santa clause has got a little more color in his rosy cheek this is year because for the first time in the 24-year history of the mall of america in bloomington, minnesota, children got to share their wish list with a black santa. he flew through for a four-day stay in the mall s santa experience, which allows kids to get face time with santa by appointment. this santa came with credentials. he is ae retired veteran is a graduate who has been suiting up for two decades. his naughty list got longer because internet haters going to hate. but santa larry was a a hit with his young estefans who reportedly kept his nice list
jason-style hockey masks. unconfirmed report that is the gun jammed. but still among the people who fled the gunfire was the mall s santa. listen to him. well i heard about 18 more shots, i decided it was a semiautomatic and i hit the floor and my employees must have just scattered and got out of there. when i got up there was nobody there but me. but then i didn t know whether i should who have or not, you know? reporter: and the clackamas town center mall is closed for the day. police still have a lot more investigation to do. they have to look through surveillance tapes. could be open again tomorrow, jon. jon: as bad as it was it could have been a lot worse as you say. dan springer live in portland. thank you. jenna: as the clock winds down on the looming fiscal cliff one key stumbling block is trying to reach a deal when it comes to spending. when we look at spending we look at things like food stamps. we ll look at the price tag for this safety net program and how it plays int