st. petersburg, florida. >> glor: that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. scott pelley i'm j >>> your realtime captioner is mrs. linda m. macdonald >>> now at 6:00, rifles, shotguns, flying off store shelves! good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> i'm juliette goodrich in for elizabeth cook. a new gun law set to take effect in just a few days is behind the rush on long gun sales. new at 6:00, our linda yee with the new requirements and why some people say they are an invasion of privacy. linda. >> reporter: well, juliette, bay area gun stores like this big five in daly city all reporting a slight uptick in gun sales, long gun sales, but nothing they say like last year at this same time after the newtown, connecticut school shootings. back then there were people who were afraid that long guns would be outlawed. this new law is designed to help cops identify the owner of a rifle or shotgun in case those guns were used in a crime. just like handguns, all rifles and shotguns sold will be tracked. the make, the model, serial number and owner will be registered with t

st. petersburg florida. welcome back to "bottom line."ood to see you again. >> nice to be with you. >> any surprises in the report? >> not really. i think we were focusing on what the key headline phrase was going to be. they had used this phrase, modesty oh moderate growth for the previous for the beige book. this is now five in a row. the messages essentially that it is more of the same. gradualoing to be a recovery. year, i think the biggest headway has been the federal government. the economy has certainly been once we gethere it beyond that, we do expect the economy to pick up some steam here. >> if the government to get out of the way, maybe this thing with take off area >> i think there has been a huge miss focus .n the budget deficit it is really a long-term problem. the key thing you want to do right now is get the economy back on its feet and coming along. you are actually slowing that recovery down. i think it is just misguided policy. we do not expect that to last forever. we are also saying state and local government coming b

st. petersburg, florida, he came from the sky, disguised as a window washer. bringing cheer and a wave to children who could use a smile. >> that is too cool. >> reporter: at this children's hospital in orlando there were four of them. two santas and two elves. scaling the walls, washing the windows. and making new friends. for the kids, it's a magical moment. >> hi, sweetie. >> for the man from the window washing company playing santa for a day -- >> i feel like a little bit of a rock star right now. >> it's so rewarding to make this kind of a difference. >> they're very happy to see us and i'm happy to see them, too they're wonderful. >> around the country, children's hospitals and local window-washing companies are joining together to help raise children's spirits, we first met them earlier this year, dressed as super heroes, and now as santa and his elves this time of year. >> it will get kids who are laying in their beds, not feeling well, to kind of forget for a minute. and just sit up and be excited and have something fun happening in their, right in th

st. petersburg, florida, he came from the sky. disguised as a window washer. bringing cheer and a wave to children who could use a smile. >> that is so cool. >> reporter: at the children's hospital in orlando there were four of them. two santas and two elves. scaling the walls. washing the windows. and making new friends. for the kids, it's a magical moment. >> hi, sweetie. >> reporter: for the man from the window washing company playing santa for a day. >> actually i feel like a little bit of a rock star right now. >> reporter: it is so rewarding to make this kind of difference. >> they're very happy to see us. and trust me, i'm happy to see them, too. they're wonderful. >> reporter: around the country, children's hospitals and local window washing companies are joining together to help raise children's spirits. we first met them earlier this year dressed as superheroes. and now, as santa and his elves. this time of year. >> it will get kids who are laying in their beds, not feeling well, to kind of forget for a minute and just sit up, and be excited, and hav

st. petersburg, florida they both took off in 18-mile flight carrying one passenger up to 60 miles per hour. the "wall street journal" says it was $400, about $9323 in today's money, compare that with today's state-of-the-art boeing 787 airliner which can fly 10,000 miles before the 300 people on board wit and a cruisg speed of almost 600 miles per hour. traveling by air in the u.s. the holiday season estimated during christmas week the average lowest-cost round-trip airfare $199. for the top 40 air routes. the closing bell is going to be ringing. they are called the fragile five by morgan stanley. five emerging market with an uncertain future and 2014. coming up next we'll find out how to ride this roller coaster and perhaps make a profit. and it is colder than usual weather. natural gas prices on the move. we will go live to chicago the file was next for energy prices and if investors should be concerned. if you like it cold, you will be happy. cheryl: some big oil names are pushing the s&p 500 following warren buffett deal with phillips 66. lauren simonetti's following that. lauren: we w

st. petersburg, florida, 200 miles away. >> my vet was five minutes away.g there's a microchip. and he scanned it and a chip beeped. >> reporter: what did you have to do to pick your jaw up off the table? >> where can i meet you? how is she? >> reporter: they met in the middle of the state, a place aptly named yeehaw junction. tula was found five years ago by a family with two kids. that family moved to the tampa area but never took the dog to the vet. last week, the family lost tula. michael found her whimpering and took her to the vet. >> we got a name. six or seven phone numbers to call. they either didn't know who the dog was or it was a disconnected number. >> reporter: but michael wouldn't quit. ultimately tracking jessica down on facebook. >> going the extra distance, extra yards to check on the dog. >> reporter: now, a new generation of namaths, jessica's 3-year-old daughter, gets to walk tula into the sunset. for "good morning america," matt gutman, abc news, jupiter, florida. >> 34 years of dog life. there's some stories to be told. >> i propose a

st. petersburg, florida. >> the guy that found her said that she had a microchip and scanned it. former nfl great joe namath. here's the amazing part -- tula had wandered away five years ago. >> they have since been reunited. in the five years she was gone, tula made it 200 miles across the state of florida. what happened along the way tula isn't saying. >> that has to be a sweet reunion. >> she's probably been through a lot. poor little tula. rough five years on the road. >> a long way to go. >> happy to be on the couch. >> i think you're right. also, a good reason it microchip your animal. >> absolutely. great idea. >>> search for diversity at macy's. santa land that reveals a surprise. >>> the loyal viewers of "duck dynasty" band together as they face another uncertain future. you are watching "world news now." ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by united health care. >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by united health care. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a

st. petersburg, florida on our line for republicans. caller: 5000 jobs have left this country.hey went to china, india, canada, mexico, puerto rico, pakistan. should not beey going up on prices in this country. have,bs that we used to we do not have them anymore. how people say people are lazy. you cannot talk for everybody. these people most likely did go look for jobs. their jobs were overseas. postbank we will take a quick break. when we come back, we will be joined by philip klein, a senior writer for the washington examiner. will, sasha abramsky discuss his book for us, "the american way of poverty." newsmakers, the american federation of teachers president . here is some of what she had to say. [video clip] most important thing we can do is reclaim our values as americans, both economically in terms of the american dream and in terms of public education. not as it is today. even though we are doing better than we have ever done, unless we actually help all kids -- fulfill their potential, we will never be satisfied. as it needs to be for us to fulfill our collective respo

st. petersburg, florida. >> all right. >> michelle's old stomping grounds. >> we're going to have that guyaybe we'll find out what's buying in '14. >> see you later. >>> coming up, social media lighting up with consumer complaints against u.p.s. and fedex. >>> but first, as we head to break, check out our countdown clock to christmas. yes, we have 353 days -- 363 days, of course. buy your online gifts now and they'll make it on time. before you settle for another ordinary mattress, isn't it time you discovered the sleep number bed? the only bed clinically proven to relieve back pain and improve sleep quality. and right now, it's our lowest prices of the season. save $300 to $800 on our newest innovations. plus, for one week only, special financing until january 2016. only at a sleep number store, where queen mattresses start at just $699.99. sleep number. comfort individualized. >>> welcome back to "squawk box." u.p.s. and fedex drawing fire after christmas delivery problems. gabe gutierrez joins us from atlanta. gabe? >> reporter: fedex and u.p.s. trucks trying to deliver those late packa