availability. in new yor pharmacies have run out of at home tests. they are out of stock. we just came straight here. reporter: in maryland, long lines stretching around one clinic that went from testing 100 people a day to nearly a thousand. one word is discouraging. we re sad to have to be here. we are setting records not in a good way. reporter: even major retailers temporarily posting out of stock messages on their websites for popular test kits. some at home kits not arriving until after christmas. i have a nephew i m going to see so i just would like to not give them covid. reporter: the cause of the shortage? a combination of demand exceeding supply. starting with the nearly dozen companies who make the at home tests. while capacity is increasing it is not increasing as fast as our anxiety or our need. why is that? well, manufacturers are challenged with now going from one shift a day to two to three and getting enough equipment,
budge. ainsley: we don t have a problem but kamala in august warned christmas gifts may be delayed. remember they were telling us to buy christmas gifts around halloween. steve: adobe analytics says they tracked 1 trillion visits on online retailers they say out of stock messages are up 250% over two years ago. ainsley: we have all seen them. brian: good of clarifies to answer that prescient. the problem was the question was about the order. she answered order christmas packages. steve: turns out she was right back in september in singapore buy early. ainsley: another person from her team has left. 6:25 on the east coast. police officers across the country coming under attack three fraternal order of police join us on the need to restore law and order. plus, it it s a supreme court show down as justices overhear arguments that could overturn roe v. wade. besides that nothing really happened yesterday.
and, of course, we are just hours away from cyber monday. millions of consumers getting ready, supply chain problems may have an impact this year, but there are some deals to be had. abc s deidre bolton with what to look out for. reporter: tonight shoppers are gearing up for the biggest online shopping day of the year. i think that the cyber monday deals are going to get crazy by sunday. reporter: americans are expected to spend between $10.2 billion and $11.3 billion on cyber monday alone. what big box retailers are doing now is putting a lot of their money into making sure their online events are comparable. reporter: some of the hottest deals include chromebooks as low as $109 with three months free of youtube tv and a bella pro analog air fryer, $30 down from 60 both at best buy. toys are the biggest selling category. for paw patrol fans this playset is 50% off at target, but you better act fast. out of stock messages on retailers websites are up 124% through friday vers
causing these product shortages with this massive demand from people with from consumers with a lot of money burning a hole in their pockets. an ah-ha moment may have been in october when people were really out there shopping. retail sales numbers surged in october. there were 2 billion out of stock messages for online shopping when you went on to online shoping. so 2 billion messages and that could have been an ah-ha moment for consumers to really step tup and get their shopping done early because the reality is the supply chain shortages are no joke for retailers. it s been tough to stock their inventories ahead of the holiday shopping season. i feel like i wasted a drum roll on that. because the numbers were down. because they re spread out. they may be up for the year. the year is not over. the national retail federation will be coming out with their numbers. they not only track online but they track instore numbers as well. the reality is i think as we get closer and close
to fox business network s lauren simonetti with the latest. lauren? good to see you. smaller discounts on fewer items because of supply chain issues from the factory shut downs to the port backups. this cyber monday, expect to ring up sales of $11.3 billion. that compared to 10.8 billion last year. black friday just passed. that was a disappointment. brought in 8.9 billion online, slightly less than 22. charles, the first time ever that sales declined on a major shopping day. people just couldn t find what they were looking for. according to adobe analytics, out of stock messages surged 124% from last year. that s why shoppers started early and more likely to shop in person. there s hope that things are getting better. walmart s ceo just said that he has seen a 26% increase in