what stood out this season than seasons past? >> this year has been a transformational season, from when the season started in early october to what occurred thanksgiving evening to the redefinition of black friday sort of to a waning of cyber monday and super saturday. what stood out most of all was the move to mobile. a tremendous move to mobile this year. >> what does that do? you talk about, there used to be this ebb and flow in the retail shopping season from black friday through cyber monr satur. that has been diffused now by online shopping and mobile shopping. so take it to the future. what happens now? >> i think if we were to take it to 2015 and beyond, without question, mobile shopping, we call it web rooming, becomes the new way that people actually browse for products. what will be fair to say is that if we think this year was big in mobile shopping, next year will be explosive. it will be a year in which retailers must must deal with omni channel retailing. >> as you look to the last days of december, as you heard i

what have you been observing in the season? why this season to run up and what do you do? what is the purpose itself. >> we have the advent wreath, that is how you observe it. the advent wreath with the four candles and middle candle for christmas which we light on christmas eve. we have been preparing for our pagent, preparing for services, it is a challenge at this time of year to keep a spiritual side when we're bogged down with shopping and holiday parties and candy canes all over the place and santa claus to take time for our religious spiritual devotion. >> how do you do that? what do you suggest for people to observe that and what are the dangers of getting over on the shopping side. >> i was hoping for advice for you on the best way to observe a holy advent. there is reverend billing and the stop shopping choir has been in the news recently and they are preaching the shopocalypse, that people need to stop shopping and celebrate the real christmas. it is about being intentional in prayer and church has been helping me in worshipping and being devotional during adven

jj watt was a beast all season. first player that had two 20 plus sack seasons. he has my vote for league mvp and oh yeah texans won it 23-17. wild card weekend the best weekend of the nl season and here is the afc and nfc match ups. plan your weekend. on saturday the playoffs kick off with the carolina panthers hosting the arizona cardinals and then the nightcap promises to be a smash mouth rival between baltimore and pittsburgh. bengals go to indianapolis to take on the colts while the lions and cowboys get together in dallas. that promises to be a shootout. seattle and green bay have bye's in the nfc and patriots and broncos have bye's in the afc. this abc sports report is brought to you by ebay. it should be interesting tomorrow. i am a little surprised that both are willing to take on the media in this situation. they have disappeared all season. it will be interesting and we will have it at 4:00, 5:00 6:00. >> thank you all for watching. that's it for to neat. abc7 news continues tomorrow morning at 4:30. for mike shumann and drew touma, thanks for watching

tis the season to ask... what's in your wallet? tis the season to ask... he's just like you... and just bought... a 10,000 gallon salt- water fish tank. otherwise... he do what you do. drives to work, listens to his music, ...get's caught up in a wire-based headphone situation. uhmm. i know you seen that. so like you... he went and did something about it. and now he walks into work like a boss... like who? you. there you go aj. exclusively at verizon. so you can see like right here i can just... you know, check my policy here, add a car, ah speak to customer service, check on a claim...you know, all with the ah, tap of my geico app. oh, that's so cool. well, i would disagree with you but, ah, that would make me a liar. no dude, you're on the jumbotron! whoa. ah...yeah, pretty much walked into that one. geico anywhere anytime. just a tap away on the geico app. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome back. we're here with kevin spacey. now, kevin, everyone knows that you're an amazing actor, but what people might not know is you're also an amazing impressionist. >> well, i

and this time next week milder temperatures back to seasonable. otherwise, a quiet next seven days but on the cool side. >> i'd consider that lucky. >> there you go. >>> over to shoe now in sports. of course lots of buzz about harbaugh and the niners, but there are other sporting stories. >> we'll get to that. the warriors are back on track after losing back to back. and home cooking, timberwolves starting a six game home stand. highlights next. >>> if you are looking for something to do on new year's eve, check out our wetsd. we have >> the warriors have struggled without their two big men. both out with injuries. they have lost two straight. warrior fans happy they are back home. so are the players. david lee, green the steal, spin moves and the nice feed to curry. who will lay it in. warriors up eight after one. second period, livingston behind the back to barns. that's good. 43-32, golden state. minnesota trying to cut into the lead. zach throws it down. warriors on a quick break down to four. curry finishes with a sweet reverse layup. curry w

he leaves behind a remarkable legacy. 44 regular season wins in four seasons.team coverage for you on what's next for harbough and the search for a new head coach. we'll start with nbc bay area's marianne favro live with what jim harbough is saying and what fans are saying. mary ann. >> well terry, the fans we talked to tonight after the game here at levi stadium were very disappointed. in fact, they said that look here is a coach that brought our team to three nfc championships his first three seasons, and it was a super bowl in 2015, and they think he deserves to stay. >> minutes after the 49ers ended their last game of the season with a victory over arizona, the team issued this statement saying, "the san francisco 49ers and jim harbough have mutually agreed to part ways. the 49ers organization has begun its search for the team's next head coach." harbough finished off his fourth season as the 9ers coach with an icy gatorade bath. then he talked about his four years with the team. >> i had a lot of fun. it's the relationships that were made along the way, an

ups hiring 95,000 seasonal workers.cting to manufacture more than 2 90 million shipments. and u.s. postal service delivering 7 days a week through the hotel difficult season. >> 100 percent certain your tree will be full of gifts around it. click and collect. click and collect that's the buzz word. >>reporter: other option is to pay up rush or air shipping which cost more but it's still guaranteed by christmas but again for pro contracts ty an anytors feel it this year for christmas. rebecca abc news new york. >> 7 on your side michael finney told us today that thursday is free shipping day. idea is simple. free shipping. no minimum. delivery by christmas eve. participate in free shipping day mir khnt are to offer free shipping on all order with delivery by christmas eve. some free shipping deal come with additional pushing. link to the web sit and good to the 7 on your side section of the 7 news.com. >> officials say lava from volcano in hawaii on occurs to reach shoching center in 7 to continue dis. it's now about a m

it's going to be a fantastic end of the season. out who is in it. >> tim: it's a shame this playoff ruined the regular season, didn't it? 40 takes it out past the 10 to the 13 yard line. look out. here it comes. move over. mariota gets the deliverance. 40 years young, the oregon native, taking over for chip kelly. and the coronation of oregon football is there. and you know, it's funny. we talked to him about being a national program. he said, people keep telling me that. i keep seeing guys going to usc that i'm recruiting. >> joel: every coach wants to get more, right? and oregon is putting themselves in the playoffs. likely a heisman trophy next week. what a performance from mariota, mark helfrich and the rest of the ducks here tonight. >> tim: i think it's that edge, joel, that drives a guy like mark helfrich. there's always that underdog role within that he still has. >> tim: i love what he said earlier this week. the bedrock foundation of the ducks' program, he wants never to change. and part of remaining constant is the philo

the 28th win for the seasons. we're going to start off by trying to win the next 17 in a row. >> allie: let's talk to taylor kelly. in three years as a starter you've had incredible success. tell us about coach graham and the players on the team that has led you to back-to-back ten-win seasons since the 70s. >> coach graham enforces everything through our players. it's a family around here. that's what wins games. when close games happen we come together as a family. >> allie: thank you, taylor. let's hear it again for the sun bowl champions. the arizona state sun devils. >> well gary you said before the game consequences. they hand the trophy away but back-to-back ten-win seasons, historical win for arizona state. >> gary: carter what i like about college football the joy right there. these guys will remember this playing together. it's good for college when arizona state is playing good football and how about duke? either team could have won it. it was a joy to broadcast. good having you. we miss verne obviously

bucks county playhouse is in the holiday spirit this season.when the church bells ring like the angels sing and you hear the joyful song they chime. joy to the world, joy to the world. the world. have love and joy come to you and to you, glad tidings of comfortable joy, comfort and jot, glad tidings of comfort and joy. oh, there is in place like home for the holidays. for no matter how far away you rome. when you pine for the sunshine of a friendly day, for the holidays you cannot be home sweet home. i met a man who lived in tennessee, and he was heading for, pennsylvania and some homemade pumpkin pie. >> traveling down the dixie sunny shore. from atlantic to pacific, the traffic is horrific. there is in place like home for the holidays. for the holiday you cannot be home sweet home. sleigh ride, comfortable sleigh ride. jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, oh what fun it is to ride in the one horse open sleigh. jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh. bring out the bells i

sad the season is over, sad the season went the way it did. >> one bad season. >> 49ers' fans were sounding off before the game started. addressing rumor that is coach jim harbaugh is about to sign with the university of michigan for a whopping $48 million. >> i am hoping it is not true. >> hoping it s fans wearing michigan gear to the stadium. >> we enjoyed harbaugh, in the days at michigan. i welcome him back. >> we need a new coach. it has been a tough last couple of seasons, we are excited about possibly having him. >> support for the struggling coach filled the stands, many held signs thanking him for his work. and the motto. >> it says, who has it better than us, michigan. >> nancy pelosi watched the last game of the season. >> they know it better than the rest of us. he has given us a lot to be proud of. >> tom thomas whose son plays for him at stanford. and now. >> it is a heck of an offer, his alma mater. everybody is dieing to have him. >> one fan wearing a coach-ciped jersey. . got out there, 150 of us met each and every one of us. took pictures and sign something. >> harbaugh an

i season-high of 15 points.a outscored them to 922-67. 92-67. >>> a lot of passion from the coach tonight. >>> thank you, ducis. >>> rocking around the christmas tree did not describe an experience in philadelphia tonight. [♪ instrumental music ] >>> the brought their rock opera. iit >>> and meteorologist, melissa magee with a look at the forecast. >>> we will show you the day planner. 47. the rain develops. we have a soaking on the way. 51 in the afternoon. up to 60 at 4:00. the high temperature tomorrow. 63 degrees. the record is 64 setback in 1990. we are calling for three-quarters of an inch to inch and a half of rainfall. to gets better. it mild with pockets of sunshine. the only issue for christmas day is we have winds gusting up to 40 miles-an-hour. a high of 55. it's a difference from what we had this time from last year on christmas day. the temperature was 32. we are up to 55. >>> thank you, melissa. "modern family" is next followed by "friends." >>> i am brian taff. have a great night and a great chri

southwest stock up 120% this year alone. >>> tiz the season for giving and also the season for stealing. staggering statistics on shop lifting. the financial calls for retailers, small businesses and how to spot and catch a thief. >>> check out this brazen teen caught stealing a ups package left for a neighbor. it was all caught on camera. oops. that's next. i have the worst cold with this runny nose. i better take something. dayquill cold and flu doesn't treat your runny nose. seriously? alka-seltzer plus cold and cough fights your worst cold symptoms plus your runny nose. oh, what a relief it is. we're for an opens you internet for all.sing. we're for creating more innovation and competition. we're for net neutrality protection. now, here's some news you may find even more surprising. we're comcast. the only isp legally bound by full net neutrality rules. >>> welcome back to "power lunch." keep an eye on shares in the technology sector. if you look at the sector overall you see it is down about a percent on the day. big name technology stocks are leading the way to the down side. appl

the season ends 4-12. a lot of soul searching in washington's locker room. >> we need to change a lot. if you don't change something, you are going to get the same results. so there's going to be some change going on. something we have to look at. >> it's the worst football team i've ever been a part of. this is really bad, man. >> yeah, man, it's been a real long year. a tougarh ye. a lot of adversity. and a lot of things you can't control. but we'll figure out the problem and we'll solve it, and i definitely want to be a part of that solution. >> here's the stat for you. six times, surae, in the last seven seasons that washington has finished in last place. that's hard to do in the nfl. it really. it's been tough. >> but they're working hard at it. >> they're work hard at trash. >> wasn't even close. >> it was a rough way to end the season. >> a long year. how many weeks is a long week? >> 1. it felt like 70. much more coming up on "game on overtime." >>> meanwhile the team's name continues to be a sourc

season.> no one should ever go hungry especially during the holiday season. that's the idea behind a new partnership between restaurants and community groups in philadelphia. here's how it works. volunteers pick up leftover food from restaurants and catering companies. they bring the food to various shelters in the city. it's the work of a group called philly food connection. >> we wanted to bridge the gap between hunger and food excess. you know there's so much food that we waste and we want to make sure that people who need it can get it. >> today's donors included eatable delight catering and relish restaurant. they're trying to empty out one philadelphia animal shelter. >>> you can help. the animal care and control team of philadelphia is offering free pet adoption this weekend in hunting park. the shelter says this is its most successful life saving year on record. adoptions increase by 22%. you can check out the dogs and cats again tomorrowa until 5:00. >>> now your nbc10 first alert we

that's a huge kickoff to the holiday shopping season. for millions of independently owned businesses across the country,ist a important time to reconnect with shoppers in their local communities. kate rogers takes a look at small business saturday. >> reporter: sandwiched between two of the year's biggest shopping days, black friday and cyber monday, on small business saturday, local shops get their chance to strike holiday gold. for owners like guy who runs new york city jewelry store phoenix rose, it's the official kickoff for retail madness. >> so, for the past two years i'm seeing increasing sales on small business saturday. we make everything by hand. everything is done here. everything is made basically in the west village, and people like that. >> anthony, owner of lilac chocolates is also feeling the community love. he says the american express sponsored promotion brings added foot traffic for the 91-year-old manhattan-based store, which does about 20% of its annual sales between thanksgiving and new year's. >> it's up with of ou

he fired him three games into last season.avi facing his former team for the very first time tonight. flyers are in nashville top of the hour. only three teams in hockey have more points than laviolette predators. he doesn't want to talk about what happened in philadelphia. >> you always recognize where your old stomping grounds are but that's i don't think that matters as much as our team and being ready to play coming off the break. >> exactly great coach. finds a way to get all the games on the same page and brings them together and you see he's doing a good job this year. >> the eagles headed up to the turn bike today to head back to meaningless season finale against the giants. eagles' coach playing to win. he wants to finish 10-6 for second straight year. >> we'll go win a football game that's what the organization is about not seeing the future. >> we want to go and finish off the season on a high note. and get our tenth win which is pretty remark enable this league. >> it's something we had a great ride this season and

they're popping up all over this season. kate rogers has more. >> reporter: the pop-up industry is moving beyond flea markets and yard sales to high end store fronts like what you see here in bank of america's winter village in bryant park. pop-up stores bring in estimated $2 billion each holiday season according to pop-up republic that analyzes data. food trucks to seasonal store fronts bring in $50 billion across the country. for this season, bryant park is home to cliff wang shop, cliff belts. he'll earn about 60,0$66$60,000 months. >> it's a cute place to do holiday shopping, go ice skating. it's about the whole atmosphere. immersing yourself in new york as well. >> reporter: it's all about the foot traffic. these guys make so much cash doing pop-up stores, they don't have a store front nor do they plan to open one. for rachel of organic baby, the pop-up store is hopefully just one step closer to the brick and mortar she dreams of one day owning. >> in my plans, probably not for several years. have to get a great locatio

i'm seasonal. and later, it's an actual spring fling

any concern about seasonal employment during the holiday season? >> guest: anecdotally i understand employment is picking up in folks are for example retailers are going to employ 800,000 seasonal employees this year. what we are hearing his demand outstripping supply in certain markets. >> host: talking about cyber monday what are your expressio expression -- expectations for today? >> guest: we are expecting them to be down a little bit from last year again. early promotions but the best deals in cyberland are today and we are optimistic. >> host: david french is senior vice president of the national retail federation and he's here to take your comments and questions. we are going to the sales numbers. the retail numbers from the black friday weekend expectations for cyber monday -- monday. democrats (202)585-3881 republicans (202)585-3881 independents (202)585-3881 and outside the u.s. as (202)585-3881 e.. before we get to those calls your release yesterday a big part of sales driver is the use of smartphones by shoppers. any concern on the tech

couldn't play this season. j.t. barrett comes in. has an incredible year.s his ankle against michigan. now, cardale jones comes in. and looks like johnny unitas off the bench. there were rumors that braxton miller could be headed to oregon. he has graduated and has an additional year. and marcus mariota, they say he will be headed to the nfl. >> charles: nobody will confirm anything like that because oregon can't be accused of tampering if it's there. >> gus: they keep it on the ground. >> charles: you have braxton miller rehabbing. j.t. barrett rehabbing. the healthy quarterback is cardale jones. you could go into spring practice with all three and figure out who is going to win the job to be the ohio state buckeyes' quarterback. >> gus: with this production and this kind of film, now, on cardale jones, i know this may be a tough question to ask, charles. but does he stay? can all three stay? will all three stay? >> charles: the answer is yes. a lot of that will be determined by health and by how they feel about the program and being there. a lot of guys l

a perfect 16-0 season. >> gates on with stanford.onn early in the season but since then four wins and four losses. tennessee the latest opponent to take it to the cardinal. the the lady vols undefeated at home. they were in command from the opening tip. massinggil hits. harrison scores then graves scores, stanford shoots 25% in a 59-40 loss in knoxville. >>> maybe they could beat the 76ers. maybe the knicks. johnson top-ranked kentucky made ucla look like a 40 and over men's league squad. wildcat scored the game's first 4 points and led 41-7 at the half. that's willy stein with the dunk. bruins crashed 83-42. man. this sports report brought to you by orchard supply hardware. kentucky, they say have got nine, maybe ten nba players and making everyone see why they're 12-0. >> thank you. next at 6:00, a look at the cutting edge of candymaking technology, including a way to right here in san francisco. whether it's helping local businesses like the fruitguys grow and prosper, supporting nonprofits like juma ventures as they fulfill their

couldn't play this season. j.t. barrett comes in. has an incredible year.s his ankle against michigan. now, cardale jones comes in. and looks like johnny unitas off the bench. there were rumors that braxton miller could be headed to oregon. he has graduated and has an additional year. and marcus mariota, they say he will be headed to the nfl. >> charles: nobody will confirm anything like that because oregon can't be accused of tampering if it's there. >> gus: they keep it on the ground. >> charles: you have braxton miller rehabbing. j.t. barrett rehabbing. the healthy quarterback is cardale jones. you could go into spring practice with all three and figure out who is going to win the job to be the ohio state buckeyes' quarterback. >> gus: with this production and this kind of film, now, on cardale jones, i know this may be a tough question to ask, charles. but does he stay? can all three stay? will all three stay? >> charles: the answer is yes. a lot of that will be determined by health and by how they feel about the program and being there. a lot of guys l

interest days ahead. >> a make or break season for harbaugh and his 49ers.wears you down with his grinding hyper productive style and his savings of, who's got it better than us? nobody. wears thin on nfl players and quit listening when it's not true. the ra-ra stuff works better in college and it might be closer to his style. he will be a god-like figure in michigan. he went to school there his dad coached there, and his mentor bow schembechler coached there. a perfect set one for jim to wear the maize and blue. jim is conflicted knowing he has bun finished business in the nfl but you can't keep jumping from the pros to college and i hope he has method the right decision. the raiders well by looking for a new head coach ending their season with a loss in denver. >>> i have to think raider interim head coach's run has come to a close with a loss in denver. j.j. anderson had himself an afternoon. first quarter 11-yard touchdown run. two minutes later raiders get on the board. that's a fumble. it's picked up and it's 10-7 denver. anderson, 8 'yards, three tds.

jeff laurie on the season that was.> this is the xfinity sports desk brought to you by xfinity. your home for the most live sports. >> hey, i'm john clark. the eagles finished 10-6 for a second straight year under chip kelly, but this time no play-offs. this is only the second time the birds were 10-6 and missed the play-offs in the 16-game era. the birds did win the finale against thetotxs giants today. quarterback bradley fletcher out with a hip injury. so nolan carroll. similar results for secondary. giants going after him early. eli manning to reuben randle. hauls it in. 43 yards. the giants could score, up 7-3. free agent to be mark sanchez, 44 yards to the house. jordan with 8 touchdowns. only one other eagle rookie has more in a season. we're tied up at seven. that goes 80 yards that drive right there. then later in the quarter, third and goal. brent's first touchdown this season. and the eagles are up 14-7. then third quarter, eagles up 17-16. special teams getting it done again. james casey blocked punt. trey b

hurricane season picks up in july.orth carolina is slammed by hurricane arthur when it makes landfall as category two storm. that followed by tropical storm trudy which causes mudslides and flooding across mexico. deadly blizzards sweep across the himalayans killing 39 hikers in napal. two major storms churn on opposite coast. gonzalo barrels overbear mud today. anna stays south of the hawaiian islands. and early winter storm chills the entire united states. buffalo, new york, experiences an epic 7 feet of snowfall. several deaths were blamed on the weather. it was quite the year for mother nature. hurricanes and heat waves floods and fires 2014 had it all. as we head into 215 stay safe, dry, warm or cool. i'm meteorologist maria molino fox news. >>> gosh buffalo got hit march. did you get something thing for gift cards from stores you don't really like? coming up, spend it at wal*mart. how that retail giant could be helping you to type the perfect gift of what you really need. plus two vietnam war buddies separated si

back to you guys. >> let's hope that the season will end with a w, which means they would have that seasont it should be quite the interesting post-game press conference for the head coach. thank you very much for that report. even though that it appears that he may be headed to michigan that the raiders are reportedly still going after him. the nfl sources say that the owner will approach the 49ers, asking them if he could talk to hear bow. still he is under contract with them as he could not talk to the other nfl teams unless they would give the okay. now the raiders and their coach, they have done well with their term there at their helm. he has won three of his last five games at the head coach, the silver and black that finish up the season in denver against peyton manning and the broncos as you can watch them right here on mornings on 2 that ends in about 20 minutes, to bring you the sports weekend at 8:30. and then it will be the fox nfl sunday at 9:00. dallas against the redskins at 10:00. and kick off at 1:25. and the point after with the sports director mark ibanez. >>> your time

i'm in my 18th season. paul allen, the owner of the portland trail blazers, my boss, is also the owner of the seattle seahawks. awkward. yeah. he sits 45 feet away from me every game. i don't know if he -- he may be finding out right now that his p.a. guy in portland is a 49ers fan. he's got bragging rights right now. so i don't know if i'd bring it up with him right away. are you guys going to talk to him about this? >> we've got good news and bad news. we won't alert mark's employers to the fact that he is a die-hard faithful living on the cusp of seahawks territory. that's the good news. the bad news is that the worldwide web goes, well, worldwide. so this will be broadcast seen everywhere and anywhere the faithful call home, which is basically anywhere and everywhere. >> he is a very brave man. he'll wear his 49ers gear into the center here even though paul allen is sitting just a few feet from him. he really loves his 49ers and it comes through. i remember one time we were doing a halftime. for some re

future question could linger all off season.had turnovers before breaking his collar bone. he will reevaluate foles just like he does with everybody else. >> for me the same the the day before christmas is i will evaluation at quarterback. we have a process for them to go through. i watch every single game every single decision that everybody made at every position before we make legitimate decisionness terms of what we do. it is not fair to any player to say i have saw enough. let's make a decision what we will do. for the the rest of the year. that is not the how we do it. >> now eagles have five guys going in the the pro bowl but defensive even fletcher cox is in the one of them. cox admits he is mad bit too. chip kelly says cox is their mvp. >> i think he has been our top player. he has been nearly unblockable at times. he is a very disruptive force. >> it means a lot. i respect chip. everybody around in this facility and this whole organization. my job is to come in and be a best player i can be. you know, be coachable ever

have a great holiday season. >> >> [gavel] .

coffin for the post season hems, who else, the rival.wks. with the lions winning early, colin kaepernick has never won in seattle. second quarter, here is your highlight. the 49ers down three. frank gore ham in other words ten yards. he later left with a concussion. same score. from four yards out for the score. the seahawks go up 10-7. thank you very much. fourth quarter, same score. third and five. the 49ers' 15. russell wilson's pass incomplete. but wait. there's a flag. nick moody called for roughing the passer. a very questionable call. and jim harbaugh cannot believe it. it hurt, too. two plays later, wilson. hit paul richardson for the ten-yard touchdown. that would prove to be the game winner. they lose 17-7. their first ever three-game losing under harbaugh. san francisco eliminated from the postseason. >> i expected, you know, to be in the playoffs. definitely. they've been in the playoffs for the last year. i expected to be back there again. you know. i think everybody expected it. the whole team probably expected it. >> i thi

the four seasons is moving to thep it of the new comcast centsner 20 17.any employees who worked here for decades say they are proud to have been a part of philadelphia history. >> the city is moving on and things are changing and four seasons is moving on and that's the way life goes. it's not forever anded building is not forever and people are not forever. it's very transitory just like life. >> the fountain will continue to serve brunch and lunch until june. a steak house called urban farmer will eventually take the fountain's place. >> some dinner table deliveryes fed dozens of people across philadelphia tonight. food was dropped off at project h.o.m.e and spring garden and several other locations including st. john hospice and station house. philly food connection collected districted leftover meals with help from edible dliingts indicatoring and restaurant. cherry drive marked first annual holiday connection. >> and coming up on "action news" at 10, good news about the health of a former president and incredible video from the moments of 3-year-old

it was a microcosm of their entire season. >> when you sea decision at the end of the season, do you mean within 24 hours after the end of the season or a few weeks or what? >> the speculation is they want to work out a trade. jim harbaugh want has a another year on the contract. speculation is it is going to happen. >> thank you dennis. >>> well california is ending the year in much better shape than the niners at least when it comes to jobs. businesses hired 90,000 last month dropping the unemployment rate to 7.2%. numbers look pretty good right? tonight andria borba explains why so many people are still worried about their financial future. >> reporter: the crowds and cars pouring in on this final saturday before christmas seemed to indicate people are ready to shop. >> first for my mother-in-law. a bunch of stuff for my kids. >> can't go wrong. >> it was matched by the crush of humanity inside. >> reporter: amid the retail frenzy, there were stuffed shopping bags. >> it depends on what happens next month when the credit card bill comes. >> reporter: that hesitation doesn't meet w

football has a season. baseball has a season. this is our season. ensure active heart health. i maximize good stuff, like my potassium and phytosterols which may help lower cholesterol. new ensure active heart health supports your heart and body so you stay active and strong. ensure, take life in. >>> tense moments caught in australia when a toddler falls on train tracks. the father was distracted while buying tickets. he doesn't say if it toppled off the platform. a number of bystanders come to the girl's rescue before the train. the girl was hospitalized with minor injuries. >>> a spaceship designed to go to mars and beyond gets a test this morning. in florida, they are expected to launch an unmanned craft. craig boswell is in cape canaveral, florida. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as all systems go, nasa call thg a key step in the journey to mars. the first unmanned test flight is the deep space exploration spacecraft. it's a short test flight with long implications on the space agencies of taking humans into deep sp

this was in omaha, this holiday season.nd green christmas sweater, a dog sweater i believe. the humane society, i'm pretty sure this little fellow got separated from his owner because did he not mind walking on a leash and didn't seem to mind that holiday a tire either. fortunately owner reclaim him. the sheep was named gauge. a couple days later after seeing his festive picture posted on facebook. >> interesting. >> do you put your dogs in sweaters. >> no, no, they wouldn't have any of that. >> i don't but i feel guilty when people have their dogs in sweating. am i not keeping them warm. >> they have a fur coat. >> right. >> right. >> bit ironic that heap had a wool sweater too. >> weird. >> what do you get your annoying co-worker or cheating husband this christmas. oh , did you hear about rude cakes. >> if not we will tell you about them. there is a bakery out of michigan called the bold bakery that is selling cakes that throw some pretty serious shade. cakes, cookies, pies decorated with phrases such as be in likes you.

it is holiday season. it is time for wine. >> you are one of my favorite guests ever. >> the holidays, for rone thing a huge amount of wine is sold in the u.s. in the fourth quarter and it is because of entertaining. you're going to need sparkling for parties. >> sure. >> one, you need an all-purpose sparkling. affordable, not too crazy, but really good at the same time. pres prosecco. 16 bucks. really nice bottle of wine for the price. at the same time, it is very unusual to get a sparkling wine that is all organic. it is kind of cool that way too. >> crisp today. >> little crisp apple, peach. >> i like this. >> i'm going to convert you before the end of today. >> you have a little ways to go, but i do like this. >> then you need an all-purpose white and an all-purpose red. i like this because it is midpoint between a chardonnay and a blanc. >> i like a chardonnay. >> 13 bucks a bottle. >> and it is from oregon. >> made in the usa. for red, you need a counterpart red. also affordable. this is welcome to t

the color walmart employee working for a holiday season. quite a few seasonal employees. those people will not be employed after this. i am part-time employed with full-time hours. as far as seasonal workers, it may help out in the short term, but after a few months, they will not have those jobs. that is my comment. thank you. certainly, the need for seasonal employees goes away butr the holidays here at many retailers do look at seasonal employment as the place where they hire their full-time employees and certainly not just walmart but many retailers across the country will make decisions filling full-time positions with them. on ours footer page -- you -- on our twitter page -- bringing up the issue of cost of living and efforts to raise the minimum wage, where does the national retail federation stand on some of those efforts? that is a good question. many retailers have different strategies for compensation within their workforce. i mentioned earlier we represent approximately 95% of our members are single store operators and a minimum wage increase is felt to retai

but with green giant's delicious seasonings and blends, we just may change their minds.n giant! >>> i have chickenpox. >> was angelina jolie contagious when this photo was taken? >> you can spread this for two days before you even know you have the disease. >>> then, whoopi goldberg versus bill cosby's new supermodel accuser. >> he did not rape you. >> i don't think so, no. >> you're not sure? >> their icy exchange. >>> and -- >> i'm one of the many hostages. >> 17-hour hostage nightmare. can it happen here? >> if you hear them coming in, hit the ground, stay low. >>> plus the shocking chant from protesters. and oprah's message to the nation. >> always in peace, because you can't be heard unless you are. >>> then -- >> the uva scandal.

sad the season is over, i'm sad the season went the wayed were way it did. >> 49er fans wore sounding off before the game started addressing rumors coach jim harbaugh is expected to sign a six-year deal with the university of michigan, his mall matter, for a whopping $48 million. >> i'm hoping it's not true. >> others are hoping it is. michigan fans wearing wolf lean gear to levi's stadium. >> a bittersweet moment. enjoyed harbaugh at michigan and i welcome him back. >> really need a new coach. it's been a really touch last couple of seasons. >> support for the struggling coach filled the stands many waving signeds thanking hmm for his work, and one with his motto. >> it says who's got it better than us? michigan. >> nancy pelosi attended are beau's final game of the season. >> it's all about the chemistry of the team, and they know that better than the rest of us but he has given us a lot to be proud of. >> tom thomas, whose son chase played for harbaugh at stanford and now for the 49ers says he's sure he'll have success again at the college level. >> a heck of an offer his alma mate

this was the 13th meeting of these two teams through regular season play. before the game, we saw a lot of fans really enjoying the rare treat of raiders and 49ers playing, a lot of good-natured teasing. we saw big crowds of fans from both teams mingling, partying, rallying. most say it was easy to get along. raiders fans go home happy tonight, but 49ers fans are taking the loss hard. >> i am from oakland, california, and i got to hear these raider fans' mouths till the next type of the battle of the bay. >> been a tough season all around, but to come and get the win today, it couldn't be any better. we've been coming down for years and years and this year has just been fantastic, especially with the win for the raiders in the end. >>> now, as you can tell here, the game is long since over. crowds are starting to dissipate. we talked to a couple niner fans who say they are already looking forward to the next meeting of these two teams. back to you. >> the battle of the bay turned out to be one of the high points of the raiders season. >> good for the raider

that's the way it's been this season. we told you 49ers defensive lineman ray mcdonald dismissed from the team today after allegations surfaced of a possible sexual assault involving mcdonald. unlike his previous troubles with alleged domestic violence and the ten-week investigation that followed, 49ers management this time chose to not give the eight-year veteran due process of law, acting quickly. >> this organization has a strong belief in due process. and has and has demonstrated that over time. ray's demonstrated a pattern of poor decision-making. that has led to multiple distractions for this organization and this football team that really can no longer be tolerated. and that's the reason for the decision that we made today. >> if jim harbaugh does not return to the red and gold next season, the university of michigan reportedly would love to have him. according to the nfl network's ian rappaport, michigan has offered harbaugh a six-year, $48 million deal to coach the wolverines. >>> giants fan favorite reliever ser

just like last season.ept it's the patriots now with home field advantage should they meet in the conference championship game. the steelers and the ravens are the two new afc teams in the playoffs who weren't in last season. they will square off here in pittsburgh saturday night on nbc. the bengals meanwhile, will travel to indianapolis on sunday in the other afc wildcard game. let's bring in tony dungy. tony, which of the four teams playing next weekend do you think could make a run? >> well, bob, i really think the steelers could, but they need le'veon bell to be healthy and that to me is the big wildcard. pittsburgh is playing as hot as anybody. ben roethlisberger and the young defensive backs are playing graelves aggressively. they can do damage in the playoffs but need bell and running attack to compliment roethlisberger. >> we turn to the nfc. three division winners from last season have repeated. seattle will, once again, have home field throughout. the packers beat detroit at lambeau and claim the

but now he's giving up his season ttsicke. i'm diane roberts and i'll introduce you to him coming up. >>> and a little trick so kids and parents can ring in 2015 whenever they want. >>> if spilling salt is supposed to be bad luck, somebody could be in trouble tonight. this was the scene at the morton's salt plant in chicago. tons of salt poured out of the factory and one of the walls gave way, spilling onto cars at the neighboring dealership. good grief. nobody was hurt in this salty situation and no word on whether anybody threw salt over their shoulder for good luck. >> i used to live near there, very familiar with this area. a big mess. >> i want my money back! can i get my money back? >> a sentiment shared by many redskins fans. >> some fans so disenchanted with how things turned out, they're giving up the once coveted season tickets. diane joins us live with the story of one such fan. >> reporter: fedex field is a place where diehard burgundy and gold fans have been coming for 15 mostly losing years. times, they are achan

that's seasonable.s when you'll really feel the difference in the air mass, the high only 34 degrees. wind chills will be in the low 20's. it will be dry with partly sunny skies to mostly sunny skies and thursday new year's day 38 degrees. the mummers parade bundle up. wind chills again will be in the 20's. heading into friday, milder air returns. morning sun increasing clouds, a high of 42 degrees. on saturday it clouds up, 44 degrees. saturday evening and overnight some rain will move in north of philadelphia especially across the poconos. could begin as brief icing. changes over to all rain by sunday morning. it's out of here by the afternoon, 47 degrees and monday seasonably cold with a high of 40 degrees so dry until we head to the weekend. temperatures little bit of a rollercoaster the next week. >> all right thank you cecily. >>> finally meticulous planning and preparation will result in twice the fun this new year's eve in philadelphia. crews packed two barges full of fireworks today at the navy

theoretically this is their last holiday season. brick-and-mortar had a comeback season. why?ey want to hang out in best buy store and shop the aisles at walmart, target and toys "r" us. why is gopro so hot today? that stuff was out of stock during the who say season. pricey item out of stock. adam: in terms of traditional retail, jcpenney, death watch or they live to fight another christmas season. >> the interesting thing about jcpenney the stock was down 35% after black friday after they told you holiday season was strong. they had a good season. racks picked over. i'm looking to best buy in the holiday reports coming in january. adam: sears holding, did they have have a good holding. >> they did not. all the associates i talk to on the qt they were surprised how slow the traffic was. telling, sears, kmart, lots of stock, 50, 60%, off, disasterous holiday season. abercrombie & fitch we'll hear about them in january. adam: catering the teenage market is difficult. jeff, sharing with brian story, i was at bloomingdale's last week. i'm in the elevator. this is the most telling

this season. drew tuma university wins the pinstripe bowl 31-30.r college football playoffs set for january 1st january 1st on espn. 2:00 p.m., number two oregon take only number three florida state at the rose bowl. then at 5:30 the sugar bowl oates ohio state and alabama in the second semi lead though national championship game on espn january 12th at cowboys stadium in arlington. >> this sports report brought to you by orchard supply hardware. warriors and shark us tonight at 11:00 and'll have them in order. >> you so excited about pe (vo) nourished. rescued. protected. given new hope. during the subaru "share the love" event, subaru owners feel it, too. because when you take home a new subaru we donate 250 dollars to helping those in need. we'll have given 50 million dollars over seven years. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. >> join us tonight on kofy tv 20. a new survey this first look at marijuana use in colorado, then at 11:00 here on channel 7, the other hollywood movie cawing a stir overseas and the ban that keeping it out of at le