of the largest department store chains in the country -- macy's, jcpenney, sears and kohl's, sued by the los angeles city attorney. >> today, i'm announcing that we filed four lawsuits against some of the nation's leading retailers. >> reporter: accused of using that is, settling original prices of merchandise higher to make customers think they were getting deeper discounts and better deals. the allegations including, for example, a swim top advertised at jcpenney with an original price of $46 and a sale price of $31.99, allegedly a 30% discount. but according to the suit, the top was never on sale online for more than $31.99. cannot publicize higher original prices unless items have been on sale at those prices within three months of the advertisement. and jcpenney, sears and macy's says they do not comment on pending litigation. kohl's did not respond to our request for comment. one way to protect yourself is with a price tracking app like price blink. >> all right, rebecca, thank you. >>> when we come back, those two earthquakes we're tracking today. >>> also, big news about m

teamed up with sears and they are donating $10,000 to eric legrand, which charity. there you go, team legrand. and team legrand is part of the christopher and dana reef foundation to help find a cure for paralysis which you do so much for so many people and that is the goal of that and sears, it's the holiday time. have you done all your shopping? >> no, i haven't. >> have you? >> i have. >> you're done. >> yes, i did. >> in case you have a little something special you want to get someone, sears is also going to give you each of you a thousand dollar gift card so you can have that little last-minute shopping spree. >> i like that. i like that. >> since you're done with all your shopping, mom, you can still get me a little something. >> i know she is. i though off camera, hey. >> you know, eric, you're so inspiring and, karen, thank you both for being here this morning. we want to thank sears for its generosity and let everyone know it's not too late to get your last-minute holiy done. go to the sears website and buy gifts and pick them up -- on the same day at the store and thank you

attention to detail. devastating movie about sin and retribution as searing as a thunder bolt and poisonous as the strike. >> the poster is good. >> jennifer aniston trying to managed by her hard partying brother including, of course; cancelling the office christmas party. >> it's not going to suck because it's cancelled. all branch christmas parties are cancelled. >> all right. it's cancelled. >> clay. >> i mean it. >> me too. guys, the holiday mixer's cancelled. >> hey, idiot, i'm looking right at you. you whispered to the cheese lady. >> oh, so as you can imagine, he throws an epic party anyway that quickly gets way out of hand, but it's not impressing critics giving office christmas party only 44% splat on rotten tomatoes. too many plotlines and not enough debauchery, and lauren says the laughs are inconsistent and plot as flimsy as charlie brown christmas tree, so, >>> this morning, remembering a space age pioneer. >> john glenn, he roaric first american to orbit the earth died. the pilot who had all the right stuff taking humanity to new heights. we'll have the tributes honoring the t

father. he just stared me down and said, "sears." he said, "i got it from sears, so i just had to grab one." >> jimmy: how many months were you there? >> five. >> jimmy: wow, that's a long time. >> long time. >> jimmy: when we come back we're going to see a clip from your new movie, which is just terrific. ryan gosling, it's called "lala land." we'll be right back! [ cheers and applause ] ? >> dicky: portions of "jimmy kimmel live" are brought to you by slim jim. bust out of boring with the original meat stick. snap into a slim jim today. get unlimited everything, and we'll give you $800. that's right! $800 to spend anywhere you want. plus, all season long, get awesome deals on smartphones, tablets, and accessories. hurry in to t-mobile and get your holidays on us. inside the rack houses of jim beam, four long years, for a fuller, smoother flavor. our history is made from the inside. ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? [vo] how to go live if you're not outdoorsy, nd yourself outdoors. sure, you're inside right now but you know when you're outside and you're thinking my friends should see this or...how

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city attorney's office says jcpenney, sears, kohl's and macy's falsely advertise high regular prices for merchandise and then offer the goods at sale prices. that's against california law, of course, unless the products were actually sold for those regular prices at one point. >>> the transportation personal phones during airline flights using wi-fi instead of cellular data. d.o.t. is soliciting comments and if it adopts the rule it would be up to each airline whether to permit the calls and the airlines could have to tell passengers that calls are allowed when they make their reservations. >> we'll never be able to get away from our phones. >> let's hope. >>> the british royals have posed for a new formal photograph. your eye is drawn to the duchess it always is but you notice there she's the only splash of color in this picture. take a close look at her tiara. >> yeah. >> that's one of princess diana's favorites. the one she wore at her wedding. >> so now she has a wedding ring from princess diana and now the tiara. >> she looks stunning. >> they all look stunning. >>> when we come

the most popular ones as well. here's abc's rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: macy's, jcpenney, sears, and kohl's sued by the los angeles city attorney. >> today, i'm announcing we've filed four lawsuits against some of the nation's leading retailers. >> reporter: for allegedly using false reference pricing. that is, setting original prices of merchandise higher to make customers think they were getting better deals and bigger discounts. the allegations including, for example, a swim top advertised at jcpenney with an original price of $46 and a sale price of $31.99. supposedly, a 30% discount. according to the suit, the top was never on sale online for more than $31.99. urn california law, businesses cannot publicize higher original prices unless items have been on advertisement. abc news, new york. >> this is why you google. >> the googles tell you everything? >> the original prices. >> is that right? >> and order online. >> i didn't know that. okay. i just never thought it was a good a deal. >> yeah. >>> when we come back, mick jagger a dad for the eight time at 73. what fans are saying

. >> customers have the right to they are paying. >> reporter: macy's, jcpenney, sears and kohl's all allegedly using false reference pricing. the lawsuits claim in january, kohl's allegedly advertised the sale of belted cargo shorts for a sale price of $35.99 from an original price of $60. but the shorts the lawsuit cams were never sold for more than kenmore washing machine with a regular price of $1,179.99 for a sale price of $999.99 even though sears allegedly never offered that item for more than $999.99. also according to this lawsuit, macy's prominently advertises that its false discounts are being offered for only a limited time in order to create a false sense of urgency and to mislead customers that they will miss out. >> a lawsuit like very strong mess ago to the retail market that if they are engaging in false advertising, that they'll think twice about those practices. >> reporter: jcpenney, sears and macy's tell abc news they do not comment on pending litigation. kohl's did not respond to a request for comment. and this lawsuit could have real effects across the country as well sin

to lucky "wheel" watchers. and you could be next. have your spin id ready. the sears secret santa sweepstakes continues tonight. of... fortune! ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of america's game -- pat sajak and vanna white! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, jim. thanks, everybody. you are so kind. we appreciate that. you have work to do. you have letters to touch. you have things to do. okay. hi, good to see you all.

sears is eventually going to close a bunch of stores. the develop verse to take the boxes back and figure out something to do with it. in smalls that are really strong, they can put in other things that want to be there and in always there aren't they will to redevelop that there's something you can do as opposed to something you did buy. you go there because they are offering you a great movie hopefully you'll buy something that's there and then we'll see at least 400 malls close. >> jan, thanks so much for joining us. happy holidays. >> you, too. >> up next, we're "on the money." last-minute travel isn't always cheap, but we'll tell you where you can get away before the new year and still get a bargain. >>> and later, if you've been putting your holiday spending on a credit card, a plan for the new year, to get out of debt and now a look at how the stock market ended the week. >> search from over 4 million cars and use your desk top and smartphone and tablet. find classics, pre-owned and new cars all on listit oncars.com.♪ ♪ how else do you think he gets around so fast? take

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trump's pick for the treasury secretary is stepping down from his post at sears. alison: secretary of state john kerry met with pope francis today during his visit to rome and vatican city. he chatted with the pontiff and introduced him to the jonathan: it is sad and scary what is happening in tennessee. 13 people are dead including a woman who died of a heart attack in the fire storm. more than 14,000 people have been forced to evacuate the homes. one woman had to be saved after her car flipped over as she was trying to get away from the fire. >> it's like b meteor shower. we will rebuild. jonathan: the fire is still burning in some areas but the rebuilding part a big part of it as well. they set up a hotline to coordinate the growing report of missing persons. alison: still to come here a year after the terror attack in san bernardino. surviving victims recovering. but the county won't pay for up at 4:30. jonathan: but first at 4:00, the great escape. see what happens next in this video. that saved a person, one in the red on the sidewalk. you have to see this. alison: we go behind

near her. we contacted sears holding to see if it was a glitch or the policy. we have yet to hear back. she wonders if this is why they no longer to ship your pants. >> i just shipped my pants. it's very convenient. >> very convenient. john: kmart believes she clicked okay when the nearest story was in illinois. hundreds of miles away. but anytime you use the store pickup don't waste your money. john matarese, abc7 news. kimberly: six minutes apart and why the police think the deaths are connected. plus a gift from the netherlands falling silent. wait until you hear what it could take to fix it. >> he is my baby. he will always be my baby. but he helps millions of kids every year. >> a loc the children national hospital. with a from found presence -- pronowed presence. kimberly: breaking news out of los angeles where actress carrie fisher is reportedly in critical condition after a heart attack. it happened while the "star wars" star was on a flight from london to l.a. the 60-year-old was taken to the hospital after the plane touched down go hours ago. we will get you more information

drill from sears. $10 off. good gift for anyone handy. these are my picks. these aren't sponsored deals or anything. just good deals i see. a product i love is my ninja blender. >> i do too. >> that on sale at sears. yeah, they're great. $69. $50 off. >> oh. >> that's a good gift for anybody on your list. >> and what about these headphones over here. these bose headphones. >> oh, bose are super hot, very, very trendy. yes. now, these are from best buy. they are normally 180 bucks. 99 today. these aren't the noise canceling ones but they're soft. >> very soft. they are soft. yes, something for all these "star wars" fans. "star wars" fans. >> yes, may the deal be with you. it's amazon's deal of the day. the sphero bb-8 robot on sale for $139. there are a lot of good deal, a lot of good blanket discounts like lands' end and the limited. so get out there, get your shopping done online today or else you're stuck with panic saturday. that's tomorrow. >> that is tomorrow. we don't want that to happen. becky, thank you very much. i think i'm going to be trampled for these headphones by th

his father. he just stared me down and said, "sears." [ laughter ] and they were closing, and i didn't have time to shop around so i just had to grab one." >> jimmy: how many months were you there? >> five. >> jimmy: wow, that's a long time. >> long time. >> jimmy: when we come back we're going to see a clip from your new movie, which is just terrific. ryan gosling, it's called "lala land." we'll be right back! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ whoa, papa ♪ run, run, run, run, running ♪ run, run, run, run, running ♪ there's nothing in this life that's ever bringing me down ♪ ♪ she said don't you ever ♪ ever, ever ♪ run, run, run, run, running ♪ whoa, papa, run no intention of adopting.er, he was the very last kennel in the very last row. emaciated. he was skin and bones. usually what you see in neglected dogs. it was one of those complete, meant-to-be moments... i totally fell in love with him. (avo) through the subaru share the love event, we've helped the aspca save nearly thirty thousand animals so far. get a new subaru, and we'll donate another two hundred and fift

. some example, gap has 50% off, kohl's 20% off purchases of $100 or more, sears offering up to 60% off women's and kids' boots. good prices in store. the big discounts will get bigger after christmas as you know. >> they always tend to get better after christmas but they're still pretty good right now. what about store hours? >> well, with christmas falling on a sunday this chr is the ultimate panic saturday so let's run through option, kohl's open till 6:00 p.m. toys "r" us open till 9:00 p.m. and target open till 10:00 p.m. >> a sign of the times. delivery is still an option in a lot of places. >> shocking, right. there are same-day delivery services still available in select metro areas, amazon prime now offers delivery today, stores like best buy, bloomingdale's, a bunch of others are using a start-up called deliv same day delivery in 17 city, cities is the operative word and suburbs. >> i love the amazon calling it the procrastinator's delight if you order by 9:45 on amazon now tonight. if you're not willing to leave home and don't live in one of those urban areas what are the bes

sear rethis morning. take a look behind me. you can see massive icicles. water frozen over and this brutal cold is not going anywhere any time soon. this morning a bitter polar plunge is sweeping across the midwest. take a look at this. the frigid weather coating this ship in ice as it makes its way off lake superior. in michigan whiteout conditions making visibility near zero. in minnesota quick thinking motorists springing into action after a woman's suv plunged into this traffic cam showing those good samaritans helping her to safety. with even colder air on the way temperatures 30 degrees below normal. nearly a third of the country will dip below zero this week. >> can this be dangerous? >> absolutely it can be dangerous so thinking mostly about frostbite and hypothermia. both of which can be very dangerous to life and limb. >> reporter: authorities in new york investigating whether a snowplow caused two boys to become trapped in a snowbank as they were building a fort. one died. the other recovering in the hospital. officials say in this kind of weather it is very important to