yes, 6:00 a.m. in atlanta, georgia. let s get you caught up on the headlines of the day. one of three american students arrested in egypt says they were hit repeatedly just after their arrest, but the news and the good news certainly for their families, you re seeing the pictures there, all three are now back on american soil. the last of them got back just a few hours ago. they were accused of throwing molotov cocktails during anti-government protests in tahrir square. we ll hear from them in a few minutes. nato saying it s highly likely that they carried out air strikes that killed 24 pakistani soldiers near the border with afghanistan. this incident has led to strong protests by the pakistani government, plus the closing of key nato supply routes in afghanistan. pakistan is also telling the u.s. that they have two weeks to leave an air base there that s used for drones. they said the same thing just after the raid that killed osama bin laden. we ll have a live report fro
critical condition after a shooting. an apparent attempted robbery of his bargains. at a south carolina walmart, one woman was hospitalized after another attempted robbery. heard gun shots, about five of them. reporter: in new york, two women were taken away by an ambulance over a scuffle over cell phones. next thing i know, they cut the thing and there s 200 people on top of my mom. reporter: they said overall, it s been a very safe event, but added they are always looking at how to do things better. pepper spray was used in a north carolina walmart, this time by score security. in florence, alabama, police used a stun gun on an unruly customer. while in buckeye, questions about excessive force on an eldly man suspected of shopt lifting, leaving many to wonder
good morning. welcome to weekends with alex witt where it s just past 11:00 a.m. here in the east and 8:00 in the west. we begin with the numbers streaming in from the black friday blitz. the 24 hours that started at 9:00 p.m. thursday will be the biggest in retail history with sales at $27 billion. mall of america saw the biggest crowd yesterday with at least 15,000 people waiting for the midnight opening. of course, many shoppers, since i have to skip all of that chaos. online spending was way up. 24% higher than last year. on thanksgiving, online sales jumped 39%. however, black friday was violent for some. in arizona, a grandfather was left beaten and bloodied after police took the 54-year-old to the ground for suspicion of shoplifting. police say as security guards saw the man put the man under his shirt at a walmart in buckeye. one man said he put it in his pants only while trying to