tonight on "nightline," lip service. the president gets stitches after being hit with an elbow in a basketball game. is a fat lip a fitting end to a tough november? barbara walters sits down with the president and first lady for an exclusive interview about life in the white house, partisan politics and the power of prayer. plus, black is back. black friday rocked for retailers, as cyber monday looms. we take a look at ebay. now 15 years old, can the online auction site reinvent shopping once again? and, sick of the turkey? don't despair. we've got the ultimate guide to

revving up your leftovers in tonight's plate list. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 26th, 2010. >> good evening. it's been a november full of bumps and bruises for the white house. but until today, at least, no blood. president obama is sporting 12 stitches in his lip tonight after being hit by anner rant elbow in a pickup basketball game. this afternoon, the president was seen sitting in a window with an ice pack on the lip during the delivery of the white house christmas tree. the elbow wield earl ray decerega of the congressional hispanic cause us can institute said he learned that the president is both, quote, a tough competitor and a good sport. the president believes in the power of prayer, as barbara walters learned earlier this

week when she sat down with him and the first lady for their first joint interview in a year. >> reporter: i first interviewed the president and mrs. obama together two thanksgivings ago, when mr. obama had not yet taken office. they teased each other. >> you got a little lipstick on the tooth. >> reporter: i think this is the most natural piece of television. i'm not going to cut this out. i just think it's so natural. >> reporter: had optimistic thoughts for the future of the country. where will we be in this country a year from now on thanksgiving? >> here's what i hope. i hope a year from now, people will say, we've been through the worst of it. that the economy is starting to rebound and pick up. >> reporter: now they still tease each other, but the economy is sputtering. and, so they're more realistic about the problems that have not yet been solved.

mr. president, some folks say you squandered your political capital with the health care plan when you should have been focusing on jobs. >> this notion that somehow you can only do one thing at once is simply not true. i mean, the fact is that we stabilized the financial system, we turned an economy that was contracting to one that was growing. we've added 1 million jobs over the last year to the economy. we've seen families who have health insurance more secure and they're not being jerked around by arbitrary rules from their insurance companies. that's going to be a lasting legacy that i'm proud of. >> reporter: michelle obama refuses to take the rough and tumble of politics personally. so, what did you say to him the night of november 2nd, when he but, as he put it, shellacked? >> i said, let's get to work.

there's a lot to do. i think for us, it's always the focus on what we need to get done. the work ahead. and there's so much left to be done that there really isn't time to lick your wounds and worry about what did or didn't happen. >> now keep in mind that election night, i think she went to sleep, so -- >> reporter: did you really? >> she goes to sleep early. >> i go to bed early. i can't stay away for the returns. i have to get up, work out. i can't change it. i voted weeks before. >> reporter: so you didn't care? >> i absolutely cared. it was going to be whatever it was going to be the next day, so i did go to sleep. >> reporter: he says his wife is his balance wheel. and his closest adviser. you've said that you very often make decisions, asking your wife her opinion. can you give us an example of

one, a decision was made that affected something specifically? >> you know, i -- i can't give a specific example because every night we sit and talk and there are issues that michelle has strong opinions about and there are some that she feels less strongly about, but she's always got an opinion. and it shapes how i think and how i view things. i think, you know, michelle always brags that she's like the every person, you know, she kind of has a sense of, you know, in her mind, at least, how folks are thinking about -- a one-person poll. >> reporter: believe it or not, i've interviewed every first lady since pat nixon. a woman tortured by political life whose language was carefully controlled. unlike many first ladies, michelle obama can laugh at herself. are you sick of people talking about your toned arms? i notice you are not wearing a sleeveless dress.

>> i will never get sick of people talking about my toned -- if it's a positive compliment, i am a woman, it's like, bring it on. i'm cool with it. but no, i -- you know, i -- i still wear what i like and enjoy and i thought this dress was pretty. in fact, my husband, you like this dress. >> that's a nice looking dress. >> reporter: the most comfortable with herself and the most outspoken. you love him very much, don't you? >> i do. yes, i do. >> yes. >> reporter: i ask this, because after your husband lost the democratic primary campaign for congress in 2000, you wanted him to give up politics. >> oh, yes. >> reporter: and you talked about it openly. it affected your marriage, you wanted him to get out of it. is there ever a moment when you say to yourself, one term is enough? >> you know, i think that it's important for him to finish what he started. if i had to pick the man i'd

want to be in politics, the kind of person that we seek out in this country, he would be the person that i would pick and that's always been why i followed him into theses ka paids. >> reporter: do you curse? >> oh, yeah. absolutely. >> reporter: when was the last time you cursed? >> let's see, what time is it? >> reporter: mr. president, do you pray? >> i do. >> reporter: every day? >> every night. >> reporter: read the bible? >> yes. >> reporter: why do you think it is that so many people think you're a muslim and where is that confusion? >> you know, the internet has a powerful affect these days. but you know, the thing, obviously that's important to me is what i believe and, michelle and i, you know, have not only benefited from our prayer life, but i think the girls have, too.

we say grace before we eat dinner every night and we take turns. it's interesting listening to the girls what they pray for. >> reporter: what do they pray for? >> they talk about family and thanking god for blessings and, but they'll always add a little twist, you know. they used to pray for a dog until we got a dog. >> reporter: another thing that has changed, they now have the most adorable dog named bo. he shakes hands like a true politician. >> good job. good boy. >> a special thank you for barbara raler thes for bringing us the first couple and, of course, the first dog, too. when we come back, tis the season. will online shopping change the way you play santa? well, ebay certainly hopes so. announcer: this is a baby. a baby generating data in a neo-natal ward. every heart beat, every breath,

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an estimated 138 million shoppers were expected to hit stores this weekend, and that's not counting the millions who will shop online. nearly 9 in 10, that's 88% of all retailers had have a special promotion for cyber monday. that's up from just 72% back in 2007. now, some of that web traffic is going to flow through the auction site ebay, which has gone from something of a sprawling online rummage sale to a slick $8.7 billion marketplace. here's john donvan in a "nightline" encore presentation. >> this is all listed on the site right now, all for sale. we moved from 5,000 square foot

space to now a 12,000 square foot space. >> reporter: and so it was that a one-time lawyer turned stay at home mother named linda came to be running, in pennsylvania, a full-time consignment clothing operation. >> this is the photo room. i used to go outside, though, because when i started, i didn't know how to use a digital camera. this is the shoe room. they are put away by designer or size. this is the shipping room. boxes come in and then they get inventoried. th >> reporter: you used to do this yourself? >> i was a one-woman show. >> reporter: all of these people were you. >> when i started -- >> reporter: how long ago? >> ten years ago. so, i've grown up with ebay. >> hello, everybody! welcome to our 15th birthday party. how about that? how about that? >> reporter: and on the day they celebrated 15 years in business

in san jose, the real celebration was not for the suits but for all the lindas out there, all the mom and pop moguls who have made ebay what it really is today. and ebay ceo john donna lknows personally. >> what do you sell? >> treasures. >> computer software. >> collectibles. >> reporter: when they are gathered together in this place, it strikes you that ebay, one of the great pioneers of cyber commerce, has actually made its billions with the resurrection of something quite old in american life. so old it had all but faded from the american dream. >> second generation, this is my daughter. >> oh, hey! >> she's grown up watching me and doing her own now. >> what are you selling? >> clothing. >> reporter: and that something old is the family business. which, at one time, dominated

the geography of american retail. family own ed bookstores and roadside hamburger joints. you could make a decent living selling to your dear neighbors. then what happened? >> in the '80s and '90s, large retailer grew in scale and in essence pushed the little guy off main street. >> reporter: then ebay came along and gave the little guy one more chance. >> ebay was the first place where all of a sudden the little guy, whether they're in a rural location or urban location, if they were creative, entrepren r entrepreneurial, could start a business. >> reporter: if you simply think of ebay as people trading stuff via online auction, you are about a dozen years out of date and way behind a startling statistic. >> over 1 million people, roughly 1.4 million people make their primary or secondary

living on ebay. >> reporter: you're the solution to the unemployment problem. mark that exaggeration. but it is a fact that lots of people out there have found the keys to economic survival and the satisfaction of being their own bosses by mastering the merchandising mechanics of ebay. >> we take pictures of the label, the zipper, the back. >> reporter: that takes us back to linda. her kids had some old video games they wanted to sell. >> my son said, there's ebay. let's put them up. we did. we got $20, $50. >> reporter: and from that, she built a little empire, called linda's stuff. she's on track to bring in $7 million in sales this year, which is more than double what she made in 2007. how many people do you employ here? >> 56. two years ago, we probably had 25. >> reporter: wow. you're the solution to the recession. over stating things again, but it is a question of real possibilities. how much of this really is anybody could do it? >> i think anybody could do it.

>> reporter: you really do? >> i do. i think anyone could do it. it's a great way to make money. i think i do it better. i work really hard. i was a lawyer before this. i am putting in more hours here than i ever did as an attorney. >> reporter: which is more satisfying? i know the answer. >> this, hands down. i feel like this has enabled me to reinvent myself. >> reporter: or in rural maryland, to sell skis. this is chris' ebay business, housed in a 35,000 square foot former tobacco warehouse. he used to work behind the counter in a ski shop, but look at this place. how many sets do you have here? >> 7,000 pairs. >> reporter: and you have boots? >> boots, skis, snowboards. >> reporter: his business, it's called snow sport deals, is about reselling used skis and boots. >> my bred and butter is used skis. demos, rentals. >> reporter: he brought in $1.3 million in sales last year alone. >> this is one of the skis for

sale right now. ebay allowed me to have access to all these people around the country. >> reporter: he sells a lot of skis through a competitor site, amazon.com, and that's fairly common. a few years back, there was a growing sense that ebay wasn't quite so special anymore. >> ebay may have been the only alternative in the late '90s, there were lots of alternatives in the first part of the 2000s. and so what we've been doing is taking this core value and updating and enhancing the user experience so that it is come temporary and innovative. so this is our ipod application. 11 million have downloaded it. >> reporter: four-year revenues hit $8.7 billion last year. and the company is attracting big wigs like this fashion designer. >> this is one of our ebay standard styles. it's called the all in one gown. >> reporter: the point being, she's not seing used clothing. this is straight out of the

design studio. in fact, 70% of the goomds now sold on ebay are brand new. >> even though the old idea of ebay is resale and kind of reticket and resell, here, you start with an original that you can only get on ebay. it's a great opportunity for anyone who has been in the business as long as i have, or a new designer who is trying to start a career on a shoe string. >> reporter: she's way past mom and pop. but still, that they could pack a party with people who started small and some of these people are now millionaires. >> big feet here. they sell big shoes. >> reporter: ebay makes it about any retail business you choose. someone might be hearing you say, you can start up a business on ebay. that has to seem scary. what do you say to somebody like that? >> find someone that's doing it. ebay sellers will help other ebay sellers. that's one of the wonderful parts of the community.

>> reporter: and maybe when ebay turns 20, you'll be at the party, too. ♪ that's where you'll find me ♪ parked in front of me ebay street ♪ ♪ and i will be >> reporter: i'm john donvan for "nightline." >> final note about online buyers. over 50% of those who have access to the internet at work will do a little shopping online from their desk. that's 70 million of us. up next, looking for creative uses for your thanksgiving leftovers? well, the food network star guy fieri serves up some knockout recipes. [ male announcer ] this is the evo 4g. this is android, which powers the evo. this is something nice someone said about the evo. so is this. ♪ and this. and all this. and this is something really, really nice that someone said about the evo. well, we thought it was nice.

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>> announcer: "nightline" continues from new york city with cynthia mcfadden. >> for many of us, the question of what to do with thanksgiving leftovers has a ready answer. turkey sandwiches. but for those whose creative juices are still flowing but need a little guidance, food network star guy thierry has some delicious suggestions on how to put that turkey to really good use. >> i was always into food. it used to drive my mom nuts. the first thing that i would ask ever morning when i get out of bed and come walking into the kitchen is, mom, what's for dinner tonight? she would tell me i wasn't allowed to ask. so i would ask at lunch. so to get things going, hot pan, little bit of extra virgin olive oil. little jalapeno. now what i do is, i let that go

in first and that gives it a chance to kind of release some of its oils into the pan. a little red onion. while that's working, i have some fresh roasted turkey breast that's been brianed in a little bit of salt and sugar, and then hit with a little salt and pepper and roasted off. nice and tender. so, while this is cooking i'm going to get a little bit of pasta down. look at that. got to turn up your smell-o-vision right now. it is on point. okay. now, a little tequila. stand back. that's what i'm talking about. get a little heavy cream. look at all that delicious flavor in there. little bit of lime juice. cooking the pasta to the tooth so it has a little bit of spite to it. a little cheese. and then the number one leftover dish you're going to serve. love it.

one day, i came around the corner and my mom was making eggplant. and i said, oh, i am so excited, we're having chicken? and she said no eggplant. and i made the mistake that day to say, why can't we just have chicken like everybody else. she says, well, if you don't like it, guy, you can cook. and i said, then, fine, i will. so we're going to go with a couple ounces of spiced pumpkin liqueur. a little bit of triple s.e.c. and then, my favorite and s, a little bit of tequila. now, come in with a little super fine sugar so it will dissolve really easily into this. a little bit of simmering hot water. smells just like a pumpkin pie. well, a pumpkin pie with a little tequila. fill the glass there.

little dollop of some fresh whipped cream right on top. let that dissolve into it. and then, just a touch of frangelico. and that, ladies and gentlemen, is a holiday cocktail. we all need food and it does bring us a tremendous amount more than just nourishment. it brings us comfort. it brings us memory. i get to play with food on all facets. i am extremely thankful. i got any right there? you want to try it? seriously. it's awesome. >> if all else fails, there is always takeout chinese. when we come back, why the state department is so sorried about a pending release from wikileaks. first, jimmy kimmel with what's coming up next. >> jimmy: tonight, mandi moore, john quinones, music from

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