Midtown manhattan. 11,000 customers waiting in the middle of the night at that one store alone. And across the country, throughout the day today, along with the customers, the security guards, trying to keep the peace. And they were needed. Look at this. Just one of the flareups. Two customers getting into a fight in a parking lot, a guard pulling one off the other. And when you widen out, you can see other customers in the crowd taking pictures with their cell phones. What happened to the holiday spirit . Abcs John Schriffen live tonight in Columbus Circle and john, youve got it all for us. Good evening. Reporter david, good evening. All day, from shoppers, weve seen the good, the bad and the what were you thinking . When it comes to a discount, you might not believe what some people are willing to fight for. Here we go reporter at midnight, when the gate went up, the crowd poured into this victorias secret in tulsa. All for this. A pink shiny gift bag filled with purr fume and lotion
Millions who dared to head to the mall. The pictures from all over the country. So are the numbers tonight. And first, the crowds, customers crushing their way into victorias secret here, this one in tulsa, all to get a gift bag. This one for the discount dvds in a san diego walmart. And a lone customer celebrating victory after finding what he was looking for at a best buy. Economists cheering as well. Take a look at the recordbreaking numbers. 247 million shoppers in the stores and websites in the past four days. Shoppers spending an average of 423 per person. An all time high 59 million spend over the thanksgiving holiday. Tonight, John Schriffen with the pictures that help explain why so many records have now been shattered. Reporter from georgia to oklahoma, to california. The deep discounts this Holiday Weekend brought out the worst in some shoppers across the country. But for retailers who jumpstarted the shopping season early on thanksgiving day a huge success, raking in more t
Reporter almost 500 flights were canceled here in chicago alone, causing a domino effect across the nation, ruining some plans and delaying a whole lot of others. The holiday rush is on. Airports packed with frustration and fiasco. They told us they cant fly us out of here until monday, which is two days after our cruise leaves. Reporter more than 1,600 flights yesterday and today, canceled. Among those affected the apter family. Its frustrating. Were going home, were not happy. Their nine months of planning a family trip to peru erased. Ripple effects from thursdays storm felt all the way to los angeles. I had to wait 45 minutes to see somebody to change my next flight. Reporter the storm that caused all that unhappiness but it ripped scaffolding in new york city today, rocked rough waves across the great lakes, and left far from perfect roads for the 83 million expected to hit them this weekend. We took an icy drive from des moines to chicago. Were going east on i80, going only 20 mi
Protect our children, then call me crazy. The nra has blood on its hands reporter two days ago. Amid protesters and refusing to take questions, the head of the nra unveiled this plan. Belittled by some. Today Wayne Lapierre defends himself. When that horrible monster tried to shoot his way into that school, if a good guy with a gun was there, he might have been able to stop them. Reporter the murder massacre in newtown, connecticut, has led some nra supporters to call for control of guns and magazine clips. The nra supporters blame the media, the entertainment culture, and the lack of Mental Health care are having none of it. So youre saying gun control shouldnt be part of this at all . Congress will debate, but i think its not part of the ultimate solution on this. Reporter at least one School District in new jersey will place armed guards in schools to the disapproval of the governor. You dont want to make this an armed camp for kids. I dont think thats a positive example for childre
And they actually had to have planes change runways, moving runway landings around because of concerns about crosswinds. A lot of passengers tell us they were dealing with some turbulence coming in. Reporter for the millions hitting the road, it was far from perfect. In rochester, new york, whiteouts made travel nearly impossible. And for those who thought trains were the safe bet, a major commuter train outside of seattle is still shut down, thanks to almost a dozen landslides. And this is still all part of that disastrous winter storm that tore across the nation this week, killing at least seven people. That brute of a storm is gone by tomorrow. But dont set down your weather remote. This is video from the sierras, up from 3 feet of snow from a new storm. Look at these photos. All of that snow, then a night of heavy rain, and a roof collapsed into this store. The snow so heavy it sent a tree through this trailer, killing a man. And that beast is now coming east. The beast is coming e