i'm steve weissman. white house is shimmering this morning, all dressed up for the holidays. >> first lady michelle obama showed off this year's decorations, along with all 19 christmas trees. there were several versions of the dog beau, including this one made of 40,000 pipe cleaners. mrs. obama said the greatest blessings of all are the ones that don't cost a thing. >> took a week to make the winter wonder land come to life. but it looks great. >> 100,000 people expected there in the next month. crazy. >>> coming up next, the stories we'll be follows today, including nasa's big announcement today about life in outer space. - hey. he went to jared. - he definitely went to jared. that's a peerless diamond. that's the ideal ideal-cut diamond. what? female announcer: jared has five times the selection of ordinary jewelry stores, with thousands of loose diamonds and hundreds of settings to create your own one-of-a-kind ring. - that's an extraordinarily... [sniffs] beautiful moment. - yo, man. you crying? -

i'm steve weissman with your espn news update. lots of boos. lots of jeers for lebron james.irst quarter, going baseline. he'd have 14 points in the first half. second quarter, dwyane wade, big game, as well. 22 points. miami up 38-31. lebron loves it, despite all the fans giving him a hard time. later on, third quarter, james went off. 24 points in the third. then, the fadeaway. 38 points in the game. that's a season high for lebron in his return. heat over the cavs, 118-90. take that, cleveland. >>> nfl thursday night football. michael vick, trying to get the eagles to 8-4. hosting the texans. first quarter, vick to lesean mccoy. big game for shady. eagles up 7-0. third quarter, texans down ten. matt schaub, the former backup to vick in atlanta. hits arian foster. he fights his way for a touchdown. foster would have a touchdown rushing and receiving in this game. later in the third, schaub to andre johnson. 6 catches, 149 yards. that sets up a foster touchdown. texans take the lead. but then, vick comes back with a rushing touchdown. sixth on the year for him. eagles back o

. >>> good morning, i'm steve weissman with your espn news update.s. ravens taking on the steelers. ben roethlisberger with the boot. polamalu sacking joe flacco. ball loose. that's lamarr woodley. big turnover, steelers take over at the ravens' 10. ensuing drive. roethlisberger hits isaac redman. former boise state star. one more chance for baltimore, fourth and two, flacco, no-go. steelers hold on to win, they take a one-game lead in the afc north. >>> meanwhile, colts at home. taking on the cowboys. dallas up 17-0 at one point. now a six-point game in the third. peyton manning, pass tipped and picked off by sean lee. the rookie from penn state, two interceptions. this one, a pick six. manning threw four interceptions. late fourth, colts down 7. gentleman jarvis james punches it in just like that. we're tied at 35-35. going into overtime. in o.t., david bealer. be true. cowboys hold on the first game losing streak in 2002. >>> how about the nfc south matchup. michael jake and the falcons win their sixth straight. longest streak since 1998. that's 8

i'm steve weissman with your espn news update. we start with "monday night football."nts looking to clinch a playoff spot. taking on the falcons, looking to clinch home field throughout the playoffs. early fourth quarter, saints with the ball. drew brees, picked off by chauncey davis. two interceptions for brees. this return for a touchdown. falcons lead 14-10. 3:28 to play. same score. third and three for the saints. brees, unfazed. hits jimmy graham. third touchdown in the last two games for graham. saints retake the lead, 17-14. ensuing drive for the falcons. matty ice. matt ryan, incomplete. atlanta chooses to punt the ball back to new orleans. thomas, the first down. saints win, clinching a playoff spot. >>> meanwhile, college hoops. kemba walker and uconn, taking on pitt. big east conference action. first half, brad wanamaker, gilbert brown. take another look at this. the highlight of the game. only had six points. but this should be worth like 15. pitt up 14-7. second half, uconn down. kemba walker going coast-to-coast. he had 31 points. uconn down 31-34, after

i'm steve weissman with your espn news update. a huge night in the nba. it's a rivalry renewed.he garden. new york riding an eight-game win streak. boston winning ten in a row. tied at 116-116. paul pierce had 32. boston taking the two-point lead. 0.4 on the clock. last chance for the knicks. amare stoudemire, outside for the win. yes. 39 points for amare. but wait. these don't count. the ball still in his hand as the buzzer sounds. knicks fall in a heartbreaker. 118-116. >>> meanwhile, lebron and the heat hosting the cavs. since these teams played in cleveland, miami has not lost. cleveland has not won. dwyane wade showing why. big dunk. tell the folks what you think about my dunk. dwyane wade. a huge game and even bigger fourth quarter. eight minutes to go. wade, from the wing for three. he was three of four from deep in that fourth quarter. had 17 points. how about another three? dwyane wade with 28 points. heat have won ten in a row. >>> best team in the nba. tim duncan and the spurs hosting the milwaukee bucks. five seconds to go. manu ginobili, has never hit a game-winner