Lines everywhere. Already this morning, several videos popping up online, allegedly showing chaos in the aisles, as customers battle to save a few bucks. The International Council of Shopping Centers estimates black friday is now such an event in our country, four out of ten american shoppers do their holiday buying today. The question thats on a lot of consumers minds is do you actually go out and buy today or do you maybe play the waiting game. The answers both. You probably do a little bit of shopping today. And then you supplement that in subsequent days. Retailers hope this years falling gas prices will help accelerate sales it its estimated for every one penny drop in the price of gas at the pump, consumers have an additional 1 billion in congressional spending money. The outlook for Holiday Spending is good. Stronger than what weve seen in a number of years. Many folks are forecatting well see holiday sales grow overall more than 4 which is quite strong. For parents my teenage son wants video games. My little 5yearold wants Ninja Turtles. Im not sure what my daughter wants. What do you want . The pressure is on. Well, well find something. The must have gift this year for boys, legos. And for girls, anything to do with the movie frozen. And trying to avoid being frozen may be why we found two best friends from toronto on a threeday trip to miami just for black friday deals. I feel like its halloween for grownups. I like the sales for sure. Halloween for grownups. Our thanks to nbcs Kerry Sanders just outside miami there. Now sarah dallof here in new york. Toys r us opened at 5 00 yesterday afternoon. Hows it going today . Its going well, alex. Its smooth and steady. Started yesterday at 5 00 p. M. They had about 2,000 people lined up outside the door. Theyre going to go at this location tonight until midnight. Now, that is a lot of shopping hours. To keep people coming in, to keep things steady, they have them they have different deals, depending on the hour here in the store theyre offering. Its not just the deals people are after, it is specific toys, the hot days of this year. You heard Kerry Sanders mention frozen. Those are very big now. You can see them all over the stores. Theres also things, Exclusives Stores are offering, guarantees. Heres at toys r us, its a lot of the teenage mutant Ninja Turtles merchandise. You can see this guy. Thats a lot of fun here. Toys r us, like a lot of retailers, trying to make the experience as easy for customers as possible. A lot of online deals for people who want to shop at home. At the store, theyre offering express lanes. So you dont get stuck in some of these long lines depending on the amount of items you have. Just like the grocery store. And be in and out in minimal time. Cy i am still recovering from a tickle me elmo purchase from a few years ago. I do want to mention this, this is not just an american tradition anymore. I want to show you black friday video from london. I guess for some people black friday just a bit too much to resist. Wow, yes, that is obviously it is a trend that transcends the globe here. Other countries obviously getting into it. Here at toys r us, things are very calm with these 2,000 people. A lot of excitement but no chaos, no melee. Were meeting a lot of International Visitors who have come to this times square location. They know what black friday is. They wanted to check it out. Considering black friday an american tradition as well. Something that you come visit here in new york just like you would the statute of liberty or the empire state building. Thank you, out in the middle of it all for us, appreciate that. Residents of ferguson, missouri, waking up to a relatively calm night. Today, some organizers are trying an aggressive new strategy. Calling for a boycott of black friday shopping. What are protesters hoping to accomplish with this boycott . Well, alex, the idea is try and bring together and organize the collective Bargaining Power of people across the country who have been demanding justice for Michael Brown and make a big statement. Over the course the demonstrates over the past few months, there are attempts to disrupt shopping malls and boycott shops. This seems to have a really profound impact. Around 75 protesters marched into a target, calling on shoppers to boycott black friday. Just one of several Major Retail Stores visited as police stood watch. In ferguson, police and National Guard troops took up positions outside a walmart as calls for protests spread on social media with the hash tags blackout black friday. Together we can stand up and spark change tweeted activi activist entrepreneur russell simmons. But mostly calm. Michael browns family gathered around their table, one chair left empty. The picture tweeted by advocates for families who lost loved ones to police violence. Protesters tried to make their voices heard at new yorks thanksgiving day parade. Seven were arrested. Steve moore took down some of the boards protecting his restaurant and hoped customers would come back. Im barely making it. But i have to reach out and let people know theres hope. Reporter business is off 80 he says. But he still offered free meals to guests from a nearby church. So whats good . Everything. You think the trouble is over . No, i do not. Its just beginning. And now supporters of the man at the center of the controversy here, officer Darren Wilson. People are offering bounties on his life. He believes if he ever went back to the department, he would put others at risk. Not surprising, they say hes keeping a low profile while this storm rage, around him. Retailers are paying attention to this black friday protest to see if it takes hold. Thanks so much. On the heels of that, lets bring in Charles Rangel of new york who joins me in the studio. Welcome, sir. Lets talk about the lack of issue, lack of problems in the last 24 hours in ferguson. I imagine that is a welcome relief to you. It is. I just hope that both sides are taking advantage of this to try to see how they can avoid something in a nonviolent way and improve the quality of life in this community. I always try to find something good that comes out of conflicts like this. And perhaps people would realize that this is not a ferguson problem at all. Its a problem around the country. And as long as people feel awkward and embarrassed in talking about racism that exists, we can never, never, never attack it. And the indifference of the patrol officers an indication that good people ought to say that you should be sorry when you take anybodys life. Its not just the question of what you thought of whether you were afraid, but his total indifference just polarized that community and i only wish that they had not vetted themselves, in a vileaolent way and take advantage of people coming together, white and black, and say you should at least be able to say you made a help of a big mistake, at least, at least. Following the grand jury decision, sir, you said it is during times of turbulence when we must remain stronger and resilient to promote healing within our communities. Youre talking about discussion. But specifically, how do you do that Going Forward . Well, first of all, you do it by appealing to the interests of the people. Theres no question in my mind that every policeman knows that his or her success is based on the cooperation of those people that they govern. To be able to be pointed out the wrongdoers. To get information as necessary. To form a type of relationship that is not the police. Its a community. And the police are a part of it. Just saying good morning to police. I know. Im 84 years old. Ive seen this go up and down in the city of new york. You can scare the hell out of a white policeman, black policeman. Say good morn, how are you feeling today . They look around. They tell people this. They give it back to you. And the whole idea of coming to the job thinking that youre going to control people means you dont have the same feeling about them as you do your own family and your own community and i dont care what color you are, ive been overseas in combat. And when youre trained that people are different, they can be on your side or not on your side. If youre not an american. You can feel that theyre inferior. It is bad how the mind can do it. But what bothers me, alex, is the silence of the religious community. They should be calling up elected officials today. Whether theyre new or old saying why dont you take advantage of these sunday sermons, yeah. They should. They should be calling the Public Officials thats in their congregati congregation, in the synagogue or what not. Can i ask you, your constituents, what theyre telling you . Because on the heels of all this unrest, we had unrest of seven people in times square relative to ferguson protests. What are your constituents telling you . Theyre telling me thank god for the technology. Because cops dont normally have their wrongful conduct videoed. Normally, you snatch somebody you believe is politically helpless. You take them in an alley. And you do what you have to do. There are no witnesses. And any grand jury thats just listening to the prosecutor. And nobody in defense of the victim will tell you that these things are just not reported. And people that are the victims are reluctant to report it. And police are smart enough not to do with it a bunch of eyewitnesses. And so if youre a young black guy, your parents have to tell you, no matter how you feel about your manlihood, shut up and do ways told, because sometimes its easier to have no witnesses or no victim to testify than it is to have a wounded victim. Which makes a pretty strong argument for those Police Cameras we believe are going to be implemented in new york. But Mutual Respect is stronger than any camera. But youre 100 right. 100 right. Charlie rangel, good to see you my friend. Coming up, were going to check in at the white house to see how the first family celebrated thanksgiving. Theyre expecting the arrival of their Christmas Tree. Before we go, a live look at our very own tree. This tree is set to be lit on wednesday. If any of you are in the area, come on down, join in on the festivities and the crowds. They are huge. Well be right back. The Holiday Season is here, which means its time for the volkswagen signthendrive event. 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Lets go now to the white house and the first family, gearing up to welcome the arrival of the official Christmas Tree. After spend wag president obama called his favorite holiday together yesterday. The president also taking time to make a series of phone calls to u. S. Troops. Nbcs Kristen Welker. The white house tree arrives in a couple hours. That picture of the president on the phone, hes having so much fun. It looks like he was having some great phone calls. If only we could hear what he was saying. Sounds like heenj enjoying the holiday. The official Christmas Tree will arrive here at the white house in about two hours. The first lady receives the official Christmas Tree. Shes usually joined by the first daughters. We have a few fun facts about this years Christmas Tree, alex. It is going to be presented by the botek family this year. The tree is 18 feet. Its a douglas fir. The grower is a Second GenerationChristmas Tree farmer. Hes also the national Christmas Tree contest 2010 champion. His parents, francis and margar margaret, were the 2006 contest champions. It is going to be a big tree. This tradition of getting a tree from the national Christmas TreeAssociation Dates back to 1966. This tradition of having a Christmas Tree here at the white house goes back to 1856. Under president franklin pierce. So a great tradition here. I can tell you some of the other decorations, the lights and the other smaller Christmas Trees, have already started going up around the perimeter of the white house. This is always a fun tradition here at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. What are you, some history and lit major at harvard . Which she was. Thank you very much, well check in later this morning. It is a quiet weekend for the president before Congress Returns on monday from its weeklong thanksgiving break. Meantime, House SpeakerJohn Boehners secret recipe for cooking turkey. Its what he called his brine recipe. Put the turkey in, pour the brine over it. Put it outside if its cold enough or in the ridefrigerator for about 24 hours. First half, cook it breast down. Halfway through, pick it up, turn it over. I cook my bird to about 160 max. Then i take it out. I put foil over it and let it sit for at least an hour. Its resting time that really works. Okay. Here in our studio, Washington Post political reporter matt and our other guest, also a reporter. Anything you think that might work here when things get back to work on monday . I have to give the speaker credit. Hes very good on social media. That video was great. I think you may be reading a little into it. It is definitely the case he has not mastered the recipe of how to deal with conservative elements of his caucus. That is something hes going to be working on for the next couple weeks. Maybe some turkeys in congress too. Lets talk about the president who got in a few jabs of his own at the annual turkey pardon. Lets watch this. I am here to announce what im sure will be the most talked about executive action this month. Today, im taking an action fully within my legal authority. I know some will call this amnesty. But dont worry, theres plenty of turkey to go around. Was he subtle or not so subtle, just humorous jabs, all in good fun . I think its all in good fun for now but were going to see whether that holds next week. When Congress Returns next monday, they have just ten days before government funding exp e expires. An interesting balance republicans have to strike. Fight against this executive action but also appease their base. Do you think though despite the leadership dichotomy, youve got one head of the senate whos saying were not going to shut the government down. Youve got the head of the house who said we can do it. What do you think is likely to happen there . Part of the problem is that boehner has this history of having to deal with the conservative congress. Michele bachmann is no longer going to be in congress. So i think its not to mention there are going to be more house members that are republican in general. Hes got a Stronger Base of people who will go with him and do what he wants to do. Its hard to predict these things stimgometimes. They have this idea to do a longterm budget over most of the main priorities but then hold some of the immigrationrelated stuff on a shorter time line just to sort of give people a way to protest the immigration action. But i think it remains to be seen. I dont think boehner and mcconnell are very far apart. Mcconnell is in a new role. What do you think will get accomplished or can get accomplished . Certainly a lot of options. The government shutdown. There are also some conservatives saying the speaker should refuse to invite obama to deliver the state of the Union Address which actually has legal standing but would invite a lot of bad press. I think thats what it comes down to. Is how much bad press do republicans want. I dont think they want to relieve 2014. Its going to come down to the wire. I think its going to be up to that. I dont think they want their popularity ratings to plummet. But its worth keeping in mind over the course of the next 12 months, a lot of republicans are going to be looking to win primaries. A key issue is immigration. Appeal to the most conservative part of the republican party. Its going to be hard for them to take action. Good to see you both, thank you. Coming up on this black friday, a big chill in the northeast and some Stormy Weather out west. Bill karins is going to tell us what you can expect. Thats coming up. Vicks nyquil severe. Helps relieve your ugliest, nastiest, roughest, toughest cold symptoms. Vicks nyquil severe. With maximum symptom fighting ingredients. A secure retirement. A new home. Earning your diploma. Providing for your family. 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