spencer tillman, brian jones, tim brando saying so long.y. ♪ ♪ keep them in your pocket. you won't be needing them with us. at southwest, low fares never mean low service. ♪ if it matters to you, it matters to us. ♪ if it matters to you, it matters to us. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening, i am jim axelrod. the calendar says winter doesn't start for another week but try telling that to anyone caught in the path of a massive fast-moving storm that stretches more than 1,000 miles from missouri to maine. this is the third major snow and ice storm this month. more than 10,000 flights have been canceled this week, 1,000 today alone. and as terrell brown reports, the timing of this storm couldn't be any worse for retailers, in the midst of an already short shopping season that has been underwhelming. >> reporter: in the middle of a gusty snowstorm on a 19-degree day in mohegan lake new york, she couldn't resist going to shop. >> we are in a snowstorm. >> yes. >> and you shopping? >> yes. >> why?