k tv u channel 3 news. >> good to prepare for today's meal, here is video as people prepared more than 5,000 guests essex expected for dinner. with all the trimmings it will be served from refineries a.m. until 2:00 p.m. >>> in this tough economy businesses are looking for any break they can get. for example k-mart will open at 6:00 a.m. even ahead of black friday. entrist extended stores and retail hours. they suspect retail will modelsly increase by 2%, target best by and macies will all open monday. >> i guess there is family ties and people are trying everything they can with the economy they are in. >> an estimated 152 million shoppers would be out looking for deals and they will be waiting outside the best by in mill pediatric. an knit retail analyst says first 20 days of november they spend 9. billion dollars. that is an up trace of 14% and one california mom wants to know which stores stop is visit the moment and coming up, reaction from shoppers who heard about the plan. >>> they have set up an elaborate cooking tent. today organizers will serve up meals to protesters and whoe