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Ending to a tragic and inspiring collegiate career. he survived two plane crashes in the span of eight years. first took the lives of his mom and two siblings. the second took his dad and stepmom. that was days after committing to michigan. austin spent two months in a coma. had to learn how to walk again, talk and play basketball again and he did. he persevered, he conquered that challenge. he played in five games scoring this lone point of his career for the wolverines. austin and the coach decided he best be utilized as a student assistant helping the coaches and players. that didn't stop h...

Out on a stretcher. all the women and children are now safe. the tax a & m student assistant caught on camera hitting students during a liberty bowl was fired. he was dismissed after watching the video himself. richardson tweeting an apology. i did lose myself he said, with everything going on. to the players involved, i do apologize for the ignorance i displayed. the detroit lions won't be without their star player this weekend after all. the defensive tackle originally suspended after one game after stomping on aaron rodgers ankle winning an appeal and will have to pay $7 that -- to pay ...

On aaron rodgers ankle. this wasn't his first suspension for unnecessary roughness. he's appealing the decision. the liberty bowl making the highlight reel for the wrong reason this morning. a texas a & m student assistant caught on camera hitting two opposing players from west virginia on the sideline. the coach heard about it and told the assistant to stay in the locker room for the rest of the game. i don't think he'll be coming out for any games any time soon. >> thanks, scott. coming up here on the show. want to get the kids to bed before the ball drops on new year's eve? well netflix has...

Be loved is its true essence. for only the heart can change this world of stone. thus, fortune graces me like none other, for this star, this nova, is my mother. >> joining me now, a colleague who knew maya angelou personally and attended saturday's memorial. melissa harris-perry. good evening to you. >> hi. good evening, ari. >> that is moving, moving stuff, when you see people celebrating a person of this magnitude. it mablgz you thikes you think what kind of life you want to lead or when's out there. >> it was a really tough one for me. dr. angelou was my college adviser. i worked for her a...

She invited me to work for her as her student assistant. i helped with office tasks and was responsible for assisting her in responding to the hundreds of fan letters that arrived weekly. i was working for her in january of 1993 when she delivered on the pulse of morning for the first inauguration of president bill clinton. as a student worker, i had a front row seat to the massive public response to her historic poetic offering. now, the income i earned working for dr. angelou allowed me to pay some of my college fees, but that is not what i remember from those years. dr. angelou included me ...