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norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >> we know why we're here.o charlotte a greater path, in the air and in our factories. >> to find cleaner, more efficient ways to power flight. >> and harness our technology for new energy solutions. >> around the globe, the people of boeing are working together to build a better tomorrow. >> that's why we're here. >> additional corporate funding is provided by prudential additional funding is also provided by the annenberg financial. foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. its hard to believe, but weve been here before. first, negotiators pledge to work together then they test what the other side is willing to give. then they submit plans they know the other side will reject. and then, only then, a deal is struck. maybe, but not yet. and with every day that passes, congress and the white house edge close to raising taxes, cutting spending and sending

norfolk-suffolk, one line, infinite possibilities. >> additional corporate funding is provided by boeing. additional funding is provided by the anenburg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. perhaps you took a break for the holidays. perhaps you gave thanks that the election was ofrlte then you dialed back in this week and discovered, no, we have apparently just entered a new phase in a political year that never ended. two big stories this week -- the impending fiscal cliff and the washington debates over who will succeed hillary clinton as secretary of state. first to the fiscal cliff. at the end of the year the buescher ra tax cuts will expire and the first wave of $1.2 trillion in spending cuts is scheduled to kick in. c.e.o.'s and economists alike are worried this will send the economy spiraling back into recession. the solution, $1. trillion in new revenue, much to come from raising taxes on wealthy americans. >> if cong

. >> additional corporate funding is provided by -- norfolk southern. additional funding is provided by the annenberg foundation. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs stations for viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. if it seems like we have been here before, it's because we have. but this time the fatalities included 20 elementary school-aged children and 7 additional adults, including the shooter. shocking violence, innocent victims, expressions of outrage and from the president today, a promise to act. >> as a country we have been through this too many times, whether it's an elementary school in newtown or a shopping mall in oregon or a temple in wisconsin or a movie theater in aurora or a street corner in chicago, these neighborhoods are our neighborhoods and these children are our children. and we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics. gwen: but what if anythin

will be on board ike and other aircraft carriers like it before returning to its home base here in norfolk virginia the u.s.s. eisenhower was one of the largest instruments of power in the persian gulf as part of the fifth fleet that was ready to respond in the event of an emergency in the middle east for six months the u.s.s. eisenhower was tasked with keeping the peace in the waters of the middle east we completed a six month deployment over the mediterranean your arabian gulf the indian ocean and we execute our mission to set the conditions for economic prosperity and maritime security part of that means patrolling the strait of hormuz a critical waterway through which twenty percent of the world's oil is shipped every day iran has threatened to close the strait in response to economic sanctions from the u.s. the sanctions are aimed at forcing iran to abandon its nuclear program eisenhower was there during a very tense period of time between you know iran and israel and we absolutely supported the fifth fleet mission presidents and strength and partnership with the regional gulf coaliti

that was recently returned from a six month trip to the region or to correspondent liz wahl was in norfolk virginia when the ship docked and found what she found out what this beast of the sea is capable of and where it's headed next. just in time for the holiday the u.s.s. eisenhower makes its way back from the middle east on board about five thousand sailors. ike as it's known as one of ten aircraft carriers the u.s. navy now has been commissioned the massive military ship has an estimated worth of four point five billion dollars over a thousand feet long i can carry eighty to ninety aircraft that includes planes and helicopters soon drones will be on board ike and other aircraft carriers like it before returning to its home base here in norfolk virginia the u.s.s. eisenhower was one of the largest instruments of power in the persian gulf as part of the fifth fleet there was ready to rip bud in the event of an emergency in the middle east for six months the u.s.s. eisenhower was tasked with keeping the peace in the waters of the middle east we completed a six month deployment over the me

. >> i live in norfolk, virginia. and we want to thank them out in california for going on strike.s helped our port facility tremendously. we have new cars coming in all the time. stuff is being sent to our port that would have gone to california. thank you so much. >> that is true. >> the world is moving slower. you have more government. good luck with all of that. >> and, of course, norfolk will be happy when the panama canal is deepened and you will have more ships going that way. >>> none of it matters. 17 more days until the world comes to an end according to the miens and i'm sure california will be destroyed first. i figure this could be a good thing. first go ahead and raise my taxes. you can't collect them until april 15 and i will be gone. i'll stop waiting for microsoft shares to hit $40. it is never going to happen and we can stop worrying about it and the markets will avoid crashing with the inevitable election of president kardashian. >> the policies coming out of that administration may be better than the ones right now. >> that was hash tag smooth on that political

bank of america, financial, abbott drug company, norfolk southern transportation, kellogg food, it'sd, transport, drug, entertainment, bank, bingo, perfect! i wouldn't change a thing. "mad money" back after the break. >>> not one, but two astounding deals today, two astoundingly bad deals. freeport mcmoran and plains exploration. a judgment that the market confirmed with the tremendous $6.12 or 16% hammering of the acquirer freeport stock. i talked positively about ceos at the top of the show tonight, but i couldn't resist going over this outrage. first, the president and ceo of the faltering mcmoran exploration also happens to be the chairman of freeport, the acquirer. yeah, he's using freeport money and stock to buy his other business, mcmoran, drilling a gigantic well in the gulf of mexico, called the davey jones which has been absolutely disastrous. >> the house of pain. >> so far, for the company, mmr has been crushed by this 29,000-foot deep well, which may turn out to be a total bust. but if you own mmr today, you just got $14 in cash and 1.1 units of royalty trust giving you

after they abandoned the norfolk at the end of 1776, he was on the decline and washington would not have cared as much. >> where did you think of king george iii? >> he was not as bad as people made out. in other words, he was not an ogre. he was a man who really had big ambitions to restore the importance of the crown. really succeed.ase exce he regarded the american revolution in the same way that a lot of politicians regarded vietnam. he was afraid if they could not hold america, the dominoes will fall elsewhere in the british empire. he was wrong about that and he was wrong about a lot. he was a bad decision maker for the british government in the early years. but to blame it all on him would be a great mistake. >> what is your take on the 16 points that were made by thomas jefferson in the virginia constitution and therefore the declaration of independence? >> that is all this stuff about george iii being an ogre and being responsible for everything. that was dressed up for very good reason. if you were urging a revolution, and by political theory of the era, you could overthrow a t

from norfolk, virginia, please welcome nikki hudgins. what an entrance.kki, baby. >> i know. >> you like to come out big and strong, huh? >> i love it! i love it! i love it! a good entrance is what you need anyplace you go, and i always try to make mine extra big. you should try it all the time. >> wait, wait--you go into the supermarket; what do you do?

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some 12,000 people turned out in norfolk, virginia, to say farewell. the 51-year-old warship, also known as the "big e." served in every major conflict since the cuban missile crise. straight ahead, controversy in cooperstown. baseball's steroid era comes under scrutiny. >> jarvis: they'e biggest names in baseball-- bonds, clemens, and sosa. this year all three former players are eligible for entry to the hall of fame in cooperstown, new york, but as tony guida tells us, controversy over steroids is in play. >> and bonds hits one high. >> reporter: no one in baseball history hit more home runs than barry bonds. >> he struck him out! >> no one in baseball history racked up more pitching honors than roger clemens. the two stars headline this year's ballot for the hall of fame. neither is likely to be elected, says danny knobler, a writer for cbssports.com. >> i think the overwhelming evidence is these guys cheated the game. >> reporter: bonds, clemens and sammy sosa who joins them on the ballot are the poster children of the baseball steroid era. bonds a

i've got kellogg, k, norfolk southern, nfc, disney, dis, abbott laboratories, abt, bank of america, bacntaineers, wasn't their year, like that team, though. okay. here we go. disney, doing a remarkable job. did anyone else like it besides me after that quarter? i stuck by it. bank of america, financial, abbott drug company, norfolk southern, kellogg food, it's a food, transport, drug, entertainment, bank, bingo, perfect! i wouldn't change a thing. "mad money" back after the break. with the spark cash card from capital one, olaf gets great rewards for his small business! pizza! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses deserve great rewards! awesome!!! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading process -- from thought to trade, on every s

in terms of norfolk southern. they have added an investment in their knel knelt knel network ae increased their capacity. and healthcare in a category that ask trading to the market. johnson and johnson is a company that we would see would benefit from a recent acquisition and new product contributions. >> lots of good information.i'mt there. we are going to coupl count on u coming back in the new year. before we leave you any disclosures to make about these stock recommendations? >> no disclosures i do not only. >> happehappy new year s. >> susie: tonight's word on the street: "alternative," as in alternative investments. some investors want hard assets, like things you can hold in your hand. here's the street's gregg greenberg with a look at investing in sports memorabilia. stokes anstocks and bonds may be building blocks of a diversified port feel yportfolio. the wil willy mays and micky mas they don't drop and they are higher in spice. steiners is a sports collectible company. he built the company. >> you are

. >>> and finally, to norfolk, virginia, where thousands are home for the holidays.ds and family were on hand to celebrate. the service members will have at least a couple of months of good old home cooking before being shipped out again. >>> in sports, we start with college football in the poinsettia bowl. brigham young's defense scored two touchdowns on turnovers and beat san diego state 23-6. >>> in the nba, lebron james scored 24 points against dallas and dwyane wade added 19 more as the heat beat the dallas mavericks, 110-95. >>> the national hockey league announced the cancellation of games through january 14th, 2013. that's over 50% of the nhl season down the tubes over a labor dispute. >>> three-time olympian susie favor hamilton has admitted to working as an escort in las vegas. she told the smoking gun website that in addition to being a mother and real estate agent, she also earned $600 an hour in las vegas, l.a., chicago and other cities. he says the prostitution was, quote, a huge mistake and acknowledges that depression was one of the reasons for doing

taking on norfolk, ahead to mcmillan be, mcmillan will beat hotel by glove side.dmirals a 1-0 start. hotel b holtby, look at that, beautiful one-timer. hershey takes the lead and holds on for the 2-1 win. pretty good crowd at verizon center for a little hockey. maybe hershey will have to come back every week or so just to get our hockey fix. >>> to college park for some ladies hoops. little one enjoying the show as the terps hosted virginia. second half, virginia's randolph stripped by thomas. thomas going coast to coast for the strong finish. take another look. thomas, 20 points. give me that ball and i'm going the distance. 20 points, 11 rebounds, terps a 51-23 lead. later virginia on a 16-2 run, patten gets the steal, ahead to raton, up and in, the terps begin their defense of the acc begin their defense of the acc title, ♪ ♪ no two people have the same financial goals. pnc works with you to understand yours and help plan for your retirement. visit a branch or call now for your personal retirement review. >>> you might not believe this, but there are people who

. ♪ >> thousands turned out today at naval station norfolk in virginia to see the world's first nuclearowered aircraft carrier officially retire from active duty. the "uss enterprise" is one of the most decorated ships in the history of the navy, serving in every major conflict since the cuban missile crisis back in '62. >>> this week the aclu filed a federal lawsuit to lift the ban on women in combat in the u.s. military. while women are permitted to fly fighter jets and attack helicopters, pentagon policy prohibits female soldiers and marines from serving in direct ground combat roles. but as u.s. military leaders struggle over how to bring women into ground combat training, two young women soldiers have already proven they've got what it takes. we get their story tonight from our chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. >> come on, man. >> reporter: it's grueling, downright brutal, and at times borders on physical torture. >> i'm beat. >> why are you letting go? >> reporter: it's the sapper leader training course for combat engineers. conducted in the back woods of fort leonard

the caps american league farm team the hershey bears took on the norfolk admirals in front of a selloutit didn't look good for the bears when they lost the lead. but they held on with a 2-1 win. grant holtby had 26 saves on the night. >>> the redskins are used to making trades, but this morning the team finds itself as part of a proposed trade. d.c. leaders are proposing an unusual trade. they'll support the fbi moving its headquarters to prince george's county if the skins move back to washington. the fbi wants to leave its current facility in d.c. prince george's county would have to let the redskins break their lease at fedex field to move. county executive rushern baker says he isn't discussing the proposed trade. >> i wonder if that is going to happen. >> that would be something. >> a lot of people have called for the redskins to be in washington because it's in washington. >> that's a big deal. that's not something that can happen really quickly. we're coming up on 4:51. time to get a check of weather and traffic on the ones. take a look at that. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuc

hershey taking on the norfolk admirals tied at 1-1 in the 3rd. the 2-1 win in front of the great house at the phone booth. >>> last night lakers in new orleans, nba commissioner david stern giving kobe bryant a pregame congratulatory shake. kobe was on his game last night touting 29 points, thus becoming the fifth man in the history of the game and the youngest player to ever tally 30,000 points in a career. kobe joins kareem abdul-jabbar, karl malone, michael jordan and wilt chamberlain. joining that list of all time greats is not lost on bryant. >> yeah. that's pretty awesome. these are players i respect tremendously and obviously grew up idolizing them watching and learned a great deal from them. so it's awesome. e. >>> in college hoops tonight american beat umbc in double overtime and howard loses to william & mary. shawn is back to wrap up the edge right after this. this holiday, share everything. share "not even close." share "you owe me..." share "just right." the share everything plan. sharable data across 10 devices with unlimited talk a

telling me for the magnitsky act had i stayed passed of the old and us citizens from adopting last norfolk's do you think this is an appropriate response just as you bother your children even the most deprived and helpless children are used as a tool in a political. stunt system and of but it's good but. it was first of all you say this was in retaliation for the magnitsky so let me say a couple of warts first about this law school and what i think about it and i have spoken on this subject before but i would like to read to rate my views on this matter the bill will not and this is certainly an on a friendly russian attack and this is not about banning some officials from having a bank account it's all the property abroad the point is they replaced one antisocial russian arbil with another is the man you just can't let go of the past and this is a very good at least poison our relationship now to be sure you were raised and option of russian children by foreigners some of which far as i know opinion polls indicate look at an overwhelming majority of russian people are very negative about fo

tonight the admirals' of norfolk will play. -- professional hockey is returning.re are signs the ice could be thawing between players and owners. both sides sound optimistic the season can be salvaged. talks will continue today. the work stoppage has wiped out all games through december 14 as well as the new year's day winter classic and the all-star game. >> same-sex marriage licenses will be issued starting today and several maryland counties. couple will be able to get married starting on january 1. some counties that have confirmed they will begin issuing licenses today include anne arundel frederick, and montgomery. maryland maine, and washington became the first states to pass a same-sex marriage by popular vote. washington state same-sex marriage law takes effect today. the governor signed the law during a ceremony at the state capital. the measure won the ballot box with the largest margin of any state. the earliest wedding could take place this sunday because there's a three-day wait. >> a young teenage girl says the easy-bake oven should be marketed to b

lights, oh and a small hole in the ground what use to be here in the front yard was a 7 foot tall norfolkine tree no make that three trees one died of natural causes, another was cut down by vandals >> this is wants left of the trunk from last year >> yes it was cut down with a saw .and now this year >> they folded it over repeatedly until it snapped off holidays was stolen, dragged over this fence and stuffed in a getaway car "allegedly" the tree wasn't just any tree .it was a it was planted in memory of their grandson who died of cancer when he was 19 now to the average person this would probably take the air of christmas sorta like this deflated santa clause >> the fact that they just came in my yard and took it theres no there nothing right about that at all >> even the neighbors are outraged >> a christmas tree i think that terrible like he said he could have knocked on the door and he would have bought them a tree >> in fact he has done just that how many trees have you bought in the past for other people i don't know maybe a >> it was uncalled for >> now i bet you are thinking that

enterprise in norfolk, virginia.nterprise played a major role in the cuban missile crisis and vietnam. . >>> the u.s. navy says its team of mine-seeking dolphins is going to get some help from a machine. a 12' unmanned underwater vehicle shaped like a torpedo will come on-line degree up dolphins for port security and retrieving objects from the ocean floor. >>> it was perfect timing. a break in the rain for one of the oakland's favorite holiday traditions. we'll bring you the sights and sounds. >>> the heavy rain is just hours away and ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo is next with what to expect tomorrow and when the rain will finally let up? n . >>> you are storm watch coverage continues, heavy rainfall to the north of the bay area. that will be moving in overnight. while you you are sleeping that will be the source of extreme, extreme rainfall rates. like now as you can see the coverage out, there the heaviest rain towards humboldt county around mendocino county and one of the spotter reports already reporting debris

. >> reporter: much of the royal family is now at the queen's estate in norfolk where they traditionallyhristmas. absent this year will be the duke and duchess of cambridge. they're spending christmas privately with the duchess' parents, a departure from the normal routine to help catherine, who is still in the early months of her pregnancy. >>> coming up next, we have your favorite holiday comedies. we'll be right back. >>> "world ♪ it's the most wonderful time of the year ♪ >>> ah, yes, welcome back, everyone. at long last, it's time to reveal the winner in our first annual christmas comedy competition. may i say you look ravishing tonight in what is now a holiday tradition, the ugly christmas sweater. >> it is a beautiful day in the neighborhood, mr. rogers. >> i appreciate that. >> can you move at all? a little tight? >> this is a girl's sweater here, but i squeezed into this thing tonight. >> really nice. >> yeah, i'm going to do a dance later on. >> green is your color. >> thank you very much. brings out my eyes. >> among other things. so we're going to start. we have top five. we'

driving up here through baltimore, seeing the boarded up homes on norfolk avenue, the thing that struck me is that we need to have jobs. and when you take money out from gambling and taxes, people's pockets, you remove the momentum for creating private sector jobs. >> we're out of time but i want to ask you, what are you going to do in this next year? we mentioned gas taxes to help generate and change things here in maryland. >> just want to bring us back to the center. common sense fiscal moderation is what the state needs and if we do that, we'll see a big job. we have a very strong economy at the state. right now it's paralyzed. we're almost dead last in the country in private sector job development and private sector wage growth. that's a problem. that will be my focus during the rest of the year. >> all right. thank you. >> great seeing you. >> happy holidays. >> don't go away, we'll be right >> good morning. there's a beautiful shot of sky cam looking on the water. skies are shining. temperatures are just a little chilly but they're crisp toe start off the day. 33. what an improve

the blue shaded areas here. 58 in norfolk. columbus at 50. that warm air is over the top of the cool air and where they're combining, they are near the ground. that is not producing the fog and that will stay in place. we're in the 40's to near 50. overnight lows near 40. this pattern is locked in place for now. what will changes this line of showers across the ohio valley. in parts of western pennsylvania and central and southern ohio. that will push this murky whether of the mid-of lentic coast. we will be in a holding pattern until that fradkin arrive tomorrow morning. 40's tonight and scattered light showers and drizzle. we are shifting to the southwest as that front approaches. this is the weather system that will kick these low clouds and fog out. at should -- that should clear out. lingering showers as the air mass changes and even some flurries in the western maryland mountains. some sunshine tomorrow afternoon mixing with the clouds and lots of sunshine on tap for wednesday. the next system arrives with a strong cold front across the

most of us will stay dry after the morning hours, but some of that moisture will come on north from norfolk and richmond and move in toward southern portions of the area. again it is knotted going to amount to too much. things will start to die down for us though as we head into the wednesday forecast and by thursday, we are chilly but dry. 44 the projected highs today for college park and reagan national. we should see 42 for arlington, 43 for rockville and 4 for sterling. overall it is a good picture. green today tomorrow and the next day with an opportunity for a little bit of moisture moving through. no accumulation expected tuesday. cooler wednesday. by thursday, sunshine not so bad but chilly and breezy, into those 30s. 40s for saturday and sunday. beverly? >> reporter: ole about, we have lighter volume overall. we are in pre holiday mode, if you will. not the federal holiday it feels like for most folks. the exception northbound 28. you leave manassas to get up toward 66. this is what you are dealing with the ongoing trash investigation single file to the left, but it will take extra

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. >> reporter: a norfolk pine this size costs about $200. it's not about the money. >> we lost our grandson a few years ago, a couple days after christmas. so that's originally why we started putting up all the lights. >> that was discouraging. i know the tree has meant to him, as far as a grandson that passed away from cancer. they commemorate it to him. it's sad. >> the neighbors in thed, the cheer disappeared. >> that's kind of mean. >> i don't know if i'm going to plant more trees or not. >> he says he's been downsizing his decorations anyway, because of increased vandalism. as for whoever snapped his tree, or both trees out of the ground -- >> i would have bought them a tree. if they would have knocked on my door, i would have bought them a tree. it wouldn't be the first time i bought somebody a christmas tree. >> reporter: chuck mains tells me, next year he may just settle for stringing the lights on his porch, but he won't let this theft ruin his holiday spirit. >>> today, two san francisco police officers spoke for the first time abo

. >> reporter: a norfolk pine this size costs about $200. it's not about the money. >> we lost our grandson a few years ago, a couple days after christmas. so that's originally why we started putting up all the lights. >> that was discouraging. i know the tree has meant to him, as far as a grandson that passed away from cancer. they commemorate it to him. it's sad. >> the neighbors in thed, the cheer disappeared. >> that's kind of mean. >> i don't know if i'm going to plant more trees or not. >> he says he's been downsizing his decorations anyway, because of increased vandalism. as for whoever snapped his tree, or both trees out of the ground -- >> i would have bought them a tree. if they would have knocked on my door, i would have bought them a tree. it wouldn't be the first time i bought somebody a christmas tree. >> reporter: chuck mains tells me, next year he may just settle for stringing the lights on his porch, but he won't let this theft ruin his holiday spirit. >>> today, two san francisco police officers spoke for the first time abo

it's operator on the norfolk southern railroad has even taken precautions to defend the bridge from the constant collisions. >> the railroad company has set up the crash beam to prevent damage to the structure because it's a very busy train track. they've had to previously shut down the train tracks for days on end to repair the tressel which is very expensive. >> the city has also made an effort to prevent these crashes by posting clearance signs and by installing a warning system. >> the city has set up a system to detect over high trucks which triggers the flashing lights on top of the crash beam to alert the driver, hopefully, that the vehicle's too tall to pass the bridge safely. >> but the crashes continue to happen. with all the warnings and safety precautions, why are there still so many crashes at this particular bridge? do some drivers not know the height of their trucks? or do they simply not pay attention to all of the warnings? henn has a theory. >> the problem in my opinion is the speed. the speed limit is 25 miles per hour. i have noticed that a lot of the trucks that hit

>> he did not have much in the way of political clout when he was in norfolk. his troops were in control of the immediate area, but basically he did not have a wide reach, except through the sloops and little ships that they would send up some of the rivers to capture people at plantations. >> what kind of rights to the people of virginia or the people of the colonies have in relationship to the governor's colony? >> the average virginian did not worry did notdunmore -- did not worry much about dunmore unless you were in his sphere of influence. in virginia at that time, you had a very tenuous patriot hold on the southeastern part of virginia? >> what you mean? >> the independence-minded faction, the people who would have been the supporters of washington and jefferson. they were able to raise militia companies on the british side. but this was only very briefly. october-november 1775. star washen dunmore's highest. after they abandoned know for, moralist's around new year's day -- more or less around new year's day 1776. >> what did you think of king george ii

this year we were in naval station norfolk. this special airs on december 19th on usa at 9:00 p.m.ber 22nd on nbc at 9:00 p.m., and it is just that. it is a great entertaining show that provides hope, that recognizes the strength of the united states armed forces and gives thanks. >> this is personal to you, this cause. why? >> it is. i believe in the code of conduct of the military. on our television show i preach hustle, loyalty, and respect, which is simply a different version of honor, code, and country. i'm a proud patriot, and like i said, in these saddest times in our country, we all look for reasons to believe in something positive, and i like this special. >> it's not just the troops you love and support, but you do an awful lot of work with the make a wish foundation. >> absolutely. >> you're used to seeing kids that are -- >> we're in the public eye, and our program is pg all the way through, so we meet a lot of children, and i can't tell you how flattering it is if you were given one wish, that child is to meet and spend time with john cena. >> you say pg, john, and we'

the caps american league farm team, the hershey bears, took on the norfolk admirals in front of a sellout crowd. we missed hockey. it didn't look good for the bears. just ten seconds into the game, the admirals took the lead. with the game tied at 1 in the third period, the bears held the back of the net. held on for a 2-1 win. the bears breakout goalie from last season, braden holtby, had 26 saves on the night. >>> one high school student is looking to make history. jasmine holt of serratsville high school is looking to score 1,000 points on the season. she has 996 right now. she could do that in tonight's game. hill will continue her hoops career next year at howard university. >> her whole family is coming in for this event. it's going to be spectacular. way to go. her story she wasn't a very good dribbler and she worked so hard. >> practice. that's what they always say. practice makes perfect. there you go. >>> the national christmas tree is shining bright this morning after a star studded lighting ceremony. >> three. two. one. ♪ >> 17,000 people gathered on the lawn of the white hous