Last-minute Christmas shoppers made the best of Christmas Eve, as thousands of people flooded Colorado stores to pick up their final gifts before the holiday.

Thousands of people flocked to Chicago's State Street on Christmas Eve to grab last-minute gifts for the holidays.

The Capital City Mall was among the locations where many people sought out last-minute gifts. It is especially surprising that one of the first federal agencies to come under scrutiny from the incoming administration is one that has returned billions of dollars to many of the same consumers who were counting on leaders in Washington to look out for their wallets.

It's a winter wonderland at The Veranda in Concord as families spend Christmas Eve on the ice skating rink and on some last-minute shopping.

People hit the stores for last minute Christmas gifts.