he saw and heard. there was a gentleman, guess his name was adam. he had got shot. i walked over, tried to him him as much as i could. and police saying at least four people killed including the gunman, some some critical condition at area hospitals. federal state and local authorities are investigating. we ll update you as soon as we know and more. here at home, panic still plaguing two local communities tonight. the fbi investigating after four children escaped abduction in just one day. the first happened in olearia at a home just before 4:00 a.m. today. someone yours add ladder to climb into a 10-year-old girl s window and tried to take her. that home just feast from a school. and in lorraine, one woman said a man punched her, another says received he tried to grab her from behind. chris, everyone in lorraine is now on high alert. reporter: yes, they certainly are. two of those attempted be a tuxes happened here at admiral king elementary school. i spent time he
i wouldn t want my loved one to lay in the street like that. reporter: so with towels in their hand and tears in their eyes, they instantly rushed to help the officer, whom police say had been deliberately run down by 26 year-old maurice taylor, his body, crashing into a nearby vehicle after being thrownhrough the the air. he was just laying there like nobody was there to help him until the neighbors came out to help him. we brought towels out, we put pressure to his head, so it wouldn t keep on bleeding. reporter: beyond caring for the officer, they did their best to comfort him. are you all right, you know, where do you hurt, you know, help is coming. reporter: thanks in part police say to the neighbor s efforts the badly injured officer is expect to be released from the the hospital in a few days. it is a testament to how communities a across the city and police officers work together each day. what would you a say to him. get better and go home, be hom
reporter: we caught up with shoppers leaving the messi s in center city dressed like their on the way to cape may. many customers spotted big sales on winter gear. including normally expensive coats. incredible for christmas definitely especially if you have a lot of kids, definitely helps out. reporter: we noticed sales 40, 50, sometimes 60% off for winter gear at multiple stores in the area. compared to last year, the numbers are not good. we re rolling with it. reporter: ethan within a retail consult at that particular time in philadelphia who runs a pop shop on walnut street. he s actually in embracing the warm weather for his business. it s getting people out into the streets and so for us we are going to adapt to it and we mark down our winter gear and also introducing some of our newer items and lines for the spring report roar it s not just clothes that are taking a hit. home improvement stores are seeing a decline, too. it is great on a personal level a
holiday shopping thisear. why this unusually warm weather may have you saving more money at the malls. good evening, i m jessica dean. i m ukee washington. retailers are feeling the heat this season. the typical hot items for cold weather are still on store shelves. but that could mean extra money in your pocket. eyewitness news reporter david spunt has more on how the warm temperatures are impacting sales and christmas lists. reporter: as the christmas lights inside macy s shine bright, some customers aren t quite feeling in the christmas mood. it s not even the same no more. totally different environment right now. reporter: we caught up with shoppers leaving the messi s in center city dressed like their on the way to cape may. many customers spotted big sales on winter gear. including normally expensive coats. incredible for christmas definitely especially if you have a lot of kids, definitely helps out. reporter: we noticed sales 40, 50, sometimes 60% off
i m still grateful for these above average temperatures. happy hump day. when i walk out and saw dry roadways, feeling will good out identify. i m always hopeful in the world of traffic. the katie, what his in store for us. we don t that have extra headache to contend with. we expect to see everything stay dry. high pressure is hooking us up here with the pleasant day all things considered. it will be cooler, by perception then yesterday, the wind has tapered off, we have got high pressure in place and it means you ll see full sunshine. temperatures are cooler, still above average. the let s walk you through. we have a very calm, collected view on sky cam three, still included over center city cbs-3 studios. the there is no visibility problem whatsoever. we will keep that here to today as we ve got again high pressure in place, we have a more sinking air motion and cloud will scour out. storm scan three, thin veil you can see how they have been fizzling toward northeaster