tony romo is still tony romo. he throws to the sideline and it is picked off by hall. his seven december interception in three seasons. with hisinds garcon 107th catch of the season. that is a new redskins season record. morris touches it in. 20-14, skins. just a little over one minute ago. goal and tony romo buys himself sometime to murray. that would give them the advantage and this is the last chance for the redskins. cousins throws to no one. it is way off the mark and so were the redskins today. they lose, 24-23. they are now 3-12 on the season. >> i thought we had it. fourth and 10. would it havey been to end my career, with a defensive stand. of plays away from having it. this is the nfl. those are going to be runs in the future. >> it is very disappointing. the ups and downs of the game is what makes it a great game and makes it extremely frustrating. we have been on the downside. >> today, peyton manning surpassed tom brady's record for the most touchdowns in a single season with 51. after the game, i am sure brady will beat him next season. >> ron burgundy co

tony romo brings the cowboys back on fourth and goal, romo finds d'marco murray. ten yard touchdown. the extra point gives dallas the win and they lead it 24-23. mike shanahan knows this one hurts. >> every time you have a game like that and you can't find a way to get it done, especially against dallas, you just look back at your opportunities and you are very disappointed you didn't take advantage of them. our fans were great. especially with three wins, good support out there. just disappointed we couldn't get it done for them. >> you know, chris, so difficult to talk to these players about pierre garcon's great day, london fletcher's last day. they said none of that matters. we need to get a w, and it starts next week against the giants. back to you. >>> now to that winter storm that's wreaking havoc on other parts of the country. more than niev,000 homes and powers are without power in northern new york, vermont, and maine. that's due in part to heavy ice accumulation on power lines. freezing rain and sleet is always causing dangerous driving conditions. in o

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romo visited city hall and several cool s romo visited city hall and several coolchools, including h own classmates at pennycook elementary. >> i think it's nice that people would do something like this. >> i'm grateful. we have had so much support since day one from everybody. >> that brought a smile to a lot of people's faces. a group called vallejo together organized the event. it was inspired by what san francisco did for batkid, miles scott. romo is in remission but undergoes chemotherapy. >>> a tough night for the warriors and for the sharks, too. dave feldman joins us, up next. >>> feldy joins us from our newsroom. there was some groaning in both of our newsrooms tonight. >> absolutely. there was some simultaneous groaning. no question. the warriors hosted the spurs. tony parker with a shin injury. tim duncan and manu ginobili, on the second night of a back-to-back. pick this up with under a minute to play in the fourth. warriors down three. steph curry misses the jumper. but the ball gets back to him. pump fake and got it. we are tied. on the ensuing spurs possession. marco b

ben, 30 seconds. >> tony romo, this jersey is not a romo jersey because it's sold out. everyone wanted to support tony romo because of the season ending surgery. i think the cowboys are due. phillys are going to come in, be in jerry's world and terrified of this other quarterback they have not been planning for. the team is going to be playing for tony romo. he had serious surgery. if i'm a philly fan, i'm not sure i would watch the entire game tomorrow. >> mark, are the stars going to align for you? >> there's going to be no need to watch the entire game. at halftime, we are going to be up by five touchdowns. i wish tony romo would play. he always loses the game for the cowboys. i was sending him get well cards. >> except last week. except last week. >> all right. >> he beat the redskins. >> this is what i'll say. it's my team, when my team beats your team, okay, i'm going to ship you this jersey, fedex to you and you have to wear it on tv next time we are on. >> for the next segment. >> i'm going send you this jersey on tv. we are going to win and we are going to win

espn says romo has a herniated disk and needed surgery. the dallas coach jason garrett said romo will be evaluated on a daily basis. >>> in the nba, phoenix took advantage of an injury-plagued lakers, green hit a three-pointer and miles plumlee grabbed points to go for 17 points as the sun easily handled l.a. 117-90. and denver's steven curry had 24 points and david lee with the nuggets 89-81. it was the nuggets fourth consecutive loss. >>> and in hockey, thanks to unintended help, the buffalo sabres got a 2-1 win over the phoenix coyotes. you got to check this out. here's the game-winning goal scored for buffalo by phoenix goalie mike smith. in overtime, a deflected shot ends up in smith's pants and he doesn't realize it, and he crosses the goal crease with the puck and ends the game. got to retire those pants. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and he designed the most popular rifle used in modern warfare. we'll remember the creator of the ak-47. [ female announcer ] we eased your back pain... ♪ ready o

that is it. >> in the front seat, monica romo. >> what is going on? . >> i don't know. >> she found out as soon as she entered the grounds of penny cook elementary school. she came to be celebrated by friends and read something for more scenes like this. and she played the role today. >> next stop, local high school. then, steps of city hall where this wise 10-year-old compared her fight with vallejo's to rid its self of crime. >> very moving. and makes our battle seem small. >> she said she wants to be a teacher. today, maria managed to provide four different audiences. >> there is a need to celebrate in this town. someone awesome in strength and amazing. and she's one >> in real life there are people like monica romo. >> that any of us can be a super hero if we choose. >> what is this lesson? >> never give up. >> well, organizers of a massive toy drive are making a last minute plea for donations. tomorrow is give away day. the nonprofit needs toys and books. teens are always tough to buy for. choose three presents for each child. every child should

quarteack tony romo's late game mistake leads to a historic comeback win for the green bay packers. >> why the cowboys refuse to run the ball in this situation, it's inexplicable. 's inexplicable. captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, december 16th, 2013. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, december 16th, 2013. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin in south africa where the official ten-day mourning period for nelson mandela is over. this morning in the capital of pretoria, a 30-foot steel statue of the former president was unveiled in front of the union buildings where his presidential offices were and today also happens to be south africa's day of reconciliation, a national holiday that came into effect in 1994 at the end of apartheid. yesterday more than 4,000 people gathered in mandela's native village to pay their final respects. allen pizzey has that report from qunu. >> reporter: transported on a gun carriage over the land he loved most, nelson mandela was eulogized, remembered, mourned, and fin

tony romo brings the cowboys back. he finds demarco murray. ten yard touchdown and the extra point gave dallas the lead and win, 24-23. >> anytime you have a game like that and can't find a way to get it done especially against dallas you just look backt at your opportunities and you are very disappointed that you didn't take advantage of them. thought our fans were great. just disappointed we couldn't get it done for them. >> despite the loss there were positives from the game like garcon breaking the record. >>> new video from oklahoma showing the effects of the winter storm hitting the area. huge sheets of ice fell from the roof of a mall today in oklahoma city. shoppers caught the moment on video as chunk after chunk of ice crashed to the ground. the cold weather caused power outages and business closures across the state this weekend. and thousands in the northeast are still without power right now due to the storm. sleet and ice caused outages and treacherous driving conditions in michigan, new york and parts of new england while residen

have we seen the best of tony romo? >> let's go to another sport. larry bird played with a back injury for most of his career. wasn't until he had back surgery that he was done. in other words, tony roma as we know him today, there's no way it could be the same. and remember now, larry bird didn't have 300 pound lineman chasing after him, either. huge difference. >> it's a tough sport. >> it is. >> let's talk job security. and including jason garrett with the dallas cowboys. and nfl coaches. are we going to see mass layoffs after tomorrow? >> you know, monday after regular season is always called black monday. this will be a particularly gruesome one, okay. 32 nfl coaches and pretty close to a third of them could get whacked. right about now, mike shanahan is probably getting the axe with the redskins. they add particularly dreadful season. tom coughlin had a bad year and it can happen to him. probably depend on what side of the bed the various owner wakes up on. >> which begs the question, you know, there was a time when coaches were actually given

romo underwent back surgery this morning. he will be out for the rest of the season. that means kyle orton will start against philadelphia in sunday's game. all eyes will be on his backup, jon kit in a, a high school football coach coming out of retirpt. he'll donate his salary to his school. >>> a murderous python is on the loose in bali. a security guard at a luxury hotel on the indonesian island was killed. the snake choked the man to death. a spokeswoman made clear the incident was not on hotel grounds. the hotel is under ren ovations and is closed. >>> it is summertime in argentina, but a large crowd trying to escape the 100-degree heat couldn't escape. you see that there, a swarm of carnivorous fish. about 70 people were injured when they were attacked. some of these actually lost parts of fingers and toes. they like lie piranha, that's because they're related to the piranha, and they have very sharp teeth. >>> during the christmas holidays, washington is like a college campus, it is really very quiet, because everyone has gone home for the holidays. there's a s

tony romo is out this game. can you imagine if kitna gets in there, plays well did what he did. >> my dad's concerned about this potential >>> good morning. roberta gonzales in the kpix 5 weather center. stop what you're doing take a look at that.

fourth and goal, tony romo steps up and finds demarco murray for the touchdown. cowboys win 24-23. they play the eagles next week with the winner going to the playoffs. >> the cal women's basketball team was hoping to pull off an upset of top ranked connecticut but the bears could not keep it close. this matchup was held at madison square garden. uconn's star sophomore landed most of the punches, scoring 21 points the first half. one more than the entire cal team. the huskies roll 80-47. stewart tied a career high with 29. cal falls to 7-3. >>> the sharks are just 4-6 this

horton, he romoed it. eagles get the three seed. >>> the niners, they finished the season with six straight wins. the raiders the opposite. six straight losses. peyton manning, he would get exactly 266 today. terrelle pryor's first start not good since week ten. 14-0. raiders 55 yards of offense in the first half. manning 63 yards on this one play. demaryius thomas. 24-0 just before halftime. here's the record. manning 25 of 28. four touchdowns. 55 on the season. they went 34-14. raiders finished 4-12. >> you know, obviously it isn't in the win column, but there are a lot of areas where we can improve. i'll sit down with mark davis and we'll discuss the areas where we have to improve. >>> for san diego to get in, they would need some help today and they would get help. the ravens and dolphins both losing. eight seconds left. misses t 49-yarder. that would have won it for kansas city. chargers get in with a 27-24 win. that denied pittsburgh a playoff spot. >>> here's the first of his 11 assists. here's the

doesn't play and something happens to romo's #1 backup kyle orton since kitna's retirement two years ago he's been a high school math teacher in tacoma washington and today kitna announced he would be donating his entire game check - that's $53,000 to the high school he teaches at >> reporter:and if the cowboys make the playoffs he may donate even more. >> reporter:not sure i would have admitted this if i was keenan allen. the chargers rookie wide receiver.and former cal bear - says he almost quit one game into the season because he wasn't getting any playing time. >> reporter:allen said, and i quote "i was about another snap away of not playing.from quitting." that's a pretty bad message to send. >> reporter: going home.one game into your rookie season! i'm not playing so i'm going home. >> reporter:of course allen not only stuck around but leads his team in receiving yards.and is a candidate for rookie of the year >> reporter:stick with football kid. now here's a good story! .the detroit lions. have signed the fastest rugby player in the world to see if his skills translate from th

romo is believed to need surgery to repair the injury but the coach is not ruling romo out yet saying romo is being treated for the injury and is now day-to-day. more injury news this time from the ice, tomas hurdle is going under the knife. hurdle who injured his right any against the kings last week, will have the operation on his knee next week. he will be out longer than a month and they'll have a better idea how serious the injury is after having surgery. hurdle, 15 goals, 10 assists this season and leads all rookies in points. >> the sharks back in action at s.a.p. center tonight hosting the avalanche. the sharks won their last game saturday night overcoming a 2-0 deficit to beat dallas in a shootout. coach todd mcclellan said his team will not overlook one of the season's surprise teams tonigh tonight. >> they started the season on fire and basically stayed that way. quick team. tremendous skill up front. very good one-on-one players. goaltending has been exceptional. that's not a secret for anybody in the league, never mind the sharks. they're a pretty good team. >> a very big

while they are just as up and down as the redskins are, tony romo knows what they have to do to stay alive in the nfc east. >> i think we are a football team that has small margin for error. i think we understand we have to gamea very sound football with little or no turnovers. >> the capitals visit rollie -- raleigh for the first time. 0-2 against are them this year. ovechkin has been between the pipes for both -- for both of those losses. everybody knows that alex ovechkin is having a great year. pick upd other guys to the scoring because teens are trying to take him away. they play tonight at 7:30 p.m. the flyers are two points behind the capitals and what a win last night. two goals in the finer -- final two minutes. our global -- our goal of the night -- i know rg iii is taking his activity hard -- his activity hard -- his inactivity hard. what about aaron rodgers? green bay is fighting chicago for the title. the fans own the green bay packers so the entire community comes out to shovel the stadium. they are getting van gogh field ready.- lambeau field they will play football in

. >> reporter:tony romo finally won a meaningful game in the clutch. .but that's not the headline. romo herniated a disk in the cowboys last second win over the redskins and it appears his season is over. .though head coach jason garrett won't rule him out for the finale with philadelphia.with a playoff berth on the line in that one. romo shook off the injury long enough to finish the game and lead the cowboys to a last minute game winning touchdownsetting up the winner take all meeting with philly. >> catherine: that is the nose for eight we will see you at 11 good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. wiavo: thesales event high speed inte"

trailed by romo fired one to the south lines. romo is picked off by deangelo hall we stepped in front. they were back in business. garcon made a little bit of history. he set the record for receptions in a season with 107, passing an art of -- hall of famer. later, running into that red zone for another skins touchdown. 20-14 lead. in a season of disappointment, it became more disappointing. trailing 23-17. late in the fourth, the cowboys were faced at this gains 10. murray at that touchdown. dallas wins 24-23. the dreams of a comeback came rushing down. the redskins lose a heartbreaker to their nemesis, 24-23. they are three and 12 on the season. disappointing. we could not get it done. we had a number of opportunities to get it done. >> it was an enormous part of my career. everybody tried to get at it. try to get away next week. >> the patriots looked pretty good, sure. champ in yearst good. dominated.s -- intercepted by wilson. look at this man go all the way to the 74 yard touchdown. 41-7 the score. in college roots, george

dallas quarterback tony romo connected for fourth-down touchdown. many thought he deserved a better ending to what is likely his final home game. on redskins head to new york sunday to take on their division rivals, the giants. >> so close. >> a nailbiter, for sure. still >> an update on the health care issues, "the washington post" is reporting the obamacare deadline is been extended until 11:59 p.m. on christmas eve, tomorrow. we will have much more on this change coming up on abc seven news at 5:00.

. >>> tony romo is still recuperating from a back injury in his game against the redskins. after anonymous source reported romo received an epidural, cowboys owner jerry jones says fans should not rule out the qb just yet because he is still able to play. >>> missouri's football players are more excited than most about their college bowl swag while cotton bowl labeled clothing was a hit, that was nothing compared to when they got a glimpse, check this out, of some apple swag. ipads seem to have an extreme effect on these guys. ah, the joys of technology. >>> the 2014 world cup stadiums in brazil continue to cause more problems. after five people died building the 12 stadiums the national stadium in brazilia made it rain on fans over the weekend. the leaky roof comes less than eight months after the stadium was completed. >>> brooklyn nets forward paul pierce has been fined 15,000 bucks for a hard foul on george hill during monday's game. referees said that pierce made excessive and unnecessary contact. >>> the nfl gets thanksgiving so the nba gets christmas. the bulls will

take vo ---ella es monika romo una niÑa latina de vallejo que sufre de cancer en la sangre, y a quien miembros de la comunidad y de su escuela le concedieron su anhelo de ser la chica maravilla... ---monika envio su deseo por escrito a un periodico de vallejo que lo hizo publico y este se hizo realidad... take sot alejandra romo madre 00.23.13 "fue una sorpresa tremenda, ella penso que iba a entrar en un concurso ella no se esperaba nada de esto ni yo... nunca pensamos que fueran a hacer algo tan grande y se los agradezco de todo corazon." cont vo ---monika esta batallando contra una leucemia que le detectaron hace mas de 8 meses... pero el dia de hoy, como mujer maravilla que es , se puso su camisa y llevo acabo la mision de hacer desaparecer el crimen en la ciudad de vallejo... ---recordemos que hace unas semanas en san francisco, a un pequeÑo enfermo de cancer se le concedio el deseo de convertirse en batman... cesar ---tal y como llegaron al mundo, desnudos....asi contrajo hoy matrimonio una pareja en san francisco. ---lo hicieron desafiando la nueva ley en la ciudad que lo prohi

head coach jason garrett says romo's status is day-to-day. that is pretty much code for "we're screwed." the cowboys face the eagles on sunday night. this is why this is important because the winner of that game will be headed to the playoffs as nfc champs. the loser will watch the postseason from the couch. >>> talk a little boxing or form of boxing. a super fight does not look likely but mayweather is sending his best jabs through twitter to his rival. this is a christmas card. look closely. the champ offering 40 million fight and the next bottom left frame shows packyo knocked out. it's so popular it's been retweeted 21,000 times. >>> trending this morning on bleacherreport.com one of the more bizarre plays you'll see in the national hockey league. look closely. the puck is rammed in the air and into the hands of the goalie mike smith. it lands in his pants! mike smith has no idea where the puck went so he backs over the goal line and that is the game winning goal for the buffalo sabres! >> no! >> that's right. he gives up the game winner

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. >> do you think they can win with tony romo? >> yes. with jerry jones, no. you have to point the finger at someone else other than tony romo. >> that is probably not going to happen. we'll send him a card. i like that. guys, that's going to be it for today. thank you so much. right after the break, we are going to talk to miami dolphins star, mike wallace and ask how the team worked back into playoff contention after being ripped apart with the jonathan martin bullying controversy. this is george. nno] the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief. [ male announcer ] that's handy. ♪ the energy in one gallon of gas is also enough to keep your smartphone running for how long? 30 days? 300 days? 3,000 days? the answer is... 3,000 days. because of gasoline's high energy density, your car doesn't have to carry as much fuel compared to other energy sources. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. to help secure retirements and protect financial futures. to help c

the dallas cowboys and quarterback tony romo failed to get it done again! in the clutch you could call it a choke! joe carter explains in "the bleacher report." good to see you. >> you too. >>> this was an incredible choke, an incredible collapse. the worst loss in the cowboys 5 -- 53-year history. tony romo playing like the million dollar man he is and looked all took easy but in the second half it all fell apart. dallas defense melted. tony romo melted. and they could have stopped the bleeding several times. instead, romo threw two interceptions in the game's final three minutes and the packers would shock the cowboys with a 37-36 come-from-behind win! >>> number two in the lineup section at bleacher report.com, maybe embarrassing but funny. miscommunication on the field goal attempt and results in a unforgettable or forgettable moment for the holder but gets better for the dolphins. sorry, john berman. tom brady always clutch late in the games but not yesterday. tom brady was not a happy camper afterwards. >> we had plenty of chances all day so, you know

romo actually finished the game.throwing the winning touchdown in the final minute.a feat coach jason garrett called his finest hour. but romo has been ripped for his 1-and-6 record in elimination games.so now cowboys fans will have someone else to rip if orton can't get it done against the eagles with the nfc east on the line. r >> two years ago the eagles gave cornerback a 5-year $60 million contract. today he's out of the game.retiring after an 11 year nfl career. in his prime with the raiders asomugha was arguably the top shut down cornerback in the game. but after signing that huge deal with philly asomugha struggled and was released after just two seasons. he tried to latch on with the niners but it didn't pan out - and nobody else picked him up.so today he said goodbye to football. now don't feel too sorry for asomugha.he'll now get to spend more time with his wife.actress kerry washington.poor guy. >> i do not feel bad for him. i think he has a good deal. he has a beautiful wife. >> it is just like me. >> >> stanford is a five and a half point favorites to beat michigan state

tony romo. rain falling early. fourth quarter. fourth and goal from the 10, the season, perhaps, on the line. romo scrambles to find demarco murray. murray's first career receiving touchdown in the nfl. cowboys come back to beat the redskins, 24-23. they'll play the eagles next sunday night for the nfc east crown. >>> cam newton and the panthers hosting the saints. they win, they clinch a spot. and cam newton delivers. to domenik hixon. the panthers clinch a spot. the saints can get in with a win next week. tom brady and the patriots. blount is in. he'll give a little ray lewis with some flair. patriots win, 41-7. peyton manning breaks tom brady's record for most touchdown passes in the season. that's his 51st with 4:28 to go sunday against the houston texans. >>> that's all the time we have for now. for more highlights, check out a live "sportscenter" at 9:00 a.m. >>> now for a very cold rescue by brave firefighters. this happened near boston. >> the dog's name, crosby. he was trapped about 50 yards from shore. a firefighter in a

romo throws his second interception in these final three minutes of the game. williams with the pick. dallas blows a 20 point lead and a chance to tie philadelphia, packers. >>> and chicago bears quarterback jay cutler missed the last four games but he sprayed some rustolium on his arm. taking the ball away from two cleveland defender. chicago scores 21 points to win 38-31. 8-6 bears now lead the nfc north. >>> so you think you want to be a punter. consider kevin yuber. kicks the steelers antonio brown and brown takes it. runs right up the middle. takes a 57-yard return for a touchdown. but yuber didn't really see that because he gets rocked by yarbin. they fail to clench a play off spot and the steelers are 6-8. >>> miami comes back to beat england. minnesota upsets the eagles 48- 30. new orleans 10-4 they still sit atop the nfl south. atlanta squeaks a win over washington. colts hand houston its 12th straight loss. >>> the golden state take this ac >>> we're 25 games already into the nba season. so far the warriors have been consistently inconsistent. coach m

. >> this has been a super hero day as the city has come together for monika romo, a 4 4th grader who is battling leukemia and had a surprise ride to school with vallejo police. when she arrived she was met by a crowd of school mates that left her in shock. they cheered for her, did a flash mob dance and listened to a essay she on wrote. she was recognized for courage and inspiring spirited. county supervisor aaron hannigan helped honor her and monika romo said she stayed strong during her tough battle with cancer. >> i don't really know how i do it. i just keep a smile on my face. that's pretty much it. >> what do you think other people can learn from you? >> a lot but i don't know what. >> it's nice to be in the news because the community is rallying behind a young woman who is battling a life threatening illness. everybody's gotten involved. it's positive. what a perfect time for that to happen during the christmas season. >> wonder girl made stops at vallejo high school inspiring people everywhere she went. >> good for her. thanks john. >>> just a few minutes from now san jose hig

tony romo being criticized for late game collapse. in his defense it's only happened for the past decade. he was a hero yesterday, fourth down by 26, on own 8, romo throws deep hitting terrance williams. he scrambles to find demarco murray who falls in for the score. dallas hangs on to win it 28 -13. >>> saints and panthers. less than a minute to go, down by three. cam newton steps up and a 14-yard strike. panthers win late. what a game, 17-13. >>> finally, the seahawks have been unbeaten at home in seattle for two years. fourth quarter carson palmer hooks up for floyd for the touchdown. the cards win 17-10. >>> to the nfc playoff picture. the winners of eagles/cowboys game as well as winners of bears/packers game will be division champs. meanwhile, the cardinals still have a shot, but they're going to need help. >>> to the afc, patriots and ravens. this one was all new england from the start. first quarter, brady, on the outside. pats go up two scores. it was a rough day for joe flacco. he goes down without even getting touched. i ha

tony romo is out for the game after undergoing back surgery. meaning backup kyle orton will get the start, but peter king says there is a silver lining for the cowboys. >> tony romo practices a lot for the dallas cowboys. he doesn't take time off. he wants to be there implementing the game plan and throwing all the passes in practice. so i think one of the things you look at this week when you're looking at the cowboys is the best thing happened that could have happened in a horrible circumstance like this. you lose your starting quarterback, but at least the backup gets five to six hours of really good practice with guys he's going to have to play with on sunday. >> all right, let's stick with football. here's a story you have to see the video for. the nfc north will also be decided this weekend when the packers visit chicago. and if you aren't familiar with the rivalry between the two teams, this should tell you all you need to know. it's a young bears fan opening up a christmas gift from her father, but i guess the packers jersey was not on

. >> do you think they can win with tony romo? >> yes. with jerry jones, no. you have to point the finger at someone else other than tony romo. >> that is probably not going to happen. we'll send him a card. i like that. guys, that's going to be it for today. thank you so much. right after the break, we are going to talk to miami dolphins star, mike wallace and ask how the team worked back into playoff contention after being ripped apart with the jonathan martin bullying controversy. [ male announcer ] 'tis the season of more. more shopping. more dining out. more traveling. and along with it, more identity theft. every time you pull out your credit card, shop online, or hit the road, you give thieves a chance to ruin your holiday. you can't be on the lookout 24/7. but lifelock can. protecting your identity, your bank accounts, even the equity in your home. when lifelock detects a threat to your identity within their network, they'll alert you by text, phone, or e-mail, protecting you before the damage can be done. act now and we'll protect you 60 days risk fre

eso dijo monika romo, en un escrito que realizo para un periodico de la ciudad de vallejo... ese escrito salio del papel a la realidad, cuando este niÑa de diez aÑos se disfrazo de mujer maravilla y recorrio la ciudad de vallejo... sot alejandra romo madre 00.23.13 "fue una sorpresa tremenda, ella penso que iba a entrar en un concurso ella no se esperaba nada de esto ni yo... nunca pensamos que fueran a hacer algo tan grande y se los agradezco de todo corazon." con la complicidad de su escuela y otras organizaciones, esta superheroe llevo un mensaje de paz, amor y sueÑos a toda la ciudad... sot 00.18.29 "we thought we were going to do a disney theme.." "pensamos que ibamos a realizar un evento sobre disney, pero cuando nos enteramos que a ella le gustaba mas la mujer maravilla, dijimos eso es" dice maria guevara, de la organizacion vallejo together, una de las encargadas del evento pero monika ya ha batallado contra monstruos y villanos ... esta llevando acabo una lucha sin cuartel contra una leucemia que le detectaron hace mas de 8 meses... pero el dia de hoy, como mujer

to be anybody in vallejo has to be monika because she is the best. [ sirens ] >> reporter: so monika romo saved vallejo today and has new awards and the key to the city to prove it. unlike her predecessor batkid, she didn't take villains off the street. instead she brought hope to a community. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: in vallejo, cate caugiran, kpix 5. monika didn't know this was actually going to happen. she thought she won an essay contest on how to save the city of vallejo. so big surprise for this wonderful little girl. live in vallejo, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> it is great. all right, cate, thank you. >>> the event was put on by vallejo together. and the solano county organizations, supporting our cancer kids, as well. >>> the bart board has more contract disputes one involving contract language with one of the smaller unions. it's about a cost-saving provision. a tentative agreement has a different starting date for the smaller union than for the two larger ones. the board's also dealing with a disputed part of the contract for the bigger unions too. >>> that woman charg

for the record, the cowboys say no decision has been made about the tony romo status. it may be a long game for cowboys fans. meantime, it is 56 minutes past the hour which means bloomberg television is "on the markets." we had a verbal goods orders that came out better than expected, up 4.5%. equity futures are pretty much not changed at this point. we are "on the markets" again 30 minutes. coming up, how companies like target or using pinterest to attract customers to their brick-and-mortar marketplaces and the russian billionaire just released from a 10 year stint in prison, he speaks out in a rare interview with bloomberg television. you are watching "in the loop," on bloomberg television, streaming on your phone, your tablet, and bloomberg.com. ♪ to the opening valve. this is "in the loop with betty liu." the countdown begins right now. >> welcome back. retailers hope that flash -- inshing prices will bring shoppers. sales were down 3% last week from a year ago. former oil tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky talks about his 10 years in prison. khodorkovsky sat down with

. >> dallas may be without tony romo. cowboys head coach saying his quarterback will be evaluated if romo can't go, kyle orkin would get the start. and shane garden putting it up. 1998 yards and two touchdowns. nice moves there. they win the beef bowl. all beef you can eat for life, i think. santa clara taking on south florida. and that is nice. santa clara led most of the way. sxh abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply hardware. good stuff. >> end of annera. just amazing. >> yes. yes. i didn't catch passes or do anything amazing. i just did live shots. but... you know, the new stadium is going to be a palace. i'm looking forward to that. >> thank you. >> the race to the finish what. retailers are doing to get you into the store. >> then, at 11:00 why your facebook page may be all tsa needs to let you on a flight. >> one last picture of where they're showing the game, the final game. can you believe it? see you later on. [peppy holiday music] merry almost christmas, everybody. i have some great news. we are all gett

. >> tony romo -- >>> and cowboys quarterback tony romo had back surgery today, so he'll be out for the rest of the season. that means kyle orton will make his first start in two years on sunday. raiders full back marcel reece, also now on the afc pro bowl team this year. >> good for him. >> thanks, fred. >>> not waiting around. how bay area banks and credit unions are taking action to protect their clients, just as target confirms personal identification numbers were stolen, putting almost 40 million debit cards at risk. >>> and remember, we are always here for you at ktvu.com, facebook and twitter. thanks for joining us. we'll see you back tonight at 10:00. >> have a great evening, everyone. (glass clinking) if i could just have everybody's attention real quick. um, on this wonderful occasion-- our daughter leaving tomorrow for college... (mitchell) oh. if i could get everyone to raise their glass as i quote from one of our nation's great fathers-- jefferson. george jefferson. "i never dreamed that one of my own "would be going off to a university, "but here i stand, a proud black man

. >> tony romo basically pulled a tony romo. >> with the interception. philadelphia wins the nfc east. they take on the new orleans saints next weekend in the wild card round. that game will be in philadelphia. there was one team that needed help getting in the playoffs. >> two weeks ago if i told you the chargers would be in this postseason most people thought i'd needed my head examined. they needed miami and baltimore to lose. both happen. ryan misses a field goal from 40 yards out in the regulation. pittsburgh, the former -- i should say pittsburgh winds up losing out and san diego is going to the postseason and they win in overtime. also, jets and dolphins. the dolphins were one of those teams that san diego needed to lose in order to get in to the postseason. miami, all they had to do is win and they would have been in the postseason. baltimore lost. instead they lose to the jets and as a result rex ryan keeps his job as jets head coach. the owner announcing rex will be back as head coach of the jets next season. don't know if philbin will keep his

the people who defend tony romo to the death and the people who want to see tony romo burned at the stake and i'm not going to get in the middle of them. seven times tony romo has thrown an interception when his team is leading by one touchdown or more in the fourth quarter or overtime of a game. other quarterbacks around the league, nobody else has done it more than four times. so that basically tells you, that's a lot of numbers telling you that nobody can give up a lead like tony romo. >> i've been watching football for a long time and don't remember anything like but i'm sure there was. rachel, thanks very much. >>> coming up, nsa leaker edward snowden takes some credit for this afternoon's ruling against the controversial spying program. plus playing straight man to the great will ferrell. >> now, we did some research, our crack unit, research on you. >> you have a unit that smokes crack? >> no, we have a crack research unit. plan . >>> the first job i had was as an intern for ron burgandy. he didn't trust any local dry cleaners so he made me learn how to dry clean. if i messed up, h

tony romo will find dez bryant who was just amazing. back of the end zone. i mean he is -- i don't know how he kept it two feet in. watch this. how? that is just -- okay, one and two. that's amazing. dallas up by 12. green bay, though, they get two touchdowns, this one a catch by james jones. they take a one point lead in the final minute. right? tony romo has a chance for a comeback. throws two interceptions in the final minute. i mean the cowboys, they're going to make big changes down there in big d. packers come from behind 37-36 without aaron rodgers. jay cutler, back in action for the bears. taking on the browns. he had a few interceptions early. he settled down. they came back from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter. this 45-yard bomb -- >> that wasn't pretty. >> to jeffrey. talk about defense. just knock it down. bears win 38-31. let's look at the nfc standings. bears take first place in the north. lions can overtake them if they win tonight against the ravens. eagles still on top in the east despite their ugly loss against minnesota. cardinals

. >> dallas may be without tony romo. cowboys head coach saying his quarterback will be evaluated if romo can't go, kyle orkin would get the start. shane garden putting it up. 1998 yards and two touchdowns. nice moves there. they win the beef bowl. all beef you can eat for life, i think. santa clara taking on south florida. and that is nice. santa clara led most of the way. sxh abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply hardware. good stuff. >> end of annera. just amazing. >> yes. yes. i didn't catch passes or do anything amazing. i just did live shots. but... you know, the new stadium is going to be a palace. i'm looking forward to that. >> thank you. >> the race to the finish what. retailers are doing to get you into the store. >> then, at 11:00 why your facebook page may be all tsa needs to let you on a flight. >> one last picture of where they're showing the game, the final game. can you believe it? see you later on. that put you on their gift list? well say hello to aio! at aio wireless you can get an android smart

i think the team is going to be playing for tony romo. the guy had serious surgery. i'm just saying, if i'm a philly fan, i'm not sure i would watch the entire game tomorrow. >> mark, do the stars align with you? >> there's not going to be a need to watch the entire game. by halftime, we'll be up by five touchdowns. >> i wish tony romo was playing. he can snatch defeat. he always loses the game for the cowboys. i was sending him get well cards. >> except last week. except last week. here's the deal -- all right, this is what i'll say. if my team -- when my team beats your team, okay, i'm going to ship you this jersey, fedex to you and you have to wear it on tv next time we are on. >> for the next segment. >> i'm going to send my jersey. you are going to wear this jersey on tv. we are going to win and win big in dallas. there are two things we do in philadelphia. we boo santa and beat cowboys. that's what's going to happen. >> did you like all that trash talk. ben ferguson and mark hill. we'll see who has the last laugh tomorrow. still ahead, most of you believe the c

. >> siguen los problemas para tony romo, el mariscal de campo de los dallas, ha quedado fuera por dolores de espalda. >> y miguel cotto dijo que no al canelo álvarez, enfrentará a maravilla. >> y cuauhtémoc blanco está viejito para ser jugador de fútbol, pero muy joven para tener un preinfarto. >> es verdad, tiene 40 años y ocurri'po cuando iba camino a texas. >> y a la vuelta ternemos el informe de fuertes lluvias en sudamérica. >> ♪. >> ♪. >> en brasil más de 42 mil personmas han debido evacuar sus casas debido a la lluvia el terreno está saturado porque hay deslaves y los ríos se desbordan en el sureste de brasil. >> la autoridad de la bahía piden que no quemen leña debido a lo contaminante del aire, vamos a ver ♪. >> buenas tardes, cómo le va, si le tocó trabajar únase al club de los trabajadorers, sí tenemos problemas en la costa este, podrían traer problemas para los viajerosa que estarán saliendo en las próximas horas, nosotros nos hemos quedado con alertas de peligrosidad en la zona costera (información en pantalla) le tengo buenas noticias porque seguirÃ

this is essentially the season on the line, romo, he is agile. mur aiot pay-off. dallas escapes 24-23. >> wei didn't needed to win thi game. good to see. >> remarkable throughout his career, being ain't create a little time for himself, buy time for the receivers. he did it in the biggest play of the ball game. >> i am proud for our fans. you deserve it. that was a killer last week. we stewed in it. i want you to know nobody stewed in it more than i did. let's all enjoy this as we enjoy christmas. >> eagles crush the bears tonight. eagles enjoying this. early first quarter. five yards in a 7-nothing philly lead. on the ensuing lead, watch devon hester. a pretty nice return but he stripped. the eagles recover and it's down hill for the bears from there. that turnover led to this, la russian mccoy touched down. it is a rout. final is 54 to 11 ebb. chicago could have clenched the nfc with a win but the bears will face packers next week for the division crown. the cowboys will face the eagles next weekend in dallas in a. that game is out. we check out the nfc north. c

espn is reporting tony romo is out for the season with a back injury. with the nfc east title up for grabs in sunday's upcoming game. jason garrett said tony romo will continue to get treatment i will be evaluated throughout the week. who thought back in august they would finish with her cousins and a new starting quarterback? he injured his knee if you take a look at the screen when he is trying to break that tackle but the injury is to his back. he has -- he led the cowboys to a game winning drive over the redskins. we will have more overnight. -- over the night. in the season filled with singlews, he set the season record with seven. he is earning the respect of the organizations most trusted bets. >> is cool. i am not going to lie about that. lot more.still a >> anytime they called his number he seemed to show up. .ven when we were in the dumps >> they seemed enthusiastic about that one. i had to get that reference in there. with the anaheim ducks and the former capitals coach in town tonight. they will be at the verizon center. him and the homecomi

tony romo and the cowboys, 49- 28. both teams are 7 and 6. >> thank you, gary. have a ay in touch. the morning news starts at 4:00 am. i love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the important part is that you're happy now. and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear. ohh. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. >>> icemaggedon. and college snowball fight gone wrong. that's a professor in the car and he's really upset. >>> , i have asperger's, singer susan boyle, her painful secret revealed. >>> and carrie underwood fights back. >> she's calls the critics of her foreman's in the "sound of music" live mean. >>> and first video, what julie andrews is saying about the "sound of music" event. >>> and then dr. love triact until did she r

dallas with one last crack and/or ton -- 1k3* orton romos it. jerry jones livid. eagles wins it and will host new orleans on saturday. drew brees four touchdown passes and 76 yards there. 42-17 and saints are dancing and yes they play the eagles in the other nfc wild card game on saturday at 5:00 p.m. in philly. denver coach john fox said afterwards the broncos played as good in all three phases as they played all year. in other words, the raiders were throttled in the season finale. 366 yards in the first half to surpass drew brees single season passing yardage record. to thomas and denver with a 24-0 lead. the record setting pass and five yards and thomas again. manning 25-28 and four touchdowns and 55 on the season. the broncos roll 34-14 and raiders finish 4-12. two words, free agency. >> we have some money we can go out and try to acquire some free agents and we will have a come plaw meant of -- complement of draft choices to try to build this team. it is something that needed to be done and we are excited about the future and moving forward. >> rebuilding an