and oxford after free online classes mean as massive open online courses, but completion rates are lowoften around 10%. other online classes are available at a cost but are more formalized offering credits towards certificates, new workplace skills or earning a degree for a fraction of the price. georgia tech now offers an online masters in computer science for just $7,000. the online program caters to less traditional students. 90% are employed and on average are 11 years older than on-campus students. syracuse and johns hopkins have degrees online for the same price as on campus though the internet options are more flexible and can also be less costly since students can work remotely after hours while keeping their job. still, 71% of academic leaders polled question the legitimacy of online learning and employers may not view internet credentials the same way as those earned on campus. khan academy is a small nonprofit with a big mission, to provide a free world class education for anywhere anywhere and it's a leader and pioneer in online education and sal khan is executive director

add in the surge of online r.eturn rates from online sales can be 30% or more, and that has research from gartner warning retailers the old way of dealing with returns is a ticking time bomb. >> retailers are not very good at managing returns right now, and so unless they invest in their ability to manage returns, the volume of returns coming back will cause problems in their overall supply chain. >> reporter: best buy is one retailer working on ways to recoup losses associated with returned goods, adding open box merchandise to its store and web inventory, increasing the chances of selling those items at a discount while decreation losses. but now there's a new option for retailers, one company is working to disru t traditional model for dealing with returns. the company claims its technology finds the best resale price across marketplaces for retailers the moment the return is scanned at the store. >> currently many retailers are getting 15 cents to 30 cents on dollar for these returns because they are having su

georgia tech now offers an online masters in computer science for just $7,000.he online program caters to less traditional students. 90% are employed and on average are 11 years older than on-campus students. syracuse and johns hopkins have degrees online for the same price as on campus though the internet options are more flexible and can also be less costly since students can work remotely after hours while keeping their job. still, 71% of academic leaders polled question the legitimacy of online learning and employers ay not view internet credentials the same way as those earned on campus. khan academy is a small nonprofit with a big mission, to provide a free world class education for anywhere anywrehe and it's a leader and pioneer in online education and sal khan is executive director and founder. sal, thanks for being here. >> great to be here. >> how did you start khan academy? >> well, it was a little bit happenstance. 12 years ago i started tutoring a cousin remotely. things started to work out. word gets around the family that free tutoring is going on

really hard to make a living online. however, if you're going to compete, have you to put your capital in online. walmart already announced it. they are slowing it down and putting all the money online hand nordstrom is announcing all the money online and macy's is cutting back on stores and they are putting all mayor money basically into the online business. >> my shopping experience this season has been a wide dichotomy. on one hand when i go into my local mall it's dead as d aoor nail. it looks like every two storefronts are closed down and then there will be a little shop. no traffic, a real lackluster sense of things. i went into a discount store in the new york city area, and it was jam packed. the lines to check out were all around the store. what's happening for malls? are they just done? >> no, they are not done. i spent all last week in the midwest going to various malls, and i agree with you malls were really slow compared to what i thought they would look like. traffic is definitely down in the malls. across

buying online. >> both. >> online. >> online. >> brick and mortar. >> a little of both. >> half and halfhen you go to the brick and mortar shops, where are you going? >> unique shops. >> clothes stores, h & m, walgreens, self forra is my favorite. >> bath and body works. >> where do you go online? amazon? >> always amazon. >> amazon, ebay. >> what are you getting online, brother? >> not coming out here and freezing my -- off. >> i'll buy you a coat. >> you're sweet! i dig you. >> what is the go-to gift this year for the family? >> a home-cooked meal. >> you can't buy that in the store, brian sullivan? >> why do you got to call me out like that, be man? >> i was tossing back to you, because you're the host. thank you again -- >> you're the host. >> doesn't make you less of a host. >> hot pants? is that what you are getting me for christmas? >> you're talking to the wrong guy. >> what was the take-away from that guy. >> a couple guys saying to me, i go to the brick and mortar stores. i check things out. very melissa lee. and then they go home and buy things online and i asked them, don't y

voters spent more time online in 2016 and were more influenced online by what they read and saw onlinee voters are spending more of their time online, and have been persuaded more often by something they saw online, by a friend, neighbor, advertisement. and this might actually lead to us in politics catching up to the corporate america. in 2016, corporate america is going to spend more money on digital online advertising than tv. politics tends to be 10 years behind corporate america. our party doesn't have ten years to wait, catch up. let me tell you, the good news is we did a great job in 2016 because of many of you. this graph is going to blow the minds of ddscc. on average, gop candidates spend earlier and spent more on google products. i would make the assumption on other online products as well. but nobody ran a better race online than rob portman. and nobody opened up a wider lead against their opponent sooner on the gop side than rob portman. i'll let you make the correlation. one of the top lessons from 2016 we all learned and i hope we carry to the next cycle. go big, go big

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in those online businesses for the longer-term.that into consideration, the ipo size will have to be significant to be able to attract such ipo investors from international markets. we are thinking a little bit more than $100 million will me get to the ipo. ipo.en we get to the before that, it will enable us to complete our plans and the ipo ready. 102 -- 100%0%, 50%, of the business? >> it is difficult to say. we are growing very quickly. the markets are changing quickly. >> ballpark? >> may be in six to eight months. aren't they concerned the slowing down of the region, especially when it comes to the latest opec deal -- or no deal? what is the differentiator that you are offering in that region versus somebody else with perhaps bigger ammunition coming in? >> those are good questions. during the last 12 months, there has been a bifurcation in the economies in the middle east. some of the traditional sectors have been slowing down, online businesses are accelerating. investors have started to allocate more time and funds for onli

should it go into online sales? should they be focusing on developing the apps and making more convenient for shoppers? when is the best return on investment for retailers? >> that's a darn good question. i don't know what the return on invest sment going to be with all this money going online. it's hard to make a money online. however if, you're going to compete, you have to put your capital into online. walmart is slowing down store expansion, nordstrom is putting all money on line. macy's is cut being back on line and putting the money into the on line experience. >> my shopping experience this season has been a wide dichotomy. when i go into the local mall, it is dead as a door nail. it looks like every two store fronts are closed down and then a little shop. just no traffic. a really lackluster sense of things. i went into a discount store in the new york city area, it was jam packed. the line to check out was all around the store. what is happening for malls? are they just done? >> no, they're not done. i spen

were more influenced online by what they read and saw online about candidates than ever before. we are finally at the point where voters are spending more of their time online and they have been persuaded more often by something they saw online by a friend, neighbor, an advertisement and this might actually lead to us in politics catching up to corporate america. in 2016, corporate america corporate america is going to spend more money on digital online advertising than on tv. politics tend to be ten years behind corporate america. our party doesn't have ten years to wait to catch up, but the good news is we did a great job in 2015 because many of you. this graph is going to blow the minds. on average, gop candidates spent earlier and spent more on google products and i would make the assumption on other online products as well. nobody ran a better race online and rob portman and nobody opened up a wider lead against their opponent sooner on the gop side and rob portman. i will let you make the correlation. so one of the top lessons for 2016 that i think all of us learned is go

not everybody is watching online pornography. the largest consumers of online porno are young boys 12 to 17 years old. -- itf the stories had can be voyeuristic and dominating. young men who may use point for a physical relief, they may use it as a sex manual. they may ask a girl, who is quite young, to get tied up, they may ask a girl to do's and best to do some things like candy watch, can he film them voyeuristic. these are based on real stories we have been told. was atcking situation, i a very well-known school in london where a year nine boy talk, sodomy, the you don't have to be 16, you don't have to have consent for that, because it is not really sex, right? these kids are getting sexualized early and they are not ready for it. they cannot digest the information. the danger lies with the boys and expectations. corn is very much based on the male pleasure, which as a result leaves to boys having unrealistic expectations of what sex involves. a kind of tomography people are being exposed to is pornography that promotes rape

you can share your photos with people in your home, or far away by posting them right online. you have calendar, weather, and news and games and so much more all in one touch. hey, if you can push a button, you can use the telikin. with other computers, you have to buy additional software, you have to install it, you have to keep it up to date, and it can all be very confusing, i know. telikin comes with everything you need already there, and it automatically updates so your computer is never outdated. but the telikin, you see, is much more than a computer. it's the center of your in-home communication. you have news from the source of your choice, you have weather, music, and video. and the telikin is all about staying connected with popular social-networking sites, and e-mail with large fonts so you can actually see what someone wrote you without getting your face right up to the screen. and the video-chat feature may be my favorite part. you see, seeing your loved ones face-to-face, even if they're halfway around the world, well, that brings them closer to you. and if you'r

it is nice to be able to do it online. it's nice to be able to file your tax return online. you don't have to mail it. streamlined health care. there have been numerous cases where the information aggregated has saved someone's life. in some countries, the pharmacies actually have large databases. at least a couple of instances, they were able to save somebody from taking two different types of medication that would have killed them combined. they were able to go to the pharmacist, wait a minute, you are taking such and such? you can't take this because that will kill you. being used to determine disease outbreaks, zika, hnh1, avian bird flu. to find out where patient zero is. my friends who do ep genealogies -- do epidemiology, trying to isd that hotspot ground zero essential. it is the wintertime, and flu season happens. the pharmacies can start stocking up. they get reports from the cdc. ? indiana isfolks getting hit because people are googling flu symptoms. the information is being collected. it is being used to protect. -- used to predict. we better start stocking up at

so walmart's online was really trailing the growth that amazon by a lot, even though their online businesssmaller than amazon. now that they've gotot jet, at least the growth rate will look the same. i think they can grow this business online at 20 to even 30% a year for a while. it's off a fairly small base, and jet is a really good operator. >> you know, i notice on your list of winners, you have penny's, and they tend to be mall-ba mall-based. why did they make the winners category? >> okay, it contradicts everything i said. >> right. >> that the malls aren't doing well. interiors even worse. the anchors are struggling, because business isn't going to the mall, it's going offprice or online. however, some retailers are kind of in control of their own fate. if you're doing things better than you used to, and penny's is doing better than they used to, you start getting business back. they're also taking share from sears, and actually the -- the offering they're doing now in appliances is working. and you know, that's brand-new for them. and their home business is getting better. that does

and will only be conducted in a small online sample group. . mlb's all-star game winner will no longer determine home field advantage in the world series. a new collective bargaining agreement was reached between mlb owners and the players association... it's being replaced in 2017, with the team that has the better record getting home field advantage in the world series. one game at a time.... the only way the packers will make a run at the playoffs it won't be easy... with last nd team has some momentum after losing four straight. they're heading into sunday's game against the texans as favorites. they're still behind in their division... and still have a long way to go to make the playoffs.. but a win will definitely help. kick off is set for noon. still ahead on live at daybreak-- the four things you need to know before you start your day.including... blue favorite brewers fan-- a unique gift they'll never forget-- more live at daybreak now it's time for your "four to know" this morning.we start at the waukesha county courthouse-- where som

. >> head online and look at that article. @nancycnbc, and i'm at @louisabojesen. you can take a look here at our european markets this morning. a little bit higher. opened flattish. just hanging on to very slight gains. looking at our sectors, to the upside, real estate hanging on to most gains. basic resources off by a half percent. >>> joining us now is graham byrd, pleasure to have you here. thank you for joining us. one trading day now before christmas. a lot of excitement around the u.s. rally we've seen. when you look at the european equities, we have seen a bit of an uptrend especially given the brexit fears in june. what do you think going into the new year? is there reason to be confident on equities going forward? >> i think there's a lot of positivity that's come in we've seen a strong rally in the u.s., from my perspective equities in the u.s. are looking quite highly valued, but there's lots of reasons for that. looking at the european markets, there's catch up to come. the positive thing coming through for me is a little bit more of risk appetite tha

you can donate online at any whole foods market or online at cbssf.com/give. >>> anne, thank you. christmas came early for thousands of low-income families in the south bay. moms and dads shopped for holiday gifts that otherwise wouldn't be under the tree. kpix 5's maria medina reports from sacred heart where the gift-giving is going on all day. >> like this one. >> reporter: she can't contain her excitement and happiness as she chooses christmas gifts for her five children. >> i think that one is perfect. >> reporter: because normally, the holiday season is a struggle. >> it's really sad. you cannot [ indiscernible ] [ heavy accent ] >> reporter: her husband works and the wife stays home to care for their children. thousands line up at sacred heart for gifts they can't afford. >> a lot of parents are struggling to pay for rent. it's a holiday tradition. >> reporter: for the next two days christmas gifts will be handed out for 6200 santa clara county children but there's still a need. >> this morning we are short about 2,000 toys. >> reporter: the toy store sacred heart sets up ev

most isis sources online have no idea what this is or where it came from. so it's by no means official. >> police in major cities say they've already boosted security, partly in response to the truck attack in berlin, and officials say the website listing churches is full of errors and out of date. kate? >> pete williams, thank you. >>> breaking news about actress carrie fisher who is hospitalized tonight after suffering a serious attack. she's now 60 and best known for her role in the "star wars" saga, was on an overseas flight at the time, and tonight fans and co-stars are sending thoughts and prayers from around the world. nbc's miguel almaguer has the late details. >> reporter: after landing at l.a.x., carrie fisher was rushed to a local hospital according to law enforcement officials. we have some passengers assisting the passenger, an unresponsive passenger. passengers say the actress appeared to stop breathing and was taken off the plane by emts after suffering full cardiac arrest. >> i don't know what you're talking about. >> remembered by generatio

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but there's a place online where they can share potentially life-saving information instantly. nbc's dr. john torres has that story. >> every time we go and see the doctor, i take notes. >> reporter: kristin says her mission feels impossible. finding a cure for her husband chris, a high school principal, diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer at age 44. >> our girls deserve to grow up with their dad. i deserve to grow old with him. heale. >> reporter: chemotherapy is not working. his only hope to survive, a clinical trial testing a new therapy. >> i don't know how you sort through 3,500 clinical trials with words that you don't even know what they mean. >> we learned these in medical school. >> reporter: but then, kristin and chris found a facebook community of cancer patients and their loved ones, called "colon town," with 40 neighborhoods focusing on different issues. it's a private group sharing fears and the latest medical advances, information so new patients often learn about it before their doctors do. the clinic is where tom mars eelia posts information about clinical tria

. >>> and new this half hour, the danger of online dating. millions of women are looking for their partner through websites and apps and many say they're on the receiving end of explicit abuse. we'll tell you what's going on and what some of those apps are doing about it. >>> and the making of the mcnugget, maybe you thought it was just a random collection of chicken. far from it. we'll taste what we're talking about on this thursday, december >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i always like when the intro includes we'll taste, because that means i'm going to get to eat. >> absolutely. we have so much stuff we're covering this morning, we have the southern storms that are impacting many folks, but we want to start on a serious note and breaking news. another police officer killed in the line of duty, this time in tacoma, washington. >> he was responding to a domestic violence call, he was taken to the hospital and died after surgery. a solemn moment as his body is taken away. the gunman was barricaded in the home for hours overni

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the way that you do that is online.nk what we see in these primaries is especially the digital shows in that polling and those verbatim statements that you get read back to you from the people that you're calling, and so if you use digital to really change that sort of info flow. we talk a lot about fake news now after the election, and honestly if you worked in a republican primary in the last three or four cycles, you've been dealing with this problem like forever, right? like if you look at what people say about your candidate, you've dealt with the issue of fake news before. but now that it's affecting the general election, now suddenly like the liberals care and the media cares and everyone cares, right? but if you worked in the senate office or worked on the campaign in 2010 or 2012 you've dealt with this problem. it's an info flow problem. it's not necessarily your ballot position but it's literally what people are reading every day about your candidate or seeing it on twitter. basically what i'm saying is your n

you can't do that, especially online. >> well, great.nk you guys so much. [ applause ] that wraps it up. we're going to move to cocktails. we're going to play one last video that was the top forming youtube leaderboard video. if it doesn't make you want to drink and take a rest, i don't know what will, but it should be familiar to you. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i've got some real estate here in my back ♪ ♪

at least 190 had responded to the online invitation advertising this party. an electronic music party, golden donna was the headliner. he's an electronic music artist out of wisconsin. from what we're seeing and hearing from people who are close to the founder of this art collective, the founder of the ghost ship, one man who has been talking to the media, said he was invited to live there and that he didn't feel it was safe. he said he went there, it was beautiful inside. but he worried. he worried about the way that it was set up inside. he worried about fire safety. and he says he's devastated because he believes he's lost several friends. but he also told us that he wasn't surprised because when he went inside and saw the conditions, he mentioned seeing the stairwell looking like a makeshift, made out of pieces of wood going upstairs. he just didn't feel comfortable, didn't feel it was a place that he wanted to live. but the owners of this warehouse has said that she denies all of this was going on and did not believe people were living there. we understa

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shopping >> most was done online. >> reporter: the people we've been talking to, mostly online, so much easier >> it really is. normally when we come in, and sorry to say this, not a lot of cashiers. nobody wants to stand in line. it's easier to do it online. >> reporter: when you come here, when you do come here to a store, you get a lot of great ideas because it's right in front of you. how about one of these? how about one of those? sohe have time, to get out to a store and again a place like kohles and others in our area, if you can't get out until midnight or 3:00 tomorrow morning, there will be fewer people out and still a chance to shop. >> i like the ability to be able to shop in the middle of the night. my husband hates it and you know what? there's nobody else in the store >> early in the morning or late at night. >>> amazon is to the rescuer. the company is promising one to two-hour delivers, in some parts of the country. you have to be a prime member. for two hour deliveries it is for free. >> i love amazon prime. saved me many, many times >> me too. today i tried to order s

people are doing most of their shopping online. >> probably more online because that's where i ga utthe majority of my stuff. >> i like hanging out at the mall but it's easier to get stuff online because you can just click it and not have to go anywhere, delivers right to your doorstep. >> reporter: heading to the mall the day after christmas after doing your christmas shopping online. malls say they made a little more money than in years past but amazon says online shopping jumped by 15% this year alone. scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> santa is not the only one who keep as naughty and nice list. so does the better business bureau. conartists posing as irs tax scams. notices that have won a swe sweepstakes prize. and fishing the newest crime on the list. they're now sending emails that look like they're from real stores asking for personal information. agency warns everyone to be 100% sure of any sensitive information. >> a would-be thief with a sweet tooth got a ride to the celine s jail for christmas. they posted these photos on the facebook page. they say a burglary suspect was

you can still get tickets online. the show runs through august fifth. >>> coming up, a somber tribute in orlando as the gay community marks six months since the attack at the pulse nightclub. >> concerns about a new state law that some say puts the public at risk. >> we have more coming up on ktvu news after the break . >>> there were hugs early this morning during a moment of remembrance at the orlando nightclub where the worst mass shooting in the united states took place. mourners gathered outside of the club this morning where candled were lit for each of the people killed that day. a moment of silence was held at the moment that the gunman, owe -- omar mateen started shooting. >>> chilling details are emerging about the man that killed nine people at an african american church in south carolina. prosecutors said he may have been planning more violence, he faces 33 federal charges including hate crimes in connection with the shooting in charleston. the government could wrap up it's case by midweek. >>> authorities

you can't do that, especially online. >> well, great.nk you guys so much. [ applause ] that wraps it up. we're going to move to cocktails. we're going to play one last video that was the top forming youtube leaderboard video. if it doesn't make you want to drink and take a rest, i don't know what will, but it should be familiar to you. ♪ kevin brady talks about republican plans for attacks -- for a tax overhaul and repeal of the affordable care act. newsmakers today at 6:00 and 8:00 on c-span. >> i do think you can learn from failure. if the next president wants to aspire to be like somebody, they probably want to aspire to be washington or linkedin. you can't re-create the -- or lincoln. you can't re-create the civil re-create acannot new country. strauss talks about james buchanan's presidency in his new book "worst president ever." differentiation of good presidents and bad presidents -- washington, lincoln and fdr are always at the top of the survey that historians make. you can't come to the top of the latter and be deceptive -- and

they realized so much consumer spending is done online.ier to shop online. so walmart, for example, spent almost a billion dollars beefing up their infrastructure online, same thing with nordstrom. because it's so easy, people tend to go online more. we're talking about returns. what's really going to be the crux here is when people start returning those items, and to see if u.p.s., usps, fedex is able to handle the volume. this is a data point from a couple years ago, but usps, united states postal service, saw almost 3 million items returned in the last two weeks after christmas. >> wow. >> so people are really -- this was two years ago, so now it's going to be that much more. >> when those items get returned, forgive my ignorance, that's a hit on the bottom line for the businesses, right? >> it is. a lot of retailers calculate that into their bottom line numbers, but yes. retailers clearly want people to hold on to those items. but they understand that people are going to return that. the most important thing is that they clear those it

police is this is a fictitious online conspiracy theory but i can thrill are a lot of people out there who will not accept that. ed car madison welsh is one of them these are photos from the facebook page. he brought several guns with him yesterday when he drove from north carolina here to d.c.. ping-pong as people were eating and point assault rifle at someone causing a police police-off and he fired at least one shot. welsh read online that comet was harboring sex slaves and he wanted to see for himself and try to rescue them. "fox5" executive producer was in the area when all this went down. can see the video he was able to capture this as welsh was arrested. luckily nobody got hurt this happened yesterday afternoon. earlie the scene and saw police are now stationed near comet ping-pong even though closed for the day. officers are keeping an eye out because other shops in the area have also been named in this child sex crimes conspiracy theory and it's causing them to get threatening calls and threat online. the owner of a bookstore in the area said his fear was this would turn into

they are going for thousands of dollars online. chris papst joins us now with that they found online. is this legal? they are supposed to be free. >> there is resolution in the senate to make it illegal. if you have inauguration tickets and you don't want to go you can sell them for thousands of dollars online. there are websites that there are ethical issues involved. ebay and stub hubs, we couldn't find any on the website but some is greatseats.com. they sell concert and the sporting vents. they have one tab here for the inauguration. some websites don't have it. this one does. tickets are available by request through the offices of the individual congressional representatives. you can contract your congresswoman and say you want one and they can get it for you. come back here and click on the swearing-in ceremony. $14,700. to view the swearing-in ceremony. they were issued there is a lot of money to be made. if you want to sell your tickets or find them, they are online. for now, live in the newsroom. chris papst, abc7 news. lin

more prove you can buy just about anything online. that apparently includes positive pregnancy tests. why in the world would someone want ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ how else do you think he gets around so fast? take the reins this holiday and get the mercedes-benz you've always wanted during the winter event. now lease the 2017 gla250 for $329 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. > of course this comes out of florida. a woman there has started her own industry sel pregnancy tests on craigslist. why would anyone want to buy one. it's a no questions asked deal advertising for europe and positive pregnancy tests on craigslist. fraud is the first thing that comes to my mind. action news tells me this type of thing falls into gray zone sin it's not legal to sell europe but the buyer could be committing fraud. this is the kind of thing that makes legislation fors go we need to pass a law that says you can't do this. we wrote into the ad undercover asking to meet up with the pregn

they don't distinguish between a store, online, or mobile or order online pick up in store.t they want is the experience, what and when they want it. and i think that is the thing for retailers to focus on a seamless experience. liz: sure. if i'm buying something online at neiman, neiman gets to rack the sale except you want to see more mall traffic. when you look versus online, i don't know why we're breaking it out anymore except for the mall operators which leads me to this we sent one of our intrepid producers, jeanine, the freedom tower by the oculus mall. we had her take pictures. this is the lately in the news. "new york post" flagged it first, no decorations, no trees. that doesn't go for inside of the actual stores in there you about some believe the thin traffic, these pictures were taken from today, that the thin traffic is because they're not really kind of getting some excitement there with christmas and hanukkah decorations. don't mall operators have to pay mind getting people into the spirit? where's the tree? >> i will leave it to the shopping centers and mal

an estimated 130 million americans did some form of online shopping on monday. for more information on this and other stories in the business journal, we have link to their site on ours, fox6now.com. it's time for your news and weather together. a former n-f-l player is killed incident in louisiana. according to police -- former jets running back and u-s-c standout "joe mc- knight" was shot at an intersection in jefferson parish. witnesses say two men were in an argument before shots were fired at mcknight. the alleged shooter has been identified. mcknight -- who was 28 years old -- was in the n-f-l from 2010 to 2014. thousands of people are preparing to get their first a wildfire tore through gatlinburg, tennessee. officials began allowing people back into most parts of the city today... the wildfires killed 13 people and damaged hundreds of homes and businesses. u-s employers adding 178- thousand jobs in november... dropping the unemployment rate to a 9-year low of 4-point-6 percent. so far this year -- the economy has averaged 180-thousand new jobs per month.

just days later-- the couple saw those same sneakers for sale, online. they pretended to be interested buyers, and arranged a meeting with the seller. as soon as they drove up, they immediately recognized her face. the morrises avoided a face-to-face confrontation. instead, they just texted the woman that police were on the way. that strategy worked, and she surrendered the shoes. the morrises say the woman may be a serial thief because she had nearly 50 items posted for sale online. they gave all that information to police. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen - dry leading up to christmas eve - rainy christmas eve - sunny & cool christmas day - mild start to last week of 2016. cooler by week's end. today: becoming mostly sunny. breezy & milder. highs: 48-55 winds: nw 5-15 g 20 mph tonight: mainly clear and cold. lows: 25-32 win highs: 45-50 winds: s 5-10 mph online, reportedly showing men getting kicked off a flight. the poster-- a popular youtube prankster-- says there was nothing staged about the incident. and that he and a friend were kicked off f

coverage of this deadly fire in oakland continues online. we are updating all of our digital platforms with the latest information. you can check our twitter feed or you can also sign up for breaking news alerts. that's all on nbc bay area.com. stay with us. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, the investigative unit looks into the building's safety and the investigation by inspectors into conditions inside that warehouse. we continue our coverage of a st >>> your time now 7:08, and we continue our coverage of the devastating fire at a dance party inside an oakland warehouse on friday night. here is what we know right now. overnight we have learned at least ten people were killed in that fire, up from nine as investigators have previously been reporting. dozens of people are still missing, and officials say the death toll will rise. we're showing you live chopper pictures right now above the scene to your right there. you can see the warehouse just absolutely gutted by that infer inferno. we're also waiting for a press conferenc

voters spent more time online in 2016 and were more influenced online by what they read and saw online about candidates than ever before. we are finally at the point where voters are spending more of their time online, and have been persuaded more often by something they saw online, by a friend, neighbor, advertisement. and this might actually lead to us in politics catching up to the corporate america. in 2016, corporate america is going to spend more money on digital online advertising than tv. politics tends to be 10 years behind corporate america. our party doesn't have ten years to wait, catch up. let me tell you, the good news is we did a great job in 2016 because of many of you. this graph is going to blow the minds of ddscc. on average, gop candidates spend earlier and spent more on google products. i would make the assumption on other online products as well. but nobody ran a better race online than rob portman. and nobody opened up a wider lead against their opponent sooner on the gop side than rob portman. i'll let you make the correlation. one of the top lessons from 2016 w

the story here is chaos in store for online shoppers over earlier christmas deadlines. in store for online online shoppers over earlier christmas deadlines. it is all but the shopping on the internet. of course because of rules about when shops will be open, they cannot be open on christmas day. they are on boxing day but know we all go online in this country, more than most countries, christmas day is now a shopping base, so that is what they are saying. will there be a panic as they try —— is now a shopping day. a classic kind of before it happens story, i think. shopping day. a classic kind of before it happens story, i thinklj think it is cold classic skier panic story. honestly, as if people in the run—up to christmas need to be sent into a panic about getting their shopping done in time —— scare panic story. we're all in a total panic already. disk and body lifted by a department store, as our man, literally had never —— i had literally had never —— i had literally never seen a man as discombobulated in a department store as tonight, following over things and so on. have you done all