they're hot. >> ll bean famous rubber and leather boots are known as the duck boot. ey're officially called the bean boot. workers have been putting them out since 1912. >> production level has gone up. other than that, we're still making the boots the way we were 100 years ago. >> why so popular? >> they have a great fit, classic look. >> there's a look out there that's fashioned at after the lumber jack look. the original ll bean boot happens to be the key look that gets that together. >> as the lumber jack sheik look sweeps college campuses around the country, the outdoor retailer can't keep up with demands. >> here at the factory, ll bean is adding a third shift, increasing the number of boot makers by 55%, all to meet the demands for half a million orders this year. >> ll bean says they've been backlogged before but never this magnitude. >> disappointed but willing to wait. >> even though some consumers won't get their back ordered boots until spring. if you can't wait, there's always ebay where bean boots are going for more than double the retail price. for toda

ll bean boots.>> they have a great fit, a classic look. and they're very main. >> there is a look out there right now that is sort of fashioned after the lumber jack mno carrier price. courtney reagan, cnbc, brunswick, maine. >>> christmas comes on the same day every year, but everyfc it still manages to sneak up on last minute shoppers. you know who you are. i know who i am. this is toys "r" us, they were busy right up until closing time last night and some told us their work schedule prevented them from shopping earlier, but some enjoyed the rush. >> lots of late shoppers. >> indeed. i was in line for about 45 minutes. >> and it wasn't just delaware. yesterday afternoon the mall was bu bustling. some people still have buying to do, so we present this. some stores in this area will be open on this christmas day. that includes most 24 hour 7-eleven and cvs locations. rite aid 7:00 to 7:00. walgreens is also open. most of those stores are between 8:00 and 6:00 while pharmacies will be open 9:00 to 5:

we're talking about duck boots ll bean has been may aeeen maki 1912.ng. if you can't wait, there is always ebay where the boots are going for, get this, double the retail price. wow. >>> if you're up for a movie on christmas, some new ones are hitting the big screen. a couple dramas, unbroken an big eyes. and also into the woods. and in a very limited release, the comedy that is annoying north korea, "the interview". >>> the economy seems to be ending the year on an upswing. >> there are signs of recovery everywhere from gas pumps to stores and to wall street where the dow set another record will week. brian mooar reports from washington. >> reporter: not christmas bells, but close enough as the dow reached another record above 18,000. just one sign of u.s. economy is on a roll. >> the key point really comes down to the job market. when we started this year, we just weren't adding nearly as many jobs per month as we are now. >> as jobs, wages, incomes, house prices, confidence. >> reporter: and don't forget plummeting pump prices. national average down

. >> i have, ll bean by the way, you buy something from ll bean and you replace it free of charge. yes, i have ship things back. >> it is not complicated. >> no, it is not. >> they are gearing up, for look in 2014 americans buying stuff on line, at some point in the year 62 percent of people bought something on line and had it delivered on line. they returned something. that was up over 2013. so this year we have delivered and we sent more stuff back. ups says in just the first full week of january they are getting ready to handle 4 million returns. that is on top of the usual stuff that they carry. so just four in million in the first week of january. if you got multi color socks or what did your sister in law make for you. >> trail mix basically. >> trail mix. >> you get her underway next year, that is what she's getting for christmas. >> she probably could use it. >> multi colored socks on the way back. >> you better believe it what were you talking about x box, play station. >> it just went out and a lot of people i was talking to sue serio, about this she said it forces people

>> he loved going to rancho de cielo and riding his horse, ll bean.e definitely enjoyed riding horses. >> there is a shot, a picture of barack obama being attacked by a young spiderman. tell us the background, who was it? >> this is the son of one of his aides. just a little bit of the back story, every year the white house hosts a halloween party in the old executive office building, which is part of the white house complex, for aides to bring their kids. it doesn't involve the white house per se, it's in the executive office building, but the president's secretary invited him to bring his son over to the oval office just to see the president. he was dressed as spiderman, so there was this kind of moment where the president said, "why don't you tangle me in your web?" >> and the president puts his hands up. >> it was kind of fortunate that he is also reflected in the mirror, which became just a nice little element to that photograph. >> there's a number of pictures, one of obama standing at the desk in the oval office, one of reagan sitting there. yo

what is unique about the boot it is it such a distinctly american thing. 20 years ago i wore my ll bean rained and people would look at me and my feet -- luckily, we have a german observer on with us today. newest ad features irony because cadillac is leaving detroit for new york and was to be closer to the luxury market. nghaus is with us. what you have against detroit? >> nothing at all. and we remain a proud part of general motors. in a recent interview we said we toe no desire whatsoever develop or manufacture cars in manhattan. i read an headline that according to the cmo of cadillac there are no plans to many thatcher cars in manhattan manhattan and people were concerned about my remark, i tried to be funny but germans cannot go there. no one understood that all we do is marketing and sales into zoho. it is the natural home for global expiration. it is still the most cosmopolitan city in the world. as new yorkers you sometimes forget about it. >> it is not an accident that your german -- or that you are hired [laughter] that they hired a german for this. you're competing with audi

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