merchants could not be happier. retailers hope to rake in 466 billion dollars in holiday sales this year, up nearly 3% over 2010. cbs news correspondent drew levinson gets us started in new york this morning. reporter: contrary to popular belief, black friday is usually not the busiest shopping day of the year, but it is definitely the start of the mark of the season. analysts say the best deals aren t usually available until later but that does not seem to be stopping anyone. finally! reporter: and they are off. black friday shoppers poured into shops and stores. after days of waiting, everyone had a game plan. we are going to split it up so each of us have an aisle to go to. we look at the ads and figure out what we need on the team and we get our job done. reporter: that s music to retailers ears. the average consumer is expected to spend just over $704 on holiday shopping this year. with the season accounting for 25% to 40% of annual retail sales. many stores
expected to shop this weekend. retailers hope to rake in 466 billion dollars in holiday sales this year, up nearly 3% over 2010. cbs news correspondent drew levinson gets us started in new york this morning. drew, good morning to you. good morning to you, terrell. reporter: contrary to popular belief, black friday is usually not the busiest shopping day of the year, but it is definitely the mark of the start of the season. analysts say the best deals aren t usually available until later but that does not seem to be stopping anyone. finally! reporter: and they are off. black friday shoppers poured into shops and stores as retails opened early to cash in. after days of waiting, everyone had a game plan. we are going to split it up so that each of us have an aisle to go to. we look at the ads and figure out what we need on the team and we get our job done. reporter: that s music to retailers ears. the average consumer is expected to spend just over $704 on holiday
on the city. warm and engaging smile never the slightest hint of the private battle fought as asince 2002 first diagnosed with cancer in her right breast already spread from her body so grateful beyond words. the good wishes the kindness the concern and especially the prayer s something she would live with every day she never allowed to define her life greatly shrugging off questions about her health struggles she faced i would like people to know there is so much good how healthy i feel and am undergoing treatment but here i am and i feel great spring 2009 mrs. daly health deteriorating leg crisis side effect new medical setbacks metal rod in her leg had to be replaced in and out of hospital several times in the final weeks of her husband s off office well up to be there by his side when he left city hall for final time public person cancer center northwestern that will be her legacy one week before thanksgiving maggie taylor cancer she had courageously bat
dedicated herself to children s issues and the arts here in chicago she also gained admiration of many during her hard-fought battle with cancer here s a look back at her life and impact on this city. she was diagnosed with cancer in her right breast and that had spread throughout her body i am grateful for the kindness and concerned the good wishes and the prayer . while the cancer was something she would live with every day she never allowed it to define her life should bravely shrugged off questions about her health i would like people to know that there s a much good going on and i feel very healthily even though i am still under treatment but here i am and i feel great but by 2009 her health began to deteriorate she suffered a leg fracture as a result of treatment and then she had to medical setbacks replacing the titanium ryan and her leg and she was in and out of the hospital but she was well enough to be with her husband by his side as he left city hall for the fi
route to the country and the chicago mostly organized here mostly quiet until the very end lasalle street joining us live protest started at 3:30 p.m. and the afternoon at 9:00 continued take a look behind me the group that left tonight next to the board of trade building along the loop jackson boulevard cameraman to swimming or around another group across the street corner of jackson and lasalle street this has been their place where they have been the last two months during the occupy movement for the past five and half hours the group peaceable opinionated protesters taken their case all over chicago streets no signs of showing down no signs of giving up. hundreds if not thousand local determined protesters gathered at a conference center at 3:30 p.m. a police expecting them. occupy movement move to north along wgntv.com lasalle street stop on the bridge to make a statement group calling themselves the 99 percent allowed police to make arrests 46 to be exact carefully po