the non-profit group transparency international has released its list of most corrupt countries. tied for the number one spot are somalia, north korea and afghanistan. the countries with the cleanest records include new zealand, canada and germany. the united states is tied for 19th cleanest with uruguay. well, these brown snakes are becoming a huge problem in guam, particularly at andersen air force base. to combat the snake species, 2,000 mice stuffed with painkillers will be parachuted in. why? well, painkillers are deadly to the snakes, which won t be able to resist the para trooping rodents. now for a first look at business, cnbc s hampton pearson. hampton, good morning. reporter: hi, mara. first of all, cyber monday sales topped $2 billion for the first time ever. adobe, which tracks 2,000 retail websites, says online sales rose 16% with a record 18% coming from smartphones and tablets. as of monday evening, amazon