mike gay, the manager has been there 35 years. mike? 35 years. [ applause ] some of the highlights, i guess, everybody knows the famous catch. the catch. we've had heroes bill walsh, joe montana in an and ka-aper nick and there is many more. we'll hold on to those memories. the 1989 world series, who could forget. i was there as people ran out on the field. that was the playoff games. willie mays, jack clark, the beatles concert at -- stick park. it's really been an extraordinary journey for that location and as i say it's bitter sweet. a lot of people put in a lot of hard work over the period of time. on behalf of mayor lee who was unable to attend, i'm going to present a certificate of honor to you from the mayor and i'm going to ask our general manager to say a few words and alvarez and ask vice-president of operations with the 49ers to say a few words and we'll recognize you with a momento of this occasion. on behalf of mayor lee, i want to thank each one of you. >> thank you, commissioner. bitter sweet is certainly the word as i lo

thank you very much, mike gay, the stadium chief here at candlestick for the past 35 years until monday night which after 53 years of this stadium being in existence, that will be it. reporting live here at the stick, bob riddell, nbc bay area news. >> a lot of history there. >> good and bad. >> right. >> christmas presents caught up in red tape. going to get to a local nonprofit in time for christmas, it looks like. >> for the family giving tree at menlo park. oakland due to security issue. kumpls did a random search and decided it needed to do another check. this morning the port says it is working to expedite the process and deliver those toys to the family giving tree. it will be hap christmas for a lot of kids. the shipment includes 900 scooters and skateboards. those are the hot ticket item. kids love them. >> 900. we see a lot of kids, and we mean a lot of kids. >> indeed. >> let's go to christina loren right now and see what's going on. we have haze. we got warm weather. we got changes on the way. christina. >> we need these changes as well. good morning to you. terry, peggy, ev

stadium engineer mike gay pointed out that patch of hallowed zone where dwight clark made his famous2 reception known as "the catch." >> it's all you hear about. it's somewhere right there. >> he also noted some of the giants playing baseball. >> let everyone know batting practice is over. >> but his favorite memory of 35 years there has nothing to do with sports. it's the 1987 visit by pope john paul ii. >> i think there was 87,000, 89,0 89,000. >> both have shfl loofs and it is time it say good-bye. >> city will celebrate leading up to the events. one hearne p perch who won't be there is malimeau. le neat. >> if you're not ready tocy good-bye yet, maybe one deep playoff run to come. >> much more on the bay coming up. >> i'm just going to be so happy and i'm probably going to get emotional. >> meet the bay area june avo: the volkswagen "sign then drive" sales event is back. which means it's never been easier to get a new 2014 jetta. it gets an impressive 34 highway mpg and comes with no charge scheduled maintenance. and right now you can drive one home for practically just your sign

mike viqueira the u.s. sendi go? former athletes. billy gene king and kaitlin kayhow both former athletes and both openly gay. lly gene king says . . . the president says that wasn't going to happen, but this was the response now. dell. >> mike thank you very much. >>> in russia parliament passing an amnesty bill there that could free some of those who have been very critical of the government. >> it was this punk prayer by pussy riot in 2012 judged obscene by the courts that left members of the group serving prison sentences of up to two years. now they will see the last two-- riot prisoners released. in all up to 25,000 people will be freed. including about 6,000 people who would see charges against them dropped. those convicted of violence against police would not be included, but those charged with hooliganism would be freed. and that would include the green peace activists. protesting environmental damage in the arctic. the 28 activists and two journalists were arrested, charged with pry piracy, and later reduced to hooliganism. the team were imprisoned and later transferred to st. petersburg before being

gay rights to healthcare and even a spy program. last year the president was elected to serve another term in his promise? mikeiqueira is live at the white house with what we might be able to expect. mi services, and once against it's about affordable care act, obamacare. it has been decided that if you had your insurance canceled, you ares ares a -- exempt at least temporarily from the individual mandate the insurance industry is very much against this move. this comes just four days before the december declaring the almost orwellian nature of the metadata collection system. and the president council saying they know of no terrorist plots that were foiled awe'll hear frn about three hours, dell. >> mike thank you very much. >>> we are also following a developing story coming out of washington. it involves news that broke earlier today. hospital. libby casey is on capitol hill right now. libby do we know why taken to the hospital as a precaution. they said tests have been done, nothing abnormal noted and the senator is feelingnator durbin r this morning and here is what he had to say. >> mr. president senator

gay and married. make a fundamental case that mike is a bad guy and wrong for wyoming.as not know if that case yet been made. at the moment, the focus of i am a real, wyoming girl and i want to be your next senator. we will get later to the race about whether it is the wrong guy and if so, live here that is really what the race will be about. i am not convinced gay marriage will become -- this is an all republican state. -- wenot a place we risk expect the republican candidate to lose. >> holsinger, his work is available online. as always, we appreciate checking in with you. thank you for joining us. as we have been talking about during the course of the morning, the jobless rate is falling to seven percent. we will check in about the numbers and what it means for the state of the economy and later as tensions continue to rise between the u.s. and china, david, an expert in china at johns hopkins school of international studies. he will join with his thoughts of what is next. span, we are featuring the history and literary scene of the northern idaho city and on america

country show support for gay marriage stands at fifty three percent dog forbid absolute didn't i see that the that on in our history when they jump into the apes. to top the mike show that the tree on the planet has its natural and bomb inside the far east that we would be challenging the definition of marriage which pre ike's exactly that improper for it all recalling that is between a man or woman in a movie at the supreme court has just made gay legal again. since the nineteenth century media has had a ten year sentence on the statute books for quote. cornell ink of course against the order of nature four years ago a lower court found the unconstitutional the supreme court just drop the law back into force by making this the argument of the australian judge is only the nation's government has the right to change it. but when the overwhelming majority of indians against same marriage and with the conservative nationalist group meeting in the upcoming elections. a legislative change in the next few years is highly unlikely. what the out but warned that he just had to cross at dm all of the communities of this country feed the goblet of the kids cd does that o

mike nicco will have the forecast coming up at 5:54. >> robin roberts has come out publicly for the first time as a gay woman.rning america" host, said a big thank you to her family and girlfriend of 10 years, a massage therapist from the bay area. yesterday was sundays sin the -- since the bone marrow transplant. >> harry pot are has lost some of the magical touch. a 30 year british library study of the most borrowed children's becomes had the series on top since the first book was published in 1997 dominating the top five from 2000 to 2002 but it has declined since falling off the top ten list last year no doubt when mike nicco stops borrowing it and fine eel -- finally bought the series. our we need a magic wand for the rain. >> can you come up with something. you would be rich and popular. theys today are the same in concord at 61 to six degrees cooler in oakland and the 65 could still be a record high, but not so robust as year at 73. across the state you can see the next system bringing us the high clouds and bringing wind from los angeles from the entire spine of the sierra up to mammoth lake under red

gay." >> many blame the macho culture of the military. mike scott says the culture exists today. >> there are a lot of people in the military who think it is good to have rapists and the likes, to have people without empathy in the ranks, because they think it means it makes the military tough. >> the department of defense told al jazeera it rejects the claim and is working to a culture where sexist behaviours, harassment and assault are not tolerated. >> this is one of the only pictures. i threw almost everything away. >> mike says the military must undergo dramatic changes to prevent future assaults. he's undergoing his own transformation on the road to wellness. >> there is another proposed change, an independent council would be assigned to advocate for each victim. >> in ukraine the president and the opposition failed to reach an agreement to end the political crisis. protesters and supporters of the government are preparing for more demonstrations. viktor yanukovych is offering an amnesty to protesters facing criminal charges. he claims

. >>> coming up, mike huckabee is now trying to drag president obama into the "duck dynasty" debate saying the president had the same opinions on gayriage in 2008 as the "duck dynasty" patriarch phil robertson. never mind he said african-americans were better off before civil rights. >>> plus what makes rand paul think he can broaden the gop tent? something the republicans have been unable to do in the last six elections. >>> and they flood our mailboxes and mantles, those impersonal holiday greeting cards. tonight we'll meet someone who's had enough. >>> finally, let me finish with something you might want to talk about over christmas dinner. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer d of energy is so abundant, it can help provide the power for all this? natural gas. ♪ more than ever before, america's electricity is generated by it. exxonmobil uses advanced visualization and drilling technologies to produce natural gas... powering our lives... while reducing emissions by up to 60%. energy lives here. ♪ we're gonna be late. ♪ ♪ ♪ oh are we early? [ male announcer ] commute your way with the bold, all-new nissan r

that there remains deep popular opposition to gay marriage and a strong popular will to resort to altering state constitutions to prevent it. governor mike pence, christian conservative and former congressman, is now entering his second year in office. he opposes same sex marriage, but he is also notably exhibited limited public passion for the fight this time around. social conservatives are applying intense pressure on state's republican led legislature to put their marriage amendment on the 2014 ballot. and while the legislature will debate it, the republican speaker of the state house in indiana hardly seems enthusiastic about it. >> and, yes, while it is not high on the agenda, we all know we have to deal with whether hoosiers should be entrusted with the important decision of the marriage amendment. my charge to you as we debate a very emotional and personal issue is that we do so with the recognition of the dignity of every hoosier in here and elsewhere. >> story of gay marriage that we know already is the story of a rapid evolution from a fringe concept to an accepted consensus issue and half of america. in blue state america. th

. >>> coming up, mike huckabee is now trying to drag president obama into the "duck dynasty" debate saying the president had the same opinions on gayarriage in 2008 as the "duck dynasty" patriarch phil robertson. never mind he said african-americans were better off before civil rights. >>> plus what makes rand paul think he can broaden the gop tent? something the republicans have been unable to do in the last six elections. >>> and they flood our mailboxes and mantles, those impersonal holiday greeting cards. tonight we'll meet someone who's had enough. >>> finally, let me finish with something you might want to talk about over christmas dinner. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] this duracell truck has some very special power. ♪ [ toys chattering ] it's filled with new duracell quantum batteries. [ toy meows ] [ dog whines ] [ toy meows ] these red batteries are so powerful... that this year they'll power all the hasbro toys donated to toys for tots. want to help power some smiles? duracell. trusted everywhere. visit truecar.comoney,com,t and never overpay.yer's remorse. a good deal or not. "okay, this

gay and the person wrote back saying it is going to be okay. that was martin lurther king, jr. the robinson family loves everyone here. >> first of all, mike is not only his talk about homosexuality. he talks about how african-americans were doing well during jim crowe. there was no way they could keep him on the show without public backlash. >> they loved all of this while it was taking it to the bank. and loved the reality of this family. i am saying there is a lot of people who will disagree with a lot of these comments. absolutely. would other people being treated in a similar manner for making the reverse comments? i am not so sure. it will be interesting to see how it plays out. mike and richard that can -- thank you -- both. >> jenna lee is standing by. what are you cooking? >> did you ever buy something online, post a negative review on the company's website or another website? one couple did just that and got a $3500 fine and now they are trying to repair their credit after this. and fox news approval numbers for the president. it is looking like so goes obamacare and the rest of his jae agenda. that is ahead. >> nasa has an emerg

gays and blacks. now questions are circulating about the future of that show. can and should it stay on the air? here is nbc's miketedly told his church group he was just reading from the scriptures when he lumped homosexuality with beastiality and prostitution. whether i said it or people read it, what's the difference, the sins are the same. robertson made no reference to his controversial remarks about african-americans, that when he was growing up he never saw blacks mistreated. they were happy, he said, no one was singing the blues. robertson did say last week, i would never treat anyone with disrespect just because they are different from me. i love all of humanity but the standoff continues. this hugely popular reality show about a likable down home family of louisiana hunters and sel self-described bible thumpers. versus cable networks. the rest of the group vowing they will not go on without him. can there be middle ground? >> the show can go on if they come up with a way views don't come into the show and advertisers feel comfortable with what the show is. >> one hint what advertisers might face, cracker