i'm aaron mcpike reporting. >>> here in the bay area, shoppers started early. at the home depot in emeryville, shoppers headed into the store before the sun came up. most shoppers were surprised that the crowds weren't nearly as bad as they expected. in the south bay, shoppers at the great mall in milpitas also got up before the sun to get the door buster deals. bay area shoppers are expected to spend more this year over last year because the unemployment here is lower than the national average. the bay area holiday season is expected to be better than the rest of the country, but it may not be enough. in our next half hour, we'll explain why timing could be the seen why retailers see less green this holiday. >>> the hoards of shoppers at wal-mart are being joined today by protesters. wal-mart employees are demonstrating against the retail giant, saying they are not paid a living wage. paul chaimers joins us at a demonstration at the wal-mart in san leandro. this is a demonstration, not a boycott, paul? >> reporter: that is correct. there's a lot going on in th

>> aaron mcpike is joining us now. erin, has see publicly supported hillary clinton as the democratic potential nominee in 2016? >> wolf, not publicly. secretly because according to sources, all 16 of the democratic women in the senate signed a letter to hillary clinton urging her to run for president. elizabeth warren hasn't talked about this publicly. on her way into the speech earlier this hour, cnn tried to talk to her about this idea of her running for president. she has said publicly that she does not plan to run. and it would seem like a warren candidacy is contingent on hillary clinton not running for president. it's progressive groups really trying to draft her into the race. they're urging the media to take a look at her. >> a lot of these prerogative groups don't necessarily trust hillary clinton. >> that's right. >> erin mcpike reporting for us. the obama administration is hoping it can still make a deal with iran on its nuclear activities. while talks are on hold, right now iran is still riching uranium. a

and as aaron mcpike explains, a rough few weeks for the president could get even worse. >> reporter:resident obama, taking a break on the golf course in florida, before what promises to be the most embarrassing week since the botched rollout of his signature walk. due out in the next few days are the initial enrollment numbers. americans who have actually been able to sign up for obama care, despite all of the problems with the healthcare.gov website. >> i can tell you, our early ernrollment number -- enrollment numbers are going to be very low. >> if you like your healthcare plan, you can keep your healthcare plan. >> reporter: hasn't turned out to be the case. on monday, house republicans want to ensure that people who like their plan really won't want to switch. boehner [ inaudible ] mr. obama has promised his team will find a solution. telling nbc news -- sne. >> we did a good job. but it's it's something i regret, something we'll do everything we can to fix. >> but no fix has been announced. and by saturday afternoon, even the white house was saying if you like your plan, you ca