powerful winds out west causing chaos at a flea market. >> wow! >> tents and debris flying in the air. three people taken to the hospital and the middle of the country bracing for snow, ice and flash flooding creating slick and dangerous roads for holiday travelers. 19 states on ale this morning. breaking story overnight, angry protesters storming the streets o of chicago. >> all: shut it down. >> tearing the lights off this christmas tree and threatening to disruptholiday shopping as new dash cam video is released twhaf officer arged with murder. a stunning revelation about e of the nfl's all-time greats. the familyy of late legend frank gifford says he suffered from at brain disease linked to a all those hits on the field. what the family hop the league will do to change the way the game is played. > and turkey 911. everything you need to know before you put your b bird in the

oven this morning, our holiday dream team standing by all morning with the answers to your last-minute e fo emergencies. >> happy thanksgiving and good morning, america. sod good toave dan harris, tom llamas and sara haines with us. and so glad you're joining us this morning. maybe before you head out to be with youramily or you start cooking and we have got you covered. first with traffic. these are traffic cameras from all around the country and these folks maybe deciding to bypass wednesday's super hectic travel day heading out instead this morning. >> it's strategically wise to travel on the holiday itself. that's my strategy on the couch today. also today, thousands of people will be heading out for holiday parades across america and ginger and rob are at two of the largest ones here in new york city and another in iladelphia. we'll be hearing from tm throughout the morning.

>> yeah, the philadelphia -- the oldest parade in the countryor thanksgiving and then also this morning, it's an annual tradition here, our thasgiving 911. we've got experts fro the hit show "chopped" here to answer your questions everything about turkey, side, dessert but we begin with the rough holiday weather slamming 19 states. abc's rob marciano startss off from phidelphia. good m morning tyou, rob. >> good morning, lara. it s seems like every thanksgiving there is a big storm hitting somewhere and this year is no different. this is a powerful one and it is hitting the west hard causing all sorts of dangerous conditions across a huge swath of the country. >> wow. >>alifornia winds causing chaos at this flea market. people fleeingor cover. winds tossing tents and debris in the air. 11 inred, three taken to the hospital. first responders treating many on the scene. >> the tentsgo like big sails of there is a lot of metal

>> reporter: in northern california, plows out after arly a foot of snowfall. drivers spinning out and crashing. >> so dangerous out here you want to get your chains on. >> reporter: massive waves battering the coastline of washington state. winds taking down tre and power nes. >> tore the lines up. >> go ahead. >> reporter: crews workingng rough the night to restore power to thousands. and in utah dust storms blinding drivers determinined to g to their holiday destinations. a powerful jet stream driving those winds and nudging the entire system off to the east. travel is going to be very difficult i many spots especially, lara, across the mountain west. >> all right, rob, thank you so much. this stormy weather on the move. set to wreak havoc. to ginger zee at the parade route in new yo city. ginger. >> lara, as md as it is here just like rob was saying we've got that powerful jet stream and all of the warnings to tell you about this morning.

let's get straight to the maps so you know who has to look o for whatecause it's a whole slew of things happening. yes, snow in parts of the inner mountain west and rockies and move to the east and it's the ice i'm concerned about from amarillo, texas, and you see the timing there, that's tonight thursday after everyone is done with dinner, the ice stretches into western iowa then the low really wraps up the moisture. heavy rains, dallas to tulsa by friday when you're traveling there and that ice can accumulate to a half inch anywhere he of oklahoma city, ose to wichita, those road, the power line, that's the major concern as we head into this holida travel. lara. >> all right, ginger, thanks so much. bad weather a lot of placeces not here in new york yet. >> tough day to trtravel. ginger, thank you. from weather to security, if you head out t the parade organizatition malls you may see a pronounced police presence. this even though president obama is personally trying to reassure a nervousus america that despite what happened over in paris there is no specific terror threat here this holiday weekend.

parade here in new york city, gio, good morning toyou. >> reporter: hey, dan, good morning to you and happy thanksging. we're here at the start of that parade route. we're talking about 3 million spectators expected here 8,000 participants. 2500 law enforcement officers, the nypd saying it is taking no chances. it's the last thing we want to think about, but this morning law enforcemenent officers across the country are on high alert as americans set out to celebrate the holidays >> we got to be on our toes. >> reporter: in new york city a rerecord-breing crowd expected at the massive macy's thanksgiving day parade. a city already buzzing with counterterrorism units now upping its efforts with new speclized teams and extra security. officers hiding in plainclothes. others called the elite hercules team arm with long guns and bomb-enoughing canines and 500 heavily armedfficers from a new critical response unit. they are evenn using radiation

detectors looking for dirty bombs. >>eep everybody safe. >> reporter: just weeks after the terror attacks in paris, so-called soft targets like malls and retailers are heeding the warnings too. ahead of black friday, minnesota's famed mall of america adding extra security, some officers you'll see, some you won't. homeland secity secretary jeh johnson says while across the board people are taking extra precautions -- >> it should be obvious to the public that there's a heightetened presence inlaces like here like union stion here, at airports. >> reporter: he insists don't live in fear. >> b be vigilant and be aware. >> reporter: and back here in new york city, we're told that the secretary of homeland security wants to take a look at security here on the parade route. wee told even he may personally spe with law enforcemement here. lara, dan. >> all right, thank you. good advice, just be aware. >> don't live in fear but b vigilant.

>> thanks so much. we turn to chicago, aity on edge protesters taking to the street overnight and now threatening to disrupt black friday shopping as new video is released of thaoffir now charged with murder. abc's alex perez is in chicago with the very latest. od morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, lara. overnight protester marching here on t magnificent mile. officers sayhey are looking into this case and trying to figure out what exactly they can do to keep things safe. this morning, new images from the dash cam inside chicago police officer jason van dyke's squad car showing 17-year-old laquan mcdonald runng away as van dyke psued him. shortly after, the officer gets out of the car and shoots the teenager 16 times in 15 seconds. we wl not show you the entire video. this as we're learning more details about van dyke's past with the police department, according to civilian watchdog group invisible institute, citizens filed at least 20 complaints against him since he

joined the force in 2001 including allegations of using excessiv force and racial slurs. but so far,an dyke was not disciplined. abc news has confirmed 18 complaints. overnight in chicago, protesters back on the streets even trying to tear the lights off the city's christmas tree. many critical of the state's attorney who investigated the case for nearly a year before charging van dyke with first degree murder. legal experts say that charge for an off-duty cop is rare. >> it's a hard case to prove a and particularly against a cop. it has to be shown you intended to d serious bodily harm or death and that you had no justification for it. >> reporter: with protesters vowing to disrupt holiday shopping on chicago's famed michigan a avenue preside obama weighing overnight posting on his cebook, i was deeply disturbed by the footage and i'm grateful to the people of my hometown for keeping protests peaceful.

fired his weapon because he feared for his life. while there have been some tse moments at st of these protests, by t the way, have been peaceful. lara. i'm surureore tense moments to cocome. thank you so much. turningg to tom llamas with the morning's other top stories starting with pope francis making history. >> that's right, good morng, guys. the pope is celebrating his first mass in africa and taking on terrorism. tens of thousandsds braved the rain for today's open air service in kenya. the pope issuing a strong appeal for fami values, he also addressed the growing threat of islalamic extremism saying an open dialogue between christian and muslim leaders is essential for peac today french president francois hollande is meeting with russian president vladimir putin to discuss furer cooperation in the fight against isis. across europe, the hunt continues for the so-called eighth paris attacker. authorities now confirm his alleged accomplice also onhe loose traveled to syria in june. meanwhile, vice news released more of its interview with the american roc band that was

playing the night of the attack at that theater, one band member describing his encounter with one of the gunmen and it is chilling. >> i can see thehe gunman and he looked right at me and he sho at me and he missed. he stayed there and continued to shoot and shoot and slaughter and just scream at t top of his lungs, allahu akbar and that's when i instantly knew what was going on. >> band members say they're grateful for the support they've receivived since the attack. tensions in the middle east are escalating after turkey shot down thahat rsian fighter jet near the syrian border. russian is deploying anti-aircraft missiles to the region and turkey released recordings of what it says were the warnings it gave to the russian fighter pilots when they violated turkish airspace, one of the russian pilots who survived said h never heard a warning. have you ever opened your bag after a flight and it looked like a tornado tore through your

check this out, baggage handlers finding out who can toss a suitcase the furthestt on the tarmac. the second guy up is like, no, no, th is how you toss a piece of luggage. a concerned passenger tweeted southwest airlin, southwest saying, hey, they don't work for us. so alaska airlines later admitted the olympic bag tossers were their empyees insisting the bag was a dummy bag supposedly fille with magazines, you know, a dummy bag, right? that's the ticket. >> when kettlebells are un unavailable. >> exactly. complete the cay-on in do you think your kettle ball wowould go that fa >> saarare, you know, probably not. let's just be honest. let's be honest. >> this sounds like a good time to change the subject. for many of us on thanksgiving, thank you, sara, once the food shopping. here's a live look at some people getting a jump start on gathering. it used to be they waited till black friday for this but now

thanksving itself and abc'ss rebecca jarvis is in chicago with more on that. hey, rebecca, good morning. > reporte hey, dan, good moing to u. happy thanksgiving and in. biz they think of this as the super bowl of shopping. it is officially game day, 136 million americans expected to shop between now and this weekend and here at walmamart they are ready for the rush. this morning, while manany are gearing up for turkey and pupumpkin pie, others are getting ready f a different kind of feeding frenzy. thanksgiving shoers already lining upor a mad dash to score those holiday deals. but ter years of backlash for opening on turkey day, retailers appear to be finally holding the line on those earlier and earlier thanksgiving openings. >> a lot of retailers are scaling back their hours or even closing their stores entirely because they realize that it doesn't actually help their bottom line. >> reporter:ow macy's, target,

kick things o off tight at exactly the same time as last year, staples opened the last two years on thanksgiving will shut their doors completely for the holiday this year. h&m is following suit and outdoor equipment retailer rei taking i a step rther,r, deciding to stay closed on both thanksgiving and black friday. retailers typically generate about $50 billion in sales over the four-day weekend. but for the last two year, those sales have been falling. >> online shopping has totally anged the game. consumers are hing a little more cash in their pockets this year for the holiday season. so retlers don't feel compelled to stay open on thanksgiving. >> reporter: walmart is also mixing things up this year. for the first time eve most of their doorbusters for the black friday weekend are already listed on the wsite literally right now. the doors open at walmart throughout the dayay today but the official event kicks off here at

6:00 p.m., lara. >>n the super bowl of shopping, recca, we thank you and now we do have more on holiday shopping with amazon spokespeon sarah gelman who joins us from los angele good morning. >> good morning. >> do you guys feel the need, are you working harder this year than ever to attract customers? >> i mean, we work hard every year to tactattract customers. we're ready for it. >> you are ready for it. i kw you guys have a lot of great deals out there. we're going to talk about those in a second but what are you doing different now? i hear something about an app that really might take you to the next level. >> yeah, well, first of all we have new deals every five minutes this year. not just on black friday and cyber monday we actually have them for 16 days. it really is a season, yes, we have them today on thanksgiving, no, you don't have to get o off your couch to shop. but we do have this new app i love called -- it's wit the mobilele shoppining appcalled watch a deal. you can go to our deal page

either on your laptop or your mobilehopping app and see a deal thahat's coming up maybe in a couple of hoururs. you don't want to sit there a and stare at your computer screen or at your phone and spend te with your family. click w watch thi deal and then amazon sends you a push notification to your phone when the deal is live so you can continue on with your life, not have to stay and stare at your phone. >> shop till you drop. some o these deals you guys sent us are unbeliable. 50-inch tv for $150, really, sarah? >> yes, and i can't telell you what the brand is but what i can tell you, it is a mobile only deal so we have about 150 deals this year that are only on our mobile shoppg app so if you don't have our mobile shopping app download it now because that is a great deal. >> soy the app sounds like a must have. what other deaeals can you share with us like the 150$150 50-i-inch tv. >> kids want toys. wewe have up to 50% off

top-selling toy brands, we e have nerf, my little pony and of course, "star wars," "star wars" is so big this year, another thing that's huge, dinosaurs so between "the good dinosaur" and "jurassic world" we have great deals o on that. for teen organization dullsls it your life you cannot go wrong with electronics. obviouy we talked about ts, we have areat deal on noise canceling headphones. $100 off, what i want this holiday season. we also have the kindle, so great for riding under $100 during this shopping season. >> you just recited my entire list, sarah, thank you so much. i guess what we thank you so much, we will be t talking about shopping all morng long and sort of the days, dan, i'm thinking of black friday and siberiaer monday are gone. here we go. >> here we go. indeed. let's just try to kp our priorities trait because before you go shopping you got to make

sure thanksgiving is done right which means it't's time to talk turkey with our thanksgiving dream team of food network chefs all judges of the hit show "chopped." alex guarnaschehelli, geoffrey zakarian and amanda freitag. give yourself a big round of applause. insi we hahave questions frorom viewers, let's start wh you, ms. guarnaschelli, you're doingng turkey. the question. >> i'm always afraid to undercoothe turkey and don't have a thermometer. how longhould i cook a a 14-pound turkey. >> the answer is. >> i count about 12 minutes per pound which mns you should go for maybe 2, 2 1/2 hou and then pull away that thigh and just watch for those juices to run clear. the thigh is the thickest part of real estate on the turkey. once that's cooked, take it out. make your gravy and have a glass of wine. >> i always say that, the thigh is the thickest part of real estate.

desserts, let me get one more turkey question. >> no, this is really good. why is my turkey dry? help? >> you know what, i'm going to cut you off there. this is a bit of a tease. we'll get back to that answer a little later because wee got to get it out t to ginge who at the macy's thanksgiving day parade and got another look at the forecast. hey, ginger. >> heyey there, dan. i've got the leaves behind me, the stars of the beginning of the trade. u shaket a little when you're aleaf. yeah, you do. flash flo watches that extend from texas up to illinois and the rain, locally up to 8 inches could fall so be very careful especially friday into saturday. all right.for much of the area. expect a rain, snow, sleet mix this morning and early afternoon. later it will changeover to snow. around sioioux ty.. little ice accumulatition, and snow around annch. southeast siouxland could see more of both, closer to .2 inches of ice and upto inches of snow. northwest siouxlancould stay dry, temperatures will be falling through e day, we already hit our high temperatures, so

snow ends this evening,loudy, cold, and blustery tonit.t.t.t.t. we got a new move, the shaking leaf. i'll be doi it all morning in it'll keep you warm. it'll keep you warm. ginger, thank you. we want to remind everybody, we'll answer how toeep the turkey from getting dry question coming up here on "gma." >> and the revelation about the late frank gifford, the nfl legend suffered from that brain disease linked to those harard hits on the gridiron.

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trooper welcome back to "good morning america." there is the philadelphia thanksgiving day parade that's a live look at the oldest thanksgiving day parade in the countr and millions are enjoying parades all across america this morning. security of course, is end is itted up this year. added police along most routes. >> of course, everybody is still cautious after paris. so happening right now, 19 states on alert this morning for a major thanksgiving stormrm bringing snow, ice and flash flooding. that storm caused chaos at a flea market in california. look at this.

powerful winds sending tents flying. three sent to the 4079. a new lawsuit filed over the death of "fast and furious" star paul walker. his father is suing porsche claiming the car his son was riding in lacked potentially life-saving safety measures. porsche says the car was altered and improperly maintained and those factors contributed to walker's death. >> hapappy thanksgiving to everybody. so nice to have sa here, tom hehere, dan, of course, and my of you are prepping for the big hoday getting ready f the macy's thanksgiving day parade including ginger shakingt out on the parade route. we'll check with her later and continue with our turkey 911. >> this is important. >> it does come in handy in my house. >> an important service we provide to the nation and wll continue throughout the moing. we want to start with the rerevelationabout the late footballegend frank gifford, rns out he suffered from a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head trauma and found in so many other

smith has the story. > hello, again, i'm frank giffd. >> reporter: this morning t family of late gridiron great frank gifford revealing they just learned that the nfl star suffered from cte, chronic traumatic encephalopathy a degenerative brain disease researchers belie are connected to taking all those tackles on the field. gifford died of natural causes at the age of 84 in august. but a team of pathologists just now diagnosing him with a brain death. his family saying "our suspicions that he was suffering from the debilitating effects of head trauma were were confirmed." the former nfl mvp suffered one of the most famous head injuries of hisra knocked unconscious during this ge in 1960. sidelining him for the season. >> hello again, everyone. >> reporter: after retiring from the field his family says the 27-year veteran announcer of "monday night football" married to kathie lee gifford dedicated

connection between repetitive head trauma and its associated cogny testify and behavioral symptoms which he experienced firsthand. the ctete center says repetitive brain trauma degenerates brain tissssue,months, years, sometimes even decadesfter the l last trauma. a study recently finding 96% o the players they examined suffered from the disease. including hall of famer junior seau who took his own life in 2012. overnight, nfl commissioner roger goodell praising the giffords for their desire to help learn more about the disease and its causes but adding we are working now to improve the safety of our game. gifford's family hopingheir revelation will help others in the future. for "good morning america," ryan smith, abc newews, new york. >> i know kathie lee and her family so want this information to help future player safety. very important to them. >> may very well do that. >> yep. all right. and now t to an alert about

look at these people allegedly caught stealing a turkey from a grocery store. not easy to do. and abc's kendis gibson is here with the story. good morning, kendis. >> reporter: good morning, lara. people are hungry. the average thanksgiving day turkey, get this is about 15 pounds so you'd think that it would be pretty hard for anyone to sneak anything that big out of a supermarket. think again. thanksgiving is a time of giving, but for some it's all about taking. wah thisrocery store shopper ring up one item in self-checkout but walk away with a turkey. security cops stoplift released these videos of alleged turkey bandits this asason. at another shelf checkout this shopper scanned some items but appears to miss the mark on the turkey and walks it through. someecurity experts say theft is up to five types more likely at self-checkout couers than manned chececkouts. >> customers look for opportunity. if no one is watching them and th say, wow, this is easy, then they may try .

is video at a regular eckout line, you see the same thick, some items being scanned but hadad time the prize poultry j just remains in the shopping cart. and se here, the turkey stays in the cart, not getting up to the conveyer belt for pricing. shoplifting costs u.s. retailers an estimated $17 billion a year. losses that mean higher prices for the rest of us. >> the profit margins is anywhere from 1% to 3% and a regular basket full of groceries if one item is either not rang up or destroyed, the profit f that entire buggy of groceries is gone. does it increase price, yes, it does over the long haul it absolutely does. >> reporter: okay, so perhaps one reason behind so many turkey theft, the price of the bird itself. it is the most expensive part of the thanksgiving meal. this year the cost o the average turkey is more than $23. the highest it's been in decades. >> kendis, thank you very much. if you are not into black fridayhopping and you're tired

may want to check out this movie this weekend. it's a good time for it, in fact, the oscar release is heating up a abc's nick watt has a look at some of the early contenders. >> reporter: this is one ofhe biggest blockbususter weeks of the year and 69-year-old sly stlone ishe headliner. >> you got to work hard. i swear to god if y're not going to do it, i'm out. >> reporter: there's already supporting actor oscar b buzz around rocky for this, the seventh reboot called "creed." apparently his wife talked him intot. >> she said, don't be such a coward. even when i was doing a sequel, the second one people e, come on, the third one said stop already. fourth e, goes put a fork in it. >> reporter: this time rocky is training apollo creed's son adone is for a big fight and critics are claiming it's the best rocky since the original. this week, we're also talking "spotlight". >> we'll tell itight.

>> reporter: the tale of thehe catholic church sex abuse scandal and here there's bound to be anscar nominee and, oh, so oscar worthy love story rooney mara, cate blanchett. >> i like thehat. >> reporter: for the families pir's "the good dinosaur" from our part company, walt disney. >> aren't you just the kusest thing. >> to get to work with pixar was a whole other experience and go down t to pixar history is another thing and it's just mind blowing to me. >> reporter: tuesday night eviews were record breaking. "the good dinosaur" eclipsed "frozen's" stellar preview tally let it go >> reporter: and "creed" made moreoneyhan any pre-thanksgiving preview in history. >> show me someththing. >> reporter: after a little lackluster year hollywood is hoping after your turkey you're going to buy a ticket. for "good morning america," nick watt, abc news, los angeles.s. >> i know we are.

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it is7:42 on this thanksgiving morning and we're back now with "gma on the money." and we're going to tell you how to save big on your groceries. americans will spend on average more than $150 on holiday food shopping and those weekly bills can be much higher but abc's linsey davis is here to sw how

one family saved thousands a year. good morning to you, linsey. >> good morning and happy thanksgiving. while it's $150 for the turkey and the fixings theverage american family ofour spends more than a thousand dollars a month in food. now you can put some ofhat back in your pocket. for the krauses groceries eat up a huge chunk of their family budget. >> we have one son who is 16 and one who will soon be 15. they eat a lot. >> repter: every week this family of five's grocery bill tops $600, close to $30,000 a year. >> it would be great to cut down anywhere we can. >> in a quick and easy way. >> reporter: so we enlisted the help of abc news' very own lifestyle editor genevieieverown and headed to their local stop & shop grocery list in hand. >> came up with athree-pronged approach to savings. no clipping coupons. >> reporter: first this one-of-a-kindd app grocery pal puts the savings o on your mobile phone.

>> plug in your zipode and brings up a list of stores. >> and directs you to in-store sales. >> starbucks, here. >> greek yogurt, 10 for $10. >> reporter: and a little supermarket secret, pick products on the top and bottomm shelves. their often a better deal. >> the most expensive items are the ones that the grocery store puts at eye level. one thing to point out, not neglect the ends of the aisle. these are great prices. >> i'll never go down an aisle again. >> reporter: finally did you know you can actually get paid to shop? genevieve says use apps like check out 51 or ibotta. asks you to watch a video or take suryy about a product you're about to buy. after you're done shopping select your item, scan the bar code and upload your receipt. instant cash back. >> we're donerocery shopping. >> reporte after checking out, these simple susupermarket hacks

saved them big. >> you're saving $120 a week on groceries. let's see how much that is for the year. >> reporter: all in all that't's over $6,000 a year. >> that is's incredible. >> there you go. >> reporter: and now there are even sites that suggest recipes based on what's on sale. saving you both time and money so gobble gobble without the guilt. th figurured out how to cut back on the cost. now if they can only do something about those peskyky calories. >> got to be a an app for that. >> 6 grand is not nothing. >> it's not nothing, dan, nope. >> all right. >> it's a tough morning. stuck between these two. >> and coming up, our thanksgiving expts a answering your burning questions. turkey, side dishes, desserts, we got you covered on "gma." to the car that just surved hours of reconditioning... sorry, we know that was a bit... invasive. but, if we didn't hoist you up in the air

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we're back with our thanksgiving dream team. alex, we c you off. thanswer to the qstion about how to make sure the turkey isn't dry. >> overcook it melted butter, a little gravy, a little tock to bring it back, tiny vinaigrette an youe good. >> that's it? >> yep.

>> geoffrey. see if there's a question. >> paige from facebook. if i double a recipe does that affect the cooking time. that's a great question. >> the answer. >> kind of yes and no. if you double a pasta recipe it's the same. cake, make two cakes, don't't me a big one so yes and no. >> pasta iss not a side. >> sure, it isis in an italian household, absolutely. >> let's see if we can do a dessert question. amanda. >> i have a sweet to the question is what apples are best for baking? is this not a great question. pick a firm apple. granny smiths are great but i like to o mix it up with a gala or fuji. >> excellllent,great. we'll be bac with you. at the top of the hour, planning yourr holiday shopping spree. what you should buy now and what can wait keep it here, much more "gma" coming up on this thanksgiving morning. here's a great improve this

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* all right. look who i've got with me, the stephen f. austin state university band. they are rking this morning and we have to talk about the quick forecast. this is the warmest thanksgiving in eight years along the east for much of the area. expect a r rain, snow, sleet mix this momorning anearly afternoon. later it will cngeover to snow. around siouxux city.. little ice accumulation, and

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with recently lowered gas prices, a lot of people have already hit the road. but please be aware northwest iowa has received winter weather advisories... so according to iowa state trooper john farley, it's in the best interest of drivers to take extra procaution when trying to get to their destination. thanksgiving is known as the day for turkey as well as traffic. trooper farley says there's usually a spike in accidents during the holiday season "we never want to see that fatality count go up and it takes everybody. obviously it takes law enforcement through education drivers too to make really those defensive driving skills," said farley. jessica rae: trooper farley remind drivers to belt. jessica let's check in with for the weather. matt: happy thanksgiving! winter storm advisory in effect for much of the area. expect a rain, snow, sleet mix this morning and early afternoon. later it will changeover to snow. around sioux accumulation, and southeast siouxland

could see more of both, closer to .2 inches of ice and up to 3 inches of snow. northwest siouxland could stay dry, temperatures will be falling through the day, we already hit our high temperatures, so our 5pm temperature will be in the mid 20s. snow ends this evening, cloudy, cold, and blustery tonight. cold weekend with sunshine... temperatures struggle in 20s. next

good morning, america. it's 8 a.m. and caught on camera, new surveillance footage of the mom moments beforore she left her newborn in a manger. how the baby is doing right now. super shopping secrets. we're maximizing your black friday deals this morning. >> that's 15% off make. makeup never goes on sale. >> becky worley has all the best inside s steals for your post-turkey rush. >> and mickey's military surprise. >> oh, this is awesome. >> it's a thank you so above and beyond you won't want to miss this unforgettable reunionn the most magical place on earth. and get ready to chop your way to a spectacular thanksgiving thanksgiving. three of our favorite chefs a here tackling your turkey troubles, side dish situaons and transforming your dessert disas territories into the most delicious feast ever as we

>> all: good morning, america and happy thanksgiving. and, yes, happy thanksgiving anand d good mning, america. there they were, the "chopped"d" judges live with us giving us our 911 answers to all of your cookie questions and they'll whip up some delicious and foolproof dishes for us. >> i will test whether they're in fact foolproooof. we love a parade and t this morning we have two of america's greatest covered. rob is in philly at the country's oldest thanksgiving day parade. hey, rob, and ginger is right here in new york city at the 89 annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. ginger, how is it going out there? >> oh,, my goodness, it's just starting t get that elelectric feel here. look, right here, this is the beginning of the parade, the first float and balloons that you will see, that macy's iconic star and the rest of the balloons, they are a lined up right here. i'm telling you, people are

the trees so whether you like them or not, lara -- >> i love it. no pun intended there right with the pumped. we got that. we saw that. thank you, ginger. we als have holiday shopping season upon us as you may have heard whichch means tory johnson is with us. amazing deals and steals jus minutes away. first back inside to tom llamas with the morning rundown. >> good morning again, guys. woo he begin with the prewinter storm bearing down on holiday travelers in 19 ates. the storm which has alrdy made driviving miserable from oregon to colorado is now moving into the plains and upper midwest. hey rain, snow or sleet is expected from texas all the way to wisconsin. meanwhile, back in calirnia heavy winds blew over these nts at a flea market near sacramamento. it injured 11 pele. in chicago protesters outraged over thehe fatal pice shooting of a teenager are threatening to disrupt black friday shopping. demonstrators hit the street lalast ght, some were arrested for whipping lights off a city

christmas tree. this follows the release of more dash cam video showingfficer jason van dyke pursuing laquan mcdonald who was armed with a small knife before shooting him 16 times. the officer reportedly had 20 complaints filed against him in the past. overseas now, this just in russia says it's preparing to cut economic ties with turkey. it's the latest escalation after tuey shot downn that russian fighter jet along the syrian border. turkey says theet violated its airspace. russia says its pilots never heard a warning. french president francois hollande is working to build a stronger coalition against isis. seeking help today from russian president vladimir putin. as the manhunt for the so-called eighth paris attacker continues authorities say his accomplice traveled to syria in june. here at home security will be tighter than ever for the macy's thankiving day parade. a record 3 million people are expected to line the streets. officials say there's no credible threat but more than 2500 police officers are being

deployedlong the route. and a mother who left her newbornn the nativity display of a new york church will not face charges. newly released surveillance deo shows the mom carrying the baby boy into a nearby store buying a towel. the boy was later found in the manger at the church wrapped in that towel. the mother came back the next day to me sure he had been found. new york's safe have law allows them to leave babies at certain locations. at least one parishioner is offering to adopt him. good for that baby. a big dare for a new york family. thiss trulyterrifying. a neighbor woke up to find an incruder crawling on his bedroom floor with a knife between his teeth. they caught him and he snatcd a cell phone but ran off when the owner woke up. pretty scar a thanksgiviving dinner tru out of this world. the two astronauts aboard the internatnal space station are

fixings but their meal is served a little differently. take a look. >> i'm going to have the candied yams. they're -- man, they are delicious. >> good stuff. >> happy, hpy thanksgiving, everybody. >> those look like some rough yams. commander scott kelly and flight engine shell lindgren have the day off. they plan to watch some football. so great nasa can beam up football because they need it after those yams. >> they need turkey and >> they do. >> for those yams. >>e're here for you guys.. i imagine theirs taste better than what i could produce which is why we have thehe 911 people. first to sara with the morning rundown. >> super shopping secrets. the hottest black friday dls to know before you make your lidayy gift list.

the "chopped" judges answers all your last-minute turkey emergencies to make the most delicious feast ever and tory johnson is here wh amazing "deals & steals" and a special thanksgiving deal right now. ben is here to help me. >> no more schlepping christmas trees on the top of your car. they will hand cut a tree, 1/2 to 7 feet just like this one, you gave it a thumbs up, right, ben? he gave it a thumbs up and amazing dl on these trees and it includes shipping so comes directly to your door. >> what is the deal. >> normally starting at $129 there are threeifferent styles, today only 50%. so starting at 64.50 and you get to choose yourhip date so there is a big range of about two weeks for you to choose the ship date so that is a deal. that is a deal, right, ben. >> i can smell the bargains. >> smell the tree and we'll have much more from tory throughout

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>> that not true? look at this amazing happy 40th display from disneyland's world of color helping us mark our big birthday and now they're doing even more. unforgettable military surprise that we pulled off with their help. that's coming up. time now, however, for "gma's" super shopping secrets, thanksgiving edition. if you can't wait till tomorrow to start your holiday shopping we have your guide to whahat you should be buying today. becky worley, our queen of black friday joining u us now from san francisco. hey, becky, go morning. >> good morning, dan. yeah, the pre-ack friday deals otherwise known as the i need to escape thanksgiving dinner and go find those sales, they are upon us. so, which doorbusters are worth it and which can you find online without missing pumpkin pieor dessert? today is full of sales. so let's start with limited

40-inch samsung from kohl's, $319 plus a $90 gift card or this 32-inch tv with roku's built-in s streaming fro walmart that's just $125. but this one from best buy, a 4k. 60-inch modelel f 80 bucks is also ailable online. and online door busters are very al this year, inact, walmart sasays 96% of its deals a are alslso on its website. but the single best tv deal of the whole shopping weekend is not a store deal, not even an online deal but an app only deal. >> we've seen so far amazon advertising a 50-inch hdtv for $150. which is $90 below the cheapest tv we've ever seen in that size before and that's the deal that's going to be avaable only through their mobile apps. >> reporter: other good dls today laptops. fry's, this mod, $137 off the lowest price ever. this 19-inc dell is $100 off the current low and it's

and again online all day. also the apple watch is on sale at tget today in a bundle deal that gets you $100 gift card. let's talk about clothing. overall the economy is good and nsumers arespending, but trainly sales of clothing in retail outlets have been soft. what does that mean for you? well, sales. big ones. old navy opens a 4 p.m. today and in store only your whole purcse is 50%. so shop wisely and remember black friday is a season, pace yourselflf, deal hters. and, dan, i have a list of all ese deals and more on our website. >> becky, i want to go back to what you said a few seconds ago. black friday is a seasonn so what is your guidance for the run-up to christmas? >> yeah, there are two camps on thanksgiving shopping. those who don't understand it at all. why would you leave tay and thos that think it's fun. i have respect for both camps.

my professional opinion there's some good deals but really you could cherry pick a w of those online today and then dig in tomorrow, over the weekend on cyber monday but don't miss out on this great day if you have the opportunity to spend i with friends and family. the deals are good but not worth it f that. >> what's your thinking about my strategy of going to 7-eleven on christmas eve and b buying a few koosies and i ex-pk. > they ha great remote helicopters. your baby son will lovet. >> thank you. over to you, lara. time to talk turkey answering more of your last-minute questions with our all-star panel from the hit food network -- hello, in english, the show ischoppeped." we love the show. we love alex guarnaschelli, chef of theewly opened driftwood room in miami. she will be talking turkey. geoffrey zakarian, chef and partner of the mb's club one of our favorites here at "gma" just down the block sizing up

all sides and amanda freitag returning for a second season of "american diner revil" dishing on desserts. question fromm marita. sh wants to know how do i cook turkey without the meat drying and make the skin crisp and goen brown. that within you, alex. >> i am making two suggestions for thathe first is break your turkey into parts and roast it so that it's easier to deal with. there's nohole bird carcass in your fridg for three weeks and it cooks all nice and crispy because the surface area is exposed to all the skin a then here i have a wonderful vinaigtte. i know we're always talking gravy for thanksgivingut i made a little vinaigrette with orange, lemon and olive oil and when no one is looking in the kitchehen, you just do a little drive-by on your turkey like th and just get that nicee brightness, that citrus, it's really unexpected and kind of goes with the gravy. >> it doesn't change that traditional flavoring that everybody loves? >> oh, my god. i'm put on t spot, yeah, maybe

a little bit but, you know when you get deep in your plate and get that little bit of lemon going through everything it makes you eat more because the lemon is brightening it up. >> question number two, this is for amanda. ebony lee is asking, what's an easy go to for dessert when you realize you're out of time. >> when you're out of time i have this great blondie recipe. cream together the butter and sugar, put in thehips and there you go and it's fun for kids too. you get them inlved. get them to cut it for you. they love making blonds in the kitchen. >> you know what, i have snuck one. delicious. very good recipe. >> i say add chocolate chips too. >> yeah, all right. ready, question number three, geoffrey, this is all you. stacy wants to know about making sausage stuffing for the first time. she's wondering is it okay to bake ity itself. does it have to go into the bird? >> dressing does not g go in the bird and i like dressing that stays out. toughing does go in the bird. hard enough to cook the bird so let's just do one thing right. >>ressing and stuff rg3 two

different thing. >> same thing but one goes cooked in the bird one cooks jo out side. i like dressining becse i think it's very hard to cook a turkey anyways, let's just get the turkey r right and dressg right. >> any special tips before doing a sausage -- >> i have a sausage in here with caot, onions, celery and cornmeal out of cornbread. >> oh. >> i alittle warm chicken stock. we're going to mix this all together and that's what you have. bake it or serve it just like that. >> will you save me some of ha. >> i can smell the sausage. >> amanda, same sorry. we're downing up on you. a lot of dessert questions where operators are standing by on our 911 hot line. robin on facebook would like to know a good fall alternative to pumpkin pie. >> obviously apple pie is an alternative to pumpkin which i love and add some cranberries to your apples. >> really. >> yes, they pop when they cook and make it beautiful and give it a tartness in case your

appl aren't tart enough for you. i love that. and thenust -- >> apples need to be tart, people. >> pile it in. don't bee afraid to put lotots of apps in your pi >> hopefully we have these repes for everybody on "gma." >> yes, you do, covoverhat up. >> we'll be feasting and checking in with ginger who i believe is o on the parade route. ging. >> oh, lara, thank you so much. gueswhatat, sue and daniel have put me to work here. i am actually a part of the parade, well, at least for about five steps holding on to what is called the bone, right? >> yeah. >> we are holding o on to the pumpkins getting ready for the parade to start. macy's, so you know is the second biggest helium consumer in the world. i know you wanted to know that this morning. let's check the foreca. what you need to know too bebecause all the way from texas up to wisconsin, we have winter storm warnings, ice warnings, winter storm watches and advisories and flash flood wahes in front of that. timed out the storm earlier.

is the mild look at what's happening on the east coast. so fortunate here, right? >> yes. >> it's not always like this and we are loving it.for much of the area. expect a rain, snow, sleet mix this morning and early afternoon. later it will changeover to snow. around sioioux ty.. little ice accumulatition, and snow around annch. southeast siouxland could see more of both, closer to .2 inches of ice and upto inches of snow. northwest siouxlancould stay dry, temperatures will be falling through e day, we already hit our high temperatures, so will be in the mid 20s. snow ends this evening,loudy, cold, and blustery tonigh >> now i certainly have never done this parade gloveless, comfortable. philly? i know it's a great parade too. >> hi, guys. can barely hear you, ginger here

abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade. carli lloyd. two-time olympic gold medalist and the world cup. what can't you do. now you're therand marshal. there are some pressures that go along with that. are you ready. >> i don't know. i woke up early so it'll be a pressure-filled day. >> at the white house after the big world cup wi whatat was that like. >> great. it was great to shake president obama's hand and chat with him. >> what kind of thanksgivg day plans do we have after the parade. >> well, possibly a nap. maybe a little workout. and then, you know,ust hging with my fiance's family just going t lay low, watch the eagles play, hopefully they win tonight. >> oh, that is the right thing to say. nicely done, a professional athlete. of course, you after you nap you have to work out. >> yeah. >> we do want to highlight these youngsters. 14-year-olds, you are the ban chis? >> yeah. >> banchees. you said when you were their age you were the whwhat?

>>edford strikers. >> sounds olympian to me for sure. congratulation, happy thanksgiving to you and, pressure is on. >> it is. >> this is a tradition. a grand tradition. >> back to you guys. live from philadelphia. >> rob, thank you very much. fonzie, i understand our hot li is overloaded. blowing up. we need to take more questions. to the a lot of time. what we'd like to do for viewers checkingn with u us and have a lot of questions, a great tip or two from eachf you. turk, alex. >> well, turkrkey, you know if you overcooked your turkey a little drive-by of butter, gravy, vinaigrette before anybodysees it at thee table a great way to recover. >> to brine or not to. >> not to brine. salt it and let it sit 24 hours in the african, easier. >> 35 seconds left. geoffrey. >> rest your bird. once i comes outt has to rest -- yeah, you do. if you cut it when it's hot,he juice is going all over the board.

>> how long do you rest it. >> one hour minimum. >> who can wawait? >> who can wait? >> oh, my god. we're talking turkey or desserts. >> work with cold doughalways, brush your dough, use egg wash and sugar on top, makes it gorgus and crispy and golden. >> brush it witith the egg? >> yes. >> sorry. i'm challenged. when i say our hot lines are burning up they're all my questions. hopefully they'll help ou. go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! to find out more last-minute tips. can't thank you enouough, alex, geoffrey, amanda from "chopped." we really appreciate it. so do all our relatives eating our food. sara, over to u. now an exciting thanksgiving collaboration, abc news is partnering with storycorpss for their most ambitious project ever, storycorps has been collecting the larst library of human voices ever and this morning high school students and senior citizens are sharing their stories in the great

>> welcome. >> r r reporter:he berkeley carroll school is gearing found are the great thanksging listen. >> you'll deepen your connection to a loved one. >> reporter:storycorps is asking students to interview a grandparent over the thanksgiving holiday. >> as soon as you record it, you can send from your phone to the library of congress where your relative's story will be held in history in peetuity. >> reporter: garrity collins wantedo get a head start on th project by interviewing his grandmothe esther arrington. >> i was born march the 11th, 1932 during the great depression. >> reporter: she was a pioneer in her field, a female african-american investigator in new york city's medical examiner's office. >> this was surprising a lot of times when i would show up at a scene. they might look at the driver and think, well, the driver is

and wait until they realized that i was the m.e. >> reporter: esther shared her dreams for her grandson. >> my hopes for you are that 20 years from today, i would hear people saying that you are loving, kind, considerate, humble. >> reporter: the storycorps' mission honors our forbearers. >> this is me here. >> you were my dance partner. >> reporter: and bonds grandchild and grandparent across time. >> i love you. >> i love you too. >> what a beautiful project and it's one my parents remind me all the time, sara, stop talking and listen a little more. dan. >> sounds like sometething i may have said to you at o point, sara but a great story. beautiful. let's check in now w with tory for another "deals & steals" flash deal. >> flash deal. that's right. we know that stockings are going to adorn m my mantels this season so we have a great selection for you from personal creations. five different options to choose

with any name up to nine characters. so that's a lot of fun and an amazing dl on these. normally $35 including the personalization slashed in hahalf, today only $17.50. go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! not only for these but the christmas trees we just showed you and for everything coming up. >> cool. more "deals & steals with tory coming up and d a mical disney surprise you really don't want to miss. "gma's" countdown to thanksgiving, brought to you by walmart. share wonder every day.c%for anyone and everyone looking

meal... we would like to remind you... the soup kitchen is not open today... but there are several other lotions providing those in need with holiday spirit and a warm meal. rebos restaurant dotown will serve dinner from 11 to 2 pm ... they expect around 2 to 3 hundred people.. the gospel mission on blu street will also serve their traditional thanksgiving meal and while the siouxland soup kitchen got plenty of donations for their holiday meal they also want to remind people they are in need of donationsthroughout the year. and if you want to donate ... simply give them a call at 712-258- 0027 jessica let's check in with for the weathe matt: happy thanksgiving! winter storm advisory in effect for much of th area. pect a rain, snow, sleet mix this morning and early afternoon. l later it willhangeover to snow. around sioux cityty.. littltle ice accumulati, and snow around an inch. southeast siouxland

could d see more of both, closer to .2 inches of ice and up to 3 ihes of sno northwest siouxland could stay dry,y, temperares will be falling through the day, we alrey hit our high temperatures, so our 5pm teerature will be in the mid 20s. snow ends this evening, cloudy, coldldld, and bltery tonight. cold weekend with sunshine... temperatures struggle in 20s. next snow chance is monday, jessica rae: good morning we've got a quick news update for you now...

i want to see you smile welcome back to "good morning america." happy thanksgiving. >> i'm ready to eat. >> yes. >> we got to get this done. it is a venerable new york city tradition, the annual macy's thanksgiving day parade now in its 89th year and ginger has been out there all morning having a lotot of fun. ginger, what's happening now? >> oh, my goodness i'm here with all the goldiblocks. you know i lovscience and engineers but this i about fun this morning. you know santa will end it at the very end. i haven't seen him yet. have you seen santa? >> all: no. >> but we are waiting to the line is huge. the sides of streets are full. new york city i i on firend we are so fortunate to be right here in the middle of it all. all right, d dannd lara. >> thank y very much, ginger. i just got passed a note. i'll read it later. it's like class. >> that was from dan. >> yes.s. >> all right, so what better on

thanksgiving than a parade. we're going to check in with rob at the country's oldest thanksgiving parade in philadelphia. rob, how are you doing out there? >> oh, yeah. >> just a quick wave. he's busy. wel get back to him. we do want to get back to us and ll you a wonderful story. so many of them this time of year and this one is an incredle thankiving surprise. two families brought togetr by militaryervice reunited years later proving thenforgettable things happen at walt disney world. this is moving. melissa rycroft has it, check it out. >> petty officer shannon thompson and his wife irene live at the naval air station in l'amour, california with their two young daughters. but in 2010 t couple was living in salem, virginia, when shannonn was deployed to afghanisn with second battalion f first marines. >> i was definitely concerned with how she was going to handle you know, being two parents at one time. >> reporter: irene stayed back

this virginia with theirir 4-year-old daughter alana. > it wawas scary likehinking about him going to a war zone cause you don't knoww what's going on. >> reporter: irene was living with her in-lawyers. it was when show went to mail a package she struck up a surprising friendship. >> the cusms form is like really complicated so i had an address. >> she came in and had no clue as too what to do and took her in anand helped her, you know, get everything done to get the package mailed to her husband. >> reporter: postal clerk ron johnson served six years in t the air force. >> as time went on, you know, every time she came in we'd talk more and more about h her husband and her kid and family. >> i would it, you know, to get in his line and go to his register so i could talk to him. give him an update and letim know how things were going. >> reporter: an unlikely frndship but one that became a source of comfort for irene. >> one time while he was

deployed i didn't stick with him for fe weeks, he tolde he said with the military no news is good news. >> it's true, i mean, if something has happened you'll hear about it and four or five weeks you haven't heard from your loved one no news is good ne so i think tt helped her. >> reporter: more than this kind postal clerk could ever know. >> it was scaryor me in a way. because you didn't know what to expect. >> reporter: shannon made it home safely but the thompsons lost touch with ron when they moved to california although they never forgot the impact his kindness had onheir family. with the help ofalt disney world shannon and his wife irene were able to offer an incredible thank you. >> hi, ron, greetings from the walt disney world resort in florida. mickey and i want you and your guest to join us here at the walt disney world resort. >> that's awesome. >> reporter: ron was blown away

made grand marshals in the magic kingdom. >> seeing as we are inn the most magical place we of course have another surprise. >> oh,y -- oh, my! oh. wow. >> hi. >> oh, this is awesome. [ applause ] >> reporter: itad been more than five years since ron and irene had seen each other. >> i rememrou when you were little. >> repororter: and shannon had ron d never met. after taking in the parade the families boarded a at. >> i, my gosh. >> reporter: a cnce to catch up and take in the sights. when they reached the pier at the grand flororidian, a thanksgiving feast was the backdrop for this incredible reunion. >> to friends and family and how acts of kindness canhange your life. right? >> cheers. >> cheers. >> happyhanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving. >> five years in the making, friendships rekiled. >> ooh. aah.

>> reporter: and a thank you delired at long last a magical way. >> whoa. >> did you see that? >> for abc news, melissa rycroft, orlando, florida. >> these families put everything on the line forhis country s they deserve every surprise. every pleasant surprise. >> so much to behankful for this year. > absolutely. >> thankful for ginger with us from thes macy's parade with a very special guest. >> oh yes, i do, lara. look whoho is with me, mr. andy grammer. >> how you doing. >> you're giving away compliments toe so i'm taking hem. >> she looks so cute in this outfit. >> this is how you get with a good interview. good to be alive. we feel like it's go to be alive but your song is just climbing the charts. >> a lot to be thankful for. re-released my album and "good to be alive" is a single on it and i debt to ipg it on t parade. so fun. incredible to be out here. >> on a perfect day. new album that is out. album is out in stores right

now. but we just have to talk about "dancing with the stars." how was the experience. >> the experience was incredib. had a really good time. my partner is actually pregnant. first time ever danced with a pregnant -- >> so i can do it. >> you can do it but a little delicately. delicate dip, there it is rightht ere. gorgeous. [ cheers and applause ] >> we all love it. all right. >> love it. they cannot get enough. >> andy, thank you. i have to hit on little bit of a forecast because it's a lot colder somhere else and that is out west. billings, montana, 6 degrees and how about you check out the temperatures all out west eventually going to warm but that'some of the koefldest air in the forecast. that's the big picture. for much of the area. expect a r rain, snow, sleet mix this momorning anearly afternoon. later it will cngeover to snow. around siouxux city.. little ice

>> hey. >> all: sfa. >> we have so much energy w we don't know what to do with ourselfves ourselves. >> thank you, ginger. as we've been saying this a great weekend to go to the movieses and the actor chiwetel ejiofor was nominated for "12 years a slave." now part of another cast in "secret in their eyes" and abc's nick watt caught up withh him. >> i found him. >> reporter: look at this cast. it doesn't get any better. nicole kidman, julia roberts and chiwetel ejiofor. >> when i knew that they were both on board for the project, you know, i just knew it was gogoing to be a real journey, you know. >> reporter: i might venture to say you outshine them. >> well, iouldn't say that. >> reporter: "secret in their eyes" is a dark thriller. >> men carry themselves one way, boys another. >> reporter: set in the wake of 9/11 and 13 years later. >> it becomes a film about obsession, you know. >> reporter: ejiofor is fresh

off a plane from nepal where he's filming "dr. strange" with benedict cumberbatch. my wife told me she would leaveve me for him. >> really? >> yes. >> sorry to hear that. >>'ve got to rush in. i'm a bit late. >> reporter: what is it about that guy. >> don't know. 'a very charming man. i don't know. i wouldn't -- i don't know how to finish that sentence. >> reporter: ejiofor has played othello, hamlet o ontrange and solon for philanthropyy and "dr. strange -- >> you'll have to see it. the sort of thriller that hasn't been made foror awhile. >> thinking about claire is a lost cause but you don't give up. >> reporter: a truly enveloping startling movest enjoy if you don't know too much. >> i did a lot of stuff with julia in this vie. a lot of intense stuffe did together and -- but there's a a great amount off -- [ phone ringing ]

>> my wife telling me she's going to leave me. >> finally ran into benedict. i told her he'd be here. >> reporter: nick watt. >> nick, thank you. "secret in their eyes" is in theaters rht now and coming up here on "gma," tory johnson is here. she's rigight here, as a matter of fact. she'll have much more thanksgiving "deals & steals."

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from crayola comesith all of the pieces, all of the pages that you need insid so the kids can choose either a comic book or a torybook, whatever it is their choice, they color in all the pains, do sort of all their stuff. >> then do they write the story. >> the kids do the story, the kids do everything and t then y send it in the prepaid envelope at's enclosed and get back in theail the hard cover b bk so it's a really, really -- >> i lo of this. >> normally $30, these are slashed in half, $15 and fe shipping. >> wow. >> nice, nice gift. >> certainly notleast. very special guests to model our final product. come on over here. ll. that's your son. will is not my son. he's my produc. >> that is okay. >> he's still your will and so one piece, these have been worn by beyonce, richard bransome, our o michael strahan and jake

and will so this is like the premium onesie.. they both give it the thumbs up. will would not do this if h -- >> if he dsn't like it. what does it normally cost. >> kids and adudult sizes, normally starting at $85 slashed in half starting at $42.50 and free shipping from onepiece. >> great gift ideas for the family, friends and, will, thank you for that slightly disturbing demonstrion. we want to thank all the companies for the great deals. head to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! to get the codes and links for these bargains. enough. >> coming upup two o o the star of the "the nger games" dhing abouttne off the hottest movies of the year. thank you, tory.

we'll be right back. all gd things must come to an end iluding "the hunger games" movie frchise. >> the final installment opened in the top spot at the box office last weekend taking in

more than $100 million and abc's rachel smith caught up with the two of its stars. >> every peacekeeper will be waiting. >> next to our faces on every billboard. >> repepter: ask natalie dorman known as cressida and sam claflin what it's like to wrap up the final chapter of "the hunger games" movie sas and they'll tell you it's hard to say good-bye. >> welcome to the 76th hunger games. >> what has this been like. >>t'ss been phenomenal to be part of this incredible ensemble and this amazing story. >> a r rl dream as an tor. >> i c onlyimagine. >> a shame to see it come to an end. >> among the more memorable moments of filmingay the duo, the grueling shoots. >> it was very emotionally and physically challenging. >> i think mentally we had to be quite strong in the sense that it was really tough few weeks. >> yes. >> they were very dark and claustrophobic. >> rldeal. >> cold but hot when they tried

to put the water -- heating and the water and got to the pointnt where we were just going a little insane. >> rorter: dorman is no stranger to pushing herself to the limbs. she is an experienced runner managing toit arduous training into her shootining schedule. you werere training for a marathon. >> for the london marathon over the winter months we were shooting. >> you completed the marathon in less than four hours. >> yes? high-five.e. girlfrieiend. >> thank you. here at "gma"a"e like to have a little fun and throwow aittltle game into the mix of things so today it's would you rather. so vacatio in the mountains or at t the beach? >> i'm a beachgoer. >> probably the beach. >> beer or champagne. >> cmpagne. >> yeah. >> oh! window seat or aisle seat. >> aisle. >> window -- i don mind window, i'll say window. >> i like the -- i need to be able -- >> escape. >> esespe >> time travel forward so -- future tor past. >> back.

>> oh, i don't know. i'd say future. >> future. you didn't realize this game would be so tough. thank you very much for your time today. >> and thank you, rachel. "the hunger games: mockingjay part 2" is in theaters rht now. want to see it together. >> really?

we'll be right back. "good morning america" is brough to you by ko's. >> welcome back to "gma" on this thanksgiving morning.

of giving and our parent company disney abc television group is teamingg up with feeding america torovide access to fresh fruits and vegetables to children and families in ne. take a look. >> see this box, this box has the power to change lives. >> this holiday season join us in feeding america to help provide food to those who need it most. >> a single kindnessanan change everything. let's make hunger extinct. find o o how you canan help at abc.com/beinspired. >> earlier this month disney donated $1.5 million to feeding america. >> that is great. and in the same spirit, dan, another great way to give, everybody deserves a second chance, right. we say that includes toys. actually sasha lipton is the founde of a really ououtanding organization that's called second chanceoys rescuing un unwanted toys, giving tm to needy kikids. i love ththis idea. you camep with it as a young kid yourself. >> yeah. >> you we 15. >> yep. >> i love that. that's such aeautiful thing and so far how many toys have

you rescued and repurposed. >> so far we've donated over 200,000 toys. >> wow. >> what was in your as a 15-year-old what ran through your mind you felt liket was a good idea.a. >> i was driringing around on a big garbage collection and notid how man plastic toys are being thrown away on the curb sewn started collecting them to dean and donate. so many children who don't have any toys and there are so many children that are outgrowing their toys so feels like a match. >> we have young children and they go through toys quickly. what do we do if you want to dough mate. >> visit our website, you could also hold your own collection if you have enough t ts andll the site. >> tell everybody thename. >> second chance toys, rrect. >> second chance toys. we have kids from kidville that will help us donate because this year you he a major goal, 300,000 toys. >> we have demand for 300,000 toys this year. >> a lot of demand. i'm sure you can probably go through some of yours. >> i certainly can. i even have one from kate.

and we want to say to you happy thanksgiving, everybody. sara haines, tom, go, enjoy your families. have a beautifulay. finally here and lowered gas a lot of people have already hit the road. but please be aware northwest iowa has received winter weather so according to iowa state trooper john it's in the best interest of drivers to take extra procaution en trying to destination. anksgiving is known as the day for turkey as trooper farley usually a spike in the holiday

season "we never want to see that fatality count go up and it takes everybody. obviously it takes law enforcement through education and enforcement actions, but it takes drivers too to m make sure that they're really concentrating on those defensive iving skills," said farley. jessica rae: trooper farley wants tolso remind drivers to wear your seat- lt. jessica let's chk in with for the teather. matt: happy thanksgiving! winter srm advisory in efct for much of the area. expect a rain, snow, sleet mix this morning g and early afternoon. later it will changeover to snow. around sioux city.. little ice accumulation, and snow around an inch. southeast siouxland could see more of both, closer to .2 inches of ice and up to 3 inches of snow. northwest siouxland could stay dry, temperatures will be fallllg through the day, we already hit our high temperatures, so our 5pm temperature will be in the mid 20s. snownds this evening, cloudy, cold, and blustery tonight. cold weekenwi sunshine... temperatures struggle in 20s. next

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