john list frank smith joins me now from solo with mall frank how is military service viewed in south korea well it kind of has a mixed perspective of people here and so on the one hand it's viewed as kind of a rite of passage for young men between 18 and 20 to serve their proxima 2 years in military service here but at this same time it's used by many as kind of an interruption in young people's lives in careers a previous president of south korea no young even call military service a waste of time all right just to give you an idea you know what that interruption really means for for the younger generation of men here in south korea with this in the background exemptions were already available for exceptional sportspersons and musicians but in the case of b.t.s. here the government has gone in for a defilement what is the message that the government is giving out. well what is same with the passage of this law is that if you. are a popular musicians and entertainers now if you use this as a as a contribution to the country's so-called quote unquote national pristine beach if we look

journalist frank smith joins me now from seoul where the mall frank how is military service viewed in south korea. well it kind of has it makes perspective of people on the one hand it's viewed as kind of a rite of passage for young men between 18 and 20 to serve their proximate 2 years in military service here but at this same time it's viewed by many as kind of an interruption in young people's lives in careers a previous president of south korea no maria even call military service a waste of time just to give you an idea of you know what that interruption really means for for the younger generation of men here in south korea with this in the background exemptions were already available before exceptional sportspersons musicians but in the case of b.t.s. here the government has gone in front of defilement what is the message that the government is giving out. well what is same with the passage of this law is that if you keep her popular musicians in entertainers now if you use this as a as a contribution to the country's so-called quote unquote national pristine beach if we look at

frank. i'm hearing about malls antidotally being crowded. i don't know what another surge would look like. all with the notion that the moderna vaccine, and the pfizer vaccines are going out it's like this strange period where we can't do it quickly enough we're hoping for relief because there could be another wave coming, i guess. you're down in memphis what a great city, but not now nothing you can do now, i don't think down there, is there >> it's ironic you mentioned that in shelby county they're doing another wave of lockdowns starting today they'll stop indoor dining and several other measures tennessee generally considered the worst state in the u.s. for covid. >> you know that i mean, there's that one street where, you know, it's almost like mardi gras every night. >> beal street >> yeah. >> completely empty this morning. i drove by this morning, completely empty a sad sight to see a city like this normally so lively shut down for the pandemic. >> you're down there for a reason you shouldn't think you will mix pleasure with business any way we appreciate you going down there for th

frank. i wanted to take the rock creek parkway. no traffic was moving, tear gas in the air, random gunshotsec, decided to jump the curb in claim on the sidewalks and eventually the mall itself. i was in a little volkswagen. the police told me the pkway was closed. when the focus on the next driver-side jumped t curb and focus on the parkway. as bad as that part of time was it was not as bad as the military march on thousands, and world board one veteran demonstrating on the mount setting up camp in the mid- 1930s. in demandi more from bonuses. president hoover ordered them removed by the military. let nonether than douglas macarthur with swords and ard troops the bonus quickly dispersednd rounded up. fast-forward 1968 chicago riot penn state a horrible's shooting of students bite untrained guardsmen. senator bobby kennedy running for president, only to suffer the same fe as his brother. : : it doesn't have to be. at home, kansas has been built it fair share of hardship but kansas we don't let disasters find us but we grab our bootstraps and get to work. that is our normal. jerry willemember multiple prairie buyers that ravaged farms and the anderson creek fire into a

mall parking lots were packed with cars with retailers is set to close early tonight. andre senior here with more on why some had to forgo online shopping. andre. >> reporter: frank, so many people are ordering online that this year an estimated 1 million holiday orders will not be delivered on time to be placed under the christmas tree. >> 'twas the day before christmas and all through the bay area last minute shoppers were crushing the local malls with plenty of holiday cheer. >> trying to get in before the close stores close up. >> reporter: the unwelcomed guest known as covid-19 forced customers to messed up, stores limiting the number of people allowed inside at the time. >> the lines are too long. >> reporter: online shopping wasn't an option. >> a lot of things were out of stock or on backorder or i wouldn't be able to get it before christmas. >> reporter: so many orders were placed online that ship matrix, they track shipments and report that more than 1 million holiday orders are likely not to make it to their destination by christmas day. >> i was trying to come and get it to see what my chances were before christmas. >> reporter: the pandemic putting a

frank? >> maureen naylor live for us tonight. thank you. >>> if you've been out and about today or over the weekend, you probably saw crowds of people at stores or malls. you would almost never know there was a stay-at-home order in effect for the area. christien kafton joins with what holiday shopping looks like during covid-19. >> a boom is going on, but it is said that will likely benefit the bigger businesses. some smaller businesses may get left behind. shoppers making the most of last-minute shopping time. many showed up at union square, one of the city's premier shopping spots. evening with customers shopping, the impact on business is clear, especially for restaurants. >> you think about the holiday shopping, you go out, buy a nice gift, meet up with your friends, you have a nice meal, you shop again, and then you go home. that's a full four-hour stretch. without that outdoor shop, outdoor dining experience, you cut that four-hour stretch into a one-hour stretch. >> reporter: even with the pandemic, the national retail fed race is predicting $766 billion in holiday spending this year, a 3.5% to 5% increase over last year. bigger stores with a