>> no, the average american doesn't have the insurance payments the group here has. so it's not as financially onerous as you might imagine. we don't see people dropping off or dropping our policies. that's not what is going on. what is going on is that increasingly, the urgency and expense of health insurance is kind of dampening -- taking up and crowding out some of the other protections products p like i said, some of these other things seem like they can wait until tomorrow. >> exit question, is a psychology of diminished expectation taking hold in america? you understand the question? >> i think it's pretty clear, john. and i would say it probably has, as the recession has endured for two and three years, it may not have been there to begin with, but i think there's a real pessimism out there in america about the future of the country and about personal problems and -- if ever this economy will recover. >> i think it's an acknowledgement of reality, and if -- i don't want to call it pessimistic because i think the whole thrust of this survey is the resilience of

the store. he's hoping its american. and so are economists, because after all, the average american spends $700 on holiday gifts every year. >> what would you like me to bring you for christmas? >> reporter: chances are it's not something made in america. but it wasn't always this way. in the 1960s, 9 out of every 10 products americans bought for the holidays were made in america. today, it's less than half. in other words, more than half of what we buy for the holiday is foreign-made. ♪ so, after nearly a year of our made in america journey, from new york to texas, minnesota to montana, tonight, a new number. did you know the average american spends $700 on christmas or holiday gifts? and remember what we heard from those economists? just $64 of that, less than 10%, is all it would take to create those 200,000 jobs. so where will you spend your money this year? here? on a toy train we found made in indiana? or on the train that costs the same, made in china? because it's not santa's elves making the toys. it's the exploding middle class in china. and we're paying them. last christmas, americans spent $5.1 billion on holi

armed with those new numbers -- the average american spends $700 on christmas gifts. holiday gifts. er, the economists who told us just $64 of that, less than 10%, on gifts made in america -- and we create 200,000 jobs right now. would you be willing to take your $64 and find something american? >> absolutely. >> reporter: cue the andy williams. because the usrys are just the beginning. we're about to hop into our own red sleigh, dressed up by the family. the first stop? these are the -- >> this is the tocar family. >> reporter: this poor family. they didn't need us to make the case. >> the average american spends $700. >> reporter: and she told them, 64 of that on something american. you're in? >> we're in. >> reporter: next stop, the chances. >> i got some crazy numbers for you guys. >> reporter: and that question -- are you in? >> we're in! >> reporter: and it's not just dallas. minneapolis, too. remember nordic ware? those bunt pan s then. look at them now. red and green. workers telling "world news," they can't ask all of us to buy something made in america, unless they're in, t

the survey found. it asked americans how much they way and found the average man weighs 196 pounds and the average american weighs 160 pounds. but this is what is so startling. both numbers are up 20 pounds compared to the self reported weight in 1990. so not only are we getting chubbier in general, but we're readjusting the vision of what our ideal weight is as well. women on average found their ideal weight should be 138 pounds. up from 129 in 1991. men said their ideal weight is 196, up from 180. researchers say much of the weigh gain that comes with age appears to be the weight gain now and thanksgiving day. one to four pounds. and then we off the new year with a higher baseline they also say many americans are in denial if they're overweight. only 35% of men consider themselves overweight. >>> there's another bay area city talking about smoking outdoors. mountain view will hold a meeting to talk about a proposed la law to reduce outdoor exposure to second-hand smoke. in parks and place a 25-foot bumper zone where smoking is otherwise banned. today's meeting is in city hall at 2:00. >>> a mysterious ho

security from terrorism seventy two percent of millennial said it will not be necessary for the average american to give up some civil liberties in order to curb terrorism rizzoli forty nine percent of boomers feel the same way two thirds of millennial or sixty six percent say that relying too much on military force to defeat terrorism creates hatred that leads to more terrorism compared to only forty six percent of boomers that agree with that and sixty six percent of millennial think of the best way to ensure peace is through good diplomacy not militarism versus only fifty two percent of boomers feeling that way so i guess the main question here is when will our politicians not the ones that are concerned about the majority of the politicians catch up to what young people actually want for the future discuss this is nicole neily executive director of the independent women's forum called thanks so much for being here tonight are you with me that i feel like this is something that we don't really ever hear spoken about especially when it comes to what young people want these days i think that we

there is just one month left in 2011, americans are leaving a lot of vacation time on the table. alison has details that might surprise you. >> the average american worker earned 14 vacation days this year but use only 12, that's according to a survey. that's about the same number of days left on the table last year. two days may not sound like a lot, but it's 226 million shifts that americans are not taking off. the government says that the average u.s. worker makes $40,000 a year. we did the math and that works out to $34.3 billion in unused vacation time. the most common reason for not taking days? employees say they don't have the money to travel and lack of planning. the tough workplace environment plays a role. workers feel they need safe time at the office because companies are doing more with less. in the long run, employees feel that sacrificing a couple vacation days is a good way to save money and boost job security. >>> speaking to holidays, it's that type of the year, the decorations are up, the lights are twinkling, it's time for the toy drive. we're a very proud sponsor. when you're looking for gifts, you have until decemb

right now, the average american child is in front of a screen for seven hours a day. so long as the kids are in front of the screen for seven hours a day we have challenges in making sure they will reach adulthood in a healthy place. we work to inspire the nation, to work with mayors and other key stakeholders to provide better access to play, better access to being physically active in schools and the communities. >> we'll take a quick break and be back with assistant white house chef sam cass. [ jamaul ] good jobs in tough times. a chance to move up and do better. [ delaunta ] excellent healthcare. [ caletha ] beautiful benefits. what they used to call the american way. it still works here. [ jennifer ] not a single layoff of a u.s. manufacturing worker. [ glen ] not one. not one. doing things the right way. quality. [ jimmeka ] building cars that americans want. [ jamaul ] right here in america. hyundai is an all-american success story. ♪ facebook would be faceless, amazon would just be a river in south america, and yahoo! would be... [ man ] yahoo! [ male announcer

. >> the pain the average american is feeling right now because of the economy the government is going to start feeling. >> again it it is a prediction. we don't know exactly what is going to happen. the prediction is local residents will sit on their wallets, nervous about the uncertain future. >>> there is news for the economy. the gross domestic product grew 2% in the third quarter. that is a half point less than the commerce department had predicted. analysts say the numbers to show that consumer spending could pick up in the fourth quarter. in the meantime, october's jobless rate dipped slightly. d.c. maryland, and virginia also very small declines. nationwide the jobless rate remains at 9%. >> president obama delivered a direct challenge to congress today to extend the payroll tax cuts. at manchester high school in new hampshire, the president pushed for the extension of the current payroll tax cuts, set to expire at the end of the year. president obama insists allowing them to expire at would help middle-class families. >>> please confirm that a local woman is responsible for tw

average member of congress is worth somewhere in the range of $500,000, $700,000. the average americanhold is worth less than a quarter of that. >> so we have that statistic up. 2010, $513,000 for -- this is the average member of congress? >> this is the member of congress in the middle of the pack, yes. >> and about 100,000, the entire net worth of the average american family. where is all this money coming from? are they mostly like businesses that they owned or -- >> a lot of it is real estate. a lot of it is investments. a lot of them are smart and marry well. they inherrite. >> well, let's talk about that. the top three. third richest, john kerry. is most of that money from the heinz fortune? >> it's all from the heinz fortune. we think this wildly estimates what he's actually worth. he doesn't have to disclose the true value of most of it. just the minimum values. >> and darrell issa. he's an inventor. >> he made a lot of money in the car alarm business. now moved that money into the real estate business. >> and the richest worth, at a mimum, almost $300 million. michael mccaul o

. >> is it fair to go after the average americans. >> reality is, because of the occupy movement, there is more conversation about wettle disparity in this country than i have seen in my entire lifetime. if they shut down the ports and make it hard for a mother to get a barbie to a screaming five year old. it is making a difference and changing the focus from focusing on the growing income inequality. that disrupted and -- (talking all at once.) >> that's what they want to do. >> tracey, they going after amawhereon and at&t and retailer holiday season and crucial for the economy and family and kids, is that right? >> it is totally displaced. we are on the brink as it is. if i hear there is a protest in toys rus, i will not going there. over all economy is hurt getting worse. that will not help the kids or call for income inquality. it makes it worse. they are creating more catastrophic. i think everyone is sick and tired of the bone heads. go to work. your point is not made. >> the reason they are going after the ports in oakland because of what happened over uc davis. is it right to go

the midst of a holiday eating season. a new survey asked americans how much they weigh. they found the averagean weighs 196 pounds and the average american woman weighs 160 pounds. both numbers are up 20 pounds compared to the self reported weight in 1990. okay. so not only are we, in general, getting chubbier, but we are readjusting our vision of what our ideal weight is as well. the gallup poll found women, on avera average, that their ideal weight should be 138 pounds. that is up from 1991. and men, on average, say their ideal weight is 196, up from 180. folks here in the bay area are doing all they can to buck that trend. >> now with the trend everybody is working out, getting healthy. it's just part of -- you know, you want to stay healthy, eat better, go to the gym. work out every day, if you can. at least five days a week. it's just part of, you know, your lifestyle. >> reporter: researchers say much of the weight gain attributed to age comes during this holiday season between thanksgiving day and new year's day, most people gain between one and four pounds. reporting from san jose, mar

. >>> the supercommittee fails to reach a deal meaning extra taxes for the average american. >> the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season but are black friday deals really worth it? how to find the best deals this weekend coming up. >> what's the matter? >> what's the matter is it two troublesome toddlers have become internet stars. it's gone viral on youtube. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. a mix of sun and clouds out there right now. but we have some storm clouds headed our way. we'll tell you when coming up. >>> violent street clashes broke out for a fourth day in egypt between protestors and the police there. let's go ahead and take live look at the scene right now. you can see still tens of thousands of people out there. today the ruling military moved up the date to july for transferring power to a civilian government. but the thousands gathered in tahrir square made clear that's not good enough. they would like the transfer immediately. >>> after the super failure of congress's supercommittee, people are asking what's next. that failure t

the european average is 25%. the americans 35%. you are really talking about 40 dresses 25 pier that is a disadvantage really hurting him. we need to fix that. but if you only fix it for companies and it revenue- neutral, bring the rate down to 20%, it is federal. plus 5, state and local, so that you are equal. european average only gets you as good as the average in europe, not as good as the better ones. but if you eliminate deductions in credit on the corporate side, you also take it away from the 20 million americans who file for chapter s partnership spirit -- many of the small businesses, self-employed people, grocery stores, and some other large companies with hundreds of employees that pay at the individual rate. you take away the deduction in credit. you have to do both at the same time. >> what about herman cain's 9- 9-9 plan? would you approve any part of that? >> i commend herman cain for two pieces of his program. one, his observation that the president was a system is redistributionist, the present system is too high.

so how much will the average american spend this year? nd out when we come right back. [ artis brown ] america is facing some tough challenges right now. two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. at our kearl project in canada, we'll be able to produce these oil sands with the same emissions as many other oils and that's a huge breakthrough. that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. >>> we know you're starting to save your money or set some aside for the holiday gift shopping. how much will the average american spend on holiday spending? $704 according to the national retail association. gear up for black friday right around the corner and all the other sales and promotions coming your way. >>> it's the mailman! >> okay. maybe don't lose your mind like that. sinbad playing the mailman who found the one item everyone el

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i don't think it represents the way that american democracy works the idea of consensus police american democracy is american democracy working is it working for the average person today. well the average person or in our economic system i want i want to know that it's it's. business and treat the average american very well right now with this and say the christmas finally for our political process democracy these are democracy takes time and so even though our political process is stalled right now and it isn't seems well it may be that higher if i go to james if i can go to james on the banks were in trouble the congress got together pretty fast and bailed them out then they mean really matter of weeks ok it does move very quickly as they sense are invested interests are at stake here but the very principle of a representative democracy seems to be pretty low on the priority list right now because this is whole reason why people are opting out of it because it didn't work for him i think out by wall street is quintessentially american because its fundamental question is how do we achieve equality patrick made the right democracy is ugly and it works slo

the average american now lives to be about 80, and little less than 80. the average homeless person dies before the age of 50. it is a terrible cycle going through emergency departments. how do we break that cycle? it is not about just getting in bed for the night to it is about getting all the services that are required to turn one's life around. to get the health care. that includes mental health care, to get the medication, to get jobs. what you're hearing today and what we are seeing in these communities is, yes, we're providing stable housing. that is a very important first step of all the important social services, education, jobs, good health care, are absolutely necessary to end this problem. i am here today to tell you that the va is strongly committed to doing that. we're absolutely committed to working with our community partners to do so. together, we will end this problem. i am not going to go through this -- i have a whole speech here, but i will not go through it. i think there's much more important time spent to hear from your local leaders

. >> i tell you what, everybody means well, everybody wants their money, the average american guy working, but these guys, man, they can -- find something else. can you -- what if you wanted to play? that's what makes me mad. if you wanted to play, all right. sign the deal. let's go. that's why we are part of a union. we are still like independent in our thinking. independent contractors? right? if da lin tells you we are going to march in the news director's office, you are not going to do it, are you? >> why don't you finish the sports -- >> no, no. the point being it would make you sick if he said sign the deal. they are out 24 million. >> good night everybody. when you spend just $25. storewide. unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save. get $10 off with... no exclusions. we make christmas affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney. and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes, i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ keep on going in this direction. take this bridge over here. there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to ge

five times as much five times the net worth mean to five times as wealthy as sort of the average or the median american family so you know if we're talking about you know a country a democratic legislature in or a percentage democracy what we're seeing is not only is sort of our wider wealth and income being skewed but also sort of representation is being skewed as well because i mean part of the problem right is in order to get elected we need to have a lot of financial backing from a lot of wealthy people maybe some big corporations maybe some big unions but to even jump in the race you have to have a number of those finances yourself i guess right after the show can't really be a member of politics unless maybe it's at a local council you know i mean that's a huge problem and even if you're a member of congress who isn't wealthy i mean the max baucus is of the world are not wealthy people but they have to unless he was only to deal with them for congress that isn't wealthy making two hundred thousand two hundred fifty thousand dollars a year because this case is actually fairly below six figures eve

citracal. >>> well, the last two years have been touch on the average american. ine. joblessness continues to climb. two wars. the bills and casualties continue to climb. endless, fruitless posturing. meanwhile, from those chosen to lead us in the democratic establishment and the republican establishment, 94% of the time, remember, the politician who raises the most money wins. so the whole two-party democracy thing is kind of just for fun. you know who hasn't been tough on, though? is those bought politicians. new analysis out today revealing that during the last two years, since the financial crisis, long after all that stuff, the net worth, the average net worth of each individual in the house, each sitting congressperson, each senator, has increased by an average of 25%. are you 25% richer today than you were two years ago? the staggering value for this very small and elite group now $2 billion in personal worth, according to "roll call." it is no wonder that our next guest says she is not only frightened by the growing disconnect, but enraged and engaged. to

for the average american who has insurance they don't realize the impact of what's going on. what's going on in the obviously they think it's a problem of the uninsured of someone else he's got a worst national injury actually just put it in there and spread all this way. and you see something is interfering with the not ok ok so when you do this you can tell that it's not in attendance which is a really really bad infection. if it gets really bad good attendance going to bone in here bone infection the worst sin or you could you know usual arms because repair we're going to prevent that it's really going to be feel good but neither of us. have been in the hospital says to iraq and not just what is it six o'clock or nine sixteen. it i have insurance just a good thing you know if i may have insurance ok majesty standing aside we did say we're waiting six hours is not uncommon and if you go to surrounding hospitals people coming here tell me they're waiting twelve hours sometimes to get back. however u.c.l.a. right now at this moment it's a twenty four hours meaning as soon as

. >> he also wasn't talking about the average american worker. racting foreign investment to the united states. so if you take it like that, it sounds like he's calling all americans lazy, and that's not what he was saying. >> if that was the case, he wouldn't have so many regulations imposing businesses and being a wall. what about what he said to the congressional black caucus? take off your bedroom slippers. his comments are cond condesceng and offensive. >> listen to this. >> are you sexually attracted to young boys, to underage boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underage boys? >> yes. >> sexually attracted? you know, no. i enjoy young people. i love to be around them. but no, i'm not sexually attracted to young boys. >> bob costas with the interview on nbc's "rock center." what do you think about that reporting and did it add to the story, judy? >> well, it was a real coup for bob costas, because it was an illuminating interview. in terms of the legal advice he got get that interview, that's a separate issue. in terms of journalism, it was a

and people have to my credit cards to compensate and sink deeper and deeper into debt today the average american household is burden with over seventy five thousand dollars in debt and consider this while the new york post is reporting that occupy wall street is costing businesses a few hundred thousand dollars american families today are seven point seven trillion dollars poorer than they were in two thousand and seven before the banks toure's who surround was a great part crashed our economy so isn't that what the new york post should really be focusing on. after wall street isn't free but maybe business is losing out on some customers and maybe a local government pain police officers overtime to crack down on occupy wall street even though they probably don't have to think of those lost money as an investment occupy wall street is an investment today so that our economy doesn't get swindled by the top one percent for the next thirty years ago has for the last three years and whatever lost revenue some of the shots there's a college park maybe missing out on imagine what kind of damage would b

the table. mike sugarman of our san francisco station kpix has more. >> reporter: the american farm bureau says the averagen thanksgiving dinner for ten people will be about $49 this year. $5 a person! but i don't think they are eating brussels sprouts on a stick. >> total $237.21. >> not in the food crazed bay area. >> i'm just getting hors d'oeuvres. >> how much are you spending on hors d'oeuvres? >> probably $49! >> reporter: what you looking for here? >> a small turkey. me and a friend are eating dinner. i think i'll buy this one. what do you think? >> reporter: 13 pounds for two people? that is six and a half pounds each. do you think you can handle that? >> i might see if any homeless shelters need any food donates. >> reporter: it's the holiday and you know you're going to overeat. >> i found a 15 to 16-pound turkey. >> reporter: how many people are coming? >> three! >> reporter: here is her list for a three-person dinner. thanksgiving wouldn't be the same without the big old turkey dinner and all of the trimmings. what is this? >> tamarinds >> reporter: what do you do with those things? >> make pas

and, yet, i feel like when the average american looks at those pictures of what happens in uc davis, there's almost nothing that could be done to make the protest stronger because of the sympathy you have for the kids in the situation. >> the average american, every american found that repulsive including myself. i was profoundly shocked at that. and it is -- what they did is they gave the movement a tremendous weapon. those people that endured that are going to look back at that and realize how important it was, what happened to them was a tremendous movement because now you're including mainstream america looking at that and saying, this is not right. >> yeah. can you tell me about the circumstances of your arrest last week? and did you expect to be arrested and what happened around that? >> that's interesting. i went to that demonstration just with my sign. i was just going to hold it up. and i had no intention of being arrested at all. in fact, didn't even come into my mind. when i saw these individuals being led over, being arrested, their conviction inspired me, because here the

the average american 401(k), about $107,000 recovered immediately, with a 12% increase last month. but this week, uncertainty. those same american 401(k)s lost about half of those october gains or $5,600, all gone in two days. before leaving on the trip, president obama spoke about the urgent need to put americans back to work. >> i want us to put people back to work, get this economy growing again and remind the entire world just why it is america's the greatest country on earth. >> reporter: the vote in greece over europe's bailout could happen december 4th. european leaders have cut off financial aid to greece until the vote. rob and cecilia? >> all right. tahman bradley in washington. thanks, tahman. >>> there is breaking news out of the bay area this morning. police have fired tear gas and flash-bang grenades into a crowd of anti-wall street protesters in oakland. earlier, thousands of protesters had shut down the city's port, one of the nation's busiest. it also damaged a whole foods grocery store and several banks in the area. protesters from los angeles and new york were pl

the average american eats about 14.3 pounds of turkey and a lot of that is during the thanksgiving season. and then people who make their turkeys, usually it's like a 16-pound turkey. yeah, there's a lot of turkey out there. >> how long does it take to make a 16-pound turkey? >> about four hours or so. >> so the usda report thg week that locally grown food is a growing industry. how does that trend for local foods, organic, locally grown, apply to the holidays? >> okay, if you're going to get a turkey and you want a local turkey, you probably are going to buy a heritage bird, something grown down the road, and that's a turkey that's walked around and eaten what it's supposed to eat, so i'm all for these heritage breeds. they're a little more expensive and i would say, again, if you're going to spend a little more money, this is a good time to do it. >> you brought a heritage turkey for us today. >> i did, because i want to influence you to buy heritage birds. >> why is this so good? because they're eating what they're supposed to. >> they are, they're eating the right thing and they're gr