nba superstar kobe bryant on returning to action eight months after rupturing his achilles tendon. >> did you really think i'm done, i'm going to retire now? >> oh yeah. that night. absolutely. >> unhinged. >> hey! champ here from "anchorman 2." i'm all about having fun and we'll have some fun tonight with rachel nichols. rachel! >> and unexpected. six-time champ jimmie johnson may be champion. >> are you a good driver in regular street? >> i think i am but my wife will tell you a different story. >>> welcome to "unguarded." this is champions week for nascar. the week the sports who's who gather in las vegas to celebrate the season. put on a glitzy award show and this year pretty much worship at the feet of jimmie johnson who just won his sixth championship but if you hear the word nascar and think of a good ole boy you want to watch this. before he left for vegas, johnson stopped by our cnn studio and he revealed he's anything but a cliche. so, you finally had a little time to let this sink in. >> yes. >> you mentioned after you won that michael jordan won six title and you got a tex

he had a ruptured achilles tendon that kept him on the bench.has unveiled his ninth signature shoe. as for what we will see him and his shoes on court together, some expected it tomorrow. now, it looks like sunday, at the earliest. >> i will probably be wearing them, but it probably will not be on the basketball court. >> after so many years on court, we had to ask him what his dream team would look like? >> magic, myself, darrell russell, kareem abdul-jabbar, and larry bird. >> no michael jordan? ouch. we will have our full interview tomorrow. while kobe's return will likely be a sellout, another story for tonight's knicks-nets game. tickets are selling for less than half of what they were at the beginning of the season. a combined record of 8-26. these teams are terrible. get it together. two tech giants are on the verge of joining forces. apple is dealing with the largest mobile carrier. and what is the fed going to do? we have thoughts coming up on "lunch money." ♪ >> it is not just mongolia's infrastructure attracting companies, the retail

you're looking at the rams and 49ers, michael crabtree back six months after tearing his achilles tendon. >> he wasn't down long, kaepernick look and found him, look what happened. davis gets it and hurdles into the end zone. the 49ers improve to 8-4. peyton manning and the broncos threw for five touchdowns and they win it 35-28. steph curry gives the warriors the lead, but sacramento had the last shot. thomas playing beat the clock. five, thomas to the rim. bogut gets the rebound. warriors win. >> the warriors get a road win, bogut came through with the big block. 115 to 113. >> thanks. and just like that, that will do it for us at 10:00. we'll be at channel five at 11:00. we'll see you then. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [popping] [whispering loudly] i'm hungry. mooovie monday! the only cure i know for the monday blues is... varsity blues. let's go! let's go, let's go, let's go! take a seat down there. second from the end. all right, everybody here?

he missed his first 19 games of the season after tearing his achilles tendon last season.e struggled this year starting out 12 and 13. >>> and never a break for an nba official. referee michael smith gets knocked to the floor when he collides with chicago's d.j. augustine and while on the ground he wrestles reggie jackson with a foul. they bead the bulls 107-95. >>> and on the ice, the flyers rally from a 3-0 third period deficit to beat columbus. phillys' claude giroux gives his team the let on a second goal of the game, a no-looki spinning backhander as he falls to the ice. graceful. they win 5-4. >>> another look at the top stories and royal intrukz. hackers tap into personal phone conversations between prince william and kate. [ mom ] hey guys. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls, with cinnabon cinnamon, are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. make breakfast pop! but he's got such sensitive skin that you worry about what you use in the laundry. my tide, downy, and bounce all come in free & gentle. so we get a c

it was less than eight months ago when kobe bryant went down with a torn achilles tendon. he will return on sunday against toronto. at age 35 who knows if he can still dominate. my guess is, yes, he will still dunking on you. sharks in carolinas. the hurricanes just assigned the grinch to play goalie. first period and the deflection off the shot. sharks build a 2-0 lead which they would not hold on to. in goal for the men in teal. and it might have been a double de plex. 2-2 game. it was crazy goals galore. a blast to tie it at three. the game winner comes and, yes, traffic in front and another deflection. empty goal -- empty net goal makes the final score 5-3 hurricanes. you do not have to bend it like beckham to know when your soccer team is sent to the group of death it is probably not going to end well. that's where team usa is going in the world cup. world cup held today and lead together matches in brazil. they are just loaded. germany is great and portugal has renaldo and they knocked them out of the previous two world cups. the top two teams and only two from each

nba superstar kobe bryant on returning to action eight months after rupturing his achilles tendon. >>eally think i'm done, i'm going to retire now? >> oh yeah. that night. absolutely. >> unhinged. >> hey! champ here from "anchorman 2." i'm all about having fun and we'll have some fun tonight with rachel nichols. rachel! >> and unexpected. six-time champ jimmie johnson may be champion. >> are you a good drive

it was less than eight months ago when kobe bryant went down with a torn achilles tendon.against toronto. at age 35 who knows if he can still dominate. my guess is, yes, he will still dunking on you. sharks in carolinas. the hurricanes just assigned the grinch to play goalie. first period and the deflection off the shot. sharks build a 2-0 lead which they would not hold on to. in goal for the men in teal. and it might have been a double de plex. 2-2 game. it was crazy goals galore. a blast to tie it at three. the game winner comes and, yes, traffic in front and another deflection. empty goal -- empty net goal makes the final score 5-3 hurricanes. you do not have to bend it like beckham to know when your soccer team is sent to the group of death it is probably not going to end well. that's where team usa is going in the world cup. world cup held today and lead together matches in brazil. they are just loaded. germany is great and portugal has renaldo and they knocked them out of the previous two world cups. the top two teams and only two from each group will advance. >> it

emotional road for the lakers star who tells me how close he was to retiring after tearing his achilles tendonhe night you got hurt, you did the soul searching, the facebook posting, the rant. worst thing ever. wonder if you should pack it in. now you look back through the whole experience, how would you describe it? >> well, i mean, it is one of those moments, you know, i think we all have moments like this in life where it just seems like thedy's never going to end. you know? seems like the moment that you're in just feels like the darkest moment to you. you know? you personally feel like i don't know if i can do this again. i don't know if i can come back. you know? you have to issue that challenge to yourself and try to respond to it. >> this past week you're rrning around all over, introducing a new kobe 9 shoe. >> that's right. >> you talked when you first got hurt, hey, maybe, i should just retire. look at michael jordan's postretirement. had the merchandising and shoe line. could you imagine this being your full-time right now? did you ever seriously consider it? >> well yeah. that nig

. >> james, we were out she says i ruptured my achilles tendon, the surgery went great and i am recovering now. what is the quality of care here compared to other developed nations. >> the quality of care in the united states is about comparable to the other industrializations such as canada, or the european nations or all stray yeah. so we spend more, but we don't get more, we just have this unbelievely convoluted system, and we need to make it more similar, we need to have the consumer more engaged and understanding about what it costs and then we need the healthcare system, the hospitals the doctors the pharmaceutical companies to respond to a consumer interested and informed consumer by making the prices more understandable, and frankly, to compete on the basis of price which will drive prices down. >> james robinson, really appreciate you joining us, thank you. >> consider this will be right back. . >> sadness turned to celebration in south africa in a multiracial outpouring of love, for nelson mandela. >> hi passed on peacefully. >> near midnight in johannesburg, the president announ

bryant tore his achilles tendon almost eight months ago. he announced the news today.nd money, money, money. second baseman robinson canno will get mr. plenty of it. a ten year, $240 million contract. yankees would not go hire than a measly $160 million. cano is a five time all star. 27 homers last year. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply, hardware. cano may have to play second, short, and first to be worth that money. >> you're going to find out about the booming black market for beer. >> then, on abc7 news at 11:00 a bay area freeze tonight. what you can expect and where more snow is expected to fall. tonight's prime time line up here begin was last man standing. >> if you thought about what matters tomorrow is an important day in american history. the date that will live in infamy as president roosevelt told the nation about the attack on pearl harbor. americans pulled together, sack fiegs perhaps like never before or since. and we owe those men and women more than we can repay. history is important. it defines who we are and shapes who we will become. his

crabtree had four catches yesterday, still working his way back into form from a torn achille's tendonnd while his foot isn't 100% his mouth is. >> i turned around at one point and he turned around, but it's like, you know, what do i got to do to get the ball? and crab is back. crab is back. >>> elected to the baseball hall of fame today, larosa won three world series, one in oakland, two in st. louis. larussa had a six year playing career and had just four more runs batted in than he does championship rings. >> i remember that i played winter ball in escondido for tommy lasorda. he said the only reason you're here you can speak some spanish and help translate. i should have started earlier. >>> jay moore roasted danica patrick at a nascar awards show. here's the top five. >> danica, i hop you're not too uncomfortable tonight -- hope you're not too uncomfortable tonight. i know you're not used to being this close to the front. it's a comedy show. >> she did not like that. ken, remember your rejection back in the high school prom? >> no. >> nothing like that reject by gerald henderson.

injuring his left knee in a game in memphis bryant has already missed eight months due to a torn achilles tendon he joins fellow god steve nash and steve blake and jordan farmar on the sidelines though the team haven't ridden off that playoff hopes. for the article you know. we would have a. third of the way through to get into the groove. it's just. no point. for a few guys you know if they were. going to. and nick young later scored a team high twenty five points off the bench in the lakers one hundred four points to ninety one victory at home to minnesota timberwolves were fifty three fifty one up at the main interval but in the second half young came on to lead the lakers comeback hitting one of his forty three point shots to take into a one hundred two ninety one lead also added twenty one points for the hosts. while defending champions miami fought back from fifteen points down to beat indiana ninety seven ninety four one hundred port bron james said he'd play forty five minutes before the game despite having it twisted locked down pulled however four minutes into the third quarter the in-

losing one hundred six points to ninety four a time to toronto the thirty five year old to an achilles tendon in april but finally began his eighteenth and be a season by scoring nine points plus eight rebounds in twenty eight minutes how about to run. so always led with me a johnson sinking a korean high thirty two points as the raptors change their first victory in los angeles in twelve years today. weird it's really weird. since the last time i had a month off i was still in the womb to. tell good to get out there's. now let's turn to ice hockey and on friday tesco mosca was stunned fine for a time to solve an eleven points of the playoffs in the k h l's western conference and robert thought that now takes a closer look at the slip back into led by one of the country's greatest other players with a slap shot that. is just the second year that sloan are battling it out in europe strongest ice hockey league the gay chill losses of the slovak inside were stuck in the first round of the playoffs bike up holders. know the sky blue eagles are in the hand for another playoff spot with the wins ov

bryant tore his achilles tendon almost eight months ago. he announced the news today. and money, money, money. second baseman robinson canno will get mr. plenty of it. a ten year, $240 million contract. yankees would not go hire than a measly $160 million. cano is a five time all star. 27 homers last year. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply, hardware. cano may have to play second, short, and first to be worth that money. >> you're going to find out about the booming black market for beer. >> then, on abc7 news at 11:00 a bay area freeze tonight. what you can expect and where more snow is expected to fall. tonight's prime time line up here begin was last man standing. >> if you thought about what matters tomorrow is an important day in american history. the date that will live in infamy as president roosevelt told the nation about the attack on pearl harbor. americans pulled together, sack fiegs perhaps like never before or since. and we owe those men and women more than we can repay. history is important. it defines who we are and shapes who we will become. h

champion hasn't played this season how to take his achilles tendon last april but was happy his team could get him. makes you want to run for. your kind this adds more fuel to the fire. you know prove to everybody that you know they're right you know everybody else is wrong. while in the euro league says go most go secured a top sixteen place with an eighty two seventy four when the developing hero ukrainian post lead fifty nine fifty eight going into the fourth quarter but the army men then forged ahead here pulled back to within a point after a four three point just didn't like a heard top scorer call hines and milton about six combined how to scout seal their third straight victory. and the russian club locomotive combine became the first group in detail to qualify for the top sixteen as they feel rushed the attuvassery test eighty four fifty three in vilnius derek brown top scored for locomotive with twenty points and later coach yevgeny by shooting was given the joint role of also taking over the russian national team. selection bush's former first of all i'd like to say thank y

expecting to see his first action since he tore his achilles tendon six months ago.se him back into action. if it is anything like it was last year it will be a bonus. his teammates for one are ready for his season debut. >> everybody knows what he can do and excited do see him back out -- excited to see him get back out there and all of the hard work he has put back on. >> and so are we. college football and stanford ends the regular season with a 10 and 2 record. the cardinals will travel to arizona to face the sun devils on saturday for the pac-12 title and a chance to play in a rose bowl. senior day down on the farm and alwaysy motional. always emotional. he finds him early on and stanford takes a 7-3 lead. i think he was open. the second quarter and tyler gaff neither and quite a -- tyler gafney and it is quite a game. to the third quarter and stanford strikes third. anthony wilkerson and 20 yards and stanford up 21-6. notre dame fights back and it is a perfect 14-yard strike. the fighting irish closing the gap to four points. notre dame with one last chance. he

coming back from an achilles tendon. committed eight turnovers in 28 minutes. toronto wins 96-104. as we see it. raiders lose, 49ers win. made a statement. made a statement today. >> it was a heck of a game. thank you fred. >>> that does it for our news. we will see you the next time news breaks. >> we're always here fo ally: can we go watch tv upstairs? debra: just for a little while. marie: that was such a wonderful night. what's the big deal? it was just dinner... and you people. i'm talking about robert's wonderful announcement. i am so happy you're back with amy. a wonderful announcement would have been, "i'm picking up the check." and guess what? amy's coming to thanksgiving, too. that's in two days. are you sure you can stay together that long? zing, zing, zing. huh, cubby?

returning after tearing his achilles tendon six months ago. these two teams will face-off 129 times in this divisional match up. not fond of each other. all right, first quarter and kaepernick to my man, vernon davis. he was a high jumper in high school, hurdles mccloud for a game of 20 yards. i don't recommend this at home. dawson nails the second of three field goals on the day, 43 yards. 6-049ers. the second quarter and third and 15. connects for the fifth time of the drive. first down and a team leading nine receptions and 98 yards. next play and frank gore and pay dirt. 42 yards on the day, but his eighth td of the season. crabtree got to start and a great stop and go route. two catches and 68 yards. a rare frank gore fumble ends the drive. he said he scored too much -- he ate too much turkey or would have scored. 17 yards for the score. 275 yards and best game since week one. 23-6 niners. defense was suffocating all day. loss of 8 and under 4 minutes left and clemens pass was tipped in the air into the hands of carlos rogers. easy, peasy

returning after tearing his achilles tendon six months ago. these two teams will face-off 129 times in this divisional match up. not fond of each other. all right, first quarter and kaepernick to my man, vernon davis. he was a high jumper in high school, hurdles mccloud for a game of 20 yards. i don't recommend this at home. dawson nails the second of three field goals on the day, 43 yards. 6-049ers. the second quarter and third and 15. connects for the fifth time of the drive. first down and a team leading nine receptions and 98 yards. next play and frank gore and pay dirt. 42 yards on the day, but his eighth td of the season. crabtree got to start and a great stop and go route. two catches and 68 yards. a rare frank gore fumble ends the drive. he said he scored too much -- he ate too much turkey or would have scored. 17 yards for the score. 275 yards and best game since week one. 23-6 niners. defense was suffocating all day. loss of 8 and under 4 minutes left and clemens pass was tipped in the air into the hands of carlos rogers. easy, peasy

hofstra reunion michael crabtree back, six months after tearing his achilles tendon. staley left. and another player was injured in the man zone. he wasn't down long so. colin kaepernick looked and found him and davis runs and he hurtles into the end zone. the 49ers win 23-13 to get to 8- 4 for the year. >>> peyton manning and the broncos erased a deficit. manning threw for five touchdowns. they win 35-28. >>> steph curry hit two free throws late to give the warriors the lead but the kings had the last shot. >> isaiah thomas playing beat the clock. , thomas to the rim, bogut blocks the shot, he got the rebound, warriors win! [ applause and cheers ] >> andrew bogut came through with the big block. and the warriors win it, 115- 113. warriors starting to get the momentum back, just wait until they get andre iguodala back in the line-up. that will do it. everybody, have a great day. >>> thank you, vern. play of the day from the broncos-chiefs matchup. denver runningback moreno shoal the show with interesting moments. first he cried during the national anthem just gushing out then the

it was less than eight months ago when kobe bryant went down against the warriors with a torn achilles tendon returns on sunday at home against toronto at age 35. who knows if he can dominate? my guess is, yes. he'll still dominate. sharks and carolina where the hurricanes have just signed the grinch. and what kind of a goalie is he? first period, deflecting the shot and beats the grinch. sharks with a 2-0 lead. riley nash off of what might have been a double deflection to make it 2-2. bab and forth in the third. braun with a blast to tie it at 3-3. game winner, yes, a lot of traffic and it's another deflection in front. and empty goal net would make the five 5-3. >>> you don't have to bend it like beckham to know when your soccer team sent into the group of death it's probably not going to end well. that's where team usa is going in the world cup. world cup draw held yesterday leading up to the matches in brazil next summer. the usa in a group just loaded. germany is great. portugal has rinaldo and ghana knocked the usa out of the previous two world cups. top two of each group advance. >> it

he had a torn achilles tendon. kobe will return sunday against toronto.ill still be able to dominate. my guess is, yes, he will still dominate. >>> sharks and carolinas, the hurricanes just signed the grinch. what kind of a goalie is he? sharks looking good early. first period, wingels deflecting the shot and beats the grinch. sharks built the 2-0 lead. stalock in net. a double deflection mid-it 2-2. back and forth in the third. braun with the blast to tie it at 3. here's the game winner. elias lindholm. a lot of traffic and it's another deflection in front. an empty goal net would make the final 5-3 the hurricanes. but you don't have to wind it like beckham to know when your soccer team is sent into the group of death it's probably not going to end well. that's where team usa is going in the world cup. the world cup draw held yesterday. the u.s. landed in a group that is just loaded. germany is great, portugal has reynaldo, and ghana has knocked the u.s. out of the last two cups. the top two teams from each group will advance. >> it's one of the most dif

the 18-year veteran tore his achilles tendon. he said he will probably play reduced minutes when he does return. facebook. isn't that for suburban moms? >>> to the ice. sharks in carolina. christmas spirit alive in carolina. third period, kings down one. nash scores on the deflection. third of the year. ties the game. later in the third, going to jam one past alex stalock. 5-3, sharks losing on the road. >>> seattle mariners agreeing to a contract with five-time all-star second baseman robinson cano formally of the yankees. big payday. first contract negotiated by jay-z, cano's agent. .217, 17 home runs in 2013 with the yankees. >>> and soccer. u.s. men's national team facing an uphill climb in the 2014 world cup. fifa announcing the draw, the u.s. landing in the group with ghana, who knocked them out of the last world cup, portugal and germany. it's dubbed the group of death. after the announcement, the u.s. went from 60-1 to win the whole thing to 150-1. that is not good. i don't gamble, bu that is not good. that does it in spo

weekseturning after six after rupturing his achilles tendon.e and the nba's highest-paid player. he signed a two-year contract extension worth almost 49 million dollars. nike just released the latest shoe in the kobe bryant line. the company plans a special christmas day edition of this shoe since the lakers are playing that day. >> i have known kobe since he was 17. i did a story -- i started a passed ball magazine a long time ago. we would do these things about up and coming high school kids. we decided will woods -- what was the best basketball high school players. kobe was one of them. the day i met him he had such a different personality. wasas able to engage, he seemingly so smart, he showed me this great dribble as i walked backwards. , as well as tell others, there is something different about backup. >> he went straight from the from merion high school to philadelphia, your neck of the woods, straight to the nba. he had an incredible career. every time he shows up that --na ash -- to that arena you have to wonder at what point his body

he was hobbling off, as you remember, with a ruptured achilles tendon. ouch.ne of shoes coming up from nike and there was speculation he might play the first game of the season tomorrow. now there are reports he will not come back until sunday at the earliest. jon erlichman talked to bryant about the team he would most -- most left to play on, his personal dream team. russell, myself, bill kareem abdul-jabbar, and larry bird. >> all right, well, that is kobe bryant. coming up, the ceo of dreamworks talks about the future of the movie business and why it may not be in the u.s. and it is been years in the making, but the volcker rule may be realized. we will have more on what is likely to be in the final version. >> time for the "global outlook." move over, america. by the end of the decade, america will no longer be the global leader in the movie market. this is according to jaffe katzenberg. >> five years from now, china will be the number one movie market in the world. we are $10 billion in america today, $3.5 billion this year. in a 5 years they will surpass

>> i had 90% achilles tendon tear and some second degree burns and shrapnel wounds and stuff like thatown a little bit away from her, noah and my sisters. >> and going to see if she was okay, i imagine. what about your son, rebecca, that you were able to somehow shield and possibly save his life, how is he doing? >> yeah. he is doing great. you would never know that this had happened except when we go to a store or something and i'm riding around in a wheelchair, i attract a little bit of a continuation. people will ask what happened to you we were in the boston bombing, no big deal. he had a cut to his bone that they were able to stitch up on his right leg. and some shrapnel in the become of his head and some g.i. bleeding. but within five days he was out of the hospital and running around like normal now, i couldn't be happier. >> let's talk about the entire rehab. you went through months of treatment, 15 surgeries and both of you had to be able to support each other as well as noah. so how difficult was that to actually get through the rehabilitative process of this? because you are

he told me, nope, not yet, the achilles tendon is fine but you get the 18-year nagging injuries kicking, he'll wear this new $225 boot, i mean shoe. they let me borrow this for 12 hours. and the reaction on twitter is extreme. people either love it or hate it. >> high top. >> high, high top. >> yep. kobe bryant's return to the high tops says he was inspired by the boxing shoes manny pacquiao wears. he says the shoe was on the drawing board long before he hurt his ankle. but this is flexible top and a big gamble. because for the first time nike is using the new woven tops in a basketball shoe. >> it's risky what you're doing here. >> yeah, that was a big part of the challenge because it's a great shoe but you're also moving. you've got to change directions, jump -- >> and you're big. >> and i'm big. you've got to factor in the weight and so forth, the stability issue. so that was a big challenge for us. but i felt like our team did a good job. >> he was at practice today, wore the shoe and players huddled around him and were like, what is that? he wanted something ultrahigh but played li