good morning, america. good morning, america. as we join you on this thanksgiving morning, mother nature's one-two punch causing chaos for travelers across the country. holiday havoc. the major cross-country storm affecting more than 100 million americans. 20 states on alert from california to michigan. a snow emergency in the midwest as flights are delayed or canceled. and dangerously high winds on the east coast threatening to ground the balloons. it will be a game-time decision at the thanksgiving day parade. ginger is tracking the very latest. road rage rampage caught on camera. >> i have a baby. >> the family at the center of the terrifying scene. the out-of-control driver now facing charges after ramming their vehicle with their baby in the backseat and plowing into a motorcyclist.

drama on "america's got talent." gabrielle union reacting overnight reportedly fired along with julianne hough as a new report claims the popular judges had complained of a toxic culture at the show. dwyane wade now coming to his wife's defense. football flu season. the new england patriots tackling the flu. eight players missing practice before their big game. why the virus is hitting so hard so early this year. it's the super bowl of shopping. get ready for the early black friday frenzy with some major doorbuster deals starting today. the items to check off your list before you even sit down for dinner. and thanksgiving 911. our all-star team of chefs is here solving your last-minute turkey day dilemmas. it's "gma" to the rescue with how to upgrade your feast to fantastic for your family. ♪ i got all my sisters with me we are family ♪

good morning, america. we're so happy to be with you on this thanksgiving. >> yeah. >> really sold that. >> rough weather out there. the kind of weather you just want to watch "gma" and eat all day. >> right, exactly. >> we're only on a few hours, you can't watch us all day, but you can eat all day. it is one of the busiest and nasty for a lot of folks and the high winds and snow ripping through the country but some of those high winds on the east coast are going to cause fits possibly for the iconic parade, yes, the macy's thanksgiving day parade. we don't know if the balloons yet will fly. it's going to be a game-time decision for the parade. >> it's the big unknown. in philly the oldest thanksgiving day parade in the country is celebrating 100 years. that's where ginger is at. >> that's right. she's tracking the very latest on all those storms causing trouble for so many travelers. ginger, i was watching your feed early this morning. it is certainly windy out there. >> we knew it was going to be windy. it is. that's nothing compared to the 20 inches of snow in minnesota, and people stranded on the highway in california.

a hectic holiday morning for millions of us from california to new jersey. north of redding, california, interstate 5 shut down in an icy mess. dozens of people reportedly stranded for more than 17 hours. >> at this point they can't even plow the roads because so many people are stuck in the roadway. >> reporter: freezing rain and up to two feet of snow making travel in far northern california nearly impossible. in utah, firefighters rescuing two people hoisting them from the bottom of a snow covered canyon after sliding down an icy bank into a river. in a separate system, moving across the midwest, cars buried in up to a foot of snow in minneapolis. tempestuous winds taking out power to at least 300,000 americans. in chicago, the winds downing streetlight, scaffolding crashing through this taxi windshield injuring the driver. gusts to 60 miles per hour uprooting trees and downing power lines in indianapolis and toppling this utility pole in

toledo, ohio. >> thanks to our ginger zee and the weather causing all kinds of issues for people trying to fly this holiday season. we've seen thousands of flights delayed or canceled. this is a busy time and alex perez joins us from chicago's o'hare airport. alex, how's it going?, odor t.j. happy thanksgiving. check it out. take a look behind me. already pretty busy here at o'hare. now it's been a rough start to the holiday travel period for air travelers. those storms the last couple of days really snarled air traffic at some major hubs but today thankfully things seem to be moving much more smoothly. only about 14 cancellations being reported right now. but still hundreds of delays this morning that we are looking at. now, this is one of the busiest holiday -- thanksgiving holiday travel periods. more than 31 million people will be traveling over the course of the long holiday weekend. that's up from last year. the busiest day, still ahead of us, that's on sunday.

tom. >> all right, still a lot of snow out there. alex, thank you. the big question right here in new york this morning, will those world famous balloons fly, or won't they? it's down to the wire, and our will reeve is along the parade route this morning. will, good morning to you. i know we've equipped you with some latest wind-fighting technology out there. >> yeah, here we go. the nypd says their guidelines for the winds and if they can fly the balloons is 23 miles per hour sustained and 34-mile-per-hour gusts here at the parade. right now with my anemometer giving me the wind speeds, we're at 1 mile per hour right now. so if things hold for the 9:00 a.m. start, we should be good to go and these big balloons like intoey over here should be able to go up in the air. snoopy is dressed as an astronaut to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. spongebob is also somewhere back there. he is 44 feet tall. joined by his friend gary for the first time. he needs 90 handlers to get him

down the parade route, which is 2 1/2 miles long. 3.5 million spectators expected to be here celebrating thanksgiving here in new york ending, of course, the parade, does in front of the macy's iconic storefront. everyone really hoping that these winds stay as low as they are right now so those balloons can go as high as 55 feet in the air and spread some holiday cheer, guys. >> all right. will, thanks for that. one-mile-per-hour winds. >> not bad. >> i do think they are going to whip up because we were looking at ginger earlier. some strong wind there is in philadelphia already. ginger, tell us what the latest is. >> yeah, i was going to say 1 mile per hour isn't going to be it. i have seen gusts easily over 20 in new york, and 40 here in philadelphia. so we are windy. we knew it would be. look at those current gusts across new jersey, eastern pennsylvania, kind of taking the brunt of it right now. we'll see 30 to 50-mile-per-hour gusts throughout this morning and early afternoon. so then it will start to relax and then our attention has to turn to that storm that caused all that trouble in california

with all those folks stranded for 17 hours. here's how it will move through. the mountain snow could be up to three feet, tucson, phoenix in flash flood watches for up to one, two inches of rain, but it falls fast. you could see mudslides, debris flow on any of the burn scar areas. in southern arkansas, northern loui mississippi, that's going to be the problem. here's the one that nobody wants to see. sunday night, guys, we are going to have travel trouble, a rain/snow mix especially in new england and rain along the coast for i-95. >> certainly not good travel news there for us all. all right, ginger, thank you. we are gearing up for black friday but the major doorbuster day for bargains now falls on thanksgiving, today. it's a short shopping season this year between now and christmas, so the pre-black friday sales were more aggressive than ever. adobe out overnight with retail numbers. more than 50 billion spent online.

kaylee hartung has what they're doing to get you up off the couch and into their stores today. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning, amy. online retailers have been tempting us with their holiday deals for weeks now. we all know how easy it is to click, click and buy from our phones on the couch, but to get some of those best black friday deals, you've got to get off your phone and get into stores today. it's the super bowl of shopping and retailers are making sure stuffed customers still fill their stores. more than 165 million people are expected to shop over the five-day thanksgiving weekend and nearly half will shop in store, the old-fashioned way. black friday doorbuster deals starting today at target, best buy, macy's and kohl's when they open their doors at 5:00 p.m. target advertising an in-store sale on all its tvs and shoppers willing to brave the crowds to pick up these massive deals could score some extra perks. get in line before jcpenney's

opens at 2:00 p.m. today and you might win a coupon for 500 bucks. at belk they're handing out gift cards raging from $5 to $500 and walmart, making a trip down the aisles, free coffee, hot chocolate and snacks. the ease of online shopping a challenge for brick and mortar stores leading some to capitalize on consumer buying on line, but picking up the items in the store. >> by offering different deals you're enticing people to go to these different platforms and perhaps make even more purchases. >> reporter: target has doubled the number of employees focused on fulfilling online orders that customers want to pick up in stores. but if you want to get those doorbusters, you have to come into the store. t.j., you want this bear? 10 bucks. >> i'm good, kaylee, but thank you. we want to turn now to our becky worley who is tracking the best bargains from our super savers command center. good morning, commander becky. what you got? >> reporter: aye-aye, t.j.

we are tracking all of the deals in realti start you with in-store doorbusters, the one kaylee was talking about from small to large. jcpenney offering a wide collection of small appliances for just $7.99 after rebate. these get people in the doors. they're about 30 to $60 off. great gifts. now, the trend in doorbusters this season, big tvs with even bigger discounts. target offering a 65-inch element 4k tv with built-in roku, $279. the lowest we've ever seen for a 65-incher. prior to that we had only seen one for $400. it is an off brand tv but that price for that size is nuts. >> that is pretty good. is this a good time to go after those? >> absolutely. apple products on sale rarely. so let me give you an example. we've got the apple watch series 3 at target. it's on sale for $169.

that is a pretty good price, and you can get that online and in store. so we really like seeing these apple products on sale. >> we have all kinds of deals at amazon but they don't necessarily let you know that they have deals going on. >> absolutely. the amazon deals are often not advertised, but they do price match, and all of their products like the echo and the fire are on sale, so if you are in the mood -- in the market for one of these apple -- sorry, amazon echo dots, these are $29 off just on amazon today. >> all right, commander worley from our super savings command center. and all the bargains she was talking about are listed on our website on goodmorningamerica.com. tom. >> all right, t.j. thank you. the latest on massive explosions at a chemical plant in texas. you're looking live right now at the refinery right now. this inferno forcing more mandatory evacuations and a curfew for residents within four miles. debris from the site was seen floating in the air hours after

the blast. people were warned not to touch anything. the texas commission on environmental quality is monitoring the air quality in the area to ensure safety. amy. tom, now to flu season hitting the super bowl champ new england patriots hard. eight players missing practice because of illness ahead of sunday's big game and janai norman is here with more on that. good morning, janai. >> reporter: amy, good morning. so we knew the flu season was off to an early start this year, and now we're learning it is a force to be reckoned with. the flu responsible for sidelining more than a half dozen new england patriots. >> brady throws, the pass is caught. >> reporter: coming off a huge win over the dallas cowboys, the new england patriots are now facing a much tougher foe, the flu. at wednesday's practice, eight of the team's players were felled by the illness and sent home. >> for me, it's probably the most guys i've seen just be gone with just being sick. you look in their eyes and you could tell they were just out of it. >> reporter: including some of the defending super bowl champs'

most essential players like all pro cornerback stephon gilmore. >> the pass is caught. intercepted by new england and stephon gilmore. >> reporter: safety devin mccourty says even the players spared by the virus so far are scrambling for protection in the locker room while his afflicted teammates battle to make it back in time for sunday's match-up against the rival houston texans. >> hopefully, you know, a day at home, you know, meds and rest help guys out. >> reporter: the center for disease control is reminding the patriots and public that even though flu season is here, it's not too late to get vaccinated. experts say flu vaccination is always the best way to prevent the flu. and right tackle marcus cannon is believed to be patient zero. coach bill belichick praised him sunday for battling through his illness as he helped the team to victory over the cowboys. >> all of our jets and giants guys here when we heard this story, oh, poor patriots.

oh, poor guys. >> hope they get better. >> thank you so much. want to turn to a dramatic road rage incident that was caught on camera. you need to see this. a driver was arrested after police say he slammed into a family's car with their toddler inside. then swerved into a motorcycle knocking that rider to the ground. our zachary kiesch joins us now. zachary, we're hearing from the family involved in this now. >> reporter: t.j., good morning to you. it's easy to really empathize with this family and understand why they are so thankful this morning. imagine this, it's 5:30 in the evening driving down the interstate with your family. and without any real apparent reason other than the speed, a truck starts taunting you and then actually hits your car, exercising a total disregard for you and the life of your toddler in the backseat, and that was just the beginning of it. it's a terrifying road rage incident that left a texas family fearing for their lives. >> i have a baby. >> reporter: authorities say lucas martin and his girlfriend were driving with a toddler in

man throwing objects from the vehicle and slamming on his brakes before tailing them. that's when they decided to call 911 and alert authorities of the danger. >> and we're behind him, we're about to -- >> reporter: watch as the driver of that white tahoe is seen slowing down, speeding up and making lewd gestures before ramming them with his car. one of the victims pleading with that driver to stop. >> chill out, bro. i got a kid. >> reporter: moments later he cuts across the highway and barrels into a motorcycle. >> he just hit a guy on a motorcycle. >> he knocked him off the bike. he's trying to fight us. >> reporter: lucas martin who took the video is now speaking out. >> when he started to slow down, slow his vehicle down and continued throwing stuff at us and they started to swerve their car towards us and work us off the road is when we decided to call the police and i decided to film it because we needed evidence of what was going on at that point. >> reporter: the driver behind the wheel of that tahoe has now

been identified as 30-year-old montes has been charged with g assault with a deadly weapon and endangering a child. >> he could have hurt his child in his car and the lady and the children in the other car. >> reporter: just incredible video there. this went on for three miles before the suspect was arrested. the driver of that harley had to be taken to the hospital. but it could have been much, much worse. >> much worse than it was. that is shocking to see. zachary, good to see you. >> good to see you. tom is at our what? what's it called again? >> the turkey table and, t.j., take this seriously. all right? this is thanksgiving 911. all morning long our dream team of chefs, jamika pessoa, eddie jackson and dan churchill are here. they'll answer your last-minute questions. let's give it up, thanksgiving. all right. here we go. our first question is from robin. we're not saying the last name. we're not sure if it's robin roberts. but itre we says.

i need help from a turkey expert. tell me everything i need to know before i start cooking at 9:00 a.m. this is my first thanksgiving. i am hosting. s that's a loaded question. what can you tell her real quick? >> starting off, if your turkey is still frozen, submerge it in cold running water, take it out of the packages and let it sit in there. it should defrost within 30 minutes. if you are going to put it in the oven, never put an ice cold bird in the oven. let it sit out for 20 minutes, let it get up to temperature and have a perfect oven roast. >> never fry when it's frozen. eddie, tell us -- i see a magnum of wine. i like where you're going. >> having a dry turkey is a possibility on thanksgiving. warm chicken broth is something you can do to baste the chicken to keep it from drying out. also red wine as a glaze. reduce it down, glaze it a little bit and give it more flavor. >> absolutely. >> dan, what do you have there? you got the bird. >> i got the bird. make sure you put it on a roasting rack to get that nice even heat right around. of course, when you did cook it do it low and slow. and to perfect it, make sure you do carve into it within the first 20 minutes, want to allow the juices to stay nice

and tight and do not evaporate. >> low and slow and nice and tight is what i got from that. our chefs will be back. so many more tips later. amy, over to you. all right, guys. thanks so much. we're following a lot of other stories this morning, including dwyane wade's defense of his wife, gabrielle union, saying she was fired from "america's got talent," and the reports of a toxic culture behind the scenes. but first let's go back to ginger in philly. ♪ yes, amy, you are hearing the beautiful sounds of the west chester university marching band, one of the best in the nation. we have so much more coming up from philly's 100th parade. let's get to the sunny cities brought to you by walmart. so much more coming up from philly's 100th parade. let's get to the sunny cities brought to you by walmart.

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shortly, we've gotten we have been waiting and worrying because of the high winds wondering it those iconic balloon also fly. let me say this, they will fly as of now. that's the update so things could -- i'm sorry. did i sell that the wrong way? i didn't mean to get your hopes up. >> very optimistic on this thanksgiving. >> good news for now. much more on that ahead. first the top headlines we're following right now. holiday havoc, more than 100 million americans affected by the major cross-country storm. a snow emergency in the midwest and flights delayed or canceled. also right now, pro-democracy protests in hong kong. the activists calling for global support and praising the united states after president trump signed two bills, one a hong kong human rights act. and we all saw this college

basketball player nate bain hit that buzzer beater to end duke's long winning streak and that shot is coming up now. brought so much attention to a good cause. you see it there. it was incredible. nate is from an area that was devastated in the bahamas by hurricane dorian. now his crowd funding campaign has raised more than $100,000, not only for his home but his father's church as well. >> that's amazing. >> awesome. we're going to begin this half hour with gabrielle union and julianne hough reportedly fired from "america's got talent" and now those new reports of an alleged toxic culture behind the scenes. linsey davis joins us with more. a lot to report here, linsey. orngo yoter: there certainly is. hay angingo all of you atome. "america's g talent" hth morng. causing some eyebrows to raise. ♪ so i got to make it now ♪ before i'm out of time >> i think we're seeing your dream come true. >> reporter: a growing controversy this morning

surrounding the hit tv show "america's got talent." two of the show's popular judges, actresses gabrielle union and julianne hough, reportedly fired by nbc after just one season. a new report in "variety" claims the ousted judge has complained after a tox ig culture show show. "variety" reports one specific instance occurred when former "tonight show" host jay leno joined as a guest judge earlier this year. the report claims leno made a racially insensitive joke during a taping of the show. the line reportedly delivered on camera and in the presence of four staffers including union and hough. leno allegedly described a painting of dogs in the hallway that someone, quote, would find on the menu at a korean restaurant. union reportedly urged producers to report the joke to human resource, a complaint "variety" says was raised to an executive on set but was never escalated to hr. and according to the report, during the course of the season,

union and hough received excessive notes over their appearances. allegedly union was told her rotating hairstyles were too black for the audience of "agt," the note she received over half a dozen times. overnight's union's husband, nba megastar dwyane wade taking to twitter praising his wife writing, she is an advocate for our community and culture. as proud as i were of her being selected as a judge on "agt," i am even more proud of her standing up for what she stands for. union thanking her fans and family for their support. so many tears, so much gratitude. thank you. just when you feel lost, adrift alone, you got me up off the ground, humbled and thankful forever. hough has denied the claims made in "variety's" story saying she had a wonderful time on "america's got talent." nbc and the production company behind "agt" released this in res to the allegations saying "ert lent" has lo h inclusivity and diversity and both our talent and the acts championed by the show.

the host lineup has regularly been refreshed over the years, and that is one of the reason for its enduring popularity. nbc and the producers take any issues on set seriously but they were just hired in february. will not be returning for season 15. >> all right, amid much controversy. thank you, linsey. >> thank you. this morning we're also profiling a case that has gotten some renewed attention in the midwest. it involves a child that vanished. a case so hard to solve and a family that could use your help this morning. >> i remember seeing other kids abducted on tv and i remember i just cried and think if that ever happened to me, i'd fall apart. >> reporter: but the unthinkable did happen to her. and for 30 years now paulette anderson has been desperately searching for a single clue, any shred of evidence that could lead her to her son aaron. >> i was 26 years old at the time when he was taken and i remember thinking, how can people be so mean and wicked and cruel? he was everything to me.

and i -- i'm sorry. >> reporter: on april 7th, 1989 paulette says she was home making lasagna when the 22-month-old came to her wanting to go outside. >> it was the first nice day of the year. it was really nice out. i said, all right. i said, you need it stay right where momma can see you and sent him out. >> reporter: keeping an eye on him while she cooked but then at one point she looked up. >> i'm thinking what the heck. where is he? >> reporter: she called 911. >> and then all of a sudden there's this convoy coming down the road, the dirt road with cars and police and i started wringing my hands and going, oh, my gosh. this can't be happening to me. this can't be happening to me. >> reporter: the agonizing minutes turned into hours then into days. eventually the search focused on the snake river that ran right behind their home. aaron's parents tell us for seven to nine days search and rescue teams canvassed six miles from this river from this point

all the way downstream and they didn't find a single piece of evidence, not a boot, not a coat, no sign of aaron. >> the bloodhound we got in yesterday evening took the track right to the water so we're assuming that's where he went. >> reporter: they pulled up everything off the bottom and they said, something would have showed up. a river always gives up its body. >> reporter: it didn't make sense to the andersons. aaron's father steve says the bloodhound also traced aaron leaving the property. >> when it was tracking aaron's scent, it went across the adjoining property up their driveway and down the dirt road that way. >> reporter: was aaron abducted? news reports at the time posed that theory from jerry morris, a volunteer investigator who looked into this case for missing children minnesota. >> you don't conclude that he drowned until you find some evidence that would point to that and there's absolutely no evidence. >> reporter: hundreds of tips poured in but nothing solid. the sheriff's office telling abc news this case is still open.

>> that's nathaniel and jeremiah. >> reporter: over the years the andersons went on to have three more children, moved away from the house where aaron vanished eventually divorcing. but they've stayed united in trying to find their son launching facebook pages and now a new hope. >> what at the put his dna out there because he's questioning where he came from. >> reporter: paulette recently joined a dna testing site because she believes he's out there. >> clap your hands. good boy. >> reporter: aaron's father has also not given up hope. you think your son is still out there? >> i'd like to think so. in the event that it's possible that he is, wouldn't it be wonderful to find him? to be able to say, my long lost son. here he is. >> reporter: that would be wonderful. the sheriff's office would not comment on whether or not aaron's parents were ever considered suspects but that independent investigator tells us he found no evidence to suggest they were involved in his disappearance. they have dedicated their lives to finding him. okay, please take a moment and

look at your screen. this is an age progressed photo of aaron by the national center for missing & exploited children. take a good look. aaron would be 32 years old today. if you or anyone you know has any information about his whereabouts, please call 1-800-the-lost or go to our website for more about his case as well as the other missing people we have covered on "gma" and one of the toughest parts about the story, that mother, that young mother, she was just cooking and she just let her son go out for a little bit for a few minutes and then she never saw him again. >> vanished. the dna option is also so interesting because now people have found each other in ways they wouldn't have been able to otherwise. >> and that's given them so much new hope along with social media. >> the not knowing. all right, tom, thank you for that. stay with us here on "good morning america." millions of you out there facing some bad weather. on the road for the holidays warning, important reminder for you about those worn tires. you need this reminder because you could be putting yourself at risk.

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safety features and tell us about low tire pressure. one thing they may not tell you, when you have low tread tires. that's when they have smoothed out and lost their grip. s and taking them out for a test run. they're like scenes straight out of action movies. a hydroplaning accident caught on camera. there's this near crash on wet roads. experts say many times low street tires are to blame. >> people aren't aware so much that as their tires are wearing they're also losing performance in certain areas, wet, snow, ice. >> to show how dangerous low tread tires can be, we go to the consumer reports auto test track. our first demo, hydroplaning. that's when tires lose contact with the road. this can happen when it has such low tread, it isn't able to disperse the water on the road. a wedge forms in front of the tire and the driver loses the ability to steer. we try brand-new tires. we approach the slight curve at 50 miles per hour driving

through less than an inch of standing water. >> i'm able to stay on that curve. >> yeah, you never lost control. >> reporter: but it's a different case when we switch to low tread tires, about half the amount as the new ones. experts say this is when you should start shopping for new tires. >> so there's less channels, less grooves for the water to dissipate from. >> reporter: watch. our car is not able to stay on that curve. we completely lose control of steering. >> the car wants to go straight. >> reporter: next we try braking in wet conditions. >> the tire with good grip will stop in a shorter distance. >> here we go. 0 to 60. >> reporter: at 60 miles per hour on the wet track -- >> i'll do a panic stop. >> reporter: -- we slam on the brakes while computers in the car measure the distance it takes for the car to stop. with the new tires it stops at 161 feet. but when we hit the track with the low tread tires -- >> we're going to do the same speed, 60 miles per hour. >> reporter: ryan slams on those brakes again. that's a significant difference. >> reporter: the car stops at

202 feet, about 40 feet farther than with the new tires. that's more than the length of two cars. >> these tires are technically not worn out completely. they're at 4/32. a good time to start looking at new tires. >> reporter: a decision that could save a life down the road. so important to take a look at this. how do you know when it's time to look for new tires? here is a really easy way. you can just use a quarter to measure your tread depth. check this out right now. if you put that quarter upside down and put george washington's head into the groove, these are brand-new tires. you can see the top of his head. that's a good thing. but you can't see much of his head. that's the good thing. over here when you move it over here you can really start seeing his head. that's actually very bad when you have to go ahead and look at new tires. you want to look for all season tires. that's about every 50,000 to 60,000 miles. t.j. >> all right. gio, we appreciate it.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. holiday havoc. the major cross-country storm affecting more than 100 million americans. 20 states on alert from california to michigan. a snow emergency in the midwest. dangerously high winds on the east coast. what it means for travelers across the country. ♪ you need to calm down are you over sharenting? some parents and even grandparents now facing backlash mea.e shariningso too much kids saying enough is enough. how to make sure you're not going too far. ♪ i've got bills black friday or bust. get ready to gobble up the savings on the biggest shopping day of the year. we're breaking down the best bargains online and in stores in an extra special "deals & steals" to kick your holiday shopping into high gear. ♪ tripping happy hanks-giving from tom hanks himself. how he's sharing positive messages guaranteed to make you smile and giving us all

something to be thankful for. ♪ hoping for some hot stuff baby this evening ♪ plus, let's talk turkey. thanksgiving 911. we have the secrets and fast fixes to prevent a feast failure answering your last-minute cooking questions on all the trimmings from the turkey to desserts. our superstar holiday dream team is here live and they're saying -- >> all: good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i want some hot stuff ♪ i need hot stuff and good morning, america. happy thanksgiving, everyone. we're so happy you're starting your holidays with us this morning. >> yep, if you were going back and forth between the kitchen and online shopping, i see t.j. on his phone a lot. i don't know if he's shopping or if he's looking up news >> giving instructions on my turkey is what i'm doing. >> all right, all right, that works. becky worley is here, of course, with some of the best deals out there. something for everyone in your family. what does she have there? i can't tell. what is that? we'll find out. oh, the ear buds.

oh, yeah. i want that. >> why are you looking at me? >> i'm shopping. we have another thanksgiving day tradition, of course, the parades and the big one here in new york and will reeve is here for us and you got some good news, don't you, will? >> it's 93rd annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. wind, of course, a big concern. those forecasted gusts that could bring the balloons down if the nypd deems them unsafe to be flying through the streets of new york over the 3.5 million people expected to watch this parade here over the 2 1/2-mile route that it takes. officials have ordered the balloons to be flown at their lowest matrix or level which is about ten feet off the ground. these giant balloons including astronaut snoopy, spongebob squarepants and his pal gary. regardless of how high they're flying it is a festive atmosphere here. a beautiful fall day in new york. everyone is celebrating their

thanksgiving out here in the streets enjoying performances from marching bands and performers like idina menzel, kelly ro kelly rowland, ciara. it is a great day out here at the parade. amy. >> let's go back to ginger tracking all the latest on the storm as affecting millions of americans. ginger, good morning. >> amy, i don't have my anemometer with me but i have tears flowing down my face because it is really windy here in philadelphia. at the airport 48-mile-per-hour wind gusts recorded. 52-mile-per-hour in atlantic, city, new jersey. look at the currents across the map. it will be windy throughout the morning hours. a lot of the northeast picking up the brunt of it. state college has had a 36-mile-per-hour gust up to boston, close to 30. but let's go ahead and move on. talk about the storm that just stranded dozens of passengers on

interstate 5 in northern california. for 17 hours, by the way, they were stuck there on interstate 5 then i want to show you that storm, where it's moving now will bring up to three feet of mountain snow, even some flash flood potential in southern arizona into new mexico and then watch this, strong storms develop, potential for damaging winds and tornadoes from louisiana through eastern texas, southern arkansas and mississippi, same storm that by sunday night could cause major trouble, amy, for us trying to travel in the northeast and get back home after the holiday. >> all right. we know you'll keep us updated on all of that. ginger, thanks so much. tom. >> all right, amy, thank you. that weather causing a major disruption on one of the busiest travel days of the year and alex perez is back with the latest from chicago o'hare on flights delayed or canceled across the country. alex, it's busy behind you. >> yeah, good morning, tom. i was going to say the one word to describe the morning at o'hare, busy. take a look behind me. you can see a lot of people checking in, getting ready to head to their thanksgiving and

in the background there big group of people is the security line. it looks packed but as you can tell things are moving. that's a big change from how things were, air travelers got a rough start to the holiday weekend. those storms across the country really crippled some of the major airport hubs over the last few days but here is the good news. things seem to be moving smoothly right now. we're only seeing about 14 cancellations nationwide. we are seeing more than 100 delays, though, across the country. now, the busiest travel day, that is still ahead of us. that is coming up on sunday when we are expecting to see about 3.1 million travelers head to the airports on sunday alone. guys. >> all those storms headed that way too. okay, alex, thank you. coming up next the parents and grandparents facing backlash from their children for oversharing on social media. and if you need help with last-minute turkey day dilemmas, our all-star dream team is here so you don't drop the ball.

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and guess what, tomorrow morning, the legendary garth brooks is going to be joining us. that's exciting but for now equally exciting we have diane macedo with "pop news." >> yay. hi, everybody. happy thanksgiving, everybody. we're going to start things off with someone to be very thankful for. tom hanks. the actor is busy promoting "a beautiful day in the neighborhood" where he plays mister rogers and decided to make a video where he presents the best of twitter. here are a couple of nice tweets he found. >> i worked at mcdonald's for 2 1/2 years and i put 11 nuggets in almost every 10-piece i made. that is a man who is not being nice but he's feeding the world a little bit better. and bucking the corporate strategy. bravo, that's a nice thing to do. got broken up with today so i came home to this. a picture of a cake, you're still my number one, love dad. i'm going to start crying again. because that's absolutely beautiful.

>> he has a whole election of them proving it's a beautiful day in the twitterhood. >> 11 chicken mcnuggets, that will make people happy. >> oh, absolutely. talk about that smile, right? also popping this morning the thanksgiving viral tradition that keeps on giving. you might remember the story of jamal hinton who mistakenly received a text from a stranger inviting him to thanksgiving dinner. jamal wrote back, you're not my grandma. can i still get a plate, though and wanda dench said yes. fast forward today, jamal and wanda will be celebrating their fourth thanksgiving together. i love it. yep. jamal shared these photos of the two of them in 2016, 2017 and 2018. he says this year wanda has actually been invited to his girlfriend's family's house but it's all good. wanda says family is more than blood. it's the people you want to be with and these two want to be together on thanksgiving. [ cheers and applause ] >> that could have gone sideways real fast.

>> true. >> it's all one big happy family now. now finally it may be thanksgiving but saks fifth avenue is celebrating the official start of the christmas season. the story debuted their iconic holiday windows here in new york. this year's theme, "frozen ii" with each window representing her jump through their fire, earth, and wind and the voice of elsa, idina menzel was on hand to kick off the event. it features a "frozen" theme lights show and an immersive experience on the ninth floor. tickets are $5 each going to the children's hospital. that window animation anticipate light show will continue through the holiday season until january 2nd. the only downside come january, i don't want to let it go. >> oh! [ applause ] >> t.j., i know how much you love a good pun. >> well done. very well done and people don't know.

she is a great singer. so if you want to sing us out of here -- >> no, no, no, i think we'll be okay. i think i gotta go. all right, thanks, diane. our "gma" cover story and the parenting alert about a trend calling oversharenting on social media. i know it well. believe me. my daughters remind me of it all the time. "the wall street journal" reporting it's not just parents posting too much, now even grandparents are oversharenting and facing angry backlash from those kids who feel overexposed and that families are trying to figure out how to stay in their own social media lane. i know i've learned my lesson. "nightline's" juju chang has the story. >> oh, hi. >> reporter: from first steps all the way to graduation, parents love to post about their kids on social media.h o children after oversharing. >> reporter: 14-year-old lillian asked her mother not to post any photos of her without permission but her mom kate admits she just

couldn't resist. >> i knew she didn't want me to share them. i justified it by saying, oh, it's fine. it's a cute picture. like why wouldn't she want me to share that or why would she care because she looks cute. i thought she looked cute. but that's not really the issue, is it? >> it really wasn't the picture that i was upset about. i just was hurt that she posted it after i clearly like didn't want her to. >> and i had agreed not to. >> yeah. >> so. >> reporter: all of these were approved by lillian for us to ese. they've been deleted. >> this is a huge issue. we're all on social media and all of our kids are on social media so we're now going to have to navigate the parental child relationship. in the realm of social media. >> reporter: child and add less sent psychologist jody gold says parents of middle schoolers and above should get consent from their kids before

posting and warns that when your kids are too young to care, use discretion. >> parenting 101 is about keeping the dialogue open. as long as your kids are talking to you, you're doing a good job as a parent. it is very dangerous if you start posting information about what's going on with you and your child because you will shut down that dialogue immediately and you will lose your child's trust. >> reporter: as for lillian and her mom. >> when it's very clear that it's something they don't want you to do, damage could be done if you don't -- if you don't pay attention to that and show them that, okay, i respect that. it's not my story to tell anymore. it's something she wants to have control over. you're your own person. you always were but you know now she's got her own image to manage. >> reporter: for "good morning america," juju chang, abc news, new york. >> yes, i always get permission. t.j. >> oh, no, you don't. all right. it's time for us to turn to big holiday savings secrets and becky worley is back bringing us the best turkey day bargains on everything.

a lot is discounted but you are about to blow us away with this first one. >> we are going to take this thanksgiving theme and go big. so we're starting with fall. we're going to blow away the price on these beats headphones. they are $199 at best buy. they're normally $349. these are the over ear noise canceling wireless, a great deal and a great present. >> do we have to return those? >> maybe it's your present. i mean, way to ruin the surprise. >> she takes such good care. we got something special in here. >> everyone is traveling for the holidays so we have inside the instax camera. it's an instant camera where you take the picture and get these little things right away, instant gratification. if you have a visco girl, you tween parents, you know what i'm

talking about. this is big for them, at kohl's and this is like $70 off and includes -- >> 70 bucks offer. a two in one deal. >> two for one deal. this is $59. it's $100 off. also from kohl's so these are the deals today. >> all right. we're going to move on. >> that's right. so thanksgiving dinner, we need to look for deals. >> come on. you might think that there's a turkey under here but, oh, no. >> oh, becky. >> earpods. these are on sale at amazon and staples for $134. that's $26 off. these are rarely discounted. so you really want to jump on these apple deals. surprising, deals aren't at the apple store. they're at other vendors. >> apple doesn't discount. >> not very much. >> we need to jump on it when we see it. >> big gift item. >> thanksgiving, another part of the tradition, football. we need football. >> we got to have football. so we have these lions with us. gentlemen, hut, hut, go. take it. now and go. what did i do, hut, hut, go, go,

go. and now i need the football. whoa. >> oh. oh. oh. >> pee wee football team, really pretty much so far made my thanksgiving. normally with toys i say wait to get the big deals but with the shortened season, grab the must have toys now and then like the random things that get radically discounted will be super saturday right before christmas. >> you all practiced with coach becky. >> good job. >> one last thing for celebrations. >> oh, yeah. >> one last thing. i mean if it's not black friday if we don't talk tvs and parades so bring out the turkey and the tv.

mr. tom. >> here he comes. on tv. wouldn't you love to watch the thanksgiving parade on this tv? $350 off. this is a brand name tv and a brand name turkey. he is literally our tom turkey and this tv is a really good deal, t.j. >> what size tv are we talking about here? >> 70 inches for $549. >> pay attention to the tv. don't pay attention to the turkey. if you all don't know that's tom kelly. he handles the warm-up of our audience here. he is a good sport all the time and becky worley always taking good care of us. all the bargains you saw listed on our website at goodmorningamerica.com. we'll head over to ginger at the 100th annual philadelphia thanksgiving day parade. you got animated friends, as well, i see. >> i sure do. it would not be philadelphia without some sports. and let's do it. hey, swoop, swoop, let's go.

we made a little soul train for these guys. swoop coming down and we've got the phanatic, the phillie phanatic, everybody. phang, love it. i'm telling you they're the biggest celebrities here, they're hits. franklin from the philadelphia 76ers and the winner, i think of all thanksgiving, gritty. in a turkey costume. well, hitting that football out of my hand. gritty, let's go. show me your turkey dance. he's got a little wing. seriously. too much fun here at the 100th annual parade. the parade will kick off very soon. it's windy but we're loving it. let's get a check a little closer to home. help.

and we are wasting no time once the thanksgiving feefrt is over. lietime has a full slate of holiday movies. >> it's a wonderful lifetime features holiday movies all season long starting with familiar faces including vanessa lachey and kim fields. kayna whitworth had a chance to talk with both of the stars about their movies. >> it's christmas every day. >> reporter: 'tis the season for family, friends and, of course, holiday movies. >> we try to at least wait until thanksgiving, you know, before the christmas movies start. my mom and my aunt pat, though, they are part of that community that loves christmas movies 24/7. >> reporter: and this year kim fields is starring and the executive producer of the

ultimate holiday spectacular "you light up my christmas" inspired by true events. feels plays a woman who returns home to find her tiny town has lost its christmas spirit. and fans of "facts of life" will be delighted to see familiar faces by her side. ♪ the facts of life ♪ the facts of life >> this is the first time the four of us have all been on camera since 1988. that's a great gift. >> reporter: the nostalgia continues with little "facts of life" fun hidden in the film. like charlotte, the ice skating rink named after charlotte rae who played the lovable mrs. garrett. >> bumps to the left of me, into the valley of powder we go. >> reporter: it truly is a wonderful lifetime with another christmas story sure to please holiday viewers. 'm happy if lp me find henry. st continues the holiday "christmas unleashed." a movie she says her kids can't wait to see.

>> i said i'm going to work today and talk about my christmas movie. she's like, the one with the puppies, so she remembers when i went and it made me so excited to say, yes, and we are going to watch it in december and that's one of those full circle moments you get to do as a mom. >> tell me a little bit about what it means to be a part of this lifetime christmas movie tradition. >> you see all these strong women roles where they are independent, they are -- some of them self-made. they're single moms and at the end of the day they find the beauty in what truly is the magic in your life and i love that. >> reporter: vanessa plays a woman who loses her dog on christmas eve and teams up with her ex-boyfriend to find him. the pup leading them to places that remind them of christmases they spent together acting alongside the dog a first for vanessa. >> i mean, he beats to his own drum. there was no like, sit, i'm going to do this, you're going to do this and it'll come out

that way. at one point he was eating the christmas tree. >> reporter: while shooting the movies both leading ladies say the magic of christmas was redefined. >> really just realizing that numb is not the new joy. you really can tap into your own inner light to have that and then have enough to share. >> reporter: for "good morning america," kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >> ah. >> it's great. you can see "light up my christmas" on december 1st and "christmas unleashed" on december 7th. that's on lifetime. diane do you have a favorite christmas movie? >> all of them. "elf," if i had to pick one. >> "national lampoon's christmas vacation." >> yes. >> greatest christmas movie ever. save the neck for me. all right. coming up, thanksgiving 911. chefs are here to save your holiday meal. stay with us. to save your holiday meal. stay with us.

good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc7 mornings." >> i'm kumasi aaron from "abc7 mornings." the last-minute rush was on for the honey baked hams. look at the crowd last night at honey baked ham. this is a store in san jose, and this is the one on southwest chester boulevard and mike was like, oh, my gosh. right? because the line was snaking out of the door and into the parking lot and it was a similar scene at stores around the bay area. look at san francisco's city hall decked out and ready for the holidays a. crew from the public works department put up this 20-foot noble fir in the rotunda yesterday. it took a few hours to decorate it with the lights and the hundreds of gold ribbons and decorations, but people were immediately taking advantage of it posing for pictures.

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now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> all right. we have scattered showers in the forecast today and tomorrow and we will keep a one on the impact scale. you can see them dotting the skies. we head into the future radar here into the afternoon hours. tonight, we have freezing cold temperatures down to 25 and in the north bay that could stop some sensitive plants from growing anymore and we have the frost advisory and a possible atmospheric river starting saturday. kumasi? >> thank you, mike. we will have another abc7 news update in

♪ tell me all your problems maybe i can solve them ♪ welcome back to "gma." time now for one of our favorite holiday traditions. our annual thanksgiving 911. yi, you have been sending us your last-minute cooking questions so let's bring out our incredible team of chefs so they can save the day for everyone. >> first up, tackling all your turkey questions we know you have a lot, food network celebrity chef, jamika pessoa, come on out. [ sirens ] >> whoo. [ cheers and applause ] >> former nfl star and celebrity chef on food network's kitchen app and this morning the master of size, give it up for eddie jackson. [ applause ] [ sirens ] >> yay. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> i'mly here to help you whip up the dessert of your thanksgiving dreams give it up

for dan churchill with a great podcast "the epic table." [ sirens ] [ applause ] >> all right, going to slide on over. everybody is taking their places. how this is going to work now we have a wheel. we're going to use it with a bunch of questions from our viewers. whoever it lanns on will answer the question. let's give that wheel a spin, shall we all right. we have our turkey talker. all right, jameek characters we'll go first here. we have a facebook question here from terry and this is something that is popular that people might not know what it's called. i want to spatchcock a turkey this year and use an herb butter for crispy skin, help. now, this is a method called spatchcock a turkey. >> yes. >> we'll be careful with that term throughout the morning. >> say it too many times it will sound like a different word.

it means to butterfly the turkey. lots of videos online that will show you how to split -- >> why can't we just call it that? >> because we like that word. it's funny. so we have it here. you just open up. that's the spatchcocking. i'll do a garlic herb butter for it. so you start with unsalted butter and we'll add in some lemon juice, need a little citrus, salt and pepper. heap me throw it in. drop all this in there. garlic. a little garlic and fresh herbs. little rosemary, thyme, perfect. >> everything goes. >> yes, put some salt in there. i'll season the top of the turkey with black pepper and salt. put it in there a little bit. what you do is mix all of this up and put it in some plastic wrap and it'll be firm like this, chill it in the refrigerator. want it to get firm because we're going to slice it like this and then all we do is tuck it under the skin. i like doing it this way, under the skin, you don't have to

baste the bird. the flavor melts, the butter keeps going andspatchcock your . >> quicker way to do it. >> quicker way so you get a little lost in the sauce. dipper will be on time. it will cook in half the time. so, yes. dinner is on time every time. >> who is up next. spin the wheel. all right. this one is for dan. i'm going to come over. helena from twitter says i would love a delicious tasting recipe for a sweet potato cake. >> i got one. we'll do a sweet potato pie. all you do, get your crust from any store you love and combine it with some beautiful cooked, baked or boiled mashed potato s spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, the egg to bind it, yeah, get that in there. and on top of that got a little

>> maple syrup. >> apology, it is and on top of that add in some butter as well. and then what you do is get your mash on. >> yeah, yeah. >> boom. >> all right. >> and then you come out and it'll come out like this, nice and creamy. put that into your pie tin. turns out like this after you bake it in the oven. super easy. a few people who research pies it's great to have for the home as well. >> thank you so much, dan. >> spin that wheel one more time. let's take a look. >> all right, this question is for eddie. it's from sabrina in new jersey. >> okay. >> hi, "gma." what's a great side dish i can make in under ten minutes for thanksgiving. >> that's tough. great and only ten minutes. can you do it. >> a really good recipe. we'll make a hatch chili corn

pudding. almost like a casserole so i have some sweet corn that will go in here, rit? we'll have cream corn in go, as well. >> right. >> you can go ahead and whisk that egg and have red peppers going in. it will have a little bit of heat. hatch chilies. >> green onions and season it up. so i'll go with a little bit of this garlic powder. kosher salt, right. doing a good job there. >> we only got ten minutes. >> go ahead and add that in and the binder. perfect. yeah, we just are going to mix this up like buttered casserole dish and bake this off, topped with a little cheese and there you have it. >> so you have a lot of butter in there. >> yeah. >> butter makes everything better. >> always. >> we're going to try to get another couple quick spins in. give us one more spin of that wheel, please.

all right. dan, this one is going to be for you. this comes from a facebook question from chelsea saying i have no more room in my oven, what is a quick no bake dessert i can make. >> we got one for you. all you need get a food processor or arms with really nice -- pop the ingredients, oats and butter, pumpkin puree, add the unsweetened one, my personal favorite and dates along with some of the coconut shredded. >> yeah. >> you add some cinnamon, all you need to do. >> vanilla. >> vanilla. salt. and you blend it. nice little dough-like consistency and roll it out and put it on top, coconut, l no ba numbers. cheers. >> i have to talk next. that wasn't smart. let's take one more spin of the wheel. [ applause ]

all right. it's jamika, you are up. a question from our audience. dominique, take it away. >> i've always heard of deep frying a turkey but it seems complicated. how can i do it at home safely. >> deep frying is not worth blowing up your back porch. we cut up parts and fry smaller pieces, wings here and cajun spice and cayenne, garlic powder. let it six. drop it in your deep fryer and then, boy, i tell you deep fries for 12 to 15 minutes and it's golden brown, beautiful. [ applause ] >> i'm definitely trying that. that looks good. >> i want one of those. >> it'll be chun yi every time. >> last spin of the day. aventi >> i have a good one.

collard green, do them low and slow with meat in it. you can cook it high and fast and cook it like spinach or kale and have olive oil so add some of these greens right to it. all right. going to let that cook down and add salt, right. a little bit of black pepper. and some red pepper flakes. and then what you do is you're going to add chicken broth to that, let it cook down, the key we'll top it with reduced because sammic vinegar and molasses that will give it a little bit. >> love it. >> all right. thank you, guys. i hope we answered all your questions. coming up our lightning round. last-minute tips to whip up your best thanksgiving dinner ever. so stick around. ♪ the final

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♪ it's the final countdown >> we're back with thanksgiving 911. our dream team here and we have some very last-minute tips. tell us right now what people need to know if they're cooking in the kitchen right now, so, jamika, you're up first. two tips. >> the gravy is lumpy, overcooked the turkey, don't worry about it. this is going to save the day. grab the cranberry sauce, simmer it down with water, a little honey, cinnamon and chili flakes and end up with a sweet and

spicy glaze. whisk it out too.ut and spoon i right on the top. if it's dried out. they'll never know because you covered it. >> beautiful flavor and perfect. >> oh, tip number two. >> cream cheese is your best friend. put it to make mac and cheese creamier. cake needs moisture in it, put it in your pound cake and in purr pumpkin pie filling. makes it sweet and smooth and helps the pie get the cracks on the top. cream cheese will save it so it won't have the cracks anymore. >> all about the sides. give us two quick tips for sides. >>en loves fluffy mashed potatoes. i like to use my hand mixer, get air going on in there with cream and some butter. gives you the most fluffiest mashed potatoes, right. we also have gravy. sometimes people want to thicken it up. use a war liquid and shoulds. oi

us. >> so all we have to do is olive oil, salt and pepper and favorite spice whether that's on its own, thyme, chili. bake it in the oven. when it comes to stuffing all you need to do is take it and put in muffin trays and crack an egg in and have a stuffing muffin for you. >> stuffing muffin. >> go to our website. back to will reeve at the thanksgiving parade right here in new york city. will, how is it going? >> it's going great. it is a beautiful day here in central park. happening here at thanksgiving day parade. so many performances from people all over the country. this is the magnificent marching machine of morgan state university. they are fantastic. also fantastic is someone i found at the parade here. you might know her. idina menzel performing from her

new album which is out now. how excited are you to be here. >> so excited. we were just talking about how much rehearsal they put in. been here since tuesday hanging out in the city performing. i'm jealous. >> how much rehearsal have you put in for this performance? >> hours and hours and hours of rehearsal. no, i was up late night at the sound check in the middle of the city on 34th street at macy's when nobody is around. it's cool. >> what are you thank for for today. >> for you and thankful for these guys and thankful for my son and my husband. my friends and family. so, yeah. >> we're thankful for you and also thankful for ginger down at another parade down in philly. ginger, you are are a bit of a frozen fan yourself. how are things down in philly. >> oh, such a "frozen" fan. this morning a bit frozen with carson kressley. >> hello, hello. >> so happy to be here. it's not only philadelphia, the oldest parade in the nation, the

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good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc7 mornings." >> i'm kumasi aaron. and today, you won't have to pay for parking in many places, because it is thanksgiving.

in san francisco, oakland and san jose, nobody is checking the meters today and b.a.r.t. parking lots are free. also today, the transit agencies are running on sunday or the weekend schedule b.a.r.t., muni, ac transit, and smart trains and samtran and no ferry service on the golden gate ferry or the bay ferry. >> we have a chance of scattered showers and snow levels down to 2,500 feet. so it is a one toinl pact scaon scale. we have to worry about a hard freeze in the east bay and frost in the north bay. so protect the plants, and pipes and people. and we have atmospheric river starting saturday. >> t >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan." today, media superstar and businesswoman paris hilton and "inside edition" anchor deborah norville. plus, a one-pot dinner is served, courtesy of award-winning chef aarón sánchez.

and fun and games in the studio as we kick off our fan-tastic family face-off. all next on "live." >> mabel: ♪ all night ♪ give me mad love >> announcer: and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. [cheers and applause] >> mabel: ♪ all night ♪ give me mad love ♪ all night ♪ give me mad love ♪ all night ♪ give me mad love ♪ and don't let me down ♪ d-d-down ♪ made me say ♪ you know what i like ♪ like, like, like ♪ come and put your body on ♪ mine, mine, mine, mine ♪ keep it up all night ♪ night, night, night ♪ don't let me down, d-d-down >> ryan: whose is that? [cheers and applause] keep your eye on your purse,