one distracts the victim, another steals the purse. >> it takes two seconds to steal a purse. >> you were in alexandria today at a spectacular light display. i've never seen anything like it. >> neither have i. you see things like that onhe internet, but to actually be there is it amazing. take a look at this video. theholiday ligh, last one of the season. this gentleman, 250,000 lights, seven miles ofpower cord. just a maze whmazing what he di this is by far my favorite song he put on here. and as he says, lookt theroof jumping up there. it's the only one not actual ail christmas song ask that's the one everybody enjoys. it's a cold night out ther a little bit as well. temperatures got up to 39 degrees, actually the second highest temperature of the entire week. that's how cold we have been. a bit better today with plenty of sunshine, but yes, still cold. 29 the current dem out there. wind chill of 29 degrees. it's going to be a cold night tonight but we do have cloud cover making its way in there. that means temperatures are not going to bottom out as they did last night. 29 in fre

oh, yes, this is the purse.some more. >> how about $50. >> $50, $55. >> i have three beautiful daughters and they just said, mom, what were you thinking? i don't have an answer for that. i don't know if i was just stupid and i don't know what i was thinking. we're just so thankful it turned out like it did. >> i've got a good friend who sent me an e-mail this morning. she's a lawyer in new york and she said, i don't know about that ginger woman, but i want her in my fox hole. and that's exactly how i feel about it. i was so glad. i had been representing the school board for 31 years and i was thinking last night that i guess i have been to a thousand school board meetings over 31 years and so many times when you have real contentious issues. i mean just terrible things that you have to deal with and people get very upset. you are talking about their jobs, their children. we just went through a morning's worth of expulsions that are private, but you get parents that get extremely upset with board members and it's

do you wish you had more stuff in that purse. >> reporter: i do. i needed to have either a better swing or a brick or two. and i think i was a few bricks shy of a load on that one. >> reporter: i'm ryan owens for "nightline" in panama city, florida. >> what a woman. literally, courage under fire. >>> when we come back, a potentially great new way to lose weight, if you don't mind ice cubes in the bathtub. ooh, a brainteaser. how can expedia now save me even more on my hotel? well, hotels know they can't fill every room every day. like this one. and this one. and oops, my bad. so, they give expedia ginormous discounts with these: unpublished rates. which means i get an even more rockin' hotel, for less. my brain didn't even break a sweat. where you book matters. pedia. [ male announcer ] learn about a free trial offer from abilify. if you're taking an antidepressant and still feel depressed one option your doctor may consider is adding abilify. abilify treats depression in adults when added to an antidepressant. some people had symptom improvement i

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bidding has reached more than $1,200 for the purse. it was used to try to disarm clay duke as he threatened the bay district school board on tuesday. the proceed from the auction will go to the salvage santa charity run by the security guard who shot the gunman. >> that is quite a story there. snowy we talk a little college hoops. >> transition season. got a good little measuring stick. stanford in indianapolis just like butler the team that plead it to the ncaa finals. mack taking the ball away, the easy lay up as the bulldogs broke the tie with the 16-2 run. cardinal made just seven field goals the entire first half action one of them by owens who went for 14 points in all. stanford 28% on the floor. the three by green. then just before the half the bulldogs add insult to injury. howard to smith to beat the buzzer, it was 41-22 at the break. howard benefits the long pass, gets the hoop despite the foul. he went for 27. butler rolls 83-50. stanford 6-3 after the loss. >>> cal with the 61-41 winner. saint mary's got a career high 28 an

. >> used her purse. >> whacked die fee ain't with her purse. >> reporter: the purse was a hand me downer-in-law give up such a nice purse? >> she said it was too heavy for her. >> reporter: but not heavy enough to knock the gun out of the gunman's hand. this is the kind of thing you saw on "laugh in." >> do you believe in love at first sight? >> reporter: making it all the more shocking to see it done in desperation. a lot of us carry bags that are heavy enough to use asp wi weap. what did ginger have in hers? >> i have a lot of keys that weigh probably 2 pounds. >> reporter: a nice heavy wallet, cell phone, compact. >> bills i should be paying. >> reporter: we asked if it was a designer bag she used to wallop the gunman. >> are you kidding me? >> reporter: turns out, it's a brahman, one of their discontinued bags that sold as $300 as part of their toasted almond coec

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and, who is the woman who wielded her purse against a shooter? >>> power lunch. the president asks 20 major business leaders to create more jobs. >>> border bandits. an elite u.s. border agent taken down in arizona. who did it? >>> and, dear santa. american children who have so little, asking for socks and shoes and the secret elves who are answering. >>> good evening. we begin with a still unfolding story of ordinary americans surviving a terrifying encounter. they were school board members holding a routine meeting in florida. in walks a shooter with a .9 millimeter smith and wesson handgun. and tonight, we have learned a lot more about all they did to make it through alive. abc's ryan owens is in panama city tonight. ryan? >> reporter: good evening to you, diane. we've learned a lot more about the gunman, as well, and his motive. police say he planned this for quite some time, even had the date circled in his calendar. and when he showed up at this building, he came well armed with a whole lot of ammunition. police say the man who shattered the mon knotty of t

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whacking the gunman with her purse. it may not have worked or taken her down but it has a lot of people talking today. in fact, we have gotten jij jer littleton to come on this show to talk about why she did what she did. we'll see that later. you'll not want to miss that interview. >>> also a border patrol agent shot and killed near the mexico/arizonaboarder. four suspects are in custody but one is still on the loose. thatcy that is ahead. >>> plus, the damage from a tornado. that's next. >>> we're keeping a close eye on the house floor. we're waiting on this vote for the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. this is a stand alone bill. it affects many of our service men and women. we're keeping our eye on this. as soon as they start voting, we'll bring it to you live. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. yo

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that's why they gave congress the power of the purse.s hypocrisy and hypocrisy mostly with my friends in the republican party who have campaigned against earmarks and mitch mcconnell, the republican senate leader, he's against this bill but he's put earmarks into the bill. he's the guy who's carried so much pork he's probably got trick nose is by now and it's the hypocrisy people get fid up by. >> mcconnell does have earmarks in this bill himself, so do a lot of other republicans. >> oh, absolutely. you know, in fact i completely agree with paul on this issue. the republicans in the senate in particular, they've pounded on their chests they weren't going to have an earmark ban until jim demint and senator coburn from oklahoma got enough votes with the new guys coming in to force the issue. so they said, okay, okay, okay, we'll lead on this and ban earmarks from the republican conference, wink-wink, nod-nod, we'll go to our democratic friends and ask them to put it in for us. that's exactly what's happening. look at the guys from mississi

now that purse became ubiquitous and it raised some money for a good cause in florida.ger and the station doing that. >> normally i would think why would anyone bid on that. but you have to admit it was pretty brave what she did, considering. >> oh, yeah. >> i would secretly want that purse. >> people remember that story. >> here's one. promise us you're not going to try this at your own house. take a look at this photo. what he basically did was attach a dummy to the side of the house and basically string lights right up into the dummy. when you're driving past this guy's house, this is in west warwick, he says people have been calling and people, neighbors have been coming over and saying that doing that, people are probably driving by calling the police department saying what's going on, is someone really falling? they think it could cause accidents. the police department says they haven't been getting calls but the guy says he's been getting a lot of complaints. haven't been getting calls but xtÑñÑñÑñÑñÑñÑñÑñÑñÑñÑñÑñÑñÑñÑñÑñ >>> california crisis. the worst round of

a female school board member tried to knock the gun out of duke's hand with a purse. he knocked her to the ground. what you're about to see is disturbing. >> please don't. please don't. please. >> reporter: duke fired his weapon and although nobody was injured by the initial gunshots, duke was confronted by a security guard. after reviewing video, police say duke exchanged gunfire with the guard. then killed himself. >> obvious ly the gun that he hd was real he was not firing blanks. >> reporter: the school board superintendent says security measures for future meetings will be discussed. >> i have employees in there that will never be the same again. i'm not sure i will ever be the same again. >> reporter: a city on edge. an investigation is under way. kirk gregory, nbc news. >>> ginger littleton is that school board member you just saw trying to stop the shooter. good morning, thank you for joining us and how are you doing this morning? >> i think i'm still in shock. i don't think the real reality of what could have happened has actually settled in yet. so, it's bee

you can bid to own that famous purse. it's 14-hun et. it's a loft. that's where the governor and his wife will be living in sacramento, just 1400 square feet. rent starts at about $1,700 a month. the chp has already signed off on the location. it has a pf chains and a sue she place below it. the browns also plan to keep their home in oakland. when he was governor the last time, he chose an apartment. >>> it's and -- republican senator calls the archive a prime example of wasteful spending. a federal government gave $16,000 to the archive to ding advertise photographs and of the grateful dead. that's a drop in the bucket of other recipients of tax dollars. waste book 2010 lists projects that he considers a waste of taxpayer money. >>> there is a total lunar eclipse going on tonight, and with a little luck, there it is, there's the moon, a live look of it. the eclipse started at about 95:00. you can just barely see there is a little bit of shading going on there but we will see more as it continues. it willing again on until about -- it will be going o

. >>> stocks glow, banks bubble and the purse raises thousands for charity. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, the latest subject of diplomatic u.s. cables leaked by wikileaks is anna nicole smith? >>> boise state hits the jackpot in vegas. cam newton wraps up yet another honor. the celtics and spurs go squeaking. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. south korea has staged its largest ever live firing drill. the exercises come exactly a month after north korea attacked a south korean island killing four and took place miles from the heavily armed demilitarized zone that separates the two koreas. following the drills the north criticized the south and said it is ready to launch, quote, a sacred war. >>> an election hearing officer in chicago has decided former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel should be allowed on the february ballot for chicago mayor. his candidacy has been challenged by opponents who say eman

that is why naomi young refuses to carry a purse. she has a wallet strapped to her wrist. >> i'm not carrying my mace but normally i'm protective. >> reporter: there is a $10,000 reward leading to an arrest or conviction in any of the robberies. >>> new tonight at 11:00, christmas crooks strike again when bandits hijack a fedex truck. the ripoff happened this afternoon when the fedex driver stopped to deliver a package. when the driver got back the truck jacker made off with the vehicle. after a brief search officers found the stolen fedex truck along east 25th avenue. >> the driver said somebody pulled him out and bringing the truck and they stripped it. everything is gone. no trace of anything. >> some 60 holiday packages are missing. if your package was stolen you are urged to call fedex. >>> a dog abuser shot and almost killed a schnauzer. kevin the dog is recovering, there is no word on the other family dog. >> reporter: for a lot of people, animals are like family. oakland police are on the lookout for someone who tried to kill

the purse became famous and littleton auctioned it on.ay and the handbag's maker has offered to match the $13,100 bid. >>> president obama is in hawaii for the holidays. he delayed his vacation until after congress wrapped up a productive session that included passage of a tax cut compromise, a nuclear arms treaty with russia and the repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. the first family staying on kahlua. they will be back to the white house on january 2. >> i didn't like to go to school. thank you, i appreciate it very much. >> now he is in college. bay area match makers who transformed his life and so many others. >>> looks like all that snow is being put to good use. take a look at this shot we have from the sierra. and look at all those people packing the slopes. you know what? you better get it in today on tomorrow because another storm system is just around the corner. we'll take a look at your seven- day forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it happened near linden avenue >>> two men are dead a third clinging to

today, knowing she cheated death, she made light of it. >> oh, yes, this is the purse ( laughter ) shall i-- shall i do my vanna. >> we're going to mutt some bricks in it for her. >> i have three wonderful daughters and they said, "mom, are you stupid? what were you doing? >> reporter: duke's major grievance was his wife, a teacher fired earlier this year. superintendent bill husfelt tried to talk duke down. he pleaded with the gunman to let other board members go. >> i'm the one that signed the paper, right. okay, i don't remember and i don't know who she is. but let them go. >> reporter: no luck. in hindsight the "v" duke spray painted earlier stood for ven date, the logoave movie about a mysterious man battling the government. the movie's characters filled duke's facebook page. duke then got more ominous. >> i'm gonna die today and bury my wife. >> can you talk for a minute? >> no, i've already been -- >> reporter: other board members also pleaded. >> i've got a lot with my wife and family. i don't need to die. >> reporter: but duke was in no mood to listen. >> i got a feeling that wh

see how one woman used her purse to try to stop him. >>> in washington some want to try him for treesen and some want to call him a hero tonight. the latest word on the soldier who told all to wikileaks. >>> when it comes to prices, the strategy this christmas is if you slash it they will come, but there is another side to that coin. the stores where people are still paying top dollar. >>> and we told you about raccoons attacking dogs out being walked but the attacks have gone boulder. where raccoons are attacking dogs inside the homes. >> we have incredible pictures tonight. a man apparently upset his wife lost her job, takes over a school board meeting and shoots a board member who has to duck for cover. it happened in panama city, florida and will picks up the story from here. >> i don't want anybody to get hurt. >> reporter: the superintendent of schools in panama city pleas with the man that pulls out a gun at the meeting but the man identified by police as clay duke refuses to back down. >> please don't, please don't, please don't. >> reporter: he doesn't hit anyone but he keeps s

one board member tries to stop him using her purse.he gunman opened fire but none of the board members were hit. this happened in panama city, florida. >> i don't want anybody to get hurt. >> reporter: the superintendent of schools pleads with a man who pulls out a gun at his school board meeting but the man identified by police as clay duke refuses to back down. >> please don't. please don't. please. >> reporter: he doesn't hit anyone. but he keeps shooting exchanging fire with the district security chief before turning the gun on himself. >> on the ground. on the ground. >> reporter: by the time s.w.a.t. team officers entered the room the gunman was lying on the floor. no one else was hurt. a television reporter inside the room covering the meeting ran to safety. but kept her camera rolling. she described what happened before the shooting. >> i saw him come out, spray paint a big circle with a line or v through it. it wasn't nice. then he said i have a motion for you and pulled out his gun and when he pulled out his gun that's when i

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. >>> and she risked her life to fight off a gunman with her purse. what was going through this woman's mind during a terrifying school board shooting. >>> ,, the holidays. a u-s official said the threat report is being taken seriously.. but there is no intelligence indicating there's a specific o >>> officials say the threat report is being taken seriously, but no intelligence indicating there is a specific or credible threat against the u.s. homeland. the official indicated the u.s. remains individual hasn't, especially during the holidays, especially in light of the incident last christmas. you'll recall the underwear bomber that was a failed attempt to blow up an airliner over ceo troit. >>> and the nigerian man accused of trying to blow up the airliner will be in court today. he'll be arraigned on two new charges, conspiracy to commit terrorism across national borders, and possession of a destructive device. >>> 4:49 this morning. hearing from the heroic woman who intervened in a school board shooting in florida. linda little on the used her purs

she snuck up behind the gunman and hit him with her large purse. >> my choice was to walk away. and i had no doubt in my mind that he was going to kill everyone sitting in those chairs. can i walk away and live with myself? or do i have to do something that may turn out to be very stupid? >> littleton says the gunman pointed directly at her. but for some reason, did not pull that trigger. we'll hear more of the stories when they join us later on "good morning america." >>> turning to capitol hill today. the president's tax cut plan is expected to easily pass in the senate later today. debate then will shift to the house, where a vote could come by friday. the white house says it expects enough democrats will join republicans to ensure the bill's passage. >>> also in the house today, a vote is expected on a bill to repeal the military's don't ask, don't tell policy, which, of course, bans gays from serving openly. the likely house action is meant to pressure the senate into also taking up the issue before it adjourns. our new abc news poll finds now that 77% of americans now beli

today, knowing she cheated death, she made light of it. >> oh, yes, this is the purse... ( laughter ) shall i-- shall i do my vanna. >> we're going to put some bricks in it for her. >> i have three wonderful daughters and they said, "mom, are you stupid? what were you thinking? >> reporter: duke's major grievance was his wife, a teacher fired earlier this year. superintendent bill husfelt tried to talk duke down. he pleaded with the gunman to let other board members go. >> reporter: no luck. in hindsight the "v" duke had spray painted earlier stood for vendetta, the logo of a movie about a mysterious man battling the government. the movie's characters filled duke's facebook page. duke then got more ominous. >> reporter: other board members also pleaded. >> reporter: but duke was in no mood to listen. >> he was going to do this. if you could have seen that gentleman's eyes, this was going to happen. >> reporter: suddenly, it did, gunshots pointblank range, targeting superintendent husfelt. >> one hit my board book and my papers on my desk. i was laying down and there was probably inche

such as the man they have picked to control taxpayer purse strings. he is known for big spending back home. our jon karl talked to him. >> reporter: meet hal rogers. i understand you are the incoming appropriations chairman. >> that's what they tell me. >> reporter: he's the man republicans have chosen to run the most powerful committee in congress, the one that controls the government's purse strings. >> our federal spending is off the charts. >> reporter: an odd choice for a party that wants to cut spending. rogers has been called "the prince of pork." he's funneled so much money in pet projects to his district that his hometown of somerset, kentucky, has been dubbed "mr. rogers' neighborhood." over the past 2 years alone, he's responsible for 135 pet projects, called earmarks, at a cost of $250 million. there's $52 million for the so-called national center for hometown security, located in his hometown and chaired by a big donor to his campaign. and there's the daniel boone parkway -- or there was, until 2003, when it was renamed the hal rogers par

she was free, she was out of there, she could have just said i'm -- she went back in with her purse and tried to slam the gun out of his hand so that he could not hurt her fellow members on that board and she joins us with her story. she said you know what, he called me stupid. maybe i was. wow. bill: also you win at blackjack? how the impossible heist was pulled off in las vegas. >> the suspect was also wearing a full face motorcycle helmet, he then entered the casino and went directly to a craps table where he confronted several people with a firearm. >> people were suspicious on who he was because he was walking through a casino hotel with a helmet on and who does that? martha: all right. we are going to get an update on this florida shooting issue from the school board. the police are going to come out 15 minutes from now and will talktous. we're going to get tape out of that. we're also going to get a school board live news conference from the people on that school board and that is going to be something to see. that happens at 10:30 eastern. so it's all happening in "america's new