president obama is sporting 12 stitches in his lip tonight after being hit by anner rant elbow in a pickup basketball game. this afternoon, the president was seen sitting in a window with an ice pack on the lip during the delivery of the white house christmas tree. the elbow wield earl ray decerega of the congressional hispanic cause us can institute said he learned that the president is both, quote, a tough competitor and a good sport. the president believes in the power of prayer, as barbara walters learned earlier this week when she sat down with him and the first lady for their first joint interview in a year. >> reporter: i first interviewed the president and mrs. obama together two thanksgivings ago, when mr. obama had not yet taken office. they teased each other. >> you got a little lipstick on the tooth. >> reporter: i think this is the most natural piece of television. i'm not going to cut this out. i just think it's so natural. >> reporter: had optimistic thoughts for the future of the country. where will we be in this country a year from now on thanksgiving? >> here's what i hop

. >>> president obama is now sporting a busted lip after he was elbowed during a recent basketball game. >> mr. obama may be in for another rough day when he meets with the new republican leadership tomorrow at the white house. john hendren has a preview from washington. >> reporter: president obama with his face visibly battered might have more sharp elbows coming. tuesday's white house summit has all the makings of a post-election shellacking. in one corner, john boehner and the next speaker of the house. once famously combative. >> hell no, you can't! >> reporter: both sides sizing each other up. president obama now weakened wants cooperation. an alliance of opposites. >> i hope we can work together, democrats and republicans and independents alike. >> reporter: but will republicans now sharing control also opt to go from confrontation to cooperation? >> it's a lot easy to win as a party than when you do control one of the branches. >> reporter: they'll talk top priorities, funding the government, spending bills and extending the bush tax cuts. republicans want to keep them all. demo

what president obama is saying tonight about the sports injury that left him in stitches. >>> good evening. i'm garvin thomas. lisa and jessica are off tonight. first the freeze. tonight rain is on the way. if you have plans to get out this weekend, you'll want to hear the forecast. that's why we start in the weather center with meteorologist jennifer hill with the change that's coming our way. jennifer? >> if you're in the east bay, you already feel the rain pat tering on the roof. as we look to the rain turning to snow, the higher elevations storm warning is in effect for the sierra nevada. we'll go in closer here. cloverdale saw the rain first down through santa rosa and now we see stinson beach getting rain fairly soon as well. coming up, we'll talk about when that rain is going to come to an end and more cold air could be on the way. >> thanks, jennifer. >>> new at 11:00, a new change on the way for cal tran. george? >> reporter: one more game and that's it before the bears return. an upgrade to the stadium and businesses in the area will have to get used to quiet areas in the city an

. >> he is behind bars awaiting psychiatric evaluation. >>> speaking of president obama, he's sporting a dozen stitches after a basketball game. he was playing with friends and family when he took an elbow to the mouth. 12 stitches later, no one is talking about whose elbow it was. >>> how about this, a winning lottery ticket. the manila oriental market. 15, 22, 41, 43, 44 and the meganumber is 14. if you are too busy with the holiday shopping to claim the money, you have 180 days after the drawing to get it done. >>> shopping isn't the only tradition in the south bay. when we come back, christmas in the park. >>> the next time you head to the mall, stick to the shopping. what we saw lurking in the food court kitchens that leave more than a bad taste in your mouth. >>> rescue at sea. why they are generating a lot of attention tonight. >>> the hottest gift under the tree may come in a signature blue box. it might not be jewelry. you are not going to believe what tiffany is doing now. >>> we look at the low temperatures tonight and the rain that is on the way. ur forecast is coming up. >

is running the show at usf. that's coming up in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> after failing to strike some deals at an economic summit in south korea, president obama is going to spend the night tonight in japan. his ten-day overseas trip didn't go as well as the white house wanted. joel brown on the tough talks still ahead for the president when he return to washington. >> reporter: while g20 leaders toasted what they called a successful summit, president obama left south korea with little to celebrate. he failed to strike a deal with the south koreans on a free trade agreement that's been delayed for years. >> do we have a deal that works for us? that's my first obligation. >> reporter: the president had no luck convincing world leaders to put more pressure on china over its undervalued currency. after the setbacks in south korea, reporters traveling with the president asked him if he had been hurt by the punishment his party took in the midterm elections. >> the answer to the second question is no. >> reporter: things won't get any easier when the president gets back here to the white house. next week, he will sit down with congress' newly empow

. >>> the man who elbowed president obama in the mouth during a basketball game says the commandser in chief is a tough competitor and a good sportsors had to use a dozen stitches to sew up the president's lip. he was seen here holding an ice pack to his mouth today. during a game with friends and family, the white house says the director of programs for the congressional hispanic caucus institute turned to take a shot and inadvertently hit the president. the president was playing defense at the time. >>> for those that love great work everybody! now freshly remodeled, your target has never been better. huh! their fragrances always smell so good. nice! i know, the design just adds the perfect touch. and when you're ready for a new look or scent... just pop on a new shade... and it flickers like a real candle. [ male announcer ] also from the home collection... febreze wooden wick candle. i probably have one of these in every room. they last so long! nice! you can even hear it crackle. [ candle crackle ] [ male announcer ] the febreze home collection. featuring soy blend candles, wood diffusers and flameless luminaries. dollar camp

. >>> the man who elbowed president obama in the mouth during a basketball game says the commandser in chief is a tough competitor and a good sportsdoctors had to use a dozen stitches to sew up the president's lip. he was seen here holding an ice pack to his mouth today. during a game with friends and family, the white house says the director of programs for the congressional hispanic caucus institute turned to take a shot and inadvertently hit the president. the president was playing defense at the time. >>> for those that love tradition the campaign to reinviggorrate christmas tree sales. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, dollar campaign to get people to stop buying fake trees. koula gianulias shows us how they plan real. >>> a multimillion dollars campaign to get people to stop buying fake trees. showing us how they plan to keep it real. >> timber. >> reporter: whether cut fresh or plucked from a lot the real christmas tree is a holiday symbol some of you can't imagine giving up. >> you want a real girlfriend or fake girlfriend? you know. why don't you get just a plastic one. may as well. >> you like your women and your trees real. >> real always

on the person who hit him but basketball is one the president's favorite sport >>> an 8 1/2 foot douglas fir arrived at the white house. first lady michelle obama was there to accept the tree. >>> if you bought a lottery ticket at you better check. here are the wepting numbers, 41, 22, 43, 44, 15, and 14. applications for driver's licenses are peeling up at the dmv as a department spokeswoman says it's about two weeks behind in processing applications across the state. the dmv receives about 38,000 applications and the delay is being blamed on an enhanced security measure that will make lines he is more tamper proof. >>> we are tracking sales. and at 5:00, we'll have a ktvu special report on a break through that could be the answer for people suffering from neck and spine injuries. our next newscast is the ktvu chant 2 news at 5. that's going to do it for us at noon. have a great friday, everyone.

obama was getting off easy. >> i mean, come on, nobody is going to give the president a hard foul with the secret service standing there. >> reporter: but in sportsn politics, injuries are all just part of the game. mike viqueira, nbc news, the white house. >>> and up next, making a difference by the book. ah, it's stinging a little bit more than usual! yeah, you'll get used to it. the longer you keep your high mileage car, the more it pays you back. get castrol gtx high mileage. it helps engines last longer by fighting the main causes of engine failure. i think a dime went up my nose. yeah, it happens. don't change your car. change your oil to castrol gtx high mileage. its more than just oil. it's liquid engineering. i don't always let the worry my pipes might leak compromise what i like to do. i take care with vesicare, because i have better places to visit than just the bathroom. ( announcer ) once-daily vesicare can help control your bladder muscle, and is proven to treat overactive bladder with symptoms of frequent urges and leaks, day and night. if you have certain stomach or glaucoma problems, or trouble emptying your bladder, do not take

is both a tough competitor and a good sport. i'm sure he'll be back out on the court again soon." after the incident, mr. obama was driven three miles back home and kept out of public view. a few hours later, the white house christmas tree arrived. mrs. obama and the couple's children came down to review the tree. we saw the president through an upstairs window, still nursing his injury. officials say he was given a local anesthetic and 12 stitches. why so many? the white house medical unit used a small filament, which requires more stitches but leaves a smaller scar. presidential mishaps are practically a tradition. president ford was known for his pratfalls. president clinton tripped down the stairs in the wee hours of the morning at the florida estate of golfer greg norman. president bush had a number of brushes with misfortune. in 2002, he choked on a pretzel and fell, scraping his face. he later fell off his segway scooter and he had two accidents on bicycles. you can go way back and find press accounts of close shaves with the commander-in-chief. in 1902, president theodore roosevelt was thrown from his

have to take a long view of the stuff that i think that was one of the sport things that try to get ethics is one of the things obama people have tried and are trying to do which is look long-term, where are the demographics changing works where are the opportunities what you might not get there in four years, but start organizing. texas, tons of electoral votes that if democrats win texas, they can have a functioning electoral majority for a very long time. really smart to do. and i think they need to keep doing it. they need to keep campaigning in arkansas, keep campaigning in georgia, keep campaigning in idaho. maybe they will lose in 2010, maybe they will lose in 2012 but if they keep making an effort eventually some of those states will swing back to democrats. you will start to develop also some sort of progressive institutions there that can then get better democrats elected which i think some of the progressive coalition tried to do with the hall to raise. the final thing i would just talk about is what's going to happen in 2010. i don't really know, quite the i don't think anyone. i think democrats will hol

obama's political course president crowds pressed the republicans to get the new clear cut steel signed senators to the action and it is about this president said pretty funky is a top priority for national security. sports news now with the union and i wouldn't like to be in jersey renia shoes today neither what i am special on well we just saw this team smashed by barcelona we've got all the goals kerry in just a moment can't miss this would be great. good to have your company this is sports today i'm you know me these are some of the stories we're covering this hour d.-day looms with the host nations for the twenty eighteen and twenty twenty two world cup to be announced on thursday r.t. caught up with one of russia's most decorated players american chelsea. spanish barcelona roger archrivals real madrid five nil in the first classic goal of the. funder struck it's anything but the big easy of new orleans lose for the fourth time in five games in the n.b.a. to oklahoma this time around. this week will decide who has won the right to host the twenty eight day non the twenty twenty two world cup finals russia is in the running to host the event in eight years time and our correspondent richard from port

wrong is still stuck shown to its activation we know that previous plans by the us administration on to the president george w. bush had serious his sport relations with russia but after president obama scrapped those plans now several countries been saying that in particular germany just recently that russia must be integrated into the new system into the new show. at the moment nato and russia are assessing common threats and challenges of the twenty first century and this document is expected to be ready by the time the example summit takes place at least now another important issue on today's agenda is again a start nato desperately needs russia's help in the war in afghanistan was mrs visit console the heels of a very successful over ration care adult with the help of russia's intelligence agencies who are trying to see for traces were destroyed to between afghanistan and pakistan and trucks blood some two hundred meters to. the russians that she suffers most to draw my thoughts the jews stay in afghanistan most still have against the jews there with ends up in russia and the. the russian foreign minister said on monday the russians in those circumstances go to sunday school jus

$80,000. [ laughter ] check this out, ea sports released a new version of the video game "nba jam" that features obama, biden, bush and cheney. yeah. how it works isush and cheney play the first half, then obama and biden try to come back from a 6 billion point deficit. [ audience ohs ] it's pretty -- a fun game. it's a lot of fun. [ applause ] it's a lot of fun to play. a long game. in the new version of "nba jam" you can also play as bill and hillary clinton. [ light laughter ] very realistic. for instance, every time hillary turns her back, bill scores. it just -- [ cheers and ohs ] [ applause ] >> steve: boom, boom! >> jimmy: whoa! whoa, buddy, whoa! >> steve: was that a joey lawrence, whoa? >> jimmy: what was that? >> steve: was that a joey lawrence whoa? >> jimmy: yeah. he trademarked whoa. yeah. and finally, you guys, susan boyle had to cancel her performance of "hallelujah" on "dancing with the stars" tonight because of a throat infection. but between you and me, i heard hairball. [ audience ohs ] whoa! ladies and gentlemen, we have a great show. give it up for the roots! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hairball. what? [ light laughter

sport. that woman is -- she was going to make a lucky turkey very, very happy one day. just leapt right in, huh? president obamaend for a president anyway. on friday, he took an elbow to the face and had to get 12 stitches. he's in line at best buy trying to get a $49 blueray player. it's black friday, gets very rough. actually, he was playing baseball. the owner of the offending elbow has been identified as the director of programs for the congressional hispanic caucus institute. sure, blame the mexicans, of course. this morning, arizona immigration officials captured him and sealed him in a pinata and rolled him over the board near knew galless so he'll have plenty of time to think about what. the president wasn't the only person who sustained a silly injury on friday. this black friday gets crazier every year. i don't know what's going on. black friday of course is the big shopping day after thanksgiving. it's really great. on thursday, we gather around the table to give thanks not for things but for people we love, truly meaningful things. then friday, we go out and stab each other to save $6.99 on nintendo

sport. we are still waiting on an official comment from the president but a white house spokesman laughed when asked if the president will issue an official pardon. it is basketball, right? president obama's basketball injury is the latest in a string of presidential medical mishaps. want to take a look? in may of 2004, president george w. bush scraped his chin and knees after falling off his mountain bike at his ranch in texas. two years after that, he fell while watching a football game on t vchl. president bill clinton popped his right knee at pro golfer, greg norman's house in 1997. president george h.w. bush collapsed after feeling ill at a stake dinner in january, 1992. overnight delivery this week, fed x was supposed to deliver a package from north dakota to tennessee considering radioactive rods but the rods broke free from their packaging. not only were they not delivered on time but it took fedex sleuths a few days to track them down. imagine the intense search for something so dangerous. they were finally found in the knoxville facility. fedex says that no one was in danger because the rods were still in a protective metal cylinder. >>> she got away twice. from her perspective,

sports. your live illinois lottery drawing is next. >>> an army staff sergeant is about to become the first living soldier since the vietnam war to receive the nation's highest military honor. president obamaill award the national medal of honor to 25- year-old salvatore junt off iowa. he-- giunta of iowa. he saved two fellow soldiers as insurgents were firing on him. the ceremony is set for 1:00 p.m. chicago time. >>> the top senate republican is changing his stance on banning pork barrel project after seeing the results of the mid-term elections. projects are called earmarks when members of congress steer government money to pet projects in their states. republicans backed by the tea party say they have to go but want to ban earmark for two years because of the country's growing debt. senator mitch mcconnell is now supporting the ban. >>> earlier this month voters across the country said they are counting on republicans to make tough decisions. they gave us a second chance. with this decision i'm telling them they were right to put their trust in us. >>> president obama supports banning earmarks. >>> the tight race for illinois' eighth district congressional seat may finally be settled l

is a tough competitor, and a good sport. luckily for him. >>> and maybe that's why the president didn't join his family to welcome the white house christmas tree. mrs. obamas it arrived by horse and carriage. the 19-foot tree from a pennsylvania farm got the thumbs up from the first family. it will adorn the blue room during the holidays. that's the news. and now back out to amy, who's on the plaza. all right, lynn, thanks so much. we want to check in with nbc meteorologist bill karins, who is also out on the plaza with me. i'm shivering a little bit. >> it's a little cold. 34 out here. and of course, this is thanksgiving weekend, everyone still thankful for so many things. want to introduce you to not just a special boy, he's cute, too, but he's also had a clean bill of health for surviving cancer. this is ward. this is his mother. what would you say through the whole experience? >> we just wanted to appreciate every day that we are blessed with. and life is just -- we try not to sweat the small things now. >> well, congratulations. >> thank you. >> we wish you the best, ward. is this your sister? >> yes. >> hopefully you have many positive and fun years

obama left indonesia early because the ash from the volcano %-one.have grounded air force >>> good morning, everybody. here is your first look at sportsry over the miami dolphins, the ravens profile has risen igher. indeed they havv the number one in the nfl ahead of second place, wait for it. pittsburgh. and that of course makes it even sweeter. all of this meanssthe raven are becoming a team the whole nation wants to see. it will e their second prime time appearance this season. they of course, defeated the jets on monday night on week one. you're seeing that here. when you're the only game in town on a given night, it adds to a certain sense of excitement. the ravens are no exception to that rule. >> it's exciting to plaa.. our guys will e thrilled o be the only game. it will be a great environment, you know. it's going to be loud and at their place. our guys are comfortable with that, we have done it 10 times at the end of the season that we have been on that kind of environment on the road. we will be looking forward to it. it's going great for ouu guys. >> tonight is going to be a great atmosphere. i know our guys are excited. w

sport of politics, enough quidditch. president obama after the tuesday mid terms, he doesn't get it. how about charlie rangel. >> he gets it. >> this guy really doesn't get it. what isght and wrong? he's at it again. his trial begins on 13 ethics charges, trial begins tomorrow morning, but now, more is being uncovered. >> according to the new york post, it sounds as though in order to defends himself against these ethics charges, charlie rangel has committed more ethics violations by rating his pac money of hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay lawyers to defend himself. to the tune of $393,000, they say that that is in direct violation of the house ethics rule. so, you know, he can add this to the laundry list of ethics violations looked at on monday perhaps. i don't know if they got it in on time to add this to the list on monday. if you need a clarification, solicitation and gift ban all of this on and on. >> didn't pay taxes on his rental property. had a rent controlled property of the using the letterhead unofficially, using it to do personal things on and on and onning interest to see if this is added on, does it make the cut-off. >> you have to reiterate wh

sporting institutions -- all simultaneously. [laughter] i think that is a problem. it creates anxiety. . >> president bush and president obama basically got elected on the same platform and diverted from but in almost the exact same way. ideologically differently, but the exact same way. >> it would be a mistake to narrow a discussion about a possible third-party specifically to the realm of running for president. what you could see is 50 individual little laboratories if you want to fund an intellectual exercise, think about what could have happened if meg wittman of california had run as an independent and had not had to go through the republican primary process where she then became a republican and had to move to a vote right of her opponent. meg is not a perfect candidate but once she did that, it was hard for her to ever get? . t back. especially in these blue states, the republican brand on the west coast is tarnished. it was the one place where this red tied and never hit out there. >> obama is 50% in california. >> someone like a mega whitman of west running for governor, i think there could be responsibilities. >>