mattie remembers he had a boisterous laugh kind of like santa. in livermore, juliette goodrich, cbs 5. >> well, you hit a snag with your black friday on cyber monday deal you are not alone. retailers from toys 'r us to sam's club canceled thousands of orders because their systems oversold merchandise. cbs 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts explains even retail giant amazon had its share of problems. yo we placed the hard to night with my credit card and we got a confirmation an hour later that they received my order. >> reporter: that confirmation didn't guarantee carol george with see her black friday discounted tv. just like hundreds of other black friday shoppers at various online retailers over the past few years. >> on friday, when i was supposed to get the tv, i got a call. >> they sent an email saying that the item is no longer available. >> they supposedly some type of error. >> reporter: in carol's case amazon canceled her order. we received similar complaints about dell and sam's club, in years past at frye's and best buy and for many

and i have to tell you, that mattie also noticed something. she told me that the man had a distinguished laugh kind of like -- santa's. back to you. >> absolutely. >> and santa has to remain secret. >> yes. >> otherwise, they will be looking for him. >> that part is magic. >> reporter: absolutely. to talk to these cashiers here, they have seen acts of kindness but they really witnessed something over the top over the weekend. because the customers got to thank them personally and they got to see the joy that the givers also had. >> thank you, juliette. >>> roberta has her eye on the sky where santa's going to have his flight in a couple of weeks, right? some rain in the forecast? >> we have a lot of rain in our forecast for the next 10 days leading into new year's eve. in and out of the rain so keep that umbrella handy. good evening, everyone. let's go ahead and fire thank you. it's live. it's our high-def doppler radar. you see the scan from our radar site mount vaca. as it scans the val centrally and heads 132 miles towards merced, there you

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>> this is mattie. >> how old is mattie? >> she's 15 months. >> where are you guys from? >> ohio. >> nice to see you. what a cutie. ohio. let's check it out for you. and we've got storms on both coasts. first of all, we've got the big winter storm warnings and watches from nevada all the way into wisconsin. snow, as you see, is getting itself together. as we move into the evening pushing into the rockies, dropping a bunch of snow, anywhere from one to two feet of snow in the mountains and the rockies, the northern rockies, i should say. and then in the northeast, we've got more snow and wet weather, icy conditions in new england. parts of northern new england >> good morning. foot of snow. we are watching a front that will produce a sprinkle or a rain shower in spots. otherwise, a mixture of sun and clouds. >>> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al. thanks. >>> coming up next, some furry friends providing much needed comfort and support in the wake of the terrible shooting in connecticut. we'll have that story right after this. [ male announcer ] no matter what

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fears mount among western nations that syria may on lease its chemical weapons to watch the rebels mattie wonder if it's all just a pretext for iraq the style invasion. israel's been criticized by the international community this week with major powers and the u.n. lambasted with countries legal decision to continue building settlements on palestinian lands. a.t.m. the russian capital you're watching r t with memory the josh ages president has scrapped the decree that gave him sweeping new powers and effectively put him about the law of the land by the opposition says that's not enough as a referendum on the controversial draft constitution is still scheduled for next week mohamed morsi is standard powers and the charter is islam as lawmakers drop sparked nationwide protests and clashes seven people have been killed and hundreds injured forcing the powerful military to weigh in was interventions threats the general say the government and opposition must reach an agreement or face tough measures to restore order tom dart has more from cairo. demonstration deja vu the call this week some fr

worst mass shootings in american history the tragedy has sparked fears debate on gun control laws with mattie saying it's too easy for the public to access military grade weapons are just going to count found out if america is now ready to change its treasured second amendment. a week after the tragedy at the elementary school in newtown president obama made the same pledge as when he became president four years ago to try and get assault weapons off the streets of the u.s. it's a pledge he has failed to deliver on this is not the first issue the first incident with gun violence of your four years. were you there but the administration indicates this time it's different this time they're serious it will take commitment and compromise. and most of all it will take coach shooting this boy it's a school and it's an important part of our hearing the debate taking place at the moment suggests a national consensus on the issue is far down the line and the dialogue between those who support and those who oppose such a ban comes down to this with guns come safety if the guns are in the hands of the g

americans for tax reform, we have matti doppler. let's start with you. how much time can we spend spinning our wheels today we met nancy pelosi, making fun of republicans. a guy dressing up as santa claus. bringing 200 pounds of coal to republicans. distractions in such high taxes coming. what will it take to get these two sides together? >> well, we talk about distractions. we have the president telling us that we need some kind of cooling off period. this is a president that had two years with the democratic house and senate. and everyday come they woke up and did not raise taxes. so they really wanted to do this, if they really believe, they want their taxes to go up on earners making more than $250,000 tunnel were we waiting until the last minute? ten days before the tax hike said. it is a mystery that they are saying that this is an emergency one they had to two years they could have done before. gerri: okay, this is what plan b was under john boehner. if you make a million dollars one year you pay a permanent estate tax at 35%, not 50%. that will g

americans for tax reform, we have matti doppler. let's start with you. how much time can we spend spinning our wheels today we met nancy pelosi, making fun of republicans. a guy dressing up as santa claus. bringing 200 pounds of coal to republicans. distractions in such high taxes coming. what will it take to get these two sides together? >> well, we talk about distractions. we have the president telling us that we need some kind of cooling off period. this is a president that had two years with the democratic house and senate. and everyday come theyoke up and did not raise taxes. so they really wanted to do this, if they really believe, they want their taxes to go up on earners making more than $250,000 tunnel were we waiting until the last minute? ten days before the tax hike said. it is a mystery that they are saying that this is an emergency one they had to two years they could have done before. gerri: okay, this is what plan b was under john boehner. if you make a million dollars one year you pay a permanent estate tax at 35%, nt 50%. that will go i

americans for tax reform, we have matti doppler. let's start with you. how much time can we spend spinning our wheels today we met nancy pelosi, making fu of republicans. a guy dressing up as santa claus. bringing 200 pounds of coal to republicans. distractions in such high taxes coming. what will it take to get these two sides together? >> well, we talk about distractions. we have the president telling us that we need some kind of cooling off period. this is a president that had two yearwith the democratic house and senate. and everyday come theyoke upup and did not raise taxes. so they really wanted to do this, if they really believe, they ant their taxes to go up on earners making more than $250,000 tunnel were we waiting until the last minute? ten days before the tax hike said. it is a mystery that they are saying that this is an emergency one they had to two years they could have done before. gerri: okay, this is what plan b was under john boehner. if you make a million dollars one year you paya pemanent estate tax at 35%, not 50%. that will go into

today, the cowboys are playing the since mattie bengals in cincinnati. there will be a moment of silence at the game. >> jamie: understood. live at the stadium for us. eric? as we have been reporting all morning, it is stare-down time in washington. president obama and the democrats, versus the house republicans and the so-called fiscal live. after weeks of negotiations, publicly, at least, talks have stalled, as the two sides have battled it out over tax hikes hs and entitlement reform. but what can be done about the nation's out-of-control spending. tim murphy is here now. chairman of the house oversight and investigations subcommittee for the energy and commerce committee. good to see you in person. welcome to new york. >> who do you think is going to blink? president obama says he wants the tax hikes to go up on the wealthy. >> we both better get together and come up with a solution. that's what the american family wants. all the other issues, we have to remember, it's what takes place, not at the 30,000 foot level, but at the kitchen table level. th

americans for tax reform, we have matti doppler. let's start with you. how much time can we spend spinning our wheels today we met nancy pelosi, making fun of republicans. a guy dressing up as santa claus. bringing 200 pounds of coal to republicans. distractions in such high taxes coming. what will it take to get these two sides together? >> well, we talk about distractions. we have the president telling us that we need some kind of cooling off period. this is a president that had two years with the democratic house and senate. and everyday come they woke up and did not raise taxes. so they really wanted to do this, if they really believe, they want their taxes to go up on earners making more than $250,000 tunnel were we waiting unl the last minute? ten days before the tax hike said. it is a mystery that they are saying that this is an emergency one they had to two years they could have done before. gerri: okay, this is what plan b was under john boehner. if you make a million dollars one year you pay a permanent estate tax at 35%, not 50%. that will go

onset with us is drew mattis. welcome. thanks for getting up early. >> i'm always up at this time. >> we'll be going through secretary geithner's comments, but first let's get you up to speed on other stories. joe was talking about apple. it has been a rough ten weeks for the most valuable u.s. company. shares tumbling more than 6% yesterday shedding $35 billion of market value. among the reasons cited by analysts, a forecast by an influential research firm suggesting that the iphone and ipad maker is continuing to give up ground it rival the android gadgets. there were also unconfirmed reports that at least one major stock clearing house was raising margin requirements. and then there's the fiscal cliff. analysts citing fears about a hike in capital gains tax in 2013. rick santelli has been talking about this, though, the things that were up in 2012, those are the things being sold now, whether that be gold or any number of assets that rose appreciably over the course of the last year. we'll be talking about the future of

>> this is mattie. >> how old is mattie? >> she's 15 months. >> where are you guys from? >> ohio. >> nice to see you. what a cutie. ohio. let's check it out for you. and we've got coasts. first of all, we've got the big storm, winter storm warnings and watches and blizzard watches from nevada all the way to wisconsin. snow as you see, getting itself together. as we move into the evening, pushing into the rockies. dropping a bunch of snow anywhere from one to two feet of snow in the mountains of the rockies! northern rockies, i should say. and then in the northeast, we've got more snow and wet weather. icy conditions in new england. parts of northern new england will see another foot of snow up to caribou. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. storm team 4 meteorologist, tom kierein. clouds around and some patchy fog north and west of the metro area and some sprinkles out of the mountains. they may make their way around the metro area around the next couple of hours and later, a blustery wind will dev