and our rebecca jarvis joins us now with all the details. >> reporter: good morning, whit. a lot of things have been different this year. one thing you can always count on are these post-christmas sales where the deals keep coming and some of the areas where you can find deep discounts right now are on clothing. clothing sales up to 75% off. you have discounts on top of clearance items at many of your favorite retailers. they're clearing out inventory like sweaters, winter coats, gloves, the types of things that you need now. if you're in need of those items, it's a great time to stock up. another area where you'll find terrific sales are on small gifts -- things like lotions and perfume and those small make-up gift sets, great things to have in the back of your closet. for birthday parties as the year goes on. it's a great time to stock up on those, because they are also 75% off. also, toys, some of the hottest sellers for this season go on sale now. those in the closet for birthday parties. then the christmas decorations, whit, they always

rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> great time to grab wrapping paper for next year if you can.me are still shopping, others are returning. a number of retailers are expanding their retail policies. some third party platforms are teaming up with brands for various retailers including walgreens and pop up kiosks at the mall. you can schedule free package pickups at fedex, ups and the united states post office. consider taking a store credit instead of the cash, that could help the business stay afloat and they've been hit so hard. >> great recommendations, too. with that we say thank you for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> from all of us here we ♪ ♪ >> foxborough, massachusetts, final monday night of 2020, four important quarters remain in week 16. and the bills still have business to take care of. >> the rules, it seems, have changed. the laws of physics have been suspended. and what was once assured and now uncertai

abc news reporter rebecca jarvis has everything you need to know. 'tis the season to make a return.fter a holiday unlike any other, a reminder that not all return policies are created equal. a number of the biggest retailers including walmart, target, best buy and amazon extending return policies over the holidays, but make sure to look at those gift receipts and check them twice. some stores giving you just 15 days, others as many as 30, 45 and even 90 to make returns. be sure to check the retailer's website with an estimated $184 billion being spent online this holiday season, retailers are partnering to expand the amount of return drop-off locations. kohl's is now accepting amazon returns at their department stores and third-party platforms like happy returns and narvar are teaming up like gap and levi's to accept returns at various retailers including walgreen's, nordstrom and pop-up kiosks at the mall. if you don't want to leave the house and brave the post-holiday rush, have no fear, fedex, and usps offer new package pickups by scheduling online. don't forget, turn in unwanted

rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >>> recycling after opening christmas gifts. association is reminding families to be careful of what you throw away. the organization advises against what it calls wish cycling and that's when they say you put something in the recycling bin and hope someone else figures out what to do with it. items like ribbons and bows may be considered non-recyclables and holiday cards may fall under that category if they have glitter, plastic or metallic. still to come on abc 7 mornings. coronavirus vaccinations are under way and clinical trials will continue for two years. what more researchers are hoping to learn. >> beyonce is stepping up to help families during the pandemic, details on the >>> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. >> we are being pawned between republican, democrat and the president and it's going to be too late. >> unemployment benefits are set to expire today for millions of americans after president trump refused to sign the covid relief bill. so many have already lost their jobs

our chief economics correspondent rebecca jarvis out to save your money. >> reporter: tonight, with theiday shoppers at home, cyber monday spending expected to smash records. consumers could spend as much as $13 billion online today, a nearly 35% jump from last year. shoppers snapping up everything from toys to electronics. these airpods now $120. and with more students learning remotely and laptops in high demand, best buy launching deals on top computers like the hp chromebook. >> we're seeing an increase in demand in a few particular categories. think home appliances, because more and more people are cooking at home. >> reporter: this kitchenaid mixer on sale for $189 at major retailers. and fitness trackers heavily discounted -- fitbit offering up to $50 off its watches. and david, a warning tonight if you're buying a big ticket item like a gaming console. with supplies running low, the scammers are out. before purchasing an xbox or ps5, research the seller, make sure their contact information is clearly listed and if it sounds too good to be true, david, it probably is. david? >> w

rebecca jarvis joins us with what it means for facebook and its billions of users. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. that's right. this is a major escalation in the fight against big technology and it is now a bipartisan fight. members of both parties have now joined the calls, including key regulators, calling on facebook to break up. this morning, facebook under fire. the social media giant hit with two major antitrust lawsuits calling for the company to sell off instagram and whatsapp, the messaging app used by billions worldwide. facebook purchased the former fledgling competitors for billions of dollars shortly after their launches. the ftc accusing facebook of anti-competitive practices and in a separate suit a coalition of 48 attorneys general alleging the company stifles competition to protect its, quote, monopoly power. >> you know, facebook has argued for awhile that they face a number of competitors out there whether it's tiktok or twitter. the reality is it's sort of in a league of its own. facebook itself is massive, the m

rebecca jarvis is here with everything you need to know about that. good morning, rebecca.s the thought that counts, but this year, if you receive something that's not quite right, you do have more options than ever to turn that lump of coal into something you love. 'tis the season to make a return. after a holiday unlike any other, a reminder that not all return policies are created equal. a number of the biggest retailers including walmart, target, best buy and amazon, extending return policies over the holidays, but make sure to look at those gift receipts and check them twice. some stores giving you just 15 days. others as many as 35, 45 and even 90 to make returns. be sure to check the retailer's website. with an estimated $184 billion being spent online this holiday season, retailers are partnering to expand the amount of return dropoff locations. kohl's is now accepting amazon returns at their department stores, and third party platforms like happy returns and narvar are teaming up with gap and levi's to accept returns at various locations including walgreens, nordst

our former colleague rebecca jarvis tweeting as well. i read her thread earlier about some real problems in florida, with senior citizens lining up, and failing to get vaccines, staying overnight, some kind of bad scenes there so it is worrisome at some point, over 200 deaths as well in the united states from the virus. >> and there has been a little bit of a stutter step in the reopening trade, i would say, in the last couple of days. it goes back and forth but it is very unclear what truly is embedded with any kind of precision in terms of an expectation of what we're going to call a return to normal as it, you know, at the end of the spring, midyear, market seems to be okay with the idea that we're trending in that direction and that slovak seen rollout is frustrating and probably holds things up in terms of an economic rebound, but, each person vaccinated is better than not. so it is very -- also, difficult to know what president-elect biden might be able to do, willing to do, in terms of trying to create more of a sense of either ur

rebecca jarvis is here with more on all of that. emand right now and can help you earn some extra cash right away. 'tis the season for the side hustle. with more than half of americans looking for additional income this holiday season, there's still plenty of opportunity to make some quick cash. >> i worked taskrabbit because it allows me the ability to create my own schedule meaning i decided how much i was worth. >> reporter: this woman is a clinical social worker who uses taskrabbit to supplement her income. >> seasonal work is huge from thanksgiving to the new year. taskrabbit isn't just about the individual. small businesses, medium businesses and large businesses use taskrabbit. >> reporter: there are apps like shipt, humtack and instacart. don't want to leave home, sites like usertesting.com pay from $10 to $120 to test a company's website or app before it goes live. >> you can still make a substantial amount of money between now and the holidays and beyond. >> reporter: what about seasonal hiring? accorded to linkedin, there

a 240-square-foot trailer in downtown vegas with his pet alpaca marley giving a tour to abc's rebecca jarvis away. in 2009 the harvard grad sold the online shoe retailer to amazon for $1.2 billion but remained on as ceo until this past august. a longtime friend said she saw him three weeks ago, just a week before he died. >> i would always give him silly gifts, he loved llamas, so i would give him a llama eraser. not a lot of people give you permission to be yourself always and that was just -- that's just him. >> reporter: slavin said he was generous and humble with big plans for the future. >> tony has been my mentor, my partner, i might get emotional, but more importantly my friend for the past eight years and he changed my entire life. >> reporter: and his birthday coming up in just over a week. his friends tell us they are trying to plan a way to honor and celebrate him on that day, george. >> he made a lot of contributions, okay, thanks very much. michael. >>> and coming up, we're looking forward to tiktok. they'll reveal the top videos of the year and next, we've got one of our favori

rebecca jarvis joins us with details and the big gift for procrastinators this season, do tell, rebeccaator, always a procrastinator. it is getting down to the wire and amazon is finally revealing those cutoff dates to get your gift there by christmas. this morning, the clock is ticking on shipping with just nine days until christmas amazon exclusively telling "gma" its holiday deadlines. amazon is later than it was in the past with announcing these deadlines. why is that? >> i think we were -- wanted to see what the world was going to come to. how demand was going and how our capacity was going, and making sure we were successful. >> reporter: so what are the cutoffs? december 23rd for one-day delivery. december 24th for same day delivery and for prime members in select cities, two-hour grocery delivery. the company assuring customers their gifts will arrive on time. what happens to the procrastinators this year? will their gifts get there on time? >> their gifts will get there on time. we're delivering up until the 24th. we've been hiring for the event and increasing our capacity and