contenders are taking aim. looking to derail texas congressman ron paul in the first in the nation rival state, they plan to hit with tv ads. all the talk about the ron paul surge and the support that he has out, there the momentum that he hassing into the january 3rd caucuses is real. reporter: mitt romney, michele bachmann, rick perry kick off bus tours while santorum goes hunting. mike huckabee says the outcome may boil down to the elements. if the weather is good, mitt romney is in better shape. if the weather is bad, ron paul will win. reporter: on january 10th, the nation s first primary is scheduled where romney leads by double digits. begin rich and paul are tied for second ahead of jon huntsman. he will take new hampshire by storm and do well there. that will propel him into south carolina where he will have problems. i don t think it s over yet. i still think the southern states are problematic for romney. some say he wins iowa and new hampshire, a cake wa
one way to be vigilant is to keep an eye on your underage they do notd make sure have access to your beer or liquor cabinet. thank you. a pickup truck in a car collision in northwest baltimore send one person to shock trauma after having to be rescued by emergency crews. it happened around 2:30 p.m. today along the 2300 block of west cold spring lane. the driver of the red pickup somehow got distracted and crossed the yellow line into oncoming traffic. it appears the driver of the pickup truck might have gotten distracted and cross over the line, striking the car that was traveling westbound. officials are not sure what caused the destruction. the driver of the car is now in critical condition. tragedy is holiday weekend after a man is killed on the beltway. 27-year-old craig tamsin was struck by an s.t.v. around 7:45 p.m. saturday night. it happened on the interlude of interstate 635 around north. boulevard. investigators believe he was trying to cross the highway af
axelrod: good evening, i m jim axelrod. for even the most hardened of procrastinators time is running out. just two days after a consumer report poll found that 25% of americans had not started their shopping yet, it appears most of the last-minute shoppers were jamming the stores today. tony guida is on the front lines. found it! reporter: twas the night before christmas and all through the mall, holiday shoppers who didn t want to be here at all. my mother made me come out here, i didn t want to do it, but she made me come out. reporter: there was the occasional exception. i think it s more fun last minute shopping. really? yeah. reporter: but exceptions usually prove the rule. i would be willing to bet that last year you said, next year no more last day. did you say that? yes, i did. reporter: tina moore at j.c. penney s in midtown manhattan was shopping for her mother and her cousin and thought she may pick up something for herself. similar intent
police roaming the streets to brighten the spirits of san francisco s needy children. lefty owe dual s started collecting toys early this morning and keep collecting until 2:00 tomorrow morning and emergency workers will take those toys and walk around and look for empty-handed kids and give them the gifts. there is like 2500 kids who are sleeping on couches now. and possibly homeless. and we want to beat our last year s goal of 10,000 toys. if you want to donate to the toy drive, head over to lefty odools in union square. santa or one of his elves will come out to your car to help you. it is that easy. if you can t make it that, you can call lux or cab and a taxi will collect your donations. thousands of hungry san franciscoens dined on prime rib at a dining hall in the tenderloin. the house of prime rib donated 2,000 pounds of prime rib for today s lunch. we re delighted. we feel very good about it. so we don t get prime rib very often. they will serve a christmas
you re watching cbs 5 eyewitness news in high definition. bundle up. it is a chilly christmas eve. which parts of the bay area are under a freeze warning and what you cannot do to stay warm. he survived an attack in afghanistan. only to be shot while celebrating his homecoming. what happened at this california soldier s party? christmas day just about an hour away and how other parts of the world are already celebrating. plus the holiday greeting from space. good evening, i m grace lee. we begin with the forecast. it s calling for another night of freezing weather and if you think a roaring fire might provide the perfect atmosphere, think again. as don knapp shows us, that cozy fire could cost you a big fine. alameda s christmas tree lane sparkles on this crisp, cold, christmas eve. darkness conceals any fireplace smoke that may hang in the place above. no one wants to spoil the mood, but the bay area air quality management district says keep christmas eve electric an