talks as the u.s. military and south korea begin joint exercises. tell us about that and bring us up to date on this crisis. >> reporter: there's building tension here. let's start with the tension. earlier today there was reports from the south korean military that north korea deployed surface to air missiles along its part of the border which is aim at south korean fighter jets. they were moved into place last week. there's also reports about artillery fire coming from the north side and visions showing what appear to be moments at a military base on the northern side as well. all of this raised alarm on the island. there were calls for residents and journalists to take cover. it was later lifted. journalists are being urged to leave the island. all of this is playing against the backdrop of these exercises, military exercises in the yellow sea between the u.s. and south korea. uss george washington has moved into place. they are taking place about 60 miles south of the border and north korea warning that any incursion on the its side of the border will be met by military action. let's talk about diplomacy. china is sending an envoy here to solve the discussions and a recognition that china is going to try to bring the sides together, to work as a mediator. they brought another high official to visit beijing next week. china calling for a resumption of the six-party talks. >> stan, that is natalee. with the reports you talk about artillery fire and games that are under way, the military games between south korea and the u.s., what is china's role? how major is china's role in diffusing this situation? >> china is absolutely crucial. in the past, they are that close. china calling for calm. china has its concerns about the military exercises it could be provocative and worry it stays out of chinese waters. china acting as an intermediary. saying they want to bring calm. now china has long wanted to restart the six-party talks. basically those talks resolved around nuclear weapons. south korea saying it's too soon here yet for those talks to resume and stressing that this is not a rebuttal of china but saying this has been their position all along. with current tensions it's not appropriate to start these talks. china crucial to this process. >> stan, thanks for that. stan grant for us covering this conflict from seoul, north korea. a new warning for the whistle blowing website wikileaks. hours before it was supposed to release documents the state department said it could jeopardize countless of innocent lives. wikileaks is being warned if any documents were provided by government officials without proper are authorization they were provided without regard to u.s. law. the latest document is expected to release dials about worldwide communications of the state department ain't 297 embassies. wikileaks released 400,000 u.s. military reports about operations in iraq in october. in july it released 70,000 reports from the war in afghanistan. we have new details and reaction in the case of the somalia born teen who tried to bomb a holiday event in portland oregon. the fbi arrested mohamed osman mohamud on electrify after they say when he tried to detonate what he thought was a bomb. mohamed osman mohamud who is a naturalized u.s. citizen chose the event because of the large number of potential casualties. one of the suspect's former classmates said he's shocked by mohamed osman mohamud's arrest. >> he was a pretty good person. i mean, in class he was a jokester. he always cracked jokes. everyone found him to be pretty funny. here i see the kid i knew in class. pretty fun kid. i see that picture, and that's pretty scary. >> very difficult for me comprehend how a young man who this country has given great opportunities to could waste those opportunities and be willing to commit a horrific crime. very sad. mohamed osman mohamud has a court appearance for tomorrow. he's facing a potential sentence of life in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted. a city in the u.s. is dealing with a pretty unique problem, too many jobs. we'll be taking you there and explaining what cause this rather unusual situation and, of course, reynolds wolf is on the job for us this morning tracking the weather as some of you head back from your thanksgiving holiday. what's up? 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[ female announcer ] charmin ultra strong. enjoy the go. and for an extra-clean finish, try charmin freshmates. two college professors on a rescue mission, braving the freezing temperatures in minnesota's long lake to save a little guy. this little guy. a swan. the fellow had a broken wing and his leg was frozen solid. can you believe this? they managed to scoop it out of the water into some warm blankets. they took it to a rehab center for wildlife. this happened. sometimes they see swans this time of year, they get stranded in the water because of injury or illness. thank goodness for good samaritans. >> the rest of the flock went southbound and hanging out in miami. beautiful thing to see some kind-hearted people to help the poor animal in distress. the poor weather we're seeing is not just restricted to our continent. europe is seeing more snowfall. possibly six to eight inches of snow that may fall in the next several hours. people trying to stay warm in england, going too local pub, hang out and watch the snow fall down. travel weather will be tough. tough here in the u.s.. the worst travel we're going to have at least weather wise will be out towards the west if you happen to be moving by car. take a look what we got. take i-80 through salt lake city, heavy snow in the great basin. snow showers too. that's part of a very intense area of low pressure that's been pulling oust pacific. a lot of moisture with it. wherever you see purple or pink is a warning or advisory in terms of your winter weather. the focus is a little bit further to the south. places like tahoe and even reno you might escape the heaviest weather but the south might be bad. here's the culprit for the rough weather. it won't remain motionless. this will kick up its heels. as we move fast forward into later today and into tomorrow this will intensify as it rolls apart cross of the central plains. ahead of it possible scattered showers and thunderstorms. high pressure dominating feature in the east. that will slide into the atlantic. this double bacterial low with the frontal boundary sweeping across the mid-mississippi valley. showers in possibly place where's we have poor drainage. top half of the system in fargo, we're talking to you, you may be dealing with heavy snowfall there. what can we anticipate in terms of temperatures today? on the cool side in parts of the great lakes. navy pier in chicago, the one you have for winter, today is one of those. 48 in new york. 53 in raleigh. 42 in denver. atlanta with 59. 80 in both tampa and miami. at the bottom of the hour we'll give you some tips to safely traverse the roads with the snow and ice. thanks. i needed that. southern california to washington, d.c.. millions hit the black friday sales this weekend, expecting to spend billions in fact tens of billions of dollars. did they? the numbers are in. were people in the spending mood this year? ♪ you know the crowds were a bit bigger but overall spending was modest. that's two preliminary reviews. as we look towards tomorrow's cyber monday extravaganza. shoppers should see more promotions than last year. the monday following thanksgiving now becoming well known for one thing, of course, employees shopping online while at work. according to the nrf, 70 million people will be shopping online from work tomorrow and our josh is joining us now with tips for those of you who like to do the cyber monday. on monday, cyber monday no one will be getting a full work day in. it wouldn't happen. half of workers will be doing cyber monday stuff. that's massive. >> what do we have to do? >> what we want to do is nail some strategy. keep in mind everyone on the la net who has any kind of a website selling anything will be taking part. 88% of retailers will participate into this. here's some key tips. first of all, make a list and check it twice. sounds kind of obvious. here's the trick. studies have shown people who take part in black friday do a better job of knowing what they need buy. you go into the store with a list and get your stuff. on cyber monday people get lost. you get involved on the website. you see something else you didn't plan on getting. search the same item on multiple sites. if you have an app on your phone to check a bar code, do that. what we have found and we've tried this ourselves, if you find it looks like a really good deal, save it on the screen, open another browser and search a whole bunch of other sites. often you'll find that same item will be discounted some place even more. a lot of these retailers spend the day watching each other. next thing, study the shipping deals. sometimes the way they trick you into spending more money is they give you a good deal on ti temple but then watch the shipping deals. test drive electronics. you see these massive hdtv screens and game systems. if you've never played with it or used it or never had the time to spend some time with it you may not be getting what you're getting. stores during the day will change their deals. they will offer better things than they did in the morning. watch for e-mail alerts. sign up for facebook pages and follow them on twitter. let's take a look. i got a bunch of stuff linked for you on facebook and twitter. so do this. watch during the day and one more thing to keep in mind. a lot of you will shop during the work day but believe it or not, a lot of deals are starting tonight at midnight. so you might want to stay up late and call in sick to work something like that. get the best deals. >> come on. >> if you can save thousands of dollars, for one day a year employers have to be cool about this. >> josh, single-handedly contributing to the loss of productivity in our nation. come on man. >> i'm cool with that. >> do i have a lot of homework to do tonight. have you ever been in a new york taxicab? drivers there are getting the word. dress for success or pay up. new york wants its cabbies looking good. we're going to tell you what cabbies are saying about that. are you looking for a job? here's the story for you. kate bolduan reports from north dakota where there are more jobs than people to fill them. and another shortage. homes. >> reporter: they've got a unique problem up here in williston, north dakota. more jobs than they know what to do with. that's create ad crisis you wouldn't expect. welcome to boomtown, usa. population 17,500. help wanted signs 2,000 to 3,000. >> williston is in a unique situation where we have less than 2% unemployment. >> reporter: great news, right? well, there is this. the town now faces a serious housing crisis. hotels, houses, apartment, all full, forcing many like gallen to live in trailers. >> this is like this all over. >> reporter: he has been living here for six weeks with three other men while working on one of the new hotels going up in williston. >> ice not as bad as a person thinks. it's takes a little adjusting. >> that's what we find happening her. builders coming here building homes and apartments. >> reporter: all thanks to oil. new technologies have led to huge oil discoveries in western north dakota. >> this is the one unique oil find in the united states that we've had for a long, long time. we just scratched the surface. that's not just for us, that's for the entire industry. >> reporter: with no other option, companies like halliburton are building their own man camps to offer their employees somewhere to stay. this one is made of shipping containers. >> we'll put this building up to house people. it's quick construction. that's the point. >> reporter: although a long term solution may still be a couple of years away, city officials fear with the rest of the country in dire straits, people will do anything for work and the weather here is about to shift from cold to deadly. the mayor knows the housing crisis won't be solved any time soon but he says please come but wait until spring. selling the dark side, a dart vader costume at christie's. $250,000 the asking price. any takers? 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as long as they get me safely, it doesn't matter. it's irrelevant. >> i'm with you on that. >> if he's dressed to the nines and a terrible driver -- if you have to pick your poison there's other battles. >> i'm on board with that. >> that's the first time -- >> oh, yes. all right. let's talk about star wars. yoda, ob 1, they tried to tell them the dark side doesn't pay. check this out. that's the actual original costume from "the empire strikes back." guess how much it went for auction at christie's. i would they lot. >> you would think so especially with all those people into "star wars." >> saw one guy run the new york marathon as a storm trooper. people are crazy for "star wars." it went for nothing. it was expected to go between quarter a million to $360,000. no one wanted to pay the minimum. >> ridiculous purchase. >> again, i don't know. when it comes to costume i like the taxicab costume. got to be cheaper. i don't know. >> $250,000? they say the economy is getting better but clearly is not because if you can't sell the original darth vader costume. >> that's the true measure. forget all these statistics. there it is. this next story, not exactly single lady but these boys can shake it. check it out. ♪ i'm a single lady ♪ i'm a single la ♪ put your hands up >> good for them. >> look at that. look at them shake it. oh, move that. okay. so, they tore this page out of the "glee" playbook. if you watch the show you may remember the last similar scene where the high school team in central indiana here re-enacted it for a local video competition. this dancing paid off. it won them 300 bucks. >> you know what? 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