dwight howard? going to be here. >> he's not? >> no. i'm getting married in august. >> i know. >> and then we're going to adopt dwight howard as my first child. >> and he also mentions that dwight howard is just such a good guy. >> dwight howard come visit before he goes bye-bye. >> should come visit you? >> yeah. >> call him up on your phone. >> i don't have dwight's number. >> yes, you do. >> he's such a good guy. >> does he have tighty-whiteys on his head? >> i just want one more thing before dwight leaves, i want to give him a big hug. >> you want to give him a big hug? >> it would being an awkward hug, though, because he's so big and i'm not that big. >> they say any kind of drug brings out the real focus of your world. >> he's such a good guy. such a good guy. >>> steven, time for the beth and steven tech holiday gift tutorial. one of the things that people are searching for online right now, gifts for their techie friend. >> we've all got that nerdy, techie friend. >> we've found the top 20 f

paul's a clipper and dwight howard remains a member of the orlando magic. according to the team, he'll be there for a while. they pulled him off the trade market. >>> hockey, the best in the west, blackhawks and wild. looked like chicago would run away it with it. marian hossa and michael frolik, scored 89 seconds apart but minnesota rallied, tying in third. koivu with the equalizer. after a scoreless overtime, patrick kane won it in a shoot time and scored in the empty net. blackhawks won their fifth in a row 4-3. >>> chicago was playing well but no team is playing better than the bruins who kept it going against senators. paille scored a pair. boston atop the eastern conference after a 5-2 win over the senators. >>> finally with the iowa caucus just weeks away a new candidate making a late push for the republican nomination. according to public policy polling, tim tebow has a better net favorability in iowa than any of the republican candidates. we know he can run on the football field but he's not old enough to run for office. tebow for president in 2024

dwight eisenhower did not enjoy the vocations of much in years. the president of the united states had himself cooked a huge breakfast that morning for his fishing buddy. golf was the president's priority for the day. after a briefing at his airport office eisenhower headed for the cherry hill country club and his secretary remembered that she had never seen him look or act better. eisenhower's golf game -- four times that day. phone calls from the secretary of state john foster dulles. this was before cellphone. and irritated and probably profane ike had returned to the clubhouse for each call only one of which actually got through. that call was important. dulles confirmed to eisenhower that the soviet union had made an arms deal with egypt. ike knew this would open a new chapter in the cold war and ike and dulles agreed he should send a message to the soviet premier but the president wanted to think about it overnight. he told the los he would call him the following morning. that phone call was never made. ike went back to golf where his game d

maybe dwight thought it was inappropriate. maybe i should have waited till the morning.d been with the magic merely 20 years and now allegedly leaving because of an alleged drunk dial. >>> a more fair society and rips republican economic theory. the we'll break it down at the top of the hour. >>> when we come back here we'll huddle around the water cooler to get the view on donald trump's debate from stephen colbert's seat. i don't know. not for nothing, stephen sounds a little jealous. [ male announc] take the fixodent 12 hour hold challenge. apply fixodent once, and it holds all day. ♪ take the fixodent 12 hour hold challenge. guaranteed, or your money back. ♪ when you pour chunky beef with country vegetables soup over it... you can do dinner. four minutes, around four bucks. campbell's chunky. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> in the last few decades the average income of the top 1% has gone up by more than 200% to $1.2 million per year and yet over the last decade the incomes of most americans have actually fallen by about 6%. this kind of gaping inequality gives li

second quarter, dwight howard on cleanup duty. clear out the runway. magic down by 18. the magic would mount a comeback. fourth quarter, daniel orton, knocks down the jumper. the magic win it, 104-100. >>> a reminder, the nba season starts christmas day on abc and espn. espn. i'm ducis rodgers. >>> well, santa's just a couple of days away from his big annual trip. so, what better way to get ready for it than to deliver some treats to some chimps in florida? >> santa has been bringing the goodies to that safari park for the last 27 years. his annual visit is called christmas with the chimps. and if that's what santa does as his final tuneup for christmas, i guess we're all for it. he hit that one chimp in the head, though. >> i know. that's dangerous. >> they could have gone a little wild. >> that's dangerous. >> careful, santa. >>> well, coming up next, why according to twitter, 2011 was a bummer of a year. >>> and was a member of congress caught saying the first lady has a large backside? those stories, coming up next in "the pulse." [ female announcer ] hurry to jcpen

the action, the spirit of men, dwight d. eisenhower. >> we stand for freedom.ves. that is our only commitment to others. john f. kennedy. >> ♪ free free ♪ >> give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teaming shores, send these, your homeless, tempest tossed to me. i lift my lamp to the golden door. >> ♪ [applause] [cheers and applause] >> the next time you take a muni bus or train, there could be new technology that could make it easier to get to your destination. many are taking a position of next bus technology now in use around the city. updated at regular intervals from the comfort of their home or workplace. next bus uses satellite technology and advanced computer modeling to track buses and trains, estimating are bought stocks with a high degree of accuracy. the bus and train our arrival information can be accessed from your computer and even on your cellular phone or personal digital assistant. knowing their arrival time of the bus allows riders the choice of waiting for it or perhaps doing

dwight eisenhower got 12 million more votes.est increase in voter participation since the 1820's. you had two outstanding candidates. each were able to excite the electorate. >> here is a little bit more of adlai stevenson at the 1952 convention. >> what does concern me is not just winning this election. but how it is one. how we can take advantage of this great opportunity to debate issues sensibly and soberly. i hope and pray that we democrats will win or lose, can campaign, not as a crusade to exterminate the opposing party, as our opponents seem to prefer, but as a great opportunity to educate and elevate a people whose destiny is leadership. let's tell the american people the truth, there are no gains without pain. we are now on the even of great decision. >> newton minow, where were you 59 years ago tonight? >> i was in the governor's mansion. one thing that taught the american people about stevenson was the way he conceded defeat. he gave the most graceful, patriotic talk. he pledged to support president eisenhower. he en

anyways, taylor is very much like dwight eisenhower. a man who never held public office but turned out to be a very shrewd politician once he became president because you don't get to be the commander of all of the allied armies without having great political skills. to balance the ticket with taylor the have to have a northerner, and a number of northerners are for the vice-president see, and for one reason or another, which i detail in my book which is, of course, why we're all here, shameless plug. all the other potential candidates could knock off. fillmore is left. his main campaign manager in new york state senator from binghamton runs around the convention telling everybody what they want to hear. so he tells northerners that fell more is against expanding slavery into the territories. he will support the well mob proviso which has been a bill in congress to ban slavery in the new territories. he tells of that is, don't worry about fell more, held be okay. mostly he talked to other northerners because everybody knows, but the may

. >> just as much as i dwight, i give back. loved playing with guys like shaq, andrew. >> do you want dwight to get traded to l.a. so you can see him a couple more times? >> i wouldn't say that. >>> looks like the lakers are no longer the only game in town down in l.a. the clippers have got the superstar guard chris paul. the trade from the hornets approved officially tonight. they sent gordon and chris kamen to new orleans. the hot ticket in the land of the lakers, no doubt. >>> life has not been the same for baron davis, or the warriors really since he left abruptly a few years ago. what they're calling amnestied. the cavaliers would rather pay out his salary, so they don't have him on the team. in this case, cleveland will pay baron davis $27 million to get out of town. >>> man with a rubber arm, guillermo mota will again make his way out of the giants bullpen, i'm sure on many occasion. always seems ready and willing to pick up the baseball. he will receive a 1 year, $1 million contract, in other words, just kind of lunch m

dwight howard and the magic were in oklahoma city. howard got off to a good start.but howard was held to just 11 points. the former cal star got the start for the magic and played well. he lead the team with 25. this game belonged to durant. he scored a game high 30 as the thunder rolled 97-89. the packers have earned the top seed in the nfc and home field advantage throughout the playoffs by beating the will bears. aaron rodgers had no trouble finding the end zone. he has all kinds of time before putting this pass on the money to nelson. the packers lead it 21-10. rogers threw for five scores, two going to james jones. rogers set a record for most passing yards in a season as get can get the number two seed tomorrow night. and that is your toyota sports report. >> it has been fun working with us guys. thanks for coming in on the holiday. >> we will do it again sometime. >> it has been fun. >>> that's it for this edition of abc7 news. our next newscast is tomorrow morning at 4:30. you can also connect 2 2004/7 at -- 24-7. for everyone here, thanks for joining us. ha

the latest jaw dropping rumor, the lakers trying to trade for dwight howard and chris paul. heat west. >> i'm thinking new orleans and what's ease name? >> and giving up the team to get ricky williams. they are giving up everybody except kobe. it ain't going to happen. >> that would be fun to see. >>> and we talked about maryland earlier. six straight games at home for the guys. they beat notre dame over the weekend. they are scrappy. they are undermanned but >>> mammograms help doctors identify breast cancer at the earliest stages. the next step is determining whether women have to undergo radiation or just surgery alone. now a new test is giving doctors and patients a better answer. >> just relax that shoulder. >> it wasn't until women had routine mammograms that doctors could spot it. ductal carcinoma in situ. >> it is a precancer or the last step before invasive cancer develops. >> reporter: patients undergo a lumpectomy and doctors depend on the tumor size and ore factors to determine if she needs any radiation. but a new test goes deeper giving doctors information abou

tuesday, adlai stevenson, who lost to dwight eisenhower. wednesday, barry goldwater. wednesday, vice president and civil rights advocate hubert humphrey. friday, the fourth time governor of -- george wallace. saturday, george mcgovern, followed by billionaire businessman ross perot. "the contenders" every night at 10:00 p.m. eastern only on c- span. >> the white house recently opened its doors for tour of this year's holiday decorations. the team is "-- the theme is "shine, give, share." >> pleasure to be here. beautiful holiday ornaments. probably the state dining room is absolutely spectacular, but there are a lot of beautiful rooms. it is all done very well. [inaudible] >> a replica. you're looking at the cards. those are historical cards. >> one to my senator. senator -- office contacted the white house on my behalf. >> when did you get the word -- [inaudible] really little.'s [inaudible] ♪ ["what child is this?" playing] [inaudible] >> the house is made of gingerbread on the inside, that is the foundation, and white chocolate on the outside. in his architecturall

anyways, taylor is very much like dwight eisenhower. a man who never held public office but turned out to be a very shrewd politician once he became president because you don't get to be the commander of all of the allied armies without having great political skills. to balance the ticket with taylor the have to have a northerner, and a number of northerners are for the vice-president see, and for one reason or another, which i detail in my book which is, of course, why we're all here, shameless plug. all the other potential candidates could knock off. fillmore is left. his main campaign manager in new york state senator from binghamton runs around the convention telling everybody what they want to hear. so he tells northerners that fell more is against expanding slavery into the territories. he will support the well mob proviso which has been a bill in congress to ban slavery in the new territories. he tells of that is, don't worry about fell more, held be okay. mostly he talked to other northerners because everybody knows, but the may

. >> just as much as i dwight, i give back.laying with guys like shaq, andrew. >> do you want dwight to get traded to l.a. so you can see him a couple more times? >> i wouldn't say that. >>> looks like the lakers are no longer the only game in town down in l.a. the clippers have got the superstar guard chris paul. the trade from the hornets approved officially tonight. they sent gordon and chris kamen to new orleans. the hot ticket in the land of the lakers, no doubt. >>> life has not been the same for baron davis, or the warriors really since he left abruptly a few years ago. what they're calling amnestied. the cavaliers would rather pay out his salary, so they don't have him on the team. in this case, cleveland will pay baron davis $27 million to get out of town. >>> man with a rubber arm, guillermo mota will again make his way out of the giants bullpen, i'm sure on many occasion. always seems ready and willing to pick up the baseball. he will receive a 1 year, $1 million contract, in other words, just kind of lunch money for

anyways, taylor is very much like dwight eisenhower. a man who never held public office but turned out to be a very shrewd politician once he became president because you don't get to be the commander of all of the allied armies without having great political skills. to balance the ticket with taylor the have to have a northerner, and a number of northerners are for the vice-president see, and for one reason or another, which i detail in my book which is, of course, why we're all here, shameless plug. all the other potential candidates could knock off. fillmore is left. his main campaign manager in new york state senator from binghamton runs around the convention telling everybody what they want to hear. so he tells northerners that fell more is against expanding slavery into the territories. he will support the well mob proviso which has been a bill in congress to ban slavery in the new territories. he tells of that is, don't worry about fell more, held be okay. mostly he talked to other northerners because everybody knows, but the may

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up next jim newton recounts the tenure of america's 34th president dwight eisenhower. he he repeats the criticism that person eisenhower was complacent by citing his transformation of the government 8 billion-dollar deficit to a 500 elly and dollar surplus. the creation of an interstate highway system and the presidents constant refusal to utilize the atomic bomb when pressured by his generals. this is about 40 minutes. >> good evening. on behalf of director carl whites in-box and executive for presidential libraries legislative archives and museums dr. jim gardner, welcome to the eisenhower presidential library museum and boyhood home. i am tim reeves, the deputy director. i'm pleased to introduce jim newton, who spent so much time in abilene doing research for his biography of president eisenhower that he deserved to be an honorary citizen of kansas. jim has worked as a reporter, editor and bureau chief at "l.a. times" for more than 20 years. he is currently editor-at-large. jim now serves as a member of the times editorial board, advises on editorial matters and wri

dwight bowman. thank you for coming in tonight. >> it's my pleasure.nk you for having me. >> i'm sure you take all of these threats seriously, but on a scale of one to ten, what do you think as far as a reality? >> this is a real threat. the republicans decided that they were going to pass something that the president cannot live with, that the senate can't live with, and it is not good for the people that we represent. >> the government reached the brink many times we have seen over the last year or so, over issues just like this. what do you tell all the people of the american federation of government employees leading up to this on how to prepare, just in case? >> on our website or those people who are members of the union, we have a list of things that they should do and we have been repeating that time and again throughout the year because there have been so many threats. we talked to them about how they should spend -- we don't tell them how to spend their money, but they should be conservative in the way that they are dealing right now because w

named for a class of 1915 graduate, general and later president dwight eisenhower, eisenhower hall isthe largest theater ins america, designed to hold the entire corps of cadets. so let's get right to it. here is the west point band in the hudson holiday concert, performing holiday presents. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> jon: we have much more of the hudson valley holiday concert as the special continues as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the united states military academy. but as we take a quick break, here is the west point cadet glee club singing "mansions of the lord." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of a pain free holiday. ♪ this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. all day pain relief by the hand-selected wood trim... the 38 1/2 inches of legroom... and the reclinable, heated napa leather seats inside the jeep grand cherokee, just wait until we tell you about the heated and ventilated front seats. ♪ ♪ >> jon: glad you're with us. i'm jon scott on the grounds of west point to bring you the sound

with all eyes on chris paul and dwight howard, the nuggets pulled off a deal for the top free agent on the market. according to sources they re-signed to a five heef year, $67 million deal. hockey is without sidney crosby but malkin gets it rolling, the penguins should be okay. unfortunately, he was the only one who showed up for pittsburgh. red wings scored four unanswered. cleary had two. they beat the pens 4-1. >>> flyers without leading score giroux, went on to win it 5-1. now to new york, rangers and stars, richard bockman came out of his net and paid the price. taken out by carl hag land. bockman's helmet went flying but he was all right. played the best game of his career. 34 saves in backman and dallas needed every one. trevor daley scored late in the third. stars won 1-0. >>> kings fire terry murray on monday because of the team's lack of offense. perhaps murray wasn't the problem. l.a. shut out by boston. the bruins' marchand had more goals last night than kings had in the past two years scoring a pair. kings lost five straight boston winning 3-0. >>> sabers and senators need

named for a class of 1915 graduate, general and later president dwight eisenhower, eisenhower hall islargest theater ins america, designed to hold the entire corps of cadets. so let's get right to it. here is the west point band in the hudson holiday concert, performing holiday presents. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> jon: we have much more of the hudson valley holiday concert as the special continues as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the united states military academy. but as we take a quick break, here is the west point cadet glee club singing "mansions of the lord." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- there's no charge for the bag. thanks. i know a quiet little place where we can get some work done. there's a three-prong plug. i have club passes. [ male announcer ] now there's a mileage card that offers special perks on united, like a free checked bag, united club passes, and priority boarding. thanks. ♪ okay. what's your secret? ♪ [ male announcer ] the new united mileageplus explorer card. get

it was a republican president, dwight eisenhower, proud son of kansas, who -- [ applause ] who started interstate highway system, and doubled down on science and research to stay ahead of the soviets. >> all right, cnn senior political analyst ron brownstein is with us again from washington. ron, ask you about the polls that we just saw in a few minutes because i know you're doubting them in a big way, but first, you know, the democratic base, they wanted the president to give this type of speech in kansas. why? >> well, because i think it really underscores the -- both the ideological and economic arguments they want to make. in that clip you heard, the president affirming that he believes there needs to be an activist roll for government in policing the market and trying to create the building blocks of opportunity for average american and reaching back to teddy roosevelt who gave one of most famous speeches of the 20th century in kansas in august 1910, his new nationalism speech, making the similar argument that government had to be more involved to check the power of concentrated w

missouri on all cylinders, wild interception in the second quarter, dwight jones makes the catch.hit, fumbles, rolls around, off his back and into the hands of gooden. everything going right for missouri. >>> nba tough couple days for the champs after being blown out by heat on christmas day. the nuggets have their way with the mavericks yesterday. at one point denver scores 20 unanswered points in the second quarter. dallas never recovers. nuggets win 115-93. >>> after an eventful off-season that included a reality show, a short marriage toll kim kardashian and a divorce, kris humphries is back to doing what he does best. a double-double against washington. nets beat the wiz 90-84. >>> no chris paul, no problem for the hornets. down one to the suns in final seconds and it's gordon hitting the big shot for the lead. gordon came over from the clippers in the paul trade. big day for new orleans. drew brees sets the record and the new-look hornets win their opener 85-84. >>> that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> who's getting married? who had a baby? who i

dwight i'd hour did that, you -- dwight eisenhower did that. you look at the great presidents, they worked with both parties because they had to. >> have you said and all the other republican candidates, you want to repeal the national health care that president obama has enacted with the help of congress, of course. explain how you are going to do this. unless you get a republican senate, you need 60 senators in the senate to do it. so you are going to come to washington and feel like the and the run into that wall. you are not going to convince the democrats to back down. so how do you intend to repeal health care? >> a couple of ways. first, kitake actions, initially, the original legislation left an opening, which allows for the president to provide waivers from obama care. i will direct the secretary of health and human serses to provide waivers to every state in america from obama care. >> through the back door. >> that's a back door. then i take the front dorks look for repeal and replacement. i do intend to replace obama care and to --

. >>> chris paul a clipper and dwight howard staying put in orlando, nets owner mikhail prokhorov is trying to acquire something much bigger. russian presidency. yep. he's owned the nets for a year. now he wants to take over russia. the savvy billionaire sets out to beat vladimir putin in the next election. >>> that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a terrific weekend. i'm fred roggin. >> interesting pair. >>> coming up, a big boost for the box office. and a silent film makes lots of golden global noise. >>> plus, remember this story next time you find something on the street as we'll tell you about a holiday season act of honesty that makes all the difference for a needy family. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." time for your weekend forecast. today, light rain moving through the southeast. that will move off the coastline by saturday. also windy and showers today up in new england. now, as we go through the weekend, some colder air is going to move through, especially in the great lakes into new england. it's not bit early cold but m

we spent some time with commissioner bealefeld last night, who said this has everything to dwight his department's policy of focusing on bad guys with guns. it's an effort the commissioner says is working. >> if the whole -- this whole city does not embrace this result, we've squandered and missed a dynamite opportunity to nonstraight not just to the rest of the state, but to the rest of the country that baltimore is doing what no one said we could. >> coming up at 11:00, we'll have more from our in-depth interview with the commissioner and explain what he has up his sleeve for 2012 to help keep the crime numbers falling. head to our best of 2011 page for more stories for this year. we have everything from the post powerful pictures of 2011 to the local stories you've been talking about all year long. that's on our website at abc2news.com. >>> the radar all is clear, no precipitation. a few passing clouds. you felt the difference today, didn't you? that temperature a solid 15 to 20 degrees warmer in some spots. we're still in the mid-up toker 40s out there. as we look ahead to this we

dwight howard sends it into the third row. he grabbed 24 rebounds.r three, edmondton goes for the if i can. bad idea. over the board and on to the bench. and number two, notre dame to michael floyd and not only does he bobble it four times, he takes a hit, but florida state wins the champ sports bowl. and at number one, even rises and i happen drills the fire above to cast off his 30 way night. they are now 0-3. what happened to the mauves? i thought they were going to get bracelets, a big

his real name was dwight arrington meyers, collapsed at his home in beverly hills last month. he was 44. >>> as we are closer to the new year workers are preparing for the iconic ball drop in times square. nearly 300 new crystals are added to the ball. they represent this year's theme, which is let there be friendship. more than 1 million people are expected to attend that event. >>> baltimore is having its own party down at the inner harbor. we will bring you views from the best seat in the house. don't miss the new year's eve spectacular presented by the baltimore sun, live saturday night at 11:00 right here on wjz 13. >>> and still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon, yesterday's rain is long gone. the sun is shining today. we will have your complete first warning weather forecast in two and 1/2 minutes. first here is ,, medicare. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. all medicare supplement insurance pla

named for a class of 1915 graduate, general and later president dwight eisenhower, eisenhower hall isthe largest theater ins america, designed to hold the entire corps of cadets. so let's get right to it. here is the west point band in the hudson holiday concert, performing holiday presents. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> jon: we have much more of the hudson valley holiday concert as the special continues as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the united states military academy. but as we take a quick break, here is the west point cadet glee club singing "mansions of the lord." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i couldn't concei this as a heart attack. the doctor leaned over and said to me, "you just beat the widow-maker." i was put on an aspirin, and it's part of my regimen now. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. go see your doctor now. >> jon: glad you're with us. i'm jon scott on the grounds of west point to bring you the sound of the west point band. the academy sits on plateau, overlooking the hudson river. location chosen in 1778

. >> the dwight between congress and president obama over extending the payroll tax cut and long-termless benefits will resume of the holiday break. today the senate voted to extend the cut, keeping money in your wallets. president obama says he is pleased but it's not enough. here's more from washington. report. >> reporter: president obama wasted no time. >> the extra thousand dollars or so the average family would get from this tax cut makes a real difference. >> reporter: jobless benefits averaging $300 a week will also continue. >> they also agreed to extending unemployment insurance for millions of americans who are out there trying as hard as they can too find a job. >> reporter: but there is more work to do. the house must still pass taxcut and jobless benefits as the expire in two months, setting up another battle. >> it is my expectation in fact it would be inexcusable, for congress not to further extend this middle class tax cut for the rest of the year. >> despite concerns, senators passed a more than $1 trillion budget bill, financing government operations until september

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and dwight jones makes the catch. hit, the ball fumbles and into the hands of xaifier gooden. they win big 41-24 for missouri. >>> nba tough couple days for the champs after being blown out by the heat christmas day. the nuggets and mavericks, at one point denver scores 20 unanswered points in the second quarter. dallas never recovered. nuggets win. >>> after an offseason that included a reality show, short marriage to kim kardashian and a divorce, kris humphries back to what he does best. double-double against washington. nets beat the wiz, 90-84. >>> no chris paul? no problem for the hornets. final seconds, the big shot for the lead and gordon came from the clippers in the paul trade. big day for new orleans. drew brees sets the record and the new-look hornets win their opener 85-84. >>> that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> who's getting married? who had a baby? who is fighting over a dog? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, this is where all dads would like to greet their newborns for the first time, if they'

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joe montana and dwight clark at candlestick to watch this generation of 40 niners do something they did 30 years ago. alex and michael crabtree hauling in that one. the 40 niners went 26-to think that the division and securing their first playoff since 2002, now to work on improving their gatorade bath. >> i was fine with it, i have my all-purpose black sweater. no need to change it. it rolls right off of this, incredible fabric. >> the guy is so competitive, he jerks the gatorade dump. it barely touched him. and i gave him hard time about the sweatshirt he always wears, it was like ashanti. >> and perhaps jane work should be getting at gatorade bath too because he had an incredible week. not only does he get that into the playoffs as the owner that he gets stadium financing as well. he's the big winner this week. >> i'd all of them following him once again, getting back onto the bandwagon. >> to the big question for many though is how many more games will the niners play at candlestick. now that most of the financing is secured for the new stadium in santa clara, but the south looks mo