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Go shopping. people starting their shopping a day earlier, black friday slowing down so people doing their shopping at different times. some people like that it's a little quieter on days like today. >> i don't like the rat race. i like to get in and if i see something i want i'll get it. other than that i am at home watching it from afar. >> cyber monday and cyber wednesday i like to shop online. >> a lot of people like those days cyber monday and cyber wednesday. 65% of americans between yesterday through monday are going to do some sort of holiday shopping this weekend during the thanksgivi...

Long. there are fewer shoppers going out on black front of this year according to the national retail federation but that doesn't mean sales are down. as you said $730 billion expected for retail sales in november and december. that is up 4.2% compared to last year. the shoppers i talked to say we would rather sleep in and see what deals we get throughout the day instead of rushing first thing in the morning. >> we slept in, which is the key because we are here in the sale is still going on but it's not busy. >> you don't get any door busters either. >> we are not door busters people. >> not g...

>> shop till you drop, 165 million people expected shop over the holiday weekend and spend big. more than $730 billion expected between now and the holidays. so how are those shoppers farrell faring? let's begin with greedy committees at sporting good store in chicago. >> hello charles, you missed the best deals of the day at the exporting goods. they were doing 25% off everything in the store up until 2:00 this afternoon. you just missed it but we did see quite a few shoppers still here trying to find the best deals. i think what you will find across the country is a lot of the retailers are ...

Against legal immigration. look we have illegal border crossings and encourage the flow of illegal immigration which is a problem there is a lot of things for people to be thankful for at home. a booming economy right now. a lot of jobs for hard-working americans who want them. and we have also seen, you know, the stock market just jump off the charts, which is another boost for americans all around the country. pete: sit at the thanksgiving table today look back at 401(k) and the markets and say never been higher. the dow, the s&p and nasdaq all hit record levels at the end of trading yesterd...

We begin with christina outside the macy's store where that madness is about to begin. >> i would say that madness has been going on for hours. people have been milling about. there's definitely a buzz in the air. shoppers are set for stores to open. we are seeing high expectations for the sales this holiday season. there are several drivers that are pushing consumers out to the stores this thanksgiving. it has to do with a stronger labor market. they are taking advantage of cheaper interest rates. that's creating a lot of analysts that are predicting very strong retail sales for this november...