the u.s. labor force. about 1.5 million people. they say it is appropriate to do this, to talk about it today. they also staged some peaceful civil disobedience, a small number of them, about ten of them were arrested trying to make that point. michael? >> amazing. >> the biggest employer there, and there you have it. protests outside the walmart stores in some cases. kyung lah is reporting from a walmart in los angeles. zain asher is at macy's in new york. so zain, macy's broke its old tradition and was open yesterday. so a, were the sales good yesterday, and b, did it put a damper on the mad dash today? >> hi, hala. you're always going to see the thickest crowds right when the stores open. the items with the best deals are usually in limited supply. of course, it's a competition. yesterday, when macy's opened, 8:00 thanksgiving evening, you