Rob Schmitz

So, Aya, temperatures dropped into the 40s Fahrenheit at night in Gaza this week, and it began to rain. How are people surviving?

So, Aya, temperatures dropped into the 40s Fahrenheit at night in Gaza this week, and it began to rain. How are people surviving?

That sounds terrible. I mean, what do people have to protect themselves with?

That sounds terrible. I mean, what do people have to protect themselves with?

That sounds terrible. I mean, what do people have to protect themselves with?

So, Aya, why is it that people don't have proper shelter when aid groups have had months to prepare for winter?

So, Aya, why is it that people don't have proper shelter when aid groups have had months to prepare for winter?

So, Aya, why is it that people don't have proper shelter when aid groups have had months to prepare for winter?

This just sounds like a completely dismal situation. What else do you know about the attack on the aid truck that you just mentioned?

This just sounds like a completely dismal situation. What else do you know about the attack on the aid truck that you just mentioned?

This just sounds like a completely dismal situation. What else do you know about the attack on the aid truck that you just mentioned?

That's NPR's Aya Batraoui. Aya, thank you so much for bringing this to us.

That's NPR's Aya Batraoui. Aya, thank you so much for bringing this to us.

That's NPR's Aya Batraoui. Aya, thank you so much for bringing this to us.

We are officially in the busiest shopping season of the year. It is Black Friday, which can mean joy or chaos for shoppers and financial pressure and chaos for retailers. What's in store for our budgets and the U.S. economy? NPR's Alina Selyuk is here to tell us. Alina, good morning.

We are officially in the busiest shopping season of the year. It is Black Friday, which can mean joy or chaos for shoppers and financial pressure and chaos for retailers. What's in store for our budgets and the U.S. economy? NPR's Alina Selyuk is here to tell us. Alina, good morning.

We are officially in the busiest shopping season of the year. It is Black Friday, which can mean joy or chaos for shoppers and financial pressure and chaos for retailers. What's in store for our budgets and the U.S. economy? NPR's Alina Selyuk is here to tell us. Alina, good morning.

So let's start with the big picture. How are shoppers feeling about the economy and holiday spending this year?

So let's start with the big picture. How are shoppers feeling about the economy and holiday spending this year?

So let's start with the big picture. How are shoppers feeling about the economy and holiday spending this year?