from mount prospect >> friends and a few relatives gathered tonight for a vigil on the 80 year-old alexis marron killed over the weekend in mexico horrific crime those who knew him keep asking the question why? >> what was it that way? there was no point for him to die like that that but a group of young people in mount prospect tonight form a circle around a makeshift altar sharing prayers hawks it tears and memories. 18 year-old alexis marron a senior at rolling meadows high school. >> always had a smile on his face a very nice >> played football on the gymnastics team also he was involved in a lot of things at school never got in trouble alexis marron annual trip to visit his grandmother and mexico he and two friends supposed to drop off a gift at his girlfriend's house but never showed up christmas eve morning charred bodies of all 3 young men found in the trunk of this reporty car near guadalajara. the news for alexis marron close-knit familyhh unbelievable >> i do not know i do not wish that on anybody >> not coming back at all is just terrible thing >> parents traveled to mexico wh

alexis christoforous, cbs news. >>> if all of these were thumbs, yea. >> i saw it in imax. the stunts are incredible. not a lot of dialogue to master. it is good. if you like adventure. and guess who really wanted to

don pedro rivera, y en minutos con nosotros, alexis zamora. el día, y no es justo tener un marido del inútil que no ayude para nada en el hogar. >> ya que recordará a mi marido por inútil. porque siempre se pasa quejando. llega uno del trabajo y quieren comida y creen que les lave y quiere todo. es el más inútil. hay mÁs de medio millÓn de aplicaciones para el iphone, y seguimos contando. aplicaciones capaces de llevarte a cualquier lugar y hacer cualquier cosa. podrÍa decirse que no hay lÍmites para lo que este increÍble telÉfono puede hacer. entonces la pregunta es, ¿por quÉ limitar al iphone? nosotros no lo hacemos. datos verdaderamente ilimitados para tu iphone. sÓlo de sprint. es tan fácil. sólo los abro. coloco la masa que viene lista, horneo, y disfrutamos en familia. pillsbury cinnamon rolls. tan fácil que no lo crees. icinnamon rolls de una manera fácil! peca mañana se estrena la nueva película misión imposible dos, no se la pueden perder y tal vez nos den por ahí a medida menor porque hace tampoco porque me la quiere perder. hay una

but i ask you, alexis, how strong will cain's voice be?l it be as strong as he is predicting it to be? >> i think it depends on everyone is going to wait for his endorsement. once he gives the endorsement i think that is going to be it. i don't think either of the top two candidates going to have herman cain out there stumping for him. i think his voice is really going to diminish significantly. >> i agree with that. i think that is, correct. if you are not in the spot light then you are not in any light at all. i hope we can get back to stuff that really matters now. this has been an incredible distraction. a $15 trillion debt. iran on the verge of nuclear weapons. the media have been all over this for weeks now and i would like to get back to debating real issues which is one of the things that newt gingrich is trying to do and i think quite effectively. >> and once everybody gets back on track if you will now that the cain train has possibly derailed in terms of his run for the white house, when they get back on track, cal, what are we

el dÚo urbano alexis y fido de puerto rico para el mundo y su producciÓn musical, perreologÍa.e mandamos en el Área del reggaeton perreo. >> sÉ que se conocieron en los 90 y ya estamos en el 2011 para el doce. ustedes han seguido, quÉ es lo que los ha mantenido unidos? >> tambiÉn el tema de que somos amigos. alexis es padrino de mi niÑa y yo soy padrino de su boda tambiÉn. >> comparten la misma cuenta de banco! porque las cosas tienen que ser claras... >> pero quÉ bueno. este es el ejemplo! en la uniÓn estÁ la fuerza. >> tres nominaciones a premios lo nuestro! quÉ manera de comenzar el aÑo. >> estamos supercontentos y ya fuimos nominados para los billboards y tambiÉn para premios juventud. y estuvimos en primeros lugares en la lista. y estamos supercontentos. porque es una manera maravillosa de empezar. >> estos gallos participaron de la teleton de chile. cÓmo les fue? >> una experiencia bien bonita que pasamos, una experiencia nueva en nuestra carrera y fue un honor para nosotros de estar participando en esta nueva causa. gracias a don francisco que nos invitÓ. estuvimos ante

. >>> bicon respeto a su esposo >>> muchas gracias para alexis y fido este aÑo fue perfecto, porque no de nada malo quÉ han hecho ¿tÚ crees? >>> vamos a ver ellos saben lo que quieren lograr el aÑo que viene, es algo que estÁn logrando hace muchÍsimo tiempo, >>> vamos a ver. ( ♪ mÚsica ♪ ) >>> ahora que el de 2011 se esÁa acabando los reggeatoneros alexis y fido nos cuentan quÉ les ocurriÓ profesionalmente hablan hablando. >>> yo creo que, que lo mÁs, lo mejor fue este, eh sacar el disco que eso fue nos puso en el gÉnero muy importante,. ( ♪ mÚsica♪) >>> y quÉ fue lo peor del 2011? >>> no veo cosas mala >>> y como el aÑo nuevo estÁ a la vuelta de la esquina, quisimos saber cuÁles son las resoluciones para el 2012 >>> la llevo diciendo hace 5 aÑos, meterle a al ignacio, mete bien chÉvere >>> para mÍ re luz necesarsoluc el 2012 voy actuar mÁs y hablar menos >>> estos muchachos, enviaron un saludo a todos nuestros f televidentes >>> somos a olexis y fui codido por el apoyo, respeto por la vida ajena, dios los bendiga. >>> tÍpica resoluciÓn. voy a ir al gimnasio, voy a bajar de peso ¿cuÁl

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alexis christoforous reports from new york. blagojevich's sentence and his reaction. >> reporter: rod blagojevich fought his way through the crowd, minutes after hearing his sentence. >> this is a time to fight through adversity. this is a time for me to be strong for my children. be strong for patty. >> reporter: the judge ordered the illinois governor to serve 14 years in prison for corruption, a stiffer penalty than most of the state's corruption cases, but less than the 20 years the 54-year-old could have faced. before hearing his sentence, blagojevich made a plea for mercy. his voice cracking with emotion, he told the judge, he never set out to break the law, but admitted to making terrible mistakes and said he is unbelievably sorry. prosecutors said blagojevich damaged the government and deserved a stiff sentence. >> today's sentence of 14 years on former governor blagojevich sends a strong message that the public has had enough and judges have had enough. >> reporter: blagojevich's troubles began three years ago, after t

alexis christoforous begins wjz complete coverage with more on what is happening right now in blacksburg, virginia. >> reporter: officers suited up as law enforcement vehicles poured onto the campus of virginia tech. the campus is under lockdown, as an army of officers looks for a man who shot and killed two people. >> i could see his face. and he was covered in blood. i don't know if the blood was coming from his head or his face, exactly. >> reporter: one was a police officer, shot while making a routine traffic stop in a campus parking lot. the shooter, described as a white male, wearing gray pants and a maroon hoody, then fled on foot and shot another person in a second parking lot. >> we have many law enforcement agencies here. they have a description of the suspect. they are searching all buildings, all public areas, outdoors, indoors, we're looking absolutely everywhere. >> reporter: the manhunt is reminiscent of a shooting on campus. 33 people died in 2007 in what was the deadliest mass shooting in modern history. that tragedy prompted an overhaul of the university's emergency no

. >> alexis? >> you know, think to diane's point, she's absolutely right. this is not a black and white issue. this is a global economy. we're seeing it unfold. the thing we have to be careful looking a the this at home, there's a difference between how the stock market behaves, how corporate america is behaving and govern sovereign nations are performing. the stock market loves coordination. they want to see an attack to do something about it. but when you look at the sovereign nations and governments, to diane's point, fiscal austerity measures, getting your deficits in order, these are things that are going to take years to address. it's going to require the devaluation of currencies. but if you look right now at what's going on in corporate america, corporate america is still hoarding cash. they're tightening their belts. they are being extremely careful. this sets up for a very cautious 2012 and the u.s. cannot ignore. >> yeah. >> what's going on in europe and, frankly, what's going on in china. >> you know, muhammad, stocks in the u.s. soared on wedne

alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. >>> is your head spinning yet? the sales of elizabeth taylor's art, clothing and memorabilia will be held later this week. an online only sale of some items runs until saturday and part of the proceeds will go to the elizabeth taylor a.i.d.s. foundation. >>> coming up next, howard and the forecast. >> j.c., it is kind of chilly after the winds are light. with cloud cover, look at the temps as we go to break. we're looking at mid-40s from hagerstown down toward winchester. we're only in the upper 40s with a few spots now playing with the 50 degree mark. we'll look at live doppler 9000 hd and the seven-day forecast going through the weekend when 9news now at noon returns. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireles

stick around for there story, alexis. i have here in my hand the annual list of words and phrases that somebody at a college in northern michigan wants to ban from the english language. the list of overused terms includes baby bump. i guess we can thank beyonce for that one. then the neanderthal with tv phrase man cave and ginormous and occupy. the word that got its most bandit votes this year, amazing. they blame day time tv talkers for wearing that one out. no surprise there. >>> just ahead on the "morning news," a risky rescue on a california cliff. plus, wild wind causes havoc on a colorado highway. this is the "cbs morning news." that keep accuracy high, along with training and other benefits, like being able to work anywhere in the u.s. with my current license. it's good to know you're working with the best. and that's good for our veterans. (announcer) learn more about careers with today's va at vacareers.va.gov. by marie claire as one of the 25 beauty products that will change your life because it whitens by remov

alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. >> those jewels were just stunning!his morning, on "the early show," the season's best games for computers and smart phones. i'm betty nguyen. and this is the "cbs morning news." w. i couldn't sleep right. next day it took forever to get going. night after night, i sat up. sprayed up. took a shower... or took a pill. then i tried drug-free breathe right advanced. and instantly, i breathed better! i slept better. it felt...better. thank you, breathe right! [ male announcer ] breathe better, sleep better, feel better. try breathe right advanced for free... at breatheright.com. [ woman ] it's my right to breathe right. isn't it your right, too? >>> four minutes before 5:00 on a wpped morning, another nice day start. marty in the first warning weather center. >> it is actually 10 degrees warmer. >> feels like it. >> than yesterday. mid-30s, mid-20s yesterday. 51 at lunch, going to a high of 54 today. 46 this evening. we will start sunnier than we are going to end. it is partly sunny, if you will, partly cloudy right now. do

in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. >>> to the movies we go.om cruise forth mission movie tops the weekend box office. "mission impossible" goes protocol and took in 26.5 million in ticket sales. sherlock holmes "game of shadows" was second and "alvin and the chipmunks" was third. >>> straight ahead, your monday morning weather. >>> and in sports, the knicks and the celtics kick off the nba season. celtics kick off the nba season. [ male announcer ] cranberry juice? wake up! ♪ that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm [ male announcer ] for half the calories -- plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. plus veggie nutrition. hershey's air delight. experience light and airy, melty bubbles. made from pure, delicious hershey's milk chocolate. hershey's air delight. [ femala $100 cream. we were flattered when regenerist beat flabbergasted when we creamed a $500 cream. for about $30 regenerist micro-sculpting cream hydrates better than over 20 of america's most expensive luxury creams. fantastic. phenomenal. regenerist. metamucil uses super hard worki

in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. >> toyota unveils the aqua in japan, the automaker's smallest according to toyota, the most environmentally friendly car they make. and it is said to get about 50 miles per hour. when the car comes to america next month, it will be called the prius speed. starting price, $26,000. it is priced to compete with the hyundai insight which also goes for about $20,000. >> a mall, day off from school lead to a melee that gets security guards busy and the whole thing is caught on tape. plus, what your sweets say about your happiness or lack thereof. >>> at some point, winter is going to arrive but we're going to get some rain first. temperatures in the 40s now. >> we'll stay above freezing overnight tonight. we're really getting kind of a treat toward the end of the year. easing out of december without any snow to forecast. we do have some steady rain though on the way to come down today. cloudy skies throughout. moisture is moving on through. with the cloud cover, our temperatures really haven't had the opportunity to drop down overnight. most of the re

alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. >> those jewels were just stunning!s morning, on "the early show," the season's best games for computers and smart phones. i'm betty nguyen. and this is the "cbs morning news." w. i couldn't sleep right. next day it took forever to get going. night after night, i sat up. sprayed up. took a shower... or took a pill. then i tried drug-free breathe right advanced. and instantly, i breathed better! i slept better. it felt...better. thank you, breathe right! [ male announcer ] breathe better, sleep better, feel better. try breathe right advanced for free... at breatheright.com. [ woman ] it's my right to breathe right. isn't it your right, too? >>> good morning and welcome to 9news now. today is wednesday, december 14th. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. it is cold but not nearly that cold. good morning, monica. bright and shiny in your orange. >> mr. bernstein. >> we'll take the low 40s. few more clouds today. it will be a dry wednesday around here. not so much a dry thursday but not terrible either. your day planner he

alexis christoforous has more. >> reporter: that's not spiderman.cruise scaling the world's tallest building in dubai. it's one of the many stunts the actor performs himself in the latest "mission impossible ghost protocol." >> it was moments pretty intense, pretty exhilarating. >> reporter: tom cruise is back for the fourth time as secret agent ethan hunt and at nearly 50, cruise says he is yet to see a stunt he won't try. >> you know, whenever i can, i just want to entertain an audience and there was no way i was going to let anyone else do it. >> reporter: cruise wasn't the only risk-taker. paula patton did all of her own stunts too as hunt's new super agent and love interest jane. >> i think it's that much more compelling when you know that the actor is doing their own stunts. so i really want to take on that challenge. >> we all have our secrets. >> reporter: jeremy renner joins as the high octane agent to go rogue in the body of the krem n kremlin. and there's some comic relief. simon pegg reprises his role as the techie. >> it's lovely to be

alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. >> those jewels were just stunning!his morning, on "the early show," the season's best games for computers and smart phones. i'm betty nguyen. and this is the "cbs morning news." w. i couldn't sleep right. next day it took forever to get going. night after night, i sat up. sprayed up. took a shower... or took a pill. then i tried drug-free breathe right advanced. and instantly, i breathed better! i slept better. it felt...better. thank you, breathe right! [ male announcer ] breathe better, sleep better, feel better. try breathe right advanced for free... at breatheright.com. [ woman ] it's my right to breathe right. isn't it your right, too? >>> look at this. a new zealand family came home to quite a surprise. a baby seal resting on their sofa. they named it lucky and still a mystery how lucky managed to walk up from the harbor, cross a busy road, go through a pet door and make its way up the satairs to the sofa. the seal was eventually returned to the harbor. >>> scientists at mit have come up with a new kind of imagin

alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. >>> sales of taylor's art, clothing and memorabilia will bed later this week and online only sale runs until saturday. part of the proceeds will go to the elizabeth taylor a.i.d.s. foundation. we decided this isn't the 1% who is buying this. this is the -- >> .1%. >> those are spectacular jewels. good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> we're glad you're here. i'm mike hydeck. here's the lovely monika samtani. she'll have traffic momentarily. good morning, mr. beirne. >> we may see an isolated shower north and west of town later this morning into early afternoon but it looks like our rain chances really will become better tomorrow. tomorrow will be the wettest day of the week. we're not talking about like a soaking rain either but

alexis christoforous has more on both of the topics. >> reporter: verizon will charge customers a $2 fee if they pay their bill over the phone or online with a credit card. the new convenience fee goes into effect january 15th and not apply to electronic check payments or automatic credit card payments. experts say verizon is trying to push customers to sign up for its free automatic payment program. well, moments after the news broke, customers logged on to twitter and facebook to voice their anger over the new fee. >>> volatilely was the word of the year on wall street certainly. the dow closed up or down triple digits more than 100 times but 2011 won't be the most volatile year on record. that belongs to 2008. >>> the dow jumped 135 points thursday and the nasdaq jumped 24 and the dow is up about 6%, the nasdaq is down nearly 1.5%. >>> mortgage rates are up slightly this week after reaching record lows. freddie mac says the average rate on a 30 year fixed loan is 3.95%. that's up from 3.91% last week but this year is one of the worst ever for home sales. next year could be better.

we are not an island and muhammad is exactly right on this. >> alexis? >> i think to diane's point she is absolutely right. this is not a black-and-whitish unite. what is going on around the globe is a global economy and we are seeing it unfold. the thing we have to be very careful about when we're looking at this at home right now is there is a difference between how the stock market behaves, how corporate america is behaving, how governments and sovereign nations are performing. the stock market loves coordination. they want to see an attack to do something about it. but when you look at the sovereign nations and governments, to diane's point, fiscal austerity measures, getting your deficits in order, these are things that are going to take years to address. it's going to require the devaluation of currencies. but if you look right now at what's going on in corporate america, corporate america is still hoarding cash. they're tightening their belts. they are being extremely careful. this sets up for a very cautious 2012 and the u.s. cannot ignore. >> ye

. >> alexis sánchez golazo . >> después entendieron bien xavi pone adelante y de ahí a los merengueso al 27 . >> pero atención los lobos despiertan fletcher empata pero encuentra y no solto la manija el manchester united nani nuevamente y al final rooney termina sellando 4 para manchester united 1 para wolf . >> le cuento los del arsenal ganaron al everton 1 a 0 con robin con 27 unidades y en cuarto lugar . >> en méxico , logro medio boleto deespues de ganar sobre la piedad correcamino es el nuevo campeón de ganar estaría subiendo automaticamente ante el ganador del próximo torno . >> en el béisbol canjes oakland mando a trevor a arizona y reciben a creg más dinero . >> también pujol presentado en la presentación de refuerzo también wilson como los nuevos lanzadores en la liga américana . >> el siempre ramírez para firmar con cualquier equipo pero deberá pagar 50 partidos . >> mañana se juega la final del fútbol mexicano santos, el tuca ferreti y en ganar como jugador y director técnico . >> es todo en los deportes . >> buenas tardes . >> muy amable . >> información de último momento

y de un brazo no lo puedo levantar bien. >> alexis es mi primer hijo. tocaba su medicamento y nadie lo querÍa inyectar, a todos les daba miedo. me sentÍa mal porque todos me veÍan como algo raro. >> pues, entendÍ que soy diferen diferente, entendÍ que soy diferente porque soy mejor. >> muchos ven en su discapacidad un hoyo negro sin final y yo, en la mÍa encontrÉ un trampolÍn y brinquÉ. >> cuando entrÉ al telethon, me sentÍ feliz porque ahi iba a poder hacer todo lo que me propusiera. >> yo vÍ una salida, trata de que yo sea mejor cada dÍa. >> cada dÍa yo veia la mejorÍa. cada meta que logro en el telethon me siento feliz, aprendÍ a moverme y asi me fui haciendo independiente. >> correr para mÍ representa, que yo lo estoy logrando. >> a toda velocidad siento como si no tuiera nada. >> he soÑado de que corrÍa en una carrera olÍmpica y que ganaba. >> siempre hay una salida. >> siempre se puede. >> aunque sea difÍcil, nos cueste mÁs que a los demas. pero se puede. ahora me siento feliz. siento que ahora sÍ mi vida tiene sentido. . >> yo por eso hoy voy a j

y alexis, que qué onda, donde podemos ver y encontrar toda la hora de perros asquerosos estos.el es nuestro reportero debería llevárselo un día las películas. >> peces chicos nos vemos. ♪ ♪ (aplausos). ♪ ♪ (risas).

edades oscilan entre los 12 y 17 aÑo ellos son los hermanos, raul jrs, saul y jair sosa, edwin claros, alexisuan carlos terrones, diego guerrero, rodolfo juarez, israel, y jesus avelar, grady mendoza, jose manuel gonzalez y alejandro valadez, en la semana de entrenamientos dejaron buena impresion a los entrenadores del america de mexico. univision estuvo a su llegada, hablamos con edwin claros y nos cuenta sobre esta experiencia. para el proximo verano varios jugadores de la fci soccer academy viajaran a portugal. buena suerte. hasta aqui los deportes, buenas noches

de tibia y quien los medicos dicen que podria estar fuera hasta seis meses y un problema fÍsico de alexise un tirÓn. la universidad de chile conquisto anoche por primera vez en su historia la copa sudamericana de futbol al derrotar 3-0 a la liga de quito. tenemos imanges y reacciones. en peru, el equipo juan aurich, ganÓ el tÍtulo de campeÓn del torneo de fu Útbol, tras derrotar 3-1 en tiros libres desde el punto de penal a alianza lima, tenemos imagenes y reacciones desde lima. en bolivia, san jose oruro derroto 1-0 a universitario sucre y oriente petrolero le gano 1-0 a the strongest. en colombia, junior barranquilla goleo 3-0 a millonarios y once caldas supero 2-1 a independiente santa fe. hasta aqui los deportes mas esta noche solo a las once. amigos hoy se cierra un ciclo muy importante en la historia de noticias univision- washington... este dia finaliza su actividad laboral nuestro director de noticias ernesto clavijo... ernesto, se jubila despues de cerca de 20 aÑos frente de este noticiero...no me queda la menor duda que su huella laboral quedara en la memoria colectiva de esta c

. >> oficiales encontraron el cadÁver de alexis marrÓn calcinado en un vehÍculo junto a otros dos jÓvenespor la fiscalÍa como un posible robo, pues no se encontraron pertenencias en el vehÍculo. >> su familia, solo pide justicia en el caso de la familia de texas, los responsables del asesinato de la madre y sus dos hijas fueron ultimados por el ejÉrcito mexicano en un fuego cruzado. pamela. >> muchas gracias natalia por toda la informaciÓn. >> mientras tanto en impactantes son imÁgenes de una joven de 15 aÑos en afganistÁn que fue rescatada del sÓtano de la casa de sus suegros tras ser sometida a crueles torturas. >> porque se negaba a prostituirse. >> entre otras cosas le habÍan arrancado las uÑas y el cabello le habÍan cortado la piel con alÍ catÁlogos y estaba desnutrida. >> autoridades lograron liberarla de su amarga pesadilla. >> y otra menor de edad de 14 aÑos estuvo al borde de la muerte por una sobredosis de droga. >> un hombre enfrenta cargos por inyectarles heroÍna y suministrarles peligrosos estupefacient estupefacientes, la menor iba con cono vulgz encontraron que habÍa consum

let's go to new york where alexis christoforous has the money watch update. >> reporter: euro slumped to a 15-month low against the dollar making goods more expensive overseas. senior saudi official tells the gulf arab nation are prepared to offset the loss of oil in the market. he says his country would close the street cutting off oil exports if western nations pose sanctions. a 6th of the oil moves through the strait. last minute holiday shoppers gave retailers a solid lift the week before christmas. sales rose 4 and a half percent. consumers got help getting shopping done on time. some retailers stayed open for 24 hours a day. on line spending hit a record. according to comp score, americans spent over $35 billion on line from the day after thanksgiving, through christmas eve, that is up 15% compared to last year, on cyber monday alone, consumers spent 1 and a quarter billion dollars buying gifts over the internet. head to cbsmoneywatch.com. i'm alexis chris christoforous. >>> let's check in with christy at wjz traffic control. >> we have a little bit of good news, let's look now

de tibia y quien los medicos dicen que podria estar fuera hasta seis meses y un problema fÍsico de alexisaquejado de un tirÓn. a dos meses de jugarse el partido entre las selecciones de mexico y colombia, dos leyendas promocionen a sus selecciones en miami. hasta aqui los deportes, buenas noches.

that's what they want to do in this election. >> bill: all right, alexis, let's go over to you. my hypothesis is that the movement is in decline. now made up of agitators, the hard core people. casual protesters have left a long time ago. basically because they have jobs and houses and kids and whatever. they are not there any longer. they can't stay out for months and months and months sleeping on the street. so what you are left with is a really a hard corage territories who are, you know, in some cases looking for trouble, which is to besmirch the whole crew, and you say? >> i completely disagree. i think occupy is actually just getting started. the public space has been incredibly important for creating a destination for people. it's easy represent politic cable. that's why we have seen it spread out over 1500 cities worldwide. actually incredible movement in terms of changing the narrative. >> bill: you think it's gaining strength even though they are getting thrown out of every is i city in the country. there is no place for them to governmental it's not about the space. t

alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. >> sales of elizabeth taylor's art, clothing and memorabilia will be held later this week. part of the proceeds go to the elizabeth taylor a.i.d.s. foundation. >> and you have to look like her to pull it off. and nobody looks like her. >> i don't know. if you put it on, you would look like her. if you had that kind of stuff. >> then no wonder they're paying $8 million. >>> caught on tape. a pickup truck slams through a department store. >>> why prosecutors decided not to file criminal charges in this wild, on court fight. >>> bob turk. a bit of rain and cooler days. and sunshine headed our way. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates and all the day's news, and the updated forecast any time, log onto wjz.com. ,,,, >>> a burglar crashes his truck through a department store. you can see the man breaking into the store and stuffing merchandise into his vehicle. the man's vehicle became stuck while he tried to leave and filled the store with

in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. >>> there's less than two weeks to go until christmas. and some of the year's biggest toys are already selling out. manuel gallegus heads to the toy store for wjz to see what is hot this holiday season. >> reporter: gooey balloons. handheld helicopters. and justin bieber, with his latest look. >> justin's real hairstyle. >> it's his new real hair style. they have to be very fast with the manufacturers. >> reporter: they showed us some of the hot sellers this season. >> for under $20, kids like angry birds, fire flies, and zsa zsa hermit crabs. >> they run around like little hermit crabs. it's got sort of a tropical caribbean theme. >> on the high end, there's an entire ninjago. a video game that uses action figures. kids certainly know what they want. >> i do like to play with electronic stuff and video games. >> reporter: too young for an ipad. how about the leap pad? educational tablets for little kids are also big. >> it's got an arts studio. you tell me what a 4-year-old needs to organize. >> parents are telling us that this year, the

alexis christoforous, wjz eyewitness news. >> again, a law enforcement source says the gunman is dead. but police are not confirming this information as of yet. moments ago, police say that the shooter was not the person pulled over during the traffic stop. >>> a baltimore county teenager is one of the students who spent several hours in lockdown at virginia tech. complete coverage continues with andrea fujii who just spoke to the parkton native about what is happening on campus. >> reporter: the heir ford high school graduate says she and several other students spent the afternoon with their doors locked in a study center. that is right off campus. just moments ago, they sent all students phone alerts, telling them they don't suspect any more violence on campus. there, this is eerily similar to the mass shooting. she said through it all, she was confident in law enforcement. this is right before the lockdown was lifted. >> i mean, we were scared. but i think it's just the feeling that they know what they're doing. the police are trained to do this. and yesterday, they said they would

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at the new york stock exchange, i'm alexis christoforous. >> our time is 5:37. we have a quick look at the forecast. plus, hitch a ride to the north pole with a special group of children. >> later, see how this new atheist display set to kick off in loudoun county is already causing controversy. >>> few high clouds out there today. we start in the teens and 20s. 36 by 9:00. by noon, 42. 3:00, 45. highs today at about 47. look at the winds light southerly winds 5 miles per hour or less. i'll be inside in about five minutes. we'll talk about some milder temperatures but right now, talking about the morning traffic with my friend, monika. >> thank you so much, howard. good morning, everybody. on the inbound side of i-66, an accident reported at haymarket. here's 9 a at the fairfax county parkway. another accident before quantico. that's in the left lane. more on what's going on on area roadways coming up at 5:50. back to you. >>> dozens of children from local hospices go at trip to the north pole to see santa. >> they were greeted by santa and mrs. claus after a fa

let's go to new york, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. >> stocks ended the week with a rally, after european nations agreed to work together to tackle the region's debt crisis. all 17 nations that use the euro will sign a treaty that gives essential authority closer oversight of their budget. britain, which does not use the euro, rejected the treaty. consumer sentiment is at a six- month high, as more people become confident in their own finances. and the overall economy. that has retailers happy since confident consumers tend to spend more, especially during this critical holiday shopping season. >>> the u.s. trade deficit narrowed in october, to its lowest point of the year. the commerce department says it saturday fourth straight monthly drop as americans brought fewer foreign cars and imported less oil. a new smart phone application, allowed shoppers to receive a discount if they shop online. the new amazon app, called price check, is now offering shoppers a 5% discount on its website if they go into the store and snap a bar code. the catch? you have

let's go to alexis christoforous with the cbs money watch update. >> reporter: stocks pulled back oneay after the market's best showing in two and a half years. investors reacted to some discouraging news on jobs. the number of people applying for unemployment benefits rose for the second straight week. it's a sign the job market is recovering but at a slow and uneven pace. it comes one day before the government releases the november employment figures. >>> americans return to auto show rooms last month. chrysler sales jumped from a year earlier. and gm is affording a 7% sales increase. overall, november was the best month for the auto industry since august 2009, when the government offered big rebates for drivers to trade in their gas-guzzling clunkers. >>> and you may have money coming to you from the internal revenue service. the irs says it has millions of dollars in unclaimed tax refund checks, looking for the right homes. more than 99,000 taxpayers never received their refund check because they had the wrong mailing address. and if you think you're missing your refund, you can c

let's go to new york right now, alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. >>> it was another losing day on wall street as worries about europe hung over the stock market. the euro fell to its lowest level against the u.s. dollar in about a year. that's good news for americans traveling abroad since their dollars will stretch farther. but it's bad news for the european economy and that region's debt crisis. the strong dollar sent gold plunging. it is the first time gold dipped below $1600 an ounce since late september. that could translate into lower gold prices at the jewelry counter, just in time for the holidays. >>> google is donating up to $1 million to fight modern-day slavery. some 25 million people around the world are being forced to work or provide sex against their will. google is the largest -- corporation dedicated to ending modern-day slavery. >>> and times person of the year. these protestors, they say, are reshaping global politics. last year, you may remember, facebook founder mark zucker burg got the honor. for more. go to cbsmoneywatch.com. in new yo

governor in a row to be sentenced to prison and the fourth in the last four decades. >> reporter: alexis christoforous, wjz eyewitness news. >> and blagojevich must also pay a $20,000 fine. the judge gave him until february 16th to report to prison. >>> the settlement is being offered to the victims of the stage collapse at the indiana state fair. seven people were killed when that stage was knocked down during a violent storm. the families of the deceased will receive at least $300,000. the rest of the $5 million fund will go to those injured in the incident. the families have until december 12th to accept or reject that offer. >>> a 30-year-old legal battle over a racially-charged murder in philadelphia has come to an end. prosecutors have dropped their push to execute convicted cop killer, mumia abu jabal. he became the center of an international debate at the center of the death penalty. prosecutors say he didn't want to continue the lengthy appeal. >>> actor alec baldwin kicked off a plane. he claims it was because he was playing with his phone. but american airlines is disputing th

in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. >>> coming up on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. at the very least, it's in poor taste. see the picture of air force airmen that is sparking a government investigation. >>> when compassion turns to chaos. we'll go inside a home, where a family hoarded more than 100 cats. the charges the owner is facing. >>> our mild, mid-december temperatures are going to change dramatically. tim says well doing some stuff for us. >>> wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, instant updates and first warning weather all the time, ,, >>> they say there's a little sun. can you forecast the weather? >> well, you know, the sun is actually going to come back very quickly. the tradeoff is we'll lose some of the 60-degree temperatures. but we're back into sunshine and blue skies for the weekend. not a bad tradeoff. >> if you have any last-minute shopping to do, the weather after tonight, after this rain goes by, is going to cooperate. right now, 58 degrees. we're down just 1 degree or so from our checkout. 49 is your dew point. relative humidit

alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. >>> after a long standoff, oakland police arrested the man accused in a black friday shooting. detwone watson surrendered to police this morning after barricading himself inside an east oakland home for several hours. police say he shot a man in the neck outside the san leandro walmart during the black friday shopping rush. during the today's standoff his sister came to his defense. >> my brother is a good person. he's a good man. you know what i'm saying? regardless of what anybody said about him! my brother is the type of man it helps somebody out. >> the man shot outside the walmart is recovering. a second suspect is already in custody. >>> law enforcement officers arrested more than 30 suspected gang members across the south bay today. they raided a series of locations in gilroy, san jose, hollister, and san martin. investigators say the suspects belonged to a powerful gilroy- based criminal street gang. they face multiple charges including assault with a deadly weapon and robbery. >>> the startling new report shows a quarter of californi