here's abc's rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: a cyber monday for the record books. rather than rushing to stores, shoppers racing online. overall, sales expected to top $3 billion. amazon experiencing its best >> this is the day when you see site-wide sales. >> reporter: still going 60-75% off at the children's place. 50% off at banana republic, gap and old navy. plus, more sales ahead. >> it's actually better to wait to buy things like toys, tools, hardware, gift cards until the middle of december. so if if you can wait, the prices are better as we get closer to christmas. >> reporter: and shop like a pro by clearing your internet history to be sure you're getting the best deal. plus, double-check promo codes on-sites like retail me not to get additional discounts on top of the special. it's a great time to shop travel deals, there are tickets to shows and vacations packages up to 70% off. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> so tempting, wow. >>> coming up, staying safe while jogging alone. >> before and after work hours now dark, what every woman needs to know

here's abc's rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: 36-year-old simone is ready to start thinking long-term. >> i'm getting older, and i have two small boys. i think it's necessary to start make >> reporter: simone is working full time as a teacher, but her job does not provide a 401(k) savings plan. so we brought in an expert to explore her retirement planning options starting with one that surprised her. >> so you work in the public school system, and if you work for the government, federal government, a state government, there's different retirement planning options for their employees. essentially, they do pretty much the same thing a 401k plan. >> reporter: if you qualify for 403(b) plans, they allow the same tax deferred max contribution as a traditional 401(k), $18,000 annually. oop popular option, iras. with a maximum conabuse of $5,500 a year, investors have two options. traditional i.r.a., contributions tax decan ductble, withdrawals tacked or a roth i.r.a. with no tax breaks for contributions. but growth and withdrawals are tax free. experts also suggest, if possible, earmark traditi

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abc's rebecca jarvis has a guide to some of the best deals. >> reporter: more than 137 million americans are expected to shop this weekend on the hunt for the best deals of the season. target, this ipad pro now $100 off for 449. some retailers are testing out some new tricks. >> a lot are competing on price but also competing on toy exclusivity, offering toys you can only get online. >> reporter: others trying this on, staying closed for thanksgiving. >> the cost benefit isn't worth it so m down then re-open the next day. >> reporter: rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >>> and there was no winning ticket in last night's powerball drawing, so the jackpot is now at least $403 million. >> so while that soups like a lot of money it's nowhere near the record which was more than a billion and a half dollars. that jackpot split between three winners. the next is saturday night. >> i will not scoff at 400 >>> when we come back, sparks shoot from a man's pants after an e-cigarette explodes in his pocket. >>> and a high-speed chase with a suspect trying to escape in the river. so how did this end

so, rebecca jarvis tonight with three simple ways to save on your heating bill. saving one family up to $100 a month. >> reporter: tonight, home heating bills are going up. but expert scott fischer says with small changes most of us can save up to 40%. how many mistakes are people making? >> most people could be saving a significant amount of money. >> reporter: today's challenge, new jersey. you have a beautiful home. >> thank you. >> reporter: now we're going to save you some money. first stop, the kitchen. this red blower door simulates 20-mile-per-hour winds. scott's team showing us where the cold air is seeping in. >> the darker colors are colder. >> reporter: spotting problems in virtually every room, even the light fixtures. >> one of the simple things you can do is pick up an l.e.d. kit. there. >> seems like an easy fix. >> it is. >> reporter: next up, re-sealing windows. >> just run a bead of caulk along the molding there. bringing the friedman's heating bill down from $420. >> i think we can get that down somewhere maybe $350, maybe even $320. >> that'd

>> rebecca jarvis with us tonight. rebecca, thank you. >>> as we mentioned at the top, the polls show a tie in florida and north carolina. the race could really depend on what happens there, so, jonathan karl is back tonight with the electoral map, tracking the numbers as he has been for weeks now. and where does this race stand on the eve of the election? >> reporter: david, going into election day, this map favors hillary clinton. look what donald trump would have to do to win. he would have to carry every single one of the states that are remaining tossup. and watch what happens if he does that. he carries arizona, florida, georgia, north carolina, new hampshire, the second congressional district in maine and he's still short. so, that's why donald trump is looking up in the industrial midwest. looking at these bright blue states, hoping to turn one of them red. if he can do that, if he can, say, win the state of michigan, he gets to 280. as for hillary clinton, she just has to hold the states where she currently has

rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to rebecca there. >>> focusing on the other end of pennsylvania avenue. >> it's not just about the white house, but congress. joining us now with some of the races to watch today, good kendis. the battle for congress could be just as important as democrats try to take control. here's what you need to know. the senate is made up of 46 democrats and 54 republicans. in order to win back the majority, democrats need to flip five seats. two states we'll be keeping a close eye on is missouri and wisconsin. these are races that just recently became toss-ups. in missouri, the state secretary of state he's challenging the republican senator, roy blunt. kander a breakout star, military veteran, he assembled a gun blindfolded here. that race is tightened in recent weeks as he's painting blunt as a washington insider. then in wisconsin, we're actually seeing a senate rematch. republican senator ron johnson is facing off against russ feingold, a democratic senator he defeated in 2010. this race was leaning towards feingold for quite some time, but

abc's rebecca jarvis has a guide to some of the best deals. >> reporter: more than 137 million americans are expected to shop this weekend on the hunt for the best deals of the season like this 40-inch l.e.d. tv on sale at walmart for $125 some retailers are testing out some new tricks. >> a lot of the retailers are competing on price, but where they're really also compete something toy exclusivity offering these exclusive toys that you can only get online. >> reporter: other retailers even trying on for size this novel idea, staying closed for thanksgiving. >> the cost benefit isn't worth it so might as well just shut down then re-open the next day. >> reporter: rebecca jarvis, abc ws ticket in last night's powerball drawing, so the jackpot is now at least $403 million. >> so while that sounds like a lot of money, it's nowhere near the record which was more than a billion and a half dollars. that jackpot was split between three winners. the next drawing is saturday night. >> still it doesn't have to be a billion. i will not scoff at 400 million if anyone wants to hand that over. >> exac

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