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Holiday season, according to the national retail federation here. joining me is the president of the federation. thank you for joining us on thanksgiving. >> thanks for having me. >> i find is so interesting we have all these great economic indicators that i just mentioned, but you have them coupled with really painful inflation for people whether it's at the gas station or the grocery story. that story, though, doesn't seem to be hitting consumers. they're spending a lot of money. >> yeah, poppy, i think at the highest levels, at the macro level, the economy is in a good place. consumers are ...

Exclusive documents showing more than 30,000 migrants were released into the united states and are eligible for work permits. rodney scott served under president trump and biden and said the administration is misusing that authority. >> bill: wow. >> dana: the white house chief of staff supporting the idea that most of the economic problems like inflation and the supply chain are high-class problems. it's hitting consumers across the board including nonprofits. our next guest runs a community group and memphis and they are struggling to provide services because prices are up and the shelves ar...

Senate. so you know probably behind closed doors, a lot of democrats are watching the numbers closely. >> charles: they're watching them closely. last week, the american consumer is just strong. holding up america and the planet, really. if they talk recession and it doesn't happen as november 2020 and it's still going like this, isn't that an instant loser for them? >> it's definitely going to make their message harder. trump is vulnerable in 2020. even if we do enter a long-term slow down or a recession, consumer effects lag behind a little bit. it's not obvious that we'd see rising unemploy...

Econom economic advisers like larry kudlow who could barely contain his enthusiasm. >> high jobs, high -- [ inaudible ] and no inflation. we're killing it on the economy. >> reporter: which may explain where the trump administration is dialing back on its trade war with china. as commerce secretary wilbur ross praised the president's move to spare u.s. consumers during the upcoming holiday shopping season. >> nobody wants to take any chance of disrupting the christmas season. >> reporter: just one day after the president also appeared to acknowledge what critics have said for months. that the ...

Comcast, building america's largest gig-speed network. 5:45. let's get a check on "cnn money." data breach hitting consumers. hackers stole information of 5 million customers at saks and lord & taylor's customers. the breach did not hit online stores. the cybersecurity firm identified the leak, but the