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Online shopping reached record numbers this year. americans expected to spend half their holiday budget on line, which translates into record deliveries. for u.p.s., more than 300 packages a second over the past week. fedex says in spite of bad weather near its memphis hub saturday, it expects to complete all deliveries. as for alan kidd, he's bought alternate presents. >> got here for him, i could see his face lighting up already. >> that was kristen dahlgren reporting. we want to turn to florida where the holiday turned tragic for some. team five people were killed when a plane crashed on ...

>> reporter: the whole nature of shopping has changed. the earlier they start, the more they'll be able to get those people in the stores and online shopping. >> the next two months account for 20% of the retail industry's annual sales. getting those dollars drives competition into high gear. some stores are also offering in-store pick-up, even curbside service for merchandise bought online. whatever it takes to get shoppers to spend. how do shoppers feel about christmas in november? for some, it's a gift. >> i think that when you start early, people come out early and it's less people in the ...

Fact that they lost a loved one. >> reporter: the 83-year-old defendant showed no reaction. a sharp reaction to the seven-week trial filled with profanity lace d. even an outburst from the defendant himself who called the proceedings a sham. >> mr. bulger knew, as soon as he was arrested that he was going to die behind the walls of a prison. >> reporter: bulger went on the lam in 1994 evading law enforcement for 16 years and ultimately landing a place on the fbi's most wanted list. authorities finally caught up with him two years ago outside a santa monica apartment where they also discovered ...

Larimer, a petty officer in the navy, the youngest of five siblings. >> he was an outstanding shipmate, a valued member an an extremely dedicated sailor. >> reporter: finally, the oldest victim, 51-year-old gordon cowden, a devoted father at the movie theater with his two teenagers. 12 lives lost to their loved ones and the world. >> nbc's kristen dahlgren reporting for us. players from the denver broncos met with the survivors like steve barton, midway through a cross-country bike trip with a friend and stopped for the night in aurora and went to the movies. barton was shot in the neck and fo...

Torres is being held here. they picked him up near a safeway in morgan hill, california. they've had him under surveillance for quite some time now and they believe they have probable cause to charge him with murder and kidnapping. they also say that they have physical evidence linking him to her disappearance. lamar's cell phone and a bag with her clothes found neatly folded inside was found on the side of the road a few days after her disappearance. police also took garcia-torres's car into evidence, a volkswagen jetta was spotted near her home on the day of her disappearance, also spotted b...