nicole, give us a sense of the mood on the floor of the stock exchange. are people scared or a lot of the long faces. >> reporter: it's a mixed bag. the dow dropped nearly 1,100 points. that's huge. we brought in a trader at the open. how did it feel this morning? >> we had a mild panic, but like 1987, it wasn't like that with that sick feeling in your gut. >> reporter: we saw shanghai sell off. but now they are fighting them back. what are people to think after three days of selling and the chaos? >> we just failed to stay above 1905. so now we are in a fight for our lives here. >> is there some people who