Despite warnings and coronavirus considerations, some could not resist the lure of Black Friday deals, lining up outside big box stores and cruising the aisles of area malls.
CHALLENGES BE AN ISOLATED. >> HEALTHCARE WORKERS URGE PEOPLE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THE VIRUS. >> MANY SHOPPERS DID NOT LET THE NUMBER OF CASES IN THE STATE DETER THEM FROM TAKING PART IN BLACK FRIDAY. WRAL'S KEELY ARTHUR IS LIVE CRABTREE VALLEY MALL. >> Reporter: THIS IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE BUSIEST PLACES I HAVE BEEN SINCE THE PANDEMIC STARTED. MOST ARE WEARING A MASK. WORKERS ARE TASKED WITH MAKING SURE CAPACITY LIMITS ARE BEING ADHERED TO AND COUNTING THE SHOPPERS AS THEY COME THROUGH. WHEN FREDDIE JOINED THE OLD NAVY TEAM AFTER THE PANDEMIC YOU NEVER IMAGINED HE WOULD WEAR THE HAT OF PANDEMIC EXECUTIVE ORDER ENFORCER. YOUR HELPING SHOPPERS BUT YOU'RE ALSO ENFORCING THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS. HOW DO YOU HANDLE THAT? SPOKE ABOUT AS MUCH AS ANYONE HANDLES COVID-19 NOWADAYS. JUST WITH A BLANK FACE AND I HOPE THAT THINGS WILL GET BETTER . >> Reporter: HOW HAS TODAY BEEN GOING? BUT THEY DO TEND TO LISTEN BUT WE DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONABLE CUSTOMERS WHO OFTEN QUESTION THE INTEGRITY OF HAND SANITIZER. >> Reporter: ONE BY ONE HIS CLOCKS AND HOW MANY COME IN AND OUT. >> THEY ARE MORE OR LESS COMPLIANT WITH GOING IN SINGLE FILE. >> Reporter: AT OLD NAVY THIS IS 120 PEOPLE . WORKERS MAKE SURE SHOPPERS ARE SANITIZED AND WEARING A MASK. >> I WEARING A FACE SHIELD AND TWO MASKS. >> Reporter: IF A SHOPPER IS NOT WEARING A MASK, THEY WILL BE PROVIDED ONE. IN EXTREME CASES THEY ARE ASKED TO LEAVE CRABTREE VALLEY MALL. THIS IS NOT BEEN AN ISSUE TODAY . >> Reporter: WHAT WITH THE MALL BE WITHOUT SANTA CLAUS? YOU CAN SEE THEM RIGHT THERE AND I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU CAN TELL BUT SANTA IS WEARING A FACE SHIELD . IT IS JUST
