what's the biggest difference tonight when it comes to scoring pucks?think we were getting a little too fancy. we're looking for that perfect tap-in, back door play. we talked before the game, just get pucks to the net and crash and get some rebounds and try to get a greasy ones. it worked. >> we've been behind a lot lately. it was good to have the lead and go through it the rest of the game and play good defensively. >> it's a product of we all worked hard to get the puck and we got rewarded tonight for it. face-offs are so important. i haven't thought it was one of our strengths this year. it was good to see a good game. >> good to see nate schmidt score his first career nhl goal. no time to rest for the capitals. they're on the ice tomorrow against the rangers. >>> moving on to college basketball. virginia head coach tony bennett is well-respected in the coaching world. some much his best memories came as a player. he played at the university of wisconsin green bay. tonight he returned home. bennett led the fighting phoenix to their first ncaa appear

and islanders on the power play, the caps with the puck.mera behind the net and to backstrom for the one-timer. great feed for chimera. backstrom ties it at 2. we are headed to overtime. in overtime, the great eight took over, great move, great goal. that was his first 21st league leading goal of the season. the capping win it, and they beat the islanders 3-2 in overtime. john wall and the wizards playing host to atlanta, second quarter, the wiz, they are up by 4 and on the run. john wall, getting fancy. move to the bucket there, led by 10 at halftime. fourth quarter, hawks down by 5, and former wizard, mack, kicks it to millsap. he will knock down the 3 3-pointer. the wizards answer back. wall to ariza, 24 points for ariza tonight, wiz are back up by 5 and later on, it's i don't know -- it's john wall doing his thing. game high 26 points for john wall tonight, wizards go on to win it 108-101, it feels so good to finally have a good basketball team, a professional basketball team in the d.c. area. >> big basketball and the caps and now the

puck in the pants. i feel bad for him. puck in the pants. >> thanks, joe. that hash tag for the rest of my life. >> you're not alone. you're with your cnn family. >> cnn newsroom starts now. >>> good morning, i'm carol costello. more than 200 miles above the earth two astronauts are floating in space. they are performing emergency repairs on the international space station and just the second christmas eve spacewalk in nasa's history. that mission both challenging and dangerous got under way less than three hours ago. ler ler leroy chow the flew on four different missions. good morning. >> good morning. good to be with you. >> we see these beautiful pictures of these gnaws floating almost ballet like, but that belies a high level of danger, right? >> there's no question more risk being outside in the space suit than being inside the vehicle. the suits are well designed. the crew is well trained. we got a pretty good handle on it. you're right. when you're outside doing it you got a heightened sense of awareness. you're careful about everything you do. >> we

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when it comes down the puck gets lost and smith turns into his net in search of the puck. >> .check out the replay - as smith has his head up looking for the puck, it comes down inside the bottom of his jersey and tucks into the back of his pants, then as smith turns again he backs into the goal and the puck crosses the goal line for a game-winning score for the sabres >> coming up on the kron4 morning nil \ news. the 49ers' deliver on the field. unfortunately, some of the fans cannot say the same thing as candlestick coast is a final regular-season game. >> san francisco's mayor prose the cities had into the rink to host the next america's cup race. what changes you can expect to see on city streets. >> a big wig at tiffany's will be spending some time in the big house. she is caught stealing millions in avo: the volkswagen "sign then drive sales event is back. which means it's never been easier to get a new passat, awarded j.d. power's most appealing midsize car, two years in a row. and right now you can drive one home for practically just your signature. get zero due at signing,

the puck flies up in the air. where does it go? i hate when it happens. he doesn't know it. he turns around -- >> is that a goal? >> it's a no goal because the puck passes -- >> that's one way to do it. >> he didn't know what was happening. buffalos win 2-1. >>> high schooler dunks over two 6'8" guys there. >> i thought maybe there was a trampoline there but he is just doing this. >>> and terrell owens expressing his love/hate relationship with philly fans. >> i had a love/hate relationship with philly. i loved the food. >> you suck, t.o.! >> but the fans hated me. >> wow. that's something for you. it's philly, man. >> i guess it is tough to be t.o. in philly. >>> 2013's entertainer of the year plus mariah carey may have found a new way to have children. you're watching "early today." >>> i would like to say merry christmas and happy holidays to my family and friends back in colorado springs, colorado. >>> good morning and welcome back. we are looking at cold air working back into the east coast. it is 37 in new york city. one below in chicago. ten below in minneapolis it fe

it was an intense overtime in buffalo, new york when the hockey puck vanishes, hit in the air.k of the goalie's pants. he does not know it, the players confused. then he goes back to hunker down, not realizing he just scored for the other team because the puck was in his pants. a lot of people saying that was a bad call. that was a rough christmas for them. >>> to one christmas grinch who really did a number on a family in florida. burglars broke in, grabbed the presents, even the little dog but police there saving christmas. they've replaced all of the gifts. they are still searching for the dog. we'll keep you posted. >>> a christmas surprise one mom wasn't counting on. here she is in new jersey with other nurses as they present her with a touching christmas card from her son serving in afghanistan. she tears up obviously as she reads about how much he misses her, no idea that the santa right behind her is her son. this is why it's fun to anchor on christmas eve. her son right behind her the whole time said he dreamed of surprising his mom. >>> when we come back here on chris

tied at 1-1 in the second when the ducks mishandle the puck. patrick marleau makes it 2-1 in favor of the sharks. ben lovejoy ties the game up. it goes to a shoot out. the sharks get a one-goal edge. then all three saves in the shoot-out. sharks beat the ducks by the count of 4-3. >>> all right, a little dorsal fin digest time. the sharks, marty havlat had his second game of the year, and logan couture had his first goal in seven games. >>> randy bennett. a big night for brad. waldo. murray state had no answer for him. he had a game high of 18 points. waldo, not wadno. >> and next time you will cover the lady gails right? >> yes. >> okay, we will be right back. ,,,,,,,, we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though 'rtt hasn't changed much is the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to

and a puck to his face. and he had stitches and came back. a puck to his face. and 15 to the air. 2-0. and on the powerplay again. and there to find the rebound. he scores his second. all three goals come on the main advantage and they won 3-1. check out the brown -- bronco fan of tonight's game in denver. and the bronco into his mohawk. the channelers prevailed in the upset. and this is the new giant. and went to work today of the giants in five home runs at 11. and they went out and signed the free agent mike moore's to a contract. there is the bo -- bronco fan right there, and they do prevail. and keenan allen airborn hurdling over the defender for the touchdown channels. and the upset. gave the broncos 27-20. and so, you know what? it is at this point in the nfl season, everything you predict. any given sunday, in this case any given thursday, it's a major shocker for the san diego channelers. >> anything. >> all right. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,, wisenguys... d'oh! (tires screeching) (grunts) (grunts) homer: oh, boy.

we want to beat you. >> a puck to the face. he came back. >> first period, shock power play, tommy wingels, san jose up 2-0. second period, sharks on the power play again. they all came on the man and vantage. the general manager brian sabian went to work today. signed the free agent mike morris to a deal. he hit a career high 31 home runs with washington back in 2011, but just 13 last year. a lot of injuries for him last year. thursday night, top five in my hand. michael jordan scores 38 in a win against the jazz. he had the flu. today, his sneakers sold at auction for $104,000. the oilers goalie, evan dubnik. he scores. three seconds left in ot. chris butler avoids the shoot outscoring with a dramatic game winner. >>> this bronco fan spray painted the bronco logo on his moe hawk. the chargers again pull off the upset 27-20. what is interesting now is that the raiders chiefs game takes on some added significance, by the way. chief promo. channel 5. >> the raiders can be spoilers huh? >> they could be. and, now, this game, beca

the sharks blew a 2-0 lead, but got the winner in the third who threw the puck in front of the net. sharks over the toronto maple leafs 4-2. for the second straight year, billy bean wins the executive of the year and he got an early start. two more trades for oakland, sending michael terry. making their bullpen even stronger. probably is not done, because baseball's winter meetings begin. >> interesting. see you at 11:00. ,,,,,,,,,,,, a ,,,,,, (bart laughing) (children cry out in pain) (children groaning) bart, stop it! you might fall. oh, he's such a cute little rascal. (thinking): oh, my god, is she flirting with me? i can see where he gets his good looks. she is flirting with me!

puck up the ice to jeff skinner. great long pass from harrison to skinner.ight. carolina takes an easy 2-0 lead. tough start. but it's going to get worse. later in the period, hurricanes up 3-0. puck out in front. he score tons backhander. take another look here. perfect shot. no chance for him there. carol airline up,ina up, 4-0. power play. mike green breaks out of his slump. scores his first goal of the season. gives fans something to cheer about but the caps fall to the hurricanes, 4-1, the final. >> you never hang your heads and we didn't. we just felt like we were giving all we could and it wasn't going our way. so, you know, then it was too late to come back. >> it's not the end of the world. we got a few days off to look back at this and, you know, assess it and, you know, come saturday, saturday/sunday, we got to make sure that we're ready for that back to back. >> all right. to the nfl, during this is the play i was telling you about the other day. the play everyone remembers from thanksgiving night. jacoby jones for the big return if not for mike

he tes to stop this puck going to sudden death overtime. the puck pops up in the air.ou see right here, he doesn't realize it fell?cp into his pa. he moves back into the net to try to prevent a goal, but unwittingly, scores the winning goal on himself. yes, you can believe this. coyotes lost the game 2-1. that goalie is so mad, and i can only imagine that locker room afterwards as well. >>> well, still to come, every, 11:24 right now. a firefighter plunges into an ice where i river, and also this guy, a golden etrooefr, who fell through the ice. the story behind this wrebl video coming up. you know how much grandma wanted to be here for your fist christmas? you see grandma lives waaaay down here, and you live way up here. brian, your cousin, he's a little bit older than you, he lives here, in chicago. and your aunt lisa lives here, in baltimore. uncle earnie? waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry, we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is happy to be part of the family. you just ate

the puck hit another player and got stuck in the back of smith's pants.e then backed into his net and the puck crossed the line. safe to say, game over. (laughs) well, on a christmas eve long ago, men circled the moon and got a new perspective on earth. that's next. ,, >> brown: we began this broadcasts with a rare christmas eve space walk and we wednesday a look back at another mission-- one that brought the world together at a troubled time. here's dean reynolds. >> reporter: it had been a terrible year on earth-- military conflicts, riots in the streets, and political assassinations. and then over christmas, 1968... >> we have liftoff. >> reporter: ...three humans circled the moon for the very first time and briefly connected the people of this planet. this is it, huh? >> that's it. that's where i sat. >> reporter: americans jim lovell, frank borman and william anders were the astronauts aboard apollo 8. a scouting mission for the lunar landing the next year. it's estimated that a quarter of the earth's population heard them read from the book of genes

sea resort helping make sure everything is ready for faceoff when the action starts including those pucks that the teams would have to get to know very well if they want to take a limited gold in february. more news in just over half an hour from now. is next with his latest attack on high flying financial sky that's after the short break when i want to. see street interesting. strategic. cover team of journalists trying to release wiki leaks documents about the united states it's trying. they encounter fear ignorance and pressure. the country blocks the way to information freedom. media stuff. right see. first strike. and i think you're. on a reporter's. instrument. to be in the. welcome to the kaiser report i am max kaiser in a surprise move to many brazil has awarded a four point five billion dollar fighter jet contractors of sweet in it was expected to bed boeing would receive the contract but and i quote the n.s.a. problem ruined it for the americans a brazilian government source told reuters on condition that anonymity. anonymity those brazilians sure have a wacky sense of humor any

the puck is rammed in the air and into the hands of the goalie mike smith. it lands in his pants!e smith has no idea where the puck went so he backs over the goal line and that is the game winning goal for the buffalo sabres! >> no! >> that's right. he gives up the game winner in his pants! get this, guys. this mishap is trending online. it's #buttgoal. >> i long had a butt goal! i don't know what that means. >> you know you're pucked when that happens. >> joe carter, thank you. >>> the top headlines and everything, everything you need to know coming up after the break. >> we will see you then. and gif. anything we purchase for the paper cottage goes on our ink card. so you can manage your business expenses and access them online instantly with the game changing app from ink. we didn't get into business to spend time managing receipts, that's why we have ink. we like being in business because we like being creative, we like interacting with people. so you have time to focus on the things you love. ink from chase. so you can. na leader edward snowden on the record in his first in p

puck. it is in the back of his pants uc it comes down right there.ck into the gold and the puck crosses the goal line for a game winning score. >> catherine: if you are one of this year's popular video game systems is still on a shopping list you may be out of luck. both the x box one amply station for are in short supply. pants seem to be buying them as fast as sony and microsoft can make them. part of the reason gamers have been waiting years for the new models. the last x box came out in 2005 and sony play station 3 debuted in 2006. >> catherine: remember to join us for kron4 new year's life presented by nissan the only local and like new year's eve show. gary radnich and i will make sure you had a front row seat to the best fireworks and parties. that's new year's eve slide after the news at parties. that's new year's eve slide after the news at eleven 5çwç5ç5ç5ç5ç5ç5ççy5çwç5ç5ç5ç5ç5ç good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that

. >> one more thing, if you bump into mallory tell him i said puck him. mallory charged with murdering wilson's 15-year-old son also received soebbering ne. >> they asked for the death penalty. >> what did you think. >> basically back to the effect of being free. knowing someone was trying to kill me i wasn't free. they legalize the demon. >> mallory won't be alone in facing the death penalty if convicted. anthony has just received the same chilling news. >> i'm scared. i don't know why i'm spooked. i heard that in the courtroom, i had to get out of the courtroom. i told them to take me out. that's some strong words right there. some real strong words. the death penalty. that's strong words. i ain't nothing but 19. just turned 19. it's crazy. >> kendra has no sympathy for either of them. >> i hope all of them burn in held. my son is going to haunt them every night and day. because he is shining down on me because i didn't do nothing but take care of my baby. i'm all he had. >> but wilson received disturbing news as well. >> stand on the 2 and look down th

shoots the puck. it goes up and down in the drawers of the goalie. mike smith doesn't know it is there. oh, tracking santa. ♪[ music ] >>> holiday travel alert. >> we have tips for staying healthy on your flight home. >> then, balloon stunt 911. >> there's a guy dangling from a hot air balloon. >> wait until you hear why he was hanging on for dear life, and, let's scare evelyn to death. imagine this happening to you at work, all day long. everywhere you turn, this dude does this. can they ever be friends again? plus, faceoff. man vs. elk. caught on video. and -- ♪ [ music ] >>

you see the dog, the puck. the dog goes in like she's used to. woman is holding the dog with her body. she's trying to get the dog to come in. there's a man holding eggs. and the door is closing, the dog doesn't go in. he's holding it, trying to help the dogs and hold his eggs at the same time. the dog goes out and the dog falls. >> what are the chances? who carries a big pallet of eggs? >> he's got a tray of eggs that dump all over him are ridiculously funny. >> it looks like a slap stick comedy bit. >> it looks like the halter on the dog got away quickly. >> the could be fake because we wou would. >> if you didn't have the eggs, it would be easier. but the eggs are the real ex-factor here. >> to pull off some real neat stunts is awesome. these come from the crooked world bmx. this was captured in 2013 from all around the world. and then we just break into fail after fail, guys landing on their knees and their faces. >> this proves these guys aren't envincible. to pull off the stuff you probably have to bite it a few times. >> nothing works like

he controls the puck and puts three keyhole. his 19th goal of the year. none better than that. the wizards are below 500 and while they are banged up, they have had their chance to win the last several days. they may come back to haunt them. they led by 10 last night. they came up empty. garrett temple got blocked. with eight seconds left, he shoots and misses the mark. they had one more try with four seconds to go. he loses the hand and doesn't get the shot off. denver, 75-74. finally, despite rumors to the contrary, mike brown says that he is not stepping down in austin. all the talk shows said that he was going to step down. he said i'm recruiting in florida. why would i kill myself if i'm stepping forward? >> expecting cold temperatures? >> some in the teens and 20s. we will talk more about that tonight at 11:00. >> abc world news coming up next. >> have a good evening.

the nhl is supposed to blow the whistle when they lose sight of the puck but they reviewed it and said they never really lost sight of it. >> they knew where it was. backside fumble, right? >> no doubt. [laughter]. >>> all right. for throughout the evening, the latest on kpix.com. there's santa. >> he's making his way to your house. no joke. >> see you at 11:00. ,,,,,, good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. joey fatone: it's time to play "family feud." give it up for steve harvey! [captioning made possible by fremantle media] steve: hey, thank you very much. thank you, folks. heh heh! thank you very much. hey, welcome to "family feud," every

. >> am i going to get a mouth full of puck, by the way?ith fred and dave's usual restraint. >> come eat. >> hot cocoa in styrofoam cups? >> no, try a titanic charcuterie, containing flintstone hunks of pork belly, bacon, homemade boudin blanc, kielbasa, smoked chops. oh, yeah, this is a truly heroic charcuterie. >> look at the beautiful link here. >> awesome. this dish is the single-best argument for sharing a border with germany. and, of course, the finest wines known to humanity. german wine, silvaner in pirate bottles. >> sweet. what am i drinking here? >> canadians riesling from prince albert county here, five hours from here. amazing. >> there's an allegory here somewhere. i'm reaching for it. something about fred and dave's reckless abandon, coupled with precision and technique, a hockey metaphor, perhaps. the hell with it -- ooh, look, sausages! what if you didn't know that posting your travel plans online may attract burglars? [woman] off to hawaii! what if you didn't know that as the price of gold rises, so should the coverage on

he had the puck and got hit into the board. then it broke loose. he didn't know where he was. wilson may now ride the time for a game. 42 minutes of penalties. on january 21, nicknames on the jerseys against boston. lebron will be king james. paul pierce will be the truth. name for will be the him in spike lee's movie. >> that will take up a lot of space. >> d.c. children will stay warm they should the generosity of local firefighters. the international association of , 36 needyrs local 36 general -- needy children. >> that is beautiful. some of the codes will not be needed in the next few days. >> we are getting a break from the cold weather. we are going to climb into 50 degrees with mostly sunny skies. that is just the beginning. by sunday. cold and dry for tuesday and wednesday. >> abc world news is coming up next.

scott adam shoots first and then mike brown keeps the puck alive. and martin half latt havlat.hen love joy with the shot from long distance and matted antti niemi. they went to overtime tied at 3 and then the shoot-out. only one goal scored in the shoot-out by san josi's joe pavelski. sharks win 4-3 and they are now a point in front of the ducks in the division. >>> and still to come on this saturday night edition of sportswrap, the st. mary's basketball team at home . >>> the st. mary's basketball team put a perfect record on the line at home. james walker takes the ball away here and waldo will flush his shot with emphasis. waldo was st. mary's leading scorer with 18 points. still in the first half and walker takes advantage of a nicely designed inbounds pass. walker hits 3 of his 16, st. mary's by 22 at halftime. we know waldo can score, but can he pass? how about this no-look from behind the back effort to garrett jackson, one of fight of assists for waldo, gaels role 89-64 as they improve to 6- 0. an all important game against the rams as they try to keep hold of the playo

even at the professional level, players saver the feeling and the moments right before and after the puck crosses the line. even for star players like alec ovechkin close to 400 goals, nothing comes close to the feeling of that first one. >> no matter how many goals you have scored as a professional hockey player, you remember the first one. >> you know, it was pretty cool. >> reporter: throughout his career, alex ovechkin scored 399 goals. his teammate has six for his career making his first goal difficult to forget. >> my dad was in town for that game. it was a canadian and for me, especially, that was a perfect setting for me to score. >> reporter: 19-year-old tom wilson and this 22-year-old are the future of the organization. they are starting to scratch the surface when it comes to their nhl potential. this season, both players get their goals. >> that was great. probably my biggest hit. >> one of my favorite players. it's cool to have them part of it. >> reporter: after the celebrating and emotions of finally scoring the first nhl goal, now is the hard part for the players, what to

the first hole, the put for birdie, making 10 birdie pucks, tying his own record with a 62.strokes. >> and no freeze tonight! >> be careful out there. >> have a good weekend! >>> the world mourns. >> he was an incredible man. a selfless man. >> celebrating his life. ♪ and the moment nelson mandela's daughters learned of his death. with william and kate at the premiere of the new mandela movie. >>> then -- the sound of history. ♪ 19 million people tuned in. the littlest cast members today. >> yay! >> and how did carrie do? >>> and exclusive. paul walker's last photo. >> we have confirmed two fatalities. >> and death's souvenir shocker. >> cops say someone grabbed a piece of the mangled porsche

grabbed his hockey stick and puck and started skating. >> you don't even know somebody's doing it. >>hose of us who own cats know when you try to wrap gifts, they get in the way. so this woman says she's going to wrap her cat. >> wrap her cat? >> will she succeed? >> no. >> she gets fther than she thought. >> on her third wrap, she thought she'd try to wrap obie. >> runs away. >> good effort. >> those of us with cats know they're awfully cute when they're kittens and you really have a hard time getting work done when you have this kitten interfering with its cuteness. >> there's a cat paying with bills, playing with the keyboard. how do you deal with that cuteness? >> it not going to get through but then there's a drive-in. but then this happens. >> one of the guys decides to walk up and continue ordering. >> just for the kids, yeah. >> that's not my order, by the way. hold on a second. >> the poor driver was like what the heck just happened? >> can i add a case of dilla? >> a case a dilla? the guy just walks through and orders the most random thing he can. >> can i cancel that? i jus

but president ahmed as i took the puck into question by refusing to sit there though he would sign it. in total. a little rice is because that is if you put the site was secured to do with the united states could mean for the washington david draw on its troops next year. he wants the united states to put him in the hip and committed to the tune of garden homes and him once stated its commitment to peace talks before deciding to buy that unsecured debt. i still would have done is to install a tv. the us will come that is out of the jeep and people of afghanistan in the leinster and stated overwhelmingly in their desire for the psp to be agreed in green promptly and urge that the sky and the skin as possible before the end of the year for the mac people who have invested so much in this partnership with afghanistan that was very good news the time we hope very much the president will decide that the dusky in his stand best interest in the interest of his country to conclude an agreement to do because it strengtns

on in stead of a puck -- >> is that a beer can? >> that is a beer can.nd look at how far it goes and goes and goes on this mirror ice. this guy -- >> and then drinks it? >> drinks the beer. >> because the ice didn't look like ice. it looks like it's almost not frozen, like they're walking on water. >> from beer to soda pop. this is from grooant thompson. >> the next time you're at a house party, chances are someone will turn out with a bottle of water. >> you'll blast the cap off with incredible power. >> with your middle thinger, you can ricochet it off the ceiling. i don't know how it would impress. >> but the sudden bang would make people jump. >> it's still kind of cool. any time i've ever tried to do that, soda goes everywhere for sure. >> the victoria secret angels are here with some advice for the fellas. >> what you guys need to get your special lady to feel sexy in. >> but most men don't do >>> you guys know that i worry about you getting stuck in the woods. not having a way to survive. >> you tell us that every day. >> don't get stuck in the wo

mike smith tries to stop the puck last night. watch this.doesn't realize it. lands in the back of his pants. he moves back in the net to prevent the goal but scores the winning goal on himself. coyotes lost, 2-1. street credit there, gone. i can imagine that locker room after. a christmas miracle means dozens of kids in kentucky get gifts this year. a well known louisville sports figure who wished to remain anonymous paid off thousands of dollars in lay aways at a local walmart. almost 170 families missed the deadline to pay for items, that's when a local sports figure visited that store and wrote a check for $13,000. >> i got the privilege of telling them, and it was more emotional than i expected it to be. because i cried as i was telling them. >> you would, right. the secret santa's only wish was for people to pay the gift forward. he told the store managers he got the idea from a friend in florida. >> we are keeping an eye on santa this morning, norrad streaming a live feed. let's look here. you can see his location appears to be above t

the puck flies up in the air. where does it go? into the goaltender's pants. he didn't know it. back to back to his goin'. but that is an own goal. phoenix, buffalo wins 2-1 in that one. high school dunk contest. this high schooler grayson allen, high schooler dunks over two 6'8" guys. >> my goodness. >> thought there was a trampoline there. >> doing this. nine schools made offers for him, and he decided to go to duke. >> definitely d-1 material and t.o., expressing his love-hate relationship with philly fans. here he is in this commercial reminiscing in a carl's jr. commercial. >> i had a love-hate relationship with philly. i love the food. >> t.o.! you suck, t.o.! >> but the fans hated me. >> hey, t.o. >> wow. >> that's philadelphia for you, right? just ahead, 2013's entertainer of the year. plus, maria carey may have found a new way to have children. you're watching "early today." >>> hello, my name is command sergeant james killpatrick, in kabul, afghanistan. would i like to say merry christmas and happy holidays to my family and friends back in colorado springs, colorado. .

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. >>> joe thornton still sporting that shiner from his right eye from the puck inside. -- from the puck saturday night. big joe scored his third goal in four games. the sharks, though, blew a 2-0 lead, got the winner in the third from brad stuart who threw the park to the net. sharks over the toronto maple leaves 4-2. >>> for the second straight year billy beane wins executive of the year. got an early start for a three- peat. two more trades yesterday for oakland. they sent michael choice to the rangers for craig gentry and making their bullpen even stronger dealing seth smith for luke gregerson to oakland arguably the best bullpen right now in the american league. and check it out. billy beane may not be done. winter baseball meetings start next week. get ready for more wheeling and dealing. i'm dennis o'donnell. see you tonight. >>> play of the day from the national hockey league. the columbus bluejackets in front of the net between his own legs before it's past the goalie. that was the only goal of the game. the bluejackets beat tampa bay 1-0. weekend for the california internationa

. >> the puck drops at 7:00 p.m. for the capitals and the redskins in action tomorrow against the chiefs. >> thank you very much, jason. >>> that's the news for now, "nightly news" up next, we'll be back with news4 at 11:00 with a look at the updated forecast. >> winter weather advisory now in effect for washington, that's going to start sunday morning. and that's going to go through monday morning. here's your snowfall forecast. one to three inches for areas like northern montgomery, loudoun, frederick county. a dusting to an inch for the district. the bigger concern, though, will be the ice. the freezing rain. i've tweeted out the map. you can head to my twitter page, my facebook page to see that here's the seven-day, 33 for a high tomorrow, again, snow to sleet to freezing rain. that transition happens adam during the afternoon and evening hours, you want to stay off the roads tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening. >> looks like today was the day to get everything do >>> on this saturday night, home at last, for an

. >> holy puck. >> on this day, the sales reps took their clothes off and tended to be quite scantily clad. >> if people are going to the ticket booth, they are already there to buy tickets, they don't need to be enticed to buy tickets or were they trying to sell season tickets. >> no, but they are trying to entice the people that are now watching this video about that arena, about that particular hockey team. >> so i might see this next time i go buy tickets. >> the men are mesmerized and loving it. >> you couldn't tell by their face. >> yeah, right. they look disappointed but they are not going anywhere. >> it seems like they might be alienating half of the fans. the women are, what? >> why not encourage women to come to the game and be excited about the game. >> why couldn't there be really sexy male sales reps too. >> and free hotdogs and nachos. >> sex doesn't sell. hotdogs and nachos do. >> hope they had heat in that office. everybody else is wearing jackets >>> pulling backflips is his thing. this time around -- >> this kid nearly kills himself. >> no! >> how some quick thinkin

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puck has repeatedly demanded that japan take measures to address historical issues as the so-called comfort women, many of whom were forced to work as prostitutes during world war ii. >>> taiwan has reacted differently, calling on all sides to remain calm and promote peace and snanlt the region. >> translator: amid the growing tensions around the east china sea we hope all countries concerned will act calmly and refrain from doing anything to escalate the tensions and work to develop friendly relations. >> the statement is similar to ones taiwan has issued in the past following japanese cabinet minister visits to the shrine. >>> officials at the u.s. embassy in tokyo expressed their government is disappointed ap abe's action and says lit exacerbate tensions with its neighbors. the embassy also said in a statement the u.s. hopes japan and its neighbors will find constructive ways to deal with sensitive issues in the past, telling nhk he appeared to make the visit out of confidence for the high support rate. although the timing may have been better, that doesn't make it right: >>> nhk's mass

and he crosses the goal crease with the puck and ends the game.se pants. >>> when we return, another look at the top stories. >>> and he designed the most popular equipment in war fare. we'll remember the creator of the ak-47. [ female announcer ] we eased your back pain... ♪ ready or not. [ female announcer ] ...so you can be up there. here i come! [ female announcer ] ...down there, around there... and under there for him. tylenol® provides strong pain relief and won't irritate your stomach the way aleve® or even advil® can. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol®. >>> here's another look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., afternoon showers today but sunny in atlanta. and mostly sunny in st. louis. cloudy in denver. partly sunny in seattle today. here is another look at this morning's top stories. americans who want health coverage to begin january 1st under the affordable care act have another day to sign up. the obama administration says the deadline was extended to accommodate a la

one of those little pucks get -- >> our producer is screaming penguins. >> yes. santa stowaways.hey came dressed for the occasion. >> cutest video ever. no need to talk over this. just watch these penguins. "way too early" starts right now. >>> i can't believe you're going to lose. >> yeah. so what do you think you say in a concession speech? somebody have a number for the president? >> i do. >> okay. haven't thought about that. >> incredible insight and access into the romney campaign right up to the end. and we will show you more. with the economy ben bernanke leaving his fed post in a blaze of glory, the fed will change its policy and it caused stocks to hit record highs. we'll explain what it means for us, our 401(k)s and our mortgages. >>> and a big sar frtar from du dynasty in big trouble for comments in gq. never good to loosely paraphrase the bible. trust me on this one. this is "way too early". >>> good morning. brian shactman here thursday, december 19. a few other interesting nuggets later in the show. which college football program is reportedly worth nearly $140 mill

phoenix coyote mike smith got all turned around last night against the buffalo sabres when the puck went up in the air and then went down his pants. take a look again. with so much padding, he never felt it. then he went back in his pants and he score the goal for the other team, helping them win the game. >>> and when we come back, making a difference for americans very far from home. >>> finally tonight, spreading holiday cheer to america's men and women in uniform who can't make it home for christmas with their families. there are 47,000 soldiers and marines in afghanistan tonight, and as the u.s. winds down operations there, this may be the last year for this particular christmas tradition. our making a difference report tonight from our correspondent, jim miklaszewski, inside afghanistan. >> reporter: amid the soaring snow-capped mountains in eastern afghanistan, santa claus is already going to town. it is the uso's annual cheer, and christmas convoy to the u.s. boots on the battlefield. led by santa herself, regina wages, the uso director here. >> i love these guys, they need a lit

a loose puck under the net. joe cannot ram it through the scrum.he sharks fall to the predators 3/2. they have dropped five out of six. the bears in control, not in one of the two threes in the afternoon. then in the second half. a great passing in the high low. solomon to cravis with the flush. >>> john dunning stanford volleyball team. nc state. fiftset. the big block. and the cardinals take a 9-6 lead. san ford 9-2 the rest of the way. they get the kill. the cardinals lose in a heartbreaker. >>> alex smith makes his first bay area return since being traded by the niners. he was his usual self when addressed by the media. >> to be honest, i have not thought about it. i was not sure where we were flying to. no, right now, the focus is geting to play oakland. you know, another game. >> and we will end on this and turn away. >> i hate this. >> demetris johnson. the the lightweight belt. he will be okay. >> we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] this december, experience the gift of true artistry and some of the best offers of the year at the lexus

you have to be a really good skater so you can move the puck around and score. - but there is some roughplay isn't there ? - well, maybe a little. - have you had enough to eat, henry ? - yes. thanks. we thought about having chinese, but gail thought you might be tired of all that... chop suey and egg foo young, and would like some good old american steak and potatoes. actually, we never eat chop suey or egg foo young. they were invented for americans. but i thought-- well, whenever we go out for chinese, they're always on the menu. i know. they have to do it for the american business. well, you learn something new every day. well, you know, when we were in hong kong last year, we went to a real chinese restaurant. i think we were the only white people in the whole restaurant. well, they didn't have any egg foo young on that menu either. remember, gail ? oh, don't remind me. we ordered fish and they served it with the head still on it. oh ! the head's the best part. we especially like the cheek. oh ! we have a saying when it comes to food: "if it's got four legs and isn't a table, we eat