we're brutalized because we're black people in america . >> reporter: black nationalism, some say, has fallen from politics. has the movement fallen short ? we're bringing in all of your comments throughout the show. we've been asking people what black nationalism means, and we've gotten so many though thought-provoking comments. >> good luck, a lot of heated informed passionate comments as you can imagine. tweets have rolled in. >> reporter: does black nationalism have an impact today? surely arguebly black nationalism boys race, politics and the u.s. if not globally we have today. steve thomas, however, black nationalism today is a lot of rhetoric and academia types with salary and a little bit of shot light than a complete overhall of the structure. >> well, joining us to discuss malcolm x's legacy dr. cornell west, renown academic, and is malcolm x real or not reinvented. you know , black nationalism tanks on different meanings, depending on who you ask. >> i think black nationalism is always relevant because it's founded on three pillars, self-respect, self defense, self determina

that is, black -- the black community has no permanent friends, no permanent enemies, just permanent interest. so, a few things are clear about the life and legacy of george wallace. first, he had political am bi s ambition. he wanted power. it was very clear they wanted power. someone started out at a populist, a liberal, some describe ace socialist in his legislative career turned out to be a segregationist. now, all thole he turned out to be a segregationist, later in life he apologized for his views. he asked people to forgive him. he admitted that he was wrong. one of the things that's surprising about george wallace's life and his political career is the amount of support that he received from the black community on the 1982 election. people described this support as overwhelming, about 90% of the black population voted for george wallace in the 1982 election. i will contend, however, that this level of support is not surprising if one understands the history of black political behavior in this country. so let me begin by starting out at the beginning of george wallace's politi

or be black. and to me, quite frankly, that's the more interesting part. >> one of the difficult things, and i know there are a lot of biographers in the room and any biographer faces this, is trying to thread that needle and to find a way between trying to imagine what somebody's motives might be and get inside their heads. and i did consider that to be part of my job without acting like an amateur psychologist and pronouncing or diagnosing them. and i guess i will just leave it to readers to determine how effectively or ineffectively i managed or didn't manage to thread that needle. one of the reasons i picked the six that i picked was i picked women who left enough of a record either in diaries or letters or in unpublished writing that i heard them talking about their motives, talking about their reasons, talking about how this fit their life, why they did it, what it meant to them. and women for whom i could not find that discussion at all, and one of them was mary white ovington, i ended up n

let the black man get upon his person. the black letters u.s. and let him get in eagle on his button and a musket on his shoulder as bullets in his pocket and there is no power on earth which can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship in the united states. who do you hear? [laughter] but not until the war had dragged on for two long bitter years with mounting casualties as well as unsuccessful drafts with the president relent. first though he must sign a formal emancipation proclamation. which was finally issued on january 1, 1863. it freed all slaves and repeal use states with the exception of those in areas already under union control. and did not bring -- fearful of losing those slaves in border states. secondly, the proclamation declared that black men could officially where the army. many immediately took advantage of the new ruling and joined mix race. there by creating a fourth category of black soldiers. again such -- only hair, eye, and skin color were listed as physical characteristic. one such soldier in a mixed race was med

a black man? definitely conflicted. i'm definitely conflicted. i definitely am. i'm being honest. i am conflicted about certain things like i totally acknowledge that because i do have feelings of, you know, insecurities, of doubt, of not feeling like i'm good enough and i think i acknowledge that in my article. >> okay. fair enough. that's how you feel. i'm going to read other stuff from your column. you say a lot of black men don't want to acknowledge the feelings of disgust we have for ourselves. i think my own self-hatred is born out of dispair and unhappiness i see within a lot of young black men. explain that. >> i'll say this. like, in toronto, for example, there's a serious problem with gun violence. a lot of young black men are dying. sadly, in the city of toronto, when ever black men are mentioned, it's usually not about something positive. it's usually something very negative. what i'm saying is it does affect the psyche. it affects me. i quoted the author of "black skin, white mask." t

its representation of black history. a book called "black reconstruction." i read several passages of "black reconstruction." in order think a little bit about what was at stake in relation to addressing this deficit of bringing together african-american history. and one jumped out at me in particular. this is one that is dealing with reconstruction, but if we react the word "reconstruction" we can probably put any phase of history in the united states in its place including potentially the one that we're in right now. in order paint the south as a martyr to inescapable faith, to make the north the magnanimous emancipator, and ridicule the negro as the impossible joke in the whole dwroment, we have, in 50 years -- he's talking here about orthodox citizenship, academics, working at places like columbia, harvard, university of chicago, northwestern, and the like. we have in 50 years so completely misstated and obliterated the history of the negro in work -- today it's almost unknown. this may be fine romance. but it's not science. it may be inspiring but it is

this is called black enterprise.e black reality store and you tell me about endorsement deals. >> you look at annie lee. she's had a book. >> she has an endorsement. >> i don't know if she has an endorsement deal. she's still making money and has a brand. it's not anything that will work for the next 30 years but it's working for now. >> they're on the style network. >> they're actors. >> the biggest shows -- it's a reality show. >> so why do it except you have this insane need to be seen. >> that's what it is. >> let me push you all on that. you could say these reality stars have an insane need to be seen. aren't we all obsessed with being pseudocelebrities? >> no, i don't think so. i think that when oprah ended her show she said we all have a platform. i use twitter as a platform. a platform for me. it's not about me wanting to be seen. >> not all reality tv has to be in the gutter. >> your point is that while there are these good ones. it seems like if you're already famous you're okay having a dignified show. >>

black high school. the top 10%, that will lead to more minority kids that are able to getin. need could we produce the book but you leave me five pages at the end sold when the supreme court decision comes down i can work around it? no. so i said ok, i have read all the briefs, i will say what i think is going to happen and go on. end they didn't step on my book for selfish reasons i am sort of happy about. the important point is the top 10% plan is often referred to as an example of grace neutral affirmative-action. question:is it race neutral affirmative-action? my response is no. the legislature acted with race in the forefront. not entirely bleak it turned out this 10% plan was one of these examples of legislation having strange bedfellows. and white representatives in rural texas who also like the top-10%, poor white kids in the top 10%, they too would benefit. race in the forefront of their minds, it was. a lot say this is race neutral, this is another case of what has happened so much in american

black, black. >> maybe a zombie come on and she said black, black. >> i think you are right. it is possible in another situation if you would have asked her what are five things you take with you on vacation and she might have said black because she is not comfortable with that situation. >> and she has a black maid. >> then she is not racist. she hires a black person and she trusts them. >> i looked into this woman and she is a professor of anthropology with a emphasis on rituals. she is looking at the hatian volume -- zombies from the hatian voo-doo. >> her defense was i don't know if they are white. >> she wasn't thinking of old zombie movies. she was thinking of michael jackson's "thriller" and she was not sure if they are black or white. >> she calmed down when steve harvey blew the sleeping powder in her face. >> she has no memory of this, by the way. she has disappeared and will show up years later walking in the fields. >> this is one of those things where all racists are dumb, but not all dumb people are racists. she was just dumb. >> that would be the high road to t

black friday has turned shopping into a competitive sport. tirks yaro says black friday shopping is like a football game. it releases testosterone, and get ours competitive juices flowing. >> it's more important than just scoring the deal, it's actually winning. >> reporter: but these those door-busting deals can also trigger autonomic nervous system arousal. that's the fight or flight reaction you get if you encountering a growling bear, causing someone to react and run. fortunately, most black friday shoppers aren't running over people for deals. >> did you have to fight anybody for that? >> no. >> today, we're look for a good deal, like 50% off, 80% off. >> reporter: but many to wait in line, both in traffic and outside of stores. and believe it or not, that's not such a bad thing. >> there's also camaraderie when people are waiting in line. there's a way people know each other and are connected with each other that makes people part of a community. >> reporter: a community practicing goodwill and patience. >> is it worth it? i hope so. >>

the black regiments at appomattox numbering 2000 men in all for a microcosm of black life in america. they included xbase train at kentucky's camp dawson and free blacks at philadelphia's camp william penn. included men who became race leaders in the postwar era searches are not destroying destroyed george washington williams of the baptist editor william demint does the journalistic mentor to none other than ip laws. regardless of their background, the presence of the battlefield with a felt the culmination of a long struggle. if you know, federal or returned with black volunteers, claiming african american men did not possess attributes of patriotism and courage and kept it the worst difficult moment. when you stt regiments got the chance to fight, they proved their mettle with dozens of engagements. the u. s. e. t. a bad appomattox seemed considerable action. dh survived a bloody initiation into combat in florida february february 1860 for joining the granting warfare of the overland campaign in virginia and then the trenches through the siege of petersburg entering the city in tri

>> coming up here at 5:00, chaos on black friday. a police officer is in the hospital and several suspects are in custody after shots ring out. >> and, here in our area, shoppers are out in full force. we have a live look at one of the areas biggest hot spots. plus, what you can expect if you're planning to head out to snag some of those deals. >> and, it is not just shoppers. another group is turning out this morning and they're pushing for big change. good morning, washington at 5:00 a.m. begins right now. >> good morning, washington. it is friday, november 29. i'm jummy olabanji. >> i'm autria godfrey. before you head out, it is cold out there. >> nothing hot about our forecast. good morning, ladies and good morning, everyone. happy friday. hopefully, you had a lovely thanksgiving. starting off cold. many locations in the 20s. most spots are but downtown still 30 degrees and just a very light west southwesterly wind. temperatures in the 20s. 20 in manassas and gaithersburg. frederick, 28 degrees this morning. 23 in culpepper. 22 i

more production drew blacks north to the bleachers. as takeout makes clear in his splendid book, baseball's great experiment, jackie rabin and his legacy, robinson was a biblical and normal miracle. he probably was not even the best player in the negro leaks, but the best all-night athlete in american history. ..

lowell ha=welcome to rob black and your money. >> wal-mart's kicking off their black friday sales and kicked them off last friday. we have a long way to go to black friday. >> screwed to make black says that don't buy holiday gifts for anyone but if you do have to shop consider shopping right now. wal-mart has amazing deals anywhere between 20 to 50% off for the tvs and tablets. this is one of those stories where we have a shortened holiday season. we will hear about this for the next 60 days as we approach christmas. thinks giving comes up very late in november which police short-time to get to christmas. >> what have been honest is of the website of the affordable care act and now you hear the premiums are going up. >> yes. for the average independent contractor mail premiums have gone up about 40 +%. who benefits from obama care is old people who are like 50 or 60 independent contractors. that's where to reach for healthy white male is going from 250 to $400. a 40% increase and premiums. loved the health care but hate the affect on the economy elsewhere. >>mark: watching kellogg. t

all of these questiones about who is black, what is black, where do i sit in the world so i have to bringife of this institution. >> for mohamed, the shamburg center is about the past and future. >> we live in a time where some of the same problems of racial inequality, racial disparity, are still very much a part of the equation and history can help to navigate some of what happened in the past, to give people a deeper sense, that they are not dealing with the problems on the first time. >> we'll be right back. [ male announcer itchy scalp, meet selsun science. you're history. selsun blue itchy dry scalp. gets to the root of dandruff and hydrates the scalp. selsun blue itchy dry scalp. >>> our world of black enterprise is brought to you by mcdonald's. deeply rooted in the community 365 days a year. >> that wraps it up for this edition of "our world with black enterprise. be sure to look us up jon-line, like us on facebook and twitter. see you next week. >> announcer: the following is a paid presentation for the >> announcer: the follow styler, brought to you by tristar products. [♪.. wha

it's a deep, deep, deep sense that black women, along with black men, are threatening, prone to violencee in trayvon martin. >> yes. and jonathan ferrell. >> yes, i want to go to exactly this, and ask a structural question about it, tanner. jelani cobb writing for "the new yorker".com says, it's entirely reasonable to be alarmed by an unexpected knock in the middle of the night. it's not difficult to imagine someone nervously answering the door with a weapon nearby, but the shock moment is what happens next. is it possible to look through a cracked open door and register moore or ferrell or mcbride as something other than an amalgam of suspicions? and part of the structural piece of that to me is whether or not you live in an integrated neighborhood. if you live with black neighbors, then seeing a black person on your stoop, you might think, well, maybe that's my neighbor or somebody who works here or maybe that's my mail carrier. it could be any of a set of people. but if your world is entirely white, then the black body on your front doorstep couldn't possibly be a familiar face, it wo

this black man in the white house.e other hand, you also have a determination on the right to do everything wrong to ensure that the president does not have success. after all, this is the same right wing that before the last election, you had some of their leaders saying that their number-one priority was to ensure that the president does not get a second term. you had, who is it, rush limbaugh say when he was first elected he wanted him to fail. so that has been the agenda of those on the right. instead of creating jobs, they have been determined to sabotage his job. instead of looking out for everyday people in america, they have been determined to ensure everyday that the president catches nothing but hell. again, there is an undercurrent of race on top of that. it's the politics of the right that is leading our country in many instances wrong. >> great. well, in light of that, dr. moss, we know in many senses the folds -- the faults and flaws of the obama care in terms of its implementation are widespread. the tec

but 99.9% of these young black kids had to get a real job. and i wanted to start that debate about you are not going to play pro sports get your dn education. we can argue about college paying and this and that but you kids need to get your education. the bottom line is, the majority of these black kids are not getting an education. the system is still going to make billions of dollars. >> true. >> those football stadiums will sell 100,000 every weekend in college and those kids, a couple of them are going to go to the nfl. a couple of kids are going to go to the nba, but these systems in place, march madness will make hundreds of millions of dollars a year. it's frustrating for me these young black kids are not arguing about the system. we can argue about the system all day long but the system is what it is. they are going to make billions kids. >> that's why i started debate on the role model commercial. >> quickly. fun. is anyone playing the game today as good as you at your position? if you played today, what would you average? >> 20 and

black-on-black violence. black-on-white violence.issues. >> to what extent is it really a rainbow nation? are things getting mixed? we like to think we live in a rainbow nation, but in fact, in the states like to a great extent in different neighborhoods. it's only 19 years. in some ways it looks to me outside looking in a little more gracefully mixed up than we've managed in the states. >> here you've got black, white, colored, all sorts of people here. also once you have the knowledge that the economic disparities are managing to keep us divided as well. i think what we need to do is unpack what we mean by rainbow. i think the idea of being united in our diversity also means that there'll be moments of discord. >> and you think things will continue to improve? >> yeah. i think we've seen our worst. and that's not to say that we're getting it right all the time. but it's an experiment with democracy. and in experiments you need to find as you go along. that's really the south african story. the dream is there. we all agree that the

most black kids don't do this.isproportionate number are either doing that or are walking into the stores and hauling entire racks of clothing out on to the street. this is like lord of the flies. this is crazy stuff. and the black establishment civil rights establishment has been silent on this. >>ner not -- it is a troubling situation. it all goes back to an len nation of young black men in this country for a number of reasons. but primarily because they're angry they didn't have a family and their father abandoned them and all of that that's where it goes back to. >> absolutely. >> never acting out on the street and they are sold a bill of goods by the civil rights people that white society is the fault because you are unhappy, it's the whites doing it to you. and so they're whacking whites. but, with the internet and the notoriety, this thing could really get out of control. i will give you the last word. >> that's right. on the fatherless part, you and i have been two of the few people that are constantly talk

the black regiments at appomattox numbering 2000 men and all were microcosm of black life in america. the included ex-slaves trained at kentucky's camp nelson and free blacks trained it philadelphia's william penn and included men who had become race leaders in the post-war era such as the renowned historian george washington williams and baftas editor william j. simmons who was the journalist inventor tuned none other than i did the wheels. the federal army initially turned away black volunteers claiming african-american men did not possess the attributes of courage of black troops kept faith that the war was their golden moment. when you see to regiments finally got the chance to fight the proofing metal in dozens of engagements indeed the u.s. regiments at appomattox have seen considerable action. eight usc tiefer example survived a bloody initiation to combat in a florida joined in the dining -- grinding warfare in virginian man the trenches through petersburg entering the city in triumph when it fell on april 2. african-american soldiers were keenly aware that even after giving t

>> chaos on black friday. a police officer is in the hospital and several suspects are now in custody after shots ring out. we will have the latest for you. >>> and, while shoppers are out in full force today, so are workers in our region and they're pushing for change. >> good morning, washington, i'm jummy olabanji. >> i'm autria godfrey. happy friday to you. hope you can come out of that turkey coma to do all your shopping today. we will get straight to eileen whelan in for jacqui jeras with the shopping forecast. eileen? >> nip getting out really -- anyone getting out really early this morning certainly wants to be bundled up. it is cold but at least it is dry. 31 in the nation's capital. temperatures elsewhere in the 20s. it is 21 in manassas. 23 in gaithersburg and fredricksburg. 23 in annapolis and 27 in lexington park. the headlines for this black friday, sunny buts but, and cooler than average temperatures will continue the next several days. i will have your extended forecast from the belfort furnitu

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the black kids are going to go to black high schools. the white kids are going to go to the white high schools. if we say the top 10% that will lead to more minority kids being able to get in. now, and that's what happened. i go back to your question, somebody says to me, well, it's been around for a quarter-century over 30 years, we can be done with it. my first thing is, okay, what is going to be your attitude towards institutions where the numbers go way down? some people are going to say fine, tough. okay. for me, know. i view it as intolerable and, therefore, we need to do something else. one more comment about the top 10% plan. because there was a supreme court case just this last term, fisher versus the university of texas but it turned out that not a whole lot happened to i would really quite worried about this but i was finishing this book and i asked my publisher, i asked the editor, gosh, this supreme court case in the offing could we hold it up? they said no. i said well, could we produce the book but you leaving, let's say,

black friday is in full swing. the national retail federation says 3 million will grab their checkbooks and dust off those credit cards and head to the stores today to do a little swipy, swipy. in fact, bargain hunting has already begun. zain asher is inside macy's. zain, i wish i have would given you my credit card! you could have done some shopping for me. >> rosa, yes. we are seeing a stead stream of kers on on the ground floor in macy's. i'm told the real chaos is upstairs in women's clothing. understandable. the first time ever macy's has been open on thanksgiving night. yesterday they opened at 8:00. i'm told that 15,000 people are waiting right outside to bust down those doors to come in for those deals. when you talk to customers inside macy's i'm getting a bit of mixed reviews. some people saying, yeah, they are ready for those people and got great deals. others were disappointed and didn't get as many great deals as we anticipated and said they wish they had stayed at home. i'm joining by two shoppers. th

peggy, you can say black.hat was a bust but when all else fails there's one other way to avoid getting racially profiled. cover your skin. >> jon: j [cheers and applause] >> jon: welcome back. my guest tonight academy award winning actor. the new movie is called "the hunger games. : catching fire." >> you fought very hard in the games miss everdeen but they were games. would you like to be in a real war? >> no. >> neither would i. >> what do i need to do? >> when you and peeta are on tour you need to smile and be grateful but above all you need be madly prepared to end it all in love. can you do that? >> yes. >> yes what? >> i'll convince them. >> no, convince me. >> jon: please welcome jennifer lawrence. [cheers and applause] how are you? [cheers and applause] nice to see you. >> good to see you. >> jon: thanks for being here. >> wow. >> jon: you have to be exhausted. >> i'm so tired. >> jon: how many of these crap fests have you done? >> 100,000. >> jon: it's crazy. >> you are 100,001. >> jon: is this it? >>

after the parole board granted far donees to three black men, convicted by an all white jury, nine black men were accused of raping two wyatt women on a train. five of them were joan turfed and one receive add pardon before his death. back in 1976. three white san jose state university students are facing hate crime charges. they allegedly bullied their african-american roommate for three months trying to clamp his neck with a bicycle lock. they also decorated his room with nazi and con federal symbols. about race and higher education. led by students in michigan and california. a twitter campaign we the black student union at the university of michigan with the #bbum, which stands for being black at the university of michigan went viral this year, as students and alumni shares their experiences at one of the top schools. the tweets cover life in the class and on campus. that twitter campaign followed another online credit teak that also went viral, here is a video that was shot by a group of students about the dwindling number of black males at prestigious institutions. >> and we have m

black friday game plan. black friday game plan. a super shopper who has had a super shopper who has had elaborate plan of attack down elaborate plan of attack down pat for months. pat for months. i'm ali velshi. i'm ali velshi. this is real money. this is real money. >> this is real money. >> this is real money. you are the most important part you are the most important part of the show. of the show. join our conversation on twitter join our conversation on twitter at aj real money. at aj real money. it's been a it's been a six-year boon for six-year boon for america's corn belt. america's corn belt. earlier this month the earlier this month the environmental protection environmental protection session, the apa, proposed session, the apa, proposed cutting the amount of cutting the amount of corn-based corn-based ethanol cut into gas that ethanol cut into gas that americans fuel up at the pump. americans fuel up at the pump. this would hurt farmers bottom this would hurt farmers bottom line. line. but farmers may have bigger fish bu

not the criminalization of black people, particularly, a black man, in this case, a black woman, butan davis and trayvon martin. and that impacts with what ccr, where i also used to work, and with what vince does. in a stop and frisk case, we learned about innocent vigilance systemically and repeatedly pro profiled because of the color of their skin. the social media has been powerful and what michael and others are doing is powerful because it's the informal part. >> we'll come back, because i want to talk about stop and frisk. but before we go out, i want to read this quote from the detroit writer and filmmaker, because i think she captures this sense. she writes, i thought that this is not a unique or original story. she recently organized a rally thursday, calling for justice for mcbride. she says, about every six weeks, we basically have some racial kill historic to protest and to mourn and to be outraged about. and that feeling that this is now our new normal. when we come back, more on how that is also part of the stop and frisk story, when we come back. when we made our commi

instead of concentrated on black friday. there are sales that are going to go on tomorrow, too. >> reporter: but the importance of black friday may be diminishing. many have been bombarding customers with deep discounts since november z there has been a sharp rise in orders being made on tablets and smart phones, up 49% thanksgiving day compare toed a year ago to cording to ibm digital. a

" had an article in 1914 about the black folks being a new southern -- black cocaine is a new southern menace, and the way that cocaine was talked about or black people under the influence of cocaine was that it caused them to be more murderous. it caused them to rape white women. it caused them to be uneffected by bullets. all of this nonsense, this was going on then, and it's going on now; although, the language has been tempered. drugs are easy scapegoats because most of the population don't use drugs. you can't say these things about alcohol, even though alcohol is pharmacology active like any other drug like cocaine and other things. you can't say crazy things about alcohol because many people drink alcohol and know the effects of alcohol. fewer people use cocaine, and so you can tell the credible, incredible stories about cocaine. >>> watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. now on booktv, cnn's morgan talks about shooting straight talking about the career in journalism and weighs in on gun control, gay marriage, and religion.

he says that at the end of black manhattan.d so a prophesy with which we've been living, but i think none of us felt we would witness it in our lifetime. and i think what was so frightening and compelling about the question that you raise is that now some of us can actually imagine, oh, this could, this will, you know, this might happen in our lifetime. this might happen on our watch. so, i mean, i think that's the, both the richness and the fear of the question that you raise. >> and i also think importantly it's -- we have to keep in mind that it's not just a question about black harlem being black harlem, but, you know, the way i try to think about it and try to remind myself, force myself to express it is, you know, people who survived and built this neighborhood being able to stay where their families have been and a value being put on that kind of continuity. and it's not a value that is alive in many places around the world. so i think that's the thing that we must keep at the front of that conversation, that it's not so

thanks, and good luck this black friday. vita we can call her an expert black friday shopper.on thursday i'll introduce you to three entrepreneur who plan to build structures for space using a 3d printer. i'm ali velshi. thank you for joining us. >> hey, i'm wajahat ali and you're in the stream. obesity, so many of us can relate. lisa fletcher is away but my man omar is here. you and i can empathize for today's show, i wore husky pants growing up i was

i recommend, again, look at the black friday offers. when you go into store on black friday, take advantage of the appliance deals. monday, believe it or not, clothing and shoes historically had the best discounts on cyber monday. take advantage of those deals. >> i buy the item, i bring it back and i don't have a receipt. they say there's a restocking fee. >> it's important to read the fine print before you make a purchase. understand how the return policy is going to work. hold on to your receipt. use an app like one receipt turning it into a digital file so you have access to it. it's important to know the return policies so if you are gifting it or returning it or getting a credit. you know how it will be issued. >> there's always a gift card. >> there is always a gift card. what is nice is a lot of retailers are offering you free gift cards. target is offering a free $100 gift card with an ipad purchase which is on sale for black friday. walmart is giving away a free $100 gift card with ipad mini purchases. there's a lot of other d

. >>> black friday has been shifted forward to today by many stores.e are joined now with more on the rush for dealing. you are at kmart. they opened their doors at 6:00 am, but did the shoppers show up? >> a think a lot of them are uptown at the parade right now, because it a little bit quiet down here. they had about a dozen shoppers lined up right before they opened their doors. they deeply discount electronics at kmart, and shoppers are shopping for thanksgiving items for dinner. after that it was a little bit quieter. people have trickled in and out, but i imagine more people will be shopping throughout the day as other stores open their doors later on thanksgiving. >> thank you very much, and stay warm. >>> black friday spending is the usual barometer of how retailers fair during the holidays, but with each passing year, they are lesing the importance of black friday. >> reporter: americans are expected to spend roughly $602 billion this holiday season according to the national retail federation, and a good chunk of that money, nearly 11% or more

black pete is black. he's survived nearly 200 years. the question is how many more does he have left? >> and ahead of sunday's parade in the dutch capital hundreds came out to protest against the tradition, condemning the white holiday figure and his black helpers. >> maintenance workers in spain reached a deal to end an 11 day strike. thousands of workers were protesting against lay offs and pay cuts. talks continue. >> america's largest aquarium is fighting to have 18 russian ball uga wales imported to the u.s. the aquarium is suing to get a ruling by federal authorities overturned. >> there are 31 beluga wales in human care in north america. the georgia aquarium has four. >> they are a remarkable species, a mark key animal for us. >> the aquarium wants to import some captured in russia. some would be kept at the georgia aquarium, the other to five other parks and aquariums in the u.s. the georgia aquarium says receiving the whales is critical for public education. >> we need the animals in our care, moving forward, we can learn every

never black. >> didn't mean we didn't have one now. >> today black serial killers are not rare.n cleveland, as well as in milwaukee and los angeles, each time the accused serial killer turned out to be african-american. dr. eric hickey is a psychologist who keeps track of serial killers. >> overall in my study, one out of every five serial killers is african-american. in the past since 1995, over 40% are african-american. we're finally saying, you know what, blacks do this, too. >> there were whites who fed the fear in atlanta. as fbi chief, john glover had moved into this upper class white neighborhood. his 12-year-old son was playing outside one afternoon. >> some guy in a pickup truck, he was out in the yard in our side yard. we were on a corner. we lived in -- we had a corner lot, you know. said, i'm going to get you, nigger, as he was driving by. >> kasim reed, seen in these childhood photos, was only 10 when the first two bodies were found in the woods close to his home in the summer of 1979. >> my life did change. >> how so? >> not out as late as you used to be. not able

he said he's here for the deals. >> reporter: black friday has morphed into black thursday. kmart, one of a handful of retailers, open for business on thanksgiving. ready for it? >> i think so, yeah. yeah, we're excited about it. >> reporter: for those who think it's something new, kmart has been doing this over 20 years. more retailers followed suit, and that's not coincidence. >> shoppers want to shop on black friday and get amazing deals. so we don't expect black friday to ever lose its luster. but there is a new player in town. and thanksgiving is certainly giving black friday a run for its money. >> reporter: of the 140 million people expected to shop this holiday weekend, nearly a quarter will hit the stores thanksgiving day. >> i'm out here to get some great deals, man. >> reporter: outside best buy in florida, tents in place more than a week in advance of the sales. >> just how serious are they? this man brought a generator to run his many electronics. >> they do it every year, every year i say the same thing, it's crazy. >> reporter: crazy is one word for it. angry

on this black friday.as equipment companies look strong today. and technology is strong, as well. speaking of technology, all of the commentary coming out of the retailers suggests that is one area of strength. a lot of ipads being sold, a lot of video games being sold. and as a result, both best buy and gamestop are performing well today. taking a look at some of the companies that are hitting all-time highs, the stocks are hitting all-time highs today. it's fitting on black friday that you have walmart hitting an all-time high. macy's hit one earlier, pulled back a little bit, along with hasbro, the toymaker and some of the participants that will deliver, fedex and u.p.s. but fedex pulling back. and the dow transports, for the past three months, strongest among the dow, s&p, transports, et cetera. the leader have been the airlines, but they're weaker today. simon, back to you. >> thank you very much, mary. >>> shoppers out in force, of course, this black friday, as you might expect. let's check in with a

a lot of shoppers are not happy black friday has morphed into black thursday. they are lashing out at major retailers online and threatening to boycott stores that opened early on thanksgiving. and an "i pledge to not shop on thanksgiving" badge is circulating on facebook. it has been shared more than 950-thousand times as of wednesday. this year the holiday shopping season is cut six days shorter than usual because thanksgiving falls later on the calendar. and many retailers fear sales could be flat. >>:"i look down and my skirt is on fire. and i freak out." thankful to be home this thanksgiving. sasha fleischman is back with family after spending weeks in the hospital recovering from second and third -degree burns. it happened when the skirt sasha was wearing was set on fire while on an a-c transit bus. sasha is gender neutral. sasha spoke publicly yesterday for the first time since the incident. kron-4's justine waldman learned he is not only brave, but his resolve is even more admirable. in bandages cover the second and third degree burns to cover the walls

and some say black friday shopping is dropping. why the biggest day for retailers is now losing its luster. >> the balloons did fly in the thanksgiving day parade. high winds threatens to ground them earlier. the crowds did show up they were out in force. who has been following the parade all day. >> it's finally over, and the sigh of relief by everybody in new york, and especially at massey's because the parade has gone off without a hitch, just as it was planned but it was touch and go, until almost the last minute, because that huge storm that came in from the midwest right atop new york last night, with rain coming inside ways really threatened the event today. and it was particularly the winds that they were concerned about. had the winds been higher than 23 miles per hour constant, or 34 miles an hour gusts the big character balloons we all love like sponge bob and snoopy would not have been able to fly. massey's and the mistake this very very seriously. in the end, the winds were within the correct parameters and the balloon

you refused to come until black friday. why is that? >> because it is black friday. we enjoy our thursdays with our family and we will rather come as what, 18 years now? >> 18 years we have been coming on black friday. >> you two are sisters and chose to spend the day with family. why did you not come out last night? >> i just thought if nobody came, then they would stop diagnose that. but obviously, we weren't -- there weren't very many of us but we just put a statement -- put our foot down. refused. >> reporter: denise as far as what you expect from today, and the deals you want to get, what do you expect? >> well, i'm hoping there is still stuff we're looking for available but, you know, the way it looked like there were crowds today, i'm just not sure if we're going to get anything but it is still fun. it is a thing we do together. >> reporter: keep that tradition going. you have the pamphlet already of the door busters? anything you really want? >> there is nothing real major so -- you know my kids are all growing so, you know, all the toys that you get the real

retailers call it the super bowl of shopping or black friday.day a black eye. this clash at a wal-mart two years ago was captured by juan castro. >> all of the people went in there and started destroying the boxes. >> reporter: all of this for markeddown x box games. >> people trying to get deals and some ladies started going at it. >> was that moment a turning point for wal-mart? >> certainly. i think we can do a better job of managing crowds and helping customers get in the store, find the item they're looking for and get out. i think we learned a lot. >> reporter: wal-mart says this time it's a calmer black friday. ordererly lines to the store. but what won't change are the surprise deals through the store. >> 40 seconds and people are going to go crazy. >> reporter: so predictable wild that this dad brought his kids to wal-mart to witness the mayhem firsthand. >> that says something about black friday. your integrity -- >> reporter: these cousins don't care about the mayhem. in fact they thrive on it every year, using shopping apps and metic