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Customers demanded earlier shopping hours, Toys R Us CEO says
(CNNMoney.com) - Toys R Us, the nation's largest toys-only retailer, got a head start on the holiday shopping craze, when it opened at 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day for the first time. The line outside the flagship toy store in Times Square started forming at 7:30 p.m. It was dominated by passers-by and tourists who had heard the store would be opening its doors at 10, offering 150 doorbuster deals on everything from iPods to Barbie dolls.
This morning, American Morning is live with Toys R Us CEO Gerald Storch at the company’s flagship store in Times Square. He tells us how last night and this morning went, and gives his outlook on the hot toys this holiday shopping season.
TIME reflects on decade’s best newsmakers
TIME Magazine looks back on the biggest stories that have shaped the new century with its special
"TIME Frames" issue this week.
Michael Elliott, deputy managing editor, TIME, unveils the biggest news events and issues of the decade that the magazine highlights in the issue. So, how is the United States doing so far this century? Elliott puts the events into perspective on the global scale.
Visit TIME.com to read more about the "TIME Frames" issue.
And don't forget to watch "TIMEFrames: A John King Special" today on CNN at 2:00pm ET and 5:00pm ET.
Watch to see what made the list.
Black Friday Forecast: Retail expert helps you plan the price prowl
Plan on hunting for those Black Friday deals tomorrow (maybe even tonight)?
Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst with the NPD Group and author of "Buy Me!," joins American Morning today to tell you how to get the best deals when you head out.
Look for electronics and snatch up those low-priced items when you see them because they won’t be there for long, he says. Think you’ll be too full to hit the mall? Relax, online free-shipping deals will be everywhere.
Watch to find out how the shopping season will affect the economy.
Spread gratitude beyond Thanksgiving, change the world in 17 seconds
A full house of family and food got you feeling extra grateful today?
Today on American Morning, one author tells you how to take your warm thoughts and thankfulness beyond the dinner table and actually use them to change the world.
Life-changing events don’t have to be big, says Jason Wright, author, "The Seventeen Second Miracle.” The book, which has inspired a movement, says it only takes 17 seconds to improve someone’s life.
He shares the stories that shaped his writing with AM. Will you take his holiday gratitude challenge?
Don’t be chicken! Tackle turkey duty with these expert tips
Turkey trouble this morning?
We've got answers that could send you on your way to finessing a flawless roasted bird! Butterball’s Turkey Talk-Line is at your rescue and on American Morning today.
The national phone line has been solving bird mishaps for 30 years, and its home economists have answered over 3 million turkey questions.
Today on AM, Carol Miller, Turkey Talk-line supervisor, gives you secrets to a moist, juicy bird.
Korea expert: U.S. response to N. Korea a 'difficult needle to thread'
(CNN) - North Korea on Wednesday blamed South Korea for driving them "to the brink of war," a day after the North shelled a South Korean island and killed four people. South Korea provoked the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island by holding a military drill off their shared coast in the Yellow Sea, North Korea said. Pyongyang made the accusation through its state media, referring to a military drill that Seoul holds every year.
Today on American Morning, Victor Cha, a former NSC Asia affairs advisor and senior advisor and Korea Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies, explains the conflict.
AM’s John Roberts asks Cha if the conflict could turn to all out war, and how the United States should respond.
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