rocket--suppose rockets-- what makes a rocket keep going? is it something like this? you guys ever been in a swimming pool? you're in the poolnd you get in the edge like this, and you kinda put your feet up and you--you push out like that. you kinda rocket across the pool. does a rocket work a little bit like that? check your neighbor. the answer begin with an n. [laughter] it turns out no. a rocket doesn't work like that. you know, when you push against the pool, you push up. what's a rocket pushing it against? air. especially when it's above the air. what's it pushing against? what keeps it going? how does it work? air interaction. we're gonna be learning these things. chapter four. we say, now, what goes up, comes down. we don't really say that anymore. we used to say that before in the fifties. what goes up, come down. now, what goes up sometimes doesn't come down. and when it doesn't come down, and we call it-- it begins with an "s," ends with atellite. try it. satellite. go ahead. try it. satellite. yay. okay? that's what a satellite is. sometimes, things don't

sworn enemy of israel to do the same in hopes of kicking these really palestinian conflict out of its rockets well to discuss that i'm now joined by the spokeswoman of the palestinian government in gaza east. miss almost all of you really appreciate your being here on the shoulder i know that you were appointed as the first female spokesperson for the palestinian government in gaza just a few months ago as part of the major p.r. make over how much do you see your gender played into that decision well actually it's a really. good for the palestinian issues and for the government to. this position we are trying to send a message and from the ground of gaza from the reality and the facts which bring. people and the issues and in what's going on. in media and foreign media in general now before we started this program you made a point that you represent. the palestinian government which is primarily now comprised of hamas representatives and when people in europe board the united states think about gaza and when they think about how much as they usually have this image of a scary looking bearded

the number of rockets reduce the violence or it just happened to be this way but actually we do not. you know care much about the numbers about. even the movement they are working on and this is also defending which is totally. the policy you defended to be ready to protect our children and island but we totally know that this is defending. with all the ranks we believe in but we are not talking about aggression or violence we actually are talking about what seems to be the palestinian authorities taking the first steps to ease that confrontation and i wonder if that is indeed. viewed from where you are that the palestinian government is trying to minimize the levels of aggression between the two sides. to true to face reality and to look to the ground. to talk about the humanitarian crisis actually. given up lots of. science single especially for. children and so we do talk about allowing that if tricity to allowing the live stream to to the people and an actual life with independence freedom and justice would you call even seem enough. to texas with the palestinian government here

the number of rockets reduce the violence or it just happened to be this way but actually we do not. you know care much about the numbers about. even the movement they are working on and this is defending which is totally right the palace defended to be ready to protect our children and island but we totally know that this is defending with all the ranks we believe in but we are not talking about aggression or violence we actually are talking about what seems to be the palestinian authority is taking the first steps to ease that confrontation and i wonder if that is indeed. viewed from where you are that the palestinian government is trying to minimize the levels of aggression between the two sides. to true to face reality and to look to the ground. to talk about the humanitarian crisis actually. giving up lots of. singles especially. children and so we do talk about allowing that if tricity to allowing the live stream to to the people and an actual life with independence freedom and justice would you call even the palestinian authority. with the palace in government here in gaza to

the rockets have been successful. its high cost has hindered its international competitiveness. >>> astronauts on the international space station have finished installing a new pump. all nonessential equipment had to be turned after off a pump valve failed on december 11th. japanese astronaut steered a robotic arm to help them reach the installation point. >> merry christmas to everybody. it took a couple of looks to get it done, but we got it. >> the team have removed the faulty pump during another space walk on saturday. controllers at nasa plan to turn all the equipment at the space station back on after fully testing the new pump. a similar problem occurred on the i.s.s. three years ago. astronauts at that time also carried out space walks to make repairs. >>> japan is coming down hard on mizuho and their dealings with the mafia. >> apparently wanting to send the message that they take the situation very seriously and make sure there's not a repeat of this kind of thing, so the financial services agency is plannin

the number of rockets reduce the violence or it just happened to be this way but actually we do not. you know care much about the numbers about. even the movement they are working on and this is defending which is totally right the palace defended to be ready to protect our children and island but we totally know that this is defending with all the ranks we believe in but we are not talking about aggression or violence we actually are talking about what seems to be the palestinian authority is taking the first steps to ease that confrontation and i wonder if that is indeed. viewed from where you are that the palestinian government is trying to minimize the levels of aggression between the two sides. well too true to face reality and to look to the ground. to talk about the humanitarian crisis actually. giving up lots of. singles especially the. children and so we do talk about allowing that if tricity to allowing the live stream to to the people and an actual life with independence freedom and justice would you call same enough courage. to texas with the palestinian government here i

coontz. >>. >> here's what's happening, two rockets landed in the u.s. embassy of the afghan capitol kabul. thousands of holiday gifts will not arrive until after by a shipping snag because they were overwhelmed with demand. first lady michelle obama is answering questions by children tracked by norad. now back to "caught on camera." . >> welcome back to "caught on camera." on cantessa brewer. air shows are meant a to showcase the abilities of pilots with death defying stunts and precision maneuvers. at one show in canada, it was how the pilot exited that got the spectator's attention. a military fighter jet, the canadian air force's cf-18 hornet is practicing a low speed, low altitude maneuver called an alpha pass for the left bridge international air show in alberto. the air show doesn't officially start until the next day. but some eager aviation buffs are on hand to see the action all eyes are on the planes that swoops overhead. the spectators are about to get a show they'll never forget. two cameras are recording the well trained pilot's tricky move

it is great to see the kids link their first rockets.is worth all of the effort. >> let's now look at the top stories in asia. north korea's official news outlet reports that kim jong- un's uncle has been executed. we have the details. >> hi there mark. this happens and it is the highest profile execution since power a yearhe ago. by thele was grabbed arms and removed from a meeting. he was stripped of all his leadership post. ofwas photo shopped out images and videos that were released from that meeting. yesterday, after a hearing, he was executed immediately. according to government or boards, he admitted to planning to overthrow the east a. -- the state. >> john kerry is expected in asia. what are the details of his trip? traveling to vietnam and then the philippines to focus on the region cost growing partnership with the united states. according to the associated press, kerry will visit ho chi minh city and hanoi. will chi minh city, he focus on expanding trade and cooperation and dedication. will focusdelta, he on the potential for

we got rockets. we pulled out of gaza. look what we got. we got rockets. yeah, we did, but we also didn't settle any of the issues. unilateral is not an answer. you have to resolve the fundamentals of this conflict. and if all of you take the time all ofine the history of the efforts before, what happened is they always left the final status agreement to the future. and that leaves it to mischief. and it leaves it to all the worst forces that could fill a vacuum. it is essential, in my judgment, to reach for a total agreement and to have a framework within which we can try to work for that. after waiting so long for statehood, the palestinian people deserve effective state institutions. israel and jordan must know that they will have a reliable and responsible neighbor, not a failed state living between them. now, i believe and president obama believes that strong diplomacy is essential. make no mistake -- security is only one essential part of this equation. backed by the unquestioned potential of our powerful armed forces and alliances, we have to also e

this will increase the capacity of missiles a completely replace the proton rocket. home edition is a thus we can solve two problems concerning the director dissipation of context and in technological operations for the launch from lincoln or cosmic girl you replace the proton rocket engine driven environmental problem by means of modernization of the zenith rocket launch facilities pullman is in need. but that is used in ages so the group upon the deputy chairman of the national space agency also said that context and can be ahead of russian production of its own satellites establishment of satellite assembly in manufacturing production of the individual components in testing are among the major projects implemented by the agency the appearance and only need to know. and that is the descendant of the rocket launch facility has no in a lot in the cis countries russia only claims to start production of its own satellite assembly and manufacturing based on western technologies. this facility would only produce an electric cars and also for sale for export. because we a

warriors trying to shoot off the rockets. tough to do that unless somebody decides they will guard james harden. sports is next. >>> good evening. jermaine o'neil had surming reon a torn ligament in his right wrist. he could be out for two months. they are not sure. that is troubling on a night when you are facing big dwight howard and the rockets. inducted into the basketball hall of fame and spent a couple years in golden state. jeremy lin is back at or cal. warriors down early. barnes gliding in for the two handed jam. we want to see a dunk. james hardin with authority to end the first quarter. my goodness. warriors need more out of david leigh and he delivered. 23 points and 10 rebounds. you know it is not your night when dwight howard is hitting three's. this is his first of the year. he was seven of seven at the line. i don't know which is the bigger miracle. rockets up seven at the half. somebody want to guard hardin? anybody please? he had 2 sex. >> he the 26. eight rebounds off the bench to give the warriors a one-po

rockets at oracle. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, harden... jeremy lin...get >>> star appeal at oracle tonight, high flying rockets, james harden, jeremy lin, get this, dwight howard made all of his free throws. even hit a 3. a lot for them to overcome on a night where they honored bernard king. sports star. howard long range. rockets up 9. battle back in the fourth. tied the game at 98 late. mets position, ought oh. rockets retook the lead. james harden, they win 116-112. high school, a block party. that's jesse against foothill and hunt off balance. he had 25 points. they win 57-56. later, runningback is out again with an ankle injury for sunday's game against the chiefs. mcfadden heading to free agency after the season. we add that up, haven't seen the last of him. head coach, dennis allen did not rule out placing the back on injured reserve. >> all right. that does it for the news at 10:00. see you at 11:00. ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,, ,,,,,, (grunts) (bird squawks) (exclaiming) (school bell ringing) (barney belches) (whistle blows) (yells)

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hardin had 34 points. 105-83, the rockets all over the warriors.gainst toronto. he made this announcement posting this dramatic video on his facebook pag . [ playing of video ] >> it's a little much. it went on for two minutes. all right. let's move on. the 49ers face seattle sunday in the big game of the season. some players are calling it a statement game. >> whenever you play a team and you lose, and the next opportunity you get to play them again, it's definitely a statement game. >> last year, what did we do? split with them? and that's our goal this year. >> it's playoff time already in high school football. this is the open division championship, and patrick walsh uses this method of inspiring. he's talking about the surfer jumping off the cliff. he asked the players to play like that surfer. the third quarter, a pass, and he spins and he's playing like the surfer. serra rolled from there. the coach gets the gatorade bucket. they go to the northern california regional championship game. all right. cano got $60 million less than he wanted. we

. >> where was the rocket dropped? who dropped it?ks away. the 13-year-old runs towards the smoke. >> a rocket. >> his voice the only thing revealing his youth. >> there are not many women on the front lines of this war. once answer english teacher, she now risks her life to teach the world about the horror she sees every day. >> you saw a man die five minutes ago. >> yes. >> do you worry that could happen to you? >> you're not thinking. it's just something i have to do. so many girls died in the kitchen. more shells or shrapnel coming through the window, what's the point? >> we have had enough from not being able to say how we feel and now we can. we're going to build this whole country again from scratch, from zero. >> this is a rally. people want to bring down the regime. abu, with the camera we gave him, records his work as an activist and aid worker. >> they have so many needs and they can use anything. >> but this is him, even while carrying meals to the needy he carries a gun. >> it's so crowded here. >> it is the perfect poten

. >>> the rockets were in san antonio to take on the spurs. james harden earned 28 points and leading the rockets to a 111-98 victory over the spurs. >>> j.j. watt is not known for being faint as heart after as many football collisions over the years. watt is considered plastic surgery to reconstruct his nose. why? his mother reportedly told him she hates the way it looks. always listen to mom. >>> serena williams named the associated press female athlete of the year with 11 titles over 2013. >>> and to football where jeff tarpenian is speaking out about a recent medical scare. two years ago while playing for the ipatriots he suffered a season-ending injury which resulted in a major brain surgery. >>> ravens quarterback joe flacco showed his christmas spirit on the practice field sporting santa socks clearly making the most of working during the holiday. >>> some athletes played santa claus for the day. rockets center dwight howard brought teammates expensive watches and wilson brought his running backs, tight ends x box ones. >>> lebron james

the rocket launch was scrubbed twice because of technical problems. >> all kinds of jobs from english teacher to counterintelligence agent were offered today at the job fair of the year. it's the last job fair of the year. the lacking for programmers and researchers and tv news writers you can find a link on abc7 news.com. >> business news cyber news now, a bunch of records >> hi, emily. >> good afternoon. cyber monday sales marked biggest online line shopping day in history. shoppers around the country logged on to score cyber monday deals sending sales up 20% from last year. microsoft, on the other hand says it's seeing record demand for the new x box 1 cones yoel, saying it's selling every console it can make. and did sewn geez it sold 1.2 million play station 4s and is available in 32 countries after launching in north america. >> u.s. stocks closed lower torqued sending dow and s and p lower for the third session. flip side your blamberg silicon valley closing higher google making it's cloud service available to general customers today, offering support, faster storage and a 10%

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the space-x rocketed from florida carrying the satellite. it will increase band witt in asia and other operations. soon after the launch, space-x ceo elon musk tweeted a picture that the rocket took as it soared away from earth. >>> the state of ohio launching something. but it's not rockets. apparently they are good at launching f-bombs. a new study placed from consumers to businesses. you know the ones that you're warned being recorded. ohio consumers cursed the most. followed by maryland, new jersey, louisiana and illinois. >> i'm not surprised at new jersey. >> me, too. we're from this area. a guy from new jersey going -- but you think ohio people would be very nice. >> yes. >> and friendly. who knows? >> slow and down to earth. and not at all. >>> if you check-in with your megamillions ticket, no winner in last night's drawing. that means the jackpot will roll over to 291 million bucks for the next drawing which is friday night. you in it, diana? >> not yet. but i leave here. and i'm going to be in it. >> deal. >>> a woman in canada is

. >> also failing to get a rocket into orbit. >> it did not get very far. there was the engine firing and that was it. the second flight did make it into space, but not orbit. flight three did not get all the way to orbit. >> he started saying, i have got money for three cracks at it. he spent his own money. after three, if he didn't make it, spacex would die. >> he burned through the money he had sunk into it. he was on his way back through the drawing board. >> three days later, he announced that he knew what was wrong. he announced that they raised money to finance the fourth launch. the fourth launch is going to happen in a matter of months. it was a crazy announcement. >> just as we solved those problems, we ran into the worst economic recession since the great depression. >> it has been one of the darkest days on wall street. stock markets falling the most since 9/11. the dow off more than 500 points. >> this is what financial armageddon looks like. red screens that scream sell, sell, sell. ♪ >> it was a week that shook the world. >> a realization tha

. >> translator: where was the rocket dropped? who dropped it? is when the unimaginable happens. another bomb explodes just blocks away. but then, camera rolling, the 13-year-old runs towards the smoke. >> translator: a rocket. >> reporter: his voice the only thing revealing his youth. there are not many women on the front lines of this war. once answer english teacher, nuur now risks her life to teach the world about the horror she sees every day. >> you saw a man die five minutes ago. >> yes. >> do you worry that could happen to you? >> you're not thinking. this is something i have to do. i mean, so many people, so many girls died in the kitchen. and we have mortar shells or shrapnel coming through the window, drop dead, so what's the point? why should i die in sleep? >> we have had enough from not being able to say how we feel and now we can. we're going to build this whole country again from scratch, from zero. >> translator: this is a rally. people want to bring down the regime. >> reporter: abu yusuf, with the camera we gave him in tow, rec

wishing the entities that are listening -- >> when they come to america, they have got nasa and the rocket. >> his way meant risking everything. >> about a week's worth of cash in the bank or less. i took all the capital i had left and invested that in tesla or it would have died. >> others are not willing to take a chance on him or his company. you put $90 billion into solar and wind, solyndra, tesla. you do not just pick the winners and losers. you pick the losers. >> electric vehicles are really not possible in ways that it would be effective. >> but his bet paid off. we did not just repay the principal, but with interest. ultimately the u.s. taxpayers made a profit of over $20 million on this. >> elon musk has bigger dreams that might take him father than anyone else. >> elon musk takes it a step further. >> i would like to go to mars. >> when i was a little kid, i was really scared of the dark. but darkness means absense of photons in the physical -- >> it is hard to believe he was ever afraid of anything. >> darkness is merely the absence of light. >> i was afraid of a lack of photon

. >> you like to think about our space people once assumed only government led or could build the rocket required to bring people into our space but that was more than years agond then theyave not done much but several years ago an entrepreneur were offered $10 million to anyone who could launch in space twice within two weeks one company quickly succeeded in a span less than nasa now a company called space access invented technology to make a launching rockets much cheaper and it makes the money. >> contues the mission to resupply the international space station from u.s. soil >> why is this a breakthrough? >> i think the private space industry and space itself as a commercial opportunity represents tremendous new opportunity to -- opportities for new services and products and jobs to be developed and deployed from the united states gives us a chce to have a new kind of industry even nasa being a customer for space x. >> that is how they make their money? >> they have other governments and private sector organizations that are recognizing we like to take a look how we can commercialize

. >> i'm a rocket design manager here >> what do you know about building a car some >> 0. >> that is how they started out their day. their goal to build a car rated to go 100 miles per gallon. >> it means failure is not an option they have to quickly find a task. there is no time to cycle back through it. into normal products that take longer that is still a truism. they have to live with. >> this wasn't designed to be a simple process. curves thrown in to create challenges >> we have four instances of error in the assembly we have to adjust where tires and are wheel assemblies are. where the engine is. >> easier than the body. >> car is a prototype created by wiki speed. a fire has paid 25,000ses today take this team assembled vehicle home. by working as a team, lockheed martin employees hope to walk away with skills to use in their work. >> my group does a lot of supply chain strategy. if we can see how thing are built, what parts do, that are group is buying it helps us understand how we contribute to the organization. >> in sunnyvale, abc7 news. >> that is a fun project. it >> s

. >> i'm a rocket design manager here >> what do you know about building a car some >> 0. >> that is how they started out their day. their goal to build a car rated to go 100 miles per gallon. >> it means failure is not an option they have to quickly find a task. there is no time to cycle back through it. into normal products that take longer that is still a truism. they have to live with. >> this wasn't designed to be a simple process. curves thrown in to create challenges >> we have four instances of error in the assembly we have to adjust where tires and are wheel assemblies are. where the engine is. >> easier than the body. >> car is a prototype created by wiki speed. a fire has paid 25,000ses today take this team assembled vehicle home. by working as a team, lockheed martin employees hope to walk away with skills to use in their work. >> my group does a lot of supply chain strategy. if we can see how thing are built, what parts do, that are group is buying it helps us understand how we contribute to the organization. >> in sunnyvale, abc7 news. >> that is a fun project. it >> s

will soon be offering commercial trips to outer space by rocket these private escapades are all part of a flourishing industry that's taken root in the last decade called space tourism and fact in the next ten years the f.a.a. says this industry will be worth one billion dollars. that's a large growth considering it was just in two thousand and one the dennis tito an american engineer and multimillionaire became the very first space tourist it seemed very kind of cavalier at the time and i think you know how a track record has proven that even the wildest craziest ideas can become a reality that's tom shelley the president of the company responsible for making that on president admission happen we arrange for very successful very wealthy individuals to be to fly into space and we will look to continue to do that but we're very much looking forward to a lower priced experience being available but lower prices in the industry don't exactly translate to a low price overall take a ride via rocket and you're looking at a price tag of two hundred fifty thousand dollars while a balloon ride

a new generation of rocket scientists. and -- join quest for a most unusual dinner party. the menu includes crickets, grasshoppers and mealworms. >> look, she wants me to eat her. [ laughs ] >> it's a growing culinary trend. and the reasons why might just surprise you.

rockets center dwight howard brought teammates expensive watches for the holiday. seahawks quarterback russell wilson bought his offensive line, tight ends, wide receivers and running backs all new xbox 1s. not bad. >>> before taking home a win, lebron james celebrated christmas with his family including watching his kids create some awesome basketball tricks. clearly athleticism runs in the family. that's for sure. good for them. >>> apparently jennifer lawrence isn't everyone's sweetest. >>> plus, "out of the furnace" may have more problems than being a box office flop. we'll explain. >>> good morning. welcome back. for all of you who have to travel on this day after christm christmas, the weather should cooperate except along the west coast of oregon where you see it's 32 to 35 degrees. we do have fog in that area. and because it is right around freezing, we could see some spots of freezing fog. so if you're out and about early this morning, keep that in mind. but temperatures should warm up nicely through the day as we get back into the upper 30s and lower 40s.

dwight howard now with the rockets. it didn't go wel golden state not super at either end of the court. the numbers when we come back. soon, californians from to salinas to san diego will have equal access to quality health insurance. those who need financial assistance will get it. and nobody will be denied because of a pre-existing condition. welcome to a new state of health. welcome to covered california. we are your health insurance marketplace. enroll today at coveredca.com. after the amazing come back the warriors again found themselveses in come back mode. coach mark jackson would prefer not trailing by 27 every game. warriors getting their first look at dwight howard as a rocket of the howard a force down low and determined here and rips the rebound down. 22 points and 18 boards and 12 of 20 at the line. warriors shot 27% in the first half. steph curry air ball, are you serious? 36% for the game. curry with 22 points overall. this game was a blowout in progress. james hardin with the jam. he lead all scores with

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grasshopper, a rocket space x uses to find in technology. -- this is grasshopper. the mind behind paypal and tesla, elon musk. >> elon musk is remarkably arithmetic and very much -- charismatic and very much in visionary. he talks about what he sees for the future of space at. from day one he has talked about the long-term vision for his company. >> he brings a lite different mindset to the industry. >> for elon musk him of this is just the beginning. his goal is cheap human spaceflight. why not? humans on planet mars. >> here in france, the president francois hollande has just revealed he had prostate surgery two years ago. he says he was hospitalized in 2011, just a few weeks before the socialist primary. speaking earlier today, the prime minister confirm that the president is now in excellent health. behind one of man france's most popular soft drinks has died. the driving force behind orangina. i look back at the algerian born entrepreneur who made the fizzy orange drink in the curvy bottle a legend. was born in algeria in 1936 and has since been sold around th

especially troubling on a evening when you are facing dwight howard and the rockets., nba great bernard king honored for his induction into the hall of fame. played a couple years with golden state. and jeremy lin. lin-sanity. warriors down early. harrison barnes gliding in for the two-handed slam. you want to see some thunder here. james harden and this is with authority! my goodness. end of first quarter. warriors need more from david lee this season. he responds 23 points, 10 boards. but you know it's your night when dwight howard, of all people, are sitting threes all alone in the corner and knocks it down. his first three of the year. rockets up 7 at the half. third quarter, somebody want to guard james harden, please? he had 26. and spaeth, 16 points. 9 boards. and warriors up 1. 85-84. but patrick beverly, the last guy you are going to worry about, hit big shots late and the rockets win it 116-112. on to the nfl. the 49ers will be reunited with an old friend sunday in tampa. hoping they don't actually see too much of him. that's da'sean goldson. goldson, a stro

also next, the warriors try to ground the rockets. larry beil ? it's the app that may have changed your facebook news feed forever. this week the creator of the cartoons called bit strips paid a visit to san francisco. jonathan bloom caught up with them for a behind the scenes look at the strips that makes comic strips starring you. >> reporter: a few weeks ago i took a gamble, writing a story about an app i had never heard of, called bit strips. well, the story was a success and so was the app. with 30 billion users, bit strips are officially a i think thing. the guy who created them finally came up for air to give me the long-awaited interview. >> i have been making comics since i was a little kid. it was the favorite thing to do with my friends. that's jacob black stock. but his friends call him bog. >> that's what my friends call me. >> he greets his users and introduced the new holiday comics. you can plug yourself in next to frosty. they make new cartoons every day. we have a small team. we have a little writers room that's led by me and som

number one, rockets. they didn't use rockets in those days.hat for adress second, the number one threat in the event of a pullout is over the ridge where they ca shoot rockets at the airport. all they need to do issued two rockets a day into the airport. israel comes to a screeching halt, and the second thing that now hasged is terrorism a different phase than it did then. then, it was stones. now they blow up school buses. that is what they do. these two facts, if they exist in 1995 him a believe me, rabin's position would have been -- rabin is the one who said not to give back the jordan valley. >> i am not sure netanyahu wants to give back the jordan valley ther. he said, you don't give back the jordan valley. >> these conversations, like you and i are having, have been had in the middle east and in washington and in other capitals. the question is, do you believe the israelis have confidence in president obama? >> very good question. frome separate the people the various factions of the government? that when the moment of truth comes, pres

the 19th story rocket carried a payload, but the agency is not releasing any details about it. the launch was almost scrubbed because of the cold weather but it managed to lift off within minutes of its launch window. >>> take a look at this video of planes trying to land in extremely high winds at the birmingham airport in the u.k. this is from youtube. check it out. you can see the emirates plane coming in for the landing but it's pushing the nose of the plane sideways. the plane had to head back up to try again. and take a look at this smaller brussels airline, swaying from side to side as it tries to land. can you imagine being on it? well, the good news it eventually landed safely. no one was hurt. just certainly a lot of rattled nerves. >>> still to come, kindness is contagious. the anonymous gift one family just received and how they plan to pay it forward. >>> more good news about the economy coming right in time for christmas. we'll tell you all about it in business and tech. >>> plus, bat kid. the sequel. we'll tell you why the caped crusader is coming back to the cit

dwight howard now with the rockets. it didn't go well.den state not super at either end of the court. the numbers when we come back. [[man] it's nothing but tape... [woman] it's a block. we're havin' a baby! [laughter in background] [woman screams] are we havin' a baby? [ambient crying and laughter] after the amazing come back the warriors again found themselveses in come back mode. coach mark jackson would prefer not trailing by 27 every game. warriors getting their first look at dwight howard as a rocket of the howard a force down low and determined here and rips the rebound down. 22 points and 18 boards and 12 of 20 at the line. warriors shot 27% in the first half. steph curry air ball, are you serious? 36% for the game. curry with 22 points overall. this game was a blowout in progress. james hardin with the jam. he lead all scores with 34 points. run out after runout.ets roll ad rockets roll and the warriors drop to 11-9. it was less than eight months ago when kobe bryant went downw. he will return on sunday against toronto. at age 35

these students now will be the ones that are taking these rockets that nasa's working on to destinations unknown. >> [ cheers ] >> at the closing ceremony, there were trophies to celebrate, as well as new friendships. >> i think my favorite part about global finals is interacting with all the students from all over the world. it's just a really incredible experience, very diverse, and everybody is really excited to talk to each other and interact with each other. and i think it's awesome. [ all cheer ] >> if d.i. seems awesome to you, check out the link on our website. it has information on how to start your own team. [ cheers and applause ] for those of you who might need some encouragement, here's a fitting quote to keep in mind -- "if you can imagine it, you can achieve it." >> this week's driving tip is brought to you by the national

they host the houston rockets. last friday warriors suffered their worst defeat of the year to the rockets, lost by 22 in houston. tonight, a chance of redemption in a second of three meetings between the teams and hoping to take advantage of the rockets defeat. >> we know they're coming off a game last night so it's perfect opportunity for us to, you know, the energy and we weren't able to do that against the mavericks. they came out playing well, hitting shots and almost vice versa. >>> all right. some more warriors news. the team announcing jermaine o'neal, backup center undergoing successful arthroscopic surgery on his right wrist. no timetable for the center's return. o'neal did tweet out he's not out for the remainder of the season as some reports have suggested. >>> to football. no surprise the 49ers took the field a bit surly on sunday in their win against their rival seahawks. perhaps that extra fury fueled a victory but the niners may be grumpy this sunday in tampa bay. for an entirely different reason. e

. >>> well, in a home state matchup, the rockets were in san antonio to take on the spurs. even with two games out with a sprained ankle, james hardin was the big scorer of the day, earning 28 points and leading the rockets to a 111-98 victory over the spurs. merry christmas to them. >>> j.j. watt is not known for being faint of heart. after his many football collisions over the years including a gash during week four, watt is considering plastic surgery to reconstruct his nose. well, why, you may ask? well, his mother reportedly told him that she hates the way it looks. always listen to mom. >>> for the third time in her career, serena williams has been named associated press female athlete of the year with a 34-match winning streak and 11 titles over 2013. incredible. >>> and to football now where jeff tarpinian who has been known for making an impact on the texans this year is speaking out about a recent medical scare. two years ago while playing for the patriots he suffered a season-ending injury which he just announced resulted in major brain surgery. he says that afte

rockets roll and the warriors drop to 11-9.nths ago when kobe bryant went down with a torn achilles tendon. he will return on sunday against toronto. at age 35 who knows if he can still dominate. my guess is, yes, he will still dunking on you. sharks in carolinas. the hurricanes just assigned the grinch to play goalie. first period and the deflection off the shot. sharks build a 2-0 lead which they would not hold on to. in goal for the men in teal. and it might have been a double de plex. 2-2 game. it was crazy goals galore. a blast to tie it at three. the game winner comes and, yes, traffic in front and another deflection. empty goal -- empty net goal makes the final score 5-3 hurricanes. you do not have to bend it like beckham to know when your soccer team is sent to the group of death it is probably not going to end well. that's where team usa is going in the world cup. world cup held today and lead together matches in brazil. they are just loaded. germany is great and portugal has renaldo and they knocked them out of the pr