. >>> more tragic news, investigators say a man was gunned down outside of nordstrom's at the towson town center. we have been following the late breaking development. >> that man was shot to death on the sidewalk outside of nordstrom's there in a lull in traffic. -- during a lull in traffic. police have not found anyone who witnessed the shooting. plenty of people heard it. >> five or six gunshot. s. a few seconds, then a few more gunshots. >> a man was gunned down outside of the mall on the east side of nordstrom's. police blocked access to the garage as detectives searched for the shooter. >> they went inside the mall, began canvassing the entire mall, looking for somebody who may look panic or suspicious. >> investigators failed to arrest anybody. the mall remained open. many shoppers did not find out about the murder until they left. shoppers tried to come to grips with the site of the victim's body. >> it is shocking because it is in our backyard. this gives you a wake-up call. it is not safe. >> you do not want to come out. >> it is unclear if the man was a target of a robbery

this happened just outside of nordstrom's. rob roblin is live with the latest. >> police have not identified the victim and not arrested a suspect. we do know that it happened yesterday evening and it happened in the parking lot of nordstrom's outside a service entrance. a number of gunshots and the man was shot and killed. after police arrived, they roped off the area and closed thurmont and they went inside the mall looking for suspects, canvassing the entire mall. no arrests were made. >> they immediately went inside the mall and began canvassing the entire mall, looking for somebody who may look panicked or suspicious. >> at this point, police have not arrested anyone and they have not released the name of the person who was shot here in towson yesterday evening. rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> two shooting victims turned up in baltimore city. police are not releasing much information. when incident happened before 9:00 p.m. another victim walked into a hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. another shooting investigation

saks, neiman-marcus, and nordstrom are now offering free returned shopping. other retailers are likely to follow their lead. i'm alan apartment reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. -- i am ellen braitman. >> sounds good to me. we like free. some drivers and rhode island get a bit of entertainment wallace said at a red light. the dancing cop is back >> every tired -- a retired cop struts his stuff this season. we see this every year and every year i just love it. was directing traffic with its own special flair. he has been entertaining the streets of providence and was sworn as it part-time officer to keep the magic coming. he will be dancing and directing traffic at his old intersection through christmas eve. >> makes you wonder what does moonlighting. santa and rudolph will be delivering toys and goodies. he has left the north pole on his sleigh and it will be a long night with deliveries all over the world. norad will provide key stops on his trip. get access their website -- you can access their website. we did not have that website when we were kids. >> 46 deg

it happened at this walnut creek nordstrom.an and its female accomplice have their eyes on these expensive purchases. witnesses say they grabbed several armloads of bags and ran for the doors. >> one of the customers attempted to grab the arm of the male suspect. the man pepper sprayed the customer and kept on running. >>da: once he got outside of the store, he was tackled. the female got into a vehicle and fled the scene. the suspect suffered some facial injuries. the suspect was held down on officers arrived. foss >>da: of the police and the good samaritan but it buys against confronting criminals. the suspect now faces a number of charges. >>rob: on about two hours before about the incident, arrested four people who were trying to still clothing. >>brian: clear skies over the bay. in cold temperatures. temperatures are already into the 30's in some spots. we will see some chilly temperatures starting out some frost in the valleys. here is a look at future cast 4. in a brothel, areas in the '30's. the cold temperatures will b

i guess you were at nordstrom's. i was there between 7 and 8:00. we were trying to figure out when it happened. >> not sure when it happened. >> by minutes. i the mall closes by 7, 9 at the latest. >>> businesses in one of the most popular spots in the bay area are begging for a big change. >>> union square merchants say they have had it with aggressive pan handlers. they are claiming the problem is getting worse. businesses say the panhandling is the number one complaint by visitors and shoppers. they claim many of the pan handlers are mentally ill who chase and shout at potential customers. >> when you have to step over people, have people following you down the street it diminishes the experience for visitors and tourists and residents alike. i was born and raised in san francisco and seen it all in the city. i haven't experienced really aggressive panhandling here at all. >> as you heard by visitors and shoppers, reaction appears to be mixed. the business improvement district tells cbs5 they are working on a solution. >>> enough to make car buf

a man and woman with arms full of tens of thousands of dollars tried to run out of a nordstrom. >> one gentleman heard the employees yelling. tried to grab the male's arm. the suspect sprayed him with pepper spray. the second gentleman passing by saw what was going on, went over and tackled the suspect. >>> walnut creek police say the good samaritan hit the suspect. 42-year-old brian black of oakland to keep him from using the pepper spray again. he was held for police and arrested. then the woman god away in a ford fusion driven by a sec male. earlier at h&m store, a bunch of people ran out of the store with clothes. an officer saw them and arrested them. >>> zynga is getting ready for itself big ipo. >> stock futures are higher at this hour coming off a week when the dow, nasdaq and s&p 500 rose more than 7%. investigators more optimistic they will take the action. a light week for us economic data. today we have reports on the services sector and factory ordered. the nasdaq inched up a fraction to 2626. many consumers may be shopg from the comfort of their own home this holiday seas

happened around 6:20 in the parking lot outside of nordstrom off thurmont avenue -- fairmont avenue. the victim has not been identified and police have not arrested anyone and they don't have a suspect in this case. >> they immediately went inside the mall, began canvassing the entire mall, looking for someone who may look panicked or suspicious. >> police did not arrest anyone. they don't have a suspect in this case. they don't know if this was robbery or whether the person who shot this individual knew the victim. we know so little at this point as this investigation continues. rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police are called to investigate a pair shootings in southwest baltimore that they say are related. police arrived on the scene to find one victim shot and wounded. a second victim walked into st. agnes hospital with a gunshot wound. one of the victims died but it is not clear which one. >> police continued to investigate a home invasion in dundalk that cost one of their officers to open fire. this happened on monday morning after a woman woke to find a masked man inside her h

cops were pushing us away from nordstrom. can you imagine?thru, trying -- i'm sorry. i just need to get into nordstrom. >> nothing to see here. keep moving, lady. >> 70% off in the shoe store. >> devastating. rob marciano? >> you know, the name of the place is the mall of america. you know that's shown all over the world, propagating the stereotype. >> a crazy, and the nut shoppers swarming malls. >> oh, the infidels. >>> good morning again, guys. looking at rain moving up the seaboard. snow across much of the eastern third of the country. a combination of two storms. one dropping from canada, one coming up from the gulf of mexico. getting into d.c. and new york eventually. all rain for bigger cities. starting to see changeover to snow, lower michigan, parts of independents ind, illinois and some snow as far south as the midsouth. very little accumulation. maybe one to four inches in places like northwest ohio back through western new york, upstate new york. here's the snowfall expected here over the next couple of days. notice the i-95 corri

. >> speaking of shopping -- >> no nordstrom or macy's or definitely not aniemann's, one woman shopping at good will and she made the switch and likes it. >>> how not to let that unwanted present wte. from 20 leading brands, including barista prima. it's the way to brew everyone's favorite cup in under a minute. way to brew. >>> would you be up for it? a washington woman challenged herself to shop exclusively at good will for an entire year. >> no more nordstrom, hello, good will. what happened next even surprised her. here's the woman. >> for a self-proclaimed northty's girl, shopping only at good will for an entire year wasn't easy. >> every once in a while, you see somebody with a new handbag and you're just like, darn. >> reporter: yet this mom rose to the challenge. everything from her jewelry. >> this is the tiffany piece i picked up at the glitter sale. >> reporter: to christmas presents. >> i picked up this brand new purse. >> reporter: even some of her furniture is from good will. >> i purchased paper towels, cleaning supplies. >> reporter: there were some exceptions for her on

this happened outside the nordstrom's store at towson town center at 7:00. as police officers went into the mall the customers were told they couldn't leave. in the hours that followed, police searched that mall and searched trash cans inside and customers were stuck inside and continued to shop after a thorough search, shoppers allowed to come and go as they pleased but the nordstrom's entrance is closed. >>> police arrested members of the occupy d.c. protest. they were protesting a bill that allows the president to detain individuals suspected of terrorist activities. they will face charges of disobeying an official order. >>> republican house leaders decided to wait for tomorrow to vote on the payroll tax cut extension but it appears to be dead in the water. the senate approved the measure over the weekend. it would provide a two-month extension on the tax cut and long-term unemployment benefits. g.o.p. leaders want a year-long extension. >>> the lights are back on? san francisco after two power outages. the first delayed the start of the monday night foo

it's outside of the nordstrom, inside of the mall holiday shopping continued as the shoppers left they told us they hadn't heard anything had happened. >> i think it's horrible. >> reporter: when officers arrived they found the victim, that nobody and no witnesses. they restricted entrances and exits looking for suspects making the holiday shopping night even more frustrating. >> i tried to go up and out -- but they blocked it. i had to come all the way back down. they don't have a suspect or description. >> we don't know what we are looking for rights now. we don't have a suspect. we are certainly aware that this is the height of the shopping season and that they there will be concerns about safety and security. >> reporter: back live now this is where the shooting happened around 6:20 tonight off the fairmont entrance. there is no entrance to the mall here. it was outside the nordstrom but it's not an area where there are a lot of people walking by on a normal day at the mall. police say there is not a security camera right there for the shooting happened. they are trying to see if t

the suspect is among three people who tried to run out of the nordstroms with $10,000 worth of pursesver the weekend. one man tried to stop him but was allegedly pepper sprayed. police are still out there searching for a female accomplice. >>> san francisco police say crime on muni is down despite an unusual string of cell phone thefts. there have been four robberies on muni trains and buses just this week. >>> the dean of the haas business school sent a mass e- mail independenting -- independent kag -- indicating a student and suicide. the business school plans to appoint a safety council to review security measures and also student concerns. >>> a ucsf study finds mixing marijuana and narcotics is safe to treat chronic pain. it's the first study to look at the combined effects of the drugs. researchers study the 21 men and -- studied 21 men and women and found there were no negative side effects. he hopes further studies will help support the use of marijuana to treat chronic pain. >>> clayton valley hool's appeal for a charter school will go before the contra costa board of educati

at nordstrom's. -these customers caught his eye and witnesses say that he was grabbing them and try to make it to the door. >> one of the customers grabbed his arm. he used pepper spray. the suspect kept on running after spraying the good samaritan. however, those police officers tackled them -- these innocent bystanders tackled them. >> the man tried to peppers for the good samaritan. the good samaritan punched the robber several times. the getaway car got away. the good samaritan and a few others held this person down until officers who got on the scene in. >>reporter: while police say that this is the first time a good samaritan was actively involved in the successful detainee of a suspect, the police are still not recommending this type of behavior. for >>rob: there was an attempted robbery try to grab and runs a clothing store items. $1,000 worth of clothing this fifth suspect still remains, in the loose. >>rob: playoffs! since 2002, they clinched it, it dominated 26-nothing against the rams. bo

look - live intro it was just outside nordstrom's here in the parking lot..... of towsontowne center where the shooting occured. many of the detectives on the scene that night... are still pursuing leads in this case.((pkg)) 11:29:28 ttere is a great deal of information and evidence since last monday... homicide detectives have been investigating the death of a 19 year old doing some last minute christmas shoppinn. "my last words before he got put of the car were when you gonna see me he said friday. " denita brown helped raise rodney pridget after his mother died."he considered me a second mom" tonight &pbrown.... waits for answers a detectives investigate. police say... this was not a random shooting. 11:29:52 this victim was specifically targeted. surveillance cameras inside and outside caught some of the action and dettctives say that is proving to be crucial to the case. still, police are asking for the public's patience.11:30:06 in many cases such as this it takes time to put together a case :09look live tag police are looking into rodneys associaaes and h

police say a man and woman with armloads of purses worth $10,000 tried to run out of nordstrom's to a getaway car. >> the employee is yelling, tried to grab the male's arm, and the suspect grabbed some pepper spray, sprayed him in the face, kept running. a second gentleman that was passing by saw what was going on, went over and tackled the suspect. >> the good samaritan hit the suspect, 42-year-old brian oakland, to keep him from using the pepper spray again. black, who was a parolee, was arrested. police say this was the second of two shoplifting incidents. the first happened two hours earlier at nearby h and m. >> several people went in there, grabbed a bunch of merchandise and went out. there just happened to be an officer in the area that was driving by and saw them running to the waiting vehicle, and he stopped, confronted them. >> reporter: four suspects from oakland were arrested, one is a juvenile, two are parolees and will face additional charges. >> it's kind of scary that people are in that place maybe because of the economy or just out of need for the holidays to get what

nordstroms and victoria's secret stores offer do it yourself wrapping kits. free shipping is a very big deal. if you want to avoid shipping get store pick up from best buy.com, jc penny and toys are us. free shipping day set for friday. 2000 retailers are participating. >> the online survey site pole position is all over the baldwin american airlines controversy asking americans if passengers should allowed to play games while waiting for takeoff. respondants said no. 44% of the time. 38% of them said yes. others didn't have an opinion. the age breakdown is very telling. those between 18-29 were clear with their decision. 70% said you should allowed to play electronic games on the runway. however... those 65 and over weighed in with 56% saying that you should not allowed to play electronic games. and if they tell to you knock it off... >> don't go bananas. >> really. come on. >> stay come -- calm, now, talk about the nkt a civil way. >> yes. we can get rid of the umbrellas now. we did have showers today. i want to show you a live picture. and looking across t

police dispatch tells us a male was shot in the upper body outside of nordstrom. >>> a milder start ott -- start to the week. how is the holiday week shaping up? >> take a look at the forecast for tomorrow. lots of clouds. temperatures close to the upper 30s. chance of rain tomorrow very, very slim. there may be a few showers. good chance of rain here, wednesday 56. 43, 55 on thursday. another chance of a little batch of rain thursday night and friday morning. we're back up to 50. saturday cloudy skies in the afternoon and evening. 32-36. there may be a little rain perhaps north and west of the city. a little bit of wet snow could mix in before it ends sometime on christmas day. that's about the best we can do at this point, denise. >> thank you, bob. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. ravens head coach john harbaugh talks about the rough night his defense had against the chargers passing game. >> mark has the story live from the team's training facility coming up in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,, >>> well, it must have been tough to show at the ravens complex this afternoon mark. he's ther

rodney pridget was gunned down in the parking lot of the nordstrom's. police ssy.... this was not a random shooting. &psurveillance cameras inside and outside caught some of the action and detectives say that is proving to be crucial to the case. still, police are asking for the public'' patience. 11:30:06 in many cases such as this it takes time to put together a cass :09 :09police are looking into pridget's associates and his background.. as they pursue leads in this case. 3 3 first on fox... a new report reveals the historic mitchell courthouse downtown and courthouse east.. could be hazards.... the report done by the chief clerk and presented to the boarr of finance in november says the fire suppression system is inadequate to non-existent.the document goes on toosay... the fixes are urgent... but aren't scheduled until 2014... we have citizens oming in and we have an obligation to protect them... them... the city estimates it will need 14 million dollars to complete renovations outlined in the report... it's been a fixture in lexington market since 1968. 1968.but

the parking lot of the nordstrom store at the towson town center.olice went inside the mall searching for a suspect. they have made no arrests in this case and no suspect -- they have no suspect in this case. this happened around 6:22 last night. it was a frightening situation for people who were here christmas shopping. the identity of the victim has not been released by authorities. rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 51 degrees on tv hill. >> we will come back and check the weather and traffic together before you head out to start your day. stay with us. >> the roads are very nice. we have a problem spot, an accident southbound 95. that has been moved off to the shoulder. some great news. a bit of a delay on the west side. 60 minutes all the way down the west side outer loop -- 16 minutes. no problems. this is the northwest corner of the beltway. from old court road, it looks like a delay is not forming there just yet. this is the j.f.x. near old pimlico road. but the good in both directions. >> we're not seeing any weather- related conditions. we co

police say a man and woman tried to run out of nordstrom carries tens of thousands of dollars worth of purses last night. one was sprayed with pepper spray. tonight brian black of oakland is behind bars. his driver escaped. >>> shoppers in san francisco's union square are dodging panhandlers. the problem is so bad even businesses are complaining. you checked with the holiday crowds tonight? >> business improvement group is saying pan handeral is why tourist don't want to come back to the city and why san francisco got knocked out of favor places survey. being number 2 is not what businesses want to hear. >> reporter: among the holiday cheers is this. and the merchants around union square are complaining panhandling is getting worse. tourists have definitely noticed. >> so many homeless people here. yeah, kind of not good. >> reporter: businesses say it is the number one complaint by visitors. many say it's a reason not to come back here. >> when you have to step over meme, have people following you. >> announcer: does diminish the experience for visitors. >>> the city stepped up police

that suspect is among three people who police say tried to run out of the nordstroms with $10,000 worth of purses over the weekend. one man tried to stop them but was allegedly pepper sprayed by the suspects. a female accomplice is still being sought by police. >>> we are expected to hear from the parents of a toddler that was shot in the head in west oakland. they will give an update on one- year-old hiram lawrence's condition. the incident was caught on surveillance video. oakland police did question people last week. but no arrests have been made. crime stoppers is offering a $35,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the shooters. >>> the girlfriend of the man suspected of mowing down a firefighter is scheduled to be arraigned today. 22-year-old elisa tim da faces accessory charges. witnesses say the two had been in a fight at a nearby jack in the box. police recently found the suv. they believe was involved in the hit and run. and investigators accused tim da to cover up the crime. >>> 5:38. san francisco muni investigating an unusual increase in cell pho

it happened last night just outside the nordstrom store at towson town center. no wrun could enter or leave the mall while investigators searched for the shooter. so far no arrests have been made. mall officials did turn over surveillance video to the police, but we don't know if security cameras caught the shooting. police have not released the identity of the victim. >>> d.c. police are asking for your help to solve a sexual assault case. a woman was walking down blaine street when a man forced her into an alley at knife point and sexually assaulted her. if you know anything about this case, call police. >>> tensions are expected to be high up on capitol hill this morning after house republicans blocked a vote on a bill that would have extended the payroll tax holiday. the house had planned to vote on a bipartisan senate bill that would have extended the tax breaks for two more months. republicans say they want a full year extension or nothing at all, claiming the current proposal is too short and creates too much uncertainty. they plan to introduce an alterna

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

the murder outside nordstrom put shoppers on edge. less than 24 hours earlier police swarmed the mall searching for a killer. the victim, rodneyvest pridget was gunned down. >> at this time we're looking into all the circumstances that you would look into to try to understand. >> reporter: have you noticed increased security here? >> i did see there were additional cars in the parking lot. >> reporter: police say the teenager was targeted. he was on probation for robbery and assault. we have very few details to share at this time. however, we are confident the investigation will yield an arrest of a suspect. we do not believe this was a random incident. >> it's going to be probably more safe than it was before. >> reporter: this is a second murder at towson town center since 2005 when teacher william basset was gunned down. violence has erupted other malls two. >> you think you're safe in towson but you're not. you're not safe anywhere. >> reporter: in towson retailers hopes what appears to be random violence won't deter customers. we

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sax, nordstrom, among the stores jumping on the band wagon. experts expect more will offer it in the next holiday season. >>> trouble again for fannie may and freddie mac the california attorney general is suing them. they want more information about their involvement in the california housing meltdown. she said they won't answer her questions so maybe a judge can force them to cooperate. so far there is no comment from them about the lawsuits. >> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> wet night. take a look. people out and about. it is a one wet situation out there. a lot of the rain letting up. 61 out at pwi. wind from the southwest at ten, visibility unrestricted at ten. i want to show you the weather net cameras. take a look at belaire. that rain started to soak the roads here. this is the view downtown. absolutely a wet weather situation to finish the day. similar here in annapolis. we found wet weather throughout the day in the state capitol and the winds came up late in t

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are looking for a woman who along with another man was trying to steal high and clothing from the nordstrom's and walnut creek. customers were able to detain bryan black. he is from oakland. he did try to pepper spray people who tried to take him down. be that >>darya: is the big story today is the weather. it is cold you cannot complain, yoli eceves is live embarcadero taking a look at the bay bridge. bad most people that i see walking by, unless they are exercising, they seem to be comfortable. that is probably something you will take off in the afternoon, but if you're taking public transportation you definitely want to have a hat on this morning. >>darya: it was freezing out. this faugh >>erica: @ temperatures will drop into the 40's. the purple and pink indicates temperatures getting down to the upper 20s. but for the most part temperatures will be in the low 60s. take a look at some of the inland lowe's getting into the '30's. time for a check on traffic. >>dan: we had a hot spot on the bay bridge that has cold off-year if we still have a very long delay on the bay bridge. the backup is

the suspect is among three people that tried to run out of the nordstroms with $10,000 worth of purses the weekend. one man tried to stop him but he was allegedly pepper sprayed by the suspects. a female accomplice is still being sought by police. >>> later this morning we are expected to hear from the parents of a toddler that was shot in the head in west oakland. they are going to give an update on one-year-old hiram lawrence's condition during a press conference outside of children's hospital. little hiram was one of seven people wounded on a shooting on november 28th. that incident was caught on surveillance video. oakland police did question some people late last week. crime stoppers is offering a $35,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the shooters. >>> the girlfriend of the man suspected of mowing down a firefighter is scheduled for arraignment today. 22-year-old elisa tejda faces an accessory charge. now witnesses say the two had been in a fight earlier at the nearby jack in the box. police recently found the suv that they believe was involved in

costco, nordstrom and other retailers rose on strong retail sarnz. barnes & noble plunged after a quarterly loss. yahoo gained on news it may have bidders. elsewhere, massachusetts attorney general sued bank of america, jpmorgan chase, citigroup, wells fargo and gmac mortgage for deceptive business practices with mortgages. clearwire cut a deal with majority owner and biggest customer sprint nextel. and finally, just a month after rolling out classic coke in a holiday white can, coke is switching back to red. seems white cans had drinkers seeing red. some confused it with diet coke while others actually complained coke tastes different in a white can. amazing what the mind can do to you. >>> coming up, a new coach can't help the caps. vikings start house cleaning and a last-second thriller in college football. and thursday night nfl football proves eagles are no match for seahawks. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> and with it being friday we'll get you set for the beginning of the coming weekend. you're watching "early toda

rodney was shot and killed in the parking lot outside nordstrom. police are not giving out a lot of details they are saying they have several leads that could lead to an arrest. county police say the malls are safe and optimistic they will have the case cleared. >> it's absolutely was not a random act of violence. this was absolutely not a robbery. we have hard work detectives and field personnel running out lead at this point in time. >> security is always stepped up especially during the holidays and this year is no exception. they say more officers are out patrolling the roads this time year. >>> and in dundalk police identified a man shot by police. he was shot and is now charged with first -- with attempted first-degree murder. police found him with a gun at a home and were called in for reports of an armed robbery. one of the officers who responded said he pointed a gun at him and the officer returned fire. >>> the cumberland time news reports a woman was in court tuesday when the judge set trial date at april 30th and order her to be held on

for example, the nordstrom parking lot that was specifically for that purpose. i would also like to say we look forward to have the opportunity to meet with supervisor choose office on this. i think that will be really helpful. thank you. >> linda chapman from nob hill neighbors and the coalition for san francisco neighborhood land use committee. rose began talking about this, some kind of special provision, something we really need to know about. then i discovered it this week. and i do not assume this is going to be a bad thing. from what i have been able to see, it looks as if there is a lot in it that may be good, but certainly people need to know. i saw some things about van ness and reducing parking, which would be good, and then i saw things about this see c3 distrit that i used to live in. it would be a bad thing to raise parking there. when i was walking around nob hill looking at the forms that are there in connection with our attempts to resurrect the little church and built next to it where you would not be able to do the kind of open space and expos

for example, the nordstrom parking lot that was specifically for that purpose. i would also like to say we look forward to have the opportunity to meet with supervisor choose office on this. i think that will be really helpful. thank you. >> linda chapman from nob hill neighbors and the coalition for san francisco neighborhood land use committee. rose began talking about this, some kind of special provision, something we really need to know about. then i discovered it this week. and i do not assume this is going to be a bad thing. from what i have been able to see, it looks as if there is a lot in it that may be good, but certainly people need to know. i saw some things about van ness and reducing parking, which would be good, and then i saw things about this see

the toy drive was held at the nordstrom's store in dulles town center. the donated toys will help provide presents for youngsters spending the holidays in the hospital as well as some other charitable groups. i like those stories. that's wonderful. >>> ok, so we're going to have great weather. this week. >> you can't really complain. it is december. we don't have any snowstorms on the horizon. nothing too cold either. get a little bit of rain. a couple of sprinkles today out west. tomorrow is going to be scattered showers and after that, this last weekend, to go shopping, what did you get me, j.c., before the holiday, the weather will be fine. it will cooperate. just a little bit on the chilly side. let's get you going with a look at the day planner for the rest of the afternoon. lots of clouds to talk about. only an isolated sprinkle mainly west of washington today. as temperatures will struggle to get toward that 50 degree mark. winds will be nice and light, too. don't have much of a wind chill to discuss. wind out of the south and southeast at 5 miles

a wild robbery at the walnut creek nordstrom, stopped in its tracks. police say a man and woman tried to make off with 10s of thousands worth of purses last night. one shopper tried to find them, sprayed with pepper spray. when they tried to tackle the man. tonight, brian oakland is behind bars with a variety of charges. police say that black and a customer suffered minor injuries. >>> and san francisco to become the first city in the nation next month to have a minimum wage above $10. the hourly rate increases 32 cents on january one. san francisco voters approved the automatic inflation increase in 2003, starting the first of the year, minimum wage workers will earn 10.24 an hour. >>> and the postal service to announce three billion in cuts. but you can't do anymore through the mail. >>> and a craigslist sting goes very wrong. what happened when a california woman tried to buy back her stolen stereo. >>> well, after a chilly start to the day today, we'll look for warmer temperatures coming up tomorrow morning as the wind advisory returns to the bay a

. >>> investigators say an oakland man ran out of the nordstrom with $10,000 worth of purses.also reported to have used pepper spray on those who tried to attack him. they are looking for him and his female accomplice, a getaway driver. >>> women received a big surprise this morning that will help them expand their program working with at-risk women. >> all right! [ cheers ] >> we were at the aerial outreach mission when the coworkers received $15,000 from illinois-based royal neighbors of america. they say the money will be used for food, cloebllthing, transportation -- clothing, transportation and other resources to help their clients change their lives. >> right now, we have some very current needs to keep the shelters open. we were actually struggling to take care of the responsibilities that we have. >> since 2007, royal neighbors has biven -- has given more than $1 million for assistance. >>> the p.u.c. is advising some peninsula and east bay residents -- residents not to worry if their drinking water looks a little chowdy. crews are upgrading in the hetch hetchy area. a

. >> i suspected he is behind bars tonight thanks to the best acting customers at nordstrom in walnut creek. police say brian block of oakland and an accomplice grabbed $10,000 worth of high- end purses and tried making her run for it last night. that's when police say the customer tried to stop him only to be blasted in the face with pepper spray. they then tackle the tackle the black who police they ran to the waiting car. no one was seriously hurt and everything was returned to the store. >>> panhandling is becoming essential part of the life of its hills and saw these numbers. but now some businesses are complaining that panhandlers are scaring customers and impacting the bottom line. linda is in times square to explain why. >> the union square business improvement districts that are aggressive panhandling is the number one reason tourists say they will not come back to the city. it's also the reason why san francisco got bumped out of first place as the favorite destination, according to the traveler survey. being second-best is not what businesses around here want. >> among the

looking for a woman who along with on the and it was accused of stealing high and clothing from nordstrom's in walnut creek. customers were able to detain the man although he did try to pepper spray customers. he was tackled outside of the store as he was running toward a waiting vehicle. a female suspect drove of aviation for the future. >> the female suspect kept running. she got into a be hit with another person and fled the scene. this is the first time where a citizen has tried to get involved and apprehend someone. >>justine: there are four others in the suspect-- there are more other suspects in custody dry for $1,000 were the clothes action in each: in-store. >>darya: 6:26 a.m., we're back with more to get you going on this morning monday. bundle up and get ready for work in school. we will keep you posted on the traffic. a hot spot on the bay bridge. that could affect your commute. we will be right back. safe off but but but >>justine: we are waiting for the opening bell and hoping for an of state. stocks are opposed to rise with hopes the european leaders will agree on a planned f

big dumb in the deadly shooting out of the nordstrom department store around 6:00 p.m. police say it was not random. >> and 19-year-old was shot on the sidewalk just outside of this store behind me. police are trying to reassure shoppers that this was not a random shooting. shoppers leading thousand town center monday night described hearing a string of rapid gunfire. >> 5 or 6 gunshot at once. then there was a pause of two or three seconds and then there were three more gunshots. >> in the and, rodney lay dead on the sidewalk just outside of the mall. baltimore county investigators say they are still piecing together a lot of details. but they are adamant that he was the victim of a target. >> we know now, based on the investigation so far, that this absolutely was not a random act of violence. this was absolutely not a robbery. >> according to police, the victim and the suspect were inside the mall before the shooting. the mall has an intricate video surveillance system, but the police do not say if they were arguing or if there was an altercation on the tape. >> we'r

to grab it and run from a nordstrom in walnut creek. long green he wanted these persons been deck of the state this fall suspected robber handed a leading have used a prison riot on some cuts in the area, all of you send a man his female accomplice had their eyes on these expensive purchases. witnesses say that they grabbed several arms of high in handbags and ran for the doors. >> one of the customer's attention to grab the male suspects arm and then he produced some pepper spray and pepper sprayed that customer in the face. >>reporter: police say once the man got the store at passer-by tackled the male suspect right here. >> at the same time the female kept on running she got into a waiting vehicle by another person and they fled the scene as the passer-by and the other suspects were fighting. the police said the man tried to peppers for the good samaritan police said good samaritan defended himself and punched a suspected robber quite a few times. as you can see in a mug shot the suspect brian like pass some facial injuries. the good

workers are happiest at chemical company basf, nordstrom, johnson & johnson, construction company floor hilton hotels. they were helped to the top of the list by a 4.6 bliss score by people you work with. making all hours happy hours, i suppose. that's all for us tonight. join me next week, it's the end of the year as we know it. tips to boost your bottom line in 2011. have a great week, everybody. see you next weekend.

. >> in order nordstroms and best buy aren't the only ones cashing in. >> shoppers are making their listaking it to pawn stores. as julie watts shows us, business is booming. >> guitar lover doesn't just go to pawnshops to play, though no one would mind, he also comes to christmas shop. >> i'm looking. i'm looking. i don't know, maybe a necklace or a ring. >> and so are a lot of other holiday shoppers who don't mind buying gifts that are on sale because their previous owners fell on hard times. >> they are picking out presents like jewelry, power tools, musical instruments and electronics. >> everything is up. >> and business is up 25% over last year. compared to other brick and morter stores where holiday business increased 2%. one reason, the growing trend that has pawnshops looking less like, well, pawnshops. >> we have invested heavily into the cabinetly, to the lighting, to the paint colors and everything that we do to create an environment to where people who aren't here to get a loan can actually have a retail experience that would be typical of some of the higher end jewelry stor