new concerns about protecting the white house after a fence-jumper makes it ontoo the north lala. and s sppers exceed for black friday door busters. we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener. put down the pie and pick up your pocketbook. bargain hunters are getting a jump-start on their holiday shopping. >> holiday shoppers battlelen flak fray. >> it's madness in people. >hether you like itt or not the madness is upon us. >> somebody tried to steal something from me. >> protesters planning a black friday march to disrupt the busiest shopping district. >> rain, snow and ice from texas to michigan. dallas has already seen record rainfall. >> at least one person was swept

crews are out t arching for t tt person. >> the secret service takes a man into custody for jumping the white house fence. >> the man was able to get over the fence. >> meeting with french president, hollande says russia will cooperate in the fight against isis. >> terror level is lowered one level and say the threat o o an attack is no longer imminent. >> a pilot had to make an emergencying landing on gliledlong island. >> donald trump demanding an mj from "the new york times" after the newspaper accused him of mocking a disabled reporter. >> i thought i could get thehe to another different convey. >> all that. >> rodgers fires in the end zone. incomplete. chicago pulled off a pretty stunning upset. >> epic upset! >> look at this group.

do you think they are confident and having fun? >> all that matters. >> prince harry visited a children's center. >> wee share a similar feeling of loss. hahang a loved one,n mycase, a parent, snatched away so suddenly. >> on "cbs this morning." critics said one of donald trump's golf course incorrectly claims to be with place after battle. how do they know that? id one crcric, i was. announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by toyota. let's go places. welcome to "cbs this morning." i'm don dahler with michelle miller. charlie rose and norah o'donnell and gayle king are off. a dangerous storm is blasting much of the central extreme weather. it threatens to dump up to 8 inches of rain in some areas. >> flala flooding led to a number of water rescues overnight in texas.

at least one person is presumed dead. our cbs station ktvt is in ft. worth. arso, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the rain fell hard and fast overnight here in ft. worth. the rescue crews had to call off their search foverts a 70-year-old woman who was swept away by the floodwaters. search and rescue crews in tarrant county, texas, fought the high rushing water overnight and they were dispatched to find an elderly drivers. >> it is difficult for the guys to navigate in the dark and then water like this, but they are doing their best and they have made their way up to where the vehicle originally went into the water. >> reporter: 26-year-old tarrant county dispute salazar was pulled under the water. her colleagues searched for her nearly two hours. >> the rain and the water was in such a high rate of flow across the roadway, that as she was attempting to get into the car

where the trapped lady was, she, herself, was swept into the water and taken downstream some distance and lost. >> she was holding on to a tree and one of our dive boats was able to get to her and rescue her. >> reporter: overnight, the texas department of transportation announced that travel is highly discouraged. drivers traveling on the texas panhandle were urged to drive with caution due to the freezing rain and icy conditions dallas/ft. worth broke friday's rain record in just hours. this is the wettest year we have had here in dallas with about 53 inches and that record is expected to rise with more rain headed towards this area. michelle? >> thank you. millions of americans are rushing to stores this morning for a black friday deals and, for some, a battle for bargains started thanksgiving afternoon. police were called to break up

at a mall in louisville, kentucky. in new york city, thousands of bargain hunters dashed into opened last night. macygs in herald square. good morning. >> reporter: good moing. i'm watching these shoppers go in and out of the stores this morning and everyone looks like they are clearly on a mission. but with retailers extending their sales, not only in stores, but also online, what is known as one of the most famous shopping days of the year, is changing. [ screaming ] moment. excited to get their hands on those doorbuster deals. >> i want some cute boots. >> basketball hoop. magigil than "harry potter" and disney pututogether! >> reporter: not so magical at this mall in kentucky, where tgo

shoppers were seen fighting on the floor. >> somebody tried to steal something from me. >> reporter: the days of those infamous instore frenzies may be numbered. between midnight and late thursday afternoon, some 1 billion dollars in salesesad been madenline according t adobe. up 22% from last year, a record 29% of those sales arerojected to be made on mobile devices. it's a trend retail analysts bert slickinger saying is here to stay. >> bringing the shoppers into the stores thanksgiving night doesn't work well because you cann have severalal thousand shoppers i ia store, they clear out the shelves in 20 to 25 minutes. the shelves can't be restocked. people can't get rain checks on promoted products. they walk away frustrated, go home, buy the merchandise online. >> reporter: and some retailers have cancelled black friday altogether. last month, outdoor retailer rei announced it would c cse its doors on black friday, in

spend the day outside. >> all of the sales, it's great! >> reporter: but in-store shoppers like robinson aren't giving up. >> that is what black friday is all about, is standing in line and getting all of the good deals and being in with the crowd and getetng ready for the holidays. >> reporter: overall, nearly 136 million people are expected to shop this holiday weekend. that is according to t national retail federation. and get this. 2.7 billion dollars is predicted to be spent, according to adobe, online. don, that is just for today. >> wow! all right, you're free to dodo your shopping g w, if you need to. thank you very much. activists in chicago say they will march to disrupt black friday shoppink t(is morning. their protests follow the release of a graphic video showing a white police officer shooting a black teenager to death. officer jason van dyke has been charged with first-degree murder

in the killing of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. our chicago station wbbm iss in the city's famous magnificent mile shopping district that is the target of today's demonstrations. mike, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. black friday traditionally brings a flurry of shoppers here to chicago's magnificent mile. but, this morning, protesters plan to be here as well to bring attention to a teenager who was killed in a hail of police bullets by an officer with a history ofitizen complaints. >> it's going to shake up michigan avenue and make some people uncomfortable and it should. >> reporter: activists marching for 17-year-old laquan mcdonald say they intend to disrupt black friday shoppers along chicago's luxury shopping district and one of its busiest days. >> we want the whole world to see our pain and share our crisis. >> reporter:r:fficers pursued mcdodold in octcter of 2014 and they claim he was a robbery

van dyke firing his pistol 16 times to mcdonald who was carrying a knife in his hand. the shots were fired in 15 seconds and 13 seconds, m monald was already on the ground. >> all i want you to do is think about people and show something. >> reporter: speaking to his congregation, the bishop and a leader investigator for taking 400 days to release the police dash cam footage. >> took them so long until it took a judge to rule that it would be seen. i think that was a horrible move for community leader. >> reporter: the video was released tuesday following a first-degree murder charges were leveled against officer van dyke. according to a sis police data project 20 complaints against van dyke in 2002. monday. if convicted, he faces 20 years

activists are calling for the police superintendent mccarthy and state's attorney alvarez to resign. >> a busy day there on the magnificent mile. the secret service is investigating a new security breach this morning on the white house grounds. joseph caputo climbed over the white house fence thursday while the president and his family celebrated thanksgiving inside. kris van cleave reports. >> reporter: wearing gloves, wrapped in an american flag, and carrying a binder between his teeth, josepepcaputo hops the fortified fence and landing on the north lawn of the presidential residence. the woman who took these photos tweeted the following. caputo raised his arms afterwards and it was unclear if it was in celebration or surrender. the secret service moved in

drawn and caputo dropped to knees and hands still in the air and laid down on the ground before being taken into custody. the white house was placed on lockdown while his flag was placed in an evidence bag. a bomb squad was called in to search the grounds. thursday's breach raises questions about the security upgrades put in place over the summer. new spikes installed on the white house fence in july were supposed to stop exactly this sort of thing, but, obviously, it didn't work this time. this incident is the latest in a string of embarrassing security breakdowns for the secret service. last september, another fence jumper was able to get on the property and made it all the way into the east room before being arrested. secret service officials say no weapons were found on caputo and criminal charges are pending at this time. no word yet on what was in the binder he was carrying. cleave, washington. the people of paris this morning are remembering those who died in the terror attacks

two weeks ago. french president hollande led a memorial service where the names of all 130 victims were read aloud. police across europe are still hunting the mpling suspects in the attacks. napoleon was burred and a place the nation uses only to honor its war heroes. >> reporter: it took over ten minutes to read 130 names. >> zeke alexander. >> reporter: they ranged in age from 17 to 63. thth were daughters and sons, parents, and frien. then a minute of silence to remember the moment when isis

stormed the bataclan concert hall and killing nearly 90 people and blew themselves up outside bars and restaurants in paris, killing many more. french president francois hollande then moved from a an emotional ceremony to a renewed declaration of war against isis. i promise you solemnly,e said, that france will do everything to destroy the army of fanatics who carried out these crimes. it's not just talk. hollande has been working hard to strengthen the coalition fofoes fightinin is. in meeting with russian's vladimir putin yesterday, the two leaders appeared at a joint media conference. hollande said they had agreed to intensify u.s.-led coalition attacks on isis and significantly only target isis, but in a complete about-turn today, rusch's s esidential spokesman denied theheeal and saying t ty were not ready to wowo in a singlee coalition.

their manhunt for two paris suspects afterfive days of police station raids, they are no closer released quickly without being charged. >> debora patta in brussels, thank you. this morning, "the new york times" says donald trump went too far. trump wants a a apology. theeepublican p psidential front-runner rejects charges that he insulted a "times" reporter by imitateing his disability. the reporter said the candidate's explanation does not surprise him. nancy cordes is in washington with the latest controversy. good morning, nancy. >> reporter: good morning.

never met him. ththreporter says, that's not remotely true. still, trump is not backing down and he will not apologize and even said that the journalist should stop using his disability to grandstand. >> written by a nice reporter. the book, you got to see this '. oh, i don't know what i said. uh, i don't remember. >> reporter: that quote "nice rererter" is certifyingg kovaleski who suffers from a physical disability that limits the movements of his arms. kovaleski wrote the original article in "the washington post" published a week after 9/11 with describes a number of people who were allegedly celebrating the attacks. trump has used that paragraph as proof of what he saw. >> on the rooftops whilelehey watchehe the defendant stationvastation on the other side of the river. >> reporter: kovaleski doesn't

recall there were thousands celebrating. >> he said i don't know. i don't remember what he said. this was 14 years ago. they didn't do a retraction. >> reporter: kovaleski is now an investigative reporter for "the new york times" which says it is outraged by trump's comments. in response, trump released a statement thursday saying, despite having one of the all-time great memories, i certainly do not remember him. and that he merely mimicked what he imagined would be a flustered reporter trying to get out of a statement he made long ago. but kovaleski has a long hisisry with trump, starting in 1987 when he covered the real estate mogul for "the new york daily news." kovaleski told "the washington post" it didn't surprise me that donald trump would do something this low-rent, given his track record. trump has demanded an apology fromomthe new york times"" and said that if he had known kovaleski was disabled, he quote, definitely would not say

anything about his appearance, but kovaleski spoke to a fellow "times" reporter yesterday and told him he and trump were on a first-name basis for years. don? >> nancy, thank you very much. pope francis received a rock star welcome this morning when he arrived to address a stadium full of young people in kenya. earlier, he visited one of nairobi's vast slum areas. today, he is heading to uganda. sunday he'll travel to the war ravaged central african republic. allen pizzey is traveling with francis in nairobi. >> reporter: the pope began his last day in kenya the place he put it i feel very much at h he. the slum is one of 11 that proliferate in and around the largest city in east africa and packed with 50,000 of some of the poorest of the poor. francis installed what he called the wisdom that is born of stubborn resistance in such places. listing the numerous problems that plague slums from lack of infrastructure and clean water to crime and violence, he took a side sweep at the political

elite and called for cities that have a place for all. while the pope was in the slums, a stadium full of young people practiced a wave to greet him. the atmosphere grew to the point where the emcee persuaded a line of bishops to go on stage in a dance contest. they were ooencht joinedeventually joined by the kenya president and his wife. but it was pope francis who stole the show. the series of prepared questions from a young woman addressed tribalism, radicalization, and the issues that seem to concern the most, corruption. francis told them there was even corruption in the vatican. speaking in spanish, which was translated, he told them, corrupt people do not live in peace. the message went down well. the pope's next stop is uganda where he will hold ceremonies honoring catholic and others. he is scheduled to go to the central african republic and

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3 good morning siouxland, i'm jacob heller.here's a look at your morning news. 3 earlier on thanksgiving day... it was all about the traditional thanksgiving meal. 3 sioux city's gospel mission held its annual meal yesterday morning. they dished up turkey... stuffing... mashed potatoes... and pie to around 100 people in need in the sioux city community. 3 "it is so wonderful because everybody that was here, the guests, loved the meal and all the volunteers loved doing it so it's always successful"all the food for this year's lunch was donated to the gospel mission. 3 3 and at the same time as the gospel mission's meal... a few blocks away on historic fourth street... rebo's was also open for a special thanksgiving meal for the homeless and those in need. the staff there served donated food to about 300 people.

3 "the majority of the meals, the food. hams, , rkey, bread and stuff. we e de all the 3 potatoes ourself, the dressing ourself, stuffing whatever. the majority of the food, ninety percent of the food, was donated by people in sioux city. that's a great, great thing to happen"rebo's says all the food leftover from yesterday's meal will be donated *to* the gospel mission.that's all for now... have a great day! made a sudden landing on a baseball

long island, new york full of homes. there were all around, people rushed to help grab the lines to secure that airship. the blimp flew over new york's thanksgiving day parade and was heading back to refuel when dangerous winds unexpectedly picked up and forcing the pilot welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour, he was held prisoner in cuba for five years. now alan gross is enjoying the holidays with his family. ahead, in a preview of sunday's's "60 minutes," he describes the three things that got him through each day. plus, travel editor peter greenberg is here to show us new airport security measures and how to get through the long tsa lines as you travel this holiday season. time to show you some of this morning's headlines. "wall street journal" reports on china's plan to build its first erseas naval installation in the east africa nation.

china's planned facility is part of its rapidly expanding facilities. a pentagon official has expressed security concerns. "the sacramentnt bee" reports on a vegetable mix recall believed to be the source of an e. coli outbreak at costco. the mixed of diced onion and celery was used in a chicken salad that sickened 19 people in seven states. it is being recalled out of an undance of caution. >> gayle will be upupt about that. the chicago sun times reports on an arrest made in the murder of tyshaun lee. police made the announcement overnight. the 9-year-old chicago boy was lured into an alley and shot earlier this month. police say the killing was retaliation against lee's father who had gang ties. the "new york post" reports a t trist flew a drone during g

thth macy's thanksgiving day parade, despite the city's heightened security. a russian and his son launched the drone from the parade's starting point along central park. it was quickly spotted by police. flying a drone in new york city is illegal, but the tourist said he didn't know. police gave him a ticket. >> yeah. ignorance, i don't think, is a defense. > "the denver popo" reports how two others, they survived separate avalanches. each feared the other had died. alex and brian holmes were skiing near telluride on wednesday. brian triggered the avalanche and he was buried. alex caused a second avalanche but was not trapped, so he went for on help in trout lake. ian eventually dug himself out and made himself to the nearby town ophir. both are okay. >> so glad they are both okay. alan gross, a freed contractor, is home for the holidays. thursday was the first thanksgiving gross spent in the

he was released from a cuban prison last december and reunited with his wife. his captivity played a key role in america's diplomatic breakthrough with america. on sunday, he will give his first interview to scott pelley on "60 minutes" sharing the brutal conditions he faced for half a decade. >> they threatened to hang me. they threatened to pull out my fingernails. they said i would never see the light of day. i had to do thrhrhings in order to survive. three things every day. i thought about my family that survived the holocaust, i exercised religiously every day, and i found something every day to laugh at. >> reporter: did you think in those early days, b b, the u.s. government is going to get me out of here in the next week or so? >> oh, i absolutely did for the first two weeks. and then i said to myself, where

the hell are they? where are they? you know? i figured -- i didn't -- i there for five years. i knew i was in trouble. i knew i was in trouble. >> reporter: alan gross was attracted to trouble. he is 66, a native of maryland, and an electronics specialist who spent 20 years making the setting up communications for relief agencies. >> and that's why we say when we would connect, when we would align the antenna and connect to the satellite, we would be light the candle. we would light her up. and we did that in a lot of places. >> reporter: in 2008, the place was cuba. gross was hired by the u.s. agency for international development. usaid is america's charity delivering aid all around the world. but in cuba, its mission was different. usaid asked gross to set up

independent internet connections for the jewish community. only 5% of cubans were online. but bypassing government censorship was illegal. >> watch "60 minutes" to see scott pelley's pull interview with the last prisoner of the cold war sunday on cbs. sunday is expected to be the busiest travel day of the season. nearly 3 million people will fly home. airports around the country tightened security after the paris attacks. a worldwide travel alert from the state department remains in effect this morning. cbs news travel editor peter greenberg is with us. good morning. >> good morning. >> i know people who had to travel, had to get home. but i tell you, t ty were on pins and needles about this. what can people expect come sunday? >> the good news on wednesday which was the busiest travel day of the year people got smart and got out of town earlier but sunday is the bad day. if you can fly home today or tomorrow, you can own the plane. sunday, you can't.

everybody else is in the lines at t t mall. so sunday is the dayay to ben watch h t for. you'll see longer lines because the tsa at certain high-risk airports is basically instructing their own instructors to ask people in a conversation that can't be answered by yes or no. just to determine they know where they are going and why. it's not going to be any more likely to pack the bags yourself or give you anything. where are you going totoy? if you donon know the answer that requires another conversation. thother thing they are going to do you may remember after 9/11, positive bag matching where you couldn't check in for a flight and have your bags checked in and choose not to go on the plane and have the bags go on without you. you might expect delays and some bags removed from planes that people didn't show up. . >ther than packing your patience, what can people do to survive the long security lines? >> one of the things i've always done and tsa argues with me i'm wrong about this but my experience tells you i'm not. on any day of the week, not just holiday period if you get to a

security line, two security lines and most people would choose the shortest. no. go for the number of tsa a ants standing at that monitor at the conveyor belt for the carry-on bags. i don't care how long that lining is, choose that guy. two guys there they are training every one of them and every bag will be stopped three minutes and the line will not move. >> let's talk about air fare. has what happened in paris and other places impacted the air fare here in the u.s.? >> in the u.s., n n u.u. air fares right now are low because of the season, other than thanksgiving. they will stay low. but overseas, those fares collapsed. because you saw complete collapse in the actual new bookings and also can sellcel lations. >> we don't have much time left. how has the terror attacks in paris affected travel to france

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it's not always the hottest bargains that attract shoppers. this morning, holiday commercials are hitting the air waves and the internet, as retailers compete for business. >> okay, everybody, family photo! let's go and get around the tree! everybody arouou the tree! >> i want a selfie! >> how many do you have?

>> let's go! where is carol? >> i have a gift. >> shirt down! >> public strategist and cbs news contributor frank lund took a breaeafrom politics. ththred line represents people who are generally easy targets for advertising. the green line shows people who are more skeptical. the higher the lines, the more favorable the reaction. frank joins us now from los angeles. good morning, frank. >> good morning. anti and that is the best ad so far. everybody talks about the super bowl as being the place where the best television ads are run. the truth is the ads that matter the most run just before thanksgiving and up to christmas and that is where, in some cases, a majority of all retail sales happen. and what you just saw for hallmark is a wonderful ad. a family experience and we are used to the famous family photo.

ififou listen closely to the dialogue, the funny comments that happen, even that gentleman who is leading it, the son who says, this may be grandma's last photo, it's funny and it's poignant and it puts hallmark not just looking backward as something that we remember with fondness, but looking towards the future with humor. the best ad so far. >> we see something we >> the grandmother really stole the show. we have a walmart ad, frank, with an actor, craig robinson. let's take a look at that too. >> hey, shopping girl! do you want to have to have a store map this friday you can view it at this app tap it here study it hard if you want to and kick into gear >> why does that work? >> first off he is a popular

what he does and it's a funny song, if you listen to on it. third, she seems to be enjoying it herself and we are going to enjoy ads that the actors in the ads seem to be enjoying. it's a very catchy song. you notice that immediate spike. a christmas ad doesn't work if it doesn't grab you within the first seven seconds and that ad does. >> office depot's holiday ad features coworkers who have their own little quirks. let's take a look at that. >> your coworkers have their quirks. so this holiday season, surprise them with h no longer avoid shaking hands hand sanitizer. the stop stealing all of my pens pens and keep yourself to yourself metal headphones. and gifts you and your coworkers will appreciate. >> it adds realities there for a commercial.

>> did very well but not as good as the two you showed already. did well because we have office mates that annoy us. the ad connects to us and gives us a reason not to give gifts but get gifts. that is one of the keys to christmas advertising. it is really powerful to give but even more powerful to thanksgiving? here is a hint.

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3 good morning siouxland, i'm jacob heller.here's a look at your morning news. gas station on the near north side has entered his tyndall of omaha entered his written plea of not guilty to charges of 1st dedeee robbery... possession of marijuana with the ient to deliver... and possession of drug paraphernalia.police say he

14th and pierce early in the morning of november 12th.he was arrested four days later at an apartment in morningside.tyndall is still in the woodbury county jail on a 25 - thousand dollar bond. 3 3 police in denison have arrested a man they say is behind an armed robbery there earlier this weeee police say 29 - year - old manyang (thee - ong)thiong is charged with first degree robbery.he's the guy believed to be behind an armed robbery in a parking lot monday night.right now (thee - ong) county jail. if he's convicted... he could get up to 25 years in prison. 3 3 and... police in spencer are charging three men with burglary. they say 19 - year - old cody freeberg and 18 - year - old j - b wilkins of spencer... along with 24 - year - old billy williams of kentucky... were going door to door and asking to perform odd jobs. when people didn't answer the door the three walked around the home looking into the windows. police say they found the three outside a garage they'd broken into. all three are charged with 3rd degree burglary. freeberg is also

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morning." more real news ahead, including the rush for holiday gift counts as millions of americans hit the stores today. we'll tip you off to some of the best deals coming on cyber monday, but first, here's today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >> the rain fell hard and fast in ft. worth. rescue crews had to call off their search for a 70-year-old woman. >> i'm watching these shoppers go in and out of the stores this morning. everyone looks like they are on a mission. >> black friday traditionally brings a flurry of shoppers here to chicago's magnificent mile, but this morning protesters plan to be here as well. >> today's memorial service in france was a very french affair held in a former military hospital where napoleon was buried. >> trump claims that he didn't mean to mock the reporter and that he never met him. the reporter says that's not remotely true. >> you're going to see longer lines at tsa at high-risk

airports and snukt-- >> the ads that matter most are the ones that run just before thanksgiving until christmas. >> did you think in those early days, boy, the u.s. government is going to get me out of here. >> oh, i absolutely did for the first two weeks. >> crazy shopping chaos from around the country. >> yeah, we're going to get our tv! oh, yeah, we're going to get our tv! i'm gonna get my tv, i'm gonna get my tv. >> just a little bit, i'm michelle miller with don dahler. charlie, gayle and norah are off. millions in the central u.s. are dealing with a dangerous blast of rain, sleet and snow. the storm could dump up to 8 inches of rain in some parts. some of the worst conditions are in texas. >> at least one person there is presumed dead. flash flooding nearly swept away a sheriff's deputy trying to help a trapped driver but the

deputy survived. freezing rain and ice are creating problems for drivers. one crash involving a semi truck killed two people. >> in good weather and bad shoppers across america are busy this morning looking for holiday bargains. these thanksgiving day shoppers slugged it out at a mall in we don't know what they were fighting about but there was no trouble when macy's flagship store in new york city opened early this morning for the black friday rush. >> nearly 136 million americans are expected to do some buying this weekend, much of that will happen on cyber monday, when online shoppers are expected to spend $3 billion. so how can you find the best deals on electronics and just about anything else? tim stevens from our partners at c-net is here to help. good morning. >> good morning. >> i've heard about these 4k

the images are unbelievable but year. >> there's still a shortage of content so it might be a little early to jump on board, but now is a good time. there's a lot of different deals. there's s 48 inch from samsung that's about $300 off. there's an $800 model from lg that's 65 inch, a little bigger, but if you want to go high end, a curved model from samsung about $500 off so you can get a pretty good savings if you want to get a tv that impresses your friends. >> yououaid the xbox one and surface pro 3 caught your eye. >> it's pretty hard to get systems. but they're about $50 on an xbox one with a game and extra controller so if you have a time to get that. that's a couple different places. microsoft just released the surface pro 4 so the 3 is being discounted if you want to go

with last year's model. >> what about we use. >> mostly about $50 off and free games being thrown in. not as good as the xbox one and playstation 4. >> what are the good deals that you can play on amazon? the deals are stataing now and running throuou the entire nth. the's lots of deals coming and going all the time. ultimately they're giving $25 off their fire tv which is one of the better streamers. if you're looking for netflix and amazon and other services streaming through your television. you can also get one of the higher end rorobas. >>you say target is a good cyber monday place t shop? >> target has 15% off of everything in the show so pretty much there's a sale on everything at target right now. if you don't want the robot to

higher end dysons is there so if you want to take control of things, a great dyson ball vacuum on sale as well. >> are these retailers sticking with the calendar? is it cyber monday or cyber weekend? >> it's cyber everything all the time. walmart is starting a cyber sunday trend where they're starting sales at 8:00 p.m. on sunday night. amazon, already all the deals are going through the entire month so it's spreading throughout the entire month. >> have you nototed these flash sales online? they really do catch my eye. >> basically every hour at amazon. they want you to come back again and again and again and again to see what else is new. it's the kind of thing where you've got to be on your toes. we've got a great lis of all the changing all the time. >> you won't get any w wk done on momoay. >> i will not be alone. >> we'll have a little conversation after the show. tim stevens, rather dapper. you look very nice. >> thank you very kindly. >> all right, thank you. prince harry continues his visit to southern africa after a rare moment of candor about losing his mother, princess

harry attended the opening thursday of a center that helps kids living with or impacted by hiv or aids. the prince reunited with a from that epidemic. they first met back in 2004. harry spoke of the tragic bond he shares with all the orphans he saw on that visit. >> they y re far younger than me, of course, andnd that situation was a great deal more challenging than my own. nonetheless, we shared a similar feeling of loss, having a loved one, in my case a parent, snatched away so suddenly. >> harry's charity funds the center. princess lechlta was just talking aboutthree weeks left

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more than two decades ago, the safe haven of an upscale chicago suburb was shattered. a young couple was gunned down execution-style in their home. tomorrow night on "48 hours, maureen maher shows us the extraordinary way a family dealt with the impact of this crime and h h it is still felt now. here's a preview. >> the journey of the last 25 years has really tested my faith. >> reporter: jeanne bishop will never forget that palm sunday in 1990. >> this glorious music is

the last thing i expected was to have the church secectary come to me and say "you have a phone call." and it was my father on the phone. and the first thing he said to me is that nancy and richard have been killed. >> reporter: nancy and richard langer, jeanne's younger sister and brother-in-law had been shot in the basement of their winnetka townhouse. as nancy, who was pregnant, lay dying, she drew this in her blood. >> there's the shape of a heart and the letter "u." >> reporter: investigators couldn't understand why the couple had been killed. ey had f fno enemies.s. >> there was nothing taken, no jewelry, no electronics. >> reporter: what did that mean to you? >> this was meant to be an assassination. >> reporter: the killer's identity shocked everyone, he was a teen from a local high school, david biro.

he had psychological issues and he had bragged to friends that he committed the perfect crime. >> theangers were chosen as victims less than because of who they were thanhere they live. >> so ironic that it's just a kid from the neighborhood. >> reporter: biro was charged with murder and pled not guilty. at his 1991 trial, biro insisted that a friend was the killer, but a jury didn't buy it and he was found guilty. biro. >> i think here's what my forgiveness was like. i forgive you, and now i'm wiping you off my hands like dirt. >> reporter: then 22 years after the murders, jeanne took the remarkable step of writing to biro. incredibly, he responded with an astonishing admission. >> he wrote "i amuilty of killing your sister, nancy, and her husband, richard. i also want to take this opportunity to impress my deepest condolences and apologize to you." and i started to cry.

>> reporter: that launched jeanne on a journey. she had to find out why biro had committed the murders. >> we're in front of pontiac prison where i come to visit the persononho killed my famil members. i knew the first tim i went there to see him in that prison that i'd be shaking the hand that held the gun that killed her. >> reporter: and this journey has led to an incredible change of heart. >> so you believe he deserves a second chance, he deserves an opportunity. >> yes. >> to perhaps get out? >> yes. >> maureen maher is with us. let's get right do it. jeanne says she wants david biro to have a second chance. how likely is that? >> it's a very good chance that he might get a reduced sentence. in 2012 the supreme court had a major ruling that ruled mandatory life in prison without parole f f juveniles is crowell and unusual punishmemt. he was a juvenile when he was sentenced to that.

do that, but there are almost a dozen and a half states that have ruled that as retroactive and that includes him, so there are 80 cases in illinois alone where they will be resentenced. he could get life again, he could get a reduced sentence or he couou walk. >> how often has she visited him in jail? >> she's been there dozens of times. what she's told us, regardless if he gets out or not a relationship will continue. if he stays in, she will continue to go down and visit him. >> maureen, thank you so much. you can watch the full report tomorrow night on "48 hours." that's at 10:00/9:9: c central right here on cbs. conquering crossfit in your late 70s, norah o'donnell introduces us to a woman who's working out. that's next on "cbs this morning." got the moves like jagger you gellin'? no tellin' how much i'm gellin'. you gellin'?

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almostst get up off of that thing >> if you're already thinking of ways this morning to burn off thanksgiving calorie, one proves wowoing out. norah o'donnell met the amazing woman who is reshaping more than her body by breaking a sweat. box. >> reporter: keeping up with her

earlier this year, constance tillit's body was failing her. you've had two hip replacements. >> two knee replacements. two rotating cuffs of a partial and a full. >> reporter: but all that have couldn't stop her from turning her life around. how important do you think it is for seniors to be working out? >> get up and do it. stop with the whining. stop with, oh, you got to take care h h move. tata care of yourselflf reporter: somethingng constance didndn used to do. her health problems started almost 30 years ago when she was 50. she took insulin four times a day for diabetes and 60 pills to treat high blood pressure and congenital heart failure and arthritis. then last fall, constance's fun suggested she try crossfit and helped her find this brooklyn gym. you said to me, you aren't really someone who went to the gym or worked out. >> no. >> reporter: you never worked out?

>> no. >> reporter: until you were 77? >> yeah! >> warm up into it. >> reporter: she met the jim owner david osoror and now she is done to a few pills a day and has lost 50 pounds! >> how does the weight feel? >> it's good. >> people have this perception you have to be some really exceptional physical genetic person to make progress like this but it's all about consistency. >> reporter: there is strong evidence that movement improves senior health. in the largest study on n e issue,octors followewe moror than 1,600 seniors over two-year period and found that regular and moderate physical activity roofed the risk of disability by 18%. what have you been most impressed about with constance? >> i think her attitude. >> i do a fist pump. >> she lights up the room when she comes in. bounun. good >> rorter: she calls y her adopted son. how does that make you feel?

>> she is good. she is my adopted mother. part of this is expanding your social base and people you can depend upon and trust. >> reporter: for constance that moment came in june. her devotedd mother, the man who took her to every crossfit session, died suddenly. it was on the same day he was scheduled to start his own fitness plan. what would your husband think where you are today? >> he's with me right now. whee.. he w w my nurse, my doctor,y frie, my everything. he was my encouragement. he is still my encouragement. >> reporter: encouragement that constance says will keep her working out. crossfit has changed you physically. >> mentally, spiritually. when my husband died andhe word sprere, in my wildest

dreams, i never thought they would be there with me, and they there were with me to his grave site and they are still with me and they will be with me until i leave here. south brooklyn crossfitits my children, and i meme it from the bottom of my heart. >> beautiful. >> get up and do it! love that. >> i met an 87-year-old woman who was doing -- she is a bodybuilder and she is out there doing it. same issues. trying to stay healthy. >> very good.

the story based on n e this today and tomorrow expect partly cloudy skies ancold temperatures if you are out shopping. wind chill values will be quite low due to breezy winds.sunday will see a slight warm up and an increase in cloud cover ahead of this next system, which will start to arrive sunday night bringing snow to the area once again.look for snow to continue throughout monday and into tuesday. can't pin down snow totals yet, but this system looks to be a bit stronger than yesterday's storm.wednesday will start a clearing and warming trend with temperatures bouncing

3 good morning siouxland, i'm jacob heller.here's a look at your morning news. 3 earlier on thanksgiving day... it was all about the tradadional thanksgiving meal. 3 sioux city's gospel mission held its annual meal yesterday morning. they dished up turkey... stuffing... mashed potatoes... and pie to around 100 people in need in the six city community.

3 "it is so wonderful because everybody that was here, the guests, loved the meal and all the volunteers loved doing it so it's always successful"all the food for this year's lunch was donated to the gospel mission. 3 3 and at the same time as the gospel mission's meal... a few blocks away on historic fourth street... rebo's was also open for a special thanksgiving meal for the homeless and those in need. the staff there served donated food to about 300 people. 3 "the majority of the meals, the food. hams, turury, bread and stuff. we made all the potataoes ourself, the dressing ourself, stuffing whatever. the majority of the food, ninety percent of the food, was donated by people in sioux city. that's a great, great thing to happen"rebo's says all the food leftover from yesterday's meal will be donated *to* the gospel mission.that's all for now... have a great day! 3

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coming up in this half hour, tina fey and amy poehler could be a force to be reckoned with going up against the "star wars" sequel sequel. ahead, the movies and the actors getting oscar buzz. plus meethe family outsmarting bullies. righnow it's time to show you some of the morning's headlines. "people" reports on facebook's coo sheryl sandberg remembering her husband. he died six months ago.o. she posted i w wt to thaha my family and friends who have supported and comforted me and my children as we have recovered from grief, regained our smiles and the ability to laugh. i also appreciate the many strangers who have reached out. loss and recovery give us the ability to be grateful on a deeper level. "the san francisco

chronicle" reports onn mallia obama's search for a college to attend. she is expected to head to college next fall. she's visited at least a dozen public and private schools including six ivy league colleges. the first lady has said malia wants to be a filmmaker. >> my odds-on bet is a little one her dada went to. so "usa today" reports on the worst drivers by state. the rankings from a car insurance site are based on fatal crash statistics. montana has the worst drivers, go figure. it has the potentially deadly combination of high-speed limits and severe winter. tied for second are south carolina and new mexico followed by texas. and "the new york daily news" reports on a new "star wars" trpiler that offers a new look at the villain. >> there's an awakening. >> the minute-long commercial debuted thanksgiving morning. it's been viewed nearly two and

a half million times since it was posted to cebook. >> i missed t tt one. well, the new "star wars" movie hits theaters three weeks from today. others include the comedy sisters where tina fey and amy poehler reunite and "rocky" is back on the spinoff "creed" which opens this week. sylvester stallone movov from boxer to trainer. >> your father was special. to tell you the truth, i don't know if you're special. only you will know that when your time is right. it ain't going to come overnight. you're going to take a beating, you're going to get up and see if you've got the right thing. but you've got to work hard. i swear to god,d, if you're not going to do it, i'm out. >> every punch i've ever thrown has been on my own. nobody showed me how to do this. i'm ready. >> eric davis is the managing

editor of fandango, thanks for coming in this morning. there's incredible buzz about "creed." the trailer looks s eat, the views have been terrific, not only sylvester stallone's performance but michael b. jordan. >> don't be surprised if sylvester stallone steps into the oscar ring with this one. rocky is very central to the plot as well as michael b. jordan who plala apollo creed's son. it has that original rich emotional depth to it that matches the thrilling boxing sequences. see it with a crowd, i loved it. >> the rocky series is bar none one of the best. well, "sisters," tina fey, amy poehler, going up against "star wars." >> if anybody can do it, it's these ladies. they're smart, they're entertaining, they're funny.

their hieldchildhood home and want to throw one last party before their parents sell it. it's refreshing. >> when the trailer playeye in the theaters,, thehole theatat burst out laughing. let's get back to "star wars." i know the preticket ses practically broke the internet. do you have some new plot details this year? >> there's not a lot that we know about this film. footage. hans solo, luke skywalker back. . >> whatt about luke skywalker, you don't see him anywhere in this. and it looks like the buildupo him being a villain is laid out for you. >> don't go there yet. i think the smartest marketing move they have made is hiding luke skywalker. how awesome would it be if they get to the theater. in this day andnd age we don't get to movies before we see parts of the movies. when we talk about "star wars"

we're talking about arguably the biggest movie franchise in history. let's get to the bradley cooper, jennifer lawrence jeek vehicle "joy." >> this is alsohe american hustle team directete by david o. russell. this is based on the real-life story of joey mangano. jennifer lawrence said part of it is inspired by her story and part of it my the inspiration of david o. russell. there's going to be great comedy, great music and jennifer lawrence probably nominined for anotheroscar. >> we can't leave without talking about quentin tarantino and the hateful eight. >> yeah, this reminds me of all of the characters holed up in a cabin kind of sparring with one another. it's got a lot of his regulars, samuel jackson, kurt russell, tim rothth and it's tarantino so it's going to be fun to watch, a

>> a little? >> all right. now, let's look at -- they remade "point break." who would have thunk it? >> wait, wait, wait. >> patrick swayze? >> yes, yes. it's kind of s silar to the first one where the fbi agents infiltrate a band of criminals. this time the criminals are sort of into c/rporate heists instead of robbing banks and into extreme sports. so we'll see some of -- probably the most daring extreme sports sequences we've ever seen put to film. there's a fantastic wave sequence in this movie that will ow your mind. i think, yeah, if you're into extreme points, definitely see this. >> a bunch of us here at ctn got together and went out to see "spotlight." a lot of buzz about it taking best picture. >> in my opinion it's lili right nonothis would behe front-runner for best picturur

it's the best ensemble cast of the year. i would say michael keaton, mark ruffalo and it's a real-life story. it keeps you on the edge of your seat and you're crying at the end. it's one of the best movies ever made about journalists in my opinion. i think you have to see itit real quick befororwe , the best holiday movies for kids? >> "the good dinosaur" comes out this weekend, it's a pixar movie. it's sweet and simple, not as brainy as "inside out." and there's a new alvin and the chipmunks movie on the way too. they are the real-life family behind dork diaries.

are entertaining and inspiring it's not unusual i'm sorry. the dork diaries is a b bk that is inspiring girls around the world to embrace their inner nerd, including my very own margo. the newest novel debuted last month. they also make the usa today list.

in print worldwide. "dork diaries" is published by simon and schuster. here's the family behind the phenomenon. >> that's for sara. >> reporter:r:achel renee russell and her daughters, erin and nikki, calm themselves team dork and they have millions of tweens wrapped around their fingers with "the diary of nikki maxvel max maxwell." she navigates the trial of middle school with her bff's zoee and chloe, trying most of the time trying to outsmart mackenzie hallter, her arch nemesis and bully. >> raise your hands if you are a dork. >> can i raise two hands?

>> what is a dork? >> a dork is a person who may be considered unusual to others. they're very independent. >> dork was a very derogatory term, and kids -- your feelings are hurt if you're called a dork. but since 2009 and "dork diaries" came on the scene, it's a term of endearment, a term of empowerment and it's good to be a dork. >> there's also dorkalicious, dorkable and dorkify. >> that's when i get to draw eople in"dork diary" style. >> and it's all a huge hit with their young fans. >> can you guess who it is? >> who see themselves as dorks. >> a dork is somebody who has a lot of life problems. >> people call me weird, but i just go with the flow. >> you're helping middle school schools. >> we both thought that we were

there were a lot of kids who feel that way and if i can help them through my trauma, i'll do it. >> as kids, erin and nikki were both bullied by their own real mckenzie and the books are loosely based on their experiences. >> this is middle school, so this is the inspiration for "dork diaries." >> we made lemonade out of lemons. >> those lemons include the event that convinced rachel to put pen to paper. >> i was married 25 years and i went through a divorce and it was pretty traumatic. i basically lost everything, house, cars, part of my motivation for wanting to write the book was to try to launch into another career and generate some cash. >> and it paid off, big time. >> so this is the house that dork built. >> yes, it is. sometimes i pinch myself to make sure i'm not dreaming. >> the writing is collaborative,

but nikki is trusted with her name sake's image. >> what do her eyes tell you about her? >> i think these eyes tell you that she is funny and that she warm. >> rachel says she made nikki white simply because that's how she imagined her when she started writing. nikki's best friends are africaamerican and latina. all of the books have one big thing in common. >> you should treat people the way you would want to be treated. >> the golden rule. >> exactly. and, and if you are treated poorly or bullied, number one, it's not your favlt. number two, seek help from an adult, and number three, do not let it get under your skin because you should always let your inner dork shine through. >> in other words, always believe in yourself. for "cbs this morning," chip reid, chantilly, virginia. >> i was bullied as a kid by a boy.

it's all about standing your ground and letting them know you believe in yourself. how about you? >> and friends sticking together. that's a big theme of this series. her friends back her up. >> well, that's wonderful. i didn't have anybody. >> sorry. next we'll look at the most unforgetetble moments of the week. you're watching "cbs this morning." thweek.

down like that, but! i'm good and don is good. that does ititor us. be sure to te into the "cbs evening news" tonight and for news any time anywhere, watch our digital network ccbs. >> turkish f-16 fighter jets

fighter jet was in their air spac >> france and russia are yuted in the united into eradicating isis. >> hunt for terrorist salah abdeslam. >> shooting incident was captured by a dashboard camera. >> the denial by fact checkers only seem to make trump more convinced. >> when the world trade center came tumbling down, thousands of people were cheering. >> do not expect to breeze through security at the nation's airports. >> people are a little on edge with everything going on. >> the injury happened at a critical moment, just over a minute left. >> oh, boy. you can see him go down and hit the backf the head. >> rex ryan! >> we got to get creative and think of different things. pretty unique. >> thank you for beinghere. it happens every time!

everertime! >> i guess this is turkey central. >> you poke him in the tummy, he giggles. it happens to me too! >> don't interrupt. >> michelle, do you want to mount up? >> are you talking to me? >> it's hard to believe t ts is my seventh yearr of pardoning a turkey. time flies -- even if turkeys don't. >> thanks. >> hard to remember. >> a present there. >> hey, d.c. . >re you marrieie shsh fantasized he is the real donald trump. >> he will be the best president ever. >> dr. carson was hearing and thinking something different at the time and i think we actually have footage of what he was hearing and thinking. >> peanut butter jelly time! >> what the heck is that?

>> broccoli on pizza. >> that's it. i'm done! >> congralations, san francisco! you've ruined pizza. >> i can turn arlo around and he is like, what is going on? what? >> and hundreds of those drawings? >> hundreds. >> set that vcr. >> r? is this the eye'70s? >> i'm inn a time war! >> you've seen a lot of rockets take off in your time but you've never seen one land. >> can't wait to see you and charlie in space, jeff. i'll be down on the ground cheering you guys on.

>> pick the passengers up?@3 today and tomorrow expect partly cloudy skies and cold temperatures if you are out ehill values will be quite low due to breezy winds.sunday will see a slight warm up and an increase in cloud cover ahead of this next system,

which will start to arrive sunday night bringing snow to the area once again.look for snow to continue throughout monday and into tuesday. can't pin down snow totals yet, but this system looks to be a bit stronger than yesterday's storm.wednesday will start a clearing and warming trend with temperatures bouncing

3 good morning siouxland, i'm jacob heller.here's a look at your morning news. 3 the man accused of robbing a gas station on the near north side has entered his plea.21 - year - old leander tyndall of omaha enteted his

wrwrten plea of not guilil to charges of 1st degree robbery... ssession of marijuana with thehentent to deliver... and possession of drug paraphernalia.police say he robbed the kum & go store at 14th and pierce early in the morning of november 12th.he was arrested four days later at an apartment in morningside.tyndall is still in the woodbury county jail on a 25 - thousand dollar bond. 3 3 police in denison have arrested a man they say is behind an armed robbery there earlier this week. police say 29 - year - old manyang (thee - ong)thiong is charged with first degree robbery.he's the guy believed to be behind an armed robbery in a parking lot monday night.righghnow (thee - ong) thiong is in the crawford county jail. if he's convicted... he could get up to 25 years in prison. 3 3 and... police in spencer are charging three men with burglary. they say 19 - year - old cody freeberg and 18 - year - old j - b wilkins of spencer... along with 24 - year - old billy williams of kentucky... were going door to door and asking to perform odd jobs. when people didn't answer the door the three walkededaround the home loloking into the ndows. police say they found the three outside a garage they'd broken into. all three are charged with 3rd degree burglary. freeberg is also charged with interference with official

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