the two suspects, the u.p.s.stander, were killed. >>> and speaker nancy pelosi says democrats will begin drafting impeachment charges against president trump. she said two months of investigations prove mr. trump violated his oath of office. a possible full house vote can come before christmas. >>> this week marks the 64th anniversary height falt in park her own words," opened yesterday in washington. as "cbs evening news" anchor and managing editor norah o'donnell shows us, it reveals a new side of the civil rights icon. >> reporter: on december 5th, 1955, thousands of african-americans began walking to work in montgomery, alabama, boycotting city buses to protest segregated seating. that protest was sparked by one woman -- rosa parks. >> i didn't feel that i was being treated as a human being. i refused to give up the seat. >> reporter: "i had been pushed around all my life," she later wrote, "and felt at this moment that i couldn't take it anymore." that letter is part of a new rosa parks exhibit here at the l

police towed away the bullet- riddled u.p.s. van today. the suspects were killed, as was the u.p.s.ver, and a 70- year-old man in another car. as manuel bojorquez reports there are questions tonight about the overwhelming use of force. >> reporter: the dramatic shoot- out that ended the 23-mile chase involved 19 police officers from at least four different departments. they opened fire when the gunmen shot at them, leaving drivers ir behind people's cars and trucks. in the end, the two men who police say robbed a jewelry store and hijacked the u.p.s. truck were killed. but so was 70-year-old richard cutshaw, who was waiting in his car at the intersection, and the u.p.s. driver who was taken hostage, frank ordonez. ordonez was father of two daughters, ages three and five. his stepfather criticized the >> they disrfiegard the hostage. they disregard for the people around the scene. they went out there like the old west. >> reporter: miami-dade's police director explained why officers had to move in on the suspects. >> these individuals weren't showing that they're just fleeing. they w

the two suspects then carjacked that u.p.s. truck. david, we're getting word from police there appears to be fatalities. >> pierre thomas leading us off tonight. pierre, thank you. >>> also developing at this hour, the u.s. army national guard black hawk going down in st. cloud, minnesota, sending out a mayday just minutes after takeoff, disappearing from radar. the black hawk, like this one here, with three crew onboard. a search revealing the wreckage a short time ago burned against the snow there. abc's david kerley covers aviation, with what we know so far. >> reporter: tonight, as darkness was falling, the search for a missing army black hawk helicopter ended with a grim discovery. >> it's a catastrophic crash. there's dark marks all along in the tree line. >> reporter: the burned wreckage discovered just inside a tree line after an intense search. >> helicopter in mayday. they're not seeing it on the radar at all. >> reporter: the minnesota national guard black hawk, with three onboard, took off from its base at the st. cloud ai

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and it remains unclear if the u.p.s. driver and bystander were shot by the suspects or police. >>> an investigation is under way to determine why a black hawk helicopter fell from the sky for taking off from a military base in minnesota. all three national guardsmen on board were killed. the chopper left the airport in st. cloud for a test flight and disappeared from a radar about nine minutes later. >> we are going to be on scene for multiple days assisting and we'll be assisting the minnesota national guard with the investigation. >> we offer our deepest sympathies to the families of these warriors. they paid the ultimate price in service to minnesota and to the united states of america. >> weather does not appear to have been a factor. the crew was on a maintenance flight and may have been checking out a recent repair on the chopper. >>> now to the impeachment showdown. house speaker nancy pelosi has announced the house will begin drafting articles of impeachment against president trump. overnight she addressed the cl

the two suspects then u.p.s. tr. david, we're getting word from fatalities . >> pierre, thank u. >>> also d uev.sop. army nation guard black hawk gng dnow sding out a mayday just mesutin disap radar. is the black hawk, like this one here, with three crew onboard. the search inalve timge ago, burned against the snow there. abc's david kerley covers aviation, with what we know so far. >> reporter: tonight, as darkness was falling, the search for a missing army black hawk helicopter ended with a grim discovery. >> it's a cataschiop marks alln the tree line. ediagckscovered just inside a t day.thll national guard black hawk, with three onboard, took off from its itn a with the helicopter 10 to 15 miles southwest of its base. >> can we get some other transportation out here, in case we have to go out into the wilderness? >> any snowmobiles that maybe we should get pointed in that direction? >> reporter: even before the discovery of the wreckage, the minnesota national guard tweeted, "our thoughts are with our soldiers and

we're here talking about the partnership between u.p.s. and cvs.s designed to help the carrier handle the increased number of packages during the holiday season 4600 of these drugstore locations are a place where people can pick up and drop off their packages it started in july and it's a small sample size but cvs says it's helped to increase the sales of its retail products the question now is will this tie-up between u.p.s. and cvs help it compete against fedex and walgreens as well as the potential disruption of amazon to answer that question, we're now joined by the ceo of u.p.s., david ab nechltney and the ceo larry merlo. this is the first time you've been in one of these together. how do you see this having potential to increase profits for both of your businesses? >> well, larry and i met a couple of months ago and he told me about the concept our companies have had a long-standing relationship in fact all the way back to 1922 that's how far our relationship goes back. not mine and larry's personally. and so we talk a lot about what we can

>>> tonight we're remembering frank ordonez, the u.p.s.river killed in a miami carjacking shoot-out this weekend in an exclusive interview, his mother opened up her home and heart to us, sharing stories about her son and sharing anger, as well, about who the family believes is responsible for his death. these christmas decorations set up just days ago by their son. what should be a joyful time in this family home now marred by tears and tragedy. "they killed my son," she says [ gunfire her son was 27-year-old frank ordonez, the u.p.s. driver taken hostage during a police chase and killed in crossfire with police and robbers in miami thursday. i spoke to frank's mother, luz apolinario, yesterday. "my son was a good boy, a family man. how could they have killed him why didn't they give him the opportunity? [ sirens ] questions and concerns of police handling echoed by other bahamas -- members of the family frank's sister jenny taking to social media, sharing tribute videos of the father of two along with tough criticism of the police "today

so u.p.s. stores were unable to process some requests on monday, but the company says their systems have now regained online access to process shipping transactions and all locations nationwide are conducting business as usual. really good news because deadlines to make sure your holiday gifts make it under the christmas tree in time are quickly approaching. and if you wait until the last minute, expect to pay up. >> if you're willing to pay a lot extra you could presumably ship something as late as the 23rd and get it in time for christmas that will cost you more, though, and you do run the risk of unforeseen delays including weather. >> reporter: if you are a last-minute person, i won't judge you. i will help you out. let's walk you through the last possible days you can drop something off in the mail and make sure it's there for christmas eve. for u.p.s., december 23rd is the last day to ship u.p.s. next day air. for fedex december 21st is your last day to ship. and usps december the 23rd is

they say both suspects, the u.p.s.driver, and a bystander at the end of the chase, were killed. >>> it is day seven of joe biden's barnstorming tour across iowa. he will be joined by john kerry, who just endorsed biden. on day six, biden had a heated exchange with a voter at a town hall. we get more from cnn's jeff zeleny. >> reporter: christine and dave, joe biden is receiving the endorsement from former secretary of state john kerry. he is the winner of the iowa caucuses, a failed presidential candidate in the general. but he does know how to win the caucuses. he hopes his endorsement will help the former vice president over the next two months or so in iowa. it was a different home from a town hall on thursday in new hampton, iowa, that overshadowed that news. >> you, on the other hand, sent your sunday over there to work for a gas company that he had no experience with. in order to get access to the public for the president. you're selling access to the president just like he is. >> you're a damn liar, man. that's

now, he has to switch to u.p.s. during the busiest shipping week in the year. >> my concern was that we would be able to get enough u.p.s. trucks to pick up all of the packages at our facility. to transition from fed ex to u.p.s. will result in 5 to 10% increase in prices for consumers. fed ex tells nbc news, that amazon affects a small number of shippers it limits options for those small businesses on some of the highest shipping demands in history and may compromise their ability to meet customer demands. this year, the ceo jeff bezos is also breaking ground on a new $1.5 billion air hub in kentucky, and debuting a new delivery drone. analysts estimate by the year 2022, amazon could beat out both u.p.s. and fed ex, shipping 6.5 billion packages a year. >> they're serious when it comes to shipping wars. amazon is becoming a transportation company. >> with eight days until christmas, potential shipping delays from the new ban could leave some amazon customers more stressed than merry. >> that is gadi schwartz report

first, four people are dead following a brazen jewelry store heist that led to the hijacking of a u.p.s. truck at rush hour shootout. >>> the deadly crash of f a blackhawk chopper. three national guardsmen on board. new details this morning. >>> today, an nbc news exclusive. uber for the first time going public with the surprise findings from its own safety report, revealing a staggering number of sexual assaults. so what's the company doing to protect riders >>> the nation is bracing for a constitution showdown as the house draws up formal articles of impeachment. >>> the revealing new christmas video from a singing superstar as a young girl before the global fame. recognize her? "early today" starts right now >>> good friday morning. i'an a high-speed police chase in florida has ended with four people dead. a violent robbery attempt turned into a deadly hostage situation and carjacking two suspects firing at police in the middle of rush hour from a stolen u.p.s. truck. nbc's dan sheneman has this report >> reporter: a high-speed chase in south florida ends in a deadly shootout. police

we are concerned that u.p.s.ds to address this issue. >> or a bottle says inherent risk to making package deliveries. he is not going to stop. >> prayed that it never happens again to nobody. and then we got to continue. >> reporter: two suspects described as adult males wearing ski masks. the getaway car was a newer black honda. in san jose len ramirez "kpix 5". >> the jury in los angeles decided texas ceo did not defame this person. >> i take it on the chin. >> for british cave explorer coming to l.a. and swing elon musk did not pay off. moments after they did concluded the ceo did not defame him when he called him a paddle guy on twitter the attorneys called him courageous saying filing the lawsuit itself sense of strong message and they said he was a billionaire bully expect the challenge was to come and sue or it is true. we sued and it is not true. >> he saw it almost $190 million in damages. trouble brewed in 2018 after unsworth said he thought mosk was pulling a pr sub to help rescue a group of boys caugh

. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay," from florida to the bay area, u.p.s. delivery drivers under siege this holiday season. coming up at 6:30, the armed robbery of a driver caught on camera in san jose and now the search for suspects. >>> plus, nbc bay area responds. >> a medical bill error and unexpected cell phone charge and a subscription fight. we take them all into the end zone. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. "nbc bay area responds," next. >>> 6:24 for you this morning. it is friday, time to check in with our consumer team for their most recent touchdowns. >> can you tell we're in a football spirit? >> consumer investigator chris chmura's keeping score for viewers just like you. >> good morning. we think our record is on par with the niners so we have some wins we want to share. let's start with the duo, denise in sonoma and diane in murphys each had a penalty flag thrown on nearly identical medical bill problems. we helped denise get $1620 and diane get $2919. wendy in san francisco believes she was overdue a credit for switching her cell pho

first the u.p.s. driver delivering a package at snow drive and then two suspects shrouded in darkness forced the driver at gunpoint to get down on the ground and ransack his truck. the woman asked not to be identified but told us it was a close call. >> i could have walked outside and grabbed the package and maybe if i took another extra step that gun could have been at my head. >> reporter: she realized later her daughter did leave the house. >> it was scary, of course. my daughter actually went outside and grabbed the package right after he left. so, it's very nerve racking. >> reporter: video of the first robbery tuesday night at beach grove and banana grove show a man running from the u.p.s. truck jumping into what witnesses called a dark honda sedan. another robbery took place at sand point. >> i just have to be on the lookout. just look around and see what is going on. >> reporter: u.p.s. told us in a stampt it does have multilayers of security but as a policy does not disclose details. >> the d

the family of that u.p.s. driver is raising some of the biggest questions now into police protocol that 27-year-old killed in that deadly crossfire caught on camera, his father telling me he'd still be alive if things were handled differently we do want to warn you some of the video you're about to see is disturbing a swarm of police, two armed men and bullets flying in the middle of miami rush hour the wild shootout left four people dead, but this morning the south florida police union is standing by their officers. >> the officers did not want to kill nybody. they didn't want to take the bad guys' life when you're faced with no other situation than to return fire when being fired upon, it's very difficult nowadays being a police officer. >> reporter: the response coming amidst criticism from the family of the u.p.s. driver taken hostage and later killed in the fatal crossfire. the deadly gun battle caught on camera as two men identified as lamar alexander and ronnie hill led police on a nearly 30-mile chase

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fedex, u.p.s.ostal service are in overdrive to get deliveries at your door before christmas. >> we have a much shorter holiday shopping season. i think that's what's causing this last-minute shopping bottle ne neck. >> today is walmart's big deadline for last-minute online orders. amazon prime members also have until today for free delivery until december 25th. best buy are offering free shipping for those who wait until tomorrow to buy. good news for carriers, more customers are shipping, up 21% this holiday season over last year. bad news for shoppers, their track record for delivering on time is getting worse, down 12% this season, according to the software company convey. are you confident all these packages will make it on time? i'm assuming for christmas. >> nothing is going to be local here in new york, definitely, but stuff outside the city will be a different story. >> we face challenges as far as whether is concerned, any other national kind of occurring circumstances. so, yeah, we try to

then hijacked the u.p.s. van. they started driving north and apparently put the hostage, the u.p.s. driver, in the middle of the front part of the truck. he's on his knees during the chase which ends right here when the suspects hit traffic, and they could go no further. that's when the cops moved in. police swarmed the busy intersection in miramar, florida, as they closed in on the two armed suspects and the driver they had abducted. the chase started in coral gables, about 24 miles away. after the two suspects attempted to rob a jewelry store. >> we heard in the back alley eight to ten rounds fired. >> reporter: the armed suspects got into a gunfight with the store owner, injuring one of the employees before fleeing the scene, reportedly with some of the diamonds. right after that, they hijacked a u.p.s. truck and took the driver hostage. they led police on a high-speed chase, swerving around vehicles multiple times avoid capture. but when they hit bumper-to-bumper traffic, they had no option but to stop. and that's when the police moved in, appearing to use some of the bystander

talking about your own company u.p.s. you are the president of u.b.s. here and germany the curs are you your company's going down investments you. well we don't want to talk about unhedged eggs but absolutely not to be quite honest our intention is to continue growing globally and to continue growing strongly in europe and in germany and as i said previously for many companies germany's the 2nd important market and that is true for u.p.s. we have over 20000 employees here we're very happy with our success here and we view this as an absolutely essential market for a company that truly wants to be global germany is a big player. compared to the u.s. growth is so large is in germany of the money at the moment roughly half as much as in the u.s. are u.s. companies better off investing at home well interestingly the u.s. companies seem to be able to outgrow the german market and we saw that again in this survey where the u.s. economy of the world's largest is extremely vibrant and it's an extremely attractive market and you know don't forget a lot of our me

like many other companies, dhl and you have some others, u.p.s.at more packages are coming in making it nearly impossible to get them all out on time. u.p.s., fedex, pick your shipper baa t but the plemessage is the same. they are getting crushed and online shopping so to blame. >> we're taking vacation and my husband ordered a sleeping bag from amazon three weeks ago and it's not here yet. we're going to have to go to rei later tonight. >> reporter: u.p. says blames weather but says he's experiencing record shipping volumes. fedex tells nbc bay area that it is experiencing some of the highest volume days in the company's history. same issues with the company on track which is a bit off track at the moment but says it's woo working hard to restore normal services. all are adding shifts and working longer hours. for traditional brick and mortar businesses like this mom and pop shop, the backlog is an opportunity to draw some clouds back for some old fashioned in person shopping. >> this is amazing. >> get a personal touch. we get traffic in here. w

by u.p.s. or fedex? online or in person?vote now at abc7ne >>> thousands of kaiser mental health employees are on strike here and across the state. progress has been made regarding employee salary and benefits. those on strike are demanding kaiser hire more staff to ease their current work load which would allow for the quality health care that kaiser is promising. >> teenagers who are struggling with depression, trauma, serious anxiety should not have to wait three to five weeks in between appointmets to get care. >> we've invested $500 million in additional staffing. i know that we've put another $500 million into the budget for next year. i know that we've invested $700 million in new facilities. >> unless the two sides agree to meet, the strike will go through friday. >> new proof out today about the dangers of e-cigarettes. a u.c. san francisco study finds using e-cigarettes in creases the risk of developing chronic lung diseases. this includes asthma, bronchitis and emphysema. they say they use both e-cigarettes and re

when asked if the u.p.s. and bystander said they could have been shot by the officers on scene, they did not answer. the names have not been released by authorities. >> wow. what a story. >>> all right. a big day for former vice president joe biden. he will be joined on the campaign trail by john kerry who just endorsed him. and biden is riding the aftermath of this heated exchange with a voter at a town hall getting all kinds of attention this morning. our reporter was there in the middle of it all. tell us about it, jessica. >> reporter: well, good morning to you, john. we have been traveling the state of iowa along with joe biden on his bus tour. the no malarkey bus tour. we've been going to a lot of rural towns around the state. yesterday in new hampton, iowa, there was an exchange with a voter in the crowd. that voter started talking about these conspiracy theories that have been thrown out by president trump and other republicans. here's a little bit of what happened. >> you on the other hand sent your

. >>> four are dead in florida after police chased a stolen u.p.s. truck for 30 miles.ne of the dead, 27-year-old frank ordonez. he was killed along with a bystander that was killed in a crossfire that happened between the shooters and the police. >> morgan you know the u.p.s. driver's family, they're demanding answers, what's the latest in all this? >> alex, they certainly are. i had a chance to speak to the step-father of frank ordonez. who said had the situation been handled differently by police, the father of two girls would still be alive. they're becoming the driving force into into raising big questions into police protocol regarding this wild shootout, thats with all caught on camera. >> a swarm of police, two armed men and bullets flying in the middle of miami rush hour. the wild shootout left four people dead. but this morning, the south florida police union is standing by their officers. >> the officers did not want to kill anybody, they didn't want to take the bad guys' life. when you're faced with no other situation but to return fire when being fired upon

a u.p.s.driver and a bystander killed after two specifuspects hijacked the truck and exchanged gunbatt gunbattle. and a warning, this video is disturbing. >> reporter: authorities have admitted that this investigation is complex simply because of the grand scale that it covers. from the attempted robbery at a jewelry store to where this all came to an end nearly 30 miles away, every bit of this short i authorities are scouring. and in the meantime the family of the ums o of the u.p.s. driver racing questions as to whether plit followed protocol. >> reporter: the wild gunbattle played out in rush hour traffic, police chasing two armed men who opened fire from a stolen u.p.s. truck. >> yeah, it was pretty surreal. >> reporter: the frightening scene broadcast on live tv. the men tried to rob a jewelry store. the owner had other plan, opening fire on the suspects who shot back, wounding one woman before running off. >> they hijacked a u.p.s. truck and kidnapped the driver. >> reporter: what follow

the new decision by amazon, plus the outage at u.p.s. this morning the best way to make sure your gifts arrive on time. >>> plus, gas station scam. the new warning for people using a credit card to pay for gas. >>> football history. a major milestone in the nfl. the record falling overnight. >>> and you've heard mariah carey's holiday classic has finally topped the charts. ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪ this morning we look at why it's finally hitting number one after 25 years. ♪ oh i won't ask for much this christmas ♪ >>> good tuesday morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm kenneth moton. >> and i'm darla miles in yore janai. >>> we begin with a dangerous storm threat. on radar you can see the system which has covered 2,000 miles. >> ice and snow the big threat in the northeast after several tornadoes across the south. at least three people are confirmed dead, and the threat is far from over. overnight the death toll rising from tornadoes in the south. authorities in alabama say a husband and wife were killed after a twis

the u.p.s. driver died in that as did a bystander who was hit by the gunfire.ness described trying to protect his young son as that terrifying scene was unfolding. >> i was freaking out, just focused on protecting my son basically, holding him down, trying to look behind and around to make sure there was know other shooters, anything like that. >> nbc identified the u.p.s. driver as 27-year-old frank ordonez, he was the father of two little girls. right now police are still trying to piece together how the bystander died in that chao newh the danger of drones. check out this photo from the los angeles abc station of the damage left behind after the pilot says an unknown object believed to be a drone hit the helicopter while in the air. the pilot said he heard a loud bang and made a precautionary landing on the ground and realized it probably was a drone that hit the helicopter. >>> trending this morning, backlash continues for exercise bikemaker peloton after its latest ad stirred up a firestorm online. >> are you ready? >> yes. >> now. >> oh a peloton? >> the

the u.p.s. driver is 27-year-old frank ordonez.one who called out. an innocent bystander was also killed in the shootout. two men robbed a miami area jewelry store and took the u.p.s. truck on a high-speed chase with dozens of police officers in pursuit. the chase ended when the truck got stuck in traffic. the police and suspects exchanged fire. drivers were caught in the crossfire. no officers were seriously hurt. >>> uber released its first ever safety report, and that report talks about nearly 60,000 incidents of sexual assault over the last two years, including 464 rapes. the report also cites 19 deaths caused by physical assault. it comes more than a year after cnn investigation into sexual assault and abuse on the ride-hailing service. in an attempt to put those numbers into context, uber says 99.9% of rides occur without incident. >>> it turns out that there are some other things happening in the world right now besides the president's impeachment, although that is understandably important to cover. but there's a lot more. a

there is good read through with u.p.s. this is a horrendous time to be a fedex exec budget 33 million cyber. they -- it is 37 million that's a gigantic miss in how much -- literally how much e-commerce you're at that's what happens in the startup. this is like a masa son company. not by their fault it is, like, let's go big or go home >> well, you could argue that there should have been perhaps some planning that would have taken account the changes that were taking place. this was at -- big criticism of fedex has been it is an airline, it is an airline. >> it is bad airlines, dc-10 s, those go like this. >> got too many planes. >> the wrong planes. >> a world where there is no growth in the industrial economy. >> no growth in the industrial economy, they repeat -- which is just mentioned repeatedly, growth in basically -- the questions were not rebellious. the questions were respectful. >> they were. >> they said, the costs are going up per what they ship, but they're not making any more per what they ship, some of that i

and if zplamazon wants to come after us, they'll kill the post office and seriously damage u.p.s.fore they get to us because we're the lowest cost provider of the service with the highest speed quality. >> don, we'll leave it there thank you so much for joining us fedex down 6% and u.p.s. also down a couple of percent in after-hours trade in light of the fedex numbers. straight ahead, we will break down the charts to find out whether the s&p 500 is too concentrated in the larger stocks >>> and later, we discuss the n nhl's embrace of sports betting and the push to diversify the league when we talk to gary bettman in a first on cnbc interview. >>> all right. mike santoli has a third dashboard of the day mike >> contessa, ask me right now if the market is stacking the line? basically putting a few of the biggest guys up-front to try to make some progress here. look at this chart pretty long-term of the percentage of the s&p 500 accounted for by just the biggest ten holdings so the ten largest companies in the s&p, what percentage of the overall index did they represent? right now, i

. >>> plus the price you pay to ship the big fees, fedex and u.p.s. are planning to start charging for large packages. >>> and taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, smooth sailing there this morning. a look ahead, will it stay that way? mike inouye has a look at that commute for you this morning. vianey in for kari with a look at the forecast. we'll be right back. you're watching "today in the bay." when your v-neck looks more like a u-neck... that's when you know, it's half-washed. downy helps prevent stretching by conditioning fibers, so clothes look newer, longer. downy and it's done. breathe freely fast, with vicks sinex. my congestion's gone. i can breathe again! ahhhh! i can breathe again! ughh! vicks sinex. breathe on. >>> good morning. it is 4:40. you made it past monday. now we're in tuesday and this is what you're waking up to over san francisco. beautiful, clear skies. current temperature right now at 48 degrees and yes, you're going to hear this all day, it's the last day of 2019. how are we making our start? we're in the 40s in

. >>> san jose police are asking for information on three armed robberies of u.p.s. trucks. you can see where those crimes took place on tuesday and wednesday nights. the most recent was on war admiral and snow drive. two suspects in ski masks approached the truck and demand the the driver open the door. >>> uber has its long awaited first safety report and the results are sobering. the report details incidents that affected drivers and riders during uber's 1.3 billion rides in the u.s. last year. 3,045 sexual assault reports were reported, 58 people were killed in crashes, 9 people were murdered. uber's chief legal officer says the company's findings are still difficult to stomach. >>> lyft is facing several lawsuits over safety. the most haven't was filed wednesday on behalf of 20 women who claim they were sexually assaulted and raped by lyft drivers. lyft issued a written statement which says in part we're relentless in our work to build safety in every aspect of our work. there's many ways to stay safe in your rideshare, we have dips on abc7news.com. >>> to the south bay

. >>> tonight, we get a look at a u.p.s. worker allegedly stealing an ipad from a package she just delivered in alameda county. the incident captured on a home surveillance camera in piedmont on tuesday. a couple minutes later, the victim went out to pick up the package but noticed it was empty. police contacted u.p.s. and arrested this woman on her delivery route. investigators say she is a seasonal worker. piedmont police say they don't know if the suspect is connected with others that's in the area, she does have a criminal record. >>> san francisco's union square was packed with shoppers today, this last saturday before christmas known as super saturday is expected to be the biggest shopping day of the year and it sure felt that way. with the hundreds of people buying their last-minute gifts and despite the traffic and crowds, several shoppers we spoke to were in good spirits. >> it is a lot of fun up here, everybody in a good mood and we are buying everything we can. you know, it is terrific. >> it is a good feeling, th

thursday is for u.p.s., the three day. and friday, for fedex and u.p.s.ay. >>> spacex tried to take its rocket recycling one step further. they launched a falcon 9 carrying two asian communication satellites from cape canaveral. two boats wedding down below were supposed to catch the rockets as they plummeted down to the atlantic. but the boats narrowly missed them. >> they had to catch that? >> yeah. >> crazy. >> so it is a work in progress. elon is working on it. >> i got it. >> to see the right. >> almost there. >>> all right, well, let's talk about our weather because we are chatting it up a bit. >> we are, for sure. yeah, we have the clouds back, even this morning. and chilly temps and then as we head into tonight, the rain returns. so definitely keep those umbrella's handy as we are looking at more wet weather for us. i will show you a live look with our salesforce tower camera. this is looking east at the bay bridge. you can see those temperatures and surgeries and in the 40s. bundle up as you head out the door for work and school. one of the chill

december 23rd is the deadline for u.p.s.' next day air delivery.rnight service deadline is also that monday. there are limited options for shipping on christmas eve and christmas day, and the u.s. postal service priority mail express deadline is monday the 23rd. shipping by ground is, of course, cheaper. the deadline for the best rate is friday the 13th for u.p.s. >>> the trump administration is proposing tariffs on billions of french imports. the office of the trade representative is recommending tariffs as high as 100% on certain french imports valued at $2.4 billion including cheese, handbags, and sparkling wine. the move comes after france hit american tech companies like google and facebook with a new tax. >>> mcdonald's is getting in on the chicken sandwich war. the fast food chain is testing two new sandwiches in houston and knoxville. the crispy chicken features a fried patty topped with butter and pickles. the deluxe version has lettuce, tomatoes, and mayo. the latest move from mcdonald's comes as rivals like popeye's and chick-fil-a cash

for u.p.s., it's 80%, down from 86% this time last year. .> they're certainly getting inundated withhe volume. and they're doing everything they can by expanding their datworks but the reality is there just will be a little less time to get it all done this s ar. >> reporter: black friday and cyber monday happened later this season. causing a time crunch heading into christmas. those who order at the last whnute, risk paying the ultimate le ofprliate averyde. things, but you're likely going to have to pay for it, and it's going to be by air, which is the most expensive products they offer. >> reporter: analysts tell us if you haven't finished your christmas shopping by this yekend, norah, there will be a oot of frowning faces by the 25th. >> o'donnell: sounds like i'll be busy. vlad, thank you. there is still much more news ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." a truck ends up in the middle of an airport rental counter. and later, a baby boom has people asking what's in the water at this firehouse. asking what's in the water at this firehouse. it's the kind of big where you'll never

. >> these boxes have piled up at u.p.s. for delivery here in new york. u.p.s.s to move more than 32 million packages a day between thanksgiving and christmas. but norah, don't give up on brick-and-mortar stores just yet, the saturday before christmas is expected to be the biggest shopping day of the year both in stores and online. >> o'donnell: good. i haven't started mine yet. thank you, adriana. coming up, 'tis the season for porch pirates. where the problem is worst and how you can avoid getting grinched. body is truly powerfu. i have the power to lower my blood sugar and a1c. because i can still make my own insulin. and trulicity activates my body to release it like it's supposed to. trulicity is for people with type 2 diabetes. it's not insulin. i take it once a week. it starts acting in my body from the first dose. trulicity isn't for people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. don't take trulicity if you're allergic to it, you or your family have medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2. stop trulicity and

then at least one body is seen lying on the ground next to the u.p.s. truck. authorities say the chase began in coral gables after an armed robbery that took place at a jewelry store. >> my understanding is that there was an employee who was a female that was injured during the robbery. >> reporter: the condition of the suspects is still unknown. authority says no law enforcement officers were injured. norah. >> o'donnell: all right, nikki, thank you. and there's more breaking news tonight, this time in central minnesota, where a black hawk helicopter crashed with three crew members on board. the national guard lost contact with the helicopter shortly after it took off from st. cloud on a maintenance test flight, and the crew called mayday. we are awaiting word on the condition of the crew. federal prosecutors charged two russian hackers today with ripping off american businesses and schools, even a nursing home. they say the men were so brazen, they named their company "evil corp." and as jeff pegues reports, the name fits. >> reporter: it looked like a scene

u.p.s. eighty.n time meaning if you ship ten gifts with fedex, three are likely to arrive late. this week, amazon told its third-party retailers to stop using fedex because of these issues what is to blame bad weather in early december and rare one-off events like this one, a fire on a fedex truck in southern california, some christmas gifts torched now if you're really procrastinating, fedex offers same day delivery on christmas day but it can get pricey, depending on where your package is going in the meantime, here in the usps distribution in mid-town manhattan, hundreds of seasonal workers have been brought in to ensure that your packages make it on time phillip, back to you. >> kathy, thank you. >>> if by a chance it doesn't get there, you can use it as an excuse it was on that fedex truck that caught fire? you didn't hear about it it was on that truck. >>> santa better watch closely janessa will have the christmas forecast. >>> an incredible stroore of determination. one dancer's inspiring sto

the recent thefts which happened tuesday and wednesday, you see a man quickly run from the parked u.p.suck near beach grove court and banana grove lane in south san jose. police believe the same two men were involved in two other similar recent crimes. in each of the cases police say the robbers held the driver at gunpoint while they just snatched packages. witnesses describe the getaway car as a black or dark colored honda sedan. >>> a hayward police officer is recovering after a car crash at tennison and mission. officers were attempting to stop the robbery suspect when he crashed into the police car yesterday. a police dog was also in that squad car. both the officer and the dog are okay. the driver was arrested. >>> and now to a follow-up in the east bay, two homeless moms with children are taking a stand by taking over a vacant home in west oakland, they did that last month. now, they may be forced to leave because of an eviction notice issued this week. dominic and misty croft, homeless working mom with five children between them took over the home on magnolia street november 18th

they say both suspects, the u.p.s.r, and a bystander at the end of the chase, were killed. >>> china may waive tariffs on soybeans and pork. the clock is ticking down to december 15th when new tariffs on chinese goods kick in. the big question, i don't think investors are prepared, really. or companies for a whole other year for tariffs the way they are right now. >> good morning, guys. it's safe to say that tariff man, as president trump likes to call himself, is back. and no one knows how long he will be here. the next ten days are critical. as of right now, if nothing changes, the united states is going to impose tariffs on $160 billion of imports from china. and these are consumer facing goods, including iphones. all this right before christmas. what could go wrong? and we've seen that president trump has shifted his tone in recent days. talked about how maybe it will be better if there's no trade agreement with china until after the election. that's quite the shift. it's been 55 days since president trump gathered

fedex ended its relationship with amazon over the summer, while u.p.s. continues to deliver.ley estimates to amazon logistics delivered 20 tact of its own packages last year and nearly 46% through august of this year. amazon stock is up about 20% year-to-date, as is u.p.s., while fedex is struggling, down more than 8% for the year. back over to you guys. >> kelly, thanks so much charlie, do you feel like enough of the bad news is in the fedex price now, or do you actually think that u.p.s. is due for a pullback to match some of the underperformance >> we've been looking hard at this it has the wonderful value attributes that we like. they weren't making that much money off amazon before when they had the business. the problem is that amazon -- that fedex, excuse me, is about flying packages around the world. and what's happening now, it's shorter land delivery. it's going from a warehouse in cleveland to a house in cincinnati not the airplane that made fedex so profitable. we worry about the capex and frankly it's been a tough thing to be competing with amazon in any business

. >> how far behind is fedex and is their performance as good as amazon or u.p.s. >> we estimate thatpackages will be delayed this christmas. we estimate that fedex is probably 9% delayed we think that uc.p.s. is about 8 delayed. i would say fedex is not performing as well i don't have access to the amazon the way i do the u.p.s. and fedex. >> we'll leave the conversation there. >> we thank you. we got a news alert coming out of washington, d.c >> reporter: the president of the united states sent a blistering letter to nancy pelosi it's multiple pages long and it's intensive critique of the house democratic led impeachment effort against him this is the defense the president and his team could have mounted if they chose to send a defense team up to the house of representatives on their behalf it's a preview of the defense they will now have in senate trial after the president is impeached. the vote is expected tomorrow. the president very critical of this entire process. a lot of it is similar to what we heard the president say so far in public remarks and in tweets he says to nancy p

then they stole a u.p.s. truck and kidnapped its driver. the u.p.s.ed in a shootout. many of the drivers who called for help said they left the scene fearing for their lives. >> is anyone injured? are you injured? >> no, the bullet went through my cut daughters car seat, but she wasn't here. >> police say 18 officers fired shots on the highway that day. >>> researchers say they've identified one lifestyle habit they say contributes more than any other to the problem of childhood obesity. a new study published in the journal pediatric obesity says television watching is the number 1 factor linked to overweight and obesity problems in children. researchers evaluated the lifestyle habits of 1500 children and found those who spent more time in front of the tv were at greater risk of being obese. the study's authors say they not only have television that interrupts late, it can lead kids to make poor eating choices because of the tv ads. >>> still to come, the death toll continues to climb in the aftermath of this week's volcano eruption. what we are learn

u.p.s. is expecting a record number of shipped returns.he carrier said it expects the process 1.9 million return packages on january 2nd, nationals returns day. there's a name for it. that's up 26% from the year prior. u.p.s. says the returns mark the seventh-straight record as online shopping just grows and grows. the record number doesn't account, though, for fedex or other carrier returns. >>> what are you doing there, 3-po? >> taking one last look, sir, at my friends. >> and his bank account. the force is strong with the latest "star wars" movie. "the rise of skywalker" bringing in over $500 million in its first week. the film made $32 million in the u.s. on wednesday, the biggest christmas day for any movie since "the force awakens" in 2015. "star wars" movies have made more than $9 billion worldwide, not accounting for inflation. i would say the franchise, it's a keeper. >> yeah. that's not going away anytime soon. folks are still sticking with it. >>> thanks to our international viewers were joining us. have a great rest of your day

u.p.s. be the leader in residential drone deliveries amazon and and retail goods amazon and google has eyes on the skies when it comes to shipping 2020 may be the year e-commerce takes flights in a whole new way. >>> it's been an interesting year we talked about extensively about amazon at the top of the broadcast. the spending continues they're obviously rolling out a significant competitor on the ground and/or -- they're not using fedex at all anymore >> and in general it seems like the market is unsure if the delivery companies can capture margin, even though the demand for instant delivery is going up the volumes that are put through the system is going up u.p.s. is flat over two years. it seems like that's the paying point in the delivery chain. they're the companies that are just absent software and traditional retail that had a bit easier. >> rebound in global trade wouldn't hurt anybody. >> absolutely. >>> speak of amazon, it's topping this morning's list of s&p 500 gainers, as we lo