in india. 14 cars of the express train went off the tracks early this morning. the cause of the derailment was under

>> isn't this a tight end tony stewart? >> yes. i know you from somewhere.rew up in pennsylvania. i play it off a little bit. they say, you know what? i played 10 years in nfl. i'm looking for my next opportunity on this journey. >> fellow employees say who is this big guy? there is a whisper. he says hey. he turned like beat red. red as this shirt. >> he has been working with his nonprofit foundation, beyond the locker, which teaches self awareness, life skills and leader hip to students. >> i want to continue to build roots in the community and see my kids grow. continue to provide for my family and this opportunity came up. >> through the foundation he met the owner of the chick fill-a in fremont he said get in the trenches and see if this is you? i want to do it. yes. not a lot of people we know. that i know of that are doing this. i was just impressed to dive in. like you said, >> his skills carried over. >> as a football player i know you're dialling to the nitty gritty and dirty dirty right? the best layer i can know how restaurant works is to work in

>> isn't this a tight end tony stewart? >> yes. i know you from somewhere.rew up in pennsylvania. i play it off a little bit. they say, you know what? i played 10 years in nfl. i'm looking for my next opportunity on this journey. >> fellow employees say who is this big guy? there is a whisper. he says hey. he turned like beat red. red as this shirt. >> he has been working with his nonprofit foundation, beyond the locker, which teaches self awareness, life skills and leader hip to students. >> i want to continue to build roots in the community and see my kids grow. continue to provide for my family and this opportunity came up. >> through the foundation he met the owner of the chick fill-a in fremont he said get in the trenches and see if this is you? i want to do it. yes. not a lot of people we know. that i know of that are doing this. i was just impressed to dive in. like you said, work. >> his skills carried over. >> as a football player i know you're dialling to the nitty gritty and dirty dirty right? the best layer i can know how restaurant works is to w

isn't that former tight end tony stewart?yes plenty of time people say i know you from somewhere and i'm like really i grew newspaper pennsylvania. i play it off a little bit but at the end of the conversation i usually say i played 10 years in the nfl. i'm looking for my next opportunity on this dream. >> who is this big guy. a little whisper. wait. tony played in the nfl. he turned beat red as red as the shirt. >>reporter: tony and family stay entered the bay area after he retired 6 years ago. he's been working with the non-profit foundation beyond the locker which teaches self awareness, life skills and leadership to high school students. >> i wanted to continue to build deep roots in the community. continue to see my kids grow. continue to provide for mimi family and this opportunity came up. >>reporter: drew fndation he met dan, owner of the chick-fil-a in fremont. >> i met tony impressed with his humility and we sat down and talked and i say wreaths see if this is for you and so he's like yes i'm all in. i want to do it

>>russell: and tony stewart wrapped up his championship career on sunday. nothing remarkable about his finish at the ford ego boost 400 at homestead. he ran mid pack mt regardless of how he finished, nothing will take way from his three championships and 49 wins. eemz just retiring from nascar driving. he has an ownership stake and will continue to race all over the country next year at the grassroots level. jimmie johnson took home the win at homestead and along with the 2016 sprint cup championship. this is his seventh career championship. listen as he explains what was going through his head when he >> i had this crazy, weird calmness through the last couple of weeks and even through the race amongst all the chaos we dealt with and the fact we ran like behind those guys all night long, fifth, sixth, whatever we ran, there's just some calmness that was in me. we restart in the 19 rack and i'm like, oh, okay. we have a shot at this thing. i don't know why i've been cards. >>russell: johnson's seventh cup series title ties him with richard petty, dale earnh

life after football is tough for athletes but tony stewart is, working at chick-fil-a. he met a chick-fil-a san francisco cheeseee for the nonprofit foundation and now he wants to own his own franchise and is starting in the trenching. >> i get down in the dirty, dirty, right, and the best way i can know how a restaurant works is to work in a restaurant. >> hopefully the restaurant isn't the dirty dirty. what he learned in sports about teamwork fulfilling a role and working hard is what will help him be a success with his own franchise. >> mike? if you want to own a franchise you have to have experience running one or be a manager in one, so he is doing that. >> meteorologist mike nicco with the facts. >> good morning, everyone, here is the golden gate bridge not foggy right here in the northwest wind only at five miles per hour. so, nothing to concern trying to get across the golden gate bridge. cloudy and cool we are scattered rain and mild days tomorrow or thursday into friday, and a wetter storm this woke heading to the northeast and we are getting a tail end of the

parker nine yard score, dolphins win 14-10 >> this is the final race in the career of tony stewart, theee-time spring cup champion 49 victories in his career and 22'nd today, ten laps to go. the restart joe with banks into carl edwards and that would put edwards into the wall. open the door for jimmy johnson. who wins his seventh nascar sprint cup championship tying richard petty and daily earnhardt. >> i think that's seven in 11 years for him. time for a final time-out. when we return, top three plays of just to see their faces in the morning when i wake them up. the first thing you think about is your wife and your kids and your family. so i had surgery locally, and it came back after my follow up that i needed a second surgery. and that's when i said i need a second opinion. everyone, from the moment i walked through the doors, they're smiling and i love the fact that included me in the whole process. the diagnosis of cancer is one of those things that you want an answer now. we can do now here. rod was great. i mean, he did everything that we asked him and more. the treatment plan w

jeff gordon, tony stewart, his wife and two daughters in victory lane as well. johnson won seven championships. he's 41 years old. in case you missed this, by the way, we have to give huge shoutout to clearwater central catholic football game this morning. they took on melbourne central catholic and that game went overtimes. teams combined for a staggering 89 points after regulation. players from both sides were helping each other to their feet as many cramped during the overtime sessions. unfortunately, melbourne central catholic stopped them from reaching the end zone at the end of the ninth overtime to win the game. nine overtimes. but folks, an amazing job by both teams. could you imagine th no, i can't. >>jennifer: my goodness. wow. >>russell: that's like you and hurricane coverage. >>dave: keeps going and going. >>russell: stars are out for the american music awards. >>jennifer: a look at the night's big winners and students are sure loving time off from class this week. but it's a huge burden for a lot of parents and their employers. ahead at 8:00, the $5

parker nine yard score, dolphins win 14-10 >> this is the final race in the career of tony stewart, the three-time spring cup champion 49 victories in his career and 22'nd today, ten laps to go. the restart joe with banks into carl edwards and that would put edwards into the wall. open the door for jimmy johnson. who wins his seventh nascar sprint cup championship tying richard petty and daily earnhardt. >> i think that's seven in 11 years for him. time for a final time-out. when we return, top three plays 3. >>> it's time for the top three on 3. ♪ in the zone. >> thank you so much for watching. have a great. ♪ afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. >>> oh, my mariah. >> don't you dare. >> all over her backup dancer. >> tanaka does have a crush on her. >> but is she just seeking revenge on her ex? >>> then star wars secret affair revealed. >> whenever i start to talk, harrison gets nervous. >>

tony stewart now retired from nascar. a lot of big things that happened over the weekend.n is a challenging nancy pelosi. we will have a conversation with him. the hosts of varney and company. a big show ahead. nbc facing criticism for tweeting about chuck todd's interview. here is the here's the exchange. a watch. can you rule out a registry for muslims? civic imac and to rule to rule out anything. when i can have a registry based on not religion. what i think were trying to do is say that there are some people certainly not all people that are radicalized and some people have to be prevented from coming into this country. >> that was the actual exchange nbc then tweeted this. can you rule out a registry for muslims? reince preibus said i'm not really know anything. watch him not going to rule out anything. when asked about a possible muslim registry. this is pretty extraordinary. another example of mainstream media bias. how do you see it? this is pretty extraordinary. another example of mainstream media bias. w do you see it? they made a mistake and they didn't use the