adobe analytics data is where i want to go. a third-party measure of how things are going this holiday shopping season. for me, the psychology about wine. which day getting a laptop or your smartphone and buy something? and according to data from adobe analytics, it is very much cyber monday. that is one across the holiday shopping period, it's an individual day they expect $11.2 billion to be spent. thanksgiving day comparison, black friday, it seems like consumers need a few days to get over their turkey and get out online to buy some deals. nurse agnes yarlee let if the other years, let's look at 2022, we expect growth for 2022 across the holiday season. e-commerce spending for the united states, we are on track for $210 billion, representing 2.5% gain on the holiday season in 2021. but i find that fascinating , because it is still growth at a time when we worried about the slowdown in the economy in the economy. we are worried about the strength of the consumer. what i am reading in the data is actually discounting and deal

. >>> americans spent $9 billion online during blah of according to adobe analytics. today that number is expected to be even higher. our cbs reporter looks at what to expect during cyber monday. >> reporter: packages are always moving at this amazon fulfillment center. retail giant handles 66,000 orders worldwide every hour and this could be the busiest day of the year. >> cyber monday is what we prepare for all year. we have hired over 150,000 people this year to handle demand. >> reporter: amazon and other retailers have been working to attract customers well before today offering sales since october. that leaves many wondering if cyber monday is still an event. the short answer is yes. national retail federation predicts nearlya big it is engrained into the culture and folks expect to have big discounts. >> reporter: experts say online shoppers are finding plenty deals because retailers are trying to move merchandise. pandemic related supply chain shortages eased this year. a lot of stores received extra stock and are willing to cut prices. >> cyber monday is goin

adobe analytics says the short answer is yes. the national retail federation predicts nearly 64 million americans to do some shopping today. >> i think the fact that cyber monday is a big deal because it has been engrained into the culture and that folks expect to have big discounts on their day. >> reporter: experts say the online shoppers are finding plenty of deals because retailers are trying to move merchandise. when the supply chain shortages eased this year, a lot of stores received extra stock and they are now willing to cut prices. >> cyber monday will be the best sale day of the entire season. >> reporter: over the weekend, adobe analytics saw the discounts of around 15% on apparel. 24% for electronics. and 34% off toys. >> for cyber monday, we're expecting discounts as high as 32% on computers. so if you're looking to get a computer, today is the day. >> reporter: tay say there is good news for the procrastinators who miss out on cyber monday. he expects good deals for computer and the other items to continue in decemb

that's according to adobe analytics.he holiday shopping season despite inflation. online shopping is expected to stay strong today. >> cnn's alison kosik joins us now. what are the expectations today? >> expect another record breaker. expected consumers will spent from $11.2 to $11.6 billion just today just online. if that happens, it could be the biggest online shopping day of the year if not ever. all that from adobe analytics. this comes after a really strong week of online shopping. we saw on thanksgiving day, people were not only eating the turkey and sweet potatoes, they spent $5.2 billion online and black friday, of course, over $9 billion online spent there. where are people going for the deals? the deals seem to be just about everywhere. i saw on apple, if you buy specific products on appn t a g purchase. that's really unheard of te apple do that. target is having price match guarantees. i'm seeing deep discounts on amazon and walmart from things like tvs and the irobot. i want to put my cat on top of it. >> i f

when shoppers spent $9 billion and today, they are expected to spend $11 billion according to adobe analytics. you probably have an inbox packed with deals. amazon and other retailers are offering deals since last month, and that could lead to somebody to wonder if cyber monday is still a thing. analysts say that the short answer is yes. the national retail federation predicts 64 million american is big deal because it was engrained in the culture. folks expect big discounts on that day. come because a lot of reta are trying to move merchandise. when the pandemic-related supply change shortages eased, a lot of stores ended up with extra stock and they are willing to cut prices. over the weekend, there were 54% on electronics and 34% off toys. they expect as high as 32% on computers but if you are nod ready to pull the trigger. don't worry. the analysts expect the good prices to last into december. >> i got a toaster and a vacuum. >> i think we could "jeed" that off. >> anyone what says that is my friend. ann, thank you. >>> some have been prepared for cyber monday all year round. 150,000 peop

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. >> reporter: looking ahead, adobe analytics predicts americans will spend some $11 billion up 5% from year ago and even with inflation, we're still spending. maria. maria: thank you, grady. my thanks to grady trimble. one important thing you need to know about ahead of next week, stay right there. ♪ maria: welcome back. we're getting a shed of light on the economy and i'm watching the rail negotiations right now and the current deal for rail union workers calls for a raise of 24% over five years, and it is offering one paid sick day. four of the unions reject it hat wanting 15 paid sick days and they can only avert a rail strike if congress gets involved and congress demands that the rail workers accept the deal or calls for a cooling off period where negotiations continue. we'll be following it. there's another big show in the work next week and tune in every friday night at 7:00 p.m. eastern. start smart here on fox business every weekday from 6 to 9:00 a.m. eastern for mornings with maria and hope you start your day every weekday with us here on fox business. that's if for us this

that's according to adobe analytics which tracks web sales. king $9.1 billion spent on black friday. but this doesn't mean that shoppers are not still feeling the pinch from inflation. adobe says the number of times people are using the buy now pay later option increased by 78% over the prior week. i want to bring in brian cheung who is at an amazon warehouse and chief economic correspondent ben white. thanks for joining me. brian, what kind of deals with -- are we expecting today? >> it's likely an extension of the deals we've already seen this weekend. adobe analytics said toys, computers and apparel were among the most discounted items this weekend which could point to those items continuing to be discounted on this cyber monday. for what it's worth, we're at an amazon facility in new jersey. amazon saying it had a record-breaking black fridays with tens of millions of shoppers purchasing more items compared to previous black fridays. that's a reason why all of the conveyer lines at this facility remain busy. a lot of robots and hands involv

it's really important, according to adobe analytics, the best day to buy a toy is saturday, sporting goods and apparel on sunday and computers on cyber monday when discounts are expected to reach 27% we love everything about the city, so it's fun that we can support local and get really neat crafts and gifts out of it if you didn't get a chance to shop on black friday, or even small business saturday, nothing to worry about cyber monday is just around the corner reporting in new york city native oy fox news. barry of weather from great conditions to get outside this weekend. lots of sunshine today you probably noticed some high clouds of this morning, but lots of clear skies this afternoon temperatures, most neighborhoods just a touch cooler than yesterday but still fairly mild out. there are lots of sixties and the warmest locations right around 70 out toward the center fell and fairfield this afternoon. of course, you've been hearing about the travel with another storm, developing at least a couple of systems that will impact travel plans for tomorrow for your sundays. as we put th

for them to compete with each other adobe analytics , forecasting that americans will spend more than $11 billion online in the next 24 hours alone, up more than 5% from last year. inflation a huge factor looming over this holiday season, holding stubbornly at a 40 year high, but in the meantime, the deals are here. amazon offering up to 70% off on alexa enabled devices, including their echo and fire tv up to 45% off select black and decker home tools and best buy shoppers can find this apple macbook for $150 off and this samsung 24 inch dishwasher for $220 off and as for paying for all these goods, extra extra cautious, especially if you're using multiple buy now pay later services multiple credit cards across your purchase. it can make it really hard to see how much you're spending buy. now pay later usage is up 78% just this week alone. some economists say that the strong labor market is supporting this holiday spending , but it is unclear what happens if hiring slows in the new year. deirdre bolton, abc news new york thanks deirdre of cyber. monday is old news. maybe travel tuesda

black fridays kickoff of the holiday shopping season set a record, according to adobe analytics more than $9 billion was spent online. today, they are is making sales were exceeding $11 billion for cyber monday. click on the put in my shopping cart and by. it is good news for businesses, but not necessarily for shoppers. consumers are using credit cards to cover expenses. u.s. credit card debt is growing at it fastest pace in more than 20 years. >> adding to that debt is bad. if you have to put it on a credit card that you can't pay off the next billing cycle, you ought not to be buying that gift. >> good lives rules to live by. more and more people are using by now and pay later, services like after pay for holiday shopping. experts warned it is easy to miss payments and get hit with fees. we have this message for shoppers. >> whenever you get tempted to click the buy now pay later button, always think that button exists to incentivize the merchant. by now , pay later companies get a huge cut from the sale that they are getting from you. they are not on your side. they are not incen

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on the positive side, april and every estimate from adobe analytics said cyber monday sales could hit $11.6 billion this year. black sales topped a record $9.1 billion, despite the strain on household budgets. liz: this cyber monday, local leaders are highlighting a problem that is continuing to grow, cyber bullying. zach fuentes was there as they made their call to action. zach: school leaders and law enforcement called for more action to combat the growing threat of cyber bullying across the state and country. >> social media has made it impossible to escape bullying. zach: students at east palo alto were hit especially hard when a burned book circulated. the district made multiple attempts to take the page down, but new ones kept popping up. >> eight times we were terrorized. eight times someone's child was not allowed to come to school because they felt unsafe. zach: the district doesn't know who was behind the page, but they've called on local leaders to help them. >> we are working to hold social media companies accountable and mandate that they have tools that allow parents and

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new data from adobe analytics shows online black friday sales in the u.s. topped a record breaking $9.1 billion this year. this further fields the idea holiday shopping and buying a lot earlier than ever before is happening as we speak. now despite higher prices and rising interest rates, holiday shopping have seen major growths as a sign of a slow down, all right? so here we go in the first three weeks of this month. customers spent more than $64 billion online. so that is only a tiny gain from last year. some experts say as more people shop early, it could maybe cyber monday less relevant in the future. >> particularly right now, consumers are looking to spread out spending. >> the national retail federation says data shows shops started their holiday shopping as early as september. [ music ] ♪°7 >>> while millions are shopping this season, many are wondering where their next meal may come from. our food for bay area family series continues now with kpix 5's reed cowan at the contra costa solano food bank. >> reporter: for those watching the food for bay

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and watches, smart speakers and tvs and digital cameras but look at this schedule according to adobe analyticshey say if you want to cross things off your wish list looking for a toy, the clock's ticking, tonight is the time. sporting goods and apparel, tomorrow. computers and furniture, cyber monday. computers you can expect up to 27% discounts. to give you perspective, demand for electronics was up two 100% black friday relative to the average day in october and we expect an even busier cyber monday. jon: getting to look a lot like christmas. nate, thank you. more on the story we told you about earlier, a railroad strike looms as labor unions rejected a tentative deal. workers strike a couple weeks before christmas shutting down rail shipping, a devastating blow to the supply chain in the middle of the holiday season. union members offered 24% raise an average $160,000 annual salary but the number of sick days they receive remains. if workers walk not only would it affect passenger travel but the shock to the supply chain could cost the u.s. economy 2 billion a day and impact key sectors fro

. >> reporter: adobe analytics forecasting that americans will spend more than $11 billion dollars online in the next 24 hours alone. up more than 5% from last year. inflation, a huge factor looming over this holiday season, holding stubbornly at a 40-year high. but in the meantime the deals are here. amazon offering up to 70% off on alexa-enabled devices including their echo and fire tv and up to 45% off select black and decker home tools. and best buy shoppers can find this apple mac book for $150 off. and this samsung 24-inch dishwasher for $220 off. and as for paying for all of these goods? >> be extra, extra cautious especially if you're using multiple buy now pay later services, multiple credit cards across your purchase. it can make it really hard to see how much you're spending. >> reporter: linsey, buy now pay later usage was up 78% just this week alone. some economists say that the strong labor market is supporting holiday spending, but it's unclear what happens if hiring slows in the new year. linsey? >> some tempting bargains out there. deirdre, thank you. >>> tonight voting i

if you are looking to get out, according to adobe analytics if you need toys, the clock is ticking, do it today for the best deals. sporting goods and apparel, tomorrow is the best day in computers, cyber monday or discounts expect to reach 27%. furniture, the best deals will be cyber monday. for some perspective, demand for electronics was up two 100% black friday relative to the average day in october and expecting even busier cyber monday. arthel: have you? >> i am shopping for a frozen dress for my niece right now my brothers and i pay for each other's bar tabs and my parents maybe a date night for them but i'm all set otherwise. arthel: i am all set because i've got nothing. [laughter] i'm just set. >> you plan very well then. arthel: i have a feeling -- >> thanksgiving was this week, i'm impressed. arthel: i got nothing, i'm going to get on it. your brothers bill will be higher than yours since he's picking up your bar tab. [laughter] >> i guess we'll see. [laughter] arthel: . bryan: political answer by nate. this could be making a comeback, a commission by the federal health and

. >> according to adobe analytics, black friday sales a sharer up from last year.ing is up 2.9% from last year. cyber monday expected to be even more. inflation is up 7.7% from last year. really, retailers are losing ground in real terms for online sales relative to last year. the buy now pay later plans are way up this year. a lot are waiting for the best deals tomorrow. >> some things for her first apartment. we have some things on our list. we will send it back to you. i know that you buy a lot of christmas gifts, but do you wrap them? >> that is a good point. what about you? >> i do not really wrap so much. the drugstore and get some cute little stuff. >> i have to admit i use the amazon prepackaged thing. it is great. we will be right back, everybody 5g network in america? (vo) when it comes to your business, not all bars are created equal. so switch to verizon business unlimited today. in a recent clinical study, patients using salonpas patch reported reductions in pain severity, using less or a lot less oral pain medicines. and improved quality of life. that

the data firm adobe analytics say we will see our record for sales in online shopping.xpects today's total online spending will top $9 billion for the first time ever. shoppers were out in san francisco's union square. it is a visible difference from the past few years of the pandemic. another change, an increased police presence. abc7 news reporter luz pena met up with shoppers to see what they think. luz: the christmas tree is up. the ice rink is open. the holiday cheer is all around san francisco's union square. >> very festive. the lights make it very fun. luz: we met these two as they were walking out of macy's. >> to take santa claus photos at macy's on the sixth floor. luz: from a perfect holiday photo to a perfect christmas village, this is the winter wonderland at the holiday plaza. goers were eager to be part of the program that turned this place across the bart station into a quaint christmas square. these crowns are assigned that tourism is back. a hotel manager for the hilton san francisco is noticing the uptick. >> after a couple years of sluggishness, it'

what line sometimes right, adobe analytics say early indicators show more than 166 million americans will have shocked by the time the five day early shopping period ends tomorrow night. all right, 708. let's see if we got some shopping weather out there. i hear we may have some rain on the forefront this week to do we do. it looks like right about thursday and we will have a slight chance tomorrow, but it will only be a slim chance and it will buy be primarily for the north bay outside our doors at this time, we are looking and a lot of sunshine, clear skies. a nice view there of the golden gate bridge air quality for today. good to moderate. and with all that clearing out there, yes, temperatures a lot chillier for some down by seven degrees. santa rosa, novato livermore. down by five. we've got fairfield down by 10. here's a look at some of the numbers out there. santa rosa. almost you're freezing 33 degrees for you there. 49 san francisco. 37 walnut creek, 37 in livermore and 43 over san jose. our winds calm to light once again. fairfield reporting calm conditions. santa rosa as

cording to adobe analytic online spenders spent more than 1.9 billion dollars. economists are watching these numbers to measure the impact on inflation which typically leads to higher prices, nearly half of sales were made using smartphones. going up 44% since last year. in person black friday shopping numbers are not quite available yet. moving on now, eight months in at the war in ukraine is intensifying. russian missiles taking out parts of the power grid and leaving millions in the dark. as abc's news reporter -- there are worries now with winter right around the corner. >> a frantic search at a ukrainian maternity ward. a newborn killed in yet another pressure and mill -- missile strike. one coming up to the next, striking people's homes in the country's power grid. these satellite images show the country growing dark over the past eight months of war. this man lives in key events as they get a few hours of electricity every day. >> the situation right now is very tough, it is hard. i have no idea unfortunately whether they will be able to repair for exampl

reporter: adobe analytics said it's up 5% from a year ago and even with inflation, david, we're still spend and i go have to say, i think cyber monday is more my scene because you can shop from the couch in the pajamas and don't have to leave the house. david: you can but you lucked out with the weather. it'll be in the 50s and sunny for the next couple of days in chicago. that's good for retailers. grady, good stuff, thank you very much for being here. appreciate it. national retail federation ceo matt shea is here now to give us an idea of what's happening. great to see you, matt. happy holidays. how is it looking in general for the retail sector for the holiday season? >> well, david, it's good to see you too, happy thanksgiving. we've had 31 consecutive months of increased retail sales on month over month basis going back to the beginning of the pandemic. sales continue, the october numbers with strong 8% growth over 2021 and it's showing up in the way that consumers are forecasted with a 60% growth this year on top of last year's growth and there's a lot of energy in the consumer

according to adobe analytics, here is when you can expect the best deals for items. if you're looking for toys, go out shopping today. if you need sporting goods and apparel, it's the best day to find the items and computers, cyber monday the day to do that and discounts expected to reach 27% and furniture, also, you're recommended to do that to go shopping for furniture on monday. back out here live, charles, today is small business saturday compared to the other four days in the stretch. one of the slower days and cyber monday just in two days where consumers are expected to spend even more than they did on black friday. we'll send it back to you, charles. charles: thank you, nate. retailers aren't just bracing for shopping this holiday season, but also for robbers. and that has new calls to reverse those soft on crime laws, plus, there's a mad dash at the airport to get back home this weekend, but will foul weather in some parts of the country leave lots of folks stranded? expect them. at a price that you won't believe. where? lowe's, actually. black friday is her

toys for example, adobe analytics says to wait until tomorrow for the deepest discounts and by the waye of the top toys this christmas according to the national retail federation legos at hot wheels were boys, barbie and lol dolls for girls. i've never heard of lol dolls until today but my producer who has two daughters assures me they are all the rage. even though some of the big retailers started their holiday discounts in october before halloween, there will still be plenty of deals to be had because a lot of the real tailors as lawrence just mentioned they have excess inventory they are trying to get rid of it and offering great de. back to you. >> steve: grady of us interested in lol dolls because i've never heard of them either. apparently they are very affordably priced and i was just looking to see if they actually, ask your producer, if they are lol, laugh out loud dolls, do they laugh? >> that's what i sent too, steve! apparently no they just have big eyes, i don't get the point. apparently the girls like them. top gift this year. >> carley: the new bratz dolls because they h

go shopping, you're at home watching right now and wondering when you should go, according to adobe analyticsre is when you get the best deal. if you need toys, go out and shop today. sporting goods and apparel the best time would be tomorrow and guessed it, computers, cyber monday, up to 27%, and furniture supposedly the best deals would be monday. back here live, as lucas mentioned, small business saturday which comparatively, with the other four days of this busy five-day stretch is one of the slower days, but of course, cyber monday two days away where consumers are expected to outspend what they spent during black friday, which again is at record levels. back to you, griff. griff: nate foy braving the shopping clouds out there in harold square. nate, thank you very much. molly: that's right, nate is no coward. for more on inflation and impact on holiday shopping, we're joined by the founding partner of marco llc and host of a podcast. mitch, thank you for joining us on this thanksgiving weekend. we're taking a few minutes away from your football interests today. and nate just highlighted

take a look at this according to adobe analytics online holiday sales on thanksgiving day were up 2.9% from last year. black friday at 2.3%, cyber monday is projected to be up 5.1%. but inflation is up 7.7% from last year. so retailers are actually losing ground in real terms for online sales. partly because of that, inflation so-called buy now pay later plans are way up this year especially for high-priced tech items like computers. a lot of shoppers are waiting for the best deals tomorrow to cross those expensive items off their holiday list. >> apple watch, sparrow for my grandson, some things for her first apartment. we have some things on her list. click >> discounts on computers are expected to reach up to 27%, arthel will send it back to you but. >> wait till after midnight start clicking away, okay nate foy live in your city, thank y you. bryan: it's been 2 weeks into grisly murders of fort university of idaho students aware our police and the investigation? and are they any closer to naming a suspect? a live report from moscow, idaho next. waiting. sometimes it's just inevitab

for what it's worth, we saw that reinforced by adobe analytics. inflated literally. prices are 7.7% higher than a year ago. it is forcing people to think about affording those types of things without paying up front. buy now, pay later gaining a lot of steam this holiday season. 78% was the increase in buy now pay later between last week and this week, the peak holiday shopping season. all of which is supporting the amount of packages out here where amazon is shipping to the many people who ordered over the weekend. >> get that back on the line. we don't want somebody not getting their package because you have it in your hand as a prop, brian. sam brock, maybe we are paying the price now. i think it was wednesday, thursday, everything looked good at airports. then we had something like 1,000 delays, dozens of cancellations. what are things looking like now? was it all weather? >> reporter: it is all weather. 7,000 total delays. that was yesterday. 2,000 today. this was weather driven. i'm at maybe international airport. you will see a steady strea

some items off your holiday list in the next few days, here's what you should know according to adobe analytics if you are shopping for a toy, the best time to find deals for toys is today. if you want sporting goods and apparel you should shop tomorrow. and computers you guessed it on cyber monday. discounts are expected to reach 27% print also if you're looking for furniture, monday is supposed to be the date we will find the best deals would back out here live today's small business saturday again something lucas and mention. not necessarily the busiest of the five-day stretch, but cyber monday just two days away. and imagine black friday is coming in over $9 billion in online sables. cyber monday is expected to be more than that will send it back to you. >> toys today, sporting goods tomorrow computers monday, i got it. nate foy a life force out front of macy's great job thank you. molly: a lame duck congress facing an ambitious preventing a government shutdown, raising the debt ceiling, debating president biden's assault weapons ban. let's bring in our political panel for joining is now vi

adobe analytics saying discounts on computer, toys and apparel were among the steepest this weekend. again, cyber monday, as you mentioned, over $11 billion expected to be spent today. that would be more than the $9 billion spent on friday, which would make cyber monday a bigger deal than black friday, which is why we are here at this amazon facility in robbinsville, new jersey where plenty of packages just like this one are being moved across the many lines and robots and hands that are working here at this facility. over 5,000 people working here for the peak holiday season to move packages just like these. underscoring how high the activity has been over this busy spending holiday. >> brian, what's the latest with the strikes at amazon? >> reporter: yeah. well, there were protests last friday. it was called the make amazon pay protest. these were workers arguing that amazon should pay higher real wages, should pay a fair share of income tax in europe and put cut back on carbon emissions. he said these groups representative a variety of interests. if you objectively look at what am

more than half are expected to shop in-store, but interestingly enough adobe analytics tells us that on thanksgiving when people were supposed to be eating their dinners, they were shopping as well on their phones. $5.2 billion spent just one day on thanksgiving online. now a lot of shoppers i'm talking with, they tell me this year it's a little different because it requires a little more strategy because of the el fant -- elephant in the room. it's called inflation and it's cutting into their spending four. a lot of shoppers are saying they're sticking to budgets, looking at deals and making sure they navigate that sea to figure out which deals are good enough to buy those gifts for their friends and family they want to buy for. the nrf, the national retail federation is pretty positive about how the holiday shopping season will turn out saying that said. ing intespending should rise by. >> important time. alison kosik, thank you so much outside macy's. >>> let's turn now to that miraculous thanksgiving day rescue. a cruise ship passenger is alive after staying alone in the water, f

according to adobe analytics which is an all-time high.y report high numbers for cyber monday which is underway right now. >> we are live from washington with a look at the online shopping frenzy. >> cyber monday shoppers snagged major discounts online. retailers eager to unload access inventory after supply chain issues. a drop in electronics and video games and other tech gadgets. >> it is best to pull the trigger and by sooner than later. >> the shopping day of the year expected to be one for the books they expect cyber monday spending two top $11 billion up about eight when percent from last year. >> we roll into cyber monday with ordeals and better prices and better selection. >> retailers have been e -- eyeballing a record streak since -- an estimated 166 million americans would have shopped since friday that is more than half of the entire u.s. population. >> we love coming together and shopping together. >> some economists credit a strong labor market despite your of a recession, high interest rate, and inflation at a 40 year high.

adobe analytics said that on cyber monday, americans spent a record $11.3 billion doing online shoppingthy 5.8% year-over-year and that does appear to be real growth. not just the reflection of inflation. because it has been coming down. so if you do adjust for inflation, that means people are indeed spending more. i think the fact that confidence is low is a reflection of high inflation, and also some concerns about the jobs market, we have seen this wave of layoffs from tech companies and there is concerns that that could perhaps spread elsewhere. we have also got new numbers out this morning on the housing market showing that housing does continue to slow down. home prices year-over-year in september rose by 10%. that is still a big gain. but it is actually a deceleration from recent months. it is the smallest year-over-year gain since late 2020. month-over-month we've seen prices decline 1.5%. this is a reflection of high mortgage rates, mortgage rates that have only gone higher in recent weeks and bank of america ceo birian mania hand, told popy harlow, it could take two years to g

black friday saw estimated $9.1 billion from online shoppers according to adobe analytics.ring in a retail and e-commerce analyst. nice to see you. i feel like it has been a black friday for weeks already. i mean, this is a critical test of the american consumer, but consumers are still spending. >> absolutely. and i agree with you. black friday i think since before halloween at this point. so it continues to stretch earlier and earlier every year. but what we're seeing in the reflection of at least the early numbers that are out is that on going resilience of the american consumer despite inflation that we have been reporting on all year it feels like at this point. >> i'm really really surprised. a lot of the doomsday predictions about an american retrenching, american consumer retrenching hasn't come true. >> absolutely not. we're continuing to see strong spending from shoppers. in our data we did track about 5-point drop in the share of consumers planning to shop specifically today on cyber monday. but the black friday numbers are looking really strong. and again, i thi

now, adobe analytics forecast that cyber monday will be the season's biggest online shopping day bringing$11 billion. eva. >> americans are in the grip of a 40-year inflation high, so my question is, how are people affording all this shopping? >> that's an excellent question, eva. for the moment americans are putting some of those concerns about inflation aside, they are spending record amounts as we've been reporting, but experts do warn about putting too much on credit cards as rates go higher and also overextending consumers by using a lot of these buy now, pay later programs, they're up 78% just in usage alone last week. eva. >> good warning for people as they prepare for the holidays. thank you, deirdre. >> up 78%. >>> in the meantime we'll get a check of the weather now, danielle breezy from our nashville affiliate wkrn, good morning again, danielle. >> reporter: and good morning, guys. we are tracking that storm system out to the west bringing a lot of wintry weather. we have seven states under winter alerts. we have winter storm warnings, winter advisories, not to mention high win

we got new numbers from adobe analytics which blew me away. just on thanksgiving day it looks like people were doing more than eating, they were shopping a lot online. $5 billion spent just on thanksgiving day online and if you look at the first 24 days of november, consumers have spent $77 billion and i'm talking about just online. it really is amazing. so a lot of -- the feeling is upbeat. especially from the national retail federation that this year's holiday shopping season could be a strong one. erica. >> they're feeling good about it. thank you. >>> joining me now jeanna smialek. good to see you. i'm curious. what is the sense of how this weekend, we are seeing more people out, seeing foot traffic and with shopping bags. what could the impact of this weekend and potential sales have on the overall economy? >> i think it's amazingly uncertain actually. this is a really interesting time for the economy because we do have on one hand really, really fast inflation, that is eroding consumer confidence, making it much more difficult for people

adobe analytics says it's a 6% jump over last year and comes on the heels of a record-breaking black friday. the lead analyst says heavy discounts are driving that strong demand. >>> more republicans today are rebuking donald trump after he hosted a woman hating putin loving anti-semite for dinner at mar-a-lago. and that now includes the man trying to become the next gop speaker of the house. staunch trump ally kevin mccarthy. plus, the world's richest human going to war with the world's most valuable company. elon musk now accusing apple of threatening to pull twitter from the app store as he guts another effort to keep garbage off the social network. >>> will smith gives an emotional interview and tries to explain why he assaulted chris rock at the oscars. so aaron's folks could help hook him up with a new ride. we'll drive you happy at carvana. bye, bye cough. later chest congestion. hello 12 hours of relief. 12 hours!! not coughing? hashtag still not coughing?! mucinex dm gives you 12 hours of relief from chest congestion and any type of cough, day or night. mucinex dm. it's come

according to adobe analytics, shoppers have already spent more than 9 billion dollars in online sales since black friday. that's a 2.3% increase from this time. last year. americans are set to spend a record 209 billion dollars in online shopping this year. but with inflation surging consumers are even more susceptible to scams. joining us tonight to talk a little bit about cyber monday and some tips on how to stay safe is burton, kelso. burton, thank you so much for joining us. >> hey, thanks, noelle. good to be here. >> definitely i you know, i realized i needed to start keeping track of what i was buying online. started writing it all down with pen and paper are making sure i knew where i shopped out so that i didn't maybe click on some. so, you know, it's different scam e-mails or something that from different businesses that pretty common for people to start getting those types of emails these days. >> yes, you're going to get e-mails from everyone that you've done business with in the past year and beyond. so what consumers need to watch out for is to take time to read those e-m

we got new data from adobe analytics showing that consumers got a big jump on the holiday season on thanksgiving itself. they weren't only eating turkey, they were shopping a lot too. it turns out that consumers spent more than $5 billion in one day talking about thanksgiving. now, shoppers i've been talking with, they've been saying that this year requires more of a strategy for shopping, since inflation is really in focus. and it's cutting some of their spending power. so, many shoppers that i talked to said they're sticking to budgets. they're using discounts and deals to figure out which gifts to give to their loved ones and friends. still, the national retail federation is pretty upbeat about how this holiday shopping season will end up, saying that they believe that americans will spend 8% more than last year, adding up to 940 to $960 billion for the months of november and december. victor? >> people still spending that money. amazon -- let me ask you about this -- the biggest online retailer facing some strikes and protests at the start of the holiday shopping season. what can you tell us

we consumers spent a record $9.1 billion online shopping during black friday this according to adobe analyticserall online sales up 2.3% year over year with electronics and toys the big winner. in-person shopping up 2.9% according to these numbers our next guest says it was a disappointing start for the holidays for most retailers. ceo of storch advisers and former toys "r" us chairman and sheo welcome. good to have you with us a couple questions number one, those 2.3% online spending gains, 2.9% that we just referenced there. are those inflation adjusted or just mooved up because things cost more? >> not inflation adjusted and these sales are record-setting only in the sense they're $1 higher than last year but below the trend of retail sales the last three months and certainly below the online sales they've been up in double digits the last couple months like 12% last no and total retail up 8% year over year we look at the way the numbers are. so 2% is below trend for the internet to have only 2% when inflation is 6% to 8% the record-setting narrative doesn't hold up and by the way, these sa

adobe analytics saying 64 million people in the first three weeks of november have shopped online andt doesn't include what is happening here in the store. let's talk about black friday. 115 million people just today black friday across the country are expected to get out and shop. more than half are expected to be in store. once again, prove here at macy's that in store shopping was happening. i was here way before they opened doors and there were a couple hundred people waiting outside in the dark in the cold to get in here. why? i talked to shoppers because they wanted to get those discounts and also want to come in the store and touch things again. we were stuck inside during the pandemic. many still didn't come out and shop last year so getting to come into stores and actually touch the products, jim, it's a big deal. it gets you into the holiday shopping spirit. >> alison, i noticed you parked yourself next to the handbag section. was that a strategic choice on your part? >> reporter: kind of a little bit. looking for a cross body bag, what is asking for a gift? not me. >> what

according to an adobe analytics report. that's nearly 6% more than last year.of the top items including pokemon cars, hot imheels, playstation 5. smart tvs and air pods did. you see this? commanders' running back brian robinson following up big game on sunday by donning a big hat. the rookie sending are sales of the oversized head gear soaring supporting his friend's company. the company called noggin boss. since robinson's debut big hats have seen 2,000% increase in orders. the washington capitals even joining the trend after their win on monday. that's a big hat. >> ainsley: those are great. that's really funny. >> steve: steve that's a big look. >> carley: when i woke up this morning i didn't know i was going to be talking about big hats. >> steve: problem is it makes it look like you have are a really little head. >> carley: if you have a big face get a bigger hat and it will slim you down. >> brian: that's a good point. that's excellent. you know if you have a big face out there, no one needs to tell you. >> steve: this morning when i woke up i didn't real

but for what it's worth, we did get some data from adobe analytics over what spending looked like onksgiving day. a lot of people over thanksgiving dinner doing a little bit of e-commerce as well. there was a record $5.3 billion spent on thanksgiving day, which could bear well for the numbers on black friday and cyber monday. but here at the mall so far on this very busy friday morning, seems like americans are pretty excited to go out and go and spend. >> brian cheug, i thank you so very much. we have brand new details from police this morning about the suspect's iphone from the shooting. he killed six other employees and injured at least four others before taking his own life. two victims who were injured are still in the hospital. nbc's cal perry joins us from chesapeake, virginia. what's the latest on the investigation there? >> the atf and the fbi working through the holiday and working through the holiday obviously bearing fruit. they did carry out some kind of search of the suspect's home yesterday, and they found an iphone which included a message written by the gunman, a man