allen also received something new from the district attorney.e significant time in prison if he were found guilty in trial. >> though allen is holding out for a better deal, he is anxious to leave the jail because of yet another piece of news. he just got word that his mother is gravely ill and fears he will never see her again because she lives far from san antonio. >> show's on oxygen, breathing machines. even though people think i'm cold-hearted, and, in a way, i am. i want to be able to see my mom before she does pass on, you know? >> if allen quickly accepts a plea deal, he could accept a prison closer to his home. >> i almost died, so, you know, just asked good for forgiveness. he'll help you. and one of the letter she wrote in there, she said i'll never forget you. >> if he doesn't accept a deal, he might have to be acquitted to see her. and even he feels that's a long shot. >> i've seen people go through hard times and bad times and take beatings. i say just to see her one more time, and i'd take five years. i might even take the ten pie

todd allen was transferred. >> a little different look.saying? five star crime, arian brotherhood. the lightning bolts too, man. just represents, man. >> he also got something new from the district attorney. a plea deal offer on his charges of assault and vehicle theft. because of his past record, he could face significant time in prison if he was found guilty in trial. >> ten years on both charges -- i'm like no, man, get it down to five years. >> alen is anxious to leave because of another piece of news. he got news his mother is gravely ill, and fears he will never see her again. >> she has lung cancer really bad, she's on breathing machines. even though people think i'm cold hearted, in a way i am, but i want to be able to see my mom before she does pass on, you know. >> if allen quickly accepts a plea deal, he could get a prison closer to his mother's home. >> i was in there 14 days in february with pneumonia, i almost died, so, you know, just ask god for forgiveness, he will forgive you. >> if he doesn't accept a deal, he may have th

allen west of florida.ody better epitomizes the tea party than him and because he says so many crazy things he'll give the group a lot of free press. soon to be former congressman joe walsh would be a good replacement for dick army, and last but not least another guy who deserves consideration richard mourdock who said pregnancy from rape is quote something that god intended." coming up, to discuss the problem with the tea party is andy croll. welcome back inside "the war room"," andy. >> what isgood to be back. >> what is behind the departure when he was the face and voice of it. >> dick army was the father figure of freedom works. he is keeping his cards close to the vest about the exact reasons for his de departure. he does not like the direction that freedom works is taking going forward. >> jennifer: really? >> yeah, he does not believe that freedom works is doing what it need to be doing to benefit and growing the conservative movement. he doesn't like where the leadership has taken the group and he h

take ethan allen for example.ail expanding overseas keeping most production here in the usa and an added kicker, recently announced a special one-time dividend. it is related to the fiscal cliff, but chairman and ceo. $0.41 special dividend payable december 20 and $0.09 dividend in january payable december 20. he fast tracked it all. why? >> it is for stockholders. we have to make sure we take care of all the stockholders. increased our retirement 401(k) payment retirement for our employees by 20%. this makes sense. liz: is a directly related to the tax break on dividends? >> absolutely. we're fortunate we are in a position to do it. $100 million in cash. the relatively smaller amount. $12 million i think it makes good sense for us and also good sense for the dollar, going to get texas. it is an interesting situation. good for stockholders and also good for the public. liz: the calendar shoveling to help the shareholders like to say people look magnificent, you are about 98% stakeholder, so your tax bill is a huge

gy allen was a lineba >>> dennis allen's father has passed away at 66. brady allen died today after suffering a heart attack. he was a linebacker in the nfl with atlanta for five seasons. he left the raiders to be with his father after sunday's loss to cleveland. the raiders host dallas this thursday. he will be with the team. >>> world series hero marco scutaro has agreed to a three-year $20 million deal. the 37-year-old second baseman was asquared from colorado last -- acquired from colorado last july. >>> san francisco native steve lavin, taking on usf. red storm rallies. jump shot, but the dons have not lost since the opener and they would not tonight. parker hits the layup, throws up a foul, and that is the end for st. john's. >> he was on the sideline. chris was there. >> chris mullin as you know went to st. john's. it's a great year to watch basketball. when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with cha

grady allen passed away due to cardiac arrest. according to a statement from the raid, dennis allen traveled to the dales fort worth area to be by his father's said white after -- right after the game on saturday. he does plan to play in the game on thursday against denver. >>> we're still on stormwatch as more wet weather moves into the area. in the meantime, the cleanup continues from the weekend storm. a free that well on reed avenue is scheduled for removal today. as you can see it was still laying on sop of -- on top of several vehicles this morning. no one was hurt. caltran crews are cleaning up a small mudslide that shut down the connector. the ramp is closed is the one from eastbound interstate 80 to highway 29. crews say the connector will be closed until about 3:00 this afternoon and that detour signs are posted. >>> good afternoon to you. our dry weather is beginning to transition to wet already in some cases. a few scattered showers reported over the north bay. you can see a widespread -- the widespread rain pouring in

grady allen was a line backer. dennis allen left to be with his father.en will be there to coach his team on thursday. >> it's tough any time you lose a member of your family. coach allen's dad is a part of the raider nation family. it will be good to get him back around here. get his spirits up and things like that and go out there and get that win for him on thursday. >> san francisco bringing the st. johns red storm taking on u.s.f. 17, 16. u.s.f led by 15 but the red storm stormed back. gets the lead down to five. u.s.f hasn't lost against the opener in stanford. they won't lose tonight. 81, 65. they are five and one. usually it's jim harbaugh involved in a testy handshake. his brother stars in top five. john tried to shake hands with mike tomlin. tomlin blew him off. harbaugh said hey, i said congratulations. lebron james had a triple double but the heat were beat by the wizards. the wizards win for the second time this year. they role 80 to 38. let's go back to the hill top. mark slams an alley-oop from cody doolan. that's the number two play. numbe

. >>> the father of oakland raiders head coach dennis allen has died. allen had been away from the team since sunday to be with his father in the dallas area. we are told 66-year-old grady allen died last night from heart complications. he was a linebacker for the falcons from 1968 to 1972. dennis allen does plan though to return to oakland to coach thursday's home game against the denver broncos. >>> activists on both side of the gay marriage issue on california are learning to be patient. it turns out a prop 8 appeal will be on the u.s. supreme court justices' agenda again this friday. but it doesn't mean they will act on it. the court has no deadline for acting on cases. the court made the announcement this morning saying several gay marriage appeals are still on the table. friday is the fourth time that prop 8 and other cases concerning the "defense of marriage act" will be on the justices' agenda. we should know by friday afternoon or next monday morning if the judges issue an order this time. >>> a federal judge is blocking the state from enforcin

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and i know you'll stay on it. >> we will. >> okay, allen.nk you. >>> a woman who was stranded sick nights in the sierra may have been saved by a gut feeling and a phone call. >> call it whatever you want but it was meant to be. we weren't going to come back without her. >> this is strange. paula lane's brother found her crawling in the snow last night after a mysterious tip came in from the east coast. a family friend said he had a vision a paula was still alive and she was near a lake. cbs reporter ben has the story of survival. >> i gave her the biggest kiss that i could without hurting her. >> reporter: linda hathaway says it's a miracle her sister survived. paula lane spent six nights stranded in the elements, surviving on snow and tomatoes. >> my sister may be little but she's mighty. she's a survivor and she loves life. >> reporter: last thursday, paula and her boind, roderick clifton, were on their way back to nevada from citrus heights. their jeep got stuck in the snow. rod went to find help but never returned. a day later, paula wen

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option pitch to anthony allen. the seventh round draft is getting significant playing time for the first time his career. the first career touchdown for anthony allen, getting his opportunity today. in the second quarter, dalton to jones. he is pretty good. that tied the game 7-7. this is the fourth quarter. he can run with it. he set it up himself. the ravens ran the ball so well that play action did work to get outside. he walks to the end zone for the touchdown. ravens have the 14-13 lead. tucker has not done this much this year. only his third miss of the season. it was a big point in the game. the ravens are trailing by two. the ravens of 23-17. they will face the indianapolis colts next weekend in baltimore. >> we're looking forward to playing them. they are a very good team. they have a great young quarterback. they won today. you can tell what they are all about. they are a very good football team. >> we just do not know when. the ravens will host the colts' next weekend. they are 0-2 lifetime against the c

tim allen is here tonight. us here at the show, manny pacquiao. manny pacquiao -- [ cheers and applause ] in the philippines, manny pacquiao is the equivalent of like three justin biebers and a taylor swift. and on december 8th, he will be fighting juan manuel marquez for the fourth time. that will be fun. we have something special planned for pacman tonight. so stay up for that. here's another incredible athlete. last night in iowa, a 5'10" sophomore named jack taylor broke the ncaa record by most points scored by a player in the game. there's jack. he scored 138 points last night. including 27 three-pointers. not only did he break the record, he broke it by 25 points, which is nuts. he put up 108 shots, which is one shot every 20 seconds he was in the game. and we have him now live with us via skype. one more with double coverage and -- there he is. jack taylor. hello, jack. how are you doing? >> hey. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: jack -- i guess the first question is, what the hell did you eat yesterday?

we've been speak, allen capper all morning. we talked about france and some of the prospects for these countries in the eurozone next year. but is a tactical trade going to be a further rotation out of the core into periphery on the back of all of this or is there, you know, the prospect for reversal here? >> i think the path of least resistance is to be long. the catch is the political situation in italy is going to look fragile. at some point, the market will realize the spanish growth model could look fragile, indeal. it's too early to say. >> is it the fundamentalists that are the catalyst? let's say, for example, that they realize the spanish situation is untenable. >> the fundamentals now look similar to the way they did a year ago. the key issue is what i mean by blow youp. in 2012, that was quite serious. my sense is because the bonds and the equity is now in domestic hands rather than foreign hands where the market takes a dive, that dive will be a much smaller magnitude than in the past. so as a result, i am concerned

allen, welcome. >> good afternoon commissioners, dick allen. lake merced, i am out there four or six times a week rowing in the morning. there are other issues at lake merced you may not be aware of. and today i will comment on them. first i would like to quote a statement from the january 2011 watershed report referring to the boat house. the downstairs no longer adequate for the space. and it's unanimous for the need of a new boat house to improve the quality of the lake. >> can we have the slides? >> no. 1, quickly you will see a crowded situation. that's a bay of a high school. that's the bay of the club i belong to. and under here is two bays with one gate. and underneath is two bays that face towards the lake. saturday there were almost 200 rowers pulling boats out. you have them from the front, and front and side. and you have the club with only one gate trying to swing those big 65-foot rowing shelves around. it's chaotic and dangerous. this is a completely inadequate storage facility. please show pictures of boats. no. 2. you here you

mark isn't going to like this, neither is dennis allen. allen's father passed away on sunday.e back to watch peyton manning in denver tonight jump out to a seven-0 lead. carson palmer, when you're opposite pay son manning, everything -- peyton manning, everything negative jumps out. 19-30, 273 yards. darren mcfadden did something tonight, at halftime, it's 13-7. here's the highlight for many fans tonight. howie long, ronny lott, the late al davis's wife caroline on hand tonight. this was hall of fame tonight. but the raiders didn't respond. denver recovers, and they roll it in with marino on his way to 100 yards rushing. manning threw for 110 yards. >> that team that we played tonight obviously is a very good football team. they're led by hall of fame quarterback, john fox and his staff do an outstanding job. we came up on the short end of the stick. the broncos were better than we were tonight. but i thought our guys fought, and that's what i want to see the remaining games of the year. >> >> with new england and seattle straight ahead, 49ers better win at home against miami.

ethan allen has been benefiting.he stock is giving you 72% since i initially got behind in in july of 2010. a lot of analysts didn't like it then. but recently the stock has been slammed, down 5 straight points from its high. i think they are giving a terrific entry point. it's quarter was sharply better than expected, especially the written orders. don't take it from me. let's hear from the clarm and ceo of ethan allen interiors to get a better sense of where it is headed. this company has made you a lot of money. welcome back to "mad money." >> first of all, i want to present you -- this is the 18-year young company. >> you reinvent yourself constantly. i know where your company is located. i know this is has been a traumatic time for you guys. you have a newtown, connecticut facility. >> we do. we have about 400 associate there is and it really has been traumatic. last night we had a memorial service, 3,500 local people game from newtown, from danbury. it is a tragedy. many of our associates live in newtown, we ha

. >> reporter: allen, this is already available in 36 other states. homeless advocates are calling this a game changer. they say that not only will this help employers or housing agencies get in touch with the homeless, but in the best case scenario it can even set some of them on a path of independence. who is paying the tab? we found out most likely, you are. about a third of americans don't have a land line to use their cell phones exclusively. >> how important is your cell phone to you? >> i feel as though i can't live without it. >> it is a necessity for most, but some can't even afford them. for the homeless, it means missing calls for a job or housing. john gallagher knows. he's living it. >> they think there is something wrong with you the saint you say i don't have a cell phone. >> he is look for a new program that was just approved by the california public utilities commission. it is a federal program called lifeline run by the cell company assurance. it would give a free cell phone to the homeless and those with a very low income. to call i

allen is live in burlingame with that story. allen? >>reporter: one of the people who came here to heal tonight grew up in newtown, connecticutment and she says newtown ace lot like burlingam burlingame. >> daniel age 7. if. >>reporter: confused shaken to the core they same searching for words to help them cope with the tragedy that has struck the nation. perhaps no one is more shaken here than betsy cork who read the scripture. >> conditioning of israel the lord is in your midst you will have no further misfortune to fear. >> i'm spwnsly proud of everyone in newtown. i'm proud to be from newtown. >>reporter: she grew up with friends who were the first responders at sandy hook elementary but is proud of the way the entire town has responded. >> the people of connecticut people of newtown are showing the world how to live. how to love. and how to love people. >> olivia angle, 6. sandy hook endured 20 deaths of 6 and 7-year-olds. i prosecute pose to you tonight we are in the midst of an evil of biblical proportions. >> i have just been i

allen, keep in mind there are nine justices. they could go in nine different directions. one thing is for sure, this is an historic moment. >> juliette goodrich, thank you so much. the supreme court has also agreed to review the a challenge to the national defensive marriage act. >> they have to solve this on a national level because there is just too much administrative confusion right now. who can visit who in the hospital, who gets health benefits. which marriage count, all of these questions. >> as for what happens now as juliette said, lawyers on both sides argue their case before the justices in march. that decisionfected by june. >>> the battle over same-sex marriage has a unique story here in california. we are the only state that has ever allowed it and then band it. in 2004, over a period of month san francisco issued some 4,000 marriage licenses under the direction of the then mayor. the marriage were outlawed in 2008 with the passage of prop 8. that ban was later ruled unconstitutional. same sex marriages will remain on hold until this case is finally settled

allen is live in burlingame with that story. allen? >>reporter: one of the people who came here to heal tonight grew up in newtown, connecticutment and she says newtown ace lot like burlingam burlingame. >> daniel age 7. if. >>reporter: confused shaken to the core they same searching for words to help them cope with the tragedy that has struck the nation. perhaps no one is more shaken here than betsy cork who read the scripture. >> conditioning of israel the lord is in your midst you will have no further misfortune to fear. >> i'm spwnsly proud of everyone in newtown. i'm proud to be from newtown. >>reporter: she grew up with friends who were the first responders at sandy hook elementary but is proud of the way the entire town has responded. >> the people of connecticut people of newtown are showing the world how to live. how to love. and how to love people. >> olivia angle, 6. sandy hook endured 20 deaths of 6 and 7-year-olds. i prosecute pose to you tonight we are in the midst of an evil of biblical proportions. >> i have just been i

allen? >>reporter: the police are still looking for the suspect or suspects involved in this tonight. we are told the victim was air-lifted to john muir hospital in walnut creek in grave condition and that was at last check. this was a high impact hit-and-run with a debris field scattered across broadway street here in north vallejo. police believe the man was struck and knocked about 50 feet by either one or 2 vehicles that were drag racing down the northbound lanes of broadway around 5:30 this evening. detectives label about 50 paces of evidence many of them were the personal effects belonging to the unidentified victim. the rest were parts of the vehicle or vehicles involved. police say the cars are known to speed up and down this part of broadway street. >> something that our traffic unit has been keenly aware of as well as the uniformed police officers who attempt to come out here whenever possible. obviously whenever we do traffic enforcement or dui enforcement this is a particular are

that's where allen is live for us tonight. >>reporter: they are also called humboldt squid. now

later in the half, seth allen, one of his eight assists. nick foust, 27-6 in the game. second half, off the hawks. maryland is on the move and it's the transfer from albany. draining one of five threes. maryland hits the century mark. free pizzas for everybody. not really, but that would be a nice promotion. they improve to 7-1 on the season. bmx action. that's pretty good, right? tennessee taking on virginia. >> that's pretty cool. you know what wasn't? my tennessee volunteers just getting worked by the cavaliers.

see strong reaction after mass shootings as well as calls for stricter gun control. >> reporter: and allen that is exactly what we are seeing in our exclusive surveyusa poll. this was taken after the shooting today. so adults here in the bay area were asked, if laws for gun sales should be more strict? 74% said yes. 19% said that the law should stay the same. 6% believed that they should actually be less strict. as for the semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles, our survey found that 77% support or strongly support making it illegal to sell or even to own them. but the question today is, is that public sentiment enough to change the law? it was an emotional president obama who faced the nation today often pausing or wiping a tear. it was also a rare moment perhaps a turning point in presidential policy for federal gun control. >> we are going to have to come together to prevent more tragedies like this regardless of the politics. >> it is an obvious and perfectly appropriate emotional responsible to say something has to be done. >> reporter: criminal law professor believes the american

look at seth allen making the moves dishing to charles mitchell. maryland up one. later in the half, pass ahead to howard, no look, gives it to dez wells, cleared for takeoff. a monster jam by wells. logan the pass to lind for the dunk. maryland wins it 79-50. they're 11th straight victory. >>> virginia tech taking on byu salt lake city. pick it up at the start, scoreless. pass and he is money from behind the arc. hoss, 6 for 8 behind the line. alley-oop to brandon davies. he slams that one home. byu up 10. second half cougars running away

at a breakfast yesterday, mark allen gave the senator a chance to explain his answer. >> so how old do you think the earth is? >> let me tell you the answer i gave. the answer i gave was trying to make the same point the president made a few years ago. that is there is no scientific debate on the age of the earth. it's established at a pretty definitively, at least 4.5 billion years old. i was referring to a thee lodgeal debate which is a pretty healthy debate. >> that's good. >> rubio said he wished he had explained his point more clearly in the gq article and joked it deposit get much attention outside of washington. >> you know, actually, i think that was a good answer. >> that's a good answer. >> that's a good cleanup yesterday. and that's all you can expect from somebody. >> all right. more shakeups in citigroup. less than two months after the ceo was pushed out, the bank is going to lay off 11,000 workers worldwide to become more manageable and profitable. let's take an early look at the markets. cnbc's jeff cutmore is live in london for us. man, the bad news keeps coming out of

dave allen has a check on the mta. >> the number 19 is diverting. the number 10 bus diverting at lombard. no delays on the buses, marc trains. the penn, camden, and brunswick lines is on schedule. dress warmly this morning. that is dit. here is ava marie. >> yesterday storm is tracking at the northeast coast. a couple of sprinkles moving through delaware and impacting the lower eastern shore. nothing to worry about. we have some snow in pennsylvania. more rain and snow tracking into philadelphia. there could be some problems on the roads. the roads are still wet. view of the wider radar. it continues to move off the coast. heavy snow falling in upstate new york and into maine. temperatures are much better than what it could be. we are mostly above the freezing mark. 37 at the airport. we are close to the freezing mark. i would worry about the northern areas near the pennsylvania line for bloack ice. the gusts possibly up to 45 miles per hour today. that could possibly bring down some tree limbs. high temperatures will basically now.ver they are we d

. >> is the president serious about avoiding the fiscal cliff allen webb resphond. >> my homeowner insurance offered me $150 what can i do with that? >> they lost the home and business and sense of security. victims of super storm sandep ho on how they are coping. >> who can throw their hate in the ring for 2016. ladies and gentlemen. our guest host tonight dana preno. [ applause ] ♪ >> welcome to huckabee. i am dana pereno and i want to thank governor huckabee to have me guest host. it is it a month since the presidential election and half of the country is elate vindicate they voted for president obama and walking on cloud 9. the other half not so much. sleepless.nfuse despondant they wonder if the nation has gone mad and want to return to

allen says joseph will soon be rejoining his family and loved ones. formé31añ joint forceses carried out the operation his intelligence showed the doctor was in imminent danger. >>> hugo chavez will head back to cuba for cancer treatment. he announced his cancer has returned and said he would undergo treatment in havana. for the first time he said if his health worsens his successor should be vice president. chavez was elected to a third term in october. the 58-year-old already had two operations. he's had chemotherapy and radiation treatment as well. >>> today the white house will join in celebrating hanukkah. the national menorah lighting ceremony is later today. the second night of the jewish festival of lights. the u.s. air force band is also going to be there and today's event is free. fyi. but you need tickets to attend and you can get the tickets by

allen is live in burlingame with that story. allen?>reporter: one of the people who came here to heal tonight grew up in newtown, connecticutment and she says newtown ace lot like burlingam burlingame. >> daniel age 7. if. >>reporter: confused shaken to the core they same searching for words to help them cope with the tragedy that has struck the nation. perhaps no one is more shaken here than betsy cork who read the scripture. >> conditioning of israel the lord is in your midst you will have no further misfortune to fear. >> i'm spwnsly proud of everyone in newtown. i'm proud to be from newtown. >>reporter: she grew up with friends who were the first responders at sandy hook elementary but is proud of the way the entire town has responded. >> the people of connecticut people of newtown are showing the world how to live. how to love. and how to love people. >> olivia angle, 6. sandy hook endured 20 deaths of 6 7-year-olds. 7-year-olds. i prosecute pose to you tonight we are in the midst of an evil of biblical proportions. >> i have just

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allen's exactly right. we passed the tax extender bill. we passed the sequestration bill to take care of those issues. the tax reform pathway was passed, all of this was done between may 5 and september 19. those bills have been on harry reid's desk since that time. they could have taken them up, amended, voted, gone to conference. this is a crisis of their making. leaders make choices and harry reid made a chase to not take those bills up and troy to push this to a crisis. in the house, the american people have said, that is not what we want. i have a lot of appreciation for speaker boehner. he did the right thing. he let the house work through regular order. and i -- it was the right decision to make. >> sean: you know, the interesting thing, congressman west, is that against the desire of a lot of conservatives, including both and you congresswoman blackburn and me and other conservative groups out there, they were against the fact that the speaker was willing to give in on tax rates in any way. so the fact that -- they were willing-- t

i'm allen martin. i'm allen martin.nia's unemployment re ha the >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> i'm juliette goodrich. >> i'm allen martin. california's unemployment rate has not been this good since the recession began four years ago. but are the numbers truly indicative of a rebounded? there are a lot of factors that go into the single-digit jobless rate. cbs 5 reporter grace lee with why it may be too quick to say we have finally turned the corner. >> reporter: juliette, our state still has the third worst unemployment rate in the nation. we're well above the national rate. so we spoke with a former director of the state's labor department who says that the unemployment rate is really just one piece of the overall economic picture and it may look better than it actually is. >> i think the rate it's important but it means less and less of indicating what's going on out there in terms of jobs. >> reporter: michael would know since he used to run the state's employment development agency. californ

does allen have me beat? ♪ >>> we could be on the verge of breaking a major log jam in the united states senate. you are looking at harry reid at issue. whether they will allow food in the cafeteria for a special screening of the movie "lincoln." and now our senior capitol hill producer. chad? >> this is interesting. initially there were report these were going to do this screening in the actual senate chamber. that requires a full dispensation of the senate. they don't typically allow the chamber to be used for anything else other than business. there was a big to do when they cleared the chamber to use it for a memorial service to the late robert bird. it was 50 years since they used it for something else. this will be in the congressional auditorium which is underground. we heard harry reid is seeking a waiver to allow food in the auditorium. particularly unbuttered popcorn and bottled water and snacks like junior mints or twizzlers or something like that. this is the same room where director of national i

. >>> i'm natalie allen with tonight's top news story. christmas eve shattered in the new york town of webster after a man killed two firefighters and injured two more while they were responding to an early morning blaze. authorities identified the gunman as 62-year-old william spangler who shot himself to death at the scene. police have no motive as to why he ambushed the firefighters. >>> it is the fiscal cliff waiting game in washington. both sides still refusing to compromise. if no agreement is reached, americans will be paying higher taxes next year. president obama and house speaker boehner will be back to work this thursday to try and reach a last-minute deal. >>> his doctors are optimistic but they aren't ready to release former president george herbert walker bush. the 88-year-old is expected to stay in a houston hospital over christmas. mr. bush was treated for bronchitis in early november. he has been in the hospital for more than a month. >>> and you know who knows if you've been bad or good. norad is tracking santa as he del

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but our mind set is denver. >> dennis allen back in texas tending to an ailing father.id he would be back for thursday's game. last time the giants looked like world champions was when they knocked off the 49ers. robert griffin iii is good. eli manning never knows if he is winning or losing, always looks the same. giants 10-7. robert griffin iii, man, 72 yards rushing. rolling from trouble. that is what jim harbaugh wants with colin kaepernick. pierre garcon has a touchdown. >> or andrew luck. andrew luck is more in the pocket. but he could -- [ talking at the same time ] >> his guy. >> as i was saying the redskins win 17-16. you know what is funny -- [ talking at the same time ] >> pagan, 4 years, $40 million, stays on the giants. any thoughts? >> nice job. >> no, no. she is a star, otherwise i would have her out of hereof. i love her -- out of here. i love her. >> good night everybody. [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- what starts with adding a friend... ♪ ♪