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We need to go big. And if we waste some money now, we waste some money. Absolutely we have too many people hurting and the economy is going to sputter and weve got to get ourselves out of this mess. And this is the way we need to go right now. Let me tell you something, that man has a future in Northwest Florida politics. I like him. Or West Virginia. Mika, thats interesting. Thats from the republican governor of a state that donald trump got 69 in. Jim justice, governor of West Virginia, urging...

invasion of ukraine. and i will just end by saying that according to officials, there was a discussion of a possible face-to-face meeting going forward. theres no timeline for that, but they are going to follow up and set up that meeting. >> mj lee, thank you. lets turn now to selena wang in beijing, gathering chinese reaction to joe biden and xi jinpings phone call. what did china have to say about mo pelosis possible trip to taiwan? >> reporter: while the readout did not specifically...

>> toomey was opposed to it when it passed 82-14. >> we only got the cbo score that says it was $680 billion, not $280 billion in june. it was before that final vote. we all know that people dont focus on every aspect of legislation. sometimes they dont focus on it until late in the game. thats what happened here with republicans. again, i think this is going to be resolved and it will be independent of what happens to other pieces of legislation. >> one other thing, you said you think this is g...

Russia is doing. indeed, he went further and said this is the time now to put the padlocks on the embassies, to look at each other through field glasses and rifle scopes. so i think the initial reaction is just double down and keep fighting. russia, its believed, has put aside approximately $680 billion, and just a couple days ago the central bank was saying we could use that money to help the government with lending, we were going to be able to hold off some of the sanctions that were coming ea...

There are a large number of people but it is those top end oli oli oligarchs, who are worth tens of billions of dollars who are the closest to president putin. who have shared the vested interest in amassing huge wealth of the back off the russian state. who are the ones who can have a direct influence over president putin. the rainy day fund and i think the guest were saying 3 billion had been put aside for supporting oligarchs. the actual rainy day fund as we understand it that president putin...

Tunnels trantsdz mitt systems and caves like the ones isis used in mosul. they will develop simulation software. the final competition will be n 2021. time to put together good technology. pete: talking about capping off the year with a financial bang. the national retail federation now estimating almost $680 billion in holiday sales. rachel: as we close the book on 2017, what financial breakthroughs should why be looking out for in 2018? pete: joining us to break it down is founder of benchmar ...

Total spending for november and december, could climb to over $680 billion. >> theres a lot of demand. consumer confidence is at high point. stock market is at high point. were seeing a lot of spend go on in the market overall. >> which would make it the happiest holiday season for retailers in years. these brick and mortar stores are expected to do really well. >> ive got so ai commend the people who make it out the get the deals. i do not have it in me. because of course i have to come to wo...

Grace. lets get a check on cnn "money" stream. most people spend thanksgiving with friends and family. the surveys tell us about one in five people work on thanksgiving day. recently everyone -- more retail employees, that may be changing this year. they say at least 75 well known retailers are expected to be closed today. including the container store. so those workers get to spend today with their families. there should be plenty of work the next month. half of retailers plan on hiring seasona...

Wait until december. thats the best deals on winter clothing and fitness equipment. on average top retailers drop prices 37% black friday. and some even more. kohlss and jcpenney 66%. >> the 2017 holiday shopping season should be huge. consumers are expected to spend $680 billion which is about 3-4% more than they spent last year. >> shopping strategically to spend the least, but give the most. ling kent, nbc news. >> thats the reason ayman is not here. hes training for black friday. got to love...