kohl's will be open 24 hours a day until christmas eve.he retailers are lopie in hopih in on unlimited shopping hours. >> i want a lego barbie. >> a jet pack. xbox. a wii. >> i asked for new jeans. >> reporter: holiday wish lists are long and the hard to shop for people. >> my grandmother zbli husband. he's the hardest one. >> reporter: dreaming of profits, some major retailers like kohl's are making it easier for you to shop, staying open 24 hours a day until christmas eve. >> that's crazy. people are shopping all during the night? >> reporter: with holiday sales sluggish and competition from the internet, retailers are using deep discounts and all-access to lure shoppers in. >> it's vacation time, so, you know, if i'm up and about, sure, why not? >> reporter: adrian gomez is buying into the idea. >> it's great for us as a consumer. i think it's unfortunate for the employees because they have to be here instead of being at home with their loved ones enjoying this holiday season. >> reporter: and mcminmin says late-night shopping sounds ri

>> that number you saw on kohl's came from target. my guess is kohl's picked that up. target dropped it. they dropped the confidence of the consumer. is it a wound? i don't think it's a wound. but is it going to slow them down for a while? yes. did it really hurt them for the holiday? absolutely. so for this season, it's a wound. long term, maybe it's paper cut. >> do you agree with that, bill? >> i'd have to disagree a little bit. when we look at year-over-year data, target up 2% last week compared to the previous year. it doesn't look like what happened with the compromised cards affected online traffic to target at all. >> we'll leave it there. thank you very much, jan, bill and john. >>> still ahead, it's a battle royale for the top spot under the christmas tree. which gaming console was the holiday hero. >> did you notice how john monopolized that last conversation? >> back down a little. >> i'll let you get in a question next time. >>> plus, nerd alert. they're talking about me. we're cracking open the history books, digging in on what a stellar year for stocks c

this kohls in san jose opened at 5:00 a.m. retailers know that this is an especially good time to lure in people who received gift cards for christmas. a target spokesman says this is the single most popular day to redeem the gift cards. i talked to one shopper, she's hoping to get 60% off on boots. according to shopper trek though this year's season started off with a bang after thanksgiving weekly in-store retail sales declined from december 16 through the 22nd. what that means for you is today you'll see a lot of scores offering buy one get one free deals. you'll see sales on appliances and discounts on toys. kohls is not the only store opening up early. walmart also opened at 5:00 a.m. and macy's plans to open at 6:00 a.m. i have to say that every year i like to come out early and get my christmas decorations for pacific northwest fers off. that's always a good joyce. >> she's got my number. i like to do that too. it's a good time to scoop them up. >> running in the store. >> good for her. >> the nis warning to start out a

kohl's is not the only retailer keeping the doors open all night. toys "r" us and some macy's stores are doing that. the family of a 13-year-old girl on life support at an oakland hospital could learn more about what led to her condition. her medical records will be released by monday. she went to the hospital on december 9th to have her tonsils removed. she suffered complications that toledo her being declared brain dead. she is now on life support until monday. >>> now to an nbc bay area follow up. redwood city officials orders stem's middle management to order fire. the fires filled bay area skies with smoke and triggered a health advisory. >>> he's back and he's holding try outs in north korea. coming up dennis rodman game plan to bring nba players to the communist country. plus -- >> hard to prepare the field for the championship game every time. >> still to come, prepping for what may be the last 49er home game at candlestick park. the crews will have worked for decades on 49er games. after a spectacular day across the bay area temperatures wi

>> reporter: tory, good afternoon, we are here outside the wal-mart, expect big bargains, here at kohl's and others. and the doors opened at 6:00 a.m. and one of the first there, they were the first out of the house. >> she got a lung removed in september. >> so this is her first time out. >> yeah, she wants to get out of the house. >> you chose to come to a sale. >> yes. >> you are a woman after my heart. >> we saw a lot of shoppers, most didn't appear to be buying but it was when we went to the other side of the mall we found a line. >> this is a shoe line. >> this is a shoe line. >> all waiting for nike basketball shoes. >> all y'all go this way. all y'all want double pass, right? >> if you want to know what the hot item is spend a little time with them. >> that is the hot item now, gamma 168. >> i got it for 160. >> how many jordans do you have? >> i have like 300 pair. >> you are kidding me, right? >> no, got to have every pair. >> every pair. >> what do you do with them. >> we resale them. >> wow. >> she was not happy with that. >> i got it all to myself. >> she got up early. >> sh

kohl's is not the only one opening early obviously.'s take you to san leandro because we have a camera giving you alive pictures. >> we are wrong kohl's is actually open at 6:00 and it will be opened at 6:00 and that is seven. and if you are cramped it is pause of what they are -- they are trying to make sure this rush is going well into and not da -- going well and not into the black. >>> jahi mcmath's family are considering moving the oakland teen out of children's hospital in oakland to another facility where she can remain on a breathing machine. yesterday the family spent christmas day in the icu where the teen remains on life support. >> all of our cousins, my brand mother game and a sad story, jahi mcmath was declared brain dead after she went in for routine surgery. her family insists she is still alive and has touched off a national debate which is getting national attention. >>> people who came for christmas are starting to come home. they are outside of the national airport where the first flights left about an hour ago and

kohls says they are offer free gift boxes to make wrapping easier. i will be taking advantage of that. sal, did you finish your christmas shopping? >> still have a couple more things to do. how about you? >> i have one more thing left. >>> good morning, everybody. let's go out -- see, i know guys. let's take a look at what we have now. traffic is moving along pretty well on 880 northbound. sure its easy to buy something for your coworkers but the other one. there are no major problems on the san mateo bridge. we are off to a good start here and the commute looks pretty good. we are looking at the altamont pass and so far we don't have any slow traffic coming through according to the road sensors and 880 still looks pretty good. now at 4:49 let's go to steve. >> what you're saying is you have my gift already? >> yours is easy. >> its under the tree? >> yes. >> thank you, sir. >>> colder out there. there is a little bit of cloud cover north. a little bit south. it may billion sunny today. i would not be surprised from upper 20s here in wind protected a

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this kohls store opened at 5:00. get ready for the second wave of shopping and yes, people have been trickling in all morning long. this is an especially good time the lure in people who received gift cards for christmas. this is the single most popular day to redeem the company gift cards. we talked to one early bird shopper about her motivation. >> 60% off. i'm not sure about the congress but 60% off. >> you think it will be worth it? >> yes. >> according to shopper track, though this year's sop being season started with a bang, indoor sales declined. what that means for you shoppers this morning is in the next few days you'll see buy one get one free deals and discounts on toys and decorations. and kohls is not the only store opening up early. macy's just opened, and so did walmart. reporting live, in san jose, marianne favro, "today in the bay." >> the rush begins. thank you so much. >> all over again. a rush to deliver packages as well. those that didn't make their destination expected to be delivered today. a s

amy hollyfield is at the pleasant hill kohl's store. >> they are unlocking the doors right now and 6:00 a.m. they are not doing to lock that door again until christmas eve. they are not the only ones doing this, macy's is also opening for 107 hours, straight, as this woman says this is what consumers want. especially since we had six viewer shopping days because thanksgiving was so late. >> i am not as done as i usually am with it being closer together, christmas is suddenly here and it made me more organized we and made me nervous >> hungry shoppers mean restaurant could benefit from this so they hope this will trickle down to them. here is a list of the stores who are about to extend their hours: kohl's and toys 'r us and k-mart opening at 6:00 and macy's opening at 7:00, and target and nordstrom at 8:00 a.m., many staying only until christmas eve, more than 100 hours straight. what will be interesting if the shoppers come at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow, will there shoppers in the stores? we will find out. >> it is about 6:03. a san jose charity distributes books and toys to children but it

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kohl's is open now and macy's opens at 6:00 trying to clear out inventory.my hollyfield will have a report from the east bay at the top of the hour. >> if you are planning on hitting the stores here is a list of who is opening, kohl's hopped half an sure ago and macy's at 6:00, and toys 'r us and gap and banana republic all opened at 8:00. >> developing news in san francisco, two are hospitalized after a fire at their newly refurbished vick ton building. the fire broke out before 9:00 last night in this four story victorian near golden gate park. officials say two people suffered serious burns and were rushed to st. francis hospital and two otherred are helped by the red cross. firefighters say there were no fire stops between the walls or floors because of the tie of construction. >> at this time we suspect it is poor construction because it lit up close. the unit did a great job. >> they just finished 2 1/2 years of renovation, like $1 million worth of gorgeous restoring. it looks like that is all ruined because we could hear them breaking ones and pulling

kohl's also promising to pay the full cost of everything not delivered on time. and amazon, which relies on shipping for everything, is offering $20 gift cards to unsour the holiday mood. anger with the shippers let some not so happy people to post things like this online, quote: i gave ups two weeks to deliver my daughter's packages. epic fail. ups and fedex blamed bad weather and higher than expected demand by online retailers who saw a real surge in online retail activity last weekend, in particular, which is always one of the busiest holiday shopping weekends of the year, the last saturday before christmas, and nationwide the commerce department says 6% of all annual sales in the u.s. are done online, but during the holiday season, that goes up to double that. if not even higher. so, aside from the gift card in the mail, as for the number of americans truly impacted we this, well, neither fedex nor ups will divulge the specifc numbers but will say of the hundreds of millions of packages they delivered between thanksgiving and criminal, the vast majority of th

and, let's talk cold, -- kohl's, there are several locations around the area.hey're pulling out all the stops with heavy promotions to drum up sales. how to for the first time ever, they will stay open 6:00 p.m. christmas eve. >>> and, it is party time for manicism companies. more employers are throwing year-end bashes. >> thank you. >> we have a horrible story of animal callity to tell you about. >> a man accused of even killing them. we will have that still ahead on good morning, washington. it >> welcome back at 4:40. i know, this morning i almost went back inside and threw the coat on the couch. and he though it was a light coat, you certainly didn't need it. >> i was, like, why is it wet out here, did it rain? >> jacqui was telling you it was going to rain. >> i know. >> you did listen to nothing i said? >> i did, i just didn't know if it was coming that early. >> the other thing i want to warn people about is don't tune out over the weekend. we have big changes coming. it is going to be a wild ride over the next 48 hours and stunned could get ugly. yes, w

amazon is giving $20 gift cards, kohl's is saying they are willing to look at some of the shippers thatid not get their products, and they are willing to do that for free. so people are trying to find their packages and get their gifts for their loved one the day after christmas. >> i guess everyone needs to remember it is the thought that counts. robert ray, thank you very much. >>> in turkey the prime minister believes that he is the targ target -- the real target of the corruption investigation that has shaken his administration. prosecutors are questioning allegations to money laundering and other charges. one minister also called for the prime minister's resignation. he appointed ten new ministers and met with them today. >>> at least five people were injured when a bomb exploded in a bus near cairo. in its first comment since the wave of violence, egypt's interim president said he would stand firmly against terrorism. >>> thailand's electoral commission is calling for elections to be held back. lawrence loui has more. >> reporter: the government has not issued a statement yet, but

. >> for the first time kohls is open around the clock starting tonight until 6:00 p.m. christmas eve. >> you can get in and get out. >> the deep discounts are a thing of the past. instead many retailers are offering promotions such as buy one get one-half off >> we are seeing the stores being broader if their promotions, offering more things for sale. >> sales were brisk at sears. the manager tells us clothing ae electronics are selling well and they have plenty more shopping to do. >> i haven't got anything done. i'm a late shopper this year. i'm getting a little stressed out. i'm going to get out here and get it done. >> reporter: consumers want to buy what they want when they want, something they can easily do online. reporting live at the sun valley mall, amber lee, ktvu. >>> more details on macey's and kohls. they aren't the only retail chains planning to stay open around the clock. toys r us and k-mart said some locations will keep their doors open 87 hours consecutive. >>> afternews broke that target was the victim of a data breach they are offering 10% off this

shoppers have less than two hours to get what they want from kohl's and macy's stores. the two retailers have been open for more 00 hours straight and are trying to cash in on last-minute sales. is this a sign that they are worried? merry christmas. >> thank you. >> thank you. i don't think they are worried. i thinkcher competitive. retailers extremely free market and that's the reason we see immense competition among kohl's and walmart which is selling iphone force $27. retail sales despite a lot of hurdles, more regulation, obamacare. retail sales are likely to surprise us here and good retailers are giving smart shoppers great deals. >> he makes a very good point. with the increase in premiums and deductibles this year a lot of people are scaling back on retail purchases because of obamacare. am i right? >> well, that's my take. you are getting a pinch middle class. this is a sign of desperation. i think retailers are under tremendous measure for earnings right now. the fact that they are selling an iphone for $27 sects they will not make much money off of it and mid

kohl's hope at 5:00 a.m., and macy's at 8:00, trying to clear out inventory left behind by lackluster holiday sales. our reporter will have a report for you from the east bay at the top of the hour. >> if you have something to return or you want to take advantage of the after christmas sales, here is a list of who is opening early: kohl's opens at action, and jc penney and sears opened at 7:00, banana republic and g.p.a. open at 8:00 a.m. along with toys 'r us. >> in san francisco two are hospitalized after a fire at the newly refurbished victorian before 9:00 a.m. in the four story victorian near golden gate park. two people suffered serious burns and were rushed to st. francis memorial hospital. two others displaced by the fire held by the red cross. firefighters say there were no fire stops between the walls or floors because of the construction. >> we say this lit up quickly because of the construction. the unit did a great job and hopefully everyone is okay. >> they finished 2 1/2 yours of renovation, like $1 million worth of gorgeous restoring. it looks like that is ruined becau

kohl's is open now until christmas eve. it is not going to close their doors. other stores are also doing this including macy's toys 'r us so the stores will be open for 108 hours. employees are trying to make the best of it. they are saying they are going to try to make it fun and do what they can. some shoppers told us they feel a little sorry for the employees. a woman doesn't think this crosses the line. she things thanksgiving day does but this is good for last minute shoppers. the stores doing this for the consumers, that the consumers lost six days of shopping because of thanksgiving day being so late but they are doing it for the bottom line. sales are up only 2 percent compared to last year considered modest growth, somewhat of a disappointment. part of that is because they are discounting so deeply, so early throughout the season. an interesting situation the stores have created for themselves and now they will try to pull off a big win and be open, this store, will be open for 108 straight hours. >> this morning, target is facing the first lawsuit ov

whereas with the big box store, how do you replace a kohl's or a walmart it?reat to say and to brag that did you work with the big box stores. but when you look at the bottom line, the real bragging rights are what's in the bank account. >> with only a few more weeks to give gifts during the holidays, we have plenlty of great ideas for you to get for your staff and best clients. this year our stocking stuffers are made by socially conscious women business owners. here to tell us about these gift that's keep on giving is colleen debase, she is the director of digital media exchange. great to see you. >> thank you. >> i love this segment. we did it last year and got great ideas. so let's start. question get through them all. the first one? >> so, yes this comes from a woman named victoria lyndon of victoria, texas. she was in hawaii. she was inspired after she had a cup of joe that was delicious. it is a smooth coffee. it is not like starbucks. she decided to create this company. and when you buy the coffee, the proceeds go to support clean water causes. more th

this morning and keep in mind, kohl's decided they were going to be open 24 hours going into christmas eve and we poke so one woman named carol and she said she didn't have anything on her list, she just wanted to look around. >> i do to the area with one and i didn't know. i want to give you a live look being at what it looks like. retailers want to get people out there and the people we see christmas eve are the people we see shopping for other people and the people shopping today are shopping for themselves. i spoke to a son and his mother, and this is the first time they to the away from that and live in congress cord, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> damage concord, claudine wong, -- live in concord, claudine wong ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> old navy sears and target also open and they open in just about an hour. >>> time now r-police in santa rosa have them in custody and it happened right near the downtown santa rosa library. it happened just blocks from the attack and there will is still no few -- future. the superior court judge will strip the school accred

. >> dreaming of profit, some major retailers, like kohl's, are making it easier for you to shop, stayingopen 24 hours a day until christmas eve. >> that's crazy! >> with holiday sales sluggish, retailers are using deep discounts and all options to lure shoppers in. >> adrian is buying into the idea. >> it's great for us as a consumer. i think it's unfortunate for the employees because they have to be here instead of being homemade with their loved ones enjoying the holiday season. >> and he says late-night shopping sounds risky. >> it's got to be like this all the time. >> kohl's employees say they'll be looking over their shoulders on the overnight shift, too. a spokesperson says there will be extra staff on hand, staff some shoppers have no intention of needing. >> you need to be sending time with your firm. >> and oo warning for target customers. less than 24 hours after announcing millions of credit card numbers were stolen, they strike again. letters are being sent out to go to a fraudulent web site. target is offering a 10% discount. >> and waking up to sunny skies. a a lot of the

. >> the kohls, walmarts, k-marts, jcpennys of the world.e can cut and sew garments, we embroider garments, dye garments, and screen print garments. >> they had contracts with some of the most recognizable names in retail for years. >> as we started moving into the 2000s, tie dyes were becoming more and more popular, we started getting more and more requests from some of the bigger brands. >> while those incredibly appealing and ego boosting orders would be a dream for many small business owners, over time they were more of a frustration for cass and his team. >> had we had a little bit more consistent business, it would have been a lot easier. >> cass wanted to make sure the deals worked, so he had to make some strategic decisions, cost was the biggest factor. >> we couldn't do the work they wanted us to do in the united states, mainly because of labor, and so rather than starting to turn that work away, in 2003, we opened a satellite location, which was in guatemala. >> as an entrepreneur, cass understood why companies took their productio

. >> we sent jenna to the checkout line at kohl's to find out their entire purchase was on the house.> christmas is almost here, and in the spirit of giving, we're rprising some deserving families. what have you been saving up for this year for your kids? >> toys that are really hard to find that hopefully santa can find in his workshop. >> what is this? >> a gift for you, sweetheart. >> oh, my gosh. >> gifts for you. merry christmas. >> wow. we just came here for slippers. >> who are you shopping for? >> our whole family, daughters, grandchildren, in-laws. >> and your entire purchase is on us tonight. >> no way. >> thank you, santa. thank you, merry christmas. >> what are you shopping for? >> he has a ton of cousins. huge family. nieces and nephews. >> oh, my god. i cannot look. i can't. i can't. i got to give you a hug. i'm sorry, i know you're working. >> who are you shopping for? >> primarily for my kids and hoping to find something extra while i'm looking for nieces, nephews, friends' kids. it's fun to watch them open and the excitement. it makes it worth it. >> thank you so much

for every $0.50 they will give back in kohl's cash.'s stores will stay open for 107 hours and toys r' us will open at 6:00 tomorrow morning and close really late at 9:00 p.m. on christmas eve. oh, no with deals like buy one get one free. record number of holiday travelers 94.5 million people will go at least 50 miles between tomorrow and new year's day. about 86 million of us will hop in the car paying about $3.22 for regular unleaded. that is about the same as last christmas. analysts say lower prices are typical for this time of year. some are optimistic prices are going to go even lower over the next few weeks. mcdonalds has 10 million pounds of mighty wings they need to sell fast. that's a 5th of the original 50 million pounds that mickey d ordered for the launch this fall. that launch kind of flopped. the wings are selling at about a dollar each. you can get a burger for that price. some customers say not only are they expensive but they are too spicy. others say it looks weird like mcnuggets. i haven't had them yet. have you? >>

dad has drinks, stops into the kohl's. bed skirt and hammer, just what i wanted.f the most popular toys for girls this year is the flutter-by-flying fairy. this is the flutter-by-flying fairy. the way it works, you charge it up. and then you push the button. and the fairy flies. let me show you. there is the button. all right. here we go. or nothing happens at all. we had the, the flying spary. okay, thank you. what's going on? it worked in -- in reher shaars was really great. [ cheers and applause ] it is going to come back to life in my dreams and fly in. all these toys, gadgets are fun. but it is important not to forget what christmas is really about. and that is the birth of of a baby under extremely unsanitary conditions in spain that statement is especially true. a spanish christmas tradition. i found out about, called the little figurine depicted in the act of pooping in the nativity scene. >> in catalonia, christmas tradition has gone to the toilet. here, the iconic caganer has been part of the na titivity sc. thanks to this man and his workshop, this is f

not just for toys are us but macy's and kohl's. pleasant hill, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> target breach has lead to dozens of law suits. >>> a judge handed down a law suit about retirement perform law. current city employee can't pay more. they did allow a cut to pension bonuses saving 20 million a year. >>> bringing america's cup races to the bay. the event brought revenue, but the mayor says they now know how to run the event. >>> a compromise on the fate of an oakland teenager. they will keep her on life support for another week. keeping the girl on a ventilator after she was reclaired brain dead. >> reporter: the story has touched a nerve people who don't even know jahi. >> i would want to exhaust all the possibilities. >> reporter: 100 people turned out for a march outside children's hospital to support her mother. >> i will go and kiss her and tell her there are so many people down here who love you to death. >> reporter: she came december 9th to have her tonsils removed. today was considered a small victory. there will be an i

a new generation of americans gets five for the pizza cruise next kohls of the untold history of the united states with hollywood director oliver stone for screws and he joins us this great to see you what happens in states the choose war over school spending thing that threatens the united states more than terrorism more than anything really is the failure of our educational system so worst of both we're all they have debt and they don't have the education that's going to have the us is what's happening already i say since declining you know our until history project is dedicated to burying this myth of exceptionalism. i think it's noxious noxious and noxious about you know it's dangerous for americans to think that they're god's gift to humanity you know what worries you about the direction america's schools are going and what is these united states was exceptional in that negative way is how these armed guards and metal detectors and some states they want to arm the teachers u.s. education it's still militarized and criminalized raise a while cameras go in toting security goals an

. >> for the first time kohl's is opened around clock starting tonight until 6 p.m. christmas eve. . >> instead many retailers are offering promotions such as buy one get one-half off. >> we are seeing the stores being a little broader in their promotions and offering more r things for sales. >> sales were brisk at sears. customers tell us they got a lot more shopping to do. >> i am a late shopper and i am kind of getting stressed out but i am out here and getting it done. >> experts say the longer around the clock hours offered by retailers are in response by growing demand for consumers to buy what they want and when they want of something they can do online. reporting live in concord, amber lee ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details in macy's and kohl's are not the only retails change planning to stay open around the clock. k-mart stores say some of their locations will keep the stores opened on 87 consecutive hours and closing late on christmas eve. >>> target offering free credit monitoring with anyone information that's compromised and hackers stole data of 40 m

macy's, kohl's are open around the clock. >> it seemed like we should have had longer. >> we have to: yes, you will find deals, but the amount of discounting is up 13%. that is good for you and i, but stores are working hard. the national retail federation shows an increase of 9%. most of us will finish shopping on fine. those looking to dodge them will be late like her. >>> coming up a look as how the raiders fared against the chargers. ringing in the new years with the fireworks show and parties good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. with u-verse high speed internet. >>> the raiders were in the holiday spirit, because they gave the game

. >> got great deals, got kohl's cash. intoey're trying to get the stores, parking in the parking lot before the sun was even up. the major retailer has been open around the clock and will not close the doors until 6:00 tonight. some stores will be open until 9:00 p.m., closing their doors for the first time in 87 hours. the extra hours are convenient. hours, that is nice to know, that if you need to get something you can go. ore retail sales fell last week. retailers are growing increasingly deft ritz to move merchandise, and shoppers are cashing in on the final hours of steals and deals. >> it has been really bad the season, we are continuing with the discounts. >> the question remains, will be last-minute dash for presents turn into cold hard cash for stores? retail analysts say it is unlikely, and that could mean even bigger bargains after santa is gone. brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> pope francis is getting ready for a christmas eve service. yesterday he paid a christmas visit to pope benedict the 16th. they prayed to

this morning it doesn't appear that kohl's has atrabbed new shoppers. people say they do this each year. each year after christmas, i come out for next year, certain things and i get a good sale. that is why i am here. my family is hope sleeping. this is my adventure in the morning. >> there are some good deals out there and some of the best deals going to be on clothing, tv's and holiday decorations. some deals are offering up to 75 percent off of merchandise so if you have the negative or the money left it could be worth coming out with the deals that are good, the stores are already open, and this in pleasanton him is -- hill is not crowds. >> thank you, amy hollyfield. in san francisco, two people are hospitalized after a fire last night at the newly refurbished victorian building. fire investigators expect the construction near golden gate park helped the flames spread quickly. there were in firewalls built between the floors. >> this is a photo of 21-year-old taken last year before the murder, he has longer hair and should be considered dangerous.

this is the first time kohl's has tried this.says if it's popular with customers it may do it again next year. >>> this morning, still a mystery, still no word who bought one of two winning megamillion-dollar jackpot tickets earlier this week. that jackpot was $648 million. the california lottery says the person who had purchased a winning ticket at a gift shop in san jose has not claimed the prize. the name of a second winner in georgia has already been announced. the winners will get $324 million each. >>> we are monitoring a power outage for you in benicia. repairs are underway to restore electricity to customers in that city. big news out of canada this morning. the ruling from canada's supreme court on prostitution. >>> good morning. right now, we are looking at a commute that is much better than a normal on most freeways including san francisco along northbound 101 but there are some spots where it's slowing down. >>> it will be sunny today. temperatures were know stissably koehler -- another tissably colder this morning --

. >> wal-mart, jc penney, big lots, kohls open on thanksgiving. >> jon: every store vinegar world open. dildo depot open, just ger bills, open. (bleep) a bear workshop? open. [cheers and applause] so if you are thinking i guess i have to shop all day but once the stores close i can go home and get a solid 15 minutes of thanksgiving in think again. >> k-mart opening from 41 hours straight. >> jon: do you have any idea what this sneens if someone tramples you for a furby thursday morning they don't find your body until friday night. all right, maybe thanksgiving has become a pregame for black friday but at least they cannot take away our turkey. >> butterball which produces 20% of all u.s. turkeys says there's a shortage of fresh turkeys 16 pounds or larger. >> jon: are you (bleep) kidding me. if my turkey is not at least 16 pounds why am i have -- i might as well eat a hummingbyrd stuffed with a single crouton and a crazein. >> they are limiting the supplies of fresh turkeys. >> they are not saying why the birds are actually smaller this year. >> jon: hello. perhaps we should go to the

we are at the pleasant hill kohl's store. >> they turned on their lights getting ready for a 6:00 a.m. opening and stay open for 108 hours. this is not the only for with this idea. macy's will do it, as well, and there is a lifted -- list of the stores trying it out. retailers say it is about the shoppers and this is what they want. >> jobs are not 9:00 to 5:00 anymore so we listen to the customer who wants for become because their schedule or life dictate it. >> moms leak toship when it is not crazy. >> here are stores that will try out the extended hours, kohl's 6:00 a.m., and k-mart try the same, and macy's starting at 7:00 a.m. and target 8:00 a.m. until sunday at 10:00 p.m. and nordstrom will try extended hours. retailers lost six shopping day because method method was is early and they hope in makes up for it. the holidays are responsible for 40 percent of their revenue for the year. that explains the mentality. the fors will be open until christmas eve and the big question is: will the shoppers come? >> a san jose charity distributes books and toys to children but is shot of th

some online sales got an early start on christmas day while many wall martz and kohl's stores open at 5:00 a.m. >>> mcdonald's took down the employee resources website after antifood posts went viral warning against the negative effects of fast food going as far as labelling cheese burger and fries as a quote unhealthy choice. >>> and before christmas a las vegas cab driver thought a passenger left a bag of chocolates in his car but turned out the customer left $300,000. the cabby received a $1,000 reward and a spot on santa's nice list. >>> sports is just ahead including your nba christmas day roundup. athletes do it up for their teammates and kids this holiday season. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." here is holiday facts. for most countries december 26th is boxing day. nowadays it is spent shopping for post christmas bargains. one theory dates back to the middle ages when church donation boxes were open and the contents given to the poor. now you know. >>> now to sports we have your nba christmas day roundup. the miami heat went for their sixth win

some of the biggest retailers like walmart and kohl's are open now. the deals, they can really be good. some of the biggest bargains will be on clothing, brand name hd tvs, holiday treats and decor. the discounts will be deep this week. what you are getting are leftovers. you are getting the clearance items. retailers have not brought in fresh, spring merchandise. we will see that come in towards january as people with gift cards want the new, fresh, you know, the fresh apparel and electronic items. you can guarantee you will see 70% to 75% off. >> we are laughing at the fresh. she said fresh how many times? >> it's got to be fresh. the post christmas sales in stores and online. amazon.com, old navy, sax fifth avenue. they are sure to have dandy offers you may not want to refuse. week after christmas sales can account for as much as 15% of what retailers make during the holiday shopping season. looking to return items? plenty of that. consumer reports had this advice. read the fine print for the exact return window and see if you can get an extension

kohl's? me.o kohl's for people of thousands of had to abandon their own christmas celebrations because of heavy rain. he environmental agency in the u.k. warned flooding could get worse. not everybody celebrating on boxing day. check, there is some quiet before futures start trading. do have a green screen to start off. s&p futures almost three points up. they are gaining some momentum of the morning goes up -- goes on. we are looking at a 10 year yield. we were talking about how we had gone up. talking about how to bridge that 3% margin. we are looking at the dollar- euro at this point. the euro is higher against the dollar. up. is pushing oil prices everybody is watching what is happening with oil prices since the economy is getting better. adam mentioned japan. the nikkeind years, was twice the level of the dow industrial. you can see that reflected in the japanese yen. it touched a five-year low. it does not matter if you are in england. if you are in the united states, you get some good

kohl's department stores opened at 5 a.m. and most macy's stores opened at 6 this morning: senator place that just opened at -- another place that just opened this morning is the paragon outlets in livermore. these are live pictures from just inside the outlets. our photographer says that people are just starting to show up. and right now it's really not too crowded. remember when this whole mall end there was a parking -- rather a traffic all watt i out on 580. the mall will stay open until 9:00 tonight. >>> fire investigators in san francisco are on the scene of a house fire where two men were critically injured. it started shortly before 9:00 last night on baker street near alamo square. want to go to some live pictures of the home not far from the panhandle. investigators could remain on the scene for the next two days since there were critical injuries in this fire. firefighters say they found two victims near the entrance of the four-story victorian head coach which you see there. the two men in their 60s are being trea

kohls says they are taking this unusual step to help customers shop whenever its convenient for them. this is the first time the store chain has decided to hold a holiday shopping marathon. >>> happening now needy families in san jose are getting gifts to put under the christmas tree. janine de la vega is joining us live from san jose where the organization sponsoring the toy giveaway says it is short 3,000 toys. janine. >> reporter: yeah. well right now they have enough toys for today but they don't have enough for their giveaway on monday. sacred heart community service says this the is most kids have ever signed up to receive toys. 6,000 kids will be able to receive two toys each as well as a puzzle or a book. the need is so great this year as i mentioned its the most they have ever seen. these are parents that are worried about paying their rent and utility bills. i'm joined by jay who is a spokesperson for sacred heart. how can people help? you are still 3,000 boys short. >> that is right. yesterday we were about 7,000 short and people found out they came on in to help donate. wh

of the 14 million weekly viewers shop at walmart, target, kohl's and cabbelas where they buy householdorbes estimates all that merchandise will add up to $400 million in revenue by years end. what then? math was on the hollywood reported he suggests contrary to predictions of a financial collapse from the scandal -- >> i think that the core fans who have supported this brand are not necessarily going to turn away because of what has happened here. in many instances, people might be motivated to buy the products more because they support phil robson in this situation. >> reporter: how can that be? celebrity driven empires are uniquely vulnerable. after chef paula dean admitted using the racial slurs, he should lost her endorsement deals. lance armstrong, tiger woods, even martha stewart suffered huge financial blow when's scandal came to call. the difference? those celebrities were all caught doing something no one expected. the "duck dynasty" show has been built from the start around the idea of a rural family with frank, foiltist beliefs. the revelation that phil robertson thinks homo

walmart and kohl's stores are opening at 5:00 a.m. today. it's hard to see any data on the shopping season, but last week, shoppertracker say retail sales drop for the week of september 16th by 3.5%. >> if you skipped them off and ordered online for shipped stuff across the country, you need to know about the big oops from u.p.s. because of bigger than expected volume, not all u.p.s. packages that were supposed to arrive under the tree for christmas. the u.p.s. could have blamed santa and the rain deere, but it's owning up to the mistake. natalie goodwin says, quote, the volume of air packages in our system exceeded the capacity in our network as demand was much greater than the forecast. we apologize to both shipping and receiving customers who may have dlaid delays. while with him not have drivers delivering on christmas, we will have employees prepping packages and the planes on take off sh s thursday morning. the nice part is the stock is up about 40% this year, definitely one of the big winners. fedex, though, having some problems, as w

names like kohl's. >> we talk about how there are fewer days between thanksgiving and christmas. that has hurt some of the retailers. people don't spend as much money. will they do things to make sure people spend with that constrained calendar. >> you saw the big thursday openings this year. that was to add one more shopping day to the holiday season. i think the challenge for the shorter holiday season is you have less impulse shopping and less self-purchasing. the more days you can get someone like me in the mall, the more likely i am to buy something for myself or something i didn't plan to by. when the days get compressed that's the challenge. i think it makes the promotional calendar more difficult because you get desperate earlier if things aren't selling you have to go deep on the markdowns to get them to move. >> mike, what do you think about how the consumer is fairing and how the brooder economy is fairing now? >> we know the economy is not doing great. it's doing tepid growth as we have described for the last few years. what liz is talking about it's interesting becau

. >> macy's, toys are us, best buy, and kohl's are a few of the stores doing this. >>> a source i wille told me that bastida is not ,,,, playoffs in may. >> the spurs return to oracle arena for the first time since eliminates the warriors in may. this time, they were without tony parker, tim duncan, and man u ginobli. bellaneli had his claws in the warriors. warriors rally. steph curry for the lead. yes. 30 points, 15 assists. last minute, warriors down three. this time, curry for the tie. yes. next possession, bellaneli misses the shot and this is how it ends. >> the rebound, diaw puts it up and put in by splitter,. >> man, no victory. >>> hurdl injured with la's dustin brown. he did not return and brown was ejected. alec martinez slap shot putting the kings up 1-0. later in the period, voynov. the pass, ahead, the sharks defense and he scores. l cruises to 4-1 victory. jim harbaugh has no intention of blowing tumble weeds off his front porch in texasment but the rumors won't go away. >> well in judge judy's court, hearsay is not admissible evidence. >> and that is what is happening.

kohl's shoppers, if you spend under 100 bucks, you can save 15%, mainly everything in the store, moreks and an additional 20% off. so what's open today on christmas day in case you haven't finished or gone to your holiday shopping, well, not much. you may find some cvk, walgreens and 7-11 stores open, some other options include denny's, mel's drive in, we put in our order for breakfast and some chinese restaurants. there are your options today. >> oh, yeah, fried chicken yesterday i had, chinese today. i'm not a big cook. [ laughter ] but it looks like, you might have to go to somebody's house and pick something up, maybe swing by, i don't know if a grocery store is open, but cvs has everything. >>> santa claus is finished with his work, but you may be curious to know how popular he is around the world and how busy he has been up till now. children have been writing him letters and making requests. who is asking the most of him? this is pretty interesting. they looked just around the world , an international mailing organization, santa likely got more than 7 million letters this year

they hoped like abercrombie and fitch they're offering half off on everything in their stores, and kohl's and toys "r" us will be staying open. is that a smart strategy? >> if the market is not growing fast you're trying to take more share than your competition. if that means being open more hours, that's what they're going to do. they have to balance that against making their employees happy, burning out their people. it's a balancing act but generally the dollar is going to win. >> he doesn't think it is necessarily a good idea with all the costs involved to keep a store open and overtime costs you may gain an extra in market share but he doesn't think over all that it might not help as much as they hoped this holiday season. >> and you might have frustrated employees as well. before i let you go, andy, let's talk about internet sales. is that pulling away from the brick and mortar stores? do they compliment each other? >> increasingly it's pulling away. internet sales are three times faster than brick and mortar stores. and now internet sales account for 8% to 10% of all sales. with th