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Online shopping reached record numbers this year. americans expect to spent 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. >> if it got here, 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 five people killed when a twin-engine plane crashed east o...

Spending topped $1 billion on black friday, well before so-called cyber monday, also expected to break records. >> great for me, don't have to get off the couch, right? we don't have to go anywhere. so easier shopping. >> reporter: but while shoppers were out in force this holiday weekend, not everyone is spending freely. between now and christmas, many shoppers report they'll be more cautious, concerned about the economy and the gridlock in congress over the fiscal cliff. >> they're going to be pulling back a little because they don't know what to expect for 2013, and they want to remain caut...

Today. >> but in all of the despair, stories of survival. a lowe's home improvement store in sanford, north carolina, peeled apart just after a manager pushed customers to safety in the rear of the store. in xwloufter county, virginia, 40-year-old rashad matthews made his own escape. >> it was like right over there near the drain. i was like right there. my sister was right next to me. at this church in south carolina, everyone walked out outside amid the debris. back in raleigh, it was a wedding album that survived giving hope to a couple for everything else. we got it, baby. we got it. >> th...