piling up. manhattan s tourist hot spots got cold, but stayed busy. very early! reporter: central park, locals either ignored the weather or immersed themselves in it. during the summer, i couldn t wait. i love it. i m dressed for it! reporter: in times square on the sunday after christmas, most people have nothing but time. they are relaxing, but that s not the case for those trying to get somewhere on a schedule. i just want to read a book. reporter: airlines canceled at least a thousand flights at new york s three airports and hundreds more as the storm moved up the east coast. that s leading to a ripple effect across the country as travelers try to get home, like this man returning to richmond, virginia. i was to go through atlanta, but they canceled that flight and rerouted through other places. reporter: in philadelphia, tarps protected the grass at lincoln financial field after the nfl moved sunday s vikings- eagles game to tuesday night. the city s m
have been canceled. the travel whiteout on the east coast has had a ripple effect at airports across the country. don knapp is at sfo, where dozens of flights in and out have been canceled, leaving some travelers stranded. don? reporter: as you know, it is no fun spending precious holiday travel time stuck along the route somewhere. but that s happening to people all across the country, trying to get to the east coast, new york and boston airports, and obviously people back in new york and boston trying to get here through the snow. meredith went worth is stuck halfway home to boston, after a visit to australia. steady snowfall back east forced cancellation of her flight. i was supposed to fly out tonight and i m now stuck here until wednesday morning at 6:00 a.m. not a bad thing to be stuck in san francisco. no, it s not, but i ve been in the air for 14 hours already today. so i m just looking forward to getting into a hotel room. reporter: it s been a bad day for