. >> we all know kareem abdul-jabbar. the country's all-time leading scorer, six-time nba's most valuable player, 19 nba all-star. she inspired a nine-year ban on slam dunks. but you might not know him as a social and political activist. >> kareem speaks out on issues like cancer care. on november 2016, he was awarded the presidential medal of freedom, america's highest civilian honor. >> i'm flattered that people would be inspired by things that i have done and said. >> kareem's a phenomenon, but who are his heros and heroines. from sports, movies, music, the wild west, even ancient egypt, they're all change makers. >> there's few people on there that probably would surprise people. >> he's not who you think he is, that's for sure. >> i structured my list basically with the people that influenced me when i was a young person. my teenage years of going to college and my young adult years. but then, i had to make it evolve, because it's been a long time. a whole lot has happened since then. >> kareem's career began as a 15

when we come back, we have nba legend kareem abdul-jabbar is here. so much more than a ballplayer. wait until you hear what awards kareem just won and he's going to talk to us about an op ed he has about the future of our country that has many an eye brow raised. good to see you, big man. why are you checking your credit score? you don't want to drive old blue forever, do you? [brakes squeak] credit karma, huh? yep, it's free. credit karma. give yourself some credit. (vo) it's the holidays at verizon, and the best deals are on the best network. with no surprise overages, you can use your data worry free and even carry over the data you don't use. and right now get four lines and 20 gigs for only $40 per line. you'll even get the samsung galaxy s7, the pixel phone by google, or the motoz droid for only $10 per month. hurry, these offers end soon. get the best deals and the best network, only on verizon. . >>> a big honor for the big man. kareem abdul-jabbar honored by "sports illustrated" for his athletic success and years of leadership. receiving the "sports illustrated" muhammad al

kareem abdul-jabbar. giannis talked after helping the bucks win their fifth game in six tries. it's a great feeling. i just to find my teammates--trying to play basketball and find the open tonight: partly to mostly cloudy with soem flurries. lows in the teens with single digit wind chills.friday: variably cloudy with stray flurries possible during the day. highs in the mid 20s with wind chills in the teens. wind: wnw 5-15 mph.rest of the week/weekend: dry and chilly with low 20s friday. saturday night into sunday could provide the chance for snow, and this could continue into early sunday morning. right now it appears 3 to 5 inches will fall across the area. keep checking back for updates. another wave could provide another shot of snow sunday night into monday morning. 3 thanks for joining us.the cbs evening news with scott pelley is next.be sure captioning sponsored by cbs godspeed, john glenn. >> 5, 4, 3,... >> tonight, we were an american hero, space pioneer john glenn, the first american to orbit the earth. >> looks like >> pelley: also tonight, wicked weather creates mas

he's only 22 and he's only 1 triple-double shy of matching kareem abdul- jabbar's 8 career triple-doubles. the last time out, giannis antetokounmpo had his 2nd triple-double of the season. and he looks to lead the host the hawks. "i know every night is not going to be a scoring night. but i got to always find a way to help my teammates and try to get a win." "i think the team is rolling right now. everyone's playing great. jp is playing great. jabari parker......he's a beast right now." tomorrow afternoon at the bc, the renewal of a rivalry as marquette will welcome in wisconsin for both teams come in playing well, the badgers winners of 4 straight and the golden eagles winners of their last 5. and coach steve wojciechowski is hoping to have a distinct advantage since the game is on his turf. "it makes a difference. we appreciate the support we get here. we anticipate saturday being the best crowd we've had this season and hopefully it's one we can build off of." with snow coming this weekend, it might be hard to think about baseball. but in only 67 days, the brewers pitchers and training

at just 22 years old, giannis antetokounmpo is closing in on one of kareem abdul jabbar's franchise records. the greek freak got his second triple double of the season last night in the bucks win over the trail blazers. giannis had 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists for his seventh ca -- in the franchise behind abdul-jabbar's eight. he could tie the record tomorrow night against the hawks. finally, first place in the afc west was on the line, second quarter, alex smith goes back and fires one deep to hill, in fact, all points were scored in the second quarter. kansas in control tonight, hanging on to win 21-13. as for the packers and the seahawks, they play this sunday. the packers have done well against the seahawks in lambeau field. perhaps that can continue. joyce: russell wilson was talking about how excited he will be because snowing. we will have a final look at the forecast coming up. then, after this newscast, "jimmy kimmel live." guests tonight include jennifer joyce: this is the kind of forecast you like. it will be interesting this weekend. mark: this is the kind of forecast

but because of the media, you can now watch lew alcinder, kareem abdul-jabbar. that is the guy we want. basketball is all local. in the '50s and '60s, it becomes national. >> the guy that recruited, from new york? >> we talk about the reasons why frank maguire is able to bring them to new york. other questions, other thoughts? no one wants to argue back and say larry bird was way better than magic? >> i'm not going to argue either way. >> it doesn't matter. >> i was a boston fan. one of the things i remember reading in the press, they always talk about how hard of a worker larry bird was. i do not remember reading that as much about magic. it was more natural ability. >> i think this plays into our ideas about race. bird's is due work ethic, magic has natural ability. i am arguing that those are players you should not make that comparison. neither have particular athleticism. they have athleticism, clearly, but not explosive athleticism. in some ways, from the basketball standpoint, they are the same guy. but it is interesting we think ab

. >> we all know kareem abdul-jabbar.ll-time leading scorer, six-time nba's most valuable player, 19 nba all-star. she inspired a nine-year ban on slam dunks. but you might not know him as a social and political activist. >> kareem speaks out on issues like cancer care.

muhammad ali legacy brown teamed up with muhammad ali and basketball stars bill russell and kareem abdul-jabbar to protest the vietnam war. there's jabar right there. they became key members some believe of the civil rights movement. >> tia: a loot of people believe that. great honor for him. >>> also tonight the ohio high school state basketball championships begin at the shoe in columbus. cuyahoga heights, st. ingacius is archbishop and canton central catholic all get their shots at state championships. i hope they all win. >>> the national weather service confirms five people died when at least 13 tornadoes formed in alabama, louisiana, mississippi, and tennessee yesterday. the small town of rosalee, alabama was hardest-hit and today the focus is cleaning up. cold, sam. >> samantha: very cold and windy. so if you do any holiday decorating today, dress warmly. i would watch out for that wind, if you're going to be putting up lights on the gutters and anything like that. this is the forecast. 30s in the morning and low 40s in the afternoon, and it will feel in the 30s all day long. yes, decemb

. >>> we all know kareem abdul-jabbar.ime leading scorer, six-time nba's most valuable player, 19 nba all-star. answer it's 7'2" the man who is said to have imspired a nine-year ban on slam dunks. but you might not know him as a social and political activist. >> kareem speaks out on issues like cancer care. >> i'm michael jordan, i said that because donald trump wouldn't know the difference. >> on november 2016, he was awarded the presidential medal of freedom, america's highest civilian honor.

of the night the muhammad ali legacy award going to bill russell and attendees jim brown and kareem abdul-jabbar. they're icons but also known for their activism. three? >> when i decided that sports is going to be something i wanted to do, i started to read about the history of sport. guys who, you know, not only was phenomenal in their respective sport but also what did they do outside of sport that made them so transcendent. as good as they were in those times where definitely nothing was handed to them and everything was earned. >> cleveland is a city of champions once again. >> reporter: as lebron takes time to appreciate his hard earned milestones of 2016, he is also looking forward to a different title, executive producer of the new trivia game show "the wall." >> there's no better feeling than winning. >> i've been seeing this promo about "the wall". >> i'm so excited about this game. i can't tell -- i can't tell you. >> that's the kid in you. >> this is the kid in me because i wish i could be -- i want to play the game too. we're giving normal people an opportunity to change their lives