>> kobe tens and kobe elevens. >> will there be more? >> may be well beyond my playing days. >> the nike partnership and the lakers partnership are both important to you or it was important to you to get the contracts signed before he got back on the court? >> i guess from an individual perspective, yes, because obviously whenever you have an opportunity to have security and have things locked up you'd rather have that. from the way i was viewing it, i wanted to do what was best for the lakers because i was extremely thankful for everything they had done for me throughout my career. i was really just stepping back and saying whatever they wanted to have a conversation. they were great and we went through a myriad of offers and they presented an offer that i accepted. >> what about next year? will you be chief recruiter for the lakers and making calls on the teamstaff? >> one of the things that is a pet peeve of mine is that i am concerned about what will happen to the lakers organization when i step away from the game. i don't want them

>> kobe tens and kobe elevens. >> will there be more? >> i hope so, the brand living well beyond my playing days. >> the nike partnership and the lakers partnership are both important to you or it was important to you to get the contracts signed before he got back on the court? >> i guess from an individual perspective, yes, because obviously whenever you have an opportunity to have security and have things locked up you'd rather have that. from the way i was viewing it, i wanted to do what was best for the lakers because i was extremely thankful for everything they had done for me throughout my career. i was really just stepping back and saying whatever they wanted to have a conversation. they were great and we went through a myriad of offers and they presented an offer that i accepted. >> what about next year? will you be chief recruiter for the lakers and making calls on the team' behalf? >> one of the things that is a pet peeve of mine is that i am concerned about what will happen to the lakers organization when i step away from the

kobe 11's. 10's and 20s?there be kobe >> i hope so. >> the lakers partnership is an important one. was it important to you to get a contract signed before you got back on the court? >> from an individual perspective, yes, because whenever you have an opportunity to have that security you would rather have that. you're going out and risking injury. but the way a look at it, what is best for you is best for them. get away in the process. i was really stepping back. i said whenever you are ready to have this conversation, we will have this conversation. and they made an offer which i accepted. >> what about the next year? will you be chief recruiter for the lakers? we be making any calls? one of the things that is a that i'm of mine is concerned about what will happen to the lakers organization. i want them to continue to win championships and do what they do read -- do. absolutely. he said that he could put together a team of guys to have some fun. can we ask kobe bryant the same question? same group that he picked. that was not a bad group. let me see if i can name some. can i name

>> kobe tens and kobe elevens. >> will there be more? >> i hope so. livemeans the brand will beyond my playing days. >> the nike partnership and the lakers partnership are both important to you or it was important to you to get the contracts signed before he got back on the court? >> i guess from an individual perspective, yes, because obviously whenever you have an opportunity to have security and have things locked up you'd rather have that. from the way i was viewing it, i wanted to do what was best for the lakers because i was extremely thankful for everything they had done for me throughout my career. i did not want to get in the way of the process. i was really just stepping back and saying whatever they wanted to have a conversation. they were great and we went through a myriad of offers and they presented an offer that i accepted. >> what about next year? will you be chief recruiter for the lakers and making calls on the team's behalf? >> one of the things that is a pet peeve of mine is that i am concerned about what will happen to the lakers

>> kobe tens and kobe elevens. >> will there be more? >> may be well beyond my playing days. the nike partnership and the lakers partnership are both important to you or it was important to you to get the contracts signed before he got back on the court? >> i guess from an individual perspective, yes, because obviously whenever you have an opportunity to have security and have things locked up you'd rather have that. it, ihe way i was viewing wanted to do what was best for the lakers because i was extremely thankful for everything they had done for me throughout my career. i was really just stepping back saying whatever they wanted to have a conversation. they were great and we went through a myriad of offers and they presented an offer that i accepted. >> what about next year? will you be chief recruiter for and making calls on the teamstaff? that is athe things pet peeve of mine is that i am concerned about what will happen to the lakers organization when i step away from the game. i don't want them to have any dip whatsoever. i want them to continue to win championships an

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kobe incorporates marketing. i caught up with the creative director and i started by asking him about the design similarities between shoes and tech gadgets. >> i think design in general, there's a natural design process that you go through and principles that transcend any discipline or type of product you may be working on. i think with and footwear, a really interesting time that technology is changing and involving as so many ways. in term of a science perspective of how we can gather more information and data and science from the athlete. that is the upfront side. on the backside, and terms of the way we can manage -- manufacture products. it opens up a whole new world of possibilities as you mentioned designing to the pixel level. it is really an interesting time in a design. that is true for all of design. certainly true for footwear or athletic design. >> people are starting this and what 3-d printing is all about. since you're working with athletes who probably have a vision but it would be a whole host

kobe and tony allen tangled up on this play and kobe goes to the ground holding his knee. nobody thought much of it because he played the rest of the game and hit a big three-pointer to seal the victory. it kept bothering him so they had an mri and it revealed a fracture. no surgery. it has to heal and they hope it heals in six weeks. >>> major league pitchers look like they have the opposite to wear protective head gear this upcoming season. brandon mccarthy says the gear is being developed but not mandatory. he was hit in a head by a line drive. many pitchers say they welcome the protective gear but only if it doesn't affect their delivery. >>> iron mike sat down with rachel nichols to talk about a number of topics including his relationship with holyfield ich when you look back on it now, what do you think? >> i am very sorry. he is a really good guy. >> you can watch the entire interview tonight at 10:30 on cnn. one of the topics i think they talk about how do you keep a pet tiger? >> very carefully i think is always the answer. the kobe bryant thing, andy, 35 years ol

can we ask kobe bryant the same question? let me see if i can name some . >> you can do whatever you want. >> myself, bill russell. kumar, larry bird. >> what about the path? >> i am considering collective- bargaining rules. sports liket other soccer or something like that? it. look into it is something i am very passionate about. you never say never. >> kobe bryant identifies passion as what could lead into the owner's suite once his playing career is done. buildelping sports fans his business. he tells us why his company is sold on sports. investment and content is a major part of reaching the younger audience. >> can you name the nba team that has been under its current ownership the longest? nine teams have been sold in the last four years, but this franchise has stayed in the family. we will give you the answer when sportfolio returns. >> here is the answer to the stumper. ownershipise under for the longest is the los angeles lakers. his family continues to own and operate the franchise. we have heard it over and over an

on kobe today out six weeks, a season or a career? the lakers say kobe bryant suffered a knee injury tuesday. the deal is the team is 2-4 with kobe, 10-9 without. we are talking about the world champ. bryant tweeting #brokennotbeaten. >>> king james and lebron family has the most jersey sales in all the land. plus he has two more coming out. the nba thinks overall sales are up double digits when it comes to jerseys. >>> rolling thunder eight straight wins and even knock over refs. the bulls lose their fourth in a row. >>> it was an all-time low for ucla in scoring. number 80, duke's offense surging in the second half. duke wins 80-63. maybe ucla got a little nervous. 45 nba scouts on hand. >> the scouts need to stop showing up. >> good for them. number one arizona, aaron gordon gets 21 points in that game. during a time-out arizona paying tribute to an air force family. surprise reunion with father and husband. mom and kids are absolutely surprised. he was serving in asia. >> got to love the reunions. >>> in hockey the philadelphia fl

kobe incorporates marketing. i caught up with the creative director and i started by asking him about the design similarities between shoes and tech gadgets. >> i think design in general, there's a natural design process that you go through and certain design principles that transcend any discipline or type of product you may be working on. i think within footwear, we are technology is changing and in a really interesting time now because technology is changing and advancing in so many ways. both from a science perspective of how we can gather more information and more data and science from the athlete. that is the upfront side. then on the backside, and terms of the way we can manage -- manufacture products. something like flying net -- something like fly net opens up a whole new world of possibilities as you mentioned designing to the pixel level. i think that is true for all of design. certainly true for footwear or it is athletic design. >> people are starting this and -- people are starting to get the idea a

kobe bryant's is number two. the nba saying overall sales of jerseys up double digits. >>> rolling thunder, oklahoma city unstoppable with their eight straight wins. the bulls keep falling down taking, well, the refs with them. they lose their fourth in a row. thunder win 107-95. >>> it was an all-season low for ucla in scoring. dispute the bruins leading the blue devils by the half, number eight duke surging in the second half. duke wins 80-63. you know, maybe ucla got nervous here. there were 45 nba scouts on hand for that game. >>> number one arizona routs southern. 69-43. arizona's aaron gordon getting 21 points in the game. during a time-out, arizona pays tribute to an air force family. wife tanya campbell you saw there in tears thinking they're getting gifts. nope. as you see there, it's her husband, master sergeant chris campbell, reunited after six months for the holidays. >>> how about a hockey winning goal like that one? a behind-the-back no-looking shot. philadelphia rallying 5-4 over columbus. >>> you

kobe would be one of them. >> now kobe bryant responded. he tweeted, and i will quote here, a global african-american is an inferior shade of american african-americans. that doesn't sound very mandela or dr. king to me, terrence. what do you think jim brown meant when he said kobe is confuse bed culture? >> lossesa, first you have to understand that jim brown is the greatest running back that ever livered. but he always preferred to talk about social issues instead of stuff that took place on the field or on the court or on the ice or what have you. i know jim brown. and some of the deepest conversations i've ever had with anybody in the 35 plus years i've been a professional journalist have been with jim brown. just earlier this year we talked for over an hour about his displeasure about black athletes who don't fully understand what he did, what muhammad ali did, jackie robinson, these guys did socially to help americans. now about kobe specifically. from jim brown's perspective, kobe bryant is a very famous guy who is not using his fame

kobe actually wasn't on that list. i figured you know what, let's see what kobe's dream team would be. here is he had to say. >> i would do magic, myself, bill russell, kareem abdul-jabbar and larry bird. >> there you go. no michael on that list, but everyone needs their time with the ball, so you have to think creatively about who is on the part with you. >> i have talked to kevin plank about this. and they are trying to make some inroads in terms of basketball. what is it that the competitors to nike need to be doing in order to sort of take on more market share, especially globally? internationally is something i know underarmour is looking at. >> one hundred percent. the partnership he is go beyond being an endorsement deal. nike has led the way. it brings another storyline to these products. kobe had this big event here in los angeles, and it didn't feel unlike one of the big product events that apple has. kobe tells the back story on how he decided to design a shoe. he has been on this road to recovery. everyone

whether it is kobe bryant or any other athlete. listen to the athlete, the voice of the athlete and that helps us to take it to new places. also from a style standpoint. >> are the kobe bryant's you could share with us? you're always thinking about them. >> old man, so many. one of the many great things if he wants to push the design innovation from a etictional and aesth standpoint. every time we sit down to meet, it is like ok, what do we do next? i am thinking this or philly this. how can we make this better? how can we change the game? that is constant with him. >> that was ever avar. kobe wanted to go back to the hightop. he wanted to have the same flexibility like the low top. fletcher to keep them happy. >> keeping kobe happy. all for it. quick clarification. trackn does not customers. it enables that -- is coming "top gun" back to movie screens with the jerry brown connor was for the original and will be back -- bru ckheimer was part of the original and will be back. that is after the break. ♪ >> oh, my god. scene.n" that

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kobe only at $50 million. well, game on. bryant unveiled his new kobe 9, 225 bucks, out in february. and says the new super high-top was already in the works before he hurt his achilles. bryant and nike go back about a decade, but i asked him, with all his business decision, about another long-term partner he's had which seems an odd fit. watch. all right. for the last three years, bryant has been promoting turkish airlines with soccer player lionel messi. there's one of the commercials. what is that about? is it just the money? >> i like to look at people in their industries who are challenging norm in their industry. that's what's fun to me. turkish airlines want to do innovative things in terms of how they provide service for their customers. >> reporter: so do they come to you? how does that happen? >> yeah. they'll look at a relationship. normally somebody knows somebody. >> yeah. somebody says, you know, kobe, turkish airlines might want you. and your first reaction is? >> what? no, it is. it is, right. >> reporter: no

but first, kobe's new kicks. the lakers star has a new line of shoes. will he be wearing them on the court anytime soon? we have the answers coming up next. ♪ >> the last time we saw the los angeles lakers superstar, kobe bryant, on court, he was limping. that was during the playoffs. he had a ruptured achilles tendon that kept him on the bench. he has unveiled his ninth signature shoe. as for what we will see him and his shoes on court together, some expected it tomorrow. now, it looks like sunday, at the earliest. >> i will probably be wearing them, but it probably will not be on the basketball court. >> after so many years on court, we had to ask him what his dream team would look like? >> magic, myself, darrell russell, kareem abdul-jabbar, and larry bird. >> no michael jordan? ouch. we will have our full interview tomorrow. while kobe's return will likely be a sellout, another story for tonight's knicks-nets game. tickets are selling for less than half of what they were at the beginning of the season. a combined record of 8-26. these teams are te

kobe bryant's was number two. the nba saying the overall sales pr jerseys is up double digits. >>> oklahoma city unstoppable. the bulls keep falling down taking refs with them right there. he's okay. they lose their fourth this. a row. thunder win 107-95. >>> it was an all season low for ucla. despite them leading at the half, the offense sirgeing. duke wins 80-63. maybe they got a little nervous. there were 45 nba scouts on hand. >> then the scouts should stay away. >> they like duke. number one arizona, aaron gordon getting 21 points in that game. during a time-out, arizona pays tribute to an air force family. there's mom and wife thinking they are getting gifts. but it's her husband. they were reunited after six months for the holidays. she doesn't like surprises. probably one she did like. >>> how about a hockey-winning goal like this one? a behind the back, no look shot. philadelphia rallying 5-4 over columbus. wasn't even looking at the goal. >>> so how about imitating the hit stomp during a halftime show? t

on the courts. >> kobe bryant is not endorsing a product. he is this product. this is a different type of partnership then you saw 10 or 15 years ago when athletes had items with their names on them. >> he is very involved. he thinks about the presentation, every bit of it. >> thank u so much. so much.you we have to end on a high note. john, thank you so much. are going to give you much more of that interview with the one and only black mama tomorrow. you're not going to want to miss it. >> it is not often a wall street titan occurs -- shows up on the cover of time magazine. is the central player in a story we have talked a lot about. --l icahn is the which is richest man on wall street. he may also be the most entertaining financier on the planet. ofuess that is a matter debate. he is doing his best to be entertaining. he stirs the pot again with apple. style isvestment entertaining. he does not have a massive staff. an extraordinary businessman. he is not afraid to make enemies. >> people would argue with the business idea. he has built an

>> kobe will never be kobe again but it won't matter. he's got one of those magic names along with tiger and lebron. one atlanta, the hawks have the second worst attendance in the n nba. but you know what? when the lakers came to town with kobe, it was packed. as long as he got that name, he'll be fine. >> the contract, $2 million. >> they're paying him not only for what he does on the court but what he does off the court. >> money, attention, everything else. there's also a brawl with women's hockey? it's all over twitter. i've been pulling up the pictures. tell us about it. >> first of all, these two teams don't like each other. team usa, team canada. this is the third brawl they've had in the last three years. this is an exhibition game. call me a shoev nift if you will. this was disgusting because it took place in north dakota. they were playing the rocky music in the background when they were duking it out there. i read the ap story, the "associated press" story. it said little girls, quote, were cheering in the background, so we ar

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lebron and kobe followed by derek rose and stephan curry. a set back for kobe. less than two weeks from returning with a torn achilles he has a broken bone in his knee. he finished the game but broke a bone in the same knee and leg with the torn achilles. he will be out 6 weeks. jim harbaugh has been reported by the university of texas for coaching. his response? >> do you have evidence art, or tim? hearsay. in judge god judy court hearsay is not add misable. an unnamed source is hearsay. >> as far monday night the 49ers are 13 point favorite to beat the falcons at the stick. if you want to be part of history in person it will cost you. average price is $251. that is the second highest game. the highest was in the 9ers hosted the seahawks. a little sharks playing the kings down in los angeles. the kings are one of the better teams. daryl shut sutter, the long pass down the ice and the nice goal, jackie as the kings win. . >> good night. >> "duck dynasty" crisis, the family patriarch suspended from the show. >> this is the star of the show, you kill him, you pret

kobe bryant back to spectator mode. kobe just came back from surgery missed eight months now fractured a bone at the top of his shin. just below his left knee. he expected to be out for a a.prochlly six weeks. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply hardware. >> thank you >> join me tonight at 9:00 no need to be lonely in space new astronauts can carry on a conversation, and more, then mcdonalds super sized problem. what to do with 10 million pounds of frozen chicken wings that won't sell >> a charlie brown christmas followed by looking back in with celebrities >> abc7 news bay area, shot neces is this flu shot necessary? it keeps you healthy during flu season. but does it hurt? nah. plus you get a really sweet bandaid! anything else i should know? here's a thought, try scoring more points on the other team. okay. even a warrior can get sick. kaiser permanente reminds you to get your flu shot this season. this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are -- a law student from minneapolis, minnesota... a retired high-scho

kobe bryant back to spectator mode. kobe just came back from surgery missed eight months now fractured a bone at the top of his shin. just below his left knee. he expected to be out for a a.prochlly six weeks. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply hardware. >> thank you >> join me tonight at 9:00 no need to be lonely in space new astronauts can carry on a conversation, and more, then mcdonalds super sized problem. what to do with 10 million pounds of frozen chicken wings that won't sell >> a charlie brown christmas followed by looking back in 2013 with celebrities >> abc7 news bay area, i'm dan ashley. - all right-- we have a lot to get through today, you guys. anybody have anything on page one? i think we need to change this donald trump joke... because donald trump was eaten by a lion this morning on the international space station.

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moving and shaking this hour, la lakers superstar kobe bryant. the last time we saw him on the court was last season during the playoffs. he was hobbling off, as you remember, with a ruptured achilles tendon. ouch. bryant has a new line of shoes coming up from nike and there was speculation he might play the first game of the season tomorrow. now there are reports he will not come back until sunday at the earliest. jon erlichman talked to bryant about the team he would most -- most left to play on, his personal dream team. russell, myself, bill kareem abdul-jabbar, and larry bird. >> all right, well, that is kobe bryant. coming up, the ceo of dreamworks talks about the future of the movie business and why it may not be in the u.s. and it is been years in the making, but the volcker rule may be realized. we will have more on what is likely to be in the final version. >> time for the "global outlook." move over, america. by the end of the decade, america will no longer be the global leader in the movie market. this is according to jaffe katzenberg.

vamos a nba, malas noticias para kobe bryant. informÓ el equipo en su twitter, kobe bryant sufriÓ una fractura en la rodilla izquierda, se perderÁ 6 semanas de actividad, a los 35 aÑos habÍa firmado una extensiÓn de contrato por dos aÑos mÁs. y estarÁ 6 semanas fuera, el heat y pacers, acalorado intercambio de lebron james, y chalmers. lebron james fue restringido, y se disculpÓ. wade el mÁximo anotador con 32 >> por mi parte es todo, feliz navidad, feliz aÑo nuevo. me despido hasta el 2014. >> hasta el 2014? >> sÍ, claro, es mi Último dÍa. >> un panel de expertos en estados unidos determinÓ que es recomendable tratar la hipertensiÓn y recetar medicamentos a los pacientes mayores de 60 aÑos sÓlo cuando el umbral de la presiÓn sanguÍnea es de 150 sobre 90 o mayor. esto ha alarmado a los cardiÓlogos, aunque el grupo apoya el umbral de 140 sobre 90 para adultos mÁs jÓvenes. tambiÉn para quienes padecen de diabetes o problemas renales. >> con paso lento anota el proceso de inscripciÓn en el nuevo mercado de

can, can't. ♪ ♪ >> nike's latest shoe, the kobe nine athlete will cost you about $225. the company has a special christmas day edition of the shoe. but remember, kobe just got injured again. he is going to be out for another six weeks. the nfl black out rule may actually get blacked out. we are going to hear from the former c.e.o. of the oakland raiders. that is next. mining for bitcoin. it is very difficult, and you have to be smart if you want to see a profit. we will explain what all that means after the break. ♪ >> this is "lunch money" on bloomberg television. streaming live on bloomberg.com, your tablet and smartphone. use sports, only one out of 224 nfl games has been blacked out this year. that game was on december 1 when the bengals played the chargers in san diego. u.s. regulators have proposed eliminating the rule that prevents cable and satellite broadcasters from telecasting events that are not sold out. the nfl says it will oppose that. the rule is about 40 years old and meant to encourage fans to attend live events. while affecting very few games the pa

i said if kobe can do it, why can't obie do it. i just wanted a popular vine. >> did you practice ever? >> we practiced but the practice was not thethe car would come b would jump from the side to see if i would clear any car or height. from the video, it looked like i was clearing the car probably like a few inches. but it takes a little more timing to jump at the right time to clear the car. i don't think i took that into account. especially that, i don't think i thought about that. this is my mistake. >> how are your legs? >> i just had a cut to my leg, that is it. i am so lucky to have survived my stupid mistake so can i hopefully tell people don't be stupid or put yourself in a dangerous situation i did because in the end, it's really not worth it. >> oh! >> don't do it for the vine. >> a popular youtube prankster decides to pull one on his girl friend. >> by telling her that i cheated on her. >> oh, that's not cool. >> it's a video prank you don't come back from. >> see >>> i don't know how much this guy got for doing this, b

but first, kobe's new kicks. the lakers star has a new line of shoes. will he be wearing them on the court anytime soon? we have the answers coming up next. ♪ the last time we saw the los angeles lakers superstar, kobe bryant, on court, he was limping. that was during the playoffs. he had a ruptured achilles tendon that kept him on the bench. he has unveiled his ninth signature shoe. as for what we will see him and his shoes on court together, some expected tomorrow. now but it looks like sunday at the earliest. >> i will probably be wearing them, it probably will not be on the basketball court. many years on court, we had to ask him what history and team would look like? >> magic, myself, darrell jabbar,, kareem abdul- and larry bird. >> no michael jordan? ouch. we will have our full interview tomorrow. kobe's return will likely be a sellout, another story for tonight's next-next game. tickets are selling for less than half of what they were at the beginning of the season. a combined record of 8-26. these teams are terrible. get it together. two tech

i am living through kobe. with an injury like a that to keep small skies out for an entire year and happened at the end of last season and so is going to take him without exaggerating at least a month before you find out if he's back or not. when i say back i say back to his usual high standard. >>: he graded himself a be last night. that he is a very hard greater. >>: can you unimagined and you go to college and you study as some people get a master's degree and then have to sit in a room and have a basketball player great himself and you have to listen. >>: apparently you don't talk to kobe that much. i bet you didn't receive his christmas card. >>: of the nassau personally answer grant me the christmas card because i'm the only one who has access to her answer graeme. >>: she had to drop off highs go pursing year year because when kobe would start to pick her up all the kids would jump around to see kobe so good for them. they went through some battles but they're still together and they have beautiful kids

that's all well and good if kobe is healthy. if he doesn't end up injured on and off, no matter how loyal you are, it's a mistake if you have a bunch of money tied up in a player who can't play. >> fair points. rachel, as usual, thanks very much. >>> you can catch a whole lot more of rachel nichols on the program "unguarded" tonight at 10:30 p.m. eastern only here on cnn. check it out. remember, you can always follow what's going on, tweet me at wolf blitzer. before we go, merry christmas, happy new year to all of our viewers out there. i see you back here in 2014. "crossfire" starts right now. >>> tonight on "crossfire." he's at an all-time low in the polls. >> my polls have gone up and down a lot. >> his agenda has stalled in congress. >> i'm going to keep at it. >> what about next year? >> i think 2014 needs to be a year of action. >>> on the left, van jones. on the right newt gingrich. in the crossfire, penny lee, a democratic strategist and john feehery, a republican strategist. has the president bottomed out? what's ahead

no kobe, no problem. the lakers would pull away. in state championship they have 15 number one players. the spartans have been down there road before. this will be an interesting tip. >> they're a great team. there's talent all over the place. everybody is well coached now which is the real tough thing to deal with. . tie tonight's csi is taking on the drillers from bakers field. still making field goal wrath. they were spaced by a sunny rof. i'm gone. aebs 7 sports brought to you by a live come hey! have you ever tried honey nut cheerios? love 'em. neat! now you on the other hand... you need some help. why? look atchya. what is that? you mean my honey wand? [ shouting ] [ splat ] come on. matter of fact. [ rustling ] shirt. shoes. shades. ah! wow! now that voice... my voice? [ auto-tuned ] what's wrong with my voice? yeah man, bee got swag! be happy! be healthy! that's gotta go too. ♪ hey! must be the honey! [ sparkle ] sweet. [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. wh

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. >>> and bad news for laker's star kobe bryant. jo will tell you why after the break. (vo) al jazeera america >>> time for all of the sports news. here is jo. >> thank you. >>> liverpool have con fimmed that lewis suarez has signed a new long-term contract with the club. suarez was banned for the first six games of the season after biting an opponent. but he is now the league's top scorer with 17 goals. >>> in a statement released on the clubs website, suarez says i believe i can achieve the ambitions of winning trophies. my aim is to help get us there as quickly as possible. without doubt the backing i have received from the liverpool fans has influenced by decision. i am so proud to represent them. >>> one football fan was so desperate to make sure that suarez stay in liverpool, that he tricked him into signing a fake contract. >>> spain beat third division [ inaudible ] in an unconvincing win, 1-0 at home. valencia will now meet madrid. >>> kobe bryant fractured his left knee during tuesday's game. it is the latest setback after returning to the court only in decemb

i said if kobe can do it, why can't obie do it. i just wanted a popular vine. >> did you practice ever? >> we practiced but the practice was not thethe car would come b would jump from the side to see if i would clear any car or height. from the video, it looked like i was clearing the car probably like a few inches. but it takes a little more timing to jump at the right time to clear the car. i don't think i took that into account. especially that, i don't think i thought about that. this is my mistake. >> how are your legs? >> i just had a cut to my leg, that is it. i am so lucky to have survived my stupid mistake so can i hopefully tell people don't be stupid or put yourself in a dangerous situation i did because in the end, it's really not worth it. >> oh! >> don't do it for the vine. >> a popular youtube prankster decides to pull one on his girl friend. >> by telling her that i cheated on her. >> oh, that's not cool. >> it's a video prank you don't come back from. >> see good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yea

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we start with some bad news for the la lakers kobe bryant who will miss six weeks with a knee injury and he fractured it during the tuesday game against memphis and he returned in december after eight months out with a torn achille's. and he is out with long-term injuries and the lakers have one starting point guard henry. >> the fourth guardian i told x he better be careful because we are running out of players, that is too bad and kobe worked hard getting back and he will be back in six weeks and he will, we have to weather the storm and take us back. >> reporter: on the court the district down with the chicago bills and led through the match up and kevin had 32 points and oklahoma city 107, chicago 95. the thunder has 8 wins this a row as they lead the league. and malencia through 16 in spain and beat third division in an unconvincing 1-0 win at home and with the only goal and he will now meet madrid. in the other games through with a 4-0 win and that has a 4-1 exit win and he overcame lower league opposition in the second leg match and he led 3-1 on aggregate to reach the next ro

kobe bryant at age 35 and recovering from a attorney achilles tending. finding life in the nba tough at that age. that is the sporting life. >> thank you. >>> tonight at 10:00 p.m. a postal working robbed. what we are learning about the theft tonight at 10:00 p.m. >> we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com, facebook and twitter. thank you for joining us, we will see you tonight at 10:00 p.m. [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to enchant, delight and amaze. safeway will help you gather everyone 'round. a smoked, shank half ham is only 99 cents a pound. starbucks is just $6.99, that's a cup of good cheer. get sweet clementines for $4.99, enough for everyone here. turns out this season less is really so much more. so make your holiday merrier than ever before. safeway. ingredients for life. that put you on their gift list? well say hello to aio! at aio wireless you can get an android smartphone free with activation. free android phone?!?! yes please. plus, aio has a reliable nationwide network and no annual contracts.

no pau gasol, steve nash, or kobe bryant. klay thompson showed signs of breaking out of his slumpment he hit four threes for 17 points and the warriors held a four-point halftime lead. golden state put the game away with a 17-3 third quarter run. curry to andrew bogut on the ally-oop. his fourth three of the game. the warriors beat the lakers 102-83. >>> saturday night on the ice. this game was a pretty good hurdl impression. ray whitney. 41 years young. good for him. joe pavelsky, they go to a shoot out. in round four, the captain joe thornton puts the sharks up and the rookie alex, all four in the shootout. the sharks beat the stars in the shoot-out. 3-2. >>> a quest to cap off another perfect season was not going to be easy. they had to face saint john bosco. la salle. josh rosen. la salle down ten in the half. makenzie slapped sean mcgrew to the ground. yeah. the game would come down to the final two minutes and justin allanba's first season. chris williams has his pass tipped in and intercepted. the state title game, 201

payingage homage to kobe bryant. >> heat win. >> no surprise when kobe is not on the bench. >> houston able to pull away. the biggest headline of the day the new york basketball teams combined 19-38 op the season. both are 9-19 after huge losses at home. brooklyn clobbered by chicago and knicks by oklahoma city. two coaches that could be on the hot seat. >> i think you are right about that. busy day in the nba. >> i'm going to brush up next time. >> good to see you. >> thank you so much. sports host jason paige joining us this morning, thanks again. >> you got it. coming up making the most out of those christmas leftovers. >> we visit a beer and butcher shop for leftover hams in the fridge. that's next from insomniac kitchen. >>> ahead, it was a year of celebrity hits and misses from miley cyrus to paula deen. we will recap the highs and lows of 2013. you are watching "world news now." ♪ that christmas hymn was deestablish. i'm a vegetarian. i wouldn't know. >> i actually had christmas ham did. >> did you? >> i did. you can make an ordinary sandwich or something gourmet. amanda vanal

. >> i have known kobe since he was 17. i did a story -- i started a passed ball magazine a long time ago. we would do these things about up and coming high school kids. we decided will woods -- what was the best basketball high school players. kobe was one of them. the day i met him he had such a different personality. wasas able to engage, he seemingly so smart, he showed me this great dribble as i walked backwards. , as well as tell others, there is something different about backup. >> he went straight from the from merion high school to philadelphia, your neck of the woods, straight to the nba. he had an incredible career. every time he shows up that --na ash -- to that arena you have to wonder at what point his body is going to give up at him just give up on him? his body is going to give up on him? >> we will hear from the expert what youls come about can expect. do you like popcorn with your movie e little you about a snack prescription service that acts a lot like netflix. >> there is no place like home for the holi

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the lakers hung around, but miami wins it 101-95 and kobe gives lebron a hug. who knows when they will meet on the court again. it was an old texas shootout in san antonio. former warrior pops for three. he had eight assists and he gets it to dwight howard for the jam. the spurs got to within two, but james harden takes over in the fourth quarter. fear the beard. he had 28 points and rockets win it 111-98. at madison square garden. they were playing in okc when he brings the thunder here. russell westbrook had a triple-double midway through the third quarter. durant lead the way with 29 points. saint mary's played george mason at the diamond head classic with three minutes left and alan puts the patriots on top. two missed free throws gave the gails one last chance. but his prayer goes off the back gourd -- off the backboard. they fall to 9-3. abc7 sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. that game was in hawaii and how do you say merry christmas in hawaii? >> you say it. >> no, you were practicing. >> thank you very much. to those who've been waiting welc

kobe bryant broke a bone in his left knee. he just got back into the line up after recovering from a torn achilles. this latest injury will keep him out of the line up for about six weeks. >>> to the nhl for an incredible game winner tough see to believe. >> shot through the crowd back handed and scores. an impossible angle. >> scoring the time-winning goals rallying the fliers past the blue jackets, 5-4. >> he would love that. >> no fighting though. >> he did something like that when he was in second grade. >> there would be video to prove it. the nfl season winding down with only two weeks left before the playoffs. there's a handful of great matchups to talk about. we have the saints and panthers battling for the nfc south title and a possible number 2 seed. the colts and chiefs will face-off for a possible first round bye. and the cardinals hoping to keep playoff hopes alive against the seattle seahawks. also a rematch of the afc championship game. the patriots and the ravens, purple pride, people. finally it's the bears an