the telescope that will delve deeper into the universe than ever before will be launched into orbit within hours. and breakfast regulars hughie and freddie find out how the money they ve raised is bringing christmas cheer to children in hospital. and while it remains a dream for another year for and while it remains a dream for another yearfor many of and while it remains a dream for another year for many of us, for one or two it is already a white christmas and there is still more snow in the forecast. join me for all of the details here on your christmas day breakfast. good morning. it s christmas day, 25th december. our main story: the queen s televised christmas day message is expected to be a very personal one the first since her husband, prince philip, died in april at the age of 99. the queen will spend the day at windsor castle after deciding not to travel to sandringham for her traditional family gathering. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the que
cavuto. shopping for christmas is up 19% from last year that could mean consumers don t want to be the grinch this year by not giving presents the readout from a guru, what does this mean, 19%, the saturday before christmas what does that mean for retailers going into this season? we re certainly seeing retailers benefit from this, and especially the small businesses, so according to the data catalyst institute 79% of small businesses have an offline presence, so this is a brick and mortar presence, while they are still selling online, they are expecting people to walk into their stores and buy last minute. so i m sure people are out there right now going and shopping, you know, literally in the 11th hour, brick and mortar stores are certainly getting the store traffic. in addition, these sort of offmarket venues that these retailers are taking advantage of, like the street markets and the street fairs, 57% of small businesses have presence there, meaning a brick and mortar