eat. [laughter] spencer: it can make you a little. jobina: you going big serving today? spencer: yes, i am. good morning, america. it's thanksgiving. the travel rush right now with millions of people on the move. our gio benitez tracking the best time to head out if you're hitting the road for the holiday. and turkey day storms ahead? the severe threat targeting the south. ginger is tracking that. plus, celebration security. how police are protecting the biggest thanksgiving parade in the country. aaron katersky is live on the route of the macy's parade. also this morning, new details on the deadly workplace shooting. the names of the six people killed in the rampage at walmart released. the company confirming the alleged shooter worked there as the mother of one of the

survivors shares his story. high alert. the university of idaho ramping up law enforcement presence on campus. with the killer of those four students still on the loose, what police are saying about the possibility one of them had a stalker. back to the theaters? amazon's billion dollar bet and why it could mean big business for the big screen. paddington is on the move. royal staff collecting thousands of bears left in honor of the queen cleaning them up. after their stay at the palace, from sitting by the fire to sliding down the stairs, the bears are about to delivered to their new homes this thursday. ♪ i'm burning up for your love ♪ and burning up the hours until turkey time. "gma" is here with our turkey 911. an all-star team of chefs is standing by. their solutions and hacks to fix your feast. plus, the big deals that are burning up right now.

with many stores closed this thanksgiving, how to get a jump start on savings. all ahead on our special edition of "gma" thanksgiving morning. ♪ tell me what you want me to do ♪ good morning, america. happy thanksgiving. it is officially turkey day. >> it sure is. >> so good to be here with janai and whit this morning. a lot to get to including the world cup. the u.s. hoping for an upset as it prepares to take on england and timothy weah is talking about scoring that electrifying first goal. he's joining us live. >> you were so excited, you said, to catch that goal. >> by accident i saw it. >> still cheering. we are in the holiday spirit. ginger is in philadelphia for the thanksgiving day parade and we're live on the macy's thanksgiving day parade route here in new york. we'll check in with all of them this morning. plus, it's thanksgiving so we have to talk about the food and our three chefs are ready to

solve your thanksgiving problems. david rose, jamika pessoa and lorena garcia are live. first, though, as we mention a lot to cover this morning. we begin with the thanksgiving weather and ginger tracking the storms that could impact your weekend plans so, ginger, good morning to you. not as bad as we've seen in the past but still areas to watch. >> reporter: yes, still, one of the quietest maps that we've seen in more than a decade. i had my team check. there are a couple of places, especially today where we had the heavy rain and now it has ramped up to thunderstorms that could be on the edge of severe. that's where i'd like to start. that includes houston and east of dallas, northern louisiana, southwestern arkansas. anybody on the roads there if you're 10 or 40, and want to get through some of those states, watch the system. here's what's going to end up happening. it is moving to the north and east so eventually atlanta will be getting rain friday morning. that's for black friday itself. travel on 75 or 95 will have a couple of spurts on friday. in the northeast we'll have showery action on black friday

but it's sunday where i think a lot of places, a lot of people hit the road, especially middle of the day, the timing for the heavier rain on 80 or 90 could slow things down with the volume of traffic at airports. any shower is not a shower you'd like but, again, probably one of the better ones we've seen in many years. eva? >> we will count our blessings. ginger, thanks so much. if you haven't made it to your thanksgiving destination time is running out. transportation correspondent gio benitez is here with what you can expect for the last-minute travel rush. good morning, gio. >> hey, eva, good morning. happy thanksgiving. it may be thanksgiving, but believe it or not there will still be traffic on the roads today. the best times to start your drive today. any time before 11:00 a.m. or after 6:00 just in time for thanksgiving dinner. for tomorrow and the rest of the weekend, mornings and nights will be best. gas prices, they keep dropping, down to $3.58 for regular unleaded, several cents less than yesterday. prices still high for thanksgiving week but this trend

we've been seeing all week long is a pretty good sign for now as 49 million hit the road. eva? >> all right, gio. what about air travel? >> well, airports, you've seen them. they've been packed from coast to coast but we've seen incredible numbers. take a look. on tuesday, 2.3 million people were screened at u.s. airports. in 2019 that number was 2.4 million. so very, very close to pre-pandemic levels. on the busiest days, only four canceled flights among the major airlines and, listen to this, united had zero canceled flights. the airlines made major changes after all those problems this summer and the weather helped quite a bit, but that may not last because sunday could be the busiest day to fly with everyone coming back home and we may see, of course, some rough weather in parts of the country. eva? >> all right, thank you so much, gio. now over to janai. now to security at the biggest parade in the country. that, of course, is the macy's thanksgiving day parade here in new york. some 3 million people are

expected to attend and law enforcement officials they they're pulling out all the stops to keep people safe. abc's aaron katersky is on the parade route. good morning to you. >> reporter: janai, good morning. as baby yoda gets ready to soar and the parade gets ready to step off, the good news is the police say there are no specific threats. but they know this parade could make a tempting target. it's 2 1/2 miles long attended by millions. there's a global audience tuning in for the spectacle of giant character balloons, celebrity perf performers. it really represents the essence of thanksgiving in america. and since last thanksgiving, two parades in this country have come under attack. july 4th, highland park, illinois, a gunman opened fire on spectators and performers and last year's christmas parade in waukesha, wisconsin, an suv driver plowed through and the security posture here takes into account both of those parade attacks and also the two mass shootings this week in colorado and virginia. but, whit, police are confident that none of the security measures will detract from this

96-year tradition. whit? >> that is good news. we know law enforcement will be watching those crowds very closely. aaron, thank you. we want to turn now to the mass shooting at a virginia walmart. an employee opening fire at the store killing six people and injuring at least seven others before taking his own life. his motives are now under investigation as we learn more about the victims. jay o'brien is in chesapeake, virginia, with the latest. jay, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. flags across the state of virginia have been lowered to half-staff here as many families in the community are waking up on this thanksgiving without their loved ones and others are left asking what could have led to this? overnight a devastated community paying respect to the fallen as the city of chesapeake, virginia, released the names and photos of those tragically killed in the second mass shooting this week. those six identified as lorenzo gamble, brian pendleton, kellie pyle, randall blevins, tyneka

johnson and a 16-year-old male whose identity is being withheld because he is a minor. investigators scouring evidence to determine why 31-year-old andre bing opened fire inside this walmart tuesday night. >> respond to district 402. >> reporter: walmart confirming the alleged shooter was an overnight team lead who had been employed with the store since 2010. police say he used a handgun, opening fire in the store's break room injuring at least seven others before turning the gun on himself. >> didn't know what was going on. i ran. i just went to -- it felt like forever getting out of that store. >> reporter: briana tyler, a co-worker, was in the break room when the gunman burst in. >> when i looked at my friend and she was lumped over, her eyes closed and blood was gushing out of her neck, that's when it kicked in for me. i was, like, oh, this is real. i have to run and that's

literally all i thought of. he went in one direction and i went in the other and i was just praying the entire time, i hope he's not behind me. >> reporter: one of those injured 24-year-old jalen jones coming off a ventilator wednesday, now in stable condition. his mother telling reporters the suspect was her son's manager. >> he then noticed his manager was looking kind of different. everybody kind of thought maybe he was just in a mood, but suddenly it changed and transitioned from the look to now actually seeing a gun. that's when he realized that he was being shot. i'm just thankful that he's alive. >> reporter: investigators still trying to piece together motive. in fact, we just saw federal law enforcement arrive here not long ago. we spoke with witnesses who said the gunman did not say anything before he opened fire and had a blank stare during the attack. whit? >> jay o'brien for us, thank you. eva?

now to the latest on the war in ukraine. russia unleashing a massive missile barrage targeting multiple cities knocking out power across the country including in the capital. marcus moore has the latest. >> reporter: overnight much of ukraine and its capital plunged into darkness and without water after a relentless russian missile attack. power plants in residential neighborhoods hit across the country. surgeons at this hospital in kyiv forced to operate on a child in the dark when the power went out, continuing the heart surgery with only their headlamps. in zaporizhzhia rescuers pulling survivors from the rubble of a deadly strike on a maternity hospital. authorities say a doctor and new mother were rescued but tragically her baby born two days before the attack did not survive. 75 missiles and drones were fired at ukraine according to officials in one of the largest barrages since the start of the war. the attack including targets from lviv to kharkiv and one landing on this in northern kyiv killing at least five people.

16-year-old vitali rushed to the scene looking for his friend and a teacher who live in the building. >> it's not like you see a photo in the internet. this is real life. >> reporter: this is the second time they have targeted in neighborhood. there's a power plant a short distance away. as you can see, kyiv is in the dark. for weeks russia has picked up its attacks on ukraine's infrastructure. experts say hoping to demoralize the population and pressure ukraine to the negotiating table. ukraine's president says it amounts to war crimes and implored the u.n. security council for more military aid. >> teams did make progress overnight in restoring limited power to most of the country and water services have also been brought back online in many areas but the threat still looms for millions as russia targets the country's power grid just as winter is beginning to set in. guys? >> and you can see the snow there behind you, marcus. marcus moore in kyiv for us. whit? now to the college murder mystery in idaho with the person who stabbed four students to death still on the loose. police now say they'll ramp up

security in and around the university of idaho campus as we learn new details about the investigation. demarco morgan has the latest. demarco, good morning to you. >> reporter: whit, good morning to you. it's been ten days since police made that gruesome discovery. still no suspect, no weapon and no motive, but they are planning to work through the holiday to get this killer off the streets. this morning, the investigation continues into the mystery murder of four college students in their off-campus home. >> moscow is my home. i know we won't be defined by tragedy, but how we respond to it. >> reporter: police revealing they've collected more than 100 pieces of individual evidence, combed through 1,000 tips and conducted 150 interviews. hundreds of hours in trying to piece together what led to the gruesome fatal stabbings of kaylee goncalves, madison mogen,

xana kernodle and ethan chapin. >> moscow has always been a very safe community, but in some ways this took our innocence. >> reporter: this after police revealing they were told that she mentioned a possible stalker. >> we have followed up looking at specific time frames in specific areas of town. so far we have not been able to corroborate it, but we're not done looking into that piece of information. >> reporter: the community still reeling as no suspects have been identified, nor has the murder weapon been recovered and police unable to provide clarity as to why they suspect this was a targeted attack. >> i just didn't feel like it was very real. honestly we don't usually lock our doors. >> reporter: the university of idaho ramping up law enforcement presence on campus for the foreseeable future. >> nothing i can say will make this better. please know we stand with you in wanting whoever is responsible captured and brought to justice. >> reporter: now, police are asking anyone, even with the

smallest amount of information, to come forward. students return to campus next week. whit? >> a long list of questions about this case. demarco, thank you. eva? now to amazon betting in a big way on films for the big screen, reportedly to the tune of $1 billion a year. the news sending movie theater stocks surging. andrew dymburt is here with more. good morning to you, andrew. >> good morning, guys. yeah, from the big box to the big screen online retail giant amazon is going hollywood and planning to spend $1 billion a year to release films in theaters. according to bloomberg, amazon wants to make around a dozen or so movies to be released every year in movie theaters. of course, amazon already has amazon prime video, its streaming service to go along with movie and television studios. this would be the most ambitious push into traditional cinema for amazon yet. if successful, amazon movies playing in theaters is seen as a big boost for an industry already struggling to get back to pre-pandemic levels, especially with some studios choosing to release projects in theaters and on streaming platforms.

amazon has been upping its stake in the film sector recently, purchasing mgm and they own the rights to james bond, and spent $13 billion on content for video and music streaming services last year. with that, abc news has reached out to amazon, but have not yet heard back. still, there is a buzz at the box office with this news, especially if other streaming services feel like they are pressured into following suit and putting their movies on the big screen as well. guys? >> certainly a big billion dollar bet. andrew, thank you. now let's go back to the macy's thanksgiving day parade where janice yu from our new york station wabc is tracking the holiday fun as the crowd is starting to line up there along the route. good morning, janice. >> reporter: good morning. happy thanksgiving. a lot of excitement here as we get ready for the 96th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. of course, it's a holiday tradition. there's floats like the green giant here behind me. tom turkey is over there and, of course, there will be

performances and it wouldn't be the parade without the balloons. of course, there's new balloons in the lineup this year. there's bluey, the lovable dog, as well as striker and that's a soccer star from the u.s. men's soccer team playing in the world cup and stuart, the biggest minion on the block making an appearance and old-fashioned favorites will be here like the smurfs, as well as spongebob squarepants. about 3 million people are expected to line the 2 1/2-mile route for this american tradition and they are very excited and ready for things to kick off in just under two hours. janai? >> love that big green giant behind you. makes me think of spinach, right? >> vegetables. >> i always like the baby yoda balloon or growing goo. >> i was looking at the striker thinking whit would do that and hurt himself.

>> probably. we do want to get to our "gma" staple. we love our thanksgiving 911. we got to get people ready to go so we have chefs david rose, jamika pessoa, lorena garcia. [ sirens ] the sirens are blaring because they're ready to help you out and get the most out of your turkeys. you each have a quick tip. let's go ahead and start out with chef jamika. what do you got? >> all right. so for the crispiest turkey skin you've ever had in your life, give it a blow-out. use your blow dryer. it sounds crazy. yes. blow yourself and the turkey fat. because i want you to do the top skin about five to ten minutes on the highest setting that draws the moisture out of the flesh, not the turkey, just the skin, and it will brown evenly and it will be perfection. everybody loves a crispy turkey skin. >> yes, blow it out. >> perfection, give it a blow out. >> absolutely. well, the second one is if your bird is still frozen, the only thing that you can do to drop it in the brine. this will infuse flavor and at the same time it will make sure it defrosts at the perfect temperature.

>> david, what about you? >> who wants a dry turkey? not you, not everybody, hopefully, but if you want the nice, moist turkey, make a compound butter, fresh citrus and herbs and separate the skin and flesh and stuff it right in there. >> we're running out of time. so happy to have you around. chefs 911. they will be back in a minute with all of our last-minute tips and tricks. much more ahead including the ceo of the fresh market joining us live with last-minute shopping advice. and becky worley is here with the black friday intel. what you won't see this year and what deal you should grab right now. first back to ginger in philly. hey, ginger. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you. thanksgiving day parade, oldest in the nation and the turkey behind us. so much more fun to come and i'll leave you with an image of luna, the only person that enjoyed the five to six feet of snow at the buffalo zoo. your local weather in 30 seconds.

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welcome back to "gma." welcome back to "gma." ginger is at the philadelphia thanksgiving day parade. look at her working it there right there on the route with all the excitement. we have much more from philadelphia and also from here in new york coming up. >> is that a jump rump or a lasso? got a cowboy thing going on. more on that ahead. first, the top headlines we're following. the city of chesapeake, virginia, has released the names of the six people killed in the mass shooting at the walmart. among the victims is a 16-year-old whose identity is being withheld because he is a minor. investigators are searching for answers to determine why the longtime store employee opened

fire. also right now thanksgiving storms are on the move. severe weather headed for the south today and then a second storm could hit the northeast sunday, just as people are driving home after the long weekend. and more than 370,000 pounds of turkey and all the traditional fixings have been shipped around the world to give troops a taste of home on thanksgiving and helping them celebrate the holiday. plus, the adventure of paddingtons. you remember the thousands of gifts left as tributes for queen elizabeth. after being carefully collected by royal staff the teddy bears are about to get a new home. the queen consort camilla helped deliver some of them to a children's charity. the perfect paddington story. a lot more ahead including thanksgiving 911. our team of chefs answering your questions. you hear the siren and helping you serve the best holiday dinner coming up. >> all the tools and tips. now, though, to something

we're all thinking about this thanksgiving day, of course, the food, right? if you've saved your grocery shopping till the last minute or need to do a quick food run the ceo of the fresh market, jason potter, is here to help out. jason, good to have you. >> good morning, all. thanks for having us. happy thanksgiving. >> the fresh market we know, 160 stores across 22 states. inflation has been so difficult for everyone. what are the best ways people can save money? >> we work with growers, suppliers, ranchers to bring you hundreds of specials. you'll see them well signed, well stocked. we have member loyalty pricing and, of course, a number of value-based meals. our little big meal feeds a family of four for $25 and all those products are very high quality food so lots of ways to save at the fresh market. >> certainly some good deals. we have also reported on the bird flu hitting the turkey population hard this year.

how did that impact your inventory and can shoppers still find turkeys this morning at the last minute? >> they can. they can. that bird flu is unfortunate timing. food security is important for all of us. the biggest impact has been in the sizing. so this year as people have come back together, they want to have a big gathering. our largest birds have been the best-sellers where the supply is most tight but you'll still find fresh birds. our fresh market antibiotic free turkeys and we have a beautiful smoked hickory double glazed ham fully cooked so if you're in a hurry heat it up, serve it, it's fantastic. >> for those heading out to the stores this morning, very last minute here, what are some other tips for how they can get shopping done and save money? >> well, you know, we have a whole host of prepared foods, sides. so maybe you need a little more of something or you need fresh product. all of our product in the store

is fresh. made in the store. we got gifting so if you're looking for something to bring to your friends, we have beautiful tri-pack wines that go great with turkey, california reds and pinots. we have a whole series of baked products here, a colossal apple pie, fresh baked fruit and our famous one-pound fruit flan. a perfect product to bring or to supplement your thanksgiving meal. it's fantastic and we have beautiful cheese and meat charcuterie boards. a lot are already made so if you're in a hurry and want to come down we're your source. >> jason, my friend janai perked up when she heard the tri-pack wine. >> i was going to say, bring that to my house. >> hello. thank you so much. >> this is beautiful with turkey. >> all right. janai, over to you. >> that's for me. now to the black friday bargains.

with more stores closing their doors on thanksgiving, becky worley is here with how to find the biggest deals on the biggest shopping day of the year. becky, good morning. i know you're here to break it down. >> good morning, janai. yeah, maybe it was covid or maybe it was the worker shortages or maybe just black friday fatigue, but a lot of stores have decided not to open their doors of their physical stores today. we're talking walmart, best buy, macy's, target, all closed, dick's sporting goods, kohl's, jcpenney are not open to shoppers either. all of these retailers are open online today. here's the big development. hardly any advertised new deals are dropping as door busters on thanksgiving. now, i'm not saying the door busters totally is dead but that in-store crush is long gone. the timed online deals didn't get hyped. retailers started sales as early as october and the prices are pretty darn good. that does not mean we won't see bigger discounts over the next

few days but stores haven't promoted timed door busters as they did in the past. >> i wondered if black friday is still the black friday crush we have seen in years past. what discounts are worth paying attention to? >> it's still a great time to buy. the most important advice i have, if you need to buy a tech item, do it before cyber monday is over. one example would be a laptop i found. acer, 14-inch touch screen chromebook at $179 at best buy. that's $200 off what it's been selling at. i guarantee it will be higher by tuesday. and let's talk toys. adobe reporting toys are discounted an average of 30%, sales online were way up as a result, 172% up. two fun gift ideas on sale. we got one right here, the lola droid from "star wars" and very fun and then finally, you got

your wakanda forever claws. here we go. they're fun. >> love those. >> becky will be back with more black friday deals. more on tech and toys. >> i see the wheels turning how you're going to grab the claws. coming up, u.s. soccer star timothy weah who scored that electrifying goal in the world cup opener, he's joining us live. gentleman an experienced qpc eater knows. you should never let the ketchup that falls from the hot and juicy burger. go to waste. ♪

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of upsets the latest shocker japan upending germany and the u.s. is hoping to add to the upsets as it gets ready to take on england tomorrow. will reeve is at doha with the latest. he got the good assignment. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, eva. it's been chaos on the pitch. first saudi arabia in that huge massive upset over argentina and then germany losing to japan. germany was up 1-0 for most of the game but two quick goals near the end and japan wins. their fans elated and also helpful. after the game, they stuck around and helped clean up the stadium. a great gesture from them postgame. pregame a pointed protest from the german starting 11, and each of them covering their mouths in response to fifa's demand they not wear the one love rainbow armband. germany, the team saying, in

part, human rights are non-negotiable. denying us our armband is the same as denying us a voice. now, it is thanksgiving here and back in the u.s. and at the u.s. team hotel in doha the team is hard at work preparing for tomorrow's massive match against england. there's been a whole lot of upsets so far in the tournament. so, guys, why not us? >> it could be us and joining us now right beside you is u.s. men's national team star timothy weah. tim, it is so good to have you with us this morning. i enjoyed watching your goal. it was beautiful. we heard will talking about the big game tomorrow, the u.s. versus england. so i want to know what's the mood right now for team usa? >> thank you for having me. it's a pleasure. first of all, happy thanksgiving. i remember when i was younger waking up i used to watch "good morning america" with my mom so it's a pleasure to be here. >> aww. >> and the vibes are high. the vibes are high. everyone is excited. we're ready for the big stage and the big moment. so we can't wait.

>> we got to know you scored your first goal in a world cup game against wales on monday. it was a beauty, one touch outside of the foot, side net. lovely. what was that moment like for you? >> it was a big moment for myself, my family, my teammates, the whole united states. i mean as a kid, you know, growing up and playing football, you dream of scoring in a world cup and in big moments and helping the team and i feel completely blessed and honored to be in this position and, you know, do that, so, yeah, i'm very happy. >> you absolutely did that and none other than the greatest of all time, pele wrote you saying it was a beautiful goal and keep dreaming. what did that mean to you? >> it meant the world to me. i mean, getting a message from one of the greatest to ever do it is an amazing feeling. i feel blessed to even be in the position where he, you know,

felt the need to give me that type of encouragement. i love him and, you know, dreams do come true, so whoever is watching this, all the little boys and girls out there, make sure you believe in yourself and your dreams will come true one day. >> love that message. speaking of soccer icons many fans are familiar with your father, the legendary george weah, but your dad never got to flay in a world cup. you had dinner with your family after the game. what's it like sharing this experience with him? >> it's an amazing feeling. i mean, you know, when he was playing, he didn't get the opportunity to take his country to a world cup and now his son is here. i'm doing the best i can. i know he's proud. my dad and mom were going crazy in the stadium. i saw them when i scored. i know they're proud of me and, you know, i just want to make them proud out here and continue to do well.

>> not just your parents proud, but the country and grew up playing soccer in the new york area. what message do you have for your extended soccer family in rosedale, queens? >> small town boy, came from rosedale, you know, it's a very community vibe. shoutout to everyone there. i want to thank them for, you know, always pushing me to be the best i can be. i know i'm representing a whole group of people and representing the community. i love you guys and i can't wait to come back home and celebrate with you guys. >> all right, well, we wish you a happy thanksgiving and we hope you guys all get some turkey as you prepare for your hopefully big win tomorrow. >> big game tomorrow, yep. >> representing so well out there. really incredible talking to him. still coming up, tory johnson is here with "deals & steals." and next our thanksgiving 911 chefs are back answering your questions including how to keep your turkey from drying out. >> nobody wants a dry turkey. >> important stuff. ♪

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let that go like so. keep it nice and juicy and, me, i love a good chicken wing so don't like them burnt so wrap it up with aluminum foil. the last 15, 20 minutes, take it off. perfect turkey wings every single time, boom. >> laura has a question about gravy, do you have any ideas for an alternative sauce for my gravy for my turkey besides gravy? >> get condiments and mix up a tangy honey mustard sauce or make a chimichurri and melt cajun spices and make that cajun butter. we don't need the gravy. cajun butter. >> we're going to come back. our chefs are sticking around. they are aren't going anywhere. much more ahead to get through your turkey day emergencies coming up. all you need to do is take it. ♪♪

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good morning, america. good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. turkey day storms ahead? with millions on the move the severe threat targeting the south. ginger is tracking that plus celebration security. how police are protecting the biggest thanksgiving parade in the country. aaron katersky is live on the route of the macy's parade. major development in the case of the american woman who died in mexico. police there now issuing an arrest warrant. what the family of shanquella robinson is saying this morning. celebrating yellowstone national park's 150th anniversary from old faithful to the majestic wildlife, how

yellowstone opened its doors again after this year's devastating floods. ♪ material girl ♪ shop till you drop. the blockbuster black friday deals to jump on right now from heating up in the kitchen to the hottest tech and this season's hottest toys. becky worley with the saviest shopping strategies and where to find the deals, plus, tory with big savings from small businesses. all to get your holiday shopping started. ♪ it's gonna be a good day ♪ all chefs coming to the rescue answering your last-minute thanksgiving questions from no bake dessert ideas to fixes you can do on the fly as they're saying -- >> all: good morning, america. whoo! good morning, america. and happy thanksgiving from all of us to all of you. very exciting day, right? it's going to be with eva and janai, the weekend team in the

house. >> loosen up the pants. >> i'm already -- we haven't even started eating yet. we'll do a lot of that coming up for those that have logged a lot of time in the kitchen we have three superstar chefs ready to answer the thanksgiving 911 call. the sirens blaring. they'll be talking turkey coming up. plus, we're on the routes of two of the best thanksgiving day parades. ginger in philadelphia, the oldest parade celebration and janice yu is at the macy's thanksgiving day parade. now a check in on the weather. let's go back to ginger. i saw you jump hoping a little -- jump roping a little bit ago, ginger. >> reporter: and i have finally caught my breath. thank you, eva. good morning, everyone. it is a happy thanksgiving here in philadelphia. one of the more mild, i mean we're above freezing. we'll head into the 50s today but, of course, we cannot go across the whole nation without a problem on thanksgiving. so i do want to dive right into

the severe storms' potential. thunderstorms for sure in parts of northeast texas, houston, back to austin. it's not that you could see an isolated tornado but from austin to houston if you're traveling say on any of the highways or 10 or 45, make sure you know that heavy rain would come with these. an inch plus per hour. you can get flash flooding pretty easily. this starts to slide to the east. for black friday if you have plans to travel around through, say, mississippi, alabama, georgia, that's when you'll want to watch where this heavy rain is falling especially south of atlanta if you're traveling on i-75 down into florida or north out of it then we'll take it into the northeast because we have some shower action happening on the friday itself. but then it's more sunday that i'm concerned about, the volume of traffic both at airports and on big interstates like 95 or 80 or 90 where you have any rain makes roads a little slick so, again, could be way worse but, hey, as of right now we've only got trucks and vans in our way so it's a great thanksgiving here in philadelphia, y'all.

>> i see that truck behind you. looks like it might have coffee. something to be thankful for this morning. >> i'm gone. i got to go. >> ginger, thank you. we turn to safety at the biggest parade in the country. of course, we're talking about the macy's thanksgiving day parade. about 3 million people expected to attend here in new york. law enforcement officials say they're keeping security tight. aaron katersky is along the parade route with more. aaron, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning to you. between the marching bands that are now warming up, 1,200 cheerleaders, 700 clowns and those millions of spectators you mentioned, there are going to be thousands of police officers, because this parade follows two recent mass shootings, colorado, virginia, and two recent attacks in waukesha, wisconsin, and highland park, illinois on parades so the nypd says it has adjusted security to account for that. but the nypd also says there are no specific threats and the police commissioner said again this morning, come out. the city is safe. the parade is safe.

and nothing will get in the way of this incredible spectacle. there's also no wind so the giant character balloons are going to be able to soar at full height giving all of us in this vertical city a new reason to look up. whit. >> we'll take that good news, aaron, thanks so much. janai. well now to breaking news overnight about the mysterious death of shanquella robinson. an american tourist in mexico, authorities there announcing an arrest warrant. mona kosar abdi joins us with more on this. mona, good morning to you. still so many question. >> still so many unanswered questions, janai, good morning. mexican authorities are announcing a major development in the mysterious death of 25-year-old american tourist shanquella robinson. police issued their first arrest warrant wednesday charging an acquaintance of robinson's with femicide. it's a former of gender-based violence. they have identified them as a direct aggressor against the

charlotte native and we know they have already initiated requests to the united states for extradition. in a now viral video that is too graphic to show, one of robinson's acquaintances is seen physically attacking her inside the room of that luxury resort in cabo where they were vacationing last month and this week abc news obtained a bombshell police report that states robinson may have been getting medical attention in that room for three hours before her death. her autopsy revealing she died of a spinal cord injury and a broken neck contradicting her roommate's claims that she fell ill due to alcohol poisoning. as the fbi now conducts their own investigation, robinson's family is expressing relief their calls for accountability may finally be answered, janai. >> i know abc news broke that to her mom last night. she said it feels good, mona. thank you for that update. still coming up here on "gma," our "morning menu" and becky worley is monitoring the latest bargains dropping now, big finds coming up.

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i love "atlanta." our "gma" cover story and blockbuster black friday sales. becky worley joins us now from the supersaver command center. even though they started early you say it is go time for gifts. >> you're so right. today through monday will offer the biggest discounts on the holiday season so if you have a gift you need to purchase, now is your best opportunity to save. so let's start with an example, is ninja blender system, it's a foo processor, it's got that smoothie cup blender thing, it's 99 bucks at macy's. that's a savings of $60. i love that little cup blender. i use it for salad dressings and goes in the dishwasher. a good gift, guys. another deal, this portable speaker system from sonos works like a bluetooth but if you already have the sonos system in your house it's $127, $32 off.

it works on your own, when you are out about, but tieing that into your existing system is like a two for one deal. >> that sounds good. i haven't figured it out at home yet, becky. what about apple products? we know they're always a hot ticket item. >> the most important thing i can tell you, don't look for a deal on apple products at the apple store. they might have slight discounts, maybe bundles but the best discounts are going to be at other retailers. so, for example, the ipad mini is $399 at target. that's $100 off. the apple watch 7 which i think has the best bang for the buck over the newest model, the 8, it is $309 at target. that's $120 off. final apple deal, a four-pack of airtags, apple's tracking devices for belongings is $79 at both walmart and amazon. that's a $20 discount. >> for airtags to keep track of everything and whit and eva too.

toys are one of the most discounted items. so far what's the strategy, where are the deals? >> must-have toys are probably discounted right now and you should feel confident buying. but if you want to wait until right before christmas and roll the dice to see which are more seriously discounted, that's a smart gamble too. let's talk about deals live now. many of the nintendo switch games are on sale. "legend of zelda" is on sale and a few deck of uno cards and speaking of board games they are discounted at target. up to 50% off. so you may not have heard of the game herd mentality, a great group party game. it's $10 at target. that's $10 off. and ticket to ride is $27.50. my family's favorite game. i still have never beaten my daughter she's 14.

i think there's no hope for me. >> great deals, becky. thank you so much. >> she has that ticket to ride. now to our country's breathtaking yellowstone national park celebrating its 150th anniversary and is fully open to the public again after devastating floods earlier this year. take a look. with 2.2 million acres of majestic landscape, geologic wonders and wandering wildlife, yellowstone national park is one of our country's crown jewels. >> it is one of the centerpieces of our national park system and tourists can see what this park has to offer. >> reporter: nestled in the northwest corner of wyoming with borders in idaho and montana, yellowstone is steeped in rich history. this year celebrating its 150th anniversary as the nation's first national park. known for its nearly 500 geysers

like the world famous old faithful. and the heritage of its american indian partners. >> that's been a really big part of our 150th commemoration. partnering with american indian tribes and having them back on the landscape here in yellowstone and interacting directly with visitors. >> reporter: 2022 brought hardship. in june, a devastating flood ripped through the northern part of the park after unprecedented rain. >> it's a 1 in 500-year event. >> reporter: the water knocking out power, washing away roads and forcing the park to close its north entrance. >> you can see it's a normal road then suddenly it's a 60-foot drop into the river. >> reporter: federal and local officials jumping into action turning an old single lane stagecoach path into this newly paved road allowing the north entrance to re-open to visitors earlier this month and this winter season all roads lead to the mammoth hot springs, one of the most active geologic areas on earth.

>> to have it open will be wonderful. >> reporter: the hot springs hotel hoping to offer overnight lodging again in the new year. >> explore yellowstone for the day then to come back and sit down with your family and reminisce on your experience and have a nice warm hot cocoa and celebrate time with each other in a magical place. >> reporter: part of that magic, the park's resiliency. >> the park and the ecosystem is in excellent condition even after the flood. it was a devastating event. no question, but there's a silver lining it showed when we come together we can get a lot done in a short amount of time. >> absolutely, so great to see yellowstone making a comeback. now to janice yu of wabc with the latest from the macy's thanksgiving day parade. janice, good morning. what's going on out there? >> reporter: good morning, whit. you can see a lot of energy here. this is the marching band from mizzou, they are lined up ready to get this parade kicked off.

this is the 96th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. and, of course, there's performers. there's floats and, of course, the balloons and there will be some new balloons in the lineup this year including bluey, the lovable dog, striker, a soccer star for the u.s. men's soccer team playing in the world cup. the classics are back, of course, the smurfs and spongebob squarepants as well and watched the volunteers in nature some of the balloons yesterday and let me tell you, it is no easy feat. a lot of teamwork and patience goes up to filling the larger than life balloons that we take for granted on days like this and this is actually my first time watching this parade in person so i am just as excited as the people who are lined up on the route to watch this. now to ginger who is in philadelphia for another thanksgiving day parade. hi, ginger. >> reporter: hey there, janice. it's great to be with you. i'm happy you're excited.

no way you have as much energy as fanatic or swoop here. then the best start to the season earlier. uh-huh. should we celebrate a little bit, guys? out of the way because the ladies got some stuff to do. should we do it, gabby? >> yeah, ready, one, two, three. >> all: e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles. >> it's so great. the energy and this year in particular and we got to honor some of the other cities. we have thanksgiving cities for you that include turkey, texas with a couple of showers there, mayflower, arkansas, you know we found the cities, ladies, thank you so much, congratulations, guys and gals and great morning in philadelphia for the biggest, oldest in the nation. now a check closer to home.

♪ there goes. outsiders for our annual thanksgiving 911. your last-minute cooking questions and we, of course, have experts here. that is not whit, janai and i to give you advice. the author of "eggen" chef david rose, jamika pessoa and chef lorena garcia, owner of chica restaurants.

let's start with you, steven. with a question from nancy. how do i cut my cooking time in half because this is what takes up your whole day. >> two hours, believe it or not. i love grilling and smoking so what we're doing is spatchcocking. what is spatchcock, you remove the back spine and press it flat, gbd, golden, brown, dlicious. mustard seed, black pepper, brown sugar because you're so sweet. get out there, paprika because i'm spicy, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, whisk that for me. >> this brown sugar -- >> it's a little dry, but, you know, it's all good. >> not my best mixing. >> spice bae it up. you want the spices to adhere. >> yes, get that nice and dry and like crispy turkey. great time to impart flavor. we have wood chip, mesquite, apple, cherry, nice flavor and doing 350 in direct heat, slow and two hour, the most flavorful, juicy, smoky turkey. look at that. look at that.

>> nice. mm-mm. >> yummy. >> here we go. >> still good. >> perfect. >> next up here, jamika hopping on the fire truck. a video question from sandy about the thanksgiving staple mashed potatoes. take a look. >> i would like to spruce up my regular buttered potatoes this year. what can i do? >> all right. that's your cue. >> what can she do? these potatoes people will talk about for years to come. spinach alfredo mashed potatoes. this is the easiest sauce you could maky your life. milk going in, cream cheese going in, oh, we love the cream

cheese, yes. you left that melt and just take your time with it and add in parmesan cheese. season it up with salt and pepper and that bag of spinach you have, defrost it, squeeze that moisture out and mix it into your sauce. here it is. we have mashed potatoes, plain russet potatoes once your sauce comes together. look how luxurious that is. >> luxurious. >> luxurious, put it in a casserole dish and top it off with parmesan cheese and change your life and mashed potatoes. >> this is phenomenal and not counting calories with this one. >> not at all. >> all right. okay, so, lorena, your turn on the fire truck. a 911 question from brittany on twitter who wrote, i'm a good cook. but not super experienced, brittany, i'm with you, girl. baking desserts, need a recipe

that will be a family tradition. >> make your favorite sponge cake. i have -- i cream a little sugar with butter, then i have my eggs, my sift of flour with baking powder. you have this beautiful spongy mixture that you're going to put in your baking dish then you're going to bake it at 350 degrees for about, we'll say, 30 minutes then once you have your cake what you'll do, youll poke it with a stick and then you're going to mix regular milk with condensed milk and evaporate it and bathe your cake. >> oh! >> you'll let it soak over at least two hours. >> fluffy? >> you see, it's super delicious and it's just a perfect -- a little bit of whipped cream right on top, right? you see how nicely soaked it is? then after you add whipped cream you add a little bit of pineapples diced with --

>> over here, yeah. >> do you like it? >> i do. i love it. delicious. >> thank you. >> whit, you guys have more over there. >> whit is still eating. >> i'm still eating. forgive me. i thought eva was getting to this. side dishes. kate has a fire truck loaded question about sides. i love fall salads and always looking for new ideas. can you help? >> you don't have to break the calorie bank here. nutritious salad. roasted sweet potato, walnuts, do dried cherries, dried cranberry, a citrus maple dressing. maple syrup, orange zest, orange juice, fresh greens, you can do part of spinach or arugula. diced apple. this is a great salad for vegetarians and top it off with fta cheese or goat cheese. toss that together. the most beautiful salad. >> my mouth is full. >> that's a happy -- >> i wasn't waiting for the segment.

[ laughter ] >> all these recipes head to goodmorningamerica.com and our chefs will be back to answer more questions in the next half hour. plus, tory is here with "deals & steals." stay with us, guys.

bill. a better bay area moving forward finding solutions. this is abc. seven news. good morning . i'm georgina forts in from abc . seven mornings new this morning here. a stabbing outside of a bar in san carlos ended in an arrest. it happened around one a.m. san mateo county sheriff's deputies found the victim with several stab wounds to the torso. several witnesses say the victim was involved in a fight and pointed out the suspect who was immediately detained. the victim went to the hospital with life threatening injuries, but is expected to survive. in the east bay. oakland mayor elected xiang tao addressed the city for the first time yesterday, the soon to be 51st, mayor of the town laid out her priorities for when she takes office was in oakland native who once faced homelessness and poverty. she

led a campaign promising to fill vacancies within the oakland police department and aggressively tackled housing issues for renters will be sworn in in january. coming up. meteorologist friendster. christ

here's a look at our thanksgiving day weather. it's going to be a mild one with high temperatures in the mid sixties at the coast low seventies around the bay mid seventies inland and the other 70 forecast shows maybe some showers early next week. thank you, spencer.

we will have another abc seven news update in about 30 minutes . as always, you can find us on our app in the abc seven news .com. the news continues with g m a. ♪ you know it's not the same as it was ♪ ♪ in this world ♪ [ sirens ] you know the sound. i love, jamika just pointed out janai perfected the sneak eat when no one is looking. the sneak attack. exactly, that's right. somebody had to call it out. our thanksgiving day tradition here at "gma." it is thanksgiving 911 and our team of experts, celebrity chef david rose, jamika pessoa and chef lorena garcia all ready to answer your questions. david, back at the chefs headquarters. there is a unique video question

from rick and mary. let's take a look. >> hi, david. >> we're hosting thanksgiving this year and thinking about switching things up. instead of turkey we'll have chicken. do you have any ideas? >> wow! >> do i have ideas? yeah, yes, let's go. first things first, chicken is great. it's flavorful and go ahead and salt that, salt and pepper on the outside. again, you want to dry that skin, crispy skin, salt, pepper, one of my favorite r&b, slash, rap groups, rosemary, garlic, go ahead and dump that all in there as well, lemon juice, lemon together. k, whisk that all - >> smells nice. >> we just drip that. drip all that glorious oil all over that. get it nice and rubbed in. let it hang out and put it in the oven and great marinade for your chicken.

now, sauce, you got to have a sauce, gravy, what about cranberries, none of that canned stuff. i like canned stuff too but we're doing a grand marnier -- >> fancy. >> bougie and fancy. great for kids. you cook the alcohol out but keep the flavor. in here we have grand marnier, we add sugar. >> stir? >> stir it up. we add cranberries, a little bit of orange juice and a little bit of orange zest because why not, we got it. use it. it's bright, fresh. it's bougie, bring it to a boil and bring it down to a simmer and what you have right here is glorious, fresh, bougie, tasty and made it from scratch. >> fancy. >> it is super fancy. >> and it's fun. >> garnish it with orange zest. delicious chicken and cranberry sauce for your table. >> if you eat it, you get biceps

like david. >> that's the secret. >> we have a question from john on instagram wondering what's the best way to bake a pumpkin pie. >> i think that the best way to bake a pumpkin pie is not baking it at all. we're going to save some time. we're going to make it super easy for you guys and have a twist into it. i have cream cheese softened, okay. room temperature and i'll add my pumpkin which actually giving me a great idea. can be sweet potatoes as well, add this and i like to use the ingredients that are premade. you can buy a little bit of whipped cream and add it in it, as well. >> eating again over there. i'm telling you, it's like when the camera is off, janai goes to work. >> here's where the secret is. i have a little nutmeg. a little bit of cinnamon, a

little bit of allspice and tajin. this will give it spice. you'll mix all of that and then you'll grab, of course, a premade pie crust, whichever you like most and pour it right on top. then most important part, look, you already ate it. >> all right, you guys -- look at this. >> refrigerate it for two hours and build it up, build it up. put more on top. look at that beautiful cream cheese. you don't need to bake. save your space in the oven. >> it's dangerous. you can save your space in the oven and have a beautiful dessert. >> i'm over here minding my own business. >> right, exactly. >> but now it's my turn, jamika, you are suiting up and have a side dish request who wants to know your best cornbread, please? >> i've got you covered. all right, i'm doing a pumpkin cornbread with a cranberry honey butter, okay.

so start with dry ingredient, flour, i've got cornmeal. we've got sugar going in, baking powder and salt. you do all your dry ingredients first, make sure they're nicely mixed together and wet ingredients, milk, eggs, oil and butter, canned pureed pumpkin is the secret. if it keeps coming out dry stop with that recipe and do mine. this pumpkin adds moisture, a beautiful color to it. >> i like that. >> keeps it a little savory, not too sweet but notice a world of difference. mix the two together and then you'll come up with -- look at that color. like it matches your tie. >> right, exactly. >> put it into a greased baking dish and then, whit, i want you to take a piece. you have to taste this. >> this is unbelievable. >> a little honey, orange zest, the two paired together is sweet and savory. is that not -- >> perfect. >> look at that face. >> all the things thanksgiving, let's talk about desserts and go to lorena and a question from lauren on facebook.

>> yes. >> says i have all these hazelnuts and walnuts left over. any suggestions for what i can do with them? >> absolutely. you can toast them and what i will do, put it on top of cookies, you can put it on top of fruit and use them to give it a crunch, another layer of flavor to any of your dessert. actually right here you can put a little bit of those hazelnuts are toasted, even peanuts and will look and taste delicious plus you want the crunch, add texture to desserts. >> i'm here for all of it. >> for all these recipes and more go to goodmorningamerica.com. coming up here, while we finish the food in our mouth, we're also thankful for tory johnson. she's here with great "deals & steals" from small businesses. stay with us. ♪ tonight's gonna be a good night ♪

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i'll let you take a look at these outfits that take months, years, go on in time. beautiful history and look into all of it. this is just one of the bright and colorful parts of the philadelphia parade you'll see if you watch it on hulu because anybody across the nation can stream the philadelphia parade if you want to check out something different so do that. you all ready to parade, march, dance? let's do it. let's get a check closer to home oh, goodness, coming up our thanksgiving 911. the chefs are back with their top hacks to solve your last-minute dinner disasters. we got fun over here, i can tell. >> yes. ♪ that yummy yum ♪

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welcome back. our experts are saving the day in our thanksgiving 911 firehouse headquarters. before we go they've got last-minute hacks for all the chefs out there in the kitchen cooking right now, okay, david, they took away all the plates. we're not eating for this one but what are your best tricks? >> all right, so thanksgiving is a special day, why not spice it up. spice up your gravy. instead of black pepper, add green and red peppercorns into gravy, delicious. add extra flavor, we got fruit, orange, apple, herbs and in eva's words, shove them in like so and add great flavor to your turkey. >> i was like, are you sure we shove that in the bird? [ laughter ] >> that was an honest question. okay, what about if you make mistakes on the fly? >> all right, so sometimes if you oversalt your food, it's okay. add a little acid, lemon juice, splash of vinegar, white wine that will counterbalance the salt.

stir to taste and make sure it's all right but it should be okay. a little acid will take care of it. this is what whit made earlier. he completely burned the top. leave it under the broiler it's like burnt toast. we'll scrape it. take an offset scavino spatula and lift off the burnt top and add cheese or seasoned bread crumbs. they'll never know what's under there. cover it all up. [ laughter ] >> exactly. >> all right, let's come over to this side, lorena, last tips on dessert. >> you can have premade dessert and add crunch with your nuts, cookies, a little caramel sauce and kind of zhuzh it up. a little bit more caramel. cocoa powder and you just decorate your plate with a fall leaf. cocoa powder.

boom. then you can have your dessert with a beautiful, you know, look. >> keep the caramel coming. yeah, that's right. >> a little bit of that. delicious dessert premade but give it personality. >> i love it. thank you guys so much, david, tell whit, no raisins in the potato salad. no, i'm totally -- [ laughter ] >> we'll be right back. >> no! no, no, no! o! no, no, no!

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