we made it and now excited. >> kristina: your motto all season was chase it.the fourth quarter really sealed the victory. tell me how you found that daylight there. >> michigan state football. ground throughout the game and looking that good in the beginning of the game. we finished. play football. >> kristina: michigan state football team is the big ten championships knocking off ohio state who was previously undefeated. what really got you guys moving tonight especially on offense? >> just playing like any other game. we just played a good football game and play with a chip on our shoulders and keep grinding. >> kristina: congratulates, jeremy. erin? >> erin: he just said how many pass yards did i have? not that many, not that many. start with that. braxton miller and offensive team tried to open it up in the in the fourth? >> it'sc-6e hard containing br miller. he is a great football player. it was hard. we told ourselves we trust each other and do each other's job and we did our job and came out with a win. >> erin: your head coach said this is amnÃlife m

i'm kristina. nice to meet you. >> kristina, hello. good to meet you. >> i'd be lying if i didn't admit i was still a bit nervous interviewing royalty. what is the duke of edinburgh aw-- sorry. can i start over? [ both chuckle ] >> you can do it as many times as you'd like. that's fine. >> what is a duke of edinburgh award, and why was it started? >> the award is an achievement award for young people -- probably the leading achievement award for young people -- which brings together a mixture of practical experiences, life skills, and is, i suppose, in a rather grand way trying to create the sort of global citizens of the world, and it was started back in the -- dare i say it? -- back in the '50s, and my father was very much part of the spread of the award into something that could function initially around great britain, and then it very quickly spread around, first the commonwealth, and then way beyond by word of mouth. and it was really about how to help young people going though school who are not motivated by academics and by acad

the family continues to struggle with her death, but kristina gave the gift of life this christmas. last night, family and friends remembered christina and the organs she donated to save another life. her parents talked about spending this christmas without her. >> i think about the memories, the times that we shared with her. that helps us out a lot. we talk about her a lot. it helps. >> i usually wake of early in morning, 4:00 a.m. or about 5:00 a.m.. i have her pictures of. i just sit there, i spend time thinking about her. i remember the good times that we had. >> as a thank you for donating part of her kidney. the family of a baby named jaden sent a letter to kristina's >> coming up on the kron4 morning nils. the christmas holiday is over, but a mother holidays starting today. we will take a look at the celebrations for the first day of kwanzaa. good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the ba

the family continues to struggle with her death, but kristina gave the gift of life this christmas. last night, family and friends remembered her and the organs she donated to save another life. her parents talked about spending this christmas without her. >>: we just think about the great memories carry it >>anny: as a thank-you for donating part of her kidney, the family of a baby named j. then sent a letter to the family. --jaden. we'll be right back after this break the time now is 408. from the thai some rattled philippines to conflict toward syria to the stable gathered in st. petersburg state and rome. all very different places the similar wishes of hold on christmas day. in his first christmas day address as leader of the catholic church pope francis spoke of world peace. >>: trapeze is not a lovely facade which conceals conflict and division. peace calls for daily commitment. about and the united kingdom and message from queen elisabeth called for quiet reflection. >>: for christians as for all people of faith, reflect and meditation and prayer helps us renew ourselves and

we have have a performance by kristina perry. and we have a lot going on. >> soma mariah carey, we went to her house yesterday. we wondered if she could cook. we're not going to show you the whole thing, but trust us, it's worth waiting for. ♪ we wish you a merry christmas we wish you a merry christmas ♪ ♪ oh, so merry merry christmas and a happy new year ♪ >> good. >> all i want for christmas is just you. >> let's hope that wet your whistle. we didn't know what to expect. i've known maria since she was a baby. never spent time with her, certainly never went to her house. >> i felt a little underdressed. she had a ball gown on. >> and we have no idea why santa claus was there. but why wouldn't he be is the question. >>> so our trees, we're keeping christmas nice and quiet, simple. >> look at yours, yours is probably the gorgeous one. >> no. you see, you know what you do, that's it, the white lights, the star on top. >> there's so many going on, anyway, in that room. >> the lovely ladies from child sent me something and i haven't

friends, one family in livermore spent their first christmas without their daughter. 21 year-old to kristina chesterman, and aspiring nursing student, was killed in september by drunken driver. the family continues to struggle with her death, but gave the gift of life this christmas. last month, family and friends remembered her and the organs that she donated to save someone else's life. >> i usually wake up pretty early, i have all heard the pictures up. i just want to spend time to remember all the good times that we shared. >> as a thank-you for donating part of her kidney, the family of a baby named jaden sent a letter to her family. >> the time is 7 07 a.m.. a few tense moments and last night's warriors' game. one player even was kicked out. >> here is a live look outside. we are waiting for a number gorgeous day. we will be right back are. good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went ou

james glanton, his girlfriend kristina macantee and three children ages 3 to 10 have been missing since sunday. last seen in a mining town, they were headed for a day in the snow. the terrain is rugged, remote and this time of the year. >> it is subzero temperatures. >> temperatures can kill. rescue teams held on to hope. the family had a cell phone but the area they were in was so remote there was no service. still, their last known signal helped lead search teams to a specific area. the nevada national guard launched helicopters and what some call a miracle. chris montez spotted the family's overturned jeep. >> they had a fire going and jay was heating up rocks in a fire and at night putting them in the jeep with him. >> airlifted to a local hospital, an entire community and family members heard the good news. >> i'm relieved. thank god he answered our prayers. they told me they found him and that's all i wanted to hear. >> a family of six in good condition after a sunday drive to play in the snow, a trip they'll never forget. nbc news, los angeles. >> it is remarkable how resourceful

kristina and larry, welcome aboard. and, jon, good to see you again.gnaling buttons in hand because here comes the jeopardy! round for the three of you. and today we feature these categories. we hope you have them. we'll bring you... alex: jon, you start. i'll take latin words & phrases for $200, please. jon. what is the truth? that's it. latin, $400. jon. what is alma mater? yes. latin, $600. larry. what is after war? yes.

kristina shows how some of the wishes mailed in from bay area children are being answered. >> the u.s. post office on evans street in san francisco is santa's workshop. over a thousand letters to santa were mailed in from bay area kids and these are some of the volunteers making the wishes come true. we're blessed and it's a good time to help out. >> they chose to be santa's helpers gifting presents to seven children. it's not easy when a child wants pictures of santa's reindeer. i said we couldn't get them together at the same time. >> folks found traditional favorites like a barbie bike, lego and cars. >> some kids are not asking for toys. one asked for food, so the helper got a kitchen set and 100-dollar gift card to safeway inside. >> i know how it feels not having a lot of money. now i can give a little bit back. some asked for simple things. >> like a pair of walking shoes, the boy has problems with his feet and wants to stay healthy. in another letter a mother asks for gifts for her daughters she can't afford. >> i want to do that all the time. can't talk about what santa got a

how's he going to get an 88-pound marble-topped table to kristina tripp's front door in colorado?at. roly poly. unsurprisingly, the marble shattered into five pieces. and u.p.s. paid up. 6:05 a.m. santa has landed in jersey, newark airport. and 40 minutes later, he's wheels up for the big apple. 9:15 a.m., manhattan. santa's final sorting office. >> it was offloaded, put on the conveyor belt system, came up and went out the designated route. it's going out and deliver for you. >> reporter: david, i imagine, is getting excited about his delivery. 10:00 a.m. abc news world headquarters, new york city. it's the p.o.d., proof of delivery. and santa's final destination. 17 hours, 30 minutes since he left marina del rey. will he be broken? will i get to file a complaint? all right, here we come. the moment of truth. 10:34 a.m. david muir's office. intact, tasteful, heartfelt. >> this is a powerful moment between me and nick. >> reporter: the moral of our holiday story -- remember dana's packaging tips. >> you always want to over-pack. >> reporter: and you too can send a fragile santa cl

. >> catherine: a great loss -- led to a great gift this christmas21-year-old kristina chesterman --ring nursing student -- died september 22nd in a hit and run accident in chico. >> catherine: and while her family in livermore spent christmas without their daughter. they're taking some comfort in the fact that a part of her was used to save someone else's life. >> catherine: kron4's alecia reid has the story -- you'll only see here on kron-4. >> reporter: his life was saved after receiving portions of her kidney. it has been an unbearable three months since she was killed by a truck driver. thousands of family members walk through these doors like to experience a christmas celebration unlike anyone has ever seen. >> reporter: this christmas one person was missing >> think about her memories and the time we shared with christie not and that helped a lot patrick >> used to wake up from early in the morning and we would have all of her pictures of the just-in-time thinking about her in remembering all of the good times with christina. >> catherine: breaking knows the family of teenager

do not and actual position that can take to stand in this context it out if they could spend you kristina tremendously out for full if you like process of democracy read the ruling garment could have been held accountable with a quick in and all ten of the flow was a lot of people i speak the arts in st even from the land movement in south beach. although the pets people of the mistakes that have been done practically since two thousand and nine and this government has achieved a lot at dawn as the noida to work with als can then look for clues old auctions are they looks really acted much more worse than the second is that we're looking at the moment is there an alternate phenomenon new year. we don't know how to apply the loop acted in it we don't have to repeat it what fools as mozart is boom boom boom a new position might be in within the anti bikie people mention that i could however on my sources on investigations related to construction permits. being that being the protected areas of istanbul and then in that purse and investigations are related to a massive your own budgets in is

meteorologist kristina loren has the look at the forecast. >> good morning to you. happy saturday.e have quite a bit of action on the radar. let's take it to the view and give you an idea of how cold it is. most of the moisture is coming out of the bay area. the next few hours, temperatures are going to continue to drop off. that means all the rain we accumulated could freeze. out on the roadways, especially the north bay, up to an inch of rain. take it easy out there. we are going continue to drop off. 33 degrees, one degree above freezing. remember, if you want the seven day forecast, it's on the bottom of the screen. the temperatures will keep dropping. we are going to keep following the numbers for you. stick with us here on nbc bay area. back to you. >> thank you. the cold snap shows no mercy and killed four homeless people. county officials are urging those in the cold to head to shelter. on any given night, there are 7,000 homeless people on the street. the challenge is finding space for everyone when there are 6 beds in three shelters. if many different reasons, people refu

let's check in with i didn't say kristina. >> good morning. hazy here in san jose.and arndt the inner bay. here's the east bay, 49 degrees in oakland. lots of fog. this is going to be the case until about 10:00 a.m. after that, the sun will be out in full force. upper 60s in places like morgan hill and livermore by tomorrow. a cold front moves through the bay area. upper 40s on the way in the silicon valley by thursday. here's mike. >> we have that peninsula fog and that's drifted across the water to san mateo. this is the hayward side of the bridge itself. across the span, we have a slow drive from really beinging down. the early issue. i'm told it's just reopened its lanes, but the transition is closed because of a deadly crash involving a pedestrian. 280 into san francisco. back to you. >> thank you much. laura will have more news in a half an hour. >>> it's 8:00 on today, coming up, inside the deadly train crash. we'll hear from a survivor and bring you the latest on the investigation into how it happened. >>> plus, it's cyber monday. so how do you think all tho

. >> kristina, where should we put this in the apartment? >> where's the trash compactor?second. i guess i'll go next. i drew al roker. >> oh, look at this. >> picture as well. >> or poster perhaps. >> you have inspiration in getting the gift. >> there you go. >> it's kind of a walk through our year together. >> oh, look at this. >> see, we all have similar ideas. fantastic. >> the make-out session. >> nice. >> cuddling in the canoe. >> and my favorite, when jeanine driver violated you. >> that was al's favorite of the year. so that's a little something for above the mantle. >> i love it. >> the good news is, the restraining order is still on her. >> so, natalie, merry christmas. >> thank you. >> i saw this and thought of you. your more athletic side and artistic side and it's a wonderful organization. >> oh, okay. >> this is a sweet gift, then. >> well, i think so. >> this is an inspirational gift, you said. okay. what have we got here? oh, very cool. >> it's a dance top. >> this is fan as it stick. i love that. >> if you're in new york and you haven't seen it you have to

right now we'll take a break and go over to kristina loren and see what's going on weather-wise. >> itwards much healthier levels of pollution as we head throughout tomorrow. that's the good news. temperatures are going to be comfortable yet again. ramping up into the 70s and the south bay. we'll be in the mid 60s. today along the peninsula and in san francisco. upper 60s for the east bay. tri-valley same for you. then things start to change. the same system will drop our temperatures like a rock. getting into wednesday and thursday. we'll fall into the upper 50s to low 60s. the good news is if you like the warmer weather, we're going to keep that coming for you both saturday and sunday. temperatures climbing into the upper 60s. we'll check your drive. here's mike. >> more of that haze kind of want to wipe it away from your air, but we can't. smooth drive right here westbound. we're looking at toward the peninsula side where 92 and 101 do slow a bit towards the interchange. on the map you'll see the southbound side slow. there's a crash headed out to the shoulder, and northbound 101 sl

that's me with the bad wig and kristina and erica hill and dave, her husband. and all the way left.s friday night. we got to see "anchorman 2" and the idea was dress up as if you were in the movie. i was like lester good to see you. he won the competition hands down. >> any time you can wear that big afro and look that good. >> we got to sit and watch the movie. it was awesome. >> i was working saturday. >> we missed you. >> i couldn't make it. i was going to be a good girl and go to bed early but there's lester. my partner. >> knocking down merlot and watching the movie. >> what? >> no way. >> we enjoyed it. we had a great time. you talked a little bit about the weather. extreme all over the place. we said warm here but the real problems are deadly storms. flooding in the midwest. ice storms in parts of the northeast now and record warm weather across the east coast. five people drowned along washed out roads in kentucky. hughes, arkansas, a tornado touching down on saturday. that killed another person. 700 flights cancelled. it's just a variety of weather that's getting extreme in