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To do. back at kmart in mapleton, georgia, store manager bill bonsour says working on thanksgiving, it's no bother. for him it's about meeting the customer demand. >> one thing to understand this year, we have one less week for shopping between thanksgiving and christmas than we did last year. >> reporter: and the big demand here at kmart were the tvs. people came in crowds. they sprinted over here. kmart is trying something a little different this year. they'll be open for a straight 41 hours, a lot longer than usual. kyung lah is in burbank, california. how are things looking over there, kyu...

Great deals, man. >> reporter: outside at best buy in florida, tents were in place more than a week in advance of the sales. just how serious are they? this man brought a generator to run his in electronics. >> i know they do it every year and every year i say the exact same thing, it's just crazy. >> reporter: crazy is one word for it, angry is another. on change.org more than 100,000 people petitioned for target to stay closed writing, quote, family should be more important than corporate greed or materialism. and because it's the right thing to do. back at kmart in mapleton, georgia, store ...

It was about 22 degrees when we got here this morning, but factoring in the windchill, felt more like 17 degrees. that was not enough to stop 30 people from showing up and quite simply they are doing it for the deals. makayla, john, back to you. >> nick valencia in mapleton, georgia. people were lined up at that store and it's been full for the morning. >> we asked you what you think about the stores being open so early on thanksgiving. andrew says, i think if the workers are letting to work, then let capitalism reign. >> there are a lot of people who choose to work on thanksgiving. some peopl...

Just drop by the lincoln memorial. also you'll hear the behind-the-scenes of how this all went down with reporters who were in the dark about where they were going. also, you may be getting ready for church this morning. is it possible you would dare pass on the collection plate? yeah. keep your money in your pocket. there's a new survey out that says 10% -- you know tithing, that income you give to the church -- may not be needed. may not be required by the bible. we will explain that. but we do need to start with some nasty weather overnight. main street is a disaster. that coming to us ...