"this is a very competitive marketplace and people providing gift cards understand that" bankrate's claes bell says that 'something else' includes enhanced features on gift cards... ...like reducing or eliminating fees.. "it's even to the point noo where some retailers are rewards that translate into discounts on purchases made with gift cards. there's also better security...for lost or stolen cards.s. which brings us to are the most likely to lose it. "4 in 10 millennials said that they haddlost a gift caa before being able to use the whole thing" security codes are now being assigned to each gift card...so that recipients can be assured of getting all that's coming to them chris clacacm nbc news. checking out storm track seven live doppler radar right now... meteorologist eileen loan has the forecast for us next. eileen loan is back with another nice today and tomorrow before a showers and storms to the state windy conditions thursday along with falling temperatures for the end of the week. police are investigating after a mother and son are found dead in side a children's hospital. plu

a new report from bankrate dot com says mobile payments aren't catching on yet -- with 14 percent of those who use a smatphone planning to u ue services liie ple pay or android pay at least once this season. t-minus four days until black friday -- but many shoppers en't waiting around. we caught up with some who started holiday shopping early... one shopper is on the lookout for a new t-v...and found a deal for a friday. well i just like to spend time with my famillon thanksgiving the national retail federation predicts holiday sales this yeer will be ssronger than the ten-year average. instead of air force one... call it turkey one for a day. the national presidential turkey will leave san francisco for washington. the bird will be greeted by the presidential turkey motorcade. later this week, the turkey will be pardoned by the president during a ceremony in the white house rose garden. these turkeys may not be so lucky. a gang of birds invaded a colorado neighorhood. they have no fear of the upcoming holiday -- instead, they took to the streets and strutted their stuff. they looked

a studey by bankrate found that seventy percent of americans will be paying for their holiday shopping this year either with cash or a debit card. millennials are the most averse to using a credit millennials are the most averse to using a credit card to make purchases.. the growing trend of mobile payments is still seeing slow growth, with only 14-percent saying they plan to use a handheld device to pay for gifts. the top reasons seem to be fears over security and finding other payment methods more convenient. elias: will be keeping the boss come monday...as more employees plan to take advantage of cyber monday the clock. productivity loss reached an all time high last year, as record sales toppled dollars on cyber monday. likely going to break records. retail me not shows 95- percent of consumers plan to find time to working. elias: that's a look at morning... coming up after the break... sam's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... time for a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this. "you're

a new report from bankrate dot com says mobile paaments aren't catching on yet -- with 14 percent of those who use a smartphone planning to use services like apple pay or android pay at least once this season. coming up on kwwl, the mister ffd test kitchen....if you love mmshed potatoes the good old-fashioned way -- a recipe on the way to add to your thanksgiving day line-up. but first, a look at your latest numbers from wall street and the if i asked you what your favorite art of the thanksgivinggay meal is, what would it be? is it the turkey, the stuffing or the potatoes? for me, it's have to be the mashed potatoes. so let me show you a way to make them extra special. we start by peeling a good amount of potatoes and cutting them into chunks. we put them in a pot and cover them with cold water and onto the stove they go. and as for how much you need, the basic rule of thumb is about a half a pound per person. once they'rq tender, we drain them really well and put them back on the stove for maybba minute or so, until all the waters' gone. now we put them in a bowl along with some so

"this is a very competitive marketplace and people providing gift cards understand that" bankrate's claes bell says that 'something else' includes enhanced features on gift cards... ...like reducing or eliminating fees.. "it's even to the point now where some retailers are beginning to offer rewards for using a gift card in their store" rewards that translate into discounts on purchases made with gift cards. there's also better security...for lost or stolen cards. which brings us to millennials... who love getting gift cards.. but are the most likely to lose it. "4 in 10 millennials said that they had lost a gift card before being able to use the whole thing" security codes are now being assigned to each gift card...so that recipients can be assured of getting all that's coming to them recipients can be assured of getting all that's coming to ad lib main weather another nice november day is on the way for central iowa. skies will be sunny and will quickly warm from the 30s this morning to right about 60 degrees by early afternoon. winds will be from the south at 5 to 10 mph. skies stay cl

that's according to a report released today by bankrate dot com. it found half of the gift cards surveyed now offer the ability to add a security code... up from 35 percent last year. that can help protect the balance on a lost or stolen gift card. the study also found just four percent of store- specific gift cards chchrge purchase fees. it's not a big increase, but any bump at the pump catches our attention these days. that's because gas prices have fallen for 19 weeks. but they've now increased about a penny over the past two. crude oil costs are up -- so refiners are raising wholesale prices. here's a silver lining -- no spike in gas prices is expected unless oil costs go up dramatically. and there's this: the average price is 70 cents lower than last year. coming up on kwwl, the mister food test kitchen.... it's creamy, beefy, and downrig delicious. just wait 'til you see the recipe that's coming up next. but the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in arooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life bega

a new report from bankrate dot com says mobile payments aren't catching on yet -- with 14 percent of those who use a smartphone planning to use services like apple pay or android pay aa least once thths seasonn t-minus four days until black friday -- but many shoppers aren't waiting around. we caught up with some who started holiday shopping early... one shopper is on the lookout for a newwt-v...and found a deal for a forty- well i just like to spend time with my family on thanksgiving and over the weekend so it's nice to get this out of the way early." the national retail federation predicts holiday sales this year will be stronger than the ten-year average. instead of air force one... call it turkey one for a day. the tional presidential turkey will leave san francisco for washington. the bird will be greeted by the presidential turkey motorcade. later this week, the turkey will be pardoned by the president during a ceremony in thth white houseerose garden. these turkeys may not be so lucky. a gang of birds invaded a colorado neighorhood. they have no fear of the upcoming holiday -

a new report from bankrate dot com says bile payments aren't catching on yet -- with 14 percent of those who use a smartphone planning to use services like season. breakup a little bit easier. the social network is testing tools to keep your exes from appearing in your newsfeed...and limiting their presence in photo tags and status suggestions. the options are to appear once you ange your releltionship statuu to "single." the tools are available now on facebook mobile. the white house is preparing for thanksgiving. the national presidential turkey will depart from san francisco and arrive in washington d-c, aboard "turkey one." the turkey will be greeted by the presidential turkey motorcade and accompanie by mock secret-service detail. later this week, the turkey will bee presented and pardoned by president obama. its still to come... it was a big *ob. getting the field ready for gametime. we're taking a look at the work it took. and if you haven't cleaned up from this weekend's snow -- you may want to do it today. the forecast from storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is up next.

:21 ) "this is a very competitive marketplace and people providing gift cards understand that" bankrate's claes bell says that 'something else' includes enhanced features on gift cards... ...like reducing or eliminating fees.. (sot/ claes bell / bankrate.com :30 - :37 ) "it's even to the point now where some retailers are beginning to offer rewards for using a gift card in their store" rewards that translate into discounts on purchases made with gift cards. there's also better security...for lost or stolen cards. which brings us to millennials... who love getting gift cards.. but are the most likely to lose it. (sot/ claes bell / bankrate.com :52 - :56 ) "4 in 10 millennials said that they had lost a gift card before being able to use the whole thing" security codes are now being assigned to each gift card...so that recipients can be assured of getting all that's coming to them chris clackum nbc news. >> so you'll want to make sure you have all the details before you nbc's al roker is taking the nation by storm. he's trying to report the weather from all 50 states in one weeks time. yeste

./// most americans don't plan on getting into debt this holiday season.according to a survey by bankrate-dot-com, nearly 40 percent of respondents plan to use cash for their holiday purchases and 31 percent intend to use a debit card. only 22 percent said they would use credit cards to buy holiday gifts.///that's your money watch. for more log on to cbs money watch dot com. in new york im marlie hall. 3 3 a new c - b - s news poll says only 23 percent of americans believe the president has a clear plan for dealing with isis. so what exactly does his plan include? reporter david martin has more. 3 two air strikes, the most recent over the weekend, have destroyed almost 500 tanker trucks isis uses to smuggle oil and sell it on the black market.graphics in by one estimate, these attacks have destroyed roughly half the trucks isis uses to bring in $1 million a day in revenues. graphics inuntil now the u.s. has not gone after the tankers for fear of killing the civilian drivers.graphics in in these strikes, us planes first dropped leaflets warning the drivers and then conducted straffing runs to scar

alix: deutsche bank's co-ceo gave a warning that a traditional structure and bankrate has to change.rlet: nestlÉ uncovers of uses from a supplier in thailand. what does the company plan to do going forward? let's start in the u.k.. bank of england governor mark carney testified before the treasury select committee. he says the u.k. will have low interest rates for some time and pushed to resist external pressure on the central bank's actions. >> we will always be subject to pressure and we will always be subject to pressure from banks, insurance companies, from other interested parties. it's our job to resist that pressure, and to ask when our actions to people of united kingdom. deutsche bank code chief executive officer john cryan said bankers still learn too much money, and are often promised rewards to quickly. speaking at a conference, he said the bank needs to recalibrate the way it pays staff to reflect the time they generate value. the us is that managers that slow down the bonus process so employees are rewarded before their work comes to full fruition. alix: the indian prim