had kyle busch and dale earnhardt, jr. taking the races, one at 7:00 and one at 9:00 and dale earnhardt, jr. getting the big win last night and it happened to be on the anniversary of the death of his father, 15 years ago. it was a momentous occasion for him. bittersweet and he said there was no better way to honor his dad than to win the race last night. we'll send it back to the studio. where ryan and luanne are headlines. >> luanne: good morning. thank you. police in miami are now boycotting beyonce. >> ryan: in response to her music video formation and highlights police brutality and yesterday we told you about police officers didn't want to work the extra work to do security at the upcoming concert and now in miami, they've voted to boycott the concert altogether but the video put all police in a negative light, police say yes. and a cultural studies scholar says no. >> it is not necessarily a confrontation. what some people have suggested. but it is a way to say that even without institutional power that you as one p

earnhardt, jr., goes too. >> almost like chase eliott. >> and he was a favorite. >> dale earnhardt, jr. appears to be out of the datona 500. >> and danica and biffle get tangled. >> and, turns around in the grass and fortunately turns himself as well, the out wall... >> fox 35 is your destination, for all things daytona. >> photo-finish. in a photo finish. look at that. inches, about 4 inches. separated denny hamlin from martin truex. >> there you go, take a good look at the photo in the e datona 500. denny hamlin, inching out martin truex truex, jr., an unbelievably dramatic finish. we continue our live team coverage at the speedway. >> and ryan elijah is live in the fan zone and adam shadoff at victory lane. you a picture-perfect day for a race! >> ryan: you couldn't state any better and we have had so many years we had to look at the regard and finish tuesday morning and daytona has seen it all. not today? >> it was a picture-perfect day, so many fans from the north enjoyed tremendous central florida weather. and it was a good race, and we didn't see the big crash some anticipate

one of the favorites though at th500 was little e, dale earnhardt jr. he spins out with 30 laps to go. final lap, the man with two first names, matt kenseth pushed out of first by danny hamlin who wins by 4 inches. one of the closest races in daytona 500 history! look at that! h! first time toyota racing has without the 2 all-stars in the line up, winners of two straight and heat are heating up. after the suspension whiteside with the historic night and big man with 29 boards in 23 minutes and 's a 20-20 game for the last 20 years. >> and just talking about bring the energy off the bnch and guys are playing faster. >> my teammates made it easy for me and pushing the break. >> that's sports. i'm donovan and campbell. robbin and jeff, back to you. >> bbin: that will do it for this late edition of 7 news first at 5. >> jeff: i'm jeff lennox. we'll see you back here at 6 depere, wi >>> the worse neighbors in america. >>> speeding cars, wild causes. gunshots day and night. then natalie cole's grieving family. why they are so upset with this grammy's tribute.

- dale earnhardt jr/2 time daytona winner: "yeah you don't come in with a strategy you just have a style of driving that you just do all the time you don't start the race going you know what we're going to take the lead on that block this were in a password in a pit on this lap we're gonna hold them off you don't make this plan there's no real their strategy to what the pit crew is going to do and what making choices based on instinct and what's happening around him." the hokies are back in action tonight.. at miami--- to take on the 11th ranked hurricanes-- that's a 9pm tip from south florida... and 20th ranked duke is at number 5 north carolina... that's also at 9 pm tonight... a big evening..in the acc hoops world.. vhsl conference hoops action.. maroons at lynchburg... and at least one women's group is calling for sponsors to suspend their endorsements with peyton manning until the sexual harrassment suit he's mentioned in...is investigated and settled.. cut it out vandy led by 17 at one point.. now the lead..is just 2.. miss state...last shot--no... rebound...tic tic tic 75-74 state

michael waldrop and jimmy johnson and dale earnhardt, jr. were the field of 40 to have won more than once. could it happen today in race number 58 or could we see a first time winner take the flag at the sold out daytona international speedway. been better. green flag is waved by ken griffey, jr. a race to forget. just 20 laps in this guy gets bumped and his fender buckles and his car towed to the garage and returns back and finishes in 37th place. now dale earnhardt, jr. makes a move and his day is done. and matt kensick led by 40 laps and ken hamlin. ken sick drops to 14th place and here comes hamlin. denny hamlin takes the checkered flag and a photo finish. just like the very first daytona 500 in 1959. wins about 4-inches. one hundredth of a second. and hamlin wins the first daytona 500 after starting at almost drops the heavy trophy, 50-pound but he will take it and earns his first championship. >>> obviously the biggest win of my career by far. hadn't won this race in 23 years and i hadn't won it in 11 tries. it could not be more perfec

the hendrick team dominating 2015...and two time 500 champ dale earnhardt jr is considered an odds-on favorite.. for jr--it's more about driving style..and his instincts--when he's dueling at the birthplace of speed- dale earnhardt jr/2 time daytona winner: "yeah you don't come in with a strategy you just have a style of driving that you just do all the time you don't start the race going you know what we're going to take the lead on that block this were in a password in a pit on this lap we're gonna hold them off you don't make this plan there's no real their strategy to what the pit crew is going to do and what they want to accomplish but the drivers just out there making choices based on instinct and what's happening around him." 20th ranked duke..at #5 north carolina to the wire. here's the final play of game.. duke wins 4 in a row..they wre down 8 with 6 min to pl;ay.. stay with us. of course you have to be 21 to shop at the abc store ... but that didn't stop a deer on the run in clifton forge. check out these pictures captured on surveillance video of a doe walking in the store

earnhardt, jr. saw his day come to an end early as well. we'll have more on that. nascar season opening race a classic. it comes down three wide on the final lap. matt kenseth pushed out of the way by hamlin. him listen pulls off the closest victory in daytona 500 history. check this out. talk about a big day for toyota. >> i don't know where that came from, what happened. i can't even figure out what i did. it all just came together. the 4. this wouldn't be possible if this wasn't sticking together. >> tried to block his run and denney cut inside and made him three wide and side drafted me off turn 4 to the line and i felt like i had enough momentum to keep him behind me, and i did all the way up until, you know, that last couple of feet. >> dale earnhardt, jr. led for at least 15 laps, but dealt with handling issues forcing him to play catchup. midway throughout the race, he had to be aggressive late and may have cost him, he eventually spins out on lap 170 and said his car balance was a big issue

here comes dale earnhardt, jr., the inside. taking over the lead. he would cruise from there. winning his dual race for the second straight year. meanwhile, mcdowell racing his way into the 500. early, but got real interesting late. jimmy jom son, mcmurray tries to block, catches the 48 of johnson who comes down, clips curt bush, who is 5th, and watch the 20 car of matt get caught up as well. that's significant because he had clinched a front row spot on qualifying speed last sunday, he is headed to a backup car. that means starting at the back of the pack. kyle bush wins with him out instead of starting fourth, bush will start on the outside of row one. one of the nfl's all-time great sack artists came via trade and what was his last rodeo. jared allen is what the panthers needed. provided veteran leadership and known as an every down player accepted rise role, rotated in and out. award for his patience and appearance in his first ever super bowl. today the california cowboy announced his retirement on twitter and it was just about >> this was the part where i was going to ri

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that was just the start of the trouble for the hendrick boys. 30 to go, dale earnhardt, jr. wall, and his bid for a third daytona 500 title comes to an end. dale, jr. fans disappointed, as the race comes to a close. final lap, 4 toyotas running up front, led by matt kenseth. denny hamlin in the 11 gets a push from kevin harvick to get a run on kenseth and martin truex, jr. no more room, as kenseth heads into the wall. hamlin and truex, jr. racing to the start-finish line. hamlin wins a photo finish, edging martin truex, jr. by 6 inches to win his first daytona 500. >> this is such a team victory. joe gibbs racing, he told me a week ago, all these sidebar races are getting old. let's go win the real one. to win it for us after 23 years, there is no better feeling than what i have right now. >> wish we could have won. just going to have to watch that on the highlight reel for the rest we all want toin. this is competition. i would be lying if i said i didn't want to win. marc: you heard the end of it anyway. new clememn head coach monte lee won his first game as the tigers hea

. >> dale earnhardt jr.? he was quick today. >> thanks. >>> if you had some trouble have to blame e property brothers. [ cheering and applause ] >> hgtv hosts prevented at 1:00 p.m. at the home show, fans waited to see jonathan and drew scott. also the had venn doors from homeowners to owners to show hem how to renovate. the brothers shared some of their advice with us before the show. >> you never want to put into a house you won't be able to get back. your home should make your life easier. so the family should look at a house and say what area can i fix up that'll help me. >> you can watch the full interview on wral.com and find out what's not included the nut price of renovations for their shows. some good information there on that interview. all about the property. >> and that place was packed. >> they could have held that outside. >> yeah. maybe get your garden prepared for spring.

it was running second in the last 30 laps when dale earnhardt jr., the favorite lost it, spun through the infield, hit the inner wall hard, dale was okay. the bass pro shop still running second, behind matt kenseth. then more crash and burn. tangling with 25 laps to go. the 10 car flying through the grass, another green lap restart. then the drama, martin still in second, matt in first. the rest of the field breathing down their necks. here's the call, as furniture row tried to bring it back to denver. >> truex to the bottom. >> kenseth saves it. here they come to the bottom of the line. >> bouncing off each other, unbelievable! >> danny hamlin, my goodness. >> by an inch. >> truex jr. finished second by less than a half a foot. 0.011 seconds. closest finish in 500 history, almost had another super bowl parade coming through denver. oh, man, so close. great showing by furniture row. great finish, but second is painful when you're that lose to first. >> i wish we could have won obviously. but just going to have to watch that on the highlight reel for the rest of my career, i suppose. i

dale earnhardt jr. is a two-time winner of the daytona 500, most the green flag drops at one o'clock. here at daytona international speedway, i'm joe murano for the raycom news network. this weekend will feature warm temperatures and variably cloudy skies as we prepare for rain to move in for the first few days of the workweek. expect partly to mostly cloudy skies saturday and sunday and daytime highs in the low and middle 70s. temperatures will drop nearly 10 degrees to start the week and showers return to the forecast monday through thursday morning with 1" to 2" rain totals are move in for the first few days of the workweek. expect partly to mostly cloudy skies saturday and sunday and daytime highs in the low and middle 70s. temperatures will drop nearly 10 degrees to start the week and showers return to the forecast monday through thursday morning with 1" to 2" rain you've heard the warnings and seen the videos -- christmas's most popular gift, and seen the videos -- the hoverboard... has caused some serious problems. getting involved. more on that after the break. break 6 i don't

dale earnhardt, jr. will start third for today's race after he won the first of two qualifiers races thursday night. tony stewart won't be in today's race as he recovers from a back injury. instead brian vickers will race in his spot. about 20 million people are expected to watch the race at 1:00. >>> new this morning, a deadly our partners say william o'brien hill is charged with second degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. police reports say hill used a handgun to shoot blake on january 23rd. he was shot multiple times in the r parking lot. he died the next morning. >>> hill is in the gaston county jail this morning. we're asking police if hill and blake knew each other. >>> at the time of his arrest yesterday, hill was found with a handgun. he was previously charged with possession of a firearm by a felon in 2007. he pleaded guilty to the crime the following year and was sentenced to 13 to 16 months in prison. >> >> clouds from yesterday are going to stick around today. meteorologist v

away with many big nascar away with many big nasc >>> dale earnhardt, jr.'s 88 car is the favorite in today's. check out this finish. eliot in front getting a big push. logano makes his move stepping out. chase trying to hang on and he does. chase eliot gets the checkered flag. he gets into the right rear quarter panel going for it and gives him a grudgingly congrat la tore wave. >> sawing the wheel back and forth. th that is why everyone is so excited. he can drive. >>> the charlotte 49ers wrapped up a two game road trip against they led by as many as 18 in the first half and this went down to the wire. picking up four minutes to play, down four. here is davis. anthony van hook finishes at the rim. van hook had 8. hilltoppers go in a run to seize control. the miss. johnson cleans it up. e.a. four point advantage. down four but not out. here is charlotte davis. 20 seconds left. from way out. time out charlotte. they cut the lead to one. after a pair of free throws one more chance, 8 seconds left. davis coming up short. rebound western kentucky. charlotte dro

fast forward to 31 laps to go, dale earnhardt jr, loses controle coming out of turn four, and slams his car into the inside wall of the track. he was okay, but his day was over, and the dale jr fans can't believe it! so we come down to the final lap of the race. matt kenseth in the lead, but denny hamlin makes inside, and jumps out into the lead with martin truex jr. we come to the finish line, and it's the closes finish in the history of the daytona 500. denny hamlin beats out martin truex jr by a couple of inches to win the great american race. it's the first daytona 500 victory for denny hamlin, and joe gibbs racing. here's the top seven drivers, and the points each driver earned for their finish today. for denny hamlin, winning the daytona 500 is a milestone in his career. it's such a huge team victory. joe gibbs racing. he sat over here a 3 week ago, and told me all these sidebar races are getting old. let's go win the real one. so, to win it for the boss after 23 years, it's just, there is no better feeling than what i have right now. this is the tenth time 500, and the tenth time

dale earnhardt jr. spins out and runs right into the barrier. junior ended up 36. denny hamlin edges out the win by a bumper to win. >> the pin cal of my career for it's just -- there's no better martinis, music and ice...what more could you ask for. hundreds of people spent this weekend in upstate new york for the >>> martinis, music, and ice. what more could you ask for? hundreds of people went to the fire, ice, and everything nice bar extravaganza. temperatures just about perfect in new york keeping the ice frozen but not so cold that people werehivering in their boots. can you tell people are ready can we help them with this around here atll. >> now it's kind of gone. that w w pretty much it. now temperatures are cooler. they'll be falling below freezing into the 20s tonight. torrow temperatures wl be increasing to near 40 degrees. not too bad, but not 50. you'll still need the jacket. the winds will be calm,hough. we'll have temperatures in the 40s until tuesday. temperatures start to slowly fall through the next of next -- rest of next week, though. >> s sing

dale earnhardt jr. always a favorite to win... and then 20 year old rookie pole sitter chase elliot taking over for the now retired jeff gordon... but elliott's hopes for a 500 victory were dashed early... lap 19 he spins coming off of turn 4... and when he gets to the trioval grass his front splitter digs in and causes heavy front end damage. now 31 laps to go... and dale earnhardt junior also spins as nose it into the wall... ending his hopes of third daytona 500 win... he was alright... but junior nation... frustrated. 13 laps later you ride with greg biffle he has a run on danica patrick in the locally sponsored natures bakery car... they make contact... she gets knocked into the infield where her car would suffer terminal damage... she would finish in 35th... so final lap.. matt kenseth out front... but his teammate denny hamlin has a run... he looks high and then cuts underneath him to take the lead... kenseth falls back and we have a drag race between hamlin and martin truex jr... truex noses ahead but at the line its denny

dale earnhardt jr. and kyle busch won tonight's can am dulles. and 4four for the daytona 500. kensmith has the outside >> mark: a final check of the weather. will be colder than it was this morning. you might have some frost on the windshield. highs in the upper 40s and 50s. the weekend is what we're looking forward to. >> dicky: from hollywood - it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, kerry washington, nikolaj coster-waldau, "this week in unnecessary censorship" and music from jason derulo jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome to the show, i'm jimmy, i'm the host. thank you for watching. thank you for coming. very nice. that's very nice. somebody in the audience was doing a cheerleader move, which i appreciated. you never lose that, do you. oh, boy. i'm glad you're here. especially after what a mess it was last night. last night, those of you here know, last night the unthinkable happened. it rained. water came down. onto us. some of it got on my body. which was scary. when it rains in l.a. we don't know what too do with ourselves.

he stayed up late to watch dale earnhardt jr. racing in the daytona 500. he is one of the youngest of nascar's drivers and he was tenth to run and he bumped out kyle busch off of the bowl, and neither kenseth or earnhardt jr. could beat his speed and so he becomes the youngest drive to >> how does it feel be the driver to chase but to be the youngest to sit on the pole for the 500? >> it's been a special day, and i appreciate you having me on, but a great way to start off the few weeks for everybody at hendrick motor sports and specifically the 24 guys in the hendrick engine stop for the great job they do preparing these race cars and these engines and to have a chance at the pole is fantastic. excited so be a part of their team, and this is a long week of racing and we need to recognize that and be smart about the days to come and make the most of a fast race car. >> hitth sitting on the pole is an incredible accomplishment but i'm sure you have heard the history, only nine times as the poll pole sitter won, are you up to >> i am, and i think our car is p

as for dale earnhardt, jr. 193.823 miles per hour. he lead the morning session but he was 11th in the second, and final practice session in the afternoon. let's hear from joey logano. >> it was nice to be on top of the border leads, but depends on what's up for tomorrow. just a safety blanket nice to have. i think we're eighth or ninth on the board, so i feel comfortable with it. tricks in the bag to find -- i feel like there were some guys that were really fast. we'll see if we can catch up to them tomorrow. >> reporter: logano will be on the field tonight. just 25 cars on the track. again, that's a 8:00 start right here on fox 35. jimmie johnson is on the pole for that race. it was a random draw to determine the starting order for that race. should be fun tonight. it's not really terribly serious race, but it is for a lot of cash, so you know those guys are going to go pretty hard again on fox 35. we'll have highlights at 10:00. for now from daytona international speedway, fox 35 sports. >> feel for the track ahead of the big race c

but with 30 laps to go, a collective gasp when dale earnhardt jr. got loose and hit the interior wall. june bug was okay but would finish 35th and danica patrick and greg biffle getting together. dandanica coming in ahead. and as you can see and hear, it came down to martin truekx jr. and debny hamlin. and in -- denny hamlin. you can see p denny hamlin -- denny hamlin came in. >> it shoot me forward more than i imagined. i just cut the wheel hard and luckily, we still got to our victory. >> i thought he it. you know, just that last couple of people before the line. denny creeped out on me. i probably should have rubbed him a little harder because i had a foot on him for a long way. >> er hat a victory lane -- here at victory lane, the trophy now belongs to joe gibbs racing and denny hamlin. we'll have much more on the champ coming up at 11. we're beginning to talk to chris archer and wwe fans, this is rare, john stena chimes in on wrestle mania. will he will be? reporting from victory lane, chris fisher 10 sports, wtsp. >> thank you so much. we'll b

. >> again, dale earnhardt jr., talking about what happened. kenseth, it's unlikely that he'll be, unless they fix the car, he has to go to the back of the pack. so dramatics in the late of the second can-am duals, a fun evening, and everyone involved in the crashes was okay. tomorrow, what we have going on here, is two separate practices, and the truck race in the evening. i'll be out here, covering that for you. should be fun, fox 35 sports. good day orlando, they're on the road tomorrow, live at the daytona international speedway. we'll talk live to the speedway's president. of the make over, that's tomorrow. out at the track, at 7 a.m. >>> looked like something out of a war zone. that's how a florida woman is describing her front yard after a young dreier blast -- driver blasted through her front yard. the 13-year-old behind the wheel and the danger. >>> and animal cruelty. >> the forecast here in central florida, looking good and the skies are closure. cool, and the temperatures will continue to warm, we'll talk more of that coming up. think you've seen some crazy basketball shots? r

now 30 laps to go and one of the favorites to n dale earnhardt jr. also spins out on the day was done. final lap and things got very interesting. matt kinseth in the lead and pushed out of the way. hamlin now has to hold off jr. underneath and the race comes down to the photo finish as the racers cross the checkered line. check this out! just 4 inches apart! a difference of 1/100 of a second for the closest finish in daytona 500 history. also marking the first time a toyota won the race! >> i don't know what i did but it came together. >> i thought that's definitely the position i wanted to be in. >> i thought danny was going to get in front if i didn't go in front of him. he just got me turned sidewa there. >> reporter: the miami heat won 2 straight without the services of dris bosh and dwayne wade. wade missing the second straight game with pain in his knee with the mri that came back negative. no wade, no bosh, no problem. against the wizards and rolling washington by 20. 114-94. what's more impressive it comes a night after putting up 115 on atla

one of the favorites, little e, dale earnhardt jr., also spins out. was fifth at the time but his day is done. final lap and things get interesting. matt kinseth pushed out of the first place and hamlin needing to hold him off and off to the photofinish and hamlin holds off for the win by just 4 inches. check this out! the difference of 1/100 of a second. for the closest finish in dayta 500 history, also marking the first time a toyota won the race. well, without the two all-stars in the line up the heat are heating up. if after the one-game suspension the histor night saturday night. rebounds in just 29 minutes. becoming just the 11th player in nba history to report the 2020 game off the bench in the last part of the year. yeah, you're strong, boss! >> and we're just talking about bringing the e energy off the bench and guys is playing faster and we got a couple of brothers with down. >> and our teammates made it easy and they played great and pushing the ball and getting the transition. >> right now! the long layoff. don't play again until thursday

dale earnhardt jr. always a favorite to win... and then 20 year old rookie pole sitter chase elliot taking over for the now retired jeff gordon... but elliott's hopes for a 500 victory were dashed early... lap 19 he spins coming off of turn 4... and when he gets to the trioval grass his front splitter digs in and causes heavy front end damage. now 31 laps to go... and dale earnhardt junior also spins as he exits turn 4... and he will nose it into the wall... ending his hopes of third daytona 500 win... he was alright... but junior nation... frustrated. 13 laps later you ride with greg biffle he has a run on danica patrick in the locally sponsored natures bakery car... they make contact... she gets knocked into the infield where her car would suffer terminal damage... she lap.. matt kenseth out front... but his teammate denny hamlin has a run... he looks high and then cuts underneath him to take the lead... kenseth falls back and we have a drag race between hamlin and martin truex jr... truex noses ahead but at the line its denny h

final day of practice, logano will start in the 5 position, dale earnhardt jr. had the fastest practice round at a little over 197 miles per hour. he'll start in third. tampa native, eric amarillo will begin in 34th. here's your positions 1 through 5. the youngest ever hold the pole. chase elliot will lead the pack. elliot will become the first driver to win the pole and the daytona 500: let's talk college hoops. usf entering the day without a conference win. the bulls hadn't won a conference win at home in could they do it today against memphis. bulls conference home win, against ucf. what a season, jamal mcmurray has had. two of his 17 points. bulls by 4. and gives this the fall. bulls up 5 with 5 minstrel, and mcmurray addings add -- adds the exclamation point. 80-71 winning the first conference game at home in nearly a year. we'll have much more on that game plus this game. florida, south carolina going down to the wire complete highlights later at eleven. stay tuned, we're back after >>> bill says a repeat of tomorrow's weather. we'll take it. we love it ha

. >> dale earnhardt, jr. why, this victory might be pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. only flonase is approved to relieve both itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. when we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. flonase controls six. and six is greater than one. complete allergy relief or incomplete. let your eyes decide. flonase. 6>1 changes everything. . >> everyone, i just want to say thank you for an amazing 12-year career. this was the part where i was going to ride off into the no sunset, i'm just going to ride off. anthony: that's the way you say good-bye. jarrod allen announcing his retirement from the nfl after 12 seasons. he joined the panthers this season after a week three trade with the bears. he ranks ninth all-time with 136 career nfl sacks. >>> on the 15-year anniversary of the death of dale earnhardt who died after crashin

the pole winner is dale earnhardt jr. he's joined by kyle busch, the winner of the second dual. matt kenseth lost his first position when he wrecked in the 2nd race. >>> the rays bullpen was in trouble almost from the start. they'll be taking a 10-4 >> reporter: the rays are changing their approach. managerren kevin cash wants his relievers to go even longer. that means this bull member is going to get a lot of work this is spring. >> reporter: we'll challenge some over pitchers to extend themselves a bit from the bullpen e. maybe not quite so many one inning guys. let's have guys that can get us 4-plus outs. >> that allows kevin and the coaches to manage this game differently. when we're playing 1 run games every night, it's tough. >> the rays were part of a new analytics next season. they're putting more pressure on the bullpen. >> we scrutinized them a bit. it worked out this our favor a bit. this year, we'll be better for that. >> matt silverman said the leading 56 games it decided by 1 run. chris fisher, 10 sports, wts -- wtsp. >> sunday is a magical day. first day of sprin

jail earnhardt, jr., getting the -- dale earnhardt, jr. getting the biggest crowd. bob, martha. >> going to be racing. >>> 9 investigates just discovered an orlando police internal affairs officer under investigation right now. may have violated policy before, last week, we told you the officer admitted drinking before being involved in a hit-and-run in her city issued vehicle. >> tonight at 10:00, also involve an accident in her vehicle. . >> thanks for watching channel 9 eyewitness news at 6:00. >> abc's world news tonight with it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. but only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. technology designed for you. so you can easily master >>> breaking news tonight. storms slamming both coasts. in the east, treacherous driving, a dangerous mix of sleet and rain. the pileups. 60 60-mile-per-hour winds. across the south, 20 reported tornadoes. the woman trapped under her home, rescued. and in the west tonight, bracing for a major system, too. >>> also breaking tonight, the new polls coming in now. w

dale earnhardt, jr., second to last in that one. 25 cars, very limit evidence field. that's saturday night, 8:15 on fox 35. today we had some arca qualifying. so, again, we have one more round of sprint cup unlimited practice here at daytona international and tonight at 10:00 i'll have a full recap of everything that went on from all the sprint cup cars on the track to practice. for now, though, from daytona international speedway, fox 35 sports. >> bob: it's kanye versus taylor part two. >> sonni: the latest battle is from kahnie's new single. he talks about taylor in his song, he says she was okay with it but she says no so much. the pump patrol finding cheaper prices, 1.58 at the speedway on stre-e-e-e-eam stream, stream, stre-eam stre-e-e-e-eam stream, stream, stream when i want you in my arms when i want you and all your charms whenever i want you all i have to do is >> bob: looks like the friends period between kanye west and taylor swift is over. taylor is not too happy with his newest single. kanye thinks she's fine with it. gary, don't know taylor swift be to

dale earnhardt jr. was second, followed by kyle, kurth busch and carl edwards. so there you go. stephanie: feeling a little like atlanta today, a bit warmer. >>> welcome to "world news tonight." two days until super tuesday. but first, a racially charged controversy for donald trump. critics claiming trump refused to condemn the ku klux klan. >> don't tell me he doesn't know who the ku klux klan is. >> now, trump fighting back. >>> hillary clinton in a landslide win over bernie sanders in south carolina. >> i believe that america is great, right now. >> sanders admitting he was decimated. but vowing, he's not out. >>> rookie officer killed. the female police officer gunned down on her first day on the job. the call for help that turned deadly. and what we're learning tonight about the alleged gunman. >>> trapped in midair.

dale earnhardt jr. always a favorite to win... and then 20 year old rookie pole sitter chase elliot taking over for the now retired jeff gordon... but elliott's hopes for a 500 victory were dashed early... lap 19 he spins coming off of turn 4... and when he gets to the trioval grass his front splitter digs in and causes heavy front end damage. now 31 laps to go... and dale earnhardt junior also spins as he exits turn 4... and he will nose it into the wall... ending his hopes of third daytona 500 win... he was alright... but junior nation... frustrated. 13 laps later you ride with greg biffle he has a run on danica patrick in the locally sponsored natures bakery car... they make contact... she gets knocked into the infield where her car would suffer terminal damage... she would finish in 35th... so final lap.. matt kenseth out front... but his teammate denny hamlin has a run... he looks high and then cuts underneath him to take the lead... kenseth falls back between hamlin and martin truex jr... truex noses ahead but at the line it

dale earnhardt jr. had the fastest car in the first session but the rookie, chase elliott with the most speed when it counts. at 20 years old he's the youngest driver to ever win the pole for the 500. his father bill elliott won the pole five times in his career. matt kenseth was second fastest. >> a great way to start 2016 for our team. the daytona 500 qualifying day is such a opportunity for the teams to really show what they have done in the off season. >>> the rest of the daytona 500 field will be decided on dual number one gets underway at 7:00 thursday night. then it's the trucks on the track friday and the xfinity race saturday and the great american race is sunday at 1:00. >>> he has a new nickname, air gordon. he used the magic on three dunks. how about it? in the finals we had a spinning stuff and this was incredible. none of his dunks generated as much buzz as this one. it's being called the lazy boy or chair lift. both seemed as fascinated with >> if i knew it was going to be like that, i wo

two open spots remain open but dale earnhardt, jr. is a lock to contend. he has finished in the top three in the past three daytona 500. >> you take stock into what you are doing and you think, am i in a position to win? if you are, you made some good choices that day. >> i know somebody that will be wearing his t-shirt on sunday. jim van fleet. >> really? >> you can really -- >> he loves him. >> the shorts and cowboy boots. >> those are jean shorts. >> really tights? >> oh, stop. you're going to give people nightmares. >> i know. >> too much information. >> real quick, congratulations to the academy at the lake state runner in 3a girls basketball. >> kudos. >> outstanding >>> as chris mentioned, spring training is swinging back into action. all next week, your chance to win a pair of tickets to the new york yankees spring training opening day game. the game is wednesday march 2nd at steinbrenner field in tampa. all you have to do to win tickets is to watch 10 news >>> finally tonight, we have an answer to who hit that massive powerball jackpot here in flo

dale earnhardt jr. spins. the 88 unable to do something. slams into the wall. , jr.'s bid comes to an end. he finishes 36. final lap we go. matt kenseth out front. denny hamlin putting on the moves. look at the photo finish. the 11 car beats martin truex by a 10th of a second. the closest daytona 500 finish ever. and the first 500 win for denny hamlin. >> such a huge team victory. sat over a here a week ago and told me all the side bar races are getting old, lets win the real one. to win it for the boss after 23 years, there is no better feeling than what i have right now.

dale earnhardt, jr. saw his day come to an end early as well. we will have more on that. it comes down three wide on the final lap. hamlin battling and pulls off the closest victory in daytona 500 history. big day for toyota. check out just how close they took the top three spots in this one. >> i don't know where that came from. i don't know what happened. i can't even figure what i did. but it all just came together. i got the push obviously from the 4. but this wouldn't be possible if this wasn't toyotas sticking together. >> earnhardt junior led for 14 laps. he had to be aggressive late and it may have cost him. he eventually spins out on lap 171 and says his car's balance was a big issue how they finish and underestimated just how critical the handling was going to be during a day race at daytona. >> we have to do a little more come back and be ready for the balance. we were starting to move forward, getting aggressive. and, yeah, just lost it. >> the charlotte hornets continue their six-game road trip tonight nets the nets. they won against milwaukee on friday night