at this chicago walmart, ten protesters were arrested after scuffling with police. only two of them were actual walmart workers. with sales off to a strong start this holiday weekend, experts are predicting a very merry holiday shopping season for stores. the national retail federation predicts $602 billion in total consumer spending in the final two months of the year. that's a nearly 4% increase from last year. predicting 3.9% growth, so we think it's going to be a very strong season. historically for the last ten years, the average has been about 3.5%. so we're going to do better than that, but we're not back to the pre-recession number of high single digits, and a lot of that is due to the fact you've got these somewhat hollow indexes, so we look at the stock market, we look at interest rates, we look at housing prices, and that would seem to indicate a robust and growing and healthy economy, but for many consumers, they don't feel that way. >> joining us to talk more about the holiday retail season and small business saturday, which is tomorrow, is ed gilligan,

. >>> dozens of people protested outside this walmart in chicago on black friday. it's part of a nationwide effort organized by labor groups to convince the largest retailer to raise the salaries of its workers. in chicago, ten people, including two walmart workers were arrested for blocking the roadway. >>> a similar protest outside this walmart store in alexandria. nine people arrested there including one employee. their message was the same, higher wages. walmart defended the labor practices saying their pay is higher than averages. a lot of walmart workers are happy with what they make. >> reporter: shoppers weren't the only ones on verging on that walmart but protesters took to route one to make a point. some took it to an extreme. >> we want to raise awareness so people going into walmart how the workers are treated. >> reporter: the concern is how they are paid. tiffany is a customer service manager at walmart. >> $12,000 last year i made. our cuts changing on the computer. >> reporter: these protesters are pushing for a livable wage for retail employees, at

phil lebeau is live outside a walmart in chicago. phil, over to you. phil, can you hear me? e have -- >> reporter: simon, i'm down the street from a walmart anybo neighborhood market sheer in the lakeside avenue neighborhood of chicago. i can, simon. do you hear me? i'm not really sure what happened. >> okay. phil, we've got a terrible delay getting to you, phil. we'll come back to phil lebeau in a few moments' time. >>> meanwhile, we do want to talk about apple. a company that's not big on discounts or deals, but today, only, the tech giant is giving out store gift cards with certain purchases, including the i pad. will it be enough for tim cook to get an apple ipad christmas, or will the competition bridge that gap? we'll bring in a writer with the street.com. thank you guys for being with us on this busy black friday. >> good morning. >> rocco, we'll start with you, because the big question is whether apple can maintain its market share. it's been slipping in the last kwauf quarter. it was 29.5%. what do you see being the a risk here for apple? >> i see the future being at

friday as a protest day calling for better wages and working conditions and live now from a walmart store in chicagoandy, what is happening there today. >> it is quiet now but at the walmart they marched around with signs, they chanted and they sang songs and many went into the streets blocking traffic and the police said that they had enough of that and then they arrested those ten people and there was no violence involved and it was a well choreographed event and they are looking to hammer home the point that walmart for a company making making $17 billion a year should be paying its employees more, more than the average of a minimum wage and among those who were arrested today was a man who was arrested and said that he was proud to do it. >> i know that i will be retaliated against but it does not matter. i'm 45. everyone else in the chicago area who has a living wage, we need one too the chicago police, fire departments, when they needed their raises we got them. and now we would love for them to stand with us. hey, this is working. it is not for me. or for my workers, my co-workers and workers

phil lebeau is at a walmart in chicago. what's the story, phil? ly were walmart employees. it's quiet at this walmart on the north side of chicago but take a look at scene about an hour and a half ago. there were 75 protesters out in front of this walmart neighborhood market. and a dozen of them blocked off the street in front of the store. the police warned them to move. they didn't. they arrested ten of the protesters. two of them walmart employees. here's what one had to say as he was being led away by the police. >> i know i'm going to get retaliated tonight when i come in, but it doesn't matter. i'm 45 years old. and like i said, if everyone else had a living wage in chicago we need one too. we fight with everyone from cta to chicago police and fire departments, when they needed they raises they got them. we stood with them. we would love for them to stand with pus. this is working. it's not for me, it's for my workers. >> we reached out to walmart and walmart says, it does not retaliate. in fact, no associate has been retaliated against for r

walmart showered the stage protests across the country. we spoke with some of those protesters, and they are in chicago right now. dy, tell me what you found when you talked to them. >> reporter: well, the protesters showed up at 9:30 this morning, about 100 of them. they marched in front of walmart, and ten went out to the street of walmart and refused to lead. this was not a violent protest, the protesters say it's ridiculous that a company that makes $16 billion a year would pay its workers around minimum wage. they're demanding better wages. they're claim they have been retaliated to do when they try tto go on a strike. >> now you found that a number of protesters were not walmart employees. >> reporter: right, most of them were not walmart employees. there were members from unions, pastors and community groups. the walmart spokesperson said that the protesters don't reflect what is going on at walmart. protesters say they're trying to prevent other companies and the country from following walmart precedence. she said that they hire from within, bonuses, discounts at the store. but what she tried to hammer onl

chicago. the spokeswoman from walmart said we are doing things right.e offer wages that are comparable to other big box stores around the country. they offer generous health benefits and 401k and generous bonuses as well, discounts at the store. the main point that walmart is trying to get across, the main strength is they promote from within. if you start at the bottom you'll get promoted up. 160,000 at walmart got promoted last year. that's their counter argument to what the protesters were talking about today. >> andy there with the protest over but shoppers are still out in full force. , etc. learn to john terret. we spent friday with shoppers, how are you doing out there? >> i'm doing fine. i'm collecting bargains, and it seems to most of us in the mall that america is changing a little bit, really. we saw all these chain stores nationwide. we saw is it of them opening at 6:00 and 8:00 on thanksgiving itself, and there were those who did i wasn't the holiday interrupted, but it was just the opposite. it was attended all across the country. families

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other protests at walmarts across the nation also got rowdy. in chicago, police arrested ten people, including two walmart workers. in southern california, ten people were arrested as they clashed with police in riot gear. in texas, at least one protester was arrested for blocking the street. on the "today" show this morning, walmart's ceo defended the company saying they are paid fairly and employees are treated well. >> we pay in the top half of the retail industry and we understand there will be people out asking for more. we understand that frustration after, you know, five years of a difficult economy and we're going to do all we can to look for opportunities for them to advance. >> the company offers workers many opportunities to grow into managers and earn higher wages. >> the main thoroughfare here in san leandro was shut down for about 20 minutes. we're told the five people who were arrested have been cited and released. live in san leandro, kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >>> those protests certainly did not stop shoppers. walmart announced re

the "chicago tribune" says walmart isn't waiting to kick off deals.art of a trend this year. stores are dealing with six fewer shopping days between thanksgiving and christmas. >>> the "los angeles times" looks for the legal victory for the hot sauce known as sriracha. we took you inside the factory on wednesday. the judge ruled they can continue the plant. the city of irwindale wanted a restraining order. neighbors say it triggered asthma and burning throats. the company says it will continue working with the city on the is. >>> and "usa today" says lays is mixing salty and sweet by rolling out a potato chip covered in milk chocolate. it's only for a limited time but if it takes off it could make way for dark chocolate and white chocolate and peppermint chocolate. where do you stand on this? >> it sounds good. there's nothing to read in. it's just chocolate. >> he says, norah, i have no comment about this. let's just move on. >>> new details about the mysterious barge on the san francisco bay. it is indeed owned by google. it will play host to luxury

walmart. at a chicago kohl's store, police chuting an accused shoplifting.n virginia, there was a stabbing over a parking lot space. and in new jersey, a shopper pepper sprayed while fighting with somebody over a television. now to indiana. we told you about tony, who was protesting orders to open up the pizza hut on thanksgiving. the prime minister got a call from president obama. the president asking the israeli leader to tone down his criticism of the u.s. forged deal with iran for a while. so far no word on whether the prime minister plans to agree with that. now to inside the white house, where it's beginning to look a lot like christmas. the first lady, sasha, malia and the first dogs welcoming the white house tree. it's 18 1/2 feet long, doug less fir and deadline day. we say it's fast approaching. it was supposed to be really fast approaching. the deadline to fix healthcare.gov is set form. but in less than two hours, the site will shut down for maintenance, scheduled to go back online at 8:00 a.m. saturday morning. and that is tonight's "speed read.

walmart. as no doubt you're aware, if you live in the united states, across america, there has been growing discould not ten and a movement against the world's largest retailer over wages. in chicagooday, unhappy workers from three walmarts walked off the job demanding a better day's pay. here's the real question. a lot of people have a passionate view about this and think they know all the facts. do the claims that walmart should pay more add up? this comes as the holiday shopping has formally already started for walmart and they have a lot of employees angry that they will be open on thanksgiving day. >> they've been open for thanksgiving for a number of thanksgivings now and walmart is saying they'll give them extra pay, big discounts on a future purchase and a turkey dinner while they're at work. that is clearly not going to quiet the critics. >> there is one line only. >> reporter: as millions of shoppers push into walmart this holiday season for bargains, they're expected to shove the retail giants' $17 billion in annual profits even higher. and that is not sitting well with tiffany who is married with two kids. >> it is very, how should i say it? disgusting. a lot of times

. >>> we're live at a walmart in the lake view section of chicago, andy, what's happening out there today? >> reporter: quiet now but it was fair fairly raucous earlier. they came out to say look how much money walmart makes. but walmart fired right back. they said take a look who is rotesser. among the protesters were actually three employees of walmart. one of those arrested was a walmart employee who said he was proud to do it. >> like i said, i know i'll be retaliated against when i come in, but it doesn't matter. i'm 45 years old, if everybody else has a living wage, we need one, too. from police to fire departments when they needed raises they got 'em. we stood with them. we would like them to stand with us. this is not for me, it's for my workers. and workers across the country. >> oh those protesters say yes, they were members of various union groups across chicago but they said they were here to try to get the word out to other companies, not follow the precedent not to follow walmart set on its wages. walmart came out and said we're doing things right. we're offering wages compa

the "chicago tribune" says walmart isn't waiting to kick off deals.wer shopping days between thanksgiving and christmas. >>> the "los angeles times" looks for the legal victory for the hot sauce known as sriracha. we took you inside the factory on wednesday. the judge ruled they can continue the plant. the city of irwindale wanted a restraining order. neighbors say it triggered asthma and burning throats. the company says it will continue working with the city on the is. >>> and "usa today" says lays is mixing salty and sweet by rolling out a potato chip covered in milk chocolate. it's only for a limited time but if it takes off it could make way for dark chocolate and white chocolate and peppermint chocolate. where do you stand on this? >> it sounds good. there's nothing to read in. it's just chocolate. >> he says norah, i have no comment about this. let's just move on. >>> new details about the mysterious barge on the san francisco bay. it is indeed owned by google. it will play host to luxury showrooms and a party deck. it's part of a plan to marke

walmart. no doubt you're aware if you live in the united states, across america there has been growing discontent and a movement against the world's largest retail over wages. so in chicagohappy workers from three walmarts walked off the job demanding a better day's pay. so here's the real question. a lot of people have a passionate view on this and think they know all the facts. do the claims that walmart should pay more add up? tom foreman is out in front. the holiday shopping has already started for walmart. a lot of employees are angry they'll be open on thanksgiving day. >> they've been open for thanksgiving for a number of thanksgivings now. walmart is saying they're going to give these people extra pay, big discounts on a future purchase and a turkey dinner while they're at work. but that is clearly not going to quiet the critics. >> there is one line only. >> reporter: as millions of shoppers push into walmart this holiday season looking for bargains, they're expected to shot retail giant $17 billion in annual profits even higher. and that is not sitting well with tiffany barroyd who's married with two kids. >> it's very how shall i say that, disgusting? because

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there was a great anecdote about the protest in chicago where they brought in bus loads of people to the walmartand there was only actually one employee of the 500 store employees who actually showed up for the protest. i think we've seen this elsewhere too. this is entirely union organized. you have union backed pr flacks who are sort of putting the same people in touch with the same reporters. it's all meant to sort of be part of this public pressure campaign to try and make walmart seem mike a bad employer. the point is lots of people want to shop at walmart, lots of people want to work at walmart. we had walmarts open in d.c., 20,000 applied. >> let me pause on that. ed, when i hear michael say that i have to say i get taken back to this moment in the 1960s, 50s and 60s, when the civil rights movement, similarly heard this argument that it wasn't local people, it wasn't the people of birmingham, it wasn't the people of you know of montgomery who were agitating but outside agitators, union people sometimes, who were coming in and telling them what their interests were. and i mean i got to say

ten people have been arrested so far including two walmart workers in chicago.on this story. we asked black friday protests are retailers putting profits over people. bob weighed in saying greed fuels these type of actions. shannon weighed in saying absolutely. the worst part is that nothing will change. another bob also sent us this. most businesses are in business to make a profit. no profits, no business, no job. we asked you to keep the conversation going via twitter or facebook. now we're going to look at what's going on with the ready, set, go shop attitude of holiday shoppers in indianapolis. take a peek. >> thanksgiving is the new black friday. we're at toys "r" us that opened at 5:00 last night and still going strong. we've got a number of people here. the lines used to wrap throughout the entire store. right now folks are getting up to the register pretty quickly. irt h it has been a big day here. right now americans say they are not fond of retailers opening on thanksgiving but that certainly hasn't stopped people from shopping thanksgiving and into t

run away from the city numerous studies have been shown what happens when more walmart moves in town a study was done in chicago sure that when wal-mart comes to town then local businesses suffer and it's almost like an economic weapon of mass destruction you could look and see that business is within a four mile radius of wherever the wal-mart is starts suffering four miles out you see about twenty five percent of businesses close down and each mile you get closer they go up all the way from thirty five to sixty percent of small businesses are closing that are directly within the proximity of that wal-mart and for everyone or claims to create jobs for every two jobs it creates three jobs are lost in the local retail sector it's not a job creator it puts small businesses that were there by a brit independent businesses out of business so yeah that's how much you see needs a wal-mart like it needs a hole in the head or nuclear waste site right i mean it wal-mart it's been called an economic death star just destroying everything that's path and really we're not even talking about the slave labor that ensures thes

walmart. >>> policia! policia! >> after raiding a family restaurant on chicago's south side, the sheriffs police have the owners, tworothers, boxed in a corner. they've seized 2 1/2 pounds of marijuana on the premise and now they want to search the homes of both men. the brothers are allegedly tied to the mexican mafia, one of them, the apparent ring leader, was recently convicted of possession. he was caught with more than 300 pounds of weed but got sentenced to only two years probation. that's who the investigator wants to put the squeeze on first. he needs his permission to search his house. it's a quicker alternative than waiting hours of a court-approved search warrant. >> at this point it's, do you want to help yourself out or violate your probation. because say what you want to say, you're both being charged with that. you can help yourself out, we're going to call your probation officer and go through the hassle. >> do you have anything else at your house right now in. >> i don't have anything at my house. >> you don't mind if you take a look? >> you can take a look if you want. >> okay. this form right here

off by saying what an honor it is to be on television with a gentleman from chicago to speak about this. it's really bad. walmartl more stuff if they're open on thanksgiving day. but what does it say about this country, that we're just not going to have holidays anymore? i think that's a really problematic thing for most workers and most folks. the u.s. has the least holidays of any industrialized countries. on average, most americans only have nine paid vacation days. in france, they have six weeks. an article my buddy mark ames wrote, half of vacation time goes unused because workers are afraid of asking their boss for vacation time. it says something about our culture that it's so consumer driven that we're now asking workers to work on holidays and workers like the gentleman from chicago are having to risk their jobs to speak up about this. >> richard, let me play devil's advocate for a second. walmart, we should note, we reached out. this is what they've said in the past. that thanksgiving day workers receive some perks. including a free meal, additional pay and also 25% discount on purchases. what do you s

run away from the city numerous studies have been shown what happens when more walmart moves in town a study was done in chicago sure that when wal-mart comes to town the local businesses suffer and it's almost like an economic weapon of mass destruction you could look and see that business is within a four mile radius of wherever the wal-mart is starts suffering four miles out you see about twenty five percent of businesses close down and each mile you get closer they go up all the way from thirty five to sixty percent of small businesses are closing that are directly within the proximity of that wal-mart and for everyone or claims to create jobs for every two jobs it creates three jobs are lost in the local retail sector it's not a job creator it puts small businesses that were there by a brit independent businesses out of business so yeah that's how much do you see needs a wal-mart like it needs a hole in the head or nuclear waste site where i have it wal-mart it's been called an economic death star just destroying everything that's path and really we're not even talking about the slave labor that ensures th

a group called our walmart is calling on them to improve working conditions, including a minimum salary that would net them $25,000 a year. at the protest in chicagoeast ten arrests including two walmart employees. in a statement walmart vice president says, we're proud of the hard work our associates have put into making this a great black friday for our customers and we're pleased we can provide them with holiday payee squall to an additional day's work as well as a 25% discount on an entire basket of goods for the extraordinary efforts. bill simon was on the "today" show earlier. >> we have the largest -- one of the largest percentages of full time workforce in retail and pay in the top half of retail. our industry is a good industry, great way for people to start. you can enter our company at any level at any age from 16 to 66 and we have a lot of opportunity for people to work their way and progress as you move forward. >> meanwhile, a suspected shoplifter was shot by police last night outside of a kohl's department store in illinois outside chicago, a harrowing ordeal. the chicago tribune reports the suspects tried to run away and gave chase

walmart this black friday, they may have to get past one group of people. that would be angry employees. employees set to protest the retailers working conditions. and in chicagoing today. joining me now is one employee. good morning. >> good morning, carol. how are you? >> i'm good. thank you so much for joining me. walmart is trying to make -- >> thank you for having me. >> thank you for being here. walmart is trying to make things a little better for employees working over the holiday season. they're going to offer thanksgiving dinner. discounts in the stores. does that make it a little better? >> of course, that i can mas it a little better. but walmart made $17 billion last year. and it's the nation's largest employer. it kpois 1.4 million associates across this country. and they can well afford to give us a livable wage. >> but going back to why you're specifically protesting the stores opening up earlier this holiday season. walmart has a lot of competition because other stores are opening early too. and walmart is probably saying toist, we've got to do this because it's a good business decision. >> yes. carol, walmart took the lead with that last year

walmart were registered in cities across the group. the protestors used black friday as a platform, a way to tell shoppers that it doesn't pay its workers enough. in chicago, in the 11 months he's worked at this store, he has only made about 16,000. >> this is what we ask for. we want respect, and we want it now. only a handful of the protestors here work at walmart. the rest members of various unions or church groups. walmart says they are here to stir the pot. >> if they were supporting the message they wouldn't pay $50 gift cards to come out and join the protests. it's a tactic from the opposition to try to make this seem news worthy. organizers of the protest denied people are paid to demonstrate. they are there to discourage other companies. the protesters want it gown they are not earning enough. linda says her pay check doesn't cover the bills. >> they made about $17 billion in profit itself. they are in a position to help their associates, and if they feel saving money and living better is a logo, they should think about having their employees live better. we put them where they are at. >> others blocked the streets. police arrested them, issuing

walmart to witness the mayhem firsthand. >> there's something about black friday. your integrity -- >> reporter: these chicago area cousins don't care about the mayhem. in fact, they thrive on it every year, using shopping apps and meticulous planning to save on toys for their young kids. >> eight hours of shopping? >> yeah. it was all night. yeah. eight hours or so. >> reporter: seriously, all night. >> it was worth it. >> reporter: she spent $960, half of her budget, saving $1,000 on gifts. enough to make her want to dance. >> yeah, the jig had to happen. i would do it again if i got a deal like that. >> reporter: not a laughing matter to victoria, who has seen enough video of the fighting -- >> any time you want [ bleep ]. >> reporter: and doesn't want any of it, even if it's literally a pillow fight. >> i think they're crazy. to them it's a sport. lacrosse is a sport. black friday is not a sport. >> reporter: she shops all online. sure, she gives up on some of the deals, but savors her serenity. >> the savings aren't worth the bail money. >> reporter: after capturing the walmart wildness, juan castro avoi

walmart. >>> time for the out front out take. there is a rivalry between new york and chicagoounded. people in both claiming the best comedians, sports teams and now buildings. the fight is whether the world trade center in new york is tallest than chicago's tower. in press conferences in both sideties, the height committee of tall buildings and urban habitat, there is such thing. 1776 feet tall, the world trade center and 1450 for the willis tower. i digress because the top line is new york wins the building contest. the decision was not without controversy. it seems these 25 enga nears couldn't figure out what defines a building. spires that are a part of the building's decision and antennas that can be removed do not. no joke, sometimes a stick on the top isn't just a stick on the top. listen to the chicago mayor ron emanuel. >> if it looks like an an tan in, acts like an antenna, guess what? ist -- it's an antenna. >> they decided it's necessary for the building and made a part of history in this decision and he's right, picking new york over chicago is a part of history,

walmart to witness the mayhem firsthand. >> there's something about black friday, your integrity -- >> reporter: these chicago area cousinsare about the mayhem. in fact, they thrive on it every year, using shopping apps and meticulous planning to save on toys for their young kids. >> what, eight hours of shopping? >> yeah, eight hours or so. >> reporter: seriously, all night. >> it was worth it. >> reporter: she spent $960, half of her budget, saving $1,000 on gifts. enough to make her wan to dance. >> yeah, the jig had to happen, and i would do it again if i got a deal like that. >> not a laughing matter to victoria crusoe, who's seen enough video of the fighting. >> anytime you want, [ bleep ]. >> reporter: and doesn't want any of it, even if it's literally a pillow fight. >> i think they're crazy. to them, it's a sport. lacrosse is a sport. black friday is not a sport. >> reporter: she shops all online. sure, she gives up on some of the deals, but savors her serenity. >> the savings aren't worth the bail money. >> reporter: after capturing the walmart wildness, juan castro avoiding the retailer on black friday, but sti

walmart. black friday bargain hunters witnessed a violent confrontation between police and suspected shoplifters near chicago. it happened outside a kohl's store in romeoville. officers say they chased two accused shoplifters as they tried to leave the store by climbing in a pontiac with a get-away driver waiting inside. >> "the cop had got over there -- as he attempted to slam the -- the door, the cop's arm got stuck, and the driver attempted to take off. the second cop had come with the gun -- was telling him to stop the car 'cause he was dragging the cop around the parking lot. he didn't stop. the cop shot about four, five times." >> police say the driver was hit by several bullets. all three accused shoplifters were arrested. >> at least one bay area mall has a plan in place to deal with any unruly customers during the holiday shopping season. kron4's haaziq madyun reports from concord. >> along with those of door busters, here at this mall and convert their road always be a increase insecurity. that also be outside in the parking lot. >> we want people to feel safe and secure. we want them to feel safe

chicago, miami, d.c., minneapolis. protesters telling us that these are the places outside of walmart where they will be talking about wageswith you. reporting live from los angeles this morning. >>> checking other top stories this morning at 37 minutes past the hour. a woman sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing off a warning shot has now been released on bond while she awaits a new trial. she was released wednesday night and monitored electronically while she's on home detention. she shined a light on florida's controversial stand your ground laws. she says she fired a warning shot and she was later convicted of attempts murder. >>> a u.s. drone strike in pakistan has killed three suspected militants and initialled several others. officials not confirming the identities of those killed. >>> hope for the thanksgiving comet lives on. part of the comet may have survived its trip past the sun. nasa says it's throwing off bits of gas and dust. but it will take a few more days to figure out what's left. i would keep my eyes on the sky. >>> still to come in the "newsroom", the works of reclusive writer j.d. salinger have m

customers are a little more aflaunt in chicago, and helped by wall street but most of our customer base is in the farm base and she's struggling a little more like walmarthelp, we'll take right now. >> what's going to be the hot sellers this season? >> right now it's outerwear. we haven't had a good shot of cold weather in the last couple of years. that's exciting. outerwear, high profit and something to give a lift to the store. >> and it is getting colder out, which is what you want. what about discounting. this is something we hear a lot about, that it's going to be a tough season companies will be forced to take prices down. are you doing a lot of promotions? >> i think take prices down are you doing promotions? >> yeah. that's been part of the fabric of the nature of the department store business for a few years, that's what i mentioned earlier, with the longer christmas, we had to come up with new promotions, now we have our promotions set we're happy with the discounts we're giving the customer, they are deeper than they have been. that's all factored into the margin we have inventories quite lean we are down 5% year over year which will help mit

in suburban chicago, bullets flying outside a kohl's department store as police busted a shoplifting attempt. meanwhile, in north carolina, a man at a walmartcs anything but pleasant. take it easy, folks. there's still 26 shopping days until christmas. >>> and tomorrow is a big day for the obama care website. will it be up and running as promised by the obama administration? well, technicians say they made the necessary repairs. but even the white house is asking potential users not to flood the site over the weekend, saying it still can't handle everybody at once. >>> while he may have looked like a bum, but now, seattle is calling him a prince. jack mcdonald is his name. he had holes in his clothes. and took buses rather than taxis. but he had a knack for picking stocks. he's leaving $188 million to charities in his hometown. chief among them, seattle children's hospital. >>> and the duchess of cambridge stepped out solo last night at a charity gala in london. we're told that prince william was in charge of tucking in baby prince george before attending his own charity event. we're also told that the designer dress that she wore is alread

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walmart. we shall see. >> scott, thank you. municipal bond sales dropping. for more on the muni market, rick santelli in chicago.lly. i'd like to welcome our guest, matt fabian, thanks for taking time this morning. >> hey, rick. for sure. >> listen, taxes are a big issue, and maybe one of the big reasons why many investors try to dig through and pick out good issues in the muni market. you have an interesting chart that shows aaa munies versus treasuries, keeps with topic of spreads, and the spread has been narrowing. can you explain that to our audience and it me what, if anything, it may mean? >> historically, municipal yields on a nominal basis were lower than treasury yields. it really hasn't been the case through most of this year or last year because treasuries were so expensive. over the last few months, muni yields have dropped back below or in the last few weeks have dropped back below treasuries. we think it's a temporary thing. for the most part, people in the muni market are trying to quiet things down into the end of the year, a rough year for a lot of people. so you know, trying to sort of get thro

in chicago, a shoplifting report, shot the driver of a car who was dragging another officer. and in new jersey a man was arrested after he was asked to leave a walmartert gray is live in carson, california. hope you are staying safe >> very calm. they had several hundred folks lined up outside. it was very ordererly. they handed out tickets for the big items. televisions and we interviewed someone who bought three of them. i have some of the door buster sale. and this is the store team leader and thanks for hosting us. you had the big deal last night. 8 p.m. you opened the doors. it is past 7 a.m., seeing local people coming in, what is getting people coming back after you sell out of the big flat screens? what brings in people the day after? >> we have excited to kick off the official season, we have great circular items and with your red card you get an additional 5% off. and we will have that going all day. and the rest of the season >> row have been tracking this in real time, what are the most poplar categories? and how are they doing versus last year? >> we have had a lot of traffic in the electronic and toys. we have great deals on apparel, a

walmart. hing, helicopthierhis hibuzzing, andk engine humming. sfx: birds chirping sfx: birds chirping ♪ >>> david axelrod yesterday, so kind invited me out to chicago of chicago, institute of politics. great being out there. nicole i got to talk to the young republicans out there. >> chicago has an awesome young republican spirit. >> they do. unfortunately the president of the young republican club for the university of chicago said that 9% of the people at the university of chicago are republicans. 11% are self-described marxists. >> oh, no. i thought it was three times that so they shouldn't feel sad. it's okay. >> 3% republican. >> maybe one-third of 1% and maybe 40% marxist and proud. >> not the business school at the university of chicago. >> exactly. or the law school. here's peggy noonan of the "wall street journal." we started to read it. read the first sentence. we'll read a paragraph. most members of congress had no idea what they were voting for. they're as surprised as anybody at what's happened. and it's not only because some of them are i die oats. they believed what they were told and more important, they wanted to believe it. one th

walmart. ng out of pipe. sfx: birds chirping. >>> all right. time to take a look at the morning papers from the parade of papers. "the chicago tribune."opriate conduct involving women. reports indicate one of the accused left a bullet in a woman's hotel room after removing bullets from his gun. he tried to go back to retrieve it and both are suspected of sending sexually explicit e-mails to a female agent. they came 18 months after a prostitution scandal in columbia. >> the washington times. for the first time in nearly two decades, the united states is producing more crude oil than it imports. production hit a 24-year high while foreign imports are at a 17-year low. the petroleum they use keeps dropping. >> photo messages service snap chat has allegedly turn said down a $3 billion offer from facebook. reports say snap chat declined the offer because multiple investors are interested in the 2-year-old company. they believe facebook is looking to engage younger users who are flocking to other sites. >> someone offers me money, i take it. and the city council is asking the embattled mayor rob ford to step down. these people are simply n

walmart. ♪ since you been gone ♪ ♪ i can breathe for the first time ♪ >>> we're back. let's head off to my new hometown, chicagotruck. it opened on the south side. one person in the car managed to scramble out. firefighters helped another person. >>> some consider our next guest a huge sellout. others call him a brilliant businessman. >> jason headsets.com. that is his last name. he auctioned his last name off for $45,000 to the highest bidder. >> he will do it again. his plan is to change his last name for 2014 to the name of the highest bidding firm. jasonheadset.com is joining us live from washington. what is the point in doing this? >> i like unique advertising things for companies. i like to give them a way to get the word out and i guess i get bored and fun things to draw attention. this is fun and interesting. >> jason, a question. i don't know if you are married or not, if you get married, does the other person take on the last name? >> i have this name for the last year. my girlfriend has been supportive of this. we are waiting until 2015 to move forward with any of those plans. >> let's talk money. ho

chicago. be sure to get some of those door buster dealings. it won't just be shoppers hitting all those stores as john was telling us. the group our walmarttores. that group is calling on the retail giant to improve labor standards such as providing workers with more full time work and wages of at least $25,000 a year. joining me now is barbara gertz a walmart associate in denver who is taking part in the black friday protest. thanks for joining me. you heard john yang's report. an issue you're fully aware of. you're a full time employee and worked for walmart for what nearly five years and earned less than $25,000 you're telling us. why your supporting these black friday protests that we've been talking about at walmart? >> well, i support them because thanksgiving is a time to be spending with your family. and i feel that, you know, it's not just the walton family that should enjoy the holiday, it's all the associates too should be able to spend time with their families as well. and black friday should stay black friday. >> keep it all in that one day is what you're saying. we reached out the walmart for a comment on this issue and as w