courtney kealy is in new jersey with more on this. courtney, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. more than 100 million americans are expected to do some shopping today either on line or in stores. the holiday shopping season is officially under way. >> i'm going to wake up at 4:00 a.m., go shopping. anything that's open i'm going to go shopping. >> reporter: the national retail federation predicts holiday sales could hit up to $859 billion in 2021 which would be a record. >> retail sales will grow somewhere between 8.5% and 10.5% which is a really historic high. >> reporter: more than 100 million americans are expected to do some shopping today. either on line or in stores. this year the ample person -- average person will buy about $1,000 worth of holiday items. spending that money may require some searching as many in-demand products become exceedingly hard to find. there are reports that a nationwide trucker shortage have left stores struggling to keep shelves stocked. >> supply chain disruptions have been an ongoing issue for

. >> courtney kealy at the thanksgiving day parade. thank you so much. >>> so some americans are starting their holiday travel today. so if you plan to hit the road, aaa says do it early. according to the agency, the best time to drive is before 11:00 a.m. the woworst time is between noo and 3:00 p.m. more than 48 million people are expected to drive to their destination for the thanksgivin brake lights outside of the los angeles international airport yesterday. officials say up to two million travelers are expected to fly out of there for thanksgiving. dallas-fort worth international airport was also packed yesterday. some people who headed out early said they were feeling good about seeing their loved ones on time. >> i think we're feeling pretty good since we're the morning flight. i think if we were later in the day with connections, that could be an issue. but i feel pretty good for the morning. >> meantime, the justice department addressing problems with unruly airline passengers. attorney general merrick garland said passengers