SCIUTTO: Whether you swiped a card, clicked a mouse or counted out cash, Americans spent a record amount of money in the days leading up to this Black Friday, and the sales, they're far from over. Millions of bargain hunters are hitting stores today, looking for deals on clothes, electronics, toys and more, there they are storming in. And many didn't wait for stores to open to grab those discounts. Industry experts say online sales could hit yet another record high. Cnn's Alison Kosik joins us now. Alison, what are you seeing out there? Does it look like one of those crazy Black Fridays?</s>ALISON KOSIK, CNN BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT: You know, it's a little calm here at this store. I'm at a Best Buy in Paramus, New Jersey, and it opened about an hour and a half ago, but more than a 100 people who waited out in 12-degree weather streamed in. They had smiles on their faces, they had lists in their hands and they were ready to shop. Many of them shopping for TVs, these big screen TVs, they went really fast. One woman walking up to me so excited, she said, I got the last TV, I'm so excited, what else are they buying? They are buying drones. Anything electronic people really want this year. Also, HP laptops, they're going quickly as well, and then those game consoles, that's another thing people are buying. And what are they playing on those game consoles, the big game this year that everybody wants, Call of Duty: Black Ops. But they didn't wait to just shop in the store. as you were mentioning before, Jim, online shopping has already gotten off to a really strong start, just Thanksgiving Day yesterday, an estimated $3.7 billion is estimated to have been spent. END
Bargain Hunters Grab Deals Online and in Stores on Black Friday.