throw by matt schaub. the night. >> jon: all about the pass rush. >> mike: absolutely that time schaub didn't have the quick receiver open. had to move. bye buy a little time. >> mike: josh wilson with the 12-yard return. >> jon: jacoby comes back inside. schaub doesn't see much. going to drop down the pass and immediately, pressure from haloti ngata, doesn't even see josh wilson, that's a credit. once again haloti ngata saying ngata tonight. that's it for the raven, what a play. >> mike: josh wilson came from seattle, traded before the season started is the hero and former maryland terrapin standing by with suzy kolber. >> suzy: what you did see than play? >> ball in the end zone. i want to thank god i had the opportunity to make the play. and we go home victorious. couldn't win any other way. >> suzy: it's such a critical ball game. what was this like for the defense? >> strange, strange, strange. and some more. you know, for the defense to come up with a play like that to end it. oh, man, it was a great

but for finalist matt off man, learning if he'd win wasn't the suspense of the night. this was.r, matt donated his bone stem cells after his football team had mounted a registration drive. his cells were matched and transplanted into cancer patient warren sallach, who now, thanks to matt, is cancer-free. how. >> how are you feeling? >> better now. >> good. >> reporter: so outside the award ceremony, the donor from new jersey and the patient from texas met for the first time with families. both men said they needed to meet but worried about what to say. there's nothing you can say except thank you, and that doesn't cover it. >> reporter: is it too strong to say matt saved your life? >> no. >> the only thing he can do for me after me donating is for him to feel better. >> great job from matt off man, the leader of this team. >> reporter: in division 3 football, matt hoffman was the fearless star of the rowen university team. but doctors warned the drugs matt needed to even donate stem cells would force an end to his junior year season. it was no contest. >> it's a football game, y

kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. there is a complication to this that can only happen one time a year and it is here, the politics of christmas. with pressure to get some important things done there is really a lot of fighting going on and democrats and republicans are not spreading holiday cheer. twas the fight before christmas. >> this is a terrible way to run the federal government's business. >> reporter: the senate to-do list is long. >> the senate will come to order. >> reporter: republicans say there is only time left to fund the government before the money runs out this saturday. >> we ought to pass the tax legislation and keep the lights on. everything else, mr. president, can wait. >> reporter: democrats say they are not leaving town. >> yet, some of my republican colleagues have the nerve to whine about having to stay in action, do the work of the american people. >> reporter: republicans' message to harry reid, don't mess with christmas. >> the democrat leadership somehow thinks that by being here christm

this brilliant woman named emm matt's making me so rvous. >> matt, matt, she's never this nervous. >>ack with everything. >> after this. >>> it's been ten years since we met the parents and six since we met "the fokers." and finally what every parent wants, "little fockers." >> it is an all-star cast, dustin ffman, barbra streisand and robert de niro. take a look. >> what's this? >> that is your own personal yarmulke! one of those little jewish hats. cute! >> we know that you're into that genealogy stuff. >> we thought it would be fun to trace your lineage all the way back. >> yes. and it turns out you are 1/23rd israelite. >> welcome to the tribe, jack. >> while i dispute the findings, i appreciate the gesture, thank you, bernard. >> you're welcome, yakoff, your hebrew name. >> welcome, blythe and mayterry. terry's got quite the outfit on. so chris may and appropriate for morning television. beautifully -- >> my daughter. this is for my men -- wow. that was a big close-up. >> you wear it, we will show it. >> that's a "j" for my man jamie. >> so you're having a good time. i saw screen

. >> i'm matt lauer. the house of representatives set to vote on this tax cut promise today, expected to be a lot closer than it was in the senate, where it was 81-19. >> despite a new call from president obama to pass the bill without changes, house democrats say to expect a heated debate over at what point estates should be taxed and how much. we're going to get the latest from capitol hill straight ahead. >>> also ahead, new details in the brutal murder of yeardley love, a lacrosse player at the university of virginia. attorneys for her ex-boyfriend who also played lacrosse for uva and is charged in the case are casting doubts about how love died, and they want her medical records to allegedly prove their case. we are going to have more on that coming up. >>> plus, important news for parents. the government outlaws drop-side cribs that can be found in millions of homes, hotels, and day care centers. so what if you already have one? we will tell you what you should do coming up. >>> let start this morni

it doesn't cover it. >> is it too strong to say matt saved your life? >> no. >> after what i went through to donate to him, the only thing he can do is to feel better and get better. >> matt hoffman, the leader of this team! >> reporter: in division 3 football, matt hoffman was the fearless star of the rowen university team. but doctors warned the drugs matt needed to even donate stem cells would force an end to his junior year season. it was no contest. >> the football game, they come and go. you have a man's life. it was very easy for me to choose. >> reporter: matt also chose to have warren's family sit at the center table during the awards, with warren's wife becky saying she was grateful, not just for this, but for every second. >> with the disease, your hope is shattered. >> and now? >> and now, we have hope. >> reporter: in the end, the coveted trophy went to another worthy finalist, eric watt, of it. rion university in indiana. matt hoffman did not win a football award, but a larger prize, the gift of life award, he had won that already. cbs new

matt, you said you talk i had to someone who said south korea anes them. that's outside michael more, and who believes that? >> it is the big brother and you have no money and you are a little country. how do you get it? you get a bad person to come after you and let the person come and get after you. they want the big bully to be behind them while the bigger bully is coming from south korea. >> you might want to check on their economy. they are doing good. >> and some viewer asking mow people can live in a country as small as north korea. average height is 5 foot 5. greg, you would be a giant. >> aren't i already? >> no. >> i am done. >> go away. >>> coming up, what is the resale value of vintage porcelain dolls? governor huckabee discusses his new hobby. and what will our robots ask mike huckabee. >>> we we haven't done it in months, untied our intern seth or his roommate, dave. here they are. frankly they may be a liability at this point. also i speak of the one trillion seg called ask a -- called ask a be and huckabee. we will go to the first one. usua

"seeing matt is all that matters." let's see what's going on, we'll show you right now. lake-effect snow, that warm air, right over the lake, kind of gets sucked up as cold air comes across and cools off on the unfrozen lake. you get this. you see the snow coming from ashtabula, ohio and buffalo, watertown, lake effect snow. snowfall amounts, we're talking some places 18-24 inches of snow up around watertown, just south of buffalo, maybe about a foot and a half of snow. we're looking anywhere from 3-9 inches, ashtabula county in northeastern ohio. tha >>> here's the view over oakland. mostly cloudy skies now, and a few scattered showers across the north bay, showing up. you can see earlier around santa rosa, an napa and calistoga, a few showers, most of the rain still on the north coast. some of that will swing furer south, so we'll call for mostly cloudy skies. mild temperatures for 50s and 60s as we move through the weekend highs cooling for sunday. >> natalie? >>> thank you, al. this morning on "today"'s health, win

matt. >>> thank you very much. teared up in court as her murder conviction appeal moved forward italy. and we have the latest from perugia with this. good morning, keith. >> good morning, matt. the appeal just started, and already amanda knox wasted no time in declaring her innocence to a new judge and jury. when she arrived in court on saturday surrounding by guards, she appeared pale and uncertain. prison life she admitted has broken her. she was scheduled to be a preliminary session, but knox, unexpectedly took over her own defense, declaring to the court she did not commit murder. given permission to speak to the court, knox, in fluent italian, says she is the innocent victim of an enormous mistake. her passionate appeal was broadcast on a flurry courtroom p projection. knox and her former boyfriend were convicted of the murder and violent sexual assault in 2007 of her roommate, meredith kitscher, an exchange student from england. knox expressed her remorse to the kercher family. choking back tears, she says it

back to matt and erin on the plaza.g to end well. >> terrifying. >> stephanie abrams in while al has taken some time off as well. >> we have actually three generations visiting from texas, mom, grandma and also the kids here, the grandkids. are these hats keeping y'all warm? >> not enough. >> not enough. can you give us a southern merry christmas. >> merry christmas, y'all. >> take you to the northwest and show y'all what it's looking like. unfortunately it's going to be showery and cold. 46 degrees. all the weather is in the west. we are seeing beautiful conditions here up and down i-95 >>> a look at san francisco from san bruno mountain, some cloud, breezy conditions and santa crew mountains now and you see rain over highway 17 summit. north bay, good thunder shower, heading off to the northeast at 25 miles per hour and moving toward nevada in the next half hour or so. unsettled day. heavy rain south of us today, along central coast. rain off and on at times. slight risk of a thunder shower. dry out thursday and frida

let's go back outside to matt and ann. peaceful. >> thanks so much, natalie. >> the wind has picked up and i bet you may be regretting that coatless move right now. >> not at the moment, but maybe in the next half hour. this young lady shares a birthday with you, matt, december 30th. she's 40, she wants to know how old you are? >> i'm 40 this year, how about you? >> i am 52 this year, i will be 53. thanks for bringing that up. >> any time. bhe who's your buddy, who's your pal? let's show you what's going on in your pick city today. we have got right now, buffalo is your pick city with all that lake-effect snow and that lake-effect snow stretches from chicago, indiana all the way into watertown new york where it's anywhere from nine to 18 inches of snow. snow as far south as beckley, west virginia and parts of the carolinas of the heavy rain and wind. sunshine from the plains down into the southwest. temperatures a little on the cool side, but not bad. this cold air is going to stretch all the way in >> we have a little bit

matt? >> keep an eye on him. we're going to get the rest of al's forecast in a moment. >>> but now some sad news, the elizabeth edwards cancer fight has taken a turn for the worse. her doctors have told her that further treatments would be unproductive. and she is now resting at her home with her children and her estranged husband, john. ron mott is live in north caronlina. >> reporter: elizabeth edwards has waged a courageous battle against cancer. she had a remission and then the cancer returned in 2007. >> i'm elizabeth edwards. >> reporter: on monday, 61-year-old elizabeth edwards announced she was suspending treatment for her cancer after doctors told her it had spread to her liver. in a statement, she said, "the days of our lives for all of us are numbered, we know that, but i have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days i do have are made all the more meaningful and precious." >> she's with the people

we thank you for sharing your story with us this morning. >> thanks, matt. >> thanks, matt. >> we'll jufd just ahead, fallout from a couple who fell in love while in love with other people. >> good morning. 7:56. mike said trouble in milpitas. >> just hanging around. westbound 237 off of 880. slow with one lane blocked. three lanes blocked at one point, but it has been a half hour. the rest of the south bay note bad. 87 at 101 with a light slowing. a look at the sunol grade. it's a vacation we have seen and we have the rain that may be a problem. >> it might be nice if the rain took a vacation. mountain lifted showers with moist airlifting up. you can see heavy rain across southern california. the clouds are spilling across the bay area and the rain will develop into the afternoon. turning rainy and highs in the upper 50s for areas south of san jose. low to mid 50s and plan on wind and rain tonight and embedded thunder as well with showers and ak bre a break thursday into friday. more news after the break. for the holidays?t do tell. true love. true love is a myth. [ gasps ] you're a

matt? >> i'll take it, al, thank you very much. we'll get the rest of al's forecast in just a bit. but for now, to sad news out of washington, richard holbrooke, has died. andrea mitchell has more on holbrooke's storied career. >> nominated seven times for the nobel peace prize, richard holbrooke's crowning achievement was ending the war in bosnia. to the end he was striving to end another war in afghanistan. widely considered one of the most gifted diplomats of his generation, richard holbrooke was praised by president obama and hillary clinton monday night at a diplomatic reception, shortly before holbrooke lost his last battle. >> america is more secure and the world is a safer place because of the work of ambassador richard holbrooke. >> he's a fierce negotiator, i'm sure there are some shoulders here tonight that are still a little bit sore from his arm twisting. but he is a fiercer friend and an invaluable counselor. >> reporter: richard holbrooke began his career as a foreign service

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why don't you make these republicans do what you guys sell, matt?that's exactly what we've done with the house republicans. >> you've guys -- you have not done that, matt. all of these these fat cat republicans every one of them are pushing porks. they're all doing and t and laughing at you guys. >> and senator mcconnell is leading the charge against this ominibous pork bill. >> and getting his pork while he's doing it. >> not if we don't agree with the bill. >> great organization for you guys. and bob walker, it's always great to have you on. >> thanks. >>> when we return, let me finish with a tribute to larry king, who's 25-year run as a tv talk show host is coming to an end tonight. you're watching "hardball." ♪ oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. ♪ [ male announcer ] you know her. we know diamonds. together we'll make her holiday. that's why only zales is the diamond store. where you can get up to $1,000 off now through sunday. gentleman of immense curiosity. that i guess you can only guess about these things the secret to the mr. larry king. how's he to

reporting from matt gutman in the gulf. >>> up next, the first cult classic movie of the dvd age, andow, "big lebowski" fans around the world are organizing and now, "big lebowski" fans around the world are organizing festivals to celebrate it. p> announcer: "nightline" continues from new york city with terry moran. >> now, if you don't know the 1998 cohen brothers movie "the big lebowski," or even if you do, you might be surprised to learn that the confusing tale about a man who just rants his rug back, it really pulled the room together, well, it is for some people not only hollywood's greatest achievement, it's a model to live by. and for jeremy hubbard, that is a "sign of the times." ♪ >> reporter: dude, there is something very surreal happening in louisville, kentucky, where legions of bathrobe clad, white russian drinking men and women are roaming around a bowling alley. >> that's, like, your opinion, man. >> reporter: along with hundreds of other men and women. >> mark it zero. >> find the cash machine. >> you never want to coll

now, here is amy. >>> matt, thanks. now to the new fall out over the latest accident during a performance of the broadway show "spiterman:turn off the dark." here is nbc's jeff rossen. >> reporter: the stars of "spider-m "spider-man" took to broadway wednesday night on the sidewalk signing autographs and taking pictures for disappointed fans. >> refunding tickets over here. >> reporter: wednesday night's performance was abruptly canceled just hours before curtain up. >> we did ask for a refund because now i don't even know if the show is going to go on. >> four people now injured. it is a mess. >> reporter: at a performance this week, spidey's stuntman fell 30 feet and tumbled head first into the orchestra pit. his name is christopher tierney, at a hospital with broken ribs and internal bleeding. during rehearsals another actor broke his foot in a stunt. in october yet another actor broke his wrists. and in november an actress suffered a concussion when a cable hit her 234 in thehead. >> do you feel safe on the set? >>

matt shaub did not. texans come back. matt shaub to jacobi jones. 28-20. the texans get it back. matt shaub to andre johnson tied the game. 20 seconds to go. it goes to overtime. houston gets the ball back. matt shaub from his own end zone. there is some pressure. josh wilson winds it just like that. the ninth win for the ravens. josh will some the hero. -- josh wilson, the hero. >> for the defense to come up with a plug that packs a great feeling. a win. that is all that matters. at the end of the bayport is a key win. that is what we did. >> that is what they did. next half-hour, brett favre's consecutive game streak ends. a huge win for the ravens last night. i'm all for that. >> here's a look ahead -- >> mn defrosting his home. -- a man defrosting his home. sickle cell disease. >> want lottery winner has -- one lottery winner has a woman to thank for his fortune. >> the wind chills are in the single digits. >> we're taking a look of the area roads. looking pretty good so far. wind warnings in effect at the area bridges.

just don't tell matt damon. are you uncomfortable being a leading man?> there are people who are so watchable, you know, that you just can't take your eyes off them when they're on screen. i feel like that's not me. >> reporter: a walk in the park with matt damon later on sunday morning. >> osgood: 'tis the season for all sorts of christmas traditions. not all of which turn out to be quite as planned. our bill geist will be offering a few examples. >> nice smiles. >> reporter: 'tis the season once again to snap that family christmas card photo. which is never easy. and often downright awkward. this year there's a popular website awkward family photos where you can share your discomfort. >> we love the photos where people dress up as presents. >> reporter: we'll show you a really awkward time later on sunday morning. >> osgood: mo rocca will consider a santa claus makeover. peter greenberg will have advice for surviving holiday travel. fast draw finds healing power in the christmas card. and more. but first the headlines for this sunday morning the 19th o

i'm meredith viera alongside matt lauer. one of hollywood's strongest couples end their marriage. we'll have more on that coming up. >>> >>> also ahead, we reveal the finalists on monday, so who will be named "time" magazine's person of the year? the folks from "time" will announce the winner live on our air in just a couple of minutes. >>> the controversy over a new multimillion dollar exhibit at the los angeles zoo. >>> let's begin this half hour with the details on the murder of a trendy fashion designer. now police have charged her boyfriend, the son of a oscar award winner with attempted murder. jeff rossen has the latest on this. >> reporter: it's called the soho house here in new york, it's basically a hotel for the rich and famous in this area. what happened inside here is a real mystery, police found fashion designeder's body inside her hotel room in the bathtub and there were some pills in the room. and she also had marks around her neck like she was strangled. they think her well connected boyfriend did it. sylvie

now, matt you got a big check here, $15,000. how did you raise it? >> that's right. well, this is part of our corporate giving program and on behalf of all the triple-a employees in the bay area, i'm very proud to present it to the contra costa food bank. >> great. >> the food bank of contra costa and solano. >> that's great. >> thank you for all the work that you do. >> i appreciate it, matt. >> where's it going, larry? >> we are going to use there to help pay for transporting produce it people in need to get stuff out to the hungry in our community. it's going to make a difference. the leadership that triple-a is catching on in the community. it's a great thing. >> thank you both for a job well done. >> thank you. >> if you would like to give to bay area food banks, stop by any whole food market and drop healthy non-perishable foods in barrels inside the store. nothing but good news over here. back to you guys. >> congratulations. >> excellent, thanks, guys. appreciate it. >> wonderful. >>> finally we leave you today, film director and writer blake edwards known fo

it is now 7:14, back over to matt, ann and al. talkbout a dirty trip. >> the appropriate next step is he should be fired. that's really interestin >> busy morning for you. >> absolutely and it just keeps getting better, we have got more wicked weather to talk about for our frie >>> good morning. turnin much colder around our region this morning and the cold air has surged in to change it to snow. you can see snow in prince george's county and across the potomac towards fr fredericksbu. this is advancing to the north-northet and temperatures are toward freezing so the snow is sticking to the grassy areas. up to an inch or so possible. windy and cold through midweek. >> pd than's your latest weather. >>> amanda knox teared up in court this weekend as her murder conviction appeal continued in italy. >> reporter: good morning, matt, well the appeal has just started analready amanda knox wasted no time in declaring her innocence, to a new judge and jury. when she arrived in court on saturday, surrounded by guards, knox appeared pale an

matt shaub, unbelievable moment for him. the new york giants are 9-4 after beating the vikings last night in detroit. the game marked the end of brett favre's consecutive game streak. he did not play against the giants. 19 years. he is 41 years old trick you have to wonder if we have seen the last of him on the playing field. the giants just ran all over the vikings last by. 21-3. brett favre's streak is over. it looks like cliff lee is heading back to the philadelphia phillies. if writing of sources say he has agreed to a five-year deal worth $100 million. the yankees and rangers appeared to be the front runners to sign him. looks like he is heading back to philadelphia. three players have signed $100 million deals. kind of what you guys make. >> close. that is what you get your own chair. >> i was willing to improvise. >> thank you. 21 degrees on tv hill. much more to come in our next half-hour. >> tragedy in east baltimore. on the scene of breaking news where five people are dead after an overnight fire. details are next.

matt, we want you on this show all of the time.they like this big tax cut for everybody, bush tax cuts all of the way, extending the jobless benefits and the whole works. >> i tell you it's kinds of a mixed deal and there are some tea partiers that have anxiety, particularly about some of the junk in the bill. the extension of unemployment benefits. the ethanol subsidies, they're pretty -- it's bad stuff. but we view it as dodging the executioner's bullet, getting past this massive automatic tax increase that will hit all americans in january. we have to get to rational tax policy, but for this congress, nancy pelosi, harry reid, and president barack obama to extend the bush tax cuts, i think we should consider that a tactical victory. >> bob walker, do you think unemployment benefits are junk for the people who get them? you just heard it, your colleague there on the right just said, it's junk. >> well, i don't think they're junk but i think that they should be paid for and i think that's one of the things that republicans had hop

i'll have to check it. >> all right, matt. just fooling with you. matt bigler at kcbs radio. thank you. >> sure thing. >> i still tried to friend you. >> i haven't -- -- i'm not a good facebook person so... but i will put you on the left- hand side juliette. >> okay. >>> we have been asking what you think about this facebook change. are the changes too much? >> paul says you can still choose to or not to share the information. >> but arlene disagrees simply writing, way too much. be sure to share your thoughts with us on facebook. we'll have to check our cbs 5 page. >>> groupon playing hard to get with google. we'll have the latest on a possible takeover in your moneywatch report. >> plus, more creative concoctions could be coming to the bay area bars. one group pushing to bring back flavored cocktails. ,, ,,,,,, lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. ♪ one taste, and you'll understand. delicious dunkin' donuts coffee. pick some up where you buy groceries. mm! >>> we have a few showers out there. hi-def dop

. >> and i'm matt lauer. president obama is being met with a chorus of nos coming from liberal democrats who are saying they may vote against this compromise on the bush era tax cuts. >> they are very angry, but the white house is pushing back saying failure to act could trigger an increased risk of a double dip desession. what would that mean for you and should president obama be picking fights with members of his own party? we'll have the latest straight ahead. >>> also ahead, some bad news, and no the that you need it, but bad news if you're in the market to sell your home. according to new figures, u.s. homes have lost an astonishing $1.7 trillion in value this year alone. $9 trillion overall since the peak of the market. will prices drop even further? we'll sit down and talk about that. >>> plus, if you were looking to save sop money, we have just the thing. america's cheapest families will share six ways to share a festive and frugal holiday see sons sons son. >> good morning. the house has passed the d

matt? >> all right, al. thank you very much. >>> president obama's tax cut deal appears headed for the final approval in the senate today. this as another spending bill creates a brand-new controversy in congress. nbc's capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell has the latest on this. hi, kelly. >> reporter: hi, matt. the big issue today is your tax money. how much of it you get to keep and how much lawmakers want to spend on those pet projects they like so much. now, the senate is expected to pass today, that passage of tax cuts and unemployment benefit extensions. and the house democrats, they're the one who is still don't like this. frustrated and fed up. >> do the leaders give you any idea -- >> no, not yet. >> reporter: house democrats met for hours late tuesday night to demand, again, the tax breaks for the wealthy be scaled back in the president's compromise with republicans. >> what we're doing here, which is $858 billion borrowed, adding $430 billion of deficit next year. yeah, it's only $20 billio

matt gutman is in the middle of an orange grove in dundee tonight. matt. >> reporter: good evening, diane. it's a race against that cold. and growers here are using these sprinklers to try to cocoon these oranges in just a little bit of warmth. what we're talking about, it's just the southern tip of the shot of air blasting through the eastern half of the country. snow gridlocked buffalo, caused car crashes in indiana and even caught north carolina and president obama off guard. >> although i have to say i came down here for slightly warmer weather. what's snow doing on the ground in north carolina? come on, now. >> reporter: around the great lakes, snowfall tonight and tomorrow will be measured in feet, not inches. and it's going to get worse. >> we do believe that there will be another shot of even colder air coming down into the deep south as we get late into this weekend and early next week. >> reporter: and with the jet stream shooting arctic air as far south as florida, the homeless are especially vulnerable. >> it's very difficult. i mean, rea

matt? >> reporter: good evening, diane. meet alvin.this is the sub that discovered the titanic and took us and a group of researchers 5,000 feet down to the ocean floor. the culmination of six months of their research into the missing oil. what we found down there was a world shellacked by it. >> and we are down. >> reporter: 5,000 feet down, what should look like a forest, is a desert. fish, crabs, even sea cucumbers normally thrive here. and on this moonscape, millions of dead worms. everything is dead? >> yeah, it looks like everything is dead. >> reporter: mandy joye leads a team investigating how much oil is left on the sea floor. we were shocked by 80 square miles of devastation. we take alvin as close as you can get to where the oil gushed into the gulf for 100 days, just two miles away. where oily residue cakes the sea floor -- >> that looks like about three, four inches of material. >> reporter: it even smears the sub's instruments. you can actually see the oil smudging in the tubes. we turned on the ultraviolet light, and loo

i would go back and do it 100 times if i could. >> way to go to matt and to the entire team who wentesting to see if any of them were matches. that's going do it tonight. thanks for being here on a saturday night, and from all of us at abc news, thanks for watching. good night. >> alan: the second punch in a series of storms is approaching the bay area tonight. in the sierra, chains were require at 5,000 feet on what turned into a very slushy day. you might call this the lull between the storms. leigh glaser is watching a long stream of systems heading our way. >> leigh: they're luck fluctuat. the one we anticipated to bring is quite a bit of rain slipped into southern california, so we got a nice break. but things are starting to get a little more active. live doppler 7hd picking up moisture. much of this is on the light side, but you can see this stuff

. >> back inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer along with ann curry. >>> the verdict that elizabeth smart had waited eight years to hear, the man who kidnapped her and held her captive for nine months has now been convicted. we'll have her reaction to the verdict and our conversation with her father, ed smart. >>> barbara corcoran is here to answer your real estate questions. >> also if you happen to be among many of us who carry a little bit too much weight in our midsections, you know that it can be unhealthy and even potentially dangerous. we have a doctor coming up who claims he knows how to get rid of belly fat for good. he's got some secrets that involves eating and i'm not sure about exercise. >>> lots to get to, let's go over to the news desk. natalie is standing by with the news. >>> several suspects have been arrested in southern afghanistan in connection with this month's deadliest attack on coalition troops. six u.s. soldiers were killed sunday when a minibus packed with explosives was detonated at the entrance to joint nato afghan base. >>> swedish officials say a man killed

a straight, flat tax. >> matt?> eliminate payroll and corporate, replace them with higher taxes on dirty energy. >> do either of you think there's any chance that will happen? >> i do, actually. i think we have an opportunity here depending upon how the republicans act in the next two years. >> because of the fiscal title wave coming with the baby boomer's retirement, we're goirng to have to tax ourselves any way. the conversation will happen. >> i can't thank both of you enough for making the journey from the east and west. matt from california, mark from washington, d.c. i can't wait to spend more time discussing these things with you guys. as we mentioned, we are broadcasting live from the mississippi river in st. louis. we are aboard a ship beaming a signal to the shore. this day, the last leg of our steel on wheels tour, looking to start a jobs movement in this country and real conversation about trades, taxes, health care and the banking system as we celebrate the spirit of america and today, the frontier spi

back to matt, meredith and al. i would not do well on that. >> not a fun ship. >> it's a hard picture to look at. really difficult. >> that would be hard. that would be, yeah. mr. roker is here with a check of the weather. >> whatever i got to say is nowhere near as bad as that. as we look, we have got the cold air funneling down south. on the other hand 37, records set in miami this morning, 44, it's 13 in chicago, 5 in minneapolis. afternoon highs will see temps only in the teens in minneapolis, 28 in chicago, 38 in atlanta. but the good news, there is some relief in sight. by friday, the jet stream moves back up to the north a little bit. miami bounces back to 74, low >>> we're seeing mostly cloudy skies around the bay area, and mostly wet roadways now. san francisco catching a bit of a brief break. most of the rain has moved into the east bay hills. moderate rain around danville. some of the rain spilling into the santa clara valley. highs mostly mid to upper 50s today through tomorrow morning, the wettest port

matt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the most recent robbery here in palo alto happened just last night. a woman parked the on nelson drive when a gunman approached and demanded her purse. she handed it over. she was not injured. but that was the 15th robbery here since september. it's the worst crime spree that the city has seen since late 2008. i just talked to to a woman who works at the coffee shop and says all of this is very concerning. >> i think it's a little scary, unsettling because i feel like when i'm in palo alto i feel very safe. and getting to work at 4 a.m. or 5 a.m., early in the morning,ful like i would want someone to be here or to know that i could get out of my car and get to work safely and i don't know if i feel that way anymore. >> reporter: palo alto police remind people to be aware of their surroundings. they are also looking for a person of interest who may have been involved in at least three of the recent robberies. i'm live in palo alto this morning, matt bigler, cbs 5. >> so many distractio

kcbs radio's matt bigler is in san jose near the guadalupe river. matt, what's going on?porter: well, not much yet. but in the next 48 hours, we are going to see a lot of rain and winds and there could be some flooding here at the guadalupe river that runs through downtown san jose. the national weather service is reporting that if these two storms that are heading our way are strong enough, the guadalupe river could overflow its banks. we talked to meteorologist jan knoll at san francisco state. he says the heaviest rain will be this weekend and, of course, in the higher elevations. >> mountainous areas santa cruz mountains on down in the big sur mountains, well into the double digits. >> yeah. we're talking about 10" of rain in the santa cruz mountains. and if that happens, of course, there's also the threat of mud slides in the santa cruz mountains. the santa clara valley water district is reminding residents to do what you can today to prepare for this. clean out your gutters, make sure there's a place for that wet weather to go once it arrives. also, don't drive in a

let's go back outside to matt. >> thank you very much.d papa in seattle today. >> this is just fabulous. i love it. how old is he? >> he's six months. >> congratulations. merry christmas! >> merry christmas, al! >> don't leave him out in the sun too long. that's why he has a diaper on, he'll have a puddle. let's check it out and show you what's going on. for today, we've got the pineapple express rocketing into the west coast bringing a lot of ' heav the coast,+ mountain snows. y-j(p' see the rain is alread9$ developing along5. the west$t 7. inland snowfal amounts, somer areas picking upyç 5 to 7 feet snow. you can see the winter storm warnings, watches and advisories extending to the rockies. rainfall, we're talking anywhere from 5 to 7 inches of rain. some areas locally in the upslope mountain regions could pick up to 10 inches of rain. a lot of stuff going on. >>> here's a look at san jose. we have light rain or drizzle, take your pick. we have rain in the santa clara valley heading towards palo alto. more substantial rain inland out

dan and matt max. come on. >> good afternoon, supervisors.as a concerned citizen, the i wouldwi share akileaks -- a wikileaks secret with you. by disconnecting all my appliances, i reduced my bill from $1 to 69 cents. we can reduce ourthere are peopy that do not even have enough money for heat. thinking of them, for those that do not have, i would reduce my own consumption. it is enough energy for me to have a happy life in san francisco. thank you. do you have any questions? chairperson maxwell: thank you very much for that. each one teach one. thank you. i named some names. dan and then matt mako and jim cantrell. >> good afternoon, supervisors. thank you for the opportunity to be here. i am damn geiger, -- damn geiger, ahead of the green building council. this is an important topic, arguably the most compelling issue of our time for reasons that have already been stated. the existing building stock generates a very large percentage of our carbon emissions and consumed energy. it is extremely important that the benchmarking and disclosure a

chiefs may be without their quarterback matt cassel.the chiefs have not yet ruled on matt's availability. >>> well stanford quarterback didn't like what he heard today. auburn's cam newton was named the winners of the davie o'brien award. newton won that honor that recognizes the top college quarterback. today, cam newton's father cecil says he won't attend saturday's heisman's ceremony because his appearance might diminish affect the event. >>> and coming up next on newschannel 36 news at 7:00, a qantas plane sat on the tarmac for 4.5 hours, but it may not be against the new passengers bill of rights. we'll explain why, next. that does it for us tonight. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> and i'm frank somerville. good night. the moment you feel run down or achy nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud.

matt, thank you very much, matt bigler with kcbs radio in san jose. >>> it's 6:38. the oakland city council tonight will consider funding an environmental pact report for a proposed new ballpark for the as. oakland backers want the new stadium for jack london square but organizers are up against the clock because san jose is further along in its plan. a major league baseball committee has been slow in deciding which city would be best upon a new ballpark. >>> the future of the potrero power plant will be decided today. san francisco officials are expected to announce this morning that the plant will be shut down january 1. the potrero plant is the last fossil fuel power plant in san francisco. it's been around for 45 years. efforts to shut it down began a decade ago because of pollution concerns. >>> san jose among cities around the nation found to have a cancer-causing chemical in its tap water. a new analysis by the environmental working group finds hexavalent chromium in 31 out of 35 cities tested. and san jose ranks the fifth worst with levels well above those c

k-c-b-s radio's matt bigler has more on the crimes. "..." matt bigler, k- c-b-s radio, san jose.oks like the u-s senate will vote tomorrow... on whether to end the "don't ask don t tell" policy on gays in the military. the house already approved the repeal, earlier this week. in the senate... those in favor of the repeal appear to have more than the 60 votes needed, to break a filibuster. democrats say they have 57 "yes" votes, with only one... west virginia's joe manchin... planning to vote "no." at least four republicans are also expected to vote "yes." time is 6: several bay area democrats.. were opposed to the tax cut package.. coming up, we'll talk live with phil matier and willie brown.. about the potential fallout for president obama. plus... it was so popular.. it had to close. how a beloved san francisco sandwich shop.. is coming back, better than ever. ike's sandwich shop is making a ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the european union is expanding it's anti-trust investigation into google... meanwhile, strong software sales to new customers is helping boost oracle's profits. here's

matt shaw found andre johnson who made an incredible grab in the end zone. texans got it. houston rallied into overtime. but the texans came up short. schaub intercepted and returned it for a touchdown. ravens won it, 34-28. >>> new york jets have come down hard on their strength and conditioning coach. they suspended him for the season without pay and fined him 25 grand after he intentionally tripped a dolphins player on sunday. >>> cliff lee has reached an agreement with the philadelphia phillies. hi joins ray halladay to form one of the best pitching staffs in baseball. >>> 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 to heave it up from behind the backboard and he drained it. heat won it 96-94. >>> and finally, the lakers met with president 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 achiev

matt ryan hooks up with jenkins. atlanta wraps seattle, clinching a playoff spot.iners are just a game back. eagles and giants battling for first in the nfc east. manning four, td passes, this one to nix. michael vick would lead the eagles back. hits maclin, spins into pay dirt. game time. ten seconds left. giants forced to punt. instead of kicking it out-of-bounds, they tick it to form cal star jackson. he bobbles it. scooches it up, his -- hesitates, finds a seevment are you -- finds a seam. are you kidding me? he scores. eagles take the lead in the nfc east. >> college women's hoops, uconn women going for their 88th 88th straight win. hays, two of her 26. uconn up 12. in the second, miya moore. she had 22, and it's 88 straight for uconn, 81-50 the final. look to break the record tuesday against florida state. stanford's kyle vanber berg going for a victory against tennessee. >> alan: we tell you about the source of an unusual light in the sky tomorrow >> alan: we have more weather coverage ahead at 6:00. the for rest service has declared an avalanche warning in

matt, when's the last time we saw that? >> a long time. >> 15, xae16 years. matt winer is here.att, when did you join the membership at turner? >> january. >> good to have you here. >> thanks. good to be here. >> let's talk about knicks, playi playing terrific ball. is it an eight-game win streak? >> 11 of their last 12 if you want to go back further. they're about to hit a much tougher stretch of schedule, but beating teams you're supposed to beat is a big part of the nba. >> this guy who just hit this jump shot, amar'e stoudemire, their center but playing all over the court. talk to us about this guy's play. he left phoenix and got off to a bit of a slow start but now. >> there's an adjustment period, as there has been with the miami heat as well, the free agents down there. he was one of the markee free agents of the summer. there were questions about amar'e stoudemire, a, his health, he is injury-prone, one of the reasons the suns wouldn't go further with the deal they offered. and secondly, could he carry a team? he's been a great player, but he's always you played with ste

matt bigler has more on the triak. hi there, matt. >> good morning. we're talking about the latest all electric car to come out. it is being manufactured right here in northern california. in salinas. it looks kind of like a golf court on steroids. it is all electric. it is a two seat wer a range of 100 miles. and it can be fully charged in -- seater with a range of 100 miles. it can be fully charged in five hours which is a lot less than some of the electric cars coming out. the company decided to mosque the production facilities -- to move the production facilities to salinas from china and cut down on production costs because they expect to market the car to environmentally conscious consumers to people in california who want to reduce the carbon footprint. there is a big strike against the triak. we spoke to john mcle roy, an auto industry analyst out of detroit and tells kcbs, consumers have been reluctant to buy three-wheeled cars. >> it has never happened in the past and i'm not just talking about the american market. if you look anywhere in th

i'm matt bigler live in san jose for cbs 5. >> all right, matt.very much. >>> with continued budget cuts and the threat of school closures, some east bay teachers and staff say they are fed up. members of the mount diablo unified school district held a rally last night. right now three proposals are on the table to shut down schools and save the school district $1.5 million. each plan calls for the closure of one middle school and two elementary school campuses. >> our schools even on that list is upsetting to us because i was on the waiting list for three years for my daughter to get into this school. and it was a choice that i really wanted. i really wanted her in this school. >> members of the school closure committee say there is a long list of criteria in deciding which schools to close. that includes test scores, costs to run the schools and if there is room to grow. >>> all right. still no action from san francisco's supervisors in picking a new mayor. the board has put off making a decision on replacing gavin newsom for four weeks now. it