and we will end with some spectacular snowboarding pictures x. games champion travis rice has been in moscow throughout to promote a film that's captured breathtaking images of the sport it has attracted the attention of thousands of fans in the russian capital with more. why you only native travis rice has won two christy just eggs games gold medals in his career and numerous other titles inventing new snowboarding moves in the process but his true passion lies in filmmaking with his latest movie called the art of flight of making its final tour stop in moscow we were lucky enough to use some of the most dynamic in creating a film equipment in the world along with. sound design from. steven spielberg's facility california that is beautiful so you know this movie was meant to be seen on the big screen. created for blu ray primarily shot it for the big screen that's why we're here. arsal flight concept was born three years ago following rice's directorial debut on an other cutting edge snowboarding film called that's it that's all the results of h

snowboarding now where it seem russia have presented the new kits in which they will perform for the next three years including that's one hundred fourteen home and picks in saatchi the russian alpine skiing and snowboarding federation has signed a sponsorship deal with one of the biggest brands in extreme sports equipment the country is becoming one of the powerhouses and trendsetters in the snowboarding world with many athletes competing for podium places the outfit was presented by members of the national seeing and among them was a european cup winner in big city gate la pushkin and female boarders in parallel. to the guess who won it's also all of six races last season also claiming the first ever world cup sidle for her country and. who was the first russian to clench olympic silver medal in snowboarding in vancouver despite a poor start to the current season the borers are eyeing and overall win at the world cup with the next stage starting on january the thirteenth in austria. i started this year's campaign with a second place but later stages my results became even worse how

dress for success russia snowboarders receive brand new uniforms out of their new season and sol she wins on the big since twenty four is a. good five seconds to go two points are from derrick rose gives the bulls a narrow victory over the los angeles lakers in the new n.b.a. season. party on the mats our correspondent explores the simplistic it world all the japanese martial are called by. all that's coming elbow will start with ice hockey where there were eight games on offer in the continental hockey league on sunday to mobilise conceded in there and nine consecutive matches are losing to gennaro moscow on home ice already involved with the score all ford suit defending garri cup champion sell out your life want to hold match against war with the same for two scoreline tracks or should have been scored through second period goals against visit saints or better needs mean all good which were enough to win the match two time good cup winners are the bars defeated this is inside c.b.d. by three pucks one while kate feels bad boys it has lost two or tribals of a guard in the moscow re

who was the first russian to clench olympic silver medal in snowboarding in vancouver despite a poor start of the current season the borers are eyeing and overall win at the world cup with the next stage starting on january the thirteenth in austria. i started this year's campaign with a second place but it later stages my results became even worse however i drew conclusions and would hard to improve in my performance it's still a long way to go for me to try and win the cup for the second straight here. i was eight just like last year but i feel to improve on my results so far i was just unlucky. these trainers did rightly so after the world cup speech is turning in january before march back to joshua told the rankings. so the harwood now where opening games of the new n.b.a. season were finally held in one of them a former n.b.a. champions los angeles lakers have started the new season with defeats kobe bryant and company losing to the chicago bulls on home court by single point eighty eight eighty seven the visitors had a narrow two point lead after the first quarter they extended

snow, beth. >> i vote for mountain bike guy. >> i vote for snowboard guy. >> wagers?ollar. >> here's my money on the mountain biker. >> i have lip gloss. >> what do you got? >> i got lip gloss too. >> you lose either way. these aren't just two joe shmoes. the pro mountain biker and the olympic gold medalist. ♪ >> pretty much neck and neck, going around the curves here. ♪ get closer to the end here, the guys are really moving. they go over this final jump. it goes into a flat part here where the mountain biker's got pedals and so the snowboarder is like kind of -- ♪ >> at the finish line, the mountain biker wins. >> i was right! >> thank you very much. i will take that lip gloss and my dollar back. >> what about me? what am i chopped liver? >> i'm sorry you didn't -- >> i bet with her. >> broke even. >> maybe you keep your dollar and give the lip gloss. >> it's a good color for her. >> i could use gloss wear. >> sometimes someone asks you between a snowboarder and mountain biker going on a course, put your money on the mountain biker. >>> a rescue in tight quarters in

well, if you don't have snow, how do you go snowboarding?alt boarding. check this out. this is on the bonneville salt flats in utah where these men are being driven behind an atv on snowboards on salt. going up to 50 miles an hour. >> wow. >> if you can imagine that. it looks like fun. doesn't it? >> that's beautiful. >> they also wipe out sometimes. >> not particularly safe. >> not entirely fun. >> don't try that at home either. >> all right, ginger, what do you have? >> finally with the reindeer, you want snow, we're talking about getting snow, wanting snow. reindeer don't like it when they're racing. and this is a true thing. we're going across the pond here, so let's go ahead and begin by looking at how a reindeer race goes. >> there they go. >> number 1 on the inside. >> ron, you're a betting man? >> look, look. number 1 is in the lead. >> ron's got it. >> number 4 catching up. >> was rudolph competing? >> rudolph was not able to participate this year. dasher was the winning reindeer. prize, a trophy full of carrots. >> number 1 won, by

snowboarding gives me some trouble. >> little difficult.h is what i feel look i could do on the slopes. >> if you have a cute outfit, those little toasties, gloves, boots. you actually can be quite warm and enjoy yourself. outfit is key and warmth of the outfit so you don't even feel the cold. >> something warm, fashionable, cute, something that absorbs the blood. that's nice. you are such a girl. >> see. something like that would look good. >> you can't tell, i am deathly afraid of skiing. maybe give me some lessons. that is not my scene. well, we hope this show is your scene and abc is your scene. we'll be right back after this. ♪ let it snow let it snow let it snow ♪

>> yes, snowboard, used to ski. >>> ready to hit the slopes? some slopes are ready for you, southwestern pa, close to pittsburgh. they are open for the season. the resword said they have been make snow since december 7th. they have an 18 to 30-inch base f you are a season pass holder, you can ski and snow shoe in west virginia, in our state and hidden valley resort in pennsylvania. that's not a bad deal. >>> all right. check out this sooner hockey game where it rained teddy games. this is all the rage, isn't it. fans threw about 4500 stuffed animals after they scored the first goal. it was part of the seventh annual teddy bear toss. chair ri -- charities give it to children. >>> rain down toys to us. there are less than 10 days remaining to help out in the annual kindertime toy drive, abc2 and celebree learning centers have teamed up. from now until december 20th donate new, unwrapped toys or musical instruments at walmart stores, celebree learning centers in baltimore county and anne arundel county. log on to abc2news.com/toy drive for more in

>> you go snowboarding. >> skiing. >> snow -- >> snow cream. >> you never had snow cream?out to a clean surface, like a table or a chair or bench or something and you scoop up all the snow and you add condensed milk and vanilla and you stir it up and it's delicious. >> great, snow cream. all the fun things you can do with all the snow. these guys who let's say for lack of a better term, have a large pair -- >> oh. >> start off looking like quite a bit of fun. i don't know if they're tied to a car or a tank or a jet blaen. >> what? >> is that guy going about 60 miles per hour? >> they're doing 150, they're not on a closed road. he goes back and forth. >> oh, heck no. >> this is the dumbest thing i've ever seen. it looks fun, but it's dumb. >> they're passing cars. >> there's cars going in the opposite direction. >> i don't think it is a tube. i think it's just that dude's set of stones he's sitting on. you have to have a pair to do what this guy is doing. >> i know what the issue oids. >> oh, no! >> and he's on a little doughnut tube and it wouldn't fit in the back seat. th

pu go down the snowboard and outside it's hot.here we went to the water park, i took the crew to the water park and we all went snowboarding. >> dave: did you have your family there with me. >> they came. >> dave: how old is suri. >> she's five. >> dave: five years old, does she ski and stuff now. >> she hasn't skied yet. she just started skating. right now she's very interested in ice-skating. >> skating is harder than skiing, so good for her. >> she kind of goes for it she was determined. >> dave: so are you over there how long were you actually in dubai. >> i think about a month, five weeks. >> now the building that we're all that is one of the stars of the films, how tall is it? how many storis. >> i don't know, it's high. >> dave: is it the tallest structure in the world. >> i think is the tallest structure in the world. i don't think, i know it's the tallest structure is in a hotel a by. >> they have hotels attached to it and i think there is business t was under construction when we-- we got it right at the right time becau

. >> reporter: there is -- still skiing and snowboarding.n'tly has been making snow nonstop since october. only 25 of the 97 runs are open. nail-biter for visitors like mike brown who came from indianapolis after booking in august freaking out. indianapolis, skiing is ice and hasn't been too bad. definitely worried about here with manmade, hasn't been a problem. >> reporter: others traveled farther to see era snow like george from brisbane, australia. -- >> you can't control the weather, it is still manmade snow is just as good we are all having a good time, so why not. >> reporter: hotels are not panicking, higher holiday rates apply as we heard visitors there are -- there is some haggling on the website for lower prices. >>> here's a look at how far behind the sierra snow pack is this year. central sierra which includes lake tahoe is 24% of normal. statewide, 35% of average for this time of year. one big storm can turn that around quickly. >> we don't see that any time soon, right? >> i guess i'm going to be the bearer of bad news. we are

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. >> are you a snowboarder or a skier? >> more of a border. >>> your holiday greeting there just warms my heart. >> sitting by the fireplace. here we go. >> hey, we'll see you tomorrow. have a great night.

no marcus million has won the men's half pipe at this snowboarding world cup in finland the thing turned out to be best adapted to the conditions as high class performance saw him pull off a range of daring and spectacular moves documents steve can border his best to claim second place another thing. completed the podium victory second in the overall standings behind furphy in the. women's event frenchwoman look see the fervor who talked. everett at one point eight points which was enough to win the competition compared to. less than two points to finishing with eighty one. or finland to bronze at first world cup. lee westwood has won the title and golf championship by seven shorts on twenty two and after a final round of sixty nine the victory also puts an englishman to second in the world rankings westwood started the day with a late lunch or south africa at up the pressure on the englishman and on the path eleventh on the twelfth. twenty eleven us masters champ drained the long part to temporarily cut question is just too short but the englishman immediately replied to the challenge w

there is good news if you want to try out the new skis and snowboards this year. kate, back to you. >> a lot of brown on that map though. kelly cass, thanks so much. >>> now to the other mad rush playing out at the mall. it was discouraging today to see the lack of holiday spirit on display when a certain coveted sneaker went on sale. that's right. people were fighting over sneakers today. across the country retailers went into overdrive trying to entice people into stores with deep discounts. nbc's ron mott is in new york's herald square for us this evening with a look at the last-minute shopping frenzy. how's it going out there, ron? >> reporter: hey, there, kate. this macy's is packed tonight. people are finding last-minute deals, and if they are lucky they may find an old favorite that's come back and is literally a door buster. around the country as nike rereleased an air jordan shoe first introduced 15 years ago, stores opened to long lines and stampedes. a runaway bestseller. >> getting pushed, tripping and everything. >> reporter: demand for the $180 sneak

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. >>> skiers and snowboarders say they are enjoying the slopes even though there's a lack of snow. >>> good morning i'm frances dinglasan in for mike nicco. thick fog in the north bay. temperatures for this afternoon and i'll tell you about a chance of rain coming our way. >>> i'm lynn gold in for frances dinglasan. the fog is already starting to affect the bay bridge toll plaza. >>> 4:31 on this tuesday morning. frances and i both agree this morning was warmer than yesterday morning, already. thanks for joining us i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm katie marzullo in for kristen sze. police in oakland searching for a shooter officers found the victim after he stumbled out of his truck and collapsed. amy hollyfield is live in oakland with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: he was driving then he stopped, stumbled out of the truck was grabbing at his neck then passed out on street. deputies were in the area and spotted the victim driving. they were able to get him to the hospital quickly. this happened 10:22 last night a few blocks from the fruitvale bart station 39th avenue and in

if you're skier or snowboarder you're hoping. >> for sure. >> thank you very much. thank you for watching us. nbc bay area news at 5. nbs nightly news is next. we'll be back at 6:00. see you then. >>> super saturday. even deeper discounts and extended hours. retailers go all out hoping today will save their season. >>> let's make a deal. what congress did about your taxes in a rare saturday session. >>> life or death decisions. why juries are turning away from handing out the ultimate punishment. >>> learning to heal. how the dogs of war are readjusting to life back home from the battlefield. >>> and making a difference. this time it's the kids handing out the gifts, bringing joy this this time it's the kids handing out the gifts, bringing joy this holiday season. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. there was black friday, cyber monday and now, on this final full weekend of the holiday shopping season, what stores are calling super saturday. what amounts to a last-ditch attempt by nervous retailers to stave off a blue christmas. you may r

pulled from a tour bus filled with bay area high school students heading to utah for an organized snowboard trip. >> loads and loads and loads of contraband. >> reporter: the oakland, nevada, police chief, said he searched the bus after a store clerk reported kids smoking pot in the parking lot. he let the kids go with a warning. >> i wanted them to go to salt lake city to be safe. ski to their heart's content. >> reporter: the owner of the tour company insists he runs a tight ship. and is shocked by what police uncovered. he was waiting for the kids when they arrived at salt lake city. and sent those involved home immediately. >> it's not like they were partying on the bus and my staff let that happen. >> reporter: students were part of the bus caravan. they say their bus was not searched and can't believe what other students tried to get away with. >> sometimes, students you're going to have bad apples. we try to eliminate as best we can. and remove the bad virus from the program immediately. >> our chaperons were, you know, they made sure we were safe. and our bus driver, they were stric

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when we do sports marcus million has won the men's hearts at the snowboarding world cup in finland the thing turned out to be best adapted to the conditions which contrast performance saw him pull off a range of daring and spectacular moves dutchman steve good to his best to thank second place and other faith like six people on the complex of the podium victory seconds. standings. gonna call. in the women's event it was frenchwoman lucy the top that averaged eighty one point three points which was enough to win the competition look it can picture it and the bennett less than two points she finishing with eighty. two toilet finland to bronze its first ever worked. though it's a hard class badminton now where the world super series twenty eleven has decided the names of the winners in the doubles competition is two of the three trophy stay in china where the finals were held in the mix competition it was an all chinese affair much to the delight of the crowd and world number one. and show your late group too strong for their competitor it's who chant and mark take no match twenty one thi

. >> probably going to snowboard with or without the snow. so we'll find the patches, shovel some together make a little run. >> reporter: reporting in tahoe, koula gianulias, cbs 5. >>> can you hear them now? verizon responds to customer complaints over its new convenience fee. >> plus, detox dilution. doctors are now warning patients about the juice cleanse diet. >> am wallpaper was ripped. there was rips in the carpet. >> the dirty truth about hotel ratings. how to know if that four star hotel is really four stars. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. wow what a storm out there today! a lot of clouds, not much in the way of rain. a lot of drizzle though. we'll talk about that and your new year's eve forecast coming up. >>> i overheard a tour guy say if that's the golden gate, i swear it is, you just can't see it because of that. >> behind there, unbelievable. >> we got that cold front moving through. we had a lot of moisture in the atmosphere. but boy, just not much in the way of rainfall. out there on our

finally team france are celebrating across the board of the so snowboard cross world cup event of the season the country's men and women earning top podium spots in the team event in colorado. are rooting home favorites nick baumgartner and jonathan cheever italian look at much he also kept the pressure up early but he crashed out after a jump stein syverson of norway earning his team third place behind individual event winner forty eight on cheever over the ladies' action deborah antonio's watched american un canadian rubbish before making a must have come back to win it for france and of those my record of snatch victory second i should say with cullen china looks sis off finishing third. and that is all the sports now whether it's next here on twenty four hour r.t. . for sure is that so much as you know which of course you want to hear what you believe the phoenix rising from the ashes newt gingrich again shows himself to be a major figure in american politics does he represent the republican party. that was responsible for. where it had become a source of the most recent study tha