cut back in certain hubs they would like to, but that's part of the settlement as well. >> douglas kidd what about the flying public? what is their interest here? >> the flying public has one interest, and that is being able to fly, and of course flying on an airline that is not facing bankruptcy, and that is hopefully making money and will be in a position to treat the customer and the passenger gregory. when an airline is facing financial difficulty, there is a tendency to pinch pennies. it's quite another when american airlines in the past has received proposed fines and penalties for neglecting maintenance. that's really important. so to the extent that this merger can resolve some of those issues so that flying will remain safe and comfortable, then of course the passengers are all for it. >> the general trajectory, if you want to fly anywhere from anywhere has been fewer seats, somewhat higher fairs, lower level of service, and more fees. is any of that going to change with this new american vigor, american airlines? >> that remains to be scene. this is a matter of concern for us.

brooklyn nets announce in a curious move as jason kidd has reassigned assistant coach lawrence frank to a new roam, in which he will not attend practices or games. he'll file reports. the nets entered the night with a five and 12 record. in college football, u.s.c. introduced a new coach. steve sarkisian takes over the role. lane kiffin was fired. steve sarkisian was under pete carroll. steve sarkisian had anticipated a university of washington in 2008. in baseball. the new york yankees agreed to a $750 million with free agent center fielder jack oby ellsbury. a deal that comes in the wake of catcher brian mccann's 5-year, $85 million deal with the yankees. else brie hit 0.298 with 53 rbi in 52 stone bases while helping boston red sox win the world series this past seen. >> was is a crime - we look at the derailment and the law. >> this is not a photograph of morgan freeman. we will tell you what it is coming up. . >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler in new york. here are the stories: >> a union official said the man at the controls was nodding off. the trai

what happened between he and jason kidd?it's a continued soap opera mess, starting with the nets. i knew something was wrong when the season began and jason kidd sat two games out, and frank, the most noted assistant on their staff, he didn't get the chance to do it. they picked the assistant instead. that was confusing. then i heard things, it got worse from there. the relationship was bad and probably in frank's head, look, i could coach these guys better than jason. jason was probably hanging out with his players just a couple monthsing a. it ended up being a bad mix. first soda gate and then. kevin garnett promises they'll be better but i don't see it. >> is kidd's job safe throughout the season regardless of how the team does? >> reporter: i think it's safe but it might get to a point where he'll walk away and say it's fought worth it. he's over his head and he has to lean on his assistance. that's what frank was for. certainly will is a lot of pressure and a lot of money to pay him. >> we'll keep an eye on the nets. th

kidd addressed the team's futility at practice. >> i don't know about them.or us we are surprised where we are at. if we look at how we are plays, this is where we should be. >> i think guys are fighting. we have to look at getting two more stops to put us in a better position. puts us in a better position. the things that we can build on in the first quarter of last night's game has given the ball inside and plays inside out. we may have taken up the rear, but we didn't make anything in the first quarter. those are the positive things that we have to build on. we are working, you know, we play and have enough talent to win. >> now, you saw jason terry there. he was one of the off-season acquisitions i spoke about. i spoke with mark spears about the struggles of the nets and knicks. >> it's a continued soap opera mess out there on both ends. starting with the nets. i mean, i knew something was wrong when the season began and jason kidd had to sit two games out due to a dui and franks, the former head coach did not do it. they picked the assistant. that was co

now, i sat down with kidd to get his side of the story. >> whatever it takes in the sense of helpings to get a play, you know, i'll do it. as a player, i did it. i ran into a coach. is it cheating? you know, so, it can go either way. >> is this cheating? gamesmanship. is it different if you're a coach versus a player? >> i'm kind of on the gamesmanship of it. i have inspected very carefully the various tapes and if you look, his foot goes on the sideline. jones is 40 yards away and not even on the sideline yet. >> okay. >> so i mean, was he thinking -- >> you're saying -- >> what's did big deal? he was fined. we shouldn't turn these sports into litigated events. >> right. >> jones said that was gamesmanship and didn't bother him. by the way, if you change a little bit and make it jacoby jones, it's a great detective series. goes inside. gamesmanship in the nfl. >> new programming alert. >> jacoby intelligence. >> the nfl does not agree and the nba doesn't agree with you. they fined the coaches heavily. part of the thinking is, these are coaches. >> i just think, you know, trying to p

at first our crew thought indiana state prison inmate donte kidd's stack of toilet paper with a mirror on top was some form of abstract art. but he had a far more practical reason for pushing his creation into the corridor outside his cell. >> for those who don't have tvs, sometimes they try to watch it off the range, catch the reflection of an individual tv in the next cell. and just sit back and watch tv. >> kidd is serving time for drug sales dreamt up his creation when his own tv stopped working. >> i call it a porta tv stand. actually because toilet paper, porta stand. just a little jailhouse ingenuity. not as good as high def. you know what i mean? >> while the quality of kidd's television viewing might be compromised, other inmates lose the privilege altogether for causing trouble. >> i don't have a tv. they took all my privileges for spitting on that dude. so it's like i don't know, probably take my privileges and, like, good time, that don't matter here. there ain't no sunshine here, man. >> when we met edwin smith, he had been at colorado state penitentiary for less than a mo

. >> look at this coach, jason kidd.irst year coach with what looked like to be a loaded team. >> i think they're still trying to get used to each other and kidd used to being a head coach as well. it's a work in process for everyone. but that's no h not why he was . they need to challenge the heat and the pacers. >> appreciate. mike morgan with it. nothing says christmas in new york like a rocker feller tea. the 70-foot christmas tree will light up the night. it will be so nice with a dazzling display of 50,000 lights. the goo-goo dolls, i'm not going to repeat that statement. i got trouble. >> do they still perform? >> yes, jewel, an the lighting f the tree at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. we'll have a look at the forecast. this is al jazeera america. >> reporter: bosses are hiring more. this might be the moment we're waiting for in our economic recovery. plus why your doctor may not want to take the insurance you bought on the obamacare exchange. all that and more on real money. >> and now a techknow minute... >> meteorolog

and the friction with jason kidd and the coaching staff is not good.rank will no longer be able to attend practices or be on the bench for games. >> it's just different philosophies, and that's it, you know. we'll figure out how to stop people. >> how disappointing is that, considering he was your coach and you had a great relationship before this. >> it's about basketball, it's about tonight, it's about denver, and that's -- you know, you move forward, you learn. but i'm focused and have to have these guys ready to go tonight. >> the night got worse as they hooped it up with denver. the nuggets went on a 27-7 run to open up a 24-point lead as the nets would lose again dropping to 5-13 on the season. >>> now to the miami heat. lebron and the team have won 11 straight. oh, my goodness smith with a face on chris bosh. detroit jumped out to an 18-point lead. lebron tried to rally back. he has 23 points, but the pistons were just too tough. the pistons would go on to win it, but the birdman, chris andersen cleans up the mess. and mariota will bypass the 20

sue kidd said this. stay in my pj's all day and listen to christmas music.let's take a look at pictures now. this was from sunday and this was from the ice storm. this is from fairfax and these are the berries coated in ice there. now we'll fast forward to today and now they are coated in snow. still a very nice picture. a little bit of ice still melting with the snow and laura sent that in. great job. we love to get snow pictures. snow totals. most of these are on our website. here's another batch for you. coldsville 3 inches. oldtown almost 2. chantilly 3 and bluemont2.3. unless you are south of town was right. now, 37. the dew point was 26 and now 22. why do i talk about the dew point? it's a function of how much humidity is in the air and lower the dew point, the lower the temperature can fall. clear skies and snow is gone. the snow left new england. 32 already in gaithersburg. 30 in frederic and 32 in leesburg. i was just outside in the weather terrace. it is beginning to freeze. so be careful. yellow alert for refreezing, what appears wet may be black

and after year in the locker room, jason kidd let them have it, too. >>> los angeles clippers star, blakesh words for golden state warriors after his rejection. ejection, that is. several scuffles during that game. it was an emotional game when klay thompson blocked a layup with a second left. and stopped a three-pointer by jamal crawford. >>> a little mixing and matching have led to a rare delivery in oklahoma. >> meet the country's first-ever liger. the mom is a liger, a cross between a lion and a tiger. >> they could become the largest cats ever seen. getting up to 800 pounds. >> it's amazing. the mix of the lion and the tiger is larger than the lion or the tiger. 800-pound cat. that's scary. >>> up next, "the pulse." social media is a-buzz with who might be playing lex luther. >>> and beyonce makes a little girl's wish come true. >>> time to check "the pulse." and the new buzz about who might play supervillain lex luther in batman versus superman movie. >> hollywood rumors says denzel washington is a favorite for the role. he has played larger than life roles. he was a bad guy in "tra

randy wittman opposite jason kidd. both suited up on the bench.ut not him, he's on the floor making his return from an achilles injury. looking good off the bench after missing four games with that ankle injury. third quarter, john wall with the ball after a nets turnover and blows by the "d" for two. wizards up 12. wall had 21 points tonight. fourth quarter, back come the nets. led the league down to five. paul pierce led them. season high 27 points for him. two-point gain. now wizards getting the ball inside. nice layup. gives the neem a little breathing room. final 1:00 now. nets down five. drive, shoots, blocked by john wall. great defensive play. and that steals it. wizards win, 113-107. coach randy wittman liking what he sees. >> you know, i thought tonight was as good a game we've played in a long time from start to finish. i just thought our guys, through every run brooklyn made, we kept really good composure, we kept good execution. we had just a lot of really good play. >> it's all good, i guess. wizards take on the celtics on saturday,

kidd. he's the younger brother of the late max robinson, former news anchor here at channel 9. wusa9 will cover a week of tributes to nelson mandela both here and in south africa. >> reporter: i'm derek mcginty along with wusa9 photographer kevin king. we're checking in here at dulles international airport headed to johannesburg south africa to bring you a series of reports leading up to the funeral of mandela, madiba, the heart of south africa. we'll see you there. >> you can watch their report starting tuesday right here on wusa9 and www.wusa9.com. >>> well, you've heard about the nsa spying on americans, but tonight we're learning how the federal government is not the only one spying on your cell phone. local police across the country are doing it, also, even when you're not a suspect. wusa9 investigative reporter russ ptacek worked with usa today and other reporters from our parent company gannett and here's what they found. >> reporter: when you text or talk, even when it's in your purse or pocket, your cell phone is repeated by sending its serial number to nearby cell pho

and afterwards in the locker room, first-year coach jason kidd let them have it, too. >>> los angeles, blake griffin had harsh words for golden state warriors after his rejection. ejection, that is. several scuffles during that game. the warriors finally edged the clippers, 105-103. it was an emotional game when klay thompson blocked a layup with a second left. and stopped a three-pointer by jamal crawford. >>> so, a little mixing and matching have led to a rare delivery in oklahoma. >> meet the country's first-ever liliger. cubs, all three of them, born a month ago at the g.w. zoo. their mom is a liger, a cross between a lion and a tiger. their dad is a lion. so, it makes them liligers. >> based on their genetics, they could become the largest cats ever seen. getting up to 800 pounds. >> it's amazing. the mix of the lion and the tiger is larger than the lion or the tiger. >> 800 pounds. >> 800-pound cat. that's kinda scary. >>> up next, "the pulse." social media is a-buzz with who might be playing lex luther in the upcoming "batman vs. superman" movie. >>> and beyonce makes a little

. >>> no. 2, jason kidd is not having a happy holiday season. his nets are 9 and 19.n throws it downright there, and the bulls win it 95-78. >>> no. 1, here you go. lebron james above the rim. hard to beat. hard to say which one is better. here's no. 2 off the back board. king james with left hand. he beat the lakers in this one by the count of 101-95. bs >>> all right. don't go away. more news after the break. female announcer: female announcer: it's time to make room for the new mattress models during sleep train's huge year end clearance sale. get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempur-pedic mattress sets, at low clearance prices. save even more on floor samples, demonstrators and closeout inventory. plus, free same-day delivery, set up and removal of your old set. why wait for the new models? sleep train's year end clearance sale is on now. superior service, best selection, lowest price, guaranteed! ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ news...that will do it for us...thanks for watchi >>> will ferrell joins david letterman next. >> that'll do it for us. apprec

you thought kidd was great. this is nick of the blue jacket ts, and he was even better. leg. he scores the only goal of the game. have another look. over tampa bay. phenomenal goal to win it. beautiful. ken, we'll be right back. ,, our next newscast is tomorr ing at 4-30. >>> letterman is next with james franco,palo alto's native son. >> there you go. our next news cast tomorrow morning at 4:30. see you then. ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from the heart of broadway, broadcasting across the nation and around the world, it's the "late show" with david letterman. tonight... plus paul shaffer and the cbs orchestra. i'm alan kalter. and now, the mayor of funkytown, david letterman! captioning sponsored by worldwide pants and cbs ( band playing "late show" theme ) ( cheers and applause )

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. >>> no. 2, jason kidd is not having a happy holiday season. his nets are 9 and 19. throws it downright there, and the bulls win it 95-78. >>> no. 1, here you go. lebron james above the rim. hard to beat. hard to say which one is better. here's no. 2 off the back board. king james with left hand. he beat the lakers in this one by the count of 101,,,,,,,, news...that will do it for us...thanks for watchi >>> will ferrell joins david letterman next. >> that'll do it for us. appreciate you watching,,,,,,,,, announcer: it's time to play "family feud"! give it up for steve harvey! steve: welcome to the show. hey, come on. let's go. [captioning made possible by fremantle media] steve: hey, welcome to "family feud," everybody. i'm your man steve harvey. boy, oh, boy, oh, boy, we got a good one for you today. returning for the second day from austin, texas, it's the holliday family. [cheering and applause] and from mcdonough, georgia, it's the connell family. [cheering and applause]

michael kidd and also said that his case for an undisclosed sum the judge noted this was the parents' case in a week where they can see at the lake until almost the picture and before admitting liability. she said was regrettable and most of attitude the family's upset cross over to aunt vicki and then begin another harrowing case of a personal tragedy and more sharp criticism of pay ten c and practice from from its just the merrier yes and this is the hard case to come before this judge in just over a week the agency had still made some last minute meeting liability. we reported on the case last week for the family had raised concerns other layers of color for the candy coat you see of hunter was cool but last week to be imposed on and the medical profession when mistakes the car again on friday that is another case where a family said daryn as suffering was added to hold them or buy it today in the heat to see admitting liability. and yes again today in this case the judge said it was regrettable that the good thing to see how that is until almost the picture ends before it may seem

longer attend practices or games there was reports that there was growing tension between frank and kiddthey called the move a result of different philosophies. it's different philosophies and that is if it. he was your coach and you had different relationship before this. it's about basketball and tonight and denver. >> you move forward and you learn. but the big thing is i'm focused and have to have these guys retteddy to go tonight. >> and now to college football usc is hoping that bringing back pete carroll's assistant will bring the thro trojan back. he posted a 34 and 29 record. they served as co-offensive coordinators under carroll. to be home and is awesome. to see familiar faces and to have my parents sit right here at a press conference when you are accepting a job. you don't get to do this. this is a once in a lifetime opportunity that i felt i had to take advantage of and jump on the first chance i got. i spent sen seven years as a assistant coach and five of those years we went to rose bowls i know how special this place. >> in baseball the seattle mariners are ready to offe

the brooklyn nets in the first year jason kidd has been a major disappointment. despite having the highest payroll as coach, they were worked by the bulls. this team play with no effort, energy or passion. that is something you can control. after the game brooklyn's 98 million point guard, hoping the nets will wake up from a bad dream. >> i'm surprised how the season was played out. it was a nightmare. the way the injuries have been, the things that we talk about every day. the lack of effort and energy. i didn't see that being a problem. we'll put this in again. >> what is this? >> it's a new uniform. >> san antonio who pick it up against the rockets. he shaved his head in support of a cancer patient that he met. they chipped in with 21 points. doing damage. supermen, double dipping with 15 points. now the spurs made it a game in the fourth, and got within three points. that's when number 13 took over. big game jane from arizona state. lighting it up. lock et cetera went on to win 111 to 98. >> how good was serena williams. at 32 years young, you could argue tha

he said, and then all of a sudden i realized kidd cutti was with me. >> the rapper. >> wrae.had his hand on ben's shoulder. and he said there was this mirror. he said when he was looking in that mirror, he wasn't just seeing his reflection, but he saw his whole life. he said when he looked in the mirror, it was the best feeling and that he was happy with everything that had happened in his life and he was proud of himself. and ben thought he was going forward to heaven, but instead he woke up on the floor of the high school. >> i had come home from college to visit that weekend, and we sat out by the lake on our boat dock. it was very unusual to find him out in the dark in the middle of the night in the winter when hfs so cold so i asked why he was there. he said i think god gave me that vision so i won't be afraid of dying and i know that heaven is worth it. i asked him if he is happy that he had woken up. he said i guess and then he started crying really hard. and that was the hardest thing i've ever had to hear him say. but i had to remind him that if he came back, it was

so now the rumor really spreads that joe kidd is trying to buy this election. kennedy then gets a gig, it's the most important deed he's had so far as a young senator your key is asked to give a major talk at the national press club. that's big news in those days. big news. big event. so he steps up, and kennedy knows what is going to get a knows he's prepared to do it. i know which are going to ask you, go ahead. the first question comes up, is your father -- it's very interesting you ask. is at the podium so they can see what's on election. takes out a blank piece of paper, put it on the lectern and says it's interesting you ask that because i just got a telegram from my dad this morning that you might be interested in. can i read? yes. it says, dear joan, i will be very happy to buy you the presidential election. but i will be day and if i'll pay for a landslide. [laughter] you know, it's kennedy. it's john kennedy. the one over a lot. but this exchange of letters was -- that's the exchange of letters that sold the book to the publisher. i knew i was going t

he had jason kidd who got a $50,000 fine for spilling water that he -- that he admitted that he did purposelyut with that being said, i believe the envelope will try to may make tomlin an example i am hearing about 100,000 dollar fine. again, in talking to a number of people in and around the n.f.l. who know him, who played with him, who coached with him, they said this is not in his character. they do not believe he did this intentionally. >> thank you very much anita marks. >> you got it. >> a look at sports. interesting scenario there. >> i could go on for another 30 seconds with that one but i won't. >> jessica, thank you. >> meteorologist dave warren is next with a look at the national forecast. back in a moment. >> and now a techknow minute... >> it's the ultimate race againt time. doctors preforming heart transplant surgery in just 6 hours before a donor organ is damaged by ice, used to keep it cold during transit. but this device could .change all that. it's called the organ care system, or... heart in a box. it works by hooking up the heart to this machine. it pumps it full of warm b

the knicks drop to 9-19 jason kidd is about to fall to 9-19 himself.follow dunk. he had 28 points. eight rebounds. you are looking at a battered ben. bench. >> the warriors wound out the action. tip off with the clippers about 45 minutes from now. and you are looking at the shootaround, about 45 minutes ago with clay thompson and company. you see all of the white shirts. it's part of a whiteout promotion saying the warriors are doing, clippers come in 29. warriors four games back of them this is a big. the only game on national tv tonight. also in the spotlight, scott who is live outside of oracle. scott? >> reporter: big night. big night you can see i'm wearing my shirt. these are all over. it's a whiteout tonight. christmas whiteout. let meet step out of the way and show you the fans pouring into oracle at this pour. everybody very excited for this christmas day basketball game and why not? it's gonna be a good one, too. very tough lakers basketball -- clippers basketball team like you mentioned there sitting top of the pacific at 20-9. the warriors,

. >> kidd to mind that if you cannot make it down here you will not be a long, i will be at home becauset to leave your home, kron4 will have you covered. we will have been a new year's eve live tonight at 11:30 p.m.. >> we will have on our coverage. >> if you're going to be of celebrating may sure if you are not drinking and driving. police are going to be on the lookout this year for drunk drivers. many holiday and dui enforcement's are in place. 17 arrests were made during leisure celebration in san mateo county. crackdowns will be held throughout salon a county and san jose. extra patrols will be out in morgan hill and santa clara. san francisco police are also stressing a zero tolerance policy for public drinking. this say that you should have a designated driver and never drink and drive. >> remember to join us tonight for kron4 is a new year's live presented by nissan. this is the only local and live new year's eve show. that new year's eve live will be right after the new is at 11:00 p.m.. >> now to the field of fire in the south bay. firefighters believe that is stolen car that

two head coaches that could be on the hot seat, jason kidd for the nets, mike woodson for the knicks.> i'm going to brush up next time. >> enough basketball. >> sports host jason paige joining us this morning. thanks again. >> you got it. >> coming up, making the most out of the christmas leftovers. >> we visited the beer and buescher shop in new york city for some ideas for the leftover hams you have in the fridge. that's next from insomniac kitchen. >>> ahead in our next half hour, it was a year of slcelebrity hi and misses from miley cyrus to paula deen. >>> that christmas ham sure was delish. i'm vegetarian. i wouldnw. >>> that christmas ham sure was delish. i'm vegetarian. i wouldn't know. >> i actually had christmas ham did. >> did you? >> i did. you can make an ordinary sandwich or something gourmet. amanda vanallen is serving up something special. >> reporter: we are here at the cannibal. i'm here with chef francis derby. he will teach us what to do with christmas ham leftovers you might have sitting in the fridge. ♪ >> so we use some salted mozzarella. i like the way mozzarel

. >> kidd did here on kron4 for the latest on the freezing temperatures. site as well as our facebook and twitter pages. this is a mother with get the latest information by a court on our mobile app. >> we saw a lot of slow traffic and you can count on westbound 580. you are still very slow from oakland and actually slow out of san leandro. the reason why is because the bay bridge toll plaza has no delays and it is a small ride getting into san francisco. perhaps, this is a end of the commute and hopefully the tell then people can get on their way. off the san mateo bridge is looking good with no problems. >> the u.s. unemployment rate falls to a five-year low of 7 percent as employers added 203,000 jobs. a fourth straight month of solid hiring cut the u.s. unemployment rate. the labor department also revised october's gain to 200,000. the job gains helped lower the unemployment rate from 7.3% in october. the economy has not generated an average of 204,000 jobs from august through november. that is up from 159,000 a month from april through july. >> a mome

starting with the nets, i knew something was wrong when the season began and jason kidd had to sit two games out because of a d.u.i. the former head coach didn't get the chance to do it, they picked the assistant coach instead. that was kind of confusing. i just kept hearing things that got worse from there, the relationship was bad. you know, probably in lawrence frank's head, he's probably like i can coach these guys better than jason. he was just hanging out with players a couple of months ago. it ended up being a bad mix. you had soda gate, now this. i don't know what's going on with the nets. it might get to the point where he walks away and says it's not worth it. i think he's in over his head and you have to lean on your assistants. i'd keep an eye on him, but certainly there's a lot of pressure on him. >> we haven't given enough to talk about chandler being out. he's certainly a big part of this team, but they shouldn't be this bad, they shouldn't be losing to everybody. they shouldn't be getting drilled. mellow called them a laughing stuck. the nets and nicks, nobody's buying