november 21st, the first open house for nikki and mark reynolds. they are moving because their family is growing. they are not used to having strange people in and out of their home. >> i had jewelry up in here, but it was behind and underneath this tray. you had to pull this thing all the way out, slide this forward and grab rings back in here. >> reporter: not wearing her wedding rings because she is carrying baby fat and it doesn't fit. three weeks later she went to try it on and it wasn't there. she discovered a host of heirlooms stolen. >> i just went through the initial absolute hysterics and then you have to settle yourself down and think am i dreaming? then you start getting angry. >> reporter: she checked local pawnshops and ebay every day. all i can do is warn people. i contacted real estate friends to let them know this is happening under people's noses. >> reporter: the crime is not a new one. police say it happens a lot in open houses in upper class neighborhoods. >> i would be willing to pay this person money to get this stuff back. >

. >> reporter: post office spokesman mark reynolds says many letters request basics like food, clothing and maybe an inexpensive toy. >> they're not the kids asking "hey, santa i want an xbox." they're moms and dads asking "hey, santa, can you get my kids something for christmas, because they've been really good, but i can't afford it." >> reporter: playing santa requires boxing up the gifts... getting them weighed for the proper postage... then carting them back to another area that handles the gifts. for jorge bidles, who's the father of two, it's worth the effort. >> this is my first time, and i'm going to keep doing it every year. >> reporter: by the end of this week, operation santa could spread a little holiday cheer to nearly 11,000 chicago families. diane eastabrook, "nightly business report," chicago. >> susie: for more on tonight's stories, you can go to our website. it's n.b.r. on pbs.org. and, hilary kramer is back as our "street critique" guest on wednesday. so, if you have questions for her, email us at streetcritique@nbr.com. you can also send us a note via twitter and on

mark reynolds, third baseman, hopes to make fans here in baltimore for get that he remains the only player in the big leagues history to strike at more than two hundred times in the season. he has done that in each of the last three seasons. but he has some power in a stroke as well. he hopes that becomes a much bigger part of his reputation. playing onll begin * the big stage in the a.l. east. -- there will be good times playing on the big stage in the alleys. a l east.the sources say that franklin has moved closer. vanderbilt officials say that they have not finalized a deal with franklin. there is a clause that will pay him $1 million if he does not take over for fred friedgen. three years after the men's basketball team played in its first-ever division won n.c.a.a. men's basketball tournament, march madness, they find themselves at the other end of the madness spectrum. 10 games into the season and they're still looking for their first win. final pressure starting to crack. travis king for three and led all scorers with 20 points. schroyer board took over with three straight three's.

as third baseman mark reynolds took aim. the games were free. the food served up by players. and...he gift delivered straight from santa. a -- aka, former o's tich pitcher, scott macgregor. >> for one day of the year, they get everything. they're pampered. they get to play games, get to eat good. they get gifts. it's just the magic of christmas. >> reporter: each student also goes home with a new baseball and mitt for outdoor play when the weather warms up. a day of treats for the deserving student. each selected to attend based on school attendance, good behavior and grades. >> it's a way to honor them for being a cut above the normal. and this time of year, it's pretty easy to get their attention with a party. and i'll let a little secret out. it's probably as much fun or more for us. we get to see their face when they get an award. because so often, it gets overlooked. >> merry christmas, everybody. >> and this year's event marks the 32nd year for the orioles' holiday party for children from economically-disadvantaged areas. a different school is selected every year. >> they were

the pitcher signed autographs for all 80 students as third baseman mark reynolds took aim.mes were free, the food served up by players and (cheers). >> the gifts delivered straight from santa, aka former o's pitcher scott macgregor. >> it's their day you know. for one day of the year they get everything. you know, they're pampered they get to plagiums and eat good, they get gifts. it's just the magic of christmas. >> reporter: each student also goes home with a new baseball and mit for outdoor play when the weather warms up. a day of treats for the deserving students, each selected to attend based on school attendance, good behavior, and grades. >> it's a way to honor them for being a little cut above from the normal and this time of year it's pretty easy to get their attention with a party. and i let a little secret it's probably more fun for us or as much fun for us as it is for them especially to see their faces and get a reward for what they've done. so many sometimes it gets overlooked. >> merry christmas, everybody. >> reporter: this was the 32nd year for the orioles

appear a little down in my remarks this afternoon it's because i did lose out to mark zuckerberg, but also to ryan reynolds as people's sexiest man. so i figure i'll do this. kind of going over my career made me realize and brought to mind a story, one of my adjunct duties as director of osc and naming the word or two, teach some of the courses we provide for the community on open source and one of the ones i do. it's part of the orientation for a distant source. in the community all the way back to the establishment of the precursor of sbs, which is in 1941. in attacks about how an analyst using just japanese broadcast said the japanese had changed their tone. we haven't seen this before and it was the day before pearl harbor. and i go through the whole story out through the current president. and i always read my feed back and one of the pieces of the feedback says was really nice to get the history from someone who lifted. so that made me feel, sound older than the truth is in a way i have lived through at least the last five years or what they call the post and tell him form resource. and lived through

reynolds, scarlett johansson split. plus, gwynneth paltrow on being snubbed by the golden globes. we'll have that and more later on entertainment tonight. >>> ravens take practice indoors. >>> mark has the latest in owings mills. coming up next in sports. ,,,,,, >>> i wonder if the ravens practice inside depending how warm or how cold? >> there was one surprise absense. receiver derrick mason. has an ankle injury coach john harbaugh has not ruled out heap for sunday's game. harbaugh did have the players indoors in preparation for the visiting new orleans saints. ravens figure to have a cold- weather advantage. >>> preparing to face another pass-happy quarterback. ranked third in the nfl. and looking more and more like the offense that won their first super bowl at the end of the last season. >> he's mvp type quarterback. it's about the guys who went around him as much as him. you have to cover those guys, as well as being disciplined in doing your job. >> you are playing the world champs. if you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. as the tournament in the locker room. it's real. and we know they're a great football team. we know they accomplished a great thing last y

mark. >> in honor of poor carol costello whose cavs lost, go lions. go lions. pick a different sport. reynoldsmay not be the best way to go with that one. >> that's why we said poor carol. >> enough said. i have the hand i can for the tears. let's show you right now. snow's an issue for parts of syracuse. you know it's a big issue in buffalo. that's the lake-effect snow warnings. it's going to be in effect through a good part of the day and i would not be surprised to see the snow in the weekend. heavy snow. wind coming off of lake erie, coming from the west to the east, the lake -- the heavy lake-effect snow south of buffalo. what's interesting, north of the city, things ease up a little bit. lockport, a light dusting. nothing in comparison of four feet of snow in buffalo. very quickly, delays. minneapolis especially into the afternoon. newark and denver, the wind's causing problems. cleveland, all snow anywhere from 30 to 60-minute delay possible for the day. very quickly, snow expected for parts of the midwest, back out to the west coast. pretty much a nice day from, say, san francisco sout

reynolds, thanks so much. nine minutes past the hour. washington, d.c. is shining a bit brighter despite the weather. they had a lighting of the national menorah yesterday to mark needed a bucket lift to get the first candle lit. the jewish holiday lasts for eight nights. >>> the white house decked out this year. 19 christmas trees in virtually every corner of the white house. the 350-pound gingerbread house covered in white chocolate. there it is. there it is. >> it was a chandelier. >> one of the most interesting items, a giant replica of first dog bo made out of -- what do you have that's made out of? >> he is a portuguese water dog. >> made out of 40,000 pipe cleaners. first things the people see visiting the white house this month. >>> miami heat superstar lebron james is returning home. i guess you could say to cleveland tonight to face off against his old team. it's going to be awkward. for stadium security or former fans, carol costello is there live with a preview next. >> home is where the hostility is. >>> plus down to the wire. soccer fans wild for this morning's huge announcement about the 2018 and 2 o 22 world cup. fifa will announce two winning w