Hours and chaos as cars slam into each other on the final turn. Nascars most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt jr. , emerging from the smoke to win. As we say good morning, america. And good morning, america. Hope you all had a good weekend. An exciting weekend for so many. What a farewell to the olympics last night. Closing ceremonies in sochi. Blockbuster show. Circus performances. Ballet and classical music. The olympic torch put out. Congratulations to all. What a show they put on over the last couple of weeks. The overall medal count for team usa, 28. Only russia was better. Very fitting there. Also speaking of the host country, showed a sense of humor in the end. In the closing ceremonies, if if you remember the opening ceremonies and the ring that wasnt. This was actually part of the closing ceremonies last night acknowledging the imperfect perfection of the ceremonies. Can you picture the guy going to putin saying, trust me, it will work. Remember, security concerns before the gam
Three decades, but it was the first time he stepped on the court as an openly gay man. Number 46, Jason Collins. Reporter as he took the court, Jason Collins became the first openly gay athlete to it play professional sports in the United States. Collins signed a tenday deal before the game. Thats amazing that the nets were willing to open up and allow him to still showcase his talents even though his Sexual Orientation may be most. Reporter he was a free agent when he made the announcement. I always try to stay positive and control what i cant control. Its my training. So i always try to focus on that, being positive and staying ready. Thats part of being a professional. Reporter now that the opportunity is here, collins says his head is in game. Its about focusing on the task at hand and not thinking about history or anything along those lines. Reporter the nets coach says theres a familiarity with Jason Collins. They have played together and hes a professional that he knows this gam
Pregnancy. And the pop culture lead. If youve laughed at a movie in the last 35 years, well, its a good chance that harold rramis had something to do with it. He died today at the age of 69. Well look at his career. I collect spores and fungus. Good afternoon, everyone. Well begin with the world lead. He went from leader of ukraine to the most wanted man in the country in the span of a weekend. Viktor yanukovych has not been seen since saturday when he was ousted during the midst of violent protests. Alleging hes responsible for the mass killings of civilians, scores of protesters were killed last week in clashes with the police. Demonstrators angry that yanukovych turned his back on the deal with the european union, choosing closer ties with russia as well. We know that yanukovych tried to charter a plane but was turned away for not having the right paperwork. Yesterday, parliament put an interim president in place. Russia questions the legitimacy of the new leader. Moscow said that t
Announced maj cuts to the number of active duty arm troops. Certain planes and programs are also on the chopping block. The defense secretary says he is vowing to economic realities in a way that will maintain military readiness. It has been a disappointing day at the Supreme Court if you are a gun rights activist. The justices have now decided not to review the three cases concerning gun rights. Two of the cases involve laws preventing 18 to 20yearolds from buying, carrying hand guns and that third case was from people in washington, d. C. Who wanted the right to buy guns from out of state dealers. The laws will stay on the books. Some good news. Wall street on fire today. The dow up just about 170 points here. Here you go. S p 500 and hitting a record high as well. Why . Corporate earnings deserve the credit today. Many topping expectations in the fourth quarter, but keep in mind we like that color green. Dont we . All the green you are seeing, this is a sharp turn from last month. H
FAIRHOPE A debate over banning books that been capturing national attention took center stage at a Fairhope City Council meeting Sept. 11. The council chamber was brimming with supporters on …