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Preliminary hearing shedding new light on what he saw and who he told. fox david lee miller is outside the courthouse in harrisburg, pennsylvania, what did we learn today. >> reporter: there was explosive testimony. mike mcqueary for the first time since the scandal broke testified in open court about what happened in 2002. he previously told a grand jury that he witnessed jerry sandusky sexually molesting a young boy in the showers. he told the grand jury that he told school administrators abou...

Santa claus, trace! >> >> reporter: and santa claus comes in different forms, in one case, a middle aged woman who walked into a kmart in indianpolis with one goal, to make christmas better for as many as people as possible, so she went to the layaway counter and cleared the balance phos everyone, some 50 accounts, some as high as $800 apiece, one was angie torres who planned on delaying christmas because she couldnt afford to pay off the gifts. but not anymore. listen: >> my credit card, i pay ...

There. but they were home alone when all this transpired. it was just a very big shock >> reporter: ali, you mentioned at the top they had been shot in the neck. they are conducting autopsies on both of the mcgees to make sure that exactly is how they died, police not releasing any word about motive or suspects so far. alisyn: very mysterious. trace, thank you. >> reporter: okay. alisyn: secret santas to the rescue, the inspiring story of strangers bringing tears of joy to holiday shoppers. you ...

Who lived near the plant still cannot go home. well, nuclear weapons taken apart and put back together here in the united states. theres only one place in the country thats responsible for that delicate task. its a risky job. so how do officials go about making sure that these sensitive materials stay safe? well, kris gutierrez is live in dallas with the answers. >> reporter: some 500 security officers make up the security detail that is in charge of securing that pentex facility, in the texas...

Set to take effect ten hours from now. its a brand new hour of "america live", im alisyn camarota in for megyn kelly, now attention on whether lawmakers can come together on whether the government will take more money from your paycheck in the new year and will america move quickly to build a new oil pipeline. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is live on capitol hill with the latest. what do we know mike? >> reporter: the house was 296-121, we expect the senate will likely vote tomo...

Been full disclosure as required by the securities laws, we would not have had a financial crisis, because many people would have bailed out of that market before it grew to be so large. >> reporter: because the information was withheld, the market was unaware of how many risky loans had been made, how overextended the housing market was. had the truth been told analysts would have realized it had to stop. both freddie and fanny are cooperating with the sec in exchange for not getting named in t...

Allegation is true it will take swift action to correct that problem. well, united in tragedy. look at this picture. a utah police officer crawls under a bus to comfort a 24-year-old woman who had just been run over and pinned under the tires of that 15-ton bus. trace gal kpwrer has more from our west coast newsroom. what bravery, trace! tell us more. >> reporter: wow! yeah, arian smith was walking across the street in salt lake city, she was in the crosswalk when that bus made a right hand tu...

Republicans are demanding the keystone xl pipeline which would run from canada to port arthur, texas must be included. they argue it would create tens of thousands of jobs, and it is privately financed so it wouldnt cost the taxpayers a dime. well, not showing his hand, the senate majority leader seemed hopeful final issues would be resolved. >> senator mcconnell and i have just finished a meeting, were making really good progress on being able to handle the issues that everyone knows are outsta...

>> -- vests and train for combat. >> we communicate and resolve the problems. the weapons themselves function exactly like the real ones. >> since the 1970s this, is the only facility in the u.s. to build and disassemble nuclear weapons. it sits on 18,000 acres just outside of amarillo. all of the cold war weapons will eventually end up here, they also test active weapons, take them apart, putotomy back together and deliver them to the mountain. remember when a nuclear weapon is retired it must ...

Stepped out of an elevator in her office building in midtown manhatten. they are looking at the company and workers who serviced the elevator hours before the accident. trace gallagher has an update. >> reporter: they are hoping the maintenance records will let them know if the repair led to the accident. as she walked on the elevator the bottom of the elevator shot up and she fell forward, and at the bottom of the elevator she got trapped at the bottom and the top and thats what gave her the gr...