they clinch the afc west, thanks to the bengals. they upset the chargers in cincy. the bengals were without ochocinco and no terrell owens but they had jerome simpson. he scored a pair of touchdowns. the bengals won 34-20. >>> and maybe tim tebow can be an nfl quarterback after all. he led a 17-point comeback against the texans running in the game winner late in the fourth quarter. broncos rallied to win 44-23. and that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solace. >>> the original playboy has finally decides to settle down. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a connecticut seventh grader rallies her schoolmates all in the name of sisterly love. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. in hawaii, actually a pretty woet month. more rain likely today. especially the northern, chance of definitely oahu and maui. big island looks okay. alaska, typical cold for this time of year. very cold in fairbanks. anchorage, 17. juno has the stormier weather. hances of snow there, 27 degrees. >>> now in the west coast today,

this past thursday, what was the score of the jets-bengals game? >> this is the worst half time i have ever seen. do not answer. >> we have five questions each and each is worth two points. who threatened to uh. >>> light their neighbor to the south. ? >> kim jong-il. >> one crazy spot. ahmadinejad. >> we have it going on, b, a rebellious idea or c, sentras are bringing sexy back. >> and which state representative may or may not have been in vietnam? >> kristy mcdonell. >> and in a recent interview which high ranking u.s. official should resign? >> first, with all of the star trek talk, shockingly i am the least nerdy person. i think it was hillary clinton. >> nice. mark kirk is the new senator having won an election by the seat health by whom? >> that would be jets 27-bengals 18. >> actually it was 26-10, but you were close. chicago has two baseball teams. which is bill's favorite? >> i think it is the white sox. when did the cubs, that's a clue, first win the world series? >> no, you were correct. >> and complete the last line to the mega hit "bo

había asegurado la conferencia por 4 año están peleando para estar vivos y lo tendrán que hacer en bengalsbía el precio de la gasolina es el más alto en más de dos año el precio promedio es de 3 dólares con 27 centavos porque el precio de cabuto tibl es más barato, si va a seguir se calcula de precio empresa dio, podría costar hasta 3 dólares aunque según expertos no creen que ga gasolina suba. >>> al regresar seguramente pronto ustedes va a querer saber como deshacerse de árbol de navidad, por eso le decimos lo que tiene que hacer para cuando pasen los camiones a recto gels. >>> vamos a ver los ganador de navidad de colores. >>> en primer lugar para michael en segundo lugar, para ella. >>> en tercer lugar, para una niñ de día licey ti cuyo nombre es paty figueroa. >>> seguimos despué de anuncios. >>> estos son los programas en españo con mayoría tinoing en el área de la bahía área de la baha cena de navidad muchas familias comienzan a pensar en el momento de sacar elÁrbol de sus hogares.-- las ompaÍas de basura pue despuéñ de la cena de navidad mucha familias piensan en el momento de saca

you have to wait for the 5th quarter for all the highlights and reaction following the chargers and bengalsame. >>> the mississippi state basketball team isn't exactly spreading any holiday cheer in hawaii. sydney and bailey were suspended indefinitely and sent back after fighting with each other last night. get this, to two were teammates on the week long trip to hawaii. he couldn't pass by and he wouldn't move. you got to let people out. >> i'm predicting array ---- ryder win. raider. they win by 3. >> where is santa tonight? >> he's well on his way. here he comes, folks. if you're -- >> south dakota, where is that? >> no we're in nevada. right there. >> he's traveling fast. he's going to be making his way to our direction. >> all right. we will be back at 11:00 on cbs 5. remember, the news even on christmas eve is always on cbs5.com.

a kentucky woman is suing the cincinnati bengals and the county and a beer vendor at their stadium for damages after a spectator fell on her breaking her nose and finger last season. hmm. >>> the lakers hope to forget the alamo and a cold reception for pennsylvania's governor. plus, speaking of the keystone state, the minnesota vikings spun a little web last night en route to a shocker in philadelphia. your early morning sports headlines are just ahead. >>> a big storm system out west will head for the middle of the country. your thus forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> well, good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, the nfl's staged its first tuesday game since 1946 last night. and the way the eagles played, they probably never want to see another. here's nbc's mario solis with a look at all your sports headlines. >> hi there and good morning. it was the nfl's first tuesday night game in 64 years. it was also the perfect time for the vikings' joe webb to make a name for himself. webb pulling off a perfect michael vick impression in

. >>> cincinnati great finish between the bengals and saints. new orleans down with under 40 seconds to play. drew brees, marcus colson in the end zone, saints win it. >>> the season isn't getting any easier for brett favre. had to leave the game against the bills after hurting his shoulder. he was sacked hard from behind, and to add insult to injury, he was picked off on the play. that to add insult to injury. he'll have an mri today. >>> thankfully, there was nothing wrong with adrian peterson's back, because he carried the vikings. they won 38-14. what in the world has gotten into peyton manning? >>> four picks against the cowboys. this one in overtime set up dallas for the game-winning field goal. the 38-yarder for the win. cowboys upset the colts 38-35 in o.t. >>> california now for the chevron world challenge. probably the best tiger woods has looked all year. still not enough. his second approach a few feet from the pin on 18. u.s. open champ graeme mcdowell needed this to force a playoff and he drained it. that was the first playoff hole

the cincinnati bengals receiver used his show last night to explain why the bengals are 2-11 on the season. he left no one out when placing blame. owens says the owner, the koechtz, the players are all underachieving. he also claims, quote, i have become numb to the situation of losing, being that i've lost for such a long time that i have not been able to point the finger on exactly what it really is. >>> coming up, who wants to be a millionaire? one of our writers, the nbc bay area staffer that just finished an appearance on "who wtso millionaire." >> a, wizard of oz, final answer. [ male announcer ] how do you say... welcome to the neighborhood. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you say... can you believe it's been 20 years since college? ♪ [ male announcer ] nothing says "you're special" like boursin, a creamy, crumbly blend of real cheese and savory herbs, boursin makes any moment more memorable. even if you're saying... my mother has the kids tonight. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you say boursin? >>> welcome back. at 5:22, you're looking at some rare video out of oregon. new this morning, t

now, down across the south we see rain blossoming, it's coming across from the bay of bengal throughyanmar. it's going to intensify into the next couple of days. and if you can see this rain band connecting all the way up into southern japan, as well. so we'll have that over the weekend. down into the philippines, further to the south here, we continue to get very, very strong northeast monsoon coming in. and that is really kicking up the wind and the thunderstorms. very heavy rain here, particularly for eastern luzon. so the potential for flooding and landslides as we head into the weekend, 32 degrees forecast for manila, 21 in taipei, 14 in shanghai, all kind of moderate. but as we head up to the north, really, we are cooling down here. seoul, 0, you're going to be struggling to get above freezing, actually. and the same goes for beijing into the weekend. we see that coming down even further, minus 19 in ulan bator. if we look at tokyo, ahead of that storm system coming in, 18 is forecast with sunshine. enjoy that over here. let's head to north america. we've got a storm system pus

bengals rout the bolts 34-20, and that loss gives kansas city the afc west title. >>> and really unfortunatethe raiders, because they were going -- they go to kansas city next sunday and you just felt like there might have been something on the line. they came so close, but that organization i think, headed in the right direction. 49ers, got changes. >> and you get to talk about that tonight on game day. >> 11:30! >> thanks, dennis. >>> they lost everything when their home burned to the ground more than a year ago, but this christmas, they had plenty to celebrate. how one northern california family is bouncing back, just in time for the new year. >>> that's going to do it for this edition of eyewitness news. 60 minutes is next. see you at 11:00. good night. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

the fourth time this season and skins and bengals are the only northern teams without an indoor facility. >> and that will get resolved in the future. and we liked it better. >> and that is a lot of guys in the locker room. >> and -- . >> he probably would slide that far and -- . >> and that extra 300 blank, blank pounds. [ laughter ] >> that is funny. the redskins season started on a high note and on week one, cowboys and to hall and goes the distance. now, 14 weeks later, the rematch and with 5-8 redskins, 4-9 cowboys. >> and dallas, washington. and that is about pride. about prestige and tradition and we don't want to go there and lay eggs. >> and that does not champ anything. >> and once you beat the cowboys and he is here now. >> reporter: anyone who knows bruce boudreau knows he's no stranger to colorful language and that does did not stop her on from calling the son on the documentary 24/7. a behind-the-scenes look at the caps and penguins, the fact they're in a season long seven- game slump and scoring against the ducks and going through the legs and on that breakaway and the cap

skins and bengals are the only northern teams without an indoor facility. >> we'll get that resolved in the future. that's not perfect right now relative to the places to practice. we liked it better and we're working on that in the future. >> there's a lot of guys in the locker room who were trying to drive. he probably would drive that far. the only thing is having to it say that you will, got an extra 300 blank blank pounds. >> i think chemo goes about 340 conservative -- kemo goes about 340 conservatively, so there's some good rear wheel traction. >>> chargers hosting the 49ers thursday night football, philip rivers hooks up with vincent jackson to make a great catch, 58 yards for the touchdown, the first of three jackson td's. right now chargers are rolling. it's 34-7 in the 4th. >>> college hoops jeff jones and american visiting north western. in the 1st half american is down five, but brad maldevano hits a tough-turn around. au down four at the break, but in the 2nd half northwestern would pull away, michael thompson with three of his 23. american falls 78-62. >>> why couldn't

carson palmer throws 4 touchdowns, as the bengals rout the bolts 34-20.t loss gives kansas city the afc west title. i don't know about norv turner's job security there in san diego. >> lots of moving around. >> get ready, lot of changes. >> dennis, thank you. >>> well, a warning when making those christmas returns. they could cost you. some retailers are charging re- stocking fees, in some places up to 50%. who is charging this holiday season? and why so much? that story coming up in about half an hour on eyewitness news at 6:30. we'll see you back here in half an hour. have a good night. ,,,,,, 3q are you suffering from frequent heartburn ? heartburn that keeps coming back ? then you're ready for zegerid otc. zegerid otc is the first 24-hour treatment ever with two active ingredients: prescription-strength medicine plus a protective ingredient that shields the medicine from stomach acid so it's effectively absorbed. just one zegerid otc capsule a day can reliev your heartburn all day and all night. if you have frequent heartburn, try dual-ingredient zege

we will be showing you the chargers and bengals.tay tuned after the game for the fifth quarter with complete highlights of the colts raiders game. >>> and the niners are 5-9 but believe it or not they are still in the race. not kidding. they're still right there. and it actually is more of a crawl though. because in the nfc west, things are going kind of slow. there the biggest game in eight years for those guys will be tomorrow in st. louis against the division-leading rams. and no way is takeo spikes sitting out there one. the veteran linebacker broke his hand two weeks ago. so he and patrick will is will have the matching caps. you see those two things right there? huge. look like kaá clubs and in the 13-year career he never made in the playoffs and a broken hand is not going to stop his quest. >> even when i broke it, i knew it was broken, but it was like, man, i'm in. it don't matter. as long as it is not on my lower extremities, i'm good. i'm going to be all right. i will be all right. >> there you go. a little busted hand. th

pittsburgh steelers also showing they know a thing or two about dominance on the night the cincinnati bengals did get on the board first but things went swiftly down hill from troy polamalu one against his former us see college team with carson palmer taking the interception forty five yards to tie the game at seven somewhat surprisingly the pittsburgh defense getting into the end zone twice while their all fans feel to not a single t.d. lamar woodley again preying on the art of form palmer in the fourth twenty three seven the final score the steelers remain on track for a post season berth. switching codes and staying stateside were the bron james list cavaliers are free falling in the n.b.a. ranks the oklahoma city thunder handing cleveland an if straight loss streak that previously managed to avoid since two thousand and three the up on coming oklahoma team seemingly working on their highlight reel to start the contest kevin durant blowing out for a game high twenty five getting a good person of his points with efforts like this one james harden helped facilitate that effort before the res

when the battle is overcome the bengals went knows when and if fishes.hey will not honor the flag is surrender. they start hanging people. and nobody on that field was anything but an american except for one british officer. and it's kind of to be symbolic of the fact that you can't really talk about americans when you're in this war. you've got to call them something because they are all americans. >> you mentioned the carolinas. does the character of the rebellion different they are, more bloodthirsty clerics and mean, i remember reading about the regulator movement. >> yeah, the british really expected strategically that if they could take this out, they could stop the revolution. essentially all of the southern colonies would become british and it would starve out or destroy the revolution. and they put great hope in the loyalists that were there. one of the problems they had was they didn't do anything strategically. the british army didn't want to cooperate very much with tories. and there was a cast, a class issue involved, in my opinion. the othe

ten losses in a row for the bengals.e steelers improved to 10-3 on the year. >>> the ravens are looking for a win in houston. here's stan saunders with a preview. >> reporter: good morning, the ravens spent as much time answering the questions as they did about tonight's opponent. the defeat was deflating to the fans -- for the veterans, it wasn't a difficult task. they needed to do this in teaching the younger players what to do. >> i know we have enough veterans and guys on the team that we can let them understand what we're fighting for, when you loose a game like that, you know the position you could have been in and you're not in. at the end of the day, you want to be in the play offs, there's a certain way to be there. >> we have a huge game coming up against the texans. we have erg we -- we have everything we've played for and worked for. it's out there for us. the ravens have a few trends in their favor. the coach shows they're 15-1 with the teams below the record. the ravens, 8-4. enjoy the game. >>> we've all s

bengals missing several but carson palmer still threw four touchdowns. simpson, 59-yarder, cincinnati dumps the chargers so san diego's loss means kansas city gets it's first afc west division title since 2003. >>> baltimore wins. seahawks loose big today and face st. louis in seattle next sunday. that winner claims the nfc west title and a playoff spot. detroit scores the final 17 to beat miami. >>> bitter cold in chicago, again today, bears blew a ten point lead to the jets but come back any way. . knox, that's a touchdown. playoff bound chicago wins it. 38-34. the 10-5 jets still win the wild card spot. new england wins for the 15th straight time. patriots win. >>> packers pound the giants and both teams 9-6. both have a possible wild card spot. washington wins in ot putting jacksonville in danger. >>> next sunday raiders close in kansas city, niners finish in arizona. coming up, no businesslike snow business. another game affected by weather. we will explain. . >>> brett favre has a couple more days to heal and maybe get back on the field. that's bec

. >>> hard to get too worked up about this game except that the bengal's win over cleveland means thatranchise lowing streak is over at 10. both the saints and ravens are 10-4 and expected to be in the playoff after this game that was won by baltimore. dallas led a 10-point lead slip away and beat washington by a field goal. >> quite a game between the packers and patriots. this is dan connelly, an offensive lineman who ends up with the kickoff . he is there to block, but sometimes the ball finds you. connelly's 71-yard believed to be the longest kickoff return by an offensive lineman in nfl history. they were playing from behind much of day. matt flynn playing for the injured rodgers. kyle harrington. >> 12-2, the patriots clench the afc east title and first- round playoff bye. >>> still to come [ female announcer this is a strawberry pop tart... and this is a warm, fresh baked strawberry toaster strudel. we asked kids what they want... and we got a clear answer. the one kids want to eat. [ kids oooooooooooooh. toaster strudel. layers of brownie and caramel, dipped in chocolate ready

bengals lose their 10th straight game. >> more rainy weather in maryland the washington redskins for a td. nine seconds left against the visiting tampa bay bucks. skins need it to force the overtime. the snap goes over the place kicker's head. tampa bay recovers to steal the victory 17-6. that's just not right! what a lousy way to lose a game on the extra point! >>> other games atlanta wins its 11th game. carolina in the nfl worst 1-12. >>> hey, andrew luck the panthers are online one. denver gets demolished in arizona 43-13. buffalo beet the browns 13-6. >>> we showed you this earlier at the minneapolis metro dome. the plain -- the inflated roof collapsed after snow fell on the area. actually the third time since the metro dome opened in 1982 where the roof collapsed because of heavy snow. as a result the new york giants and vikings game postponed to tomorrow night and change today another venue to detroit's indoor ford field. so actually got two monday night games, the new york giants and the vikings are in detroit. and the ravens visit houston. >>> the two bay area high school foo

>>> when i have the stomach to watch my bengals. and then i quit doing it. they're so bad. right along the coast look at this system sliding right down there. now, again, this may be one of those patterns where if you're inland you can look out west and see clouds and then sunshine. i'm going to put this in and i've been doing this a long time and i'm covering myself. it's cold. 32 santa rosa napa. 39 san jose. 34 palo alto. redwood city's 35. even the cities at 45 oakland holding steady. speaking of our target forecast starting off clear and cold livermore. clouds will clip you around the noon hour. keep an eye on the sky but i think any shower activity should be confined to the west. we'll clear it out by 4:00. but it will not be very warm today. it's a little chilly up there in tahoe and truck ee. 2 below. old weather joke. 39 las vegas. 54 balmy degrees san diego. but 32 towards sacramento and 27 up in redding. high pressure's built into the gulf of alaska and everything's going to drop straight on top of us today. you can see the system clipping us there. it's really c

the redskins and bengals are the only northern teams without an indoor facility. >> we will get thatolved in the future. it is not perfect right now. we would like it better. we are working on it for the future. >> there are a lot of guys in the locker room who are trying not to drive. he would be weighted down. no experience. you know it would be like having chains on your wheels. an extra 300 and blank, blank pounds. >> that is chris having fun with his fellow lineman who is a slim and trim 365 pounds. some would say it is not as it once was. i think that is debatable. sunday marks the 100th time these two teams faceoff. dallas as won the first 99. that is darryl green. vintage going back with dexter manly in the end zone. could you imagine doing your aerobics and here come the redskins at lifetime fitness? >> i love that. >> one other thing. breaking news in the fox 5. tony romo is not playing on sunday. he is engaged to miss missouri. >> he works fast. he could not have been dating her a year. >> he is moving fast. he has a broken collarbone. >> dave ross, thank you. >> congratul

smallpox as a disease, a thing of the past a filthy memory, except for so many religious groups in bengal, afghanistan, don't go and take the drops, it's a conspiracy, it's against god and his design. by the way, that argument isn't terribly new, when smallpox was a scourge, timothy dwight, head of yale, said taking dr jenner's injection was an interference with god's design as well. that's sort of by the way, you need something like unicef to get jor work done if you want to alleviate poverty, misery and disease, and for me, my money will always go to organisations like medicins sans frontiers, like oxfam, and many others, who strangely enough go out into the world,o good for their fellow creatures, for its own sake. they don't take the bible along, as people do to haiti all the time, we keep catching them doing it. their money is being spent flat out on proselytisation. it is a function of the old thing hand in hand with imperialism. it's the missionary tradition. they can call it charity if they will, but it doesn't stand a second look. so much on the biness of doing good, except perha

smallpox as a disease, a thing of the past a filthy memory, except for so many religious groups in bengal, afghanistan, don't go and take the drops, it's a conspiracy, it's against god and his design. by the way, that argument isn't terribly new, when smallpox was a scourge, timothy dwight, head of yale, said taking dr jenner's injection was an interference with god's design as well. that's sort of by the way, you need something like unicef to get major work done if you want to alleviate poverty, misery and disease, and for me, my money will always go to organisations like medicins sans frontiers, like oxfam, and many others, who strangely enough go out into the world, do good for their fellow creatures, for its own sake. they don't take the bible along, as people do to haiti all the time, we keep catching them doing it. their money is being spent flat out on proselytisation. it is a function of the old thing hand in hand with imperialism. it's the missionary tradition. they can call it charity if they will, but it doesn't stand a second look. so much on the business of doing good, except