cnn newsroom starts right now. happy black friday. one in four americans says that he or she plans to shop on this busy shopping day and the crowds are coming out. at times, however, things do get out of hand like at this walmart near los angeles. authorities say a woman waiting in line pepper sprayed other customers, apparently, so she could get a better place in line. ten people were hurt when the crowd scattered. no serious injuries reported. the woman paid for her items and ran out of the store and detectives are hoping that a security camera will help identify her. and there was another wild morning at a walmart near orlando and police say two men started fighting at the jewelry counter. one of them allegedly resisted arrest and officers ended up wrestling him to the ground. okay, hopefully these are just exceptions and it s an important day in the united states, as well. as far as the economy is concerned. so much of this economy relies on consumer spending. we
it will not be happening. got to be. you will be. love it. just to see the melee. not looking to buy anything just. people watch. more power to you. thank you. little cup of cocoa or hot java. or whatever. nice holiday festive beverages. it s okay. good to see you. have fun with that shopping. we will be looking for you in the live shots. don t do that. a lot ahead, let s begin in egypt. i m fredricka whit field, welcome to studio 7. it is happy thanksgiving day. military leaders in egypt are apologizing for the deaths of prob pro democracy protester d . . at least 38 people have been killed in the last six days. 3,000 others have been injured. the apology was posted on the facebook page of the supreme council of the armed forces. an egyptian american journalist in cairo is accusing the military police of sexual assault. mona tweeted she was quote beating and arrested. her arms are in casts. she has been released an mona now joins me on the phone f
future leaders, workers and taxpayers of america. its where we re grooming our kids for what america will become. you ve heard a lot about where we re failing in education. maybe the best way to fix our problems is to identify what s working. jamie figure letter is a first grade teacher in brooklyn. jamie, we re seeing success in what s known as enhanced curriculum, read alongs, group discussions, enhancing what we do in the classroom. 19-year-olds who participated in enhanced curriculum, 21% were more likely to graduate high school. 61% more like tloi go on to college. how is this working in the classroom? well, i think across the board you have a lot of teachers who do tons of read alloweds and tons of math games as way to promote mathematical understanding. it really works. kids are learning how to communicate with one another. they re learning how to understand books and wrap their heads around what s happening in books and get them excited about reading. it s really am
another child sex scandal at a major university, syracuse stunned by allegations. a former ball boy coming forward. the making of a terrorist. an afghan terror group releasen never before scene video inside a training camp. a dry run for a gruesome and deadly attack. clashes with the cops. rage against the banks. a major show of force by occupy wall street protesters in new york and across the country as demonstrators mark the two-month anniversary of their cause on this american morning. captions by vitac www.vitac.com oh, good morning to you. happy friday. my favorite day of the week. it s notch 18 besides saturday and sunday, of course. that s what i love about you. i can t help it. ale a has the day off. i m carol costello along with christine romans. welcome to american morning. let s get started with new allegations of sexual abuse at another major university. this time it involves assistant men s basketball coach bernie boeheim. alina cho is with
ahead, 477 for what? the lopsided prisoner exchange between israelis and palestinians taking place overnight. hamas calls is a great day. some israelis say the price for a captured soldier is just too high. a live report just ahead. and i m christine romans, getting congress to pass the jobs bill piece by piece. some say the president s trip is more about one job. saving his own. now president obama is responding on this american morning. captions by vitac www.vitac.com good morning to you. it is tuesday, october 18th. welcome to american morning. a little chill in the air here in new york, but not where carol is. out in the desert, carol costello is getting ready for politics in the desert. joining us live this morning, good morning, carol. oh, good morning. you know the best thing about las vegas right at this moment? gambling? besides that. it s 3:00 in the morning here, and there s a starbucks open. at a casino. i m loving it. and there are people