what are some of the best things to buy on cybermonday?initely the best time of the year to get clothing, shoe and beauty deals. >> reporter: and the good news is you don't have to wait until monday to score those deals. >> saturday and sunday is like pretty much the unofficial start to the cybermonday deals, and they do extend through that week. >> reporter: if you aren't already following your favorite brands on social media, now is the time. >> they'll send out exclusive coupon codes and deals and discounts through those channels. >> reporter: even signing up for a company's newsletter will get you a discount. with all the savings you'll rack up you'll be on your way to a very merry christmas. tina trinh, abc news, new york. >> i feel a little overwhelmed. that's what makes me resist going to any kind of store. >> you only shop the sites that have the https because those are more secure. and the other thing i like is always pay with a credit card, not the debit card if you can avoid it. >> i just like cash. i just go in person, buy what

. >> si se perdiÓ el viernes negro no se preocupe que viene el cybermonday. >> en esa temporada de comprasun 72% de las cadenas de tiendas ofrecen descuentos y no tener que pagar por el envÍo economistas dicen que las personas pueden estar alrededor de 105 millones de dÓlares, lo mejor es que haga una lista de compras y que tenga en claro los productos que mÁs tiene que tener un presupuesto. >> tambiÉn se recomienda que escriba la lista de correo electrÓnico de sus tiendas favoritas ademÁs de que sepa los mejores artÍculos para comprar esos dÍas son ropa, zapatos y productos de belleza; los electrÓnicos que son los artÍculos mÁs deseados. para evitar ser vÍctima de fraude el consejo es utilizar una tarjeta de crÉdito y envés de debito. >> Él ya que estamos con este asunto de la fiebre de compras es el paÍs de las compras, compras y mÁs compras. en esta temporada que tomar precauciones para evitar ser tema de los ladrones alguna de las recomendaciones son guardar y mantener sus compras en la cajuela de su auto donde no estÉn a la vista, también estacionar el auto en zonas no iluminadas. >>

cybermonday is still the big thing or should i be shopping at another time? >> it is thanks giving believe the or not. thanksgiving is the cheapest day during november for discounts on line. an average discount of 24% and again this goes back to the earlier point. and thanksgiving will be a big day for online shopping. >> just going to have a big day too. over $0.30 on the dollar will be spent by smart phone. 70% of folks will shop for thanksgiving night and black friday. >> talk to me if you would about exactly how to do that. a lot of people i think inga about with is able get ripped off this season. do i have to worry about losing my credit card number or getting hacked? what is your advice? >> this is a concern given the hacking situations we've seen going into this season. people are rushing that aside and are going to get out there and spend and are taking a conservative approach to their spending targeting their list and they know what they want to buy. they are following their favorite retailers on social media. thanksgiving will be a busy day all aro

adam: you know, my secret is pottery barn. >> cybermonday is good for that.rty and 40% off of everything. >> they have better deals if you shop online? >> it's good for clothing and shoes, people talk about storewide coupons and more promotion codes, things of that nature. >> so this is it just hype to get people shopping. >> it certainly is hype. it's designed to create a sense of urgency. i actually think the biggest is the people who shop twice. they will shop now and then last-minute later. >> it's too crowded, it's chaos and mayhem. >> they like it. >> one quarter of millennial's millennialist are going to go out on thanksgiving and shop. there's a social element. getting away from all that stuff, heading out with your friends to the mall. >> i just have to brag. retail, 50 bucks, 1998. [laughter] and it's a really good deal. i won't say who it is. thank you all for being here, happy shopping and get out and shot, i guess. later in the show. chuck schumer voted for obamacare. but when you hear his comments, you will understand why it is a hard pill for d

we'll see if cybermonday is as big as it was. she looks beautiful, doesn't she? >> talking about music, wait until you see this young woman. lindsey sterling is a youtube sensation. she's going to perform for us. and set the dvr for zoology for your kids. julie scardina is here with some of her furry friends. you are the queen of good deeds. >> well, let's talk about us on friday. >> on friday we shared the podium over at the plaza hotel. i've been going to the city meals on wheels luncheon, the power lunch for women, for about six years or so. my friend dr. patricia wexler, my dermatologist. she was being honored. liam neeson. you know who else is at that table? james earl jones. and christine baranski was there. >> we had a nice -- we had the best table. we had the best table. >> yes. >> and there is pat wexler, who is just a wonderful woman and dear friend now. >> beautiful. she looks great. she's excellent. so are you. >> she always taught me, do as little as possible as long as you possibly can. she's good. and then i had a

the prices will be good on black friday and on cybermonday and then creep up and won't be back down until probably mid-december. >> reporter: for kids today as tech savvy if not more so than their parents, their wish list will look much like mom and dad's. on santa's list, a heavy dose of iphones, both the 6 and 6 plus. laptops and tablets, go-pros and xbox one. >> mom and dad want the wearable technology. they want to track their fitness, their exercise, their calories. >> reporter: another favorite is an oldie but a goody. tvs. >> we'll sell more tvs this year than we have before. >> reporter: to make sure shoppers are getting the best bang for their buck, make sure shoppers are shopping smart. and apparently a lot of them are. >> they are using all the apps to make sure they are getting the best possible prices. >> reporter: rebecca jarvis, abc news. >> so much in keep in mind. >> i know. too much. by the way, if you are a black friday shopper after one of those highly coveted items. they don't do it like they used to where it's a free-for-all. now you have to line up and they have you

organizers want to help smaller shops cash in on the buying frenzy between black friday deals and cybermonday deals online. the retailers are going all out to attract the shoppers. >> i don't like to go to the big box stores. they are too crowded. here at the nice beautiful town. you can find real good deals and they're very welcoming. everybody's happy to see you and want you to come back. >> reporter: small business saturday continues through tomorrow if you want to check out the deals. >>> the sales numbers are in and it's a bad year for black friday. thanksgiving day spending jumped 24% to more $3 billion and that may have impacted black friday sales, they dropped 7%. shoppers spent $9 billion. black friday sales online climbed 9.5%. one of every four sales was done on a smartphone or tablet. and a lot of people doing their holiday shopping at philadelphia's christmas village. today was the grand opening. and nbc 10 was there for all the festivities. it features yuletide gifts, crafts and fun. there is still a lot of time. the village is open through december 28th. >>> next at 11:00, a ho

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. >> if preparing your black friday or cybermonday shopping list check out our web site. wave look at some of the deals and a list of which stores are still open tonight and which ones are all closed up. >> in napa tonight residents are showing their strength of character on this thanksgiving. a lot was lost and damaged in the august earthquake. lisa has more on why this thanksgiving was extra special for so many. >> damage left from the massive earthquake in august is evidence all over downtown nap a.the city is still rebuilding and so its residents. inside homes tonight giving thanks means more than ever before. >> we have more to be thankful for because we are all so luck lucky. >>ing in water going to stop robin hart from hosting thanksgiving dinner tonight. even without some of her faith rare glass wear. >> couple of those fell over. i lost 3 the wine glasses. >>reporter: antique shattered. electronic broke but nobody hurt. it was a lot worse for so many others in napa. those who still captain get back into the homes or near their things. few ended up here around rob

. >> if preparing your black friday or cybermonday shopping list check out our web site. wave look at some of the deals and a list of which stores are still open tonight and which ones are all closed up. >> in napa tonight residents are showing their strength of character on this thanksgiving. a lot was lost and damaged in the august earthquake. lisa has more on why this thanksgiving was extra special for so many. >> damage left from the massive earthquake in august is evidence all over downtown nap a.the city is still rebuilding and so its residents. inside homes tonight giving thanks means more than ever before. >> we have more to be thankful for because we are all so luck lucky. >>ing in water going to stop robin hart from hosting thanksgiving dinner tonight. even without some of her faith rare glass wear. >> couple of those fell over. i lost 3 the wine glasses. >>reporter: antique shattered. electronic broke but nobody hurt. it was a lot worse for so many others in napa. those who still captain get back into the homes or near their things. few ended up here around rob

when you talk about what are they discounting, right, next week, black friday, cybermonday, and here's thing, it's the most promotional holiday season we've known. i think the retailers know the consumer here in the u.s. is kind of tap here, and i don't think that's great for sales, but not great for profits. >> you know, i have not been that skeptical about the u.s. consumer, i have to say. we got data about people voluntarily leaving jobs in september. people only leave their jobs voluntarily when they have a better option and that suggests they feel optimistic. there's another thing is suggests. that existing employers have to raise salaries. that's the one thing we lacked as we've seen this economic recovery was we were not seeing rising wages. that significanted there are rising wages, and if consumers feel optimistic enough to leave their jobs, they feel optimistic to go shopping. >> sure. >> one for point. not matter what you think of apple as a stock, it's going to dominate the holiday. the big ticket items, ipads, to beats, a huge thing this year. i have to assume this company

good shopping sunday where some stores are offering a percentage to charities, and tomorrow is cybermonday. is this actually reflect people's behaviors and their wants or is this just a marketing ploy to have retailers just continue to have people focused on shopping. >> right, i think it's probably a little bit of both. i think that a lot of people are coming to expect deals. but i asked one of the wal-mart executives this question and he said, you know, let's just call it november at this point, you know. because it's like every single day there are some sort of sales, marketing gimmick. and not only sales but also personalized e-mails telling you to come in, get an extra 10% off so it is just about messaging and ham aring down to the consumers, to get a deal to come in the stores and shopping. >> there is also an interesting statistic out there that people are shopping for themselves initially. that they are self-gifting is this good news for the economy, good news for the shopping season or is it just an effect of the economy that people are waiting to buy things themselves so they go

one way to get your shopping done without stepping in the store and you don't have to wait until cybermonday. >>> plus, this story. you can't see, but you can hear shots fired at news crews uncovering the up rest in ferguson. we'll show you how it all started. - ( helicopter whirring ) - ( roars ) ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na... female announcer: it's a great big world and it can all be yours. here and only here. ♪ come and get it. >>> 5:45. chaos took over in ferguson, missouri, overnight. angry protesters tipped cars, set fires, looted buildings and burned them after the grand jury's decision to not indict officer darren wilson in the shooting death of unarmed teenager michael brown. the destruction overnight appears to be worse than what occurred in august after brown was killed. nbc 10 vai sikahema is monitoring the latest developments out of ferguson live in our digital ope

. >> if preparing your black friday or cybermonday shopping list check out our web site.deals and a list of which stores are still open tonight and which ones are all closed up. >> in napa tonight residents are showing their strength of character on this thanksgiving. a lot was lost and damaged in the august earthquake. lisa has more on why this thanksgiving was extra special for so many. >> damage left from the massive earthquake in august is evidence all over downtown nap a.the city is still rebuilding and so its residents. inside homes tonight giving thanks means more than ever before. >> we have more to be thankful for because we are all so luck lucky. >>ing in water going to stop robin hart from hosting thanksgiving dinner tonight. even without some of her faith rare glass wear. >> couple of those fell over. i lost 3 the wine glasses. >>reporter: antique shattered. electronic broke but nobody hurt. it was a lot worse for so many others in napa. those who still captain get back into the homes or near their things. few ended up here around robin's table tonight. >> i'm

>> a lot of folks think cybermonday is a great day, too.you want to g on-line, shop thanksgiving day. >> is that because retailers are trying to get you in early in the season. >> so much competition. always been a lot but now that you can figure out what you want on your smartphone it is even more steep. they are offering great deals earlier and earlier. the onus is on the consumer to have their list, and budget together to shop and take advantage of the deals. >> i know we are smarter because we can look at the smartphones and figure out the best price right there. what are red flags to let you know if you are getting a gooel good deal or not. >> start on the internet a shop. look at the deals available via social media. might be special prices you will see on facebook and you didn't get something in the mail about it or may not have gotten an e-mail but it is on social media. look. there you can actually do comparison shopping in the door, red laser and different apps let you compare and see where you can get the item cheaper. >> tell th

systems predicts an average discount of 24% on thanksgiving, better than the average of about 20% on cybermonday or 23% on black friday. think you will do better online? well, experts say in-store and online prices are usually the same. with the exception of the doorbusters. you have to go in store for those deals. >>> now you know when to shop. but what to get for the child in your life this holiday season? >> high tech toys obviously always popular. consumer reports is partnering exclusively with 7 on your side. >> michael finney is here. >> as always, for kids, electronic toys are a favorite gift. don't think children have to sit glued to a screen. consumer reports found four great tech toys loaded with creativity that will really engage the young ones on your list. what makes kids flock, smile, ponder and play. consumer reports tech toy expert carol mengas brought her favorites to the office, where some real kids of all ages took over and checked them out. jeffrey is jumping like a tiger because his monkey told him to. the $40 leapfrog leap band features pets that give kids activity challeng

. >>> a major retailer is changing the ga for cybermonday. how you can cash in.th and traffic always on news 4 today. keep watching the bottom of your screen. >>> 14 t hour right now. later tmorning, virginia governor terry mcauliffe will stop in leesburg to make an announce aecom develot. ts sr 10:00. we wi l know what he says on nbcwashington.com >> friends and family will pay respects to a mother and daughter k in an arlington house fire. a memorial service is planned for mary barks and her 7-year-ogh emily. mary and bill tried to save both daughrs earlier this month. bill a h 11-year-old sarah made out alive. today memorial is at 1:00 at column pia baptist church in falls church. >>> a d.c. neighborhood is coming together to take a stand against senseless violence. a communy walk in trinidad is open to public. if yowo like to attend, you can me w neighbors, police and d.c. lawmakers at holbrook street a mount olivet. >>> former d.c. mayor and ward 8 councilm barry is in the hospital. he's e not feeling well. >> he went to be checked out at howard hospital. he

. >> if preparing your black friday or cybermonday shopping list check out our web site we have a link at some of the deals at stores and on line. >> new at 9:00 san francisco 49ers just wrapped up one of the toughest game of the season and suffered a tough loss to the seahawks. mike joins me now mike and the 49 hers a powerful message for fans. >> we'll get to tonight a minute but the offense tonight was exposed for what it is o. offensive no. imagination. way too much talent to be this ineffective only 164 total yards. it started in the first quarter. 49ers driving. interception to who else his favorite receiver sherman and seahawks in business. led to this. he find pay dirt downhill from there. 7 nothing seattle. 49ers can't stop lynch. break loose here. at least one of the 4 field goal on the night. they improve 8 and 4 and afterwards forty-niner ceo said by twitter thank you frainer faithful for come out strong tonight. this performance wasn't acceptable. i apologize for that. and i'll tell you i have to say that's the first shot across the bow in if of in fact he wants to get har

filmore street there's excitement about the big event that comes after black friday and before cybermondayaturday. >> this brings special attention to those small businesses that give the city its uniqueness and the perspective for locals. >> reporter: shops along this corridor will stay open until 9:00 saturday night with special activities, and they're not alone in trying to cash in. it's the fifth year for this nationwide campaign, and the small business administration says seven out of ten americans have heard of small business saturday. those who participated last year spent $5.7 billion and there's a payoff. >> every year, the new jobs, two-thirds of the new jobs are created by small businesses. >> reporter: for many small businesses like cliff's, revenues from holiday' shoppers carry them through the rest of the year. the push to shop small has made a difference. >> before the shop small, the friday and saturday after thanksgiving, it was like a morgue around here. it was just dead. so it's really made a huge impact. >> all these pictures of our city -- >> reporter: mayor ed lee bou

even bigger and better than take, this year for the first time ever, cybermonday is going to be better for savings in most major categories. also, don't base your shopping plans on those ad scans. on wusa9.com right now, we have stock lists for every major store in our area. and if you are wondering how does this all work when it comes to timing and you want to nab your biggest savings this holiday season, 12:01 a.m. black friday is your time for appliances, tvs and gaming bundles. for most major categories 6:00 a.m. cybermonth will be better for everything else. i was curious, what are people asking for. at mattgranite on twitter. i heard from many of you guys this morning asking for apple deals which again those are going to be better on black friday. we'll have you covered wusa9.com. the most requested item in the d.c. area this morning for black friday soda streams. i don't know why but if you are interested, they're going to be 130 bucks regularly. i'm pretty sure we'll have them online for 49 bucks. so again wusa9.com. nick, if you are interested, we'll have full live coverage th

that is twice the biggest shopping days in the u.s., which are black friday and cybermonday combined.ppears the founder of pandora is hitting a sour note with his neighbors. that's because residents in the community north of san francisco e upset over tim westergren's plan to build a vacation retreat. neighbors don't have a problem with the guy moving in, they just take exception with the home's design. >> we understand that there is room for one family dwelling on this property certainly. a place with 17 bedrooms and 11 bathrooms and a swimming pool -- >> if it was a reasonably sized home, you wouldn't hear any objection from people. it is totally out of character with what exists on the hill so far. >> it's too big and it's not only grand, it's grandios. >> well, he is willing to talk to residents about the potential impact building his home would have on the environment. >> back here, all eyes are on the skies. wondering how things will be for the concert very valor. >> perfect. we have a few clouds, but radar is quiet and it's in the 60s. >> such a beautiful day. >> it was a gorge

thanksgiving through cybermonday. >>> still plenty of folks are expected to turn out for that black friday frienenzfrenzy, as. our safe and secure shopping week continues with consumer reporter, erika gonzales. >> tonight she gives us an ideas look on what major retailers are doing to step up security and keep you safe. erika? >> we all know that it pays to have a really good plan. and when it comes to retailers and black friday, it's crucial. here are four things that you can expect whether you are a rookie or shopping on black friday for years. and they're off. tents, crowds and deals. lots of deals. all add up to one thing. black friday. >> for us, it's worth it. you definitely get the deals. >> dmitry and tammy simpson of bowie, maryland, have been shopping black friday sales together for the past eight years. although dinnertime sales on thanksgiving this year will make it a gray holiday for the duo. >> and anybody that sits here and watches this thing goes they're crazy! >> happens all of the time. >> yep. >> reporter: but before they head out, they'll plan. and it's quite the strate

however, is black friday and cybermonday really the days with the lowest prices? bay area's sam brock looks at the answer in tonight's reality check. >> reporter: if this holiday ritual makes little sense to you, hands flying after fabulous deals, faces flush against the glass, how about some real data about snagging the best discounts? >> the deals are really kind of icing on the cake. such as the 50-inch hd tv that's going for $200. >> reporter: because personal stories aside, the numbers offer a different viewpoint. and they say black friday is a moving target. >> some of the best deals that you're going to see would be the monday before thanksgiving, a little bit over the weekend before thanksgiving, and then on thanksgiving day itself. >> reporter: for clarity, let's break this down into two category. online and in store. for web shopping, san jose-based adobe has tracked digital holiday shopping since '08 and says the biggest single day drop in price is from sunday to monday before thanksgiving. you'll see discounts of around 20% all week long. but the cheap

cybermonday sales are predicted to be like $2.6 billion? 15% more than last year. people have money this year. >>> moving right along with the holidays. last time we saw the u.s. capitol christmas tree it was being chopped don in minnesota. >> new information streaming in to abc news. this is breaking news. u.s. capitol christmas tree has safely landed in madison, wisconsin? it's aboard that truck that you are seeing which people have been signing all along the way sending christmas message to congress possibly. well, hope not. they had to block out a lot of those words probably. >> the tree makes its way to milwaukee this morning. the big fancy lighting ceremony on capitol hill will be december 2nd. >>> the colorful laundry detergent pods look like candy to some little ones. >> how little ones can open packages of laundry products and why those pods are even more darges than ordinary detergent. >>> later, a special guest. >> coming up is me, aunt barbara, with the top tupperware items for the holiday season. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world n

. >> cybermonday when retailers are set to offer steep discounts online to avoid crushing crowds. now, i do have to tell you being a small-town girl from manhattan, i don't go to malls very often. the fact that i'm here and i was here at 5:00 in the morning, is a a surreal experience, that people come and shop at malls that early. a lot of them were looking for the big discounts, and they got it. people buying electronics, people buying sheets. some of the smaller stores, this hat store, okay, they made the decision at last minute to stay open. it paid off. one of the people inside telling us they made really a full day's worth of extra sales. but then i saw another small store in the mall, they said it wasn't worth it. they stayed open late, they said after midnight, the folks went home. did good business until 12 and then it closed down. you got to think that the workers are being paid time and a half. whether or not the decision will pay off in the long run, we'll get those numbers in a couple of days. john and michaela. >> the owners have to crunch the numbers to see if it mak

sales on thanksgiving, cybermonday combined. you are buying ali baba at 114? the new issue like this one but i have been on my short list it came on my radar screen on technicals and a possible tie up with apple is very intriguing. right now i have as a whole but i am looking at maybe making an entry in the next couple weeks. if i could quickly in honor of veterans day say december 5th to my dad who is a retired marine corps officer and combat veteran from vietnam and korea, simplify that. stuart: glad you got that in. the millennial generation facing a savings crisis? according to a new survey the current savings rate for people under 35-2%. they're spending money and then some, going further into debt. ashley crack from a young american foundation. i will make the point, your generation is in fact in the worst economic position of any emerging generation of the last 50, 60 years. what do you say? >> that is entirely fair. we can kiss things like home ownership and families good bye. we are saving less than nothing, at-2% that is our savings rate. it is and a

last year singles day almost 2 1/2 times bigger than cybermonday.llion in sales over 24-hour period. david faber will sit down with alibaba's chairman, jack ma. an analyst with suntrust to preview the event. upcoming singles day should be bigger than the entire u.s. cyberweek. how are you arriving at monstrous numbers? >> what 'amazing, you mentioned last year 2 1/2 times cyber monday in the u.s. if you look at last year's cyberweek starting from thanksgiving to the week out, it's going to be larger than that entire week in the u.s. we think 8.5 billion, which would be 45% grower off of the 5.8 billion last year, which is tremendous because you think last year 80% year-over-year. tough comp but tremendous groer. >> is there any other number to suggest investors play this? does amazon get a piece of pie or retailers that alibaba's working with on this day? >> yeah, it should be some retailers. you had t-mall, first year, difference between last year and this year, first year where you have brans going global. used to be chinese-only holiday. now seei

countrymark people will begin their shopping right after thanksgiving between black friday and cybermonday, but small business saturday, november 29, gives us a chance to celebrate the locally owned shops in our community. small businesses make our neighborhoods great. they give our communities character and drive our local economy. ms. hahn: i'm proud to support our small businesses as a shopper and as a member of the small business committee here in congress. when we shop at small businesses, almost half the mup we spend stays in our community and supports local jobs. so this holiday season, remember to shop small. it does big things for our community. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. yesterday, the senate rejected legislation to approve the keystone x.l. pipeline. meanwhile, the house has passed legislation to