kate rogers -- hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving i did how was yours? >> it was quick.ing dinner at night, you're like i have to eat in six hours. >> my aunt moved dinner to noon. >> we ate at 7:00. >> i was in bed. >>> the leaning tower of pisa is leaning a little less than previously thought the 12th century tower has been the subject of decades worth of efforts to straighten it out to avoid eventual collapse. it turns out those efforts are working. engineers say the tower has recovered 4 centimeters and it is in better structural health >> they may want to keep it leaning because that's the only reason to go to pisa >> oh, burn. >> no, that's their thing. they have a great university great pizza. but they have the tower. >> the leaning tower >>> users looking for the most recent episode of dr. who on amazon yesterday had a surprise, instead of streaming the current episode viewers saw themselves watching an episode that wasn't supposed to air until sunday evening. bbc said the episode was released in error and apologized if the episode was spoiled by this mishap. peo

kate rogers has more. >> reporter: se ofhese are our biggest sellers. mackenzie there is nothing small about small business saturday. >> it's our busiest year. f the >> the american express sponsored holiday inn the ninth year is sandwiched between black friday and cybermonday. encouraging shoppers to get out to support local retailers, restaura is and more both person and on the web. mackenzie has been participating sinc the start and says nearly a decade in there is barely room tond sta in the queens, new york retail shop on small business saturday. in fact that single day accounth for holiday season sales. >> in this neighborhood they are maained to knows in the day you come and support businesses. they are not just coming to do holiday shopping but want to be here to support us. it's about the show. and it's hyped. >> reporter: more than 80% of consumers say they plan to shop small either in person or online according to data from americas expr and the national federation of independent business. andast year customers spent $13 billion on small busi

kate rogers has those details. >> good morning. uber reporting a loss of $1 billion in the third quarter, up 20% from the previous quarter but also down 27% from a year ago when the company posted its biggest loss in the wake and departure of travis kalanick bookings were up just 6% that's the third straight quarter of single digit growth the slowdown could be attributed to uber's efforts to diversify including expansion in food delivery with uber eats, as well as bikes and scooters. uber eats it says accounted for $2 billion in gross bookings in the quarter. last month uber announced it would expand uber eats to cover 70% of the u.s. population the latest financials come ahead of the highly anticipated ipo which is expected sometime next year some bank efers say that could value uber at 1$120 billion >> kate rogers, thank you very much for that. >>> to your top three stock stories today. cisco systems first quarter results beating forecasts. the company citing strong sales of its flagship network routers and switches, but trade tu

. >>> good morning, i'm kate rogers at cnbc business headquarters.you want a christmas tree that won't break your budget, it may payo wait. a study by square and the national christmas tree ho association s christmas eve is the cheapest time to buy a tree at$47. the most expensive tim isyber monday when it averages 81 dollars. the results are based on sales data from christmas tree farmers and sellers. while it might not suit you, you can save % by waiting until the week before christmas. with your cnbc morning business report'm kate rogers. >>> good morning, everybody. dog walking forecast time. oggie here available for rescue. a fine dog to add to your home. may need to trade in those ihuahuas for saint ber nards. tomorrow is the chance for snow coming o way. complete check of the storm team 4 ten day grecast com up. >>> chopper 4 over a fatal pedestrian crash invoutigation inern maryland. we also have a couple of other problems ts morning whie' >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >> breaking news right now at 6:45. a man murdered inside a falls ch

i'm kate rogers at cnbc headquarters. uber h launched a new rewards program offering riders perks for using the serrece. it's cly available in just a handful of cities, including miami, ton, new york, denver, and tampa. it'll roll out to everyone else in the coming months. you can earn points depending on which uber servi a you use redeem those points to unlock things such as discounts on future rides and priority pickup at airports. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm kate rogers. >>> take a look at this radar right now. we have snow and sleet falling in different parts of the area. very light in some spots, a little heavier in others. right now roads are lots of crashes. details coming up. h >>e's a live look at the roads in brandywine, maryland. yocan see some of the snow on the grass right now. it's sticking but not acculating on the roads. 6:30's all coming down from when we first showed you this live picture. >> back with a look at the full forecast after this. people aren't talking about how giant's delicio

i'm kate rogers with today's top business headlines. wall street looking like it will have a mixed open this morning, after stocks drifted lower yesterday. the dow falling for a third straight day, closing down 100 points. apple in the tech sector down again. energy sharesices fell to their level on concerns about weaker global demand. >>> many people will likely shop for gifts online this holiday season, but a new multitasking. survey finds a third of americans admitheas incentive t distracted driving, it will reward peo road with a discount on their policy. >>> if you want a christmas tree that won't break your budget it may pay to wait. study shows christmas eve is the cheapest time to buy a tree with an average price of $47. the most expensive time is on cyber monday, when prices average about $81 and black friday isn't far behind at $77. the results are based on sales data from christmas tree farmers and sellers, and while it may not suit to you procrastinate, you can save roughly until the week before >> if you wait until easter,

i'm kate rogers at cnbc's global headquarters. wall street could start in the red following yesterday's session. apple continues to weigh on tech stocks after two analysts made negative comments about weaker iphone sales. today's watch list, unemployment, retail sales and earnings from walmart. >>> bloomingdales will start selling electronics and appliances for the first time. necessity are teaming up with lg which will have a store inside a store in bloomingdale's flagship shop in manhattan. the move comes as more retailers are teaming up with name brands to compete this holiday season as one-time giants like sears closed their doors. >>> uber has launched a new rewards programs offering riders perks for using the service. it's available in just a handful of cities. it will roll out to everyone else in it is coming months. you can earn points on rides and you can use them to unlock discounts on future rides. >> i guess if you use it all the time, it's a great option for you. >> thanks for telling us about it. >>> coming up on "to

i'm kate rogers at cnbc headquarters.launched a new rewards iders perksering for using the service. it's currently available in just a handful of cities,ncluding shington, new york, miami, denver, and tampa. it'll roll out to everyone else in the coming months. you can earn points depending on which uber service you use and redeem those points to unlock things such as discounts on future rides and priorityp pic at airports. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm kate rogers. >> kate, thank o you. >> coverage of today's winter weather forecast continues next. news 4 today will be right back. what's a gig of data? well, it's a whole day's worth of love songs. or 300 minutes of baby videos. a gig goes a long way. that's why xfinity mobile lets you pay for data one gig at a time. and with millions of wifi hotspots included, you'll pay even less for data. or if you need a lot we have unlimited too. plus, get $200 back when you buy a new smart phone. it's simple, easy, awesome. click, call or visit a store today. >>> all e

kate rogers is in the newsroom breaking down the reports. >> that's right.king off with starbucks boats on the top on bottom lines. same store sales surpassing expectations u.s. same store sales up 4%, the highest rate in five quartering. china same store sales up 1%, key as coffee giant second largest market here is what the cf the o had to say on the call. >> we acknowledge 2018 has a year of change with challenges as we sharpen our focus to drive growth from scale. the starbucks grand is incredibly powerful and beloved by commerce. we are a brand staying relevant by constantly challenging the status quo, elevating the customer experience, investing in and empowering our partners, operating with discipline and adapting with agility. this is increasingly important today as consumers are interacting with brands in completely different ways and starbucks is leading this transition both in our stores and digitally. >> chief operating officer roz brewer told cnbc that comp skrergs acceleration was driven bip extreme line the in store experience other highlights

could have a daily to service animals can provide support for those who suffer from ptsd and more kate rogers has more >> kiss. there. >> reporter: like so many people, matt has a special bond with his dog jason but for rabler jason is much more than a companion, he means freedom. >> independence. independence on a level you wouldn't believe if i was on the road and drop my car keys, there would be no one around, who's going to help me my service dog will. >> reporter: the veteran had his spinal cord damaged when a mortar round landed next to his position while serving as a marine in vietnam. jason is his third service dog the program has more than 2,200 active graduate twaems acroeamsh country and they're trained to respond to more than 40 demands. >> he picks up items anything from a credit card to something about five pounds, a bag of groceries or something like that and he can tug anything from a desk drawer, a mini fridge, a regular-size fridge, open the door reason, a door, and he can open those doorps as well. >> it cost about $50,000 to raise and train these dogs k-9 for independence

i'm kate rogers at cnbc global headquarters. here are today's top business head lines. in the red this morning. it's a half day for traders with the markets closing at 1:00 p.m. eastern. on wednesday, the dow erased a 200-point gain to finish down one point as shares of apple came under pressure. trading volume is low today with many people away for the weekend. >>> thanksgiving got off to a flying start. adobe says as of 5:00 p.m. eastern $1.75 billion was spent online, up 23% from last year. they expect thanksgiving to set a record and retailers on its network generated more than $250,000 in sales per minute. and stores are offering shoppers new ways to make getting in and getting out faster. walmart has a feature on its mobile app to make it easier to find an item's exact location in the store while kohl's mobile app will let customers take photos of items anywhere and find similar products in its stores. several chains will let you check out on the spot with a salesperson in the aisles. laura and scott, back over to you. >> they're making taking your money easy. >>

kate rogers spoke to one owner who feels the pressure. >> rod deen found his business particularly hard hit. they sell office furniture and provide interior design services not in particularly high demand as the economy was nose diving. >> i used to owned one of the top five thin nobody needed. >> today he has nine stafferss economy chewing along but not without a price. he has to get more aggreive with recruiting tactics. he increases pay for new interior designers because workers with the skills he looks for are hard to comeavby. >> i seen the salaries what i pay the designers has insided ay about shh 10,000 since 2012. along with that there are creative ways to compensate with bonuses and commissioik and things will like that. the package is more attractive as busesses continue to improve. >> the strong economy cut his business and many othn two whiches. new customers have helped to boost the bottom line but it's difficult to find workers to support the new business. labor quality has been the top concn for small businesses polled in the national federation of independent businesses

fohtly business report, kate rogers in baltimore. >> alibaba blames n uncertain economy dpor the weak outlook. that's where we begin the marke focus ton. the chinese ecommerce company cut the full-ier revenue forecast alibaba says the trade war and slowing economy could hit sales of consumer durable goods. but that other services will be fected not quite as much. so shares of alibaba fell about 2% to 147.59. newer bronzed topped profit expectations and raised the full-yearoutlook. maker of sharpies and grew said itble to offset tariffs by returning production of some goods bac.s to the it negotiated exemptions and prices.raised shares rose more than 14% to $1.99. >>> very sign has entered intme an agr with the department of commerce that allows that company to increase wholesale prices for.com domain names. that pricing power sent the stock to an 18-year high. shares popped by to 165.02 today. and wal-mart h filed a lawsuits against synchrony financial late lt night alleging breech of contract. they were the wal-mart exclusive credit card issuer the last 20 years until the retailer re

we have kate rogers there. following the ongoing oil slide. steve looks at new concerns about inflation. kate, let's start with you >> it is among the three major averages currently down about 1.8% it is on the verge of going negative for week. the russell 2000 down by more than 2%. it is also negative. down under half a percent. the biggest movers percentage wise activision and netflix. qurate retail and monster and twenty-first century fox are some of the names. steep losses facebook, apple amazon all down around 2 to 2.5% tech stocks including apple amazon, google, facebook, netflix all having the biggest negative point impact today. back to you. >> thanks for that crude oil slipped deeper today we have more on what's behind that particular plunge >> good afternoon. >> we finished over $60 a barrel we fell under that level today it is significant from a technical standpoint oil is down for the week, for the week, for the year wiped out all of the gains oils dragging the energy stocks lower too. both in the red. let's take a step back for the

i'm kate rogers. >>> we have continuing coverage of amazon's arrival. company is planting roots in new york and northervirginia. yesterday's announcement follows months of speculation and naiti for some. >> it turns out that many of the to cities in the running had do with jeff bezos's own life experiences. here's barbara harrison with the five different zip code she figured out were at the top of his list and why. >> it's okay. it's part ofhe process.ep >>orter: in this interview for the economic club of washington, jeff bezos credited his parents with being his lucky break, especially his mom. >> you get different gifts in life. one of the great gifts i got was my mom and dad. s wasn't the t first time he wanted to public lip honor r. a mother's day message last year, he paid a big tribute to her writing "i won the lottery with my mom. thanks for litngally everyt mom." >> my parents loved me unconditionally. >> reporter: you might say he did even better winning the lottery, having a brave mother who might have made different choices. some of the detai

i'm kate rogers at cnbc headquaters. it's not only black friday but also national espresso day.rbucks is hosting happy hour with a buy one get one free offer on espresso drinks. and free lyft drive until 3:00 p.m. with a promo code. >> still ahead, our black fridag 2018 cov continues. >> details of the reported amazon customer data leak and what you need to do if you have been notified. >> we're heading back out live to the storeshowing you the deals that are still available if you're ready to brave the crowil news 4 todaybe right back. every tv doctor knows nothing's more important eran a good bedside ma i don't know how to say this. it's okay, doc. give it to me straight. noyou don't understand, i don't know how to say this. i'm just a tv doctor. they also know you should get your annual check-up. it could se your life. schedule a check-up with your doctor, know your four health numbers, and start taking control of your heth today. cigna. together, all the way. >>> hundreds of people pack tyson's corner. >> thanks for joining. >> it's black friday. the official start of the ho

kate rogers is here, there is sundayar pichai, he, of course, is the google ceo. will you see that as we are the exclusive broadcast partner. now kate rogers on starbucks sorry about that >> analysts will be looking out for a few key things after the bell one any updates on guidance and same store performance in the u.s. they say costs next year will be likely in the range of 3-to-5% globally lower guidance this year had a big impact same store sales are important as the company accelerates its domestic growth. develop and livery, starbucks is opening a new store every 15 hours in china and says one day that market could surpass in the occupation, partnership with ali baba and number three, ackman's starbucks, took a $900 million stake last month as ceo 87 johnson continues to streamline and any further structure will be key. i also brought along their release. today the beverages will be available tomorrow >> empty, i might add. empty. >> i didn't have time to run to the store. >> it's what we wanted you didn't want to take our order. >> also, a reusable cup. nic

. >>> good morning, i'm kate rogers at cnbc headquarters y want a christmas tree that won't break yourit.y to a study by square and the national christmas tree ws association s christmas eve is the bes time to wait. the worst time is cyber monday black friday isn't far behind at $77. it's based on details from christmas tree farmers and sellers. it may n procrastinate -- kate. thank you. 5:56. all parents of small children should know about these gifts. >> the hazardous toys that experts are raising the warning flag about before shopping starts. >>> onus, we aretinuing our series of reports aimed at getting you the best night's sleep possible. this morning what you may want to eat a avo eating before bedtime. "news 4 today" continues in just a moment. >>> "ns 4 today" starts now. >>> weff kick things on this wednesday morning with a live look outside right now. a beautiful look at our nation's capitol. all appears to be calm and dry right now, but those changes are coming tomorrow at this time. this mornira we'reing the potential for our first blast of winter weatwer. e going to get yo

kate rogers live at cnbc headquarters this morning. kate? >> hey there again. it's a half day for traders. the markets are closing at 1:00 p.m. eastern. on wednesday, the dow erased the 200-point gain to finish down about one point as shares of apple came under pressure. trading volume is expected to be loaded. many people are away of course for the holiday weekend. the holiday shopping season is expected to be strong for online sales and thanksgiving got off to a flying start. adobe which tracks e-commerce said as of 5:00 p.m. yesterday $1.75 billion was spent online, up 23% from last year. adobe expects thanks giving sales to hit a record $3.5 billion and shopify says at the peak on thursday, retailers on the network generated more than $250,000 in sales per minute. stores are also offering shoppers new ways to make getting in and out even faster. walmart has a feature on its mobile app to make it easier for to you find an item's exact location in the store. kohl's mobile app will let customers take photos of items anywhere, several check out on the spot righ

kate rogers will deliver papa john's >> i caught myself >> what can we expect?o be a tough third quarter for papa john's. it will be same store sales in north america. that number expected to fall 10.7%. it is a bit more than the 10.5% drop another will be the amount of cash it spent so far and on legal fees it is as papa john's is in feud who is the company's founder papa john's allocated for a franchise. back over to you >> all right thank you. >>> let's get to frank for what to expect from match group, frank. >> strong year for match up more than 62% it is forecasting more than 80% increase revenue forecast not quite as optimistic 438 million, a 27% increase. the best known tinder has been the driving growth and match reported 3.8 total users almost doubling the total from the previous year. back to you. >> let's get to more on what to expect >> investors want to know how the online real estate firm is holding up analysts will be on the look out for any commentary into the buying and selling of homes. wall street is still not sold on whether this new vertical

about $1.3 million the industry was a driver in today's report but those projects need workers, kate rogers has this story roll hi, that's right the industry had some 30,000 jobs and 330,000 over the past 84 experts say some 500,000 jobs remain opened as the sector battles a tightening labor market that these big numbers mean huge opportunities. after completing a local program called project just start that trains and places baltimore residents in construction jobs, he works in a job he enjoys that pays well. >> it gives you job skills and training that you can start getting paid at a higher level so my pay is, i get paid a good enough number to whereas i can provide for my family and still have a little pock change you know to run around >> reporter: the industry is attempting to find more workers like eugene, letting candidates with and without college degrees know work is available and benefits like high starting pay, on-the-job training and health insurance. >> you come into our industry, the beautiful thing is we will teach you the trade that you want to learn and we will pay you whil

. >>> let's get to kate rogers for market flash >> its non-retail employees.mes as the company continues to streamline its operations to innovate and meet the challenges of the changing retail environment in a memo obtained by cnbc, ceo kevin johnson wrote in part, "building the next chapter of starbucks requires us to focus on fewer priorities and transform how our functional teams work." this follows changes at the senior level that were announced in september the company's focusing on evolving in marketing, creative product, technology and its store development. some of those changes and streamlining in its retail locations leading to better than expected earnings this past quarter. back over to you >> all right, kate, thank you very much. $2 billion worth of art is about to be auctioned off in new york city will the big market swings recently make the ultra rich a little more cautious with how they spend their cash? robert frank joins us. robert >> tyler, it is the biggest auction week of the year and the biggest test for the art market given the recent ma

. >> kate rogers >>> president trump's former attorney michael cohen pleading guilty to lying to congressbout a trump tower deal in russia robert frank joins with us the details. >> a lot of headlines around this but it centers around businessman donald trump's plan to build a trump tower in moscow he had been trying to build that are for decades. candidate trump repeatedly said he had, quote, no relationship with russia whatsoever, no projects, no deals, no investor. it turns out the trump organization was negotiating with officials to get funding and permits to build the trump tower moscow that would have been the tallest residential tower in all of europe those talks started in 2015, they involve donald trump michael cohen and the russian developer. after the election, cohen revealed the talks to congress saying they ended in early 2016, but now cohen is admitting those talks continued well into 2016 and even perhaps after the election president trump saying today that everyone knew about this tower and that it was all legal. >> there would be nothing wrong if i did i was running my bu

>>> today's black friday tomorrow is small business saturday kate rogers will tell us why it's a bigonomy. >> hi, joe small business saturday is in its ninth year and some 80% of consumers who are aware of the holiday say they plan to shop small in some way on the day here's how some small business owns >> reporter: getting ready >> some of these are our biggest sellers. >> for mckenzie there's nothing small about small business saturday >> it's our busiest day of the year. >> reporter: she has been participating in the american express sponsored holiday since the start. she said a decade on there's barely any room to stand in her shop on small business saturday. that single day accounts for 8% of her overall holiday season sales. >> people in this neighborhood especially are trained to know this is the day you support small businesses they want to be here to support us, it's about the show. it's hyped >> reporter: dog products brand crew lala makes bowtie collars and leashes and more giving back a portion of its profits to animal rescue organizations the etsy seller sells online and

what exactly is roger stone admitting to? >> well, kate these e-mails that show he was in contact with a senior trump campaign official about wikileaks and the big question is, of course, are there more communications like this that are still to come? new e-mails reveal roger stone was in touch with a senior trump campaign official. steve bannon, about wikileaks during the 2016 presidential race. special counsel robert mueller's team has copies of the e-mails, a source tells cnn, part of its investigation into whether stone actually had an inside track with wikileaks and whether he shared any of that information with members of the trump campaign. in an e-mail on october 4th, 2016, bannon, then the trump campaign ceo, wrote to stone, what was that this morning? stone published the e-mails on a column thursday for the right-wing daily caller. bannon's e-mail came shortly after wikileaks founder julian assange delivered a speech billed as an october surprise. >> enormous expectation in the united states. >> but assange didn't unveil any new

kate. >>> now front now, desiree rogers, the former white house social secretary who has known the obamasree, i appreciate your time response. is she making a mistake in not taking michelle obama up on this offer to reach out and talk? >> here's one of the things i would say, erin, and thanks for having me on tonight. i mean michelle has been so generous in offering herself and being available. why not take her up on it? why not have a discussion with someone who just recently served for the past eight years? so i'm hopeful that perhaps the phone will ring and that there will be still time for a dialogue. it's early. the bottom line is she put a hand out, she reached out and she's available. and she's still available. so that's her generous spirit. she's a lady and, you know what, who knows. they may in fact speak. >> that would be -- it would certainly be fascinating to all watching to imagine what that moment would be like. >> it might be better we don't know. >> probably i have to admit as much as we would all love to know, you're right about that. michelle also opened up about being t

roger stone. he's repeatedly denied commute kating with wikileaks regard thing leak of hillary clinton's emails.there are no such communications and if steve bannon says there are, he would be disembleing." and stone claimed inside knowledge and promised more to come. remember in early october, he predicted the documents would hurt clinton's campaign. saying i have total confidence that wikileaks and my hero will educate the american people soon, #lock her up. breitbart editor follows up by asking quote assange what's he got? it is i i'd tell bannon but he doesn't call me back and ashurs bannon that assange will be providing a load go engforward. and stone himself published the emails in a daily caller opinion piece called the treachery of steve bannon. the author of stones rules joins me now. do you anticipate that when the midterms are over and mueller is back in action in a public means that you will be indicted? >> well, first of all i have to respectfully disagree with the interpretation of everything you just said. let's set some background. here on cnn june 2016, julian assange said he ha