chip reid, afford, virginia. >> and that's the "overnight news" for this friday. it's friday, november 29th, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." surprise visit. president trump on his way back to the u.s. after spending thanksgiving with troops in afghanistan. plus, the other reason for his trip. [ applause ] shop till you drop. black friday gets an early start at some stores. where the best deals are this morning. and the trip home after record-breaking cold in the west, storms are moving across the country making travel the country making travel treacherous. captioning funded by cbs good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. anne-marie green is off. i'm brook silva-braga. hope you had a good thanksgiving. president trump is returning

to the u.s. this morning after making a surprise thanksgiving visit to afghanistan. mr. trump landed at ramstein air base in germany on his way back to mar-a-lago. in afghanistan the president threat with american troops, and he also revealed the u.s. and the taliban have reopened peace talks to end america's longest war. more now from weijia jiang. >> reporter: president trump made his first trip to afghanistan under the cover of darkness, flying 13 hours to serve thanksgiving turkey at a dining hall at bagram air base. >> there's nowhere i'd rather celebrate this thanksgiving. >> reporter: the trip was mr. trump's second to a war zone and was so secretive even the president of afghanistan wasn't told until just before air force landed. the two men sat down briefly. the president said to discuss peace talks between the u.s. and the taliban which once harbored al qaeda. >> the taliban wants to make a deal. we'll see if they want to make a deal. it's got to be a real deal. >> reporter: in late august it

appeared the two sides were close to reaching a deal to end the war. but president trump abruptly canceled a planned summit after being criticized for offering to host it at camp david. >> as far as i'm concerned, they're dead. >> reporter: questions still linger over president trump's plan to withdraw troops from afghanistan. the pentagon says it has a plan to cut the number of troops from 12,000 to 8,600, but the timeline is unclear. the president would only say this -- >> many are coming home. >> reporter: weijia jiang, cbs news, west palm beach. if you're up early this black friday with plans to start holiday shopping, you've still fallen behind most america thholiday shopping. johnny fernandez is outside a best buy store in paramus, new jersey. looks quiet. has the black friday frenzy begun there or what?

>> reporter: yeah, good morning, brook. not yet, but we do know that stores across the country opened as early as thanksgiving eve, and the national retail federation says that it is expecting that more than 100 million people to take advantage of those black friday deals. [ cheers ] shoppers didn't have to wait until black friday to find great deals this year. >> i saved $250 on it. >> like $70 off. >> 50% on everything here. >> reporter: many stores opened early on thanksgiving. >> last one. >> reporter: and shoppers aren't the only ones excited. [ cheers ] >> reporter: these best buy employees pumped themselves up before the doors opened in hopes that the chaotic, sometimes violent shopping experience of the past, are few and far between. >> we're not cutthroat, and we're not looking for anything certain. >> there are so many ways of getting what they need. >> reporter: the national retail federation says more than 165 million people will shop between thanksgiving and cyber monday this year. and the busiest day is today, black friday.

>> honestly, my favorite part of the day. like being able to spend time with mom. >> reporter: shoppers say it's fun to get out of the house but still be with family. >> i said i'm grateful, i'm grateful. be grateful and not look at what you don't have, and look at what you do have. >> reporter: cnet's executive editor says staying home might be worth it. >> we're seeing retailers replicate the same deals in store and on line. the best part of shopping from home is you can do that comparison shopping. >> reporter: the average consumer is expected to spend more than $1,000 on the holidays this year. and the best deals will be on things and home devices. brook? >> okay, johnny fernandez out in paramus, new jersey, thanks. many people out west had little to be thankful for when it came to the weather yesterday. wind, ice, and snow were on the menu so to speak. and those storms now headed east. folks in southern california's

high desert woke up to a rare white thanksgiving. the state's main north/south highway, interstate 5, was closed for a while because of the snow. and the storm did help extinguish a wildfire near santa barbara. it had been threatening homes. in san diego county, an inch of rain per hour flooded cars and streets. our meteorologist from kcbs has the forecast for the rest of the weekend. >> reporter: good morning. we've got lots of active weather across the u.s. on this holiday weekend. we start in the west coast where we are tracking a major winter storm. this is impacting much of california. we're seeing rain and snow. this storm system will continue to move into the northern great plains where we are expecting blizzard-like conditions. we'll even see rain from chicago all the way down to the south. this storm system continuing to move out toward the east coast as we head into the end of our holiday weekend. as far as temperatures for your

black friday, if you are headed out the door to go shopping today, here's what you can expect -- kansas city, 41 degrees. upper 50s for dallas. houston, 76 degrees for you. the warm spot across the u.s., miami, looking at 82 degrees today. salt lake city, you will see 37. upper 50s for los angeles. so new york city, that is going to be a very popular place. people will be traveling through on sunday. we will be looking at snow and rain, highs in the lower 40s. if you are traveling out of baltimore, 47 degrees for you. chicago, the windy city, 40 degrees for your daytime high. denver, the mile high city, lots of sunshine, temperatures in the lower 40s. nice and chilly. and san francisco, you will be seeing rain and temperatures in the upper 50s. for cbs news, i'm alex biston. city officials in southeastern texas will decide today whether to lift a mandatory evacuation order following explosions at a chemical plant there. more than 50,000 people in port neches were told to leave after wednesday's blasts.

the fire continues to burn this morning. authorities say the flames are contained but not yet under control. three plant workers suffered minor injuries.. the cause of the explosions is now under investigation. nearly 40 people have been killed in iraq amid a fresh wave of violent anti-government protests. [ gunfire ] yesterday security forces fired live ammunition, killing four protesters in baghdad. 22 others were wounded. protesters attempted to cross a bridge leading to the heavily fortified green zone, that's the seat of iraq's government. violent protests began last month. demonstrators are accusing the government of corruption. this morning, state media in north korea reported leader kim jong-un is expressing great test of a large multiple-rocket launcher. yesterday, north korea fired tw.

the north has given the u.s. a new year's deadline to loosen the terms for a new round of talks. former japanese prime minister nakasone died this morning. he was a staunch nationalist who also sought alliances to help strengthen japan's economy in the 1980s. he was known for his friendship with american president ronald reagan. and he often said it was the devastation of world war ii that propelled him into public life. nakasone was 101 years old. coming up on the "morning news," a fire at a wildlife park in ohio kills nearly a dozen animals. and parade follies. at they'thanksgiving day h drama pa. is is the morning news." drama at the macy's thanksgiving day parade. this is the "cbs morning news." a

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that was just one of several dramatic moments at yesterday's macy's thanksgiving day parade in new york. those tough moments caused by high winds. the worker in the first clip was unhurt despite being flattened by a nutcracker. there were other close calls involving smokey the bear and a rapidly deflating ronald mcdonald. other than that, the cold weather and the crowds, everyone seemed to be having a good time. two more states will soon sell recreational marijuana and a deadly fire at a wildlife park. woio reports at least ten animals were killed when a barn caught fire at an ohio wildlife park. the fire broke out yesterday at the african safari wildlife park in port clinton. among the animals killed were three giraffes. >> we have lost three giraffes, three bongo, three red river hog, and a spring buck, and we are devastated by this loss.

these are animals we care for every day. and our team is just devastated. >> officials captured a loose zebra and another giraffe that had escaped. no humans were hurt. of the park was closed to visitoorsgiving. there's no word yet on the cause of the fire. the "washington post" reports michigan and illinois are set to usher in recreational marijuana sales. it will be legal in both states to sell recreational pot starting january 1st. they join at a turbulent time for the marijuana industry. it's been rocked by layoffs, the vaping health scare, and some investors' disappointment with canada's program. with michigan and illinois, there will be 11 states plus washington, d.c., allowing recreational marijuana. and the "boston herald" reports on a flu bug sacking some members of the new england patriots. eight players missed practice wednesday due to what was called illness. four were able to return yesterday.

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the country. ♪ millions of facebook, instagram, and messenger users are back on line this morning after a brief outage on thanksgiving day. many users reported the apps were working but weren't updating new posts or messages. maybe a sign just to hang out with your family and not be on social media. the outage only lasted a few hours, and folks were able to post their favorite thanksgiving dinner pictures, thank goodness. facebook apologized for the inconvenience. on the cbs "money watch," an online shopping warning, and why your christmas tree might cost more this year. marc liverman is down at the new york stock exchange. marc, it's reopened today. good to see you. >> reporter: good to see you. good morning, brook.

it's black friday, and many retailers will be offering deep discounts. investors will be watching if holiday shoppers help fuel the market. the markets were closed for the holiday yesterday. on wednesday the dow gained 42 points, the s&p gained 13, and the nasdaq added 57 points. holiday shoppers are being warned to look out for fake reviews on line. according to the "wall street journal," more than one-third of online reviews on major websites including amazon and walmart are fake. according to fake spot which identifies fraudulent reviews, the reviews are done by robots or people paid to write them. amazon and walmart dispute the findings but say they are taking steps to make their reviews more reliable. amazon says it plans to hire 200,000 people for the busy holiday shopping season. the hiring spree is a sign of how quickly the online shopping giant is growing. to keep up with orders amazon has been ordering more package sorting hubs and delivery stations. the company is also working to

speed up delivery for its prime members to one day from two. and prices for christmas trees are expected to be higher this year. experts in oregon, the nation's number-one supplier of christmas trees, say there are 400 fewer growers than there were 15 years ago. land that was once used for christmas trees is also being used for less labor-intensive crops. on average, consumers pay $78 for a tree in 2018. that's up $3 from 2017, brook. >> $78. i'm surprised. that seems like a lot for a tree. >> this is my reason for advocating for the fake ones. although i do love the real ones. they smell amazing. >> they smell much better. >> they're awesome. the fake ones last you a couple of years. depending which one you get. >> a lot of our trees around here are grown up in canada. hopefully they keep growing the trees, we'll keep the prices

down. >> that's where i'm from. i always support canadian trees. but again, fake ones, fake ones last a lot longer. >> duly noted. marc liverman with the budget-wise decision at the new york stock exchange. marc, have a good weekend. >> you, too. speaking of budgets, still ahead, making a budget and sticking to it. black friday shopping gets under way this morning as we've been saying. we'll have some tips on how to avoid overspending. ♪ no matter what life throws down ♪ roomba is up for the challenge. only roomba uses 2 multi-surface rubber brushes that powerfully clean up debris on all your floors.

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holiday budget by reviewing your bills from last holiday season. then make a list for this year of everyone you need to include. >> your friends, your family, your service providers. put everyone down. then the hard part is assigning a dollar amount to those people. >> reporter: which can be difficult. >> i definitely overspent last year because i bought my mom like a vacation thing. like a plane ticket to florida, whatever like that. so definitely overspent. but it was well worth it because it's my mom. and i'll give her the world. >> reporter: experts also advise against opening store credit cards to get a discount because you could be paying far more down the line. >> that actual application can negatively impact your credit score. and that could mean that you pay higher interest rates in the future. >> reporter: staying out of debt could be the best gift you can give yourself. tom hanson, cbs news, new york. >> we will try. coming up later on "cbs this morning," we'll show you the most anticipated movies this holiday season. i'm brook silva-braga. this is the "cbs morning news." k sisilva-braga.

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our top story this friday, president trump is returning to the u.s. good morning after making a surprise thanksgiving visit to afghanistan. he served thanksgiving dinner to u.s. troops at bagram air base, and he also met with afghanistan's president and announced the u.s. and the taliban have reopened peace talks. now to the story of a group of veterans who continue to serve long after they've returned home from active duty. janet shamlian has their story. >> reporter: they have little experience with drills and dirt, but are experts in working as a team. 60-plus veterans are spending their sa maintenance for which there's no budget at a houston elementary school in need. principal treasure west.

>> we just don't have the manpower to get some of the small projects done. >> good job, you guys. thank you. >> i work full time. this isn't my second job, this is something i want to do. >> reporter: carlos miller is a volunteer with the mission continues. in more than 50 cities, thousands of veterans report for duty. this time in the communities where they live. maureen acosta and nevil acosta brought their children to help hoping to fuel a passion to serve. do you ever think i've already served, it's someone else's turn? >> no, i'll probably serve until the day i die. >> reporter: veterans built picnic tables and landscaped a garden at a women's center in los angeles. what's similar, organizers say, is the therapeutic nature of the call to action. you worked with your hands today. >> i sure did. >> reporter: but it sounds like it's your heart that brought you

here. >> yes. it's my heart that brought me here because if you can just -- the way i feel emotional now, those people feel the same way every time we're together. it's about being together. >> reporter: carlos says the work has given him new found purpose and friends who are as close as family. it's why he's volunteered more than 50 times. and how many more? >> it's going to be a long time before i stop doing this because i enjoy this. it fills my heart. >> reporter: our nation's best still dedicated to duty. >> thank you! [ cheers ] >> reporter: janet shamlian, cbs news, houston. coming up a bit later on "cbs this morning," rising from the ashes.a afteriforniwildfiro paradise, its high school football team has its eyes on the state championship and giving the community a reason to celebrate.

plus, a preview of this week's "48 hours" that has the ntipated young college student movies this holiday season, and which ones are getting oscar buzz. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thank you so much for watching. i'm brook silva-braga. have a great weekend. ♪ hear

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