[jerseygirl]

I agree with you. Initially, they were supposed to meet Monday to decide on the appropriate level. I think they must have some very credible information to bump the level up on a Sunday afternoon-malls overflowing with holiday shoppers, etc.

[oceanview]

most americans will not even hear about this until either tonight, or for most, tomorrow morning when they flip on the news before or while going to work. if they had wanted to alter shopping behavior this weekend, they would have had to issue the alert thursday or friday.