Our helicopter flew over southland mall in hayward about noon today and surprisingly there were quite a few parking spots available. Other stores report brisk business. We get more from christian in San Francisco. Lot of shoppers came in and out of these doors today. The west vil Shopping Center says retailers were offering deep discounts to bring in the customers and lots of people were willing to spend while some are de pending on sant klaus for those lastminute gifts, lot of shoppers took matters into their own hands, grabbing back after bag after goodies to bring home on Christmas Eve. Some say it doesnt feel like christmas without the adrenaline rush of shopping as the clock counts down. I like to consider myself a fourthquarter player. I step up, you know, down the stretch, and thoos what im all about, performing when its crunch time. Managers at the west field Shopping Center say i shally activity builds week by week following thanksgiving but that wubt the case this year. We ha
Alameda county supervisor predicted our Health Clinics will get hut. Our w. I. C. Program which is a program for mothers they get nutrition for their newborn babies and we have several sites in Alameda County that would also experience a large cut. Reporter education would also take a hit. This would undo a lot of the good a lot of californians are willing to invest in the schools. Perhaps as much as 10 for the special needs students and the Meals Program that so many of the students in georgia are growing up california are growing up in poverty and they need that meal. Reporter its not just the immediate cuts that worries the local officials, its also the ongoing uncertainty that comes from the stalemate in washington. A stalemate that bay area officials fear could affect the economy just when its starting to recover. We were looking forward to a better economy and this would just ruin all of the progress thats been made over the last year, year and a half. Just say no that they cant
This may be divine intervention because we didnt deal with the fiscal cliff. A senator from idaho is apologizing for his dui arrest. Police stopped republican mike crapo in alexandria, virginia. After 80 years in print, Newsweek Magazine has its last issue on stands today. It will continue its digital format. If you havent finished your holiday shopping, dont worry. Millions of americans are expected to hit the store today. I have just started. I looked at the research footage and looked at your face quite a bit. You dont look a day over than you did 32 years ago. Wide open with the catch. What a shot. Seahawks win it, seattle is in the playoffs. And all that matters. Norad will be tracking santa claus as he makes his way around the world delivering gifts to girls and boys tonight. On cbs this morning. From kabul, afghanistan, happy holidays cbs this cbs this morning. Welcome to cbs this morning. Im jeff glor with Rebecca Jarvis charlie rose. Gayle king and Norah Odonnell are off. On t
Say cold waters. They is a theyre going to wait until Daylight Hours to get better visibility. The original search started around 1 00 this morning. Officers tried to pull over the man on suspicion of drunk driving. During the investigation, the man jumped out of his car and ran a few blocks away. The suspect jumped a fence into a creek. Officers say they tried to follow the man and tried to persuade him to get out. They called in multiple agencies to try and save the suspect. With the swiftmoving water, were concerned he could have gotten caught up in something or possibly have drowned. So were very concerned for his safety. We hope hes okay. We currently have a swift water rescue boat from the Fire Department out going up creek and trying to locate him. Reporter the response included fire trucks from ross county, ma rain county as well as the sheriffs office. Now ross police tell me they do hope this man is okay considering the cold conditions of the water. Well be back out here in a
There is a president leaving hawaii and now he and congress have to figure out what to do about the upcoming fiscal cliff. We are taking it outside, this is the roof cam from downtown San Francisco. We are still lit up over this and its as the skyline. We are enjoying clear skies and the mergers are in the 40s. Dry, sunny conditions into the afternoon. We will continue to see mostly clear skies as we head into tonight. It is kind of cold out there, out 40 in vallejo and fairfield. Oakland and San Francisco coming in at 47 degrees. Were expecting mainly low 50s today well talk about how much rain we are expecting coming up in my next report. We continue to look at light traffic at bay area bridges. We have just a bit of a delay in the lefthand cassoulet and likely associated with the shift change with toll takers. The east bay and south bay peninsula still have light traffic on the freeways. The time is 6 01 a. M. And one person is that after an officer involved shooting in walnut creek