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Nordstrom had their best november same-store sales in something like seven years. some analysts tells me, sometimes it's clothes, they want to feel the fabric and try it on before they get home and online retailers knocking it out of the park. up 25% versus this time last year so far. then we haven't hit christmas yet. but it seems to be all of these incentives are really getting people to spend money. kohl's doing well online. so is macy's and walmart. amazon, the 800-pound gorilla in the room just getting bigger, neil. >> and bigger and bigger. and gary, what is interesting about the tax cut...

The buck long-term for the workers. they go back that hiring and wages are more important. it's still early. the bill has not been sign yet. some companies boosting wages, others buying back stock. we'll see how it plays out. >> trace: some companies acted fast. connell mcshane is live. the developments are now coming in in the investigation into russian's election meddling. a former justice department deputy and the number 2 at the fbi today answering questions in front of lawmakers. that's ahead. but first, the unannounced and high profile visitor at guantanamo bay in two minutes. [ keyboard...

If you lower that substantially, we will see more jobs come into this country, more economic activity, higher wages and more jobs here in the united states. that's the point of this legislation in addition to generous middle class benefits like lower rates, expanded tax deduction and a massively expanded child tax credit. >> when they hosted a panel of host executives from top companies and polled them in front of gary cohn and said, how many of you are going to invest and hire people and expand your businesses when you get this new 25% rate? there were maybe five hands in the whole room. >> h...

Country. but the argument has been well with trickle down economics, you're going to help corporations. but this week alone we looked to what corporations will do. what will they do? buy back stock. >> how do we know that? >> historically, and this week they did it. t mobile, bank america, mastercard, home depot is leading the way. it is what companies do whether they're flushed with cash. they are not out there hiring more people. they're going through stock buybacks and we saw just this week because of the repatriation, bringing the dlorz ov dollars back to the united states, companies like ...

The house ways and means committee. there's nobody who has worked harder than that, i'm telling you. in the meantime, somebody who doesn't quite sure this, missouri congressman emanuel cleaver. congressman, always good to have you. and you think highly of kevin brady and then his work ethic and all. you don't like what's been worked out by republicans. your fears about this tax package are what? >> sure, look, corporations all around this country are awash in cash. and we're seeing right now what happened after the bush tax cuts and that is that the corporations built up capital reserves, they...