young people swarmed through the mall and some of them reportedly grabbed items from shoppers and kiosks. it took guards over an hour to control the whole thing. surprisingly, no one was hurt. >>> well, it used to be the

. >>> they are being replaced with kiosks at the mexican border. >>> and they are beginning a march to shut down the port of oakland, take a look news chopper 2 overhead, you can see protesters are starting to move in and we have reporters there as well, we will be right back. . >>> the new idea to put in kiosks at big ben national park will allow people to scan their documents and they would patrol the area around the kiosks. some say the unmanned kiosks will promote unlawful crossings. >>> they are allowing the state to begin forcing measures that have been blocked by lower courts and the provision sets off an uproar each time. they want police to question a person's status if that person is here illegally. they are not sure if they will hear that case. >>> they meet with the prime minister of the white house and it comes before the u.s. troops leave iraq. here is more facing the two leaders, scott? >> reporter: there are about 6,000 u.s. troops remaining in iraq as of this morning and they are scheduled to be withdrawn no later than new year's eve. president barack obama and prime m

they are still border pat controlling and kiosks will prevent border crossings. >>> mitt romney shows he is out of touch during the gop debate over the weekend. he drove a very expensive bet. >> you said that before, it was true then, and it is true now. rick, i will tell you what, $10,000 bet? >> i am not in the betting business. >> perry says that kind of money represents pocket change for romney. >> i am pretty sure i didn't drive by a house that anybody in iowa would think that a $10,000 bet was possible. a little out of touch with the normal iowa citizen. >> now romney says after the debate his wife came to him and said he does a lot of things well, but betting is not one of them. >>> we will begin targeting president barack obama for his support of the free based company solyndra. solyndra's $528 million loan and the loan afterwards shows what is wrong with government. they want to wipe out clean energy to keep americans dependant on forel fuel -- fossil fuel. >>> now president obama and newer al -- all faleh hassan almaleki have decided to discuss energy commerce and education.

here is the catch, also, it has to be purchased at a kiosk, one of two kiosks at hartsfield jackson airportause the office hours are closed today. i'll show you the winning numbers to this ticket. be sure to take a look at this, 24, 30, 45, 57, 59. now, you should go back, check your pockets, check the purse, see if that's your lottery ticket, because if it is, that will definitely help you pay off some of those christmas gifts. >> yes, a lot of christmas gifts. you know if i won that, i would probably be off buying shoes. you spoke to other people who were talking about how they would spend that kind of casual. >> one man said, i'd disappear. >> let's take a listen. >> i'd go guy an island, wouldn't nobody know where i was and just live. live, plain and simple. buy anything i want, whatever. >> what about you? what would you do with $77 million? >> probably just buy a house and probably get an island like him. >> the house first or the island? >> the island, then build the house. >> okay, and in that order? >> yeah. just live my life and take care of my kids, having fun. >> everyone has th

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customers can't avoid this fee by paying the bill in person at a verizon store like this one or at a kiosk. by mail. electronic checking or as i mentioned before, by signing up for automatic credit card payments. last year you might recall verizon tried to impose a fee for those who used a credit card to pay for tv or internet service. the cell phone carrier decided to nix that idea once a lot of customers started complaining. are they going to do this this time around? not clear. bob redell, jon, marla. >> bob, thank you very much. >>> 6:07. people in palo alto are trying to stop at&t's plans for a network of cell phone antennas. they want to put them on top of several yutility poles around palo alto. they left it open to appeals. one family filed an appeal yesterday. police caught the man responsible for a brutal 1999 cold case murder. prosecutors say the registered sex offender kidnapped the 21 yeerl and shot her four times. >> does it give you any sense of relief? >> yes, it does. official years he thought he got away with this. >> he vanished from the home in november of 1999. her bod

they go one of 12 kiosks around colorado and step on the scale.receive money on a gift card based on their weight loss. the insurance company saves money if the long run. >> weight loss is as effective as mammograms or colon cancer screening or blood pressure control when you speak about the amount of dollars you spend for the life years you gain from the program. >> they plan to add another 10 kiosks next year. they are locationed in recreation center, libraries and medical facilities. no word if they will expand the program outside of colorado. so. >>> the fourth installment of mission impossible now in movie theaters. kevin mccarthy got to ask some tech technical questions of the producer. >>> kevin mccarthy really loves to talk to the stars but he really gets geeked out when he gets to rub shoulders movie directors appear producers he. he got to ask some questions of j. y. abrams, the producer of the new mission impossible movie and he also talked shop with the director. >> as a producer, do you get to go in there? , the suv scene with the blu

the kis kiosk does. tip five, forget perfume. think processed meat. they don't last.lauder she is thinking hickory farms. nothing says love like a hearty gift box. cheese, meat and the meat in the cheese combo. never guess on sizes. this is crucial. if you do, guess low! even if you know otherwise. your wife is going to return it anyway, so she will think more of you if you think size wise less of her. never buy gift certificates. i know this flies in the face of conventional wisdom and may be advice from your special lady yourself. when she says i'll be fine with a gift certificate she is thinking if that is all lazy thoughtless, never go the extra moment for the most important woman in your life pea brain comes up with? something in a box beats a piece of paper promising something in a box. tip eight, never, ever, ask for advice in a mall. usually women are the ones offering it. they just slow you down. ignore them. focus on me. they are buying for themselves and usually something ridiculously expensive. i'm looking out for you, but go with me. you are on a reconnai

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the border kiosk would be located at a port of entry in big bend national park and would allow people scan their identity documents and talk to a customs officer in another location. federal officials say it would be a security upgrade, noting it's currently easy to wade across the shallow rio grande undetected. >> a lawsuit over the movie "avatar". the former employee who claims james cameron extol -- stole his used for the movie. >> leigh glaser has the forecast after we come back. >> mike: you can't relax just because you secured a playoff spovment just ask the 49ers. while aaron rodgers padded his stats, there were two ugly ababak >> a disgrunt telled former employee wants to depose the king of the world. james cameron is being sued over his film "avatar". the man says he pitched a film to cameron in 1999 but was turned down. rogers says his movie was a science fiction story that was a environmentally themed three-debris -- 3-d epic. >> lowe's pulled advertising from tlc's american muslim after the florida family association complained the program was a danger to, quote, american

. >> the plan to install kiosks at the mexican border. >> hundreds of people come together in the south bay to fight aids in east africa. >> the last thing you want to see, the benches clear. >> and fists were flying in the latest show of unsportsmanlike conduct, up next, the consequences. >> leigh: i'm leigh glaser. the weak weather system and clouds cooled us down, and reports of a few sprinkles in south bay, and see how much longer the sprinkles will remain in the forecast. >> check that out. this geyser is part of the damage caused be a suspected trunk driver in redwood city. the driver took out a fire hide draft just before midnight and mowed down a light poll and a parking meter before his suv came to a stop. the condition of the driver isn't known. he was taken to a local hospital. >> suspension were handed down today after a nasty brawl at a conditional basketball game. a total of four university of cincinnati players were suspended. three have been sidelined six games each for kicking and punching opposing players. officials called off the game with seconds on the clock. some x

>> if you buy gift cards, i recommend buying them at, say, a mall kiosk, where one person behind that counter is responsible for administering that card. >> reporter: when using your own plastic? >> you have to pay very close attention to your credit card statement and refute any unauthorized charges within 60 days. >> reporter: and when shopping online? >> the most important thing to do is to make sure the website they are using is a secure one. in the address bar where it says http, it should say https, that means it's a secure site. >> reporter: and if all else fails, contact your credit card company. just don't expect to get through the front doors. for "nightline," i'm cecilia vega, reporting, well, like i said, i can't tell you where. >> our thanks to cecilia, wherever you are. >>> and just ahead, travelers take to the skies, where the question should be, do you know where your pilot slept last night? [ knock on door ] cool. you found it. wow. nice place. yeah. [ chuckles ] the family thinks i'm out shipping these. smooth move. you used priority mail flat rate boxes. if it fits,

well, sir, this is a nice list kiosk. the line ends over there by the reindeer petting zoo.e. who's your boss? how do-- where's frost? curtis, where's frost?! security! bring frost out here right now! frost: i'll take care of him. woman: look. there's santa. nice to see you, mon frere. i've been waiting. has it been 12 years already? frost. what have you done? hey. easy does it, armani man. no "hello, love what you've done with the place"? man, on p.a.: shave a reindeer for $5.00. hey, frost, frost, what about the secret of santa? how could you do this to the north pole? the whole thing is way too much work, way too much pressure. besides, no one even thanks you for all the effort. what do you mean, no thank-yous? what about the plates of cookies and the milk? please. i'm cleansing. so i stopped the whole toy delivery nonsense, and i brought anyone who could afford to pay right up here. who needs magic? who needs to be crawling on roofs and chimneys? i got everything i need right here. look around you. this is not how the north pole is supposed to be. you know this is wrong.

the free parking applies to standard meters in 2 posted displayed meters they used kiosks. for >>catherine: today, oakland police officers were delivering donations to st. elizabeth's church in the fruitvale district. >> the increase in numbers indicate that the need is left of raider. >>catherine: for a freeze will be feted at the beginning at 7:00 a.m.. they are concerned that some people will have to be turned away, they are asking for more donations. >>stanley: this is an old cadillac parked at the far corner of florida in the mission district. it appears to be abandoned 50 if this sticker confirms it had freed for at least 72 hours. at least the registration is current. a few blocks away, there is a police barricade with three bags attached to it. they are all rusted with flat tires. one person's trash is the other person stretcher. >>stanley: how do you know if a couch has been sitting for too long customer flow from the back for a graffiti tag. he defined microwaves, shoes and everything in between. >>catherine: as always, if you have a comment or story idea, e-mail

no extra fee either for customers who go to the verizon wireless store or kiosk to pay in person, log on to their bank to pay the bill, use company gift or rebate cards or electronic checking. the response has been instantaneous. says one customer on the twitter page, wow, that is dumb. there is no fee if you walk into a store and take an employee's time to pay, yet it costs $2 to do it online? another tweets, verizon wants to charge you for the privilege of paying them. tonight verizon wireless says the new fee is intended to offset what the company must pay to banking and credit card services when subscribe rs pay directly online once a month. the company said most of the customers already use one of the alternatives that will not incur the new fee, harry. >> amazing. pete williams, thank you so much. >>> tensions over iran's nuclear program triggered a war of words over one of the world's most important waterways. one-sixth of the world's oil is shipped from the persian gulf through the straits of hormuz. iran is threatening to close the strait if the u.s. imposes tough new sanctio

no extra fee for customers who go to a store or kiosk to pay in person, log on to their own online bankthe company's gift or rebate cards or use electronic checking. the response has been instantaneous. there's no fee if you walk in a store and take an employee's time to pay? yet it costs $2 to do it online? another tweets, verizon wants to charge you for the privilege of paying them. >> verizon wireless is the country's largest cell phone company serving 91 million phones and other devices. >>> still ahead on "way too early," robert griffin iii leads baylor in the highest scoring bowl game in the history of bowl games. the word shootout does not sacrifice when the teams combine forç an astounding 1,400 yardsf total offense. highlights of an outrageous alamo bowl ahead in sports. >>> plus, tim tebow has dazzled fans this season, but one professional athlete is not impressed. in fact, he bet $1 million against tebow and the broncos last week and won. we'll tell you who it is and get a check on weather when "way too early" comes back. [ male announcer ] drinking a smoothie with no vegeta

we have project called [ inaudible ], for example, and they have a kiosk they're putting in stores ands you play coke pouring all over your body. we also work with a lot of museums, museums of science and industry, exploratoryium in san francisco, london science museum and training places, weird museums that don't fit a normal model like science fiction museum or the music museum in seattle. probably the biggest value proposition of our concompany is there's less reason for people to go out anywhere and do anything. they can buy everything on the internet, they can watch movies on a huge screen at home, they can play video games. we offer experiences that still aren't at home and essentially will never be at home because they're huge. things that are 14 feet, 20 feet wide. or they're things that require social interaction or even benefit from strangers interacting with each other in space. the studio is a smaller organization is a smaller form of interactive, interactivity underneath your finger tips like ipads and devices like that where it's another way of getting immersed in an inte

participants -- can use one of a dozen video kiosks to monitor their progress. they are putting their money where their mouth is. >> where the food shouldn't be. >> that's right. you have a point. >>> 4:57. >> an oakland neighborhood on is alert after a boy is nearly kidnapped. we are live with the advice from his father that helped the 9-year-old get away. >>> water officials point the finger at themselves for a spectacular water main break that flooded dozens of homes. >>> the 1% has a new member this morning. the six mega millions numbers worth 206 million dollars to one very lucky ticket holder. 8xq

young people swarmed through the mall and some of them reportedly grabbed items from shoppers and kiosks took guards over an hour to control the whole thing. surprisingly, no one was hurt. >>> well, it used to be the eyes were the windows to your soul. now, apparently twitter is giving people a look at what you're feeling inside. a new study found tweets gave when you're feeling down and out or when you're at your best. >> reporter: there is an old song that goes don't worry, be happy. well, according to a team of mathematicians from the university of vermont, many of us are feeling a little down. the research analyzed nearly five billion worldwide twitter messages for 33 months, there has been a gradual downward slope during the past year and a half. listen to, this the twitter research shows people usually feel good on holidays like christmas but here's the downside of that information. it also indicates people usually feel blue on mondays. no wonder i feel like i could use a hug right now. >> what do i think about the research? i think days after christmas when you're with your family

you need to protect yourself, what ideas to only use cash the other i did not use the self checkout kiosk in businesses. those card readers are sitting there on monitors they're more vulnerable. and definitely you have to do this do online banking so you can check your account every night before you go to bed to make sure that there are no surprise charges carry a i know that it is lane, but that is the world that we live in now. >>catherine: the postal service is planning to make some big cuts nationwide. rob fladeboe went to beat burlingame office to find out why it is on the chopping block. >>reporter: the postal service is losing money almost $5 billion so far this year. as a result, mail sorting facilities like this one and another just like in petaluma could be close. it means that it could take longer to sort and deliver the mail. for example, stamped letters with no leads their destination the next day. that means customers are already bracing for higher postal rates and less service. >> i think is ridiculous that the post offices having to do this i think is totally ridiculous. >

. >>> the "right now border crossing," the new proposal for these, there would be kiosks in west texas. allowing peel to scan their -- people to scan theirismmy gration documents. critics, though, say the unmanned keyes will promote -- kiosk will promote as well. >> reporter: president obama in the white house with this president. these pictures just into our washington noom. the two men talking about the future of the security of iraq. the 6,000 remaining u.s. troops scheduled to be withdrawn by new year's eve by the u.s. which leaves the new iraqi government and the still developing iraqi country to deal with the threat of iran, too. the u.s. military will leave behind a small team only to help them. >> this is not a divorce. it may feel that way. but we'll be imwedded -- embedded with them as trainers. >> reporter: live in washington, scott macfarlane, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, scott. >>> tune in tonight at 9:00 for a ktvu special out of iraq -- "help on the homefront" hosted by julie haener. we take a look at the challenges facing screarts once they come home. that's tonig

. >> there is five more kiosks in branches so renewing is easier and faster. >> these mashes are easy. there is a big touch screen. and this takes cash, check, and you walk away with your registration and sticker in your hand. best part? no lines. >> merry christmas, everybody. there are now 29 gold and blue ceaseos beings around the state. and this is also to help employees improve. >> and founding documents of apple going on the auction block next month. >> documents once belonged to this man. ronald wayne. wayne known as a father figure to the late steve jobs and acted as a tie breaker when jobs and co-founder steve wazniak disagreed. >> and the share would have been worth $2 billion. >> and the documents are worth as much as $150,000. >> wow. >> and you probably don't hear many musicians telling people not to buy their music. that is what he will advice cos text ello is saying, saying he cannot recommend his box set because it's too expensive. >> the price is $200 saying it appears to be a misprint or a satire suggested fans buy some louie armstrong instead. >> thanks for joining

first time a statewide effort kiosks with scalevideo cameras have been placed throughout the state. you can make any where from 15 to $150 every three months, dropping the pounds. >> we can now say people have tried everything. >> first i have heard of that one. >> coming up he spends his free time thanking those who serve our country. >> they are risking their lives, fighting for us our freedom and our country. >> he is a pint sized patriot and doing a great job we will hear from some of those who are grateful for his time and what he is doing. >> also check with annie. >> hey, steve, so our cookies are done, decorated and you know these make for great party desserts but, you can also give them as gifts if you are attending a new years eve party this saturday. marina is showing us a creative way to package these up and take them as a house warming gift. coming up we will learn other options as well. >>> first, today's trivia question, how many bee trips from flower to hive does it take to make a pound of honey. >> wow. >> 10,000, 20,000, 40,000, or 60,000. and you wonder where they

participants can use one of a dozen video kiosks throughout the state to monitor progress >> we are goinghe world traveler. he's a turtle and he's back where he belongs in the gulf of mexico. it took three years and a team of international veterinarians to get this turtle back to the gulf. the endangered species was discovered in 2008 on a beach, 4600 miles away in the netherlands scientists say he would have died in the cold water if not rescued. >> just had the misfortune to get in the current and go with the flow and that flow led it across the atlantic and it washed up in the netherlands. >> vets in portugal helped johnny recover he was flown to florida and released into the warmer waters of the gulf yesterday. he had his own plane, right there there's a transmitter on johnny's shell. even a website that tracks his every movieia satellite. >> i think that turtle is -- is more well traveled than i am. >> turtle passport. 6:54. >>> oakland police are looking for the man who tried to lure a 9-year-old boy into his car. amy hollyfield with more. >> reporter: oakland police are taking this

also i tend to see apples and bananas and oranges at the kiosks and the newsstands. at the cafes take advantage of soup, a hearty vegetable, black bean. starbucks now offers protein-rich smoothies and healthy preportioned snack and meal plates. certainly you can bring any of these very same things from your house, in addition to things that you don't find at the airport like a peanut butter sandwich on whole wheat bread or even a big tub of humus and baby carrots. make sure you have a few of those in your bag or your purse before you get on the flight. >> now let's go to jill. she's joining us on the phone from ohio. jill, good morning. what's your question? >> good morning. i started my weight loss journey in october, 2010, and i have lost 104 pounds so far. >> wow! >> since i now wear a size 10 instead of a 22 or 24, i was wondering if you have any tips to help me stay motivated, especially during the holidays, so i continue to lose and reach my goal weight, because i still have 30 pounds more to go. >> go, jill, go! wow! big congratulations. i have a great plan fo

another idea is to not use those self check out kiosk. those card readers are sitting there on monitor. you must do online banking to check your account every night to make sure there are no surprise charges. it is claimed that is the world we live in. >>catherine: if you're looking at the favorites toll plaza. no problems there. on the james lick, the tail lights towards the lower deck of the bridge are moving very slowly. that is always a slows but this time of night. stay with us, more news coming up after this. >>kimberlee: check this out, a buddhist temple was destroyed by a raging fire in a denver suburb. one monk who alerted the others was taken to hospital with hearns and suffering from smoke inhalation. he is expected to be ok. firefighters tried to save the buddhist statues inside, some of over 100 years old. here's a look at them after nighttime felt. because of the fire is under investigation. this is all that is left of home in tennessee. firefighters stood nearby doing nothing to save a. fear is a $75 annual fee for fire ser

but you know those little kiosks in grocery stores that takes your cholesterol and your blood pressuree of those. so i monitor it kind of close. >> when you sit down for just an average-sized meal, afterwards, are you still like, man, i'm starving? >> one my best friends is a doctor and she's convinced that i'm missing the synapse between my brain and my stomach that tells me when i'm full 679. >> i know when i'm full, not when my stomach tells me, but because my lungs are getting pressed by my belly. i don't feel bad or anything, but i get tired. it's like having thanksgiving dinner times ten. >> thank you so much for joining us and telling us about the show. we cannot wait to find out if you ate the big fat paddy. >> if you want to see "suzilla the mouse that roars" it premieres tuesday at 10:00 p.m. on planet green. >> now great gift ideas from gayle. >> if you're like us around here, you may be looking for some last-minute gift ideas. here's one, how about a link? yes, a link. i recommend rightthisminute.com, it has great videos and stories can you share and enjoy all year long. "r

participants can use one of a dozen video kiosks throughout the state to monitor their progress. >>>d, -- i could use that $150. a southwest jet aborts takeoff in sacramento after two tires blow on the runway. >> reporter: have you had the stranger-danger talk with your kids? i'm amy hollyfield live in oakland the story making headlines that will convince you to if you haven't already. >> reporter: good morning i'm amy hollyfield live in oakland. police are

. >>> first unmanned border crossing with mexico in west texas kiosk located in big bend national parkit would allow people scan their identity documents and talk to a customs officer by phone from another location. federal officials say it would be a security upgrade noting it is easy to wade across the shallow rio grande undetected. >> members of the marin county worth board of supervisors have run up 2.3 million dollars of expenses the most expensive tab for any board in the bay area. a new audit tries to break down the expenditures half the tab was spent for aides to the supervisors. board members have said they don't have any issue with you office expenses saying they try to hold the line as much as possible. >>> don't be surprised if your local fedex guy or gal looks more stressed today. fedex is just starting what is expected to be the busiest day and busiest week in the company's history. the company expects to ship more than 17 million packages world wide today, 12% increase over last year's=(s busiest day double the volume of a typical day. 290,000 workers will serve as sant

. >> let me ask you, as the president now blames atm machines and kiosks and the arab spring and earthquakesh when all else fails and now has called the american people soft and lazy and said in foreign countries that america is an arrogant country, how big an issue will that number the general campaign? >> i think the president has missed the whole point. all of these problems come down to aaron rogers. if aaron rogers warrant -- wasn't making it look so easy to be so competent, if green bay wasn't undefeated, people would understand the world is hard and it's not barack obama's fault. i think the president should campaign, green bay is not sharing its victories, it's not helping other teams win in the spirit of friendship, it's not doing the probable cause barack obama thing. >> for a lot of people who watch "hannity," this is not unfamiliar, bill ayers is back in the news. >> sure. >> unrepent can't terrorist. obama gave speeches with him, started his career in his house and sat on board with the guy. now aiers -- ayers is out there saying i raised money for them, did fundraiser for him.

city that will bring 10,000 bikes to the street, allowing the riders to rent bicycles from automated kiosksmost certainly bring more controversy. >> the notion that you're going to change things and make it better and you're from a government, that's a heavy lift. >> what are you, crazy? >> yeah. change is always, always hard. you're not going to make everybody happy. but you have to try your best to leave the city in a better place than you found it, and that's really what i'm here to do. >> so, harry, i'm no traffic engineer, but if you -- if you want to make a pedestrian mall out of broadway, if you want to put a robert trent jones golf course in, go ahead. >> sure. >> i do have news. those cars are not going to stay home. they're going to come into new york city and find other streets. >> they talk about doing congestion like they have in london and that got nowhere. honestly broadway goes diagonally across and that adds more places for people to stop. so getting rid of that section of broadway actually, they say, helped the traffic move a little better. >> somebody has been lobbied. >>

fighting each other, grabbing items from other shoppers and kiosks. witnesses are reporting the frenzy was touched off by rumors the rappers lil wayne and drake were visiting the mall. local police did conot confirm the rumors were to blame. there were no serious injuries reported. >>> the clock is ticking toward the big celebration that will mark the end of the year in new york. on tuesday, workers installed the final panels on the glittery ball that will drop new year's eve from high atop times square. this year's theme is let there be friendship. >>> and there's a new video of roller man, the real life transformer who seems to have roller blade skates growing out of every part of his body. he is the alter ego of 41-year-old jean yves blandeau, who likes to speed down roads in the french and swiss alps. probably needs a good chiropractor. six minutes past the hour with stephanie and a check of the weather. >> i don't know what's more dangerous that or two 16-year-olds getting their license. what are you going to do for your 16th birth day? >> i'm go

the manager at this jewelry kiosk says his sales were down 10%. >> the crowd is here. the crowd was on the christmas eve, there was like full packed, but people were not spending money. reporter: that's not what you heard from many shoppers who said they're feeling better about the economy and this year decided to spend more. do you think that people are feeling better about the economy and spending? >> yes. i certainly do, yeah. reporter: how much more are you spending would you say? >> maybe 500, give or take, on one person. reporter: a poll conducted by consumer reports shows that about 40% of americans have after christmas shopping to do. although firm holiday figures aren't out yet, many are expecting the 2011 holiday season to be a good one. >> i think people do spend a lot more, but it is kind of cautious, too. reporter: don't worry if you miss those after christmas sales today. many of the retailers say they're going to keep those discounts in place until all the old inventory has been sold to make way for the new stuff. in columbia heights, matt ackland, fox 5

thieves lifted customers' bank information by installing skimming devices onto the self checkout kiosks more than 80 customers and employees say money has been taken out of their account. they first discovered the scam in november and alerted customers and law enforcement. the store since replaced the equipment. >>> well, it turns out the san francisco woman suspected of burglarizing alex tribeck's hotel room won't be sentenced to life behind bars. the san francisco district attorney doesn't think the suspect should be punished with a three strike strikes charge. 56-year-old lucinda moyers broke into the hotel room and stole a bracelet, purse and wallet. the jeopardy host tore his achilles tendon as he tried to chase her down the hall way. she faces 30 years behind bars if convicted. she's been convicted of four thefts since 1990. >>> several bay area mail processing centers could be affected by the post office's move to cut cost. processing and distribution centers are being considered for the chopping block. if they're closed, the post office says the operations would move to the oakl

the manager at this jewelry kiosk says his sales were down 10%. >> crowd is here. the crowd was here on christmas eve and it was full packed. people were not spending money. >> reporter: this is not what you heard from many shoppers who said they are feeling better about the economy and this year decided to spend more. you think that people are feeling better about the economy and spending? >> yes, i certainly do. >> how much more than were you spending would you say? >> maybe $500 give or take on one person. >> a poll conducted by consume are reports shows that about 40% of americans have after- christmas shopping to do. and although firm holiday figures aren't out yet, many are expecting the 2011 holiday season to be a good one. >> i think people did spend a lot mother but it is kind of cautious still. >> matt ackland, fox 5 news. >>> coming up next, we'll go live to new york and check in with the folk at fox business network. a lot of people enjoying this time off this week. a lot more working as well. we'll take a look at the numbers. >>> how do you like these

when are you going to stop blaming earthquakes, kiosks, tsunamis, bush?of those, just bush. >> and under bush the last four years you lost 5.7 million jobs. under obama $1.3 million. and after the

kiosks, atm machines, tsunamis and you blame bush. but now he has taken a tact i have never seen a politician take. he is blaming the american people for getting lazy and soft. have you taken very strong issue with it? >> i think he's making an enormous mistake. the blaming other people works in very narrow setting. but it certainly doesn't work when you are the president of the united states. it is not following the harry truman the buck stops here model. people of america will not forget that president obama had two years with the democrat house and senate, super majority in each chamber. he had his way with a whole series of legislative initiatives and those initiatives have failed. he borrowed -- what? $787 billion for his first stimulus. how did that work out? not so well. he promised he would hold en-- unememployment at 8% or below, never been 8% since. his record is abysmal and he cannot continue to blame the american people or anybody else because he is the president and he has failed as a leader. >> sean: what do you think of

now he blames atm machines, kiosks. he says the american people are lazy and soft i. i think that was taken out of context. he was saying that we as a nation need to double down on education and new technology and really move ourselves forward as we have always done as americans. i think he is saying in general, we aren't moving in the right direction. >> sean: i don't think -- but i don't think that's what he said. he got his bills passed. >> i don't think that's what he meant? he blames bush and the economy. i think this president, visaid it before, i would like to see him, like what you said earlier, i would like to see him put his pants on, man up, sit on the table and bring these guys together and get the job done. stop playing golf. >> you voted for him, correct? but you are not necessarily voting for him for re-election. >> correct. >> what's holding you back? >> here's one of the things i want to touch on, when the gentleman in the back said, i agree with. one thing i want to bring to sean or your attention, i don't care who the president of the united states