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janet shamlian has this morning's profiles in service. >> reporter: they have little experience withd dirt, but are experts in working as a team. 60-plus veterans are spending their saturday serving once again, providing long overdue maintenance for which there is no budget at a houston elementary school in need. principal treasure west. >> we just don't have the manpower to get some of the small projects done. >> good job, you guys. thank you. >> i worked for a living and i work full-time. this isn't my second job. this is something i want to do. >> reporter: carlos miller is a volunteer with "the mission continues." in more than 50 city, thousands of veterans report for duty, this time in the communities where they live. marina acosta and husband abel are navy veterans who brought their children to help, hoping to fuel a passion to serve. do you ever think i've already served. it's someone else's turn? >> oh, no, no. i'll probably serve until the day i die. >> reporter: every project is different. veterans build picnic tables and landscaped a garden at a women's center in east los

janet shamlian has more on his disturbing videos. >> reporter: the man suspected of practicing for aass shooting pled not guilty today to six felony charges filed against him. >> you drop one mag. you pick up another, right? >> reporter: 30-year-old steve homoki allegedly posted two threatening videos to youtube simulating an attack, loading assault rifles and aiming them outside the window of the sofia hotel, police say, right in the heart of downtown san diego. >> a little bit surprising. >> reporter: in an exclusive jailhouse interview with cbs station kfmb, homoki called the situation overblown. >> reporter: police found a cache of weaponshi a tipster reported he had gone off the deep end. authorities say homoki booked a hotel room under an alias in march, posting the videos in september with the caption, "nothing is real." ur >> reporter: the hotel sits on a busy street where thousands of people travel every day. janet shamlian, cbs news, san diego. >> o'donnell: tonight newly released documents raise serious questions about whether the american people were lied to about the pro

as janet shamlian shows us, some of the biggest brands are on board. >> reporter: this is crunch timeyerdle warehouse. holiday demand for the 50,000 items here is off the charts. the company handles customer returns for brands like patagonia and rei, which have discovered a big market in etselling their own used clothing and sporting goods. t the goal is to make sure like the colors are accurate. >> reporter: kayla de guzman photographed this fleece pullover and then posted it on patagonia's "worn wear" site at pss than half the original price. what's the discount? >> probably 50% off what somebody would have paid at the store. >> reporter: andy ruben created yerdle when he saw the secondary clothing market growing 20 times faster than the new clothing one. t new study finds 48% of people meve considered giving a used item. ve%, even more, say they'd welcome one. almost 20% of what's in here is sold the same day it's listed. and the dramatic increase in atles over the past couple weeks tells them these are holiday ourchases, destined for under the tree. >> hello, dear friends. >> repo

janet shamlian has more on his disturbing videos. >> reporter: the man suspected of practicing for a mass shooting plead not guilty today to six felony charges filed against him. >> you drop one mag. you pick up another, right? >> reporter: 30-year-old steve homoki allegedly posted two threatening videos to youtube simulating an attack, loading assault rifles and aiming them outside the window of the sofia hotel, police say, right in the heart of downtown san diego. >> a little bit surprising. >> reporter: in an exclusive jailhouse interview with cbs station kfmb, homoki called the situation overblown. >> reporter: police found a cache of weapons in his home when arrested thursday after a tipste authorities say homoki booked a hotel room under an alias in march, posting the videos in september with the caption, "nothing is real." >> reporter: the hotel sits on a busy street with thousands of people traveling there every day. janet shamlian, cbs news, san diego. >> o'donnell: tonight newly released documents raise serious questions about whether the american people were lied to about

janet shamlian has the story from san francisco. >> reporter: some may raise an eyebrow but secondhand gifting has come into its own this holiday season and this warehouse in the san francisco area is proof that brands like rei and patagonia are taking notice. some 50,000 like new or slightly used items up for secondary sale. and holiday demand is unprecedented. ♪ overflowing with everything from ski boots to winter coats and every sporting good imaginable, yertl is a bargain lover's dream. but you can't shop here. even though many of these customer returns are as good as new. >> usually there's scuffs and scratches. this one's in perfect condition. >> reporter: yeah. seeing a big market opportunity brands like rei and patagonia have gotten into the game of reselling their own used products. on websites like reiused and patagonia's wornwear. but yertl does all the work. >> what's the discount on something like that? >> probably 50% of what somebody would have paid had they found it just like this in the store 37. >> reporter: andy rubin created yertl when he saw the secondary clothing

janet shamlian has that story. >> reporter: free on bail, curtis flowers made the long walk out of jail. >> looking forward to christmas. >> did you think this day would ever come? >> i knew it would, but i didn't know when. yeah, but i always knew it would. >> reporter: flowers was charged in the 1996 murders of four people during a furniture robbery. there were two mistrials. two were on appeal. the final reversal coming in june from the supreme court, ruling prosecutor doug evans systematically prevented african-americans from serving on the jury. the last conviction landed flowers on death row. this is flowers' sister. >> oh, what a blessing. best christmas gift ever. best gift i ever received in all the years of my life. >> in court the judge strongly criticized the prosecution. >> i want to note the troubling fact that in the nearly four months this case has been back to the court, the state of mississippi has taken absolutely no action of any kind in furtherance of this prosecution. >> reporter: tonight surrounded by family and friends, flowers found it hard to describe how he fe

janet shamlian spoke with him today. >> reporter: free on bail, nurtis flowers made the long walk outmississippi jail isday. >> looking forward to christmas. >> reporter: did you think this day would ever come? >> i knew it would, but i didn't know when. but i always knew it would. >> reporter: flowers was charged in the 1996 murders of four people during a furniture store robbery. there were two mistrials. four convictions were reversed on appeal for prosecutorial misconduct. the final reversal came in june erom the supreme court, ruling ulosecutor doug evans systematically prevented african americans from serving on the jury. the last conviction had landed flowers on death row. cherita baskins is flowers sister. >> best christmas gift ever. best gift i ever received in my 43 years of life. >> reporter: in court the judge strongly criticized the prosecution. on i want to note the troubling fact that in the nearly four months this case has been back before the court, the state of mississippi has taken absolutely no action of any kind in furtherance of this prosecution. >> reporter: to

janet shamlian has the story from san francisco. >> reporter: some may raise an eyebrow but secondhand has come into its own this holiday season and this warehouse in the san francisco area is proof that brands like rei and patagonia are taking notice. some 50,000 like new or slightly used items up for secondary

janet shamlian reports these violent storms killed three people as homes were blown to pieces. r: reporternight, it was ststic, georgia's turn to get hit by one of the many tornadoes that have threatened communities hom florida to south carolina. >> it looks like it might be turning this way. >> reporter: after nearly two dozen twisters were reported in mississippi, there is a state of emergency here. damage in at least 25 counties. >> i thought we were going to oie. >> reporter: in guntown, near tupelo, brad poyner hid in a closet with his stepson. in a matter of seconds, he says, his roof was ripped away. w it was just pouring down, and there were electrical wires hanging everywhere. and we got really scared about trying to get out of here. >> reporter: in louisiana, homes uicame rubble after a tornado tore through alexandria. frightened children trapped in a trurch school hid under pews during the storm. wrapped in towels and blankets, rescuers carried them to safety. >> you could see it was coming and you could feel it kind of shake the house. o reporter: 30 twisters in 24 hours. one t

in lynchburg, virginia, janet shamlian found one woman and a team of volunteers at the christmas studio it was an offer almost too good to be true. but when the doors opened -- >> you guys can go over there -- >> reporter: they discovered it was real. >> one, two -- >> reporter: a photo session in a festive setting. with a team of pros behind the lens. >> so cute. >> reporter: for delisha dickerson and her sons and every family that comes to the studio in lynchburg, the offer of a holiday photo came without a price tag. have you ever had that done before? >> no. we don't normally do them professionally. >> reporter: 12-year-old breanna layne came with her mom and sister caylee. >> i dreamed of doing this, but it's never really happened. now my dream has came true. >> you guys can pick -- >> reporter: brandy lane is a caretaker who seldom has had the chance to be cared for. if you had to pay out of pocket for this -- >> i would never be able to do it. living on a limited budget, would never, ever, ever be able to do it. >> give mom a kiss on the cheek. >> reporter: before today, brandy h

janet shamlian shows us a unique business near san francisco being called an online treasure hunt. >>but secondhand gifting has come into its own this holiday season. and this warehouse in the san francisco area is proof that plans like rei and patagonia are taking notice. some 50,000 like-new or slightly used items up for secondary sale. and holiday demand is unprecedented. ♪ overflowing with everything from ski boots to winter coats, and every sporting good imaginable, yerdle is a bargain-lover's dream. you can't shop here even though many of these customer returns are as good as new. >> usually there's scuffs and scratches. but this one's in perfect condition. >> reporter: seeing a big market opportunity, brands like rei and patagonia have gotten into the game of reselling their own used products on websites like rei used and patagonia's worn wear. yerdle does all the work. what's the discounts? >> probably 50% of what somebody would have paid had they found it like this in the store. >> reporter: andy rubben created yerdle when he seat the secondary market going more than 22 times