good morning, america. double holiday trouble. two storms sweeping across the country right now, isions hit the road for the holiday. we're tracking it all. president-elect donald trump names two women to his cabinet and hear his new thanksgiving message as hillary clinton's popular vote swells past 2 million. a suspect jumps out of a trunk when a police officer approaches the vehicle. the struggle with what appears to be a gun in the suspect's hand. the dramatic conclusion. and the thanksgiving day macy's parade is just hours away. we'll check out the balloons, the preparations and the security as the parade route passes just a block from the president-elect's home.

and we do say good thursday morning, everyone. and happy thanksgiving. >> it could get a little tricky for those trying to trek to their holiday destiny nations in some parts of the country. a weather system in the midwest is bringing rain and snow that will move east later and bring some winter weather into the appalachians, new york and new england. >> there's also a storm in the northwest with heavy rain and strong winds along the coast from portland to seattle. there could also be as much as a foot of snow in the cascades. further south in los angeles the holiday getaway stretch well into the evening hours with traffic backed up both to and from l.a.x. it's expected to be the third busiest airport this holiday weekend and would be a miracle if those people make their flights on time. here's how the weather will impact today's holiday festivities. good morning and happy thanksgiving to cam. >> good morning, diane and kendis. we're seeing lots of green in the midsection of our country which means go so things are looking good here, however, some

problem spots in the pacific northwest thanks to rain, thanks to a cold front moving through in the northeast. we have a storm system that will bring us snow across new england. further south in the mid-atlantic it will be rain. as for that big black friday shopping forecast, the nation's midsection looking very nice once again. it's the northeast and the northwest where we could see some wet spots. diane and kendis, back to you. >> all right. cam tran from accuweather, thank you. donald trump is spending the holiday in palm beach, florida, as his cabinet is gradually taking shape with its first signs of diversity. >> south carolina governor nikki haley has accepted his offer to be the next u.n. ambassador. top gop donor betsy devos was also tapped for education secretary and trump is expected to appoint billionaire investor wilbur ross to lead the commerce department. >> this thanksgiving the president-elect is calling for restoration and healing. abc's stephanie ramos has the latest for us from washington. stephanie, good morning, happy thanksgiving. >> reporter: kendis and diane, happy thanksgiving to you, as well. president-elect donald trump is on vacation but rolling out some

new appointments for his cabinet diversifying it a little bit with his latest nominees, two women. this morning, president-elect donald trump and his family are hunkered down at the luxury mar-a-lago resort in florida. on wednesday he released this thanksgiving message on social media. >> it's my prayer that on this thanksgiving we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country. >> reporter: while white men dominated his early staff picks, trump's now nominated two women to join his cabinet, south carolina governor nikki haley to serve as u.s. ambassador to the united nations and charter school advocate betsy devos to lead the department of education. both women are strong republican leaders but also the president-elect's first female appointments. neither were supporters of mr. trump on the campaign trail. >> donald trump is everything we teach our kids not to do in kindergarten. >> reporter: haley, the youngest governor in the country at 44

years old feels differently now. >> while i won't pretend to have always been president-elect's biggest cheerleader, i did vote for him, and i was absolutely thrilled to see him win. >> reporter: haley is the daughter of indian immigrants so she's the first minority selection but has very little diplomatic experience. devos, who is pro-common core, was a delegate for ohio governor john kasich but is now on board with the trump team. to the lead the commerce department mr. trump is expected to name 78-year-old billionaire investor wilbur ross who may be one of the oldest members of the cabinet and dr. ben carson, he isn't out of the running just yet. he says an announcement is coming on his role possibly as head of housing and urban development. some other big names being tossed around, rudy giuliani, david petraeus mitt romney, they're all still vying for the top diplomat stop, secretary of state. kendis and diane, back over to you. >> yeah, that announcement expected shortly after the

thanksgiving break. stephanie ramos, thank you. turning to hillary clinton and her growing lead in the popular vote, after losing the electoral college, clinton now has 2 million more popular votes than donald trump. now, a lot of her lead was generated by california where votes are still being counted. former green party presidential candidate jill stein has now raised enough money to pay for recounts in the battleground states of wisconsin, michigan and pennsylvania. and back to new york state where security is being beefed up here in the city as a thanksgiving tradition takes place near the president-elect's home. the macy's thanksgiving day parade moves down manhattan's upper west side passing one avenue away from trump tower. now, in addition to extra patrols, sand-filled sanitation trucks will line the route to guard against a repeat of this summer's truck attack in nice, france. those giant balloons featured in today's parade came to life thanks to the efforts of the inflation crews. this is always a cool thing in new york city. they work late into the evening as plenty of spectators gathered to watch.

among this year's new balloons, a giant charlie brown and "diary of a wimpy kid." >> it's almost as fun watching them inflate the balloons as it is watching the parade itself. >> as a kid that was the highlight going to see that. >> good stuff. americans will enjoy plenty of turkey today as well but two lucky bird, tater and tot, will not be on the table for mealtime. >> thanks to president obama clearly having a good time during his eighth and final presidential turkey pardon, abc's janai norman has all the highlights. >> reporter: president obama letting the bad puns fly. >> but this is the last time i'm doing this, so we're not leaving any room for leftovers. >> reporter: even in the absence of first daughters sasha and malia, the annual turkey pardon was stuffed full of dad jokes. >> i've established another tradition, embarrassing my daughters with a corny-copia of dad jokes about turkeys. no way i'm cutting this habit cold turkey. >> reporter: the president joined in the rose garden this

year by his nephews austin and aaron saying his daughters had a scheduling conflict or something. >> actually they just couldn't take my jokes anymore. they were fed up. >> reporter: over the last eight years the tradition has been a lighthearted start to the holiday season. the president making the turkey pardon into more of a showcase of his punny dad jokes. >> time flies even if turkeys don't. >> reporter: this year the two lucky turkeys spared from the dinner table, tater and tot. >> he's sort of like the vice turkey, we're working on getting him a pair of aviator glasses. >> reporter: president obama poking fun at vice president joe biden and giving a nod to those turkeys that didn't make the cut. >> who didn't get to ride the gravy train to freedom and proved that they weren't chicken. >> reporter: turning almost somber, the president giving a good-bye of sorts reflecting over his presidency and thanking the american people before getting back to the puns.

>> everyone knows that thanksgiving traffic can put people in a fowl mood. >> reporter: and the pardons. >> all right, congratulations. [ applause ] hey. >> reporter: janai norman, abc news, new york. >> now we know why sasha and malia didn't show up. they must have seen the script. >> dad! >> well, still ahead, no winner in last night's powerball so the jackpot is now approaching $500 million. plus, black friday is less than 24 hours away so here are the new tricks retailers are pulling out in hopes of getting your attention and, of course, your money. and an attempted ambush on a police officer caught on camera.

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otto picked up strength as the storm system moves towards central america. the system is a hurricane again. otto expected to make landfall in nicaragua or costa rica or perhaps both but definitely later today. the dow jones and s&p hit another record high on wall street yesterday continuing a post-election trend. the dow rose just over 59 points, but mortgage rates also have risen sharply since the election worrying potential home buyers. the average rate for a 30-year loan is at the highest level in more than a year. in just a few hours, the holiday shopping season gets under way and retailers are trying a little bit of everything to try to lure customers into spending. some offering special promotions like starting cyber monday on friday. abc's rebecca jarvis has a guide to some of the best deals. >> reporter: more than 137 million americans are expected to shop this weekend on the hunt for the best deals of the season like this 40-inch l.e.d. tv on sale at walmart for $125

and at target, this ipad pro now $100 off for 449. some retailers are testing out some new tricks. >> a lot of the retailers are competing on price, but where they're really also compete something toy exclusivity offering these exclusive toys that you can only get online. >> reporter: other retailers even trying on for size this novel idea, staying closed for thanksgiving. >> the cost benefit isn't worth it so might as well just shut down then re-open the next day. >> reporter: rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. and there was no winning ticket in last night's powerball drawing, so the jackpot is now at least $403 million. >> so while that sounds like a lot of money, it's nowhere near the record which was more than a billion and a half dollars. that jackpot was split between three winners. the next drawing is saturday night. >> still it doesn't have to be a billion. i will not scoff at 400 million if anyone wants to hand that over. >> exactly. when we come back, sparks

shoot from a man's pants after an e-cigarette explodes in his pocket. and wet and wild, a high-speed chase with a suspect trying to escape in the river. so how did this end? happy holidays from crayola. so when do i start? um, shouldn't it be "spokes-crayon?" can somebody turn on the a/c? i'm melting here. ♪air marker spraayer!!! chemistry, baby! so i just hold this part and spraaaaaay... i'm okay. the holidays just got more surprising. you can find these great gifts and more in the crayola aisle. aaaaaah! each sold separately. let's just get a sandwich or something. "or something"? you don't just graduate from medical school, "or something." and we don't just pull smoked chicken, bake fresh foccacia and hand-slice avocado. there's nothing "or something" about it.

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stunning sight in southern california. workers removing a massive boulder. they watched in amazement as it crashed onto the road breaking into pieces. the highway was closed for at least two days in january because an 18-foot boulder blocked the mountain road. and drivers in northern california and up into washington will have to deal with wet roads this morning. there's still some snow on some roads in the upper midwest as well but they'll be getting icy in new england today with wet roads further south. if you're flying airport delays are possible in minneapolis and detroit. also in detroit, an investigation is under way after four men died of suspected

carbon monoxide poisoning. >> the victims were apparently using a gas powered generator inside a tire shop on the city's west side. a relative discovered the bodies after they had not been heard from in some time. there was no answer at the store so the relative kicked in the door and that's what they found. and the campus police officer shot in the head while on duty in detroit has died. the wayne state university officer colin rose had been on life support. rose was patrolling an area a few blocks from the campus when he was attacked. a suspect, deangelo davis, is now being questioned in connection with the murder. check out this dash cam video from lewiston, idaho. a police officer suspects a fugitive is hiding in the trunk of that car right there when he taps on the lid and, voila, the wanted man hops out with what appears to be a gun in his hand. it turned out to be a replica but still the pair fell to the ground during a struggle. backup finally arrived aand they were able to handcuff the suspect who was wanted on drug charges. a sixth child has died in

that tennessee school bus crash. 8-year-old keyonte wilson was a sixth grader. he passed away last night two days after the accident. authorities say the crash happened on a road not part of driver johnthony walker's normal route. they are trying now to figure out why he was even on that road. toxicology reports did not reveal any drugs or alcohol in walker's system. and this frightening scene took place inside a wine store at new york's grand central terminal. the man working behind the counter, watch what happens to him. that is an e-cigarette exploding in his pocket. a colleague that also works at the store said he thought he had a pocket full of fireworks in his pants. the victim suffered multiple burns and will require surgery. >> wow. some advice if you're involved in a high-speed chase, avoid dead end streets. that's a good one. >> the driver of this white van probably wishes someone had told him that. speeding through the streets of perth, australia, dead end street but the driver doesn't stop there.

with no other options he jumps out of the van and into a river but you can see that officer right behind him swimming almost fast enough to rival michael phelps, it seems. >> it really does. >> he did manage to catch the driver and arrest him. they had backup on the other side of the river as well so not too many escape routes. >> but he was swimming at a fairly good clip, both of they can, nice. >> good display of athleticism. >> one was doing the butterfly and the other freestyle. that's the problem. three nfl games are on your thanksgiving menu. the first of them, minnesota against detroit begins at 12:30 eastern time. >> but right now let's get some hoops highlights from espn. good morning, and happy thanksgiving. unfortunately, the nick folk story is not available right now. you can get that online but we do have sports that happened on wednesday night. >> not quite as entertaining. kevin love, that would be the cavs and blazers in cleveland, kevin love had pretty much a stellar first quarter. he ate all the food, all the buckets. >> love again. >> eight three-pointers.

11 for 14 from the field. he actually finished with more points in the first quarter than the entire blazers team did combined. 34 points for love. >> is that a record? >> 40 for the game. a record for the first quarter, indeed. cavs won, as well. how about the lakers and the warriors. warriors trying to avenge that loss last time they played, moving it around. curry, you know, that kid, don't call him stephen. you're not going to get any shoe deal with him. warriors leading by 23 now. kevin durant, he plays for them now. fourth quarter, it just gets so silly. ian clark lost the ball. then what happened? that wasn't that silly. he shot it and made a basket. >> hey, go eat lots and lots of turkey. just don't put your frozen turkey in the hot oil if you're going to fry it. don't do it.

>> don't wash your turkey. >> that either. >> too late. >> all right. good advice. up next in "the pulse," sorry to spoil the fun, everyone, but we are about to consume a lot of calories. wait until you hear just how many. and combining two great holidays, the gravy flavored candy canes. just by looking in my eyes. but what they didn't know was that i had dry, itchy eyes. i used artificial tears from the moment i woke up... ...to the moment i went to bed. so i finally decided to show my eyes some love,... ...some eyelove. eyelove means having a chat with your eye doctor about your dry eyes because if you're using artificial tears often and still have symptoms, it could be chronic dry eye. it's all about eyelove, my friends.

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advice, you've heard of the thanksgiving sandwich. it features turkey, the cranberry sauce, gravy, it's all in one big thing so if you want to keep eating after thanksgiving, you can. well, a doughnut shop in providence, rhode island, has added a new twist. it's the friendsgiving doughnut. >> okay, so get ready. it's a brioche with cranberry glaze, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing. this delicious concoction is something to really give thanks for, i'd say. nothing says america more than that. >> diet food. definitely, yes. so many of us are looking forward to topping our thanksgiving turkey with a tasty helping of gravy. but it doesn't have to stop right there at your dinner plate, not at all. >> so, you can now get your fill in the form of a holiday treat. introducing gravy flavored candy canes. that's right, folks. it's a candy cane that tastes just like gravy. >> it's sold by an online store, archie mcphee. if you don't want to get on the gravy train, they also come in

bacon, pickle and wasabi. wow. >> bacon flavored candy canes. >> i might try the wasabi. >> all right and now after the turkey, the christmas countdown is on, of course, just 30 days until christmas, and a lot of people will be getting their trees this weekend. growers say the crop is good this year. >> good to know. most of the older evergreens for sale weathered the drought but that may not be the case in a few years because the drought destroyed the young trees just planted so buy them up this year and merry christmas, happy new year. >> more news after this. >> is that the holiday we're celebrating? >> i think you figured it out.

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>> announcer: welcome to the national constitution center in philadelphia and the presentation of the 2016 liberty medal, honoring united states congressman and civil rights icon john lewis. >> hello, and welcome to the 2016 liberty medal ceremony. this is the 28th year for the event, created in 1988 to celebrate the bicentennial of the u.s. constitution. the national constitution center chose congressman john lewis as this year's honoree for his courage and conviction fighting for freedom. and he joins a list of recipients who have over the years helped shape our world. the liberty medal is central to the national constitution center's commitment to bring together people of all perspectives and to remind us the ideals that unite us are stronger than the issues that divide us. >> it's not just a golden medal