i'm not john wooden and this is not ucla.s is connecticut and for us that's good enough. >> congratulations to gino. >>> roger goodell today said the league will explore seating all play-off teams based on records. this comes in the wake of a horrible nfc west which the 49ers could conceivably win the division with a 7-9 record and still host the play-off game. troy smith could start for the 49ers in their biggest game in eight years when they visit st. louis on sunday. facing the rams in week 10 at candlestick, troy threw for 356 yards and a touchdown and led the 9ers to a comeback victory and then again it could be alex smith who starts. singletary was asked if his refusele to name the start we're give the 49ers an advantage over the rams. >> the only real advantage that we could have is to go there and play well. that's all the other stuff is the cat and mouth stuff. >> why not announce it now? [ pause ] >> because, uhm, it's something that i don't really want to announce right now. >> have you talked to troy and ellis abo

they won their 9th consecutive game breaking the record of the ucla team of the early 70s.ady huskies made it look easy. all-american mia moore rising to the occasion scoring 41 points. uconn doubles 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

the record matches the record set by the ucla men in the '70s.nwide, the uconn story is getting a lot less play. >> the uconn women are trying to do a monumental achievement in sports. >> 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, tieing a four-decade old record set by the ucla men's team. this time around, few headlines, a stunning lack of interest, some say, from the male-dominated sports media. >> let's not kid ourselves. the coverage for the uconn women is what would be going on the playground with a boy saying, you can't play, you're just a girl. >> nearly four decade after title ix man dated equality in women's athletics,. it's an apples and oranges. different sex, different game, different size basketball, different type athletic. the uconn coach said that himself. >> there's this number 88 out there that really makes everybody go, wow, there's a number out there that no one has ever been able to get to that's

. >> one more win and they'll breaks the record met by the ucla men's basketball team in the 1970s. >> the reason they are having a heart attack, a brunch of women, breaking the men's record. >> don't try to call them the lady's. they are crushing their opponent averaging 30 points since the start of the streak. >> if this were a men's team trying to reach and break the ucla men's record of almost 40 years ago, there would be saturation coverage by now. >> pat summit are bitter rivals. even she had to give credit where credit is due. >> amazing. i mean, what gino and his staff has been able to do -- records are something everybody hangs on. and this is a great record. this guy's not over by any means. >> it may seem routine but last sunday the huskies celebrated number 88. >> taking a minute to realize how special it is. >> the huskies take on florida state and history tonight on their home court in connecticut. karen traverse, abc news. >> wow! >> 89, whoa! >> meteorologist mike nicco ahead with the forecast. >> not like they've been beating up on cupcakes, the two, three, four ranke

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. >> one more win and they'll breaks the rerd met by the ucla men's basketball team in the 1970s. >>he reason they are having a heart attack, a brunch of women, breaking the men's record. >> don't try to call them the lady's. they are crushg their opponent averaging 30 points since the start of th streak. >> if this were a men's team trying to reach and break the ucla men's record of almost 40 years ago, there would be saturation coverage by now. >> pat summiare bitter rivals. even she had to give credit where credit is due. >> amazing. i mean, what gino and his staff has been able to do -- records are something everybody hangs on. and this is a great record. this guy's not over by any means. >> it may se routine but last sunday the huskies celeated number 88. >> taking a minute to realize how special it is. >> the huskies take on florida state and histor tonight on their home court in connecticut. karen traverse, abc news. >> wow! >> 89, whoa! >> meteorologist mike nco ahead with the forecast. >> not like theye been beating up on cupcakes, the two, three, four ranked teams. amazing.

go to ucla? >> something, yeah. >> good morning to you. traffic is moving a long well. traffic is moving a long realtively well if you are driving along the bay area. no major problems this morning if you are driving on the bay area roadways northbound 280 traffic a little bit wet coming up to the 280 interchange. also this mornings commute looks good. the sunol grade driving down to the bottom of the hill. to the toll plaza of the bay bridge westbound still it's light. we are be watching this wet commute for you. let's go to dave and pam. >>> thank you, sal. a new day. rain drenching the bay area. we're on storm watch telling you where it's raining the hardest and how it can be effecting your commute. >>> and also what's happening today to crack down on party buses where the free flowing alcohol has been linked to deadly consequences. >>> a look outside this morning. still moderate to heavy rain bands moving across the bay area. we have a changing weather pattern developing by the afternoon. i'l

david is a senior at ucla studying international economics. he has a 3.6g.p.a. at ucla, mr. president. this young man has a 3.6 grade average at ucla, and if you think that's easy, it's not. in his free time, what does he do? he tutors local high school students. this is, if ever you saw it, americana. smart, motivated, leader in the community, giving back. what's the problem with david? he was born in korea. he came here on a family visa with his parents when he was 9 years old. his family spent eight years trying to navigate their way to legalized status. they found out their sponsor erred in filling out the paperwork. they tried and tried and could never fix it, and david did not learn he wasn't an american citizen until he started applying to college. and here's what david writes." i feel like i'm living inside an invisible prison cell. i want to serve in the air force. i want to attend the kennedy school of government. i dream of becoming a united states senator because i want to serve and change this country for the better. this is the american dream i want to achieve,

ucla coach great john wooden wasn't alive to see his record broken but his grandson came to see the game i'm absolutely thrilled. my grandfather would have loved to have been here to see this. and knowing that, it makes me happy to be here to see it >> reporter: fans were excited to see their team make history. >> they're extraordinary, fantastic, terrific. beyond words! >> our women are tough, you know what i'm saying? i mean, just look around you, you know. what place has this many fans, you know, they just come in and want to see the women? >> reporter: what a packed house saw was domination, by uconn, something that's become the norm, only twice during their run has any team come within single digits. >>> this morning on "the early show" comedian jack black star of "gulliver's travels" i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news." the "cbs morning news." ah, it's stinging a little bit more than usual! yeah, you'll get used to it. the longer you keep your high mileage car, the more it pays you back. get castrol gtx high mileage. it helps engines last longer by fighting the main c

the win broke the record set by the ucla men's team in the early '70s. abc news consultant christine brennan told our diane sawyer one reason the huskies are so dominant. >> espn "sports science" has crunched the numbers on maya moore, the star player for uconn. it's amazing. her vertical leap is two iin th nba. and when she fields the basketball, her hands are moving faster than the strike of a rattlesnake. this is pretty fast stuff. >> so, how did maya do last night? well, she had a career-high 41 points. we'll have more game highlights coming up later in our sports report. >> not messing with maya. all right. >>> when we come back this morning, who makes the safest cars on the road? new rankings out overnight. >>> also, wall street reaches a new two-year high. can the streak continue? >>> and more from that destructive western weather. homes literally torn from their foundations. we'll be right back. >>> on wall street, two, major stocks indexes are back at their precrash level. the dow jones industrial average and s&p 500 both open today at their hig

the huskies beat ohio state 81-50 bringing their streak to 88 games tieing the men's record set by uclayears 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 doctor if you have difficult or painful swallowing, chest pain or severe or continuing heartburn, as these may be signs of seriou

tom. >> well, if memory serves me correctly, lawrence, it was notre dame who did the great ucla team what stanford is trying to do to uconn, so maybe it will happen. >> reporter: you're exactly rye, it was notre dame. >> all right, lawrence scott at stanford tonight. lawrence will let us know what's going on this evening. >>> police in hayward are investigating a police shooting that left an armed suspect dead. it happened this morning in the 2600 block of depot road. authorities say the officer shot and killed a suspect while responding to a disturbance call. hayward police say they found a large hunting knife next to the victim's body. an investigation continues tonight. >>> a high-speed chase after aat stolen car was spotted ended with one woman dead and a man in custody. last night sanly r leandro poli chased a stolen car where it crashed. after the crash a man fled the scene but the driver revved the motor and refused to get out of the car. >> the officer gave numerous commands for the driver to stop. those requests were denied. our officer then discharged his weapon, striking t

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 co

. >> not a deep bowl year for the pac-10 with neither ucla or usc going bowling. jonathan franklin fumbles and the ball ends up in the arms of smith, who takes it back 6 yards the other way. the trojans on their way. bradford breaks loose and he will not be stopped until he goes 73 yards to the end zone. the trojans win 28-13. they are 8-5, but can't go to the bowl game. ucla finished 4-8. >> washington and washington state in pullman playing for the apple cup. polk with the touchdown, 28-14, washington. polk ran for 28 had yards, but the cougars scored two 4th quarter touchdowns to pull even. that setup late heroics from locker to jermaine kearse. it comes with just 44 seconds left. huskies win at 6-6. they are bowl-eligible for the first time in eight years. >>> nevada trying to wrap up a one-loss season in its final wac game at louisiana tech. kaepernick ties the ncaa record with 59 and the wolfpack fans get to come to san francisco for the bowl season. nevada today accepted the bid to play in the kraft fight hunger bowl at at&t park. opponent will be yet to be

the latest anderson forecast from ucla credits voters with putting the state on a healthier financial footing. theresa garcia is live at our san jose bureau to explain. >> the state government reforms, kristen, are just one element to help boost this economy. what the forecast is saying is that november's ballot measure allowing the legislature to pass by a simple majority any of its budget reforms or issues like that can make california more attractive and improve its borrowing costs. achieving a modest growth is akin to wading through the mud. growth is expected at a faster pace in the nation in the technology sector. economists predict that the hi-tech sector will start to hire as overseas commerce demand california products. include computers, electronics, aerospace components. on the down side the anderson report says the housing market will continue to struggle except coastal communities. even though the forecast report expects more than 150,000 new jobs added in the state next year, it's certainly not enough to help shrink the unemployment rate to barely under 11% until the end

. >> the latest ucla anderson forecast shows better days appear closer for the california economy and says revived housing market and ballot measures could make the state more tractive to businesses. the report does note the state will be in for some pain before realizing these gains and forecasts employment to grow at a modest rate from n.2011. and it currently stands at 12.4%. job seekers hope better days for california will help them find a job. there was a large turn out today and there is about 500 jobs available. they range from administrative assistants to soft wear engineers. abc 7 co-sponsored this event with the job journal. >> president obama is urging democrats to support a compromise on taxes. the president defend that had deal today including an extension of bush-era tax cuts two years and renews benefits. the president says the deal is necessary to keep the economy moving. >> this number one priority is to do what is right for the american people, for jobs and economic growth. and focused on making sure tens of millions are not seeing their paychecks shrink january 1 be

. >>> if the ucla win 88 straight games it is a big deal, right?but what if a woman's team does it? i'm dennis o'donnell. why someone is so upset. next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ 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. are still alive in the playoff race...no team in n-f-l history has ever won t with a record bel >>> this is pretty good. both bay area football teams still alive in the playoff race. no team in nfl history has ever won their division with a record below 500. so, 49ers have a shot to make history. >> i believe. i believe. niners could push into a tie for first if they beat the rams on sunday and the seahawks lose to tampa. both scenarios very possible. don't tell the rams coach that a team from the nfc west doesn't belong in the playoffs. >> again, until they tell us, we are still fighting to get in there and to me it won't matter what the record is, doesn't matter how you get in, a wild card. if you're in you've got a

that breaks the old mark that had stood since $1974 set by the ucla men's team.he last time they lost was in 20008 to stanford. a seasonal celebration for some zoo animals today. we will explain how some lucky bears went polar. >>> another round of rain is moving to the bay area. bill martin is here to tell us when to expect it. >> a sixth straight day of rain is bringing more misery to southern california. in san diego two homes were evacuated when a creek and flood channel overflowed. also today a miner mudslide shut down a road in la jolla. they really are getting it bad. we are in for some great overnight. >> it is coming onshore right now. we are getting some heavy rain right along the coast. let's go outside and i will show you what we have. uc near pescadero -- you see near pescadero, the showers are starting to move onshore. this will bring showers and a chance for thunder showers, wind and snow to the mountains. you can see the back edge of it. that means the thing is winding down. there is a lot of energy writing here. when this last part gets here, the

look at its women's basketball team winning their 88th straight game on sunday tying record sent by ucla's men's team and their coach back in the 1970s. tonight uconn goes for 89, led by maya moore whose mother put a basketball in her hands when she was just 3 years old. >> it's been the hardest thing i've ever done in my life but it's been so rewarding. >> reporter: the last time they lost was in april of 2008. and during that winning streak, they've dominated. beating their opponents by an average of about 33 points a game. they're champions. their president is a fan. >> back-to-back national championship ball. >> reporter: but they are still a team fighting for respect. >> if we were breaking a woman's record everybody would say, aren't they nice and give them one line on the bottom of espn and send them back. send them where they belong, in the kitchen. >> reporter: "new york times" sports writer has heard similar whispers about women's basketball. >> women are not supposedly as skilled as men and, two, the competition is not sufficient. but neither one of those arguments really hold u

the 88 straight wins ties the all-time collegiate record set by ucla from 1971 through 74. and a former american league cy young winner will be changing uniforms and leagues. and he has been traded from the kansas city royals for a lucky brewer. and 10-14 with the royals last year. step back from 2009, when he won his cy young. and they also voted for milwaukee in exchange for four players, two of them prospects. that's it for this early sunday night sports wrap. we'll see you again at 10:00 to wrap up all the nfl and the stanford games. >> all right, thank you. >>> and tonight, coming up on the 10:00 news, the storm brought a lot more than just heavy rain and wet roads. and falling trees, causing more than just headaches across the bay area. and kind of what you can do to protect your property and yourself during this wet weather. that's tonight on the 10:00 news. >>> and that is our report. i'm maureen naylor. >> i'm ken wayne. for joe, mark, everyone here, thank you for joining us. for the next newscast, it's at 10:00. hope to see you then. good night.

todas las pilas son iguales, considera esto: estas pilas se entregaron hospital de niños mattel en uclara. . >> continuando con esta edición especial de "enfoque" batalla por el "dream act",- carlos en los Ángeles ha estado siguiendo paso a paso lo que ocurrió en la cámara alta del capitolio el sábado está con un grupo de jóvenes conocido como los soñadores, carlos adelante. >> josé una cosa que noto amos al final de lamente votación es que para los estudiantes la lucha no terminó e sábado, por el "dream act", y en este momento estamos con un joven que lucho para otra muy duro mías ramos. >> de donde eres?. >> vine a país desde argentina a los 13 años llevo 11 añoss viviendo aquí, fui a la universidad donde estudié ciencias políticaas y hace un año y medio vivo en washington donde he ayudado a organizar la red nacional de estudiantes indocumentados. >> y ante de llegar a ese punto. cuéntame, qué seno tiflt, previo al voto inmediato después?. >> bueno previo al voto había mucha incertidumbre pero estábamos aquí todos juntos habían más o menos alrededor de 200 estudiante que decidimos jun

. >>> ucla economists predict that california's unemployment rate will remain high for at least two more years. the expected anderson forecast predicts 12.4% unemployment rate should drop below 10% by the end of 2012. economists say the collapse of the housing market hit california hard with nearly half of lost jobs linked to real estate and construction. when the state economy does improve, jobs will be credited in high-tech manufacturing, exports and business services. >>> politicians are famous for supporting the pet hometown projects that get slipped into the federal budget. now there's a way to figure out how your member of congress plans to spend those taxpayer's funds. >> the south bay's biggest quesn to demolish the courthouse in san jose and then build a new one. then there's smaller requests to upgrade police and public works building with energy efficient windows. >> and some of the projects done to be funded by federal government and are responsibility of the state or local government. >> the new went endingspending.r remarks including more than $1 billion from senator boxer

. >>> 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 type of thing. thought it was a eggnog company for a second. >> [laughter] very good. i like it. we have rain for christmas. a lot of rain. >> and snow at the zoo. >> we'll see you at 11:00. lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte.

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they surpassed the record set by the ucla men's basketball team coached by john wooden in the 1970s.ooden's grandson was in the stands for last night's historic win. the last time u.conn women lost a game was against stanford. 2008. >> some historic snow or at least massive snow in tahoe. >> feet, 10, 12 feet in some areas. take a look what's going on there where some folks getting an early start on some of the best skiing you can find around. going to hang around and we'll add to it this weekend while we're adding to our rain totals here back at home. another perspective here at the golden gate bridge, fairly dry. but pretty cloud. that's the way it's going to be. breaks in the clouds, even a sprinkle or two possible. still seeing some light rain at least being reported in santa rosa. temperatures pretty mild. upper 50s mountain view and san jose. monterey bay knocking on the door of 60 degrees. santa cruz, everybody else in the mid to upper 50s, even inland. highlights, partly sunny and dry this afternoon. cooler tonight with valley fog forming, even frost possible in the deepest a

two men suffered stab wounds just before the usc-ucla football game two police officers suffered minor injuries while breaking up a brawl that broke out around 4:30 this afternoon. about three hours before kickoff. police arrested three people on suspicion of attempted murder. officers say the rivalry between the schools fueled by alcohol played a major role in sparking that fight. >>> a nine-year-old girl shot while opening the door of her hercules home is in stable condition tonight and is expected to make a full recovery, but the search for the suspect who shot her continues. more now from lisa amin gulezian. >> who would do something like this. >> she look out the little window, and that's when she -- they shot. >> reporter: in matter of moments, this house on brighton street was under attack. someone knock on the door. as soon as the little girl looked out the side window, the shooting started. the nine-year-old reside aunt, who was home bud did not want to be shown on cam remark -- cam remarks explained what happened. >> shot the door, shot the wall. she got shot pretty bad. >> s

. >> brown made the comments at ucla during a budget summit for california educators. he warned that they too will face more cuts. it is a real mess. brown plans to unveil his new budget on january 10th which is seven days after he takes office. >>> mean meantime teachers packed a school board meeting to show solidarity as their school district grapples with declining enrollment and less funding. the mowbt diablo school district may have to trim millions from the budget. officials hope to save $9 million through renegotiating with the unions. it includes furlough days and requiring employees to pay more for health insurance. >> i believe they are asking for what they need. there is a way to ask which includes respect for the classified worker, and they need to be able to listen to our concerns and our needs as well. >> what we need is the state of california to come forward and to care about the children in the state, and to fund education at a level that allows us to fairly compensate our teachers. >> the district has also drawn up a list of schools that could be clos

uconn women tied the ucla men for the longest wen streak in college hoops with their 88th win beatinghio state. that may have been the most comic cal days we ever had. 71 yards, and if he was in shape he would have scored, but that's the way the ball bounces. >> he was ready to get tackled. >> thanks, shu. >>> that concludes another broadcast. i'm alan wang with me, shu and all of us here. thanks for watching. good night, everyone.

during an education budget tuesday at ucla, brown gave no specifics, but said the state's fiscal crisis is worse than he thought. school superintendents begged brown to avoid further cuts. >>> our health watch tonight, how safe are the silver fillings in your teeth. the fda says fillings that contain mercury are not harmful. but a panel of experts is meeting to reexamine that issue. nbc bay area's garvin thomas reports. >> this is an amalgam filling right here. >> reporter: dentists have been filling cavities with amalgam fillings for decades. they're a combination of metals, including mercury. mercury is a poison. but the question is, whether it poses a health risk in the form of dental fillings, which releases a small amount of mercury vapor. this doctor is a spokeswoman for the american dental association. >> amalgam is not only safe and effective, but it's an extremely important option that patients should have. >> reporter: amalgam fillings are often the cheapest and longest lasting option, but some blame them for health problems. this patient developed balance problems in 1998. >>

. >>> for over 30 years ucha has had the longest winning streak in college -- ucla has had the longestning streak in college basketball until today. the yukon women made it 88 straight. their team has not lost since 2008. yukon takes it the other way in the 1st ham tiffany hayes lays it in, two -- 1st half, tiffany hayes lays it in. two of her many points tonight. >> i don't know that that changes me a whole lot right now. i'm going to a good restaurant tonight. i'm going to have a good bottle of wine and i would have done that's right way. so it will taste a little bit better tonight, though. >> and stanford star vanderveer with their second shot at 7 rear win no. 800. kelly -- second career win in overtime. ken he ken outscores the card a naturals by 10 in overtime as stanford drops their second straight 82-72. what does it mean now? vanderveer and the cardinal next game and her chance to get her 800th win will come wednesday at usf and the coach by jennifer azee former stanford cardinal. so i'm sorry that stanford lost two games, but that's a big win. to get 800 wins and to be able

they surpassed the record set by the ucla men's basketball team coached by john wooden in the 1970s.den's grandson was in the stands for last night's histor win. the last time u.conn women lost a game was against stanford. 2008. >> some historic snow or at least massive snow in tahoe. >> feet, 10, 12 feet in some areas. take a look what's going on there where some folks getting an early start on some of the best skiing you can find around. going to hang arou and we'll add to it this weekend while we're addg to our rain totals here back at home. another perspective here at the golden gate bridge, fairly dry. but pret cloud. that's the way it's going to be. breaks in the clouds, even a sprinkle or two possible. still seein some light rain at least being reported in santa rosa. temperatures pretty mild. upper 50s mountain view and san jose monterey bay knocking on the door of 60 degrees. santa cruz, everybody else in the mid to upper 50s, even inland. highlights, partly sunny and dry this afternoon. cooler tonight withalley fog forming, even fst possible in the deepest and coldest of th

women's basketball team crashed right through the previous college hoops winning streak, set by the uclaen back in 1974. the women won their 89th game in a row, beating florida state setting a new record for consecutive college basketball victories. the last time the uconn huskies lost a game was back in april of '08. >>> up next after a break, how some 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. >

she is currently director of the ucla institute of the environment. appointed by mayor antonio villarugoso, commissioner of los angeles and serves as its president through september, 2006. we all know mary as a very capable secretary for california's resources -- california resources agency where she was the head of that agency from 1998 to 2003. those of us who

. >>> for over 30 years, ucla had the longest winning streak in college basketball, until today. uconn women made it 88 straight. hasn't seen his team lose since 2008. 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 int

connecticut's lady huskies scored their 88th consecutive win today, tying legendary coach john wooden's 1974 ucla men's team record. one more victory and thed willee huskies will have the most back-to-back wins of any division 1 team in ncaa history. >> 88. >> the team hasn't lost a game since the national semi-finals in 2008. that means the freshman, sophomores and juniors have never tasted defeat in a college game. >> the reason everybody is having a heart attack the last four or five days is a bunch of women are threatening to break a men's record. >> reporter: the coach has taken the team to seven national championships. >> the women's basketball players want to play for me because they see he is this gentle person that can guide them to where they want to go, you know? and all that crap. >> reporter: but it's not just winning on the court. the lady huskies have a 92% graduation rate. compare that to 31% in the men's program. the team's star player carries a 3.7 gpa. >> there's more to the game than athleticism. >> reporter: female athletes must play for four years in college to be eligible f

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women's basketball team won their 88th straight game over the weekend, tying the all-time record set by ucla'sm. some say uconn's biggest accomplishment is not getting much attention because they're women. even the coach, though, is still taking it all in stride. >> the number's the number. everyone's put it out there. you know, i don't know that that changes me a whole lot right now. you know, i'm going to a good restaurant tonight. i'm going to have a good bottle of wine. i would have done that either way. >> a win tomorrow night will give uconn its 89th victory since 2008. that will be the longest winning streak of any gender in college basketball history. congrats to those ladies for sure. >>> time now for sunday's nfl action. we get the highlights now from espn news. >>> good morning. sunday a game that would likely decide the nfc east. the 9-4 eagles travel to face the 9-4 giants. everything on the line. early on. all new york. giants up 7-3. eli manning to mario manningham. 33 yards, touchdown connection. 14-3, g-men. we move to the fourth, manning and the giants up 24-10. make it 30-10

he is the leader of the ucla marching band. might see him on television at half time. david wants to serve in the air force. if the dream act doesn't pass, he won't get that chafnlts here's another great story. oscar vasquez. he was brought to phoenix by his parents when he was a child. spent his high school years in junior rotc. dreamed of enlisting in the military. nears his uniform. tend of his junior year, the recruiting officer told him he was ineligible for service because he was undocumented. oscar found another outlet for his tavment he entered a robot competition. oscar and three other dream act students worked for months in a storage room in their high school to try to win this robot contest. they were competing against students from m.i.t. and other top universities. oscar's team took first place. here is oscar today. last year he graduated from arizona state university with a degree in mechanical engineering. oscar was one of only three a.s.u. students honored by president obama's commencement address. do we need a mechanical engineer who's won a national r

she is currently director of the ucla institute of the environment.he was appointed by mayor antonio villarugoso, commissioner of los angeles and serves as its president through september, 2006. we all know mary as a very capable secretary for california's resources -- california resources agency where she was the head of that agency from 1998 to 2003. those of us who remember back far enough recall the days as a senior attorney for the environment now foundation. she was also co-founder of the first environmental justice working group in the state. we are very pleased here in san francisco and i believe all of you should be very pleased to have mary as the moderator of our first panel. mary, it's time for you to take it away. thank you. . >> thank you so much, susan, for that very generous introduction and also to the city and the public utilities commission for hosting this landmark event. it really is wonderful to see water utilities taking a leadership role in discussing this key issue and particularly to see the bredth of the program in terms of

ucla men. had also won 88 straight.ing 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 monta. smith will start at quarterback, in st. louis, their biggest game in eight years. which smith i

. >> brown made his comments at ucla during a budget summit for educators.said they too would fast more cuts. >> on capitol hill the senate is expected to vote and approve today the tax package that president obama negotiated with republicans. the senate held a procedural vote on the measure monday when it easily passed with broad bipartisan support. the package will then go to the house where democrats are fuming over extended tax breaks for the wealthy. they may hold a vote to enact a higher estate tax than the one in the current package but critics in the house say they expect it to pass as is. >> more than half of the nation under the grip of a cold spell that featured record-setting low temperatures, snow and high winds. the bitter weather is expected to last several more days and that's bad news for worried farmers in the south. karen traverse has the latest. >> the massive arctic blast swept down through the united states from canada but that doesn't mean it spared our neighbors to the north. ontario 60 miles from detroit a freak blizzard monday stran

connecticut's lady huskies scored their 88th consecutive win tying legendary coach john wooden's 1974 ucla more victory and the lady huskies will have the most back-to-back wins of any division 1 team in ncaa history. the team hasn't lost a game since the national semifinals in 2008. that means the freshmen, sophomores and juniors have never tasted defeat in a college game. >> the reason everybody's having a heart attack the last four or five days, a bunch of women are threatening to break a men's record. >> reporter: the coach has taken the team to seven national championships. >> women's basketball players want to play for me because they see me as this gentle person who can guide them to where they want to go, you know? and all that crap! >> reporter: but it's not just winning on the court. the lady huskies have a 92% graduation rate. compare that to 31% in the men's program. the team's star player carries a 3.7 gpa. >> you know, there's more to the game than athleticism. >> reporter: females must play four years in college to be eligible for the wnba draft. meanwhile the nba can poach

they broke the ucla men's team record win streak last week. >> we just didn't play like ourselves, youto stanford. i thought they played an unbelievably good game. defensively, they just took us out of everything we tried to do. then they made big plays when they had to make them. >> the final stanford beating uconn 71-59. >>> in the nba, a showdown between the top two teams in the western con frerns. tim duncan of san antonio had 17 points against dallas, gary neil added 21 for the spurs. the spurs win it 99-93, their 12th victory in 14 games. they are 28-4. san antonio with the best record in the nba. >>> in orlando, dwight howard of the magic had 24 points against the knicks. orlando built a 20-point lead and held off a new york rally. the a magic over the knicks. 112-103. >>> the nfl fined the new york jets $100,000, the punishment for the assistant coach sal alosi tripping nolan carroll on the sideline during a punt return in a game earlier this month. you may remember this. he had already been suspended. for telling some of miss players to form a wall on the sideline forcing miam

usc beat ucla. 28-14 finishing the year 8-5. bruins winds up a disappointing 4-8.do you have to stay about that? >> bummer. >> that's right. >>> another 300yard game. san jose stop drops its season finale to idaho. spartans finish the year with one victory at 1-12. >>> a little baseball news now to warm you up. derek jeter isn't going anywhere reportedly agreeing to a deal to stay in the bronx. >>> padres traded gonzalez. was in the final year of his contract. san diego wasn't going to be able to sign him to any long- term deal. >>> third round of the chevron world challenge. tiger with spring back in his step. for good reason. check out the approach on number 7. he gets it to within 5 feet. left an easy putt for his third straight birdie. fired a 68 to go with his first rounds and second round has a four streak lead over graeme mcdowell. >>> game two of the sharks five-game road trip against montreal canadiens. sharks down 1-0 first period. comes up with a loose puck and tied it. third goal for him in three games. wasn't enough. montreal scored once in each period

. >> reporter: when the ucla bruins won 88 straight nearly four decades ago, those players were revered 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 would have known about this. >> reporter: but some sports fans argue it is not a fair comparison. different genders, yes, but also different generations. different games. different rules. regardless of the gender debate, there is no taking away from the team's accomplishments. >> the number's the number. you know, everyone's put it out there and, you know, i don't know that that changes me a whole lot right now. you know, i'm going to a good restaurant tonight. i'm going to have a bottle of wine. i would have done that either way. so -- it just taste as little bit better tonight. >> reporter: and there's still another big game to play on the court tuesday night. if they win, that makes 89 victories. the longest wi

they surpassed a men's record set by ucla 37 years ago.mpting 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 in 1972. >> i think it just takes women's basketball to a whole new level. >> i think of them as, like, big leaders. >> reporter: but the record also highlights some less-impressive numbers. women receive $148 million less in athletic scholarships each year, and generate only 6% of all sports media coverage. kathryn olson is the c.e.o. of the women's sports foundation. >> it's been an exceptional victory, but there is still a ways to go in terms of equality in women's sports. >> reporter: the star player