i was in the macy's store shopping. and a slender, white man in black wearing a hockey mask like a "friday the 13th" kind of version of it, sort of white just plain faced hockey mask came jogging through the macy's running toward the public area, and he was holding in full view an assault rifle. and so he most likely entered through one of the back entrances of the macy's and just in plain view ran through holding the weapon and once he entered the public area outside of macy's, we heard gunshots and as everyone has said, there was just a flood of people, everyone ran towards the exits at that point to get out. >> it just sounds like you are describing a horror film, to be perfectly honest with you. >> yeah. more than anything, it was very surreal. a lot of people saw him running through, and your first thought is it must be something, a flash mob or something, that someone's going to get together and dance or do something lighthearted. >> this can't be real. >> the last thing you think that it is, but he was carrying a

and i said, i don't shop for macy's online. i go in a store. >> reporter: we found similar complaints from other macy's gift cardholders who say they too just learned their $100 gift cards were worthless and it's not just macy's. two years ago a batch of best buy gift cards sold at both lucky's and safeways turned out to have zero balances, as well. >> it's embarrassing when it doesn't work and you hand it out, people probably don't know what it think. >> reporter: then the problem was tampering scammers scratching off the pin code and registering the card so they could use the money before the person who purchased it. he noticed his code was exposed when he opened the gift card packaging yesterday. tonight macy's confirms it had a problem with tampered cards sold through third party retailers several years ago and it's possible these are part of the leftover stock. it's also possible there is a new round of tampering. >> it's like tough luck. >> reporter: well, not necessarily. macy's tells us tonight that if your gift card is

i'm like oh, my gosh. >> this is in the macy's store. >> it was at the south entrance. there's a chipotle outside and the salvation army ringing the bell. it was a normal day. >> so someone from the salvation army -- one of the salvation army guys came in and said this was a gun. >> it was an older man that i rode the bus with and met him last week. we had a connection. he said the man has a gun and i turned around and there you see it a man running with a ski mask and bulletproof vest and gun. >> you are saying he had a bulletproof vest. what kind of vest. >> like teflon, like -- like the sheriff would wear, you know. >> was he wearing -- what kind of pants? what color pants, do you remember? >> like black. like black levis. he blended in besides the hockey mask and gun. >> i have heard the people describe the mock hockey mask as well. >> like jason, the old-school hockey mask, the two eyes and mouthpiece. almost like it shows, it forms the lips but it doesn't really. >> at what point had the shooting already begun when you first saw him? >> no. he was running. i was c

>> yeah, right there at macy's. i don't know exactly where the gunfire was, but it sounded like it was right there at the entrance of macy's. >> i think it was. i think you were really close. it was on the top floor of macy's right near the food court there. but i think you were pretty close. and then we're told that the gunman did run into, or at least toward the macy's after his assault rifle jammed. >> jocelyn, is that -- i'm not really sure where the lancome counter is. is that on the second floor? >> it's on the upper floor. and it's like one section away from the main entrance of the mall there. so it's -- i mean, the gunfire was so loud, you knew it was just very, very close. it's a blessing. today's my granddaughter's first birthday. and i was just praying, lord, let me see her grow up. >> and you will, jocelyn. we're so glad that you're safe, and our thoughts remain with the other people there who have been injured and possibly we hear one or two have been killed by this gunman. so jocelyn, thank you so muc

her mom saw an ad for macy's believe campaign. for every letter to is an at it retailer was donating $1 to the make a wish foundation. gabriella decided to set a goal. >> she realized that if she could generate 10,000 letters, macy's would give $10,000 to make a wish and another child would get her wish granted. >> reporter: meet family friend chris croll. she helped gabriella start a facebook page and flue social media and toward of mouth the plan -- through social media and word of mouth the plan took off. >> the first 10 days we got 20,000 letters and then 50,000 then 100,000 letters and we stopped setting goals after that. >> reporter: the total delivered to macy's? >> 240,983. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: gabriella's friends from school and synagogue had an important request from santa. >> for gabriella to get better. >> reporter: but clearly they weren't the only ones to pitch in. >> we have letters from all 50 united states and every continent. >> reporter: gabriella miller seems born with a mission to help others

we are awaiting a statement from macy's. but senator a major statement that needs to be answered -- but there is a major statement that needs to be answered. the alarm i hope to have more on that at 5:00. we come back out here live, once again, as i said, this was the macy's store in question. it's been about ten hours since that burglary happened. we'll stay on top of this and bring you the latest at 5:00 and then again at 6:00, i will have more information live for you at that time. i'm paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, paul. >>> in morgan hill police are warning residents about a recent increase in the number of burglaries. in fact, there's been a significant increase in one particular part of the city. janine de la vega joins us live to explain where that is and exactly what police are doing right now. janine? >> reporter: tori, we just saw police and patrol cars here in the area. those investigators are tracking down leads. they are trying to find the people who are burglarizing homes and cars in this gr

macy's is open 24 hours. the deals and longer hours aren't helping people spend more money.ales fell 2 1/2 percent since the black friday weekend. >>> in football news, robert griffin, iii was back in action sunday to play on his injured right knee the first time in two weeks. >> it was a limited version but he got the job done in a different way. fox 5 sports reporter lindsay murphy has more from the rookie quarterback. >> i was playing quarterback for the washington redskins. i felt like myself. >> reporter: rg3 was limited in his running accounting for two carries and four yards. he made up for his lack of mobility with his arm throwing two touchdown passes. >> i thought he did an excellent job coming back and not having the reps last week and be able to do what he did today. i was impressed. >> it's not abbreviated with a running quarterback before that or whatever else want to say. they call me the quarterback because i lead the team. i'm supposed to throw the ball and hand it off and that's what i did. >> he had the support of alfred morris who scored his 10th touchdow

abc7 news reporter thomas roman is live at macy's in daily city. thomas? ama, dan, these stores want to make sure the last-minute shopper has someplace to go. beginning today macy's is having one of the longest one-day sales i have ever seen. they opened at 7:00 a.m. and they will go straight through until 7:00 a.m. on sunday. they are not alone. >> all of the last-minute stuff i got, i think. i have a few to go, but i'm pretty close. >> richard humphrey is a last-minute shopper who has come to the mall. the stores have some entice meant for procrastinators. there are some offering discounts of 50, 65 or 75% off. the one store in the mall that is offering a full two days of shopping and sales is macy's. th is one of the more than 800 macy's stores that is staying open for a full 48 hours from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. sunday. the idea is to make sure last-minute shoppers will be able to find a store open what ever the hour. it worries frank diaz. >> concerned about who they are going to have coming in at 3:00 in the morning to shop. that's kind of crazy. >> s

macy's tells us if your gift card is no good, simply call the number on the back of the card and macy'sill replace it. but the moral of the story is always check the back of the card before you purchase it to make sure the activation number is not exposed. and if you're the one gifting the card, attach the receipt. it can be used as evidence in case the card doesn't work. >> good advice. check those gift cards. >>> baseball's biggest free agent? a little gift? >> that's right. l.a. teams spent 275 million this week. baseball's biggest free agent is coming to california, not to a team near you. and what tom brady did to ,,,,,, >>> the bank of the west sports report is next, on cbs 5. >>> the 49ers top-ranked defense will keep opposing coaching up at night. and apparently even tom brady needs extra time to prepare. tom brady said something interesting this week, that he started studying the 49er defense actually in november. how many guys can actually do that? >> not many. very interesting. very complimentary also. the greatness of tom brady is well-documented. we're excited to compete ag

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abc7 news reporter thomas roman is live at macy's in daily city. thomas? >> ama, dan, these stores want to make sure the last-minute shopper has someplace to go. beginning today macy's is having one of the longest one-day sales i have ever seen. they opened at 7:00 a.m. and they will go straight through until 7:00 a.m. on sunday. they are not alone. >> all of the last-minute stuff i got, i think. i have a few to go, but i'm pretty close. >> richard humphrey is a last-minute shopper who has come to the mall. the stores have some entice meant for procrastinators. there are some offering discounts of 50, 65 or 75% off. the one store in the mall that is offering a full two days of shopping and sales is macy's. th is one of the more than 800 macy's stores that is staying open for a full 48 hours from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. sunday. the idea is to make sure last-minute shoppers will be able to find a store open what ever the hour. it worries frank diaz. >> concerned about who they are going to have coming in at 3:00 in the morning to shop. that's kind of crazy. >

he ran back into macy's. it's unclear how many shots were fired or if the man had more than one gun. >> i see a few people running into sears and away from the middle of the mall saying that they heard shots. >> reporter: this is video shot inside the mall as police evacuated shoppers. authorities have not identified the two people killed by the gunman. or a third person seriously injured. they say law enforcement officers never fired a shot. >> i can confirm that the shooter is dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> reporter: there is no word on what motivated the shooting. the mall was closed and authorities say it will remain closed again tomorrow. they also say a young woman is at a hospital tonight fighting for her life. reporting live, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> here in the bay area there are questions about security at a walnut creek mall where a burglar or burglars stole jewelry from macy's in the middle of the night. ktvu's deborah villalon is at the mall and says this isn't th

that's kind of crazy. >> some 57 macy's stores will ak until christmas eve.own the peninsula in the bridge point shopping center, the toys r us stores will stay open 24 hours until 10:00 p.m. on christmas eve. while that may seem excessive to some, evan wong says it works for him. >> it is nice because i have had work all week. it is nice they are open 24 hours. i can get my gifts for my family. >> now evan wong who works for oracle says it is too late to shop on-line because the gifts won't get delivered by christmas day. and the daly city police is increasing patrols here because after 11:00 macy's is going to be the only store open in this entire mall. reporting live in daly city, thomas roman, abc7 news. >> thanks very much. >>> still to come, the abc7 news i team takes on a dangerous south bay intersection. dan noyes looks into the problem and a possible solution. >> and a toddler stuck in a run away sho a police officer comes in to help. >> and we are tracking the storm as more rain heads our way. what you can expect when we return. >> all of that is co

it's not just macies. two years ago a batch of best buy gift cards turned out to have zero plans as well. >> it's kind of embarrassing when it doesn't work. >> reporter: back then the problem was tampering, scammers scratch off the pin code and registering the card so once it was purchased they could use the money before the person who purchased it. he noticed his code was exposed. tonight macies confirms it did have a problem with tampered cards several years ago and it's possible these are part of the leftover stock. it's also possible there's a new round of tampering. >> tough luck. >> reporter: well not necessarily. macies tells us tonight if your gift card is no good simply call number on the back of the card and macies will replace it. the moral of the story is always check the back of the card before you purchase it to make sure the activation number is not exposed. if you're gifting the card, attach that activation receipt. [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to e

he ran back into macy's.were fired or if the man had more than one gun. >> i see a few people running into sears and away from the middle of the mall saying that they heard shots. >> reporter: this is video shot inside the mall as police evacuated shoppers. authorities have not identified the two people killed by the gunman. or a third person seriously injured. they say law enforcement officers never fired a shot. >> i can confirm that the shooter is dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> reporter: there is no word on what motivated the shooting. the mall was closed and authorities say it will remain closed again tomorrow. they also say a young woman is at a hospital tonight fighting for her life. reporting live, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> here in the bay area there are questions about security at a walnut creek mall where a burglar or burglars stole jewelry from macy's in the middle of the night. ktvu's deborah villalon is at the mall and says this isn't the first time. >> you can see

at the macys located at broadway plaza.n alarm at the department store was activated, but police weren't notified there was a delay. >> i did not realize that the cases for empty. and the reds' class broken. >> some of the jewelry places had been cleared out. did they sell out already? i did not realize that-test the jewelry pieces were broken. >>pam: officers responded to the store and found windows smashed, jewelry stolen from display cases and a sledgehammer left behind. investigators are looking into whether there is surveillance video or any footage of the crime. no arrests have been made in the case. >> a frosty windshield is to blame for a three -car crash. that left two 17- year-old students. and a third person hurt in san leandro early this morning. a woman was driving with a windshield not fully defrosted. rear-ended the toyota camry in front of her--- and that car was pushed into the back of a school bus. carrying four students. two students and the driver of the toyota complained of pain and were taken to hospit

i love it. >> all the macy's are pulling out the stops for holiday shoppers. all macy's department stores across the country will be open for 48 straight hours. they are hoping that the move will attract a bigger chunk of america's holiday spending. consumers are expected to drop about $586 billion this year. >> the nice temperatures will be moving out. >> enjoy the warmth today.

macy's is open. it has been open for 24 hours since the weekend. i better head over there. wait a minute, i have to finish here first. other stores will open at 8:00 and the rest at 10:00 this morning. a lot of the stores are offering great deals. we have seen deals throughout the mall, 50, 60% off. some buy one get one. there are deep discounts as the stores make up for a weak holiday season. stores got off to a weak start. sales could surpass black friday. half of all consumers still had shopping to do. a number of stores are extending hours staying open around the clock. some are open late tonight to drum up business. so far sales have been disappointing. analysts say the number of shoppers over the weekend was on par with last year. they seem to be spending less. shopper track, a retail tracking firm downgraded its holiday forecast on friday. it had projected sales to grow 3.3% but dropped it to 2 1/2 percent now. analysts say the weak economy and worries about job growth are likely to blame for

you know macy's and the mall in columbia here they are helping people out. those who have waited this long. the major anchor stores here at the mall will be opening at 7 this morning and macy's j.c. penney's and nordstrom's opening at 8 and the rest of the mall opening at 8. the parking garage is opened now and it will be filling up because around 17 million people plan to hit the stores, the malls to shop to get last- minute christmas shopping done. if you waited to get your shopping done you will share the parking lots and stores with other procrastinators. it was a busy weekend that malls in stores everywhere. parking was hard to come by. long lines d you know that the busiest -- did you know the busiest shopping day of the year is the saturday before christmas not black friday. and if you waited this long, 17 million people actually say they plan to shop today on christmas eve. a good bulk of the shoppers have not started their shopping yet. yikes. the most popular present is still clothing and then gift cards and megan your favorite is some people say t

it's not just macy's.ears ago a batch of best buy gift cards sold at lucky's and safeway stores had zero balances, as well. >> it's embarrassing when you hand it out. people don't know what to think. >> reporter: back then the problem was tampering. scammers scratching off the pin code and registering the card so once it was purchased they could use the money first. souza believes that's what happened to him as he noticed his code was exposed when he opened the gift card packaging yesterday. tonight macy's confirms it did have a problem with tampered cards several years ago and it's possible these are part of the leftover stock. it's also possible there's a new round of tampering. >> tough luck. >> reporter: but macy's says to call the number on the back of the card and macy's will replace it. but always check the back of the card before you purchase it to make sure that activation number is not exposed. and if you are the one gifting the card, attach the activation receipt so it can be used as evidence if

megyn: were you on the top floor of macy's or on the ground floor? >> yeah, i was on the top floor and after watching all the news reports i find out how close he was to me. and i was, i was 10 seconds behind him. megyn: how so? you had walked into the -- explain. >> the perfume counter is where i was when it was going on. the shoe department is the last thing you kind of go through before you exit the macy's to go into the food court, that area of the mall and, he was right outside those doors. and then after his gun jammed apparently he came back inside to the may ses -- macy's towards our way. like i said i was, i was on my way, i was kind of just walking out of macy's, mowssying and i stopped at the perfume to sit there and smell. so if i hadn't have done that, as i'm saying i would have just walked in the middle of -- [inaudible] megyn: oh, my goodness. as we hear the sound of your beautiful baby in the background we're thankful you're being able to be here with us to recount your story. all the best to you and your family. >> thank you so much.

right here is a macy's location.second floor it's a two story store and then here is the home furniture. the best buy, the mobile store that we heard another witness talk about the glass being shot out of that, that is here on the second floor in this green b version as ben was mexicoing. the theater is right here. there are 20 theaters there. right around the theaters in that triangular shape is the food court where people come and go. now, that's a look at this. there are also one more thing to note. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, points of entry in the entrance so when those shots were being fired. >> shepard: there is a look what the mall situation is we know it's still on lockdown. just a moment we will have on the line with us a woman who says she witnessed this gunman. that's with continuing coverage and the rest of the day's news right after this. ♪ [ male announcer ] jill and her mouth have lived a great life. but she has some dental issues she's not happy about. so i introduced jill to crest pro-health for life. selecte

bold. >> buy more shirts at macy's. >> sunglass sales. >> thanks. >> keep going. >> macy's is a greatetup. if you're going to be in the retailers, as they all got hit here recently, but it's an opportunity. if you were willing to hold the stock, as i was, at $41, $42, seeing the stock at $37 is an opportunity. >>> let's move on. call it the land of the setting currency. the japanese yen's dive continued today. is there still time to get into the world's easiest trade? let's hit money and money amelia bordeaux. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> sees like everybody and their brother is going short japanese yen. what is your take? >> the market is quite short, as you said. yen, so, there is a risk to being long dollar yen at this phase. but i don't want to fight this momentum. it's so strong. a couple of days ago, the bank of japan released november policy meeting minutes which they came around, said, they need to ease more to impact the yen. overnight, the new prime minister, abe, said he was going to put a plan together, including currency intervention to specifically weaken the

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afternoon, it took a moving company to deliver to macy's this avalanche of love. >> it's pretty incredible. despite arduous chemotherapy and radiation treatments, she was there for the remarkable announcement, the final total. 240,983 letters. make a wish has really touched me. >> the treatments altered her can hear herou strength in every word. we might have a bad day to day, but there's always a bright tomorrow. thank you. happy holidays. >> and i did ignited in a little aroundledrt with thed returned gift of hope.difficul macy's was so touched by the have donated an additional $25,000 in the girl's the make a wish foundation. which costs about $7,500, means an additional 36 children fighting illness will be able to get their wish. jay korff, abc 7 news. >> she has guts to get up in front of all those strangers. >> she sounds like an adult. >> if you are looking for ways keep up with santa claus this christmas eve, how about a app?phone hisad has been tracking the globe since the 1930's. now is a journey can be watched your smartphone. google is also releasing its own app for the android

training just kicked in. >> reporter: macy wasn't breathing and so chad laid her down on the shoulder of the expressway. >> i had to imp vise in removing the mucous from the airway and i had to do that by mouth. >> when she started breathing were both like she's breathing, it was like this elation. >> reporter: soon an ambulance arrived to take the family to good samaritan hospital where megan and macy are doing just fine. >> this is the best gift i got this christmas without a doubt. >> reporter: it's breathtaking, it's honoring. it's just overwhelming. >> what a story. paul mccartney once said all you need is love and after 70 years of marriage, lila cox and everett are saying the same thing. 5 children and many grandchildren later,. >> he came running down the street. i had gone to the movie and went to the post office to see if there was a letter from him, and by the time i got halfway to the post office, he had caught up with me and he said let's get married tonight, and i says we can't get married tonight and he says yes, we can. no we can't. yes, we can. >> the couple says they

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leather llets, no discount, offering 0 to 60%. >> kenneth cole is at macy's. i'm sure they have massive discount. adam: i appreciate you being here. let's hope these numbers are more accurate with the nrf but not the revisions everybody is giving. we know tailers are working hard. we don't want to see them get hurt. >>> we'll turn our attention to gas prices. they have plunged to the lowest levels in 12 months but that relief with drivers may be going out with the new year and we'll tell you why next. >>> plus a top syrian again defects to the rebels claiming the assad regime is using chemical weapons. has the u.s.'s so-called red line for intervention been crossed? more "money" is coming up. you can bank on it. ♪ adam: drivers have something to be cheerful about this holiday season. gas costs are guzzling less and less of your money. prices have been tumbling and at their lowest level in a year according to the latest lundberg survey but some experts are warning the good times could be coming to an end. joining me with more what could happen in the new year,

macy's and toys"r"us have been open for several days straight. target will stay open until 10:00 tonight. walgreen's is open christmas day. waiting until the last minute has benefits. some stores have started slashing prices already. >> they had a lot of deals, by one and get one half off and people handing out coupons. a lot of people trying to find ways to attract customers. >> in other news, u.s. senator michael crapo is free on bond after being arrested for alleged drug driving. the idaho republican and a red- light in alexandria early sunday morning and failed several field sobriety tests. he's expected in court january 4. he issued a statement saying, "i am deeply sorry for the actions that resulted in this circumstance. i made a mistake for which i apologize to my family constituents, and many others who put their trust in me. i accept responsibility and will deal with whatever penalty comes my way. can and i will undertake measures to ensure the circumstances never repeated." >> under the people are expected to gather at the washington mo

nationwide will participate. >> you have a parking spot when you go macy's into the morning.live look at what a beautiful view here from our mt. tam cam. former republican can't presidential candidate mid rockne is topping this year's best " lists according to the l t university librarian. french imperial shapiro released the seven and a less with the most mobile quotations of the year. the top of the last minute romney's comments of the 47 percent of the population depending on the government. romney made the comment at a private fund-raiser and a that was secretly recorded and posted on line in september by mother jones magazine. no. 2 as romney again with the binders of women, and he made during the second presidential debate and have said the york. president obama takes the no. 3 and 4 spot saying at a campaign appearance " somebody and vested in roads and bridges. have you got a business you didn't build that. the fourth best " also comes from obama saying please proceed governor during a presidential debate when he and romney were our gang weather and soviet attack was

but again macy's did something this weekend that they never did before.y stayed open nonstop since friday night and friday they stayed open the entire weekend and actually closed at midnight last night. but they will be reopening their doors at 7 this morning. did you know that actually the busiest shopping day of the year is not black friday but it's the saturday before christmas eve. and again we talked to some shoppers who say that they have waited until the last-minute and they like to do that because they like shopping under stress and they make those impulse decisions. so again, here at the mall in columbia macy's jc penny will be opening at 7. nordstrom at 8 and the mall will remain open until 6 tonight. good luck to all of you last- minute shoppers and get out early if you still have shopping left to do. live in columbia linda so, abc2 news. >> all right thanks. >>> guys get a bad reputation for that. joe flacco threw for 309 yards and 2 touchdowns and ravens defeated the giants 33-14 sunday to capture the afc north title. victory ended a three ga

. >>> and macy's are inviting customers to shop until you drop for the final week of christmas. macy's will be open from 48 hours straight, from december 21st to the 23rd, giving some shoppers much-needed time. if the move pays off for macy's, expect other stores to follow suit. >> good news for procrastinators. >> like you. >> exactly. >>> "fifty shades of grey" is turning into green for random house employees. thanks in part to the hugely popular book and its sequels, every employee from editors to warehouse workers is getting a $5,000 bonus. woo. not bad at all. >> 5,000 shades of grey. >> a lot of satisfied readers. >>> when we come back, baby swap. a careless hospital mixup that has two new mothers fighting mad. >>> and gone from the gridiron, an nfl staple may soon be getting the boot. hd 8. ♪ you are my sunshine, my only sunshine ♪ ♪ you make me happy . your mom trusted. children's tylenol, the #1 brand of pain and fever relief recommended by pediatricians and used by moms decade after decade. so ditch the brown bag for something better. like our bacon ranch quesadillas o

macy's is going to give $2 a letter. that's terrific. you go to macy's. you see the big, red mailbox. you do your part. that's fantastic. that is great. and thanks in advance for all of you. for more on the believe campaign, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! >>> coming up, holiday must-get giveaways for all your teens and tweens. everything on your list. stay with us. >>> all right. we're counting down to christmas this morn. great gift ideas for teens and tweens and sam champion. they're all going to love them. >> i feel like teens and tweens. >> the hottest, new gadgets, trendy. all of the items for you, and a karaoke machine, that rachel and amy will be singing in a moment. let's get started now. >> joining us now is the trend forecaster and ceo of trendera, jane buckingham. and she has all of the gifts we need to know about this year. bring it on. >> all right, so this is fantastic. this is the rover spy tank. perfect to spy on your little sister, what's going on in the other room. what happens is that, you control it

. >> pop for macy's, up 4%. >> they always had leverage over their is up mrilers. stock had been on a tear. it came in pretty dramatically. 37 seems to be the bottom in the name. i think the consumer is going to be a little bit squishy. i'd stay away from the move. >> tim, freeport-mac up 3%. >> they're going to be spending significant money to get outside the copper space. you could have made money here. copper is going higher. i believe in 2013, as the year comes to a close, forget that

detectives say roberts made a beeline from his volkswagen jetta, parked in the mall lot, and entered macy's carrying the rifle, which he stole from someone he knew. roberts wore a ballistics vest that carried ammo, and a hockey-style mask. that grisly image, different than the one released yesterday,

macy's is providing a total of, wait for it, $1.5 million to make-a-wish.'re counting down the days with "gma"'s 12 days of cooking. gail simmons, special projects director with "food & wine" is here. thank you for coming to the rescue, gail. >> sure. merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> do not panic. it's almost christmas eve. so many things you can do. "food & wine" has tons of things five ingredients or less. >> your first is hogs in a blanket. what is that? >> it's delicious. >> they're amazing. >> that's how i like it. hogs in a blanket are a modern twist. five ingredients. puff pastry. sausage. i have chutney. you can use mango, apricot, egg and must tar. i'm going to put a little egg wash right over one of the sides like that. >> to seal it? >> it will be to seal it. then i take my sausage. roll it up. that's all you do. put them on tray and put them in the freezer. i'm getting my frozen ones. >> frozen ones. >> i have to find them. >> i had no idea that worked. >> it does work. >> it's a work fridge. >> now he's really going in. the pastry gets s

>> some 57 macy's stores will stay open round the clock until christmas eve. down the peninsula in san mateo bridge point shopping center, toys 'r' us will stay open 24 hours until christmas eve. >> it's nice because i've had work all we will week so it's nice to be open 24 hours. i can get my gifts for my family. >> they say it's too late to shop on line because the gifts won't be delivered by christmas day. so a 24-hour store is a good idea. daly city police are going to be increasing patrols around this macy's because it's going to be the only store open all night long. >> katie: coming up next, school kids dodging cars in the south bay. dan noyes and the abc news i-team take on a dangerous intersection and they look at solutions. we are continuing to track the storm as more rainfalls in the bay area. this is live doppler 7-hd. you can see all the blue and green. that is lot of moisture out there. meteorologist lisa argen will have your full forecast coming up. >> katie: good morning, welcome back. thanks for watching this morning it's 8:12, you are looking

. >> she was shopping at macy's inside that mall. apparently there were lots of dozens of people inside that mall and there were lots of shots that many people heard. one of the witnesses joins us on the phone. >> kera? actually she is unavailable. we will get to her in a bin she becomes available. and this is another fox news alert. what the world has been alert for on edge, north korea launching a long range missile. it is the latest move by the very secretive country. japan said part of the rocket landed west of the peninsula and another part in or near the philippines. we are joined on the phone. good evening, sir. >> hi, greta. >> well this, is certainly a surprise because they had extended the window until december 29th for the launching of this rocket. do you know anything about at least the reported rocket, how far the range is, if it's a successful launch? >> nobody knows right now or at least it's not been released the rocket achieved orbit but that's not the issue. the issue is this rocket, after four failed attempts, has

they said he ran in through macy's and opened fire near the food court. >> i heard two shots and after that i heard about 15, 16 more shots and decided that that was gunshots so i hit the floor. >> very quickly the managers started getting everybody away from the entrance of the -- the sears store and closing down the -- you know, the big doors and locking down all the doors. >> investigators reported the gunman had been quote neutralized about two hours later and within just the past half hour, the sheriff's office announce it had gunman shot and killed himself. >>> police in san francisco have five people in custody tonight in connection with a violent crime involving two victims found bound and gagged in the middle of a residential street. david stephenson reports authorities managed to track down the suspects in less than 48 hours. >> san francisco police this afternoon announced arrests and a violent crime that stunned this visitation valley neighborhood. two peerjs one identified today as 26-year-old steven reid, the other de scribed as an 18 to 19-year-old woman were found lying

karen's liked macy's for awhile.you had to pick between the two, i would rather own m right now than jcp, understanding there could be a huge short covering rally at some point, but if that's what you're betting against, i would just frankly ride on macy's. >>> coming up, shaking off if fiscal cliff fears and getting bullish for 2013. and find out what sectors he's betting on. >>> and then, our traders are telling you how to stack in your favors. that's coming up next. to work hard for a better future. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for your future. ♪ you won't take our future. aids affects us all. even babies. chevron is working to stop mother-to-child transmission. our employees and their families are par

. >> reporter: at seven pounds two ounces, mae si is -- macy is her parent's holiday surprise. >> afteresterday, no, i understand how -- now i understand how that happens. >> reporter: megan martinez said her water broafnlgt soon, the contractions were a meant and a half aapartment she and her husband hit the road for the 25-minute drive. eye told him there was a foot reaching out. i reached down land there were toes. >> reporter: it was going to be a breached birth. he pulled over. their 20-month-old daughter ava was in the back seat. macy was born with the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck twice. >> training kicked in. >> reporter: chad laid her down. >> i had to improvise in removing the mucus from the airway. i actually had to do that by mouth. >> once she started breathing, oh, my god, she's breathing. >> reporter: soon pan ambulance arrived to take -- an ambulance arrived to take them to the hospital. >> this was the best gift i got this christmas, without a doubt. >> it's very honoring. it's breath taking, just overwhelming. >> wow, great story. we're checking out a special

you are in a macy's store. you hear shots fired. witness is saying at least 60 shots were fired. the gunman was using a semiautomatic rifle. he was wearing a cam fallujah outfit and a mask. now, you have this is happening outside of the food court out there at the macy's. 3:it 20 local time. parents are taking kids to see san that who was out there at the mall for christmas photos. then you have several blabs on scene there still unfolding, the mall has been blocked off, authorities were able to block off that mall and get all of the employees out as well as the shoppers as you can imagine eyewitnesses describing that scene out there as chaos. people screaming people were running and naturally parents were grabbing their children and pulling them to safety gipp this took place at the clackamas town center outside of portland. this happened about 3:30 in the afternoon out there portland time. maul is pack. this is a time of the day whether you have kids in the mall, children there as well because santa is outside that macy's there ta