caterine ibarguen, who was unbeaten in all eight of her triple jump competitions — her triple jump win in rabat 2018. to the third and deciding test match between pakistan and new zealand in abu dhabi. the visitors were bowled out for 274 on day two. azhar ali then lead the response for the hosts — unbeaten on 62 for his third half—century of the series to put pakistan in the driver's seat — they ended the day three wickets down trailing by 135 runs. after australia and india drew their three—match twenty20 series, the two sides have their sights set on the four match test series which begins on thursday at the adelaide oval. in the build up, all rounder mitchell marsh has been responding to a lot of criticism particularly from former test legend geoff lawson — who said marsh should be left out by the selectors. hello. how are you? look, his comments are his comments, that is his opinion. all i can focus on is preparing for this test match and preparing for this test match and preparing well for the summer, doing my best. that is all i can do. people are going to say what they are going to say.

. >> reporter: many retailers benefitted from strong holiday sales like rabat, a store that sells high end shoes. strong sales doesn't always mean strong profits. >> if our vendors are going on sale before christmas we have to match price. so for us we have to do more homework. >> reporter: price matching may translate into more shoppers. early discounts mean they boost profit. tough choices for stores that need to make money to stay open. >> we met our numbers, but we met the numbers by losing end margin. >> reporter: the owner of rabat says the good weather played a good role in bringing in a lot of foot traffic which is so important for an open mall like this one in berkeley. >>> today and tomorrow are usually the busiest days when it comes to returning gifts. maybe you don't like that sweater that someone gave you or the pair of socks. abc 7 news reporter discovered a different trend. >> reporter: the sales rolled out first thing this morning, deep discounts to move merchandise after christmas. >> deals are really great. everything is 50% or more. i just wanted to replenish my supp

the professor from berkley says stores like rabat have to find ways to stand out. for example, they sell they s millennials are into buy having an experience, so they have to find sales promotions based around themes to drive in foot traffic. still a lot to figure out i guess. in berkley, anser hassan, "abc 7 news." >> thanks. >>> the dow staged a massive come back after its worst-ever christmas eve. today it posted its biggest daily point gain ever, rising more than 1,000 points. the dow closed at 22,878. the nasdaq picked up 361 points, and the s&p 500, gained 16. we will see what tomorrow brings. coming up at 6:30, we will take a deeper look into what is making stocks move so dramatically and where the market might be headed next. >>> "abc 7 news" is committed to building a better bay area. finding ways to make this place we call home better for all of us. >> yes. tonight on recycling rules when it comes to holiday item so your best intentions to help the environment don't go to waste. >>> and i'm meteorologist drew tuma, wrapping up what was a sunny day across

her triple jump win in rabat was the longest in the world in 2018.festive christmas spirit, and borussia dortmund were making their annual visit to a local children's hospital. in slight contrast to tubby old father christmas, it was elite, ultra—toned players handing out gifts, signing autographs and posing for photographs. stars of the german side, who are seven points clear at the top of the bundesliga, bringing a smile to the children's faces — lovely stuff. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. but from me, marc edwards, and the rest of the sport team, that is your wednesday sport briefing. a handwritten note about religion penned by nobel prize—winning physicist albert einstein has sold at auction in new york for nearly $3 million. the so—called god letter, written in german, was bought by a private collector. andy beatt reports. final call... $2,400,000... sold! applause. polite applause at the sale of a letter by one of the 20th century‘s greatest minds, grappling not with science but the concept of rel