We heard a massive irish ceremony is happening in new jersey. he was on d-day and he is here is with his late wife kathleen on their honeymoon in georgia. wash him a happy 100th birthday. happy birthday to jim rogers. thanks for being with us today. it s friday. shortages, soaring prices. the arrival of omicron making it a december most retailers don t want to remember. shoppers pulling back as inflation takes a toll. retail sales dropping 2% with the prior months with department stores taking the biggest hit. the dow dropping almost 200 points. it was down more than that earlier. today s report is raising wherries about the economy and earnings. how bad will this get? welcome. i m charles payne in for neil