liz crenshaw has tips. >> the days of party planning have gone digital. that means you can throw a party hassle-free. derrick robinson with best buy's geek squad. first up? invitations. forget the paper and postage, instead, create a digital invite. >> the easier ones to use are e-viet and punch ball. >> sounds festive, but what he's referring to are web sites. another popular one, paperlesspost.com. web sites that allow you to customize your invitation and then just send them via e-mail. next, technify your kitchen to make your party meals a smap storing thousands of recipes on your phone or tablet. procurious is an app that lets you search over 30,000 recipes and themes. >> you can specify vegetarian, no wheat. >> just enter the ingredients you have on hand and it will help you create a dish. >> you can also share this with facebook or twitter. >> so if you find a recipe you love? >> um-hmm. >> if you're juggling multiple recipes, you might need more than one kitchen timer. consider the app 5-in-1 kitchen timer, keeping track of five cooking times at on

liz crenshaw, news4. >> to think i just was looking for a way to clean my pots and pans. she is making history at her high school. still ahead -- young athlete who is breaking a record on the basketball court. plus this. ♪ ♪ this is crazy ♪ call me maybe >> that's right. you will need to be on the white frequency to appreciate this not frequency to appreciate this not so [ female announcer ] there are lots of differents ways to say get well to your loved ones.is ca. [ female announcer ] but when u send a kleenex®are pack, complete with america's softest tissue, you're also giving a warm gesture of care. kleenex®. america's softest tissue. [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got you again? [ both laugh ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ♪ >>> oh, boy. what a music class for students at the elementary school in southeast. the talent group sang with celebrated cellist yo-yo ma a day after he performed at the kennedy center. ma has been honored with the presidential medal of awards and a number of grammys just t

liz crenshaw, news4. >>> coming up on "news4 at 5" tonight she was a sippingle mother who raised two boyce. who was nancy lanza? >>>. >> now investigators want to know how one of hour boys turned into a killer. >>> a i'm julie carey in virginia where the governor is urging lawmakers to find a >>> tonight we're learning more about nancy lanza, the mother of the gunman in friday's tragic shooting. >> michael isikoff spoke to those who knew her, while investigators try to come up with motives for the attack. >> the weapons recovered didn't belong to -- they were owned by his first victim, his own mother nancy lanza. >> her cause of death is multiple gunshot wounds, and the death has been ruled a homicide. >> reporter: she was divorced in 2009 and go ownership of the 3100-square-foot home in an affluent neighborhood. she frequented a local bar, where the two owners called her a stylish, personable and caring woman. >> very humble, kind. >> she was also a gun enthusiast, who enjoyed shooting, sometimes with her sons. among the guns she owned was a grob and sig sauer, and bushmaster semiau

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country security forces shot dead a journalist covering a protest over a sex attack on an actress crenshawrange of christmas for many people united kingdom what was supposed to be the big getaway weekends left many people stranded instead as floods ravaged parts of the south west of england cutting off communities canceling trains home for the holidays it's not over yet even forecasters predict yet more heavy rain well more than five hundred flood alerts and warnings have been issued nationwide. thanks for being with our team of trends all be in the hot seat an hour for now is time but before that some of russia's most outstanding athlete share their stories of success against all the odds programs after the break now. i never thought i could earn a living messmate. sure of is the law should just small arms or does not always tomasz and building client a lot of us lost count of all the weapons she's fired over the past twelve years. i got so used to it sometimes my friends ask me to join them at the rifle range and i say no way i'm so tired of suiting. the plant's history goes from making

don't you worry, liz crenshaw has dos and don't, so you can cross everything off your list right now.u made your list and checked it twice and now you are ready to spend but are you willing to haggle the price. >> do i haggle the price? our first do, do haggle the spraoeus? only 13% of the people surveyed said they tried to haggle the price at the store and saved a median on $105 on televisions, and $43 on dvd and blu-ray players. want to buy without spending any money? >> that sounds good to me. >> reporter: check your credit card rewards balance. you may have wracked up more points than you realized and use them to buy gift cards or gifts. like shopping online but hate the shipping fees? >> they can be outrageous. >> there are times i will not buy it because the shipping is too much. >> reporter: before you give up check out freeshipping.org. here is a don't. don't fall for the extended warranty pitch. consumer reports say warranties are waste of money for electronics and household products. not sure what to buy? do consider a gift card. >> it's easier on us and it doesn't give them