carmelo anthony unstoppable. looking like the mvp this year. melo had 22 points in the first quarter alone. the most by any nba player in a quarter. the ankle gets caught behind him, scary moment. sprain not severely, not broken. he could possibly be out another game or two. to the fourth quarter, the knicks trying to hold off the lakers. without melo, felton to chandler there. they did hold them off. they finish with a victory. the lakers lose again, 116-107. the knicks perfect at home, 9-0. no word on the exact specific time that carmelo anthony will be back. >>> the houston rockets decided to livan up your next hanukkah party with their rendition of the dreidel song. >> ♪ i have a little dreidel ♪ i made it out of clay ♪ when it's dry and ready dreidel i shall play ♪

carmelo anthony. gamed tied at 93. boom! go ahead by two. into the paint turn-around jumper. have the lead. anthony had a season-high 45 points. now less than 30 seconds, jason kidd, he's shooting 50% on the year from three. he never did that with the nets in the finals. put the knicks on top. amazing. he's 39 years old. how clutch. let's take you to the final seconds of the game. nets needed three to tie it. wallace, no. rebound, kickout, deron williams, no! can't get it to fall. knicks overcome the 17-point first-quarter deficit and beat the nets 100-97. the knicks are now 16-5 on the year. the nets fall to 11-9, i believe five straight without brook lopez. >>> now to the struggling lakers. who would imagine this at the beginning of the year? trying to get on track against the lowly cleveland cavaliers who have only four wins on the season. third quarter, kobe bryant, that's his bread and butter. how pretty. baseline jumper. bryant had a season-high 42 points in the game, but in the fourth, kyrie irving, he's been out injured. he's back. he buries the three to give them the

new york, carmelo anthony would get into the act. he drives baseline, good. much be bryant in this one. the jump shot in the lane. he had 34 points today. the lakers win, topping york in los angeles, 100-94. darren williams and the nets hosting the celtics. the second quarter, kevin garnett with the block the other way to paul pierce. jeff corrine, finishes 32-29. williams with the big basket. he found lopez underneath the basket. too much boston today. the pass and dribbling to jared, finishes. the celtics go on to crush brooklyn. >> it is fun and christmas. >> a lot of games today. >> tony is next with a look at the forecast. >> another winter blast could be headed toward maryland. what shoppers need to know. it may not be a pleasant new year to avoid the fiscal cliff. some of the implications that could affect your wallet. those stories and >> i believe you said you are keeping your eye on a snowy vent your yid -- snow event. >> tomorrow, i think, we might have a little bit of slipping and sliding in the morning. there could be some freezing rain. this wil

carmelo anthony did not play. king's = 106-105 it.ne, let me show you this monkey on a dog in indianapolis. and it is no real story of the indianapolis pacers. but this monkey was on that this dog. and49ers defensive tackle justin smith will need surgery the only question is when. he has a partially torn triceps will need surgery - whether now or after the playoffs - and that he does indeed risk further injury by trying to play through the injury. smith officially listed as "doutbful" for sunday.but you can bet he's really "out" as the niners won't risk further injury before the playoffs >>> anthony davis fined $10,000 49ers right tackle anthony davis was fined $10,000 for this late hit on seattle rookie cornerback jeremy lane it happened late in the game with the seahawks victory well in hand davis is 330 poundslane is 190 the best part is when davis puts his arms up at the end, like "who me?" so davis, $10 grand lighter in the wallet >>> matt leinart or terrelle pryor? which quarterback would coach dennis allen choose to diego? >> i

carmelo anthony, 30 points in 22 minutes! lakers condition to struggle. the dwight howard myth.e d'antoni, oh, boy! you can just smell phil jackson. he's sitting in montana saying didn't want me? look what's happening! anthony sprains an ankle in the 3rd quarter, leaves. steve nash is sitting for another week. the knicks without anthony roll the lakers 1-16-107 tonight -- 116-107 tonight! >>> andres torres is coming home. a couple years back, he was a key ingredient in the giants' success. and san francisco said, ah, we can do better. so they let him go. he played one year with the met, and the mets said, ah, we can do better. he's a good guy, good clubhouse go. how about $2 million to be insurance and sit on our bench? there it is. if he was a bad guy, somebody with an attitude, they wouldn't be bringing him back. never burn your bridges. >>> the nearby angels appear willing to match the dodgers dollar for dollar. josh hamilton is leaving the texas rangers, five years, $125 million! then you've got pujols after one season, his total package is $250 million for 10 years. so hey,

the new york knicks playing back-to-back games found themselves without carmelo anthony in phoenix. it was different by new york pull ought 99-97 against the suns. next to the lakers, lakers dwight howard lays on a vicious flagrant foul and was tossed from the game. lakers won it. >>> and to a team that no team can be proud of, the charlotte bobcats are so bad, they managed to lose 16 games all in the same calendar year. finally, the only football game in action, little caesars pizza bowl, central michigan beating western kentucky 24-21. just ahead, kate winslet and leonardo dicaprio walk down the aisle together. and a tradition that might be right up your alley. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back. we are still seeing the airport it's recovering from the big storm that's been affecting the eastern third of the country for several days now. notice how the temperatures across the east coast are close to 40 degrees. that indicates that we are seeing that snow already having changed over to rain. and it will be mostly rain from boston right down to new york

carmelo anthony. derek jeter. and his childhood idol, michael jordan.s at nike, edwards walked away. >> the industry is close to $50 billion in the u.s. alone. and there's probably a good 3,000 to 4,000 footwear designers in the industry. but people of color underrepresented. >> reporter: so what you're delling telling me it's exposure. people knowing about the industry. and also, knowing where to go, how to maneuver your way in to positions like you had? >> oh, most definitely f. you're asked to do something, tough do it. >> reporter: that's when the father of two decided to pool resources, to open a footwear design school. >> i know we're at the malls purchasing the product. we have to be designing the product, as well. >> reporter: the academy opened in portland in 2010. and for grads like precious hannah, it helped her secure a job at nike. >> it taught me you don't need a computer. here's pencil and paper. take it. do what you do. >> reporter: from women to minorities, dwayne edwards is inspiring a new diverse wave of shoe designers. >> designing a

. >>> carmelo anthony and the orange clad knicks at the lakers.t makes two to make a thing go right. pau gasol to dwight howard. lakers up early. melo stops, pops, buckets. 34. the knicks up 8. not enough. lakers come back. kobe with 3 of his 34. look out for the los angeles lakers. they win 100-94. >>> former warrior now clipper in his christmas sweater? blake griffin. a big boy dunk against the nuggets who were in town. that's the christmas thing. they like to dunk a lot. jordan into it. l.a. wins 112-100. not the same old paper clip. >>> usf in hawaii taking on east tennessee state. mark gets the follow dunk off the miss. game is tied early. late first half. forget about it, he 19. final of 69-47. >>> now the tuesday night top five with a seasonal theme. seasonal names. number five, here we go, kansas city chiefs wide receiver duane bow, the gift that keeps on giving. do it big fella. >>> number four, cardinals matt holiday, no magic when he ran into the giants in the playoffs. >>> how about number three, david frost. yes, big moments, big shot

. >> at no. 4, carmelo anthony had 32 points in four minutes and the knicks beat the lakers.o. 3, eagles turned it over five times. that's a touchdown. the bengals, 34-14. no. 2, a whole new meaning to the term locking helmets. a little too close for comfort. but everything is okay. and no. 1, watch how much morningside quarterback joel nixon has to run. they did not call this clip right here. ridiculous. anyway, touchdown! but marion won the game 30-27 in overtime. but, again, that arms race in southern california, you know, there's two things you can't buy, ken. love and a world series ring. >> how true it is. >>> we'll be right back. words of wisdom. >> wisdom. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, foxx. our next newscast is tomorr morning at 4-30. and the incr >>> david letterman is next with jamie fox. >> yep. ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from new york, the greatest city in the world, it's the "late show" with david letterman. tonight... plus paul shaffer and the cbs orchestra. captioning sponsored by worldwide pants and cbs >> i'm allen kalter. and now with a durable

. >> at no. 4, carmelo anthony had 32 points in four minutes and the knicks beat the lakers.o. 3, eagles turned it over five times. that's a touchdown. the bengals, 34-14. no. 2, a whole new meaning to the term locking helmets. a little too close for comfort. but everything is okay. and no. 1, watch how much morningside quarterback joel nixon has to run. they did not call this clip right here. ridiculous. anyway, touchdown! but marion won the game 30-27 in overtime. but, again, that arms race in southern california, you know, there's two things you can't buy, ken. love and a world ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

knicks carmelo anthony scored 16 of his 30 in the fourth quarter.lakers win their fifth straight as steve nash gives the ball to gasol. merry christmas to all. >>> miami silences the thunder once again. boston belts brooklyn. the usa dawns in the dark jerseys played their third straight game in honolulu this morning. they beat east tennessee state. the big guy for usf was dickerson. he scored 14 of his 19 in the first half. 67-49 is the final. finished seventh in the diamond head classic. not a bad gig. going to hawaii. playing a couple of games. >> get away from the rain. lay on the beach. have a couple of maitais. >>> bill is tracking the weather system and the problems it might be causing tonight. thank you for watching ktvu channel 2 news we'll see you tonight at 10:00.

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carmelo anthony with an injury to his nonshooting hand. dwyane wade to lebron james.ished with 31. in the third, knicks up six. raymond felton was hot from beyond the arc. had six three-pointers. he also finished with 27 points. later, knicks cruising. jason kidd to j.r. smith. new york wins 112-92. they beat the heat for the second time this season. >>> that's your "sportscenter" update. have a great day. >> we will, cassidy. thanks. >>> up next in "the pulse." a new way for your dog to know it's that time again. >>> and bottom's up at the magic kingdom. a happy place is getting a lot kingdom. a happy place is getting a lot happier from here on in.ob, guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended a different option: once-a

knicks win 99-97, thanks to smith's 21-foot fadeaway on a night when both carmelo anthony and raymondelton were side lined with injuries. the knicks own the second best record in the east at 21-8. why do i think everybody out there is saying who cares? but let's continue. >>> more from the nba last night, lakers taking on the nuggets. third quarter, lakers down by six. kenneth parise drives to the basket, hit in the face by dwight howard. howard is hit by a flagrant two-shot foul call and is ejected. howard said after the game he was surprised by the call and never intended to hurt him. no word whether howard will earn a suspension for the play. lakers lose 126-114, halting their winning streak to five games. the lakers are having a tough season. >>> to news from the nfl now, where the jets' relationship with tim tebow has deteriorated even further. tebow insisted yesterday that despite reports to the contrary, he did not opt out of running plays in the team's wildcat package during sunday's loss to the chargers. tebow did confirm that he had a heated conversation with head coach rex

no carmelo anthony. no raymond felton for new york. they're only down two. 15 seconds to play. j.r., never met a shot he hasn't liked. had a season-high 27 points. he saved his best for last. one second to play. here's mike breen on the call. >> smith catches, shoots. puts it in at the buzzer. j.r. smith with another game-winner. >> mike breen, calling it as he sees it. his second game-winner there for j.r. smith in the month of december. celebrate however you want, young fella. >>> then, it's steve nash and the lakers. they're taking on the nuggets in denver. kobe bryant tried to do the same. he went for 40. he has 4 40-point games this season. no one else in the nba has more than one. second quarter, though. that's corey brewer throwing down over pau gasol. turnover. third quarter, things getting physical. fareed driving. hard foul for dwight howard. and howard was ejected. take another look. referees determined that howard didn't make a play on the ball. mike d'antoni, the lakers head coach, was asked what did you lose? with howard off the floor, not a whole lot. mcgee throwing d

she checks the hair of heroes like civil-rights champion rosa parks, makes sure eli manning and carmelo anthonybrad pitt's tie, and -- oh, yeah -- removes all that lipstick from george clooney's cheeks. >> on a daily basis, the most popular figures, like clooney, brad pitt, johnny depp, they got kissed all over, so they got lipstick on their face. >> what are the different things you need to do to the figures? >> well, we have to check on the hair, so if the hair doesn't have the right style anymore, we have to style it again. from a wardrobe point of view, because people can touch the figures and interact with the figures, we do need to change the shirts, the suits, even polish the shoes. so, yeah, we really treat them very nice. >> when the figures need extra help, it's off with their heads and into the workshop. that's where petra is working on rock guitar legend jimi hendrix. >> so basically, what we do when we color is we closely work with reference pictures. >> meanwhile, emily's racing ahead of the clock. just before the doors open, susan sarandon's curlers come out, johnny depp gets a t

the new york knicks playing back-to-back games found themselves without star carmelo anthony in phoenix last night, but the outcome was different this time as new york pulled out a squeaker 99-97 against the suns. >>> next to denver, where the lakers hope to extend their winning streak to six. the nuggets' kenneth berry drives to the hoop when lakers' dwight howard lays on a vicious flagrant foul and is tossed from the game. the nuggets win it 126-114. >>> and to a record that no team can be proud of. the charlotte bobcats are so bad, they've managed to have not one, not two, but three losing streaks of 16 games or more in the same calendar year. ouch. >>> and finally, the only football in action was the little caesars pizza bowl with central michigan beating western kentucky 24-21. >>> now for another look at the weather, here's nbc's meteorologist dylan dreyer with the forecast. good morning again. >> good morning to you, too. the storm finally starting to pull away, although now it's northern new england that is going to see the heaviest of the snow. temperatures across northern new

carmelo anthony. 42 points in the game. knicks up two. under 1:30 to play. nets down two. tied at 97-97. here we go. ensuing knicks possession. raymond felton, kicks it out to jason kidd. knicks up three. last chance for brooklyn. under ten seconds to go. gerald wallace, outside. huh-uh. out to deron williams. how about his three-pointer? no good. knicks win it 100-97. they've won seven of their last eight. next up, they host the lakers on thursday. >>> speaking of the lakers, part of a four-game road trip in cleveland. tyree irvin, back for 11 games from a fractured finger. and anderson varejao, pulling it down. cavs up two. late second quarter. irvin, on the break up to alonzo. cavs up 14. third quarter, kobe bryant. bucket, foul. 42 points in the game for kobe. fourth quarter, irvin, crossover. he had 28 points, 11 assists. and here's one of those assists. finds varejao. the cavs won 100-94, over the lakers. >>> that's your "sportscenter" update. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. >>> and stick around for "good morning america." they've got a fascinating report about

carmelo anthony back after sitting out two games with a sprained ankle.d quarter, anthony making his presence felt, drains the three. the knicks go into the second half of with a four-point lead. the nets take the lead in the third quarter but felton finds tyson chandler, two-standed stuff. two points there. the knicks back in it. fourth quarter, they pull away. jason kidd finds anthony on the fast break. he hits the three from behind the arc. the knicks take it 100-86. >>> finally, a small semblance of normalcy returning to newtown high school, in the gy game the girls basketball, first sporting event for the town since friday's shooting at sandy hook elementary. the newtown nighthawks played the panthers. the girl's team won by 20 points, 64-44. great moment for the town and lots to do before christmas to get spirits back up there. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," live in washington, dueling news conferences were not pretty yesterday but the big question is can the president and speaker boehner find a way to strike a pre-christmas

carmelo anthony dominating in the first half, scores 22 points in the first quarter and 30 in his first 23 minutes of action, and then this happens. take a look. melo takes a hard foul going to the rim. he injuries his ankle, would not come back. by that point, the knicks were up big. they go on to win it, 116-107. >>> the feds are weighing in on the nhl at the highest level. president obama even had a message for both sides. >> if you can figure out how to spread out a bunch of revenue you're bringing in, but do right by the people who support you, and, you know, i shouldn't have to be involved with a -- in a dispute between really wealthy players and even wealthier owners. >> this is the third lockout under commissioner gary bettman. this latest work stoppage has wiped out 43% of the nhl's schedule. >>> when we come back, another look at this morning's top stories, and improving the student body. a look at how one school is fighting the growing problem of obesity. the flames are out... but c say... a threat remains. plus: personal police escort a bay area bart station. the push to kee

. >>> in the nba, carmelo anthony gave the knicks a big lead over the lakers.t is until he twisted an ankle and had to leave the game. new york beat los angeles 116-107. >>> the scoreboard tells an incredible story of an indiana high school team that ran up the score and finished with a 107-2 victory. but it kind of seems like the mercy rule may have been a good idea here, guys. come on. >>> finally in australia, 12-year-old runner james gallagher proves you should never give up. he's way behind as he finished a relay race. he ran so fast he looked jet propelled there. look at him. he finished first. that's the big question this morning. could we be watching the next usain bolt? we shall see. >>> for another check of the weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. >>> thanks, lynn. you'll get yourself a beautiful start to your weekend along with everyone else in the areas of new england. picture perfect weather as we go throughout this friday and saturday. we should be above average, temperatures nice in the sunlight. as we go into sun, that's when things ch

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the knicks' carmelo anthony on fire against the nets draining a season-high 45 points.ith time running out, gerald wallace misses the three to tie the score and then deron williams fires from downtown and his shot bounces off the rim. knicks are going to win this one, 100-97 over the nets. the l.a. clippers are on a roll. blake griffin knocks down his first three of the season. tice in the second quarter. then in the fourth, he comes one the steal and finishes with a monster jam. clippers down chicago, 94-89. they've now won seven in a row. >>> when we come back, congratulations are in order. next year's inductees into the rock and roll hall of fame are announced. we'll tell you who's in. ♪ ooh barracuda means living with pain. it could also mean living with joint damage. help relieve the pain and stop the damage with humira, adalimumab. for many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira is clinically proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. so you can treat more than just the pain. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. ser

especially carmelo anthony. knocking down his first three from distance.hen, melo, taking it to the rock. jamming over jordan hill. knicks up nine. then, flowing past kobe bryant and anton jamison for the hoop and the horn. 22 in the first quarter. that's a career-high. first quarter, scary moment for melo. fouled hard by dwight howard. injured his ankle. listed day-to-day. he finished 10 of 15 from the field. closing minutes, raymond felton, the alley-oop to tyson chandler. knicks remain perfect at home. l.a. fall to 9-14. >>> thursday night football. bengal, trying to remain in the playoff hunt, visiting philly. andy dalton, called his own number. gets into the end zone. cincy trailed 13-10, at the break. but all-bengals in the second half. next philly possession, fumbles. gilberry recovers. 25 yards. the big fella scores a touchdown. five turnovers in the game for the eagles. bengals go on top, 24-13. later, dalton to a.j. green. his 11th receiving touchdown. bengals win 34-13. and are back in the playoff hunt. currently in that wild card position. but

new york is of course without carmelo anthony. felton for tyson chandler, there for the finish. five seconds left in the half, felton hits the three-pointer, this one going in. at halftime it was tied. but in the third quarter, knicks started to pull away. felton finds room behind the arc and knocks down the jumper from three again. the knicks hit 18 three-pointers in the game and blow out the defending champions and lebron, 112-92. knicks have won five straight in a row, have the best record in the east and this is the second time they have beaten the heat by more than 20 points. >> not bad. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," it's mano a mano over the fiscal cliff as speaker boehner requests one-on-one negotiations with the president. can the two men strike a deal without outside help? >> yep. >>> and when we come back, we're going it huddle around the water cooler. chris christie faces off against jon stewart. it's jersey boy versus jersey boy, when "way too early" comes right back with sweet lou. or that pri

lakers hosting carmelo anthony aned new york knicks. look at kobe go. back door, the reverse layup.s ninth straight game with 30 or more. knicks go on a 15-5 run to open the third. anthony with downtown, p 'melo matched kobe bryant about 34 himself. pau gasol, he's been is -- he's been called so, he throws down the exclamation point. lickers -- lakers win. they even their record at 14- 14. >>> in brooklyn, now celtics at knicks, hello, santa claus, rhonda will be on the break, he will -- rondo will be on the break. 19 point, five assists. fourth quarter game got chippy late. the nets wallace will tug on the shorts of kevin garnett. here is -- there's pushing and shoving. final, 93-76. celtics win. the nets they are trading and low lost nine of their 12. >>> is jim harbaugh concerned after the blowout loss to settle? >> no. i feel like our team's leadership and i feel the interlength of the staff. i think the talent of the players, the work ethic of the players will pave the way. >> yes. seriously. what's he gonna say? we're screwed, we won't win another game? look at vernon davis ge

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the new york's carmelo anthony scored 17 of his 34 in the third quarter.i just hope knicks can return those ugly christmas uniforms tomorrow. steve gnash to gasol down the chimney he goes. lakers win one # -- 194. and i hope the crews got extra pay to change the floor. they worked hard. griffin scores 13 they win their franchise record 14th straight game. soup stars kevin durant and lebron james met for the nba finals. not a lot of christmas cheer in in game. james going down there and duran led everyone with 32 points. drew the thunder within one point. james scores 29. eight rebounds and here's one of his nine assists. it's chris bosh. he beat oklahoma city 103-97. houston rolls in chicago. boston beats brooklyn. >>> the usf dawns and plays tennessee in hawaii today. and they snap their five game losing streak 67-49 is your final and that's sports. >> all right, very merry christmas day. >> thank you, fred. >> and thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> ktvu morning news will start at 4:30 a.m. they'll have

the heat go on to win 103-97 >>> carmelo anthony and the orange clad knicks at the lakers' kobe bryantouse. bigs setting up big. pau gasol to dwight howard. lakers up 3. and then anthony, pops, yes. knicks up 8. anthony with 34 but not enough. lakers come back. bryant with 3 of his 34. the lakers caught lightning in a bottle. celtics taking on the nets in the garden. celts up 12. rondo drives with the left hand. and lookie here. things get chippy. after the exchange of four- letter words, boston wins the game. >>> college game, usf still in hawaii taking on east tennessee state. the diamond head classic and this is mark wholesome with a followup dunk. arizona state gets ready to face navy in this sat day's kraft fight hunger bowl at at&t park, they are doing it with heavy hearts. asu running back aryan brice lost his brother when he was shot and killed in houston. it was a robbery over a pair of air jordan basketball shoes. he was a sun devils second leading leader in rush. he is expected took back for the game. >> terrible situation. we hope 20 get him back here and i hope that he wil

carmelo anthony's three-pointer puts them up in the third quarter. time. he finished with 34 points, becoming the all-time scoring leader for christmas day games. lakers win their fifth straight. virginia tech's football team is honoring the victims of sandy hook elementary and the university's own 2007 tragedy. players wearing decals on their helmets with the number 58, those killed in the two shootings. virginia tech cornerback showed his generosity to strangers. he took his bowl game present, a $470 best buy gift card and spent it on three kids who just happened to be in the store. he just wanted them to have a happy christmas. that's awesome. that's a look at sports this morning. >>> the next hour of "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> happening now in the newsroom, roof ps torn off and scores of power outages. a winter storm slams through the south and midwest. it ain't over yet. we'll tell you where it's headed today. >>> l.a. begins a gun buyback program today five months ahead of schedule. we'll talk to the mayor about the reasons for moving

the new york's carmelo anthony scored 17 of his 34 in the third quarter.ks can return those ugly christmas uniforms tomorrow. steve gnash to gasol down the chimney he goes. lakers win one # -- 194. and i hope the crews got extra pay to change the floor. they worked hard. griffin scores 13 they win their franchise record 14th straight game. soup stars kevin durant and lebron james met for the nba finals. not a lot of christmas cheer in in game. james going down there and duran led everyone with 32 points. drew the thunder within one point. james scores 29. eight rebounds and here's one of his nine assists. it's chris bosh. he beat oklahoma city 103-97. houston rolls in chicago. boston beats brooklyn. >>> the usf dawns and plays tennessee in hawaii today. and they snap their five game losing streak 67-49 is your final and that's sports. >> all right, very merry christmas day. >> thank you, fred. >> and thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> ktvu morning news will start at 4:30 a.m. they'll have all the overnig

. >> crazier there, john boehner and carmelo anthony or -- >> i have nothing to defend myself with here. all right. luke, when's goiat's going on w vote tonight? >> the speaker's plan "b." it obviously is -- >> the morning after bill. >> yes. many jokes made around capitol hill about that. it's a bill to allow the tax rates for those earning a million dollars and below to stay put. it has no future at all in the senate and president obama said he would veto it. they seem to be close to a deal over the weekend. specifically monday and then downhill. the answer really is, two answers to give you. the white house says that president obama was informed by republicans that there is no way that john boehner could get the votes for a bill he the speaker -- a deal he put forward with the president last weekend. republicans are saying that president obama will not move enough in terms of spending, that john boehner has gone right to the middle and said today i did my part. they have done nothing. it depends on who you want to believe. where all this ends up, though, krystal and guys, we are now

we go to charlotte last night, and the knicks treasury secretary, carmelo anthony, top paid and big starot hurt in this dive and had to leave the game. then the at the end it came down to this. >> looking for felton and finds smith. two seconds, one second. smith for the win. >> game over. no overtime. deal, end game, done. is this meaningless nba game in charlotte lead us to how the fiscal fiesta ends? we have a man who we think knows the answer, the king of the last word here on msnbc and all seeing of things in washington, the great one and only lawrence o'donnell. lawrence, thank you for joining us. this is very early in the day for you. >> this is earlier than i normally wake up in the day. see, i do very late night tv show. >> i'm familiar with it. >> you've been there once in a while. don't expect much from me at this hour. >> all right. way to set the barlow. very smart strategy there. >> no. i have a strategy for doing this show. without a second of homework, okay? >> you told me that. >> i have no idea what's happening today, i have no idea what the news is. my strategy is simp

him to be like boehner and some say star and real coach, kobe bryant, an eric carpet facing you carmelo anthony, man that drove d'antoni to defeat last year, let's say he represents the winning side. can i get an obama? all right. enough. we now bring in nbc news political director chief correspondent and host of the daily run down, chuck todd, armed with poll numbers burdened by the washington wizards and the miami hurricanes on the court so, chuck, what are the numbers telling us and more importantly, what are you hearing? >> on the cliff run, it is clear the president has public opinion on his side in an enormous way when it comes to the tax issue, but you also see there is a downside for him -- there already is plenty of down sfirtd republican but downside for him, if no deal happened, there is going to be sort of a collective public anger at washingtowashin. the way second term president cis work, you have basically one good calendar year to get stuff passed. there's other parts of the job that become more at the forefront in the second term, foreign policy, things like that, but in workin

this is spike lee he is a bit of a show of with carmelo anthony and now what a great director, howeverl the knicks win .. free throw the blazers beat toronto, we are back with t. rex >> a dinosaur is causing a pga tournament to relocate in australia the 26-foot mechanical t-rex is a new fixture near the 10th tee at the palmer new owner of the resort. it flips its tail and opens it's mouth and roars - but not during tournaments nonetheless pga officials think it's a distraction so the australian pga championship says it plans to move next year see you at 8:00 p.m. >>> new evidence in the plane crash that killed a singing superstar. >> was jenni rivera unknowingly aboard a damaged jet? >> i'm debbie matenopoulos. >> and i'm kevin frazier. >> "the insider"

the mvp candidate, carmelo anthony, sprained his knee.bryant is beyond frustrated with his team. >> every game for us has a lot of meaning to it at this point. i don't think -- maybe if we were rolling, playing well it probably has added significance. but at this point, you know, i wish we had the washington generals on our schedule. >> it's not going to be washington generals but rather the washington wizards. pick up tickets. they are there in town. you can watch them. >> can we talk about this huge signing in baseball, josh hamilton, $25 million a year? >> yeah. i think you're worth what someone is willing to pay. josh has been a tremendous power hitter for a number of years. five years, $125 million. he's headed to a division rival. that makes it even more interesting. the dodgers have been doing a lot of the free agent signing. it's the angels getting hamilton to sign a powerful lineup. the angels making noise in town and they are also now heating up a division rivalry with the texas rangers. meanwhile, former angel, now detroit tige

carmelo anthony. derek jeter. and his childhood idol, michael jordan.ds walked away. >> the footwear industry is close to a $50 billion industry in the u.s. alone. there's probably a good 3,000 to 4,000 footwear designers in this industry. but people of color are underrepresented. >> reporter: so what you're telling me, it comes down to exposure. people knowing about the industry. and also knowing where to go, how to maneuver your way into positions like you had? >> oh, most definitely. >> if you're asked to do something, you have to do it. >> reporter: that's when this father of two decided to pool his own resources. to open a footwear design school. >> we have to be designing the product as well. >> reporter: it opened in portland in 2010. it helped precious hannah secure a job at nike. >> here's a pencil. here's some paper. take it. do what you do. >> reporter: from women to minorities, dwayne edwards is inspiring a new diverse wave of shoe designers. >> designing a product that goes into a store, that's going to come and go. but impacting a life is

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new york was without carmelo anthony. out with a lacerated finger.ond felton drives into the lane and lobs it up for tyson chandler who was there for the finish. but the knicks did most of their damage from the outside. five seconds left in the first half. raymond felton pulls up and hits the three-pointer. this one was tied going into halftime. third quarter, knicks starting to pull away. felton finds some room behind the arc and knocks down the jumper for three. knicks had 18 three-pointers in the game and blow out the heat, 112-92. the knicks have won five straight and have the best record in the east at 14-4. >> mika, you now officially blow away mr. jonathan capehart for sports reading. >> really? no, he's got his own special flair. i cannot take capehart on sports. >> the knicks are missing three of their top players and they're still doing well. >> amazing. there you go. and i was wondering about that. >> i knew you were. >> sleeplessly. >>> coming up -- oh, boy -- say bye-bye. >> there it is. >> aww, it's going to be okay. you're going to loo