Women sentenced to something years in prison, but that process could take months. One group is using black friday as an opportunity to protest against the nations largest retailer. Nearly a dozen people were arrested including two walmart employees during this protest in chicago. Hundreds of similar protests took place across the country. Were pushing for better wages and working conditions. Those are the headlines. America tonight is up next and you can always find us on al jazeera. Com. Forget about the mall, what about shopping for tech shops. And go digital or go home. Its down to the wire for small theater owners who are still relying on old film projectors. Ill take to you the movies in maine. Im ali velshi. This is real money. This is real money. You are the most important part of the show, so join our live conversation for the next half hour on twitter at aj real money. Legend has it today is called black friday because its the day retailer hes Balance Sheets went from being in
Hour on twitter at aj real money. Legend has it today is called black friday because its the day retailer hes Balance Sheets went from being in the red, unprofitable, to being in the plaque, profitable. But this years black friday came a day early with big reta retailers all opening their doors to shoppers on thanksgiving thursday itself. While an estimated 15,000 shoppers lined up outside of macys Flagship Store to start shopping at 8 00 p. M. Thursday night retailers registered 10 million in store transsanctions between 6 00 p. M. And 10 00 p. M. On thanksgiving thursday, and 400 million page views for shoppers looking for deals on its website. But today americas smalls are malls are choked with Holiday Shoppers just as they have been in past years. Going to a mall on long island, i see people all around you. Reporter well, things are well started to fill up here at the mall. There is a healthy crowd out here, but it was a different story at 5 00 a. M. Very few people out. Thats larg
Department over the sale of bad mortgage bonds. As talks consider to end the San Francisco transit strike, there is a report of tragedy. Our top story tonight is out of syria, which has seen hostage negotiations, a shootout and a suicide bombing on the last few hours. Nine lebanese hostages abducted in syria last year have been freed. The release comes after a complex negotiation between turkey, lebanon, syria and the Syrian Rebels. Andrew simmons reports from beirba bayroot. Their homecoming was a kay on theic emotional ent. The men ands made their way out in the crowd. They expected there will be a delegation. Can he. This was quite a problem, a set of negotiations with turkey involved as well and nothing could happen until there was an absolute clearance on the security of the Turkish Airline pilots and they are safe so now, after all of this time, the men are with their loved ones in beirut celebrating their homecoming. Inside syria, bombing killed 16 soldiers at a military checkpo
Prison. They were caught in panama city saturday less than 100 miles from the Franklin Institution where they escaped. Natasha has more on their capture. Their brief taste of freedom ended on saturday in the florida panhandle. They surrounded the room. About 20 task force members, using a pa stem from one of the cars were able to instruct them that they knew where they were and they wanted them to come out. Joseph jeffing ins and Charles Walker were less than a 2hour drive from the franklin correctional institution. Thats where they have been serving life centses without patrol for two separate murders. Ear earlier in the day, their families we want before cameras. We love you. We believe in you. We want you to surrender yourself to someone you trust who will bring you back in safely. The escapes were an embarrassment to the Florida Department of krksz. The men were able to walk out of prison, thanks to forged documents sent to the clerk of the court. Once they got out, they even walke
Killed yesterday and today as they attempted to evacuate americans from that country. They were on board o spry aircraft where they were shot at. The four are in stable condition, but the pentagon did not release their names or their armed service. We have more from the capitol city of juba. Reporter people say this is why the u. S. Plane was shot at. Bor is controlled by the rebels. They say when they saw this aircraft coming they they didnt know they were coming to evacuate people. Thinking it was the enemy, it was shot at. There was pandemonium on the ground as people ran away trying to get out of harms way as the problem started. People who were supposed to be evacuated were not evacuated and theyre worried what is going to happen to them. President kiir and his former deputy machar. No one knows where machars but he said the that the only way he would sit down and talk with the president is if those who have been arrested and flown to ethiopia and that the president resigns, but t