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Bomb Plot In Oregon Foiled By FBI; Black Friday Passes With Limited Injuries; Protests Occur In Seoul Over North Korean Aggression; World's Most Expensive Coffee Made In Indonesia; Black Eyed Peas to Play Super Bowl; Etiquette Expert Says OK to Ask For Cash as Gift, Under Certain Circumstances; College Football Plays Over Holiday Weekend; Cyber Monday Next Big Shopping Day

Aired November 27, 2010 - 10:00   ET

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BRIANNA KEILAR, CNN ANCHOR: The nation's chief executive going for the ball and taking it on the lip. We'll tell you why President Obama may not be smiling today.

Plus, a tree lighting ceremony in Oregon's largest city -- big crowd, holiday cheer, and a man determined to set off a bomb.

From CNN center, this is CNN Saturday Morning. It's November 27th. Good morning to you. I'm Brianna Keilar in today for T.J. Holmes. Thanks so much for starting your day with us.

Also coming up over the next 60 minutes -- they were lost at sea and given up for dead. Three teenagers' short boat trip from one south pacific island to another became a journey of 750 miles and a test of their endurance and determination to survive.

Also, take a sip but don't you dare spill a single drop. We're talking about Indonesia's most unusual and valuable exports, one of them, civet coffee. Think you can afford coffee that sells for around $650 a pound?

And the royal wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton this spring, word is, it could be coming to a movie theater near you in 3- D.

First a much more serious story, breaking news on what could have been a devastating terrorist attack in Portland, Oregon. A 19-year- old naturalized U.S. citizen from Somalia is accused of trying to detonate a van with explosives. Last night's Christmas tree lighting and the top FBI agent in Portland's Pioneer Square.

And the FBI agent in Oregon says the suspect, and I'm quoting here, "was absolutely committed to carrying out an attack on a very grand scale." That agent says the threat was real but the explosives were fake. Mohammed Osman Mohammed has been on the FBI's radar for months. His arrest came after a long undercover operation, and he is due in court Monday.

We've also got CNN national security contributor Fran Townsend joining us on the phone from Washington for some expert perspective on this. She was a Homeland Security adviser in the Bush administration. And Fran, can you talk to just how big of a role intelligence obviously played in this? This was an undercover operation that went on for months and it seems as if authorities must have intercepted Mohammed's alleged attempts to contact an alleged terrorist overseas, right?

FRANCES TOWNSEND, CNN NATIONAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTOR (via telephone): Absolutely, and in that way I think Americans should take from this that this is a good news story. Clearly he was trying to get in contact with those overseas, the communications were intercepted which triggered an FBI undercover operation. They then infiltrated an FBI undercover agent into the investigation and let it continue while under surveillance, presumably physical surveillance and electronic surveillance so that they're watching his every move.

When this gets close to fruition, when he tries to detonate the bomb more than once, clearly this had been disabled by the FBI, that's when they take him into custody.

The other thing, Brianna, we should note for viewers, this is similar to the case in Washington, D.C. in late October, Farouk, who was trying to blow up the D.C. subway system, metro, also an undercover FBI operation.

What we ought to take from this is the FBI is being aggressive during this time of heightened threat from Al Qaeda to make sure that they are monitoring and disrupting these attacks before they become real.

KEILAR: And Fran, it also makes you think in a way about that attempted Times Square bombing, talking about someone who is here, living in the U.S., in Oregon, the alleged would-be bomber is a naturalized citizen. Is this the new trend that we're seeing, young, would-be terrorists right here in the U.S. presumably living amongst us?

TOWNSEND: Absolutely. We should note in the complaint it says in conversations with the FBI undercover agent, this defendant in Oregon said that since he was 15 years old desired to become a jihadist. And so I think more and more what you're going to see is these self-radicalized, whether it's because they have access to information on the Internet like this individual or inspired by radical preachers, this is a real problem and concern and it presents a real challenge.

The FBI has obviously gotten better and better at identifying these guys before they take action but in the case of times square that didn't happen so you realize how hard a challenge this is for them.

KEILAR: Fran Townsend on the phone with us from Washington.

Let's get to the tense Korean peninsula and growing threat of armed conflict there. North Korea's intense artillery shelling of a South Korean island this week drawing protests in Seoul. Demonstrators say they want a stronger response from Seoul to that shelling that killed four South Koreans.

Our Stan Grant found himself in the middle of today's protests.

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STAN GRANT, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The protest has surged forward. They were hurling themselves at the police, and the police firing tear gas and charging back into the protesters. This is an indication of just how much tension there is on the streets of Seoul right now.

As you can see, they're starting to move behind me. We'll try to keep our distance here. As you can see, the pushing and shoving has started again. This is what the police have been guarding here to try to stop. We're in the middle and going to try to get out of here, because this can flare violently.

Let's try to get out of here. Let's try to get out of here. This is not going to be so for us. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.

It's been quite confusing what has actually happened here today. Of course, violent scenes, lots of pushing and shoving, these protesters charging towards the police, the police charging back at them. Just look around here and you can see that we're talking about heavily armed riot squad.

These people are used to this type of protest, but this gives indication of just how much anger there is on the streets of Seoul right now. And just through in here, you can see the protesters themselves I think you can see one of them has taken his shirt off, the others wearing banners around their heads.

Now all the men have been pushed back up there against the wall and surrounded by police. All you can see are the heads, the black helmets of the police riot squad.

With the United States and South Korea about to begin this new war games in the Yellow Sea, and North Korea warning that that will take the whole Korean peninsula to the brink of war, and now that tension is spilling over onto the streets, more and more people angry, and more and more people demanding that the South Korean government take a tougher line and move in harder against North Korea.

And here over here you can see the protest as they're starting to disperse. Calm is being restored right now, but as you can see this is a situation that is fluid and could always explode again at any minute.

Stan Grant, CNN, Seoul.

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KEILAR: A Marine Corps reservist helping in a holiday toys for tots drive gets stabbed when he tries to stop a shoplifting suspect from getting away. Twenty-four-year-old corporal Philip Duggan was outside a Best Buy store in Augusta, Georgia with a group of other marines when they spotted the suspect running out of the store. Listen to this.

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LARRY FRELIN, RETIRED MARINE: They jumped on top of him, pulled him down. It took about five different people on top of him, but unfortunately he had a knife. He brought the knife around and managed to get it in the back of the marine.

SHAYLA MYERS, SHOPPER: I was really surprised to hear that. I saw the soldiers here this morning, taking money for the tots and everyone, and to hear that they, one of them got stabbed is a little scary.

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KEILAR: Thankfully, Corporal Duggan was treated and released from the hospital. The suspect Tracy Adaway was in custody last night and facing a string of charges including aggravated assault.

Another scary black Friday story to tell you about this morning, out of Buffalo, New York, where CNN affiliate WIVP reports would-be shopper Keith Krantz he was caught under the crush of customers rushing a Target store that had just opened.

Krantz there sort of staggering to his feet. He was ultimately hospitalized and said he just feels lucky to be alive. Target says they're reviewing the incident to prevent it from happening again.

Ask nearly every early shopper why they brave the sales, and they'll tell you, it is for the deals. And our Sandra Endo is live in McClain, Virginia, right outside of Washington D.C. at Tyson's mall there. She has tips on how to make the most of your gift buying budget.

But first off, finally we see some people I think trickling in behind you there, Sandy. How has it been?

SANDRA ENDO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: That's right, we're seeing more and more people finally arrive to the mall as the stores open up. And even though we're not seeing the throngs of people we saw yesterday for black Friday, people here I have to say are the serious, hardcore shoppers.

We spoke to some ladies who drove over an hour to get the prime parking spot in front of the store and waited a couple of hours for the stores to open. And a lot of shopper this is holiday season have a special strategy on how they'll spend their money.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I've been able to get everything pretty much paid off, so it is just pay as you go pretty much now.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm watching my budget. Unless we, it's a need, maybe a little want, but more of a need this year.

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ENDO: And the National Federation for Retailers say that if you can't brave the crowds a lot of people will be online this holiday season, and they're anticipating a nine percent to 16 percent increase for online sales. Listen to what they had to say.

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SCOTT KRUGMAN, V.P. FOR PR, NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION: I think people that shop online tend to rely on the technology for multiple purposes, not just for buying merchandise but also researching. People going to the store, for them it's really the thrill of the hunt, finding that great deal or discovering merchandise they might not have thought they needed.

But more and more what retailers are trying to do is mimic that experience via the Internet. So if I'm buying a television, I might get a pop-up window with helpful accessories I never thought of before.

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ENDO: And if you can't find what you need this holiday shopping weekend out here in the mall, in the stores, definitely gear up for cyber Monday. That's coming up in a couple of days and that's when all of the prices will be slashed online. Brianna?

KEILAR: Sandy Endo there for us outside of Washington, D.C. And as a lot of people head out to shop today because it's the day after black Friday.

REYNOLDS WOLF, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Oh, yes.

KEILAR: You want to be in Florida, right, not so much in buffalo if you're shopping.

WOLF: You're absolutely right in some cases. I certainly don't hope our viewers in Buffalo don't think it's bad of us for saying that.

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KEILAR: One of the Jonas Brothers runs into a little trouble in Abu Dhabi. Straight ahead, we'll tell you why Joe Jonas and his girlfriend had kind of an issue getting through security.

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KEILAR: A lot of entertainment news for these newly single ladies and the soon to be not single ladies.

First off, not everyone is getting a personal invitation to Prince William and Kate Middleton's spring nuptials, but there may be another option for those who want to see the royal wedding. "The Daily Mail" reports U.K. broadcasters are considering airing it live in 3-D. Sky TV which pioneered 3-D TV in Europe for sporting events is said to be planning to make small screen history. A 3-D television is of course need to take advantage of the new technology.

And Eva Longoria dropped Tony Parker's last name as soon as she filed for a divorce. Now she's looking for a specialist to get rid of three tattoos that have something to do with the soon to be ex- husband. Longoria has their wedding date inked inside her right wrist, the word "nine" under her neck, which is Parker's jersey number, and apparently Parker's initials in another undisclosed spot.

And in case you're wondering, the Spur's point guard also has their wedding date inked on his left ring finger.

A set of cheese knifes came very close to getting pop singer Joe Jonas and his twilight actress girlfriend Ashley Green arrested in Abu Dhabi. Green told George Lopez on his late night show they were at the airport and Jonas just plain forgot he had stuck them in his carryon bag.

Green said that after explaining it was an oversight, security let the young stars through, but she said the experience was embarrassing.

We all love a good cup of Joe in the morning, but how much would you pay for the best, the very best coffee? You may be surprised at the price that people will pay for a certain blend, but what's actually in the coffee is really shocking. That's the shocking part of this story.

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KEILAR: Let's take a look at one of Indonesia's most unusual and valuable exports. It's called civet coffee and sells for upwards of $60 per pound. But As Sara Sidner reports, it's not so much the price that makes it so unusual. It's the source.

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SARA SIDNER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Jack Nicholson's character was obsessed with it in the movie "The Bucket List." If nothing else, it should smell expensive, because Indonesia's coffee is said to be the world's most expensive. This rich velvety brew could cost as much as $50 a cup. Why?

HARRY FERNANDO, MANAGING DIRECTOR, KOPI LUWAK: Because the supply is very limited in the world. That makes the price expensive.

JACK NICHOLSON, ACTOR: In the Sumatran village where the beans are grown lives a breed of wild tree cat. These cats eat the beans, digest them, and then defecate.

SIDNER: That's right, except the beans are grown in more than just one place. "Kopi" means "coffee" in Indonesian and luwac is the wild Asian palm civet that eats the coffee tree berries and produces the beans. SIDNER (on camera): Because the coffee bean does come out of the bottom of an Asian palm civet, you could imagine the number of nasty names people have for this coffee -- "crapuccino" is one, for example. But the popularity of the coffee is no joke.

FERNANDO: We opened up in 2002, and I believe we already have 50 stars that were here.

SIDNER (voice-over): Not to mention Kopi Luwak has been selling all over the world. Henry Fernando is the managing director of Kopi Luwak's plantations and shops and has had to defend the brand. As the coffee's popularity boomed in Indonesia, two of the country's main Muslim organizations considered putting a fatwa on Kopi Luwak because the process appeared to be ritually unclean. But Fernando said, after a bit of explanation about the bean when it's excreted, that all changed.

FERNANDO: It still has the skin, the inner layer and also we do the cleansing process before we do the processing and the roasting, so it's not a problem. And right now it's popular.

SIDNER: And it's a heck of a lot less expensive in its home country than elsewhere.

SIDNER (on camera): How much does this cost?

FERNANDO: About U.S. $8.

SIDNER: It's a bargain when you consider $50.

FERNANDO: You are surprised.

SIDNER: Let me ask you, would you pay 50 bucks per cup for this again?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't think so. But $8, yes.

SIDNER: "I do like it compared to other kinds of coffee. It has a more distinctive coffee taste and aroma," this Jakarta resident says.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's the type of thing you have to do once at least.

SIDNER: After waiting two minutes for it to brew in the special cup, the rich flavor leaves this first-timer craving more of one of Indonesia's treasures.

Sara Sidner, CNN, Jakarta.

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KEILAR: Three teens found floating alive at sea -- just how long they were adrift and what they say helped keep them alive.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) KEILAR: Half past the hour now. It's time for your top stories.

Tensions are rising on the Korean peninsula after North and South Korea traded deadly rocket fire Tuesday over a disputed island. Today on the streets of Seoul, angry members of South Korea's military took to the streets to protest what they say is their government's lack of, pardon me, lax response to the attack.

And after surviving 50 days at sea in their small dingy, the trio of New Zealand teenagers rescued Wednesday are enjoying the comforts of dry land. All three got a medical checkup. And aside from a serious case of sunburn and dehydration, as you can imagine, they are recovering from their two-month long ordeal.

The holiday shopping season could mean jobs for the millions of Americans out of work. Electronics retailer Best Buy is looking to hire as many as 20,000 people and keep as many as 5,000 fulltime even after the holidays.

Let's face it, sometimes it's nice to get that cold, hard cash as a gift. But can you really ask for the money or is that just bad manners? "Good Housekeeping" magazine etiquette columnist Peggy Post has the answer. She is joining us via Skype.

And Peggy, these are tough economic times for a lot of people, so they might want to say I would be better off if you could give me the money instead of the gift and dealing with the return. Is it OK to put cash on the holiday list?

PEGGY POST, AUTHOR, "THE GIFT OF GOOD MANNERS": It's certainly OK under some circumstances. If you do give case, do it very tactfully and carefully and based upon who it is you're asking or mentioning this to.

First of all if someone asks you what would you like, and someone you're really close to, say your mother or your brother or your grandmother, you may say certainly, well, whatever you choose will be won definite that, would be great but since you asked, cash is at the top of my wish list. So you may ask that way. Don't expect it.

KEILAR: You're waiting for someone else, right, to bring up the question of the gift before you go ahead and say "I'd like money."

POST: Generally, yes. If it's an acquaintance, someone you don't know real well, I wouldn't even bring it up with them. Let answer just say you and your sister exchange gifts every year, and she would like to know what some of your wishes are, then that's OK to bring it up. But know your audience, if you will and do it very, very tactfully.

KEILAR: And the other thing is, if you do get money from someone, that's not really the end of it. Maybe you should be telling them what you end up spending it on?

POST: Absolutely. It's a really great idea to say I'm saving up for a new winter coat or a new TV or some item, and that way that person will feel their gift is going to something that's a tangible gift, not just paying your bills.

But don't have expectations. Don't expect somebody to give you what you ask for. The whole spirit of giving and receiving is the spirit is the gift giver can make that selection. It's really up to that person to select something they think you would like.

So some people really like gift surprises. So don't expect cash. Don't expect anything and always, and always be gracious about what they give you.

KEILAR: We all have people in our family who this is what they pride themselves on, picking out something that's personalized for you. You're almost taking the joy of giving away from them, maybe.

POST: Exactly. That's why I said know your audience. If you feel comfortable, think that person would not freak out if you mentioned cash, then fine, go ahead and do that.

Some people are giving gift cards this year, that's an adjunct of the cash gift. Whatever, whoever gives you whatever gift, though, that make sure you appreciate it. Thank them for it. Even if it's something that you wouldn't have had on your wish list, never let on you might be disappointed. You can always find something good to say about a gift, so always say "thank you."

KEILAR: It's always the thought that counts. Peggy Post with "Good Housekeeping," thank you so much for being with us. We'll see more of Peggy over the next few weeks as we count down to Christmas. We'll look at some other do's and don'ts of holiday gift giving. For example, is it ever appropriate to re-gift? And how can you make sure you get what you want this year?

With the holiday shopping season officially under way at traditional brick and mortar stores, we'll tell you where the hunt is for the perfect gift, how it's expected to head into the next week.

Plus, the Black Eyed Peas get some pretty super news. How the group plans to get it started in February.

But first, we have a holiday news quiz for you. Which day of Thanksgiving week is the heaviest traveled day. Is it a, Monday, is it b, Wednesday, or c, is it Thursday? We'll have the answers just after the break.

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KEILAR: All right, so before the break, we asked you about holiday travel. We asked you which day of Thanksgiving week is the heaviest travel day, a, Monday, b, Wednesday or c, Thursday. Reynolds what, do you think?

WOLF: Yum, yum, gimme some -- I'm going to say Monday.

KEILAR: I'm going to say Wednesday. Let's see what it is. No way! Thursday? We're both wrong.

WOLF: Wait, you know what? I bet you anything they're not think being air travel. They're thinking about roads.

KEILAR: Trick question.

WOLF: There's a little bit of a curve to it.

KEILAR: More people travel on Thanksgiving Day when going under 100 miles, and about half of holiday travelers make the same day trips without staying overnight.

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KEILAR: You can bet the Black Eyed Peas are feeling pretty super about an upcoming performance. The Super bowl, pretty big deal, very big deal. Joe Carter from HLN Sports joining us now. That's like the thing. They must be so thrilled.

JOE CARTER, HLN SPORTS ANCHOR: I'm so happy that a network stepped up and decided to put a current act. And I'm all for The Who and I'm all for Bruce Springsteen, who is great. But those are safe acts. Ever since Janet Jackson's debacle it's been a safe act. It's nice to see a modern act come forward.

KEILAR: They're such good performers. But you're here to tell us about amazing football games.

CARTER: We're talking about college football. What's so great about this weekend you get college football Friday and get it all day Saturday. And yesterday's college football games, two in particular were fantastic. I didn't feel so bad sitting on my duff watching football.

You got the Auburn-Alabama game, two teams played for 75 years. This is the best game in the series. Alabama jumped all over these guys up by actually 24 points in the first half. And then in the second half, it was all really a tale of two halves. Auburn came out and showed great poise.

Quarterback Cam Newton, all the controversy surrounding him of the field, put that aside and essentially is a lock for the Heisman trophy. Alabama's quarterback, Greg McElroy knocked out of the game with five minutes to go, left with a concussion, left off any chance for auburn's comeback.

Auburn 12-0, poised to play for the national championship game of. They have an important game in Atlanta next weekend. The SEC championship game against South Carolina, as we saw yesterday anything's possible in college football. Boise State, they were the darlings, been for the last two years. The bid discussion is the BSC isn't fair to Boise State. They won so many games, yet no one is talking about the national championship.

They won 24 games in a row, put themselves in position to be a national championship game, and they essentially blow it. Boise State's kicker is on an airplane headed to Abu Dhabi because there's no way this poor guy is on campus Monday.

He missed two field goals. I'm not going to say he lost the game, but he had two chances to win and didn't do it. Nevada in overtime their kicker, a red shirt freshman right down the middle. Nevada pulls off what is essentially the biggest win in the football in their football program's history. Boise State out of the BCS title picture, again.

KEILAR: And it's the red shirt freshman who delivers and the kicker who messed up the two kicks has been doing well except for the game.

CARTER: I saw a stat earlier, but he had made 11 field goals in a row inside 30 years. Both were less than 30 yards. He's a young guy, but he was put in position to win it twice and he didn't do it.

But we got a full day of college football, great games, Florida State, Miami, excuse me, Florida state-Florida, Oklahoma-Oklahoma State, Ohio state-Michigan, a great day for games.

KEILAR: Great game, Joe Carter with HLN sports, thanks for telling us all about that.

CARTER: You bet.

KEILAR: And they are the men and women who have done extraordinary deeds throughout the year. We'll introduce you to some of CNN's heroes.

Plus, the second biggest holiday sales push is a little more than 24 hours away. What you need to know about cyber Monday before you log on and shop.

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KEILAR: The holiday shopping season is officially on, and retailers are waging war for your business. The rallying cry -- let the toy wars begin! Here's CNN's Karin Caifa.

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KARIN CAIFA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Full steam ahead into the holiday shopping season. The wishes of little people mean big business, which means lots of retailers want to be players in the toy game.

SEAN MCGOWAN, TOY INDUSTRY ANALYST: If you don't want to be in at this time of the year then you don't want to be in it.

CAIFA: The National Retail Federation says nearly 42 percent of holiday shoppers have toys on their list, and despite an expectation they'll part with more green this year, retailers still believe price is key.

STEVEN RESTIVO, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, WAL-MART: We'll actually have more than 4,000 toys on sale at Wal-Mart between our stores and walmart.com and the goal will be the everyday price leader. CAIFA: Shelves are stocked with items topping early wish lists from toy story to Legos. They'll have competition from Toys R Us, in the toy business year round. And after opening 90 seasonal pop-up stores last year they brought back that concept and then some.

JERRY STORCH, TOY R US CEO: We liked what we saw so this year opening over 600 express stores in malls and shopping centers. Our objective is to make it more convenient to shop at Toys R Us.

CAIFA: As for the seasons' must have item, whatever it is, shoppers will go searching.

MCGOWAN: There may be that dark horse that comes on and becomes the "it" toy kids will hold their breath and parents will pull their hair out trying to get.

CAIFA: Because toy fads come and go, but holiday memories can last forever.

In Washington, I'm Karen Caifa.

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KEILAR: One of the biggest days to buy is hours away, cyber Monday. That's when millions of people shop online. And so we've asked C-Net contributor and tech expert Katie Linendoll to help us find the best deals and how to avoid all of those scams.

And there are some, Katie, thanks for joining us. How many people are you expecting to be participating in cyber Monday?

KATIE LINENDOLL, CNET CONTRIBUTOR AND TECH EXPERT: Cyber Monday is actually a really big day for shopping. Every year since it was introduced in 2005 the spending has only increased. I don't want to throw out boring statistics, but this one is phenomenal. In 2009, 8.7 million people spent $887 million on cyber Monday. And the best part about that is 52 percent of the sales originated from work computers. So if you're a manager or CEO, don't expect a lot to get done on Monday.

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KEILAR: We call that what, "productivity loss" is what we call it.

LINENDOLL: Yes.

KEILAR: As people and some of them at work are going through the different sites and they're looking for deals, where are the sure bets for getting some deals on Monday?

LINENDOLL: Yes, a lot of people think that black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year. It actually occurs in the second week in December, and cyber Monday is the second biggest shopping day. So retailers know this and any retailer that doesn't have a deal online is like living under a rock. So the first thing is first. Go to the retail locations of the shops that you love, but also now social networking, check the twitter pages, check their Facebook pages. We're learning the power of friend referrals. Check your friend's feeds, make sure they're keeping you on e-mail blasts. Sign up for Target. Target is a great example of a place that has a lot of advertising in apps. People are using apps to showcase what they have out there and what's available. Digital, it's all about the new ways to put the deals out there really.

KEILAR: And you know, I guess one of the main concerns, especially a lot of people who are maybe going to go online for the first time, I know that when I talk to my parents they're concerned about this. You go online, you're putting your credit card information out there.

LINENDOLL: Right.

KEILAR: How do you make sure you're not compromising your financial security?

LINENDOLL: First off, using that credit card, use the credit card and don't use the debit card. This is a mistake I've made in the past. It's easier to get a transaction reversed off of a credit card as it is opposed to taking that money out of a debit card.

Also, be careful you're on a secure Wi-Fi connection. Shop from your home, not from Starbucks. It is easy for hackers to tap into unsecure Wi-Fi hot spots.

Also even in the world of scamming I tell people when you're look for deals on cyber Monday make sure you know 100 percent what you want. If you're purchasing a big ticket item, especially in the world of electronics like a TV or laptop, make sure if you're buying it as a gift it's what they want, because sometimes restocking fees can be up to 25 percent, plus you're paying the shipping and handling.

So a lot of things not only in the scam world but in the purchasing part, because there is this sense of urgency when you only have 24 hours for a sale to think about.

LINENDOLL: Sure. And is there any type of information, Katie, you shouldn't be putting online, period?

KEILAR: I think people need to be very careful about passwords. I know it sounds so fundamental but we have all these different sites and different accounts and I know it can be hard to manage. But at the same time, you got to make great passwords that have characters and symbols and numbers, and you got to make them up over the board.

Again, I just need to reiterate how important it is to make sure you're on a secure Wi-Fi connection. Listen to this statistic -- with Google this month, cyber Monday has risen 400 percent since the beginning of November.

Hackers are like, ooh, I know that phrase is popular. They create fake sites so if you're looking for popular. So if you're looking for trendy items like a connect for X-Box, tablets, E-Readers, make sure you're going to a reputable site you've heard of, know, and trust.

KEILAR: All good advice. Katie Linendoll, thank you so much for joining us with that.

LINENDOLL: Thanks.

KEILAR: And as folks are getting ready to fly home from the long thanksgiving holiday, a lot of them are once again facing those body scanning machines, maybe getting pat-downs. Check out how one woman decided to show TSA agents in Los Angeles that she had nothing to hide. Well, no, she didn't.

Plus we'll have the latest on the so-called honeymoon killer. He's been charged with murder in Alabama after serving 18 months in Australia for the drowning death of his newlywed wife.

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