Of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff american retailers opened their afterchristmas offensives today, hoping to salvage the season. Prechristmas sales have been down from a year ago. Meanwhile, ups and Federal Express faced angry complaints after thousands of gifts failed to arrive for christmas. The companies blamed bad weather and too many lastminute orders. The dow jones average gained 132 points. The nasdaq rose more than 11 points to close at 4167. The United States
Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff american retailers opened their afterchristmas offensives today, hoping to salvage the season. Prechristmas sales have been down from a year ago. Meanwhile, ups and Federal Express faced angry complaints after thousands of gifts failed to arrive for christmas. The companies blamed bad weather and too many lastminute orders. The dow jones average gained 132 points. The nasdaq rose more than 11 points to clos
It was insane. Ive been working for fedex for almost 20 years. So is this as big as i have ever seen . Internet sales are a major reason why and as amazon. Com is reimbursing shipping fees, offering customers a 20 gift card. But she would rather see her daughter open gifts on christmas morning. I couldnt wait to see her face. And it didnt happen. So i was disappointed. Reporter the shipping giant expects to get any late packages before the weekend. For cbs news, washington. Coming up at 6 00, tracking down some local folks still waiting for their deliveries to arrive. Well, a bit of a delay for folks waiting for mail from the u. S. Service postal after this truck flipped on i270 this morning. It happened in the northbound local lanes around 7 30. No one was hurt, but you can see, man, what a traffic nightmare as traffic was only able to get by on the shoulder for a little while there. Well today, the retailers are hoping you will help burn off your holiday dinner by taking laps around
Women of pd for their response to this situation. We have Los Angeles Police department, tsa, fbi, laso and other agencies. We will treat this incident with the unified command. Many, many details will not be given out at this point. We will not speak about the nature of injuries, we will not speak about the suspect. The investigation is being handled with the fbi with the cooperation of the Los Angeles Police department. Again, tremendous unified response. Know that this region worries about its airport because of the complex issues involved with various jurisdictions. It was handled very well today. Thank you. Hold on, one second. Well next hear from fbi special agent in charge. Special agent to talk about the investigation. Special agent in charge of the fbib bowecih. Were working with l. A. Police department in respect to this investigation. The investigation is ongoing. Im going to give you very little facts today, very few facts. Were working with the u. S. Attorneys office as we
And six other people have been wounded. Good evening. Police say there was only one gunman and the man is now in custody. Take a look. This is the rifle at accused killer used. Police identified him and he now lives in los angeles he was shot multiple times in the chest. He is in Critical Condition right now. And these are images from inside of the terminal. People ran, some hiding in bathrooms just to get away. Passengers who had cleared security rushed on to tarmac, others locked down in restaurants and lounges. Thousands of fleets still delayed at lax. And across the country because its a major hub. Air traffic affected nationwide. Faa grounding flights and diverted others in the air this, is a story we first broke on twitter. It happened in terminal three, Virgin Americas terminal on Northwest Side of lax. Abc7 news joins us live in the newsroom falling latest developments. Leanne . Reporter according to police the gunman was wearing fatigues and inside of his bag was a note that s