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abc 7's laura anthony has the story. >> things are looking up for retailers this holiday season and theush of last minute shoppers could turn good sales figures into great ones. at concord sun valley mall the hot sellers include high-priced jewelry, a big change from last year. >> a very strong season here saturday, sunday valley. some of the strongest seasons in years. maybe one of the strongest seasons we've ever had. >> at brook stones last-minute shoppers were clearly going for items that wouldn't exactly be considered essential. >> the helicopters up front there, they're huge. we've been selling pretty well our drone hovercraft. >> much of the last-minute rush was by men who make up 60% of the christmas eve crowd here at sun valley, about twice the normal number. >> just the spirit on the last day. people starting to get into it. >> then there are those who are into getting some bargains. >> lots of deals. i bought some nice sweaters for a person friend. >> i think we have more this year. definitely from the economy. but we have kids in college, we're helping them through. >> shopp

at one time casey anthony had a defense dream team but one by one,s they high-profiled lawyers have dropped represented by four florida attorneys. including ann sinnell, knew new to the case. profiled in an academy-award winning documentary about murder. >> casey anthony is scheduled to be back in court tomorrow where prosecutors and her defense will discuss how they will address the penalty phase if she's convicted. prosecutors plan to ask for the death penalty. that trial is set for early may. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay" -- a day of landmark votes in the senate but battles on capitol hill are not over yet. our political analyst weighs in on the last-minute votes and why things could be tough for democrats come next week. need an easy holiday recipe everyone will love? try mini crescent dogs. just unroll the dough, roll up, bake, and present. very impresse! and very easy. for this recipe and more, visit pillsburycrescents.com. start with cookie dough. ♪ add frosting. [ giggles ] [ female announcer ] then sprinkles. [ both giggle ] [ female announcer ] fun. easy. [ child ] wow. [

police identified the man shot and killed in the first ins s ent -- incident as anthony costello. the second murder happened outside this liquor store. they say the man was stabbed to death after some kind of argument. 7:37. later today, three people are expected to learn their punishment for the for churring of a teenager in -- torturing of a teenager in tracy. this comes three years after the teenager stumbled into a health club almost naked and emaciated. he was badly bruised and had cigarette burns on his body. legal experts are saying because of the sweaty of the crime all three could get the maximum sentence which is 30 years in prison. >>> parking for free at a broken parking meter could soon become more complicated in san francisco. right now, two hours are allowed before tickets are issued. the city's transit agency wants to move forward with the plan because it is introducing 5,000 new high-tech meters and some will allow motorists for as long as four hours at a time. >> know you are always tempted to park there if the meter is broken. >>> let's check in with sal and see

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s thomas roman reports on the christmas day distribution. ♪ >> tenderloin residents and homeless are being treated to soothing music at saint anthony's hallsan francisco. everyone received a hand-made scarf. >> we had scarves coming from australia, japan. we gathered over 70,000. >> they put out a web appeal last summer asking for handmade scarves for their seniors. they only asked for 2500. >> i think it's a way, a time when a lot of people are struggling, create something with their own hands and give to someone else in need. it's just this beautiful giving that people are doing. >> you got enough hands? >> firefighters from station 5 in the western edition are bringing dozens of toys donated by residents and businesses to the hamilton family residence center on hayes street. the children were just as surprised as their parents with the sudden bounty. he was especially pleased as were his parents. >> he's happy. he's having a good christmas. that's the important thing. >> i didn't get on any christmas lists this year. worried we wouldn't have much for christmas but it's still been pretty good. >> more than two dozen children were given

>> this month, c-span3's american history tv continues. also this weekend, carl anthony talks about first lady grace coolidge. historian richard francis on why it one of the judges at the salem witch trials recanted his guilty verdicts. telling the american story every weekend. see the complete schedule on line. >> richard holbrooke, u.s. special on by to afghanistan passed away this big after surgery to repair a tear in his aorta. today, members of the u.s. house paid tribute to the ambassador in speeches in the chamber. this is 20 minutes. of this resolution which recognizes and honors the life and career of one of america's most potent diplomatic assets, ambassador richard c. holbrooke, and for opening comments i'd like to yield to someone who is a close and great friend of his, e chair of the foreign operations subcommittee, the house appropriations committee, the chief sponsor of this resolution that the ranking member and i have joined, mrs. lowey of new york, for such time as she may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. mr

s afety. that's because many men wear their pants low and might be pulling up their pants instead of reaching for a weaponnen. weapon. we'll try to speak with chief anthony bats this morning -- batts this morning about his call for the fbi investigation and what he hopes will come out of the investigation in addition to a level of trust that's higher than it is now. reporting live in oakland, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> 7:03. well, berkeley residents may feel safer on the streets this morning. police have arrested nine p eople, some of whom may be connected to a series of recent robberies. tara moriarty is live in berkeley right now and has the details on what the latest is. >> reporter: good morning. berkeley police say it was their beefed up patrols that really helped crack this case. they say they had more officers on the streets and they were concentrating on the areas that had been targeted by the r obbers. they made nine arrests. these are connected to a string of robberies. these happened just in the past few days, these arrests and the suspects are people that police believe are responsible for a series of five arme