gerry sandusky back down when he realized his accusers would show up. and describe what they saw -- say sandusky did to them. the witnesses are disappointed. >> this is a total disregard for them and further abuse. >> gerry sandusky bowed to fight on as he left the courthouse. his lawyer said it is a tactical move to call off the hearing. it would have been one-sided. he said the accusers are not the only victims. >> if gerry sandusky as an asset, if he is innocent which he has maintained, maybe he is being victimized. >> even though all of us found out about this decision when the court convened, the witnesses and their lawyers -- the witnesses were told by the state last night this might happen. none of them came to the courthouse today. we do not expect to see gerry sandusky in court again until the trial commences and it looks like that will be in this building in pennsylvania sometime next summer. >> thank you. you can read more about this morning's hearing and see what is next for the case right now on wjla.com. >> retired nhl hockey player urged

>>gerri: spend less on christmas. come to our shores, because there, they are the biggest market for our goods. the markets reacting that we are probably going into a recession. >>shepard: that thomas the train ... >>gerri: i don't want thomas the train. >>shepard: oh, that was tom the stage manager ... new questions whether the former new jersey governor corzine lied to investigators in the day before the security firm collapsed around him. that company was mf global missing $1.2 billion of the clients' money. john corzine told lawmakers yesterday, no, no idea, no one knows what happened to the money it is only $1.2 billion, probably on the counter or something. there could be evidence he knew more about this than he led on. in fact, more about a lot of things. and now to james who has been digging. what did you learn, james? >>reporter: lawmakers on the house financial services committee grilled jon corzine tomorrow afternoon, the third turn not congressional witness chair in a week they will zero in on a statement

. >> gerry sandusky facing his accusers. how he plans to tackle allegations of child sex abuse. >> clear and cold. a hint of a december warmup >> a team up for a special event. they brought gifts and fun and good cheer to children from the university of maryland's children's hospital. >> you see the smiles on these young kids faces. getting a toy for christmas and to hang out with me and brian roberts. >> the governor also paid the children a visit. baltimore county officials are asking for your help. for more than two decades the annual toy drive has made it possible for families to have toys for their children for christmas but even more help is needed. more families are in need because of the economy. if you wish to donate it can drop toys off at the donation box at any baltimore county library. the governor is touting his six day trade mission as a huge success. more than 100 business executives traveled with the governor to import jobs. >> we sign nearly $60 million in business deals for our state. and there are several

>>gerri: this is not too big a surprise. this amount of money probably not all that much, really, when you get down to it $335 million but bank of america has been trading lower in recent days below the all important $5 a share and that is when portfolio managers could decide to unfold and it could go down more. >>shepard: new numbers that suggest the housing market is on the mends with home sales on the rise and of course there is a major catch. the recent housing bust was much worse than we first realized. the national association of realtors reports that the housing numbers the past few years or four years were off by 14 percent! based on the trade group's revised data sales from 2007 to 2010 were 14.7 million, three million fewer than the low number which we first reported. how does this happen? >>gerri: crazy. a lot of people did not have a lost faith in the numbers. they are telling us because we interviewed their chief economist he says we miscounted those for sale by owners, it is hard for them to judge that because

gerri from fox business network will explain what could happen. whether another bailout is on the way. plus, our forecasters call it the worst storm the western united states has seen in years. to find you a great deal, even if it's not with us. [ ding ] oh, that's helpful! well, our company does that, too. actually, we invented that. it's like a sauna in here. helping you save, even if it's not with us -- now, that's progressive! call or click today. no mas pantalones! >>shepard: and an agency that has helped millions of americans buy homes could be in need of a bailout with only $2.6 billion in cash left. analysts say that is a big cause for concern because the f.h.a. ensures $1 trillion in mortgages. and if the house markets drops fur the agency could run out of money. and now, gerri from the fox business network is us with. fannie mae and freddie mac got bailed out. this agency is a lot different than fannie mae and freddie mac. >>gerri: and guarantees the loans that come from 1519 -- from fannie mae and fred which we have already bailed out.

>>gerri: a lot. one is making $145 million at a company that is health care company.them on this list this year did very well. so we see om until i care, and you mentioned other folks in the economy, people who are not c.e.o.'s average private sector pay went up only 2 percent and these c.e.o.'s making 27 percent to 40 percent more. folks making this money, two-thirds say they are not hiring this year and they may cut. >>shepard: this is about productivity. the machines do the work and everyone is productive and this is the change in the economy. this is happening in the indurial revolution, and happened repeatedly, this is not a new thing >>gerri: it is not new but we need to find something else for people to do. >>shepard: just like other times if life. stop throwing things at each other. there is good news on employment. today. >>gerri: the number of people filing 366,000, well below the 400,000 level that says the economy is not going well. the lowest level since 2008 so we will keep our eye on that. the jobless rate went down to 8.6 percent from 9 jones last -- f

. >> reporter: gerry sandusky the sportscaster says in addition to getting very strange looks when heroduces himself these days, he's been deluged with e-mails and twitter messages, many of them negative. >> i hope you die a thousand deaths and come back and do it over again. >> the two sanduskys met one time in 1986 when gerry the sportscaster interviewed jerry the coach. the two men laughed about sharing the same name. the veteran sportscaster is not really laughing about it now. >> it really has kept me late a few nights pondering, so what is the meaning of your name? >> reporter: sandusky says the nasty e-mails have slowed down a bit recently, but he's well aware that his name might always have a certain taint. he's also aware there's not much he can do about it except perhaps grin and bear it with the poise of a man accustomed to trying to win over an audience. >> i try to be as pleasant and patient as i can with the unbelievable barrage of people who really hate the sound of my name. >> reporter: matt jablow, 9 news now. >> wow. to add to all the confusion about the two sandusky

and the big case heads toward a trial. >> gerry sandusky showed up today. in minutes the hearing was waived and the testimony did not even begin. the case headed forward for a

and now the good and not so good to gerri. the president points out that the economy has created jobs for the past 14 months. of course not enough to make a significant dent. >>gerri: say you want to get unemployment to 6 percent, you would have to create 13.1 million jobs. here is what economists say if you do the math, you have to create 364,000 job as month. we created 122,000 in november, comparing that, and that imply as g.d.p. rate of 4 percent to 5 percent so we have a long way to go. we are in the right direction. >>shepard: right direction is a nice change and other good news relating to housing, right? >>gerri: people don't think about this but the key is having people get jobs and if you look at the unemployment rate among 25 to 34 year olds, their unemployment rate went from 9.8 percent in october to 9.2 percent in november, and that is an improvement and maybe they don't day home with mom and dad. and we see improved numbers in the hardyist hit -- hardest hit housing markets. it would be fantastic to have an impac

gerry scoped this out. he had terrific seats. 200 yards from the finish and perhaps up a few of these middle seats, a few rose. the problem was there was no over hang and it happened to be a day that would completely eclipse this rain here today. so gerry very wisely went to a hardware store and appeared at the track with a huge tarpaulin. when i say it was a huge there were 12 of us huddled under this thing during the day. so came the derby itself and i am sitting under this thing and we are perfectly pleased to see the wind just keep wiping the rain out of your eyes and in comes this horse with a rather and glamorous name of marty jones and i was able to see smarty jones as close, in the perfect place. 200 yards from the finish he was looking behind him to wonder where the other horses were. a great race and then we all fell back, for 12 of us and some other people and of all the dinner parties i have ever been to, this was the evening with highest -- everybody came pouring in like a drowned rat and each

you can catch gerri on the fox business network.search for a missing toddler in maine, the police chief in waterville, says somebody likely took the 20-month-old girl from her daughter's home. she has been missing, now, for more than a week and this is the first time in the case cops have come out and said that she didn't just wonder away from her home on her own. her father, first reported her missing telling authorities his daughter disappeared from the bed. and rick has the news like from the new york city newsroom. we learned more from police. right? rick: they are not talking about possible suspects in the case but say they are very confident she did not leave her father's house on her own, in part because of the lay out of the home, the fact she just learned to walk, and, also, had one arm in a soft cast. she was reported missing by her father a week ago said. he put her to bed friday night and he checked on her and she was gone. he had house guests on friday night and investigators seized two vehicles from the driveway, one b

gerry, ma'am. >> up there. >> who called that lot in? >> i did. d.i. devanney. gun was fired from inside the flat. there's someone still in there, so i've cleared the whole floor. >> god almighty, rankine, get these people out of here. they get caught in a crossfire, you're responsible. i'm sorry, sir. i'm sorry, you'll have to move over there right now, please. you too, please, sir. just over there by the police. thanks very much. >> all right, boys and girls? [cheering] >> who the hell is that? >> that's the street. used to be called clive norton. but that didn't have the same ring. >> afternoon, dibbles! you gonna shoot me or what? simple enough question. >> you! hey. get away from there. >> no, no, that wasn't the question. the question was, are you gonna shoot me? answer: doesn't look like it. i don't know, you dibs, eh? been gagging to have a pop at me, you have. >> i said get away from that door. >> i had a phone call, yeah? i got a poorly boy in this flat, and the boys know the street takes good care. hey! [indistinct] it's me. [cheering] bit of a mess,

one of gerry sandusky lawyers makes a bold statement. former coach might have needed to teach the troubled boys how to shower. >> teaching a person to shower at the age of 12 or 14 may sound strange to some people but there are a lot of juvenile delinquents who have to be taught basic life skills like how to put so on your body. >> in a later statement the lawyer said that was only a hypothetical example but said sandusky showering with boys is not enough to indicate guilt. he has pleaded not guilty to molesting a 10 boyce. a religious attack targeting tim tebow and how it has led to action. another big change has almost arrived. >> and neighborhood unaccustomed to crime is on edge. >> you are watching abc7 news at 11 with leon harris, alison starling bob ryan is whether and tim brown sports. this is abc7 news at 11:00 on your side. >> an alert for an affluent d.c. neighborhood following an attack the neighbors say is very rare. homeowners are on edge tonight in grover park after a college student is the victim of an armed robbery. why p

. >> now, 11 sports with gerry sandusky. >> the resurgence of the ravens running game has a lot to doe three game winning .treak creek second on the team, the ravens used to take primarily on third down. the rookie made the most of his chances and yesterday got two sacks. cory redding has taken this kid under his wing and help him adjust to life in the nfl. john harbaugh recognized his talent from the early days of training camp. he sees a lot of upside in the surprise of this year's rookie draft class. >> he is just a football player. he is explosive, very strong. he will only get stronger as he gets a little bigger. he has a real knack for pushing guys around and he is an explosive player. >> that brings us to tonight's ravens context question. do you think the ravens will get a first round buy in the postseason? standard text messaging rates apply. we have already heard from more than 100 of you, and 85% say yes, with the ravens at 9-3. one year ago today, the former cubs a third baseman lost his battle with cancer. today his family has a different kind of anniversary to remember d

>>gerri: the s.e.c.s saying the executives lied and they tried to say it was better than they were. let me show you what they mean, talking about subprimeoans on the badges. fannie mae reporting they had, for example, $4.8 billion in 2007. the number was more like $43 billion. and freddie mac reporting $2 billion to $6 billion and they had $244 billion, so misleading investors, and this was a quasipublic company at the time but representing us, as well. >>shepard: what motivated this? >>gerri: money is a good motivation. look at the pay the s.e.c. will try to get back from these people. the fannie mae c.e.o. made $16 million as c.e.o. over the tenure. and another made $16.9 million. very impressive. and these guys were not just garden variety government lows, they had long resumes, very well-known in the industry. and it comes to this. >>shepard: just getting started. have a great week. part of the best in business from the fox business network. the willis report, weekend day afternoon 5:00 weekday after

gerri willis will tell us what it means and what to expect. someone set a dozen fires in a few hours in hollywood and any of them could have been deadly very quickly. >>trace: wall street wrapping up a wild year with the downgrade and high stake fights on capitol hill over our own deficit. all weighing on the market. but despite all of that, the dow expected to end the year up roughly 6 percent. as you can see in the chart the index is higher now than it was in 2009. and it is close to pre-recession levels and if you look at corner of wall and broad the dow is down 51 points. not horrible rising 100 points yesterday on positive news of jobs and home sales. and now, gerri willis' two cents. what is moving the markets? >>guest: we have europe. always europe. the stocks in new york, here, are moving on news from italy they are having trouble selling bonds. we have heard that step before. you mention the dow was up significantly on the year, the s&p 500 close to flat, up .4 percent and the index that did super well was the volatility index, measur

thank you, gerri. >> thank you. >> jon: toddler last seen, her home. from the chief in waterville northeast of portland. police used crime scene tape to rope off the home where the girl lived with her father. we should not read too much into it. the dad claims ayla reynoldss was missing from her dad saturday morning. ayla's mother demanding answers from the father. she filed for custody the day before ayla vanished. dad insists he has done nothing wrong. mitt romney getting a vote of confidence from a very famous supporter. just don't dhawl an endorsement. that's not all the former massachusetts governor is celebrating. a live report straight ahead. but, first, who knew saint nick did same day delivery. one girl's christmas wish comes true even before she left santa's lap. >> daddy. [cheers] more important to do. he wasn't focused on his future but fortunately, somebody else was. at usaa we provide retirement solutions for our military, veterans and their families. from investments... to life insurance... to health care options. learn more with our fre

. >> former penn state assistant football coach gerry sandusky is free on bond following his route -- following his arrest yesterday on new charges of child sexual abuse. >> jerry sandusky is back at home now, a place he will be forced to stay. a judge allowed him to leave a pennsylvania jail, but ordered him to home confinement and requires him to wear an electronic monitoring -- monitoring device. he was forced to post a $250,000 cash bond after his arrest wednesday, the second in as many months on charges of child sexual abuse. >> how many more children do expect to come forward, gerry? >> this time, two more have come forward. all 10 alleged victims claim their first contact with the coach came through the second mile charity, an organization he created to help disadvantaged children. sandusky has said several times that he never abused any child. victim nine says he was assaulted at least 16 times, often in the basement of sandusky's home between 2005 and 2008, two years after penn state officials were told of previous allegations. in their report, the victim also claims that dur

we attorney gerry sandusky's wife. out on herng husband's defense.eleased a statement the accusation " untrue."y they claim that she was aware assaults are taking place inside her home. jerry sandusky is accused of abusing 10 boys over a year time frame. >>> the air force admits they troops thanore thought.y remainsnerator partial of 274 american soldiers in a landfill. it concealed the burning in dumping .he remains the families had authorized the dispose of the remains with dignity. >>> after two carjackings in one section of the d.c., they are on alert. >> it began with a car accident. got out toctim damage, they were struck. have the new warning from police. >> they told her she had with her car.g she got out. >> she is 80 years old. it was a guy 30 in the morning when a maryland woman was bumped behind. police say when she got out of , at the suspect in the that kidder jumped into her camry and took off. she had been carjacked. nervous and crying then to call the police. >> then she stopped screaming. i felt sorry for her. >> fast forward. was b

gerry sandusky is live with more. the ravens pick up win number 10.f they keep winning, they will have playoff games as long as they keep winning. it was barely easy today. 7-0 ravens. the sixth touchdown of the year for smith. he makes it look easy. 17-3 at halftime. in the third quarter joe flacco let the play unwide. 24-3 ravens, a franchise record. >> what does it matter if we lose our first playoff game. it is short-lived. it does not last forever. championships do. i am really focused on the playoffs. >> u.s. deflecting personal accolades today because he had three sacks. it was a career-high 13. this team is locked in on the playoff game on the road to indianapolis. >> republican presidential candidates squared off in another debate. >> let's be candid. the only reason you did not become a career politician is because you lost to teddy kennedy in 1994. >> the sparks flew last night during the debate. details coming up >> newt gingrich is still standing after the debate. mitt romney may have tripped himself up at the worst possible time. the rac

a conversation with jerry sandusky -- gerry sandusky's coming up in sports. >> the forecast for the first >> in tonight's project economy report, we now know how much money the baltimore running festival pumped into the economy. we are told it generated $34.5 million for the city and state. and attendance is up by 15% for the ninth consecutive year. in comparison, the annual grand prix brought in $25 million from patrons. beautiful songs of the season as the annual mid entry collection got under way. it is an effort to keep children warm this winter. if you can, you are urged to stop by the municipal building and decorate the tree with middens, hats and scarves and gloves. it runs through december 14. tonight, a monumental occasion, the lighting of the washington monument. >> the holiday season is here. >> i'm getting hungry. you cannot believe all the fabulous food that is here. jahant burgers -- chow hound burgers and polack johnny's next door. is this a crepe? >> yes. that talent and sugar, lemon and sugar, butter and sugar. trex i think my favor would have to be the nutela and sugar.

i am at gerry sandusky. >> it tt reported that governor o'malley discuss the possibility of ending funding prosecutions -- executions. a spokesperson said that is unlikely that mr. o'malley will go through with that idea. the word two lawmakers and it death penalty opponent. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- should maryland abolished the death penalty? >> keep sending as those responses. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> coming up, step aside, occupy baltimore. >> gop presidential hopefuls stumping hard days before the first primary contest. the latest on the campaign trail. >> how the community college of baltimore county is helping residents to learn a job skill. >> a few showers popping up on the radar. will the time of the rain -- we will time out the rain. >> there is a crash northbound on the harrisburg expressway and will check for delays. >> congress leaves town for the holiday. i am kate amara in washington. >> the investigation continues in th

jerry sandusky is your tour guide for the show -- gerry sandusky is your tour guide for the show. a six year veteran is facing federal charges. the amount of drugs that have allegedly moved to the chicago area is staggering. five-to-10 tell it -- kilograms of cocaine and a pound of marijuana. . $25,000 per kilo. this is a legend major trafficking. also, the authorities have a list of nfl players whom he supplied with drugs. this is a story that will likely leave a lasting mark across the league. >> no kidding. >> that is disturbing. he designed a $5 million contract. the what in the world is he doing, allegedly? >> bubp next, a look at the forecast. m ba llral,was m ba unl llral,was vet.veou >> coming in tonight, the accident in park bill that claimed the life of a 15-year- old boy. plus, a new provision concerning same-sex couples and how those married in other states could also >> just a little bit of snow going to make its way. >> the mountains are going to get some. in the 40's for the next few days. >> thanks for joining us. [captioning made possible by constellation energy g

. >> i am gerry sandusky at ravens headquarters. the outlook for a playoff has improved dramatically thanks to the younger brother of john harbaugh. more on that coming up in sporrans. >> much above average temperatures. we will show you that. 45 degrees at the airport. d >> welcome home. well-wishers welcomed hundreds of troops returning from iraq. they arrived at bwi thurgood marshall airport today, part of the last group of service members to return to the states after their deployment in iraq. the remaining troops are expected to arrive in baltimore later tonight. you know what most people here when they are applying for a job. "do you have any experience?" tonight, good news for those you want to earn a high school diploma while learning a job skill, a program now being offered by a number of community colleges. tim tooten is live. this is nice to offer this kind of things to students. >> it is especially good in a tough economy. md. integrated basic education and skills training. here is how it works. if you are 18 or older wi

. >> and gerry sandusky trying to get out of jail this morning.he former penn state coach back behind bars. "good morning washington" at 5:00 a.m. begins now. >> good morning to you, washington. rise and shine! it's thursday, december 8. >> we'll have your traffic and weather in just a moment but we have a school delay to pass along. shenandoah county schools will open two hours late today, so just want to let you know about that if you live out there. steve rudin you can take it away from here. >> we had the most amount of snow yesterday, quick snowfall, a couple of inches or so in higher elevations. nothing around the immediate metro area. all the rain that we had last night now long gone. look what's going on temperaturewise at this hour. for the most part, holding in the 30's. 38 degrees reagan national airport. dulles at 36. culpeper also at 36 degrees. as we look at the satellite and radar, the stormy chance moved in yesterday the area of low pressure now quickly moved off toward the north and east. our skies are clearing nicely this morning

. >> i am gerry sandusky at ravens can in owings mills.eyton manning comes to town on sunday with the indianapolis colts, and just like you and me, he will be watching the game. >> cold weather is on the way. >> a fond farewell today to the president of mount st. joseph high school, brother james kelly. family and friends turned out for the emotional service today. brother james was known for beginning and ending the school day at the front door. he served as president there for the last 10 years. he lost his battle with prostate cancer over the weekend. he was 64 years old. >> the state has put more teeth into the average grade policy requirements for student athletes. today the state board of education approved the recommendation which sets a 2.0 gpa as a minimum standard. student athletes must also be on track toward earning credits toward graduation. >> when it is all said and done after four years, we don't want just athletes. we want student athletes that can go to the next level and academically compete at the next level. >> the new

take this to fox business network gerri willis. economy you have to spend because it is the economy. >> you and me what it boils down to. consumers spent some $52 billion a record over the thanksgiving week. that was good news for retailers. i will tell you the big question is can they keep it up. the federal reserve is saying a lot of the spend something actually coming from credit cards. you have got to think there is going to be a credit card hangover come january. >> shepard: a lot of people who work in corporate america complain you have a meeting and you do nothing. that's what the fed does as well. >> that would be a good analysis of what they did today. that's for sure. they had a meeting and said they will keep interest rates at 0 to 25 bases points. zero that is that's what the market likes to see. then they herd something they didn't like. there would be no asset buying by the federal reserve: not going to buy up those lousing cmos. >> what are cmos. >> collateral rised mortgage obligations. that's bad news for wall stre

the fox business network's gerri willis is here with us this evening. exactly does this scam work. >> these scammers take what they call a magnetic strip scanner. run it on the back of these cards, they pick up the activation number and they take the money. you buy the card then and it has nothing on it because they are going to steal it. >> shepard: they steal whatever the value was on it. >> whatever the value is, they call the retailer and get whatever your balance is. they run out and use it because they have the activation. >> if you are buying or giving these cards, make sure you are not buying the ones that are out in the middle of the store prominently displayed. make sure they haven't been tampered with and use pins only. use that thing as quick as possible. people throw them into a drawer and they wait. >> shepard: wait until you find something you want. >> don't do that spend it right away. monitor your balance. get a receipt for anything you do buy. watch it now. i love gift cards. everybody loves gift cards. it's the number one gift. have y

gerri willis got that one. she is here from the fox business network. i don't see it wear it later.don't want to show up. people spend a lot of money. there is more stuff on auction as well. >> it's christmas time, shep. anything you want to buy. listen, what's going on sale, not everything has been sold her -- fancy pants quite literally includes all kinds of things. the dress she got married to richard burton in one of the times because they did it twice. >> shepard: i don't know how many times they did it but they got married twice. >> i think that's right. >> all this money goes to the elizabeth taylor foundation for aides. that's where that money is going. tell you about details on these pieces so interesting. that ring is fun. she called it her every day ring. and it was 33 karates. and the necklace that you described, the pearl necklace that was once worn by mary do you door of england. 16th century. it's the season, time to be generous. >> shepard: all of this liz taylor excitement dragged the markets down today. >> direct correlation on that. unfortunately italy having to p

the fox business network's gerri willis is with us. bottom line? i don't know how you spin it but it's a bailout. >> it's a bailout all right. it cuts in half borrowing cost for europe and european banks. europe will be flooded by dollars, our currency is devalued. people today are saying why is the u.s. bailing out europe? take a look at this? the european union, their economy is 16.2 trillion. the u.s. economy 14.5. they are bigger than we are. why we are saving their bacon, i don't know. >> shepard: if their bacon fries and burns up, so do we. we got more good news on our economy today too. >> we did. the beige book out from the federal reserve. this is good news. this is a regional report. they look at 12 regions, the feds studdie this closely. they found slow and steady growth. tourism up. consumer spending up. manufacturing up. only real estate lagging here. this is very interesting because this will drive what the fed does here domestically in coming months. >> gerri willis part of the best team in business. catch her weekdays on the fox bus

and what gerry brownn doesn't understand, that one percent that he wants to tax pays 50 percent of california state income taxes. should it be 90 percent? you are lifing in a world of taxation. >> we'll deal with the overreliance on that one percent in a second. mike, people do have the option of moving. there is a guy named richard vettter in ohio university. he found 1100 people a day including sundays and holidays moved out to high tax states moved to florida or texas. >> that's rightt. that is the millionaire's tax in new york state. it is reallyy for incomes of $250,000 or more. it is not just millionaires. $250,000 for a small business owner who has a subchapter s is a very small business and these are the big job creators. you are hurting the small business and individuals that create. >> they can't move. >> yeahh, rick, vicki bringgs up point. if you rely too heavilyy on the one percent. california paid 40 or 50 percent you are in trouble. if they move, you lost revenue. >> the reality they are not moving. in california, only thing makes people move is surf being bad. you are worrying

. >> i'm gerry sandusky at boeing mills. what looks like a great trip out west, except that they have to play the chargers, none of the toughest teams to beat this time of year. >> warmer temperatures moving toward the mid atlantic. already producing some cloud cover and showers to the north and west. this guy is looking for some snow. nothing in the immediate forecast, but a chilly night had a buzz. a buzz. 42 at the >> this terrible looking chain reaction crash in misery last year is not the focus of a push for a nationwide ban on all portable electronic devices. the call came during an ntsb board hearing focusing on this accident that killed two and injured dozens. it all started with in 1919 year-old pickup truck-- with a 19-year-old pick up truck driver. >> there were a number of texts sent right before the impact. no text, no call, no tweet is worth a human life. quite the ntsb did not have any authority, but they are calling on state legislators to take action. >> the house is voting on a measure to extend a tax cut f

[dogs barking] >> watch your back, gerry. >> stop fussing. >> that's an order. >> shouldn't you tell her about this? >> you stop fussing. when did this happen? the door, deborah. who kicked it in? >> don't know. >> are you straight enough to talk? do you remember who i am? d.i. devanney. i busted you a while back, yeah? your boyfriend owns this flat, doesn't he? he doesn't own this flat? >> he's dead. >> do you know how he died? >> bloody shot him. >> who did? who shot him? was nazir moonlighting or what? did the street find out and do this here? the door, deborah. come on. the passive i'm getting just sat here, i could put you away big time. >> naz did that. nailed up the door and that. >> he barricaded himself in? why? what was he scared of? >> he was cutting up the gear with laxative and [bleep]. taking it himself. bloody mad. i mean, it were doing his bloody head in, he were that scared of everything. then he wanted to get out again. sell some more scag. pulled the door off himself, didn't he? >> nazir was powdering down the gear? >> taking it himself. i mean, christ. >> who shot

the fox business network gerri willis with the news in our new york city newsroom. this was really the year for online sales. >> no kidding. if you didn't sell it online you didn't sell it. online sales on christmas day up 16% on what they're now calling mega monday yesterday almost up 30%. these numbers are astonishing. the dollar value of these sales also up. those christmas day sales the price tag on those up 173%. online is key. >> trace: what about that santa rally that stocks were supposed to see. >> rally? what rally, dow jones industrial average down two tenths of a percent today. rising oil prices and also the consumer news you mentioned at the top of this. mulling those factors, bringing stocks down. looks like santa claus may be on his way out of town. >> trace: gerri willis is part of the best team in business. be sure to catch the willis report 5 p.m. eastern and 2 p.m. on the fox business network. thank you. >> thank you. >> trace: home sales dropping for the second month in a row according to the standard and poor's shilling index. homes of the 19 of

gerri willis is with us on this news. scam? what kind of scam?if you are out there and buying gift cards this week. maybe you got desperate. you couldn't find the gift you wanted to. watch out your scammers are going into stores where they sell these gift cards on end caps right out in front. what they do is take a magnetic strip scanner. steal that activation number off the back and wait for you to activate that card and come in behind you and take all the money off of. >> it make sure whatever card you buy doesn't have a bar code that you can scan. >> yeah. that would help. make sure the card hasn't been tampered with. you. to make sure that everything you are buying is there. and avoid the cards on prominent display. you want to get those cards behind the cash register. >> the dow was down 106. what's that? >> it's not much. >> shepard: not much to who. >> the stocks were thinly traded today. not much going on. any kind of move will make that dow move around. >> shepard: volume is light between now and christmas. >> well said. >> shepard: i'm