As well as millions of americans facing unemployment and a lack of another stimulus package to put cash in the pockets. Has many wondering what we can expect from this Holiday Shopping season. So lets get some expert analysis from dr. Banky shankar, director of research at the center for retailing studies at Mays Business School at texas a and m. And dr. Barbara stuart, the coordinator of retailing and Consumer Sciences at the university of houston. Thank you both for being here today. Dr. Stuart, i want to start with you. Were seeing a change in black friday due to the pandemic and stores want to avoid crowds. What are some new trends that were already seeing for the black friday this year . Well, here are 3 aspects that will make this a black friday like, you know, rather firstly, Online Shopping has exploded. Secondly, shopping, and thirdly, retail is innovating and so on the on line explosion, as the panamic began. My degree said consumers change the way they shot 40 percent of peo
Consecutive day. They say the country is still far from ending its lockdown. U. S. Secretary of state mike pompeo is in israel for a three day visit. It comes as the countrys Prime Minister in bahrains foreign minister held talks, the first since normalizing relations earlier this year. The talks supported by the Trump Administration has angered palestinians. A visit to an israeli settlement, the first ever by a u. S. Sectary of state. Reporter stepping off a plane in israel in what is his last International Tour as u. S. Secretary of state, mike pompeo reasserting changes to many of the longstanding policies under Donald Trumps fouryear term, including the recognition of jerusalem as israels capital. It is great to be back in jerusalem. Reporter standing alongside the Prime Minister of israel and the foreign minister of bahrain, he held a series of accords between israel and a number of nations. This agreement tells malign actors like iran that their influence in the region is waning.
Weekend as a chance to get a jump on the Holiday Shopping, chinas single day may actually be the biggest worldwide. In fact, ecommerce behemoths ali baba expanded its single day offering to take place over 11 days this year and nearly doubled sales to more than 75 1000000000. 00. And thats ali baba alone, while black friday was once and now known for outrageous door busters that caused consumers to line up in front of Big Box Stores like target, walmart, and best buy 2019 was the 1st year in which more people shopped online than in store for the most part, sales figures have continued to trend up over the last 2 decades. But the covert 19 pandemic has thrown a wrench in the works. The fact that many stores will not have in person a bed due to the pandemic, as well as millions of americans facing unemployment and a lack of another stimulus package to put cash in a customers pockets. Has many wondering what we can expect from this Holiday Shopping season. So lets get some expert analysis
Seeing it move in further to the north. Mike, any issues for drivers heading out to work this morning . Yeah, kari, on the nimitz we have it maybe once a week and on friday the 13th looking at the coliseum camera where northbound is jammed solid from about 66 and hitting the brakes. Maybe the slower drive there as you travel north past the coliseum. At the bay bridge is just fine and no other surprises for folks out on the road. Back to you. Thank you very much. 6 01. Arizona after days of counting the projected winner is expected to be joe biden. In the meantime in georgia a recount is under way. All votes will be counted by hand. Biden leads President Trump there by just over 14,000 votes. We havent heard from the president in eight days . Reporter right. But he has been on twitter making unsubstantiated claims about the election. We have, however, heard from republicans, a few, not many, agreeing joe biden is the winner here but more are now saying President Trump needs to cooperate
California, the majority of the customers impacted rn napa county, Sonoma County and marin county and with thousands of customers in san mateo and santa clara counties that could also be affected. Pg e will open over 100 Community Resource centers to support those without power and there will be handwashing stations, people can charge medical equipment and other devices and they are also providing snacks. These are the areas to be impacted starting this evening. It includes every bay area county except for San Francisco. Now lets get the latest on the weather. This afternoon is when we get the wind, right around sunset tonight is when the majority of us expect to see them pick up and it will be windy overnight. But first let me get you out the door sunday morning. Temperature sitting right around 60 and a quick look ahead shows we will see numbers in the mid70s today and plenty of morning clouds. It should look gray at times to start the day with daytime highs into the mid70s for most.