it's thursday, november 26th, 2015. this is the "cbs morning news." as thanksgiving celebrations kick off, americans stay on alert, despite the absence of a specific terror threat. the president warns the nation to remain vigilant. protests over a killing of a black teenager by a white chicago police officer spread to other cities and demonstrators say they are ready to disrupt black friday shopping. an airline passenger records a disturbing scene while waiting for a flight. baggage handlers throwing luggage as part of a game. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you.

i'm anne-marie green. americans are waking up to the thanksgiving holiday amid heightened security concerns. we are hours away from celebrations across the country. police are relying on the public to be vigilant about any terror here in new york to show us how. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as part of the stepped-up security here, officers in plain clothes will be among those in the crowd. radiation detectors will also be used. officials here and aacross the country maintain that everying possible is being done to make sure this holiday is a safe one. an army of police officers will keep watch over thanksgiving day parade. on the eve of the festivities authorities locked down mailboxes as crowds gather to

see parade balloons come to life. >> security is very tight, but considering what is going on, they need to take all of the precautions they can. >> reporter: the heightened security comes less than two weeks after terror attacks in paris killed 130 people. isis has since threatened new york city in a video. >> we cannot let the terrorists succeed as psychological war fare. that is is what it is. they are trying to do what they can to create fear and try to change us. >> reporter: security is beefed up at airport and other hubs. >> we are taking every possible step to keep our homeland safe. >> reporter: terror suspects could face targets. >> i guess it could be an easy target but i don't like to think about that right now. >> reporter: even federal officials stress there are no known credible threats against the homeland. now the police commissioner here

will be stationed along the parade route, the largest number of officers ever assigned to cover an event. also for the first time, 200 heavily armed critical response officers will be out and about. >> don champion in new york, thank you, don. new york city police commissioner william bratton joins us later on "cbs this morning" with what the city is doing to protect crowds at the thanksgiving day parade. germany vows to do more this morning in the international fight against isis. geman chancellor anklely merkel met with french president francois hollande yesterday in paris. merkel said she was challenged to do everything to prevent such events from happening again. russia is deploying long-range air defense missiles to its base in syria about 30 miles from the turkish border. it follows a downing of a russian war plane by turkey earlier this week. it was the first time in 50 years that a nato member shot down a russian plane.

fuel the conflict in syria and complicate peace efforts. russia denies the plane ever crossed into turkish air space. it is going to be a rainy and wet thanksgiving for millions of americans. parts of the southern plains are under flood watches and the threat of snow in the midwest has sparked a winter weather advisory. snow blanketed parts of california and plows spent the day keeping roads clear and passable. some locals near the nevada border say it's been years since the area got that much snow. wow! >> 11 people were hurt outside of sacramento when a gust of wind knocked over a tent at a flea market. three were taken to the hospital. and parts of the california coast are getting pounded by king tides. waves crashed along the beach in san diego and coast flood advisories are in effect for many areas until tomorrow. protesters in chicago are

calling for disruptions during the black friday shopping in response to the deadly police shooting of laquan mcdonald. demonstrators in other cities spoke out last night. at least six people were arrested in new york. it follows the release of new information on the shooting of mcdonald last year. adriana diaz reports. >> reporter: demonstrators took to the streets of chicago again wednesday, protesting the police shooting of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. some taunted officers trying to hold the line. more dash cam footage was released and it appears to show mcdonald running from p pice after allegedly vandalizing cars. footage released tuesday shows officer jason van dyke firing 16 times at mcdonald and killing him. van dyke's attorney says the officer yelled for mcdonald to drop the knife he was carrying. >> he shot mcdonald because he was in fear of his life. >> reporter: van dyke was charged with first-degree murder. an autopsy report showed mcdonald was shot at least twice

in the back and the drug pcp was found in his syst. the city of chicago already settled for mcdonald's family for $5 million but a public outcry what took so long to release the video and bring charges against the offifirs. >> it appears t tt when the victims appear to bebe underprivileged or minorities, that it takes a long time for justice to come their way. >> reporter: the judge will revisit the issue of bond at a hearing monday. after viewing the video. officer van dyke faces 20 years to life behind bars, if convicted. adriana diaz, cbs news, chicago. president obama saiddn facebook that he was deeply disturbed by the shooting video. he also asked people to be thankful for the overwhelming majority of police who protect our communities with honor. in minneapolis, protests continue their push for justice after the deadly police shooting of an unarmed black man. more than a hundred people gaththed last night outside a a police precinct to protest the

death of jamarar clark, the 24-year-old died more than a week ago after being shot by a police officer. thrally happened on the same day that funeral services for clark took place. investigators this morning, are looking into two new laser strikes in the dallas area. the southwest airlines pilot reported seeing a green laser near dallas love field last night. another pilot reported a laser near dallas/ft. worth international airport. there have been at least 15 laser strikes against planes in the dallas area since november. a bird strike forced a united airlines jet to make an emergency landing in sacramento last night. flight 2005 struck a bird just after takeofof and it caused an

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in seven states. "the washington post" reports that donald trump is under fire, this time for mocking a reporter with a disability. >> have you to see this guy. i don't know what i said, uh, i don't remember! he is going like, i don't remember. oh, maybe that is what i id. this is 14 -- >> reporter: it happened at a rally on tuesday. "the new york times" reporter has a joint condition which limits flexibility in his arms. "the times" called trump's action outrageous. trump's campaign said the front-runner wasn't aware of his condition and was not mocking him. >"usa today" repepts football hall of famemefrank gifford's brain showed sns of repeated brain trauma in an autopsy following his death. the player's family says doctors discovered signs after degenerative brain disease that has been also found in the brains of dozens of former nfl players. gifford took countless hits over his 13-year career.

horrific single injury, but mostly, it's repetitive head injury. >> gifford died in august at the age of 84. the new york daily news reports the mother that left her newborn baby in a christmas manger inside a new york city church won't be charged. surveillance video showed the m leaving the babab inside the church on monday. the mom says she felt the baby was in a warm, safe place and came back later to check on it. "the new york times" reports west point is banning pillow fights, after a bloody brawl left 30 injured this summer. first-year cadets traditionally organize the pillow flight at the end of the summer of training to build camaraderie. but in august some pack their pillowcases with hard objects. the san jose mercury news reports shoppers are embracing their smartphones for online shopping this long holiday weekend. for the first time, shoppers using their phones to visit

to exceed those using computers. mobile sales are expected to jump to % of alal online sales, up from 27% last year. coming up on "cbs this morning," mellody hobson looks at what to expect for black friday shopping this year. still to come, baggage handlers caught on video. airline workers are seen being reckless of what appears to be someone's lugg mom knows it needs a big solution: an antiviral. don't kid around with the flu, call your doctor within the first 48 hours of symptoms and ask about prescription tamiflu. attack the flu virus at its source with tamiflu, an antiviral that helps stop it from spreading in the b by. tamiflu in liquid form is fda a proved to treat the flu in people two weeks of age and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. before taking tamiflu tell your doctor if you're pregnant, nursing, have serious health conditions, or take other medicines.

if you develop an allergic reaction, a severe rash, or signs of unusual behavior, stop taking tamiflu and call your doctor immediately. ildren and adolescents in particular may be at an increased risk of seizures, confusion, or abnormal behavior. the most common side effects are mild to moderate nausea and vomiting. anti-flu? go antiviral with tamiflu. discover the latest from the amop\ premium foot care line, to see why women are admiring their beautiful nails. they have good reason... introducing the latest innovation from amop\, the new electronic nail care system specially designed for your toenails and finger nails with 3 heads for filling, buffing and shinning. an easy way to have natural looking shiny wow nails. wow! the new elececonic nail care system from amop\. love every step.

here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. new jersey's notorious highway traffic comes to the aid of police. officers from new york and new jersey chase a murder suspect for more than 20 minutes monday. the suspect is seen weaving through traffic and, at times, going the wrong way! but it wasn't until he hit a big backup at a toll plaza that police were able to capture him. this is definitely not what you want to see when you look out of your window when you're sitting on a plane. a passenger flying from san jose international airport recorded this video tuesday. betty yu of our san francisco station kpix found out what was going on. >> reporter: this is what a southwest passenger saw from his window before takeoff, a worker

while another clapped. each time, workers try to hurl the bag farther. >> the perception of it, it looks like tossing a customer's bag. >> reporter: that is why chase plattin shot it with his cell phone and posted the video on southwest's facebook page. tutus out, it wasn't southwest. it was alaska airlines worker. alaska claims they were tossing a company vag filled with magazines as part of an employee game. in a statement tonight, alaska says this game should not have been played at the airport. the optics of this video are unfortunate and we apologize for any confusion this has caused san jose travelers or southwest airlines. >> if you're going to do something like that, i would do it elsewhere. you shouldn't do something like that right next to a place where they are actually loading customer bags on the plane. >> wow. it looks super shady. >> reporter: we showed video of the game to passengers flying out tonight. >> i would say it's bad taste, to be honest.

not? >> basically just reassures everyonehat they are hearing, because everyone already thinks that people mishandle their baggage. >> that was kpix's betty yu reporting. milwaukee bucks coach jason kidd isn't too thankful this morning for the referees officiating his team's game last night. less than 2:00 to play, kidd gets ejected when he slaps the ball out of the hands of a ref. players and assistant coaches had to hold kidd back. milwaukee loses to sacramento 129-118. if you thought that was bad behavior, just look at this. university of colorado basketball player tory miller is elected when he seen biting an opposing player. hayden graham of air force told the officials what happened and after reviewing the replay, miller was tossed. graham says that the bite almost broke the skin. up next, turkey talk on the campaign trail. we will show you how some

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. this is my seventh year of pardoning a turkey. time flieseseven if turkeys don't. >> president obama pardoned the national thanksgiving turkey named abe, sparing him from the dinner table and setting him up for a life of relaxation on a farm. abe's alternate was a turkey named honest, makes sense. honest was also pardoned. the white house tradition dates back to the 19494. well, three republican

presidential candidates are already thinking how they would pardon a turkey. >> no, no, no! shh! >> carly fiorina and ben carson and marco rubio got in some practice pardoning for the conservative website "independent journal." >> so with the power invested in me as a, i guess, presidential candidate, i pardon you and you are free to go. not literally. not until i leave. but then you're free to go. >> now i pardon you, mr. turkey. >> jenny, you are now officially pardoned and set free to live a wonderful life. >> i pronounce you -- >> i love the wawa of the hand. in order to do theheeal thing, of course, one of them will have toin the next electionn the sci-fi violence in the latest chapter of the "star wars" franchise might be a little too much for younger children. "star wars the force awakens,"

"star wars: episode three revenge of the sith" got that rating also, but all of the others were rated pg. ringo starr is auctioning off a very first copy of the beatles white album from back in 1968. it was in a bank vault for 35 years and not in mint condition because a corner has a slight fold. it is still expected to go for as much as $60,000 at auction next week! you might say the bibiing could be helter-skelter. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," thanksgiving etiquette. i'm anne-marie green. and this is the "cbs morning news." i am your father. no, no, no!

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see each other, because ppp just did up questioning the presidential poultry pardoning paur power. according to their results, which is true. 59% of the democrats were approved the two turkey pardonings and only 11% of the republicans were on board. what comes to the notorious divisive issue of sweet potatoes, 34% of democrats like theirs with marshmallows and only 27% of republicans do. and nearly 40% of republicans think a sweet potato would make a pretty good president. >> lots of turkey talk on the late show with stephen colbert. a world class chef daniel balou stopped by the theater to show how to make a deluxe turducken. >> this way, this way, this way. >> there you go. >> we need to put it in. put it in, put it in, put it in. >> there you go. >> okay. >> push, push. push down.

>> freeze! >> push, push! a lot of. ah!! a lot of. the turkey is tough! >> and that is how you do lamaze! >> so now -- >> in case you were wondering what makes a deluxe, five birds, five. cooking the thanksgiving turkey is no easy task as you just saw. kelli stopczynski of wfbt asked kids for advice on how to fix the perfect bird. >> reporter: before you put a turkey in the oven, what do you have to do to it? >> shoot it. >> reporter: before you put it in the oven, what do you have to do with it? >> put it in a b bl. >> reporter: after you put it in a bowl, what do you do? >> put things in it. >> reporter: what kind of things? >> food things, like

>> reporter: and then what? >> you have to do things. >> reporter: do things? what kind of things? >> i don't know! >> um. stuff it? >> reporter: what kind of stuffing do you put inside of it? what do you think stuffing is made of? >> um. stuff? >> well, you bake it, i guess. >> cook it. >> how hot does the oven need to be? >> i'm not sure. i usually use -- let my parents do that. >> we like to wrap ours in, like, layers of bacon. that makes it really good. >> i don't really know. i just help put out the rest of the stuff. >> layers of bacon, i like that. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," sisters with a passion for wine. we will tell you about the women behind the mcbride sisters wine company and the amazing journey of how they met. plus, dr. david agus shows us

the benefits of being thankful. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. happy thanksgiving!

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it's thursday, november 26th, 2015. this is the "cbs morning news." as thanksgiving celebrations kick off, americans stay on alert, despite the absence of a specific terror threat. the president warns the nation to remain vigilant. >protests over a killing of a black teenager by a white chicago police officer spread to other cities and demonstrators say they are ready to disrupt black friday shopping. an airline passenger records a disturbing scene while waiting for a flight. baggage handlers throwing luggage as part of a game. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you.

i'm anne-marie green. americans are waking up to the thanksgiving holiday amid heightened security concerns. we are hours away from celebrations across the country. police are relying on the public to be vigilant about any terror here in new york to show us how. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as part of the stepped-up security here, officers in plain clothes will be among those in the crowd. radiation detectors will also be used. officials here and aacross the country maintain that everything possible is being done to make sure this holiday is a safe one. an army of police officers will keep watch over thanksgiving day parade. on the eve of the festivities authorities locked down

see parade balloons come to life. >> security is very tight, but considering what is going on, they need to take all of the precautions they can. >> reporter: the heightened security comes less than two weeks after terror attacks in paris killed 130 people. isis has since threatened new york city in a video. >> we cannot let the terrorists succeed as psysyological war fare. that is is what it is. they are trying to do what they can to create fear and try to change us. >> reporter: security is beefed up at airport and other hubs. >> we are taking every possible step to keep our homeland safe. >> reporter: terror r spects uld face targetet >> i guess it could be an easy target but i don't like to think about that right now. >> reporter: even federal officials stress there are no known credible threats against the homeland. now the police commissioner here

says more than 2,500 officers will be stationed along the parade route, the largest number of officers ever assigned to cocor an ent. also for the first time, 200 heavily armed critical response officers will be out and about. >> don champion in new york, thank you, don. new york city police commissioner william bratton joins us later on "cbs this morning" with what the city is doing to protect crowds at the thanksgiving day parade. germany v vs to do more thihi morning in t t internanaonal fight t ainst isis. geman chancellor anklely merkel met with french president francois hollande yesterday in paris. merkel said she was challenged to do everything to prevent such events from happening again. russia is deploying long-range air defense missiles to its base in syria about 30 miles from the turkish border. it follows a d dning of a russian war plane by turkey earlier this week. it was the first time in 50 years that a nato member shot down a russian plane.

fuel the conflict in syria and complicate peace efforts. russia denies the plane ever crossed into turkish air space. it is going to be a rainy and wet thanksgiving for millions of americans. parts of the southern plains are under flood watches and the threat of snow in the midwest has sparked a winter weather advisory. snow blanketed parts of california and plows spent the day keeping roads clear and passable. some locals near the nevada border say it's been years since the area got that much snow. wow! >> 11 people were hurt outside of sacramento when a gust of wind knocked over a tent at a flea market. three were taken to the hospital. and pts of the california coast are getting pounded by king tides. waves crashed along the beach in san diego and coast flood advisories are in effect for many areas until tomorrow. protesters in chicago are

calling for disruptions during the black friday shopping in response to the deadly police shootingf laquan mcdonald. demonstrators in other cities spoke out last night. at least six people were arrested in new york. it follows the release of new information on the shooting of mcdonald last year. adriana diaz reports. reporter: demonstrators took to the streets of chicagogo again wednesday, protesting the police shooting of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. some taunted officers trying to hold the line. more dash cam footage was released and it appears to show mcdonald running from police after allegedly vandalizing cars. footage released tuesday shows officer jason van dyke firing 16 times at mcdonald and killing him. van dyke's a aorney sayshe officer yelled for mcdonald to drop the knife he was carrying. >> he shot mcdonald because he was in fear of his life. reporter: van dyke was charged with first-degree murder. an autopsy report showed mcdonald was shot at least twice

in the back and the drug pcp was found in his system. the cityf chicaca already settled for mcdonald'ss family for $5 million but a public outcry what took so long to release the video and bring charges against the officers. >> it appears that when the victims appear to be underprivileged or minorities, that it takes a long time for justice to come their way. >> reporter: the judge will revisit the issue of bond at a hearing nday. after viewing t t video. officer van dyke f fes 20 years to life behind bars, if convicted. adriana diaz, cbs news, chicago. president obama said on facebook that he was deeply disturbed by the shooting video. he also asked people to be thankful for the overwhelming majority of police who protect our communities with honor. in minneapolili protestst continueue their push for justice after the deadly police shooting of an unarmed black man. more than a hundred people gathered last night outside a police precinct to protest the

death of jamar clark, the 24-year-old died more than a week ago after being shot by a police officer. the rally happened on the same day that funeral services for clark took place. investigators this momoing, are looking into two new laser strikes in the dallas area. the southwest airlines pilot reported seeing a green laser near dallas love field last night. another pilot reported a laser near dallas/ft. worth international airport. there have been at least 15 laser strikes against planes in the dallas area since november. a bird strike forced a a ununed airlines jet too make an emergency landing in sacramento last night. flight 2005 struck a bird just after takeoff and it cause an

the planehite album. this is the "cbs morning news." pharmacists recommend most for cold and flu relief at the shelf. advil cold & sinus ionly behind the pharmacy counter. ask your pharmacist for fast, powerful advil cold & sinus. relief doesn't get any better than this. the holidays bring many challenges to the feet. by day they must stay warm. but by night, beautiful, smoother and ready to impress the other party animals. dr. scholl's dreamwalalexpress pedi. announcement: this storm promises to be the biggest of the decade. with total accumulation of up to three feet. roads will be shut down indefinitely. and schools are closed. campbell's soups go great with a cold and a nice red.

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pope francis met with christian and muslim leaders today in kenya on the second of his six-day visit to africa. he said the two faiths must work together against islamic extremists attack and that religion can never be used to that cost co used in the chicken salad.

in seven states. "the washington post" reports that donald trump is under fire, this time for mocking a reporter with a disability. >> have you to see this guy. i don't know what i said, uh, i don't remember! he is going like, i don't remember. oh, maybe that is what i said. this is 14 -- >> reporter: it happened at a rally on tuesday. "the new york times" reporter has a joint condition which limits flexibility in his arms. "the times" called trump's action outrageous. trump's campaign said the front-runner wasn't aware of his condition and was not mocking him. "usa today" reports football hall of famer frank gifford's brain showed signs of repeated brain trauma in an autopsy following his death. the player's family says doctors discovered signs after degenerative brain disease that has been also found in the brains of dozens of former nfl players. gifford took countless hits over his 13-year career.

horrific single injury, but mostly, it's repetitive head injury. >> gifford died in august at the age of 84. the new york daily news reports the mother that left her newborn baby in a christmas manger inside a new york city church won't be charged. surveillance video showed the mom leaving the baby inside the church on monday. the mom says she felt the baby was in a warm, safe place and came back later to check on it. "the neyork times" reports west point is banning pillow fights, after a bloody brawl left 30 injured this summer. first-year cadets traditionally organize the pillow flight at the end of the summer of training to build camaraderie. but t august some pack their pillowcases with hard objects. the san jose mercury news reports shoppers are embracing their smartphones for online shopping this long holiday weekend. for the first time, shoppers using their phones to visit

to exceed those using computers. mobile sales are expected to jump to 36% of all onlinin sales, up from 27% last year. coming up on "cbs this morning," mellody hobson looks at what to expect for black friday shopping this year. still to come, baggage handlers caught on video. airline workers are seen being reckless of what appears to be someone's lugg mom knows it needs a big solution: an antiviral. don't kid around with the flu, call your doctor within the first 48 hours of symptoms and ask about prescription tamiflu. attack the flu virus at its source with tamiflu, an antiviral that helps stop it from spreading in the body. tamiflu in liquid form is fda approved to treat the flu in people two weeks of age and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. beforeaking tamiflu tell your doctor if you're pregnant, nursing, have serious health conditions, or take otr medicines.

if you develop an allergic reaction, a severe rash, or signs of unusual behavior, stop taking tamiflu and call your doctor immediately. childrdr and adolescentnt particular may be at an increased risk of seizures, confusion, or abnormal behavior. the most common side effects are mild to moderate nausea and vomiting. anti-flu? go antiviral with tamiflu. discover the latest from the amop\ premium foot care line, to see why women are admiring their beauauful nails. they have goododeason... introducing the last innovation from amop\, the new electronic nail care system specially designed for your toenails and finger nails with 3 heads for filling, buffing and shinning. an easy way to have natural looking shiny wow nails. wow! the new electronic nail care system from amam\. love every step.

here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. new jersey's notorious highway traffic cometo the aid of police. officers from new york and new jersey chase a murder suspect for more than 20 minutes monday. the suspect is seen weaving through traffic and, at times, going the wrong way! but it wasn't until he hit a big backup at a toll plaza that police were able to captpte him. this is definitely not what you want to see when you look out of your window when you're sitting on a plane. a passenger flying from san jose international airport recorded this video tuesday. betty yu of our san francisco station kpix found out what was going on. >> reporter: this is what a southwest passenger saw from his window before takeoff, a worker

while another clapped. each time, workers try to hu the bag farther. >> the perception of it, it looks like tossing a customer's bag. >> reporter: that is why chase plattin shot it with his cell phone and posted the video on southwest's facebook page. turns out, it wasn't southwest. it was alaska airlines worker. alaska claims they were tossing a company bag filled with magazines as part of an employee game. in a statement tonight, alaska says this game should not have been played at the airport. the optics of this video are unfortunate and we apologize f f any cocousion this has causese san jose travevers or southwest airlines. >> if you're going to do something like that, i would do it elsewhere. you shouldn't do something like that right next to a place where they are actually loading customer bags on the plane. >> wow. it looks super shady. >> reporter: we showed video of the game to passengers flying out tonight. >> i would say it's bad taste, to be honest.

not? >> basically just reassures everyone what they are hearing, because everyone already tnks that people mishandle their baggage. >> that was kpix's betty yu reporting. milwaukee bucks coach jason kidd isn't too thankful this morning for the referees officiating his team's game last night. less than 2:00 to play, kidd gets ejected when he slaps the ball out of the hands of a ref. players and assistant coaches had to hold kidd back. milwaukee loses to sacramento 129-118. if you thought that was bad behavior, just look at this. university of colorado basketball plalar tory miller is elected whenene seen biting an opposing player. hayden graham of air force told the officials what happened and after reviewing the replay, miller was tossed. graham says that the bite almost broke the skin. up next, turkey talk on the campaign trail. we will show you how some presidential candidates practice

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here's a look atatoday's forecaca in some cities around the country. > is is my seventh yeaof pardoning a turkey. time flies, even if turkeys don't. >> president obama pardoned the national thanksgiving turkey named abe, sparing him from the dinner table and setting him up for a life of relaxation on a farm. abe's alternate was a turkey named honest, , kes sense. honest was also pardoned. the white house tradition dates back to the 1940s.

well, three republican presidential candidates are already thinking how they would pardon a turkey. >> no, no, no! shh! >> carly fiorina and ben carson and marco rubio got in some practice pardoning for the conservative website "independent journal." >> so with the power invested in me as a, i guess, presidential candidate, i pardon you and you are free to go. not literally. not until i leave. but then you're free to go. >> now i pardon you, mr. turkey. >> jenny, you ararnow officially pardoned and set free to live a wonderful life. >> i pronounce you -- >> i love the wave of the hand. in order to do the real thing, of course, one of them will have to win the next election. the sci-fi violence in the latest chapter of the "star wars" franchise mighghbe a little too mucucfor younger children. "star wars the force awakens," will carry a pg-13 rating what

it comes out on december 18th. "star wars: episode three revenge of the sith" got that rating also, but all of the others were rated pg. ringo starr is auctioning off a very first copy of the beatles white album from back in 1968. it was in a bank vault for 35 years and not in mint condition because a corner has a slight fold. it is still expected to go for as much as $60,000 at auction next week! you might say the bidding could be helter-skelter. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," thanksgiving etiquette. i'm anne-marie green. and this is the "cbs morning nene." i am your father. no, no, no!

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see each other, because ppp just did up questioning the presidential poultry pardoning paur power. according to their results, which is true. 59% of the democrats were approved the two turkey pardonings and only 11% of the republicans were on board. what comes to the notorious divisive issue of sweet potatoes, 34% of democrats like theirs with marshmallows and only 27% of republicans do. and nearly 40% of republicans think a sweet potato would make a pretty good president. >> lots of turkey talk on the late show with stephen colbert. a world class chef daniel balou stopped by the theater to show how to make a deluxe turducken. >> this way, this way, this way. >> there you go. >> we need to put it in. put it in, put it in, put it in. >> there you go. >> okay. >> push, push.h. push down.

>> freeze! >> push, push! a lot of. ah! a lot of. the turkey is tough! >> and that is how you do lamaze! >> so now -- >> in case you were wondering what makes a deluxe, five birds, five. cooking the thanksgiving turkey is no easy task as you just saw. kelli stopczynski of wfbt asked kids for advice on how to fix the perfect bird. >> reporter: before you put a turkey in the oven, what do you have to do to it? shoot it. >> reporter: before you put it in the oven, what do you have to do with it? >> put it in a bowl. >> reporter: after you put it in a bowl, what do you do? >> put things in it. >> reporter: what kind of things? >> food things, like

>> reporter: and then what? >> you have to do things. >> reporter: do things? what kind of things? >> i don't know! >> um. stuff it? >> reporter: what kind of stuffing do you put inside of it? what do you think stuffing is made of? >> um. stuff? >> well, you bake it, i guess. >> cook it. >> how hot does the oven need to be? >> i'm not sure. i usually use -- let my parents do that. >> we like to o ap ours in, like, layers of bacoco that makes it really good. >> i don't really y ow. i juststelp put out the reststf the stuff. >> layers of bacon, i like that. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," sisters with a passion for wine. we will tell you about the women behind the mcbride sisters wine company and the amazing journey of how they met.

the benefits o obeing thankful. that is the "cbs m mning news" for this trsday. thanks for watching. happy thanksgiving!

good morning. happy thanksgiving. it is thursday, november 26th, welcome to "cbs this morning." president obama warns americans to be vigilant on this holiday. cities across the country are tightening security. we are at new york's thanksgiving day paradede >oliday shoppers plala to spend more than evererhisear, but black friday is losing its edge. plus, the real mental and physical benefits of being thankful. we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. as we go into thanksgiving weekend, we are taking every possible step to keep our home homeland safe. >> americans still jittery following the terrorist attacks. >> this country cannot be intimidated. >> a rainiy and wet weekend for

millions of americans. rainy and threat of snow in the midwest. >> moscow says it will d dloy long-range missiles to syria after turkey do you knowedwned one of its fighter jets. >> frank gifford's brain is being tested, believed to have cte. >> a national that have gone turkey named abe is pardoned by president obama. >> abe is now the turkey of the united states. >> pope francis in kenya. his first time as pope in africa. >> wind gusts up to 45 miles per hour. >> eleven were injured. >> allll that. >> alaska airlines apologizing for baggage handling throwing a piece of luggage around as some kind of a game. >> hit on his head.

>> and all that matters. >> state department issued a three-month worldwide travel alert. >> everybody is tremendously concerned about what could happen next. >> if you're trtreling, you're ing to want to avoid this area. >> on "cbs this morning." >> it is hard to believe that this is my seventh year of pardoning a turkey. time flies, even if turkeys don't. >> that's right. president obama took part of the annual tradition of pardoning a turkey and donald trump said he saw vegetarians celebratingng on the rooftop in jersey city!! annocer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by toyota. let's go places! welcome to "cbs this morning." happy thanksgiving. i'm don dahler with michelle ller. charlie rose and norah o'donnell and gayle king are probably making their turkeys right now. president obama is asking us to

we normally do but no holiday for police across america. >> officers are on high alert after the terrorist attatas in paris and trying to prevent a copycat event like what happened that paris today. jericka duncan is in times square. >> some of the amazing floats behind me are expected to draw in a record amount of people here in mid-town manhattan this thanksgiving. more than 3 million people are expected t t line the parade route, which is 2.5 miles long. but with those large crowds comes security concerns and official at all levels say they are not taking any chances. >> we are taking every possible step to keep our homeland safe. >> reporter: president obama attempted to reassure a country on edge wednesdada sayayg there is no specific or credible threat against the u.s. this holiday weekend. still, he warned, all americans

to remain vigilant. >> if you see something suspicious, say something. that's always helpful. but, otherwise, americans should go about their usual thanksgiving weekend activities. >> reporter: the president's statement came less than two weeks after 130 people were killed in a series of terror attacks across paris and just days after the state department issued a worldwide travel alert due to increased activity from groups like isis and al qaeda. federal, state, and local authorities across the country have s sce steteed up secucuty, and a joint intelligence bulletin issued to law enforcement nationwide fearing a similar attack could occur at home. >> what we are focused on and continue to be focused on, as we- have before paris, are potential copycat act. >> reporter: at the nation's airports, increased security meant longer lines and

expecting 2 million people this weekend were asked to arrive two hours before their flight. >> i know more threats traveling overseas than domestically but personally it doesn't bother me too much. >> reporter: at t e annual thanksgiving day parade in new york city, additional plain clothes officers will keep a watch jul eye over the balloons and millions. spectators. >> the terrorists can't succeed if we refuse to be terrorized. we have to stand our ground. continue with our lives, continue going about our business. don't change our lifestyle. don't change our on values. >> reporter: in addition to bomb sniffing dogs and radiation detectors, the nypd will deploy 200 heavily armed new york state critical response team officers for the first time. authorities say all of this will make new york the safest place in the country today. don? >> thank you. new york city police commissioner bill bratton is with us in studio 57.

>> good morning. >> you've seen all of the intelligence. is there any specific threats that are on the radar screen? >> there are not. we use the term credible threats and we do not have any. we get threats from time to time that we check out. none of them have checked out. we are a city that is constantly on alert because of the terrorism threats in general from isis and al qaeda. we have the capability to respond very quickly if we do get a credible threat, but this thanksgiving, we are looking forward to a very celebratory and safe day. >> it will be a very beautiful day. warm temperatures. >> isn't that great? >> it is great! it is great. but that will likely bring in an influx of more people. record breaking crowds are expected. how do you hope to protect that influx? >> we are very skilled at it and probably no police department in america that is better equipped equipped in terms of numbers of officers and skills as well as experience to do this. we have been doing this for

based on the crowds we saw last night of the blowing of the balloons, huge crowds last evening and the warm weather brought them out. today, this is probably going to be the nicest thanksgiving day in memory and expect close to record crowds. >> have the rules of engagement changed due to the paris attacks? will your officers stop to stop someone setting off an explosive vest? >> back to the mumbai incident, it became apparent that the terrorist threat was no longer to take hostages and negotiate for their surrender. the terrorists are going toeek to kill themselves or be killed in their assaults and they will kill as many people as they can and as quickly as they can. we responded by retraining all of our personnel and in the process of now doing t tt with

the threat surfaceas fast as as possibly. it used to be line up outside and now it's get are in there as fast as you can. >> you're in the largest city of the nation, new york city. what should folks outside of new york be looking forward to? how should they be heading out to the tree lighting ceremonies and the other festivities that should be going on coming up. >> i think throughout the country and not just in new people to get out and live your lives free of fear. we are in a world you have to be aware. the expression, see something, say something. if we are the police, if we see something, we are going to do something. i grew up in the '50s when the threat of nuclear annihilation was prevalent and hide under your desks and the world a has changed, unfortunately. but we can still live a great life, free of fear. in case of anarchy, you have 35,000 cops who know what they are doing and there to protect you.

thank you for being with us this thanksgiving. >> you bet. french president francois hollande is heading to moscow this morning to discuss syria and try to convince russian president valentine's day valentine's day -- vladimir putin to join the fight against isis. angela merkel visited paris. hollande met with italy's prime minister this morning in paris. putin wants an jooiapology for turkey's downing the russian jetliner that was strucuc down. >> reporter: turkey and russia are pushing their version of events for allowing the shooting down of that russian war plane.

turkey says the plane strayed just over a mile into its air space for just 17 seconds. and now turkey has released this distorted audio recording which it says is one of ten warnings given to the russian pilots. for the russian pilot who survived has told journalists that he did not receive any warnings and did not cross into turkish air space. now this looks like a very dangerous situation just 24 hours ago with one of the russian pilots killed and the russian president vladimir putin threatening series consequences but it's now clear that all of the parties involved in this drama, including turkey's nate tow ally the u.s. wants to avoid a conflict. the u.s., russia, turkey and iran and other countries have all taken sides in syria's war and now they are being drawn

deeper and deeper into the conflict and perhaps closer to a conflict with each other. don? >> holly williams in istanbul, thank you. police across europe are still searching for a pair of suspects in the paris bombing attack. they were tracked across the border into belgium. debora patta is in brussels, belgium, where there is still a lot of tension. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. despite the easing of the lockdown in belgium, the hunt for two terror suspects continues. security is extremely tight in the capitol which is on the highest state of alert for an attack. this is the new reality in brussels. shops, schools and subways may have reopened, but security checks are now a constant feature of daily life here. even hospitals are feeding the tension. the belgian government has ordered health and emergency services to take special precautionary measures to ensure their facilities are not

the tight security has been spot by their attempt to root out a terror cell they believe is brussels. the aftermath of those attacks is still being felt. in an interview, eagles of death metal sound engineer said he narrowly escaped being shot. >> i was still standing up and i can see the gunman. he looked right at me and he shot at me and he missed and he hit my console and buttons went flying everywhere. that's when i went, lay down on the ground and we all just huddled. >> reporter: the manhunt for two of those terror particulars, abdeslam and abrini continues in belgium. it's now emerged that a month prior to the paris attacks, the mayor of a city received a list of 80 suspected islamic militants. on the list with the names of abdeslam brothers, abrini, and

the suspected ring leader of the attack, abaaoud. belgium is getting a representation as a jihadi hotbed but the mayor has not heard to opportunity down terrorists but it's the responsibility of police. >> debora patta in brussels, thank you. the full interview with the band is available at vice.com. this morning, severe weather is threatening holiday plans for millions of americans. winter weather advisory are in effect across the central plains and flash flood watches stretch through at least five states. >> in the west, 11 people were hurt near sacramento wednesday when heavy winds knocked over several tents at a flea market. and king tides are pounding the california coast. they are considered much higher than normal tides. concern. this morning, frank gifford joins a list of former nfl players confirmed to have a

degenerative brain disease. the pro football hall of famer turned sportscaster was 84 when he died in august. give gifford's family agreed to have his brain studied for chronic trauma encephalopathy or tcte. >> reporter: frank gifford was known for his long tenure on "monday night football" but before that, he was in one of the most brutal hits in nfl history. in 1960, gifford playing with the new york giants was leveled after catching a pass in a game against the philadelphia eagles. he was carried off the field, hospitalized, and sidelined for more than a season. although he lived a long life and died of natural causes, on wednesday, the gifford family released a statement revealing something they had suspected for years. frank gifford suffered from cte. during the last years of his life, frank dedicated himself to

understanding the recent revelations between the connection of repetitive head trauma and its cognitive and behavioral symptoms which he experienced firsthand. >> the symptoms are really very similar what you find in alzheimer's disease. >> reporter: his team has been studying the brains of former nfl players who had symptoms of cte in life and confirmed the disease in 88 of 92 players. >> well, i think the greatest risk is how much brain trauma you've taken. the more you've taken, the longer time you've taken it, and the earlier in life you start taking it, all of those factors put you at greater risk for developing cte. >> reporter: while experts say, overall, cte is a rare disease, the effects of head trauma on nfl players have been scrutinize scrutinized in recent years and prompting the league to make numerous changes to try to make the game safer.

in a statement, nfl commissioner roger goodell praised the gifford family for bringing attention to cte. goodell said at the nfl we are supporting grants to nih and boston university as well as other independent efforts to research the effects of repetitive head trauma. protesters in chicago this morning say they want to disrupt black friday shopping. this is because of the outrage over the shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer. dozens blocked traffic and confronted police in a tense night of demonstrations. some protesters destroyed part of the chicago christmas tree. demonstrators took to the streets in other cities and six york. the protests are in reaction to graphic video showing an officer shooting a black teenager 16 times. it happened last year. but the video was only made public on tuesday, hours after the officer was charged with first-degree murder. cbs news legal expert rikki klieman is with us. good morning. >> good morning.

>> the question a lot of people have is simply, why did it take so long for this video to come out? >> that's the 64,000 dollar question and it is a disturbing question, indeed. it is 400 days from the time of this shooting, until the time of the charges against the officer. now, i've heard all of the excuses. i mean, you had a police investigation, fbi investigation, and investigation -- >> it is taught that you must be transparent. you must get the bad news out there early because the longer you hold onto it, ultimately, it is going to cause you more problems. there is no reason for this video to have been kept quiet,

and only, only a motion before a judge that it released the fact it was going to be released on wednesday, many people believe caused the charges to be filed on tuesday. >> this paints a stark picture of what happened that night. what could the possible defense be? >> the video is very disturbing and i think that many people will say, well, this is the end of the case, it's a slam dunk video. a case is never quite so simple. i would think that a good defense attorney is going to muster the usual defense in a case like this, which i thought the night was a gun and i saw a shiny object, i was in fear of my life, i was in fear of the lives of other police officers. the other thing to remember, from the defense point of view, because this is what a lawyer is supposed to do, is that they will say that the dash cam video

is not the perspective of the eyes and ears of this police officer. >> rikki klieman, thank you so much. got the watch team this morning. >> a rare moment, indeed! >> enjoy your thanksgiving. ahead, health investigators zero in on the potential root of the costco e. coli outbreak. we will show you the ingredients that could be making people sick in at least seven states. first, it's time to check your local weather.

petco. more than half of holiday shoppers started buying gifts before thanksgiving. >> ahead, mellody hobson shows us how black friday is losing some of its clout and where the best deals can be found. the news is back this morning right here on "cbs this morning." announcer: this portion of "cbs

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ahead, adele said her new album wouldn't be streamed, but there is one service that has "25 "25," and it's paying off big. >> why are these airport handlers throwing luggage?

the explanation after the news. "cbs this morning" continues in a moment. i'm anne-marie green with a look beyond this morning's headlines. a new york city man has a special talent for helping kids with special needs. elaine quijano reports. >> remember how we walk, right? slow and controlled. >> reporter: michael constel os has a job he pursued because of his late father. >> my father had a muscular condition and growing up, become being a physical therapist, i realized he had a much more difficult challenging life than i ever knew. >> reporter: his father inspired him in another way too. he was a carpenter. growing up, he would help his dad build things in his shop. a skill he now brings into the school. >> i started with repairing a wheelchair or building a balance beam and it developed into i could build you a desk. >> reporter: he says the chairs kids use can have a big impact

so he started working out of a make-shift workshop in the basement of a brooklyn elementary school where he builds customized furniture out of salvaged scraps of wood. how can school furniture affect learning? >> for a child with balance coordination issues they are trying to learn to the best of their abdominal to solve a math problem or do a reading assignment. if your feet aren't on the floor, you can't be there mentally. >> reporter: he has created 80 original pieces like this staircase to help this child get off the bus and lunch tray holder so students can find their wheelchairs and a chair for this student who has a hard time sitting had a typically chair. >> he loves the fact he is sitting in a special chair but nobody treats him differently. >> reporter: he enlisted them help build their future furniture. what do you think about the chair? >> i think it's perfect.

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i'm captain lynnwood nelson. i'm from headquarters in afghanistan. i want to tell all of my friends and family, a happy thanksgiving. mom, love you! dad, love you! and, brian, i love you too! >> michael johnson from houston, texas, saying happy thanksgiving to america from the men and women holding the lines. >> from afghanistan, we want to wish our families back in the united states, happy thanksgiving. >> right back at you. welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up do your holiday plans involve waiting in lines? americans will hit the streets today to snag don't remember busters deals. mellody hobson will tell us how black friday is losing its edge. >> women who needed to solve a family puzzle. we will show you their remarkable journey and the journey that brought them

that is all ahead. "the washington post" reports on donald trump under fire by "the new york times." he appeared to mock one of the times reporters who has a disability. >> now the book. you got to see this guy. oh, i don't know what i said! uh, i don't remember! he's going, like, i don't remember. oh, maybe that is what i said. this is 14 years -- "the new york times" reporter debinged the idea of saw hundreds cheering in new jersey when the twin towers collapsed. "wall street journal" reports acticationcusations that syria is buying oil from russia. the u.s. had long been concerned that syrian president bashar al assad was strengthening isis by producing oil produced by the group. the charges are the most explicit and direct allegations by the u.s.

the seattle times reports on the likely source of an e. coli outbreak linked to costco's rotisserie chicken salad. it points to onion and celery used in the chicken salad. the vegetable mix is provided by a food whaerl inolesaler in california. the cds says the number will likely grow over the next few weeks. adele is giving a boost to pandora. her new album "25" can be heard on pandora but remains off limits to other streaming services. pandora can play the album because it does not offer on-demand listening and instead create stations that randomly play similar songs. on wednesday, pandora's shares closed up 5%. "usa today" reports automakers are also trying to attract black friday shoppers. carmakers hope for their best november since 2001 and helped by big discounts and financing

offers. the strategy seems to be paying off. last year, dealers sold more cars than other weekends in november. experts predict that trend will continue. this morning, while many people plan their thanksgiving day dinner, others are plotting their shopping strategies. the national retail federation estimates more than 135 million people will shop this weekend, more than 30 million say they will hit the stores today. but the group also estimates nearly 60% of holiday shoppers have already started buying their items and those items, of course, on their christmas list. cbs news financial contributor mellody hobson is in san francisco to discuss black friday's blurring lines. first, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> secondly, you look at how retailers have really sort of, like, fixed things in a way that they are getting these deals out to consumers throughout the year.

important as it used to be? >> there is no doubt about it, black friday is still important. it's called black friday for a reason. it's the day supposedly retailers go into the black after being in the red for most of the year. but the rest of the weekend is now huge. thanksgiving, great thursday. and, of course, we have got the weekend, itself, saturday and sunday, and monday culminates with cybermonday so all of these days have come very important. today, people will spend about $3 billion shopping. that's what they spent last year. so they will spend at least that much this year, perhaps more. so the weekend has changed, but black friday is still important. >> i've always wondered, is it really good for the overall bottom line, black friday, when you take into account the overtime they have to pay people and the extra staff they have to hire? is it more of a loft leader or do they really see the kinds of profits on that day? >> well, it's interesting.

they need to be open over this weekend because they sign contracts with their landlords that say they are open during normal mall hours. so they could be fined if they are not open, including some retailers today. if the mall is anchored by a big box retailer that is open, that may leave the entire mall to be open. no one wants to go shopping in a half full or half open mall. so it's still a big, big deal. and their highest gross profits do come for retailers during the holiday season because they negotiate the best deals with their suppliers during this period. >> what will be the make or break deal for this holiday season? >> i'm not sure if is there a make or break deal. the number one gift item remains gift cards. $26 billion of them are expected to be sold again this year. i mean, that is the gift card has become the biggest gift. but, in general, you're going to

you're still seeing people buy phones. that is huge. tvs, huge. you talked about cars. that is where all of the shopping has really started to find itself. >> mellody hobson, thank you so much. thanks for giving up part of your thanksgiving morning for us. >> happy to do so. >> this looks like folks might need some luggage for christmas. a case of baggage handlers behaving badly in san jose, california, but not so fast. alaska airlines claims these workers captured on video tuesday are not messing with passengers' luggage. they tell cbs news they were playing a game with a bag owned by the airline and filled with magazines. but it admits this should not have happened at an airport and, quote, the optics of this video are unfortunate. >> optics are always important. well, a fine wine can take years to reach its peak. so can a fine family. we will introduce you to the wine sisters.

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>> when we started, it was bit of an old boys club. >> reporter: some pushback you received? >> lack of recognition. >> like what do you girls know about wine? >> reporter: 90% of the wine is made in tlachlt but 10% of the wineries are led by a female wine maker. the sisters assembled a team that is 80% women including their head wine maker and vineyard director. >> we have this vision and we have this goal and everybody is passionate about it and wants to get behind it and see it and be successful. >> reporter: for the mcbride's, success is not just about selling wine but also creating a sort of sisterhood among their follow female staff. after all, sisterhood is what makes their own story so remarkable. >> we didn't know about each other at all when we were growing up. >> both of us were growing up thinking we were only children, completely, you know, opposite ends of the pacific ocean. >> reporter: the story of their journey. so this is dear old dad?

>> yep that is kelly mcbride. >> reporter: starts with this man, their shared biological father. and dre a grew up with her mother pauline in new zealand any she died of breast cancer and placed in a foster family at age 6 and robin was in monterey, california growing up. why wouldn't he ever mention you have a sister out there? >> we would love to ask him that! unfortunately, he's not around. >> reporter: their father wasn't around for most of their lives. but before he died of stomach cancer in 1996, he asked his family to try to connect the two girls. they were in touch with andrea but had no idea where robin lived. this is before the internet. >> no facebook, no google searches. it was actually from an end sewed. >> the catalyst was one of his brothers, an uncle was in his living room watching an "oprah" episode and she featured private

people that owe you money! or how you find to find displace loved ones. >> reporter: based on the show's recommendation, the family pulled the record of every robin mcbride listed at the department of motor vehicles and started writing dozens of letters. finally in 1999 robin received a note from her father's sister. >> she wrote on the letter, i'm your aunt and i'm sorry to tell you that your dad has passed away, but you have a little sister. >> reporter: what did that feel like? >> it was very shocking. >> i remember being so excited! you know? i was 16 and i have a big sister! >> reporter: this was probably right after andrea and i first laid eyes on each other. >> reporter: the officers met in new york's laguardia airport one day after robin received that letter. >> i'm walking down the jetway and i see what i think is my reflection at the end of the jetway and as i'm walking and thinking, i'm realizing that the reflection isn't moving as i'm

so the realization hit that was the first time i had seen my sister who happened to look a lot like me at that time. >> every time she tells that story, i tear up. >> reporter: why does that make you tear up? >> you know, i lost my mom and -- you know, we had lost our father and, you know, that was -- oh! it was my sister! >> reporter: as the two got to know one another, they discovered a shared passion for making wine, something they each developed growing up in the major wine regions of new zealand and central california. >> we had these dreams and had we not met, we probably wouldn't be in the wine industry, but we kind of felt like the stars lined up. >> reporter: sixteen years later, their banner now distributes wine to major grocery chains across the country. for andrea and robin, the company's success feels like the culmination of their journey as sisters. >> the world brought us

together. we are invincible and we can do anything. >> reporter: and, for that, they are both grateful to a father they really never knew. >> so when life lives you lemons? >> make wine! >> cheers. >> cheers. >> what a gift to find a sister you didn't even know you had! amazing. >> it was moving for them and still is. they very close. >> do you think they recorded this piece on their vcr? >> you know what? they would back me on this one. >> i'll get you a vhs tape for christmas! a murder suspect tries to make a desperate get-away on a busy parkway. next the dash cam video that captured the police chase and how it took more than officers to stop him.

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ahead. "cbs this morning" continues in a moment. i'm anne-marie green with a look beyond this morning's headlines. a new york city man has a special talent for helping kids with special needs. elaine quijano reports. >> remember how we walk, right? slow and controlled. >> reporter: michael consuellos has been been a physical therapist in the new york public school system for eight years, a job he pursued because of his late father. >> my father had a muscular becoming a physical therapist, i realized he had a much more difficult challenging life than i ever knew. >> reporter: his father inspired him in another way too. he was a carpenter. growing up, he would help his dad build things in his shop. a skill he now brings into the school. >> i started with repairing a wheelchair or building a balance beam and it developed into i could build you a desk. >> reporter: he says the chairs kids use can have a big impact on how they learn.

so he started working out of a make-shift workshop in the basement of a brooklyn elementary school where he builds customized furniture out of salvaged scraps of wood. how can school furniture affect learning? >> for a child who has balance coordination issues, they are trying to learn to the best of their abdominal to solve a math problem or do a reading assignment. if your feet aren't on the floor, you can't be there mentally. >> reporter: michael has created more than 80 original pieces, like this staircase to help this child get off the bus and lunch tray holder so students can find their wheelchairs and a chair for this student who has a hard time sitting in a typical one. >> he loves the fact he is sitting in a special chair but nobody treats him differently. >> reporter: to give the students a sense of ownership, he enlists them to help build their piece of furniture. what do you think about the chair? >> i think it's perfect. >> reporter: in using these pieces of discarded wood,

michael can see what others sometimes miss -- limitless possibilities. elaine quijano, new york city, cbs news.