and jericka duncan is there. >> reporter: shopping members swarmed the garden state mall in paramus, new jersey. these women came face-to-face with the shooter. >> out of nowhere, the guy walked right past the front door. he's like shooting in the air. >> he paused for a second, looked inside the store. i just froze. >> reporter: witnesses say the suspect was dressed in all black and wearing a motorcycle helmet. officials say no one was injured. >> this is not an active shooting scene at this point. again, we're just sweeping the mall making sure everybody gets out safe. >> reporter: security immediately put the mall in lockdown. many customers and employees hid inside stores until police could escort them to safety. >> it's okay. >> reporter: this cell phone video shows people league led out of the mall. >> it's the scariest thing, somebody waiting for you to come out. >> reporter: police were swarming the mall making sure everybody was safe. >> we go store by store, room by room that takes quite a while for 2.2 million square feet. >> reporter: john miller said police have run thro

cbs news' jericka duncan joins us live from paramus. she has been there all morning and has more on the investigation. >> reporter: the county prosecutor here describes the shooter as someone that is depressed and despondent. he says that that was part of the reason he may have come in here not necessarily inflick harm on others but to draw -- not necessarily to inflict harm on others but to draw attention to himself and kill himself. police say 20-year-old richard shoop walked into the garden state plaza mall in paramus, new jersey, just before closing and opened fire. these women came face to face with the shooter. >> out of nowhere, the guy walks right past the front door and he is shooting shots in the air. >> he paused for a second and just looked inside the store. i just froze. >> reporter: police quickly responded and s.w.a.t. team members stormed the facility. >> the shooter, for whatever reason, instead of staying and fighting, fled deeper into the mall. >> reporter: officials put the mall in lockdown and began a methodical sea

jericka duncan has the latest on the embattled city leader. have you purchased illegal drugs in the last two years? >> reporter: toronto mayor rob ford took a while to answer that question as he stood before city council members. >> yes, i have. >> reporter: right after that admission he went back to defending his record. >> i have saved more taxpayers money than any mayor in toronto's history. >> reporter: after months of speculation, ford told reporters last week that he smoked crack cocaine while in a drunken stupor. days later this video surfaced of ford threatening to murder someone. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: even though the majority of the council voted that the mayor should step aside and get help for his drug use, ford said an apology should be enough. >> apologizing and saying sorry, you can only say that so many times. there's nothing else to say, guys. i really f'd up, and that's it. and if you want to carry this on, i can't stop you. i'm moving on. you guys can do what you want. i apologize again. i'm sorry. that's all i have to s

cbs news' jericka duncan has more on this terrifying ordeal. >>> reporter: police say 20- year-old richard shoop walked into the garden state plaza mall in paramus, new jersey, and opened fire. >> out of nowhere the guy walked right past the front door and like shooting shots in the air. he paused for a second and looked inside the store. i just froze. >> reporter: police quickly responded and s.w.a.t. team members stormed the facility. >> the shooter for whatever reason instead of staying and firing, fled deeper into the mall. >> reporter: officials locked the mall down and began april search for the suspect and anyone who may be hiding for safety. >> we go store by store room by room and that takes quite a while on 2.2 million square feet. >> reporter: authorities escorted individuals out of the store one by one as they cleared each room. >> it's okay to go. >> reporter: the cell phone video shows what it was like for the people coming out. >> let me tell you, it is the scariest thing when you see the s.w.a.t. team coming waiting at the door for you to come out. >> reporter: shortly arou

jericka duncan reports it's blamed for four deaths in the philippines. >>> reporter: windows were no match for the fury of typhoon haiyan. strong winds roared through the empty streets as villagers in the philippines took cover from the historic storm. meteorologists say the category 5 storm is possibly the most powerful to make landfall anywhere in the globe. >> this was the image at its peak intensity with winds sustained at 195 miles per hour. >> reporter: waves crashed on land washing away pieces of people's lives. tin sheets ripped from building roofs also scattered throughout the roads. adults are doing what they can to protect their children. this woman said, the winds and rain were very strong. that's why we decided to leave our house. she was among the hundreds of thousands of people forced to evacuate and now the storm is headed for another target. >> over the next 24 to 36 hours, it could still be a major typhoon. in fact, the forecast is for another landfall perhaps in vietnam as a category 3 storm. >> reporter: officials worry the death toll will climb as recovery effort

cbs news' jericka duncan joins us live from paramus. >> reporter: i just spoke to the county prosecutor and he says based on a note left behind by the gunman, he described him as despondent and depressed. he said it could be part of the reason why he came to this mall fired several shots and later decided to commit suicide. >>> reporter: police say 20- year-old richard shoop walked into the garden state plaza mall in paramus, new jersey, just before closing and opened fire. these women came face to face with the shooter. >> out of nowhere, the guy walks right past the front door and he is shooting shots in the air. >> he paused for a second and just looked inside the store. i just froze. >> reporter: police quickly responded and s.w.a.t. team members stormed the facility. >> the shooter, for whatever reason, instead of staying and fighting, fled deeper into the mall. >> reporter: officials put the mall in lockdown and began a methodical search for the suspect as well as anyone who may be hiding, for safety. >> we g

here's jericka duncan with the latest for wjz. >> reporter: swat team members stormed the garden state plaza mall in paramus, new jersey. a gunman opened fire just before closing time. police have identified the suspect as richard shoop of teaneck, new jersey. >> there was no one that was injured in this incident. there was no individual that was struck by anything. other than mr. shoppe taking his own life. >> reporter: these women came face to face with the shooter. >> out of nowhere he walked past the front door and is like shooting shots in the air. >> he paused for a second and just looked inside the store. i just froze. >> reporter: security immediately put the mall into lockdown. many customers and employees hid inside stores until police could escort them to safety. this cell phone video shows people being led out of the mall. >> it's the scariest thing when you see the swat team waiting at the door for you to come out. >> reporter: police work through the night clearing the mall making sure everyone inside was safe. >> we go store by store, room by room and that takes quite a

jericka duncan, cbs news, new york. >> group exercise instructors are also using the web in realtime to teach classes to many students all at once. >>> we have a producer who is determined that we are going to see this tree in union square light up live on the air! everything is stopped, the crowd is hushed with anticipation or at least we are. [ laughter ] >> this is union square in san francisco. >> here's the countdown, 3, 2, 1. >> there you go! >> wasn't that worth the wait? >> absolutely. >> that is fantastic! really is nicer than the ice skating rink right under it, really is a great holiday tradition. >> merry christmas, everyone! just gorgeous. it was a perfect night to see that ceremony. just gorgeous. >> you couldn't ask for a better weather night. i have been out there before for the lighting. the 24th annual, i think i have been out there 15 times and you can never leave there, not just because it's so glorious but there's thousands and thousands and thousands of people. it's only a couple of miles away from here and i think it took me two hours to get back to the tv stat

jericka duncan is here with more. good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. texans team officials say kubiak did not suffer a heart attack but say he was light-headed and dizzy when he collapsed. kubiak is the second nfl coach in as many days to be hospitalized after a medical emergency. >> they're going to circle him as he walks off the field. he's at the 25 yard line. there he is in the blue, and he will then go to his knees and collapse at the 24 yard line. >> reporter: cameras at houston's reliant stadium capturing the moment texans head coach gary kubiak collapsed on the field at sunday night's matchup at minneapolis. a staff member on the field quickly signals for help and moments later, kubiak is placed on a stretcher and taken to a waiting ambulance. >> it was really weird, you know, i was coming in, started yelling for a trainer. they said that he had passed out. we were all very worried. >> reporter: just before kubiak collapsed, another camera shows the coach clutching his head with his eyes closed. the team said kubiak was conscious and was taken

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