getting on with the annual black friday sales and walmart arranged for us to speak with the store managerearnest reed. >> i make a pretty good wage as far as i'm concerned, i make a livable wage. walmart has afforded me the opportunity to make a livable wage. there are so many benefits for walmart. >> in a statement, walmart dismissed today's protests saying perception is never reality with labor unions. the crowds are made up of paid union demonstrators and they are not representative of our 1.3 million associates across the country. union organizers today targeted the walton family, which owns walmart, saying the family is padding its $150 billion fortune on the backs of the majority of walmart workers who make less than $25,000 a year. for "nightly business report," i'm eamon javers in waon >> and still ahead, there are deals to be found at stores today, and a potential deal being reported in the telecom industry. we have the details next. >>> is europe trying to force google to split up? not exactly, but european union lawmakers are coming down hard on google. looking to force the sea

man entered the walmart. that's kind of on the back side of the potomac mills mall. he approached the jewelry counter with a hammer in each hand. he then began breaking up the glass on the jewelry counter. there happened to be an off-duty law enforcement officer in the walmart at that time that confronted the man. the man fled from the store, but the off-duty officer pursued him into the parking lot. the officer then confronted the man again. gave him some commands. when the man did not comply, that's when prince william county police say this off-duty officer shot the man. we understand that that man has now been flown to an area hospital for treatment. we don't know anything about his condition and naturally, many prince william police units responding to that scene to investigate what happened. as i said, we're within sight of that walmart right now, and we will bring you the scene there as soon as we arrive. >> thanks, julie. >>> more breaking news. this time in prince george's conti. police have found the mother of a newborn baby girl abandoned in beltsville yes

on the flip side, i don't think it's walmart's responsibility to look out. gecko had it right in the movie "wall street" in the '80s. everyone is good. look out for yourself. no one is saying i'm going to put the other person's interest before mine. look out for yourself. if everyone looks out for yourself, you have to come to mutual agreement. david talked about it's walmart's responsibility for a living wage. who decides that living wage? no one. you decide if you can make a living wage work at walmart or torgt or you don't have to work in the retail industry. do something else. there's a living wage equal in new york city as in des moines, iowa. or -- is it idaho? i forget. sorry about that. everyone looks out for themselves. that's the way capitalism works. >> tracy, a lot of workers want to work at walmart. nobody is forcing them to go there. >> many of them are part timers, too. john laid the stats out for you. a small portion of the total employee that is being paid the low wages. the protesters, half of them don't work for walmart. they are union peop

the st. louis walmart last night. this week's destructive riots and protests this store had no shopper, only the national guard. in fact, this walmart was closed all night only to reopen to shoppers an hour ago. >> hands up, don't shoot. >> this is what it looked like at a target store not too far away. protesters marching and shouting "hands up, don't shoot." demonstrators protesting the grand jury's decision are expected nationwide today. jason carroll is in ferguson this morning to tell us more. good morning, jason. >> good morning, carol. just a few moments ago at this walmart here in ferguson we noticed a few protesters showing up in front of the walmart near the front entrance just about a half dozen or .

the union. you're not a walmart employee yourself. >> no, i do not work for the union. i am a faith leader with interfaith worker justice. we are partnering with our walmart and other community organizations in supporting what these workers are asking for. but, no, i'm a faith leader with inner faith worker justice and we did two prayer vigils at walmart today and we had maybe 300 around the country that were prayer vigils, primarily people of faith. >> let me get in here a moment. i appreciate the prayers that you guys gave. but wouldn't you say 1.4 million jobs answers a lot of prayers? how could you be down on a company when millions of people have nothing, millions of people around the world have nothing, how can you upset at a company who provides employment for 1.4 million people? >> i am glad they're providing jobs and they could pay decent wages. this company is consolidating money. they had $16 billion in profits. they could share that with their workers. >> you understand that their workers aren't working for free. the idea that you can determine how much money

this is new jersey, the walmart out there. doesn't look like anyone is crowding and running in to get some deals out there. a few cars in the parking lot, but walmart actually, there were some crowds at area wall marts yesterday as people tried to knock out some of that black friday shopping early. that might help you determine where you'll get your shopping started this black friday. we'll show you what areas are crowded and what areas you'll be able to pop in quickly. >>> 6:14 a.m. black friday bargain hunters are busy this morning. sky force 10 is live over the kohl's there. we saw some shoppers at kohl's in hammertown getting some good deals. trying to check some items off their list and save some money at the same time. >>> some people shopped all night long and nbc 10 monique [ ten is live at the walmart in port richmond. some of the big box stores are popular on this day. monique, have you seen a lot of shoppers out there? >> we've seen more shoppers here than the other three or four places we went to this morning, chris

want the union money because walmart is not unionized as a nationwide entity. $12.92 is the average mart employee. much higher than the minimum wage that has been proposed. >> tracey is this about the worker's union or the pay? >> totally about the union and the workers pay will get hurt in the process. look, black friday is now the big holiday along with cyber monday. they are missing the boat on that. people are going to shop regardless. if you're one of those pro-style i'm going to get you shoppers, you're going out protest or no protest. gary b. made the biggest or best line, this will hurt the walmart employee. >> at tend of the day, someone will step over you to get $20 off a go pro camera. if they went to target over this, if anybody did, you don't think they would pay the half a percent of worker who is make minimum wage something other than minimum wage so they can say nobody gets paid minimum wage at walmart? how little will that cost a company like walmart? they don't do that because the consumer doesn't care at all. in fact, this could be the cheapest place to shop becaus

at about 4:30 this afternoon, a man entered the walmart. kind of on the back side of the potomac mills mall. he approached the jewelry counter with a hammer in each hand. he then began breaking up the glass on the jewelry counter. there happened to be an off-duty law enforcement officer in the walmart at that time that confronted the man. the man fled from the store, but the off-duty officer pursued him into the parking lot. the officer then confronted the man again. gave him some commands. when the man did not comply, that's when prince william county police say this off-duty officer shot the man. we understand that that man has now been flown to an area hospital for treatment. we don't know anything about his condition and naturally, many prince william police units responding to that scene to investigate what happened. as i said, we're within sight of that walmart right now, and we will bring you the scene there as soon as we arrive. >> thanks, julie. >>> more breaking news.

the neimans and the walmart are on very different sides of the equation when it comes to this shoppingseason. walmart will do very well i believe. i don't know if neiman's and other high end retailers are going to. >> that's a good point because everyone at this point in time looking for bargains. >> they sure are. >> good to see you. >> you too, kelly. >> i don't go into stores. all i do is shop online. >> i feel like going into the store and seeing different people. >> i don't want to be around -- i want to be in my bed on my phone, all of the apps on the phone. >> i want to go out and meet people and see them excited about shopping. >> you are such a nicer person than i, would you not all agree in the studio. matt is not even paying attention. >> you might want to put down that cell phone. listen to this, there's a new study out and it's a bit alarming, a disturbing link between your mobile device and serious disease. what you need to know. we're going to find out next. ♪ this season, celebrate what's new, with the bigger, better menu at red lobster! try our newest wood-grilled comb

how about the fact that walmart had a strong october as the month went on culminating in an excellent halloween season. that's something i'm used to hearing from a target but not have a walmart because their holiday merchandise never seems to play out. they had an excellent back to school season that didn't let up after back to school ended. it did well on apparel and home and back to school supplies. again, unexpected. walmart has a history of being out of stock with urgent items. articles in the paper about that earlier this week but i don't know, doesn't seem to be the case anymore. and after stutter steps it sounds like walmart has embraced natural and organic food. now this is quite a far cry from the day i went to walmart back in 2009 and asked the greeter where in the natural and organic aisle i could find rice cakes only to be directed to the candy aisle to buy rice krispie bars. i like what the company had to say especially when the walmart shopper is the kind of person that benefits from the free fall on the price of oil which translates into lower gasoline prices and return

the black friday wfrenz. security is called on walmart employees. why workers are walking out of stores on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. make sure a coat is on that shopping list. we are tracking how cold temperatures are going to stick around for the rest of your weekend. i'm richard jordan. barbara has the day off. black friday shopping is in full swing. you may have been one of the brave people hunting down those deals. news 4's megan mcgrath. she's been talking to shoppers about the discounts up for grabs today. >> doing very well here. look behind me, richard. you can see, it's a lot busier than when we were talking early this morning. lots people shopping, but weren't seeing long lines of crowds. things have picked up in the last couple of hours. we've been talking to shoppers. they all are looking for discounts. and they're getting them. >> it's 84.79 is your total. >> reporter: they came in search of bargains. >> three for three at bath and body works. you buy three, you get three free. lots of free stuff at victoria's secret.

later in the nights, reports on social media claimed protests disrupted a st. charles walmart decision that was made, i didn't like the verdict either. but that's not going to stop from what had happened and what you all are doing right now. we need to come together and make everything normal when we come out here and vote. >> very dangerous for one woman in fairfax county. she was attacked by a man she met on a dating website. it happened in vienna at the wolf trap motel on maple avenue. some of the hotel guests heard her screaming and ran to help. when the man heard police were on the way, he took off. police have not said which website the man and woman met. >>> a somber ceremony today as the final remains of victims from downed malaysian flight mh-17 were sent home. six coffins were loaded on to the plane. it flew back to the netherlands taking the dutch victims back home. flight mh-17 was shot down in july, killing all 238 passengers. the wreckage site had been completely cleared this past weekend. >>> one person is dead after a concrete roof collapsed this morning on sta

the workers sat down in a los angeles walmart with tape placed over their mouths to protest what they say are illegal attempts by the company to silence workers' demands for better jobs. workers at more than 2,000 walmart stores have signed a petition calling for a $15-an-hour wage and full-time hours with protests planned across the country on black friday. a recent analysis by the economic policy institute found the six heirs to the walmart fortune make as much as the bottom 79% of black families in this country combined. liberia has lifted a state of emergency to curb the spread of ebola after registering a decline in the disease. president ellen johnson made the announcement thursday. isour estimation, and that -- and that of those who have consulted, the progress we have ongoingd coupled with interventions, all of which can sustained under the provisions of the public health law have combined to reposition our efforts to sustain the fight against the virus until it is finally eradicated from our country. >> the news in liberia comes as the west african nation of mali has confirme

well, union members protested across the united states using walmart as their backdrop, to argue for number one, income equality, and the campaign for a living wage. >> if we don't get it -- >> we want the public to understand how bad the low prices, what these low prices do to the economy so that they'll either shop somewhere else or at least pay attention to what they're spending. >> reporter: shoppers on the busiest day of the year didn't seem to listen. walmart says 22 million visited their stores on friday morning. >> they were protesting outside, but it didn't really affect any of the business. >> but demonstrators hope black friday would drive home their point. >> they are a number one retailer and they have al of power in running that industry and they need to start setting an example just like other companies. >> reporter: from washington, d.c. to the west, the united food and commercial workers union busted hundreds of their mechanicals to complain about walmart wages. >> they keep their employees in poverty, so other companies follow them, target, kmart, the grocery markete

they are materializing, one that popped up, the walmart, a suburb of st. louis. another that popped up at a target. neither of these lasted for a very long time. the idea is to disrupt holiday commerce with a loose connection to the notion of injustice in the death of michael brown. the store owners in ferguson itself forced to paint the boards for the holidays because people can only guess when all of this will end. the police made a notice out to the media cautioning and comforting people with the idea the shopping areas will be safe this holiday weekend or the preholiday days i should say. you won't see a large presence at most, a large police presence at most of the shopping areas. police find a keep a low profile to prevent the appearance of the military state but their nearby if there is any trouble. many are looking to see if anything happens tonight or tomorrow night. getting an idea of how long all of this will last. >> thanks, mike. as millions hit the malls today this black friday, the government hopes to add something to their shopping list, obamacare.

let's see what the other guys have. >> good point. let's get to walmart. third quarter earning, $1.15 a share. e-commerce made up 40% of its u.s. sales growth. no big downward guidance. they narrowed the range. they bring the top end more than the bottom end. >> this doug mcmillan he may have game. he goes to stores, checks things out. home and apparel driven by newness. i felt of walmart as oldness. i like the idea of newness. organics doing well. this is a terrific prerecorded conference call. i think mcmillon is going to do real things there. gasoline going down directly impacts his customer. there's been a lot of negative press about walmarts. the walmarts i have been to felt dowdy. i'll have to go this weekend and check out the newness. entertainment, everyone loses money in that category. >> neighborhood stores up 5.5%. a lot of discussion about buybacks. then this effective tax rate which added 4 cents. without that they would have missed, quote/unquote. >> again, i think somebody's got to say they've got step. they've got buoyancy here. managing inv

♪and best wishes from the lottery♪ the walmart and bridesburg section offul.rt's across the country have been open since yesterday. they never close. people getting up early. just like tam and i do every day. not to work. to shop. >> and we hope they are getting really good deals out there. an a lot of people will head to malls over over the place matt pellman and they want to know are there tears avoid. >> possibly yes there are. i'm still in thanksgiving mode, matt, tam, i'm thinking about food. what else is new for me. in that vein we have a lot on plates and not a lot of traffic at this point but lots of people headed to malls. slick spots because of temperatures. vehicles breaking down also possibly because of cold temperatures. as we head to the burbs disabled vehicles 202 frazier area southbound lanes right in the work zone taking out the right lane as you head to 401.everythd to exton square mall or south towards west chest they are morning. few other broken down vehicles there's one upper providence not far from that complex where the movie tavern is

protesters stopped the sales at the local walmart as they walked through the store chanting. demonstrations occurred at walmart and target stores in the area. the walmart in ferguson was closed overnight as a precaution. but no arrests overnight as protesters stayed indoors, and no national guard troops were by the police station. and they painted murals to show businesses there are people willing to rebuild. >> a lot of people have seen the destruction and the rough parts of this week and the past few months. but there's been a lot of people out here really centered on love and peace and community. >> even with the efforts to rebuild, the city canceled the annual northern lights celebration and parade scheduled for sunday. >>> two new york state brothers spent thanksgiving recovering from a frightening ordeal. they were rescued after being buried in a snowbank for hours. a snowplow operator had been clearing a parks lot and didn't see the boys on the other side of the pile. they sfrufrd exposure, but they are going to be okay. >>> and hundreds of thousands ofmof americans are

they're funded by the union that supports walmart's competitors. neil: isn't that interesting. >> that's the stuff happening. (?) i don't think the unions will go away. they're not making a fingerprint yet. but they will. >> it's been ten years. what do you mean by yet. neil: they still do it. sometimes it's an intimidating factor. if we can't get them to change their policies, we can stop people going to their stores. when you see picketers outside the store, you look for another way to go in, if at all. >> they're trying to publicly shame walmart and other employers out there creating jobs and doing things for our economy. black friday draws a lot of attention to these retailers. on the consumer side, whether it's boycotting these stores, on the union side, whether it's staging a protest or strike, the question is how effective is it? it's a different question. neil: do any walmart workers ever clarify things. there was that one store in georgia where he said i started as i stacker. now, i'm the manager. how do they play it? should they ignore it?

so i'm a little confused about the walmart highs today. the stock market. >> thank you very much, courtney. >>> let's look at this chart on the back of all that because walmart versus gasoline futures is certainly something worth looking at. look at that. walmart, up 10%. down 25%. let's dig in deeper into how much lower gas prices mean for customers such as those who shop at walmart. joining us now, chief u.s. economist at deutsche bank. a moment ago courtney was saying it's very hard to know exactly how much of a lift consumers get from lower gas prices. tell us how much exactly it's helping us. for every 1 cent change in gasoline prices, how much is that worth in dollars to consumer cash flow? >> $1 billion, mandy. $1 billion. so in other words, because the energy complex all moves very closely together, you know, so goes oil, so goes natural gas, utility costs, prices at the pump. for every 1 penny you save on gas, it's worth a billion. if gasoline prices fell $1, that would be like $100 billion improvement in household cash flow. abou

way, we will be speaking with someone from our walmart, the group behind these protests on black friday. for now, let's get your thoughts on what you think's going on here. what do you think it is? >> well, our walmart is a wholly owned subsidiary, the uscw, hiring union employees, giving out gift cards, offering people $200 in free thanksgiving turkeys in cities like denver and chicago to come out and protest, but these are not walmart employees. these are simply paid street protests and they are trying to achieve their ultimate goal, which is to unionize walmart's 1.3 million employees. >> all right, but does walmart ever counter by saying or showing, look, a lot of our workers rags to riches story, some came in busboys or girls, they are now managers or district leaders. does the company respond in a way that shows this is not typical of the walmart community? >> well, i think walmart points out the company does a lot of good things for the community. workers on average are paid $12 and $13, well above the minimum wage, to achieve management positions, these are circumstances

the morning. shares of walmart are rising. for the first time in almost two years store sales rose in the united states. it was not by much, just 1.5%. that the ceo doug macmillan is making big promise in his turnaround plan. it is a match made in marketing heaven. shrek and the transformers. the toymaker is in talks to buy dreamworks animation. socks --stream work stream work -- dreamworks stocks soaring. it is warren buffett's power play again. buyingre hathaway is proctor and gamble's duracell battery business. 4.7shire will turnover billion dollars in shares. that is high energy. the house votes on the controversy over he stone pipeline. an impact on net's months senate runoff election in louisiana. billlandrieu how end cassidy want keystone approved. her rover want to show independence through democratic leaders who oppose keystone. >> the information we have gotten as they plan to pass a tomorrow, let me just say hallelujah. hallelujah.t again, >> president obama may veto at keystone bill and there may not be enough votes

a walmart representative say many of the protesters are paid union demonstrators and don't represent r associates who work at walmart. >>> the old eastern span of the bay bridge would be staying right where it is. according to the san francisco chronicle, the plan calls to keep the concrete piers near the port of oakland in place. that's where they would build a 170 acre park. others say it would be an abandoned structure. they would need to modify their permit plans to continue this park idea if it is a go. >>> a quick break here. we'll be right back. >>> it certainly looks good enough to eat, but don't. the executive chef at the fairmont hotel in san francisco say this gingerbread house is a labor of love. the giant sugar mansion stands 22 feet high. the pastry shop spent 375 hours building it. chefs used more than 7700 pieces of gingerbread. there's a ton of candy on top. after months of preparation, it is finally open to the public. >> so many people telling us how much they're looking forward to it. i bring my kids here every year. it is really good that it is so important to the

and the brand its supplies or directly from walmartday we'll sell well over 20,000 tvs. >> police in england said there were several arrests after being called to the tesco stores. the chief of police slammed the stores for not having enough security. in london, police were called to three more stores. this trend now flies in the face of the time-honored british tradition of the january sales. >> we need to ensure that we can save them money before christmas rather than discounting them after christmas when people have already spent their money. >> it doesn't help many people in britain get paid monthly, so this black friday also sees the last paycheck before christmas. an early pnt present for retailers perhaps. >>> hundreds of protesters are using black friday strategically, targeting stores, trying to call attention to the controversial decision of a grand jury in ferguson, missouri. that jury decided not to indict a police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed teen. cnn's jason carol has this story. >> reporter: the galleria

and what is the trade on lower gas prices. i think we all agree walmart, target. upside surprises tend to take place in stocks already trending higher. i this the market is already sniffing this out. the sentiment was too negative. you saw the stock break out. you saw the stock break above long-term resistance. and here you go. this is the surprise. i don't know if i'm piling in at 72 but i think the stock works higher. >> this is a good debate. do you sell the bump today because the stock is doing well? the ceo is coming on in about 10 minutes. been on the job 99 days. >> not a bad sell. >> but the low gas price move is just getting started. why are you laughing. >> i'm good. go ahead murph. >> if you look at the numbers today. it was a great sell. even the canada target which has been a thorn in their side, they even put up decent numbers. this is a soltd report out of target. but look how the stock has moved. to see it pop 7.5% on this quarter i think there are a lot of different catalysts in there like lower gas. with but what pushes it up to 80, i don't know.

that's the real walmart. >>> welcome back to "the lead."ontinuing our national lead, in the case of michael brown, it is easy to be consumed by the images of protesters or caught up in the debate over police profiling or the alleged use of excessive force. but when you peel away all those layers, you are reminded that at the core is a family mourning over the loss of a son. michael brown's mother says she couldn't imagine celebrating thanksgiving without her son, but she had to. and yesterday the family released this picture of themselves sitting at their dinner table with an empty chair in michael's honor. what's clear is that the brown family believes the justice system failed them when a grand jury decided not to indict officer darren wilson in michael's death. still, they insist this is not where their story will end. i'm joined now by brown family attorney anthony gray who is in st. louis. thanks very much for joining us today. >> no problem, jim. >> we talk about next steps for the family. one of them being the possibility of a civil

the options world. unconfirmed rumor bill acman is taking a stake in walmart. a bounce in the stock leading to a flurry of call buying. this is retail stocks at all time highs. could walmart be the next target? let's find out. dan, some are saying acman is going to press walmart to spin off sam's club. >> this has been a theme throughout industries throughout the big underperformers. walmart is unchanged. it rallied about 10%. they issued a profit warning a few weeks ago. a company not expected to grow. growth estimates it's basically low single digits for eternity. remember, this is a massive retail company, so it does make sense. like some of these huge targets although you know in past activists never wanted to get in the mega cap. it's worked in apple, in procter & gamble. >> one of the thing about this that does make sense of course is the idea that you do need to unlock shareholder value. walmart has been stuck in the mud and spinning off sam could make sense. what doesn't make a lot of sense to me, though, the fact that walton enterprises, the holding com

he told me he was in a truck at the walmart up the street.fter i hung up the phone, he couldn't get out of the car for 20 minutes. there was something in the tone that got me. >> and then he was walking around the walmart, he ran into his sister, a nurse. >> what better time to run into my sister, a practicing registered nurse who knows, of course, everything. she sees me, there's two words i mispronounce, app plep particular and cat ton i can. improbable a combination of both. she kind of takes me to the side, what's wrong. looking back now, i really do know what's wrong. at the time i'm guessing, my mind is all over the place. but it's, you know, after 17 years, i think it is over. i tell rob how proud i am of him to this day, i love him. in this call i remember i said i wish i could go with you. just what you need, some 60 plus-year-old guy on an adventure he can only tell me about, but it is just the emotion now of what i know to be the importance of then. after three years and four months it should get better, and it will. >> and then i

the job this black friday including workers at the walmart near the oakland coliseum.012. protestors say the majority of walmart workers are paid $125 a year and calling for walmart to raise wages. they are looking for full time hours for part time employees who want more hours. >>> state lawmaker is taking on black friday by introducing a bill that will require workers to get double play on thanksgiving and christmas. >> we have more and more workers in the state being forced out of their homes on thanksgiving to go in and work. >> walmart is responding to the proposed bill. many employees choose to work holidays to pick up extra hours. >> oakland walmart will be the site of a demonstration today. campaign organizers want to boycott black friday. they are encouraging consumers to turn to economic activism and not spend money on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. >>> a chp motorcycle officer suffered major injuries after getting hit by a car suspected of running red light in sunnyvale. they were going from highway 101 to lawrence expressway. highway patrol s

a scheduling conference and the walmart truck slammed into his van in the end of june. morgan suffered several broken bones. walmart claims the victim's injuries were partly due to them not wearing seat belts. >>> the hatborough man who sent a birthday card laced with ricin has pled guilty. accused of plotting more crimes from jail. first arrested in march after police say he placed a scratch and sniff birthday card in the mailbox of a guy dating his ex-girlfriend. prosecutors revealed that he tried to get a fellow inmate to retaliation against the investigators involved in this case. now facing a new charge of solicitation to commit murder, arson, kidnapping and assaults. >>> happening today, a billboard the size of a football field is about to make the lights in times square even brighter. the mega screen is scheduled to light up tonight in front of the marriott marquise hotel. it is billed as the most expensive billboard. eight stories tall. >>> also for new york city the mayor proposed a plan to get rid of all pay phones to make room for new wi-fi hubs. offer free na

walmart fires another shot in holiday shopping wars doubling the number of online deals for cyber monday with top gifts up to 50% off! people who cash their paychecks at walmart will have the option of buying gifts online and picking them up and paying with cash in-stores. the future of luggage has arrived and it's trunkstrer. they raised $132,000. they dumped zippers and has a digital scale. the painting sold for $44 million at the auction on thursday. that's four times the previous record for any female artist. analysts say it's a big step forward and thinking about what women are worth in the art market. betty, back to you. >> i agree with that. >>> hillary, boehner, even rand paul were vocal in the response to the immigration plan. >> usually when mexico usually celebrates protesters gathered. ring ring! progresso! i can't believe i'm eating bacon and rich creamy cheese before my sister's wedding well it's only 100 calories, so you'll be ready for that dress uh-huh... you don't love the dress? i love my sister... 40 flavors. 100 calories or less. >>> 15 past the hour. one person is d

the primary is where we'll see a real tough time, i think. >> the rally against walmart this week, who needs every day low prices, the poor? we don't want that, do we, stewart. >> that's cynical, just like dan. >> he must be rubbing off on me. >> where do the democrats stand in this? president obama is to the left. elizabeth warren is further to the left. hillary clinton will be dragged to the left in the primaries. what about there being a group within the democratic party disent rest? >> i think barack obama has really remade the dem gratic de bill clinton led in the '90s. i think he were to face and beat hillary clinton if they were to face-off. they basically pushed the private economy out of the room. so you're left with the hard-core activists. and i think warren probably gives them a much more compelling message. >> how strong is that political appeal? elizabeth warren says the debt is stacked against you. and that rings with a certain proportion of american voters, doesn't it, dan? >> if it did. they wouldn't have done as poorly as they did in the election two weeks ago. >> in

the latest. kate. >> seema, that's right. walmart's chief merchandising officer is reportedly expected to announce he's leaving the company just days before black friday. "the wall street journal" says duncan mcnaughten joins the retailer in 2009 as cmo of walmart county before taking the position in the u.s. the following year. he's worked in the retail and consumer goods packaged industry for more than 20 years. he is been seen as a potential successor to bill simon who resigned as what walmart's ceo in july. but he was passed over. earlier this week, the journal says walmart changed the reporting structure of its marketing division so that the chief marketing officer reported directly to feran and not mac naughton. the chief merchandising officer decides on strategy and which products to promote to drive sales. walmart has struggled to boost sales amid a decline in customer traffic. the company reported same-store sales rose 0.5% in the third quarter, the first increase since 2012. walmart is trying to encourage u.s. consumers to sh

the country. this black friday is about more than shopping for a whole lot of people. demonstrators outside this walmart store in d.c. said they stand in solidarity with the parents of michael brown who continue to fight the decision not to charge the officer who shot their son in ferguson, missouri. but this protest here in d.c. was mainly about wages and hours. activists say d.c., walmart employees don't make enough money to support their families in an area getting more and more expensive. >> we are relying on government assistance, along with working full-time hours, which shouldn't be. we should be able to live comfortably and without, you know, relying on other sources of income. >> reporter: news4's molette green was at the rally and will have more on what happened and what's next for these workers coming up in our second half hour. >>> protests over the ferguson decision continued in new york city. look at the crowd here. that march through times square a couple hours ago. it was a smaller group than the one that margined in times square tuesday. the night after a missouri prosecutor announced n

you have to go where people are positioning for where the ball is going. we have walmart this morning, wall street next week. wallet mart is a dow component and it will have a big influence on the move out there. but i think people have to look at the different spaces to make money in retail. >> michael, thank you for your time. >>> cisco systems first quarter profits fell 8% as increased nand was offset by continued weakness in emerging markets. earnings beat forecasts as did revenue. the company saz cfo will step down in january. cisco shares fell about 1% in after hours, down a similar amount in front further so far today. >> jcpenney report a smaller than expected third quarter loss of same-store sales were flat. jp penny says october was hurt for sales in october and other items. jp penny shares qualified in after hours trading. >>> wart march reports third quarter earnings prosecute the bell. analysts are expecting down 2 cents from the last quarter. investors will be eager to hear what the retail giant has to say about consumer sentiment we also the drop in price i

nonstop buying in the electronics department. walmart has had significant price reductions on 50 and 60-inch plasmas and tablets. >> the tvs are 30% off. that's, like, $200. toys are usually on sale. >> it's only $79. >> reporter: that's an rca tablet? >> yes. 10 inch. >> reporter: how much do you think you saved by coming here? >> a whole lot. usually, tablets go for $400, $500. >> reporter: walmart tells us, black fridays have changed. people can go shopping on thanksgiving and then cyber monday allows everyone the opportunity to shop while staying at home. this walmart will be open until midnight tonight. monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >>> nbc10.com has you covered for your holiday shopping. click on the link for the holiday gift guide. >>> a live look at the skating rink at dillworth park in front of city hall. many people have the day off and they want to check out the rink and other holiday attractions. bundle up first. brittney shipp is here with the forecast. >> that's right. it looks like a lot of the fun. so do the poconos right

there may not be enough votes to override the veto. to walmart, the world's largest retailer reporting better than estimated earnings. i want to bring in julie hyman with a look at all the retailers . was this a surprise? >> it is a surprise because walmart has been struggling with its chainstore sales. it was a top priority to turn that around. perhaps happening earlier than investors had anticipated. the increase is .5%. estimated.r than toalked to carol schumacher figure out what exactly was responsible for that increase. she said the seasonal business was good at walmart. back to school was relatively strong. there was a drop off in september and october. halloween was also strong for walmart. the apparel business has been going well. some crude deflation -- they are seeing food deflation. they are also talking about a bit of a lower tax rate, that was a positive for walmart in the quarter. >> what about their outlook for the year? >> they are still cautiously optimistic. a lot of it has to do with gasoline prices. when you see these gas pric

a man used hammers to break a glass jewelry counter at the walmart. he fled from the store and was followed by an off-duty police officer. failed to stop, the officer shot him. the man was taken to the hospital and nobody else was hurt. >> federal prosecutors are abandoning the drug cases of more than two dozen people in the district because an fbi agent is accused of tampering with evidence. sam ford is live at u.s. district court in northwest washington. >> the authorities raided 26 homes, seized 11 pounds of cocaine and heroin. there were wiretaps, arrests, and the case is being dropped, agent because an eric fbi , even though the authorities have not explained what he did. some family members and friends of the defendants did not with to be seen this afternoon as they left federal court, but assistant u.s. attorneys were again dropping charges against more of the people arrested after would be drug raids like this one last december. flipping through the documents, 28 people are awaiting trial, sentencing, some in prison being set free because an f

the options world. an unconfirmed rumor saying bill ackman is taking a stake in walmart. e talk causing a serious intraday bounce in the stock and leading to a flurry of call buying. this as retail stocks are at all-time highs. could walmart be the next activist target? let's get in the money and find out. dan, some are saying ackman is going to press walmart to spin off sam's club, which of course would unlock value. >> yeah. listen, this has been a theme throughout. multiple different industries throughout. big underperformer. walmart unchanged through the year. they just issued a profit warning a few weeks ago. a company that's not expected to growth. when you look at their growth estimates, it's basically low single digits for eternity. this is a massive, massive retail company. so it does make sense. like some of these huge, huge targets, although in past activists never wanted to get into the mega cap, but they're going after it. it's worked in apple. it's worked in procter & gamble. >> the thing about this that does make sense of course is the idea that you do need

that speaks to the targets and walmarts of the world. don't disagree with guy with regard to the higher end. lower end speaks right to them. >> we have a pop. >> this is one, a big lock up expiration that was supposed to happen. stock was getting slammed. had a disappointing quarter. it's a bit of a short squeeze. i would not chase it. huge move here. there's some good things moving on. these guys are a one trick pony. candy crush sort of situation. >> this is an interesting drop. alibaba down 3%. >> after making an all time high of 120. i think it's a lot of noise. but the price action is worth noting. what's more interesting to me and pete has been anthony is the fact that yahoo! closed young changed despite that babawas down 3%. the fact that yahoo! stuck in means something to me. >> sandisk is up. >> they got a positive mention from goldman sachs. it's in no man's land. i would take my profits i guess and just see how this plays out. >> g ile ad down 3%. >> one is the pricing of their drug. the fact that the president and ceo sold so