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>> shop. >> a record number of americans expected to hit stores on this black friday, as retailers are hoping for a much needed boost this holiday shopping we'll take you out there live. plus, ohio's governor signing a bill that bans transgender students from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity. we're going to speak to one of the bill's sponsors and buckle up, everybody. an arctic blast is about to hit half the country, making traveling home this holiday weekend even more miserable we're following these major stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central it's the most wonderful time of the year, especially if you're looking for a good deal. we're grateful you're joining us this afternoon. i'm boris sanchez alongside jim acosta. jim, great to see you. happy holidays everybody. yeah. right now millions of americans are trying to have a happy holiday as they rush to malls or scrolling online. the

holiday shopping season kicking off with black friday. the national retail federation says it expects a record breaking 183 million people to shop between now and cyber monday, with about two thirds saying they plan to actually visit stores in person today. but there are concerns about inflation and how tariffs plan by president elect donald trump could impact the cost of everyday goods like the ones many americans plan on buying today. cnn's mina diersen joins us live from a mall in new jersey. mina, what are you seeing there right now? and is this on everybody's mind in terms of what these tariffs might do? what do they need to get all the shopping done now before these things kick in well you know this is a very busy day here actually. >> and i think, you know in-person shopping is back is what we're seeing today as far as if tariffs are in people's minds. you know, this people have been dealing with inflation for a few years. but this holiday season is shaping up to be a little healthier. people are projected to spend around $900 this holiday season

on gifts, food things like that. but shoppers here are telling us, you know, they are looking for deals. they are you know, trying to keep their money a little more conservative. they're trying to take advantage of what might be out there today. so we spoke with a couple of people in the mall today. i think we can, you know, show you a little of some of what they said to us we came for the deals because we're trying to save money. what did you find? good deals. >> yeah, we actually bought a lot. yeah, we spent a good amount today. >> what kind of stuff did you guys get? >> we got clothes. we got makeup, we got hair products. >> how much money do you guys think you spent so far? >> oh, about like 600. >> we went out at 5 a.m. to go to kohl's, and we were able to get there. >> um walk away? yeah. give away and then we just came here afterwards. that's one of the many reasons we want to come out today. >> you know, just trying to find a good deal, especially for larger. >> we have larger families. >> so, you know, one gift adds up for for a family member yes. >> so you know, shoppers

didn't talk to us specifically about being afraid about tariffs, but they are looking for deals. and, you know, many said to us, you know, they're here in person because they really like the experience of being in the mall. and that's something we heard really from younger shoppers. younger shoppers are actually projected to be some of the most active today. you know, in a recent survey, 89% of those 18 to 24 said that they did plan on shopping today, whether that be, you know, online or over this weekend in person. um, and consumers are looking out for deals in a number of big categories. we saw people buying you know, some of these hot gift items, whether that's for themselves or for their loved ones. beauty clothes gift cards, food as well as, you know, some electronics and items that actually may be affected by those tariffs. you know, game consoles, things like that, that may you know, may see price increases after inauguration day. if those tariffs do go into effect, eager for some deals before potential tariffs. >> mina dawson, thank you so much for the reporting. let's dig deeper now with consumer

spending analyst and chief research officer for h squared research, hitha herzog. thank you so much for being with us. a record number of people are planning to go shopping today. >> does that give you an indication of consumer sentiment about how folks are feeling about the economy yeah, it's really interesting boris. >> so i'm looking at what people have been spending overall back in october and then looking at what they are carrying on their credit cards so i was looking at a study from bank of america looking at what consumers are spending on their credit cards and their debt. >> in the aggregate data it looks like it dropped off in october by about 0.9%. >> so that means that they are either the consumers either cutting back or ramping up for this holiday season. the same thing happened right before we had a amazon prime day. so it's kind of a pattern that we're seeing the consumer adhere to also, this is another thing with credit card debt. >> the consumer is carrying

about 14.6% overall here in the united states. >> sounds like a lot, but this is actually a figure that's been the lowest since 22,001. >> so i do wonder, given that there have been some less than stellar earnings reports and details coming out about earnings reports from major retailers, i'm thinking of that snafu with macy's also not great numbers from target. how much does a big holiday shopping season represent for these major retailers? >> well, of course i didn't expect you to be out at five in the morning in that taylor swift line over at target. >> but let me tell you something. if anyone is going to be carrying the target earnings into next quarter, it's going to be taylor swift and her fans. >> they were lining up in droves trying to find that elusive book for the eras swift tour, which i think is ending this today. or maybe tomorrow. i'm self-admittedly not a swiftie, but i do like her music. so you were seeing a lot of people lining up there. i

think it happens. it really comes down to what the product offering is at these retail stores and what people are doing online. again, the consumer is feeling better about itself. so everyone is going out. it's just a matter of how much credit card debt and debt they want to carry. going into january and beyond. >> yeah, i appreciate that. >> taylor swift disclaimer lest we draw the ire of some of the swifties online i want to ask you about the looming threat of tariffs. how significant do you think an impact these promised tariffs from president elect trump could have for consumers? do you anticipate this is going to change shopping habits in a dramatic way? >> well there's one thing that we need to think about, and that's proposed tariffs. also i think people need to know that these tariffs are reviewed every four years. and in may of 2024, biden actually reviewed those tariffs. these were proposed from or they were implemented by trump four years

ago in section 301. and biden actually kept them the same. if not increased them to protect border security. so this is something that we see presidents do often. it's a review process that happens. i know people are when you see an increase or proposed tariffs of up to 60%, it seems like it's looming and scary but just wanted to shine some light on what is actually happening. this is what presidents do every four years is they review this process in section 301. >> but it's been a long time since any president has vowed a 25% tariff on allies like mexico and canada. >> and it's so concerning to some experts that they've advised that consumers should consider buying certain important items now, in anticipation of these terrorists potentially making those products more expensive in the future. things like appliances and consumers do you think that's a good idea again, we've lived with these tariffs for the

last four years, and from what i've seen, other than grocery prices from inflation, people really haven't responded that much. >> again, i'm talking about inflation prices. when that impacted groceries people got very upset and that was very upsetting. but we've lived with pretty high tariffs for the last four years. so that's something that um, while, you know again, these numbers seem looming and it seems scary. and i'm not saying that, you know, all all consumers are not price sensitive to that. but this is something again, i want to reiterate that each president does every four years. so this is something that that that happens every, you know, every time a president or new president comes, comes into office, we hope that consumers don't wind up bearing the brunt of those tariff threats. >> hitha herzog, we appreciate the time. thanks for joining us. >> thanks so as president elect donald trump makes that big bet on tariffs, you have to wonder if that gamble is actually going

to pay off for americans pocketbook. >> yeah that's a big question a big part of trump winning back the white house was his campaign promise to tame inflation. but top economist warren has pledged to slap hefty tariffs on key u.s. trading partners. will lead to higher prices. cnn political commentator shermichael singleton joins us now shermichael what's the strategy for republicans when it comes to defending these tariffs? if they come in, if the prices go up jim, i think the president elect is going to utilize this as a negotiating tactic you look at what's happening with canada and justin trudeau. >> he stated a couple of days ago that he had the opportunity to speak with trump. they had a great conversation. they're going to figure out a way to meet in the middle somehow. the president of the european union stated that they're considering switching gas supply from russia to the u.s. to avoid tariffs. and i would imagine after trump's conversation with the president of mexico, the the newly elected president of mexico is also likely to figure out a way to work with the u.s., particularly on the immigration front to avoid trump's tariffs

and so, while i think it's a bit alarming i suspect that many of our allies will figure out ways to work with the united states to avoid these things, to sort of deliver what the president elect is asking for shermichael to that point about an adjustment in policy on migration from mexico. >> one of the reasons that we've seen the number of undocumented migrants crossing into the united states go down is because during the biden administration, mexico made certain efforts to prevent caravans and other folks from getting to the southern border with the united states. but we saw in that call, or at least in the response to the call from trump and some of his allies, they try to take credit for president claudia sheinbaum agreeing to effectively close the border because of his tariff threat, when she actually denies even saying that. what do you make of that discrepancy i think it's politics, boris i think it's politics as usual. >> i think the president elect is going to do what he can to to take credit. i get it, i

understand. i would love to see however, the newly elected incoming trump administration working with the newly elected president of mexico to figure out how do you tackle some of these migrant issues not only within the country of mexico, but within some of the countries that these individuals are fleeing? a lot of it is because of violence and because of drugs. so can we sort of see a cross border partnership that will allow some of the government officials there locally to combat some of the criminal gangs and cartels and to also root out corruption within some of the government. i think if you focus on that maybe a 4 to 8 year plan, then you can overall see a net reduction in migrants wanting to come to to the u.s. writ large. this isn't an immediate thing, but i think putting forth the policies to move in that direction would overall benefit all countries involved. >> and cnn political commentator bakari sellers he also joins us now. hey, bakari what do you make of all of uh, you know, these these arguments going back and forth over what

trump exactly is up to with this tariff talk? i mean the president of mexico had almost completely different take as to how that call went down. i mean, what do you think well, there are a few things the first is that this is typical trump bluster. >> um, do nothing tweet about it. fox news segment everybody praises you for something you didn't do. um, my good friend shermichael was talking about comprehensive policy, uh, between mexico and the united states. i mean, i think he would be excited to know, like many of us that there is a comprehensive policy between mexico and the united states, right now and that comprehensive policy as well as other countries coordinated effort, because usually mexico is the place where those individuals emerge through our certain southern border. uh, but that comprehensive policy has led from, uh, november from december of 2023 to november of 2024 to a 75% reduction. i mean president sheinbaum actually laid that out for donald trump in her statement and response. but we can't chase every tweet

for the next four years. uh, we can't chase every single thing. hair on fire by donald trump. it's bad economic policy for tariffs. people don't believe that he's going to do it. they're kind of saying, wait and see. he's using it as leverage. but as soon as he as soon as he engages in putting tariffs on goods, those are taxes in people's pockets. inflation will go up and people will see what they voted for to that point. >> bakari, i was just speaking to a consumer spending expert who seemed to say that people have learned to live with some of the tariffs that trump installed and that president biden kept on after trump's first administration. are you concerned that, uh ultimately americans will live with certain higher prices in exchange for less immigration? as one republican congressman told us on the air the other day no in fact, i think the voters said the they want both and right. >> they don't want they don't want either or they want lower prices and less illegal

immigration. he has to figure out how to tackle both that's what the voters spoke for. and i think people, um, people sometimes misunderstand what tariffs are or why that's a cost in your pocket. they think that it's a retaliatory tool, which it is. but they also think it's punishment for a singular country with a particular good but there's no such thing as a wholly american made car, for example general motors. they actually use, um, materials and goods that are manufactured in china. and canada. and so what does that do that drives up the cost of cars here in the united states? it's going to hit your pockets. you combine that with taking more migrants out of our labor force, the cost of goods, the cost of services, uh, the shortage of work. uh, what we're going to see all of those, and we're going to feel it for the next 18 to 24 months. >> bakari shermichael appreciate the perspectives. thanks so much for joining us, and happy thanksgiving. >> happy holidays guys. good to see you guys happy leftover day. >> happy leftover day i'm excited. >> i've already had mine. >> i can feel it.

>> thanks so much. still ahead this hour on cnn news central a tested truce. israel and hezbollah accusing each other of ceasefire violations. we're going to look at the lingering concerns that could upend this deal. plus, ohio's governor signing a law limiting bathroom use by transgender students. we're going to speak to one of the bill's co-sponsors and brace yourself, an arctic blast of heavy snow and frigid temperatures impacting millions of americans this holiday weekend. >> we're tracking just how cold it will get and where that's ahead to 30 years. >> i've been saying publicly what people are saying to themselves. >> i have enough money. i could just shut up. you know i just i can't carp. >> now streaming on max. >> if you're shopping for a home realtor. >> com's real commute tool lets you find homes close to work school, even grandma's house. >> don't all apps do that? >> not really. >> trust the number one app. real estate professionals

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portable rocket launcher on the move. both sides have accused the other of breaching terms of the cease fire agreement in recent days. the israeli military also put out a new warning today, urging lebanese civilians not to move south to more than 70 villages, citing safety concerns. joining us now cnn military analyst, retired u.s. army major general spider marks. general, always good to see you. thanks for being on with us this afternoon. let me ask you about this, because this this cease fire it seems tenuous. let us know what you think. both sides accusing the other of individual breaches of the cease fire. an israeli offi unilateral military action ithi >> yeah anytime you have a cease fire, the mo difficult thing, then, is sustaining that. and we're seeing that right now. we should not be surprised at all by what we're seeing. um, and this will continue, i can guarantee you and there will be a narrative on both sides that the other

side is to blame for it but this is extremely difficult. you look at the scope of the operations that took place going forward. then there's a 60 day period. now, jim where they have to withdraw those israeli forces back down to the blue line, which is the internationally recognized border with lebanon, about 20 miles south of the litani river. that is always incredibly difficult because as israelis do, that you're in a quote movement posture. you're not administrative, but you become a target. there will be resistant pockets that will continue to engage. and the israelis are going to respond very, very aggressively. we're going to see more of what we just saw over the last 24 hours. >> absolutely. the idf claims it struck 12,000 hezbollah targets, killing more than 2500 operatives. what is hezbollah this cease fire breaks down and we see a resumption of hostilities?

>> yeah. not to be flippant the hezbollah fighters are they can expect to be punished quite severely by the israelis. look, hezbollah does not have a chain of command that exists kind of a central command figure. so what you have is individual individual sections. if you will, that are going to continue this fight as best they can irrespective of the cease fire. they're not going to recognize the cease fire. so we're going to see more of this absolutely. i can't really describe for you what their expectations are other than to try to inflict a little bit of pain on the israelis, which i think they'll be able to do, but it will not be proportionate to the pain that they'll feel. >> and president biden says the deal is meant to lead to a permanent cessation of hostilities. we'll see if that happens, obviously. but what needs to happen for this deal to lead to some kind of a lasting truce? are you optimistic no i'm not. >> the sad thing is, look, we've had u.n. forces in southern lebanon for years.

they were essentially effective. you know, they're feckless. they're there's no efficacy in anything that they do. i could easily define them as lack of professionalism so you have to paint me very skeptical in terms of what the a third party will look like. and i can't imagine it would be anything other than the un. let's be frank, those are money making operations for the nations that participate right? but i can tell you that there isn't necessarily going to be any long term peace until, as the israelis have tried to do, you can really make hezbollah ineffective. look there is what we call an irreducible minimum. jim that means you're still going to have kernels of resistance that will that will continue to try to spread. so it's not going to get much lower than where it is right now. but the israelis will try as hezbollah picks up their head and engages with the idf and launches rockets into israel, both sides have to be

conscious of the fact you can't move back into southern lebanon too quickly, and you can't move back into those abandoned towns in in the the golan and there were some hopes that the cease fire would put the region on a path to peace. >> but prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the cease fire will allow the israelis to focus on other fronts. what more does israel have to accomplish in gaza militarily yeah the deal is any any cease fire or change in the in the what we're seeing right now in, in gaza, the solution to that goes through tehran that now tehran is now the center of gravity for all things that israel views in terms of its fight against these proxies. >> it has now turned into a fight against tehran hezbollah and hamas have been decreased sufficiently. they could again pop back up. they've been decreased sufficiently and clearly what tehran has done by

forcing hezbollah into a cease fire, and that's what they did in other words, we've gotten enough pain. let's stop the killing is tehran has created the conditions for their own maximum pressure that the idf will continue to apply against tehran and elsewhere. and iran, it's not surprising at all. they can reduce the amount of effort they, the israelis, can reduce the amount of effort that they're going to apply in southern lebanon and elsewhere in lebanon and in gaza, and they can focus more. um, i think strategically against tehran both diplomatically and militarily. >> all right major general spider marks, thanks as always. we appreciate it. >> thank you. jim happy thanksgiving brother happy thanksgiving to you too. >> happy holidays. coming up, ohio's governor signs off on legislation to put to limit which bathrooms transgender students can use. we'll talk to a state lawmaker who sponsored a house version of the measure that's coming up cnn heroes, an all star tribute

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version of this bill. sir, thank you so much for sharing part of your holiday weekend with us. first, i just want to students are there in ohio. how many people will be affected by this >> thanks for being thanks for having me on today. >> boris, it's great to be with you. the answer to that question i'm not sure that we know. i've never heard statistics brought to me about that. certainly. this is a bill that wants to protect all students, as it's entitled. >> and in ohio, i think we want that's that's the message we want to protect all of our young students. >> i think what we've heard from critics is, is that this is a law that is a solution in search of a problem. they have a hard time finding specific incidents in ohio where students have been hurt because they've had to share a bathroom with a trans person. do you know of any such incidents? >> yes and so that's a great question because during the committee process, we did hear people come in and share their stories that they've they've

had and of course, the riveting testimony of riley gaines, who came to ohio to testify about what she has experienced in a college locker room. and then of course, there's the whole issue of of cancel culture. and i believe that that's real in ohio. and it's a real around the world. and and yes, there are some people that experience these kinds of things in a locker room or in a restroom, but they're afraid to say something about it because they don't want to be canceled. >> did you also hear testimony from transgender students that might have described how this would impact them absolutely there was a lot of testimony on both sides and everyone very passionate about the side that they were coming to committee to testify about and so, yes, i think that it's important for us to be compassionate, to those affected by this. >> but it's also important that we be real. and i think that this is a law now in ohio that is seeking both those things, compassion and reality. >> so what about the concerns

of transgender students who feel that it's a difficult time for them to find privacy when when they have to use a bathroom for a gender that they don't identify with, it can trigger harassment in some cases. what did you say to those folks? >> yeah i mean, certainly the concern there is real i understand that. and so i think that there may be the the practical offshoot of this legislation is that there will probably be more construction of single use restrooms across ohio and k-12 buildings and in colleges and universities and so that, that, that issue will continue to be there. but but then there's also the point that in ohio, we passed a bill that said that we were not going to allow chemical castration or gender mutilation surgery anymore and for for those under the age of 18. and so i think that that will become less of an issue over time. >> i also wonder, sir, about how this is going to be enforced. how are a school

officials going to prove that a person is using the bathroom of their gender assigned at birth this is this is going to be an issue that i think we as a legislature are saying that local school, you decide how to enforce this, but my recommendation would be that when someone comes to me as the principal and says, so-and-so is using the bathroom and they're not supposed to be in there, that's then i'm going to talk to that student. >> i'm going to give them a warning and if they continue to do that, there's going to be progressively progressive discipline and and so you're not going to start right off the bat suspending somebody for somebody like that but but it's not the intent of this legislation to tell school districts how to enforce this. and certainly they're not going to be posting somebody outside of every restroom. they're going to decide how to deal with it in a way that is best for their local school. >> you bring up something that's interesting in this legislation. it does not spell out an enforcement mechanism.

obviously, you had a suggestion for how certain schools might handle it but does it concern you that leaving it up to the schools potentially creates a situation where you may get very different approaches, even some that undercut what you're intending to happen with this law? depending on administrators? >> sure and that happens all the time. and we pass a law in columbus and the governor signs it. and we allow various agencies, villages townships, counties to decide how to enforce it or how to deal with that. and so we do believe in local control in ohio, and we want, to the extent possible, to allow that to continue. but but we are saying and the governor signed off on this, that, that we are not going to we're going to protect our young people. and that's the real purpose. and intent of this bill is protection and safety. >> ohio state representative adam bird, we have to leave the conversation there. look forward to potentially continuing it when this bill impacts students

looking forward to it that will take place 90 days from wednesday. >> i think it's in february. and so we'll know a little bit more then. but looking forward to the opportunity to talk to you again about how we want to protect kids in ohio. >> thank you again sir. stay with cnn news central. we'll be right back you ready? >> yeah. i can't wait. i would imagine it's hot in these robes. >> you know what they say. >> safety third. i'm not trying to be confrontational. i'm trying to be conversational there it is. >> wherever i go, they always ask where's waldo? >> you found me. remember who's waldo sometimes it takes someone who really knows you to make you feel seen. >> gifts that say i get you. >> etsy has it. >> consumer cellular is lowering the price for those 50 and up. get two unlimited lines for $30 each. that's just

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of snow. unbelievable. yeah. >> believe it or not, it's just as cold in some parts of the south. nearly 15 million people from texas to south carolina are facing freeze watches. let's take you to the cnn weather center now with meteorologist elisa raffa alyssa, just how cold is it going to get and where like everywhere, we're looking at those freezing cold temperatures getting as far south as the gulf coast and the reason why we're going to have so much snow is because that cold air is coming over very warm lakes. >> this is the lake effect snow machine pumping through the weekend. you can see that snow coming off of all of the great lakes here. we're very concerned going into the weekend off of lakes erie and ontario because a lot of that snow that's where we could get some of that several feet but if we're looking at some of the interstates i-94, i-196 up near grand rapids could have some problems here. these snow bands tend to be very localized. the snow can be pretty heavy and visibility could be pretty poor. that would definitely be the case along i-90 from cleveland over towards erie and

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