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bringing our neighbors to the north and south to the table. canadian prime minister justin trudeau visiting mar hag go last night. -- mar-a-lago. mexican president claudia sheinbaum speaking with trump within hours of his initial threat. it's all about combating the border crisis. incoming border czar tom homan is here on that. and after an incredible postelection month, why so far markets are not rattled by any of this. but nurse, fox -- first, fox on top of the holiday season kicking in from shoppers stepping out to travellessler s getting out and americans drinking out from that wickedwet. we are tracking the deals, the delays and the disturbances that are just the beginning of a record-breaking season still to come. ♪ ♪ jackie: welcome, everyone, i'm jackie deangelis in for neil cavuto, this is "cavuto live,"

and we begin with the dangerously cold temperatures blasting nearly 200 million americans this morning. wind chills getting as low as -30 in some parts of the united states. adam klotz has the forecast. adam: hey, jackie. yeah, absolutely right, cold air a big story over the next couple of days, so it is going to linger a little while. early this morning, how about 0 degrees, that's the feels-like temperature in chicago, -8 up in minneapolis. this is the direction that cold air is spilling in, actually running over some relatively warm lakes, the great lakes, picking up lake effect snow and we have seen in some cases feet of snow just since yesterday. that is continuing to to come down. some of the really big numbers largely there off of lake erie, but lake michigan also seeing big numbers. 30 inches, fairly widespread, ohio, pennsylvania, new york, some of those areas are seeing a ton of snowfall. we're going to continue to see some of these advisories, lake effect snow, winter weather

advisories across this region as the cold air continues to pig over the warm -- pick up over the warm lakes. even if you're not seeing lake effect snow, you're probably seeing colder temperatures. this is now tomorrow morning, so these overnight lows are going to be chilly and press deep into the south. 14 degrees early tomorrow morning in chicago. look at memphis, down at freezing. atlanta by the time to you get into monday, 29 degrees. dallas, 37 degrees. and it just pushes deeper and deeper all the way into tuesday. by the time tuesday morning rolls around, 24 degrees in atlanta. we've got a whole bunch of concern along the gulf coast. we're freezing. jackie, this is -- thanksgiving's over and, boy, it's really filing like winter here the next couple of days. jackie: it sure is. adam klotz, thank you so much. let's get to this, this rush to get out before more of this wicked weather moves in. tomorrow, of course, will mark the busiest day of the week at the airports as a some folks are trying to return home. to travel expert bobby laurie on

what to expect. great to have you. record-setting travel and, ultimately, we've seen some disruptions not only from weather, but at the airports as well. they always tell you pack your patience, but give me something more than that, please. a tip. >> a tip would be to leave early even if your flight is not until later in the day because we did see some delays. we saw some the day before thanksgiving in denver and also at newark airport, and that was due to air traffic control delays, about 90 minutes there just before thanksgiving. but on those two days leading up to thanksgiving we saw about 2.6 and 2.7 million people travel respectively, and we're looking at those numbers for tomorrow, the day where everyone heads back from their holiday just before they go back to work. so the tsa saying they're looking at about 3 million people they're expecting tomorrow. jackie: absolutely. and i guess one way to avoid the crunch would be to return home on monday if you had the flexibility. >> absolutely. it's also a lot cheaper as well.

tomorrow they're saying you're looking at the busiest time periods between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. i mean, lucky enough, we're not looking at too much weather around the country tomorrow, so weather shouldn't play into all of this. the hubs that the airlines operate out of should be moving nicely, so it falls on the airlines to see if they can keep the operation running. jackie: was there anything out of the ordinary? i know there were some disruptions because of fa a a staffing. we'll talk about that later in the show, but ultimately, it wasn't anything like we saw the summer of two years ago, for example. >> no, not at all. things moves a-- can moved along nicely aside if from denver and new york. if you did listen to the experts and you were driving along the east coast, if you decided to drive instead of fly, you did encounter all the rain, so you did see some traffic delays. but as it relates to the airport, things moved along pretty well. we did have that one hiccup over at american airlines with that stowaway that made their way to

paris. jackie: what did travelers experience if they were traveling for the holidays? i'm get -- guessing it wasn't an easy bill to foot. >> if you planned in advance, you didn't end up getting the highest fares. the best time to book a ticket is between 14-23211 days -- 21 days before you want to travel. that's when they're looking at inventory and deciding how to set the price to make sure that they fill seats before the flight takes off. once you get below those 14 days, the airline assumes you really need to go because you're looking to travel at the last minute, and that's you owe so the higher -- you see the higher bills. jackie: that's me. [laughter] thank you so much. great to see you, bobby laurie. from the mad dash to the airport to the rush at the stores, adobe analytics reporting americans spent more than $10 billion online this black friday. retail watcher hitha herzog with

me now. great to see you as well. talk to me about the mix that we're seeing with the online shopping and the in-store shopping, because we had some reporters who were out there saying foot traffic seemed up this year with. >> i think we definitely have that mix going on here, and i think really everything changed pre-pandemic versus post-pandemic. we got used to to scrolling on the sofa. i alls say if i can't buy something on apple pay, if i have to walk across the living room to get my credit card, it's not getting purchased. so i think we got very used to that. of we saw this increase in spending online. we also have things like after pay which people are able to buy something and pay out over the course of, you know, a couple months or so, or pay it off a. is so there are all these options that people can just spend online, but they also a want to go out. it's niece out. there was weather -- nice out. there was weather, but people want to be with others. jackie: yeah. here's one of my big pet peeves about online shopping, i saw

these black friday sales, so i purchased a few things and ultimately tracked those items, and on black friday they went down yet again. can i expect them to go down even more? i know it's a truncated shopping season, but how do you know when you're going to get the best price? >> a lot of these retailers offer price matching, so if you bought something somewhere and you want to go to a big box store, they usually will price match you. so how you will end up not spending the exact amount that you spent originally for that discounted price. whatever big box store that you're going to they'll give you the rest of that money. so you ultimately don't end up -- you end up spending less -- jackie: i know. but then you have to chase it. >> you do and that's annoying. however, if your really in on getting -- saving money and making sure you're getting the right price, this is one way to do it. jackie: which i am a. i will be looking for that a price match. let's talk about tariffs. some are warning you should stock up on things now before the tariffs kick in. ultimately, we don't know, that

won't be until the new year. should people be worrying about this stock-up mentality? >> no. the operative word is proposed, flight you saw the footage of justin trudeau over at mar-a-lago during thanksgiving. i think there are a lot of negotiations going on pre-inauguration that may be, you know, just talks that are happening. we have to really think about propose. i don't know -- the hysteria with price increases, etc., i understand. people do want to save money, but i think this is really just a long-term situation that a maybe we're not privy to every single conversation. but, yeah, i think for now we just need to kind of sit back and just, you know, be okay. jake yeah -- jackie: take a deep breath. i talk to a lot of people who say postelection they're just feeling more optimistic about things. friends who are out shopping, maybe spending more than they were planning. we've had restauranteurs on our show say aing that's a great sign because people are coming out to restaurants, and they are

feeling better about things. ultimately, do you think they're looking to 2025 with consumer optimism saying, you know what? president trump's going to come into office, it may take time, but he will turn things around. >> i'm going to give you a comparable. right now the median income, people are carrying about 14.6% credit card debt compared to their median n. now, it seems like a lot, right? but if you compare that to pictures of people running through the stores beating each other up. they actually carried more debt back then than they do now. also the savings rate is down. so what i'm looking at when we see numbers like record numbers of people shopping, the optimism is certainly there. i think the consumer hunkered down, they were very good. maybe they were worried about the state of the economy in the last couple of years, but now things are feeling a little bit better, and the numbers don't lie. when you have that sort of ratio to credit card debt to median income, that spells optimism.

jackie: yeah. i always tell viewers on the fox business network, you know, make sure -- if you can pay for it now, pay for it now. don't finance it if you don't have to. sometimes they try to get you, oh, pay for it in four installments. ultimately, it's not the best. >> it works for some if you're specific and being careful about what a you're spending and you know what your payouts are, that works, but ultimately, yes, you should be in the mindset that you pay your credit card off right away. and if that's what we're seeing with the consumers. jackie: responsible holiday cheer. >> exactly. jackie: great to see you. we'll leave it there. all right. let's get to the sit-down after trump's threatened tariffs, how this visit to mar-a-lago by the canadian prime minister went down. and will all of this help that incoming border czar tom homan is giving, after his visit to the border he's stopping here.

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jackie: welcome back. after a tariff tussle between president-elect trump and mexico, it appears his economic threat got canadian prime minister justin trudeau to mar-a-lago. mark meredith has the latest from west palm beach, florida. >> reporter: jackie, good morning to you. president-elect trump's threat to impose new tariffs on mexican and decade kwan products coming into the u.s. certainly generated strong reaction from the leaders of canada and mexico. and if as you mentioned, overnight we saw the canadian prime minister make his way down here for a surprise visit to the mar-a-lago to talk just about tariffs. >> prime minister -- [inaudible] productive meeting with the president-elect? >> it was a great conversation. >> reporter: a photo posted by senator-elect dave mccormick of pennsylvania shows prime minister trudeau at mar-a-lago, trump's nominee for the interior department and his incoming

national security adviser. neither the trump transition team nor trudeau's office let the media know what was happening. people around west palm beach have been taking cell phone videos because you don't usually see the canadian prime minister pop up in your hoe hotel -- low tell lobby with. we noticed a royal canadian air force vip jet was making it way down here. yes, it's normal for canadians to come down to florida, but we're not used to seeing somebody as high profile coming down unannounced. mexico's president believes the the trade war can be averted, but her country is a preparing for one just in case. they are trying to save lives with these tariff threats. >> it's heartbreaking, what's happening to our young people. so donald trump is the first president who's actually taking action here, and he's simply saying to china, to canada and mexico if you're a friend of the united states, if you're a friendly country, stop -- [laughter] you know, stop importing this

lethal drug into our country. >> reporter: we've seen lawmakers react in realtime all week ever since this tariff threat was announced, republicans getting onboard, democrats saying this is a dangerous game to play. jackie, on thanksgiving of all days we heard from president biden who urged trump to reconsider such an idea because he believes it could threaten the relationship with two close u.s. allies. jackie? jackie: yeah. but it was interesting to see the key players coming to the table. mark never 2keu -- meredith, thank you so much. meantime, president joe biden, as mentioned, spending a quiet weekend in nantucket, but he's speaking up when it comes to president-elect donald trump's tariff threats as we just mentioned. lucas tomlinson is traveling with the president and has the latest for us. hi, lucas. >> reporter: well, good morning, jackie. before qanta's prime minister -- canada's prime minister jumped aboard his jet, president biden was asked about those tariffs when he visited a firehouse on

thanksgiving here in nantucket. >> i hope he rethinks it. i think it's a counterproductive thing to do. you know, look, one of the things you've heard me say before, that we, we have an unusual situation. we're surrounded by the pacific ocean, the atlantic ocean and two allies, mexico and canada. the last thing we need to do is screw up those relationships. i think we've got them in a good place. jackie: >> reporter: the bidens have been vacationing here on nantucket for nearly 50 years, and i know what you're thinking, jackie, what other presidents have come here? ulysses s. grant in 1874 and chester arthur greatly ebbs pabded the u.s. navy. of nine others including jfk and fdr, although they say they actually didn't come ashore. i guess when you're inside territorial waters, i guess that

counts. last night the family attended the annual christmas tree lighting, no sign of the anti-israel protesters that followed biden here last year. many were wondering what hunter wants for karat. -- for christmas. biden took a question about the recent bomb threats to lawmakers and the incoming trump officials. >> reporter: any reaction to the bomb threats and s.w.a.t.ing attempts, mr. president, this week? the bomb threats against lawmakers and the s.w.a.t.ing attempts against -- [inaudible] >> [inaudible] >> reporter: unlike recent years, president biden will be heading back to washington tonight ahead of world aids day tomorrow and before he's off to angola. jackie? jackie: lucas tomlinson, thank you so much for that. good to see you. president-elect donald trump vowing to act quickly on the border crisis. how his incoming border czar, tom homan, plans to do it. he's here. then to the middle east where a

ceasefire between israel and lebanon is showing some cracks, but will it break?

>> let me be clear, there is going to be a mass deportation. because we just finished a mass illegal immigration crisis on the border. don't test the us. the nation wants a safe country. we've had enough crime in this country, illegal alien crime. it's time the to end it and stop it. jackie: tom homan vowing to move forward with donald trump's plans for mass deportations during a visit to the border this week. how's he manning to get that done? he joins us now, and it's great to have you -- planning to get that done? is let's talk about the call

that mexican president and the president-elect shared. now you've got a situation where you're combating this but also he's threatening tariffs. it could make it easier, harder, more complicated. >> well, look, president trump proved in the first administration tata he's going to hold mexico accountable. this is against the law in mexico, to traffic women and children, but they allowed it. it's illegal for them to transfer through i that country if they're not citizen, but they allowed it. they didn't want to do it, president trump threatened them with tariffs. we'ved had a massive, historic illegal immigration the last four years, and it's one of the biggest national security threats this country's ever seen. we've got over 2 million gotaways, a record number of people on the terror watch list. you're not paying attention to

the facts if you think it's zero. president trump's doing what he can to protect this country and our national security. he's doing the right thing. jackie: and you are down on the southern border with governor abbott in eagle pass witnessing it firsthand this particular week. you've got mayors across the country who are saying we're not going to work with you of. as a matter of fact, tom, we're going to make it as hard as possible for you to do your job and carry out these deportations. i know you've said that you'll put them in jail if you have to, but ultimately, you hope it doesn't get to that. how does this play out? >> well, look, here's what they need to understand, right? they don't want i.c.e. roaming through their neighborhoods and doing what they call mass sweeps and all this stuff other stuff. well, give me access to the jail. the sanctuary cities have locked us out, and law enforcement isn't allowed to work with us. give me access to the bad guy you locked in a jail cell because he's a public safety threat. that's' the person we want to talk to.

and when we do that, it's safe. it's safe for the officer and for the alien itself. but when you knowingly release them back into the community, i've got to put officers in your community which is a big danger to officers because now they're working on the bad guys' turf where they have access to who knows what weapons, it puts the community at greater risk of crime and violence, it puts the officer's safety at are ribsing -- risk and the alien's safety at risk. so give me access to the jail. if you don't, we've got to go into the community to find this person, and went we -- when we find him, he's probably with others x those others are going to come with us too. if you want to limit i.c.e.'s activity in the community, give me access to the jail. it's not a safety issue, it's a common sense issue. jackie: 40 how do you round up the gangs, tom? ultimately, this is a problem that's not just at the southern border, it's spread its tentacles pretty much everywhere. and you have said you want to get the tear lives and the criminals and get them out

first. >> exactly. president trump's been very clear. owl out of the gate we're concentrating on public safety threats and national security threats. and, again, i can't figure out why any elected official, mayor or governor, doesn't want public safety threats out of their community. if they don't want to do it, we're going to do it. tren de aragua, they're on notice. their days of committing crimes against u.s. citizens in this country are coming to an end. we're going to hunt them down, we're going to arrest is and deport them. and by doing that, we have certain law enforcement-sensitive systems i can't explain on this network, but we have ways of finding them. we're going to arrest them and lock them up. even if they're here and they have some parole standing, they're here on some sort of temporary allowance from the biden administration, there are conditions for release. and being a criminal violates those conditions for release. so we're going to lock them up and detain them until they see a judge. that's the plan right now. jackie: what do you make of the trip that the canadian prime minister made to mar-a-lago? >> good move, because president

trump's serious about tariffs on mexico. look -- mexico and canada. here's what people need to understand, after 9/11 a study was done by the federal government that shows terrorists entering this country are ten times more likely to come through can a -- canada than through mexico. they can afford to fly into canada that has lax immigration rules. and we know the illegal crossings on the canadian border in some sectors are up over 800%. president trump's doing the right thing. treat mexico and canada the the same way. they need to secure their borders as much as we need to secure ours. jackie: there was video circulating this week of a little girl in a pink jacket. she was 2 years old, and i know that it brought many people to tears to see still as we're sitting here unaccompanied minors coming across the border, human trafficking, all kinds of problems that deal with children specifically. we're not even talking about the drugs and the gangs and the violence that's coming into this

country. you know, you sit there and think about the democrats and they always say that they care about people and they care about children and yet they see the same images. they've allowed this to happen, tom. >> this is exactly why i take this so seriously. exactly why for four years i've been screaming about the southern border. i've said over and over again this is the biggest humanitarian crisis we ever had on the southern border. that's why i get emotional when i testify in front of congress, get emotional on this network, because children die almost every day on that border. 31% of women get sexually assaulted. open borders are what causes death. a quarter million people die from fentanyl overdose under this administration. we've got 4,000 illegal immigrants half died, a record number of my grants and u.s. citizens dying because of the open border. 90% less people were coming under president trump. how many women weren't being sexually assaulted, how many children weren't dying? how many terrorists doesn't make

it into this country? president trump's policies were humane. the biden open borders policy is the most inhumane thing i've ever seen. they're killing americans at record numbers, aliens at record numbers and caused the biggest national security vulnerability i've seen in this nation. i'm glad they showed that video. my heart breaks for that little girl, but i've held dead and dying children. i've talked to girls as young as 9 years old that were raped multiple times by cartel members. we're going to show that to everybody or, we're going to be very transparent so people understand why we have to do what we're doing. jackie: one of the arguments that the left makes is if you start deporting people, we're going to have a labor shortage here in this country, that essentially everything hinges on the illegals that are here. now, that's not necessarily true because four years ago when trump shut the border down we had enough legal immigrants to do the jobs we needed, and the economy certainly didn't hit a stand still. as a matter of fact, when they come here illegally, they don't

get permits to work wright away because they won't -- right away because they won't be paying taxes. they love using that argument, oh, everything's going to shut down as soon as you start taking people out, but that is not true. >> as i've testified many times in front of congress, congress, do your job. do your job and make sense of our immigration laws. when you cause a crisis as big as you've caused the last four years that overwhelms the border patrol where most agents are pulled off their security details that's when the fentanyl comes off, that's when women and children die. so if youen want to nix -- fix it, congress, do your job. but until then, we're going to enforce the laws enacted by the congress, signed by the president, and we're not going to be apologetic about it. we need to secure the border and save lives. jackie: tom, great to see you. thank you so much for your time. >> thanks for having me. jackie: we're going to explore the political impact of all of this in the next hour, but first, to the maiding east where the ceasefire -- middle east,

where the ceasefire deal may be showing signs of cracking. and we're also stay thing on top of areas like erie, pennsylvania, buried under snow. a live report from the ground coming up.

jackie: the ceasefire between israel and hezbollah now in its fourth day, but both sides are claiming violations. stephanie bennet has the latest. >> reporter: hey, jackie. yeah, both sides throwing violation accusations at each other, but it is still a very tense situation over in the middle east. let's dive into some of the developments over the last 24 hours. now, again, today the israeli military, they say that they struck hezbollah weapon smuggling sites along syria's border with lebanon. there was no immediate comment from syrian authorities or hezbollah. then thursday, earlier this week, the idf said its forces fired artillery and carried out airstrikes existence targets in

southern lebanon after spotting what they claim was activity at a weapons facility there. and vehicles also a arriving in several wares concern areas which it claims breached the ceasefire. despite these sporadic episodes, the ceasefire appears to be holding. but to reiterate the terms, representatives from the u.s., france and the united nations will monitor the situation. israel will withdraw troops from lebanon within 60 days, and hezbollah will keep its fighters out of an area mostly between lebanon's border with israel and the litani river. meanwhile, despite warnings, thousands of residents have already started to return home only to find everything completely destroyed as you can see there. more than a million lebanese and tens of thousands of israelis have been displaced. now, go over to gaza where fighting continues there as well, and we're not any closer to the a ceasefire deal between israel and hamas. palestinian medics say at least

40 palestinians were killed over the last couple of case of strikes, many of those died in a refugee camp. and within the last few hours, we are also getting reports that an israel ally strike the on a car killed five people including allegedly three employees of the food charity world central kitchen. the israeli military claims that vehicle was carrying a militant involved in the hamas attack on october 7th. now, jackie, back here in london there are planned pro-palestinian and also counter-protests that will be are taking place today and also tomorrow. we're going to be keeping a close eye on that as well. back to you. jackie: stephanie bennet, thank you so much for that. as the ceasefire deal appears to be cracking at least a little bit, where is this all heading next? author of the new book, "preparing for world war iii: a global conflict that redefines tomorrow," retired u.s. army lieutenant colonel bob maginnis joins us now. i want to get your take on this.

the ceasefire appears to be intact at least for now but, ultimately, the sparring isn't a great sign that it could see 60 days, is it? >> yeah, jackie. we've seen this for decades and decades. certainly, the 2006 fight was ended with u.n. resolution 1701 is. it's almost identical to what we're seeing today. 60 days, a cool-off period. hezbollah has to move north of the litani river, 20 miles from the border, and, of course, israel has to extract itself from southern lebanon where it's been. i think there's a host of issues going on. certainly, for the israelis it's war weariness, quite frankly, you know? they've got the fight going in gaza, they've been attacked twice by iran directly, they have the houthis causing problems and, of course, they're getting problems out of syria. and so what they've done here recently over the last, you know, 14 months, the israelis,

is they've can diminished the leadership of hezbollah which, of course, is hurting iran's proxy war against israel. they've diminished significantly their arsenals of drones and rockets and missiles. and, of course, the infrastructure which are mostly underground tunnels that are all south of the litani that are facing israel. there are a host of issues going on here. i don't expect it to last all that long into the future at least at an intense level because then israelis are tired of this. but they've got to to defend es. jackie: absolutely. they're fighting on multiple fronts here. but i'm wondering what you think this says about iran being that hezbollah and hamas, they're iranian proxies and an incoming trump administration who has said it will be very tough on iran, it will go back to the a maximum pressure campaign. the fact that hezbollah would even agree to set a ceasefire, to me, indicates that iranians are also saying, you know what?

we should back you have off a little too. >> well, you know, it's a calculation. they're concerned that jcpoa, of course, is dead under trump, and they're going to get more sanctions. and that, obvious, the u.s. is going to up its -- of course, the u.s. is going to up its ante perhaps militarily in the region which is going to stop more of those so-called ballistic missiles and drones that that iran would like to toss at israel. all of these factors and mostly the unknown aspect of mr. trump's unpredictability is causing the ayatollah in tehran to really be cautious. now, my if concern is that china and russia are going to have a role here. of course, they're align with iran -- aligned with iran. they're helping the houthis to make the red sea more dangerous and, of course, they're helping assad in damascus. so they're not going to abandon hezbollah for now, but they're going to resupply and eventually we'll get back in a few years to much the same threat that was

posed, you know, 14 months ago by hezbollah. and, unfortunately, i'm hoping that we end this terrible situation many gaza -- in gaza with a meaningful outcome that protects not only the remaining people there, but, you know, brings peace to the southern part of israel. jackie: and, of course, there are many who are still praying for their loved ones and hoping for the return of the hostages as well, so a lot to get to in the new year with. lieutenant colonel, we so appreciate your time. thank you for being here. >> thank you, jackie. have a great day. jackie: you too. you heard tom no han -- hohmann's response as some democrat-run cities are vowing to fight president trump's mass deportation effort. what do voters say? but first, stew leonard on how to keep grocery costs down. lowe's knows when it comes to the holidays... everything has to be seamless. save on lg's first ever zero-clearance refrigerator

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jackie: a new administration is bringing in new questions for evs, but they're a hit at the los angeles international auto show. fox business' max gorden is there. hi, max. >> reporter: hey, jackie. welcome to the l.a. auto show where you can sit behind the wheel of a whole range of electric vehicles including this one, the volkswagen id buzz. it's the rei invention of the -- reinvention of the the iconic micro bus. it's cool, it's flashy, it's hitting dealerships right now and it's also a little pricey, starting at just under 600 grand. there are cheaper -- 60 grand. recently, evs have seen softening sales. the existing charging infrastructure remains a concern for potential buyers, plus president-elect donald trump campaigned against ev mandates and has threatened to repeal the $7500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles.

meanwhile, the state of california the largest market for evs mt. country is going the opposite direction -- in the country. by 2035, every new car and light truck sold in the state will need to be zero emission with sales regulations on zero emission vehicles starting to crank up by the 2026 model year. and many manufacturers are still speeding ahead with hyundai unveiling their three-row electric suv before this year's los angeles auto show. we talked to ed lowe, head offeredtorial at motor trend, to get his take. >> we still believe evs are inevitable, it's just how long it's going to take to get there. and the reason is that the technology, the efficiency, the complete lack of emissions at least on the tailpipe end, it's too compelling. >> reporter: meanwhile, there's still a wide range of traditional internal combustion vehicles here at the a. l.a. auto show. so while electrics might be grabbing headlines, consumers are is still turning toward gasoline engines while they

still can. jackie, back to you with. jackie: max gorden, thank you. all right, well, the holiday season is kicking off and it's not only gifts that shoppers are looking for this weekend, our next guest is expecting a rush op on christmas tree sales all day today. stew leonard jr. is coming up. ♪ so have yourself a merry little christmas -- ♪ have yourself a merry little christmas -- ♪ so have yourself a merry little christmas night ♪ ♪ ♪

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jackie: welcome back. 'tis the season to spend. americans expected to shell out $902 on average this year for gifts, food, connect rations. i stew leonard's ceo is outside his christmas tree lot in norwalk, connecticut, and he says this typically is the busiest day of the year. stew, it's always great to see you. what kind of foot traffic are you seeing? because people are definitely ready to move on from the turkey to the christmas trees. >> that's exactly right, jackie. the turkey's done, it's over, and everybody wakes up and goes, oh, my gosh, there's three, pour weeks til christmas now. so they want to run out and get the tree. we sold 10,000 trees yesterday. it was incredible. because there was a shorter selling window this year with. so people are rushing out right now to get their trees and, jackie, you know, we're also noticing there seems t some joy among our customers. they feel a little better right now. i think the economy, they feel

better about it. stock market and so forth. so they're opening up their wallets and purses here, and they're spending this year. jackie: i was going to ask you, because the inflation problem itself isn't 1000% cured concern 100% cured. the pce came in slightly higher than expected so, ultimately, you know, you wonder what is driving people right now. do you think it's optimism for a trump administration, a new economic policy to drive things for the future? >> well, jackie, it definitely is. and i would say one thing, i don't know where the money -- i mean, aye been hit with all extra costs here at stew leonard's right now from even bringing our christmas trees down from canada. you know, you need an extra the driver on the truck now because of some government regulations. so transportation costs are 50% higher to get one of these trees from canada down here. i don't know how you're going to lower that unless fuel costs can come down. my labor rates have all gone up

at the store. i've had to pay our people more. at stew leonard's right now. look at all the people i have out here working today. i mean, there's a tremendous amount. so labor is up. i don't know how we can get labor costs down. certainly, i can't ask our team members to take a labor concession at all. jackie: yeah. >> we're giving them more money. so i don't know where these costs are going to come down in food in the future. jackie: stew, how was spending for the thanksgiving holiday? you and i spoke just a few days ago. you said the foot traffic was there, people were not taking discretionary items out of the cart, but at the end of the day, food prices are still high over the course of the last four years. i think people are looking for some of these energy costs to wring the pressure down, but as we're heading into christmas they're managing? >> yeah. well, you know what? one of the things i would mote about this thanksgiving is nobody wanted to cook at home. [laughter] they wanted our chefs at stew's

to prepare everything including myself. i was working right up til the end there and had to stick my turkey in the oven quick this year. i had all the sides, mashed poe today the toes, gravy, string beans, i had all that a done by the chefs at the store. that's what what a lot of people opted for this year. they wanted to spend more time with their family and maybe watch the new york giants get beat on thanksgiving day. jackie: what was your best selling item? >> well, you mean for thanksgiving? jackie: for food, yeah. >> oh, for food overall, what's really amazing over is our filet mignon is probably our number one item year round. people love that. and you know what? we're noticing a lot of customers are opting for prime meat if also, which is good. hey, jackie, christmas tree shopping, i don't know if you want me to talk about how to pick one out or not, but i'm

ready to go -- jack all right. give us a due story y'all in the last minute that we have here. >> the first thing when you walk in at christmas, know how high your ceilings are at home because most ceilings are 8 feet. most people buy a 9-party, and they can't fit it in their house. the second thing i'd recommend, buy from a -- pull a branch. see this? jackie: yes. >> pull this branch right here and then open up your hand and see how many needles are in it. this shows you how fresh the tree is. sometimes trees are cut a month ahead of time. we're getting fresh deliveries all the time. and get a fresh cut. that's what your tree looks like when you get it, right? jackie: right. >> and this is what it looks like when you get a fresh cut, and it drinks all this water -- jackie: like with flowers. you cut the ends off so they can take the water, and that's how you gretna amazing pine -- get that amazing spine need smell. stew, great to see you. >> come on over, look at this, what i got.

when you pick a christmas tree out, the one thing you want to do is have your family here. jackie: i mean, of course. amazing. >> my daughter and my three grandkids. you want to wave? jackie: amazing family, stew. you've done an amazing job. thank you for being here. >> hey, merry christmas. happy holidays to everybody. thank you, jackie. jackie: all right. from the shopping storm to the very real storms, snow and bitter cold temperatures closing in as americans start heading out. frontier airlines' ceo barry biffle on the mad dash to get home. but first, fox weather's mike seidell on the snow totals. mike? >> reporter: good morning, jackie. yes, the snow continues to pile up at an inch an hour. we'll show you how much we've had here many fredonia, and what about the big game tomorrow night between the bills and the 49ers e? that forecast too coming up as we wrap up thanksgiving weekend. ♪ run, run, rudolph, santa's gotta take it to town. ♪ santa, make him hurry --

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