week over the week before. now gas prices are down in our area we re had good weather. those are all factors contributing to the somewhat rosy outlook. some stores are staying open extending their hours. opening earlier and staying open to 6:00. macy s kohl s, sears they re closing at 6:00. toys r us are closing their doors at 10:00 p.m. there are lots of sales also. some deep cuts. not as deep as we were seeing last year when the kutsz were as high as 60%. while the kids are waiting for darkness to fall and for that guy in the red suit to show up, some parents are just wondering if they can make that deadline. derek you ve got your leather jacket on. it s nippy out there? reporter: it is. with the wind kicking up, there s a bit of nip in the air. thank you. this year s hottest holiday item is not tickle me elmo or furby, it s a pair of shoes. this was the scene yesterday morning at malls all over the country. it was the special rerelease of a pair of nike air jord
last minute. do you usually wait until this close to christmas to shop? it s his fault. we try to get done early than this. reporter: bowie town center was busy. it s really been an experience out here. the crowds but it s been nice. reporter: there was not an empty parking space to be found even in the more remote lots. customers say there were empty spaces on store shelves. experts say retailers nationwide may have expected people to do less bierk instead the opposite occurred. everything is gone. yes, erg is gone. reporter: this macy s store in tyson s corner open 24 hours until christmas eve. one of the hottest holiday items is not a toy or an electronic item it s a pair of shoes. this was the scene yesterday at malls across the country. it was all over the re-release of a pair of nike air jordan sneakers which were originally released back in 1995. in san francisco someone fired a gun in the air. and at a store in seattle, police had to pepper spray som
several demon straights planned for today right here in washington. they re all scheduled to coincide with the dedication of the martin luther king junior memorial. take a look at this map. at least three major rallies are planned in and around town today. mayor vin vent gray will be taking part in the d.c. for freedom rally in march. organizers want to draw attention to their fight for rights in the district. it s the cause that led to mayor gray s aarrest earlier this year. across town the reverend al sharpton will lead a march. and members of the occupy d.c. movement will also have their voices heard today. they re marching to the national mall at noon. those protesters say they will lend their support to dman stroitors fighting for d.c. voting rights. rallies are taking place around the world. it s being called an international day of action. protests are being planned from long don to new zealand and organizers have take on the the web to spread their message. on t
reports. sperm banks have made it possible for any donor to be a father without any strings attached. for some sperm banks that are running low on doe norris, they re relying on the same donor over and over. now one donor can lay claim to fathering 150 children. the practice is raising some serious questions against critics. here s george lewis. reporter: sharon from seattle had two children via artificial insemination from the same sperm donor. how did mommy get the sperm? goog. . reporter: it wasn t quite that random, but in a documentary airing the 27th of this month on the style network, sharon discovers the buy logical father of her children, a guy named ben living in boston has many, many others. to date i know of 70 kids. reporter: but ben doesn t hold the record. the new york times reporter jacqueline discovered one donor
still in it. huntsman, paul, gingrich and cain could say anything just to get noticed. so for now perry s the flavor of the day. a lot of gop voters are still making up their minds. that means the real fight tonight could be all about the benjamins. there s a lot of money still sitting on the sidelines. maggy is a senior political reporter at politico. she joins me from the site of the debate at the reagan library. let s talk about expectations. which candidate has the most to gain, chand date has the most to lose tonight? rick perry is the man of the hour. he is who everyone is going to be watching. we re waiting to see if he can take it as good as he gives it. he is known for swagger and aggressiveness on the trail. but whether he can do that on stage with fellow republicans in the house of ronald re gab who did not believe in attacking other republicans is a big question. it s going to be his first outing. his first performance in this kind of a national stage. s