cbc news, new york. >>> kids in oakland got an early christmas present.oday a shopping spree. 200 children filed into wal- mart at edgewater drive this morning with a $75 gift card in hand. and each student was nominated by someone, maybe a teacher or principal or maybe a coach. councilwoman brooks and oakland sports agent aaron goodwin sponsored the gift cards. >> there are so many unfortunate people in this economy. we are trying to give back and allow everyone to enjoy christmas. >> people might not have money to buy stuff. giving stuff away to the people who really need something. >> the shopping spree wrapped up at noon. >>> a husband and wife thought they were getting a federal grant. what they fell for was a scam that cost them a lot of money. what you need to know to keep from being swindled the same way. ♪ [ female announcer ] keurig has over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. ♪ keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. [ female announcer ] so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's bre

terrell brown, cbc news. >>> a jump at the pump at gas stations. lundburg survey saying the nationwide average for a gallon of regular is $2. 91. that's up nearly 4 cents in the past two weeks. here in california the price is up by about a penny to $3. 14. san francisco has the state's highest price at $3. 19. fresno the cheapest at. 309. >>> the driver of a stolen dump truck leads police on a chase. the officer's dash cam shows the truck running amuck as it smashes into police cruisers as well as civilian vehicles. the chase went through the center of town then into a neighbouring county and at within point the driver even maneuvered in reverse. the driver, a 17-year-old boy. his two passengers a 13-year- old girl and a 15-year-old boy got out and ran. >> we made attempts to stop him with stop sticks and other devices made to deflate tires and were not successful. >> the chase continued onto the interstate for 50 miles. the driver finally plowed into a guardrail. that's what stopped the truck and he was taken into custody. two officers and two civ

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terrell brown, cbc news. >>> a big victory for the u.s. economy. that's what president obama calls a new trade deal with south korea. >> all told this agreement including the opening of the katrina service in-- this agreement will double u.s. exports over the next five years. >> it is meant to open the south korean market to electronics, goods, produce and cars and the reliance between washington and seoul. the agreement still needs congressional approval. >>> it is not too late to get a flu shot and you might seriously consider it. why the cdc is encouraging everyone to get vaccinated. > >> >>>this is a t area still yet to come. we will talk about that and let you know when it is going to move on shore coming up. pompeii is in danger again. two thousand years after it was buried by volcanic ash, this popular historic site is being threatened again -- this time, by water. in the last month, four structures have collapsed >>> a popular historic site is being threatened by water. in the last four months four structures have collapsed because of torren

cbc news. >> amazing stuff. >>> a gun battle at a sacramento strip mall killed an innocent bystander.en were inside a barber shop when two other men came in and started shooting. the men in the barber shop were armed and returned fire. the gun battle moved into the parking lot. and that's when a mother putting her 2-year-old son into an suv was caught in the cross fire shot in the chest. she died. five other people were wounded. >> the founder of wiki leaks will stay in jail for at least two more days. supporters were crowded outside the london courthouse as a police van with heavily tinned windows transforred julian assange to the hearing today. a judge said he could be released on bail but swedish prosecutors challenged the decision. they want him extradited so they can question him about allegations of unlawful sex practices with wikileaks volunteers. >>> tabling a vote on whether to call a soldier accused of revealing classified information a hero. the council took public comment on the symbolic resolution tonight. bradley manning is accused of giving wikileak a quarter million em

terrell brown, cbc news. >> extending the tax cuts would increase the deficit too much but also in favor of extending unemployment benefits. >> if we don't renew unemployment benefits that's $1200 a month. a month that many of people are not going to see. so we have got to weigh what's critical. and then move forward that way. >> spears says if the senate does not reach a compromise agreement the tax cuts would then expire without any group getting an extension of tax cuts. >>> bikeers, big balloons and bands spreading holiday cheer in the east bay today. street near lake merritt. even >> the oakland holiday parade this afternoon traveled from 11th and broadway to harrison street near lake merit. even under grey skies thousands of parade goers gathered to watch the annual festival celebration. this is the 11th year of the oakland holiday parade. >> holiday cheer of another sort. more than 1000 santas gathered at san francisco's civic center today to start their annual santacon pub crawl. water holes all over the town to imbide in the spirit of christmas. among their rules pay with cash,

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