if a recovery takes 10 weeks, the bull also have to endure 32 games without him. gibson will likely be paired with boozer. and veteran thomas will see more minutes. as of today nine game also be against teams with winning records. >>> and kerry wood signed a one- year deal with the cubs for $1.5 million. wood turned down more money from the white sox to return to the north side. he'll be the set-up man for carlos mall moll. and bobby jenks signed a two-year, $12 million deal with the boston red sox. >>> the blackhawks take on the detroit red wings tonight at 7:30, and that is a look at your sports. your live illinois lottery drawing the next.

the upcoming days. >>> a vicious pit bull that mauled a woman outside her north bay home. is the right dog off the streets? we're in san jose right now with the latest developments tonight. george? >> reporter: south bay animal control says it's confident it has one of the two pit bulls that attacked a woman here on her driveway. they're still looking for the second pit bull as well as the owner who could be facing a criminal complaint. now, we want to warn you, some of the video you may see in this story may be graphic. >> san jose animal control would not show the pit bull used in a blanket to shield the animal while a witness looked at the dog inside the truck. raum says she's not 100% sure if this is the same pit bull. >> yesterday it looked like a gray color. it's that size, same size, but the only thing is this one is on the ground. >> police caught the pit bull walking around behind a row of townhomes, about a mile away where a woman was viciously attacked by two pit bulls on monday night. >> the descriptions appeared to be consistent with what the witnesses said, so

the magic did everything right non-the bulls lose 107-78. ffice for the bulls. >> the way we started the game led to our demise. i mean, when they started getting those second shots, we can control blocking out. and we gave them those easy second chance opportunities. and when you do that against a team like -- you can't give them two chance. >> jim white 7-0 tonight. a good game too. ben for the ramblers 49-47 they trail by only two. but butler had most of the answers tonight. zach right back for the bulldogs. his three pointers makes it an eight point game. and with loyola still hanging around, the deep corner. butler wins it 65-63 over the ramblers in the opener. >>> bears got back to work today. still in great health and position in the nfc north. staring down a trap game sunday. the lions are down two quarterbacks. drew stanton is the new starter. name cutler the offensive player of the week. and the nfc defensive player of the month. indoor practice today. a lot has changed since the bears played detroit in the season opener. by the lio

benny the bull, a winner as were the bulls, 99-90.hat's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> is a pay cut in shock jock howard stern's future? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, germany's paul the octopus may have passed away, but we may have our own oracle here in the u.s. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this tuesday morning. rain is moving into the pacific west. up around seattle especially some of the best weather in the country occurs in southern california and arizona today and tomorrow. actually some of the warmest temperatures, too, but unfortunately, more moisture streaming onshore from san francisco to sacramento northward on your wednesday. so a little unsettled on the west coast. >>> if you're watching on k 5 news in seattle, enter a winter wonderland. bonfires, ice sculptures and luminous outdoor lights at winterfest. that's your pick event of the day. >> thanks, bill. >>> here's an early look at this morning's headlines i

>>> bad news for the bulls as they lose their center joakim noah. how long could he be out. that's ahead in sports. we got music to put you in the holiday spirit. the philharmonic orchestra will be part of the holiday concerts taking place this saturday and sunday at the lincoln way east performing art center in frankfurt.

the wild bull lives no more. his shepherd, the wild bull, lives no more. dimusi, the wild bull, lives no more. i ask the hills and valleys where is my husband. i say to him, i can no longer bring him food. i can no longer serve him drink. the jackel lies in his bed. you ask me about his reed pipe. the wind must play it for him. you ask me about his sweet songs. the wind must sing them for him. satur, the mother of dimusi, weeps for his song. once my boy wandered so freelly on the steppe, now he is captured. once dimusi wandered so freely on the steppe, now he is bound. the ewe gives up her lamb, the goat gives up her kid. my heart plays the reed pipe of mourning. in a place where he once said my mother will ask for me, now he cannot move his hands, now he cannot move his feet. i would see my child. the mother walked to the desolate place. she looked at the slain wild bull. she looked into its face. she said, my child, the face is yours. the spirit has fled. there is mourning in the house. there is grief in the inner chambers. the sister wandered about the c

s offis could put the case in jeopardy. >>> a pit bull has been captured. the way the animal care officers identified the dog. >>> only three shopping days left to christmas. with shoppers out in full force tonight. >>> this is say loophole. it's the mode of transportation for teens on a big night. a party bus. they shouldn't drink on it but they do. >>> good evening, san jose animal control officers managed to wrangle one of the pit bulls suspected of attacking a woman last night. the other is still on the lose. joe shows us how the first dog was found and the method used to i.d. him. last night's attack the woman was coming out of her house, two pit bulls attacked her. tonight in a driveway a couple miles away a man was pulling in and he saw a pit bull. stopped, stayed in his car, called 911 and that led to the capture of the dog. >> don't feel pressured. it's yes or no. >> the dog catcher caught a stray dog but he's shielding the dog with a blanket while showing the dog to a witness. >> it's the same dog that she saw attack a woman. >> the dog is exactly

the bulls win, 121-76. >>> that does it for this sports update. ork. >>> a 9-year-old boy in california has proven that he has all the right moves. >> samuel sevian has just been crowned the youngest chess master in the u.s. samuel, who turned 10 on sunday, was 11 days younger than the previous record holder. and it's not his first record, either. he was also the youngest person to reach the chess level of expert when he was just 8 years old. >> i'm not even good at checkers. well -- >>> up next, we'll update our top story. that wild weather here, in the west and over in europe. thousands of holiday travelers, still stranded. we'll be right back. ♪ i'll stop the world and melt with you ♪ ♪ i'll stop the world ♪ ♪ i will stop the world ♪ ♪ you've seen the difference ♪ ♪ and it's getting better all the time ♪ ♪ i will stop the world ♪ ♪ i'll stop the world and melt with you ♪ ♪ i'll stop the world ♪ ♪ i'll stop the world, i'll melt with you ♪ sleep is here, on the wings of lunesta. and if you wake up often in the middle of the night... rest is here,

. >>> look at this, grocery players, running, beat them from inside or outside where the bulls won the basketball game. north one, jessie got his first brands national win on the back up, are you ready for this horse's name, lunatic french. i want to surprise him if he owns that, despite getting on that bus, he had a broken left ankle when he got to that bus. >> no. >> that's a cowboy. you're a big rodeo bus. >> lunatics, often referred to the -- this is news. >> i have a scar to prove it. >> what was the name of that horse? >> that's a body bag. the bull -- he was body bagged. that was a lot of country. we'll be right back. >> very good. ,, [ female announcer ] safeway talks holiday baking. that smells scrumptious. yummy! smells delightful. awesome! i'm not smelling anything. [ female announcer ] everything for holiday baking. just add love. safeway. ingredients for life. >>> where can you find a food to boost your mood? >> i have two words for you, go fish. >> tomorrow at 7:00 on channel 5. [ female announcer ] safeway talks holiday favorites. so what's everyone's favorite holiday fo

second leading scorer in my study but the bulls would have been the at the. founding college and pump fake some to put them ahead he had twenty nine and nineteen in the guy straight forward to the plate in the fourth quarter the next on top by six a race thinking give and it's almost but the veteran big man clinging on the saying page with his point guard a question for the bulls one at the other ran on black ice is the guy for the drive to be in one hundred ninety five upon school as a knicks teaching the sollie. elsewhere both of last season's finest going down on this christmas day extravaganza boston sporting game winning streak coming to an end in orlando while the bron james is triple double the heat in los angeles a season high forty. propelled. by wayne and golden state back to back bang for the first time since november the ten. meanwhile i run the n.f.l. sixteen continued in arizona where the cardinals hosted the dallas cowboys both teams that had a disappointing season and arrived at the playoffs but they're going to end into quite a contest jon ki

second leading scorer my stoudamire but the bulls would have than they that right there is rose finding colors. by some base the buzzer to put them ahead by two he had twenty nine and nineteen you'd get a straightforward nineteen late in the fourth quarter the next on top by six runs thinking give and go with her thomas but that from big man clearly not on the same page with his point guard the costly turnover for the bulls while at the other end chandler ice is the gang with the drive to the real one hundred ninety five the final school as in weeks continue to look solid. elsewhere both of last season's finest going down on this christmas day extravaganza boston's fourteen game winning streak coming to an end in orlando followed from james's triple double lifted the heat over the lake is in los angeles a season high forty four by kevin durant's held i go home to city to home when i would go back to back games for the first time since november the tend to fall to. the n.f.l. how was weak sixteen and that continued in arizona where the cardinals hosted the dallas cowboys both teams havin

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had the lead for a heartbeat. bullsthe run out with ronnie brewer on the finish. he had 17 points, turned an ankle in the fourth and a minute later driving hard to the rim and landing even harder. derrick did not leave the game. he finished the 92-73 win but getting the sore wrist checked out right now. >> the way he went down, those are tough plays, you know, he was in the air, drove the ball hard, and their team defense is excellent. they reacted, it was a bang-bang play, so the way he went down, it looked like he fell in an awkward way, and so i was concerned. >> more tomorrow. blackhawks also going at it with marty turco in goal in denver against the avalanche. in the first period, troy brouwer makes it 3-3 at the end of one, but 40 seconds into the second period, the avs storming the net after the turnover and getting the rebound, that was it for turco. four goals in 10 shots. in the final minute of the second period, the kid gets the puck, jeremy moran gets back up and evens things up for the fourth time tonight.

neighbors have never seen the stray pit bulls. stray pitbull gray or any other color. one neighbor concerned about the reputation of pit bulls as they have a reputation of being vicious. the woman again out of the hospital and back home. we'll talk to her soon and have that for you midday at 11:00 this morning. >> terry, thank you. checking our other top stories this morning, oakland police will hold a new conference to discuss a fatal shooting of a suspect after a car chase yesterday. one suspect still at large and two others under arrest. the suspects all connected to a shooting in west oakland last week. >> a judge's decision today will determine which of seven defendants in the richmond high school gang rape will stand trial. the youngest defendant will not stand trial in adult court. all seven face a series of charges tied to the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl outside her homecoming dance. >> here's meteorologist mike nicco. >> good morning to you. pretty quiet this morning. seeing a little sun break through the clouds as it

. >>> look at this, grocery players, running, beat them from inside or outside where the bulls won thes first brands national win on the back up, are you ready for this horse's name, lunatic french. i want to surprise him if he owns that, despite getting on that bus, he had a broken left ankle when he got to that bus. >> no. >> that's a cowboy. you're a big rodeo bus. >> lunatics, often referred to the -- this is news. >> i have a scar to prove it. >> what was the name of that horse? >> that's a body bag. the bull -- he ,,,,,, people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! it's time for new school banking, bubbie. interest plus savings at capitalone.com. why earn bupkis, when your savings can earn three times the national average!! three times the national average!!! new school banking at capital one bank. with interest plus savings, go to capitalone.com!!!!! what's in your wallet? >>> what ever happened to ray ramona. >> he's on letterman tonight. >> oh, yeah. >> well, then -- [ laughter ] >> our party is over. >> all right. >>

the two gray pit bulls attacked. n jose police say this woman was screaming as they bit her and tore her. the neighborhood responded. the neighbor comes out, starts throwing rocks at the pit bulls and scarce them off. they headed down wide side white sand drive. one neighbor out here this morning was walking molly and told us he had not heard of pitbull attacks. >> i've never seen pit bulls loose. i walk this dog every day, every morning. and there's a couple of chihuahuas that bark at her all the time when we go by but i've never seen any loose pit bulls around here or anything. >> and hopefully he won't. the victim was taken to regional medical center with serious and major injuries but they're also described as not life-threatening. the woman was torn up but she's expected to survive. they expect to go after these pit bulls in a serious way trying to get these deadly dogs off the street before they attack again. terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> thank you. 5:31. a contra costa county man is scheduled to be arraigned

the rest of friday, about an inch or so for us in the immediate metro area but over 2 inches in the bull'sye. light snow late in the morning. i think the morning commute is fine. but by afternoon light snow with light snow accumulation, more to the south and highs only 25-30. winds light southwest at 10. next seven days, light snow tomorrow and a break on friday, upper 30s. we tone down the snow over the weekend. why? because the coastal storm will be far south and east of us. the storm is on the map though. we get a break on monday. more light snow is possible on tuesday, lesli. not a big storm. and then looking at temperatures still in the 30s with sunshine on wednesday. so very cold for the next seven days and just nuisance type stuff. >> thank you, topper. >>> we have breaking news. there has been a shotting in the past hour in prince george's county. apparently someone fired shots at a prince george's county police officer. it happened somewhere in suitland. the officer was not hit. the officer did return fire. it's not clear whether the suspect was hit. we do know the suspect fled. t

. >>> and in chicago, carlos of the bulls scored 13 of his 29 points in the third quarter against oklahoma city and the bulls beat the thunder 99-90. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and court tv. the legal battle over same-sex marriage is televised for the first time. [ male announcer ] 100 potato chips or 100 pringles. both cost the same, but only the pringles superstack can makes everything pop! ♪ hey [ male announcer ] same cost but a lot more fun. everything pops with the pringles superstack can! [scraping] [piano keys banging] [scraping] [horns honking] with deposits in your engine, it can feel like something's holding your car back. let me guess, 16. [laughing] yeeah. that's why there's castrol gtx... with our most powerful deposit fighting ingredient ever. castrol gtx exceeds the toughest new industry standard. don't let deposits hold your car back. get castrol gtx. it's more than just oil. it's liquid engineering. condition what witnesses are saying. this morning:he's no longer in hiding.. what the arrest of wikileaks founder means for the releas

. >> the bull has the water right here, and when it flushes, it fills up around this curve here, and it basically creates a siphon. >> so here we have passage through to the bottom. i do not know if people have ever seen the bottom of one of these. there is. we have a couple of holes here that are for mounting. usually, there is a flange on the floor. we do not have that here. then, we use a wax seal, something like this. >> is has a little cover on the wax, but it has a throat that sits down in the pipe, and this wax seals it's down there to make the seal on the floor. >> right. you do not want to take this off and stick it on because it is unbelievably lucky. so these things are very inexpensive. by the way, wax seals are really cheap. a but. and this is waterproof, so if you ever need contemporary waterproofing, this is great stuff. taken off, put this on the floor, and set the toilet on top. by the way, i don't believe it takes a plumbing permit to replace the toilet fixtures. as long as you are not making a change in the plumbing. and of course, every time you do it, you should

that will be the bull's eye here. ey'll have a combination of four or five inches of snow in some spots closer to the carolina border. getting freezing rain. but even here in washington, we're looking at maybe 1-2 inches of snow. >> all right. >> 1-2 inches of snow by the evening commute. so enough to coat the roadways and cause problems for the evening rush. 24 at reagan national. winds out of the south and west at 7. they are shifting and ma means storms on the way. check out the high temperatures. 28 in washington. 30 in leonardtown. every snowflake that falls will stick to the pavement, unlike many winter storms we get around here. it will cause problems almost immediately. >> that's the down side. >> the upside is we're not getting 16 inches of snow like last year. >> that's a tradeoff we'll take at this point. >>> if you are taking the metro this morning or riding the red line, getting word of disruption on the red line. here is the deal. there is a problem in the friendship heights area so they are going to sing

but here's the bull's eye from now to 1:00 this morning. heavy rain, gusty winds, reduced visibility at times. and we really have to watch for mudslides and rock slides in those areas of the santa cruz mountains before sunrise tomorrow, so you want to tune in today at the bay, and tomorrow morning keeping track of all these changing conditions we're seeing in the mountains. i'd say we just passed the midway point in the rain. n see the cold front draped over most of california. behind it much cooler air aloft, so as inches of rainfall in the bay area, by the time it hits the sierra, we're talking several feet ofyonow between now and probably tomorrow afternoon, so the big punch also being felt off the east and for the bay area, as that cold air drops in, we could see snow in the higher peaks around the bay area tomorrow. we'll talk about some of those chillier changes in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> and given what we've seen already tonight, is it any wonder that a winter storm warning is posted for the sierra? this is a caltr

we just spoke with a woman who was attacked by the two pit bulls. you might have guessed she's in pain and a little scared. susan says she was bitten on the forearm and on her hip among other places. she says she was returning from taking her 14-year-old to a dentist visit yesterday around 6:20 in the evening. the kids were already gone out of the house. she returned to the vehicle to retrieve something she left inside and that's when two gray full bred pit bulls attacked. >> i looked out -- and i don't know what happened but they come to me. come inside the house. come up to me. >> reporter: are you going to be missing work? she says she was going to the car to try to get something and when she got back the dogs were basically on top of her, wouldn't let her move and started attacking her. right now it's not clear if the two pit bulls are strays or if we have an owner around here. we called san jose police. they say animal control is now in charge of the investigation. they say susan's injuries are major but of course nonlife threatening. they're lo

the 49ers -- underdog sunday at lambo field against the green bay packers. bulls and celtics, rondo arching 14 assists per game. shaq is still doing it after all these years. we get a lot of commercials too these days. shaq just sat there in the middle of harvard square with people taking pictures. rondo had 19 assists tonight. celtics beat the bulls 104-92 and lebron james' return last night beat football in terms of number of viewers. it is on cable. they had 7 million viewers and the eagle game with michael vick had about 5, 5.5. it was on the nfl channel. a lot of people watch lebron james. here he is our friend bobby gibson, people were afraid to challenge their own teammate. but bobby gibson spoke out, pam knows he's going to learn something, earlier tonight i told you bobby gibson the man who had words with shaq, who was he married to. >> keisha coal. >> that's pretty good. >> i didn't know we were going to have a quiz. >> that's the worse thing, anybody can give you the news, when you watch kron, you learn many things. >> yes, you do. >> like maybe going i

hour by hour, the bull's-eye for the rain as you head through the afternoon. on saturday, it's not nonstop rain, but it's off and on rain. heavy at times through the weekend. today's highs running cool. most low 50s for areas south of livermore. as you head into the north bay. highs in the 40s. turning breezy for the afternoon. as we move into the weekend, temperatures warming up. rain heavy at times and heaviest for the santa cruz mountains early next week. >> thank you much. the government's vadvice on the best way to avoid a nuclear attack. >>> mercury in dental fillings. how safe are they? we will have a panel's conclusion. you are looking at a live picture of very, very wet golden gate bridge. you see the big turkey for thanksgiving? ♪ [ grandma ] okay. ♪ ah. then we will all do it together. treats. teets...teets...teets... yeah. look at this. [ female announcer ] it seems like the best family traditions always start in the kitchen. ♪ rice krispies®. happy holidays. >> it is wet, wet, wet out there. you get all the way there and we check in with rob in a

folks at the animal hospital is saying that the pit bull is on the mend. they are watching her closely n.fection is the biggest throughout. katie and her husband, eric founded the baltimore bully crew, a grassroots rescue group raising awareness about pit bull abuse. >> there are not signs in this particular case that point us in dogfighting. there is severe neglect. and signs of abuse. >> they are officering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. the rescue group is raising money to cover her medicine. >>> then we have barks -- as baltimore animal rescue and care center. they have been holding a bake sale for the animal have, educating you on pit bulls. so, last night, a man walks out and wants to know if barks is taking collects. the young lady says yes. he swipes the box and takes off. adad and little girl chased the suspect down 34th street. the thieve was craft by the dad and the little girl and an off- duty firefighter. happy to tell you, police discovered the box of donations. they recovered it and arrested the suspect. barks wants us

the raiders kept the bulls mostly on the ground and it paid off as the team rushed for more than 250 yds against the san diego chargers and it went on to win a 20-13. this is the first time they switched since the fifth season. therefore and six crew >> still coming on and i'm i ran has the killer materials and architec ahead in the new round of talks for the new killer prompt program. they're now releasing their nuclear material it and i ran. it is called yellowcake and it is an irony in the production. >> and the killer program no longer needs it said helped. the organization is now producing their of yellowcake. of vital product in the dealer process. >> we are not proficient in the entire cycle starting from mining and turning it into yellowcake. >> and observers say that the message is for talks on the new killer program. >> they're basically showing that they are self- sufficient and they do not need anybody. they need no help because they have it all so stop trying to stop the program. >>, they say they've been working for for years. it is for peaceful purposes and it will not

the nicks hold the bulls to 12 points in the fourth quarter. new york's channel here drives and this is for real, folks. they win 103-95. >>> the only bay area professional sports team not home for christmas is the san francisco 49ers. they are in st. louis for tomorrow's must-win game against the rams. kickoff here right here on ktvu, channel 2 news. joe fonzi is there right after that game. we will also bring post-game comments and analysis. >>> cowboys in christmas giving mood today in arizona. cowboys quarterback john kitna through two interceptions. the cardinals returned both for tds. toller a 66-yard and they led 13-0. cowboys come back from 18 points down. quarterback stephen mcgee making his nfl debut throws to miles austin. dallas takes a 26-24 lead. but hold on their kicker missed and they get the volunteer point. it is still a two point game. arizona then drives down. and with just ten seconds left james sealy calmly fiction the 48-yard field goal. cardinals win. both teams are 5-10. >>> raiders host the colts. batt teams need to wi

it's just a perfect fit for myself and my family at this point. >>> derek rose and the bulls meet themorrow night. they have won seven in a row. this will be their first game without joakim noah. gibson moves back to replace noah. >> it's going to be hard trying to match his energy, but as a team i think we got enough confidence where we think we could win some games without him. >> it sucks for joakim. i know he put a lot of effort in here this summer. it hurts with him and the team but we got to get him back right. because it's going to be big come late in the season. taking care of him right now is the plan. >>> aaron rogers listed as doubtful in sunday night's game in new england. that leaves the door opens for rogers to play despite a concussion he suffered sunday. >>> and guess who is the starting quarterback for the redskins this weekend. >> i definitely have had some time to reflect a couple years to reflect on my time in chicago and what i would do differently. >> don van mcnabb has been benched so rex grossman will start against the cowboys. he played only two minutes this y

. >> reporter: it has been hard to miss the charging wall street bull. no, not this one-- we're talking about the recent stampede of investors into stocks. they've helped push the dow up nearly 10% this year, the s&p 500 up 11%. the nasdaq has gained over 15%. those gains may seem surprising given the nation's weak economy, with close to 10% unemployment. but as strategist steve freedman points out, the stock market is not focused on the situation now-- but what lies ahead. moving towards a more sustainable expansion mode, and that's a positive environment for stocks. >> reporter: another positive for stocks could be falling bond prices. up until recently, mutual fund investors were putting most of their money into bonds for safety. now money manager ted cronin expects many of those investors to start searching for higher returns. >> the fund flows that have been dominating into fixed income and away from equities? this now could be reversed. even a small percentage of investors start switching their direction, it's a material amount of money that could d

second quarter when o'brien felton's twelve assists and be a second leading scorer in my studio but the bulls would have delayed at the break very funny colors to pump the brakes and base the bus to put them ahead by seize the had twenty nine or nineteen in the gauge a straight forward c. late in the fourth quarter now the next on top by six right thinking given the guy with thomas but the veteran big man clearly not on the same page with his point guard of course the turnover for the ball was while at the other end wilson chandler licensed to guy for the drive to the one hundred ninety three ninety five the funk school as an excuse he used to look solid. elsewhere both of last season's finest going down on this christmas day extravaganza boston's fourteen game winning streak coming to an end in the land while berman james's triple double lifted the heat over the lake his in los angeles a season high forty four by kevin durant propelled oklahoma city seaway home win denver and golden state won back to back games for the first time since november the ten b. team portland. i would say the n.f.l

the two to three-year-old pit bull is on the mend. they are watching very closely because infection is the biggest threat right now. kate and her husband found the group with amazing awareness about the pit bull abuse. >> there aren't any signs of this particular case that point us in the direction of dog fighting. there is severe neglect. there are signs of abuse. >> the baltimore bully crew is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. the rescue group is raising money to cover sugar snap's medical expenses. that's the dog's name. donations can be made at north wind animal center. >>> many stray dogs and cats end up at barks standing for baltimore animal rescue and care shelter. it's a city shelter that has been cash strapped. they have been holding a bake sale to benefit the animals on the shelter in hamden. this week a man walks up and says he wants to know if barks is taking collections. the woman work there says yes, and with that the man swiped the collection box and takes off. a father and daughter chased t

the economic news is one of the things that's continued to drive the market higher. >> tom: will the bulls keep running, or could foot dragging by the lame duck congress derail the markets? you're watching "nightly business report" for wednesday, december 1. this is "nightly business report" with susie gharib and tom hudson. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone. an explosive stock market rally today. good news about jobs sparked the buying. tom, american businesses hired 93,000 workers in november, the tenth straight month of gains. >> tom: susie, strong manufacturing activity in europe and china also gave investors hope the global economy is doing better. looking at the closing numbers, the dow soared 250 points, with all 30 dow components in positive territory. the nasdaq jumped 51 and the s&p 500 rose 25. >> susie: and those powerful numbers wiped out the losses from november. so will this be a december to remember? suzanne prat

on the flip side, the bulls are one of the best. derek rose with the putter step and bucket. that is as good as it gets. bulls win, 87-80. >>> hockey, it's hard not to love number 87 when he's playing like this. sydney crosby unleashing a rocket in the first period against the panthers. that brings the scoring streak to a remarkable 22 games. pens win, 5-2. >>> college football, you can add another honor to cam newton won the ap player of the year award, collecting 51 of the 60 votes. now, at one point, boise state was on a fast track to a bcs bid. but instead, they have to settle for the macco bowl against utah. the broncos made the most of it. gives them the lead with an 84-yard score. boise state never looks back. they win big in las vegas, 26-3. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> is mr. spielberg going to washington? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, it may look like any other visit with santa at christmastime. but actually, this one is very special. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "

the outstanding pit bull described as gray with a black collar. if you see that dog, you're urged to call 911. in san jose, i'm mark sayre, cbs 5. >>> charges have been dismissed against one of the suspects in the gang-rape of a teenaged girl. now, the other six men will all stand trial. that ruling came late this afternoon in martinez. the suspects are accused of raping and beating a teenager as others watched last year. the only suspect not charged is the youngest. a judge ruled detectives violated his miranda rights during a police interview. all the suspects pled not guilty. >>> a day after an officer- involved shooting oakland police are defending their use of deadly force. officers opened fire yesterday after a high-speed chase killing a suspected gang member. as john ramos reports, police say their actions may have saved other lives. >> they have been involved in over -- well over a dozen homicides, multiple shootings on a weekly basis. >> reporter: oakland police say the car they were chasing last night contained four gang members on their

the bull and 12 others that escaped from a nearby farm are safely back in their pens. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. bill, good morning. >> lynn, i still can't get over the robbery. that's not a stick. that looked like a tree. >> exactly. like a hockey stick is more like it. >> pretty funny stuff. glad they didn't get too hurt. >>> happening in the west, brrr is the word. it is cold everywhere. blizzard warning, colorado northward all the way up to the dakotas, nailed by this storm. with any big winter storm, especially this time of year, once it goes by, the storms are so strong it helps pull down the cold air from canada. that's exactly what's happening today. a very chilly morning. look at the pictures with the snow as far out as phoenix and arizona. flag stov nailed. grand canyon picked up a foot of snow. an all-out big winter storm. check out the temperatures this morning. 32 in vegas. it's 33 in phoenix right now. very cold for them. 17 in albuquerque, not taking into effect the windc

the bull's eye isn't expected to hit until 4:00 or 5:00. models are favoring the evening hours for the heaviest rainfall. that's good for all you parade goers heading out to san jose and good for us who are going to be in the parade, so we can all wave and you can see us up there. let's look at the rainfall totals. most of it in the south bay, about a quarter inch in south bay, gilroy near san jose. it's going to be a decent storm for us, much stronger than we had in the past few days. east bay waking up at 7:00 in the low 40s, and for the morning hours, mid-40s out here. let's get a look at our saturday numbers. i know we've been talking about the parade a lot but it is one of our big events throughout the year and we'll also have san francisco giants players as part of our parade float. so it's going to be a lot of fun with jessica aguirre and raj massai hosting. we also have more mid-50s expected. we expect that rain day once again to be sunday, chance of scattered showers on monday, and finally a break on tuesday. that's when i think ev

the pit bulls seem to have disappeared as quickly they appeared. officers from san jose animal services spent the day going door to door looking for the dogs. officers say it's possible their owner is now protecting them or honestly doesn't know about the incident. >> if they are just backyard dogs the owner may be too busy to find out. >> before last night warren and susan had never met. today she is in pain but without him it could have been much worse. >> reporter: very difficult indeed. and the animal officers after interviewing several witnesses they are describing them as pit bulls. at least one gray in color. >>> oakland police had some answers today about a high-speed chase that ended with officers killing one of the suspects. police say they were trying to prevent a gang-related retaliation shooting in a west oakland neighborhood. they were tipped off about a vehicle involved in the attack and started chasing it. four suspects crashed the maroon sedan and took off running. police chased and shot 19-year-old man. >> the event highlights the