In, so if you have your leftovers from thanksgiving, you can join me at10 00, we also have an nfl player weighing in on ferguson. And dont forget to set your dvr so you never ever miss an episode of the five. Black friday shoppers take a big bite. This is special report. Good evening, the traditional predawn black friday madness was a lot les crazy in many place this is year, with more and more Stores Opening on thanksgiving, the crush of shoppers, hunting for never seen before in the universe sale prices, we have fox team coverage, william is in long beach, california with how some Union Members tried to make shopping at one retailer a lot more difficult. But we begin with peter doozy in
spring field, missouri. News from target, they sold 1,800 tvs a minute and 2,000 video games a minute for the first hours they were open last night. In a few places, though, it was more like black and blue friday. And fistfights arose and rides in some police cruisers. But the fact that retailers opened while the turkey was still warm had some feeling doubts. I know were looking for a tv and headphones, i know more of the bigger stores, they probably told out pretty quick if you didnt get there at 12 00. The president of Customer Growth partners Craig Johnson said the net effect of earlier opening hollowed out the hopping this morning. Stores were dead this morning at
7 00 a. M. But officials here at the onemonth hold center in springfield, missouri, retailers say the money isnt the race. Were here for the long haul, were not just here for 20 minutes of deals, were here for great value throughout the day, and the customers are here with a multitude of choices, not just one store. Increased Online Activity today shows that some black friday shoppers stayed home, but this weekend, sales are expected to top 2013 with a projected 36. 7 billion in all. Shannon . Its more comfy at home on the couch in your p. J. S. There were skaurl reports of scuffles and arrests. Two women were taken into custody after a fight at a kohl
ease. Stores had already been open since thursday. There was an extra black friday participation at the nations largest retailer. Wall marlt shoppers were joined and in some cases harassed by workers protesting for higher wages. Hello, william. Reporter shannon, what do shoppers care more about, low prices or the sometimes low wages of the sales staff inside . 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 dont get it we want the public to understand how bad the low prices, what these low prices do to the economy so that theyll either shop somewhere else or at least Pay Attention to what theyre spending. Reporter shoppers on the busiest day of the year didnt
seem to listen. Walmart says 22 million visited their stores on friday morning. They were protesting outside, but it didnt 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 marketers, they follow suit. If walmart can get away with it, so can we . We have a house, a car, great benefits, im really happy. Reporter walmart would not and the issue, but some 300,000
employees have been with the company ten years or more. I can tell you, walmart has been good to me. I came here about a year ago, and i started off as a Customer Service cashier, then i went to a Sales Associate in electronics and i became a manager within six months. Reporter in most cities, protesters are prohibited by court order from entering the store. In atlanta, some protesters violated that and were removed by police. Reporter that was a political rally, they collected skig sures here for a Ballot Initiative for a minimum wage of 15 an hour. The crowd here was mostly Union Members and did not represent the feelings of their 1. 3 million employees. Today stocks were mixed, the dow gained a half point, the nasdaq gained four. For the short week, the dow was up about a fifth. Many people who spent all or part of thanksgiving in the dark. Weather related Power Outages struck hundreds of thousands in the dark. The number one down to 127,000 earlier today. About 31 ,000 remain without electricity in maine, 8,000 in new york state and 2,000 in new jersey. Speaking of power, president obama is threatening to use his to veto a bill extending many tax breaks for businesses and individuals. But whats unusual about this is that the senates top democrat is on the other side of this argument. Here reporter president obama is threatening to veto a number of tax cuts. The heritage foundations steven
moore feels it certainly contributed. Theres no question that the bad blood right now between the republicans in congress and the white house are adding to this butting of the heads on this tax bill. Reporter the bill would make permanent tax breaks that congress has been passing year to year, including an investment fore a tax break for nascar racetrack owners and tax breaks for charitable giving, but it does not extend the child tax kre credit for the working poor and josh ernest suggested thats where it falls short. The president believes our economy is stronger when it is growing from the middle out. And significant unpaid for tax breaks for corporations without giving a tax break to middle class families is not consistent with that nil los fi at all. Reporter john boehner said that i believe that the president continues to act on his own, he is going to poison the well. Reporter but the scree toe threat actually snubs Senate Majority leader harry reid who agreed to the deal and is already said to be frustrated with the white house over the Midterm Election losses. Republican Mitch Mcconnell who will take over for reid next year, said, quote, this negative infighting is having consequences on american households bottom lines. Congressional republicans have tried to forge a tax deal before but could. Agree on what to do with the money. Steven moore feels the currently impasse means they need to stop trying. The whole dispute underlies the reason why we need to just blow up the tax system and start over. The veto threat by president obama not since james monroe has a twoterm president actually issued fewer vetoes. Wendell goler ely at the
white house. A bizarre story about the unintended economic consequences of two highly controversial Obama Administration actions. Chief congressional. Congressing the immigrants are elvisible for work permits but they are not expected to qualify for obama care, that Means Companies that hire them wont have to pay an annual fine of 3,000 per worker if they dont offer insurance. We have 3 million americans who are unemployed looking for work. It does not do any good to have to compete with 5 million elimgrant workers. Reporter president obama insists that some worry immigration will change the very fabric of who we are, or take our jobs, or stick
to it middle class families at a time when they already feel like theyve gotten the raw deal for over a decade. I share those concerns. But thats not what these steps would do. This is clearly a bad deal for the American Worker who is compete with these immigrants. Particularly for employers where 3,000 would make a major difference. Say a landscaper, a small restaurant, that sort of thing, this can be a very valuable loophole because it gets them out of the requirement to offer Health Insurance which is something they probably werent doing before obama care. Reporter others speak with les certainty saying that president obama could potentially write another memo making this loophole go away. Critics say the best way to fix the problem would be to force companies to offer insurance. This is another reason why its imploding and why republicans would be smart to stop the imployer mandate. This is part of the problem with the president tackling complicated issues himself, there are unintended consequences with what he describes as government erping on the fly. There is uncertainty tonight what the night will bring in the streets of ferguson, missouri. There were no visible protests thursday night and no arrests were reported. People started to clean upd and repair efforts to areas struck by writing following a grand jurys not indicting ao ray rice is once against eligible to play. Rice won his appeal today against an indefinite suspension by the nfl. Up next, president obama has not forgotten his promise to
close Guantanamo Bay, were going to tell you whats on the horizon. First heres what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. Fox 7 in all the tin, texas where a gunman with shot and killed. The system attempted to set the Mexican Consulate ablaze and fired more than 100 rounds at police headquarters, a federal courthouse and other locations. No one else was injured. Fox 9 in the twin cities with the lighting of one of the most elaborate holiday displays in the region. An 82yearold has been working since september to put together everything by himself, all 70,000 lights. Hes been doing it for nearly two decades. A pair of retired mans working as santas elves. Last year the earth helped 18,000 kids in pinellas county. That is a look outside the belt way from special report. We will be right back. [ fishing rod casting line, Marching Band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat . Campbells healthy request soup lets you hear it in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. [ mm. ] great taste. [ tapping ] sounds good. Campbells healthy request. Mm mm good. ®
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the fight because thats what these people are. Reporter since his first day on the job, president obama has been working to close gitmo, but congress has blocked him, krilting the dangers of repatriating the remaining terror suspects from american soil and the expense in making gitmo a state of the art facility. Now the president seeks to make it a mute point by closing the cell. One of the ways hes doing that is by not taking anymore prisoners. We are not detaining terrorists abroad for negotiations, so we have these huge blingd spots in terms of intelligence, in terms of what the Islamic State is doing. Congressional sources say the Obama Administration has been providing the Armed Services committee with the required 30 days notice of intended transfers, notifications that are themselves crassified. Earlier this month, a suspected al qaeda recruiter whose residency at gitmo since 2002 has led him to be dubbed the
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hold, sometimes permanently to care for their sons and daughters, forever scarred by war. National security correspondent jennifer griffin. All i can remember is him saying, mom, i need you. And that was i was helpful, she was 8,000 mile ails way. They call themselves the mighty moms of walter reed, they pick up the pieces when their children return from war. We share the good things, the bad thing, we clap when they take their first steps and get sad when they get sent back to the icu. There iss hundreds of mighty moms out there. Stationy fiddlers son mark stepped on a mine while wearing a belt of grenades in afghanistan. He and his mom have been at
walter reed stings october of 2011. Its hard to see your child that way, eventually you start living in a hospital room, its your home, you end up moving in, sleeping there, eating there, everything with your kids. Julie keys and her son adam are the longest residents at walter reed. Adam was the sole survivor of that blast. When he got back to walter reed, he got an inge effectation thin that went through his bloodstream. Hes a fighter and hes my personal miracle. The mother moms helped her through. Ive now been there four years and four months. We have sat out front and had the best times laughing and carrying oochkd then some nights were out there and were all crying. My son was injure d septembe
23 of 2010, my sons roommate shot him. A they removed the left side of his skull at 6 05 in the morning. At the same time they told me that he may never walk or talk again. Hes walking and talking. He can drive and he can his and i have a grand son that anniversary thought i was going to have. Reporter theres a common theme to the mighty moms, personal sack fire. Eventually i did lose my job in the end. Its been hard, now i have a 10yearold daughter at home and five other children. For me, i had to give my job up and get to walter reed to
nurture my son because his wife left. They finally got it tha