all thanks to houston texans wide receiver andre johnson.he 8 year in a row he treated kids to a shopping spree at toys r us. his number is 80 so they were given 80 seconds to run through the store with texas cheerleaders and fill a shopping cart. the final bill was $16,000. way to go andre johnson. >>> speaking up after being harassed about ebola. african american immigrants told their stories about being stigmatized because of ebola. one man says he was fired from his job. >> come october things changed for me. >> reporter: an african immigrant in san francisco. he says the day the first ebola patient diagnosed in the united states he was fired. >> they told me they will call police if i don't leave their home. they don't want me in their house because i am african. i will bring them ebola. >> reporter: one example of discrimination. supporters gathered today at san francisco city hall. questions like where are you from, how long have you been here have become more frequent as the ebola crisis worsened. >> when you hear the same question 2

. >>> houston texans wide receiver andre johnson traded his pads and gloves for smiles and hugs at a houston toy store. he treated 11 kids to an 80 second shopping spree to grab all they could for themselves and their siblings. i love this. when it was all said and done the bill came to more than $16,000. johnson said he's known tough times and he wanted to make a difference. >> i've been in the situation where i, you know, really haven't gotten much for christmas. to have them go through the store and get what they wanted, you know, not to worry about that, they can get what they wanted. that is amazing. you know those children will never forget that experience. >> it is a small price to pay for the memory for those kids. >> it is. good thing the sports world is coming out and doing something really good. they need mentors and heroes to look up to. good stuff. and a merry christmas for them. i would be grabbing it too. >>> now a time for a look ahead. the first family will take part in the 92nd annual national christmas tree lighting ceremony. tom hanks and rita wilson shall hosting

texans wide receiver andre johnson spent over $16,000 on toys for underprivileged kids in houston. is good stuff. michigan may need a football coach, but their basketball team doesn't. ricky doyle. they beat syracuse. skying for the ally-oop. arizona beat the great gardner webb. back to oracle. speights, best deep ball in the bay area. touchdown, raiders. at number one, chicago trailing dallas 5-3. final seconds of overtime. the bulls derek rose. one-handed shot and that banks in. did he call that? did he call that? that is a buzzer beater. that sent the game to double overtime, but the bulls lost 132-129. >> that would be three buzzer beaters. >> but that only acceptables sends the game to double overtime. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, tag: mattress discounters good deed dogs is raising money to help train assistance dogs for wounded veterans. we need your help to do more. give at mattressdiscountersdogs.com or any mattress discounters. mattress discounters good deed dogs-- helping dogs help people. >> heavy rain and lightning in the north bay the last few hours now

inmates like andre johnson, who is serving a life sentence in the shu for murdering an officer in san quentin in 1985. my reputation was i took care of business, when things need to be it was done. >> acting on orders from his gang, the black guerrilla family. >> i was given my orders on june 5, june 8, excuse me, that i was to assault sergeant burchfield, who had been monitored. >> my husband was howell dean burchfield. he was known has hal or h.d. he was a very jovial, fun-loving guy. >> when i received the orders, anxiety hit me first because this is a serious thing and i had 16 months to go home. is it life or his life? and that's what is going on in my head. if i don't carry this assault out, then it's me. also the kite read that you would be receiving a fish line from above in a blue bag. everything that you need would be contained in that bag. double-edged cast iron knife with a double edge and it was tempered because it left no fingerprints. i waited like three days and when the line came down, that morning, i fished it in, took the blue bag off and i got the spear shaft from

the foundation was started by the family of charles andre johnson. the 18-year-old was shot to death in a case of mistaken identity three years ago. coming up on "action news" at 10. one day after the u.s. blamed north korea for sony studio hack the communist country gave the whitehouse a offer that sounded like a threat and terrifying scene inside a septa subway station when a man chanced scene inside a septa subway station when a man chanced collapsed >> a receive r septa police officer is hailed a hero after insinkts kick in to save a man's life in the 69th street station. wendy saltzman has his story. >> it was 12:45 earlier this morning and matthew ryan was working typical shift that started like any typical night. >> friday night, you know, normal friday. i go out and do what they tell me to do. >> a man, officer ryan estimate was 50 to 60 years old tumbled down the stairs going to the platform to catch a train. >> there were people there standing there. nobody wanted to help. >> what happened next he says seemed to take place in the blink of a

in houston, texas, nfl receiver andre johnson bought toys for local children in protective services.r for my sister. and a football. >> how does that make you feel? >> awesome and happy and joyful. >> elsewhere, holiday shoppers are being brought to tears by absolute strangers. >> this man said that he was paying it off for me. >> not so secret santas called lay-away angels show up at stores and pay off balances for families who can use a hand. a waitress in virginia got tip-bombed, a big hearted gesture by an anonymous group of samaritans. they left a $1200 tip simply to spread holiday cheer. >> in ft. lauderdale, a 90-year-old man is continuing to feed the homeless, despite being arrested for it. the memphis grizzlies team got a special surprise from members of the nba team. >> the man had a tough time. he lost his car. somebody stole it. and everybody chipped in for him for christmas, it was the holiday season of giving, that's what we wanted to do. [ laughter ] >> and in michigan, a local police department decided to play santa for the holidays. >> the xbox 1, that's what your ki

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now some good news for the film, houston texans andre johnson treated 11 underprivileged kids to a christmasg spree. this is the year johnson has done it. on the field where is the no. 87 gives the kids 80 seconds to run through the store and fill their shopping carts with presents. there is a good man, round of applause. two stories for the judge coming up shortly. ups benign the worker's request for temporary assignment allegedly telling her come back when she is no longer pregnant. the worker sued commonality ended to the supreme court. lawmakers getting into the ferguson debate on the house floor. congressman deplane the hands of the jester in support of michael brown. race is on the national stage. >> the 1% standard. >> other witnesses indicated not charging, other witnesses. >> and al is this a writing? ? connell: when you cannot call this a rally. and moving up a little bit. peters connecting it to russia earlier. >> vladimir putin will be up against the wall and as the oil price shoot back up. if the oil price doesn't shoot back of vladimir putin may start shooting. stuart: how abou

. >> andre leon talley, contributing editor at "vogue" magazine said johnson's beauty was universal.ink what people loved about her was her down to earth practicality and her natural beauty. >> it didn't take long for the fashion world to take notice. tell me about that first moment when you came into this area and you walked into "glamour" magazine. do you remember that moment? >> i remember it like it was yesterday with my mother. they came out, said, beverly, to my mother, of course, we love your daughter, we love her look, we want to take her on a ten day modeling assignment to fire island for "glamour" magazine. >> did you just hear "glamour" magazine and think, oh my gosh? >> yeah, that was exciting. it was exciting. i can remember going back home and telling my brothers and sisters and my brother's life, did you tell them you have better looking brothers and sisters at home? they wanted you? >> top modeling agencies wanted johns johnson, too. she signed with the renowned ford modeling agency and by 1972, she was a glamour cover girl. beverly, what did it feel like to be here i

all right, with the score one-one, in front, tomorrow tampa players and tyler johnson scores to make it two-one tampa. andre shuts him down, first nhl start. flyers lose to tampa, three-one. i'm heard trent cole has decided to have surgery on his broken left hand. if he place against washington he'll need to wear a cast. as far as the game, eagles know no more losses or they're done. can't wore bit last two losses. >> we're focused on just washington right now. i mean, we don't do what we're supposed to do this week, and nothing else really matters. so, yes, we are just taking it this week. i think overall we all understand what's got to go on. >> and i'm told nick foles is only about 70% healed from his broken collarbone. that's sports in a minute. and i'm howard eskin. >> okay, 4:25, let's turn to this. diabetic man becomes sick behind the wheel in texas. >> so near boy police officer notices that things are going wrong. he thinks he's making a traffic stop, little does he know, he'll save this guy's life. last month randy parks notice adds van driving dangerously on a highway. he noticed the driver jack

with the score one-one, in front, too many tampa players, tyler johnson scores to make it two-one, tampa. andre shuts them down in the first nhl start. the flyers lose to tampa, score three-one. i'm told trent cole has decided to have surgery on his broken left hands. if he plays saturday, that's an if against washington, he'll need to wear a cast. as far as the game eagles know no more losses, or they're done. but can't worry about the last two losses. >> we're focused on just washington right now. i mean, we don't do what we're supposed to do this week, and nothing else really matters. so, yes, we are just taking it this week. i think overall, we all under stands what's got to go on. >> i'm told nick foles is only about 70% healed from his broken collarbone. that's sports in a minute. i'm howard eskin. >> 6:25, some of the flyers players will be elfed this afternoon giving back. >> so, they're going to go deliver a truckload of new toys to the salvation army foster care sent, flyers fans donated the last two home games. how cool. when cameras go dark in the garden state, some lawmakers say th