. >>> in hockey the philadelphia flyers, a behind the back and no looking shot. almost deserve the win with a shot like that. >>> call him sir charles barkley. shaquille o'neil, johnson and smith jam out during the break. look at barkley just hanging out. kind of like the grinch. didn't have his coffee yet. >> as soon as bill ask i get to the desk we will do that. >> wait for me to get there. >>> just ahead prince william's pet name to wife, kate. >>> plus caught on tape singing the classics for the holidays. >>> busy weekend for people traveling to holiday destinations. we have troublesome weather in the middle of the country. today not too many problems. it is cold in the northern plains and enjoy the warmth on the east coast. by the time we get to saturday we might see a few isolated tornadoes in the deep south. from memphis down to central louisiana and into mississippi is the area of greatest concern. we are going to see ice northern new england could see ice from vermont to northern maine. by sunday areas of snow, too. chicago, kansas city, milwaukee. middl

the first expansion team to win the cup was the philadelphia flyers. won the championship in 1974. the flyers are owned by comcast, one of the largest sports and entertainment firms. they also work with a number of clients to provide marketing services and develop revenue streams. the president of front row marketing talks to us about a particular area of marketing, the marketing of college football games. 35 of them. is it too many or the right number? >> you think there might be some bowl fatigue in there with 35 games, but what you have is a content game. if content is the new oil, then certainly attendance and the ratings are stalwart. these things are interesting and people watch them. >> looking at last year's attendance, some of the games were hot tickets. others drew very modest crowds, including a record low attendance for the sugar bowl in new orleans. should we be looking at attendance as an indicator of health? >> you always look at attendance. without attendance, you do not have the ability to get sponsors. television comes first, with the

. >>> the philadelphia flyers game against montreal, a surprise for a family whose son is overseas.hey were given a priceless gift. their son was back home three weeks earlier than expected. that's just great. >>> now for a look at all things money. sanford, florida, the place where george zimmerman shot and killed trayvon martin has been named 2013 tourism city of the year by the seminole county convention and visitor's bureau. >>> the play station 4 is leading x-box one. the ds 4 sold 2.1 million con sells in november. x-box one that went on sale weeks later is the fastest selling. >>> the highest price ever paid for a pair of shoes ever worn in a game went to michael jordan. he played with the nasty flu, but managing to score 38 points. the price for the sneakers, $104,765. >>> coming up, politico's kevin, what president obama would like for christmas. chris hayes gives his take on the rape insurance law. i'm beth... and i'm michelle. and we own the paper cottage. it's a stationery and gifts store. anything we purchase for the paper cottage goes on our ink card. so you can manage

my husband watches the philadelphia flyers and my son wants to put it in his room for his video games. >> did you guys buy yourself a cake to celebrate? >> actually, i'm a cake artist. so i made you guys something special. >> oh! look at that. >> that looks awesome. that's so good. >> what's inside that thing? >> well, this one is actually going to be a chocolate cake with fudge. this was a dragon cake that i did. this one, i won an award on. >> wow, you are insanely talented. is this something you went to school for? >> i am an artist and i started out drawing and stuff like that. i wanted to do my wedding cake. so i decided to take a class and fell in love with it and i have been doing it ever since. >> are you the taste-tester? >> i had my own cake. all my cakes on there. i do a lotof 3-d cakes and wedding cakes andtuff like that. i make m own sugar flowers. >> those are sugar flowers? >> yep. >> crazy. how intricate. >> thank you so much for the tv. it is so awesome. i can't wait to get it. >> thank you for being one of our viewers. congratulations! >>> when it comes to motorcycle

. >> i think it's fair to say the washington capitals and the philadelphia flyers don't like each other very much. they rallied back from a three- goal deficit to send the flyers home in shock. remember this on november 1, an all-out brawl that included the two goalies. tonight, more attention in the second period, hits braden shin who went head first into the board. a nasty hit that got the 19- year-old penalized for charging and in obvious pain, had problems getting up and didn't return. it went down hill after that. flyers win big tonight, 5-2, the final. >>> the redskins' locker room at fedex field was turned into santa's workshop this afternoon. they helped over 1100 children pick out toys for christmas. they say this is a much appreciated break from the chaos they've been dealing with the past few weeks. >> kids always keep you grounded. they always -- kids say the darnedest things and do the darnedest things, so they always keep you happy. >> i'm excited though. even though we didn't win last game, we've still got another opportunity to go and win another game. >> the big questio

rumors out tonight say their opponent could be the philadelphia flyers, a rivalry that's heated up at this season thanks to that infamous goalie fight right there. . >>> we're down to one more week of will he or won't he. will mike shanahan be the head coach of the redskins next season? the jury is still out on that topec but a decision being come monday after their final game of the season. mike shanahan says he expects the decision, whatever it is to be, to be made quickly. >> you'll have to ask dan to make sure. i can't answer that. i'm looking forward to building this football team, but like i said, i'll sit down with dan at the end of the season and we'll go from there. >>> a touching moment before yesterday's game, the hunters thought they were being honored for their son. they hadn't seen him in over a year, and he comes running out of the tunnel. momma is proud and happy to see her son. such an emotional moment. we see these happen a lot at games, and that sight just never gets old. >> i'm a sucker for that. ♪ checkin' target off my list, ♪ ♪ last minute deals on toys and gif

they were surprised by their loved ones at a philadelphia flyers. >> just in time for the holiday. gio action figure. that's right. >> look at that. the family was called down to ice level during an intermission of last night's game. they were told they were receiving a life-sized action figure. not quite. when they unwrapped that box there, out stepped the surprise of their lives. their family member, private first class matthew lyndon. he just firsted his tour of duty overseas. his parents were not expecting him for another three weeks. love that story. >> they opened it up, and there's -- they see the fatigues, and they figure, well, maybe it is. then they look up, and he is walking at them. that is fantastic. >> welcome home. >> well done, philadelphia nighers. >> yeah. really nice. >> the fans in philadelphia did not boo. they boo everything else. >> thank you for joining us. >> all to get the latest information all day at nbc bay area.com. have a great weekend. [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to enchant, delight and amaze. safeway will h

the first expansion team to win the cup was the philadelphia flyers.e championship in 1974. the flyers are owned by comcast, one of the largest sports and entertainment firms. among its subsidiaries they also work with a number of clients to provide marketing services and develop revenue streams. the president of front row marketing talks to us about a particular area of marketing, the marketing of college football bowl games. 35 of them. week. 2.5s now bold 2.5 is it too many or the right number? >> you think there might be some bowl fatigue in there with 35 games, but what you have is a content game. if content is the new oil, then certainly attendance and the ratings are stalwart. these things are interesting and people watch them. >> looking at last year's attendance, some of the games were hot tickets. others drew very modest crowds, including a record low attendance for the sugar bowl in new orleans. should we be looking at attendance as an indicator of health? >> you always look at attendance. without attendance, you do not have the ability to g

rumors tonight say their opponent could be the philadelphia flyers, the rivalry that's heated up because of this, that infamous goalie fight. it's been an interesting year between the two. we'll see what comes of it. >>> the jury still out on whether mike shanahan will be back next season but a decision could come as early as next monday, the day after their final game of the season in new york often referred to as black monday. when asked about it yesterday afternoon, shanahan said he expects a decision, wheratev it is, to be made quickly. >> i'm sure it will but you'll have to ask dan to make sure. i'm looking forward to building this football team but like i said, it's a situation i'll get a chance to sit down with dan and we'll go from there. >> that will do it for your morning sports. redskins are practicing today. we'll have full coverage from ashburn coming up this evening. i'm kristen berset. have a great tuesday. >>> if you tried to sign up for insurance yesterday on obamacare and you forgot, most of you still have a one-day extension so that's good. >> that is good. plus, this

rumors out tonight say their opponent could be the philadelphia flyers, the rivalry that's heated up because of this, that infamous goalie fight. been an interesting year between the two. we'll see what comes of it. >>> to football. the jury is still out on whether mike shanahan will be back next season but a decision could come as early as next monday, the day after their final game of the season in new york often referred to as black monday. when asked about it yesterday externoon, shanahan says he pects a decision, whatever it is to be made quickly. >> i'm sure it will but you'll have to ask dan to make sure. i can't answer that. i'm looking forward to building this football team but like i said, it's a situation i'll get a chance to sit down with dan at the end of the season and go from there. >> that will do it for your morning sports. redskins are practicing today. we'll have full coverage from ashburn coming up this evening. i'm kristen better set. have -- i'm kristen berset. have a great wednesday. >>> thank you. route 50 you can see volumes are very light this christmas eve.

he was a christmas gift wrapped during intermission at a philadelphia flyers game.ust before the holidays. those are your headlines. >> there is one gift no one likes getting at christmas time, a fruit cake. insurers are going to be open 0ing up a whole lot of fruit cakes. >> you're going to be left holding the bag. they are going to have a net loss come december 31st, setting up chaos in the insurance market because that deadline has been moved the 23rd to the 31st giving them all about 15 hours. it's a holiday. all of these insurance agents are going to have to get these people up and running, making sure they are covered the first of the year because the government is telling them to do so. >> it's a complicated process. >> the rational is to keep people covered. in october and november a grand total of 364,682 people signed up for insurance through the exchanges. during that same period look how many saw their insurance plans canceled, about 6 million. so 300,000 gained but 6 million lost. that is the fruit of obama care to date. a sad irony. >> and a fruit thre

a giant gift box was unwrapped thursday during intermission at a philadelphia flyers hockey game andivate came home early to surprise his parents who thought they were there to watch a jumbotron video honoring their son. got to love that story. >>> well, two extreme athletes seem to defy death when they raced to the bottom of a 75-foot waterfall in california. one went by kayak and the other went by somersault. they say they're not reckless because everything they do is calculated and backed by years of experience, and it's some pretty cool video to watch there. it's 8:05 now. time for the weather and al. >> all right, thanks, nat. we've got a huge crowd on a friday. look at this group, coming all the way -- huge. let's show you what's happening as far as your weather is concerned for today. let's check out our friends in chicago. where they're going to be looking at light snow today, cloudy and cold. temperatures getting up up into the upper 20s. more snow in the northeast as the system starts to come up. we'reejuz looking at a little rough stuff today. catalina island looking good.

. >>> we go to philadelphia for the play of the day. it's a flyersst the columbus bluejackets. phillies claude giroux gets a missed shot off the board and puts an amazing no look backhand shot in as he was falling down. it was his 100th career goal and the game winner for the flyers last night. >>> san francisco restaurant has come up with a sweet sendoff for candlestick park. this is a decadent gingerbread version of the soon-to-be former home of the 49ers. it was made by the pastry chef at waterbar. it's 2 by 3 feet about a foot tall. and it even has little gingerbread men playing football on the field. of course it's called candystick. >>> the nation's top college football teams are raking in the dough. texas tops forbes as the annual list with the most valuable teams. the longhorns worth $139 million. notre dame came in second the fighting irish valued at $117 million. and alabama rounded out the top 3 at $110 million. forbes ranked the teams in categories like value to their athletic departments and their university's academic endeavors. >>> 6:2

philadelphia tonight. the caps now have won six of their last eight games. we will see what they do against the flyers tomorrow night in philly. >> a christmas tradition at the medical center, we will take you >> special visitors at children's national medical center today. the first dogs along with first lady michelle obama shared some holiday cheer. andvisited with patients read stories to the children. that has tradition been around for years. to revealed what the president wants for christmas this year. she says he wants exercise clothes. the dogs were on their best behavior's this time around the chef, you seem less tense since you got spark unlimited business checking from capital one bank. my stress has vanished. my old business checking account really pushed my buttons. transaction limits? more fees? are they bloody insane? horrible! come on! getting spark checking has made your cooking tolerable. [ male announcer ] switch to spark unlimited business checking from capital one bank and get unlimited transactions. limit the stress, unlimit your business. red's my color. what's in your wallet? re

flyers. the captain scored the shootout winner for the 5-4 victory. >>> the los angeles clippers defeated the philadelphiars jumped to an early lead and held on throughout the matchup. blake griffin scored a game high 26 points. winning 94-83. one of the most anticipated fights of all time, floyd may weather, jr. against manny pacquiao might be edging closer to becoming a reality. and that's because the wbc has made manny pacquiao the number one contender for the welterweight title. this follows the demolition of brendan rios macau. >>> there's more on our website, check out, aljazeera.com/sport. there is also details on how to get in touch with our team. that's all the sport for now. >> jo thanks very much. do stay with us right here on al jazeera, because we have in the full bulletin of us in straight ahead. before that we're leaving you can the highlights from nelson mandela's memorial service that took place in johannesberg. take a look at this. ♪ >> what a magnificent soul he was. we will miss him deeply. my god bless the memory of nelson mandela. may god bless the people of south africa. [ singing ]

flyers against the columbuse jackets. p >>> we go to never for the play of the day. it's the -- we go to philadelphiaaude giroux gets a missed shot off the board and puts in an amazing no look backhand shot. take another look. there it is! his 100th career goal and the game winner for the flyers last night. >>> good morning, everybody. jim harbaugh again had to address the rumors that he is interested in the texas job. yesterday he referenced one of his favorite tv shows when addressing the media. >> well, in judge judy's court -- [ laughter ] >> -- hearsay is not admissible evidence. >> that's what's happening! >> beware of unnamed sources. beware of unnamed sources. beware of unnamed sources. [ laughter ] >> they speak with forked tongue. >> former warrior marco saying hi to the warrior broadcaster. he puts up the three to put the spurs in front. bell nelly with 28. last minute warriors down 3, steph curry ties the game. on the next possession here's how it ended. >> shot clock at 3, baseline, rebound loose, he puts it up and in. >> they win 104-102. >>> sharks marleau playing in his 1200th career

cash, more than 100 million frequent flyer members, re-fleeting the airline with more than 600 new fuel-efficient aircraft. hubs in key markets like new york, philadelphia, charlotte, dallas, ft. worth, and l.a. and a very enthusiastic workforce and happy workers make for happy passengers. solid economy. stable fuel prices. >> all right. >> i'm expecting a ho ho ho at the end of it. abigail, what about you? >> all good points by henry, but the new combined entity is facing serious headwinds that investors need to keep in mind. first, looking at merger integration risks. everybody is betting on ceo doug parker and his experience. but the one thing we know about bringing two companies together, there are always unknowns. investors need to keep this in mind. second, this company is taking on massive capital commitments to fund a plane-buying binge that is likely to really eat into net cash flow over the next ten years. plus, if market conditions do not hold up, this could really force capacity growth, and eat into the company's capacity discipline. third, when we look at sector performance, as bill mentioned, this has been one of the best performing sector