i'm betty nguyen. former baltimore ravens running back ray rice is breaking his sigh clens in an exclusive interview with matt lauer. this comes after that infamous video knocking out his now wife in a casino elevator. the act got rice suspended from the nfl, but he was reinstated last friday. nbc's stephanie gosk has more. >> reporter: ray rice can play again. but will an nfl team sign him? the former running back for the baltimore ravens spoke about his uncertainty future with matt lauer. >> what would you think it would take for another owner and another group of fans to put the images of that video behind and say we'll take a chance on ray rice? >> one thing i think that, you know, they will have to be, you know, willing to, you know, look deeper into who i am and realize that, you know, me and my wife had one bad night, and i took full responsibility for it. and one thing about my punishment and everything going along with anything that happened is that i've accepted it. i've went fully forward wi

i'm betty nguyen. here in new york city, two families are in mourning and police officers are taking extra precautions to protect their lives. this 48 hours since the ambush-style shootings of two of their own. the cover of the "daily news," "we weep as one." new yorkers of all backgrounds gathered at the crime scene for a vigil. hours before the police chief described this chilling encounter the shooter had with two strangers just momented before he carried out his attack. >> he begins the conversation with them. they start speaking. and he asked them three things. he asked them for their gang affiliation. he asked them to follow him on instagram, and then he says "watch what i'm going to do." >> nbc's stephanie gosk has more. >> reporter: investigators now believe 28-year-old suspectish mail brinsley was motivated in part by rage towards the police. looking at instagram messages they say were likely posted by him in the hours before the shooting. a photo of a silver gun and references to the deaths o

>> reporter: good morning, betty. we are told he is doing well. not well enough to leave the hospital. he is going on the fifth day at houston methodist after he was rushed here by ambulance on tuesday after he had trouble breathing. he is the oldest living former president. he suffers from a form of parkinson's disease that makes it difficult for him to speak or walk. in recent months, he has been active and sky diving on his 90th birthday and several other public appearances as well. we are told he spent christmas day with family at the hospital. he did the same thing two christmases ago when we were told the condition was more serious. the person we spoke with says he is in good spirits, but not well enough to leave the hospital. betty. >> thank you, jacob. >>> so far, so good for a lab technician possibly exposed to ebola. the cdc says he is doing well and will be monitored for 21 days. he is troubled by the latest incident. the cdc does insist the risk is low. >>> if you are wondering what to do with all of the cardboard boxes piled up around

betty?> reporter: well ken and liz, this homeowner goes all out with christmas decorations but this year, she is doing things a bit differently because of this nasty storm. she spent the day bolts down these displays and she is also holding off on putting on all the lights. some of the bay area's most elaborate decorations may have to take this storm rolling in lying down. >> the inflatables is probably what we are most concerned about because they are full of air. and with these gusts of wind, they are just going to take these things and launch them. >> reporter: to keep all sorts of santas are running off, chris and his team of installers are anchoring decorations with extra stakes. >> a little electrical tape on there. >> reporter: and wrapping out lets. >> take what you can inside. >> reporter: that is not an option for dozens of christmas tree lots downtown. >> we want to lay them on their side. and possibly tie them to sandbags or stands. >> reporter: it is tough to do that sort of thi

betty hall lives next door to what nightmare from which she cannot escape.n you look next door and you see that mess, what goes through your mind? >> like disgust. i'm very disgusted with it. and i'm also afraid. i can't sleep too well at night. >> reporter: you don't know what's going on next door. >> no, i don't. >> reporter: betty says the attached home has been vacant for months. front door is wide open. inside it look like a bomb went off. the storm door was stolen right off its hinges just hours before we arrived. that's not the worst of it. take look from out back. the rear portion of the roof has collapsed. there's nothing to keep the rain out of either home. betty says the last big storm left water pouring down her dining room wall. >> any doubt in your mind where this water is coming from? >>> no doubt. it's coming from next door. >> reporter: records on the department o of licenses and inspections website show numerous violations at the home over the past several years. broken windows, trash and weeds, poor drainage a basic failure to maintain vac

thank you for joining us today, i'm betty wynn. the explosive report is set to be released and examines torture practices like water boarding. and like it or not, it'll go public, possibly tomorrow. some consider it a major risk, though. senior intelligence officials warn there is a heightened potential for a violent response. it was echoed on cbs's face the nation. >> this will be used by our enemies to motivate people to attack americans and american facilities overseas. i am concerned boy that, and the secretary of state and the direct er of national intelligence. >> president george w. bush also came to the defense of the cia. >> these are patriots. whatever the report says, if it diminishes their contributions to our country, it is way off base. >> but senator dianne feinstein ahead of the intelligence committee told the l.a. times that i undermine societal and constitutional values we are proud of up anybody who reads this is going to never let it happen again. changes to racial profiling could come as early as today. they ar

. >> mike bettis has been monitoring the weather there. >> it's not unusual. the suddenly trade winds produce stormy weather. you can see that on the satellite map. all between where it was expected to land in singapore and the flight track would take it through the seas. the problem is we have thunderstorms for recovery efforts. we know the pilot asked to change altitude. but the storm tops were at 50,000 feet. unfortunately, we get a lot of turbulence all the way to the top of the clouds. even if it was changing elevation, it may not have made any difference whatsoever. it's an unfortunate situation. they do their best to get around these things. >> greg fizen, good to see you. we see it all the time especially in the summertime here in this part of our country. pilots deviates around these thunderstorms. what is the danger of a plane flying as cruise level flying into thunderstorms? >> one of the big issues with these types of thunderstorms that blossom 30,000 40,000 50,000 feet is the activity within the thunderstorm. the up and down draft. the potential f

betty crocker sugar cookie mix. your head start to homemade. get your betty on!ow did edward jones get so big? let me just put this away. ♪ could you teach our kids that trick? [ male announcer ] by not acting that way. it's how edward jones makes sense of investing. . >>> well, look at what mother nature is bringing to california's seeiary ya mountains. a winter weather warning above 7,000 feet. by the end of today, could be as much as 3 feet of fresh snow. a lot of road work, but the kids and the parents having a good old time. >> sure are. >>> the morning road conditions, mountain snow makes for treacherous driving. and much of the west, and wet roads across the midwest, slippery into the great lakes and the upper northeast. >>> flying, delays possible in los angeles, san francisco and las vegas. >>> and the bulk shipment of batteries on passenger planes, the new concerns. >> the rechargeable lithium batteries are susceptible to fire or explosions that could destroy airliners. they are cheap to make, lightweight and can hold more energy than other batteries. >

i'm betty nguyen. this is "early today."hope it is just your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> leading the news in the associated press, u.s. co-opted cuba's hip-hop scene to spark change. according to the ap, a u.s. agency tried for two years to infiltrate the cuban hip-hop scene. it was in an attempt to unseat the country's communist government. the idea was to use music as a way to create a group of young people looking for change. the operation was unsuccessful. >>> time magazine, a rare weather phenomenon is causing a sea of clouds to fill the grand canyon. you have to look at this. instead of the usual stunning views of the grand canyon, visitors on thursday saw this, which i think is pretty stunning in and of itself. it is a rare weather pattern called total cloud inversion. that is absolutely beautiful. >>> some other stories we're following for you today, an amber alert, the search ended with a dramatic police standoff on a overpass in san diego. deputies say daniel perez got out of his vehicle, he appeared to have

. >>> now the latest in sports from betty nguyen. good morning, betty. >> good morning, dara. it was a monday night thriller. packers/falcons. big first half from green bay who built a 24-point lead. the falcons fought back in the second. julio jones had a career best 259 yards receiving before leaving the game with a hip injury, but the packers managed to hold on for a 43-37 victory. >>> the heisman trophy finalists are out. oregon quarterback marcus mariota, alabama receiver amari cooper and wisconsin running back, melvin gordon are the finalists. the winner will be selected on saturday. >>> bengals head coach melvin lewis called browns quarterback johnny manziel a quote midget. it happened during a radio interview when he was asked about facing him at the starting position. >> you gotta go defend the offense, you don't defend the player, particularly a midget. >> oh, there you go. >> well, lewis later apologized to manziel and browns fans saying, quote, it was just a remark, i really didn't mean anything by it. for the record, manziel is just under six feet tall. >>> it was

betty crocker sugar cookie mix. your head start to homemade. get your betty on! >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. >>> the nhl is fining the los angeles kings $100,000 for allowing a suspended player to practice with the team. voynov was spotted by reporters in an area yesterday. he was suspended indefinitely after he was booked on felony domestic violence charges. the kings say it was a mistake to allow him to have contact with the team. >>> meanwhile the commissioners of all four major professional sports leagues are taking heat from a senate committee investigating domestic violence. bud selig, roger goodell, adam silver, and garry bettman were all invited to hearing on capitol hill. none attended, instead sending league officials in their place. as mark albert reports lawmakers want to know what professional sports associations are doing to deter domestic violence. >> top executives from the nfl, nba, nhl, and baseball are wanting to know what commissioners are doing doing. >> they've done little to hold them responsible

betty crocker sugar cookie mix. your head start to homemade. get your betty on! >>> welcome back. look now at your morning road conditions. a few trouble spots. wet roads along the northern pacific coast and from wisconsin and the upper ohio valley. >>> if you're flying, there could be delays at chicago's airports this morning because of rain, snow, and sleet. >>> the young british royals have chilly temperatures to deal with today in new york city. it's the first day of their first official visit to the u.s. >> they'll be busy out in that cool temperature. abc's lana zak. it's cold out there. other tan that, what else are they contending with here in new york? >> reporter: good morning, reena and t.j. i hope they pakd nice, warm coat. it is a chilly morning out here. many couples take a babymoon. seems that the royals are no different, taking the empire state here by storm. little prince george has been left at home, while the royal couple takes on the big apple. a planned gala at the metropolitan museum of art. court-side at the nets-cavaliers game in brooklyn, and the top of th

betty. >> break out the umbrellas. thank you. just last month he was easily reelected to congress. now though emotions battled republican congressman is about to plaed guilty to one count of tax fraud. he'll appear in federal court in new york later today. in april he was indicted on 20 charges stemming from a federal investigation of a restaurant he once owned. >> the man that opened fire on a texas meteorologist in the parking lot of nbc's waco aphiladelphia yacht wednesday remains on the run this morning. the meteorologist is still recovering from gunshot wounds but he's speaking out about his near fatal encounter with the shooter. >> the man that shot me didn't say many words to me. there was no interaction whatsoever. he just started shooting at me as i was leaving the parking lot. i didn't know him. hopefully the description that i gave the texas rangers and the police, hopefully that description is going to help to bring this person to justice for what he did and the crime that he committed. >> and check out this video mak

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betty yu is on the scene. >> reporter: firefighters are concerned that it will collapse. there is already a hole in the ceiling behind me. it is still raining pretty hard. it is also raining inside the store and on the saturated roof. safeway looked more like an open air market. rain pounded the east san jose store for hours. the opening is 50 feet wide. it created a 75-foot long crack in the roof and turned the floors into a slushy mess. when the call came in, they ordered an evacuation. as a precaution the search and rescue team looked for victims. no one was trapped. >> we are lucky no one was hit.

betty yu is outside his home in san jose tonight.ty, you talked to his mom. >> reporter: that's right liz. we spoke over the phone tonight. ray mcdonald's mom lives in florida and she came to her son's defense. she says she raised a good christian boy and he would never hit a woman. ray mcdonald wasn't talking tonight as he got out of his new bentley and walked into his home. but the niners general manager was. >> ray has demonstrated a pattern of poor decision making that has led to multiple distractions for this organization and this football team that really can no longer be tolerated. >> reporter: mcdonald has yet to be arrested or charged. his mother says surveillance cameras at his home will show the truth. that nothing illegal happened. colin kaepernick said he hopes this is just a misunderstanding. >> in that situation, not one you want to hear about. >> reporter: today, several people stopped by his house on bentley ridge drive including a man who identified himself as his driver, mohammed. >> he is a wonderful man. he is a

i'm betty nguyen. getting home for the holidays has been a big hassle for millions of americans thanks to the snow, the flooding, and the thunderstorms. according to flight aware.com, as of 11:00 p.m. last night, more than 13,000 flights had been delayed. and more than 1200 flights canceled nationwide this week. so how did last minute travelers fare? here's nbc's chris pollone. ♪ >> reporter: at new york's laguardia airport, santa and his evil elves tried to keep travelers merry and bright. it was windy and wet from maine to florida. by midday, 200 flights across the country had been canceled, more than a thousand delayed. but travellers in new york seemed to be taking everything in stride. >> so far it has been great, no problems for us. we're hoping it will continue to be this way. >> reporter: delays were a bit more prevalent in philadelphia, where heavy fog slowed takeoffs and landings. >> really less crowded than i expected. i was expecting it to be packed in here. >> reporter: forecasters feared

betty yu is in felton with details about a lawsuit filed today after the 81-year-old woman died. a package of wrappe expects to die fro >> reporter: we know this is the first wrongful death lawsuit filed in this listeria outbreak and this is the safeway where the elderly woman bought the candy apple. her lawyer says the illness was completely preventible. all linked to the same identical strain. listeria can affect children, elderly people and those with systems. federal hea shirlee frey ate the prepackaged carmel apple and over the next week began to feel very, very sick. >> nobody buys a package of wrapped carmel apples and expects to die from that. >> reporter: the complaint states on november 6th due to weakness and instability related to her illness mrs. frey fell and hit her head.

i'm betty ngyuen.rts starts right now. >> this is a serious breach of our constitution. it's a serious threat to our system of government, and, frankly, we have limited options and limited abilities to deal with it directly, but that's why we're continuing to talk to our members who have not made decisions about how we're going to proceed, but we are, in fact, going to proceed. >> proceed with action on immigration or a true gop showdown. john boehner tried to keep the government from shutting down. now, a new allegation against bill cosby. a woman claims that he molested her at age 15 in the 1970s, and is now filing a civil suit against the comedian, and then on a much, much lighter note. way way too early" call wednesday is back. the blue phone has returned, and are you glad to know this morning's surprise guest recently graced the cover of time magazine. this is "way too early." >> that 230e7b could take out an eye. it's wednesday, december 3rd. welcome to way too early. it is a big day here. you kn

betty rollin looks at the efforts of some parents of critically ill children. >>> and my special report on faith communities and the rising heroin crisis. one grieving father criticizes what he calls a religious "code of silence" about drug abuse in the pews. >> the price is more parents who bury their children, their sons and their daughters. ♪ ♪ >>> major funding for "religion and ethics newsweekly" is provided by the lily endowment, an indianapolis-based private family foundation, dedicated to its founders' interest in religion, community development and education. additional funding also provided by mutual of america, designing customized, individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. >>> welcome. i'm kim lawton, sitting in for bob abernethy. thank you for joining us. >>> religious groups were among those condemning a new york grand jury decision this week not to bring charges against a white police officer for the death of an unarmed african-american man. the police were trying to arrest eric garner for selling loose cigarettes and placed him i

i'm betty nguyen. another woman has come forward to accuse bill cosby of drugging her. this time it is beverly johnson. kate snow reports. >> reporter: beverly johnson was a groundbreaking figure, a supermodel in the 1970s, now joining more than two dozen women who publicly accused bill cosby. >> she was a supermodel, the first black woman to appear on the cover of vogue. she does not have anything to gain by coming out and making an accusation and, in fact, she probably has a lot to lose. >> reporter: johnson said she thought she was auditioning for a part on the cosby show when she went to his brown stone in the mid-'80s. she said, i knew by the second sip of the drink cosby had given me that i was drugged and drugged good. she said she expectwas yanked de stairs and shoved into a cab. an attorney for cosby had no comment for latest allegations. johnson said when she heard other women come forward, she still struggled with whether to tell her story. a voice in my head kept whispering, black men have enough enemies out there already, they certainly don't need someone l

as betty yu reports, the grocery store was open and people were inside. >>> reporter: safeway looked more like an open-air market after the roof collapsed on a produce section just before 4 p.m. the roof gave in after nonstop rain pounded the east san jose store for hours. the opening is 50 feet wide. it also created a 75-foot-long crack in the roof and turned the floors into a slushy mess. when the call came in, the department ordered an evacuation and everyone got out safely. but as a precaution, its search- and-rescue team looked for victims. no one was trapped. >> we're very lucky that no one was hurt. obviously, safety of personnel on the scene and the people walking by is our concern. that's why we have the whole parking lot taped off. >> reporter: firefighters climbed up to the roof to inspect the damage at a distance in the steady rain. structural engineers were called to the scene to take a closer look. but tonight, it's too dark and conditions too dangerous for crews to do much else. betty yu, kpix 5. >>> crews had a hard time pumping water from flooded streets as record ra

betty yu, kpix 5. firefighters say it's also too dangerous now to try to cover up that opening so rain is just going to wreck the inside of this store overnight. there was one minor injury, one person treated here on the scene. but did not go to the hospital. in san jose, betty yu, kpix 5. >>> after a marathon yesterday, roberta is bark until the big chair. the storm is starting to subside. >> i'm ready to run another marathon. we have back wash. a lot of unstable air. not very lady like. let's go out right now. look at our hi-def doppler. check this out. when you see a little glitch right there. we lost our internet yesterday we took a surge in the power so we lost some of the returns with the radar. but we covered it and here we are now. you see light to moderate showers offshore that's going to be pushing into the peninsula and the city of san francisco within the next 30 minutes. meanwhile, we do have some hit and miss scattered showers primarily lining 280 along the peninsula this morning. los alt

i am betty liu here with brendan greeley and erik schatzker. we have a packed show lined up for everybody. investors wait for janet yellen to make her move on interest rates in 2015. we will be talking with the former chairman of the federal reserve, alan greenspan will be in the house with us -- >> the maestro. >> will fed policy derail housing? we get the fed reading, case-shiller index. yale professor bob shiller will be joining us. princeton professor alan krueger will be joining us. he has argued all year long the u.s. has to address income inequality. will that change in 2015? here they look at top stories is morning. a breakthrough in the search for the missing air asia passenger jet. debris has reportedly been found . indonesia's navy has spotted debris that says may be an emergency exit door. at least six bodies have been found. the air asia plane disappeared while flying from central indonesia to singapore. >> stocks are falling around the world this morning. futures indicate u.s. stocks will be lower at the open. energy stocks are le

betty friedan wanted results.ted something to happen, and it started happening. >> basic training for stewardesses is meant to turn a girl into a woman. the airline gives her beauty tips, a sense of responsibility. stewardesses must be slinky sex symbols. pilots can be homely and bald. >> they had hearings on the airline industry and the stewardess situation, because of course stewardesses were fired if they got married and they had to have a certain weight and height and their hands had to be soft and all this other stuff. >> we have an issue here, the 32-year age retirement, because behind that age retirement lies the future of the whole profession. >> the airline executives are saying their clients are not going to get on board the plane unless there is a beautiful, young, unmarried woman greeting them at the stairs. >> ms. boland, what are you girls asking the congress to do for you? >> we're asking them to give us an equal chance to continue in the job that we have chosen as a profession. there is no bona fid

whether betty talked him out of it. hedy sided not to do it whether reagan ambushed it took him out of it by offering the vice presidency? nobody knowles. ford walks away from it and that's the end of his public career. >> bob, thank you again. third time is the charm. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you all very, very much. i do want to remind you that bob's book on president ford and betty ford are available for sale and both of us would appreciate the tuition assistance programs. >> $150 apiece. . . .

>> 92 years old and we love our betty white.hank our alan for bringing in the edible treats. john, who made these? these are straight from colorado. yes. coming up on next on "way too early." a look at the storyies for the day ahead. emma, it's simple, when you are in a place like this, the best way to capture the moment is to feel it, even if you can't see it. wellllll... ♪ ♪ earlyfit ♪ latefit ♪ risefit ♪ fallfit ♪ ballfit ♪ wallfit ♪ pingfit ♪ pongfit ♪ pingfit ♪ pongfit ♪ rowfit ♪ throwfit ♪ slowfit ♪ olliefit ♪ oopsfit ♪ otisfit ♪ thiswayfit ♪ thatwayfit ♪ daddyfit ♪ pappyfit ♪ datefit ♪ weightfit ♪ goalfit ♪ gooooooalfit ♪ stepfit ♪ stairfit ♪ smartfit ♪ heartfit ♪ spinfit ♪ bikefit ♪ hikefit ♪ yikesfit ♪ wheeeeefit ♪ wowfit ♪ whoafit ♪ findyourfit ♪ it's all fitbit wow! [ narrator ] on a mission to get richard to his campbell's chunky soup. it's new chunky beer-n-cheese with beef and bacon soup. i love it. and mama loves you. ♪ >>> let's gate check on the day ahead before we toss it to "morning joe." >>> president obama w

. >>> and now to the latest in sports from my friend betty nguyen. good morning. >> thanks, milissa. we begin with sunday night football here on nbc. tom brady threw a 69-yard touchdown pass to julian edelman in the fourth quarter to beat the chargers 23-14. the pats won for the and will time in the past nine games. >>> in an afc north matchup, bengals receiver a.j. green had a career high day. he caught 11 passes for 224 yards. and an 81-yard touchdown, but not so fast. steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger threw three touchdowns including this 94-yarder to rookie bryant in first quarter. they beat the bengals 42-21. >>> here is something that you may not have heard about in a while. peyton manning threw for no touchdowns. zilch, zero, nada. it is rare and ended a 51-game streak that began in 2010. the broncos still run against the bills, 24-17. >>> college football's first playoff is set, my friends, on new year's day. alabama will take on ohio state in the sugar bowl. and oregon plays florida state at the rose bowl. the winners need to decide a

continues on radio and "in the loop" with betty liu is up next.at oil prices. ♪ >> good morning. it is monday, december 8. we are alive from bloomberg headquarters. i am betty liu. we have a packed show this morning. infighting in washington. we have got you covered. plus, in inside look at the wheeling and dealing in miami art and real estate. we will be joined right at the opening bell. before that, tom cole of oklahoma talks about whether ted cruz can again cause another government shutdown. moguls, celebrities, all mixed together. also, we have the renowned art gallery owner joining us as well. first, here is a look at our top stories in china. the shanghai composite index went over 3000 for the first time in three years. the index rose for the 12th day in a row. stocks up 20% during that rally.

i'm betty nguyen. >>> we have breaking news overnight to tell you about. tensions are once again flairing in st. louis, missouri. this, as another 18-year-old black teen has been shot and killed by a police officer. >>> it happened in berkley, a town just outside of ferguson. the officer approached the teen and another male during a routine check near a gas station. the teen pulled out and pointed a handgun at the officer. police say the officer fearing for his life fired several shots and fatally wounded the teen. his male companion fled the scene. police recovered the teen's handgun and at this time are not revealing his identity. we will continue to bring you more as this story develops. it is a state of emergency in some parts of mississippi right now. a rare december tornado touched down there. at least four people are dead. thousands still without power. the storm system could impact half the nation's population over the next 24 hours. kurt gregory has more. >> reporter: rare december tornadoes tore through southern mississippi, ripping roofings from

in santa cruz, betty yu, kpix5. >>> snowfall continues in the sierra overnight though our rainfall hasved out. the higher elevations of the sierra seeing additional snowfall and will likely see a new snowfall total of three to six inches. it will be a white christmas in the higher elevations of california and lake tahoe. even a few thunderstorms earlier today. it has not been cold so far this december. san francisco, the coldest night? 49 degrees. that is it. san jose, your coldest night, 43. santa rosa, 42. now that the front moves through, we are bringing down arctic air and it will be cold beginning tonight. you wake up on christmas morning in livermore, we will drop down to 37 tonight. concord, 39. santa rosa, 37. oakland, 44. so for the entire bay area, the coldest night of the month will be tonight until tomorrow night when it gets colder. it high pressure is building in more north, that is allowing the clock wise winds around the high pressure to drag down north canadian air. our air is not going to be coming from the pacific oceanful it will be chilly. afternoons will not hit 6

>> betty witherspoon: it just tore me apart. >> rose: because?ose: it was your story? >> betty witherspoon: and i lost my mother, then i named my baby after my mother. this is my baby. this is the baby. >> rose: this is? >> betty witherspoon: uh-huh. >> rose: her baby started taking acting lessons at seven. at 14, reese went to an open audition downtown for a major motion picture. she stunned everyone when she won the starring role in "man in the moon." >> witherspoon: i'm not a little girl. i'm 14. >> my goodness. >> witherspoon: you're not much older. 16? >> i'm 17. >> witherspoon: my goodness. >> rose: she played an innocent but feisty tomboy who falls in love for the first time. >> witherspoon: i just loved making movies. i was just...and my mother had to stand in front of me and say, "you are going to high school. you are not going to do this movie thing. you know, you're going to have a real job." >> rose: instead of going to hollywood, her parents insisted she go to harpeth hall, a prep school nearby. she was an excellent student who loved

in san jose, betty yu, kpix5. >>> stocks are on a roll. the dow jones gained more than 23 points closing above the 18,000 mark again. likely fueling that rally, word ha holiday sales may have hit $617 billion. shoppers packed valley fair mall in san jose today. some looking for good deals. others returning their gifts. today marked the second busiest shopping day of the year behind the saturday before christmas. >> i would say chaotic. >> it has been like human traffic highway. that is the only way i can describe it. you are constantly running into people. >> and tonight, think about this. the national retail foundation says return fraud could cost retailers $3.6 billion this season. well, these days, i bet a lot of people around here just wanted some affordable rent for christmas. because tonight, da lin shows us like home buyers, renters are now being forced into bidding wars. >> it is about 450 square feet next year. >> reporter: a humble living is how lee wells describes her live and work unit. all 1,000 square feet of it. it is an ind

betty yu shows us how the ordeal escalated from 0 to 60. >> she is saying she is a cop. >> reporter: it is road rage on another level. the woman banging on the window claimed to be a cop flashing a badge from a senior care facility. when she didn't get what she wanted. >> she just hit our car! she is pushing us off the road. >> i can laugh at it now, because it was such a crazy experience. but in the moment, absolutely terrified. >> reporter: vanessa and her friend delaney says the drama began when the driver tailgated and cut them off. >> i flipped her off. >> reporter: she now says she regrets that move. >> we don't know what to do. >> she is in front of me! >> go! >> reporter: the wild rampage ended when the girls drove to an awaiting chp officer. today, 50-year-old deirdre orozco of santa clara pleaded not guilty to charges of assault, wreckless driving and false imprisonment. turns out she has truck before. she was in cuffs just last week for felony hit and run. >> i'm not surprised that she is in jail at all. >> reporter: her own landlord in santa clara says she lived in this h

different neighborhoods, now there is an app for people who want to avoid certain ones, night beat's betty yu says it might be creating an atmosphere of racial profiling. >> we're doing something fundamentally different and that scares people. >> reporter: a new app that allows users to share experiences in sketchy neighborhoods, down to the very block, cofounders maguire and harrington say the definition of sketchy isn't so black and white. >> it means so many things to different people, informer me personally, it's desolate areas. >> i'm all for green space, if i have to go through blocks without a park, that's sketchy. >> reporter: one awards open drug deals, homelessness and crack heads. others are down right inappropriate. [ indiscernible ] hanging out drinking in san jose. >> this isn't a product for me, it's a product for everyone. and so, people use that product however they want, and we really have no control over that purposefully. >> reporter: sketch factor installed in three categories, dangerous, weird, or [ indiscernible ] rating on a scale of one to five, also use this app f

betty? >> reporter: yeah liz.businesses in the shopping plaza are frustrated that the homeless are creeping into their community. they say they are loitering, levering trash all over the property and sometimes doing much, much worse. just a few feet away from a busy strip mall on story road, proof that breaking down the biggest homeless camp in the country isn't easy. this cluster of tents and tarps popped up. as soon as the city started clearing out the jungle on thursday, the old campus just down the street from this new stretch of tents where the homeless are now in plain view. >> some of them were sleeping in the side of the dumpster where we throw our trash. and you know, that scares me. >> reporter: shop owners say since they settled across the street, doing business has been unsettling. >> i could not go out outside because i fear for my own safety. but i know that my neighbor would tell me that you can smell human waste in the back here. >> reporter: mintam nguyen says they have smashed the roadway for the

betty yu is on the scene. >> reporter: firefighters are concerned that it will collapse.there is already a hole in the ceiling behind me. it is still raining pretty hard. it is also raining inside the store and on the saturated roof. safeway looked more like an open air market. rain pounded the east san jose store for hours. the opening is 50 feet wide. it created a 75-foot long crack in the roof and turned the floors into a slushy mess. when the call came in, they ordered an evacuation. as a precaution the search and rescue team looked for victims. no one was trapped. >> we are lucky no one was hit. safety first on the scene. and people walking by is our concern. that is why we have the whole parking lot taped off. >> reporter: firefighters climbed up to the roof to to inperfect the damage in the rain. structural engineers were called to the scene to take a closer look. now, it is too dark and too dangerous for crews to do much else. it is too dangerous to try to cover up the opening. rain is going to wreck that storeover night. there was one minor injury. one person was

i am betty liu here with brendan greeley and erik schatzker. good morning, guys. hope you had a good break. >> good to be back home. >> amazing to be back, when i wanted more than anything. >> we have a packed lineup for you guys. it is a mixed market reaction and a surprise in europe. greece facing snap elections after the prime minister failed to elect his pick for head of state. and what it means for this guy -- mark robert will be joining us in moments on why he is so bearish on stocks even after the s&p has closed at record highs 52 times so far this year. and we will be speaking with former american airlines chief executive bob crandall. he will help us understand how another passenger jet could vanish. plus, a special guest host in the next hour, the former president of cnn and current ceo of his startup will discuss the current state of media in light of the sony hack attack. the movie made $15 million over the holidays. political and financial turmoil in greece today. the country faces early elections as soon as next month after the defeat of the prime mi

betty has more. >> good morning. a dramatic rescue is underway. 400 passengers and crew are trapped a board a burning ferry. rescuers are batting strong winds and heavy seas to get to that boat 50 miles from the island of corfu. a passenger call add saying we're burning and sinking. the ferry was steaming from greece to italy when fire erupted. >>> there's a growing divide between the new york city police force and mayor. tens of thousands of officers gathered for the funeral for the assassinated officer saturday. they turned the their backs when the mayor spoke. we have the somber gathering. >> officer ramos got a sendoff salute to his dedication and community and for his family as well. >> to the ramos family we were all lucky to have rafael. >> the vice president echoed in words the evidence from the turnout. colleagues came from country wide marches of support. salt lake city cleveland, boston. >> when an assassins bullet targeted two officers it targeted this city and touched the soul of the entire nation. >> sp

i am betty liu. we are seeing a slight rally in the markets. .2%.&p is up by the dow is barely changed. by nasdaq is higher them up .1%. oil prices are back on the decline although training flat right now. it little bit lower on other exchanges. part of the increase that we saw had to do with the conflict in libya. natural gas is on the rise. forecasters are saying an outbreak of cold january whether he will stoke demand for heating fuel. shake shack files for an ipo. advisors to the public offering our morgan stanley and jpmorgan. it will list on the new york stock exchange under the ticker symbol shak. china's biggest smartphone vendors says that it is now valued at about $45 billion. an early investor in alibaba and facebook says that the evaluation could more than double that. -- walgreens executives decided not to move, and headquarters overseas to cut the u.s. government, uncle sam. the new york jets have fired, yes, they have, coach rex ryan and the general manager. the jets failed it to make the nfl playoffs for a fourth straight year. no wo

you are "in the loop" and i am betty liu good we have a great show for you this morning.t led by stocks. -- global plunge led by chinese stocks. investors pouring money into new york real estate. the bank of china has agreed to buy an incomplete manhattan office tower. we will chat about the increasingly crowded new york real estate market with steven witkoff, founder and ceo of the witkoff group, a local developer. , the book publisher, wants to turn twitter into a bookstore. the next amazon, perhaps? .hey want you to buy buy buy here is a look at our top stories. a big change is coming for the fed. considerable time -- those are the two words the fed is used to describe how long interest rates are kept at record lows. the central bank may drop its phrase at a meeting next week.