with two laps to go it appeared to be newman or dale earnhardt jr.'s race until edwards and keselowski made their move. >> carl edwards white flag this time snrngs! >> yeah, edwards wins. >> three chevys and a ford. your friends are where you find them. carl edwards -- i don't know if they can catch him. what we've seen today, two cars get that big a run on them, i don't know that the 39 and the 88 can catch them. >> they're in the draft of edwards and keselowski. >> he's all over you. >> carl edwards restarted eighth. if that 09 can stay hooked to the back of the 99, it will be hard to get him. it will be close right here at the line. >> can keselowski try to win it? >> i don't know. i don't think he can step out until he waits to the last second. >> oh, no! >> he turns him. >> no, no, no! >> that destroyed the front end of newman's car. >> no. >> edwards will not make it to the flag. >> oh, no. >> brad keselowski won this race. >> let's take a look, mike. carl edwards, he opened it up just a little bit. >> i'm not sure. i think this is a hard lick r

jimmie johnson, dale earnhardt jr. battling in the final laps. we'll return you to the conclusion of the 2013 daytona 500. we'll be checking back in with continuous updates on the weather and hoping to go racing later tonight in the 2014 daytona 500. you're watching nascar on fox. >>> by leading a green flag lap, danica patrick made nascar history today. she'll restart sixth with six laps to go. that's her crew chief, tony gibson, talking to a member of biffle's team. biffle will line up right in front of her on the outside. rows two and three behind jimmie johnson. it's johnson versus keselowski on point. there are just six laps to go. >> yeah. and that outside line now has the hot rods in it that jimmie johnson's car is fast. 16 is right there. i think danica and biffle might think they can do something with johnson if they get the chance. >> pace car dives in. chevy, ford, front row. toyota ford, toyota chevy and here they come. >> danica is right up against the back of biffle. biffle up against johnson and head off to turn one. the race is on

you're riding along with dale earnhardt jr. kyle busch having a little fun with the chevy ss pace car. wanting to get things going. he is not drafting, but he is very, very close. >> more than anything he is just having fun. >> the track looks very good, but pit road still dry. it holds a lot of standing water. >> if you get in the grass, man, i hope they have a snorkel. >> i know where he can get one. back in the day, a race here with scuba gear because he was affrayed to end up in lake lloyd and he can't swim. >> austin dillon asked if anyone wanted to make a slip and slide out there. this is lake lloyd along the back straight away. the water table is very hide in th -- high in this part of florida, everywhere in florida, and when they built it, they made a lake. >> a lot of fish in it. a few good years too, i think. >> we asked you how you got ready for race day, so let's take a look. how do you kfc? in honor of the 3 car coming back, a viewer let his son play with a diecast collectible. there is the picture he sent as they

. >> dale earnhardt jr. wins a late-night win at the daytona 500. >>> and the nets' 7-foot jason collins makes pro sports history. it's monday, february 24th, "early today" starts right now. >>> for good morning to you. i'm richard lui. after days of deadly violence, ukraine is ready to move on to its new chapter. ousted president victor uniktor yanukovych is on the run. >> reporter: sunday's mass at st. kiev cathedral was dedicated to the nearly 100 protesters who died to ukraine's ousted president. the cath they had dral maim a fieldhouse when they opened fire on demonstrators. and just as fast as the government twist overturn for that massacre. a new government now being formed. in a series of rapid fire votes, parliament made its speaker interim president. security camera footage appear those the moment yanukovych fled two nights ago with suitcases realizing, perhaps, it might be a one-way trip. in eye the night, one filled with bon fires and molotov cocktails glowed with candles. >> they are heroes for

. >> dale earnhardt jr. wins his second daytona 500 about five minutes ago. >> we have all the highlights on nascar's biggest race. plus why do so many people -- why so many people thought jimmy johnson was the winner. mornings are better with friends, staoefplt -- friends, steve. >> you're watching "fox & friends." that's a great reason to begin your day. >> hi everybody. welcome to studio e in the heart of midtown manhattan. right now it is 40 degrees, 39 degrees, the warmest it has been so far this year. >> so many people check their watch for the time. steve checks the window. it takes forever to do this. >> you check your temperature with your watch? >> you check the temperature? okay, i apologize. >> yeah, it's 40 degrees. >> that's for the wind. >> weather for me as well. i'm very excited here. >> why's that? >> i'm not sure. >> i know why. >> check your watch. find out why you're excited. >> ainsley is from the south. >> last week you said he was going to be in my neck of the woods. i said south caro

dale earnhardt, jr. you see him right here. this is his second -- right here, yes, second daytona 500 win. here he is. listen. >> it's a great racetrack. i love this place, the history it has. and it means a lot to me personally. to be here, to race here, and to win here, is just even more special. so, means a lot. >> and the victory was also fitting are for him because his is the first time in 15 years his father's iconic number 3 car was on the track. driven by austin dillon, a rookie, earnhardt, sr. was killed in the last lap of the daytona 500 in 2001. so, just so you have it right, jimmie johnson did not win the daytona 500, dale earnhardt, jr. did. >> trace gallagher, thank you so much. >>> the end of an era. or is it? how even after 84 charges of dynamite, could still not bring down something from any hometown. the mighty metro dome. i've been to a lot of games there. bye-bye. nimize blood sugar spik. support heart health. and your immune system. now there's new glucerna advance with three benefits in one. [ male announc

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. >> 1 years after dale dale earnhardt died in a wreck, the number 3 car returned to daytona driven by austin dillon. he took the pole at 196 miles-per-hour. dale earnhardt, jr. will start in forth. the daytona 500 next sunday. back to you. >> thank you, schu. one of the most popular foods in the nation and now row searchers think they're close to creating the next generation of pizza. that's up next. ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of living off the taste of the air ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ finally, i have a manly chocolatey snack ♪ ♪ and fiber so my wife won't give me any more flack ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ >>> on abc7 news at 6:00, details of a in report on apple's secret meetings to possibly expand the company. >>> a special valentine's day surprise for a california kid whose mom is serving overseas. join us at 6:00. >>> we have yet to meet someone who doesn't like pizza. and now the military hop

. >>> dale earnhardt jr. wins the daytona 500. >>> i'm richard lui. after days of crisis ukraine is ready to move on. yoused president viktori yaian could he vich is on the run. >> richard engel reports. >> reporter: sunday mass at saint michael's cathedral was dedicated to the nearly 100 protesters who died to oust ukraine's president. the cathedral became a field hospital this week. when riot police opened fire on demonstrators. >> medics. >> and just as fast as the government was overturned for that massacre, a new government is now being formed in a series of rapid fire votes, parliament today made its speaker interim president and issued an arrest warrant for viktor yanukovych. it shows him fleeing with suitcases realizing, perhaps, it might be a one-way trip. by night fall independence square once filled with bon fires and mali to have cocktails are here. >> by memorial's soft light ukrainians sang their national anthem rose sarris hung on barricades. >> i have so much pain in my heart for everything that's going on here. >> reporter: peace is h

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it's been awhile since dale earnhardt jr. won a daytona 500. he won back in 2004. >>> let's move on now to the olympics. it was the final day of competition in sochi. niklas backstrom of the capitols did not experience team sweden's gold medal game. he was suspended for failing a drug test. now this positive test was triggered by an allergy medication he's been taking off and on for seven years new. either way, backstrom missed out on his shot at gold. >> i was ready to play probably the biggest game of my career, and two and a half hours before the game, i got pulled aside, and that's -- yeah, that's tough. >> to the game now, sydney crosby and canada looking to make it back to back gold medals for the canadians. second period. canada is up 1-0. their captain making plays. this is sydney cosby off the turnover man to man with lunld quest. canada up 2-0 and add another goal. carey price added 24 saves. canada beat sweden taking home their second straight olympic gold medal. feel so bad for niklas backstrom, by the way. that's a terrible way to

who was the bigger winner, dale earnhardt junior or nascar? despite a rain delay of six hours the great american race produced a fantastic and popular finish. 55 laps to go and turn four and this was the problem all day. danica patrick is watt up in this one. three lapse to go and under caution. debris flies into earnhardt's grill as he is leading. would it affect his ability to finish? no. he wins his second daytona 500. wreckage behind him as he takes the checkered flag. kyle busch in reverse to cross the finish line. jeff gordon on one crazy race. >> i don't know what happened when the rain went away and the track dried. everybody's brains flipped over to this is a shootout. it was unbelievable the kind of race two wide, three wide and bump drafting. craziness. >> it was awesome. we showed all nightlong what kind of car we had. >> nascar lingo, bum drafting. this report is brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> colin, thank you so much. that is it for tonight. i'm ama dates, abc7 news continues tomorrow morning at 4:30. for leigh glaser and

who was the bigger winner, dale earnhardt junior or nascar? despite a rain delay of six hours the great american race produced a fantastic and popular finish. 55 laps to go and turn four and this was the problem all day. danica patrick is watt up in this one. three lapse to go and under caution. debris flies into earnhardt's grill as he is leading. would it affect his ability to finish? no. he wins his second daytona 500. wreckage behind him as he takes the checkered flag. kyle busch in reverse to cross the finish line. jeff gordon on one crazy race. >> i don't know what happened when the rain went away and the track dried. everybody's brains flipped over to this is a shootout. it was unbelievable the kind of race two wide, three wide and bump drafting. craziness. >> it was awesome. we showed all nightlong what kind of car we had. >> nascar lingo, bum drafting. this report is brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> colin, thank you so much. that is it for tonight. i'm ama dates, abc7 news continues tomorrow morning at 4:30. for leigh glaser and

. >>> dale earnhardt jr. with a late night win at the daytona 500. >>> and jason collins makes pro sports history. >>> it is monday, february 24th. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. i'm frances rivera. after days of deadly violence, ukraine is ready to move on to its next chapter. ousted president viktor yanukovych is on the run while a new government forms in kiev. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports from the capital. >> reporter: sunday mass at kiev's st. michael cathedral was dedicated to the nearly 100 protesters who died to oust ukraine's president. the cathedral became a field hospital this week when riot police opened fire on demonstrators. >> medic! >> reporter: and just as fast as the government was overturned for that massacre. a new government is now being formed. in a series of rapid fire votes, parliament today made its speaker interim president and issued an arrest warrant for viktor yanukovych. security camera footage appears to show the moment yanukovych fle

. >> the checkered flag waving it's earnhardt! >> dale earnhardt jr. burst into victory lane late sunday night. the win came after a six-hour rain delay that brought the track to a stand-still just 43 minutes into the race. fans cleared the stands after a tornado warning was issud. >> they'll send the jet driers the airtight tans out. >> reporter: and commentators were left vamping on air as wet weather refused to let up. viewers mistook a rerun of the 2013 race for the real thing. even fox news tweeted out a congratulations to last year's winner, jimmie johnson. he poked some fun at the error during the delay. >> also won the daytona 500 today, if you didn't hear. >> reporter: by the time the rain let up and crews were able to dry off the track, the race resumed under the lights with 162 laps left to go. after the restart, a multicar crash took out 13 cars, including last year's pole winner danica patrick. >> god, what the hell happened? >> reporter: and another crash wiped out several cars leaving little time to clean up narrowing the field. >> dale

dale earnhardt jr. wins sincerst win for him 2004, i am sure his daddy was looking down on him. the comcast center is packed already. we have a tip in just 40 minutes from now. >> are you going to watch the game? >> >> the growing problem of wildcats running the streets of d.c. tonight, there is a sheltered solution in the works. the story you will only see on p.m.0on 7 aty >> a few snow showers during the day tomorrow. as we head to the next seven days, looks like we will have another chance on wednesday, maybe a dusting up to an inch. friday it will turn colder, maybe a flurry on saturday. we will see you back here at 11:00 p.m. to talk more about this. day.ve a great >>> welcome to "world news." tonight -- most wanted. news pouring in about the drug lord. digging underground tunnels. using a submarine. even this catapult to toss bales of drugs over the border. >>> mystery illness. the new disease tonight in children that has targets searching for a cure. >>> sleepless in america. short sleepers that thrive on four hours a night. how did they do it? how can we all get more out

daytona's longest day ended in victory for dale earnhardt jr. it was the end of a two-year, 55-race losing streak for nascar's most beloved driver. as he crossed the finish line, he told his crew, this is better than the first one. what did it feel like yesterday to win your second? >> you know, it's -- winning the daytona 500 is the greatest feeling you can have as a nascar driver. >> reporter: earnhardt's second daytona win, the last one coming a decade ago, capped the longest day in daytona race history. thanks to a rain delay that lasted nearly 6 1/2 hours. a tornado warning sent fans fleeing from the stands. drivers waited for the restart. playing basketball, tweeting with fans, going out for pizza. on the air, rain delay caused confusion for viewers. >> throughout the whole six-hour delay, i was totally comfortable. just waiting it out. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of people across the country thought they were watching nascar great jimmie johnson win the 500. friends and family texted johnson with messages of congratulations. the pr

dale earnhardt, junior will start in the 4 spot. th abc7 sports report is brought to you by riverwalk casino. coming up, buster posey and tim hudson and cocoa crisp. i will be heading to the desert to start our reports covering the a's and the giants and looking forward to that. i'll throw it back to you. >> thank you should have, -- thank you so much, shu. >> and being hit by another blast of winter weather. we'll show you what is coming. >> and fighting this season's deadly flu. one woman's survival story. and the best and the worst places to work in the u.s. and they are right here in california. stay with us. we are coming back after a quick break. i'm ama dates and in tonight's headlines a man suffered life-threatening injury when's he was shot several times in front of san francisco's westfield mall of the collapsed victim collapsed on the steps of the nearby powell street bart station. police are searching for the suspect. in san jose, a pedestrian is dead after being run over by a car. the driver of the car and the pedestrian were seen arguing just before the victim was hit. t

dale earnhardt, junior will start in the 4 spot. th abc7 sports report is brought to you by riverwalk casino. coming up, buster posey and tim hudson and cocoa crisp. i will be heading to the desert to start our reports covering the a's and the giants and looking forward to that. i'll throw it back to you. >> thank you should have, -- thank you so much, shu. >> and being hit by another blast of winter weather. we'll show you what is coming. >> and fighting this season's deadly flu. one woman's survival story. and the best and the worst places to work in the u.s. and they are right here in california. stay with us. we are coming back after a quick break. is more fun than ever. sees better than ever. ♪ charges faster. and will charge. cool. and heat. from your phone. fact: leaf never needs gas. ever. good for the world. built in america. now, leaf's an easier choice than ever. ♪ shop at choosenissan.com. ♪ i'm ama dates and in tonight's headlines a man suffered life-threatening injury when's he was shot several times in front of san francisco's westfield mall of the the victim coll

dale earnhardt, jr. took the checkered flag for the second time in his career. denny hamlin finished in 2nd place. and usc team was beaten 62-44. and max play championship rallied back from 2 shots down for 2 holes to play against jason day. they kept the match alive a little while longer with incredible shots like that. but with the sun set in the desert, jason day finally finishes the match a 23 holes. and nascar, while they were enduring a 6-1/2 hour rain delay, they replayed last year's race, showing jimmie johnson winning the daytona 500. so, many people in america thought that johnson won that race. didn't happen. dale earnhardt, jr. is your toyota 50500 champion. >>> champion. >> the clippers beat the thunders 125-117. the play of the day. >> and olympic fans now cold turkey area mode as the winter games came to a close in rush. >> the mascot, the giant bear, winked at the crowd as the games ended. it was spectacular in this flawressless closing ceremony. -- flawless closing ceremony. despite all

. >>> and dale earnhardt, jr. won the same rain delayed daytona 500 on the same track where his dad died. and piers morgan plans to end his cnn prime time show. >>> a marriage proposal usually make as man work on how to perfectly pop the question. >> well, aaron mcdaniel decide to combine his life for his girlfriend with her love for the aa mazing race. he -- for the amazing race. he sent her on a ten hour search around the bay area. from playing golf to flying on an airplane, she made it to the finish line just in time. >> if she doesn't make it, i thought what, will i do. >> and i was worried she would be mad at me and say i am sorry, but you have been eliminated! >> will you marry me? >> yes, i love you, sweetie! [ laughing ] >> good thing she wasn't eliminated. >> she only had 2 minutes left. he said what if she is late? i don't have a plan b! >> aaron says he is a little worried about what they will do for their first wedding anniversary. good luck with that, my friend. if you want to see the complete amazing

. >> dale earnhardt jr won it. can details next of the daytona 500. 500. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.s dale earnhardt, jr deaaytona 50 and such. works for me. turn to the camera. >>ah, actually i think my eyes might ha... next! digital insurance id cards. just a tap away on the geico app. >> nascar revving up for the great american race yesterday. but the daytona 500 had a slight delay and i mean six and a half hours. look at the pouring rain at daytona 500 yesterday. what a scene that was. the wet weather moved things to a halt after 38 laps and resumed at 8:30 and ended in a storybook fashion. >> less than a mile to go. we have a wreck. dale earnhardt, jr brings the checkered flag waving it is over >> we are so happy for him. he has been a guest here and this is something he has wanted for a long time. it happened in a very historic and bitter sweet way for him on the track where his father lost his life. it was a 55-loosing streak and explained why it feels better winning the second t

that is the number three car form it was the number three car that in 2001 was crashed by dale earnhardt. he died on turn 4 at the end of that race. since then the number 3 car has not been in use and a lot of people thought it should be retired. well, it is back this year, aughten di austin dylan will be driving it. it turned on the in the pre-races he qualified in first place, so the number 3 car, austin dylan,grandson of richard childress, who was good friends with dale earnhardt. he is starting with race in number one position. that has fans excited, 200,000 of the fans here this year for the race, eric. if you look way past my shoulder, you can see new assistants being built. this year they're working on adding additional seating. within the next two years they hope to have this like an nfl stadium with wifi, deluxe booths, suites, the whole things. big upgrades coming, but referen this year it's all about the number 3 car. thank you, rick. >>> it's a bit warmer today here in new york, but we are getting another shot of arctic air, getting set to blast across much of our country thi

it's earnhardt. >> and dale earnhardt, jr. took the win at 11:25 p.m. most of the race was run in primetime. i was conflicted. i watched "the walking dead" and then came back and watched the end. >> the only thing i know about nascar is that awesome will ferrell movie, so i'm going tosay it looked almost as awesome. shake and bake. >> what were you watching last night, the 500? >> no, i was watching "dallas buyer's club" on netflix. i have never been to a race. i hear it's pretty incredible in person. >> out of control. i have been to daytona 500 a couple times. out of control. last night, what were you doing? >> i don't call this the daytona. i call this the death-tona. when i see the effects this race has on global warming overall, i think -- i would like to see these cars be electric, but they get tangled up in the cords and it wouldn't work. but this is devil's work, people. >> you think you plug it in? >> there would be crashes and everybody would be flipping over. it would lee like a vacuum cleaner. >> last thoughts on the daytona 500? >> i would

--dale earnhardt jr. ended on the drought that matter. nascar's most popular driver won the daytona 500 for the second time, a decade after his first victory in the " great american race. "earnhards snapped a 55 race winless streak sunday night that the to 2012. nascar officials ignore the forecast for severe weather. that led to an over 6 hour delay in the race. when it resumed, earnhardt dominate at the track where his father was killed in an accident on the last lap of the 2001 race. sunday was the final analysis for the 2014 sochi winter olympics. the closing ceremony of the winter damsels marked by fireworks. the that was a celebration of the hard work and effort by all the athletes. there also displays of russian culture told throughout ballet and russian dance. once the show was over the olympic flame was put out officially ended the 17 days of games. russia won the most models with 33 and 3013 goals. the u.s. came in second with 28 medals and nine goals. yourducaon ibuilto he movyourareeforwd. re'sow: we work th ldingmplors lea wh

dale earnhardt jr. taking the checkered flag. a mess behind him. to hockey now. a lot of players in the american hockey league farm team. fans got a chance to see the future of the verizon center ice. the bears wearing the white jerseys. scoring, but her she still lost the game. some great memories now. this is the site of the last redskins super bowl win. all gone. this at a time when roof domes were big stuff. the twins and the vikings are building a new indoor stadium. 500 had ahe daytona rain delay for much of that day. last year's winner was getting and on twitter because people thought he had won. instead, he was sitting in his trailer. i only saw it like once. i kept looking up like, did they start the race again? >> post-race interviews with danica. >> jimmy did not win. junior won. >> fans hoping to see kiss perform when they are >> the members of kiss will not perform when they are inducted into the rock 'n roll hall of fame in april. why, you ask? the band cannot agree on which lineup should perform during the ceremony in new york city. the dispute is

his father, dale earnhardt, sr. died after crashing at the daytona 500 in 2001. >> in the justice department is calling on the -- thieves stole personal information from millions of shoppers at target, among other places, but will the feds' plan actually do anything? we'll talk to ger ri ill withful fir sad news, the comedy writer and actor, harold ramis has died. he was behind caddy shack, groundhog day, national lampoon's vacation, and back to school. his hollywood breakthrough came in 1978 when he cowrote the blockbuster comedy, animal house. he also went on to cowrite and star in the first of two ghost buster movies. >> probably in one of the tunnels above us. >> that's ramis in the glasses during a scene in ghostbusters 2 where he played a doctor. he died today after reportedly battling an illness. he was 69 years old. with at&t's new pricing for families you get 4 lines on at&t's network... including unlimited talk... unlimited text... and 10 gigs of data to share. 10 gigs? 10 gigs. all for $160 dollars a mont

dale earnhardt jr. wins the 500 after a rain delay of more than six hours. his second daytona 500 win. jimmie johnson started his quest for another title. he finished in fifth. >>> in hoops, jason collins became the first openly gay athlete in major u.s. sports. he was greeted by a round of applause. he talked to the press afterwards. >> i thought it was great. being an l.a. kid, i can't think of a better situation playing for the nets and playing here in l.a. and getting the win. just glad kobe and shaq weren't out there. >> he's got the sense of humor. for much more on collins, dale jr., and the rest of the sports world, check out "sportscenter," we're live 9:00 a.m. eastern over on espn. >>> up next, "the pulse." where paula deen's comeback effort takes another step forward. >>> and the russians poke fun at themselves in the olympic closing ceremony. ♪ [ girl ] roses are red. violets are blue. splenda® is sweet. and so are you. [ female announcer ] just about anywhere you use sugar, you can use splenda® no calorie sweetener. ♪ splenda® lets you exp

it came famous because of dale earnhardt sr. the good news here is, at least they didn't paint the car black which is what the signature car for dale sr. >> it looks like -- it looks like president eisenhower may have gotten his wish many years after his death. the golf tournament, masters, is less than two months away. i usually go. i don't live in georgia anymore so i'm going to miss it. this year the 17th hole will be missing from the famous eisenhower tree which former president eisenhower kept trying to have cut down because his wayward drives kept hitting that tree. last week, you know, that ice storm hit augusta really hard. the eisenhower tree is history. why is this a big deal? >> well, i've covered several masters. i've even played augusta national, thank you very much. and i want to tell you this. when you're at augusta national, it's a magical place because of things. things such as grace greek. amen corner. magnolia drive. magnolia lane, i should say. that tree is very special. for those who aren't golfers out there

three laps to go under caution debris on the track flies into the grill of dale earnhardt jr. would it affect the finish? not at all. brad to win the second daytona 500. wreckage behind him as he takes the checkered flag and kyle busch in reverse to cross the finish line. enheart fans reunite victorious. >>> true story, now 23 victor quit school at the age of ten to focus on golf. he says it was difficult to do both. funny my parents didn't go for that when i was ten. playing his first ever match play event made it into the finals on the 18th holiday left that putt one rotation short and they would go to a play-off in the second play-off hole. this from behind the green. somehow gets it to trickle through the rough. comes 60th in the cup and makes the putt. 23rd play-off hole. days drive is just off the green. chips to about five feet and silver, finally defeats the frenchman after 23 holes and played the semi finals early in the day. unbelievable golf and great finish. ama? >> thank you so much. >>> up next on abc 7 news at 9:00, a $100 million disaster movie. movie. but can

final lap was more wrecks, but it was dale earnhardt junior who would take the checkered flag. it's the second time dale junior has won the daytona 500. jason day taking on the frenchman. the frenchman makes an unlikely shot. he says ha, ha, hey. by the way, day says huh, uh, uh. he wins his first world golf challenge. that will do it for sports. i told you, a busy, busy night for sports. >> i did not know you spoke french. >> the sound effects were fantastic. >> wee, wee. >> we'll be back. dear future olympian, one day you will be standing on and here's exactly how you'll get there. you'll work hard and you'll fall hard. you'll lose sometimes when you really should have won. you'll win sometimes when no one thought you had a shot. and you'll never, ever stop. we know this. because you're one of us. at citi, we believe in everyone's potential, which is why citi and evan are giving back to community sports programs to help fiuture athletes every step of the way. >>> this just in to our newsroom. police are on the scene of an accident involving an amtrak train and a car in fremon

well, once they finally restarted the actual race, dale earnhardt jr. took the checkered flag for his second win at daytona. >>> all right, we now know what country is the best at hockey, team canada wrapped up the winter olympics in style yesterday, winning their second straight gold medal. the women's team won the gold as well to make it a clean sweep for our northern neighbors. host country russia won the overall medal count with the u.s. coming in second. >>> all right, a big topic on social media and bleacherreport.com right now is the possibility of the nfl penalizing a player 15 yards for using discriminatory language on the field, most notably, the "n" word. according to reports, the nfl's competition committee is discussing putting this in place for next season. the new petition rule receiving mixed reviews at the combine. some players say it would interfere with their freedom of speech, while others worried about how it would be enforced. i think that's a big deal, how it would be enforced, because as soon as this penalty ends up deciding a ga

rain slowed down the action at the daytona 500, but it couldn't slow dale earnhardt jr., it's his second career win at nascar's signature race. >>> golf's amateur championship also went longer than expected. he hit an incredible shot on the rough and onto the green but jason day would win the match on the hole with a birdie putt. >>> in the nba, miami playing without lebron james who broke his nose thursday night but chris bosh picked up the slat. miami beat chaurks 93-79. >>> and the highest ranked college basketball team playing on sunday avoids an upset. creighton gets 29 points from doug mcdermott and it's just enough. the blue jays hang on for a 72-71 win over seton hall. >>> when we return, rough roads. we'll show you how the extreme winter weather is creating expensive problems for drivers. the new guy is loaded with protein! i'll believe it when i -- [ both ] oooooh... [ female announcer ] as you get older, protein is an important part of staying active and strong. ensure high protein... fifty percent of your daily value of protein. low fat and five grams of sugars. [ major nutri

. >> daytona 500 champ dale earnhardt is celebrated by joining twitter. he signed up last night and sent out the first tweet writing and i quote, "tonight seemed like as good a night as any to join twitter. how is anyone doing." in an hour earn hard had more than 200,000 followers and i checked just this second and he is up to 400,000 followers. he tweeted out this photo the victory snaps a 55-race losing streak for the named race car driver. his first daytona win was a decade ago. he admitted the win feels just as good as the last one. >> moving on we know who will be slipping on a new pair dancing shoes as the host of the one of the hottest dance shows on tv, erin andrews will be the co-host of "dancing with the stars" known for sports reporting and she will join the team when the 18 the season of the reality dance competition kickoff but no stranger to distancing. she competed, number, for the mirror ball trophy in season ten and made you will all the way to the finals. she is a smart cookie. and talented. and legs that go on for days. she is so tall.

rain slowed down the action at the daytona 500, but it couldn't slow dale earnhardt jr. it is his second career win at nascar's signature race. >>> golf's amateur championship also went longer than expected. victor dubuisson hit an incredible shot out of the rough and onto the green, but jason day would win the match on the hole with a birdie putt. >>> in the nba, miami playing without lebron james who broke his nose thursday night but chris bosh picks up the slack for the heat. miami beat chicago, 93-79. >>> and the highest ranked college basketball team playing on sunday avoids an upset. number 11, crayton, gets 29 points from doug mcdermott, and it's just enough. the blue jays hang on for a 72-71 win over seton hall. >>> when we return, rough roads. we'll show you how the extreme winter weather is creating expensive problems for drivers. we'll show you how the extreme winter weather is creating expensive problems for drivers. the new guy is loaded with protein! i'll believe it when i -- [ both ] oooooh... [ female announcer ] as you get older, protein is an important

after about 6 1/2 hours the race resumed and through the rain and wrecks dale earnhardt jr. found himself leading the pack. he ended a 55 losing race streak with a win. this was his second time winning the daytona 500 a decade after his first victory. congrats to him. >>> over to sochi for one last olympic update for you after eliminating the u.s. in the semi-finals on friday. canada beat the first team in more than 20 years being the first team to winback toback olympics. canada finished it with staggering stats allowing three goals over six games. >>> the u.s. slid to gold? bobsledding. the 2010 four-man champion won his third career medal tying the most by any u.s. bobsledder and gave the u.s. six sliding medals at sochi. >>> now as we take a peak at the final overall medal count. russia finished with more total medals and more gold medals than anybody else. norway finished and the u.s. was second on the overall medal. 28, nine of them gold. canada and netherlands round out the top five. >>> we move in to fill you in on college hockey. the best action was behind the bench

but at the end of the night, late at night, it was the 88 car, dale earnhardt jr. winning his second 500 ten years apart, snapping a winless streak of 55 races. it was lost on none of us watching that it was the race that took his father's life. afterwards, fellow sports figures take ♪. dale jr. said it was the work of his team and took none of the credit for the victory. >>> and of all things, the supreme court has taken on the issue of the foul odor that can develop in some kinds of front-loading washing machines, including mold that is so tough to get rid of, even bleach won't do it. if you have one of these, then you know it. the brand names include whirlpool, sears and bosh. millions of consumers are part of three class action lawsuits which the court ruled can proceed as they rejected 'appeals by the manufacturers. >>> a couple of signs of the times. moviefone is going away, at least the phone part. that guy's recorded voice you would recognize anywhere. another victim of the web. the got milk campaign is going away. all of those white mustaches and that ta

dale earnhardt jr. wins the 500 after a rain delay of more than six hours. his second daytona 500 win. first in ten years. jimmie johnson started his quest for a several -- seventh sprint cup title. he finished in fifth. >>> in hoops, jason collins became the first openly gay athlete in major u.s. sports. he was greeted by a round of applause. by the lakers fans in staples center. afterwards, collins talked it over with the press. >> i thought it was great. being an l.a. kid, i can't think of a better situation playing for the nets and playing here in l.a. and getting the win. just glad kobe and shaq weren't out there. >> he's got the sense of humor. for much more on collins, dale jr., and the rest of the sports world, check out "sportscenter," we're live 9:00 a.m. eastern over on espn. >>> up next, "the pulse." where paula deen's comeback effort takes another step forward. >>> and the russians poke fun at themselves in the olympic closing ceremony. themselves in the olympic closing ceremony. ♪ [ girl ] roses are red. violets are blue. splenda® is sweet.

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. >>> and on the track, dale earnhardt, jr. snapped a 55-winless streak, and a six-hour rain delay could not keep junior from the 500 victory. you see the crashes and the chaos behind him, but the 88 car stays the course, and junior finished second place in 3 of the last 4 daytona 500s and sunday, he got the due. and he said if he won the daytona 500, he would join twitter, and he did just that. he opened up the twitter account, and had 300,000 followers gained right there, and that is the best picture of him standing in front of his dad's statue dale earnest sr. and you nknow that dad is happy >> and what is the next, the instagram?

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but then the and it was dale earnhardt jr. came through with the checkered flag. he snapped a 55 race winless streak dating back to 2012. dale earnhards jr. is the 11th driver to a multiple dates on a 500 street to a historic moment in pro sports over the weekend. jason collins became the first openly gay pro basketball player. there's no shortage of support for the stanford alumni here in the bay area. spectators at high top sports bar in san francisco's castro district paul collins inspiring. palin started his pro career back into also won with in and then the new jersey nets. fans say his return to the organization employing his first game back against a los angeles lakers only added to the special moment. attention monster taco fans! get ready for a night of monster taco madness - when two new monster taco flavors from jack in the box face off. introducing - the bacon ranch monster taco, crushin' it with strips of bacon and creamy ranch versus the nacho monster taco, comin' hard with nacho cheese and jalapeños! monster, monster, monster tacos! too much? needs

. >>> dale junior captures the flag. >> dale earnhardt junior captures the flag. ends a 55 race losing streak which goes back to 2012. that race was an all day affair because it started at 10:00 in the morning but because of rain in daytona that race was delayed for more than six hours. at one point the grand stands had to be cleared out because of a tornado warning in the area. the racetrack is i quipped with lights just in case races have to run later because of bad weather. >> students at uc santa barbara are nervous after reports say a student was beaten and gang raped. the 19-year-old woman was walking ohm on campus when she was attacked by several men early sunday morning. she was taken to the hospital. she is expected to be okay. but this attack and several others have student there is worried about her safety. >> we all walk home alone at night. a lot of times. you don't really think -- you think you can make it. you think it will be fine. >> another sexual assault occurred in that area saturday. back in january three men were arrested accused of raping a

. >>> plus, dale earnhardt jr. wins his first daytona 500 in decades. a daytona like no other in history. by why do so many people think somebody else actually won? >>> and remember when the faa said it would regulate drones? all those folks using drones to deliver dry cleaning and beer, guess what? they're not waiting for the feds to get their act together. is it turning into the wild, wild west right over our heads? >>> hi, everyone. i'm gretchen carlson. americ

dale earnhardt junior crossed the finish line at eleven- thirty *last night. he hadn't won a race in his last 55 tries. but this is the second time he has won at daytona. >> a lot of rain at that. >> they have their own forecaster there. >> that would be a good job. >> i still have my regiment. let's take a look. we are up to 20 degrees for our high. 5:00 p.m. near still at 20. typical high is in the upper '30's. tonight we're down to 17 degrees. right now we are at 13. all those warm places is where i looked before. let's check on the roads. >> we just got word of a fire in maywood along madison. crews are just pulling up to that try to get the hot spots out. a very active fire we're keeping our eye on. hopefully we will have more information. traffic, it looks like everyone is coming to a full stop through there. northbound tristate 83 toll plaza crash on the shoulder. minor gaper delays as people tap the brakes to check it out. we are on our way to recovery there. numbers look good. watch for a seat patches out on the roads. there's quite a lot of the local

it is issued for more recent iphones and ipads >>> dale earnhardt jr. took the checkered flag after a lot of confusion. during a rain delay, fox news showed jimmy johnson winner from last year. johnson tweeted, i hear i won the daytona 500. i also have friends confused texting congratulations. for the first time ever, it is dale earnhardt jr. >>> spring is just around the corner but it is not going to feel like it this week. another surge of arctic air is moving in. temperatures expected to plunge from the midwest all wait to the northeast. so how cold is it going to be this time? indra petersons knows. >>> on a monday of all things, there we go, the picture we are so familiar with again. all this cold, arctic air diving down to the south one more time. let's take a look at what it looked like yesterday. d.c. with 64. in the southeast, temperatures near 70 degrees and then there is today. oh, yeah. already feeling a difference. specially in the upper midwest. 10-15 degrees below normal. this is the area of the country looking for highs just at freezing