. >> this is love-a-bella. >> oh, hello, love-a-bella. >> you can tickle her feet. >> that's a littlereaky. >> she has thousands of words and phrases that she says. let's see if she's hungry? oh, i missed her mouth. >> that's kind of like feeding a real baby, right? you got to get the timing just right. oh, wow. ? >> so all her toying as are interactive. >> she starts out babbling. she will interact with all of her toys and go to sleep on demand. >> if only real babies would do that. >> kitty buzz. it is a smart device for kids as y young as 4 years old. parents can put together a contact list and kids can send them text messages, photos. >> an intro phone in a way? ? >> it is. it comes preloaded with 40 apps that are all educational. and it has a camera, kids can take selfies or a regular picture. i want to introduce you to vr, virtual reality. you can get "jurassic world" or batman. but i have batman loaded in. if you go in and hold this controller. i'm going to put this in your hand. >> let me put this guy on. >> or i can do it for you. now you're in gotham city, okay? >> uh-huh. >

the interactive element is also driving sales of the love-a-bella doll.nd fingerlings which react to a child's touch go for $15 a pop. >> you should have those all on your list. your 4-year-old daughter is counting on it. >> i'm reading like, she has -- i better learn how to pronounce those things. >>> there's a lot to do in the line for retailers who have been beaten out by online retailers in recent years. >> that's right. in terms of the brick and mortar, facing competition big time from online sales. jay gray with that part of the story, joining us live from the woodbridge center mall in new jersey. >> reporter: good morning. this could be a comeback year for brick and mortar retailers. analysts say it's looking good. the market's up, consumer confidence is up. they think spending will be up. as for today and black friday, across the board retailers expecting to slash prices on average 37% today. some of the best buys will be in electronics as well as appliances and jewelry. the average shopper this season is expected to spend $970. november and decem

it's also driving sales of the love-a-bella doll that moves like a real baby. and fingerling monkeys react to touch and go to $15 a pop. let us know how you plan to shop this year. are you going to be out and about on this black friday? will you stay inside, wait for cyber monday, or be a crow craftnator like me and -- procrastinator like me and wait? >> all of those toys are cool until the monkey turns its head or baby doll makes a noise and you're like -- what is this? >> they do a lot these days. >> lifelike. >> i think the best plan, it's cold morning. people stay home and watch on line. watch us, do the deals on line. that's my plan. let's talk about the forecast. cold out there now. i know you don't want to shop in the temperatures. if are you getting out the door, you need to bundle up. put on an extra layer or two. 32 in graduate hospital. 31 in west mt. airy. fox chase at 31. if you like to go to the stores, i suggest you go in the afternoon because that is when the temperatures will push into the 50s over many spots. low 50s, but still it will feel be

. >> driving many of the top toys, including the love a bella doll. ite real baby and learns as you play. >> these finger lynx monkeys are getting the most love this holiday season. >> shows you how robotics is making things more cute and bringing them to life. >> the monkey reacts when you pet it. falls asleep when you rock it and it's just $15. >> finger lings monkeys are low priced. >> but high demand. >> they're selling like hotcakes. our biggest shows are in fact on the endangered species list of availability this year. >> toys are already selling on e-bay for two to five times the retail price. >> savvy shoppers will have to balance getting the absolute lowest price with the risk of out of stock. >>> but for toys that aren't in short supply -- >> the biggest discount of the year is going to be on cyber monday for those toys. >> keeping the surprise under >>> there you go. >> it's go time. >> i heard nothing about the american girl doll. my kids are in love with those things. >> sure. i feel those maintain a steady presence there. the hatchimals

. >> including the love a bella doll. it moves and talks like a real baby and learns as you play.ut these finger ling monkeys, he gave me a kiss, are perhaps getting the most love this holiday season. >> shows you how robotics is making things more cute and bringing them to life. >> the monkey reacts when you pet it. falls asleep when you rock it and it's just $15. >> the monkeys are pretty low priced relative to the other items on the toy list. >> low price but high endangered species list of availability thisear. >> toys are selling on e-bay for two to five times the retail price. >> savvy shoppers have to balance getting the absolute lowest price with the risk of out of stock. >> for toys that aren't in short supply -- >> the biggest discount of the year will be on cyber monday for those toys. >> keeping the surprise under the tree and off the credit card bills. >> liz mclaughlin, nbc news. >>> good information there. while many of you are working on scoring some of the great deals for this black friday, some of you may decide the hash tag opt outside. rei is closed and encoura

the interactive element is driving sales of the love-a-bella doll and the fingerling monkies that react15 a pop. popular this year. >>> if you're looking for help, check our gift guide on the nbc10 app. >>> in west philadelphia, the community continuing what's become a thanksgiving tradition days after someone murdered one of the key organizers. for the fourth year, tasty's soul food restaurant partnered with others to provide hundreds of free meals and entertainment on 52nd street. this year's event honors the memory of robert wilkes. someone shot and killed him last weekend while driving a van promoting one of his businesses. from the clothing to a life-sized cutout, neighbors sewed that wilkes was not far from their collective hearts yesterday. >> people asked me, who you think killed rob. i don't know because everybody loved rob. it's hard. >> neighbors tell nbc10 that wilkes always gave back to the community. police are still looking for the person who killed him. >>> now to news we're watching closely out of washington. former national security adviser michael flynn is cutting dic