demarco morgan is in cleveland. >> simply put, given this perfrft storm of human errrr, the state's miscommunication by all involved that day, the evidence did not indicate criminal conduct by police. >> reporter: cuyahogogcounty prosecutor tim mcginty says this enhanced video shows 12-year-old tamir rice was pulling a pellet gun out of his waistband when he was shot. >> he ther intended to hananit over to the officers or show it no way for the officers to know that. they saw the events unfolding in front of them from a different perspective.

demarco morgan, cbs news, new york. ((kirsten joyce)) > starbucks is expecting a record number of gift card purchases on christmas eve. last year.. two-and-a half million starbucks cards were purchased on december 24-th. that adds up to roughly 17- hundred cards per minute. folks in utah.. california.. and new mexico are the most likely to be hittinig up their local starbucks for a last minute gift. according to the national retail federation.. until december 23-rd to buy gifts. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > some people in minnesota are so perplexed over a spinning sheet of ice. ((patrick walker)) what climatologists believe is making it go round and round. /// scott kelly and another fellow astronaut.. were exchanging high-fives in space.. as they made a trip outside of the international space station. the astronauts took a three hour and 16- minute spacewalk.. to fix a stalled robotic it had to be done ahead of the arrival of a russian re- supply cargo spacecraft... which is set to dock today. kelly later tweeted that that

according to a.a.a., the best days to travel are christmas day and new year's day. >> o'donnell: demarco morgan, thank you so much. today a new jersey grand jury indicted a truck driver for manslaughter in the crash that seriously injured comedian tracy morgan. the crash last year on the new jersey turnpike killed one of morgan's friends. an investigation concluded truck driver kevin roper had not slept in 28 hours before the crash. today, federal investigators said an eighth death in this country is likely linked to defective airbags manufactured by takata. the victim was a teenaged driver who died after a crash in pittsburgh in july. also today, manufacturers added more vehicles to its recall the airbags can explode on impact, sending metal into drivers and passengers. so for the full recall list, go to our web site, cbsnews.com, for more information. it's crunch time in the shipping industry-- the postal service, fedex, and u.p.s. expect to make about 1.5 billion deliveries this holiday season. carter evans shows us how they plan to get it done in time. >> reporter: less than two days before

the officers remain under restricted duty. >> glor: demarco morgan in cleveland tonight. in another major story tonight, the storm system that left a path of devastation in the south is heading north and east, adding more ice and snow to the lethal mix of severe weather. at least 47 deaths are reported in seven states since an south last week. the storms also brought flooding to alabama and significant travel delays. mark strassmann begins our coverage in el reno, oklahoma. mark? >> reporter: jeff, take a look at this branch, iced over like so much of this community. police have urged residents to stay off of iced roads, but that often means staying inside houses that have no heat. across much of western oklahoma, ice one inch thick coated roads and made driving treacherous. tractor-trailers skidded into trouble. nearly 200,000 people are without power. brad and sarah ayers and their three kids need someplace warm to sleep tonight. without power, their house feels almost as cold inside as outside. what's the worst part? >> having little ones and it being cold, getting rea

here's demarco morgan. >> reporter: employees for shipping giant fedex found themselves in overtime playing santa in the air and by ground. joe anne baron is a grateful customer. >> elation. asked to go running back to the apartment to get the packet. ing liday season for pickups and drop-offs. 317 million shipments between black friday and christmas eve, a 12% jump from last year. what they didn't predict, mother nature's unexpected delivery of more than a dozen deadly tornadoes across the south, including tennessee, where the company is headquartered. with airports shut down and roads blocked, the company that pride itself with on-time delivery had to work fast to get distribution offices back open and trucks rolling. during the holiday season, every second counts for businesses large and small. jim shock runs a dessert store in tampa. >> with us, a small company doing 5,000 packages, some of the larger companies with the packages they're doing. it's incredible. >> reporter: fedex released a got in the act. carlie turner pitched in with his coworkers in san jose. >> when everybody is expe

correspondent demarco morgan shows us how amazon prime customers are getting their gifts in just hours. >> well, crowds every holiday shoppers on 34th street dart in and out of retail stores, five floors above employees bring some of the season's yuletide joy to your door in two hours or less. >> one hour. >> using the prime now app, last minute shoppers can choose from over 4,000 items, amazon guarantees delivery of gifts, pantry item and electronics through christmas eve until the clock strikes midnight. >> so talking one hour, two hour delivery. how does this change a retailer like amazon and also the competition? >> well, this changes the game for customers, able to get stuff delivered in a hour, is a huge advantage, but also is changing the game for our companies, too, we're adding more shopping days to the holiday season. >> urban fulfillment center available in more than 20 cities including places like san francisco, houston, miami, at lan tax purposely centrally located. >> no way we can get to things to people in a hour if we weren't in the center sit. >> i as soon as the orde

here's demarco morgan. >> reporter: with near-empty lifts and near-barren slopes, this wasn't the ski trip jackeline vasquez was hoping for. >> it's a mess. it's a mess. the snow's wearing down. this is the last time i'm going. i'm going home now. >> reporter: unseasonably warm temperatures left skewers scrambling. vicki said this and pennsylvania was their only option. >> every single one closed, closed, closed, until we get here and they said we just have very disappointing. >> reporter: this banner landscape is a far cry from the winter wonderland of last year. >> it's not best-look snow, but at least we're open. >> reporter: general manager mark daubert. >> we've had some stowf touf years where it's been warm but it's never been this warm continuously. >> reporter: is this a first for you in your experience? >> had should tough starts but this is the worst ever. >> reporter: it's not just here in blakeslee, pennsylvania. webcams at other resorts such at blue mountain, camelback, spring mountain and shawnee show snowless slopes. some report they have lost 20% of their business so f

here's cbs news correspondent demarco morgan. >> reporter: employees for fed he can found themselvesvertime playing santa in the air and by ground. joanne baron is a grateful customer. >> elation. (laughter). >> an yank for my husband who i asked to run back to the apartment to get the package. >> they had to work fast to get distribution offices back open and trucks rolling. >> fed he can released a statement saying "employees have volunteered to work these christmas day shifts for the benefit of our customers. postal workers also got in the act. this man pitched in with his co-workers in san jose. >> when everybody is expecting a gift and they don't get it and we knock on the door and they get their gift. >> fed ex released a statement saying their hearts go out to all of the victims of the storms there in the southeast and that they're working directly with the state to deliver aid to those affected areas. >>> demarco morgan, cbs news, new york. >>> just as soon as the presents are opened, some of them will be going back to the store. research shows 40% of americans try to return

here's cbs news correspondent demarco morgan. >> reporter: employees for fed he can found themselves overtime playing santa in the air and by ground. joanne baron is a grateful customer. >> elation. (laughter). >> an yank for my husband who i asked to run back to the apartment to get the package. >> they had to work fast to get distribution offices back open and trucks rolling. >> fed he can released a statement saying "employees have volunteered to work these christmas day shifts for the benefit of our customers. postal workers also got in the act. this man pitched in with his co-workers in san jose. >> when everybody is expecting a gift and they don't get it and we knock on the door and they get their gift. >> fed ex released a statement saying their hearts go out to all of the victims of the storms there in the southeast and that they're working directly with the state to deliver aid to those affected areas. >>> demarco morgan, cbs news, new york. >>> just as soon as the presents are opened, some of them will be going back to the store. research shows 40% of americans try to retur

the officers remain under restricted duty. >> demarco morgan in cleveland tonight. >>> in another major story tonight, the storm system that left a path of devastation in the south is heading north and east, adding more ice and snow to the letetl mix of severe weather. at least 47 deaths are reported in seven states since an outbreak of tornadoes in the south last week. the storms also brought flooding to alabama and significant travel delays. mark strassmann begins our coverage in el reno, oklahoma. mark? >> reporter: jeff, take a look at this branch, iced over like police have urged residents to stay off of iced roads, but that often means staying inside houses that have no heat. across much of western oklahoma, ice one inch thick coated roads and made d dving treacherous. tractor-trailers skidded into trouble. nearly 200,000 people are without power. brad and sarah ayers and their three kids need someplace warm to sleep tonight. without power, their house feels almost as cold inside as outside. what's the worst part? >> having little ones and it being cold, getting real cold. i mean,

from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm demarco morgan.g funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs >>> it's friday, december 18th, 2015. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> new revelations about the san bernardino shootings, as a man who allegedly bought the assault weapons used in the attack is charged as a terrorist. >>> he jacked up the price of a life saving drug. now the pharmaceutical executive some call the most hated man in america could face up for 20 years in prison for fraud. >>> courtside danger. the wife of pro golfer jason day is taken away on a stretcher, when lebron james crashes into her during an ga

demarco morgan, cbs news, new york. ((denise valdez)) > starbucks is expecting a record number of gift card purchases on christmas eve. last year two- and-a half million starbucks cards were that equates to roughly 17- hundred cards per minute. folks in utah.. california.. and new mexico are the most likely to be hittinig up their minute gift. according to the national retail federation.. 10 percent of shoppers wait until december 23-rd to buy gifts./// ((paul joncich)) > the largest mall in the country is caught up in a legal battle with protesters. last year thousands of protesters from the black lives matter movement took over a rotunda on the mall of america in minneapolis. now the mall is suing them to try and cancel a protest planned for tomorrow. they are asking a court for a restraining order to stop the protest.. and social media posts about the event. the mall claims last year's protest kept an estimated 24- thousand people from visiting the mall./// ((denise valdez)) > if you have been driving around town che

i'm demarco morgan. >>> for years, comedian bill cosby has beaten back allegations of sexual misconduct by pointing to a simple fact, he had never been charged with any crime. well, that's all charged. he is free after posting a $1 million bail. jericka duncan reports. >> reporter: this afternoon, attorneys for comedian bill cosby walked him into this small courthouse in elkins park, pennsylvania, to hear the criminal, sexual assault charges against him. his accuser is andrea constand, a former temple university employee who first told police about the alleged incident over a decade ago. constand says in the winter of 2004, she went to cosby's house for career advice. cosby offered, and she took, relax. in the criminal complaint released today, she told police within a half hour, she experienced, "blurred vision and difficulty speaking." her legs felt rubbery, like jelly, and she had no sense of time. she says though she was unable to move or speak, she felt cosby fondle her breasts and vagina, and woke up about 4:00 the next morning, still in his home. prosecutor kevin steele: >> the v

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from the broadcast center here in new york city, i'm demarco morgan. >>> it's friday, december 25th,ado troubles. recovery efforts after a deadly string of storms tears through the south. and an unusual twister outbreak in northern california causes significant damage. >>> christians around the world come together to celebrate the christmas holiday. thousands gather at the birthplace of jesus and at the vatican. >>> terrifying moments at a north carolina mall. what prompted a deadly shooting that had last-minute christmas shoppers ducking for cover. >>> good morning and m

i'm demarco morgan. >>> president obama insists we have nothing to fear from terrorists this holiday season, but the people who run america's theme parks aren't taking any chances. the disney parks in california and florida, along with sea world and universal studios, are all ramping up security. and it includes more metal detectors, random screening of visitors and a ban on some kids wearing costumes. anna werner has more. >> reporter: white tents went up at disney world entrances today with metal detectors inside. park officials tell us visitors will be randomly selected for secondary screenings, a move that's similar to that used by major league sports and entertainment venues. disney officials said they've already added visible and nonvisible security measures, including more uniformed officers and specially trained dogs. . once inside, guests will no longer see toy guns, not even water pistols. stores and visitors will not be allowed to bring them into the parks. one official told us they want to make sure that a toy gun doesn't cause distraction or confusion for staff and secur

the officers remain under restricted duty. >> demarco morgan in cleveland tonight. >>> in another major story toght, the storm system that left a path of devastation in the south is heading north and east, adadng more ice and snow to the lethal mix of severe weather. at least 47 deaths are reported in sen states since an outbreak of tornadoes in the south last week. ththstorms also brought t ooding travel delays. mark strassmann begins our coverage in el reno, oklahoma. mark? >> reporter: jeff, take a look# athis branch, iced over like so much of this community. police have urged residents to stay off of iced roads, but that often means staying inside houses that have4no heat. across much of western oklahoma, ice one inch thick coated roads and made driving treacherous. tractor-trailers skidded into trouble. nearly 200,000 people are without power. brad and sarah ayers and their three kids need someplace warm to sleep tonight. without power, their house feels almost as coldldnside as outside. what's the worst part? >> having little ones and it being cold, getting real cold. i mean, the

demarco morgan, cbs news, cleveland. ((brian loftus)) the family of tamir rice complained the officers were allowed to give statements to the grand jury... but were not asked questions.. which is something they claim would never happen if a civilian were accused. restricted duty. /// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > hoverboards were one of the hot gifts to get this holiday season.. but in a new report.. there were more than 70 hoverboard- related emergency room visits. that's according to the consumer product safety commission. most of those incidents involved falls and collisions... a trend started up on social media with the hashtag "hoverboard fail"...where people posted their embarrassing photos of them falling while on the gadget. earlier this month.. the safety commission also sent a warning out about hoverboards suddenly catching on fire. the federal government is investigating 22 reports of those incidents. /// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > a minnesota woman is trying a different approach.. when it comes to combatting her m

demarco morgan has more on that. in richfield, new jersey, we found the wolfe family of six from brookhaven, mississippi. they've alalady logged 18 hours s on the road. dad nick wolfe says their fifil stop is vermont. >> everybody is doing great. we have a dvd player installed lot. been watching a lot of movies. it's great. >> where are we going, guys? >> reporter: for alex sphere and his family from boston, highway driving has been great for the wallet, even if it means nearly running out of gas. >> we tried to make it to new jejeey without stopping, so that we could getethe cheaper gas prices than in connecticut or new york, so we're running on just about empty. >> reporter: according to aaa, the record 91 million people hitting the road is nearly two million more than last year. cheap gas may be fueling the increase: an average $2 a gallon, down 37 cents from last year. a family of five driving a minivan from new york to miami is paying just $ $0 one way, a savings of $80 compared to just two years ago. robert sin