Relief efforts. Theres a lot of people that are frustrated out there and i can certainly appreciate that and we felt that when we were on the Road Yesterday but also told them that this is unprecedented what we are dealing with. Previously the worst Storm Georgia had ever dealt with. We dont need people in washington doing things, we need people here doing things and this Community Show that. Sandra Brandnew Top of the hour. We now know at least 200 are dead. Holmes upended and homes unrecognizable. Any moment now President Biden will be getting an update in florida as he continues his tour of the hardesthit areas. Our thoughts are with all of those affected by this. It is brutal for so many. Hello and welcome everyone. I am Sandra Smith in New York. John our houtz go out. Im John Roberts in washington and this is america reports. Today marks a week since Hurricane Calin made landfall. Survivors are isolated by catastrophic flooding and they are desperately flooding Stomach Pleading fo
i think part of this also is it is really a blockbuster season for brick and mortar retailers because online sales have been doing great during the pandemic. brick and mortar sellers were devastated, so that they could have a strong season even while there is inflation, even while there is port backups, even while everyone said there were going to be shortages, et cetera, i think it is kind of a testament to their ability to heal. how did supply chains heal what was their role in all of this? mostly supply chains healed by ramping up production, expanding capacity, making investments, and you just got to wait for you got to wait to get your parts, to get your machinery, and to get those things. but the, you know, there is this phrase that sounds like it makes no sense, but it is the cure for
to fox business network s lauren simonetti with the latest. lauren? good to see you. smaller discounts on fewer items because of supply chain issues from the factory shut downs to the port backups. this cyber monday, expect to ring up sales of $11.3 billion. that compared to 10.8 billion last year. black friday just passed. that was a disappointment. brought in 8.9 billion online, slightly less than 22. charles, the first time ever that sales declined on a major shopping day. people just couldn t find what they were looking for. according to adobe analytics, out of stock messages surged 124% from last year. that s why shoppers started early and more likely to shop in person. there s hope that things are getting better. walmart s ceo just said that he has seen a 26% increase in
for their own ships to get goods to americans in time for the holidays. port backups, covid outbreaks and supply country worker shortages mean that toys, decorations, appliances and furniture may be delayed. what usually takes 40 days now takes 80 days for shipping transport. some are pointing the finger at the biden administration. where are they on addressing the shipping problem or trying to unclog the ports. the answer is they re absent without leave. the biden administration wants to regulate shipping rates. it said so even before we had this crisis. that throws more sand if the gears. cheryl: large companies are absorb the cost on a temporary basis. small businesses are really the ones that are in jeopardy in all of this. carley: and what, cheryl, is the latest out of california. cheryl: a nuchal important ya law new california law signed by governor newsom will ban the sale of gas powered equipment by 2024.
going on. among members of congress who have come forward with a lot of different ideas and discussions we ve had with a group led by the senator from west virginia. so we believe in this process but also very much agree this can t go on forever. the men people want results. we are 13th place in in infrastructure as a country now and probably headed in the wrong direction. seeing losses to this day. not just things you count up in industry group reports of the billions lost when we have port backups, jut individual families paying hundreds of bucks a year in the so-called pothole tax. invisible cost of wear and tear on our vehicles when roads aren t in good shape. this can t go on in terms of condition of our infrastructure, therefore, negotiations can t go on forever either. you ve a veteran, before you go, served as an intelligence officer. i know there s something you re thinking about this memorial day weekend? yeah. i mean, for memorial day, when