for tonight's homecoming, when lebron's new team, the miami heat, come to his old team, the cleveland cavalierstell already for myself. >> reporter: after lebron fled blue-collar cleveland for the glitz and glamour of miami, cav fans, including team owner dan gilbert, were furious with the prodigy. >> i know people can be mad. it's going to be a bad week. >> if he had stayed, would i have kept tickets? yes. >> reporter: the two-time mvp has since tried to remake his image. >> what should i do? >> reporter: with all of the lofty expectations and prediction of multiple championships, miami is finding the road bumpy. it's barely playing .500 ball. even the first fan has chimed in. >> there's no "i," in team. no matter how good a player is, no matter how a group of players are, if they haven't played together, they are going to take some time. >> sounds like politics. >> same thing. >> reporter: lebron james will need a thick skin for tonight. >> my first thought is he will be booed heavily. but i don't think it will be a lovely reception. >> reporter: but it will be a pricey one. t.j. winick, abc

when lebron's new team, the miami heat, in their first visit of the season to his old team the cleveland cavaliers>> very emotional, draining. i can tell already for myself. >> save lebron fled blue collar cleveland for the glitz and glamour of miami, dan gilbert was furious at the basketball prodigy who grew up nearby. >> i didn't take it personal. i just said, wow! i know people are going to be really mad after that decision. >> the two-time mvp tried to remake his image. with all the lofty expectations, miami is finding the road bumpy, barely playing 500 ball. even the first fan has chimed in. >> no matter how good a group of players, if they haven't played together before they are not going to be as good as a team that played together a long time. >> sounds like politics. >> lebron will see what awaits him tonight. >> my first thought is he's going to be booed heavily. i don't think it will be a lovely reception. >> but it will be a pricey one. new york. >> he's still identified with that region, coming from akron and being the home-town kid done good and then south florida. >> you can underst

and that soon it will turn into kind of a fun rivalry between the miami heat and the cleveland cavaliers of cleveland maybe, finally can move on. >> we'll see. but one thing we do know is that lebron jetted back to nice, sunny miami and it's snowing there in cleveland this morning. so -- >> reporter: yeah, he was out of here quickly. >> he was. thanks, carol. >>> listen up, parents, if you're feeling frazzled and burned out, well, there's some who are announcing, just say no to all volunteering. we're going to talk to two moms who have certainly been there and done that. 37 minutes past the hour. [ male announcer ] introducing listerine® zero™. we removed the alcohol and made it less intense. ♪ it still kills bad breath germs for a whole-mouth clean. and it's never felt so good. new less intense listerine® zero™. whoa! that achy cold needs alka-seltzer plus! it rushes multiple cold fighters, plus a powerful pain reliever, wherever you need it! [ both ] ♪ oh what a relief it is! as volatile as markets have been lately, having the security of a strong financial partner certainly lets you b

. >>> once upon a time, lebron james was crowned king of the cleveland cavaliers' castle.nd his subjects thought he would reign happily ever after. >> but temptation reared its ugly head. james turned traitor and high-tailed it to the heat. as alex stone explains, the king returns to the realm with nothing but rancorous. >> number 6, lebron james. >> reporter: who gets a reception like this, in a town you once ruled? >> it's almost like you're afraid to come and see you win. >> reporter: in this case, it's your exteammate, the one that bolted. >> leaving fans wondering if that's the last time he'll take off a cavalier jersey. >> reporter: when lebron james did announce he was turning his back on his home state's team -- >> i'm going to take my talents to south beach. >> reporter: cavalier fans reacted like someone had stabbed him in the back. so, his homecoming of sorts wasn't even bittersweet. it was just bitter. and important. >> probably the biggest 18th game in nba history. >> reporter: big for the heat. the so-called powerhouse team is just hovering over .500. big for

treated harshly by fans by scoring 38 points as team is three- quarters of the route for the cleveland cavaliers. the cavalier fans started him with loud, long useboos >>aw, is that it's called? >> he failed to win the championship with cleveland said there was a lot of berlin last night. >> he really had to win >> he was 12 end date on the seasons of they are not doing too great with basketball. >> yes, they are better. definitely. (laughter) it is 60 7:00 a.m. will be right back.

basketball star, lebron james is back in cleveland this morning for the first time since leaving the cavaliers and signing with the miami heat. the star says he will have butterflies in his stomach when he plays his former team, cavaliers beefed up security in case fans are hostile towards james. they were expecting this to be the dream team. miami is not doing that great. >> there is real concerns about security tonight. >>> this may sound like a scene from a movie, but it was real. what the police are saying about a bold diamond heist on the peninsula. >>> elizabeth smart walked out of court what a psychiatrist said about a conversation between her and her accused kidnapper. ocooer feoel cort eeit t totr r >>> defense may rest its case in the elizabeth smart kidnapping trial. yesterday smart stormed out of the courtroom in the middle of testimony by a psychiatrist. he said smart picked out a bibby name when brian mitchell talked about having babies. tuesday the trial was halted when mitchell, the suspect, suffered a seizure. brothers >>> police are investigating a diamond heist it happened i

. >>> in sports the nba's miami heat will warm up chilly cleveland tonight as lebron james returns for the first time since leaving the cavaliers. cleveland fans are still angry he left and james knows it. >> it's going to be tough but, you know, i'm there for a basketball game and understand -- you know, i understand how passionate fans are about sports. so, you know, i'm ready for whatever response i'm going to get. you know, it's going to be funny, though, just being in a different uniform, being in the visitor locker room, starting off on the other end of the court, standing on the other end of the bench. it's going to be kind of weird, honestly. >> he says he hasn't decided yet whether he will do his trademark talcum toss as last night in miami. in that game he scored 18 points to lead the heat to an easy win over the detroit pistons. 97-72. in houston the lakers kobe bryant scored 27 including a slick fadeaway jumper just before the half, but the rockets came on strong in the final minutes of the game to hand l.a. its fourth loss in a row 109-99. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories, plus prisone

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lebron james plays in cleveland for the first time since his very public and for cavalier fans very painfulxit to miami. not fans. not all of them. mary boyer writes that tonight has a potential to be new year's eve, the super bowl and apocalypse all rolled into one. cnn's carol costello joins us live from quicken loans arena. the q. i hope your lips work better than mine today. where all of this could happen. this could -- this is going to be some drama. let's put it that way. >> reporter: well, it has the potential to be ugly but we're hoping it won't be ugly. there will be extra security here tonight, don. undercover security people in the stands. no plastic beer bottles sold. the beer served in plastic cups because, you know, they don't want people throwing the plastic beer bottles on to the floor. if you wear a t-shirt with profanity on it, you will be asked to take it off and replace wit a cavaliers t-shirt so all bases are covered that way. lebron james himself said he's very emotional at the thought of coming home and arrived at 3:00 a.m. eastern this morning. went to a hotel at an

miami at cleveland. cavaliers' fans were so eager for lebron james to return home. okay. ere were some boos there. yep, cleveland fans brought out their boos. you almost heard it. lebron james brought out the game. we'll show you how he seemed to feed off of the boos coming up here on cnn. (announcer) energy security. climate protection. challenges as vast as the space race a generation ago. and vital to global security. to reach this destination, our engineers are exploring every possibility. from energy efficiency to climate monitoring. securing our nations clean energy future is all a question of how. and it is the how that will make all the difference. >>> all right. we are back here on cnn. try this again. parts of buffalo blanketed by three feet of snow this morning. some drifts taller than me blocking doors and driveways. and it's not over yet. this morning into an afternoon, a nightmare for drivers and for everyone here. some of them marooned. paul chambers gives us a roadside view. >> reporter: snow bound for nearly a day. drivers stranded on interstate 90 near bu

. >>> he is enemy number one to cleveland cavalier fans. lebron james back in town tonight. t time since he ditched the team for the miami heat. the move, as you know, infuriated cavs fans. >> he's never been booed in cleveland and never really been booed hardly anywhere or any place in his whole life, so again, i think he understands the business side of this and he understands that there's some animosity toward him. >> the heckling, you know, is part of the game. when we go on the road we get it. obviously, you know, this is going to be a little bit worse. i get that also. but once we get talking about harming people and their family and their wellbeing, i think that's kind of taking it a little too far. >> authorities have tightened security for tonight's cleveland/miami game. >>> the 2018 world cup goes to -- >> so the 2018 fifa world cup, 2018 fifa world cup, ladies and gentlemen, will be organized in russia. >> they then revealed the host for 2022. >> the winner to organize the 2022 fifa world cup is qatar. >> we didn't win that one? all right. qatar's win. a big disapp

. >>> well, it was a tough night for cleveland cavalier fans. >> former hometown hero lebron james returnedncent-st. mary high school, number 6 lebron james. [ boos ] >> reporter: who gets a reception like this in a town he once ruled? >> so it's like you're afraid to come into your web. >> reporter: in this case it's your ex-teammate, the one who bolted. >> cleveland fans wondering if that's the last time he'll take off a cavalier jersey. >> reporter: when he announced he was turning his back on his home state team. >> i want to take my talents to south beach. >> reporter: cavalier fans reacted like someone had stabbed them in the back. so his homecoming wasn't even bittersweet. it was just bitter. and important. >> probably the biggest 18th game in the nba history. >> reporter: big for the heat. the so-called powerhouse team is just hovering over .500. and big for the cavaliers. this may be the most exciting game this year. >> a 28-point win. for miami. >> reporter: alex stone, abc news. >> there's certainly a lot of signs in that crowd also. remember when people used to watch lebron the

. >>> lebron james got the welcome he expected in cleveland. cavaliers' fans angry over james' move to miami turned out to boo first game back as a visitor. >> james. >> yeah, those boos continued far while and james led the heat to an easy victory scoring 38 points, season high for him, ten more than the cavs' whole starting lineup. >>> 13 minutes past the hour right now. we turn to mr. dave price. >> lots of news. >> fun baller himself. >> how about that exploding phone? >> would never do that to you. >> sometimes when i speak to my parents, i think the phone is >> at 7:15, that's the first look at the weather this morning. over to you. >> thanks. >>> this week, the six-month anniversary of kyron horman's disappearance. the little boy remains missing. priya david clemens is in port la larnd with the latest on the case. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. it will be six months to the day tomorrow that kyrom went missing from the elementary school here. his parents continue to plead for the public's help. in a statement released just within t

lebron james makes his return to cleveland tomorrow night. one cavalier'll step on his throat. you'll have no trouble doing that in need be. >> without a shadow of a doubt. ill go right at them. >> they call mascot champ. you'll get no argument from me after sha shot right there. >> line 'em up. >> michael jordan's son marcus looking like the old man, 18 points central florida stunned. they won 57-54. not traveling roberta. you every get your hand caught in the cookie jar? tony allen got just that. the hawks beat the gris. >>> number 1. do the clippers matter? blake rip yen is the talk of l.a. i'm sorry kobe. even baron davis grease that griffin is becoming a show- stopper t clippers beat san antonio, griffin had 31 points, 13 rebounds, the clippers are still 4-15. >> yeah you know. they could use a little showtime. >> baron has missed 10 games because of injury. he is back tonight. they got a long way to come back but blake griffin is a player. >> michael jordan's son is not that tall. >> yeah. there's another brother not good as him but he can play. >>

. >>> in cleveland, rondo of boston had 23 points and 12 assists against the cavaliers and the celticsfourth straight victory, and they remain in first place in the atlantic division. >>> right behind them in second place, the knicks, who got 35 points from amar'e stoudemire against the nets. new york held off new jersey 111-100. the knicks have won 7 of their last 8 games. >>> and tempers flare when richard jefferson of the spurs made an alley-oop and landed on the shoulders of warriors' david lee. both got technical fouls. tim duncan had 15 points, and san antonio beat golden state 118-98. the spurs have the best record in the nba at 15-2. >>> and new orleans saints quarterback drew brees named "sports illustrated" sportsman of the year. brees was honored for his accomplishment both on and off the field. he led the longsuffering saints to their first super bowl title in february and he's well known in new orleans for his charity work helping the city recover in the aftermath of hurricane katrina. congratulations to him. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories a

cavaliers gear. which, so basically it was free j jersey night in cleveland. lebron had a huge game. bbered the cavaliers. they did. personally, i hope all the negativity didn't ruin lebron's post-game hanukkah celebration. that's my main concern. oh, you didn't know? jewish. yeah. tonight is night two of the eight nights of hanukkah. traditionally the second night is the night that jewish parents disappoint their children with festively wrapped underwear and socks. hanukkah is lots of fun for boys around girls around the world with the possible exception of this boy. >> happy hanukkah. >> thanks, guys. >> hold up! matthew, i'm sorry. the tribe has spoken. give me the gift. see you, kid. >> jimmy: well, you know -- [ applause ] jeff probst. that's why the first gift of hanukkah should always be the immunity dreidel. you know, as -- i was listening to the radio on my way to the work this morning, and the song "do they know its christmas" came on. let me tell you something -- it's a good thing there won't be snow in africa this christmas time, because they would freeze to death. and ano

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a few fairly tales with sports go in cleveland and i hope the cavaliers win. >> the fact he left or thehas people incensed? >> reporter: it's the way that he left. let's face it. cleveland used to major sports stars and other people of stature leaving cleveland for greener pastures. they totally get that but the way lebron james did it. so ostentatiously. he didn't give the fans the respect they think they deserve. >> and the blasts behind you. testing the sound that's going to happen when the cavs come out tonight? >> reporter: yeah. testing the sound system, the music. >> more than a sound system. >> reporter: they're real flames. >> the q dragon there. >> reporter: you can feel the heat. but yes. testing everything. they're cleaning up the floor. they even repainted stuff, you know, to cover the scuff marks on the walls around the seating areas so this -- the arena will be spick and span because this game is nationally televised and let me tell you, the eyes of the world on cleveland tonight. >> we look forward to what you have to say tomorrow post game. thank you for joining us. >>

cleveland. this is his first home coming since ditching the cavaliers and moving to south floridaÑi as a free agentws correspondent don teague is in cleveland and has the story. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, harry. i can tell you it's bitter cold here in cleveland, as well. so it was a chilly reception(2d that james received when he arrived here about 3:30 this morning. lebron james played seven seasons with the cavs and in that time league mvp twice, all-star six times so when he left here for the warmth of the miami, hometown hero to public enemy number one. his decision last july to leave cleveland for miami -- >> i'm going to take my talents to south beach and join the miami heat. >> reporter: announced live on national television crushed the hopes of a city that crowned him king. >> beloved nationally to hated nationally. >> reporter: at the time, in a public letter, cavaliers' owner gilbert called him a narcissist and the decision a shameful display of selfishness and betrayal. >> nice pass. >> reporter: tonight, james returns to cleveland to face the fire for the first time a

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 reserve guard decided to take to the skies and sell the crowd witnessing a dunk fest in the first quarter alone thirty one thirty team the thunder at this stage the couple years finishing with only two players in double figures the one hundred six to seventy seven blue eyed putting them in further difficulty after the departure of homegrown star le bron james at the start of the season. pablo martin has written himself into the gulf record books the spaniard becoming the first player to successfully defend the all for dunhill championship title in south africa having gone five shots clear at the start of the back nine martin so his lead reduced to one after a triple bogey on the seventeen

he was treated harshly as you can see it witnessed by cleveland fans before the games, he scored 38 points which as three-quarters, the cavaliers in fans serenaded him with a loud long been last night before his big game in cleveland before leaving ththe team to contract with miami. he fell to bring cleveland at championship. >> to have the doing and a t-shirt made in everything and say it is nothing personal. looks like they took it personally. >> very person >> like. a bit so. >> he said he read from a boy to a man in this city and did nothing bad to say about it. >> it is 10:58 a.m. and will be back with more dissimilar appeamore in just a minute./ a.m. top stories at this hour november unemployment report coming the numbers are not good. >> union city offender will make his first appearance in court this morning after allegation that the sexual latest the sultan the girl in the middle of the dollar store. >> they will decide whether johannes mehserle will be released on bail. >> roof on van ness ave you can see the sun is trying to win the day. we are dry for the rest of the day i don't know for the weekend. >> chance of is

side the miami heat to travel to cleveland the league's double most valuable player is facing a hostile reception from his former long time fans after leaving the cavaliers during the off season but is bracing himself for the challenge that they are going to tell. their to want to battle game and understand now understand how passionate fans are about sports so. i'm ready for whatever sponsor them will get they're going to be very emotional near me as he talked about returning to some very emotional for both of us because we had so many great things great times in a series so many you know ups and downs like i said but i understand the person i got a game tomorrow i will handle my bad game from. there you know and it's right around the corner go about the clue. i guess is going to be mostly dry and for myself. and finally it's not only about football on thursday night in the russian capital a new social project called sport without obstacles has been launched this involves developing paralympic sports ahead of the next winter games in sochi olympics and paralympics. such a success for such a it's not only a great opportunity it's also a great responsibil

chilly reception upon his return here to cleveland from the wintry weather outside of the arena to the icy stares that will surely greet him inside by a cavalierso miami. >> let him play ball, let him get up out of here. let him go back to miami and lose like they've been losing. who cares. >> i think it's going to be tough, but i'm there to win a basketball game and understand how passionate fans are about sports. so you know, i'm ready for whatever response i'm going to get. >> reporter: for many clevelanders it wasn't that lebron james left northeast ohio, it's the way he left. basically dissing cavs fans with that national television audience, or i guess an audience, presidential-type announcement. tonight the cavs fans have their say. >> lebron says i'm ready for whatever they shout. the fact is, this isn't just a bunch of people who are mad. they have increased security as a result of his return tonight. >> reporter: very much so. the nba will add security, local authorities will be on hand. the q as it's known is the only arena in the nba that has magnetometers at every single entrance for the past five seasons. they feel confident in th

cleveland on the court. carol? >> reporter: brooke, security will be tight. fans wearing t-shirts with profanity will be asked to take them off. they will be given a cavalieron to the floor. lebron said the homecoming for him is going to be emotional. and emotion is the name of the game. right now fans are deciding exactly how they will vent. will they boo loudly? turn their backs as lebron james is introduced or simply stay silent in a show that says, hey, lebron james, we've moved on. brooke? >> carol costello, thank you. >>> also, a lot of excitement on capitol hill. we've seen the vote on tax cuts. now we're moving on to veteran congressman charlie rangel and his fate. the new york congressman is accused of breaking the rules but gets one last chance to defend himself. what will he say? we may be hearing from himself, defending himself. that is ahead. and by the way, that has begun. a congresswoman is speaking now about that. we're keeping our eye on this as well. we'll bring you this story. will he simply get a reprimand? find out. >>> also, did someone hire a hit man to kill a veteran hollywood publicist? the mystery is still unraveling after a deadl