captioning funded by cbs it's friday, november 24th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." black friday madness is here. people from coast to coast are packing stores in search of the best deals on everything from toys to electronics. cutting ties. the president's former national security adviser's lawyers say they will no longer communicate with mr. trump's legal team. what that could mean for the russia investigation. ♪ and a thanksgiving day parade in new york city

without a hitch, well, almost. a balloon'ssof 8 nightmare comes true. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters in new york. i'm weijia jiang in for anne-marie green. black friday is here and millions are taking advantage of the sales. people from around the country lined up early to find the best deals as soon as the doors opened. analysts say the turnout was larger than in previous euros. laura podesta is here with more. good morning, laura. >> good morning. for a lot of shoppers out there, a big chunk of that money will be handed over at the cash register today. at stores across america, shoppers are braving the lines and

of some of the lowest prices of the year. in los angeles, deals of 50% and 60% off at this outlet mall. nearby at toys "r" us, this woman gave us a look at her radically low receipt. >> norm lit it would be $700. today it's $400. >> it's an emotional day for people who lost their homes after the hurricane. >> to see my mom and dad. i'm grateful they're here. >> industry experts say this one-day shopping extravaganza has really been going on all month. retailers are trying to get people to go through their doors and pay with cash. it's not just clothing and electronic stores getting in on the action.

people braved the cold for this black friday beer. they only offer this special brew one day a year. about 70% of americans, about 164 million people say they plan to shop thanksgiving through siper monday. weijia? >> laura podesta here in new york. thank you so much. michael flynn is cooperating in the investigation into the collusion. they told trump's lawyers they can no longer discuss the investigation. an attorney for president trump said the move likely means flynn took a plea deal with special counsel robert mueller. flynn was fired in february after he mislead vice president pence about his contacts with russia. president trump did not comment on flynn's move. he spent his thanksgiving at

also took time to celebrate his successes. errol barnett is with the president in palm beach. >> reporter: president trump spent part of his thanksgiving handing out turkey sandwiches with first lady melania trump, but he wasted no time to use the holiday to brag about his administration. >> ever u your whole long life. >> reporter: he resorted to twitter to resume his fight with lavar ball, the father of a ucla athlete, questioning. that caught the ear of "washington post" columnist greg sargenf who notes the president actually

the white house did not respond to a cbs news request for clarification. now, following his thanksgiving morning messages, president trump made a second visit in as many days to his local golf club, spending about four hours there. errol barnett, cbs news, west palm beach, florida. the search has ended for three missing sailors after the plane crashed into the sea. they will not release details until next of kin are notified. their plane crashed as it was going to the "uss reagan." eight people were rescued. senator franken issued a statement after two more women accused him of groping them. in a statement yesterday to local media in minnesota, the democrat said in part, i'm a warm person, i hug people. i've learned from recent stories in some of those co

and i know that any number is too many. i feel terribly that i've made some women feel badly, and for that i am so sorry. texas congressman joe barton is suggesting that a new photo on twitter is an act of revenge porn. nancy cordes has more. >> reporter: republican joe barton says a nude selfie of him are a potential crime against him. he said a woman he dated admitted we had a consensual relationship. when i ended the relationship, she threatened to publicly share my private photographs. he's 68, a 17-term congressman and twice divorced. in a secretly recorded phone call he confronted the woman after she shared the sense

active material with other women he had dated. she recently played that recording for the "washington post." i want your word that this ends, barton said, warning i should take all of this crap to the capitol hill police and have them launch an investigation. barton has not been accuse of any wrong doing. the same cannot be said of michigan john conyers, longest serving democrat. melanie sloan, a prominent d.c. toerch who worked for conyers in the '90s said he was verbally abusive about everything from her work to her clothes. >> he also once had he come up to his office when he was walking around in his underwear. >> he's also facing allegations for allegedly making repeated advances on two staffers. he settled for $27,000. conyers has denied the allegations. and the number of

against minnesota senator al franken has grown to four after two women told t"the huffington post" that he groped their butts at a 2007 campaign and 2008. he told the "washington post," it's difficult to respond to anonymous accusers and i don't remember thoers invents. both conyers and franken are not going to step down. the investigation runs its course. nancy cordes, cbs news, washington. a man accused of shooting and killing a texas state trooper during a traffic stop is charged with capital murder. investigators say dabrett black was pulled over. he left the scene. hours later he was found 110 miles away. the trooper has been identified

on the force, the father of three. a father is arrested. police say the unidentified driver crashed into deputy eric overall who was laying down spikes to end the pursuit. his car flipped after the crash. coming up on the "morning news," uma thurman breaks her silen silence. she speaks out for the first time about harvey weinstein. and surprise appearance. colin kaepernick spends his thanksgiving in ail ka track. this is the "cbs morning news." that goes back 100 years. at kay... ...the number-one jewelry store for... yes. (hard exhalation) honey? can we do this tomorrow?

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thurman. she said happy thanksgiving to even except you, harvin weinstein. show accuses him of sexual misconduct. he denies it. and nfl former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick made a surprise apeevpearance o alcatraz. they wanted to reclaim the island and turn it into an indian cultural center. still to come, a parade mishap caught on video. a giant candy cane balloon falls victim to one of new york's trees.

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on the "cbs moneywatch," ne to disclose a massive hack, and elon musk wins a big bet. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. >> good morning, weijia. wall street was closed after the thanksgiving holiday. president trump praised the highest stockmarket ever. on wednesday the dow fell 64 point, the s&p fell over 1%. uber says it discussed the hack with softbank. softbank would share it. "the wall street journal" reports uber ceo learned of the breach two months ago. tesla ceo elon musk won

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good morning everybody, i don't remember time right now 4:25. for the most -- your time right now 4:25. for the most serious shoppers black friday got underway 12 hours ago like this best buy in rockville, maryland. >> look at that line. people lined up outside the store before the doors even opened at 5:00 p.m. they were

person instead of going online because ern eomee still doing i these years and hasn't taken over yet. >> that's right. some of these deals customers lined up for at best buy included televisions marked down more than 50% off. it opens back up at 8:00 this morning for the traditional black friday crowd. >> all right, and those early morning shoppers will certainly need to bundle up this morning. it's going to be cold miri. >> hey good morning everybody. starting off at 29-degrees in gaithersburg and 33 in washington. we still have time for temperatures to fall. this is what your black friday shopping forecast looks like. 55 today and sunny. by noon up to 50. 55 by 3:00 p.m. and down to 50 degrees by 6:00 this evening. all throughout the day you'll notice sunshine out there. not till tomorrow afternoon that showers push in along with our next cold front. saturday morning, at 10:00 a.m., it's sunny

over western maryland. buthe afternoon, that's when we'll get you are line of showers -- our line of showers to make their way in. these will be light spotty showers and not last long and move out very quickly. by 10:00 or 8:00 p.m. they have moved well to the east, we will have showers later on that afternoon with temperatures in the upper 50s. ellen? all right miri trying to head home and beat the rush hour, the rush hour? the holiday rush. you want to leave right now. friday morning the best morning to leave if you don't leave today, tomorrow is going to be the worst day to leave. so maybe wait until sunday morning to avoid some of the traffic. you will not see any traffic out there right now. i'm not even seeing black friday shoppers yet. express lanes on 95 in virginia though, they are closed from your main lanes to the hov lanes. the first area southbound lanes closed by the boulevard and then just north of there reverse direction your northbound lanes on 95 in the ex press lanes again are closed as well right by the fairfax county parkway. thank you so much. let's run down the headlines for

jail this morning for the murder of a he was making a traffic stop on i-45 but as the trooper walked back to his patrol car, the suspect -- the driver took out a rifle and shot the trooper. officers later captured the suspect in a wooded area near the shooting scene. the "washington post" reports the u.s. navy has ended the search for three sailors missing after a plane crashed wednesday. that transport aircraft was flying to the uss ronald reagan when it went down in the philippines sea. eight other people on board that plane were rescued. the crash happened during joint military exercises with japan's navy and this is the third big accident for the 7th fleet this year. two of its ships have been involved in deadly crashes. troubling news in the search for a missing submarine from argentina. an underwater sound from the submarine believed to be an explosion this morning. and that news raises fears about the safety of the 44 crew members. average tina's -- argentina's

on november 15th. there's only enough oxygen for the crew to survive for about ten days. that's a quick look at what's going on. >> the news at 4:30 starts right now. all right, you may be thinking about going out for black friday shopping but many of the serious bargain hunters are already back at home with their deals in hand. >> that's right. there are a lot of folks out shopping yesterday. it was kind of -- busy on the roads last night. good morning everybody. happy friday. i'm jan jeffcoat. >> i'm larry miller. i know we're still letting the turkeydy just a little bit. >> -- digest a little bit. >> you look great though. >> i have to wear elastic pants right? >> i'm in my stretchy ones as well. leaves room for all the food that we ate yesterday. hey good morning everybody. it's a chilly start to the day. if you are going to head out today the earlier you go the colder it is. 29 degrees in gaithersburg and

and we're up to 33 in d.c. at this hour. well, we'll reach a temperature of 55 degrees under mostly sunny skies and winds will come in out of the south by the afternoon at 5 to 10 miles per hour. so that will help to transport some slightly warmer air into the area. 50 degrees by noon. 55 by 3:00 p.m. and by 6:00 this evening, we're right at 51 degrees. now futurecast shows that we are clear today. but early tomorrow or later tomorrow afternoon rather, we do have a chance for showers moving in. saturday starts off sunny. but by 5:00 tomorrow afternoon, we're looking at showers pushing in. ellen? all right miri headed out this morning maybe you want to travel home. so this morning is a really good day to do that. the next best day to head home is on sunday. if you're heading out to the airport this morning, dulles airport. i found one of the traffic land cameras out here on dulles toll road. no issues both directions look good. not a lot of issues in general out there which is nice especially for black friday