carlos curbelo, thank you.. >>> and some things that could affect the congressional map. pete welch threw his hat into the race this week. he already got the endorsement of vermont's other senator bernie sanders, so he likely will head off any serious primary challenges. and a fun bit of trivia for your thanksgiving table, patrick leahy is the only democrat elected to the senate from vermont since the state joined the union back in 1791. welch is the 17th house democrat who will not seek re-election next year. and another democrat who joined that list is texas democrat and house science committee chair eddie bernice johnson, she was first elected to her seat in 1993 and will turn 86, can you believe it, next month. >>> coming up, what you need to know heading into black friday as global supply chain issues mean that things on your shopping list won't be in stock or they could be a lot more expensive. expensive. [music: "i swear"] jaycee tried gain flings for the first time the other day... and forgot where she