ten of those in north hollywood. investigators are studying some inconclusive home video they've obtained but they need more help. >> if you do see anything, hear anything, please report it immediately. >> reporter: the big concern, it is new year's eve. that means crowds of thousands requiring police resources and attention while an arsonist is still at large. and maybe more than one. >>> with we want to get these sobs before they hurt somebody. we are very fortunate that the response of the fire departments that we had last night resulted in minimal property damage. >> agencies have now put together a reward offer that stand at $60,000 for information lead together arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for this rampage. and so far again this is just plain good luck. there's been only one reported injury. that to a firefighter who took a fall while battling one of the blazes. kate? >> good news. mike taibbi in north hollywood this evening. >>> the hour big news this weekend of course the final push in iowa

ten of those in north hollywood. investigators are studying some inconclusive home video they've obtained but they need more help. >> if you do see anything, hear anything, please report it immediately. >> reporter: the big concern, it is new year's eve. that means crowds of thousands requiring police resources and attention while an arsonist is still at large. and maybe more than one. >>> with we want to get these sobs before they hurt somebody. we are very fortunate that the response of the fire departments that we had last night resulted in minimal property damage. >> reporter: local and federal agencies have now put together a reward offer that stand at $60,000 for information lead together arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for this rampage. and so far again this is just plain good luck. there's been only one reported injury. that to a firefighter who took a fall while battling one of the blazes. kate? >> good news. mike taibbi in north hollywood this evening. >>> the hour big news this weekend of c

. >> a 27-year-old tradition continued down south in north hollywood tonight. you're looking at the magic cal christmas caroling truck. an 18 wheeler decked out with elaborate decorations and a big sound system. the performers are from the neighborhood and spend a month rehearsing holiday sangs and the dance routines. kids love it. >> they don't mess around. that's hollywood. >> how are you doing on christmas eve? >> great. >> we're looking at a cold night tonight and not a bad day tomorrow as we look live outside emery emeryville cam. temperatures dropping rapidly, and i hope you're having a great christmas eve. merry christmas, everybody, out there. temperatures right now already below freezing in fairfield. 30 degrees. 35 in napa. hello to you. san francisco, 48 degrees. los gatos, 36. the temperatures, some of the coldest areas in the mid-20s. clear and cold again torch. second or third night in a row we have had below-freezing temperatures. mild for christmas. by the afternoon, temperatures warming into the upper 50s and near 60, and finally, chance for so

several cars were set on fire in the north hollywood area around 1:00 in the morning. the seven or eight cars ignited are connected to two dozen arson fires in the last 36 hours. police did set up a command post and called a tactical alert to put more officers on duty. so far, no arrests. even better, no injuries. a san francisco man's last ha ra has made him $1 million richer. he made a new year's resolution to stop playing the lottery. he brought one last scratcher ticket. that was a big winner. he scratched off a $1 million prize. the doughnut shop where he bought the ticket got a $5,000 bonus. >> i didn't know there was a $1 million scratch-off prize. >> thank you for making us a part of your morning on this last day. this new year's eve. we hope we will see you bright and early tomorrow morning. be safe and have a great start to your 2012.

a 27-year-old tradition continues in north hollywood. ♪ you are looking at the magical christmas carol truck. it's an 18-wheeler decked-out with elaborate decorations and a big sound system. the performers are from the neighborhood. they spend a month rehearsing their holiday song and dance routine. good pay off. >> yeah. >> it's important to be prepared. >> right. >> and for christmas the weather knows no holiday. >> no. and hopefully we have been prepared with the cold temperatures. in fact, it's been three nights now that we've seen the freeze warning. so the hard freeze by the delta. here's a look from mount damage where we have a little bit of moisture in the air bringing us some fog arnoux sought toe and napa, but elsewhere the dry air, because it's so dry, it's not allowing for the fog formation. we will begin to see some changes tonight from our roof camera. numbers still holding on into the 40s in san francisco. we are looking at the freeze warning until 9:00. san way queen valley, santa clara valley, north bay and east bay with the hard freeze here. so hopefully everyone is s

a 27-year-old tradition continues in north hollywood. ♪ >> hope everyone is tapping their foot at home. you are looking at the magical christmas carol truck. it's an 18-wheeler decked-out with elaborate deck rags and a big sound system. the performers are from the neighborhood. they spend a month rehearsing their holiday song and dance routine. >> give me a matt and i could get on there, right? >> i could do that. >> you know, we are starting out coal so definitely you have to move around this morning if youu are going out for a jog or run, but you know the routine. it's been this way the past several days. and tahoe airport, 10 degrees. blue canyon at 46 degrees. we will see temperatures today in the mid-and upper 40s in the northern sierra. and low 50s in the southern sierra. so the snow, the rain, well, we don't have to chalk up another week because we have a few in our forecast. here's a beautiful shot with the sun up in another 35 minutes or so. we are starting out still with that freeze warning in effect until 9:00. 20s widespread in the north bay or east bay valleys, and the har

>> north hollywood. >> oh, that's not bad. >> we have a lot to talk about, you and i. why don't you have a seat right there, please. >> okay. >> no, i need you to -- >> i have to go, i'm sorry. >> you're going to want to talk to me. trust me on this. >> now, you work at nickelodeon, huh? >> no. >> you don't? what's your name? >> police. get on the ground. >> get on the ground. get on your knees! >> put your hands behind your head. back of your head. >> i'm so sorry. >> on your need. both knees. >> i'm so sorry. i wasn't going to do anything. i swear to god. >> smith is taken to the processing center, where a police investigator interviews him. >> i will be lucky if i have any sort of resemblance to my job, my friends and my family, to the girlfriend i had. the daughter we have together. >> he knew coming in that what he was doing was wrong. that's why when he realized that he was caught and the ramifications on his life and everyone around him. that in my mind is why he became so emotional. >> smith later pleaded no contest to two counts. an attempted lewd act upon a c

los angeles arsonist investigators are investigating more fires in the north hollywood area and working to establish a link in the string of two dozen recent car fires. isn't 2012, a rough 2011 filled with natural disasters and leaving many of us anxious to start fresh. mild temperatures in new york expected to inties many to time square looking for the ball to drop. hundreds flooding the streets in syria, and the show of defiance in spite of the presence of arab league monit monitors. monitors. >> all right. let's talk politics, texas governor rick perry raising millions in his race for the white house, but with the first major contest in iowa just days away now, he's still trailing in the polls. and steve brown live from fort dodge, iowa. steve, how much has governor perry spent on tv this month? >> it's a staggering number. the des moines register took a look at it and keep in mind, television isn't expensive out here in iowa, not a lot of major markets to drive up the price, but that he spent the most, 3 million dollars and it's difficult not to see his ads out on the air. his campa

>> north hollywood. >> oh, that's not bad. >> we have a lot to talk about, you and i. why don't you just have a seat right there, please. >> okay. >> no, i need you to -- >> i have to go, i'm sorry. >> you're going to want to talk to me. trust me on this. >> now, you work at nickelodeon, huh? >> no. >> you don't? what's your name? >> police. get on the ground. >> get on the ground. get on your knees! >> put your hands behind your head. back of your head. >> i'm so sorry. on your knees. both knees. >> i'm so sorry. i wasn't going to do anything. i swear to god. >> smith is taken to the processing center, where a police investigator interviews him. >> i will be lucky if i have any sort of resemblance to my job, to my friends and my family to the girlfriend i had. the daughter we have together. >> he knew coming in that what he was doing was wrong. that's why when he realized that he was caught and the ramifications on his life and everyone around him, that in my mind is why he became so emotional. >> smith later pleaded no contest to two counts. an attempted lewd act upo

fire crews found at least eight cars burning early this morning in north hollywood. well, investigators want to know if they are connected to these blazes set early yesterday morning. officials announced a $35,000 reward for information in the case. >>> republican candidates for president are heading to iowa for caucus on tuesday. it's a close race, with polls showing almost half of voters still undecided. as danielle nottingham shows us, the competitors are trying their hardest to make final impressions. >> reporter: a surging rick santorum drew a crush of cameras at this restaurant in ames, iowa. >> i'm a little surprised at the scale out here today. i apologize to everybody here! >> reporter: the candidate is chasing newt gingrich. >> there will be no need for on the job training. >> reporter: but ron paul is right on romney's heels. >> i'm the only one who has real cuts. >> reporter: the gop field is tight and crowded and almost half of voters here are undecided, leaving time for candidates to make a last impression. newt gingrich showed a softer side friday, tea

hollywood. lapd says 10 cars went up in flames around 1:00 this morning. no one was hurt. these come after 21 other fires early morning, all involved vehicles and in some cases the flames spread from cars to nearby homes and apartments. los angeles officials are calling the fires one of the worst arson rampages in city history. >> my house, my home, i live there. like i could have died you know, like lives could have been lost here and these people who are doing this just need to stop. like what is wrong with them like you know it is terrible. >> investigators believe it is possible there may be more than one person involved in the fires, saying it is not uncommon for copycat crimes to take place, especially involving arsonists. >> tomorrow new year's day marks the third anniversary of the shooting death of oscar grant. now a rally will take place in his honor, this is video of the rally to mark the second anniversary of his death, he died on new year's day 2009. today's rally starts at 12:30 at

and we have more arson fires in the north hollywood area early this morning. police say they have been 16 new arson fires this morning alone involving at least seven cars. they're trying to find out these fires are connected to two dozen fires in east hollywood. fortunately no one has been hurt but there have been no arrests. and the search continues for a monkey that was stolen from the san francisco zoo. someone apparently broken thursday night and took into account squirrel monkey from the exhibit. here is reggie kumar with the latest. >>reporter: san francisco official said the thieves cut two holes in the exhibit and manage to get their hands on the fast moving scroll mucky. this is one of his cousins, the holes have been temporarily repaired and they see this one is big enough for a small person to fit through. the other was cut below the heater. they say banana sam was one of 18 primates in this exhibit and all of them were donated to the zoo a year-and-a-half ago. they say the banana sam is a highly sociable animals and he needs to be back with the oth

to control the future of north korea. promotion could end up in a nasty power struggle with the older military elite. this in a nuclear state that seems out of control. >> for more on north korea's future, i spoke with the former governor of new mexico bill richardson. thank you very much for being with us. can i ask how much of a dangerous it situation is this moment? >> it is dangerous because of the uncertainty. in the last year, i believe that north korea had been moving in the right direction. they started to talk with south korea. they talked about rhee in gauging the six-party talks. the u.s. and north korea talked about resuming food assistance. their rhetoric was a little bit understated. with kim jong il gone, there is uncertainty over the sun. he is an experienced. is he really going to wield power? what will the north korean military do with the succession? so far, they are accepting it. i think that is good. there are a lot of different power centers there. it is a question that we have to watch over the next

for the death of thousands, but with these personal idiosyncrasies, love of cognac, beautiful women, hollywood movies, oversized sunglasses. >> for now, an inexperienced 28- year-old controls the future of north korea, but the theory is they could end up with a nasty power struggle with the older military elite and a nuclear state that seems seriously out of control. >> for more on the impact of the debt on kim jong il, i am joined by our correspondent. any new developments on either side of the border? >> the latest bulletin released in the early hours this morning described citizens continuing to mourn and wheat for their dead leader into the night. new -- and weep for their dead leader into the night. it is hard to tell how genuine and it is. we can assume much of it is highly choreographed. here on the south of the border, things continue as we saw a guest today. the military and government departments on a heightened state of alert and, but no signs of anything untoward, and i think most analysts believe what we are seeing is the start of an orderly transition with the backing of the mili

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why hollywood has become so obsessed with sequels. the president of israel has condemned the behavior of ortho or -- ultra-orthodox jews whose campaign for gender segregation in public places has led to clashes. in beit shemesh, women have been subjected to harassment by ultra-orthodox men who claim they have not been properly dressed. the rally has highlighted the division between moderate jews and minority extremists and the issue of religious coercion. our colleague was in the town of beit shemesh and he told us about what sparked outrage. >> israeli television did a story on a family, and 8-year- old who had been getting abused and harassment from middle age ultra-orthodox men accusing her of being dressed in a slutish way. i met one mother of four who said that she had a three young men spitting in her face accusing her of being a prostitute because she was wearing a short sleeve t-shirt. most people who live in beit shemesh are religious in some way. the people i have been speaking to call themselves as religious jews but they a

when the soviet union collapsed, russia no longer prop up north korea financially. lifestyle was unchanged. >> it became a caricature of a dictator, someone with an iron rule, ruthless, responsible for the death of thousands, but with personal idiosyncrasies -- a love for expensive cognac, beautiful women, hollywood movies, bouffant hairdos, oversized sunglasses. >> for now, a pampered and inexperienced 28-year-old controls the future of north korea. the theory is that kim jong un 's promotion could end in a nasty power struggle with the older military elite, this in a nuclear state which seems seriously out of control. john simpson, bbc news. >> our correspondent looks at the reaction in this north korean -- the south korean capital, seoul. >> international hot lines have been buzzing. foreign governments try to work out whether the death of kim jong il represents a threat or an opportunity. the government here in seoul is attempting to do just that, to work out where its strategic ñr. clear kim successor, his youngest son, as we heard in that report. the worry i

he might open up north korea a little bit. experts point out his father kim jong il was exactly the same like basketball, like hollywood movies. they say there is very little likelihood north korea is going to change at all if anything his exposure to the western world might make him more keen to keep a grip to keep the people from knowing what that western world is like, shep. >> shepard: jonathan, thanks. there is little doubt the dear leader was a cruel man, but there is no denying that he was very good at looking at things. to wit: here is kim jong il looking at inflatable dolls and some cheese wheels. earlier today on "studio b," we spoke with johnny rocha on the phone. he is the founder of the poplar blog kim jong il looking at things. a catalog of some of the late leader's bizarre photo op.s. >> started about a little close to a year ago. i was watching an image gallery of kim jong il on the "boston globe." and it was such a series of surreal images. him, it was like a mini version of the blog. him looking at things wit

hollywood-- wow. >> yeah. >> hinojosa: and i told you, i asked you, "are you moving to hollywood?" you said, "no, no, i have an apartment north of the heights." >> yeah, i do, i do. i live uptown, and you know, for me it's just logistical. i do most of my writing on the subway. i find it's the perfect mix of being able to intera with the world and be closed off, so any time i'm in l.a.-- like when i had to shoot my episode of house-- any time driving feels like lost time. that's... that's my writing time is commuting time. so you know, i... i participate in that world as much as is necessary, and then i go home. >> hinojosa: you're a producer of a hollywood film. >> ( laughing ) well... >> hinojosa: i'm sorry, i just have to say that. >> i'm a co-producer. >> hinojosa: okay, you're a co-producer... all right, well, let's just say you are producing a major hollywood film in a team... >> when you say it like that it's terrifying! ( laughing ) >> hinojosa: well, i want to know if it's terrifying. i mean, how do you... i mean, suddenly you're like, negotiating hollywood executives. and

he liked the wine. >> movies, hollywood. >> he was called dear leader by his people in north korea. but he remained a mysterious figure at home and, really, in most of the world. the world knows north korea's leader has died. but the details of kim jong-il's birth are still a state secret. it's believed he was born in siberia in 1941 while his parents were in exile. north korea promoted him as their revered, dear leader. to the outside world, though, he was a brutal dictator. kim jong-il came to power when his father, kim il-sung, died in 1994. it was the first massive secession in communist history, but kim jong-il had been running the country behind the scenes, for years. beyond borders, he was rumored to be a playboy, who famously wore platform shoes and had an affinity for women, wine and american movies. under his leadership, north korea poured funds into its military and aggressive nuclear weapons program. north koreans paid the price. widespread famine throughout the '90s killed an estimated two million people. in 1998, he stunned the world by conducting a missile test with a

the hollywood actor crushed by the waves at mavericks. body of longtime dictator km jong il. >>> a palace in north korea's capital houses the body of kim jong-il. among those who vivid the body during a solemn ceremony today, kim jong-un his youngest known son and successor. there's varied speculation about how kim jong-un, a man in his 20s, will rule the communist nation. most world leaders are taking a wait-and-see attitude. >> we both share a common interest in a peaceful and stable transition in north korea as well as as ensuring regional peace and stability. >> kim jong-il died of a heart attack after ruling north korea since his father's death in 1994. the country is in an 11-day period of official mourning leading up to a state funeral next week. >>> u.s. immigration officials say that they took 63 illegal immigrants into custody during a four-day operation in santa clara county. immigration and customs enforcement officers say 55 of them had prior convictions and the other eight have been charged with crimes with those cases pendi

glimpse inside north korea. the nation is in the middle of a two-day funeral for kim jong-il. some of the striking scenes include a parade of 1950s cars and tears by citizen that's some suspect were staged. abc joe ease cho watched from seoul. >> as north korea military elite fill into the plaza, the body of kim jong-il made a grand entrance, escorted by his son and heir, right behind the new leader the man reportedly in control of power behind the scenes. the hearst drove around places he used to reside and work. citizens on television displayed emotions. and are these genuine? >> i can't imagine anyone having genuine sorrow for this leader but they're scared. these are all staged. >> look closer. crying is pro portion nal in the camera, analysts say. big question is will this young to-something leader of the 1.2 million strong army be able to carry on his father's iron grip? >> and in south korea, antinorth korea activists say the long time leader massacred his family, made thousands starve to death and killed

he was a fan of hollywood movies and owned 20,000 of them. former ambassador richardson sees his passing as a rare opportunity. >> it's very important that we not provoke them, that we let them have their transition, that we engage them, that we continue talking to them. because isolating them as never worked. >> pelley: north korea is isolated by its poverty, best illustrated by a satellite photo. when you look at the world at night and zoom into the korean peninsula, you can see the lights burning brightly in south korea and china, but hardly a flicker from north korea. the obama administration said today it hopes the changes in north korea will lead to better relations with the united states. norah o'donnell is at the white house tonight. norah? >> reporter: scott, tonight there are some real concerns about the transition. a senior u.s. official tells me that the jury is out on kim jong-un, that he is young, untested, inexperienced, and has "shown proclivities towards violence." u.s. officials say kim jong-un is a volatile personality. u.s

he loved women, win, and hollywood films. to the international community he was a tyrant as he starved his people. >> north korea is arming with missles and weapons of mass destruction. states like these and their terrorist allies constitute an axis of evil. >> by october, 2006, north korea had carried out a series of provocative missle tests with weapons capable of reaching the u.s.. in 2008 he suffered a stroke and began to look weak and frail. and he appeared with his son, kim jongun, the heir apairant. the white house says it doesn't have new concerns just the ones it's had. >> a former danville patrol officer took cocaine and a gun as compensation for his role in so called dirty dui arrests. this is according to a indictment. and prosecutors say he looked to win favorable court settlements for his clients. he faces four felony charges of extortion under the collar of official right and denied charges. >> police are holding a town hall meeting to talk about a recent deadly shooting that happened last week near the interse

we do have a valid fog of the north bay and east bay. unheard- >>vicki: it was a big weekend for three film franchise is at the box office. here is today's hollywood minute period of privilege >> playboy fans cannot get enough of lindsay lohan. hugh hefner tweet did that the january/february issue of his breaking sales records. newsstands in major cities say that the issue is selling well and some are selling out. it is official, brady spears has updated her facebook status to engage. her longtime agent popped the question on thursday. it was his 40th birthday. they have been an item since 2009. this will be the third marriage for birdie spears. neil lane is telling people that her ring is platina with around the diamond and 90 small diamonds circling the band. the sherlock holmes sepal was the top draw at the weekend box office. the film reunites robert downey jr. ended june block. it sold $40 million worth of tickets. another franchise, out and and the chipmunks cold and 23.5 million. mission impossible if goes protocol made $13 millio

he was rumored to be a cognac guzzling sat of hollywood, guzzling fast cars. so little is really known. diplomates who dealt with him describe kim as screwed and calculating, well practiced at the use of threats and force to win with concessions of aid, successfully fending off u.s. efforts to reign in his nuclear weapons program. he inherited the job in 1994 from his father, the founder of north korea, who though dead remained eternal president. as kim jong il's health deteriorated, his features ravished by at least one stroke, he groomed his youngest song to take over. the young kim's rise was accompanied by a spate of provocations against the south, tore peatoing a boat and shelling an island near the border. gifts to his son, perhaps, who would appear to have few obvious leadership qualities from a father often dismissed as mad but likely to be remembered as a master manipulator. ian williams, nbc news, bangkok. >>> elsewhere weekend, the leader of a very different kind of union. the czech rep leader died after a long time communist rule. there was a peace

he was rumored to be a cognac guzzling sat of hollywood, guzzling fast cars. so little is really known. diplomates who dealt with him describe kim as screwed and calculating, well practiced at the use of threats and force to win with concessions of aid, successfully fending off u.s. efforts to reign in his nuclear weapons program. he inherited the job in 1994 from his father, the founder of north korea, who though dead remained eternal president. as kim jong il's health deteriorated, his features ravished by at least one stroke, he groomed his youngest song to take over. the young kim's rise was accompanied by a spate of provocations against the south, tore peatoing a boat and shelling an island near the border. gifts to his son, perhaps, who would appear to have few obvious leadership qualities from a father often dismissed as mad but likely to be remembered as a master manipulator. ian williams, nbc news, bangkok. >>> elsewhere weekend, the leader of a very different kind of union. the czech rep leader died after a long time communist rule. there was a peace

we are tracking the coldeñr air inúá north bay with napa at 37er degrees. and warm he across the santaxdg cruz and 46 in sans7 jose.élá- lunar olps e in >>> horror on hollywood boulevard. no, it's not a movie title. a gunman opened fire in the middle of a busy intersection he is now dead but not before leaving behind injured victims and terrorized witnesses.Ñi nbc's beverly white is in hollywood with the latest.e1ñrod right. people say they could not believe their eyes and plenty thought it was a movie shoot.  police tell us they have identified the gunmen but they f? and they do not know the motive for the terror ohñ these walking and shooting into traffic. amateur video shows a manq witha sunt Ñivine. around 10:0015 a.m. took everyone by surprise. >> he just either heldko up th store, the liquor store or one of our localxd businesses. >> started blasting right over r here. árju)jt everywhere. bam, bam, bam! >> randomly running, shooting. very concerning forñr something like this to happen. like they'ret( safe. >> reporter: police say the gunman

four people suffered minor injuries. >>> a music executive has died after being shot last week in hollywood. john adderbury died monday at cedar sinai medical center in los angeles. the shooting was caught on video. >> oh, my god. are you all right? >> a gunman on sunset boulevard shot adderbury apparently at random after screaming that he wanted to die. the gunman was killed by police. >>> verizon is apologizing for a mistaken emergency text sent to some android phone customers in new jersey. it wrote, quote, cmas alert, civil emergency in this area until 1:24 p.m. eastern. take shelter now. u.s. government. the text was supposed to say it was a test, but it didn't and thousands of people made panicked calls to 911. >>> on the cbs money watch, europe's debt crisis has asian stock traders worried. terrell brown is here with more on that. >> good to see you. asian markets fell on skepticism eu leaders can really agree on how to resolve their debt crisis. japan's nikkei fell more than 1%. hong kong's hang seng edged down. today, wall street gets the latest on retail sales and business invento

he was a fan of hollywood movies and owned 20,000 of them. former ambassador richardson sees his passing as a rare opportunity. >> it's very important that we not provoke them, that we let them have their transition, that we engage them, that we continue talking to them. because isolating them as never worked. >> pelley: north korea is isolated by its poverty, best illustrated by a satellite photo. when you look at the world at night and zoom into the korean peninsula, you can see the lights burning brightly in south korea and china, but hardly a flicker from north korea. the obama administration said today it hopes the changes in north korea will lead to better relations with the united states. norah o'donnell is at the white house tonight. norah? >> reporter: scott, tonight there are some real concerns about the transition. a senior u.s. official tells me that the jury is out on kim jong-un, that he is young, untested, inexperienced, and has "shown proclivities towards violence." u.s. officials say kim jong-un is a volatile personality. u.s

he loved hollywood movies. he had a collection of more than 20,000 films. he once arranged the kidnapping of a south korean director and his wife to remake "godzilla" one of his all-time favorites and according to his own press reports, he might have been the tiger woods of north korea. in 1994, north korea media reported he shot 38 under par on his first try at golf. just five years ago, kim had the idea to solve north korea's widespread hunger problem by breeding giant rabbits. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of a pain free holiday. ♪ this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. lord of the carry-on. sovereign of the security line. you never take an upgrade for granted. and you rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i deserve this. [ male announcer ] you do, business pro. you do. go national. go like a pro. >>> finally tonight, we all know these are hard times f

four people suffered minor injuries. >>> a music executive has died after being shot last week in hollywood. john adderbury died monday at cedar sinai medical center in los angeles. the shooting was caught on video. >> oh, my god. are you all right? >> a gunman on sunset boulevard shot adderbury apparently at random after screaming that he wanted to die. the gunman was killed by police. >>> verizon is apologizing for a mistaken emergency text sent to some android phone customers in emergency. it wrote, quote, cmas alert, civil emergency in this area until 1:24 p.m. eastern. the text was supposed to say it was a test, but it didn't and thousands of people made panicked calls to 911. >>> on the cbs money watch, europe's debt crisis has asian stock traders worried. terrell brown is here with more on that. >> good to see you. asian markets fell on skepticism eu leaders can really agree on how to resolve their debt crisis. hong kong's hang seng edged down. today, wall street gets the latest on retail sales and business inventories. monday, stocks flipped. the dow dropped 162 points. the nasdaq l

let's listen to occupy north pole. >> to know that far and beyond the steady drum beat, yet the movement was swelling. and the masses were organizing, and the dispossessed were finding their strength and their voices and their powers to declare we are one and we're not going to take this anymore. occupy north pole was born! >> the drums. you don't hear those in many christmas plays. officials say the play promotes harmony but is high school the appropriate venue for an occupy inspired message? >> let's ask tucker carlson, a fox news contributor and founder of "the daily caller." hi, tucker. >> good morning, alisyn. >> look, this is a private boarding school. they can do -- >> quaker school. >> a quaker school. >> they can do whatever they want, right? >> and i'm so glad they did because this is a parody. this is what conservatives imagine the left is up to and it turns out they're right. i mean, look, if there are parents out there, masochistic enough to want to spend $40,000 to have their kids learn why capitalism is evil, i guess there should be a market for that. but it doesn't serve

>> bad boy for all the big town hollywoods. >> jimmy: all right. here he is, kyle moony at the reptile show. >> welcome to the reptile convention. you know what i'm talking about. fierce, slimy. these creatures are both good at night and at day. let's talk to the people to see if they are really the best creatures for reptiles in this year. like rep times? >> oh, of course. >> one month old and already two reptile shows. >> wow. and how is that by you? pretty soon you might want to see him with the scales. >> hopefully not. >> what did you pick up? >> a frog. >> oh. that's -- that's -- that looks just like the real thing. could hop out of here. >> it does indeed. >> when was the first time for some of these guys? >> what? >> when was the first time for some of these guys -- >> the first slime for -- >> i'm sorry, i can't hear you. >> when was the first slime for one of these guys. >> the first time? um? >> look at this. you can see through the grains that these were the first that came to the earth and still survive to this day. very unique breed.

this happened north of salt lake city where county officials put the damage estimate at $3.5 million. in los angeles, crews cleared uprooted trees and fallen branches in grift park home of the famed hollywood sign. east of there, some power lines took a major beating. more than 250,000 people are still dealing with outages tonight which officials say could last several more days. let's get to pasadena and adam housley. an area that took a big hit over the past two days. they still have problems, don't they? >> yeah, shepard, all over the place. reminds me what you see after a hurricane. you drive down streets and literally trees toppled like dominoes and snapped in half like twigs. amazing how many streets like this one right here that has power lines down, cable lines down. obviously shepard a lot of clean upis and dangerous areas. power lines that haven't been assessed yet by the city, shepard. >> shepard: there, adam, the worse is clearly over. i don't see a lot of wind now. >> no. the worst is clearly over. the issue really now is the clean up but also there is wind coming back th

and we asked him to visit the north american reptile breeder conference. they have a big conference here in los angeles and you and your friend dave made this tape by yourselves? >> went out, shot that bad boy for all the big town hollywoods. >> jimmy: all right. here he is, kyle moony at the reptile show. >> welcome to the reptile convention. you know what i'm talking about. fierce, slimy. these creatures are both good at night and at day. let's talk to the people to see if they are really the best creatures for reptiles in this year. like reptiles? >> oh, of course. >> 1 month old and already two reptile shows. >> wow. and how is that by you? pretty soon you might want to see him with the tail and scales. >> hopefully not. >> what did you pick up? >> a frog. >> oh. that's -- that's -- that looks just like the real thing. could hop out of here. >> it does indeed. >> when was the first time for some of these guys? >> i'm sorry? >> when was the first time for some of these guys? >> the first time? >> i'm sorry, i can't hear you. >> when was the first slime

mountain pics, from north carolina and boulder. the boulder picture was right after they received all that snow. that was up to three feet southwest of boulder. >> you get the best pictures. they are gorgeous. ginger, thank you. >>> well, hollywood could use a visit from santa this weekend. the holiday season is typically a cash cow for movie studios. but this year, the numbers have been down right dismal, with three-straight weeks of weak sales. will a big hollywood blockbuster save the day and the year for moviemakers? abc's neal karlinsky has the story. ♪ >> reporter: you may have woken up this morning dreaming of a white christmas. but in hollywood, they still have their fingers crossed for a green one. >> no pressure. >> reporter: the big gamble this season is that more is better. normally the time for a few huge hits. this season faces a hard-to-keep-up-with smattering of no less than nine new releases, vying for your attention. everything from a war horse. to chipmunks. >> i'm the king of the world. >> reporter: the latest

>> bad boy for all the big town hollywoods. >> jimmy: all right. here he is kyle moony at the reptile show. >> welcome to the reptile convention. you know what i'm talking about. fierce, slimy. these creatures are both good at night and at day. let's talk to the people to see if they are really the best creatures for reptiles in this year. like rep times? >> oh, of course. >> one month old and already two reptile shows. >> wow. and how is that by you? pretty soon you might want to see him with the scales. >> hopefully not. >> what did you pick up? >> a frog. >> oh. that's -- that's -- that looks just like the real thing. could hop out of here. >> it does indeed. >> when was the first time for some of these guys? >> what? >> when was the first time for some of these guys -- >> the first slime for -- >> i'm sorry, i can't hear you. >> when was the first slime for one of these guys. >> the first time? um? >> look at this. you can see through the grains that these were the first that came to the earth and still survive to this day. very unique breed. >