>> she's a big star. stomach. police say the shooter then tried to finish him off with a few bullets to the brain. remarkably, his gun jams. >> male shot in the stomh. >> reporter: new orleans police have since arrested 21-year-old euric cain and charged him with attempted murder. the new surveillance video also shows people trying to help tulane university student peter gold after he was shot. even the young woman he e ved comes to and tries to crawl toward her good samaritan. that medical student s snt this holiday in the hospital, a place he would normally be working. we're told he's now in stable condition and his family says he

continues to improve. ryan owens, abc nene, dallas. > familyy in houston was extra thankful this holiday after two children were rescued from a carjacker. the brother and sister were sitting in their mother's truck in a gas station when is a a stranger jumped in and started driving away. mom and her sister chases after him. the kids were eventually put out in the street and scooped up by their mother and aunt. the driver unfortunately did get away. >> the holiday shopping season is officially under way. black friday got off to an early start with many shoppers across the country hitting the stores barely after thanksgiving dinner. while others are optinin to hunt for rock bottom bargains online. abc's rebecca jarvis has more. >> acrcrs the country, the d dls race is ofofcially on. best buy, toys "r" us, macy's, walmart, target and kmart all among the retailers officially open for business right now. >> i'd be slaving in the kitchen if it wasn't for this sale.

reporter: nearly 60% of americans, 136 million of us, planning to shop between tonight d sunday. the number crunchers cracking the shoppingngode, finding today and tomorrow, black friday, are two of the best days of the year for deals on electronics. but even those unwilling to brave the crowds can cash in because many of those top tech deals are also online. >> now, there's so many sales online that it's almost like, there's no point in actutuly being bombarded by other human beings in stores. >> reporter: still, some retailers are sitting out this year's early openings. staples, open the last two years on thanksgiving, will shut their doors completely for the holiday this year. the crowds are pouring into this best buy in chicago. the first person in line waited four hours in the rain. so, what's bringing everyone out to stores tonight? the 49-inch tv here for 149 bucks. rebecca jarvis, abc news, chicago. >> i'd like to know whahadeals she wants. i wonder what she's going after.

>> she gets exposed to so many deals and apps. >> but she's always generous and passes it on. >> does she? >> to our viewers. >> that't' true. >> got to always pass things on like this time of year. we are asked to take part in coat drives for those less fortunate to help them stay warm through the winter. >> a woman in hal fax, nova scotia has come up with a unique take on that idea. along with some friends and family, she decided to wrap the donated coats and jackets around street poleses they all hadad tata saying i am not lost. if you are stuck out in the cold, please take me to keep warm. >> the woman says wha w!s meant to be an anonymous gesture has gone viral. anan she was outed on social media. she says all that the attention makes her uncomfortable. she doesn't want the attention but she's glad that the coats on poles are inspiring others to give. >> a a what's great about thaha is, instead of going coat shop ong line in the next couple of

>> oh, kendis, no, no. >> where it's nice and warm. >> for the less fortunate. got to remind you again. but it's a nice gesture. so you know, people who really need a coat will g one, not people who are drunk and coming off the shihi late night. hey. > i'm not looking at you when i say that. >> i'm not coming off the shift. i might be drunk. >> coming up, shoppers beware while you're looking for those deals thieves are looking for your wallet. the thieves caught on camera argumenting shoppers and what you can do to stop them. >> the box oice battle happening this weekend. the films looking too g gner oscar buzz and rake in ikt sales had remember to find us on facebook. you can make history. you can be our 1 millionth like on facebook, wnnfans.com. >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age 50 to 85, this is an important message. so please, write down the number

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soere's t t deal. thth blimp had been flying over the macy's thanksgiving day parade and needed to refuel on its way back to the airport. uh-oh, the wind changed direction and blew it off course. the pilot said he knew he wouldndn make it back to thth aiaiort so he found an open space behind a cool and touched down safely. >> okay. >> heading to the malls this morning for black friday shoppi? millions of americans arereut not all of them to the shop. >> some of them you might say are looking to make a steal. theft, soars this time of year.

how not to become a victim. >> reporter: take a look at this surveillance video. do you see the thieves grab this watch again. two men acting as decoys. the woman using items in the store as covererhile she tries not once, but six times to snatch her wallet. >> these individuals tried many times to get this one purse. they did the unlatching. they went back, they did more distracting. and many attempts, and then they went for the kill. >> reporter: then, in full view the security camera, they go through her wallet, taking whatever they can. so, when you're in the store looking at something, the detective is going to show us how easy it is for them to grab your wallet without even knowing. it only takes a second if you just kind of look at a garment, you are just a little bit stracted. did you alrerey get it? >> get what? >> reporter: i really didn't think they got it. experts say the best way to avoid being a victim of pick cketing are to keep p y bags or purses zipped up and in front

keep your wallet in the bottom of the bag and use credit cards. most thieves are looking for that wad of cash. >> she's running. she has our stuff. >> reporter: thefts arouou home spiking,g,s well. deliveries stolen right off your porch. while police say you should never confront a thief on your own, there are some ways to make sure your christmas cheer isn't stolenen schedule your deliveries for a time when you're home, or send them to your office or ask a neighbor to collect them. hopefully, you can avoid having your christmasreath, along th everything else, stolen right from your front door. kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >> wow, what a scrooge there. stealing the christmas wreath. >> i know. that's a gcod tip to put your wallet at the bottom of y yr purse. so often we have it out. it is so easy. you saw how easy it was for her to have her wallet take. >> and what do we do as guys? put it in our front pocket. thank you. we did a story jusus yesterday on gma how turkey thefts are up,

but it goes beyond turkey thefts. people are sticking it down their pants. >> how big are t tir pants?s? >> they werelearly happy to see you. but -- >> oh, boy. >> but turkey thefts were up but also a lot of grocery store thefts are up bause of the self-cheheouts where you can go by and not necessarily put the more expensive item through the scanner. >> interesting. coming u in our next half hour, you don't want to wait for the stores to openn to find all the deals. i'm doing it online right now. some of those bargains may only be available in stores. i'm doing this for research purposes. >> there are plenty of new films in the theaters this weekend.

nothing says you have to go shopping today. there are quite a few good movies in theaters right now as the oscar race heats up. >> a tradition for some familieses seseral new releases are generating buzz already. nick watt looks at some of the contenders. >> this is one of the biggest blockbuster weeks of the year. and 69.year-old sly stallone is the headliner. >> you got to work hard. i swear to god, if you're not

going to do it, i'm out. >> there's already supporting actor oscar buzz around rocky for there the seventh rebootot it's called "creed." apparently his wife talked him into it. >> she said don't be such a coward. even when i was doing the sequel, the second one, people were come on. the third one, stopalalady. fourth one, put a fork in it. >> reporter: this time rocky is training adonis creed for a big fight and critics are claiming it's the best rocky since the original. this week, we're also talking "spotlight." >> tell this story, we're going to tell it right. the tale of the catholic church sex abuse scandal. here there's bou to be a a oscar nominee and the oh, so, oscar worthy love story rooney mara, kate blanchett. >> i like the hat. >> and for the families, pixar is the good dinosaur from our parent company walt disney. >> aren't you just the cutest thing. >> to get to work with pixar was

be able to go down in pixar history is another thing. it's mind blowing to me. >> reporter: tuesday night previews were record breaking. it eclipsed frozen's stellar tally froro two years ago. let it go, let it go >> and creed" made more money than any prethanksgiving preview in history. >> show me something. after r little lackluster year, hollywood is hoping that after your turkey, you're going to buy a ticket. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> good movies. >> yeah, a lot of good buzz foror those movies even though we're so many months away from the oscars, a lot of people are saying the season is upon us. >> coming up "in the mix" a hoax sister takes aimt tararts.

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someone had to do this, poke fun at all the black friday sales. pretty impressive. a guy posted fakak ads at target aimed at target. an invitation to kyle's bar mitzvah. >> $359.99, that's a steal. >> regular price was a $100 cash gift into kyle notny so. a ripofof for the poor guy. >> t te a look at the second one. fanny pack filled with pudding. $9.99. savings of $10. >> i can work with that. >> so here's the third one. it's a tent with an a ary possum. 50% off. $24.99. >> does the pos system sum comes with it. >> while quantities last. he c ce up with crcrtive stuff this kid. >> then there's this. the hot gifts for ken towers. >> half man, half horse. >> buy one get one free mane and tail and a standup desk unit and

>> i like the luke sky mopper. >> don't forget star wars. >> so actuallll you know what, after all this, target thought it was kind of cute. they said it was a nice little attempt. >> so they did respond. >> they did. >> polka time now. >> they're not selling kyle's bar mitzvah. >> break the doors down join the pack help our stores get in black that's the black friday polka come on shoppers out of bed santa claus is in the red that's the black friday polka you help our economy by spending all your p p teet bad none of this junk is made here in the usa stars and stripes still the king wave your flags made in beijing for the black friday polka plalaa tvseally swe handheld toys to help you sweet foets that's the black friday polka better not mess with me kick

that's the black friday polka spend your money now and get an early christmas thrill plus next year we'll be paying for obama's health care bill underneath the christmas tree a brand new colonoscopy that's the black friday polka stores open at 5:00 a.m. so here's what you should do, when this polka's fininied run right out and. >> join the queue buy stuff cheap go today then resell itn ebay, that's the

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difficult trip back home today. flflh flood warnings as s avy rains hit the middle of the country and a cold front turning that rain into ice. the accuweather forecast is ahead. >hopping sweep. the black friday dash begins. if you skipped the stores yesterday, don't worry, there are still plenty of deals to be had. a complete roundup from our shopping expert. >> and new this half hour, more troubles for trump. >> the presidential hopeful explaining himself after seeming by poking fun at a disabled reporter. why he says it would be impossible to insult the man. >> and tom the turkey. ththfamous face who surprised his kids yesterday getting in full costume. so can you guess who is lurking as a turkey there? that's in "the skinny" on is friday, november 27th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." this black friday. everyone gearing up for the sales and deals.

dinner. i swear, my blood type is now cream. >> oh. i did have a little bit of eggnog. >> you did?? >> spiked eggnog. it was pretty good. cinnamon on top. >> good thanksgiving though? >> very good. well, it was a bit of a disaster. the precooked dinner i had ordered, remember told you? >> y made reservations. >> no,o, ordered delivery from a grocery store. i won't say which one. i did not realize that they give you a cold turkey. >> are you kidding me? >> like a huge cold turkey. and d picked it up an hourur before guests arrived. and i looked on the instructions, my husband calls me from the grocery s srend says you do realize this is cold and it needs three hours. >> that really is a disaster. >> yeah, how many butterball segments did we do for the hot line? i used every single tip. we preach what we teach here. we f flow what we each. oh, my gosh. too much eggnog. >> running on. how did you get out of that? >> i actually used the tip they said. tent it, put foil.

>> you cooked it. >> i iut it in the oven. 300, 350, i cooked it one hour and it was fine. it was fine. it wasn't cold. it was already cooked. >> disaster averted. >> how can you havee a disasasr with ordered food? that's my life in the kitchen. >> you were able to achieve it. >> a lot of americans are dealing with the weather. such a big story. wiy, icy, wet and cold, and thth're saying it's not t er yet. >> take a look at these scenes in green bay. cold driving rain drenched lambeau field where the packers fell to the chicago bears in front of thousands who decided to brave the s4orm. our abc aditi roy has more on the holiday storm. >> reporter: that extreme weather, 35 million people, bracing in the southern and central plains, with snow and ice spreading across the heartland. >> it is extremely cold and windy. >> reporter: gusts of 30 miles an hour blowing the ice. >> the sleet's actually pretty painful. >> reporter: cars coated. along with power l les and

trees. in colorado, more than 200 flights delayed at the denver airport. the bromirskis now missing thanksgiving dinner in florida with their famamy. >> it's frustrating and a little disappointing. >> reporter: andrew greer's trying to get home to alaska. you've already been in transit for 24 hours. >> yes. >> reporter: when will you get home? >> ah, at t 19 p.m. >> reporter: out west, parts of drought-ravaged california getting ten inches of snow in the last 24 hours. and damaging winds at this flea market. >> wow. >> reporter: gusts as high as 45 miles an hour, turning tents to sails. witnesses shaken. 11 hurt. luckily, just minor injuries. here a athe denver airport, it's frigid and frozen on the tarmac. making the snow and ice hard to melt and travel conditions rough. aditi roy, abc news, denver, colorado. >> an detee well bundled up there in denver.

>> she looks cold. now that the turkey and fixings getting ready hit the strefts. many o o them will be runnini into more nasty weather. >> accuweather meteorologist cam tran has the forecast. morning to you, cam. >> good morning, reena and kendis. many of those black friday oppers will need to o ck an umbrella. weather across the nation's mid seconds thanks to the gold front mooching through. the heaviest of the rainfall will be mainly in north texas as well as southeast oklahaha into northern arkansas and that includes part of missouri, as well. could see upwards of 8 inches locally through the weekend. now we're also seeing rain stretching a afar as north as detroit. the heaviest still parked in the south and behind this frontal system, a blast of colder air moving in so some of that rainfall colransition into a wintry mix as we head into the evening. places like oklahoma, kansas city, and omaha could see a wintry mix by tonight. back to you.

the victims of the french terror attacks two weeks a a today are being remembered i i -- at a memorial service in paris. the leaders of france and russia ve agreed to greater cooperation in the battle against isis which claims respononbility for the attacks. but the two countries still remain at odds on the future of syrian president bashar al assad. here at home, tight security on full display across the country. more than 2500 officers were assigned to the e th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade in new york along with k-9 units to detect explosives. there was also a heavy police presence at parades in chicago, detroit and philadelphia and at many shopping malls. officials are reminding americans to be vigilant but not fearful. >> to presidential politics now. a new controvey for donald ump. the republican front-runner is denying that he mocked a disabled " "w york times" reporter despite video that appears to show him doing just that. here's abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: it's being called a

the presididtial front-runner inin south carolina this week, appearing to mock a disabled journalist. >> now, the poor guy you've got to see this guy, "ah, i don't know what i said! i don't remember!" >> reporter: that reporter? "the new york times'" serge kovaleski, who has a chronic condition affecting his joints that limits flexibility in his arms. "the new york times" firing back, saying, "we're outraged that he would ridicule the physical appearance of one of our reporters." it came as trump defended his claim that he saw people in new jersey cheering on 9/11. law enforcement and government officials now rejecting g at as false. but this is hardly the first time trump has come under fire for offending someone. from mexicans -- >> they're bringing drugs. they're bringing crime. they're rapists. >> reporter: to veterans -- >> he's not a war hero. i like people that weren't captured, okay? >> reporter: to women. >>,you've called women you don't like fat pigs ---- >> only rosie o'donnell. "i don't know what i said, ah, i

don't remember!" >> reporter: trump not backing down this time either, saying he was merelylyimicking a flustereded repopoer, tweeting, "if mr. kovaleski is handicapped, i would not know because i do not know what he looks like." >> and another tweet from trump. he says the reporter is using his disability to grandstand and is demanding an apology from the "new york times." as for not knowing that reporter serge kovaleski, he says he covered trump @or years and in an interview with the "washington post," he says he was sure trump remembered him and his condition. cecilia vega, abc news, new york. >> pope francis is visiting a slum in nairobi this morning where about 50,000 people are living without bake sanitation. > cheering crowds lined the streets to welcome the pope on thursday during a stopopt a missionary school. he says he hopes his trip to africa will raise awareness about the need to fight poverty and protect the environment. nasa released a new photo of

a group of galaxies projecting a special image. take a look. do you see that grinning cat? it looks like a smile. according to nasa, the galaxy's making that cheshi cat's eyes araractually slamming inin one another in a giant galactic collision. not to be outdone by the cat, a mouse, of course. new footage from the mars rover appears to show a giant mouse or some other kind of rodent. experts say it's more likely a rock, but the resemblance -- that's a rat. i think, do you see a pizza a slice in that rat's mouth? >> maybe it's just over the hill there. >> maybe it's just over the hill there. all right. back o oearth, it wasn't a rodent but a skye terrier that took the top prize at t e national dog show, the first of that breed ever to take the show's top honors. 4 1/2 years old, the pooch from florida beat out 1700 other dogs. quite the show.

>> it is quite the show. a beautiful, beautiful -- i have a lot of friends who were bingeing on that stuff all day lolo. >> coming up, a full thanksgiving football roundup. >> first some ammo for your black friday shoppers getting ready to hit the stores. the best deals out there cluding some reasons you may even want to hang back. >> and the conspicuous. >> conscious coupling. >> thank you, kendis. of two voices even though they're ex-spouses. coldplayay duet with gwyneth paltrow in "the skinny." that's coming up next. >> first your black friday forecast. it is 66 degrees at home in d.c. where the folks at wjla arar getting ready for their morning newscast. >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by sheila g's brownie brittle. newscast. >> announcer: "world news now"

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okay. so we know thanksgiving means food, family and yes, football. the big turkeys yesterday were the eagles. philadelphia had never lost on thanksgiving before until the lions just mauled the eagles. how many more puns? calvin johnson was en fuego he caught a career hig three touchdowns, and detroit beat philadelphia, wow, 45-14. and the dallas cowboys are another team not likely to make the playoffs. not only did the boys lose to the carolina panths 33-14, quarterback tony romo proving he is the derrick rose of football, breaking his collarbone yet again. he missed seven games after the

him. >> the panthers remain undefeated. i know you're watching all of these. but this is probably the best thanksgiving game played in green bay where the bears held off the packers with a fourth and goal touchdown pass late in the game. chicago's jay cutler new dad threw for 200 yards and a td, but the bears' defense was also an important factor in the 17-13 victory. we know you watctcd them all. >> calvin johnson known as megatron. >> look at you. >> like that? >> all right. >> look at you. somebody's feeding you some info. >> sports with reeee day. you don't think a woman can knkn her football?? >> you're going to go there? no. hey, i know you know your football but -- >> thank you. >> calvin johnson. ;> megatron. >> nice job. >> there's no need to wait till later this morning to hit the stores for black friday deals. there are plenty online. >> you won't have to get out of your pajamas to take advantage of these bargains found by abc's

becky worley. >> reporter: today is full of sales. let's start with limited quantity deals on tvs, like this 40-inch samsung om kohl's that's $319 plusus $90 gift card. or this 32-inch tv with the roku built-in streaming from walmart that's just $125. but this one from best buy for 800 bucks is also available online. and online doorbusters are very real this year. in fact, walmart says 96% of its deals are also on its website. but the single best tv deal of the whole shopping weekend is not a store deal, not even an online deal. but an app only deal. >> we've seen so far amazon advertising a 50-inch hdtv for $150. which is $90 below the cheapest tv we've ever seen in that size before. and that's the deal that's going to be available only thrhrgh theieimobile apps.

laptops. fry's has this is model $137 off the lowest price ever and this 19-inch dell is $100 off the current low and available at best buy in store and again online all day. also the apple watch is on sale at target in a bundled deal that gets you a $100 gift card. let's talk about clothing. overall the economy's good and consumers are spending. but strangely, sales of clothing in retail outlets have been soft. what does that mean for you? well, sales. bibiones. old navy in-store only, your whole purchase is 50% off. so shop wisely and remember black friday is a season. pace yourself, deal hunters. becky worley, abc news, new york. >> okay. so whene come back, the force -- are you shopping? yeah, i am. >> you really are for those skirts? okay. "the force awakens"" a little more. >> we'll find out some celebrities how they spent their thanksgiving. "the skinny" up next. 60% off. that's a lotf money.

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just like 3 million others and tweeted pictures. >> she still looks beautiful. >> carrie underwood let us know she's human too by showing us a picture of the pumpkin pie she burned. does not look good. >> maybe not entirely like the rest of us like this turkey. that's new england patriots quarterback tom brady scaring the heck out of his kids. >> that's kind of funny. >> kind of cute. >> and you know, that's pretty funny. that's cute.e. thatat cute. cute, cute, cute. >> that dance. >> but you know it's tough work being a prince. britain's prince harry is in leletho, africa where his african children's charity is based. >> he's still sporting that beard and dedicated a new building there partly named after his mother princess diana and danced with the children there, as well. >> aside from the welfare of children, another cause he'll promote during his trip anti-poaching efforts and he'll meet with nelson mandela's widow. being a prince, he'll play some competitive polo tomorrow. i always wanted to take up polo.

>> i just can't ride a horse. >> one little problem with that. >> coldplay though has released another track from its upcoming album "a headful of dreams," it's ever glowing. >> front man chris martin said he heard a surfer using the word and thought it describes a mood you get after a relationship has ended. not surprisingly, ever glow features martin's ex-wife gwyneth paltrow. tata a listen. loving shadow there's a feeling within it, that ever glow >> other tracks feature guest vocals from martin's children and d s current girlfriendnd and his current girlfriend anna belle. we were jamming to it. >> there you go. yoreally like this one. >> down for it. fine, so much for ever glow. >> you still have the ever glow. >> the entire "headful of

dreams" will be released a week from today. >> it also featured beyonce and the president. >> and the president of the united states, right. and also released on thanksgiving was a new trailer for "star wars" from another part of our parent company. >> okay, so we'll see hans solo, chewbacca and rey. this trailer posted on facebook concentrates not on the heroes but on the bad guys. the focus is on the newest arch villain kylo ren, but there's hope. we do see poe dameron leading x wing pilots against the barkside. >> all teams, give it everything you got. in this new trailer an ominous voice warns heroes they will have to face a very difficult test. >> ah, we'e' have to wait for the film's debut in three weeks to find out`what the that test is. >> just a quick reminder. >> disney is the parent company of abc news.

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this week was dominated by thanksgiving, of course, but there were some other stories, as well. >> chief among them was terror. the lockdown in belgium, fears here in the u.s. and comments by presidential canandates. it's all here in this week's "friday rewind." >> i watched when the world trade center came tumbling down. and i watched in jersey city, new jersey, where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down. >> did you see that happening though on 9/1111 >> i saw the f fm of it, yes. in new jersey? >> yes. >> we are under siege like they said. it's a war, my friend. >> this whole city is on lockdown. everywhere you go, you see police officers with masks, machine guns. >> yes. >> we are and continue to be and we have been concerned about copycat-like attacks. >> these exercises are vitally necessary in new york city, we are at this time very well

>> they can't beat us on the battlefield, so they try to teariziz us nooseseeing afraid and to retreating from the world. and as president, i will not let that happen. >> several people hid in our dressing room, and the killers were able to get in and killed every one of them. >> tonight we honor the victims of the unimaginable violence that has taken place in paris this year and around the world. the entire world matters and peace is possible. >> his courage is an admirable example of the fact that the citizens of new orleans are not going to turn a blind eye to crime. >> i iis graphic. it is violent. it is chilling. to watch a 17-year-old young man die in such a violent manner is deeply disturbing. >> we e epared for so much s sw. >> it's a bit of a shock coming from the warm weather that we

so no, not really. >> so dangerous out here you really want to get your chains on so you can make the safest drive up there. >> and what do you like about the balloons? >> the balloons are e normous. >> they are ginormous. >> so great to look at and see lisa mccree there. >> absolutely. don't forget monday is cyber-monday. >> and you can actually start shopping on sunday for them. >> and the first lady welcomes her christmas tree today. don't miss our uates on facebook. >> annououer: this is abc's "world news now," informing

insomniacs for two decades. welcoming black friday shoppers through their doors thursday ight. this lineneat best buy had many waiting outside in rainy and windy conditions. the store opened at five p.m. the national retail federation says more than 135-million americans plan to shop this thanksgiving weekend. be sure to stay with tv9 for all of your latest news and weather. good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. our top stories this morning that we're following on "world ws now."

snow and ice. putting a damper on the thanksgiving weekend for many. leaving parts of the plains covered in white on this black meanwhile, millions of early bottom deals. >> russian president vladimir putin says his country is ready to cooperate with the u.s.-led coalition fighting isis. he says russia is open ti closer targets. >> the white house briefly on lockdown after a man wearing the american flag jumped the fence. he w!s quickly taken into custody by the s sret service. president obama and his family were at homemet the time. and donald trump is denying that he made fun of a disabled "new york times" reporter and is demanding an apology from the newspaper. trump accuses the reporter of using his disability to grandstand. those are some of our top stories on this friday, november 27th. >> announcer: from abc news,

we begin this half hour with the bargain hunters off and running hitting the storess in certainly of the hottest deals of the year. >> that's one way to lose some weight. >> i'm not wasting anytime here. one night where i can actually shop online and nobody can fault me for it. >> it's research. even use a corporate card. milllons of people who weren't delined by bad weathth kicked off the holiday shopping season with a bang, ditching thanksgiving early to hit the stores. we getore from abc's brandi hitt. >> reporter: while some were filling their breaeaaskets, others were filling their shopping baskets. instead of hot meals -- >> you're going to stand in line if you want the bargns. >> reporter: lots of early bird shoppers got a head start on black friday by gobbling down hot deals. >> a 49-inch toshiba for 150 bucks. >> enough to get shoppers flocking to retail stores. >> did you get good sales today?

>> reporter: best buy, toys 'r us, macy's,, walmart, target and kmart all among the retailers officially open for business nearly 60% of americans, 136 million of us planning to shop between today and sunday. >> how much did you save today do y think? >> boy, probably at least $300, $400 maybe. >> reporter: the number crunchers cracking the shopping code finding today, black friday is the best day of the year for but for millions black friday will also be white friday. thanks to a holiday storm that will have them shoveling instead of shopping. snow and ice are gripping the southern and central plains with wind gusts fueling thehetorm's force and many travelers missed their thanksgiving dinners. >> it's frustrating and a little disappointing. >> reporter: leavinghe rest of us all the more grateful for the simple pleasures of our national day of gratitudede >> happy thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving. >> reporter: brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. and all those relers there

were lucky the weather was fantastic in new york city around 60 degrees.s. but there are some other parts that are hurting. if you're looking to get back out on the road today, as we mentioned, trouble spots all across the country. >> with a look at the forecast here's accuweather meteorololost cam tran. >> good morning to you, cam. >> good morning, reena and kendis. we are looking at ry wet weather for the nation's's midsection today. we've got this cold front moving through that's going to bring in widespread rainfall. the heaviest parked along the lone star state as well as oklahoma, arkans and missouri. we could see the potential of flooding out across i 35 into i 44 in missouri. we've got treacherous roadways there. the rainfall stretches as far north as detroit. again, the heaviest though will be parked right along the lone star state in north texaxaas well as southeast oklahomamanto northern arkansas. as we head into the evening time though, behind this cold front, we are going to see some colr air building in. some of this rainfall could turn

into a wintrtrmix this evening. reena and kendis, , ck to you. >> thank you, cam. >> hurricane sandra is still a powerful category 3 storm churning through the eastern pacific, but it is expected to weaken significantly before it hits mexico's mainland down to a tropical storm by overnight and reduced to a remnant by tomorrow morning. it wasn't the hurricane that caused a bumpy landing in mexico city. ititas the landing gear that collapsed. the charter flight was arriving from cancun carrying more than 140 people when the plane's left si wheel buckled. passengers' nerves were shot, but nonody was injured. it's still unclear what caused that malfunction. there were no major incidents at thanksgiving festivities across the c/untry. on alert since the paris attack. security was especially tight on the streets of manhattan where a record number of officers were assigned to the big macy's day parade. with more, here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: an estimated 3 million people turning out for the macy's thanksgiving day

parade in new york city. security beefed up to 2500 officers. specialized teams called hercules teams armed with long guns at the ready, along with k-9 units and radiation detectors looking for dirty bombs. >> we all know what terrorists try and do is intimidate. the people of new york city are not intimidated. >> reporter: police on high alert at parades in chicago, detroit and philly. and malls like mall of america upping security, too. but the president reassuring the nation there is no credible threat right now. >> in the event of a specific credible threat, the public will be informed. we do think it's useful for people as they're going about their business to be vigilant. >> reporter: the secretary of homeland security saying to be alert, but not in fear. >> terrorism can not prevail if people refuse to be terrorized. it's the holiday season. let's all celebrate the holidays, be with our families. it's a beautiful day. >> gio benitez, abc news, new york. >protesters remain cacaed out

in front of a minneapolis police station outraged over the fatal police shooting of jamar clark, but they paused for a thanksgiving meal last night, e dinner hosted by the naacp was designed to promote healing. police disputed claims he was shot while handcuffed. charges are pending against four men accused of wounding five protesesrs. >> now to another shooting sparking a new round of protests in chicago. marchers are vowing to disrupt black friday shopping on the city's famed magnificent mile as they demand justice for a black teenager reapedly shot by a white officer. the latest from the abc's alex perez. >> reporter: our first look at a reveing new video that shows 17-year-old laquan mcdonald, moments before he was shot. the dash cam frorochicago police officer jason van dyke's vehicle captures the pursuit, back in october 2014. van dyke then opens fire as mcdonald is walking away. 16 shots in 15 seconds. >> if we don't get it -- >> shut it down!

wednesday night, more protests. at one point, tearing lights off the city's chrhrtmas tree. prototters are furious it took state's attorney anita alvarez nearly a year to charge van dyke. community members at one crch demanding alvarez step down. >> i wt to pray for the calm of the city. because we can be -- we could be on the verge of another ferguson. >> reporter: but alvarez defends the lengthy investigation, saying the time was needed to review evidencand charge van dyke with first degree murder. >> i is the first time it's happened in over 30 years in chicago. so, these are very heavy charges. >> reporter: van dyke's defense argues he fired at mcdonald because he feared for his life. the teen was carrying a threreinch knife. but investigators say he was not threatening van dyke at the time of the shooting. the citizen watchdog group invisible institute says at least 20 complaints were filed against van dyke in his 14-year career as an o oicer, including allegations of using excessive force and racial slurs. but so far, van dyke was not disciplined. abc news confirmed 18

complaints. and all eyes now will bebeight here on chicago's magnificent mile. protesters who say they want their demonstrations to have an economic impact plan to protes as black friday shoppers descend on the countless stores here.. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >> the veggie mix linked to an e. coli outbreak at costco has been pulled from the shelves. taylor f fms issued a recall after a sample tested positive for e colely. costco used that blend in its other sasads and packaged foodod ran into some trouble while attempting an impromptu rock climb. fire crews were called out to rescue a man in his 20s after he got stuck on camelback mountain while hiking with his family. he wasn't injured but suffered from a bruised ego. >> i thought i could get there through another different way or i don't know. i wasn't thinking. i just started rococclimbing and i ended up getting stuck.

>> whoops. phoenix fire called the operation a very serious rescue because of the danger he was facing at the time. >> and speakakg of danger, bengal tiger on the loose evading authorities after escaping from a restaurant zoo. restaurant zoo? southern mexico. about a month ago. >> yeah, his name is ankor. environmental protection officials figured out the general area where he's hiding. despite a full-scale search involving lice, soldiers and big cat experts, they still haven't been able to catch him yet. >> maybe it's possibly because he went through the drive-through at the restaurant zoo and took off. >> true. >> he was hoping f fast food, not a sit down meal. >> who do ey find first in mexico, el chapo or ankor? >> ankor. >> coming up, big savings on groceries. some simple and hi-tech ways that you and your family c c save thousands at the supermarket.

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spend thanksgivingngay with ms. patti after helping her pies sell out everywhere. >> check out this shot. there they are, the two of them finally together. thanksksving happened to be his birthday, by the way. >> two divas. >> no word if they got another sweet potato pie. >> i canimine. >> but they do look good together, i have to say. >> looking fierce. >> someoeo on our staff tried d get a sweet popoto pie online. i think it's sold out till like february or something. >> it's all a racket. i think it's a conspiracy, this whole thing. marketing conspiracy. >> you do? >> i thihi they just ran out of supply. didn't predict this. but you know, with all the money you're spending today and in the next month on gifts you probably have to cut somewhere. >> yeah, the averagegemerican family spends about $76 a week on groceries and a little more than $50 a week on food away from home. abc's linsey davis has tips on how to cut your r od bills. >> reporter: for the crouses,

>> we have one son who is 16 and one who will soon be 15. they eat a lot. >> reporter: every week, this family of five's grocery bills top $600, that's close to $30,000 0 year. >> it wowod be great to cut down anywhere we can. >> in a quick and easy way. >> reporter: we enlisted the help of lifestyle editor genevieve brown and headed to theieilocal stop n shop grgrery list in haha. >> i've coco up with a three-pronged approach to savings, no clipping coupons >> reporter: first this one-of-a-kind app grocery pal puts theavings right on your mobile phone. >> you plug in your zip code and it brings up a list of stores in your area. >> it directs to you in-store sales. >> you want starbucks coffee here it is, $6.99 down from $9.99. >> yogurt. we eat a lot of it. >> ten for $10. >> we're saving 8080ents a container. >> reporter: and a little supermarket secret? pick products on the top and bottom shelves.

>> the most expensive items are the ones that the grocery store puts at eye level. one thing i want to point outo you is to not neglect the ends of the aisle. these are great prices. >> olives.s. >> i'll never look down an aisle again. >> reporter: finally, did you know you can actually get paid to shop? nevieve says use apps like checkout1 or ibotta that asks you to watch a video or take a survey about the product you're about to buy. >> we're looking at milk. >> reporter: after you're done shopping, select your items, scan the barcode and uploadad your receipt. instant cash back. >> we're done shopping. >> after checking out these simple supermarket hacks saved them big. >> you're saving $120 a week on groceries. let's see how much that is for the year. >> all in all,l,hat's over $6,000 a year. >> holy. >> linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> $120 a week on groceries. that he can now spend at the bar. >> oh, geez. >> no.

>> i just go old school. i clip from the sunday papers. >> you do not clip coupons. >> i do. i like to clip them. i never buy cereal that's not on sale. you save a lot of money that way. stick with reena. simple tips. >> those are good tips i guess. i can't get into the whole coupon thing. >> i will buy you a gift with the $6$6 saved on cereal this month. >> that tells you what i'm getting. coming up, one way to save -- we'll have a lot more. stay with us. >> change your minon that one? >> yeah, i did.

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>> my pleasure, thank you. >> we spent so much ti cooking. now we've got all the leftovers. >> first thing yououave them in your container. get them in your container within two hours and put them into the refrigerator and you have some great ftovers. >> sounds great. recipes, huh? >> yes, we brought some of our favorites. this is the pulled turkey sandwich. fantastic. you saute celery and onion, mix it with your pulled turkey. you can make your barbecue sauce, add i ion there. we have this on the talk line during thanksgiving. it's one of our favorites. >> it's a big hit. just some hamburger buns. >> absolutely. use it for game day, whateve you need it for. it wonderful. >> a great idea. >> you c c simply reheat the slices. one way to keep some of the moisture in there is drizzle some turkey broth, chicken th, if you have any leftover grave. put it in n ttle layers like this in a shallow w n. cover that p p in the oven 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. >> even if you've dried out your turkey there's a way to salvage it the next day.

>> yes, there is. >> great. >> this is one of my personal favorites, too. it's the four cheese turkey mac and cheese. the kids and adults love it. again, it has your cheddar cheeds but we kind of give it a a little twist with the parmesan and swiss and mozzarella cheese, as well. top it with bread crumbs and it's good. >> you add turkey slices in. >> yeah, you got some milk, butter, eggs. it's that good classic comfort recipe with some turkey addede >> perfect. perfect. what's your absolute favorite recipe would you say? >> i make a turkey chili afterwds. >> do you? >> it is really good. sounds delicious. >> all thesesean be found at butterball.com. lots of good recipes. >> sue smith from butterball's turkey talk line, thank you s much for joining us again. >> thank you. >> for more great tips, check out butterball.com and have a happy thanksgiving.. you're watating "world news now."nd have a

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okay, so every year, as you know, students act out the first thanksgiving, but what about that o oer late november american tradition black friday? >> jimmy kimmel has righted that wrong by staging a re-enactment of theirst black friday. >> interesting. >> hey, everyone, i'm jebediah from crazy jebediah's trading post. our post thanksgiving prices are insane! doors open at sunrise. >> wow, 30% off molasses. >> and animal pelts are half price. i have an idea. let's sleep in front of the stororso we can get the bebe stuff. >> yea! >> the pilgrims and native americans spent the entire c cd november night sleeping in front of the trading post.

[ screaming ] >> at sunrise, the trading post opened. cock-a-doodle doo. >> okay, we're open. >> yea! that's mine. that's mine. no, it's mine! >> get your stuff and get out. >> look. look, i got so much molasses. >> sorry your husband got eaten

>> it was worth it.. so what do we call this wonderful holiday? we should call it black friday? >> why. >> because it's friday and you guys gave me two black eyes. we wish you a good black friday we wish you a good black friday we wish you a good blac friday and a great cyber-monday too >> that's funny. >> it is cute. >> yeah. >> merry black friday, everybody. >> there you go. that's the news for this half hour. >> remember to follow us on

facebook at wnnfans.com. meatball on white! next! you want mustard on that or not! come on, come on. i haven't got all day here! it doesn't come with peppers! they're extra! hurry up.pay the lady! next! the chicken's fresh. i killed it myself. so that's what you want? next! next! while we're still young! you know you told me you wanted mustard. get outta here! time's up! back of the line! hey. excxce me. what! great sandwich. thanks. you didn't have to be so nice geoutta here. i would have liked you anyway this morning on "world news now," the global fight against terror. >> the french president

fighting isis and a potential game-changer for the war in syria and what this now means for u.s.-led efforts against violent extremiststs security breach at the white house. another fence jumper, this time withthn american flag wrapped around his shoulders. distururng the first family during thanksgiving dinner and causing a lockdown for hours. and they're off. shoppers already in the stores as black friday once again starts early. so is shopping really best as a contact sport, or can you get the same deals from the comforts of your home? and attention shoppers. if you're headed to target today, some extra special deals for you like tickets to kyle's bar mitzvah. the creative collection of ads that might have some black friday shoppers scratching their head in "the mix" on this friday, november 27th. >> announcer: from abc news,

>> good morning, everyone, on this thanksgiving day after. black friday. >> yes, what d dwe say happy black friday day? >> yeah, get your laptop ready for deals. >> exactly. hopefully you had a wonderful thanksgiving. i hope did you, as well. >> i sure did. >> let's begin this morning overseas in paris, shall we? thousands are gathering to remember those killed in the terror attacks two weeks ago today. >> french citizens are being urged to drape their homes in the colors of the flag. this as the international effort against isis heats up. abc's lana zak is joining us from washington with more. lana? >> reporter: good morning. the french president francois hollande has been on a world tour gathering the support of global leaders and france, he says, is not backing down. france and russia say they are uned in the fight against terrorism. russian president vladimir putin pledged greater cooperation in his meeting with french

"terrorism is our enemy," hollande says. "we know it. it has a name. it's daesh." russia's naval ship scow arrived off the coast of syria and deployed their air defense system but despite this agreement on the role of syrian leader bashar al assad. nearly two weeks after the terrorist attacks in france and less tn one week since radical terrorists stormed a hotel in mali the international community is organizing in the fight against terror. british prime minister david cameron worked to cocoince the british parliament to join the fight. >> the military advice, 4he diplomatic advice and the security advice all says yes that the risks of inactionre greater. >> reporter: and in brussels after several arrests, the threat of an attack is no longer considered imminent as residents are starting to return to routine. >> we hope it's going back to normal. so the children going back to

>> it's hard not to be a little more skittish when there are so many, you know, armed people around. although i am very grateful. >> reporter: and in germany on thursday, two individuals were arrested with possible ties to terror. the german government also pledging to send additional jets totes support the french. reena, kendis? >> all right, our thanks to lana zak in washington. thank you. ultra-tight security paid off here at home with the macy's thanksgiving day parade going off without a hitch. more than 3 million spectators lined ththparade route in manhattan protected by the largest police detail ever assigned to that event. more than 2500 officers were on hand. snipers perched on buildings, k-9 units and others watching from helicopters hovering above. and a security scare at the white house after a man draped in the american flag wearing white after labor day no less,s, jumped the fence there. president and mrs. obama and their daughters were at thome time. the man identified as joseph caputo was quickly taken into custody by the scrcrt service.

second layer of steel spikes were added to the top of the fence back in may after a california man went over the top and onto the lawn. while some of us enjoyed a mild day, millions of americans shivered through thanksgiving in denver, a layer of slick ice built up on streets and sidewalks followed by a coating of know up to 3 inches in some spots. not surprisingly, travel on the roads and in the air, slow going. further east in western wa, about 1.5 inchch of snow fell to make it a very white thanksgiving. police say because most people were indoors accidents were few and far between. so what's ahead for black friday? meteorologist cam tran joins us now with the forecast. good morning, cam. >> good morning, reena and kendis. a very slippery drive this morning for friends and neighbors in the south central plains thanks to this cold front moving in.

warm, moist air off the gulf providing plentyou have fuel for heavy rainfall today in texas, oklahoma and arkansas. we are looking at very wet weather along the i-35 corridor into oklahoma city and i-44, as well. behind this cold front, cooler air moving in that could bring in icy travel across the central plains. back to you. >> our thanks to cam. protester in chicago are vowing to disrupt shopping on the city's magnificent mile after days of demonstrations over the fatal popoce shooting of a blala teenager. a march is now set for today along busy michigan avenue. police say they'll have extra officers on hand officer jason nan dyke's dashcam captured 17-year-old laqon donald running moments before he shot him 16 times. new video of the attempted murder of a good samaritan on a new orleans street. the victim a medical student is expected to survive. abc's ryan owens is there with the pictures. >> reporter: a new look at the bravery of a good samaritan. his willingness to help nearly got him killed.

this surveillance video, first obtained by fox ststion wvue, shows 25-year-old med student peter gold checking on an intoxicated woman on a new orleans sidewalk, just after 4:00 a.m. friday. e man who just robbebeher pulled a gun on him. gold was shot once in the stomach. police say the shooter then tried to finish him off with a few w llets to the brain. remarkably, his gun jams. >> male shot in the stomach. >> reporter: new orleans police have since arrested 21-year-old ric cain and charged him with attempted murder. the new surveillance video also shows people trying to help tulane university student peter gold after he was shsh. even the young woman he saved comes to and tries to crawl toward her good samaritan. that medical student spent this holiday in the hospital, a place he would normally be working. we're told he's now in stable

continues to i irove. ryan owens, abc news, dallas. a family in houston was extra thankful this holiday after two children were rescued from a carjacker. the brother and sister were sitting in their mother's truck in a gas station when is a stranger jumped in and started driving away. mom and her sister chases after him. the kids were eventually put o in the street and scooped up by their mother and aunt. the driver unfortunately did get away. the holiday shopping season is officially under way. black friday got off to an early start with many shoppers across the country hitting the stores barely after thanksgiving dinner. while others are opting to hunt for rock bottom bargains online. abc's rebecca jarvis has more. >> reporter: across the country, the deals race is officially on. best buy, toys "r" us, macy's, walmart, target and kmart all among the retailers officially open for business.

if it wasn't for this sale. >> reporter: nearly 60% of americans, 136 million of us, planning to shop between tonight and sunday. the number crunchers cracking the shopping code, finding today and tomorrow, black friday, are two of the best days of the year for deals on electronics. but even those unwilling to brave the crowds can cash in because many of those top tech deals are also online. >> now, there's so many sales online that it's almost li, there's no point in actually being bombarded by other human beings in stores. >> reporter: still, some retailers are sitting out this year's early openings. staples, open the last two years on thanksgiving, will shut their doors completely for the holiday this year. the crowds are pouring into this best buy in chicago. the first person in line waited fofo hours in the rain.. so, what's bringing everyone out to stores tonight? the 49-inch tv here for 149 bucks. rebecca jarvis, abc news, chicago. >> i'd like to know what deals she wants.

deals and apps. >> but shehe always generous and passes it on. >> does she? >> to our viewers. >> thas true. >> got to always pass ththgs on like this time of year. we are asked to take part in coat drives for those less fortunate to help them stay warm through the winter. >> a woman in halifax, nova scotia, has come up with a unique take on that idea. along with some friends and family, she decided to wrap the donated coats and jackets around street poles. they all had tags saying i am not lost. if you are stuck out in the cold, please take me to keep warm. >> the woman says what was meant to be an anonymous gesture has gone viral. and she was outed on social media. she says all that the attention makes her uncomfortable. she doesn't want the attenenon but she's s ad that the coats onon poles are inspiring others to give. >> and what's great about that is, instead of going coat shoppi in the next couple of days, just head up to halifax,

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so here's the deal. this blimp had been flying over the macy's thanksgiving day parade and needed to refuel on its way back to the airport. uh-oh, the wind changed direction and blew it off course. the pilot saidide knew he wouldn't make it back to the airport so he found an open space behind a school and touched down safely. >> okay. heading to the malls this morning for black friday shopping? millions of americans are but not all of them to the shop. >> some of them you might say are loing to make a steal. theft soars this timimof year. abc's kayna whitworth has some tips on how not to become a

victim. >> reporter: take a look at this surveillance video. do you see the thieves grab this woman's wallet? watch again. two men acting as decoys. the woman using items in the store as cover while she tries not once, but six times to snatch her wallet. >> these individuals tried many times to get this one purse. they did the unlatching. they went back, they did more distracting. and many attempts, and then they went for the kill. >> reporter: then, in full view of the security camera, they go through her wallet, taking whatever they can. so, when you're in the store looking at something, the detective is going to show us how easy it is for them to grab your wallet wiout even knowing. it only takes a second if you just kind of look at a garment, you are just a little bit distracted. did you already get it? >> get what? >> reporter: i really didn't think they got it. experts say the best way t t avoid being a victim of pick pocketing are to keep any bags

of you. keep your wallet in the bottom of the bag and use credit cards. most thieves are looking for that wad of cash. >> she's running. she has our stuff. >> reporter: thefts around home spiking, as well. deliveries stolen right off your porch. while police say you should never confront a thief on your own, there are some ways to make sure your christmas cheer isn't stolen. schedule your deliveries for a time when you're home, or send them to your office or ask a ighbor to collect them. hopefully, you can avoid havavg your christmas wreath, along with everything else, stolen right from your front door. kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >> wow, whwh a scrooge there. stealing the christmas wreath. >> i know. that's a good tip to put your wallet at the bottom of your purse. so often we have it out. it is so easy. you saw how easy it was for her to have her wallet take. >> and what do we do as guys? put it in our front pocket. thananyou. we did a story just yesterday on "gma" how turkey thefts are up, but it goes beyond turkey

their pants. >> how big are their pants? >> they were clearly happy to see you. but -- >> oh, boy. >> but turkey thefts were up but also a lot of grocery store thefts are up p cause of the self-checkouts where you can go by and not necessarily put the more expensive item through the scanner. >> interesting. coming up, in our next half hour, you don't want to wait for the stores to open to find all the deals. i'm doing it online right now. some of those baains may only available in stores i'm doing this for research purposes. not for personal benefit. there are plenty of new films in the theaters this weekend. it's a good time to go to the movies. that's next on "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after thisrom our

that's next on previews were record breaking. it eclipsed "frozen's" stellar tally from two y yrs ago. let it go, let it go >> reporter: and "creed" made more money than any pre-thanksgiving preview in history. >how me something. after a little lackluster year, hollywood is hoping that after your turkey, you're going to buy a ticket. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> good movies. >> yeah, a lot of good buzz for those movies even thou we're

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precision archery. >> i like the luke sky mopper. >> don't forget "star wars." >> so actually you know what, after all this, target thought it was kind of cute. they said it was a nice little attempt. >> so they did respond. >> they did. >> polka time now. >> they're not selling kyle's bar mitzvah. break the doors down join the pack help our stores get in black that's the black friday polka come on shoppers out of b b santa claus is in the red that's the black friday polka you help our economy by spending all your pay too bad none of this junk is made here in the usa stars and stripes still the king wave your flags made in beijing for the black friday polka plasma tvs really sweet handheld toys to help you tweet, that's the black friday polka etter not mess with me kick that kid and grab his wii

popoa spend your money now and get an early christmas thrill plus next year we'll be paying for obama's health care bill underneath the christmas tree a brand new colonoscopy, that's the black friday polka stores open at 5:00 a.m. so here's what you should do, whehe this polka's finished run right out and join the queue buy stuff cheap go today then resell it on ebay, that's the black friday polol

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