Superspreader. Its okay to cry. Its okay to break down. Hospitals across the country under siege. But front line er doctors still manage to send a message of hope plus, weve got a live one shark tanks mr. Wonderful kevin oleary in the news tank, talking Small Business survival. Live from cnbc global headquarters, the facts, the truth, the news with Shepard Smith. Good evening. The United States just topped more than 13 million covid cases, according to johns hopkins. Los angeles has just issued a new stayathome order it starts on monday. A full report coming and all of this as the virus has disrupted another american tradition. Black friday, normally one of the busiest shopping days of the year not in covids 2020 in many parts of our nation, thinner lines at stores. Smaller crowds at malls. Many people opting to shop from home instead its a trend accelerated by covid. Shoppers projected to spend as much as 10. 6 billion today. Thats according to the data firm Adobe Analytics and thanksgiving day spending rose by more than 21 compared to the same day last year. Total spending yesterday north of 5 billion. An alltime high we have coverage from all angles tonight. In a moment shark tanks mr. Wonderful will join us to talk about the online spending boom and how Small Businesses are staying afloat also reporting from deirdre bosa on where people are spending their money this year. But first, cnbcs Bertha Coombs outside a target store in new york city. Bertha, a quiet day . Yeah, quiet day, though busier than you would have thought. This is normally the super bowl of shopping days but unlike football, this year black friday a lot less of a contact sport. We did find some lines we saw that a couple dozen gamers were lined up in the wee hours outside of the Garden State Plaza mall not for bargains, but hoping to score a coveted ps5 console. By the time the store was set to open at 7 00 a. M. , well the crowd were trying to get word and the news was not good. The manager came out here, said i have no playstation five, i have about six xboxes people level because were leaving because they just need information. But while they were leaving by midmorning, there were a lot of people coming in, filling up spots in the parking lot, and shoppers were actually driving past the spots for Curbside Pickup to shop inside in person for bargains the crowds thinner than normal for a black friday, but that was comforting for some. I guess i always think of huge crowds. But obviously, there arent. So this may actually end up being the best time to come. It might be the safest time. At a lululemon store in tysons corner, in order to follow social distancing rules, they actually turned the line into a virtual line they started texting shoppers, took their numbers, texted them when it was their turn to come in order to keep them spaced out. That line was about two hours long according to analysts over at cowen, they think that instore shopping will be down about 30 on friday. And just looking around at the mall today, it seems to be younger shoppers that really want to get out and shop in person today, and probably this weekend. Bertha, thanks. Black friday not enough. Target announcing a cyber week the retailer offering what its advertising as the largest ever lineup of digital deals. Another sign Online Shopping is taking over this year. So what are customers putting in their virtual carts . Cnbcs deirdra bosa now with us. What are this years hottest holiday items . Well, shep, like so much else this year, the hot items, theyre looking a little bit different as well. Think pandemic products like toothbrushes for all of your zoom meetings and masks for everything else. As you alluded to, there are fewer door busters, and more people are shopping online than ever so the holiday discounts started earlier in categories like home decor and beauty, they are in higher demand this year. Take this popular phillips electric toothbrush. The sale version is completely sold out on walmart, but you can still get it for about 20 bucks off on amazon and target even smile direct club has a black friday deal on dental aligners now for your artisanal mask needs, there are discounts as deep as 60 . Its also a good place to go to support Small Businesses where you can find deals on personalized gifts you can get your or your loved ones face on a puzzle amazon is expected to benefit most of all this Holiday Season has a small support section on the sit where you can look for local deals by region. There are nut pods and dairy free creamer in the northeast a brand that sales homemade ceramics and incense sticks the most featured deals on amazon are its own devices from echoes and ring doorbells. Key question for the retailers big and small, shep. Can they actually deliver their packages on time the big box retailers as well as u. P. S. And fedex, they have ramped up their Holiday Hiring but industry expert, even amazon, which has built up its own Logistics Network are warning shoppers not to wait until the last minute. So i hope youre not a procrastinator i certainly am but im starting to get myself in order get it done, deirdre, thank you. As americans plan to shop this weekend, many businesses are scrambling to keep up with shopping trends. The covid shutdown and ensuing restrictions forced a digital revolution kevin oleary, best known for shark tanks mr. Wonderful you are a major investor in businesses across multiple sectors, have they been able to figure out how to get through this its been an extraordinary outcome, one i could have never perceived could happen, because in march when we were scrambling for ppe loans, the majority of my companies were cash flow negative we shut down 50 which is pretty much every americans business until we went through this extraordinary transformation we would have never shut down our headquarters, we would have never assumed that we could make a pivot and start selling direct to our customers instead of through retail thats exactly what happened and shep, when you sell something direct to a customer, you make almost 100 cents on the dollar versus 50 cents when you sell through retail. So thats the reason that there is a massive digital pivot going on, and there is major cost savings also occurring i could have never foreseen this 15 of my staff, including the areas of accounting, logistics and compliance never want to come back to the office. Wow theyre raising kids at home in the suburbs, taking care of elderly parents. Another major savings. This is happening to every business in america. Ive read, kevin, that you were kind of shocked, really, to learn so many of your younger employees didnt have any savings, and then you started a business to help them out. Yeah. It was amazing if you recall the way the ppe worked, you had to show your payroll records on february 15th thats when i learned almost 90 of my young employees and my managers, people in their late 20s and early 30s had basically two weeks of salary set aside. They had invested nothing. We have failed in Financial Literacy thats a huge mistake to explain to them youve got to start saving so i put together an app called beanstocks that invests the same way i do it uses etfs every one of them to put 100 and its asking every one of them to put 100 a week aside, right out of their bank account and paycheck and start thinking of the future. If you look at the markets over the last 150 years and you get the average returns and you only put 100 aside, you retire at 65 with a 1. 5 million in the bank thats a good outcome. Its a huge problem in america it sounds that sounds like a great outcome. You know, were kind of interrupting with the news tonight a shark tank marathon that started after the markets closed this afternoon. Youve been on the show for 11 years. What do you think it is that keeps people coming back and back and back, no matter what the economy well, everybody is trying to figure out the magic of shark tank. Its extraordinary going into its second decade, but i think its one thing, shep its the magic, the pursuit of personal freedom, the American Dream encapsulated into a onehour show. I dont know whats going walk through those doors. You dont. And we go through the exploration together and we find out every once in a while it doesnt work for everybody, but weve made multiple millionaires. Weve sold billions of dollars of product we are the essence of the American Dream thats what really shark tank is about you a great idea, you solve problems, youll be financially free you can set your family free with just one good idea. Before we let you go, for your businesses and there are lots of them, what is your thinking about when generally speaking business functions more normally its not going to be the same when we come back out of this, we are going to have a much more efficient economy. Major savings around real estate, business travel, shep, i guarantee you, my own personal experience, were going to be saving between 20 and 50 next year we dont need to fly to see a buyer anymore. We do it on a zoom call. We have Technology Like docusign we use crowd strike for what were doing in security. We use shopify platforms the world has changed. What happened in nine months was supposed to take five years. Even nikes numbers, theyve now got a third of their business worldwide direct to consumer they dont need retail as much the world has changed and the market senses it the reason its at alltime highs is it knows when we return, the new digital america 2. 0 is going to be more productive, have higher cash flow and be very, very much better off than it was prepandemic its hard to say a pandemic that kills people as a silver lining, but thats what it was leave it to you to find one kevin oleary, thank you so much for our audience kevin has been working on his latest primetime project with cnbc he wants to hear about your money disputes to help you figure out the best way forward. So if youre into it, go to cnbc. Com moneydispute. Tell kevin your story. Most Small Businesses in new york have been allowed to stay open since the summertime. That may be about to change. Governor cuomo announcing a covid plan for the winter when he says he expects cases to surge again, saying and im quoting, this virus has phases, and as the phases change, your plans should change. He also said the state will look at how thanksgiving impacted cases. Governor cuomo says all of the states theories project a postholiday increase. Gabe gutierrez is live in new york city. Whats the governors winter plan well, thats a big question, shep shep, his office says he is discussing what he calls that winter plan, but he hasnt gotten into the exact details about what it would include, just a broad outline among that, a mechanism for back seat distribution, more restrictions and socalled microclusters. And taking a really close look at hospital bed space. Shep, the governor is also talking about increasing testing in schools, although its unclear exactly how that would work or whether the School Systems will have their resources to do it as you know, mayor bill de blasio in new york city has faced a lot of backlash for closing schools, even though the Positivity Rate in schools is much lower than the rest of to the now increased testing in classrooms will be crucial to reopening come this winter and we expect to get more details on all that in the coming days. Meanwhile, the line for Rapid Testing here in new york city continues into the night, shep gabe gutierrez, thank you in the spring, new york was one of the epicenters of this pandemic positive test results jumped from 27 the week of march 8th to 65 the week of march 22nd. Front line doctors at the time reported a shortage of ppe some hospitals had no more room. Some patients died all alone that same scene is playing out in icus across our nation. Now the doctors who lived through it here share what they learned, hoping their message helps our newest frontline heros in their fight. As an emergency medicine physician, were exposed to a lot of infectious diseases, but none like covid19 theyre doctors who fought the invisible enemy, now sharing what got them through. First stop, new york city. Especially at the height of the pandemic, when every single patient was covid19, i wasnt sure whether i was going get sick and then of course bring it home to my family and my friends. Reporter dr. Christine haynes is also a mother. She tells us the contagion forced her the separate from her little ones for ten long weeks heartbreaking but important to keep them safe her advice to heroes on the front line youre human, and its okay to cry its okay to break down. Believe me, i did many times next stop, l. A. Its always hard to talk about end of life matters with family members but once you introduce an illness that cannot just be devastating but can also pose risks to others, it takes on a very different dimension reporter dr. Sam torbati warning the surge takes a toll at work and at home too. On an individual level, its going to be different. Your family members may not want to interact with you you may need to develop a process of decontaminating yourself in your garage before youre allowed back in and you may need to prepare to become sick. Reporter last stop, seattle. Toughest part was being the first in the u. S. To be really experiencing what a wave of Covid Patients looks like. It felt helpless reporter the fight was isolating. Her advice no one should feel alone in this battle talking to colleagues in other cities where they were also experiencing the surge and know that it was a shared common experience those conversations really carried me through reporter and frontline heros are the ones carrying us through, giving thanks for your all. For the news, im andrea day now to the vote. Its not over. Not in georgia, anyway speaking of georgia, ill be going there. All eyes on georgia as two runoff elections can decide the fate of the senate and the nation when you got to go, go touchless. All of our soap dispensers, our paper towels are all touchless. Reporter the new airplane bathroom experience. All passengers have to do now is look up and see the green light. Reporter plus the pandemic upsurge. Can breeders keep up with the demand we cant just up the Assembly Line the facts, the truth, the news with Shepard Smith, back in 60 seconds still developing this hour, still developing this hour, irans Top Nuclear Scientist was assassinated today thats according to irans defense minister state media reports he died after armed men shot up his bodyguards and his car the attack 40 miles east of tehran no one has claimed responsibility, but irans foreign minister is blaming israel, quoting now serious indications of israeli responsibility, he says. Neither israel nor the United States is commenting the scientist was known as the mastermind of irans covert atomic bomb program. Nbcs ali arouzi is in tehran. Hey, shep i can tell you there is anger, outrage and little bit of anxiety here in tehran after irans Top Nuclear Scientist was assassinated in a brazen attack in broad daylight. Now senior officials in the country have been calling for swift revenge for his assassination. The head of irans armed forces says that the country must revenge his assassination immediately. Others have been saying that if a swift blow isnt delivered to the United States and israel, it will only embolden the enemy also, paramilitary groups have staged a demonstration this evening, saying that no u. S. Assets should remain safe in this region over the next 40 days now Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was the father of Irans Nuclear program. This is going to be a big dent to the country, to their nuclear program. Its also going to expose a major Security Breach in the country and raise a lot of questions as to why irans Top Nuclear Scientist was exposed this way now although its probably not going to close down Irans Nuclear program, it is going to make negotiations with the United States and the future Biden Administration very complicated. Shep ali arouzi from tehran. Another legal blow from president trump, this time in pennsylvania a federal Appeals Court has rejected the trump teams latest push to claim voter fraud there. Three judges were on the panel, including one appointed by the president. They ruled that the fraud claims have no merit. The president is still resisting the results, at least on twitter, but on camera yesterday, he sounded less cavalier he told reporters he will leave the white house if the Electoral College votes for biden. Theyre set to do just that when they meet in a few weeksters sie this was the first time weve seen the president take questions from reporters since election day the president getting involved in Georgias Senate race now he said hell campaign in the state next saturday, december 5th. Thats new today two senate seats up for grabs there in a high stakes runoff that will decide who controls the u. S. Senate. Big political cash is pouring in there. The ad spending right now is massive. Republicans and democrats are shelling out 2 million every day on average in tv and radio ads. Thats according to advertising analytics. The parties have already spent nearly 60 million since election day and have booked another 200 million worth of ads in the days to come. Nbcs julia jester is live in atlanta for us julia, how is this cash impacting the turnout . Do we know all that saturation on the airwaves does seem to be making an impact here nearly 900,000 georgians have already requested their absentee mailin ballots. Undecided and for both democrats and republicans, the focus isnt so much on persuading undecided voters, but rather getting their core bases to turn out again in january. Democrat jon ossoff and Raphael Warnock are riding the momentum of a biden win here in georgiaet they can help him an to argue that they can help him enact the agenda that georgians already vote for one they see suburban voters, new voters turning 18, and blacke as gr voters with a Newfound Hope as groups they can mobilize as for senators loeffler and purdue, theyre in a tough spot. They need trumps base to turn out and vote for them. But that means convincing trump voters who are frustrated to have faith in the same system that the president has been attacking as, quote, rigged and fraudulent but the president seems to be doing a bit of damage control today, tweeting in response to reports that some republicans might boycott the runoff, saying that although, quote, the election was a total scam, he needs republicans to get out and support these republican senators now both loeffler and perdue are welcoming his visit to the state here next saturday but all eyes will be on his messaging. President trumps refusal to accept president elect bidens victory is really robbing the senators of pushing a key argument that holding the gop Senate Majority is the last line of defense against a democratic white house. Shep thank you so much construction workers struggling to keep up with demand the Hospitality Industry struggling to keep people employed so when Joshua Copeland got laid off, he saw an opportunity for career move. Tonight the journey from chef to carpenter. And headed back to california prepare for some paperwork the new rules and regulations greeting anyone who left california for the holiday plus, we just gotten in the details of a brandnew stayathome order issued for Los Angeles County it is widespread and will last quite a while. The details are our top story at the bottom of the hour businesses today are looking to tomorrow. Adapting. Innovating. Setting the course. But new ways of working demand a new type of network. One thats more than just fast. You need flexibility to work from anywhere and manage from everywhere. Advanced technology. With serious security. And reliable coverage, nationwide. Forwardthinking enterprises deserve forwardthinking solutions. And thats what we deliver. So bounce forward, with comcast business. A big boost for tens of thousands of workers thats whats topping cnbcs on the money. Amazon giving its front line workers a bonus ahead of the Holiday Shopping season. Fulltime employees get 300 parttimers 150. Disney planning to lay off 32,000 employees by the end of march. Thats 4,000 more than previously announced, according to an s. E. C. Filing. The pandemic continues t hammer disneys theme parks and resorts. The companys revenue for that part of the business down 61 in the last quarter hyundai and kia have agreed to pay a 210 million fine u. S. Safety regulators penalized them for not recalling faulty cars quickly enough. Both carmakers will now have their Safety Practices reviewed. [ closing bell ] on wall street, the dow up 37 the s p up 8 or so the nasdaq 111 markets closed three hours early today for the thanksgiving holiday. Good news tonight for customers of beam. Thats the mobile savings app that weve been investigating. Did so last month. Some people put their money in, but couldnt get their money back out the company now reports that customers have gotten their money. And those with whom cnbc spoke confirm that but beams troubles are not over as it battles multiple lawsuits and a federal investigation. Here is cnbcs scott cohn. Reporter whats new in steve wolfs life since we spoke with him last there is a new baby boy. His names jet no problems and couldnt be happier about that reporter and hes got 15,000 he has been trying to get back for months from beam, the app that promised to pay high interest on your savings, as much as 7 with 24 7 access to your money. Since you guys aired the story, it looks like it put some pressure on the company to act reporter our investigation found dozens of customers complaining they couldnt get their money out. And beam, a tiny startup based in this nondescript building in San Francisco blaming everything from the vendors it used to process transactions to the covid19 pandemic. Last week the federal trade commission sued, alleging deceptive practices. We were particularly concerned about consumers who complained that as a result of the pandemic, that theyre out of jobs. And with beam holding on to their money, they couldnt afford their mortgages and other bills. Reporter its not clear why beam is finally able to pay up now when some customers have been trying to get their money back since this spring a notice to customers on its website doesnt say, but the ftc isnt taking any chances its seeking a court order to prevent a repeat performance we want the court to tell beam that it cant make these kinds of false promises to customers again. Reporter meanwhile, one e depositor has filed a proposed depositor the has filed a proposed class action suit on behalf of thousands of beam customers seeking damages. And the vendors being blamed are asking an ohio judge to rule that they acted appropriately. The company is declining to comment on the lawsuits and is yet to respond in court. Can beam survive in its notice to customers, the Company Urges those who receive paper checks to cash them within 180 days or they may no longer be good. Steve wolf says hes learned his lesson about entrusting an unknown app with that kind of money. It would be nice if there is a physical location or at least some kind of a national brand, recognizable National Bank that youve got some recourse, right, if things go haywire now a beam spokesperson says the company is under strict obligations not to comment now, but there will be a statement at the appropriate time beam is one of a growing number of socalled Fintech Companies these are Technology Companies that handle your money, but theyre not banks so theyre not regulated like one the ftc says its spending a lot more resources these days policing this new industry Officials Say do your homework before signing and if you do run into a problem, do what dozens of beam customers did and file a complaint. Shep scott cohn, thanks. A kid in texas helping his neighbors one plate at a time. And a mountain rescue fit for hollywood on a cnbc trip coasttocoast california. A hiker trapped under a boulder on mt. St. Helena. A Highway Patrol chopper spotting him using a flashlight as a signal. The man says it took him ten hours to free himself enough to rip his jeans and get his cell phone to call for help rescue crews tracked him down using gps and pulled him up. The man now recovering new york a deadly crash in buffalo. A minivan jumps the curb, slams speeding a woman in the passenger sea into Mckinley Monument near city hall cops say the driver was speeding a woman in the passenger seat dead on scene. The driver taken to the hospital arkansas talk about a milestone not only did Priscilla Boyle beat covid, she just turned 106 years old. Family and friends organized a car parade to celebrate. Texas, a kid boyles family says her secrets to a long life be kind, have faith and eat healthy. In texas a kid on a mission delivering 100,000 meals to people in need. Its a project called race to kindness started by fort worth fifth grader orion jean. One of the memorable things about thanksgiving is the thanksgiving meal. Knowing i could help in the smallest way makes me want to. Orion says he gets donations from all over the country. A small act of kindness going a long way on this cnbc trip coasttocoast im Shepard Smith on cnbc its the bottom of the hour. Time for the top of the news brandnew tonight, los angeles has issued a stayathome order. It happened in the last hour its scheduled to last until december 20th, five days from christmas. Under it all gatherings are prohibited except Church Services and protests. But schools remain open. Y direco the measurement to curb the spread of covid. L. A. s county director of Health Services says cases there are on pace to double in two weeks and quadruple in a month the city also cracking down on people coming back from thanksgiving travelers arriving at l. A. X. In Union Station have to fill out home for 14 days form advising them to stay at home for 14 days nbc news Erin Mclaughlin on the top stories at the bottom of the hour live at l. A. X do we have the details on what led to these new restrictions . Well, as part of that announcement, shep, l. A. County Officials Saying that the county has crossed a critical benchmar0 ca of an average of 4,500 cases a day. That fiveday average really seen as critical to controlling the spread of the virus here in los angeles. So theyve implemented this raft of measures, including as you say banning anyone from gathering outside of individuals in their own household, whether publicly or privately with the exception of Church Gatherings as well as protests. Really seen as Constitutional Rights also new restrictions on businesses as well capacity at nonessential businesses such as retail capped at 20 essential businesses also getting a cap as well of 35 capacity this building on restrictions already announced here at l. A. X. This week. I was speaking to travelers who were telling me that they really havent been impacted by the restriction. Theyre simply not listening to authorities when they plead with people not to travel for nonessential purposes. One couple telling me that they simply dont think covid19 is a big deal take a listen. We just came back from thanksgiving dinner with my motherinlaw. Are you concerned about the coronavirus surging . Im not why i dont know anybody thats got it yeah. I drive trucks for a living i dont know anybody that has gotten it. Nobody im in seven different states every week reporter if this latest raft of restrictions is not effective, authorities here in los angeles warning that the county is on a very dangerous path they could be out of hospital beds for covid19 patients by christmas. Shep thank you so much we all know necessity is the mother of invention, right well, right now many people need a new house, since were all home so much and builders say they need more workers to meet the demand so cue the invention, or in the case of one chef, reinvention. Here is cnbcs diana olick reporter covid hit Joshua Copeland and his profession hard the 38yearold chef recovered, but was laid off from his restaurant job heres news heres. Covid hit Joshua Copeland and his profession kind of got put in a tight spot unemployment was helping for a while. Reporter but the governments extra benefits expired mid summer so copeland needed a new plan. He saw an ad for the colorado Home Building academy. The Construction Industry is doing as well as it, why not jump on that reporter the academy is a Free Training Program backed by coloradobased builder oakwood homes, a Berkshire Hathaway company. Were getting more calls right now than we ever have. Ing safe. This is maybe a job reporter because high unemployment from covid has workers looking for something safe this is maybe a job thats steady Going Forward i can depend on it and its something i want to get into longterm. Reporter demand for housing is soaring sales of newly built homes are outpacing construction at an unprecedented pace Home Builders are desperate for new labor with the industry short about 57,000 workers, according to the nahb. The academy is planning to expand nationally, joining others like the Home Builders institute, youth build usa, and the north alabama Home Building academy. Copeland finished his training and landed a job immediately at taylor morrison, one of the nations largest Home Builders. Its a huge breath of fresh air, honestly. Just not having to worry about my bills anymore its a night and day difference from coming from an industry that right now is struggling to keep people hired to an industry thats well, come on in. Lets get you to work. Copeland says he is making more money as a builder now than he ever did as a chef. And just to give you an idea why builders are paying so much for workers like him they need them badly a new report out this week showed the number of builder homes that sold last month that havent even started construction, theyre up over 90 compared to the same time last year. Shep thats incredible, diana. If there arent enough builders, what about people who want to buy a new house like now theyre just going to have to wait its plain and simple like that. When you have this kind of backlog, its like some of the other products that are in such high demand. You think about a peloton bike its the same thing with a house. These builders have such a huge backlog and so many headwinds from materials slowing down because of covid and of course this very severe labor shortage. Its just going to make the timelines a lot longer, and some of the builders are concerned they might lose some customers because of it. Diana olick, thank you. Airports have come a long way. I mean, some of them the new la guardia for one good shopping, great food, wide open spaces, lots of room. But the new new in airplane upgrades, bathrooms. Well go to dallas to see the new touchless restroom experience and the army keeping things clean the changes they hope will bring flyers back. And doesnt it feel like a decade ago it was only last year that notre dame caught fire the restoration has been dangerous and delicate, but Officials Say they just hit a major turning point. Those details are next a major turning point. Those details are next th a team of friendly robots boosting morale at an extended care home in germany look at pepper here, leading people through their therapyre visitors exercises in games, singing songs and telling stories. And then there is jaime, greeting visitors at the door. Make sure theyre wearing a mask and takes their temperature. And this is acra, navigating around rooms to deliver disinfectant and hand sanitizers to workers all robots care managers say their robotic coworkers took some getting used to, but theyre a big help a record setting deep end, and pigs go flying in parliament as we go around the world in 80 seconds. Taiwan. Lawmakers in parliament throwin fists and pig guts an allout brawl over u. S. Meat imports. The problem, the pork being allowed in contains a controversial additive that makes animal meat leaner the Opposition Party going ham over it, calling it unsafe argentina. Tens of thousands cheering one last time for soccer legend Diego Maradona his body is escorted through the streets of buenos aires under tight security maradona died of a heart attack on wednesday, two weeks after brain surgery. The 60yearold laid to rest in a private ceremony the pope even praying for his fellow countryman, according to the vatican. France, a major milestone for notre dames restoration 200 tons of dangerous roof scaffolding safely removed experts worried it had melded to the cathedral during last years fire and was holding the structure in place, but now its clear. Now the work to restore it continues. The french president Emmanuel Macron hopes to have it reopened by 2024. Poland divers taking their first plunge in the worlds deepest pool, 147 feet about half as tall as the statue of liberty the school is mainly for training scuba divers. Everyone else can watch from an underwater tunnel. A pretty cool dive as we go around the world in 80 seconds doesnt a far away trip sound great . Just leave 2020 and covid right in the dust for a little bit well, delta is trying to help you pull that off. Delta airlines announcing quarantinefree flights from atlanta to rome, pending approval that freedom comes with a lot of testing. A pcr test taken up to 72 hours before the flight. A rapid test at the airport right before the flight. And then another rapid test when you land in rome and if all of them are negative, youre free to go. Delta folks say they hope this will pave the way for more flights just like this last year the tsa screened 26 million passengers over thanksgiving week. This year around 7 million and counting its more than many expected, and a lot more than doctors had hoped during a pandemic. Airports are spending big, though, to try to make flyers feel and be safe, even in the bathrooms. Here is cnbcs jane wells. Reporter at airports like dfw, there is now one less thing you have to touch. When you walk into a typical rest room, youre going see a line of stalls instead of looking under to see if somebody is there or peeking through the cracks, all passengers have to do is look up and see the green light. Reporter the airport is spending a million a year on its new smart restrooms. That includes tush lights, an overhead light system. Green means the stall is available. Latch the door and the light turns red. Therefore you dont have to jiggle doors or touch doors or anything like that to try to figure out is this stall available. Reporter though you still have to touch the latch. Over three years, the system costs about 600 a door. Dfw started the program before covid to improve efficiency, but now its become a health and safety tool. All of our soap dispensers, our water dispensers, our paper towels, are all touchless. Reporter there is also a strike force of over 100 employees to wipe down high touch surfaces and i think in the future, you may see sanitization robots. Reporter i first met the creator six years ago as the product launched in venues like the Hollywood Bowl but business has more than doubled this year to other airports like seattle and a new world of customers dealing with covid. The customers we had never thought about that we had really seen are Elementary Schools and middle schools reporter meantime at dfw, the nations fourth busiest airport, foot traffic in november is twothirds of normal and at l. A. X. The nations second busiest airport, theyre also remodeling. For the news, im jane wells at l. A. X. Well, that elusive steelers ravens game it was scheduled for thanksgiving then they moved it to sunday now theyve moved it again because Everybody Loves tuesday night football the latest player to test positive in the nfls plan to expand the season coming up. And two sisters who lived through two pandemics a century apart. They beat the 1918 flu, and now theyve survived covid too their secret to long living, next businesses today are looking to tomorrow. Adapting. Innovating. Setting the course. But new ways of working demand a new type of network. One thats more than just fast. You need flexibility to work from anywhere and manage from everywhere. Advanced technology. With serious security. And reliable coverage, nationwide. Forwardthinking enterprises deserve forwardthinking solutions. And thats what we deliver. So bounce forward, with comcast business. Covid watch. The College Hoops season finally tipped off this week but with covid complications an 11day tournament still under way at mohegan sun and casino after several teams backed out because of positive covid tests. The tournament now known as bubbleville. Players and staff tested daily each team given its own hotel floor. Morgan chesky tonight on how the virus is causing chaos all over the sports world shep, we are seeing covid19 impact multiple Sports Minute by minute, changing the seasons on the fly, especially with the nfl. And now with the recent addition of ncaa basketball as theyve just now started their season. But in the National Football league, right now the Baltimore Ravens just had their star player, quarterback Lamar Jackson test positive for covid19 now in turn he joins about a dozen other teammates that have already been listed on the covid19 list. That essentially takes their thanksgiving day game that was pushed until sunday, now delayed until tuesday. And in turn, thats impacting another Dallas Cowboys game. So a real domino effect starting to happen in professional football meanwhile, in college basketball, a massive tournament under way right now in connecticut. 40 teams some of them didnt even get a chance to play due to players or staff testing positive we know that the uconn Womens Basketball team is now in the midst of a 14day covid quarantine meanwhile, florida state, one of the teams still in the running but coach tells me he is imploring his players to try and be responsible during this crazy time well, the thing of it is you cant worry about that what you cant control. Be careful and be consistent thats really the only thing you can do, and hope that thats enough for us to stay safe and be true to each other. I hope we have a good season but im more concerned about us getting through the season healthy. And both the nfl and the ncaa making it clear that these Covid Protocols are to be taken very seriously. In college basketball, each player, each coach, each assistant coach has to be swabbed before every game. And in the nfl, they are going so far now as to make sure players wear their masks, even if theyre just standing on the sideline shep thanks. Tomorrows vandy game could be a historymaking event. Sarah fuller is suiting up if she does take the field, shell be the first woman to play in an s. E. C. Football game. It just means more fuller is a reserve goalkeeper for vanderbilts womens soccer team tomorrow against mizzou, shell step in as a placekicker fuller tomorrow says the writing on the back of her helmet will read play like a girl. Hope it happens. One of our favorite stories this year is actually two stories. More than a century, and bot a pair of sisters, both of them have been around for more than a century, and both of them beat covid. Here is cnbcs Contessa Brewer going hot, woo going hot, woo reporter youre looking at one tough woman, tangoing at 108 years old. You okay, anna . Yeah. Reporter meet anna del priori, a survivor of two global pandemics. Annas family says she caught the flu in 1918, the deadliest of all time. But she beat it at just six years old. And more than 100 years later, she got covid19 in may at her nursing home in middletown, new jersey she battled it for six weeks what was it like to see her suffering from coronavirus we all felt so bad for her. But she bounced back reporter bounced back all right and conquered coronavirus. Im sure there are a lot of people, miss anna, who want to know what the secret is to living so long to be honest and kind, believe in god, all the good stuff. Reporter 60 miles away in queens, new york, annas younger sister helen shes 105. In march, she also got covid19 and had to isolate i miss you i know, mom i miss you too reporter her son and granddaughter couldnt visit when we heard that she had the coronavirus, i thought that was it i thought this was the end i didnt. She is strong. I said this there is no way this is bringing her down. Not after all these years. Reporter nicole was right. Grandma made a full recovery it is possible that these are americas toughest sisters yeah. Miss helen, how often are you exercising i do it every night before i go to bed. I kick my legs i go up and down, up and down ten times. All your life, watch what you ate. I miss my italian food. Oh, you do . Spaghetti and meatballs reporter the sisters facetimed on their birthday last month. Yes, they were also born on the same day three years apart after the call, friends and family rolled by in a car parade outside annas nursing home. The birthday girl took it all in from her giant throne. I felt so important the takeaway is to be joyous, and to find like the happiness in life. Its clear these sisters are intent on joy, smiling and dancing through life. For the news, im Contessa Brewer. Contessa, thanks. Love them or hate them, golden doodles are having their moment why demand for the dogs is soaring this year. And here is a black friday freebie for you. Some history the term black friday was first linked to shopping in the early 1960s. Police in philadelphia used to refer to the day between thanksgiving and the Army Navy Game and then the hoards of shoppers and tourists turned out. Cops had to work long hours to manage the crowds and the traffic. And then the 80s, when retailers changed the narrative to mark the occasion going from red to the black to end the year. Black friday the more you know. Stressballs gummies have ashwagandha, an herbal stress reliever that helps you turn the stressed life. 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Her grandmother won top prize in 2011 at westminster. The top breed might be the golden doodle, the cross between the golden retriever and poodle. Requests for the designer pup are 900 up since april. Desperate wannabe dog owners have been begging breeders like amy lane to throw them a bone. Puppies reporter some even offering more money on top of the 4,000 price tag for the golden doodles here at fox creek farm in West Virginia there are people asking what can we do . How much extra can we pay to get on the list or to be bumped up the list and thats just not something that we do how may i help you . Reporter when the pandemic puppy frenzy took off in march, blaine was skepticalie fever has yet to but the last waitlist for her designer dogs indicates americas doggy fever has yet to break. We gave 24 hours notice that we would open our waiting list to accept applications, never dreaming that we would get 40 in the first two hours and have to stop accepting applications at that point reporter fuelling the frenzy, families like the gahlams. My two daughters are 2020 graduates and they missed out on their senior year. I just wanted to get something to make them happy reporter elva declined to say how much she spent, but admits she splurged and got not one, but two mini golden doodles, one each for her daughters emily and lea. A decision motived by covid. It kind of pushed her over the edge, made her a little soft and somehow we ended up with two puppies. Reporter the sisters say the dogs have cheered them up. Theyre always playing with each other, causing some chaos in the house. Reporter not every house is so lucky every day right now i think is like christmas for people they want the puppies now. And we wish that we could accommodate each and every one of them. Ter but unfortunately, we cant just up the Assembly Line and do that reporter but lane tells cnbc a dozen families will welcome puppies home come christmas. And ten more will make for a happy new years. 60 seconds left on a race to the finish irans Top Nuclear Scientist assassinated state media reports he died after armed men shot up his bodyguards and his car irans foreign minister blames israel for the attack. So far no comment from the israelis or the United States. Los angeles county has just issued a stayathome order in the last couple of hours as covid cases surge. Schools are allowed to stay open, but all gatherings are prohibited except for Church Services and protests it all starts on monday. And black friday looked a lot different this year, but the pandemic did not stop people from spending. Shoppers are projected to shell out 10. 6 billion today alone. And now you know the news for this friday, november the 27th, 2020 im Shepard Smith. M shepd it im Shepard Smith. M shepd it foow follow us on twitter thenewsoncnbc cnbc, get yours. R in this episf american greed. If theres one name in albuquerque real estate thats as solid as a rock, its doug vaughan. We trusted him. We really trusted him. Narrator his realestate Investment Program takes in 75 million from more than 600 investors. What doug did was he took their money and simply created the largest ponzi scheme in new mexico history. Narrator but hanging over this dream landscape of neverending profits, a storm is coming. I recognize that i do face some serious challenges. Everything was great, and then, all of a sudden, boom talk about a crash and burn. Narrator when vaughans only chance of keeping his head above water is to steal more money, he