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From where rena is going to dive in and the starting point of the conversation is to recognize our country has an epidemic of corporate crime, abuse and violence which we all suffer. It is evident in the financial crisis and the bp blow up and spill and numerous foot safety disasters that kill people from the new england compounding scandal, and workplace issues that rise across the country on a daily bases and more. You can step back saying we as a country dont do a good job with these problems because one marker is they persist over a period of time. We have a way of setting rules for corpor...

for retailers. >> it's all crazy all over the place. a little too much but i figured this year why not. >> reporter: foot traffic was up more than 5% from last year, almost a quart over black friday shoppers were in stores by midnight thursday according to the national retail federation which estimated spending for shoppers jumped 9% for the post-thanksgiving weekend why do you think sales were so strong? >> the consumer is much stronger and healthier than people understand. >> reporter: retail analyst craig johnson says americans have been paying down their debt. four years ago the ...

big sales matter because consumer spending accounts for 70% of the u.s. economy. will it last? we asked senior business correspondent anthony mason to look into it. >> reporter: the black friday weekend is the starting gun for the holiday shopping season and it went off with a bang. sales on black friday alone were up 6.6% to more than $11 billion making it the biggest shopping day ever according to shoppertrak. >> if i wait until later i won't get any good items. >> reporter: big discounts and earlier opening hours paid off for retailers. >> it's all crazy all over the place. a litt...