paula reid has been following the case. so, paula, this was such a highly publicized case. how do you find an unbiased jury in charleston? >> reporter: let's look at what they did in boston with the marathon bombing case. it's a very similar case in that defendant was guilty. there were a lot of questions about whether or not you would be able to find anyone who did not already have an opinion on this case and then find people who were willing to issue a death sentence. here, the system isn't designed to find people who have never heard of the case. the system is designed to find people who have an open mind about the facts of the case and who are also open to issuing a death sentence. >> quijano: what about the prosecution here seeking the death penalty? i understand there's actually some push-back to that. >> reporter: there is some push-back. it's very interesting that the attorney general chose to bring state case where he's already eligible for the death penalty because the state doesn't have hate crime laws. and she saw this as a hate crime, and she specifically said

paula reid, thank you so much. coming up next, cyber monday. it's expected to be the largest >>> this last friday mall brawl in modesto, california made a strong case for shopping online. holiday shoppers have been flocking to the internet in known as cyber monday. here's mireya villareal. >> reporter: bargains on tvs, toys, and technology was enough temptation to draw in hordes of shoppers across the country on black friday. but crowded stores with limited product have some second-guessing whether braving black friday is worth it. >> walmart was crazy busy and people were trying to punch people in retailers got a jump start on cyber monday, posting deals on thanksgiving day. the savings so good savvy shoppers actually crashed macy's website. consumers research president joe colangelo. >> it's going to be a very strong cyber monday. you're looking at amazon of course as capturing the lion's share of cyber monday and walmart is close after. and then macy's, lord & taylor, home depot. these arethree of the other major players. >> reporter: sales

paula reid, thank you so much. tonight, the first american service member killed in combat in syria was identified as scott he was 42, a senior chief petty officer of the navy. dayton was killed yesterday by an i.e.d. about 300 u.s. troops are in syria assisting and training rebel groups in the fight against isis. wildfires continue to burn across israel. some near jerusalem and tel aviv are out of control. nearly 80,000 people have been evacuated. more than a dozen people were arrested on suspicion of arson. charlie d'agata has the latest. >> reporter: the wildfires that have engulfed huge stretches of forest now stretch across half the country. but even as firefighters reign in some blazes, new fires have erupted in multiple locations. that's led police to believe arsonists are to blame. investigators also found evidence that gasoline had been used to start one fire. government officials described those arrested as minorities, but there have been no details provided. more than 70,000 people have had to flee from

paula reid is following this. where. >> mourners gathered at the redemption point church in chattanooga to say goodbye to nine-year-old cordesha jones, one of six children killed in the crash. her pastor remembered her as a child who made everyone's day a little brighter. >>she was the most genuine child you could ever meet. you know when people say, that 'oh man - they leave everyone smiling,' and they just say it? for cordesha they really meant that. >> the bus driver, johnthony walker, has been charged with vehicular homicide. newly released records show school administrators and students raised concerns about him in the weeks before he crashed a bus carrying 37 children on their way home from woodmore elementary school. just 10 days before the accident, a principal reported walker for driving "way too fast." in a handwritten report, a student said "it feels like the bus is going to flip over." official, walker stated that he did not care about the students and proceeded to tell the students he did not care abo

reid was. >> jon keller, thank you so much. paula? >>> david and jon, there was a ballot question here approving the use of recreational marijuana. that could pave a way for a lucrative industry to set up be immediate consequences but state lawmakers who largely oppose this question will have plenty of work in the coming weeks as they decide how to implement the will of the voters. >> it's official. >> reporter: yes on 4 supporters celebrating voter approval of recreational marijuana in massachusetts. >> just so excited and overwhelmed. >> i believe this reform is necessary and it's been a long time coming. >> reporter: and coming very use up to an ounce of pot and grow up to a dozen plants per household. >> people can understand it's just like alcohol. >> reporter: you won't be able to buy marijuana from stores until january 2018 when the first licenses for dispensaries will be approved. some supporters tout the tax revenue. massachusetts. >> reporter: but what limits will be established to enforce drug driving? and how will marijuan