sally biddle has the latest. >> reporter: in paris today, little festive cheer. thousands of passengers delayed and hundreds of flights canceled. at charles degald airport, up to 5,000 travelers having to sleep overnight on the floor. heavy snow on the roof of terminal two forced an evacuation. contributing to the delays, not enough de-icer caused a third of flights to be canceled. even a special supply of the fluid didn't help to ease the chaos. it's the end of a rough week for europe's airports who struggled to get planes flying because of the snow and ice. frankfurt badly hit and london's heathrow closed for days. in belgium, passengers lined up for seven hours just to get travel updates at brussels airport as the extreme cold practically closed their air space, leaving thousands stranded there. richard and cathy are trying to get to the u.s. >> our kids are over there, all the rest of the family are there. but not us this time. >> reporter: and there are problems on the roads, too. following more heavy snowfall. in germany, a serious accident closed one of th