penn state they had 2 plays call. running the quarterback keep and quickly run another play on top of and penn state will line up and look at oregon. they have too many guy its. dan lanning said let me get out of this one. get out. take a timeout. remember penn state went for 2. down 15. >> brad: still to come. championship saturday highlights. jenny dell with a big 10 trophy presentation on the post game show. penn state needs another 3rd and 10. sinchlt in motion. -- singleton in motion. allar throws. broken up. >> gary: off the 10 or 12 yardline the db won't back. no room behind him. to go deep. knocked it down. reed a beautiful job of understanding the situation presented for him. >> brad: 4th and 10. penn state one of the better teams on 4th down conversions but need a big one here. tyler warren to the left side. drew allar asking for it. in trouble. he throws to the end zone. touchdown! >> gary: wow! >> brad: harrison wallace. >> gary: uiagalelei had him by the jersey. watch this play by this quarterback! coming

all right penn state boise state as much as we love ashton genti you're going we're both going penn state ashton is a really good football player. >> you know he's going to be an nfl guy. but penn state's a better football team period okay. >> this is intriguing because it's not that obvious as to you know which way that's going to go. >> well, so carson beck who's the quarterback for georgia hurts his elbow right. so he misses in this championship game. he's a big time player for him. but he gets injured. and so when he gets injured now all of a sudden they have to go with their backup. gunner stockton right. gunner stockton shows up big time in this game 75% passing completes the pass is what he has to. he makes plays. so he's going to have to be the guy. now he got his bell rung in at the end of that championship game as well. georgia's had to go to two overtime games, big time overtime games. they've had to face that. it's not the same georgia team that we thought they were all along. notre dame looks pretty good. i think with their backup. i think notre dame might win that game. >> y

smu never had a chance penn state rolls 38 to 10. they will play boise state in the fiesta bowl quarterfinal on new year's eve. how about to the hardwood? the warriors in minnesota. this game delayed a half an hour because of somehow the crew put the wrong net on the warriors side. steph curry happy it got fixed. stretching at the score table. check this out hoops. that's just how things are going for the dubs nowadays. the warriors came out on fire though, jumping out to a 3615 lead in the second quarter on this. jonathan kuminga three. the wolves came all the way back, taking the lead on the rudy gobert inside layup right here early in the fourth. he had 18 points 12 boards. but the warriors they held on because of guess who. oh yes stephen curry a curry flurry with 11 straight points in the fourth quarter. finished with 31. dubs snap a three game losing streak 113 103, and they will host the pacen monday. that's going to do it for toyota after the game. now deion with some news. >> oh i thought you meant like you had some other ne

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last time we saw number one oregon they beat penn state in the big 10 championship. head to the rematch with ohio state. that's a good one. two of the most entertaining running backs in the country, now underdogs in the playoffs. could one of them be primed to pull off the upset? we'll talk about that. fran brown, he doesn't shout. so what happens after a bowl loss? hopefully syracuse will find that out tonight against washington state. >> pushing all your chips in. he better not lose. let's work ot and friendly claims service! eyes on the phone now! gecko: look alive, drew! your repairs have been scheduled. nice! waahhhh! uh, ha! yes, you'll get a rental car on site. heads up! ooooh! uh, i'm gonna turn this down to an eight. assistant: my bad! we can do this all day. geico claims service is 24/7. gecko: nice catch! your claim has been approved! your claim has been approved. for savings and service, get more with geico. this is the story of every flight to every place you'll ever have to take, ever. there's the one you'll take across an ocean. or back home to the kids

wecht is a forensic pathologist in pittsburgh, 100 mile west of penn state.worked on the case but he followed it for years. he made news with his comments after the sandusky story broke. he believes there must've been rumors sandusky was continuing to abuse young boys after 1998. he says ray gricar must've heard them. >> i guarantee, after a district attorney has been an office for some years, there is not any kind of criminal activity that takes place in the county that he is not aware of. >> dr. wecht speculates that gricar blames himself for those abuses and either walked away or committed suicide. or, dr. wecht says, maybe gricar knew too much. >> somebody said, we've kept it quiet all this time and without you around, we will keep it quiet longer. at the end of mr. gricar. >> but his friends and colleagues rule out any connection between the missing da and the sandusky case. >> i am in no way aware of any reason why there would be a link. as i said before when we talk about the person ray gricar is, i cannot imagine that he would allow something or someo

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a penn state wouldn't go away. they coming back. this is on 4th and 10 down by 15 through our going thread the needle to harrison was for a 15 yard touchdown. suddenly the nittany lions ace 3.41. still to go after an oregon 3 and out. >> and state has a chance. but the ducks defense stepped nico reid picks off on sideline pass. oregon hangs on 45 37. they stay undefeated. >> and will be the number one in the college football playoff. >> another top 5 matchup in the sec title game. number 2, texas faces number 5, georgia, you know, to texas, then matthew, the county cheering on longhorns. they want to overtime, georgia down 3 gunner, stockton. he's get blasted on the run. he had to leave the game for play because the helmet came off that the so back comes carson back who had left earlier with an arm injury. you saw him. it's kind of hanging that one arm down. all we had was one arm. it was enough to hand it off to trevor ecn for the game. winning touchdown. georgia wins in overtime. 22 to 19 the forty-niners in game tomorrow against

there is only one game in the college football playoff being played tonight, and that is six seed penn state facing off against boise state. and we are going to see in boise state one of the greatest running backs we have ever seen there. running back heisman trophy runner up ashton genti. penn state head coach james franklin said, look, you could argue that he should have won the heisman this year. penn state is highly favored in this game, and ashton and the broncos, they are setting out to prove all the doubters wrong. listen to this. >> we've already proved people wrong. but you know we still got to do that. we still got that chip on our shoulder. and we're still fully aware that, you know, people are counting us out. please count us out. i mean, that's what boise state football has been built on is, is people thinking we can't do something and we work our tails off to find a way to prove people wrong all right. >> the kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. eastern. and that game tonight, pam, it is about to be on. it's also ought to be about to be on here in times square for a new year's eve cele

penn state kept it closer than expected. two minutes to go.n state with the ball and down eight. joe allen going deep and it's picked off. oregon wins the big ten title. their first year in the conference. stay undefeated and will be the top seed in the college football playoff. the san jose barracudas held their annual teddy bear toss saturday night after the first barracuda goal scored. you're going to see fans let the teddy bears reign by throwing them on the ice. over 4000 toys were donated. the teddy's are then collected and donated to local san jose children in need. this abc seven sports report is sponsored by river rock casino. karina. >> sarah. thank you. much more to come on abc seven news at 11. who is now involved in the search for the gunman who killed a health care ceo, and what was inside a backpack found in central park. millions of packages that need to find their way under the christmas tree will give you an up close look at how the postal service gets your business needs a network it can count on... even during the unexpecte

the penn state would keep coming this is on 4th and 10 hour threads.dle to harrison wallace for a 15 yard touchdown and suddenly and if the lions are within 8, 3.41, to go organ would go 3 and out that penn state a chance with the ball. but the ducks defense steps up. what a play by nico reid picks off our on sideline pass oregon things on 45 37 to stay undefeated. they're going to be top seed and the college football playoff. another top 5 matchup in the sec title game. number 2, texas, and number 5, georgia noted texas. matthew mcconaughey hearing on his longhorns. this game went to overtime, georgia down 3. look at the pit. the gunners stockton takes to leave the game for a play because his helmet came off. that's the incomes. carson back the starter who left early with an arm injury. he's only got one good arm, but that was enough to hand it off to trevor etn for the game winning touchdown. georgia wins it in overtime. 22 to 19. well, don't worry. we didn't forget about the forty-niners less than 24 hours away from their game against the chicago be

penn state keeping it close a lot closer than expected. two minutes to go. with the ball and down eight. jeweler going deep. it's picked off. oregon going to win the big ten title in their first year in the conference. they stay undefeated and will be the top seed in the college football playoff. the san jose barracudas held their annual teddy bear toss on saturday night after the first barracuda goal was scored. fans get the teddy bears train by throwing them. of course, on the ice. over 4000 toys were donated. the teddy's are then collected and donated to local san jose children in need. that's going to do it for morning sports. back to you guys. >> thanks, sarah. a reminder that you can watch all our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. you can download [upbeat music] ♪ yeah, baby, i like it like that ♪ ♪ i like it like that, i like it like that ♪ ♪ si a ti te quiero mi amor, i like it like that ♪ ♪ eeeeeh, baby, i said i like it like that ♪ ♪ stomp your feet if you think i'm neat ♪ ♪ clap your hands if you want so

penn state, meanwhile, they got two pick sixes in the first half against smu. they would just blow out the mustangs in this one. that game was 38 to 10. penn state now move on to face boise state in the fiesta bowl, kicking off the quarterfinals on new year's eve. and here's a look at that bracket for the quarterfinals notre dame. they beat indiana in south bend friday night. they're going to play georgia in the sugar bowl. that's going to be the nightcap in new orleans on january 1st. and you know victor here's hoping that the quarterfinal games are better than the first round. >> yeah you look at those scores as you said a blowout. exciting plays but not really close to the end. andy, thank you so much. stay warm out there. >> i'll try. >> all right. and thank you for coming back and spending some time with us this weekend. >> thank you for having me. i feel like we had some good times. i learned a lot about you. yes. and i have one homework assignment for you. >> see? die hard? >> yes. see? >> die hard, which is not a christmas movie. >> it is. oh, thanks so

penn state keeping it close a lot closer than expected. two minutes to go.nn state with the ball and down eight. jeweler going deep. it's picked off. oregon going to win the big ten title in their first year in the conference. they stay undefeated and will be the top seed in the college football playoff. the san jose barracudas held their annual teddy bear toss on saturday night after the first barracuda goal was scored. fans get the teddy bears to reign by throwing them. of course, on the ice. over 4000 toys were donated. the teddy's are then collected and donated to local san jose children in need. that's going to do it for morning sports. back to you guys. >> sarah. happening tomorrow. hollywood's award season is ready to kick off with announcements of the golden globe nominations. abc's zohreen shah has more on the frontrunners on the big and small screens. >> this is joy coming to you live in riley's mind this morning with award season about to take off, predictions about the golden globe nominations mounting ahead of the big announcement, it seems the

over the past 10 years, penn state university is one of only eight schools that have won at least 10 ncaa championships while concurrently achieving at least a 90% graduation rate for student-athletes. their commitment to excellence, both on and off the field, are an example for the thousands of students across pentagon who look to our -- pennsylvania who look to our football team as role models. on behalf of the nittany lions nation and across pennsylvania's 13th congressional district, i congratulate the team on reaching the college football playoff. thank you. mr. speaker, today i rise to remember the life of a friend, gary washington. gary was a member of the bedford county community who dedicated his life to serving others. after graduating from bedford high school in 1965, gary's education and work took him away from central pennsylvania until later in life when he returned to bedford to co-found the extended family program, which supports students who are having difficulty in school. the program, which gary led for 16 years before his retirement, provides a lifeline to student

i rise today to recognize the outstanding achievement of penn state university football player, life long pennsylvanian and starting center, nick dawkins. nick recently won the all-state trophy, college football's premier award for community service. every year this trophy is given to one player across the country who combines exemple plary community service with leadership achievements on and off the field. throughout his time at penn state, nick has took great pride in founding the dawkins family foundation. his foundation has hosted back to school supply drives, organized christmas present donations and continues to support and provide for children and families throughout the pennsylvania community. on the field, dawkins was named team captain and continues to have an outstanding season, helping the nittany lions secure a home football game in the college football playoffs. he's a vocal leader who picks up and supports those around him, both teammates and coaches. mr. speaker, i want to congratulate nick on this outstanding achievement and wish him the best of the rest -- and the r

penn state, meanwhile, got two pick sixes in the first half against smu. they would blow out the mustangs, winning 38 to 10. they now move on to face boise state in the fiesta bowl. now the first ever home playoff games certainly were fun atmospheres, but in the end, they were all blowouts. so here's hoping the quarterfinals on new year's eve and new year's day are more competitive yeah, exciting nonetheless. >> andy schultz, thank you so much. all right. the bracket is whittling down. so let's bring in college football writer for bleacher report, morgan mariotti. good to see you, morgan. so what's your big takeaway from the games? we saw this weekend oh, morgan, can you hear me all right. we're going to we're going to try and work out that signal. we have a few little gremlins today. just bear with us. we're going to try and rejigger something, and maybe we'll get morgan back. all right, coming up, the house ethics committee is expected to release its report on former congressman matt gaetz, detailing allegations of sexual misconduct and obstruction made a

well altoona is just about 40 minutes from penn state. and frequently what you find with fugitives like this is after a few days, they start to need help. they start to need a familiar place so they can operate a little bit better and possibly even get some help. my guess is you went to altoona because it was close to penn state but it was also likely familiar to him. >> so right now we're looking at what is apparently a fake id. can we put that back up guys? control room? the fake id is the suspect's name is luigi mangione. but this id identifies him as mark rosario. just in case there was any confusion out there this is one of several fake ids that he allegedly had on him. according to law enforcement. steve, were you surprised that new york police did not have the name luigi mangione until he was taken into custody and and told the mcdonald's employee spotted him and called 911? >> yeah, i'm very surprised at that because the mayor of new york said they did have the person's name um, also, i'm surprised that he was actually that he was

penn state keeping it close a lot closer than expected. two minutes to go.n state with the ball and down eight. jeweler going deep. it's picked off. oregon going to win the big ten title in their first year in the conference. they stay undefeated and will be the top seed in the college football playoff. the san jose barracudas held their annual teddy bear toss on saturday night after the first barracuda goal was scored. fans get the teddy bears to reign by throwing them, of course, on the ice. over 4000 toys were donated. the teddy's are then collected and donated to local san jose children in need. that's going to do it for morning sports. back to you guys. >> thanks, sarah. happening tomorrow. hollywood's award season is ready to kick off with announcements of the golden globe nominations. abc's zohreen shah has more on the big frontrunners. >> this is joy coming to you live in riley's mind this morning. >> with award season about to take off, predictions about the golden globe nominations mounting ahead of the big announcement. it seems the responsibility

penn state community continued excellence in the classroom. chartered in december, 1994, by coaches colin and mike, the penn state crew team began with 28 members and a concerning absence of rowing equipment. due to its lack of equipment and support, the team mainly trained on land. competing dry land practices with the hope of a serious program guiding their efforts and passion. their program's first full year began in fall of 1995. consisted of fundraising efforts to purchase equipment from selling concessions at home football games to cleaning beaver stadium and eight person used woodon boat was purchased. in april of 199 # the tell attended their first competition in indianapolis where they joined the remainder of the big 10 rogue team at their conference championship. throughout the following seasons from 1996 to 1998, the team's membership increased to over 100 male and female members. most of this group consisted much novice rowers with with little experience in the boat or on the water. expanded membership meant increased fundraising d

there will also be two more games on tnt featuring smu traveling to penn state, clemson heading to texasof the lone star state. we have a lot of viewers in the lone star state, but for the games on abc, the battle for hoosier land is tonight at 8 p.m. the battle for all z bell and howell bionic spotlight for 50% off outdoor security. light systems are expensive and a huge pain to install. hiring a professional costs even more. and forget about the sky high electric bill. well, now there's a better way. this is the all new ultra bright bell and howell bionic solar spotlight. it's free to operate because it's powered by the sun with ultra bright, high intensity led bulbs. it installs in seconds. look, no wires needed. plus it's motion activated, automatically turning on when it detects motion as far as 25ft away. standing guard against prowlers and destructive animals. look, your lights are too weak. but watch. bam! that's bionic light power. check out the difference before and after which home looks safer to you. garbage cans can be a feast for animals until the bionic spotlight scares th

penn state volleyball taking home eight championship title over the weekend.d a strong team that the strongest in the nation and alma mater penn state, the coach leading that women's volleyball team to there ain't ncaa championship title but the first in over ten years. incredible feat made all the more sweet considering what the coach schumacher has been dealing with. diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in september just as the season ramping up. she never missed a beat, guys, all through she made it through every single practice and did not miss one game. she led the team with grant and bravery and the team followed her lead. leaving the number 1 seed, the cardinals with a decisive victory making the coach the first female d1 volleyball coach to win national championship. [applause] it is a feat not lost on the coach kb. >> for all of the women before you, what does this mean? >> so many have been before me that have paved the way for me. i'm so grateful, and hopefully more in the future that want to coach and be a part of it. but i'm so happy. >> we are so

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tap tomorrow smu at penn state clemson at texas. can watch both of those on our sister network tnt. and then the nightcap is tennessee taking on ohio state in columbus. but it all gets started here tonight guys in south bend. these two schools indiana and notre dame both here in the state. but they have not played each other since 1991. and such an interesting dynamic with the indiana fans because, you know, they're a traditional basketball school, usually not good at football. they are now, but usually not good at football. so indiana fans traditionally over the decades have cheered for notre dame football, but that will not be the case here tonight. >> no blood and carnage. that is what is before us. it's going to be an amazing game. i can't wait. >> all right, i know you're excited and you want to go to watch the game. so thank you for joining us. cnn news central cnn newsroom starts next. thank you guys. >> andy, take a seat anderson. look at this. you're wet disheveled. there's debris hitting you. we need to be ready for new yea

. >> notre dame a win last night, penn state won earlier today, texas beat clemson.said to us yesterday, this is a big game for us, we have other things going on in you columbus that are important. >> football staff and the basketball staff ... all of the coaches are close, including ryan day. and, coach day's under a lot of pressure, especially in the playoff game. kentucky is 2 for the last 14 from the floor. they could use something to go in here with time running out. and that didn't go, snappy rebound, by ... mahaffey. >> shooting the ball better, i think; playing with confidence. the defense stimulated that. and obviously getting good looks, too, with the execution. >> this kid's got a handle. he's got a bit of everything. >> i think so, too. i think he plays defense, decent, too. >> look at this competitiveness, glover, goes airborne, to get that one. >> he was ready! i think it should have been the shot clock was a problem. should have been 20, went back to 30. >> they gotta straighten that out now, it's 18. took the time out of this kentucky team .... [whist

penn state, meanwhile, got two pick sixes in the first half against smu. ey would blow out the mustangs, winning 38 to 10. they now move on to face boise state in the fiesta bowl. now the first ever home playoff games certainly were fun atmospheres, but in the end they were all blowouts. so here's hoping the quarterfinals on new year's eve and new year's day are more competitive. >> all right, andy schulz, thanks so much. still ahead tonight we're going to have more on our top story. that horrific incident where a female passenger was set on fire on a new york city subway. a person of interest, now in custody. you're in the cnn newsroom. >> scott luther, never too much new year's day at eight on cnn you make good choices. >> they've shaped your journey to leave all that your life built. rock solid for generations. with ambition like that, you need someone who elevates advice to a craft. at ubs, we match your vision with insight and expertise to shape a unique outcome for you advice is our craft we've got this. >> hey, susan. toothbrush. big interview, huh?

and that's obviously boise state and penn state and arizona state and texas, the two favorites, penn state and texas, should win those easily. but this is something new. not not to to soft pedal it, but we've never had a 12 team playoff before. and we used to only have two teams. and then ten years ago we went to four. and now we're at 12. so it's not a whole lot different than the nfl wild card round where you see a lot of blowouts as well. >> yeah. and obviously so many questions about whether or not it changes the committee's approach next season and what that looks like. but but just on college football overall, you know, paul, i think i've told you this before, when i was growing up in junior high, my dad would pick me up from school everyone else was listening to, like, the top 20 music songs. i was listening to the paul finebaum show with my dad, and i asked him tonight if he had a question for you. he said he did. he wants to know how you see the landscape of college football changing, moving forward, and what it will look like in five years if school allegiance and the kind o

penn state overwhelms smu and wins.the nfl, two afc matchups on a rare saturday of games, the baltimore ravens hosting the pittsburgh steelers. >> wilson, a throw. >> reporter: patterson, tying the game with this bobbling grab in the end zone that he helped secure with his thighs, but marlin humphrey secures the games for the ravens with an interception in the fourth quarter. >> the pick six. >> reporter: the ravens clinch a spot in the playoffs. the kansas city chiefs taking on the houston texans. both teams already in the playoffs. >> caught in the bucket on a touchdown. >> reporter: early second half tank dell with the touchdown, but grabs his knee right away after colliding with his teammate. dell carted off the field. texans lose dell and the game. and then with that win, the chiefs stay the number one seed in the afc. they could clinch that today if the bills lose. we have 12 games today. some with playoff implications. packers can clinch a spot with a win tomorrow night against the saints. that game is on espn an

. >> reporter: with that point -- >> make room in the trophy case, penn state!> reporter: -- the nittany lions secured their eighth national title and coach katie schumacher-cawley cemented her place in history. >> for that woman right there -- >> reporter: the first woman to lead her team to win a division 1 volleyball championship. >> has that sunk in for you? >> no. it hasn't. it hasn't. i'm just thinking of, you know, everyone that's gone before me and just how grateful i am for them. >> reporter: history on the hardwoods playing out against louisville. a record-breaking crowd of more than 20,000. >> oh, my! >> reporter: but the road to this sea of confetti and snow angels was not without adversity. in october schumacher-cawley revealed on social media that she was diagnosed with breast cancer. promising to approach the disease with strength, determination, and an unwavering sense of hope. she continued coaching in between attending treatments in philadelphia. >> i felt normal when i'd go to the gym and when i'm with the team. and you know, i'm grateful for

smu plays at penn state.nd indiana takes on notre dame. >>> and no soy fiesta. >> rob gronkowski is the host of this year's l.a. bowl. you know cal will have a good time on their trip to california, and the bears are set to play unlv on december 18 at sofi stadium. and back to the 49ers, after two blowout losses, how about a blowout win? four days from now. they have to tee it up again. rams coming here on thursday in another must win. the niners, they're still in this. and what is the deal with guerendo's foot injury. >>> and thanks. well another weekend, another box office record. dominating deep breath. cancer is a journey you don't take alone. you did it! our cancer care team works together to care for all that is you. after careful review of medical guidance and research on pain relief, my recommendation is simple: every home should have salonpas. powerful yet non-addictive. targeted and long-lasting. i recommend salonpas. it's good medicine. ♪ hisamitsu ♪ >>> and $52 million for a total of $350 million

the penn state women's volleyball coach just led her team to a national championship this week whiley. >> hannah again! >> reporter: with that point -- >> make room in the trophy case! >> reporter: they secured their eighth national title and the coach cemented her place in history. >> for that woman right there. >> reporter: the first woman to lead her team to win a division one volleyball championship. has that sunk in for you? >> no, it hasn't. it hasn't. i'm just thinking of, you know, everyone that's gone before me and just how grateful i am for them. >> reporter: history on the hardwood, playing out against louisville. a record-breaking crowd of more than 20,000. but the road to this sea of confetti and snow angels was not without adversity. in october, shoemaker collie revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer, promising to approach the disease with strength, determination and an unwavering sense of hope. she continued coaching, in between, attending treatments in philadelphia. >> i felt normal when i go to the gym and when i'm with the team. and i'm grateful for this

she ventured to penn state, where i my ph.d. yeah, and you did it with my fellow graduate student, bill blair. we did our work together there under dr. gallagher when he was at penn state. you worked with dr. blair and from after i should say, after getting your ph.d. you're now an assistant professor of history at the texas women's university and didn't texas. i just asked cecily, is it all women? and she said no. so are you going to change the day? they're not going to change the day. all right. that makes perfect sense. since this first publication, which is based on your dissertation, is entitled the army under fire, attributed terrorism in the civil war, published by lsu, a 2024. she already has a contract for her second book entitled abraham lincoln and the american west. that's under contract with norton. she's going to be speaking today on john pope and the massacre of the sioux indians, a bizarrely under study topic, one that's not well known amongst civil war historians mentioned. jaime martinez you gave an excellent t

>> reporter: with that point -- >> make room in the trophy case, penn state!cured their eighth national title, and coach katie schumacher colli cemented her case in history. the first woman to lead her team to win a division i volleyball championship. has it sunk in for you? >> no it hasn't. i think of everyone that's come before me, and just how grateful i am. >> reporter: history on the hard wood playing out against louisville, a record-breaking crowd of more than 20,000. but the road to confetti and snow angels was not without adversity. in october she revealed on social media she was diagnosed with breast cancer, promising an approach of determination and an unwavering sense of hope. she continued coaching in between treatments in north philadelphia. >> i feel normal at the gym, with the team, grateful for their support, where i felt my best. >> reporter: her most outstanding player. >> her doing that helped us as a group also believe we were capable of this. >> reporter: praising the coach as an inspiration reaching beyond the court. nbc news. >>> that's

penn state winning that title.d again, the first woman head coach to win a division one ncaa volleyball title. it's kind of amazing. it took this long, but that won't you certainly won't be the last. but to keep playing, being diagnosed during the season with stage two breast cancer, as you said, and the idea being she was going to keep coaching. in other words, she wasn't going to take time off. and she has looked to her players. her players have said, hey coach, we got you. you know, if there's something that you need to go do, we'll be fine. the players playing for her and of course a great victory. ncaa championship and truly one of the best stories of the holiday season 100%. >> thank you for talking with me, christine. happy holidays. thank you so much. and thank you all so much for joining us today. i'm kate bolduan. we really hope you have a wonderful rest of your holiday from our whole show team to you enjoy your time with your family and friends. stay with us. inside politics with dana bash starts after a

and happy valley has been all penn state.y got two pick sixes early in the game and they've just dominated smu up 31 to 3 right now. so penn state will be moving on to the quarterfinals to take on boise state. we do have two more games today. you got clemson at texas there in austin. and i tell you what i can guarantee you it is much, much warmer there than it is here in columbus, ohio where tennessee will be taking on ohio state. now, the last time the buckeyes were playing on this field is when they lost to michigan. and we had the whole flag planting fiasco behind me. but that was the fourth straight loss for ohio state against michigan. and ryan day is now one and four against ohio state's biggest rivals. and the fan base here in columbus really anxious about this game. and i was walking around talking to a lot of the fans and i asked them, is there a coach on the hot seat i'm feeling that ryan's got to win today, and from there it's day by day, but he wins the day. >> i think he'll be all right, but he definitetter not.

fiesta bowl, new year's eve treat, featuring two excellent teams, #3 boise state, sixth ranked penn-stateise state against the sixth seed penn-state. and this is the first ever college football playoff quarterfinal, both undefeated in their bowl games. lions dismantled smu, on saturday. penn state, returned two touchdowns and broke the game open with a 21-point second quarter. and after winning the mountain west conference title, bronco's, are the nation's -- have the nation's top running back, ashton genty, he's three yards shy of 25 rushing yards, he neatneeds -- he needs 132 yards to top a record from 1983. and the fiesta bowl kicks off at 7:30 p.m., three other quarterfinal games take place on new year's day, texas meets arizona state in the peach bowl, oregon and ohio state play a rematch in the rose bowl. georgia plays notre dame in the sugar bowl. >> rebecca: ringing in the new year with football. thank you, ike. and we are remembering a former colleague, aaron brown, first anchor of "world news now", and "world nuse -- weekend edition", and he's passed away, he earned awards for t

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are the matchups for the quarterfinals in two weeks, three seed boise state will take on six seed penn stateon new year's day, number four, arizona state will play five seed texas in the peach bowl. top seed oregon will play number eight ohio state in the rose bowl. it's a team the ducks beat earlier in the year. and number two georgia will play number seven notre dame. the semifinals will be played january 9th and 10th. all right. our time is 553. and president biden commutes 37 death sentences, keeping inmates in prison for the rest of their lives. but he leaves three men on the federal death row. we have details on his move as it comes ahead of president elect donald trump's plan to resume execution. >> and christmas is right around the corner. this means the santa tracker is returning. coming up, how soon the app will start tracking jolly old sai nk. (♪) make the most of your season during the kia season of new traditions sales event. gift yourself some savings and visit your local kia dealer today. look out for these stickers to find great deals on vehicles backed by a 10-year, 100,000-

face makeup. >> will: penn state alum, smu mom.s team. i am going with my nittany lions. they are favored by 8 1/2. might be closer than that. secretly, will, i would be happy either way. everybody wins in this one. especially, with a great team to root for. as for timothee chalamet as guest picker, he was on fire. he knew what he was talking about. he was fun to watch. america was thrilled to watch every bit of it. check him out on his first pick of the day. >> 2-2 in the last four matchup. i'm looking at fourth year bob cats quarterback parker navarro. 65% completion rate. if he can get going, we'll tilt this in favor of the bob cats. i'm going under dog bob cats. >> lara: he was right. we'll be right back. we will be right back. reminder, bent finger appointment. i don't want to wait or have surgery for my dupuytren's contracture. i want a nonsurgical treatment. and if nonsurgical treatment isn't offered? i'll get a second opinion. take charge of your treatment. if you can't lay your hand flat, visit findahandspecialist.com to g

hundreds of fans of penn state nittany lions and the boise state broncos arrived at the airport in arizonaredictions for today's big bowl game. >> a 34 boise state 17. >> boise state by a million. >> oh, penn state is going to win for sure. >> all the way right. >> you're so confident. kickoff for today's fiesta bowl, 430 this afternoon. it's all part of the college football playoff season system. now, fans know there are three big bowl games tomorrow in the playoffs. texas will play arizona state in the peach bowl. ohio state will battle top ranked oregon in the rose bowl, and notre dame will play georgia in the sugar bowl. >> the fda is now collecting and testing aged cheese made from raw cow's milk. the tests are due to concerns the cheese might contain and be contaminated with bird flu. public health experts say drinking raw milk increases the risk of the virus, which generally remains very low, generally remains very low. however, governor newsom recently declared a bird flu state of emergency after 34 cases were reported in california. new numbers show the shortage of eggs nationwide

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paul, as you see the winners there, notre dame, penn state, tennessee, and texas, and ohio state.em, what are other schools that did something over the weekend to make you think, hey, they have a shot to make a deep run in the tournament? >> texas is probably the team you have to watch. i mean, when you look at them, you find flaws, but they have an elite defense. they ended up playing probably, yeah, the closest game, one of the closest of the group. it came down to a fourth down call against clemson. ultimately, they have not only one of theter quarterbacks, quinn ewers, but one of the better backups, arch manning. may have heard of his hall of famers relatives. matchups were remarkable. you mentioned ohio state. they end up going to the rose bowl on january 1st and have to take on oregon. they've already met once this year in an epic game in eugene. one-point game. these are two of the three best schools in the country playing in the quarterfinals of the college football playoff. >> paul, i love you more when you were miserable and when your audience is miserable, but you menti

in a couple of weeks, three seed boise state will take on six seed penn state in the fiesta bowl. ill face number eight ohio state in the rose bowl. that'll be a good one. ducks beat the buckeyes earlier this year. and number two georgia will take on number seven notre dame. semifinals will be played january the 9th and 10th. >> well professional pickleball is becoming more popular. and the united pickleball association says it's seeing growth in everything from attendance to salaries. a recent report said women's pro pickleball players make more in average salaries than women in the wnba and the national women's soccer league. these pro pickleballers make around $260,000 a year. next year, the league says its priorities include expanding media rights partnerships, growing the amateur business and turning its pros into household names. >> a popular donut shop in castro valley is closing for good. i'm betty yu, with the live report from rudy's straight ahead. >> oh yeah, beautiful fans for supporting me. >> and saying goodbye to a legend this morning. the bay area and the sports wor

today is doctor sherri sam mason, associate research professor and director of sustainability at penn state bear end in erie, pennsylvania. her research on freshwater microplastics has led to plastics legislation here in the united states as well as other places around the world. and we are joined by brent alspach. patch. patch? thank you. vice president and director of applied research at arcadis, where he oversees their water division's research on drinking water, recycled water, waste water and storm water. thank you all for taking the time to share your expertise with us. i will reserve the opportunity for senator mullen as ranking member to give his opening remarks when he was able to get here. i hear that he is on his way. he will also be followed by opening remarks from our colleagues on the fisheries subcommittee. >> thank you, senator merkley. good afternoon, everybody. and thank you to my colleagues both sides of the aisle for participating in this joint hearing between our respective subcommittees by being the senate environment and public works subcomittee on fisheries, water an