elaine's mother was in prison. her father had abandoned her. five of her siblings were in an orphanage. every adult she knew had betrayed her, with the exception of one, her grandmother. >> she just paid special attention to me. and she loved me. and she just -- gave me something that i needed. sorry. >> reporter: but life was about to get worse for the poor hungry little girl miss peaches tried to protect. >> as i was walking home i took the long road. the next thing i know i was drugged and i was attacked. >> and you were raped? >> and i was raped. and my life was threatened. that if i ever told anyone, that he was going to kill me. >> and you were 13? >> i was 13. >> reporter: that brutal rape resulted in a pregnancy. nearly nine months to the day of the assault, she went into labor. >> went and got to the hospital. and they put me in a room. and that's all i remember. that's all i remember. when i woke up, i woke up with bandages on my stomach. >> meaning what? >> at that time, i didn't know what i meant. >> reporter: what she didn't know w

. >> this is the home elaine returned to after the smoke settled on pioneer drive.alf burned by the fire that tore through this southwest reno neighborhood. >> it was shocking. it was very shocking. >> elaine shares the home with her parents, but it was her side of the house with the most damage. >> when you walk in this part of the house, it's not too bad. a lot of smoke damage but the furniture is intact. when we walk to the back of the house where the real fire damage was, it was just shocking. >> i have never been through anything like this personally. >> been very hard for her. >> even before damage assessment crews deemed the home uninhabitable they already decided to move out with what is left. they feel lucky they only lost a part of their home and their home didn't end up like some of their neighbors homes that burn completely to the ground. >> overall we've been extremely fortunate in the fire in that we didn't lose everything. >> one day later, elaine says she already had a new perspective on the damage. >> things are things. we have our family and i have

frk phillips and elaine quijano have reports from both continent. and what happened to the remains of fallen american heroes at dover air force base? david martin talks to the whistle blowers. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. it's not the way you'd expect a football legend to leave, not joe paterno, not penn state, where the motto for athletes is "success with honor." but today, paterno, who is 84, wid he will retire at the end rf this season. after questions were raised about what he did and what he oiled to do after a longtime assistant coach was accused of sexually abusing boys, some of deem on campus. tonight, there is also word that tonight, there is also word that the university president may be the next out the door. our chief investigative correspondent armen keteyian has the latest from state college, pennsylvania. >> reporter: paterno made his announcement in a five-paragraph statement that said in part," i am absolutely devastated by the developments in the case. i grie

elaine quijano is tracking the shoppers. pakistan's government demands the u.s. evacuate a key airbase an apparent nato blunder kills at least 25 pakistani soldiers. the space rover "curiosity" launches towards mars. a report on the multibillion-dollar fission noigz figure out if life could exist on the red planet. and a rebound for the n.b.a. and the planets. tony guida looks at the tentative agreement to start the basketball season on christmas day. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. some encouraging news for the economy tonight. new figures out this evening show retail sales yesterday were the biggest in black friday history. up 6. the 6% over last year for a total of $11.4 well. that's a full billion more than 2010. as elaine quijano tells us, the hopeful predictions follow the earliest black friday opening ever. >> reporter: the turkey wasn't even cold when toys "r" us opened the holiday shopping season at 9:00 p.m. thanksgiving night. santa hats were passed out to customers to encour

elaine quijano, thank you. most shoppers made it through ade retail frenzy just fine-- but not everyone. ( screaming ) in los angeles 20 shoppers were hurt when a woman fired off pepper spray. shece say she was trying to get an advantage over other shoppers. in arizona, a police officer bodyslammed and arrested a man d aused of shoplifting, but witnesses say the man was only protecting his grandson from a mob of crazed shoppers. eoplewo people were shot in rtmed robberies outside wal-mart stores in south stores in south carolina and alifornia. the black friday hype may attract crowds, but in the end densumer confidence will really determine whether this shopping season will be a winner. michelle miller has that part of the story. >> here they are. a block of salmon salad with etuce on the side? >> reporter: it may have been a while but this diner owner can still taste the good times when his investments were paying off. oy.enjoy. four or five years ago, i was eryng very well. >> reporter: his earnings helped hi

. >> una de las principales voces de ese impacto es elaine ramos, espacio bernÉtico genera una revoluciÓn y que de verdad podemos hacer algo para ayudar. >> para canalizar ese tipo de actividad elaine participÓ en la conferencia de latinos en la ciudad de chicago. >> otro tema en la que tienen principal competencia de esa educaciÓn.. miami, florida, lourdes del rÍo, univisiÓn. >> al menos cinco militantes armados secuestraron una embarcaciÓn con 19 pasajeros cerca de estambul en turÍa. perdiÓ varios grupos de la dÍa mientras intentaron negociar con los hombres que decÍan tener una bomba. al gobierno de unidad del imer ministro de grecia lucas papademus. por primera vez desde 1974 de ultraderechista. el senado itiano aprobÓ la llamada ley de inestabilidad que contiene los problemas anticrisis. este serÍa el primer paso que hallarÍan para que el primer ministro silvio berlusconi renuncia tan pronto como este fin de semana. miembros de la disidencia en cuba acogieron hoy de forma positiva la noticia de que el papa benedto 16 planea visitar la islen la primavera del 2012. el portavoz elizardo

autoridades, y que de verdad podemos hacer algpara ayudar. >> para canalizar ese tipo de actividad elainea buen augurio ya que es una fecha que ocurre cada 100 aÑos. razÓn por la que miles alrededor del mundo decidieron casarse, jugarÁ la loterÍa y hasta dar a luz. se sea por ser una fecha mÁs fÁcil de recordar, lo cierto es que el 11/11/11 ha sido esperado con gran anticipaciÓn. y ejerce 20.000 aÑos se ha creado una alineaciÓn proletaria. algunos dicen que marca el acontecimiento de una nueva era. >> es el momento para que todos son tan es el que tengan en la vida continua de todos los dÍas y es un momento para celebrar, es energÍa >> pues algunos unieron sus manos cuando el reloj marcÓ las 11 horas,11 minutos y 12 segundos.pero no menos relacionado con acontecimientos grav. >> la forma de las torres gemelas reprentan un bronce, ocurriÓ un dÍa 11, el atentado en madrid ocurriÓ un dÍa 11. >> algo muy curioso es que el 11 en estados unidos tiene una caracterÍstica unica. >> tiene los dos Últimos dÍgitos n la edad que vas a cumplir este aÑo... y te digo cuÁl es el resultado... 111 >> el pap

with the wars winding down, elaine quijano tells us the unemployment rate for vets is soaring. and on the road with steve hartman where there is chaos he brings order. >> a ham, lettuce, mayonnaise and all the way. chill i cheese to go right. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, from the site of the next republican presidential debate. if there is any doubt about how important that debate storm evening will be, take a look at this brand new cbs news poll just out today. it shows that the race for the g.o.p. nomination has turned into a close three-man context. in this poll of republican primary voters, herman cain is holding on to the lead at 18% but he is down seven points in the two weeks since the allegations of sexual harassment surfaced. and have a look at this. newt gingrich is now tied with mitt romney for second at 15%. gingrich is up five points, romney down six. and rick perry, he is still in single digits. so it will all turn on the 17% who tell us they are undecided. we begin tonight with political co

today's question come from elaine jackson. she wants to know why does daylight saving time ends. don't understand why we have to go back to standard time. she says she read that at one time, daylight saving time was observed year round. elaine, excellent question. >> slept use of the word saving because everybody calls it savings. >> let's -- excellent use of the word saving because everybody calls it savings. >> when you are going to the game on sunday, remember, it is an hour later. >> there you go. you got sunset on sunday afternoon 5:03. >> san francisco is traveling here. maybe the time change and the addition of daylight tfg time will mess them up. >> what would really change their game is for frank gore couldn't play. >> that would help too. >> saturday night, 2:00 a.m., depending on how you look at it. daylight tfg time, the history is long. benjamin franklin actually was the first person to propose it. -- daylight saving time, the history is long. it really became popularized in europe during world war i. >> you know why? >> tell them why. >> you guys know why? let me sh

news4's elaine reyes joins us live at lunsford middle school in south riding with details. elaine? >> reporter: well, jim, the long-time teacher was actually charged with being drunk in public. the school system suspended him with pay, but he turned in his resignation this afternoon. >> how long this has been going on, i don't know. obviously there is concerns if someone is at this alcohol level and still able to function. >> reporter: 46-year-old radhakrishnan sivaramapillai was a physics teacher at lunsford middle school. less than an hour before classes ended yesterday, a fellow staff member noticed something about him, and notified the principal. >> smelled alcohol. it wasn't so much the behavior. that's what i said a minute ago about the ability to continue to function. not exhibiting signs of intoxication, it was just the smell, which could very well indicate this person is -- has been there before maybe. >> reporter: loudon county sheriff steve simpson says a resource officer used a portable breathalyzer test. the result came in over the legal limit of 0.08 had he been drivi

elaine quijano is at the new york stock exchange. >> reporter: for these traders and you it's been a roller coaster ride today. >> yeah, it has been, particularly in the morning was very. >> reporter: piero ghezzi of barkley says the bad news from italy is causing deep concern on bond trading floors like this one in new york because europe could be pushed into recession by an italian financial meltdown. >> if that happens, i think you're going to have a big sell-off in all financial markets, and the u.s. will be affected for sure. >> reporter: europe is the u.s.' second largest trading partner. a european slowdown will put the brakes on the u.s. recovery. >> it's a clear and present danger right now. >> reporter: bill gross founded pimco, the world's biggest bond fund. he says america's economic output, which grew by 2.5% last quarter, could drop by as much as a full percentage point if europe slides into recession. >> job creation, economic growth, you know, the financial stability of some of our institutions is dependent upon the continued growth in euro-land, which is now problema

i'm chris gordon. >> and i'm elaine reyes.want to get right down to the latest on those two breaking news stories we've been following all morning long. a 6-year-old boy is dead and two other people are in extremely critical condition after a fire tore through a house overnight. it broke out on griffen street. investigators are still trying to determine what caused it. firefighters will be going door to door to make sure other smoke detectors in the neighborhood are safe and working. >> and also in the top story news category, connecticut avenue, traffic has been disrupted all morning in the dupont circle area after three people were shot and three others stabbed. one of the victims died in the overnight incident. police are saying very little about what happened. we'll continue to follow both of these stories throughout the day. and we're continue to go follow a nice weather forecast. >> november has been warm and dry for the month as a whole. and the last five or six days, pleasant across the area. hardly november-like at al

elaine quijano with a rare look at the officers who protect the executive mansion. the penn state sex abuse scandal. armen keteyian reports jerry sandusky's denials are adding to the pain of the alleged victims. trail, campaign trail, newt gingrich defends the payments he got advising mortgage giant freddie mac. ld dr. jon lapook on one on to tryecision to try a new cccine that treats cancer and may even prevent it. >> my husband kept saying, "if reu don't do this, you're cutting yourself short." captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. police have arrested a 21-year- old man in a shooting that >> p involves the white house. night whstigation began friday night when witnesses said they heard gunfire beyond the south lawn family was time.resident and the first family was out of town at the time. yesterday, the secret service discovered two bullets had hit the mansion. bob orr has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: investigators from the f.b.i. and secret service used a hydraulic lift and metal d

elaine quijano, cbs news, laurel, maryland. >> pelley: and that's the cbs evening news for tonight.s all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org ♪ [ female announcer ] we know you've got a lot on your plate at thanksgiving. which is why safeway has everything you need to get it all done. right now, get a safeway frozen turkey 8 to 24 lbs, for just 58 cents a pound. cook your thanksgiving turkey perfectly with our free chef assistant app. it's foolproof. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> the justin bieber baby lawsuit dropped. you have seen the headlines. now, what justin is saying tonight. >> could be vindication for bieber. >>> then is the kardashian empire crumbling. divorce backlash and the uprising to keep kim off the air. >> enough is enough. >>> why "people" picked bradley cooper as their new sexiest man alive and george clooney on who he wanted to pick. >> he's been working out a lot. >>> then charlie sheen and his boys the next

elaine quijano, cbs news, laurel, maryland. >> pelley: and that's the cbs evening news for tonight.s all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is 9news now. >> oscar ortega hernandez captured in pennsylvania and getting grilled tonight by the secret service and the fbi. federal agents suspect he is the man who shot up the white house last friday night. bruce leshan reports, ortega turned up in a small college town where apparently he has a friend. >> the secret service and the fbi had been distributing this picture of ortega to hotels around indiana, pennsylvania. where ortega had stayed weeks ago with a friend. when state police picked him up in the lobby of the hampton inn, he was cold and wet and wearing exactly the same clothes as in the picture. >> he was patiently waiting in the lobby when we arrived. he did not make any comments other than that he wanted to know why he was being taken into custody. >> investigators at the white house carefully checking a window in the yellow oval room just ou

elaine quijano takes you inside a special unit of the secret service. >> reporter: when you think of the secret service, you probably think of the plain-clothesed agents who surrounded the president, but it's another branch called the uniform division that is in charge of securing the white house. this elite force of 1,400 officers has jurisdiction within the white house gates and beyond. >> the uniform division has very broad arrest powers. we can arrest for local offenses and district of columbia in addition to federal offenses. >> reporter: sergeant scott sarenson is a trainer at the secret service trainer outside washington. we were given rare access to the rare 500 acre facility. a mock-up of air force one. and what could be used for a hollywood director could be used for simulations of high intensity scenarios. >> we will give them a lot of repetitions and we want to give them repetitions where they are able to react, as opposed to having to think. >> reporter: more than 16,000 applied to join last year. just 200 were chosen. is it easier or harder than you thought it would be?

again for further questioning in the future investigators here also seeking to question his wife elaine of the case actually dates back to two thousand and nine and then city hall for shares in the bank of moscow for just under half a billion dollars investigators say that the parts of that siphoned off disguised as a load to probe yes they surveyed names of bogus company and they actually arrived in the account of elaine about her and i hope private and personal accounts so far she's denied any wrongdoing in this matter yuri luzhkov lawyers today said it's a new best kate has been appointed to look into the actions of dealings of bank of moscow at this time in two thousand and nine said that in the future that really should remain only as a witness in this case and nothing else. reside in power for eighteen years preside over a long period change in the capital as well with a massive construction to that ten year old came to an end just last year september on the back of allegations of corruption and really his quarter final completion of the person expressed they no longer trusted. to

elaine reyes joins us live with the latest. elaine, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun and joe. this happened around 4:00 this morning. firefighters are still on the scene. the fire is out, but they are watching for hot spots. we want to show you some video that a viewer sent in from this morning. this is taken from their view from a high rise apartment nearby. you could see that it just looks like a ball of fire. this is a house under construction, we're told. it was still in the framing stages. so no one was living inside. we're also told here on the scene that there was no electricity in this house. this is a house under construction. investigators will likely spend the day trying to figure out what caused it. apparently, there is no outward sign of a cause of the fire. but, again, montgomery county firefighters here on the scene just watching for hot spots. this is just off connecticut avenue. so there's not any kind of traffic issues around the fire at the moment. this is an off street, a residential area. of cou

and great to have you with us, elaine.ig day for holiday shopping as well, isn't it? >> reporter: it is. good morning to you, rebecca. today is actually the second annual small business saturday. it's a day when local businesses are really trying to get a slice of that all-important holiday shopping market and organizers say, in fact, that today some 89 million people are expected to hit the malls, so sort of a black saturday event happening as well. so in general, of course, the holiday shopping season a critical one. that is when retailers make about 25% to 40% of their annual retail sales and analysts say that could amount to some $466 billion this year. now it's interesting, though, given the economic tough times that we're in, one analyst that we spoke with said, look, if you miss some of the bargains this weekend and you can't make it out to the stores, do not worry, because stores understand that consumers have limited dollars this year, they are really trying to pull out all of the stops. so look for stores to be o

i am elaine kong. i ahve -- have lived in this neighborhood for 13 years. i have been always a user of at&t. at&t said there is an neighborhood network coverage problem in the valley. i can assure you there is no problem. there are different surveys. and at&t wireless survey -- an at&t wireless service. the results are attached in attachment b. 117 surveyed users, they said the service of at&t is very good. according to 47 people who did the survey, for the at&t wireless connections inside, and the wireless internet service, is very good. and it is proven on the at&t web site. and the network coverage in the area is very good already. but can you please look at this -- can you please look at this? this is a map of the valley. i have got it from the at&t web site. the orange represents the coverage is very good. at&t does not need to install the antennas on 199 leland avenue. i hope the board of supervisors would support us. please opposed to at&t for installing the antennas in our area. thank you. president chiu: thank you, next speaker? >> [speaking foreig

. >> one elaine, huh? have any idea what happens to a butter based frosting after six decades in a poorly ventilated british basement? as your punishment, you're about to find out. >> he could go on and on. do another one! >> john o'hurley, always -- >> appearing on broadway. >> we're celebrating our 15th anniversary of "chicago" the musical, longest running american musical if you're here before christmas i'll be on stage every night. >> john o'hurley, thank you so much. the national dog show is tomorrow at noon after the macy's thanksgiving day parade here on nbc. good to see you. >> you bet, thank you. >>> coming up next, move over, men, we've got the top tech gifts for women, coming up right after this. oh, ha. the target 2 day sale starts early friday, gps's, dolls, dvd's. i'm so excited i haven't slept in days. literally days! starts friday morning at midnight. ♪ hark how the bells, sweet silver bells ♪ ♪ all seem to say throw care away ♪ ♪ from everywhere, filling the air ♪ [ female announcer ] chex

back to you. >> elaine reyes, thank you. >>> all right. breaking news tonight. it is official. the so-called supercommittee has given up. the lawmakers on deficit reduction could not reach an agreement on how to cut $1.2 trillion from our nation's deficit. they are split between republicans and democrats and they deadlocked over raising taxes and cutting entitlements. each side spent the day blaming the other. the bipartisan co-chairs released a statement saying they hope congress can build on the panel's work. failure to reach an agreement is going to trigger automatic spending cut that is go into effect january of 2013. lawmakers are trying to find a way around that rule. >>> gloomy. foggy out there. not going to get nicer before thanksgiving, but thanksgiving is looking good. >> doug kammerer is live with the latest. oh, it's murky out there. >> it really is. a little on the gloomy side this monday. the temperatures have been on the mild side. if you bring temperatures down 10 degrees, then you are talking a nasty day. today, the cloud cover and fog and temperatures average

on the bright side, lady that played elaine feels good about herself. that is a key.afford to upset julia louise dreyfuss. if she is mad, can courtny cox far behind? america can't handle that. >> brian: i can't! >> kimberly: barely surviving now. >> greg: you weren't even listening. you were drifting off. >> brian: thinking i can't wait to go out later. >> do you go out together afterwards? >> kimberly: we go to the green room and raid it. they have great crackers. he beats me. it's true. >> juan: that is sad. >> greg: brian, after the show i do charity work. now is not the time to talk about it. we'll stick to the topic here. you may do this on your show. whatever that show is called. anyway, we don't have friends here. just "the five." juan is this pure politics on the president's -- >> juan: it's politics. no question about that. it's a very difficult decision. one that is politically grated. if he had said you can go ahead and build a pipeline, a lot of people on the left would have been sorely disappointed. he has already repealed a lot of the environmental laws

i'm elaine reyes. >> and i'm chris gordon. it is sunday, november the

elaine brown i heard say a little while ago that she lived in atlanta, and we always talk about how great atlantic is doing, but we do not own nothing in atlanta. they look like they are doing good, they have the cosmetic liberation, right? cosmetic change, cosmetic liberation, but when you look at who owns most of the city, right? who is in control of the power in the city? it may be marginally better for black votes in some other places, but there are still fundamental issues with the school system. look at the endowment of emory compared to some of the black universities and colleges in atlanta. entrepreneurship is a big part of it. i did not understand and nobody told me what is involved with buying your own home until i was in my second law school, where is the my counterparts, the white students i was in class with, they had had that information coming up. it was just second nature. i asked the guy across the hall from me what his folks did. but told him my mom was a nurse and my dad was a teacher, a soldier before. he said his father was the deputy prime minister of jordan. i was l

elaine is used to him being gone six months at a too many.ut he is a good man but i don't know how you can walk away from the competitive atmosphere of the dugout. he is a very intense individual. that's going to be a challenge. >> sometimes, you know, you make the cut and he has chosen that decision. and... >> i think he would be good to be involved somehow if the as are serious going to san jose, be involved in that. >> maybe he just wants to relax. maybe he wants to work with a foundation. >> you couldn't relax, dana. >> yes, i could!! >> i think she could. >> no, she has too much going on. >> sculpt something. >> we'll see about that. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

jobs bill act. >> juan: let me go back to the great american julia louise dreyfuss -- >> kimberly: elaine the dance. >> juan: i'll stop. >> kimberly: later. >> juan: who said right there, look, if you want to do this, you are putting people accounts at risk. big oil has been running the country forever. you just want to say big oil because of jobs we're going to now let you do it once more. >> greg: i am glad you brought this up. julia louise dreyfuss says, "big oil." her, you know, you know what the dreyfuss group is? 152-year-old company that deals in u.s. and european markets, in crude oil! worth like $4 billion. >> kimberly: $3.8 billion. >> greg: that is the research i did for the segment. >> juan: very good. >> kimberly: her father is a very, very nice man. elegant, charming. i will say that. and obviously very rich. >> greg: obviously he hit on you. >> juan: or should have! >> greg: i'm sorry. >> andrea: i don't know why he wouldn't more like andrew cuomo, democrat, governor of new york and everyone thought he would punt the decision on hydrofracking in new york state and push it o

report:00 from loudoun county, elaine reyes, news4. >>> the dulles rail project is expected to get a forward tonight. the loudoun board of supervisors has adjourned a special meeting to vote on the phase 2 financing plan. it was announced last week by transportation secretary ray lahood. in it the federal government agreed to offer loan assistance to loudoun county. before that supervisors were threatening to pull out of the project. opponents of the plan are planning to testify at tonight's meeting. >>> on capitol hill this evening, members of congress and the obama administration paid tribute to gay rights activist frank cammeny.t of his life for getting fair treatment for gays and lesbians after he was fired for being fay himself. today marks the 50th anniversary of the cofounding of the society of washington. it's considered d.c.'s first gay rights route. he died last month. he was 86 years old. >>> tonight in the district, the d.c. council was taking a strong stand on illegal immigration enforcement. all 13 councilmembers signed to a bill today. that bill would bar local police

on the bright side, lady that played elaine feels good about herself. that is a key.t afford to upset julia louise dreyfuss. if she is mad, can courtny cox far behind? america can't handle that. >> brian: i can't! >> kimberly: barely surviving now. >> greg: you weren't even listening. you were drifting off. >> brian: thinking i can't wait to go out later. >> do you go out together afterwards? >> kimberly: we go to the green room and raid it. they have great crackers. he beats me. it's true. >> juan: that is sad. >> greg: brian, after the show i do charity work. now is not the time to talk about it. we'll stick to the topic here. you may do this on your show. whatever that show is called. anyway, we don't have friends here. just "the five." juan is this pure politics on the president's -- >> juan: it's politics. no question about that. it's a very difficult decision. one that is politically grated. if he had said you can go ahead and build a pipeline, a lot of people on the left would have been sorely disappointed. he has already repealed a lot of the environmental law

elaine quijano and michelle miller take a look. egypt at the cross roads., just days before a pivotal election. plus, the latest on those american students jailed in cairo. elizabetha

in northwest, elaine reyes, news 4. >> it might help d.c. residents and government. >>> have you passed through the international airport yet? there's changes. they are beginning a $100 million renovation project. there will be more security check points and moving sidewalks added. there's going to be a new food and retail space put in there. the project is expected to be completed in summer, 2013. it's dpoung to be awhile. >>> a capitol hill gathering spot is back in business after nearly being destroyed by fire. tune in is the name of the place. they are serving neighbors on the hill for more than 60 years. tom sherwood reports, the loyal patrons say it seems everything is finally right with the world. >> reporter: on pennsylvania avenue, the balloons were the first indication tune in was back in business. they have a new bar and bar stools and a new kitchen. the same old feel that existed before a kitchen fire gutted the place. local businesses and people raised $40,000 to keep the staff paid while the restaurant was repaired. >> it's bee

. >> reporter: elaine had known sandy and her daughter for about a month and they moved here from los angeles, california. she watched the girl on nights that sandy worked at t.g.i. friday's restaurant. due at the home on sunday morning sandy never showed up and was not answering the phone. as the hours went by she began to suspect the worst. >> i went to her job and i asked if they had seen or had heard from her when was the last time they heard from her? i went from the information they gave me. i went to her house. and eventually i had to get the police involved. sandy had been killed in an hit and run accident on route 3. >> shortly after midnight on sunday morning we got telephone calls from citizens advising there was a female walking in the roadway. troopers were dispatched and by the time the troopers arrived she had been struck and killed by a motorist who fled the scene. >> reporter: elena made it clear that sandy's daughter would remain with her until her grandparents arrived from california, no temporary foster care or child protective services. >> my main concern outside

>> cbs' elaine quijano at macy's, thanks. joining us is the president and ceo of macys, terry lundgren. last night, the store opens at midnight. first time ever. what is going like down there at macy's this morning? >> it's going strong. you know, i was here and, of course, because i'm always here for our opening, but i was a little bit surprised when i went around the block and the entire, you know, square block in new york of macy's harold square to see the entire circumference of our store surrounded by about 10,000 customers at 11:30 p.m. waiting to get in at midnight. so we are pretty pleased with the crowd. >> one big question about the economy overall. from what you're seeing now in terms of black friday, what do you think about this christmas and the health of the american consumer? are things better than they were last year and are they improving as an overall economy? >> well, let me speak for macy's first. we are a rather large retailer. last year, $25 billion in sales and over 800 department stores with the macy's

elaine quijano with a rare look at the officers who