skeleton a social media sensation sold out almost immediately in july. in salem, massachusetts the halloween capital of the world, ghosts and goblins have already started creeping in. salem in october is craziness. this family home has been a local atrack. it brings us a lot of joy. decorating brings people can come. it doesn t matter who you are. if you love halloween just come look, take pictures, and it s just a lot of fun for the kids. reporter: nationwide shoppers are expected to spend a record $10 billion this year. that is over a billion dollars more than pre-pandemic levels. after a year off halloween is back in a big way but decorating our homes might not be so easy. supply chain backups are haunting u.s. retailers. shipping delays, trucker shortages, and port congestion all causing a slowdown on inventory. historically we would have delivered probably 90 plus percent of our merchandise to our stores. today we are probably at 80%.
fired multiple shots. gonzales died at the scene. doyle s wife claims it s in self-defense but he is charged with second degree murder. while we wait for the nfl commissioner s decision on tom brady s deflategate appeal we re hearing about new rules. do you think more rules will make the game better? steve said, no more rules about the football. just make the league provide them for all games and let the referees controlled them. sounds like a good idea. larry says, though at least it will stop some cheaters maybe. teresa says more and more the nfl is become thing no-fun league, but terrance says it has to be done. ethics first. thanks everyone for writing. we had so many more responsibilities. we ll trite to get the other comments when we do our show tomorrow. so, now it s time for my take. over the weekend i was back in my home town in minnesota halloween capital of the world,