of march 8th. food inflation reached highest level ever in february. 49 of 50 republican senators vowing to reverse any agreement from the white house on iran s nuclear program. the biden administration appears to have lifted sanctions not placed on iran for nuclear activity in the first place, because of ongoing support for terrorism, statement coming days after guards claimed responsibility for missile strike near a consulate in iraq. crime in seattle is so bad amazon is relocating employees from the downtown office. violent crime include fatal shooting of a 15 year old boy, giant retailer says they are hopeful conditions will improve enough to bring employees back.
one giant retailer in particular is raising the stakes. target offering free money in a bold move to win back customers after the recent massive data breaches. here now abc s rebecca jarvis. reporter: target wants you back, and they re ready to pay for your love. announcing it will offer target gift cards for 10% off this black friday. that s free money. an unprecedented move from the retailer who faced an unprecedented data breach last holiday season. expected to cost target more than $1 billion. the big box retailer still feeling the effects with sales and foot traffic down. the data breach hit target hard last holiday season. this year they re doing all they can to win back their customers. reporter: two weeks till thanksgiving and an all-out war for your business. retailers clamoring for a cut of those $804 each american shopper is expected to spend this holiday. walmart rolling back prices on more than 20,000 items, including apple ipad minis now $60 off.
aspects of the health issue starting to emerge. eric telford for realclearpolicy.com, works at the franklin center pointed out today that the fda is dragging its feet on a antidote to the meningitis outbreak that is sickening college students both in the east coast and the west coast. the p.d.a. won t approve the meningitis vaccine. what do you do when the health insurance is nonexistent and financial and unexplainable and mean while people are getting sick of real diseases? that is a big risk to people. absolutely. one big mess, but the president has a bit of a reprieve as he continues to vacation in hawaii. he gets away from all the yelling and the screaming here in washington. all right. surf s up. exactly. jim, thank you for joining us. merry christmas to you. giant retailer target is trying to lure customers back to the stores with a 10% discount this weekend after a massive credit card breach compromised the personal information of up to
don lemon is monitoring this and other stories coming into the situation room. you are right about that. the giant retailer walmart recalling 2 million scchinese-me heaters that cause burn and fire hazard. they have received reports of property damage, and the brands are flow pro, airtech, aloha breeze, and comfort essentials. they are saying to bring in the units for a refund. and metro riders, make sure you are ready to show police your carry-on items. the police will conduct random searches. they say they are brief, but if the readers refuse, they can t bring the carry-ons into the station. and in georgia, police have alleged a drug ring called rude beast. they seized more than $3 million of ecstasy from a suburban atlanta home. a customs officer was among 14
information. a very complicated, dynamic certain. a clear picture what google was up against and how far china was willing to go, drew. amazing stuff. thanks, deborah feyerick, live in new york on this development. another development a shocker from wikileaks. how stocks are reacting to today s news. from the new york stock exchange, considering the largest employment lawsuit in history against walmart and alleging this giant retailer favored men over women in pay and promotions. uh-huh. right. this has been going on for a while, but it just keeps getting bigger. this is going to affect about 1.5 million women. 1.6 million to be exact. we re talking about current and former walmart workers. they basically claim women were paid less for men and passed up for promotions. the supreme court will decide whether or not these women can ban together to form a class action lawsuit against walmart.