margaret connly, did you see any of those crazy scenes or was it under controlle? >> jim, you know, there was fighting at walmart. there was a stabbing, and there were two people arrested for fighting for a parking spot at walmart in virginia. compared to that, things here have been pretty calm. that's what we've been hearing from maul managers across the country. outside, you can see the mood here is festive. we're outside the macy's windows right here. you can hear the music. but inside it is crowded. it takes a long time to walk through that will mall, one of the biggest malls in the country for macy's and when you go into the restrooms, by the way, there are people sleeping in the chairs. i talked to one employee on her second shift. she was here when the doors opened. they said when they opened at 8:00, people were running inside just to get the best deal. >> you talked to the ceos of the stores and they say they're doing it because there's demand for it and to increase sales. how much are stores like macy's banking on the two extra days of shopping to beef up

alina machado at the airport in atlanta, margaret connly at laguardia airport in new york and jennifer grey at the weather center in new york, as well. let's go now to shannon travis in pittsburgh. i've been looking at pictures from there seeing a lot of snow. what's it like in western pennsylvania? >> that's right, jim. the snow is coming down, but take a look at the road that we're on right now. it's a side road not far from the airport. this road is as clear as ever. as we've been driving around today, this is about what the roads have been looking like. the problem is as i just mentioned the snow. how much will it come down? how long will it come down? and how much will it add to the already accumulated snow that is on the ground. we've got a few inches in this region. of course, the other question is, how much will this and what's happening now affect what's happening out there? we've been on this road for most of the day, watching the traffic jam. it's been sparse was cars. the cars seem to be going slower, but it has been moving fairly steadily across the region. we've been talk