the new orleans hornets of claim their full success is home when after coming back to. lands at ninety three eighty six the house where nine points behind her except half the time that the third quarter was the turning point and the point back to what's called our opponents by twelve points chris paul was most instrumental for new orleans he scored twenty two points thirteen of them in the pivotal for a period until this lead with a foul to make it sixty six sixty two the hornets held on to their advantage throughout the final farias benchley run and the ninety three ninety six victims were built the way for us now some form a stars of synchronized swimming have been putting on a christmas show here in moscow the spectacle was produced by st on the impact champion ready access and yoga who hopes the production could reach a global audience that the rest of that reports. they will be a few seats mouse over the next two weeks that they're in piskies swimming pool in the sky maybe the steam has created a unique show you. may see a nice reamers but diverse and outer banks i

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, despué de 3 derrota encontraron a una víctima para terminar con una mala racha, era new orleans hornets es ganar. >>> mientras tanto, clippers recibieron la visita de jazz de utah, gri fin es una máquina de anotar, tuvo 26 en esta temporada al final, william con su puntos ganó el conjunto de utah sobre clippers en los Ángeles. >>> Águilas del améric frente a guatemala, número 18 vicente, la pena máxima y con junto de méxic adelante, miguel, ponía el 2 - 0 antes que ramírez antes del medio tiempo anotara, Águilas del américa siguió presionado y el mismo hombre se sirve el balón a daniel marquez 4 por 1 ganó el equipo dirigido por lapuente. >>> méxic 5 partido de suspensión, le costó a este hombre, rubén sa hoouz el mar tez por la noche en el estadio, cumplirá la suspensión con el primer encuentro ante leones negros y despué 4 dentro del torneo de clausura. >>> del anuncio su retiro de las competencia profesionales, el llamado hombre de hielo, su hument combate, terminó con un knock-out y fue la última vez que entró al octógono, ahora será un alto ejecutivo de la empresa (...) es toda la

and the girl who kicked the a hornet's nest was also on the top. for the tangible, this non-friction with the most popular gift was delivering happiness. with passion, purpose, with a visionary ceo of zappos and also, the decision of george w. bush. in the next piece of video, the town's growtwest r story 3. tucker reach /+, and the blindside was also the best story, and inception was the most wished for. and the most interesting, dashed for stor-4 story, and the decore planters was the most popular item. >> clear, cold for tonight. we will see those temperatures dropping to the 30's and even the twenties. we will let you know more about that, coming up. >> the james foundatibridge, wht perricos and sloping towards the bay bridge. stay with us. very slow-approaching debris bridge. one of the the bay bridge. paris slow, approaching the bay bridge. stay with us. >> very slow, approaching the bay bridge. stay with us.

. >>> basketball heat and hornets, dwyane wade scored a franchise record 20 in the second quarter and finished with 32. the shot of the night from lebron james. shot clock winding down, he lost the ball, had toheave it up from behind the ball and he drained it. heat won. >>> the lakers met with prident obama yesterday. usually teams visit the white house, but this year a little different. the champs joined the president at a local boys girls club to celebrate athletic achievement. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> so how did kate gosselin get along with sarah palin when they were out in the wilderness shooting reality tv? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, toys at christmastime aren't that unusual. but the man who made them and the children they're going to are very special, indeed. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. it's, as advertised, an extremely cold morning out there all the way down into florida. we are going to warm up with sunshine this afternoo atlanta, still chilly, only at 34 today. c

. >>> pacers and hornets, indy down one. mike is there to tip in the rebound at the buzzer. pacers win, 94-93. >>> sydney crosby had a goal to bring his scoring streak to 21 games. penguins win big. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> the improbable happy ending in shaniya twain's love life. >>> plus, this woman is so into christmas spirit, her neighbors called the cops on her. we'll explain. you're watching "early today." >>> another soggy day in southern portions of california. many people haven't seen a rainy period like this in a long time. we have two more days of it, today and tomorrow. just some showers in san francisco. heavy rain l.a. down to san diego. even vegas will pick up rain. a mess around salt lake city. and then tomorrow, we could even see the heart of the storm coming in, maybe thunderstorms. so we'll end this big rain event with a bang in southern california. we'll dry it out thursday. if you're watching us in medford, see a world class of traditional dance in a celtic christmas. and that's your pacific event of the day

lakers sing the hornets, 103-88. >>> pistons, first meeting since kevin garnett reportedly called himatient. garnett threw down a dunk and immediately started limping. he left the game, did not return. he'll have an mri. the celtics missed him. prince with the runner. pistons up 8. look out, comes crashing right into your living room. he was fine and the pistons were even better. they won, 104-92. >>> it's difficult to outdo yourself when you score 40, but dwyane wade able to do that last night. after putting up 40 on tuesday, he scored 45 against the rockets. the heat have won ten straight on the road. 125-119. >>> great finish in sacramento. grizzlies down one. mayo with the lead. got it with 1.5 seconds left. that was just enough time for the king to throw up a prayer and it is answered. what an ending. kings win in dramatic fashion, 100-98. >>> congratulations to mike krzyzewski. he moves into second place on the all-time wins list. duke led from start to finish and won by 48. coach k. is now 22 wins behind bobby knight for the most all time. that's your look at sports on "early t

. >>> basketball heat and hornets. wade scored 20 in the second quarter and finished with 32.the shot of the night from lebron james, shot clock winding down, he lost the ball had to heave it up from behind the back board and drained it, won it 96-84. >>> to the victors go the spoils. lakers met with president obama yesterday. usually teams visit the white house but this year a little different. they joined the president at a local boys and girls club to promote community service and celebrate athletic achievement. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >>> another quick look at the weather. bill has the weather chapel forecast. >> good morning, a peak out the window. flurries in new york city but beginning to taper off. still snow showers up the hudson valley. heavy snow coming off the lakes once again today, cleveland, erie, buffalo, syracuse, you could get into snow squalls. here's that light snow set up over a good portion of long island this morning. there's at least a coating out there on the ground, maybe up to an inch. it's a slippery cold snow that's on th

the new hornet had ram air jets on the tips of its blades. it was fast enough but the range was limited and gas consumption was beyond practicality. the military wound up purchasing fewer than 20 of them. worse news lay ahead hiller would lose a contract to hughes aviation in the late 60s, despite building what many consider to be the best hiller helicopter ever. with that loss, the palo alto aircraft plant closed down for good. for 25 years hiller was an innovator and a pioneer in the creation of the helicopter industry and suddenly it was over. >> there will always be room for something. helicopters will become faster and quieter. but also there is going to be a new generation of aircraft that are going to overtake the helicopter. >> reporter: and if it's true the future lies in what we learn from the past, then stanley hiller has provided a fertile learning field at no less a place than the hiller aviation institute. >> stanley hiller jr. died in april 2006 from complications related to alzheimer's disease. he was 81-year-old. his museum,

. >> reporter: this is the hornet. a decommissioned air craft carrier on which gay people couldn't openly serve. some time soon they will be able to come out on all military vessels because of the historic vote. >> the motion is concure and the house -- to hostries lotion 2965 is a don'te >> reporter: leaders gathered at san francisco's gay center to watch the senate vote unfold. >> this is a water shed moment in the 21st century civil rights struggle. that's the struggle for equality. >> reporter: among the people on hand were two retired commanders including a former nuclear commander. >> i had to live this divided life but you can never get rid of that constant thought that somewhere, someone seeing you or making a rumor and you always live with will i get in trouble? >> reporter: the other retired commander challenged tonight ask didn't tell early on and won serving another 13 years openly. >> after 18 years working on this i witnessed the end to the policy and these are tears of joy. i have to tell you. >> reporte

. >>> lamar odom of the lakers scores 24 points against the hornets in new orleans, not to mention somezzle in the fourth quarter. the 103-will 8 win ended a three-game losing streak for los angeles. >>> in college basketball, top ranked duke wins again for coach k. the blue devils had an easy game against the university of north carolina greensboro. the victory is number 880 for the coach, now in second place on the college basketball coaches list, the all-time victory list we are talking about here, the only one that is behind bobby knight. >>> the roof of the metrodrome in minnesota won't be fixed until march. three panels of the fabric roof collapsed december 12th during that big snowstorm. the vikings had to move their final two home games of the year and lost both of them. hundreds of college baseball games will also have to be relocated. we'll take a quick break on this thursday morning. when we come back another look at morning's top stories and snow patrol, how one of the snowiest places in the world is getting a big economic boost. we'll be right back. who have lactose intoler

. >>> pacers and hornets, he never had a buzzer beater until tonight, he wins it for indiana. ♪ [ music >> shaquille o'neal has done just about everything off the court. women you can cross conducting a symphony off the list. he conducted sleigh right with the boston pops tonight. >> look at his tuxedo, with tails. >> he looked absolutely good in a tuxedo but the 49ers very much alive, the raiders gonna need a lot of help. tickets available at raiders.com. >> crazy. under .500 in the playoffs maybe. >> well 8-8 for sure is going to win that division. no better than 8-8. >> crazy. all right. we'll be right back. stay with us. >> so .500. [ mom ] my son only wanted one toy this year. i want a robosan 4000. [ mom ] the one no one could get. toy stores are reporting long lines and empty shelves. a robosan 4000. [ mom ] and i mean no one. so i did most of my holiday shopping on citi specials. with the money i saved, i bid online -and got exactly what he wanted. -a robosan 4000! [ television ] introducing the new robosan 5000. [ mom ] at least for now. [ male announcer ] make your happy holid

. >>> pacers and hornets, he never had a buzzer beater until tonight, he wins it for indiana. ♪ [ musicing off the court. women you can cross conducting a symphony off the list. he conducted sleigh right with the boston pops tonight. >> look at his tuxedo, with tails. >> he looked absolutely good in a tuxedo but the 49ers very much alive, the raiders gonna need a lot of help. tickets available at raiders.com. >> crazy. under .500 in the playoffs maybe. >> well 8-8 for sure is going to win that division. no better than 8-8. >> crazy. ,,,, [ female announcer ] safeway talks gift ideas. music makes a great gift. i like rock, hip-hop, country... and you are telling me this, why? i...uh...thought you might be my secret santa? no. i'm giving for skunk. uh, i can hear you. no. not you. the other skunk. [ female announcer ] safeway is the place to stock up on itunes gift cards. right now, save $6 on a $40 4-pack. keep 'em on hand. only at safeway. ingredients for life. 1 in 6 americans live in hunger. at bank of america, we've created the gift for opportunity fund to support feeding america and

last night, kobe and company, taking on the new orleans hornets. third quarter action. pau gasol finds bryant open. lakers take a 67-43 lead. later on in the third quarter, kobe, hitting the jumper. 20 for him. lakers up by 24. we go to the fourth quarter. lamar odom or mr. khloe kardashi kardashian. the lakers win 103-88. they snap that ugly, three-game skid. >>> how about the heat in houston to take on the rocket. dwyane wade, coming off the 40-point performance against the knicks. first quarter, wade, three ball. gets the friendly roll on the road. wade with 24 first-half points. fourth quarter action now. wade, deuce and the damage. heat, up by eight. more wade in the fourth quarter. in fact, wade goes absolutely off. 45 points. he now has 30 career 40-point games. and the heat go on to win, 125-119. their tenth-straight win on the road. >>> to the college game. coach k., going for win number 880. as duke takes on unc greensboro. first-half action. nolan smith, three ball. took it. duke up by 13. second half, kyle singler, he'll hit a three. 27 for him. duke cruisin

in alameda, a big band event is going on at the uss hornet museum at 7:15 tonight and there will be dance lessons. at 8:30, 3:00 jump, a classic big band tune will take the stage and play until 1:00 in the morning. tickets range from $45 to $85. families with children don't need to stay up past their bedtime to celebrate. the science center will have its annual new year's eve ball drup at 11:00 this morning. there's also another one at 1:00 and 4:00 this afternoon. at these times it's going to be midnight somewhere on earth and this year's event will have a little environmental twist. natural latex bloalloons will b used and then calm posted and turned into soil for the center's gardens. >>> time to check and see what's coming up at 5:00. for that we say hello to laura working on the stories for you. >> that's right. good morning to you. a new law goes into effect which will help make sure people get health insurance coverage. we'll compare that with the federal law and let you know what it means for your family and friends. >>> plus we couldn't be more proud of the stanford ladies basket

dinero por los filis de philadelphia en la nba el heat sigue encendido recibieron la visita de los hornetsdulce de leche. nos vamos. >>> así es, gracias bueno, usted sabía que un aro con el que jugábamos en la infancia fuese ser el secreto para aumentar nuestra capacidad ganadora >>> estamos en una misa de la iglesia del círculo, aquí no hay altar o libro sagrado. . >>> esta energía que surge en todo el cuerpo, una energía que levantas y sana >>> estos practicantes del círculo que es considerado el más potente, usa m massimo desato de los juegos infantiles para activar y canalizar su energía. >>> es una unidad usada por millones de años en tribus y la tenemos que conservar porque es el núcleo. >>> me siento con más energía, puedo eliminar la rabia que tengo de momento, frustraciones carmen, cecilia, richard puede ser considerada la sa cerdo tiza del círculo, di cuestión que comienza cada día activando con el aro la energía de sus manos. >>> sanar mis manos, para dar una buena energía a los pacientes que trato. >>> así mismo ha incorporado este instrumento en su trato con los pacientes llev

the uss hornet a did he commissioned aircraft carrier on which gays and lesbians could not serve. but soon they will be able to come out on all military vessels thanks to today's historic vote. this is john sasaki, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> what's next for the u.s. military and the impact of the controversial law? that story is coming up at 10:30. >>> well, the day that brought joy to gay rights advocates brought disappointment to support hes supporters of illegal immigrants. the dream act would have provided children of illegal immigrants who go to college and join the military the right to become citizens. in a 5-41 vote the vote failed to get the votes it needed. bay area supporters of the dream act accuse those who rejected the bill of playing politics. >> i think the vote sends a message that the politicians of both parties are completely out of touch with where this nation is and where it's going and headed. >> supporters called today's vote a setback but say they will continue to push for this. and a california law allowing illegal immigrants to attend public university. >>

either way, it stirred up a hornets nest of issues, especially the talk of the rift, between the mcnabbs and shanahan, and the mike and offensive coordinator kyle. it finally broiled over. here's mike shanahan. >> when i talked to donovan yesterday after practice, you know, i told him once he can have an offense the next three weeks and i can do what i think is the best interest in the organization. that is to get a good feel where we're at in the quarterback position and i told him i can't guarantee him. and. >> mcnabb has a funny role and will act as a backup to rex grossman. the final two weeks of the season, he will be the third string quarterback and john beck will be the final backup for grossman. mike shanahan is trying to evaluate the quarterback and find out who he has for the roster and mcnabb's future here looks more cloudy after this. >> lindsey, you talked about his future. what about the big contract mcnabb signed before the eagles game against the eagles. what about that? >> yeah, it was not too long ago, november 15th, when he signed that contract. it was a five-year, $78

. >> we kick over a hornets nest every time this topic comes up. we have had you on before, now you are back doing it again going ahead with studies on this. >> that's right. let me make two statements first of all this isn't a communist plot and secondly, we are not trying to implement anything for five years. which means that what we are going to do with the blessing of the transportation authority board is continue to study in many depth different alternatives that could be used this is not a revenue generation plot to balance the books in san francisco it is a tool to get the better more balanced transportation system where everybody has a better time commuting getting from a to b not just people driving but on transit. >> 3 to $6 a day. >> we are talking in the analysis we did just a feasibility study $3 in $3 out but going to be review iting that as well. >> maybe it is because i lived in new york, new york city or because i am regularly a traffic reporter monday through friday, congestion is bad getting into san francisco but not horrible co

will play out and his dream is that israel will attack iran have nuclear facility, screw it up, the hornetseen aroused and they will begin to attack interest in the persian gulf forcing president obama to come in and white iran of the maps to borrow some language. at the end of the day he said what we will get meaning the arabs is the persian threat will be neutralized and the americans will be passed off that is relieving arabs as their only friends. nothing to achieve the goal. it is actually borne out by what we have read in the last couple weeks. all i can say is president obama is no different than any other president. he does not want to be forced by a small country to go to war when he doesn't feel like going to war. that is a fair assessment to make. he is not unaware many americans, jewish and not jewish see iran as an enemy and understand it would not be an unpopular war if it went quickly and well. but that being said he is not in the mindset of going to war with iran right now. there's a possibility that he would look at the threat of non-proliferation and go to war. it is plaus

yes, they're a big problem in afc, but they're they're not a big problem here, and to stir that hornet'sturn those people against the government could cause major problems. in a way you have diverging interests with the u.s. here and pakistan here. >> chris lawrence for us in islamabad, pakistan, thank you. >>> and later we're giving you an up-close look from the eyes of one young soldier. [ male announcer ] don't let aches and pains in the morning slow you down. introducing bayer am. its dual-action formula delivers extra strength pain relief, plus it fights fatigue. so get up and get going with new bayer am, the morning pain reliever. [ laughs ] that's so dumb. [ laughter ] nice. [ male announcer ] don't be left behind. get it first with at&t. the nation's fastest mobile broadband network. period. rethink possible. with three seafood-and-steak combinations, all under $20! like succulent lobster and wood-grilled sirloin, or new chardonnay shrimp and sirloin. ends soon at red lobster. with listerine® whitening plus restoring rinse. it's the only listerine® that gets teeth two shades whit

we've got some tremendous video from this game last night against the hornets.s is third quarter action. we're teeing up the play now. this is lebron james. we're going to see it in a second. would you describe what happens here and the video will match you at some point. >> okay. it was late in the third, the shot clock winding down. lebron cuts to the baseline and does this turn away, fade away shot and it goes from behind the backboard and it's all net. who does that? lebron james does that. >> lebron james does that. was it the mcdonald's commercial years ago when you had magic and byrd and jordan playing horse try this shot? isn't that what it looked like? it looked like a shot from the game of horse. >> and at the 24 shot clock buzzer at that. it was very exciting and the fans were on their feet. american airlines was rocking last night. okay. i want to change gears with you here. it's a piece of video that i guess we all that you tell we would see at some point. we just didn't know when. it is brett farve on the sidelines at the start of a football game.

a good example would be tactical aircraft modernization, where we are building a super hornet for the navy, planning to spill -- to build three different kinds of airplanes for the navy and marine corps, completing the purchase of the f-22 and modernizing munitions that are capable of far more precise attacks that have never been possible. the full range of modernization is excessive. it does not mean that any one of them is wasteful. i am not trying to c ritique, but we take a gamble but what is the healthiest way to build a strong defense. a second guidepost would be programs that were way over costs or would underperform. this is common sense. i am not saying anything radical here. the army has adopted some of its philosophy in recent years with some help from the office of the secretary of defense and canceled its future combat system. the next generation vehicle system that was probably not doing very well in performance terms or financial terms, and it was the sort of thing we need to be able to scrutinize and potentially canceled. that is a very important area as well. and a th

a good example would be tactical aircraft modernization, where we are building a super hornet for thepill -- to build three different kinds of airplanes for the navy and marine corps, completing the purchase of the f-22 and modernizing munitions that are capable of far more precise attacks that have never been poible. the full range of modernization is excessive. it does not mean that any one of them is wasteful. i am not trying to c ritique, but we take a gamble but what is the healthiest way to build a strong defense. a second guidepost would be programs that were way over costs or would underperform. this is common sense. i am not saying anything radical here. the army has adopted some of its philosophy in recent years with some help from the office of the secretary of defense and canceled its future combat system. the next generation vehicle system that was probably not doing very well in performance terms or financial terms, and it was the sort of thing we need to be ae to scrutinize and potentially canceled. that is a very important area as well. and a third and more difficult a

. >> reporter: for free, as does her husband rick who doc saved from a swarm of hornets. >> me mows hisg world war ii the last time he took a day off, but knows exactly what he would defensive he took another. >> i would like to go to missouri someday. >> reporter: 58 miles away. missouri's not too far from here. >> no but it takes some time to do it. >> reporter: he also loves trees, doc's donated 10,000 around town. dr. donor has no children of his own, he married only briefly. but he's delivered 3,500 babies, more than rushville's population. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: there are no statues to his kind of devotion, just lives. >> i can make it all right. >> reporter: because the town looks after him. for "today," bob dotson, nbc news with an american story in rushville, illinois. >> wow, that's really something. making a difference every day of their life. >> $5 a visit. >> bless his heart. oh, dear. that's a great story from bob dotson. >>> we have much more still ahead this morning, how to tell if you or your spouse is actually a secret spend. >>> this morning on "today's" pet

a good example would be tactical aircraft modernization, where we are building a super hornet for the navy, planning to spill -- to build three different kinds of airplanes for the navy and marine corps, completing the purchase of the f-22 and modernizing munitions that are capable of far more precise attacks that have never been possible. the full range of modernization is excessive. it does not mean that any one of them is wasteful. i am not trying to c ritique, but we take a gamble but what is the healthiest way to build a strong defense. a second guidepost would be programs that were way over costs or would underperform. this is common sense. i am not saying anything radical here. the army has adopted some of its philosophy in recent years with some help from the office of the secretary of defense and canceled its future combat system. the next generation vehicle system that was probably not doing very well in performance terms or financial terms, and it was the sort of thing we need to be able to scrutinize and potentially canceled. that is a very important area as well. and a th

the hornet nests being aroused come the iranians will begin to attack an american interest in the persianf forcing president obama to come in and wipe iran off the map, to borrow some language. and at the end of the day he said what we will get, meaning the arabs, the persian threat will be neutralized and that the americans will be pissed off at israel's leading the arabs as the only friend. and have done nothing to achieve that goal. and i think it is borne out by what we've read in the last couple of weeks. so i don't, all i can say is that president obama is no different than any other present and that he doesn't want to force by a small country to go to work when he doesn't feel like going to war. i think that's a fair assessment to make. is also not unaware that many americans, jewish and non-jewish, see iran as an enemy, and he understands that it would not necessarily be an unpopular war if it went quickly and well. but that being said, he certainly is not in the mindset of going to war with iran right now. when i say that there's a possibility that he would look at a threat to no