nbc's casey nolan has more now from missouri. >> reporter: on a day when more and more retailers advertises, the walmart in ferguson locked up like it might actually happen. >> i thought there was going to be a long line. >> reporter: but instead of shoppers, a line of national guard troops and troopers from the highway patrol stood watch. walmart closed its ferguson store wednesday night when word spread it was a target for planned protests. and kept it closed thanksgiving day. >> yeah, it's a success. they ain't making no money tonight. not here. >> reporter: so now what? >> we got to go shut another one day. >> reporter: the handful of protesters who did show up said bridgeton was their next target. shoppers there had only to push through the crowd. reports on social media claimed protests disrupted a st. charles walmart. >> the decision that was made, i didn't like the verdict either. but that's not going to stop from what had happened and what ya'll doing right now. we need to come together and make everything known when we come out here and vote. >> that was casey nolan reporting. la

as casey nolan reports, fears over protests are keeping walmart closed on the busiest shopping weekendyear. >> reporter: on a day when more and more retailers advertised door busters, the walmart in ferguson locked up might it might actually happen. >> i thought there was going to be a long line. i had no idea. >> reporter: instead of shoppers, a line of national guard troops and troopers from the highway patrol stood watch. walmart closed its ferguson store wednesday night when word spread it was a target for planned protests. and kept it closed thanksgiving day. >> yeah, they're not making money tonight. not here. >> reporter: so now what? >> we've got to go shut another one down. >> reporter: the handful of protesters who did show up said bridgeton is their next target but shoppers there had only to push through the crowd. later in the nights, reports on social media claimed protests disrupted a st. charles walmart. >> the decision that was made, i didn't like the verdict either. but that's not going to stop from what had happened and what you all are doing right now. we need to com