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a wal-mart spokesman told fox 5 that the stores will serve different neighbors and that city leaders say it will bring much needed jobs. she worked at the wal-mart in 2007 and 2008j. they promised me $10 an hour and promised benefits. >> reporter: she ended up being part time and made $8.90 an hour, a dollar an hour less than told and the only benefits was a discount card. show is part of a coalition pushing the city and wal-mart respecting the employees and d.c.'s nearby businesses. >> we know we need jobs but where people can go and work every day, have a schedule that they can be effective part of the community, their family and we need jobs where people can afford to live in the district of columbia. >> five of the wal-mart stores are expected to open in 2013. beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> if you didn't like today, you won't like tomorrow. >> and that is like today, but colder and windier. the rain will probably shut off. we're going to have a few more showers to deal with today and that is nasty. a live look outside, we have had drizzle and fog and a lot of measurable rain in many

. >>> and wal-mart announces the plans for black friday. find out what the hot deals are coming up. >>> and it's thursday november 10th. good morning. charley crowson standings by in studio. this is video from rogers forge. it's soupy and the fog pea soup thick and will hang around for the morning. kent county public schools are on a 90 minute delay and two hour delay no am pre-k so for more on how long the fog will stick around say hello, to justin berk. >> people are talking about the thick fog. we have images but it's policy on the eastern shore going back more than a decade with a fatal bus accident why they delay schools because of fog no reports on the western part of the bay because of that. i wanted to highlight this spot here. and while we were watching fog this morning. that's the major issue. we will show you the national aquarium and a few other spots and this out. this is the view at midnight and watch the skyline disappear with the thick fog. they are not alone and this is glen burnie ritchie highway. and that's tough to see so

wal-mart officials said they are cooperating in the investigation. >>catherine: there was a scene inside and loss angeles area wal-mart. you can hear the woman screaming her eyes are burning that is because a shopper with in this mob began to prepare spray other shoppers. a witness describes the chaotic scene. >> it is always the calm before the storm. this lady is one added. i did not see her personally but i could smell the mace, it got in my throat it was burning. i saw people around me they thought it really bad. >>catherine: 15 people were exposed to the spray, no one was fiercely hurt. they say the woman was able to get away she paid for the merchandise and walked out they're still looking for her tonight. members of the occupy san francisco protest created problems on this black friday. they hit the streets they delayed public transportation they were blocking store entrances. we're joined live from union square with the latest. >>reporter: it was pretty chaotic at one point this is the busiest place in the bay area with a tree lighting ceremony at union square. there were literally t

quality of life of those living and producing those goods that that people are buying so cheaply and wal-mart and i do believe that we as a country the united states could make a major shift and how we treat other countries and outsourcing but that would require that the u.s. government step in and tell american corporations that they're going to have to put people over profits and i think that's a really hard thing for anyone at this point to say given how much we've elevated the corporation in the minds of americans i think that ties back to what you were saying in terms of the transfer over from a manufacturing economy to a service economy we talk about these big corporations it's not just that shift from manufacturing to service economy i think to and i think that is what you're getting at is people have been putting profits over people corporations have been rather and about doing the. most for the cheapest which i mean as a business person i would say those people probably would think that's best but it really really has shifted what's going on here in america in terms of the middle cla

retailers like k-mart and toys r us and wal-mart are taking notice. >> last time we had lay away was 6 and it's coming back because the customers are asking for it. starting monday october '17 through december 16th wal-mart is a limited time. there's a 5-dollar service fee and a ten percent down payment up front but the payment schedule is for examplable. >> there's no set dates of when you need to come in and make a payment. once you start your contract you could wait until the last day and pay it off then. >> sears and k-mart give customers the opportunity to make the lay away payments on line. >> it's convenience thing for me. >> reporter: both stores offer a 8-12 week paying plan. >> all you need is $5 down and ten percent. >> reporter: toys r us began offering lay away. starting october 15th you could put toys from bar -- baries on lay away. >> there's an x box for $400, ten percent of that, $40 is right up my alley. >> that was jen reporting. if you're stumped for ideas our web site is loaded with shopping suggestions. find out which gifts your kids are going to like best and cl

. >> the doors open and people flooded into stores like best buy, toys "r" us, and wal-mart. looking for those black friday sales. >> wal-mart was a little crazy. elbow shuffling and tackling. >> everyone was excited when we opened up. >> this year, most of the big box stores open at midnight, or even earlier on thanksgiving night, to give shoppers the extra time to pick up the early bird deals. >> my sister and her kids went out last night. they did great. some of the things i look for that they got last night. >> store managers call it a success, business has been great, and consumers are giving it a mixed review. >> i sort of like it. we are done at this point. >> i understand if you can get a really good deal, go for it, and if you have the energy, that is fine. but for me, no, i want a good night's sleep. >> at 6:00 a.m., the stores have been packed in years past, but they were much and deer. -- much emptier. >> today, 3 or four people in line. >> for many, shopping on black friday has become a holiday tradition. >> i mean my sister. my daughter is with me. >> as a tradit

meanwhile, other copycat petitions popped up on-line targeting kohl's best buy and macy's and wal-mart. >> that gets the . across. -- the point across. sherrod, isn't every friday black friday for you? >> i try to make it that way. >> you go to a store and you shoplift. >> five finger friday. here is the thing with corporate america pushing all of these gifts on us and destroying thanksgiving. that's what they are trying to do. >> don't we need that? our economy is in trouble, sherrod. >> we don't need people not with their families. what is this, china? >> you say that about everything, even when you are in china. >> maybe. i go to china and say, where did all of these chinese people come from? >> they are trying to take away thanksgiving. let christmas be christmas. we can't take over -- like black friday will become black thursday, and then it will be thanksgiving eve and then it will be black thanksgiving eve, eve. >> and then everything will turn black. >> that's what they want it to be. it will be 12 chirstmases a year. one every year and they can sell all year long. we have one

and website. everybody has been waiting to see what wal-mart was planning. but they will open at 10 p.m. on thanks giving night. that's a one up on counterparts like macy's and kohl's and best buy opening at midnight. but wal-mart will open for the first time at 10 p.m. on thanksgiving night. the store is rolling out big deals. they are going to split it into 10 p.m. is home and toys and apparel and midnight that's when the big electronic deals come out. at midnight for the customers who wants the electronic deals -- well first let me let you know what toys and home. 99 barbie jeep ride on toys and 9.97 wrangler and lei jeans for junior men and women. for the big deals at midnight, electronic deals everyone is waiting for, 51 inch samsung plaza had 498. tdtv498. 8 gig ipod touch for 195. lg blu-ray player 95. printers 19 dollars and wal- mart says that they will unveil a map on the website for where all you can find the specials in the store. so that's something to look out for. reporting live, corinne redman, abc2 news. >> good news if you travel around the holidays and procrastinating.

home depot and wal-mart will be reporting their most recent results. west on land prices comes to toys, at least this month. thees for the tories, near at target and amazon. wal-mart also bidding prices on us.s as well as toys r grab holidayg to shoppers. offering epic deals. however beck are they? a personal cooking class or a trip to the taping of the ellen degenes show. with a backstage tour. these are going to be limited in they offer. many >> very tempting. i think some people are logging computers right now. 64 degrees. [ male announcer ] the chicken marinara melt is the featured $5 footlong™ of november. juicy chicken, marinara sauce, and melty cheese served toasted on freshly baked italian bread. get it pronto, cuz this november only, it joins our everyday $5 footlongs! subway. eat fresh. >>> the creators of dancing with the stars could rename the show with the bank of stars. the injuries keep on piling up. last night, jay r. martina's danced on a twisted ankle. danced on aez twisted ankle. she was in first place with a total of 67. see who will

and wal-mart at 10:00 p.m. en the midnight madness with macy's, cold error error's, target, best -- cold error error's, target and best buy. >>> the annual lure of deals. best buy is selling a 42-inch lcd tv for 200, a gateway notebook for 150. blu-ray players there and many stores, $40. target's got tvs for 300. xbox is for 140 wal-mart's matching many deals, including a seeny camera for 100. macy's with cashmere sweaters for $40 and a men's jacket for 130. kohl's is offering a gift card for each 50 purr chase and include down comforters. in the rock bottom price, target has $4 board games and wal-mart has a waffle iron for under $3. >> and if you like to be outside of the stores, there can be a lot of reward for you. you don't need to do. that. >> reporter: retailers have made it easier than ever to sort out the sales. sites like blackfridayads.net, let's you search and compare before leaving the stores and don't leave home before your smartphone. it has all of the sale circulars and will notify you of new dea

toys "r" us and wal-mart are opening at 9 and 10 this evening.olks who don't have to be outside and can go in and enjoy the deals. i can't sum up all the stores and deals but our website has it go to abc7news.com the button on the front page will lead you through the black friday madness. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> shoppers who made purchases at bay area lucky stores may have had their credit card information compromised. lucky says during regular store maintenance workers discovered credit and debit card readers at 19 stores had been tampered with, 10 in san jose. the readers were in the self-check out lanes only. lucky has not been notified of any fraudulent charges the company is advising customers to monitor their accounts. >>> many occupy san francisco protesters have left to spend thanksgiving with their families. only 150 to 200 remain. yesterday some announced plans to launch their own credit union. they will call it the people's reserve credit union. occupy sf representatives say by next thanksgiving they hope to have 2,000 members b

it's currently around $15 at toys 'r us and wal-mart and selling now at amazon for 12.97. these are the kind of deals we'll help you find when you call in to our hotline tonight. don't call now. here are the numbers, 1-888-5- helps-u. give us a call between 5 p.m. and 7:30 and our experts will help you find the best deals on that one must have gift. 1-888-5-helps-u we'll give you tips throughout the evening from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. to give you help with that special gift, just one gift. they have had some impressive deals. there is a kitchen aid mixer that i have two of my experts telling me about all day and they found a great price for two something for a mixer that's normally over $400. that's with a rebate and shipping. a lot better than some of the black friday bargains for that mixer. >> better than $400. >> 5:00 tonight, 1-888-5-helps- u. don't call yet unless you have a consumer problem then call right now. >> julie watts, you're the best. >> thank you, sir. >>> well, forget about the dog in the trash. >> oh, my gosh... oh, my gosh... >> exactly. gasp! find out what h

shoppers at wal-mart and arkansas were shoulder to shoulder. this is the hometown of wal-mart. shoppers picked up everything from police off to televisions and other electronics. to many of them stayed out for thanksgiving dinner. fan fact one point there were kids in pajamas shopping with their parents. >>mark: this year, automakers will be offering big deals on 2011 and the 2012 models. you can save thousands of dollars on a new car today. they say the best deals will be on the mitsubishi endeavor, chevrolet silverado and chrysler 200. >>mark: they're getting into the holiday spirit in kansas city misery. 80 mi. of the lights off as fireworks rushed in the country club plaza holiday display. we will be right back as the kron4 morning news continues. here is a live look outside on this black friday fan 50 ft fact >>mark: when you for joining us on this the black friday. a developing story out of san leandro. a shooting related to black friday happening at a wal-mart store just off of 880. jackie sissel is live on the scene. >>jackie: shoppers were targeted in front of this wal-

wal-mart gift card. the store chain accused of entering a secret plan with netflix in which netflix wouldn't sell dvds andwouldn't rent movies. neither company admits guilt. netflix has not agreed to a settlement. but taking watt mart's money doesn't prevent you from taking netflix's later. there are about 27 million people who qualify for a gift card. and wal-mart will pay out $27 million. how much is that? it's less than a dollar because of lawyer fees involved. we don't normally track the coming and going of tech executives on the morning news, but we'll make an exception for brett garlinghouse, he's the head of the silicon valley offices. he's leaving the company. that is bad news for aol. he was one of their smartest executives. secretary of energy steven chu will testify before the house, energy and commerce committee at 7:00 our time. the secretary's office sent us a copy of the testimony he intends to give. he the sticks to script he will say, quote, i want to be clear over the course of solyndra's loan guarantee i did not make any decision based on political consideration. that's the crust of the

wal-mart has deals that kick in at 10:00 p.m. on thanksgiving night andblack friday. but wal-mart's deal on sony play station bundle is the one to beat. 199 buys you all of this and our friends say this deal is likely to go very fast. now, if all of this is overwhelming and you need some help to chart a shopping plan, here you go. you can start out at toys "r" us, then swing by wal-mart. make a trek to one of the area malls or outlets that open at midnight. at 4:00 a.m. if you're still at the mall, you could hit the sears or the jc penny. other stores like nordstrom open at 7:00 a.m. by 9:00 a.m., many stores will be in the game. now you have a plan. how you spend your money is up to you. lesli foster, 9news now. >> just don't count on any sleep. don't worry if you miss any of lesli deals, she has all of the deals on our website, the maps, a list of offers, all on wusa9.com. >>> in a bit more than 48 hours, some stores will be opening their doors for the beginning of the black friday shopping ritual. but for the first time some folks are pushing back aski

last time we had lay away was in 2006 and it's coming back this year because our customers have been asking for it. >> wal-mart'say away is for a limited time starting monday october 17th through december 16th. this year it's only toys an electronics and it must be at least $50. there's $5 service fee and 10% down payment of up front. the payment schedule is flexible. >> there's no set dates of when you need to come in and make the payment once you start your contract, you really could wait until the very last day of take off. >> sears and kmart give customer it is opportunity to skip the trip to the store and make lay away payments on line. >> to have to come here ever so often to -- drive me nuts. >> both stores offer 8 to 12 week payment plan. >> lay away is consumer friendly, all you need initial $5 down and 10% of lay away and there's no credit check or anything like that. >> toys r us began offering lay away on big items. starting up -- starting october sat. bar bee to leggos on hold an pick them up after december 4 december 4th. >> allows him to afford the gifts his children want. >> each kid wants hot ti

it is a decade of one upsmanship and midnight opening for kohl's, macy's, best buy. >> what about 10 p.m. >> it's two-- it's earlier than midnight. if it wasn't wal-martt 10, it's someones else 11 p.m. >> and it's competing with online. >> neil: what does it say about your relatives, thanksgiving day, i've had enough of you, i'm he heading out to wal-mart. >> i'm like the last person shopping for anything anywhere, you know, thank god. >> neil: is it a sign of desperation. >> i got a fox tie. >> neil: not on the part of the people who-- >> and i think, listen, here is one of the, i hate to play amateur shrink here, why not? roll the dice is little bit. it's ingrained in people's heads that we're in a deep, deep, deep recession and maybe, and people may think this is worse than what it really is and i'll tell you, you know, they're trying to get to figure out ways for people to spend and consumption is way down and that's part of it, too, yes, the whole online experience which, again, i'm not really part of this world. i don't shop, my wife does the shopping, i just pay the bills. >> pen steben stein sales go upr year, not as dramatically, but-- >> i d

urging major retailers to keep black friday and friday macy's, best buy plan to open at friday and wal-mart will open 10:00 p.m. thanksgiving day and toys'r'us, 9:00 p.m. they say that opening on thanksgiving day robs them of time with their family. >> i think it's a littlen reasonable for them to expect their employees to come into the store at 11:00 people and think they'll still be able to have a thanksgiving dinner. >> reporter: target said that black friday is weren't busiest and most competitive shopping days of the year. they want to shop target following their thanksgiving day celebrations rather than only having the option of getting up in the middle of the night. take a look at this website that a target employee created. it says tell target to save thanksgiving. you can see that it has over 97,000 signatures from people. they're saying that a midnight opening robs them of time off with their families on thanksgiving day. so they're asking for this to change. so as you can see, a lot of people very upset about this reporting live in the news center, sherrie johnson, "abc 2 news."

and a living wage. if the county council approves, new wal-marts would be built in aspen hill and in rockville. there would be a new costco in wheaten and wal-mart and costco are promising new jobs and low prices. but some small businesses don't buy that. they say it would drive them to the brink. so, should montgomery county welcome more big box stores? with me now is chris. he's a wtop commentator and columnist for the washington examiner and we have stephanie. she's the operations manager at the bagel city on rockville pike and she spoke last night at the public hearing that we just showed you. thanks so much for joining us. chris, let's get right into this. at the heart of this debate is this question about whether or not wal-mart would put small mom and pops out of business. what would you say? >> probably. i mean probably. this is evolution. this is survival of the fittest. this is a few economy. retail changes over times, businesses have to evolve or they are going to die. wal-mart is going to require small businesses to do something different to be more competitive. small businesses prob

wal-marts planned to d.c. with another at fort totten and four other sites already announced. is a half dozen stores total. you would have six wal-marts constructed in a relatively small area. for example, here at fort totten square at the intersection off south dakota and riggs road northeast. it is just a mile and a half way from another proposed wal- mart location here on georgia avenue near riggs road. but a wal-mart spoke man told fox 5 the stores will serve very different neighborhoods and city leaders say it will bring much-needed jobs to those neighborhoods. yakiah shepherd worked at a maryland wal-mart in 2007 and 2008. >> they promised me a full-time position. they promised me $10 an hour and they promised benefits. >> reporter: she says she ended up being part-time, made $8.90 an hour and she says the only benefit was a discount card. fiona forester is part of a coalition pushing the city and wal-mart to respect employees and d.c.'s nearby small businesses. >> we know that we need jobs but we need jobs where people can go and work every day, have a schedule they can

netflix and wal- mart agreed to work together to sell and rent dvd is and the deal went bust. wal-mart has settled and paid out more than 20 million. netflix is still fighting the case. >>darya: a new report by the insurance institute for highway safety says that hybrid versions of cars made the city in the crash. according to the report, the average hybrid is 10% heavier than a traditional car of the same size. the extra half reduces the odds of being hurt in an accident. the study did not include the italy of a previous because those models are hybrid only. we're back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a beautiful shot of the golden gate bridge. this is the clearest shot that we will see for a few days to come. we will be right back. check >>mark: and dozens of campus police and other agencies in rain gear moved in on occupy cal protesters poured camping how to this morning. san francisco police stormed into a bank of america yesterday afternoon arrested nearly 100 people who demonstrated and try to set up camp in the lobbies. the occupy wall street movement is all mov

not to be out done, toys "r" us and wal-mart are opening 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. respectively this evening so folks can get into those shops more early for those first black friday deals. on abc7news.com we have a button you can click on that will let you know the stores and savings so you can prepare from home where it might be dry and warmer as the first few raindrops start to fall here in milpitas. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> shoppers who made purchases at bay area lucky stores may have had credit card information compromised. lucky says during regular store maintenance workers discovered credit and debit card readers at 19 stores have been tampered with. 10 were in san jose the tampered readers were in the self-check-out lanes. lucky says it has not been made of any fraudulent charges but the company is advising customers to monitor their accounts just in case. >>> many occupy san francisco protesters have left justin herman plaza to spend in thanksgiving holiday with their family this morning only 150 to 200 remain. yesterday protesters announced plans to

and the winner of the early bird special is k heart. its stores will open 6 a.m. -- k mart. its stores will open 6 a.m. thanksgiving day. toys r us opens at 9 p.m. thanksgiving evening. wal-mart follows at 10 p.m. then macy's, kohl's, target, best buy and tysons corner center opening at midnight. the annual lure of black friday dials, that's why a few people are willing -- deals, that's why a few people are willing to spend their holidays camped out. best buy is selling a 42-inch lc dtv for 200 bucks, a gateway notebook for 250. target has tvs for 300, x-box for 140. wal-mart matching many deals including a sony digital cram for $100. macy's has cash -- camera for $100. macy's has cashmere sweaters for $40. kohl's is offering a $15 gift card for identify $50 purchase. their specials include $30 down alternative comforters and $13 kitchen appliances. in the rock bottom price category target has $4 board games and wal-mart has a waffle iron under $3. >> if you like to be outside the stores waiting for the best deals, there could be a lot of rewards. mouser, you don't need to necessarily do that. -- however, you don't need to necessarily do that. reporter: [ friday.net lets

and wal-mart is previewing it's black friday deals for people who follow them on facebook. also have several preblack friday deals going on and special online bargins that have posted already. >>> has anyone in your family been to the emergency room lately? it used to kosta round $100 but now the health plans -- means that you will have to pay hundreds if not thousands the next time you get xrays or stitches at the er. >> john shows us how to avoid er sticker shock so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: if you haven't sprained ankeil for cut your finger in the past few years consider yourself lucky. more and more are getting hit with sticker shock when they show up in the emergency room with a minor bump orcutt. that little bruise could cost you hundreds if not thousands of dollars. sue loves working in her garden but one day a neighborhood dog bit her in the leg causing a rush to the emergency room. >> we never saw a doctor. >> reporter: an aid. >> put little strips on it, no stitches, i got a shot and we were done. >> reporter: the bill, $900 was more painful than th

armando trull is live in fairfax where both toys "r" us and wal-mart are open already. armando. >> reporter: that's right. and, do you know what, right here i'm at the target store. and right behind me way back there is the end of the line. let's show you the beginning of the line. all the way here. look at all of of the folks. wave. you're live on tv. there you go. that up there is the front of the line. now, if you remember, target is the store that when they announced they were going to be opening at midnight, that prompted 170,000 of the employees to file a petition online to say they didn't want to open earlier. but, do you know what, there are a lot of other stores opening even earlier. there were hundreds outside the toys "r" us store at the fair lakes shopping plaza waiting for the 9:00 p.m. opening and the deals on items. >> apple ipod touch. >> reporter: are you spending more or less? >> we're spending less and we're coming for specific items that are on sale. >> reporter: opening on thanksgiving or midnt friday is just one of the ways individual retailers are

toys r us and wal-mart openingup at 10 and for more information on savings and the opportunities ahead, abc2news.com and click on the alert and it will show you all of the store deals. >>> the crowd on friday if it's not your thing wait until small business saturday. downtown bel air will join small businesses across the u.s. in an effort to get people back on main street. the owner of tidly winks toy shop says smaller stores hasthings to offer namly customer service. >> we know our product inside and out and can help them if they come in and go i have a grandchild that's 8 i don't see very often we can help them pick out a product they will love. >> another bonus when you shop small businesses you are supporting the community. small business creates 65% of all new jobs. >>> here are two turkeys not on anyone's table. this is liberty and peace. president obama pardoned those at the rose garden yesterday. both turkeys were raised on a farm in minnesota. and they were groped by -- groped by student -- groomed by students of the ffa, future farmers of america. after the turkey you want to

but toys r us and wal-mart are opening at 9:00 and 10:00 on thanksgiving night thursday turning black friday into black thursday. and there are been some grumblings among the retail employees. thanksgiving and christmas have usually been their only two guaranteed days off in the year. and for a list of store opening hours go to abc7news.com and look under see it on tv. reporting live in milpitas, alan wang, abc7 news. >> thanks, alan. >>> customers of the bay area lucky stores are being warned their credit accounts may have been compromised. they discovered the credit and debit card readers at 20 stores were tampered with. they were found only in the self-checkout lanes. lucky has not been notified of any accounts being compromised so far, but the investigation continues. lucky's is advising customers to monitor their credit and debit accounts just in case. >>> grand jury transcripts of murder indictments involving a german tourist in san francisco have been found. 50-year-old was killed in august of twenty 10 near union square. the indictments were handed down in september, but the c

but toys r us and wal-mart are opening at 9:00 and 10:00 on thanksgiving night thursday turning black friday into black thursday. and there are been some grumblings among the retail employees. thanksgiving and christmas have usually been their only two guaranteed days off in the year. and for a list of store opening hours go to abc7news.com and look under see it on tv. reporting live in milpitas, alan wang, abc7 news. >> thanks, alan. >>> customers of the bay area lucky stores are being warned their credit accounts may have been compromised. they discovered the credit and debit card readers at 20 stores were tampered with. they were found only in the self-checkout lanes. lucky has not been notified of any accounts being compromised so far, but the investigation continues. lucky's is advising customers to monitor their credit and debit accounts just in case. >>> grand jury transcripts of murder indictments involving a german tourist in san francisco have been found. 50-year-old was killed in august of twenty 10 near union square. the indictments were handed down in september, but the c

it's currently around 15 bucks at toys 'r us and wal-mart and selling on amazon for $12. a little over 12. now, these are the kinds of deals that we'll help you find tonight when you call our consumerwatch call-in 1-888-5- helps-u. call that number between 5 and 7:30 and our experts will try to find the best deal on that one must-have gift. i stress the word one. we're not trying to -- this is not to promote consumism. we are trying to help you find that one gift that you really want to buy at the best price. >> how a big-screen tv? you go into best buy and there's a gazillion in there. >> i can tell you there's probably going to be a handful of black friday deals and i am not the expert on every black friday deal but our experts know these where you might be able to pick it up for, you know, a couple of bucks if you line up the night before but there are going to be a lot of deals throughout the holiday season where they will have massive decision counts. snow can help you find the best price and deem. this is the price last week, this is what it is today. if you want us

toys 'r us and wal-mart begin at 10 p.m. thanksgiving while gap, banana republic and others will be open all day on thanksgiving. >> to get benefits of lower prices, it's excellent. >> reporter: retailers hope expanded ours will increase the black friday buzz and sales. >> there's some night owls and early birds so whatever you are, there's a venue available to you. >> reporter: and when it comes to motivation she thinks the midnight openings will attract a whole new crowd. >> midnight feels a little bit more like an adventure to consumers. >> reporter: she says adventure is a draw for many of the black friday faithful who will do almost anything for door busting deals no matter what time the doors open. >> i'm going to be staying in and eating pie. >> reporter: most americans will be joining him. according to a recent survey, only 34% of americans will brave the black friday crowds. while more than 70% will stay home and shop online. >> that's the ticket. >> the best way to do it. >> in front of the tv. >> there is. but som

penney, home depot, lowes, target and wal-mart. auto-safety regulators are scrutinizing the safety of lithium-ion batteries that power plug-in electric vehicles. the national highway traffic safety administration says the investigation was sparked after a chevy volt caught fire weeks after a crash test. the agency said the test damaged the vehicle's battery. general motors blames the fire on a lack of safety protocols. >> tom: video game fans answered the call of duty in record numbers this week. "call of duty: modern warfare three" is the fastest selling video game of all time. $400 million in sales in its first 24 hours in stores. that's more than six million units. it's the second big boost for the sluggish video game market. a competing shooter game from electronic arts called "battlefield 3" sold five million units in its first week in stores last month. the market has now regained much of what it lost earlier this month over worries about europe and the u.s. economies. that's why tonight's market monitor calls it a resilient

wal-mart not acknowledging -- wrongdoing and will pay in cash or wal-mart gift cards. customers should have received e-mails this week. >>> record number of americans reaching the ripe old age of 90. new census figures show it is nearly tripled in size since 1980 to nearly two million. s say the longer life trend -- experts say the longer life trends sets new -- rising government costs for the strained medicare and social security programs. analysts contribute increws to better nutrition and advances in medical care. >>> no matter how old you are, we are all looking forward to the weekend. you want to know what is hot, right? >> thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh >>> in the market for a car? the one day of the year you can find the best deal and you still have time to get in on it that story and more today at 4 and 5. >>> from a hip-hop dancefest to the siberian orchestra don sanchez has what's hot. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: dance theater and music come together in the tony award winning fala. the edge introduce new group san francisco music club. exciting dancers saturday at 1:42

toys r us and wal-mart opening thanksgiving night. >>> comcast is offering live television to subscribers on ipads but you have to stick close to the home cable box to pick up the service. they plan to offer live tv apps and companion device to customers in two cities very soon. the program will be called any play and will unlock ipad access to every channel included in a subscriber's package. >>> thanksgiving protest downtown will give you some food for thought. peta will gather at thanksgiving table featuring a human baby as a centerpiece. the sign will read everybody is somebody's baby. the point is that turkeys are not a-year-old when they are slaughtered for thanks giving. peta encourages everyone to feast on delicious meat free holiday fair and they will be at east pratt a light streets at noon and that's the site of the occupy baltimore protests. >>> for some of you, it's part of the thanksgiving day turkey. thursday morning it is the 92nd annual cat paul, the turkey bowl. cardinals against the dons of loyola calvert hall lost in double overtime in the championship this past friday

wal-mart not acknowledging -- wrongdoing and will pay in cash or wal-mart gift cards.customers should have received e-mails this week. >>> record number of americans reaching the ripe old age of 90. new census figures show it is nearly tripled in size since 1980 to nearly two million. s say the longer life trend -- experts say the longer life trends sets new -- rising government costs for the strained medicare and social security programs. analysts contribute increws to better nutrition and advances in medical care. >>> no matter how old you are, we are all looking forward to the weekend. @ >>> in the market for a car? the one day of the year you can find the best deal and you still have time to get in on it that story and more today at 4 and 5. >>> from a hip-hop dancefest to the siberian orchestra don sanchez has what's hot. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: dance theater and music come together in the tony award winning fala. the edge introduce new group san francisco music club. exciting dancers saturday at 1:42. ♪ ♪ hip-hop dancefest raising the bar with a showcase of internatio

so wasn't wal-mart already on notice that it has an affirmative duty to protect customers and secure ely. i'm appalled by the circumstance of what i've seen in terms of the different incidents. wal-mart, nine so far. they were on notice. they knew that this is the type of thing that happens. they encourage the customers to come. why didn't they have adequate protections in place, the right amount of security to insure that shoppers would be able to have safe passage in and outside of the store and make sure no one would be injured? a woman pepper spraying? she was able to pepper spray 20 people before she was even stopped. >> gregg: wal-mart and other stores have these advertising campaigns, black friday specials. we're going to open our doors at a special hour. they know that crowds will gather there. in a way, isn't it foreseeable that a dangerous condition would be created and doesn't that impose a liability on them for failing to protect? >> here is my problem. if we shopped on-line, we'd be all right. >> that's cyber monday. >> here is the point, gregg, i have two things to same

it's currently around $15 at toys 'r us and wal-mart and selling on amazon for $12. call us now at 1-888-5-helps-u. we'll be answering your phone calls until 7:30. now, a town hall is under way ,,,,,,,, including starbucks. it's the way to brew everyone's favorite cup in under a minute. way to brew! a town hall is under way following the pepper spray >>> on the u.c.-davis campus right now a town hall meeting is under way. it follows that pepper spray incident that has made headlines around the world. ann notarangelo in davis with what the students and the schools chancellors are saying tonight. ann. >> reporter: allen, the chancellor here told students yesterday that they would have the opportunity to talk to her directly and at a town hall tonight you can bet she is getting an earful. >> i want to truly apologize to the entire community for the appalling use of pepper spray. it betrayed our values and did not reflect well on this university. >> reporter: hundreds of students attended the chancellor's town hall meeting, 40 students chosen by lottery to be given the c