Stores with reduced capacity could mean a 40minute wait. The National Retail federation on its website predicts online sales will be capturing 20 to 30 of the holiday market, up from last year. There are no corporate parties and reduced inventory and fewer employees are in many stores according to consumer expert and San Francisco State University marketing professor. The projections are that because the consumer demand has been suppressed so far, starting with today, which is black friday and the start of the Holiday Shopping season, there is some kind of penalty up demand that people, you know, they want to give gifts to family and friends to uplift their spirits in a very challenging year. Reporter walnut creek downtown there is a 20 vacancy rate right now but Property Owners say they are getting inquiries about renting the vacant sites according to the walnut creek Downtown Business association. Whats missing is probably, you know, the ice rink. Were unable to host the ice rink thi
thanks for joining me. i m jessica dean in for fredericka witfield. we begin in gaza, where israel defense forces have launched a blistering assault following a weeks-long pause in fighting. it carried out more than 400 strikes in gaza since the ceasefire expired yesterday. those strikes include targets in southern gaza, an area that had remained largely unscathed during israel s initial military campaign. talks of a new truce have reached a, quote, dead end, according to benjamin netanyahu s office. israel recalling its team of negotiating from qatar, blaming hamas for the breakdown in talks and accusing the terror group of not fulfilling its promise to return all women and children being held hostage. the idf says there are 136 hostages remaining in gaza, including 17 women and children. we have a team of correspondents. we start first with oren liebermann in tel aviv. we just laid out how israel is expanding its attacks in gaza. tell us more what about what we re seeing to
cease-fire. 4-year-old abigail edan is safely back in israel after being held hostage for 50 days. the update late today from her aunt. new video of hostages being loaded up in buses inside gaza and the emotional reunion as other children are returned to their families. now the push to get more americans out. we will not stop working until every hostage is returned to their loved ones. three college students shot while visiting vermont over the weekend. two still in the icu. authorities say a man opened fire on them unprovoked. police zeroing in on the possibility of a hate crime as they hunt for the shooter. today is expected to be the biggest air travel day ever. nearly 3 million people taking to the skies. can the airports handle it? our nbc news exclusive inside the drug enforcement agency bust of a massive fentanyl ring. how instagram photos like this helped them charge 25 people. and count down to cyber monday. we are just hours away from the sales kicking off.
ryan bussey, candidate for governor of montana gets tonight s last word. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. tonight, the guilty verdict for the man who attacked paul pelosi. the conviction handed down amid a rise of political division, violence, and dangerous rhetoric. and questions about how the media should cover donald trump during this election in the wake of the shifting approach. then, alarming testimony from a former facebook exact about what his teenage daughter experienced using the app. an important discussion on the effort to keep kids safe online as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening. once again, i m stephanie ruhle. tonight, a verdict in the case that raised fears about violent political outbreaks in this country. a federal jury has convicted david to pop of federal crimes for a violent attack on paul pelosi, husband of the former speaker of the house, nancy pelosi. this ulta place over one year ago. depape br
secretary of state blinken. we ask is there clear evidence to support israel s claim that hamas has a hidden command center on the hospital grounds. also tonight, the death of a jewish protester near los angeles. the professor now under arrest as wild protests erupt in san francisco and washington. the verdict in the federal trial of david depape for breaking into nancy pelosi s home and beating her husband with a hammer. the scathing house ethics report on congressman george santos, finding the republican blatantly stole campaign funds to pay for things like botox, only fans access, luxury items, and trips. what he is now saying about his future in congress. hip-hop mogul sean diddy combs accused of rape and abuse. the new lawsuit filed by his former girlfriend. and golf superstar rory mcilroy, the one in a million shot landing right in a spectator s lap. how this all played out. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome.