Stores with reduced capacity could mean a 40minute wait. The National Retail federation on its website predicts online sales will be capturing 20 to 30 of the holiday market, up from last year. There are no corporate parties and reduced inventory and fewer employees are in many stores according to consumer expert and San Francisco State University marketing professor. The projections are that because the consumer demand has been suppressed so far, starting with today, which is black friday and the start of the Holiday Shopping season, there is some kind of penalty up demand that people, you know, they want to give gifts to family and friends to uplift their spirits in a very challenging year. Reporter walnut creek downtown there is a 20 vacancy rate right now but Property Owners say they are getting inquiries about renting the vacant sites according to the walnut creek Downtown Business association. Whats missing is probably, you know, the ice rink. Were unable to host the ice rink thi
Philadelphia. Im sitting in front of mconkey ferry inn, that is the exact prays Continental Army stayed before general washingtons fateful trip across the delaware river. This is a historic backdrop on history in 2020. Susan li is in the newsroom in new york. Grady trimble at the polls in harrisburg, pennsylvania. Blake burman at the white house. Hillary vaughn with the Biden Campaign in wilmington. Well get to everybody. Well start with you, grady, like me youre in pennsylvania. I was out at the polls. We saw long lines in bucks county outside of philly. Some people waited well over an hour to vote. Seemed like a lot of enthusiasm, pretty strong inperson turnout at least in county. What do you see where you are . That is the same scenario in pittsburgh this morning, connell. We have video of the polling place we were at just a few hours ago. When the polls opened, there were lines that lined around the block. What youre looking at ppg paint arena. That is actually where the Pittsburgh
The heat beat the lakers arch rival the Boston Celtics in the conference finals and of course it would have been great to see the lakers play the celtics again. But its even better knowing matt damon spent the night crying into his my little pony pillow. Many fans in miami are fired up. This was the scene there on sunday night. Where the bars are open and they appear to have thrown caution to the wind. From the streets to the bars of winwood, the sounds of pots and pans are taking over the streets of the magic city tonight. Oh, my, it is the First Time Since 2014, by the way, that the heats are going to the final. And the fans are going to the hospital because none of them are wearing masks. You cant be a diehard fan if you live, can you . The last time the heat made it to the finals, they had a player named lebron james. This is lebrons tenth appearance in an nba final with three different teams and hes not done. If he wins at the lakers, he says next year he is going to sign with the
Prime minister is calling for early elections and an overhaul of lebanons political class. And other news 5 months after its 1st fatality the coronavirus death toll in brazil passes 100000. And as you can see thousands of israelis are back outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu his residence demanding his exit over corruption allegations and his courage in 1000 responds. Really well into the sports news including the process of European Fund ventas. Sorry has been silent for Champions League just 2 weeks after he won the italian league. Now the deadly port explosion in lebanons capital is now igniting a fresh wave of anger towards the government thousands have been demonstrating in central beirut with. Some protesters storming the Foreign Ministry and Prime Minister how sunday up says people have a right to be angry addressing the nation just a short while ago he has called for early elections now one Police Officer has been killed in clashes with protesters and the Lebanese Red Cro
Parliamentary elections a poll that could cement the president s grip on power. Remembering the victims of hiroshima japan marks 75 years since the worlds 1st atomic bomb which killed a 140000 people. To the sport go 1st major coronavirus pandemic gets on the word as the worlds greatest players compete at the p. G. A. Championship. French president emanuel macron has pledged his support during a visit to beirut 2 days after a large explosion devastated parts of the lebanese capital hes visited the harbourside blast zone where angry crowds have vented their anger the government told them that french aid would not go to corrupt hands and that hell negotiate a new political pact with lebanese traitors. Its similar to our its my duty to help you as a people to bring you medicine to make sure you are fed and to help you reconstruct i can guarantee to be transparent and i will guarantee you will not go into corrupt hands. 7 while the explosion on tuesday destroyed the citys port where more t