joining us from philadelphia talking about gray thursday and black friday is financial journalist nicole lapin. first of all, how important are the next two days, as far as retailers are concerned? >> this is a big shot in the arm, something the economy really needs right now. last year 250 million americans hit the stores spending $423 each, which pumped in there 60 billion into the u.s. economy. this year a lot of insiders are hoping to be very similar in terms of sales. i will say that something ominous going into black friday was consumer confidence dipping a little bit. we are hoping all the mess in washington with the debt chaos will not stop shoppers from shopping. >> we have heard from retailers that because of consumer confidence they are afraid people will stay home. they'll offer more sales - is it hype or are there real deals to be found? >> it's true that retailers have to compete to get shoppers in their stores. it could be marketing hoopla as well. this year the average is 35% of a discount, compared to 25% of last year. think about it. you are expecting profits to shring. if di

joining us today is nicole lapin. hi, nicole. welcome back. also from the howard stern radio show on sirius xm, say hello to lisa g. and tv editor, say hello to jawn murray. hi, jawn. let's get into it. justin bieber as we know was recently photographed in his ho -- in his hotel room, but also leaving a brothel in brazil, and the hotel room was in brazil as well. allegedly he left with two prostitutes from the brothel. his supporters are saying, it's not a big deal. his actual fans. the kids. it's not a big deal because prostitution is legal in brazil, and you can pick up a prostitute as young as 18. so he's within the confines. >> double for your trouble. the more the merrier. why not get two? the kid can afford it. as long as he was safe and it was a good time. my concerns is about where is he going to go musically? because we're not going to respect him as an artist. he's at a roads. he's going to go one way and become justin timberlake or go another way and go virginia nil la ice. he's leaning towards vanilla ice. >> the sleeps with her an