the nike air jordans highly coveted. they were original designed in 1995. they are reissuing nike air jordan's today. they are selling for $195 a pair. it was the same scene outside of a mall in sacramento. look here. these folks have been waiting all night just to get their hands on the latest air jordans. have their ticket stubs in hand. they will be selling for $is the 5 -- for $195 a pair. some say they will resell them for a higher price. >> yeah. a lot of those people are buying them for themselves and keep it in the box and don't wear them. >>> sal castaneda i just got a message on facebook who says he was at the toys r us in pleasant hill. he says place looks like a hurricane hit it but it was quiet. i guess that's a good time to go. >> you can take advantage if you like to get up early catch us far little bit. i will tell you what the traffic is like drive safely. you can get to the mall. some places are driving up early. highway 4 coming up to the willow pass grade that looks good. there goes bart. bart is on time. of course they are running a regu

all over the bay area, they rush shopping malls and stores to buy the latest pair of nike air jordan shoes. robert lyles with more on the gunfire, the stampedes, the arrests, and just sheer madness caused by a pair of sneakers. >> you heard of black friday, but in stockton, it was black eye friday. up to 1,000 shoppers battled to get inside. a mob scene so intense, they had to call in miewch yawl aid. the center was shut down because of the crush of hundreds of shoppers. >> i got smashed against the window. but i got my shoes. >> that's right, this mob is all because nike rereleased the air jordan 11 concord. everybody wants them, shots were fired. >> the cops started running over to a guy and all i heard was, get that gun, get that gun. >> seven stores inside hill top were selling the air jordan's at $180 a pair. what they didn't tell the 2,000 people outside is that there were only 600 pairs available. this mob was so intense, police shut down the mall. this isn't new, says professor james taylor. >> you have this long history going back to the 1980s where you would have people bei

and murders were linked to air jordan's, and all too often it was in communities of color and ni can recollect e targeted those communities, he says, just like today. >> nike has been masterful at this for more than 20 years. i imagine michael jordan won't say a single word. he has been irresponsible. >> air jordan's created a black market. >> they bought them for $180 and put them on ebay for $500. >> this craigslist posting is for $900. second quarter earnings at $469 million. >> we talk about personal responsibility. i think it's important to talk about corporate responsibility as well. >> robert lyles, cbs 5. >>> millions of americans will not see their paychecks shrink january 1. president obama signed a last minute tax extension on the payroll tax cut this morning. earlier, congress approved the law after house republicans bowed to political pressure from both parties. the measure spares about 160 million americans a tax hike come january 1. it also extends unemployment benefits. the agreement is seen as a political victory for president obama who put off his christmas vacation to get it done. >> this is some good news just in the nick of time for th

it was the special rerelease of a pair of nike air jordan sneakers who were originally released in 1995. it was mostly peaceful, but there were a few isolated incidents. in san francisco someone fired a gun in the air. at a store in seattle police had to use pepper spray on some unruly shoppers. now the craziest part some people won't even wear these shoes. they plan on selling the $180 sneakers online for a much higher price. >>> if you're about to head out the door for the holidays, you and everybody else. you are far from being along. you can expect to see lots of people on the roads and in the skies with you. aaa says nearly 30% of all americans and nearly half of all washingtonians will be traveling 50 mills or high. that's the second highest number in a decade a 1.5 pempt jump from last year. more than 90% of the 92 million traveling will be driving. you can expect that traffic to continue right through the new year. lots of people on the roadways and clear skies. >>> it's nice. it's a very nice day after some early, early, early rain drops. we have sun sunshine back. looks like w

. >> tom: the must-have item today: the latest nike air jordan sneakers. they went on sale this morning and demand for the $180 shoes was fierce with thousands of people around the country lining up for hours. once the doors opened, scenes like this became all too common. >> it was definitely worth the wait. >> tom: the air jordan brand brings in about $1 billion a year for nike. still ahead, think discounts are only for holiday shoppers? closed-end fund expert thomas j herzfeld has some stock funds trading at a discount. coming up with our market monitors. as we swipe our credit cards this holiday season, it is easy to forget it's real money being spent. financial education has become a school requirement in only a few states. darren gersh reports tonight on new initiatives to get kids talking about money, before they wind up in a bind. >> reporter: the credit union where cindy jones works was set up to serve baltimore county school teachers. but jones spends most of her time talking to students. today, she's in dundalk, maryland addressing high school se

. >> tom: the must-have item today: the latest nike air jordan sneakers. they went on sale this morning and demand for the $180 shoes was fierce with thousands of people around the country lining up for hours. once the doors opened, scenes like this became all too common. >> it was definitely worth the wait. >> tom: the air jordan brand brings in about $1 billion a year for nike. still ahead, think discounts are only for holiday shoppers? closed-end fund expert thomas j herzfeld has some stock funds trading at a discount. coming up with our market monitors. as we swipe our credit cards this holiday season, it is easy to forget it's real money being spent. financial education has become a school requirement in only a few states. darren gersh reports tonight on new initiatives to get kids talking about money, before they wind up in a bind. >> reporter: the credit union where cindy jones works was set up to serve baltimore county school teachers. but jones spends most of her time talking to students. today, she's in dundalk, maryland addressing high school se

those shoes in question, the nike retro air jordans are what they are. they hit store shelves today. >> police had to fight off rowdy shoppers. >> reporter: mad dashes turned to mayhem friday. the crush of the crowd in indianapolis so strong it knocked a door off its hinges and fellow shoppers to the floor. >> i tripped over a girl that fell. a few people were on the ground. i jumped over them and kept running. >> reporter: all the pandemonium for a pair of these, air jordan 11 basketball shoes. >> everybody was going to every store. >> reporter: scenes were similar at two other malls near indianapolis. near seattle, they used pepper spray when things got unruly. >> that's about it. everybody was trying to stop the fight. >> reporter: a real surprise given how docile others were. >> i'm going to get three pair for myself. i'm going to wear one pair and put the others up for a couple years. >> reporter: someone fired a gun into the air rattling a crowd of fellow shoppers. a crowd outside in annapolis, maryland grew to 500 before sunrise. they are reissues

. >> tom: the must-have item today: the latest nike air jordan sneakers. they went on sale this morning and demand for the $180 shoes was fierce with thousands of people around the country lining up for hours. once the doors opened, scenes like this became all too common. >> it was definitely worth the wait. >> tom: the air jordan brand brings in about $1 billion a year for nike. still ahead, think discounts are only for holiday shoppers? closed-end fund expert thomas j herzfeld has some stock funds trading at a discount. coming up with our market monitors. as we swipe our credit cards this holiday season, it is easy to forget it's real money being spent. financial education has become a school requirement in only a few states. darren gersh reports tonight on new initiatives to get kids talking about money, before they wind up in a bind. >> reporter: the credit union where cindy jones works was set up to serve baltimore county school teachers. but jones spends most of her time talking to students. today, she's in dundalk, maryland addressing high school se

the new nike air jordan basketball shoes came out today and police had to get crowds under control at shopping malls all across the country. surea chinn has more on the response locally. >> reporter: the newest air jordans are the hottest sneakers you can get your hands on, including people that stood in lines for hours. it paid off. >> there were probably 500 people waiting for them. >> everybody is trying to get them. >> reporter: at westfield montgomery mall, ts man got lucky. what time did you get here? >> since 4:00 in the morning. >> reporter: why are they so special? >> man, these are the number one jordans for real. everyone wants these. everybody. these come out about every six years, i'd say, and i just needed these. >> reporter: across the country, the same scenario. folks lined up overnight pushing the ways through the doors of this indianapolis mall and police even had to pepper spray eager shoe shoppers in seattle. >> it got all over my face. my mouth was on fire. >> reporter: with only about 23 pairs to give out, lorenzo was randomly picked in a lottery and paid 190 buc

shoppers almost crushed trying to get into a store selling the rerelease of nike air jordans, and thenhere is this, fists flying between two women at a store in north carolina. we're hearing reports of customers smashing windows at other locations, out of control crowds going nuts over the rerelease of nike's air jordan shoe line. gunshots were fired at another store. we'll have more on this as it comes in. heather: well, new video of a brazen group of suspected shoplifters clearing out a toy store. hawaiian police are searching for the s.s seen here, but this seen is playing out all across the country. retailers expected to lose nearly $2 billion to theft in just the four weeks leading up to christmas, and that is not good news for honest shoppers. fox business network's adam shapiro is live in our new york city newsroom. hi, adam, first of all. talk about naughty. >> reporter: naughty and not nice. this is what some people call the five-finger discount. people who shoplift. and the center for retail research, they're actually out of the united kingdom, and they look at shoplifting no

specifically, the new nike air jordans. >> they gave us a number, and it is going to be a raffle. that is some bull. i know i'm not going to cuss because i'm on tv, and i still didn't get any shoes, and all of the people are crazy about this. >> reporter: but the last minute christmas shopping was interrupted at several bay spots as gun fires were at hilltop mall in richmond and briefly shutting down the mall and leading to one arrest. smashed windows at the bay fair after lots of pushing and shoving, but no arrests here. in san bruno after some police drama, success. >> i got the last pair. >> it was crazy! it was like a mob. there was at least 400 people here. and then everybody was lined up and once they started opening the doors, everybody bum rushed an broke one of the doors, and they let us in. we have been here since 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning, but i got my three pairs so i'm happy. >> reporter: originally released in 1985, air jordans are making a comeback but not without problems. at malls all over the country, people lined up to get the shoes as one local shopper pointe

thisof this to buy the latest pair of nike air jordan shoes, which go for $180.e around the shoes and their scarcity triggered mob scenes across the country. one man was stabbed in new jersey. police used pepper spray on ppoppers outside seattle. lenight, nike says it is "extremely concerned." the latest feature on some new cars? autobrakes that stop before it's soo late. that's next. and get a cold... ...you need a cold medicine with a heart. only coricidin hbp has a heart, right here. it's the only cold and flu brand that won't raise your blood pressure. coricidin hbp. powerful cold medicine with a heart. you spend all day cooking it. so why spend even a moment considering any broth but swanson? the broth cooks trust most to make the meal folks spend all year waiting for. in stuffing and more, the secret is swanson. nurse...! [ female announcer ] dawn power clean can give you the power of an overnight soak in just 5 minutes. [ sponge ] it's a scientific miracle! [ female announcer ] dawn does more. [ sponge ] so it's not a chore. is under way tonight. between n

happened at a mall or was this was in austin seattle and people went crazy trying to get the new nike air jordan eleven concorde. it has. rattled al ras al-ain. all right so that was in indianapolis sorry but there was also ma shut down in austin seattle so apparently people were going crazy all over the country for the new era georgia just basically that's horrible if you've got pepper sprayed yet all this is are spread apparently by police and also by other patrons like there was all kinds of craziness going on i mean if you are makers from a black friday there was a huge fight in the wal-mart over the wall filmmakers and these air jordans they're like the new took me so this is not really new americans are always like fighting over really crappy stuff made in china you know it is totally true yeah i have to say i've always been really weirded out by this obsession with air jordans because like when guys are way more into shoes than me i don't know how to think you know. better about. it was telling us he was directing that like you have to be really good about where jordin that's not sure i m

erupted in shopping centers across the country and much of the turmoil was caused by this, the new nike air jordan sneak they're was released. last night we showed you video of shoppers in indianapolis rushing the entrance when the sneakers went on sale. people were knocked over and stepped on. in georgia, a woman was arrested because she left her two young children in the car to try and get her hands on a pair of the coveted shoes. not all of the shopping fights have been about the new kicks. in minnesota, it took police more than an hour to get them back in order. melee was not just confined to the u.s. in london a teenager was killed and a 2nd person seriously wounded while shopping on oxford street. joining me is reaction dr. karen ruskin and to be newt contributordine. did there are several pieces of what is going on. one aspect what is going on. we are such a culture of impulsivity and what we want when we want it. those aggressive impulses that act upon fulfilling that inner id. >> okay. deneen, that is kind of psycho analytic view of it, i guess positive view we're giving into our inner id

erupted in shopping centers across the country and much of the turmoil was caused by this, the new nike air jordan sneak they're was released. last night we showed you video of shoppers in indianapolis rushing the entrance when the sneakers went on sale. people were knocked over and stepped on. in georgia, a woman was arrested because she left her two young children in the car to try and get her hands on a pair of the coveted shoes. not all of the shopping fights have been about the new kicks. in minnesota, it took police more than an hour to get them back in order. melee was not just confined to the u.s. in london a teenager was killed and a 2nd person seriously wounded while shopping on oxford street. joining me is reaction dr. karen ruskin and to be newt contributordine. did there are several pieces of what is going on. one aspect what is going on. we are such a culture of impulsivity and what we want when we want it. those aggressive impulses that act upon fulfilling that inner id. >> okay. deneen, that is kind of psycho analytic view of it, i guess positive view we're giving into our inner id

all of this to buy the latest pair of nike air jordan shoes which go for $180.e around the shoes and their scarcity triggered mob scenes across the country. one man was stabbed in new jersey. police used pepper spray on shoppers outside seattle. tonight, nike says it is "extremely concerned." the latest feature on some new cars, autobrakes that stop before it's too late. that's next. and get a cold... ...you need a cold medicine with a heart. only coricidin hbp has a heart, right here. it's the only cold and flu brand that won't raise your blood pressure. coricidin hbp. powerful cold medicine with a heart. you spend all day cooking it. so why spend even a moment considering any broth but swanson? the broth cooks trust most to make the meal folks spend all year waiting for. in stuffing and more, the secret is swanson. nurse...! [ female announcer ] dawn power clean can give you the power of an overnight soak in just 5 minutes. [ sponge ] it's a scientific miracle! [ female announcer ] dawn does more. [ sponge ] so it's not a chore. >> pelley: the holiday getaway

specifically the new nike air jordans. >> they gave us a number and it is going to be a raffle.t's bull. i know i'm on tv. i still didn't get no shoes. so i don't know what people are going crazy. all these people are crazy. >> the last-minute christmas shopping was interrupted at several bay area shopping spots. gunfire at richmond hilltop mall briefly shutting the entire mall down and leading to one arrest. smashed windows at san leandro's bayfarrah lots of pushing and shoving and in san bruno, after some police drama, success. >> i got the last 12s. >> it was crazy, like a mob, at least 400 people here. everybody was lined up. once they started opening the doors, everybody bum rushed. they broke one of the doors. they just let us in. we have been here since 2:00, 3:00 in the morning. i got my three pairs. so i'm happy. >> originally released in 1985, air jordans are making a comeback but not without problems. at malls all over the country, chaos as people lined up to be among the first to get the shoes, which are, as one local shopper pointed out, just shoes. >> ridiculous fo

it was all over the re-release of a pair of nike air jordan sneakers which were originally released back in 1995. in san francisco someone fired a gun in the air. and at a store in seattle, police had to pepper spray some unruly shoppers. the craziest part some people won't even wear these shoes. they plan on selling the $180 sneerks online for a much higher price. >>> if you still need to get out of town, well, expect to see a lot of people on the roads and in the skies with you. aaa says nearly 30% of all americans and half of all washingtonians will be traveling this holiday season. that's the second highest number in a decade and a 1.5% jump from last year. more than 90% of the 92 million people traveling will be driving. and you can expect that traffic will continue right through the new year. >> if you are driving this morn, don't be surprised, there's a little bit of drizzle and rain out there. >>> just a little his per of some light rain first thing this morning. it's not going to last, what little bit we have out there today should be completely out of the area by 8:00 or 9:00 t

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nike "air" jordan retro concord shoes to be exact is what they're called i guess. they retail for $180 a pair. we looked on ebay for the heck of it. a pair of size 12s going for $750. they're sneakers, people. i'm just sayin'. >>> the widow of a virginia tech police officer killed on campus says she is amazed so far about the outpouring of support she's received since the murder of her husband. officer deriek crouse was shot and killed during a traffic stop on december 8th and people do not know why. police do not know why ross ashley killed officer crouse and then eventually killed himself. in the days that followed, tina crouse said she has received gifts, letters and more than $150,000 from a charity set up by two virginia tech students. she tells the roanoke times that "in all of the ugliness that's happened, i've never felt more beauty in my life." she plans on returning to cosmetology school next month. >> today marks the day 101 for the occupy protest movement. one of the few protests left but going on is here in washington. the everyone campment at mcpherso

all over the bay area yesterday, they rushed shopping malls and stores to buy the latest nike air jordan shoes n fairfield, up to a thousand people battled to get into the stores. at hilltop mall, shots were fired. >> the cops started running over to a guy and all i heard was get back there and get that gun! >> seven stores inside the hilltop mall were selling the re-released air jordan 11 concord at $180 a pair. 2000 people turned out, but there were only 600 pairs of shoes available. the mob was so angry, police had to shut down the mall. isn't that crazy? >> unbelievable. over shoes. >> were you there yesterday? >> no, i missed it. i was covering the fire. >> right, our other big story. shoes? fire? >> really, for a pair of shoes? shots fired? >> amazing. they must be the hot product. i remember in 1996, i remember my brother had a pair of those! >> yes! >> when i saw those, those are so popular, what is it, 1994 again? what the? >> i could take my brother's old pair out of my closet! >> vintage! >> maybe they are worth more! >>> here's a live look outside, live look at the golden gat

specifically, the new nike air jordans. >> they gave us a number and it's going to be a raffle. that's a boo. >> yeah. >> i still didn't get no shoes. so i don't know what people going to pay. all these people is crazy for jordans. >> reporter: the last-minute shopping interrupted at several bay area shopping spots. gunfire at richmond's hilltop mall, briefly shutting the entire mall down and leading to one arrest. smashed windows at san lee lan i don't's bay fair after pushing and shoving. no arrests here. in san bruno, after some police drama. success. >> i got the last pair! >> it was crazy. it was like a mob. at least 400 people here. and then everybody was lined up and once they started to open the doors everybody bum rushed. they broke one of the doors. they just let us in. we've been here since 2:30 in the morning. i got my three pairs so i'm happy. >> reporter: originally released in 1985, air jordans are making a comeback. but not without problems. at malls all over the country, chaos as people lined up to be among the first to get the shoes, which are, as one local sho

it was all over the last nike air jordans. christin ayers shows us how far some people were willing to go to make sure they didn't walk home empty-handed. we heard gunfire at one mall as people fought their way into stores looking for a special edition shoe. >>> reporter: the scene repeated itself the day before christmas eve all over the country, mayhem at the mall. [ screaming and cursing ] >> reporter: shoppers bum rushing stores from fairfield to indianapolis and north carolina. at richmond's hilltop mall roughly 2,000 shoppers lined up and broke down in a frenzy to buy a pair of sneakers. but not just any pair. >> hey, they are jordans. >> reporter: retro air jordans going for $180 apiece. but before the doors could open... >> i didn't know, we heard a pop and there was like cops all over the floor like guarding people. >> so the cops started running over to a guy and all i heard was, get that gun, get that gun. >> reporter: the crowds were turned away and no one was hurt. but a stampede in stockton -- >> as you can see,

the release of nike's new air jordan basketball shoes causing chaos from coast to coast and here in the bay area. someone actually fired a gun into the air several times. it happened off of i-80 and hill top drive. scott budman joins us with the details. what are these people thinking? >> reporter: it's taking us back to the past. air jordans go on sale and people just can't contain themselves. here at hill top mall in richmond, the mall is open for business but the shoes are not on sale after the incident you spoke of, someone firing a shot into the air. we are told that person was arrested, crowds disbursed and although the mall is open, the shoes are not for sale. this is video taken from chopper 11 here at hill top mall just after the shooting. lots of people had lined up to try to be the first to get their hands on the new air jordans that cost about $180 each. people lining up early, we're told as many as 2,000 people were here at hill top mall, one of those firing shot into the air. one arrest, no injuries t crowd broken up and everyone sent home for a few hours before the mall r

. >>> if you're hoping for a pair of nike air jordan concords, you're likely to be out of luck. went on sale for $180 and quickly sold out. nike.com was cleaned out in about an hour. that's it from cnbc first in business worldwide, have a happy holiday, everybody, now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." in less than a week, i'll be in iowa with the rest of us bringing "hardball" to you live from java joe's in iowa. a race that's seen candidates obviously shoot up and flame out one after another. here it goes. since september 1st, ron paul's had a steady climb. that's the yellow line on this chart going from 11% at the start of december to take the lead now. that's ron paul in the lead with nearly 24%, about a quarter of the vote for ron paul the libertarian. mitt romney represented by the pink line here on this chart has been rising through december. but seems to have stalled there. look at how it's flattened out there in the last several days. stuck at about 20%. that's always been mitt's problem, getting above 20%. newt gingrich, the green line, it's dropped li

air jordan shoes. a huge crowd. the first in line to get the nike retro air jordans. the shoes sell for $180 but selling on the internet for $400. 60 people this morning have lost everything in the middle of h hanukkah days before christmas. a fire ripping through several apartment fires. the flames raged for hours as hundreds of firefighters tried to gain control. the entire building was gutted. they escaped with the shirts off their back. >> we had one gentleman asleep in his pardon me. his partner called him. we had to come down the fire escape out of his unit. residents headed to hotels and nearby evacuation centers as well. 7:27. >>> good morning, scott. it's cold out there. near record lows across the board. yesterday we had the winds that kept the temperatures up in the 50s at this point. so temperatures overall running anywhere from 15 to 30 degrees colder than this time yesterday. 32 in san jose. the sun will be out by noon. gilroy is the coldest city across the bay. rounding out the day with 50. 59 in san francisco. if you have friends and family here to enj

taken into custody for allegedly firing a handgun was standing in line to purchase a pair of the nike air jordanasketball shoes. luckily, no injuries one that gun went off. they were on the scene, took command on custody and is being charged with illegal charging of a handgun. haazig madyun kron 4. >> at the bay bridge late friday a man driving a motorcycle was killed following a collision with a different vehicle. the chp says the man was ejected from his motorcycle and struck a fence. paramedics say that he died on the scene and nobody was injured. this created a traffic backup for several hours and the chp was able to reopen lanes at 12:30 churls clifford, kron 4. >> an update on that the black out at candlestick park. pg&e will install new equipment to prevent more blackout. a broken power line for the first in the second during the backup system was a malfunction. this new equipment will of real-time data going into the stadium and the mayor says that the city will of the install additional power control data devices. >> jan:art is inspiring and we need it now this is max. we are going to t

late today nike issued a statement asking people to buy these air jordan shoes in a safe manner. some stores are planning to stay open until tomorrow night to lure in as many shoppers and their money as they can. kate? >> ron mott in new york tonight. thank you, ron. >>> good news for 160 million americans facing a potential tax hike come the new year. tonight, the two-month extension of the payroll tax cut is a done deal. the house and senate approved the legislation this morning by unanimous consent and the president signed it into law shortly after that. the measure extends unemployment benefits for jobless workers. the agreement between democrats and republicans comes, of course, after weeks of partisan deadlock in washington. >> it's about you. it's about your lives. it's about your families. you didn't send us to this town to play partisan games and to see who's up and who's down. you sent us here to serve and make your lives a little bit better, to do what's right. and fortunately that's how this week ended. >> from washington to wall street. you could almost hear the sigh

amount is down just a smidge from last year but not much the hard ticket item this season nike's new air jordan price at one hundred eighty bucks a pop and the release of those shoes caused quite a frenzy among shoppers across the country and seattle police broke up a fight by dousing over one hundred shoppers with pepper spray the all too familiar scene similar to last month's black friday sales but as a mare millions of americans that line up for a pair of kicks there's another line growing packed with the same sense of desperation but for a hot meal people doing whatever it takes to feed their families even if it means waiting for handouts like this food line in los angeles or thousand meals were served along with a thousand toys people started getting in line since midnight. just another example of the huge income gap consuming the u.s. these days. meanwhile as the holidays approach millions are filling up their refrigerators and filling out their waistlines during this most gluttonous of holidays if you stop to think about the amount of food wasted to put into perspective take a look at th

air jordan shoes. hundreds lined up for hours to get the first nike retro air jordans.cutting and pushing. the shoes sell for $180,000. they're selling it for $4,000 on the internet. here's ann curry with a look at the "today show." >> good morning. coming up on a friday morning on "today" lawmakers reach a deal to avoid a costly tax hike for millions of americans. john boehner is admitting it magt not have been smart politically. new developments for is search of a missing toddler in maine. the girl's mother will speak out and do a live interview. plus, what will you face on the roads at the airports? if you're joining the millions of americans heading home for the holidays today? we're live where the latest on the travel rush and a first look at the holiday forecast. those stories and a holiday performance from the cast of jersey boys when we are started on a friday morning here on today. >>> the holidays are a time for family to get together. even tv families. will smith posted a picture o the facebook page. fresh prince bell air family reunion from the charity event

. >> reporter: one in high demand, nike's retro air jordan sneakers went for $180 a pair. in north carolina. security guards called in local police to break up angry crowds. in indianapolis, shoppers could not wait for an early opening and breck down the door to get in. in seattle, police pepper sprayed the crowd. one reason for the shoes he demand the expected profit to be made online. if you are heading out to the malls today, expect unusually large crowds. gift cards fuel a lot of the day after shopping. it used to be primarily returns, but returns are coming. consumers are expected to bring back $46 billion worth of gifts this week. that's 10% of all holiday sales. >> a go to gift for people that hard to shop for, but a huge number of gift cards are never used. a survey from the national retail federation found $41 billion worth of gift cards have gone unused from 2005 to this year. it hasn't stopped people from buying them. 81% of shoppers say they have handed out gift cards this holiday season. >>> still to come, run over pie a vehicle carrying cars. how strangers he

that amount is down just a smidge from last year but not much this year's hot ticket item nike's new air jordans priced at one hundred eighty bucks a pop the release of the shoes caused quite a frenzy among shoppers across the nation in seattle police had to break up a fight by dousing over one hundred shoppers with pepper spray a scary scene all too familiar to last month's black friday sales but with millions of americans lining up for a pair of sneakers there's another line growing with the same sense of desperation but for a hot meal people doing whatever it takes to feed their families even if it means waiting in long lines for a handout like this with mine in los angeles four thousand meals were handed out along with a thousand toys people started standing in line since midnight last night to get their hands on anything they could. just another example of the huge income inequality gap consuming the u.s. these days. meanwhile as the holidays approach millions are filling up their refrigerators and filling out their waistlines during this most gluttonous of holidays if you stop to think abo

nike issued a statement asking people to buy the air jordan shoes in a safe manner. some stores are planning to stay open until tomorrow night to lure in as many shoppers and their money as they can. kate? >> ron mott in new york tonight. thank you, ron. >>> good news for 160 million americans facing a potential tax hike come the new year. tonight, the two-month extension of the payroll tax cut is a done deal. the house and senate approved the legislation this morning by unanimous consent and the president signed it into law after that. the measure extends unemployment benefits for jobless workers. the agreement between dems and republicans comes, of course, after weeks of partisan deadlock in washington. >> it's about you. it's about your lives. it's about your families. you didn't send us to this town to play partisan games and to see who's up and who's down. you sent us here to serve and make your lives a little bit better, to do what's right. and fortunately that's how this week ended. >> from washington to wall street. you could almost hear the sigh of relief ov

shoppers pushed and shoved to get their hands on nike's new air jordans. police had to respond to several malls and the hill top small someone fired a shot after the crowd grew angry when security and shoe store employees selectively admitted people in to get a pair of the shoes. >> there are shots heard by officers standing probably 30 beat waichl they contacted the individual. and who had intended to duck down between two car autos the shooting wasn't nothing just a little firecracker, police just decided to shut it down. >> and westfield mall, plenty of commotion. 180 pairs of shoes available and there are a thousand showed up today to try to buy them. and officers responded and made two arrests. and in stockton 2000 people broke out and fights broke out pechl started cutting in lichblt one person was arrested at webber's town mall. and one woman says she was punched in the mouth so what is the fuss about? here is a look at shoes that are causing this his staira. they're replicas of the air jordans and one reason they're in demand is resale value. and t

. >> reporter: one item in high demand nike's air jordan sneakers wents for did 180 a pair and fights over the shoes broke out over malls across the country. no north carolina, secured guards called in local police to break up angry crowds. in indianapolis shoppers broke down the door to get in. couldn't wait for early shopping. in seattle, police pepper sprayed the crowd. one reason for the shoes demand is the expected profit to be made online. if you're heading out to the malls today, expect unusually large crowds. >> gift cards usually fuel a lot after the day christmas shopping. it used to be primarily returns. >> reporter: but the returns are coming. consumers are expect to bring back $46 billion worth of gifts this week, that's 10% of all holiday sales. michelle miller, cbs news, new york. >>> in suburban ft. worth, texas, a christmas murder mystery. seven people, all believed to be related, shot dead in an apartment. police say it appears they just opened their christmas gifts and believed the gunman is among the dead. >>> in nigeria, 39 people were killed yesterday most in a b

air jor jordans. >> i actually tripped over a girl that fell. i jumped over them and kept running. >> well, the demand for the nike air jordan created such a rushay to subdue that chaotic crowd. >>> let's go now to the three biggest money headlines generating the most money for you this morning. retailer victory. online shopping shortcomings and hamburger wars. vera gibbons is joining me to help make sense of all of this. thank you for stopping by. this holiday season is shaping up to be bigger than expected, right? >> very good. it hasn't ended yet. people are still out there shopping. yes, looking better than anyone expected. the weekend sales there, 5 512 52.4 million. online sales up 50%. retailers, some of them, in fact, are claiming victory. it's been better than anyone expected it. going into the season, people were worried about the economy. we spend if the deals are worthy of us. >> i understand in terms of online shopping, there's some consumers that are not happy. what's the problem? >> that's right. the online retailers were not prepared for the kind of business -- >> the volume? >> the volume. i think they were also sort of busy un