uconn up 12. in the second, miya moore. d 22, and it's 88 straight for uconn, 81-50 the final. look to break the record tuesday against florida state. stanford's kyle vanber berg going for a victory against tennessee. >> alan: we tell you about the source of an unusual light in the sky tomorrow >> alan: we have more weather coverage ahead at 6:00. the for rest service has declared an avalanche warning in the sear. a the east coast city that is making a serious run to wrestle away the america's cup race from san freafnls join -- san francisco. if the weather cooperates you will get to see this year's only total lunar eclipse. the first time this happened since 1554. during a total lunar eclipse, the full moon pass through the shadow create by the earth. some indirect sunlight will pass through and give the moon a ghostly color, probably a reddish brown. so take a look at that. that's it for us at 5:00. thanks for joining us. we'll be back at 6:00. world news

geno auriemma, the uconn head coach, giving hartley a kiss on the cheek. 89-consecutive wins for uconnoks. they easily dispatch of florida state, 93-62. >>> over in the nba, the magic hosting the mavericks. hedo turkoglu, making his return to orlando. third quarter, turkoglu drives. dwight howard on cleanup duty. 23 points, 26 rebounds for superman. on the other end, tyson chandler, ooh. a bizarre moment for superman. chandler, shaken up after the play. but he would stay in the game. jason terry, knocks down a big shot from the wing. the mavs old off the magic, 105-99. >>> derrick rose and the bulls taking on the sixers. philly would plead no contest. ronnie brewer, the steal. leaves for luol deng. 22 for the swing man. bulls up 85-50 at that point. and then, carlos boozer, the steal. ronnie brewer, flip it, reverse it. the bulls win, 121-76. >>> that does it for this sports update. back to you in new york. >>> 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

the uconn women win their 89th game in a row, the most ever. >> uconn has won. 89 consecutive wins, more than anyone in college basketball division 1 history. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, december 22nd, 2010. >>> good morning, everybody. good to see you this wednesday. i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen. this morning officials in california are watching the skies, hoping a fifth straight day of record rain won't be one too many, the latest wave of storms started last night, the worst expected this morning.

>>> and the win streak is over. it's over. uconn's win streak ends at 90. >> a stunning upset felt coast-to-coa coast-to-coast. the longest winning streak in college basketball history is history the stanford women have beaten the unbeatable uconn huskies. i'm tom sinkovitz. the women of the university of connecticut simply don't lose basketball games. the number one team won 90 straight, a record for any team. but remarkably, it all ended tonight at maples pavilion and the stanford women are the giant killers. lauren scott watched it happen. he is still on campus. some history and celebration tonight. >> reporter: certainly, tom. 90 straight wins may never happen again. let's take you inside maples as stanford jumped on uconn from the word go. the cardinal led the entire game. stanford was tough and played inspired against an excellent huskies team. the last time you onlost was to stanford in '08 at the final four. the mark is set at 90. here is some of what was said afterwards. >> i think everybody did a great job. >> we had a lot o

finishing with the lieup and the foul. uconn, frails it 22-14. still in the first half, uconn trails by seven. but hartley with the steal. and going the length of the floor. it's a five-point game. stanford would scratch that out to nine. and an 11-point lead. second half, now. stanford up by five. polen, air ball. but kayla peterson there for the putback.lf, later in the second half, stanford by six. it will be pohlen, a phenomenal performance for her. under eight minutes left. peterson with the miss. joslyn tengle with the putback. later in the second half, uconn down by six. moore takes the three. but doesn't get back on "d." and the easy lay-in. and the cardinal on the verge of slaying goliath. under two minutes to go. nnemkadi with the layup. and stanford's done it. 71-59. >>> that does it for the sports update. back to you in new york. don't forget, for all your highlights, watch "the highlight express," on espn news. >>> as has been the tradition for the past 36 years, michigan's lake superior state university is out with a list of words an

welcome to the maya moore show. she had 41. uconn breaks the record winning their 89th game in a row. they break and they are marched up by john wooden and company. that's an unbelievable record. nobody will ever get close i don't think. unless it is the uconn women. >> it is exciting. >>> mike singletary has a future in the cia. >> don't tell anybody, dan. >> "nightline" is up next. i'm carolyn johnson. >> and i'm dan ashley. our next newscast is tomorrow morning at 4:30. >> for larry beil and leigh glaser. thanks for joining us. >> and a live picture of heavenly. great skiing, but be careful lightning fast. lightning strong. rizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world.

plus, stanford was the last to beat uconn before the huskies reeled off 90 straight wins. could the cardinals do it again? your early morning sports headlines are just ahead. >>> we've had a stormy end of december. january, looks like it will start off nice and quiet. your forecast coming up. your watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, last night in a matchup of women's basketball powerhouses, any way you sliced it, a major streak would come to an end. here's nbc's mario solis with a look at all your sports headlines. >>> hi there. good morning. the uconn women's basketball team had a 90-game win streak. number one stanford, a win streak. something had to hit. the longest win streak in college basketball is over. the cardinal's jeanette poland, too much for the huskies. career high 39 points. stanford the last team to beat them in 2008 to win again 71-59. >>> to the nba, boston's kevin garnett will be out two weeks after an mri showed a strained calf muscle. garnett suffered the injury wednesday night against d

all-american mia moore rising to the occasion scoring 41 points. uconnes in the first half, 54-27. they cruise the rest of the way and win 93-62 for their 89th consecutive win. >>> nba -- the mavericks are on an impressive run. they've now won 16 of 17 after beating the magic. to orlando, this three-pointer moves nowitzki past larry bird 25th place on the all-time scoring list. mavs are up. mavericks beat florida and beat the heat and now magic 105-99. >>> to college football -- oregon's taylor was named the player of the year. >>> college basketball number 11 kansas stay and unlv, the three points knocked down late in the second. unlv upsets kc. 63-59. gets worse. the wildcats have two players suspended for receiving impermissible benefits. suspended indefinitely. >>> shaquille o'neal was the conductor for the boston pops orchestra. shaq conducted three songs including the christmas classics "sleigh ride" the jackson five hit "can you feel it" and queen's "we are the champions." afterwards shaq says he developed a new found respect for conductors, becau

. >>> history is made tonight with the uconn women's basketball team. the winning streak that is staggering. good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. still some heavy downpours out there. even some reports of thunder and lightening. marin county earlier this evening. we can expect a break in the rain through most of tomorrow but get ready. another gully washer is on the way. earlier today around the bay area the heavy rain caused flooding, power outages downed trees and accidents. don knapp is along the embarkadaro in san francisco where the rain has really been heavy at times. >> reporter: that's right, ann. this on again, off again storm keeps catching us by surprise. it is almost perfectly dry here the next minute wham. the rain came in fits and starts sometimes so heavy windshield wipers and storm drains couldn't keep up. flooding low lying areas that usually ends up under water in heavy rains. the storm and lightening caught us by surprise as we waited to do a live report later in the evening. we are dropping the mass. we are dropping the mass. we are in

the top-ranked women of uconn finally meet their match. this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, december 31st, 2010. good morning, everybody on this new year's eve. good to see you. i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen this morning. the countdown to the new year is on. in new york, the switch is flipped for rehearsal of the midnight ball drop in times square thursday. it took a small army of plows to clear the snow from a massive snowstorm. times square is finally ready and security for tonight's festivities will be extremely tight. whit johnson is in times square with more. whit, good morning to you. >> terrell, good morning to you. happy new year. the new year's eve bash in times square has happened every year for more than a century and despite all the people crammed into just a few blocks, it's been a very safe event in recent years and new york city police say they are doing everything they can to keep it that way. nearly a million people are expected to pack new york's times square tonight. along with plenty of security. >> the ci

not many people have that. >> reporter: the uconn women have all that. and hope they'll soon have their own unique place in sports history. ron allen, nbc news, hartford. >>> and when our broadcast continues in just a moment, they're calling it the next big financial meltdown for a lot of american families. question is -- how did it get out of control? >>> and later, a holiday story helping sick kids at christmastime. and making a difference in the process. >>> we're back with what some say is the next financial crisis waiting to hit a lot of american households. it sounds familiar. where have we heard this? easy money offered to people who can't always afford to borrow it but this time it's not a house or a car or a mortgage. it's a shot and an education. the subject of a documentary premiering tonight on cnbc, senior correspondent scott senior correspondent scott kohn reports on the price of admission. >> reporter: nick and emily of round lake heights, illinois thought they were making a wise investment. >> we believed that when we graduated we would ge

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the day. >>> 88 feels great for uconn. the jets are sky high, and a pate tris goes where no lineman has gone before. plus, michael vick was impressive yesterday against the giants, but the big flow came from a less heralded teammate. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> in weather we're tracking a snowstorm in the midwest and a historic rain event for the west coast. your monday forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." >>> and in sports -- the giants dominated the eagles for 53 minutes yesterday. the problem is, the game lasted 60 minutes. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. the new york giants did everything right for three quarters. then the eagles took over. new york was up by 21 when michael vick engineered a comeback. hit jeremy maclin from 13 yards out and the eagles tied the game. vick threw three touchdowns, ran for another. but the play everybody is talking ab

last night, the uconn huskies broke a record that had stood for nearly 40 years. eth doane reports, women athletes have come a long way, but some feel they still don't get the respect they deserve. >> 89 consecutive wins. >> reporter: it was one for the record books. >> so history made tonight here in hartford. >> reporter: the uconn huskies beat florida state 93-62, but the number that really counts is this one-- 89. that's how many consecutive wins the huskies have racked up, the longest streak in college basketball history. they surpassed a men's record set by ucla 37 years ago. prompting a post-game phone call to coach geno auriemma from none other than the basketball fan in chief. >> mr. president, i really appreciate that. >> reporter: president obama congratulated him. >> he was talking to me as a basketball fan. >> reporter: the huskies' success is a legacy of title 9, the federal mandate that gave equal opportunities to boys and girls' sports in schools. today, one in three girls play sports in high school, compared it one in 27 when the legislation passed

the uconn women are feeling the love from coach gino ore yamaguchi a.w standard with 89 victories. ucla men. had also won 88 straight. or yamaguchi a got a phone call during his postgame news conference. >> no, you're not interrupting anything. you're taking me, you know, if i was calling you and you had all those reporters in front of you you'd be dying to take my phone call, right? we have not lost since you have been inauguration and how about we keep that streak goin' for a couple more years, huh? all right. thanks, bye. [ applause ] >> that was the new president, university of connecticut. >> keith smart might be getting a call from president barack obama tomorrow morning. 3 seconds left. >> looking radmanovich three. good. it's good. deficit. let's go to overtime. you can't spell monta without o.t. ellis had 44 last night in >> vladimir radmanovich erase a 16-point deficit. oh we go to overtime and then monta, he had 44 last night in the loss, 36 tonight, look at that reverse cam. that's amazing. they steal one at arco. 117-109. no traveling for m

the uconn >>> and uconn has one upped ucla. >> the huskies have made their mark. women's basketball team won their 89th straight game yesterday. they took away the suspense at half time by going up more than 25-points. in the middle of the news conference, the coach got a call from president obama. >> we have not lost since you've been inaugurated. how about we keep that streak going for a couple more years? >> to put that much emotional energy and effort into everything we do on the court, it's remarkable. >> connecticut hasn't lost since the 2008 ncaa tournament semi finals. of their 89 consecutive wins, 87 have been by double digits. >>> city council has moved forward, voted to move forward with an environmental impact report for a new ballpark for the a's. the team owner says they need to leave the coliseum. a committee hasn't decided whether or not to allow the move. last night's meeting in oakland, meeting of the city council and public stressed the importance of keeping their hopes alive. >> that is one of my concerns. >> do the right thing, approve this con

women may just be able to be ready to pull off a victory thursday night that everyone is looking at, the uconn game. the stanford hammered xavier. finishing the break there, of course uconn comes to town thursdays night having won a record 89 consecutive games. >> this is why we play these games to really let us know where we're at. so that we don't, i mean this to me i told my team this is like the ncaa tournament. you play xavier and you don't play connecticut. it's very challenging. but our team is looking forward to it. and it's coming and so we're very excited. >>> as you probably know, stanford is the last team to actually beat uconn, 89 games again and it's a jammed house complete sell out for thursday night as you would imagine. >> okay. see you at 10:00. see you mark and we'll have much more on this intense weather coverage coming up. the rain and wind is just starting to roll in. that's it for now, we'll see you back here at 10:00. >> have a good evening everyone. w t ileororr li irore

the uconn women win their 89th game in a row, the most ever. >> uconn has won. 89 consecutive wins, more than anyone in college basketball division 1 history. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, december 22nd, 2010. >>> good morning, everybody. good to see you this wednesday. i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen. this morning officials in california are watching the skies, hoping a fifth straight day of record rain won't be one too many, the latest wave of storms started last night, the worst expected this morning. forecasters predict it could bring several more inches of rain to the water-logged state. meanwhile, more than 200 homes were evacuated last night in two los angeles suburbs. emergency workers went door to door to get people to leave. officials say those homes are in danger of being wiped out by mudslides. the governor has declared a state of emergency in six california counties and the damage isn't just in california. four homes including this one washed away in littlefield, arizona, near the utah-nevada borders. fire officials say a dozen more homes are at risk. t

we also like the team that sometimes can end those streaks. uconn coming in with 90 consecutive wins here tonight at stanford. the team that last beat them back in '08 trying to end this streak. geno auriemma the head coach of uconn doesn't want to see his streak come to an end. he wants 91 and counting. tara vand veer just got to 800 womens in her career. what a scene. this place is going wild. stanford knows they're going to need a lot of points to beat uconn so it's been bomb as way. the cardinal have a healthy lead and they will need it because uconn is a fantastic second half team. right now it is a 13-point lead for stanford, 32-19, just before the half. i've got to tell you something, it feels like winter out here on the farm. you can just feel the history. the ghost of leland jr. riding his horse across the plain there. it's something in the air. it's winter, winter break. the kids are gone. so's the football team. they're in south florida getting ready for the orange bowl. and when you think about who they're going to take on in that orange

. >>> the uconn women go for basketball immortality. the warriors have more modest goals. just one victory. singletary is not announcing who rt at quarterbac >>> 49ers play their biggest game in eight years on sunday and mike singletary is not announcing the quarterback. both alex smith and try smith could play. >>> the connecticut women's team break the record of the ucla women of the 70s. huskies win their 89th straight game, the longest streak in ncaa history. warriors looking to win 1 in a row. in sacramento down three. rad good from 30 feet out. sends it to overtime. ellis takes over scores 36, the warriors win, 117-109. >>> sanford men at oklahoma state. page with the lead. the cowboys beat the cardinal by 11 points. that just happened. >>> the sharks hosting edmonton. they go the other way, back, sharks over edmonton 2-1. >>> the beefo brady bowl in florida. >> louie criminal rallied against -- louisville rallied. the cardinals win. beef o'grady. >> you don't know. >> never heard of it. >> a family run restaurant company in kind of the south. kind of like chilis typ

. >> what the uconn women are trying to do is a monumental achievement in sports. there's no other way to say it. >> reporter: so why haven't we heard anything about it? the university of connecticut women's basketball team hasn't lost a single game since 2008. a win today would be their 88th in a row, tying a four-decade-old record, set by the ucla men's basketball team, with an iconic group of players and with a legendary coach revered ever since. this time around, few headlines. a stunning lack of interest some say from the male-dominated sports media. >> let's not kid ourselves. the lack of coverage for the uconn women is very similar to what would be going on at a playground with a fourth grade boy pointing at a girl saying you can't play, you're just a girl. >> reporter: nearly four decades after title ix mandated equality in athletics, things still aren't equal, some analysts say. to others it's an apples and oranges comparison, different sexes, yes, but different games and different size basketballs. different levels of athleticism according to some. uconn's

the uconn huskies women's basketball team is the first division i team to win 89 games in a row. now that's men or women. their decisive 93-62 win over florida last night sealed the deal. after the historic victory, the head coach got a call, well, from the president. >> no, you're not interrupting anything. if i was calling you when you had all those reporters in front of you, you'd be dying to take my phone call. we have not lost. we have not lost since you've been inaugurated. how about we keep that streak going for a couple more years. >> the wins surpasses legendary coach john wooden. his ucla bruins team won 88 consecutive games between 1971 and 1974. the uconn women have not lost since april 6th of 2008. >>> well, for all you last-minute santas out there, there's still time to buy that new big screen tv for under the tree. we spoke with the folks about some of the best possible choices. if you're looking to go high end between 18 and $2200, cnet says panasonics tcp 50 vt series is the way to go. >> it's also a good 3-d tv so if you want that future proofing and are willing

the stanford women were the last team to beat uconn. that was the final four semifinals in '08. the lady huskeys have won 90 straight games. that's an all-time record for consecutive wins, men or women. so stanford with a unique chance tomorrow at home to snap the uconn streak. >> we expect to win the game. we're excited to play the game. this is -- this is a team. uconn has a great tradition, they have a great program and a great team. we love this challenge. >> a 6:00 p.m. tipoff at naples tomorrow. not 90 straight. but the warriors would be happy with a fourth straight win. tonight in atlanta, monte ellis and staff murray cold tonight on the field against the hawks. both 14 -- make that 4 for 13 shooting, picking up the slack, during relate wright, doubles, doubles, going with the 11 boards. the hawks, one of the better teams in the east, especially at home. the win streak was nice. but the warriors will have to start another one, losing to atlanta, 103-93. >>> the sharks on the road tonight in st. paul taking on the wild. the stop in minnesota, the first of a three-game trip

the last time the uconn huskies lost a game was back in april of '08. >>> up next after a break, how me are making a difference this christmas by putting a little extra something under the tree. >>> for kids, as you know, this is supposed to be, as the song says, the most wonderful time of the year. but for those whose parents who are wounded vets or currently serving in uniform overseas, it can be a tough time of year. that's where a generous maryland woman comes in with an army of big hearted helpers. nbc's norah o'donnell has tonight's special holiday season "making a difference" report. >> reporter: silver spring, maryland is a long way from santa's workshop. but in this workshop, the elves are members of the walter reed auxiliary. you are like a mrs. claus. >> i guess, i never thought of that. in a way, but my santa claus isn't here. >> reporter: tracy hall, like many military spouses, is home alone this christmas. her husband jonathan is deployed to afghanistan, and she knows how hard the holidays are on soldiers, and especially their children. >> all the soldiers get nice stuff

it's amazing. >> sreenivasan: with the win, uconn coach geno auriemma's team surpassed the 88-game streak set by john wooden and his u.c.l.a. men in the early 1970s. >> it's hard to describe it. you know the last couple of minutes of the game when everybody's got their signs and everything. it's pretty amazing. it really is. >> sreenivasan: all the more amazing, the huskies have beaten opponents by an average of more than 30 points during their streak. moore has led the way for much of that time, and had a career- high 41 points last night. >> every night when you need her to be at her best, she's at her best. i remember john wooden said that's what competitive greatness is to bring your best when your best is needed and every time we've needed maya she's there and i'm going to remember that forever. >> sreenivasan: the uconn women have not lost since april of 2008, and along the way they've gained nationwide notice. president obama was watching last night, and interrupted auriemma's post-game news conference with a call of congratulations. >> we have not lost since you've been inaugurate

the women's basketball team toppled top-ranked uconn to end the huskies historic win streak. tim coil joins us with more. we predicted this right. >> that's right. when we started previewing this game you were the two believers. gino said they weren't going to lose either. so they have dominated the spotlight in the last few years, it's been well deserved. they have won a record 90 straight games but tonight was all about stanford according to head coach tar a vanderveer. the cardinals had a streak of their own winning 51 straight and they are the last team to bet beat the his keys back in the 2008 final. but forget maya moore. the guest player was pohlen. they held moore to 14 points on 5 of 15 shooting. pohlen send it ahead to chiney ogwumike for the score and knock them off 71-59 ending the 90-game winning streak. >> this losing stuff is getting old, man, i hate it. i wish we could catch a break every once in a while so these kids could have some success. >> it's an amazing accomplishment and he and his team and staff are to be commended. i totally respect that. but tonigh

what the cardinal have to say about ending uconn's 90-game win streak. that's next in sports. ,,,,,,, players in the country that have a win over u-conn... tonight, they looked to add their 12-teammates to that list and huskies record 90- >>> stanford's gwinnett poe lynn and janae peterson are the only two active players in the country that have a win over uconn. they look to add their 12 teammates to that list. the cardinal have an impressive streak of their own winning 51 straight and are the last team to beat the his keys back in the 2008 final four. lindy la rocque drills a three to give them a 7-0 lead. maya moore with a three ball of her own, stanford led by four at the half. the mighty huskies had no answer for jeanette poe lynn. she powers in a career high 31 points, then it's the other senior, kayla peterson with the layup. she finishes with 8 points and 11 rebounds. stanford up 9. the d held the explosive moore to 14 points on 5 of 15 shooting. poe lynn shoots it ahead for the easy layup. the cardinal led the entire game. >> final second here at

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stanford the last team to beat uconn start to finish, 59-71 finish. and stanford has 62 consecutive victories at the center. what a night for the stanford program. >> thanks. >>> and now to lloyd lacuesta who's been surrounded by stanford fans tonight. >> reporter: the pandemonium and celebration at the farm tonight as one streak is over and another one continues. sports history tonight as the cardinal women toppled uconn 71- 51 after a sold out crowd. the streak is over for the huskies. >> i can't believe this is amazing. >> it's amazing, can you believe it? i came out here a couple of try, a couple of losses but this win makes up for all of it. >> reporter: this was a nationally televised game and it elevated women's basketball. the player's parents watched with pride. >> to be a player of a woman who plays basketball is just amazing. >> we've opened the door for women in every sport and we're growing. we're going to break that last one some day. >> these girls show what they can do, it's amazing to us it really opens our eyes. >> reporter: and a for

stanford the last team to beat uconn start to finish, 59-71 finish. and stanford has 62 consecutive victories at the center. what a night for the stanford program. >> thanks. >>> and now to lloyd lacuesta who's been surrounded by stanford fans tonight. >> reporter: the pandemonium and celebration at the farm tonight as one streak is over and another one continues. sports history tonight as the cardinal women toppled uconn 71- 51 after a sold out crowd. the streak is over for the huskies. >> i can't believe this is amazing. >> it's amazing, can you believe it? i came out here a couple of try, a couple of losses but this win makes up for all of it. >> reporter: this was a nationally televised game and it elevated women's basketball. the player's parents watched with pride. >> to be a player of a woman who plays basketball is just amazing. >> we've opened the door for women in every sport and we're growing. we're going to break that last one some day. >> these girls show what they can do, it's amazing to us it really opens our eyes. >> reporter: and a for

buckeyes can't convert the easy layup. uconn takes it the other way. 2 of her 26, streak continues. uconn rolls 81-50, but don't expect it to change the head coach. >> i don't know that that's changing me a whole lot right now. you know, i'm going to a good restaurant tonight, going to have a good bottle of wine. i would have done that either way. it will taste a little better tonight, though. >> he would have had the bottle of wine either way. good for him. and good for the 49ers, incredible. in fact, listen, if the niners and raiders can take it down to two weeks left in the season and both be in the playoff picture, more power to them. >> it's fun to watch. >>> that's it for eyewitness news at 5:30. see you back here in half an hour and then of course at 10:00 and 11:00. until then, cbs5.com. have a good night. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] now everyone can explore the world from home. at&t is making high speed internet more affordable than ever at only $14.95 a month. one-year price guarantee.

the great athletes, the great teams of the past have done exactly that. when you see a uconn for the basketball, ahead by 30 points, she's doing that, you know that's an extraordinary team. they do things that no other team in women's basketball does. >> well, they have done it for excellence. they have done it for everyone. thank you, christine brennan. >> thank you, diane. >>> up next -- spider-man, another accident. a 30-foot drop on broadway. >>> up next -- spider-man, another accident. a 30-foot drop on broadway. wasn't my daughter's cabbage appetizer spectacular? [ man thinking ] i'm so stuffed with gas. ohh, noo, not that! not, not here! [ male announcer ] prevent uncomfortable gas moments with gas-x prevention. just one before meals helps prevent gas before it starts. from gas-x, the gas-xperts. just one before meals helps prevent gas before it starts. if you live for performance, upgrade to castrol edge advanced synthetic oil. with eight times better wear protection than mobil 1. castrol edge. it's more than just oil. it's liquid engineering. whoa! that achy cold nee

pouring in off the core of the cold air which has a temperature at this hour of 51 below zero up in the uconnthat's where the continent's coldest air is. this big, cool air mass that has dropped temperatures compared to 24 hours ago is draped over a good part of the country and makes us about seven degrees colder than this time yesterday. wins are west at 10. the wind chill outside at just nine and we'll go below zero tonight. the wins are not terribly strong, what there is of them makes for some chilly air. what about the snow picture? none this weekend of any substance. we'll get flurries later tomorrow and tomorrow night later in spots. but this is a fairly formidable system off the west coast. you can see that we're not expecting any impact from that other than these northwest winds that come off the lake, but watch as we move through time and we're up to sunday morning. you'll see it right here indicating the circulation from the plains, west end of the rockies, already being dick dated by the storm. the pressure is dropping. a big low coming in to the west coast. all of the mountain ran

that's the president. >> the uconn women win. >> we owe you a little bit of gratitude. hem on the white house basketball court really paid off. i appreciate you doing that for them. we have not lost since you have been inaugurated. how about we keep that streak going for a couple more years, huh? >> that is a fun phone call. >>> all right. coming up in a few minutes -- lindsay lohan accused of assaulting a rehab worker. we'll have the latest. the histoy and they're also the history of coit. we've been in business for 60 years and our greatest asset has always been our people. we use the plum card from american express open to purchase everything we can and with the savings from the early pay discount, we were able to invest back into our business by hiring more great people like ruben here. how can the plum card's trade terms get your business booming? booming is a new employee named ruben. ["stir it up" playing] stir up a smile with hershey's syrup. get great last minute ifts this wednesday through friday at sears! save fifty to sixty percent off coats, sweaters, fleece

the uconn huskies haven't lost since the national semifinals in april 2008 when they fell to the stanford cardinal. a congratulations to all of them. for all of us at abc news, good night america. >> jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy kimmel. the clorox toilet bowl was created for you. the inaugural game will be played, jesse palmer will all-time quarterback for two lucky teams. they're warming up for the toilet bowl right now as a as a matter of fact. hey, guys how it's going in there. rough and tumble. football. who >> who's winning? >> it's very close. first, i scored a touchdown. then, oh, no. >> oh, no. what's wrong, guys? i think a story is coming in. >> you're right. leer he comes right now. well, i killed them. this holiday season, chevy's giving you more. like a 100,000 mile/5-year powertrain warranty. and our best offers of the year like, zero percent apr financing for qualified buyers, plus $1,500 holiday allowance, plus no monthly payments until spring on most chevy models. but hurry our best offer of the season ends soon. hurry in and get no monthly payments till spring plus 0% apr financi

the cardinal led the entire game. uconn couldn't get any footing. stanford was tough and played inspired against an excellent huskies team. the last time uconn lost was to stanford, the final four in '08. now it is bookends, 71-59. the mark for consecutive wins is now set at 90. here's some of what was said afterwards. >> i think everybody did a great job. we had a lot of help. >> there's a sense of disappointment that we didn't play well. but if you look beyond that, there's been other times during this whole time where we didn't play well. it's just that we haven't faced anybody as good as stanford played tonight. >> reporter: all right. stanford doing what many thought was possible, because uconn's streak would eventually come to an end. yes, uconn head coach geno auriemma being very gracious and complimentary of stanford. next up for the cardinal, a game at cal. they're playing the golden bears on january 2nd. that is a look at sports, have yourself a great morning. >> same to you, lawrence. >>> to help you have a great morning, how do you dress?

a rematch of the title game coming up this week. hosting uconn on thursday but they couldn't afford to overlook xavier in a rematch from last year's elite eight. >> stanford has a time-out left. stanford is going to the final 4. >> first half today. on the run. shades of last year at arco with the right handed layup. senior with 19 points. cardinals poured it on in the sec half outscoring the muskateers by 24. stanford blows out xavier. >> xaver have proven they are a top team and this was a real important kind of iconic statement game for us that what we need to do and we did it. >> stanford and yale met up on the basketball court tonight at main maples pavilion. admit stanford has produced over 50 nobel price winners and if dennis were here he would tell you five u.s. presidents call yale their almamater. >>> enjoying the game after putting down the books. a layup. yale led by one at the break. but stanford would run away with it in the second half. josh owens is there for the big put back. the cardinals hold yale to 17 points in the final 20 m

one team has reset the bar, we're talking about the uconn women's basketball team which tonight becomes the winningest basketball team of all time when it comes to a streak of men's or women's teams. yukon's last defeat came against stanford in the 2008 semifinals. since then they have been unstoppable, winning back to back national championships and they may have done it just in time. next up for yukon, stanford. as for the nba, the warriors have lost 14 of their last 16 games. the good news is that they're in sacramento tonight where the king's have the nba's worst record. back east, teams like boston, they're playing a much different tune. arthur fiedler he is not, but shaquille o'neal will give anything a try. law enforcement playing santa, wrapping now guests conducting the boston pops. if we could just get michael till on t tillton thomas in a shooting competition. back home in seattle, he buys a new condo, leads cheers at the seahawks game on sunday and now will grace the cover of a soon to be released "sports illustrated." they still identify him as the freak, though he kind of

. >>> tonight the mighty uconn huskies hopeclipse of their own. y here in new york the huskies beat ohio state 81-50 bringing their streak to 88 games tieing the men's record set by ucla 36 years ago. uconn could pass ucla tuesday night when they play florida state becoming the winningest college basketball team in history. >>> when we come back, our "making a difference" report bringing toys to tots this holiday season. you take once-monthly boniva, check out the myboniva program. it's free to join, and it shows you lots of ways to help improve your bone strength. like bone-healthy exercises that are easy to do. boniva works with your body to help stop and reverse bone loss. and myboniva gives you calcium-rich recipes... monthly reminders... and even a month of boniva, free. so call or go to myboniva.com and sign up now. ( announcer ) don't take boniva if you problems with your esophagus, low blood calcium, severe kidney disease, or can't sit or stand for at least one hour. follow dosing instructions carefully. stop taking boniva and tell your doc

. >>> celebrates are underway in connecticut where the uconn women's connecticut team made basketball history breaking a record that most thought would not be broken. [ cheers ] >> the huskies won their 89th straight game last night, b reaking the record set by the u cla men's basketball team back in the early 1970s. more than 16,000 fans cheered the team on to a win over florida state. the crowd also included two political -- >> like any other fan, i'm l ike -- would! >> i brought my sons with me because i wanted to see his -- i wanted them to see history being made. >> reporter: folks at the busy rec center say they need security but what they have to do to get the security cameras. ♪ >> and that's the sound of success. the new video game that's made an unheard of amount of money since it first went on sale just six weeks ago. 0!ockÑ?çóxo?Ñ=çñÑñçvxqx?ñññ?óioy >>> cameras tend to do -- when people see cameras, they send t o -- tend to do less damage. >> this call for cameras in oakland's chinatown comes after two elderly women were attacked. the problem is coming up with the money to

is it because it was done by the uconn women's team? connecticut has done it -- >> reporter: it is history on the hardwood. >> they have won 88 in a row. >> reporter: before today only one other team had ever won 88 in a row. in this sports-obsessed country, a winning streak this long would normally dominate the headlines. why so little attention, then, for the university of connecticut women? >> with everything going on in men's sports we're just not going to hear much about this. it's the reality of our time, that there's so much else going on in sports, that the women will get short shrift. >> reporter: when the ucla bruins won 88 straight nearly four decades ago, those players were revered. their late coach, john wooden, idolized. we still talk about their streak. >> if this was a men's basketball team, we would have had saturation coverage. it would have been all over the news. countdown clocks, grainy retrospectives. it would have been everywhere. grandmothers in topeka and tupelo would have known about this. >> reporter: some spo

hokies going to the orange bowl after the 44-33 victory. >> uconn and south florida. big east title game. tipped ball picked off by wilson and the huskies up 10-3. 23 second left. the 52 yarder for the win and that sends uconn to its first bcs game in school history. probably the orange or fee assess bowl. >>> and san jose state finishes with another lot. idaho beats the sparks. sparty winless, 0-8, and finished 1-12. we take a brief time-out. the sharkrkrkrkrkrkrkrkrkrkrkrkk [ older brother ] hey, that's the last crescent. [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. that is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? with cinnabon cinnamon have such a sweet and delicious aroma that my family can't wait to get their hands on them. enjoy cinnabon cinnamon... now in all pillsbury cinnamon rolls. come on... isn't it time an auto insurer gave it to you straight? that's why you should talk to state farm. but not yet. first, talk to any

uconn has wracked up two national titles for a total of seven. since the streak began uconn coach gino arrest yema -- auriemma has been selected to coach the olympic team. since the streak began, uconn has maintained its 100% graduation rate for players demonstrating athletic achievement and academic excellence are not mutually excluesive. tonight the huskies play florida state for a a chance to pass ucla's record. good luck to them. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. mcclintock: on american 2 -- on november 2 the american people spoke loudly. instead of bowing to the public will the left has went on a spending spree with a majority that's already been turned out of office. first they exacted another $136 billion in spending as the price to prevent a devastating tax increase on new year's day. they tried unsuccessfully to cram through a $1.1 trill