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10:00 p.m. last night. so, with stores opening earlier than ever before, what effect does that have on the shoppers? news4s megan mcgrath is live at the mall in leesburg, is it a madhouse? >> reporter: because of the change in hours for a lot of the retailers, it sort of changed the dynamic a little bit. we had a big rush at midnight when a lot of the stores opened up and things sort of leveled off. were here at the premium outlets and look at the coach store, theyve had a line out f...

any new additions? we know theres some traditional ones this year. >> yes. we have the sonic the hedge hog that will be redesigned this year. hes going to kick off that para parade. k, weve got paul franks julius. that will be the only other balloon. joining us, mickey, youve got spider-man, buzz light year, all of those favorites. my personal favorite, of course, snoopy. >> mine, too, michelle. take care. michelle franzen, live in new york for us. >> a lot of fun. >> it is. im excited...

Immediately -- and you may be that way as well. trace gallagher in the west coast newsroom with more. >> reporter: a lot of parents were stunned about this, we just got off the phone with the school district. the rapper is t.i.p., his real name is clifford harris and hes a very successful rap artist but also has a lengthy criminal record and a number of arrests, convictions on drugs and weapons charges. he was involved in a well-known brawl in a west hollywood hotel a couple of years ago. so he ...

windows. palins facing off against the young man accused of hacking into her e-mail account. david cornell, a university of tennessee student, now facing up to 50 years behind bars if convicted. trace gallagher live in our new west coast newsroom with more. >> reporter: she was quickly on and off the stand. palin is now done testifying. were told, in fact, shes on a plane with her husband todd headed elsewhere. those in the courtroom, by the way, say sarah palin was very relaxed, she w...