list, and this year shoppers are hitting the stores despite the highest inflation in decades. nate foy is live in new york city with that story. where are you, mr. nate? reporter: we are right outside macy s here in new york city, arthel. you mentioned budgets are tight, but that s part of the reason why a lot of people are trying to come out and take the advantage of the best deals they possibly can if they have enough money to buy some items this holiday season. an stunted 166 million estimated 166 million americans will shop between thursday and cyber monday. two of those people actually flew here from scotland. they told me that their arms are tired from carrying all the stuff that they bought. take a listen at their experience as they took the train in from the airport to the city. went when we go off the train at penn station, we get the excitement. nowhere does christmas like new york. no, absolutely not. it s the best place for the holidays. yeah. reporter: so
an economic calamity waiting is something completely preve preventable. if there s no deal it will go on strike december 9, 2 weeks before christmas. jon: thanks, lucas. holiday shoppers looking to snag deep discounts. not letting the highest inflation in decades keep them from crossing names off the holiday list. the avoid distracting the activity in new york city outside macy s. a busy night across the country, estimated 166 million people are shopping according to the national retail federation. some of them are coming from out of state, we cope spoke with a couple from tennessee and others
following thanksgiving almost 3 million passengers. we ll be pretty close to that the sunday following this thanksgiving. reporter: the numbers are so important because of all the uncertainty airlines and passengers faced in the summertime when they canceled 50,000 flights no total due in part to staffing shortages, and that was all compounded by bad weather. the weather this time around has been relatively good and airlines have been on a hiring blitz. in fact, united airlines canceled no flights network wide on the tuesday before thanksgiving. our thanks to pete muntean for that story. now, the official start to the holiday shopping season got off to a strong start yesterday known as black friday. and despite inflation driving prices up, consumers were out in full force hunting as they do for the best deals. the national retail federation expects 166 million americans will shop this weekend, an increase of about 8 million over 2021. cnn s gloria pazmino is at
now threatening to stop do or die shopping season in its tracks. good with morning, everyone. i m charles payne many for cavuto, and this is cavuto live. more on that rail strike in a minute, but first, how holiday shopping is kicking off this weekend. nate foy is tracking all the action outside of macy s in harold s square, new york city. nate. reporter: charles, good morning. yeah, a r09 of people getting ahead of that potential problem with the possibility of the rail strike, getting the items that they want while they can. and on top of that, a lot of people have tight budgets with inflation being what it is. but despite that, a projected 166 million consumers will be shopping between thursday and monday this holiday weekend. black friday so far the busiest day. take a look at this graphic. during that a- day stretch 5-day stretch, consumers are expected to spend $34.8 billion, which is a 3% increase from haas year. now, the official numbers from black friday haven t come in
it s common sense. reporter: despite public health campaigns urging vaccination, just over a quarter of adults have gottenacr of adults have their flu shot. even fewer have received the latest covid booster. there is still no vaccine for r.s.v. duncan: manny, thank you. turning now to black friday, the official start heidayhoppin. the national retail federation estimates a record 166 million people will shop from today through cyber monday. cbs jonathan vigliotti takes a look at how small businesses are preparing for the super bowl of shopping, in tonight s money watch. here is the original monopoly game. this is a real top seller. reporter: store owner don queen is gearing up for the holiday rush by stocking his shelves with toys from the past. how is your small business doing this holiday season, so far? well, it looks more prosperous than last year. reporter: a recent survey