boise is home to the largest basque population outside spain, including the mayor. return, the city this year gave the group $25,000-- its largest-ever arts grant-- and named it its first official cultural ambassador. >> the more we study it, the more communities all across the country study it. the jobs they create, the economic development they foster. and then the name that you get from it, especially with the travel. we don't really have another group like it that takes our good name all around the country and even all around the world. >> reporter: in tough budgetary times for both cities and art groups, trey mcintyre thinks others might look to the boise experiment.jjp>> i think this dç model that could be viable in other communities. the potential's unlimited in that way. it's clearly vital to the next step of what's going to make the arts survive in the united states. >> reporter: in the meantime, the rest of the country will have a chance to see the trey mcintyre project perform when they begin their next national tour in january. >> ifill: just today, the

boise state, getting some redemption.win, 26-3. >>> in the meantime, missouri taking on illinois. michael dixon jr. returning from a two-game suspension. with the illini trailing by two. that's demetri mccamey, hitting the straightaway three-pointer. ties things up at 50-50. later on, from the outside. illinois, up by one. under two minutes left. tied at 58-58. michael dixon, driving. tough lay-in. off the glass. and the tigers up by two. things are getting interesting. dixon, tripped by mike davis. davis finds d.j. richardson for the open three-pointer. tigers, quickly, the other way. marcus denmon, ahead to laurence bowers for the lay-in. and he's fouled by mike tisdale. tisdale, hit with the intentional foul. take another look. that counts. missouri converting. and they go on to win. take it 75-64. >>> you're up to date for now. back to you in new york. >>> well, this is the season for giving. a 9-year-old, abigail taylor of wichita, kansas, has become a poster child. >> she recently found $68 outside of her church. an

boise state never looks back. they win big in las vegas, 26-3. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> is mr. spielberg going to washington? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, it may look like any other visit with santa at christmastime. but actually, this one is very special. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." want to talk a little bit about what we're expecting this thursday, the best part of the entire forecast from san francisco back to l.a. all of the way down to san diego, sunshi sunshine. that's again the positive. 54 in san francisco, 55 later today. with snow pushing up towards the mountains. the one spot that will remain wet across the west. seattle back through portland, especially out toward the olympic range. a quick look up toward alaska. beautiful toward anchorage and the hawaiian island chain, a good chance for showers right on into the weekend. if you're watching us on knbc 4 in los angeles, california, participant in a hands on galle

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snow around mount shasta and boise, significant snow at the high elevations. of california, l.a. 71. a little more like it. a little warmer. tomorrow a little warmer than that. 75 in phoenix tomorrow. 72 in l.a. unfortunately, more moisture streams here to the pick northwest. so kind of a murky weather pattern starting december in northwest. >>> if you're waging on kndo 23 in yakima, washington, looking for a one-stop holiday shopping, pottery, jewelry, photographs and more at the art of holiday giving exhibit at allied arts. that's your pacific event of the day, lynn. >> all right, bill. thanks. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. earlier this year, a federal judge refused to hear a wrongful death lawsuit regarding michael jackson saying it belonged in a state court. yesterday, that's exactly where jackson's father refiled it. joe jackson's lawsuit seeks unspecified damages against dr. conrad murray and added a defendant. the las vegas pharmacy that records show sold the physician a powerful anesthetic blamed for the singer's j

boise state, will roll 84 yards. best play of the game right there. boise state, 26-3. utah comes up way short in that one. a much more prominent bowl game awaits the stanford cardinal. puts them in the orange bowl against virginia tech. andrew luck will not announce his decision of whether or not he'll enter the nfl draft in the spring until after the game. in the meantime he wants to enjoy the entire bowl game experience. >> we're excited to be in the orange bowl. i remember growing up and watching the game in miami just like watching the rose bowl. wouldn't it be cool someday. we're excited about the orange bowl. >> he'd look good in a 49er uniform probably. in the meantime, 49er fans who have been on the edge of their seats waiting for coach singletary to announce his starting quarterback can lay back and relack. to the surprise of no one, troy smith will start against the rams. do or die for the 49ers for those who believe they are the playoff team. that's the sporting life for a wednesday night. >> they keep going back and forth between mr. smith and mr. smith. >>

boise state in the las vegas bowl. they had their sights set on a bcs bowl game. they came out flat with doug martin and 84 yards helping to shake off the cob webs. once they got rolling they could not be stopped. kill 11 moore in stride -- moore in stride. moore to pettis late other as boise state routes utah a count of 26-3. >> that is a route. >> it is indeed. >> thanks, larry. >>> that's what is happening. [ female announcer ] martinelli's gold medal sparkling cider is the perfect choice for holiday gatherings. martinelli's is non-alcoholic, festive like champagne, and tastes great! martinelli's: since 1868.

. >> 42 in boise, 63 in sacramento. 77 in phoenix. only in the teens from fargo to the twin cities and 20 in chicago. mostly 30s from boston to atlanta. just 50 in new orleans. >>> new developments this morning in the mystery surrounding two american balloonists who have been missing for months. >>> plus, changes coming to 5 million facebook pages. see what you think of the new look. >>> and a popular resort off limits to swimmers after a series of shark attacks. ççççççççççççççççççççççççççñ >>> fed chairman ben bernanke says unemployment looks like it's going to be a persistent problem. he told "60 minutes" it could take four or five years for the unemployment rate to drop to previous levels of around 5%. >>> there is more negative news for the jobs market the unemployment rate with people with a bachelors degree or higher topped the highest point in 30 years. >>> time for market activity overseas. tokyo's nikkei average was down slightly lower. hong kong's hang seng is down in late trading. in london, the ftse opened higher. meanwhil

boise state, will roll 84 yards. best play of the game right there. boise state, 26-3. utah comes up way short in that one. a much more prominent bowl game awaits the stanford cardinal. puts them in the orange bowl against virginia tech. andrew luck will not announce his decision of whether or not he'll enter the nfl draft in the spring until after the game. in the meantime he wants to enjoy the entire bowl game experience. >> we're excited to be in the orange bowl. i remember growing up and watching the game in miami just like watching the rose bowl. wouldn't it be cool someday. we're excited about the orange bowl. >> he'd look good in a 49er uniform probably. in the meantime, 49er fans who have been on the edge of their seats waiting for coach singletary to announce his starting quarterback can lay back and relack. to the surprise of no one, troy smith will start against the rams. do or die for the 49ers for those who believe they are the playoff team. that's the sporting life for a wednesday night. >> they keep going back and forth between mr. smith and mr. smith. >>

boise state. a pair of touchdowns. broncos beat utah 26-3. boise state finishes 12-1. take a guess who was the most popular penguin? sidney crosby 28th goal. scored in 22 straight games. patriots defensive linemen, afc's special teams player of the week following maybe the slowest 71-yard run in history. the coach is on record as saying they will not kick to connolly on sunday. good idea. number 1. nuggets and spurs. if you can't go over him go around him. a 360 right around tim duncan for the easy layup. san antonio leading the game. league best 25-3. they had three new starters tonight because carmelo anthony was away from the game for personal reasons. the number 1 play at the night was at the end of the night. that's what you really want to do. who cares about the game if you're the number 1 channel 5 player of the night you're happy. >> that's a playoff team if they make it. >> they are beneficiary of playing in a horrible division but quite frankly the 49ers aren't good enough. they have got a lot, a lot of work. >> more will be on my blog after this. ,,,,,,,, ♪e

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. >>> humanitarian whole on the smurf turf in boise. illinois out to a fast start. 11-yard. fresno state up seven. the huskies take control. hunter over the middle. the score. niu led 23-10 at the half. and the huskies cruise 40, 17. >> high school football, division 3 state title game. second quarter, cougars up 789-7. ing my get -- miguel to the corner. 16-7. seconds later, the ball comes back. shaw makes the church, -- makes the catch, and he is a mudder. 41 yards to pay dirt. division 2 title game, folsom meeting gardena. first quarter, bull dogs up 7-0. looking for more. 42-yard to the house. and right now in the fourth, folsom leads 41-20. >> a little nba action. the orlando momentum making a run at the nba title. the major -- magic acquired gilbert arenas, and pick up jason richardson and hedo turkoglu. in return, they get vince carter, pietrus. watch out for the magic. dwight howard now has help. >> tonight at 11, warriors and sharks, and the ncaa title battle. we'll see you at 11:00. >> alan: thank you for sending in more pictures of christmas >> alan: we have more

boise we will hear from you. >> bret: david boise began by defending the courts it ruling. >> i thinkhis court and the supreme court best interpreter at that opinion. >> and all the florida supreme court did was to say the count -- you have to complete your job. you can't have your job interrupted bay riot. you can't have your job interrupted because katharine harris shuts the window. >> why isn't the standard the one that voters were instructed to follow. >> bret: the justices continued to be concerned about the standards. >> there must be a uni form standard. i think there is a uniform standard. the question is whether it is too general or not. >> i think that vascularries from county -- varies from county to county. >> i think it can vary from individual to individual. >> even in one county can vary from table to table in counting the ballots. >> there was a statewide standard. it was objective on what the intent of the voter. justice suitor was looking for what is the objective standard we can apply. >> bret: the drama continued as neither side was confident the end was near. >> o

and with boise idaho, there is been hit with their third snowstorm in one week. 8 in. of new snowfall last night and this morning. with dozens and dozens of crashes. stalled vehicles, and most closed schools leaving 100 districts calling this a " snow day " to look on the bright side. >> this is a lot of we have not adopted this when i was a young the, pearl wickets the like this all the time but no anymore! oh my gosh! >> and with what our weather, causing a lot of flooding. and the state of emergency has been declared. pittsburgh has been hit with 3 in. of rain fall and one day. and still through europe. this is at gatwick, london's. they're not used to a lot of snowfall and they had to close the runway for several hours. trouble is coming, going, and stormy weather at other major airports. including an scullin, the storm weather hitting germany, poland. and if- scotland, and also 18 deaths and poland. >> the weather is not nearly as bad. rainfall to the north bay. pushing to the delta at this hour. and you will take a look at that and this weekend forecast, coming u

. >> humanitarian bowl in boise. fresno state and northern illinois. bulldogs off to a fast start in the first. coalburn off his back foot. 11 yards. fresh know state up 7-0. but the huskies take control. over the middle to skob. niu led 23-10 at the half. they're up 43-so in the fourth quarter. >> their orlando magic is making a run at the title. a bare of blockbuster trades, acquiring gilbert arenas from washington in exchange for lewis. that followed a trait with phoenix, in which orlando picked up jason richardson, and hedo turkoglu, and the suns get a former warrior, and watch out for the magic, center dwight howard now has some help. a huge block bester this time of year. >> alan: amazing. just ahead, santa's helpers rave in the bay area in style to deliver lightning fast. lightning strong. rizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. >> alan: coming up in a half hour at 6:00, we have some video coming in from the sierra. as you can see, it is a slushy mess out there. we'll have more on the road to tahoe. plus, rain or

you can see the seeing eyes all over the streets this was boise ankara's going off the road there were a number of crashes. traffic backed up for hours and people will see relief anytime soon freezing temperatures are the forecast for the weekend. heavy snow in europe and shutting down airports in britain and switzerland and it is heavy snow. more than 6 in. over night, temperatures dropping to all-time lows over the weekend. spain and portugal also slammed with icy weather and in poland bitter cold is being blamed for the deaths of at least eight people. now here stanley roberts to found some people behaving badly. >> this is near the interchange plenty of traffic seems to be flowing pretty well the headlights' are northbound in the trade direction and it's moving fairly well. stay with us. ♪ [ female announcer ] with cable's bundle choices, there's not much to see. with at&t u-verse tv, you can record up to four shows at once on a single dvr. hey. yeah. on my way home. [ female announcer ] you can even choose wireless voice service. he can't do that with cable. now you have your choi

even boise in higher elevations, that's where we get all the snow. today's forecast, showers up in the northwest. san francisco, one ever spots already cleared out, still rain to come. l.a., san diego and in phoenix. g mark.a look at your wednesday hopefully the roads won't be too bad if treated. >>> this storm moves out for a decent thursday. details and the forecast coming up. >> thanks, bill. >>> a rally, airlines have their palm out again and taking a team to court over drunken fans. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, she is shaking off the fact she's just branded one of the worst dubbed at the box office by getting engaged. >>> and a tussle in texas and no favre, no problem for the vikings. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> authorities in arizona are searching for a shooting suspect who was mistakenly released from jail two weeks ago. a local sheriff's office says it never received pape

. >>> boise state was kept out of a bcs bowl, instead they wind up in a bowl against utah. they blow them out 26-3. >>> patriots defensive lineman -- was named the afc special team player of the week. his team will not kick to -- on sunday. he's become like the most dangerous weapon right now. but once again, congratulations to the basketball team. being successful -- is another. >> you think you see her as prodigy. >> you heard it here. >> we will keep you updated on that. we will be back at 11:00.

and 68 in boise. minus three in the twin cities. just four frees in fargo.ore only gets to 35. atlanta, 30. and miami, 62. >>> a desperate rescue effort is being staged in rough, remote and dangerously cold waters. that's after a south korean fishing ship with 42 people onboard sank in the antarctic ocean. it went down about 1,400 miles south of new zealand. at least five people are confirmed dead. >>> stormy seas made it a rough weekend for tourists onboard a royal caribbean cruise ship. it tilted about 15 degrees during sunday's storm. web cam videos shows the ship arriving at a port in the island oaf malta this morning. one witness said the waves caused plenty of chaos. >> at about 3:30, everybody was in their state cabins. things were just flying all over the place. and the sea was really, really rough. in the middle of the night. which, you know, might have been a good thing, in the sense that nobody was traveling on any of the decks. they were all pretty much in the state rooms. >> the storm forced the ship to miss a stop in alexandria, egypt. >>> sara

in the lower elevations, mixture of rain and snow in areas like boise. high elevations are going to get more snow. and a lot of it, too. especially idaho and jackson hole, wyoming has been a jackpot for snow so far this winter. chilly the next two days in a row. areas of arizona, vegas and l.a. still struggling with the temperatures in the 60s and low 70s. >>> if you're watching us on knsd, nbc 739 in san diego, california, join museum curators for an informative and enlightening tour of japanese art at the dreams and diversions exhibit at the san diego museum of art. that's your pacific event of the day, lynn. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. a strange twist last night in the real life hollywood murder case that reads like a hollywood script. los angeles police say a man connected to the slaying of well known hollywood publicist ronnie chason shot himself to death at a hollywood hotel as police served a search warrant. chason was mysteriously shot to death two weeks as as she drove home from a

a wintry mix around boise and showers working up the coastline. portland, oregon, leaving the house in the next hour or two, a chance of light rain. tomorrow, more wet weather in the northwest. everyone gets a decent day in california and nevada. on wednesday the next storm system will be moving onshore. >>> if you're watching on knbc, nbc 4 in l.a. and california, take part in a local tradition in huntington park enjoying music from the city's tiny tots in the holiday tree lighting ceremony at keller park. that's your pick event of the day, lynn. >> bill, thanks soap. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. minor upset this weekend at the box office. in the battle of the kid flicks. "tangled," the animated comedy update of the classic fairy tale rapunzel took the number one spot with $21.5 million. "harry potter and the deathly hallows, part 1," which had been on top the two previous weekends finished in second with a much lower than expected $16.7 million. >>> elsewhere, the mystery over the killing of holl

dionne and michael gerson; protecting ancient manuscripts and a poet from boise, idaho. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: two more nato troops were killed in afghanistan today. that brings the year's toll for foreign troops to 711-- the highest since the war began. american deaths were also the highest at 498. but afghan and coalition officials cited progress against the taliban announcing the death of a shadow governor of a northern province. a top ally of ivory coast's internationally recognized leader today declared the country in a civil war situation. incumbent president laurent gbagbo has refused to relinquish power after losing to alassane ouattara more than a month ago. britian's foreign secretary william hague offered to support the u.n. if force is needed to oust gbagbo, and if west african nations ask for help. leaders of a 15 nation bloc of african countries have prepared plans to forcefully take over power if talks fail. a bomb exploded at a nigerian army barracks today, killing at least 30 people. nigerian state

the quarterback got in the end zone twice against fresno state in boise. the huskies win 40-17. 11 games for the first time -- the bowl run down for you tonight at ten. the championships and the sharks who lead st. louis 3-1 in the second. we will see you tonight at ten. >> that is the report for tonight. >> for all of us, thank you for joining us. the next newscast is at ten. >> see you tonight.

boise hopefully. >> these folks hopefully will have to " the weather will improve in london as improving here. pam. >> what's the parking situation like? >> earlier they told us the long-term parking lot was awful but now few people of laughed so now they're still parking available in the long-term parking lot. what we can tell you is a little early as today, there's a big backlog of cars pulling into the domestic terminal either to drop off or pick up here and if you're doing that you want to allow a little bit of extra time. >> thank you dan. it's not just the roadways that are getting swathed in southern california by all of the heavy rain. the runways are too. look at this airport in corona. it's been shut down. there towing planes. you could see the place buried and floodwater the airport managers and workers spent the day: those planes out of this murky mass in krona. an estimated two air across stay at the airport. speed traps the storm on our allies cite just go to www.kron4.com for real time radar and for up-to-the- minute weather information. off will be back with much more new

. >> 50s in colorado springs and albuquerque. 44 in boise.d minneapolis remain in the teens. and chicago climbs all the way up to 20. 36 here in new york. 39 in atlanta. 61 in miami. >>> the legal battle over gay marriage in california went before a federal appeals court monday and it could be headed next for the supreme court. more than 40 states have already outlawed such unions but the california challenge could shape the nation if the supreme court decides to review the appeals court decision. abc's terry moran explains. >> reporter: inside the federal appeals court, battling lawyers drew sharp lines over gay marriage with eloquence and passion. >> the traditional definition of marriage has existed throughout the history of this country, it has -- it has been -- it has been the governing understanding and definition of -- of marriage in this state since its founding. >> reporter: but charles cooper, representing the proponents of california's proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in the state, often found himself fighting an uphill bat

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bowl game part two, with the humanitarian bowl in boise. not a good day. chandler harnisch takes it off on a couple touchdown runs. they never emerge from a 40-17 loss to the huskies. stanford men's basketball team on the road in indianapolis today facing butler. you remember butler started the ncaa tournament today before making a run to the championship game. they ran the cardinal out of the gym today. the gym, the eagle fieldhouse featured in the final game of the movie hoosiers. and cinematic ball movement at the end of the first half. just about all you need to know about today's game. not much fun to watch for stanford fans. jeremy green led stanford with 16 points. just over 30% from the field. stanford falling in an 83-50 loss to the bulldogs. other games in the bay area going better for locals. st. mary's pulls away from long beach state 82-74. >> butler had a few extra seconds to make those two extra passes in the championship game. they would have been national champions. >> i'm sure -- it's just it erases all the bad play. >>> rainy week all th

cam newton of auburn and kellen moore of boise state along with michael james. >>> the subject of job security is one that was brought up in michael singeltary's press conference today after the 49ers 34-16 loss yesterday in green bay. 49ers could be eliminated from the playoffs if they lose to the seahawks on sunday. singeltary philosophical about his job status. >> i think one of the saddest things about our society today is anybody can say anything and write anything and then have no responsibility. for me, everything i say i'm responsible for. but if it's true, it's true, but until i know it's true, my eyes -- >>> and a television and football icon of his era is dead, don meredith first came into the sports scene as the quarterback of the dallas cowboys for nine seasons in the 60s. but it was as a broadcaster on monday night football along with howard cosell and frank gifford that dandy don made his name. he died last night after suffering a brain hemorrhage and lapsing into a coma. he was 72. sharks leading detroit 4-2 in the third period. have it for you tonight at 10:00. >> we

team in it, but the heisman's final's kelly moore goes out for a couple touchdown passes in a 26-3 boisevertime thriller last night in sacramento, and tonight the thrills continuing in over-the-count >> a special group of kids getting the chance to hang out with their heroes, the warriors, hosting a make a wish holiday party tonight at their practice facility. taking pictures, playing some games and bringing smiles to many, many faces at a memorable event for many involved. this really is the sweetest part of the season. that's what wee li like to see, knowerend a inning her and there but also spending quality time with the kids. >> very nice. we'll be right back. ♪electronic santa song ♪electronic santa song for the holiday sweepstakes, when i got this toy from my colleague in japan. turns out robosan was the hottest toy of the year. [ news tv ] robosan 4000 is sold out across the country. [ steve ] i was going to sell it online and make a fortune. but then, i won a $1,000 prepaid card just because i used my citi card. so i made a decision, if citi could surprise me, why not do the same

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. >> 40s in boise, billings and salt lake city. a biting 10 degrees in fargo. mostly 30s from boston to atlanta. >>> coming up, there is new hope for job seekers this morning. >>> plus, a developing story today. a cruise ship full of americans crippled in one of the most unforgiving oceans on the planet. but help is on the way. >>> and what this popular santa did to get the boot. a flight to hawaiiok using our points from chase sapphire. last minute... on christmas. and sitting next to us, chevy chase. and we really hit it off. we play golf, and then the luau. he's like da vinci with ice. and after, we help hang christmas decorations. wait, wait, wait. you flew last minute... on christmas... with points from chase sapphire? yeah. amazing. believe it. with points from chase sapphire, you can book airline tickets with no blackout dates or restrictions. >>> it may be now to find the one thing that millions of americans want most for this holiday, a job. businesses and the government advertised nearly 3.4 million jobs at the end of october. that's the most openings

and on i-84, from portland to boise., meanwhile, on i-20 and 35 in texas. >> and if you're flying today, expect airport delays in seattle, san francisco, dallas, boston, new york, philadelphia, and washington, d.c. >>> as emily schmidt mentioned at the start of the show, the 2010 blizzard caused damage as it sped north through new england. >> houses along the massachusetts coast had to be evacuated because of heavy flooding. jeremy hubbard is in scituate, massachusetts, with the latest. jeremy? >> reporter: rob, mike, good morning, from scituate, massachusetts. this town bore the brunt of 20-foot seas by the seawall brought on by this winter storm. not the normal picture of a winter storm that we're used to seeing. but flooding has taken over neighborhoods in this town. again, the winds whipped the sea into the streets. dramatic pictures from monday morning as firefighters tried to battle a house fire, that started at one house. an electrical fire. that then spread to another house. they tried to rescue people here in to

it's 46 in seattle. 30 in boise. and 20 in billings. >>> coming up next, a weight warning for anyone who eats lunch at their desk. >>> then, an abc news investigation. gaping holes in airport security. guns and knives missed by screeners. how safe are we? >>> and a brawl breaks out in parliament, sending some lawmakers to the hospital. >>> overseas stocks are mostly higher to end the week. tokyo's nikkei average was down slightly this morning. but hong kong's hang seng is higher. and in london, the ftse opened slightly higher, as well. on wall street, the dow was up 41 points yesterday. the nasdaq rose 20 points. >>> hybrid cars are environmentally friendly, of course. but they're not particularly friendly to the blind. well, that's about to change. a bill requiring hybrid and electric vehicles to have a minimum sound level is now headed to president obama's desk, after the house approved it thursday. blind pedestrians have complained that the quiet purr of the hybrid cars poses a risk to them. >>> the obama administ

boise hits 34. portland, 42. and sacramento, 51. meanwhile, 30s from boston to baltimore. 51 in atlanta. and a damp 66 in new orleans. >>> humans aren't the only ones seeking warmth during the cold snaps this week. in florida, hundreds of manatees are swimming out in the chilly gulf of mexico, into the discharge water from the power plants. >> an expert says that's like a great, big bathtub for all those slow-moving animals. must feel nice. >>> back here in new york, they're pulling out the big guns to clear ice and snow from the railroad tracks. that's essentially a powerful jet new englanden on wheels, blasting away in a long island rail yard. the hot exhaust does wonders for melting and moving all that snow. >>> well, the blizzard forced another unique birth for one new jersey couple. daniel man was born in the front seat of his parents toyota suv. what should have been a 20-minute drive, durned into an hour and a half nightmare. >> blocks from the hospital, daniel's mother delivered the baby herself. mom, dad, big brother and ne

. >> a wet 45 in seattle. 32 in boise. 30 in billings. 13 in fargo. 31 in omaha. 28 in indianapolis. 30s in new york and boston. 53 in atlanta. 73 in miami. >>> some architects in houston got in the holiday spirit by testing out their talents on one of the tasty treats of the holiday season. >> they competed in a gingerbread house build-off, putting together intricate and interesting creations. everything on the building is edible down to the stained glass windows on the cathedral, melted from lifesavers. >> the competition was also open to the general public but a team of architects and cheffed joined forces for the very top prize. that would be fun to eat. >> we'll be right back. so whiten your teeth. no coffee. [ female announcer ] crest 3d white toothpaste removes up to 80% of surface stains in just two weeks. hi. [ female announcer ] for a noticeably whiter smile. crest 3d white toothpaste. >>> i recently became an aunt so i know what it's like waiting for information about when the baby's actually being born. one florida mom came up with a clever way to keep everyone updated th

. >> 40s in seattle and portland. 32 degrees in boise. 13 in fargo. 18 in the twin cities. 26 in detroit. 32 here in new york. 53 in atlanta. 73 in miami. >>> this story's bittersweet. this is the last christmas for one jolly old elf in wisconsin. santas hanging up his suit after 43 years on the job. dick lindour has been bringing smiles to children in local hospitals for four decades. >> he knows what it's like to spend christmas at a quhirns hospital because his own daughter died of leukemia when she was 15. he says when he looks at these children he still sees his beautiful little girl. at age 73 he says it is time for someone else to fill nose black boots and they say the outfit is going to go into the hall of fame in wisconsin. >> great story. we'll be right back, everybody, don't go far. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] every day thousands of people are switching from tylenol® to advil. to learn more and get your special offer, go to takeadvil.com. take action. take advil®. go to takeadvil.com. [ male announcer ] little owen wanted to play but his nose was raw and sore. achoo! [ male ann

this is from boise rough go for drivers several road cars on the side of the road.hey see temperatures in the 30's but by the weekend they could be dip down into the 20s. up to 1 ft. of fresh snow just about everything comes to a grinding halt in minnesota because of the snow. why is this person driving and videotaping. d.c. people pushing miss snowblower spirit he looks like the guy from the rudolf show. the animated guy. he looks like him. >> will be right back in business opening bell on wall street. delegate for the month o december oof not member. privat- sector jobs added last month only 70,000 more expected more than expected private jobs a number is higher there we expect a positive day today. >> another cold morning a live shot of san francisco from a roof on van ness ave clot skies are clear but we will see clouds build over the next few days. >> how high clouds over the area mt. tam camera shows the sun rising temperatures are few degrees above where they were yesterday tomorrow bringing in a chance of rain best chance been for the north bay. chance of sh

boise gets hit again another winter storm tumbles' the area of the icy road there more than 8 in. of snow fell through the night the most for any 24 of. since 2002100 schools closed today this was the third snow storm to hit at all this week. " what aunt of the ugly in western pennsylvania near pittsburgh states of emergency because of floods people trying to make the waste to the homes the flood waters and the high. three deaths are blamed on this powerful storm. we'll be back as the news continues all eyes on wall street after yesterday's 250 point gain. the dow up 36 points. bay area weather chance of rain later today rain moving through the bay later tonight with rain showers on and off possibly through the weekend with scattered showers expected early saturday and a chance sunday-monday temperatures warmer in the afternoon highs near 60. the giants have re-signed pat the bat. they are bringing him back for one season he was key hitting 18 home runs. his 34 years old. he grew up in the senate cruz area he went to high school san jose. terms of the one-year deal have yet to be

hokeys were a top 10 team in preseason but they started with losses to boise state.the game could come down to who wants it more you want the thrill of winning. great thrill of victory. and accomplishing victory as a team. you know that is what our guys will be playing for. each other. >> we have not won a big kind of a game against the team in a long time. it will mean a lot for me. >> should be a good one. and there is a wild one in angie -- yankee stadium. there is a 4th quarter orange down one. marcus sails wide open. 44 yards on the play. one of the three receiving tds. and there is a flag 15 yards on excessive celebration. kansas state has to go for two. and there is barney hadn't had a winning season since 1996. and there is a blitz to get to kyle padron. josh mcnairy scoops it up. army jumped tout a lead. cadets hold on to win. streaks made to be broken. stanford coach said yesterday. connecticut winners of a record 90 straight games. there is there is stanford taking a 15-4 lead. that is when there is a is a blowout and it's 32-19. sharks and black hawks in

. >> boise state finished the season by handing utah state the loss. >> san josi state with the overtime loss to idaho. >>> san josi sharks still struggling to find consistency as they coon included the kindin portion canadien road- trip. bad luck for the sharks who have play going and see the puck hit the official's skate. mathew darche turned back once. carey price leaves the puck out front and san josi's benn ferriero with the tieing goal. but montreal put it away with single goals in the second and 3rd. thomas plekanec with the score. after the puck gets away from thorton, braun tries to chase it down. mike cammalyeri puts it down. sharks in lass place of the pacific division, but five points out of first. >>> still to come only sportswrap. the cal the black widow spider's severe bite can cause coma and even death. the african black mamba can kill a man with one bite. but there's an even deadlier predator cigarettes, produced by big tobacco, which take a life every six point five seconds. don't be big tobacco's next victim. >>> a tough road venue for cal's basketball team, which mean