this morning. good morning. happy thanksgiving. you are watching "fox & friends first" on this thursday morning. i am heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. we are getting up early. the turkey talk line is here. she is answering your questions. >> you can e-mail them to us tweet them to us or facebook us. >> rava is here showing you how to carve the bird. we can use that advice as well. >> but up first our top story for you on this thanksgiving. hundreds of people in ohio aren't spending the holiday at home. they are being evacuated after a train derailed late thursday night with highly flammable chemicals. >> some of the people will not be able to return home until saturday. >> i guess we have to kind of see what we have every day and what we have to do. we have to make the best out of

it. >> officials say the cleanup efforts have not progressed as quickly as they hoped. almost 13,000 gallons of highly flammable liquid leaked out of one of the cars. they are still concerned it could explode. >> the video you are about to see this is incredible. watch what happens when a tornado rips through a middle school in indiana. you can see the gym it is actually completely torn apart in just seconds. in this hallway a load of ceiling tiles comes crashes down. no one was at the school thankfully at the time because it was actually sunday. the twister part of the deadly storm that killed 8 people last week in the midwest. >> hundreds of flights canceled and thousands delayed as millions of people gear up to travel for the holiday. that was a small fraction of the 32,000 flights through out the country. snow wind and rain was to blame

for all of this. most of the issues out of pennsylvania, new york and new jersey with average delay times of two hours. the storm has now passed and travelers should be in the clear today. >> it is not thanksgiving without the macy's thanksgiving day parade. right now the fate of the big parade balloons is up in the air. rick is tracking the winds that could ground the balloons. >> we will be seeing winds out of the 25-30 mile an hour range. they can adjust how high the winds will fly. we are know it will be a game time decision. these are shots you are looking at right now of yesterday. it is right where the parade starts. they bring the balloons out and

300,000 people come out to watch it happening. all day long they will be showing you wiall of the things happening. fake a look at the weather maps. we have a big storm system move through. the storm system is gone. that is great news for pretty much everybody. we are talking about a really nice day as far as precipitation goes. it is a really chili morning and it will be a very chilly day again today. this morning in cleveland people want to know what the weather is like when they go out shopping as well. >> it would not be thanksgiving without you there as well. you have been there every thanksgiving morning. >> i know. it is a great time.

other stories following a gunman surrenders after holding his daughter hostage for nine hours. there was a lock down as police surround the area during the standoff. the gun battle intensified resulting in an officer getting shot. >> the officer that was actually shot wasn't shot in the chest but was saved by his bulletproof vest. >> the scene sounded like a war zone. they are safe and unjuried. >> a mother and father accused of keeping children into the room for two years. there's a journal that contains a lot of information that is giving them a closer look into the imprisonment. >> a lot of the actions are being told to us, the girls were

being isolated in everything. >> the girls ages 12, 13 and 17 were found after two of the girls managed to escape. the couple facing kidnapping and child abuse. a judge set bail for 100,000 for the stepfather and 75,000 for the mother. >> is the white house worried about high demand the obama administration is delaying a marketing campaign for fear that a rush to sign up could overwhelmi the system. the web site will be able to accommodate the vast majority of people by november 30th. another day, another delay it seems for obamacare. the department of health and human services announcing on-line enrollment for small businesses will be pushed back a year. doug luzader is live with the latest on this latest delay.

>> good morning, doug. >> good morning. the timing of this announcement raised some eyebrows because the administration dropped this obamacare bombshell the day before thanksgiving when it was less likely to create attention. it is causing more problems for small businesses many are struggling to comply. they will not be able to access the government's web care site as they promised. instead they have to rely on brokers or insurance companies. small businesses continue to be low on the priority list during the obama care implementation process. the obamacare web site still isn't ready for prime time. the self-imposed deadline to have this all taken care of, but a spokeswoman for the agency responsible for administering

the site said in a conference call this is very much a, would in progress. >> it is not a magical date. there will be times after november 30th when the site like any web viet does n-- web site not perform optimally. >> that is a real concern for the administration. as you mentioned there is a real push to get as many people to enroll as possible. they are afraid the web site may not be up to the task and could crash yet again even after the deadline p. healtheder heather and ainsley. >> doug luzader live in washington. i am sure we will to story true out the day. >> the u.s. has a serious stash of chemical weapons. take them out to sea. they could dispose of the toxic materials at international waters. so far no countries on their own soil. it is subject to final approval by a chemical weapons watchdog agency. two people are dead this morning

after a crane lifting part of a roof crashed down on a soccer stadium. it happened in brazil. it is the location of the 2014 world cup opener and is under construction. ground under the frame buckled causing a large portion to collapse. the two killed were construction workers. political and personal candles. he was voted out of the senate. burrs sclo he was originally sentenced to four years in prison p. berlusconi had community service. >> what to talk about at the thanksgiving table. he's discussing gun control with his children. illegal guns provided a place mat to get conversations started. it is titled, talking turkey

about guns. asking kids what they think about background checks for gun sales. >> in keeping with the white house tradition presideobama pa two turkeys. this guy was named popcorn and given the title national thanksgiving turkey. they held an on-line vote between the turkeys popcorn and caramel to see who would get the official pardon. 8:30 goldman new menorah lit at marking the first night of hanukkah. the night included the united states air force band. despite cold temperatures and rain hundreds came for the event. >> green bay packers are visiting the detroit lien ohs. that starts at 4:30 eastern

time. dallas cowboys hosting the raidsers. they will wear president blue jerseys. they usually wear the throw back uniforms. concussion rules prohibit them from changing uniforms through out the season. >> the time now is 10 minutes a of the top of the hour. still to come the entourage facing stunning allegations why one mom says they are to plame for her son's death. >> doesn't smell too good. why one lawmaker is pushing students to wear a popular body spray. >> butterball expert is here with all of the answers. e-mails tweet or facebook. >> here's a look at what our viewers are thankful for on this thanksgiving. [ woman 1 ] why do i cook?

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>> in an official ceremony president obama pardoned the thanksgiving turkey and put him in charge of obamacare. >> another day another delay. o.j. simpson's lawyer vows to never give up. they argue his original lawyers in the case failed to represent him well but the judge ruled against him pointing to the evidence in this case. he served 9 to 33 years behind bars. the mother of a photographer

killed after taking pictures of justin bieber's ferrari claims her son hit by two-cars and one may have been his on the raj. t enter raj. he was struck after taking pictures of the car. the second car whose vehicle fits the description of an suv in group. >> a doctor saver add young son's life. a 5-year-old was swimming at a pool in florida when he started struggling. he was at the right place at the right time. >> bringing a kid back is the best that can hap ten pen to

physician. >> astronauts aboard the space station are enjoying their own thanksgiving feast today. freeze dried corn bread dressing and turkey in a vacuum sealed pouch. the most important thing is to watch for the crumbs because they float away. that would be interesting. >> gobble, gobble. the turkey is the center keys of everyone's thanksgiving pooes. if you have questions how to repair your bird have no fear. we have an expert for you. >> not us. we are not the experts. >> janice is from the butterball turk we hot line and she is here to answer any of your turkey questions. >> how do i make sure the meat is not too dry. >> can you answer that? >> great we. comes into our lives a lot. two-thirds of the way through of

cooking that turkey put a little tin foil tent over the breast portion and cook it to 170 and you want 180 in the thigh. >> tin foil over the breast and janice john our facebook fan asks i bought a 12 pound turkey. >> 3 hours if you are not going to stuff it 3 and a half at 325. >> robert on twitter tweets we are thinking about deep-frying or turkey this year. is this the taste iest option? >> it is the taste iest option. if you have never had it it is a treat and super seize zee and super delicious. >> i have had deep fried turkey. >> i hear it is dangerous, right? >> be careful. it can cause a fire. >> all right janice. thank you so much. everybody keep your sweets co - tweets coming to us. >> thanks to all of you who are

waking up this morning. send your questions to us and janice. a pizza hut manager loses his job after refusing to open on thanksgiving. the company is making him a new offer. >> are you ready for the black friday rush? it is amidst the chaos. the strategy you need before you hit the store.

>> lots of people in new york city celebrating thanksgiving. such a magical time. is body spray getting the ax in pennsylvania schools? it would ban perfume, cologne and body spray. it comes after am student had a severe reaction. the law would be hard to enforce but lawmakers hope to build debates to come up with a reasonable resolution. a pizza put manager was fired

for refusing to open the store on thanksgiving. he made national headlines last night. pizza hut announced he had been offered his job back. he has worked for the restaurant chain for more than ten years and thinks today should be a day for family. >> want to be a company that stands up for employees and you need the day off. only two-days you are guaranteed to spend the day with your family. >> traditionally thanksgiving and christmas are the only two-days out of the year that pizza phut is he is cloed. >> if you are hitting the sales there are plenty of sales that will be open. there are a handful holding back. here are the stores that will not be participating in the mayhem. once again not costco, nordstrom and burlington coat factory will

be keeping their stores closed. those stores may see a jump in sales on friday from those who support the idea of a quiet holiday at home. and we asked our viewers are you planning to shop on thanksgiving or do you think stores should stay closed? funny how many people are so opposed to stores being open but are okay with movie theaters restaurants beganed stations. those employees don't count? it is time for family carmella writes. that's where i will be. shopping can wait. >> dave says a store or retailer has enough employees willing to work then yes. it is not the place for the state or federal government to tell a retailer when they can or can't open. families should be together on thanksgiving. i managed retail for 35er yaos these employees are not volunteering the work. i will not shop. thanks to all of those who responded.

>> have doubts about how to carve that thanksgiving turkey today. >> don't worry. >> master butcher and meat consultant from fairway markets ray vanessia he is here to help us all out. >> happy thanksgiving. >> we need to be consulted. we don't know how to carve a turkey. tell us is there anything we need to do before hand to prepare? >> no. you want to make sure your temperature sits 15-20 minutes before you start to carve it. it absorbs all of the juices you want to be able to use your hand instead of a fork and warm juices come out. >> what do you mean use your hand. you don't want to use a form as you are taking the meat apart it holds in the meat and more juice runs out. it is enough time for it to absorb back and for you to touc. >> a lot of people think you need to carve it at the dining room table? >> bring it back to the kitchen

on a cutting board pupil a around can't cut off the beach balls. >> how do you carve the turkey? >> take the back off start cooling from underneatunderneat. run the knife along the body where the joint comes open. am then you want to sake the de section of that put your knife and separate the jum sick from the thigh. take your knife along both sides of the thy bone then you can hold one end of the thigh bone and twist it as you run the knife down along side of the bone and twist it right up. >> easy for you. >> then you have this nice big thy meat which is more appetizing on the platter. >> i take the whole turkey leg like that. >> now we are going to come up to the wing and open it up he again.

you are going to fake the first joint off. i like to keep the drum secti sectionon it gives it stability. >> we are going to have a carve off after the show. >> i am excited about that. we are watching you very wearfully. then i say you can't cut through the skin if it is nice and krit p. you are better to peel it off. cut it put it or noed your platter for anybody that buzz can't it it will be there. >> you see the bone under the top you want one mine with your knife. it allows you to get it in there and fallow it along and take the breast meat out in one piece. get nice breast slices out of it. >> we will check fabbing in with you later.

17 minutes after the top of the our. talking turkey. the white house hoping to get in on your dinnertime conversations this thanksgiving. strong winds could be grounding these iconic balloons. we are live from the parade route in just a few minutes. here is what rur viewers are saying it new jersey.

>> good morning to you. it is thursday november 28th. the moment captured on camera. new images of a terrifying twister as it rips through a mid will school. >> then another day another delay for obamacare. on-line enrollment for small businesses will be pushed back a year. h how this will impact. >> are you ready for the black friday rush? lauren simonetti that's what you need to know before you hit the stores.

>> perfect song called "thank you" on this thanksgiving day. >> fox and friends first starts now the second half hour. i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. you are what we are thankful for on this day. our families as well. as you get up early preparing for thanksgiving dinner we are talking to the butterball turkey expert line. e-mail us the questions, questions about thawing. first on this thanksgiving day hundreds of people will be spending time for the holidays at home.

>> cleanup efforts have not progressed as quickly as they had hoped. almost 13,000 gallons of highly flammable liquid leaked out of the cars. they are still concerned it could explode. >> the video you are about to sees amazing. you can see it completely torn apart in seconds. a loaded ceiling tile comes crashing down. no one was in school at the time because of the sunday. a deadly storm kill 8 people last week in the midwest. hundreds of flights canceled and thousands delayed as millions of people gear up and travel for the holiday. 32,000 flights scheduled around the country.

a storm packing storm, wind and rain and that was to blame. most was out of pennsylvania new york and new jersey with average delay times of two hours. travelers should maybe be in the clear today. hopefully. it is not thanksgiving of course without the macy's thanksgiving day parade. right now the face of the big parade balloons the tradition is up in the air you could say. we are live on the scene tracking the binwinds that coul possibly ground the balloons. good news it is not too windy right now. >> although the winds have been gusting from time to time a little bit maybe up into the 20-25 mile an hour ring. you can take a look at some of

the balloons. there are definitely winds going on from time to time. everybody coming out here yesterday and last night to see the balloons inflated. it is always a big event here in the upper west side of manhattan on the south side of central park. take a look at your forecast map. tomorrow i saw the gap picture guys from the live shot a second ago. most of the country really looking great. we had the big storm yesterday. the rest is can looking gold and great. that's good news. we are waiting for the final answer which happens at game time. >> 9 a.ed m. sharp. we will check back with you. rick is live. >> another day another delay for

obamacare. the department of health and human services now announcing on-line enrollment for small businesses pushed back a year. critics say this makes life harder on job creators. >> a year from now it will be you go will i. what happened today is insult in injury. you know we went to the supreme court and fought it. what happened today is it says small businesses you are the last priority for this law. >> experts suggest it could go past the 2014 mid term. doug luzader has the store >> the administration says it's 6 million people plus short for the enrollment of obamacare.

they see thanksgiving as for made up for lost ground. >> want to really talk turkey this thanksgiving? take advice for the president. >> what do you want to talk to me about? >> we know you don't have health insurance. >> with a slick ad campaign they are urging families to forego thanksgiving conversation and talk about obamacare. you think it is a good topic of conversation for a holiday dinner? >> absolutely not. that won't be a topic of ours. barack obama says it should be they have come up with a checklist urging them to bring w-2's to the table to talk about income eligibility. >> i want to have safe harbors from politics. i don't want to go home from thanksgiving and have them reading. it is so heavy handed. >> the president isn't alone. aarp is offering these e cards for parents to send to their

kids. i will de friend you on facebook says one. they have a lot riding on this. people like the kids in the commercial if the young and healthy don't sign up in droves and pay more for insurance than otherwise would more won't be able to pay below market rates. >> older members reach out to younger which will not only help the president politically but keep prices low. that's the important thing here. >> is the dinner table the place? especially with all of the exposed cut larry. >> my family is all democrats. i am sure it will come out. >> les you think we are exaggerating about the checklist of barack ohio bam m-- brother

obama.com. the web site is not ready for a crush of activity. if you try to make a phone call the obamacare phone center today is closed. heather and ainsley, happy thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving to you, too. the doug luzader live for us in dc. >> president obama and his family continuing the thanksgiving tradition back before the day before the holiday. the president handed out onions while the first lady gave out carrots and his daughters kaifr out apples and candy. the charity distributes 45 million pounds of food annually to the needy. >> a gold menorah lit on the sunset marking the first night of honda. it included music from grammy award winning violinist.

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get in line early for those big ticket items. lauren simonetti shows us that's just the beginning. >> i am here with maureen an avid black friday shopper. she has already laid out her plan of attack. we are joined by personal finance expert. he will show us how to get the best items for the best prices. what is your strategy? >> this is a day for serious shopping knowing what you want getting it and getting out. >> having a plan and strategizing is key. she has done all of her homework and downloaded apps. a lot of deals are staggered and open at different hours. it is really confusing. step number 2 is prioritize. how have you done that? >> i always know exactly what it is i want. i have a list ahead of time what my big ticket items are, exactly

what stores have the best prices. >> we have a map of the store here. >> know ahead of time where your items are, know the layout of your store so you can get what you need. >> where are we going first? >> now that we are in the store it means we have gotten our ticket for our big ticket items. >> i would come and i would look for the accessories i want to go with it. i would come to see what the sales are. >> we are at the tv section what model are you looking for? >> for the 24 inch insignia. normally 169.99 on the door buster it will be 79.99. >> that is significant savings. >> that is very significant savings. >> we are going to ask about return policies and price match guarantees you can avoid holiday add-ons. >> always shop with xash because you can't over spend.

i am lauren simonetti fox business. >> good tips for lauren this morning. he showed us how to carve up our turkeys. now it is time to put us and master butcher ray to the test with a carve off. >> we have a one-minute count down. do we have a clock on the screen. >> push the leg toward the table slicing it so it opens up. push and pull all of the way down. there you go. >> then we cut this off. >> that's where you can cut through. >> i can't. >> too look at our nails. we didn't get manicures for

this. >> sorry mom. >> am i off? >> right in this section here. >> you are cutting this, too. >> then we are going to take the -- (talking over one another) oh, it's very good. we are eating this too early. we are going to wash our mouth and come back in just a minute>> our butterball talk line expert

is here. there. first let's check in with anna she is down stairs. she will be anchoring "fox and friends." what's coming up on the show today? >> we are live with the macy's parade. plus are you having turkey trouble? an expert from butterball is here to answer all of your questions plus a fox and friends carve off. plus is he obamacare on the rebound? the mainstream media wants you to think aboso but is that real true? a policeman saves a man from a burning car. see you at 6:00 a.m. >> i want to give a shout out to my family at home. happy thanksgiving.

eight minutes till the top of the hour. a florida man claiming his son was hit in the head by pieces of a meteorite. the seven-year-old was hit with what looked like small pebbles outside. a study shows they were likely to come from space. the boy was patched up with three staples. driving a car with kids in the car more dangerous than talking on the phone? the most frequent distractions turning to look at the child, engaging in conversation and assisting the child in some way. fathers were distracted for longer periods of time.

>> do you have last-minute questions on how to prepare your thanksgiving turkey? >> janet from the butterball hot line is here to answer the question. >> here a question from mike on twitter. my turkey is partially frozen. what can i do to get it fully defrosted? >> leave it in the package, put it in your sink, fill it with tap water 679. in a couple of hours it should be good to go. >> how long should i let the turkey rest before i carve it? >> 15 to 20 minutes. >> catherine asks how do you know when the turkey is done cooking? >> use your they are momty, looking for 170 degrees in the breast or 180 in the thy. 165 degrees in the stuffing. >> thanks for your expert advice. >> no problem. >> better you than us. >> six minutes till the top of the hour.

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history. here is the football lineup. the green bay packers visit the detroit lions at 12:30 eastern. at 4:30 the dallas cowboys and oakland raiders. the baltimore ravens will host the pittsburgh steelers at 8:30. southwest airlines today is offering passengers one free cocktail, beer or wine, on their flight. >> if you're watching football, go in the kitchen and help your wife clean up. time to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. first the good. it takes him a second but once he dives in it looks like this panda bear is enjoying himself. next the bad. you might not see pecan pie at your thanksgiving table today. sorry, a shortage due to heavy rainfall driving the price of that nut up by 30%. finally the ugly. a police chief in indiana tasered to raise money for

his department. he's trying to raise $9,000 to get two new squad cars. we'll raise the money for him. no need to be tasered. >> we hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving with your family and friends. >> we're thankful to you for watching us every morning. have a great holiday. >> yes. "fox & friends" starts right now. bye. good morning. it is thursday, the 28th of november, 2013. i'm anna kooiman. holiday nightmares. thousands of people stranded, hundreds of flight delayed. will this wicked weather keep you from getting to grandma's house on time? and it could ground the famous balloons at the macy's thanksgiving day parade. we're live on the route coming up. >> this morning the white house would like you to be forgiving because along with the holiday comes another obamacare delay. oh my. and this is going to hit small business where it hurts. >> this will make you think twice about texting and walking. caughton