this is abc15 news. taking action. a standstill as crashes shut down lanes in the middle of the morning rush. a race to the finish. as trump and clinton squeeze every time -- campaign time out of every 24 hours. the sprint to the finish race. next you'll hear from one of the candidates -- candidates hoping to come out victorious. good morning. we begin the valley's only 11:00 newscast with what was a dangerous commute this morning. to deadly crashes. a mess in mesa after a hit-and- run involving a motorcycle. a truck with the trailer

and a deadly crash with 3 cars involved. we are working to get the names of everyone involved in both of these crashes. the causes, and to find out if any charges will be filed. more craziness on the roadway. this phoenix police officer is okay after being hit by a red light runner. 27th and camelback, not much damage to the police suv. the other car had to be towed. police checked surveillance which shows the officer did have the green light. take a look at this picture. firefighters and paramedics helped rescue an 11-year-old girl from a tree. the girl was about 40 feet up. she had to be taken down in the letter bucket. she was not hurt. let's talk about the most accurate forecast. a nice looking start across the valley. high clouds drifting but otherwise ousley sunny skies

we have a dusty haze on the horizon. wins over the next couple of days should help clear that out. no air-quality alert. a pleasant morning so far. temperature up to 70 temperature up to 76 -- 76. we will warm a little quicker today into the low 80s by lunchtime. before a high of 87. warmer than it was all weekend. that puts us nearly 10 degrees above average. we are heating backup as we kick off the week and it ll be a toasty election day. we will be flirting with records. i will bring the forecast in a few minutes. clinton and trump are neck and neck in arizona which is why it more star power is in arizona. america ferrera spoke to this crowd at the democratic headquarters. she's trying to encourage latinos -- latinos and millennials. we were told we would get a one- on-one interview with the star

her handlers assured her away. she supposed to be at asu for a rally in about 90 minutes. it's not just the sierra gets out and about. trump is headed to 5 states as were less than 24 hours away from opening of the polls. florida, north carolina, pennsylvania, new hampshire and finishing in michigan. sarah palin hitting the trail. making for stops for trump the state of ohio. hillary clinton will visit 3 battleground states. but her team will fan out to other states. the highlight for the clinton campaign is tonight's rally in philadelphia. she will be there with her husband and daughter. she will be joined by presidents obama and the first lady. he is in ann arbor right now. >> senator john mccain hoping he gets a 6 term in office. polls show him in the lean but his -- lead but his opponent hoping to make history.

before the 1st votes are cast. >> people are angry. >> ann kirkpatrick those voters are frustrated. the democratic congresswoman is trying to unseat john mccain. she says she has what it takes to cut through washington's gridlock in one of the most law rising years we've ever seen. >> this is the problem. people are sick and tired of obstructionism. they want people to work together. back to one issue is causing a huge divide. obamacare. mccain has slammed kirkpatrick for the ads. premiums skyrocketing by hundred and 16 percent. kirkpatrick says we need more competition. she tells us she is reached out to healthcare regulators. the insurance companies and even republicans. she blames the gop for being unwilling to budge. >> it has been the law for 6 years. why are we working together to make it better?

polls show mccain with a healthy lead, patrick say they are feeling confident. they say the electorate is changing and it's changing in their direction. do you see hillary clinton winning? >> i have flipped to congressional districts from red to blue because of turnout. so the voters are there. let them vote. let their voices be heard. >> reporter: senator john mccain for interview. his campaign said he was unavailable. we know he will crisscross the state today. >> the big issue we are voting on tomorrow, the increase the minimum wage prop 206 would hike the minimum wage up to $12 per hour. by 2020. that is almost 50 percent increase. you have one side saying it will help struggling families.

kill small businesses in arizona. >> if you're a small business you'll be hit with a nearly 50 percent cost or hike in your labor cost. >> i think companies will get more business because prop 206 will increase minimum wage and people will buy more. >> prop 206 would also mean earned paid sick time for the millions of employees that is up to the business owners discretion. nonstop the now arizona beginning at 4 and continuing through the night including a special one- hour edition of abc 15 news at 10. janet reno has died. she became the 1st woman to serve in that position. she died at her miami home. a 20 year long battle with parkinson's disease. she was appointed by president bill clinton in 1993. her white house tenure was marked by several high-profile executions including the

also the 1993 waco texas standoff. and the raid that led to the forceful removal and the removal of elliott gonzalez. she was 78 years old. the body of an arizona soldier killed defending her country will be returned. staff sergeant kevin died friday when his military base came under fire. his body will be flown to delawa at the arlington national cemetery. a forward deputy under arrest for a murder for hire plot. the sierra vista police announcing the arrest after swat team found israel burkholder at a convenience store. he was in the process of meeting a suspected hitman to discuss killing a man who lives in the area. he was tipped off to the meeting. he's been around -- 10 people recovering after

fire. a gas explosion maybe the cause. the fire chief says the building is a total loss. the red cross is helping to families forced from homes. the hunt is on for a semitruck driver who hit a woman and kept on going. investigation shutting down a freeway. where police believe the driver might be headed. plus a kidnapping suspect with ties to our state in south carolina could be responsible for a string of murders. as we head into election day, you want to know if you are ready for it to be over?

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where a car, it was split in half. the driver was taken out of a tree. the back end of a car ended up on the other side of the street. minor injuries for the driver. speed was a factor. in nevada the search is on for a semitruck driver they say hit and killed a woman overnight. i-15 southbound was closed for hours. headed to california. were video to show you. the 1st images of the aftermath of an hour-long chase across los angeles. police began chasing the mercedes after discovering it was stolen. the suspect dave up after he slammed into a freeway barrier. he didn't have much of a choice. the trooper banged into the back of the car. oklahoma feeling aftershocks after the latest earthquake. 5.0 negative. it hit last night. it was centered in cushing 50 miles southwest of tulsa.

minor injuries. some evacuations as well. scientists believe it has to do with the underground injection of wastewater during oil and gas production known as tracking. -- tracking. the bad behavior this trump rally is going viral.

video out of north dakota. people protesting the controversial dakota access pipeline. roads were shut down because of 2 opposing groups when they started protesting. were told the protest ended peacefully. we're learning people from mesa and tucson are joining in the cause. they plan to head to the standing rock indian reservation tomorrow. and all further help is a they say this cause is important to them because they believe the construction for the multistate pipeline would devastate their native american culture. >> it's part of our culture and who we are to protect the earth and protect our water for future children. >> the group plans to be in north dakota until mid- december. looking ahead to morrow's election. california decide whether to keep the plastic bag ban in

repealed. saying the cost is 2000 manufacturing jobs. supporters say it's tough to keep the bags out of the ocean and prevent wildlife deaths. meantime voters will vote on 8 $.02 sales tax on soda. health advocates are behind this. they want to reduce the number of sugar grams americans drink. just this past june major us city to implement a soda tax. i have your blue state right here. black and blue. >> so that got your attention. rocker ted nugent raising some eyebrows after he groped himself at a trump rally in michigan. he performed several songs including the national anthem in sterling heights.

same rally after a picture of a supporters t-shirt went viral. take a look. it says rope, treat journalist. some assembly required. many say the sure calls for the lynching of journalists. the bird game gang had a nice bye week. we are hoping they will be rested. once top-rated cardinals have less than a 1 percent chance of making the super bowl according to nfl.com. we wan will be there for the cardinals countdown at 7 live in a facebook page. we hope you'll join us. the arizona diamondbacks have a new manager. he is the brand-new skipper for the d-backs. it was announced at a press conference. he managed clubs in the minors for nearly a decade. he spent some time at the interim manager of the red sox

you will see national teams arriving in the valley. they will be happy to see all of the sunshine. rain delays started sunday's coverage by more than 5 hours. texas motor speedway, way too much. they had to shorten the race. no rain here. not at all. clear skies. in fact the last few hours it has be check out this time lapse. a good-looking morning so far. a little brown haze as we have some dust concentrations. no air-quality alert. but over the next few days is winds kick up, hopefully that will help disperse some dust lingering across downtown phoenix. as you look at temperatures, not feeling bad either. these are current across the valley. still in the 70s. overall a nice morning sitting

75 in tempe. 79 in glendale. it's nice this morning but this afternoon will be warmer. temperatures will warm well into the 80s. i think we will work her way into the 80s for the lunch hour and low 80s still by 1:00 p.m. but our highs make it into the mid-to upper 80s this afternoon. we will watch for the high temperature, 87 today. 3 degrees warmer than yesterday. that puts us nearly 10 degrees above the 30 year average. that is 79. that is where we should be. we're talking upper 80s and unseasonably warm weather. by 6 pm still holding onto the 80s. equals back into the 70s after that. despite a few passing height clouds. -- high clouds. no rainfall in the doppler is

valley wide and statewide. it will stay that way over the next few days. high pressure is setting in. by tuesday into wednesday we will track a disturbance that is going to work its way across eastern arizona. it will be enough to bring a breeze but not moisture. it will push and some drier air and eventually some cooler air as well. but, the next couple of days on the warm side. we are staying dry. as i put futurecast into motion, a few passing high clouds today. tomorrow more sunshine. a dry forecast through the next 7 days for the valley and the high country. we have a weak disturbance moving across on sunday but for now no signs of rainfall. passing high clouds into sunday. lannon warm temperatures as we kick off the week -- plan on warm temperatures as we kick off the week. the forecast 87 and the record 92.

tomorrow we will come close. we flirt with the 90 degrees mark. 89 tuesday afternoon. the record is 2 degrees above that. 91. it will be worth watching closely. wednesday's temperature, we seat trending down into the mid- 80s. the record on wednesday is down into the upper 80s. close enough to warrant keeping an eye on is a go through the middle part of the week. afte trend down. we have cooler temperatures to look forward to heading into the weekend. i will show you that in your 7 day forecast. how about free coffee? we are giving away $50 gift cards. watch for the weather word of the day. arrested for selling ceviche.

to sell it. missing for nearly one week missing for nearly one week i'm tom o'halleran, and i approve this messsage. paul babeu oversaw a place of horrors k youth. students were denied basic human rights and were subject to sexual abuse. arizona deserves better. arizona's largest newspapers endorse tom o'halleran for congress. "the republic" says, "elect tom o'halleran. his words match his work." and "the daily star" said, "o'halleran puts the common good above party politics.

have you seen this? this is called the manikin challenge. the latest internet craze as people freeze where they are for an extended period of time. manikin style. one high school captured a fad. this is not just one group but every group in the school. >> even celebrities are getting

here he is busting no moves. just standing there in the squat position. even the pittsburgh -- pittsburgh steelers froze it up. do you ever get on facebook and try to find something you might like to buy? baked goods? now a mom in california faces jail time for it. >> it that they were saying you could face up to one year in jail. >> she sold a bowl of ceviche. but is facing a charge for selling an illegal substance. she was part of a group that organized sales. but she does not have a permit. the county says it poses a health risk. and undercuts businesses. a dozen others were charged.

it takes a lot of us years or a lifetime to find a calling. but 111-year-old boy has figured it out. >> we met this 11-year-old dj. >> reporter: dj zachary is in the house at 11 years old he knows what he is doing mixing the beats on the turntable. >> i love music. most of my i thought why not do it. >> reporter: sunday he got to do it for this crowd at the 3rd annual charity event in scottsdale. >> reporter: he is quiet and stop spoken -- soft spoken. and already his talents are helping others. >> he is 11 years old and has raised $5000 for the foundation. >> reporter: those funds benefiting families in tough times.

4.5 years ago. i started the foundation to help families with different expenses. >> i think it said kids have to go through that. i wanted to help them. >> reporter: in scottsdale. >> zachary said he discovered his passion when he was 9 years old. mainly by teaching himself from the internet. our next half hour, 18 one area here is having to add emergency locations. we will tell you were coming up. details keep pouring in

hillary clinton: i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. vo: in times of crisis america depends on steady leadership. donald trump: "knock the crap out of them, would you? seriously..."vo: clear thinking... donald trump: "i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me." vo: and calm judgment. donald trump: "and you can tell them to go fu_k themselves." vo: because all it takes is one wrong move. donald trump audio only: "i would bomb the sh_t out of

a kidnapping case turned multiple murder. south carolina investigators try to figure out if the man responsible for more than half a dozen killings. the search for victims continues. >> reporter: investigators in south carolina could be dealing with a serial killer. while investigating the suspect accused of holding a woman captive, officials say he bought -- dropped 8 bombshell confession. alleging he has done more.

who disappeared in august. search teams are scouring the near 100 acre property where she was changed up -- chained up in a container. investigators said he was shot multiple times. >> he is remorseful. >> property. reportedly showing investigators to more graves. in one another body. >> we're going to keep searching until we are positive that said. >> investigators are checking other properties. and going over unsolved cases over for connections. in the meantime we will have charges for the quadruple

>> the search resuming for california mother missing for 5 days. she disappeared wednesday afternoon jogging. her family is convinced that she was abducted. her father -- has been traced her cell phone when she did not pick her kids up from daycare in the afternoon. >> she could drop her phone but she would never not pick up our children. >> the sheriff's office is calling her disappearance suspicious. the reward is $50,000 for anyone who knows what happened her. the magic number needed. you hear that number a lot.

he laid out why clinton should be president. listen. >> we have a republican candidate for president whose cornerstone of his campaign is based on bigotry. unacceptable. >> voters to back maricopa county sheriff. during the rally sanchez spoke why he should be the next. long lines at early voting sites last week. >> instead of learning from those 3 lessons, my opponent the incumbent, has shown us

several days that the voters don't matter to her. while you matter to me. >> he is a valley lawyer and says he would make the elections smoother. officials try to make sure it doesn't happen again. today they opened a 3 emergency polling centers. none were opened in maricopa coun. can use some prayer you're not alone. some political activist gathering to pray before they make one last push to get folks out the porsche and vote. living united for change and the yes on prop 206 say they want to save and peaceful process. they are handing out flyers from 8 until midnight. >> for all of you parents worried about what to do with your kids when you vote, you can take them to the ymca. all valley locations will be open from 8 am-8 pm and will

children of all ages are welcome but they have to be potty trained. there's a limit of 4 hours. nonstop election date coverage begins with a special edition at 4 and continues all day through the evening. a one-hour addition of the news at 10. catch it all right here on abc15. we're just learning about a deputy involved in pinal county. itap local park. investigators say when the deputies came across the suspect he was carrying a wooden stake. he was asked to put it down in deputies tried to use a taser. it did not stop the suspect who continued to advance toward the deputy. the suspect was taken to the hospital for injuries and we hear he is going to be okay. check out this, compass getting nearly 120 pounds of pot

people took off in deputies have not found them. we're learning more about a phoenix man accused of killing a young mother and trying to make it look like a suicide. the 1st call came at noon on saturday. police found a woman on her kitchen floor with a gunshot wound to the head. according to new court documents, christopher cadenbach 1st said she pulled a gun out of a drawer and fought -- shot herself. but later changed the story saying they had an argument and he took the gun we now wait to learn if speeder drunk driving might've played a role in this crash. this was near 59th and thunderbird. glendale fire telling us 3 cars were involved. one man was taken to the hospital. it is expected to be okay. we are thousands of miles from the windy city but in today it's cubs they. today is declared cup state in honor of the championship.

the spring. a want you to wear blue today and post your favorite location with the #costa mesa. you have it chance to win tickets to a spring training game. those are hot item. christmas is less than 2 months away. a closer look at just how much we're going to spend. the result might surprise you. plus secrets revealed. sprinkles and they are telling us about them. we can't go to the zoo so the zoo is going to them. partnering with the san diego zoo, the kids channel airs educational animal oriented shows for kids and their families.

paul babeu is abusive. physical and sexual abuse at a boarding school. woman: a school that used to be run by pinal county sheriff paul babeu. disturbing. man: babeu's school was unlicensed, abusive, and dangerous. woman: paul babeu exposed in a damning home video. man: congressional candidate not only ran a boarding school rife with abuse, he supported the abusive practices eu is unfit to represent us. house majority pac is responsible

is a sweet sensation taking the country by storm. we're talking about sprinkle cupcakes. you recognize the logo. >> and maybe you recognize the owner. you are loved by many. >> it's because of these goods. the cupcakes speak for themselves. >> when you open your 1st store in beverly hills, the people think you are crazy text >> that is what they bakery. >> people come and say what else to sell? >> we have been lucky from day one. opera had us on her show. now i have this cookbook sharing some of our amazing and secret recipes along with servlet -- celebrity friends. >> if you love the sprinkles cupcakes you can buy this book and make them at home. you can also always come to the store. we make it easy.

the recipes we have. it's in the sprinkles mashup section. we are working with cupcakes in new and surprising ways. you basically pick up a batch of cupcakes, and twist off the top. >> people love the muffin cupcake tops. >> you have this standing in for the classic and traditional soft cookies that you get with a would be pipe. here is the marshmallow frosting that we u the recipe is in the cookbook. the new sandwich it together. then you have to eat it. >> is that how you make will be pies? even to do that? >> cupcake tops were meant to be will be pies but it's a new and unique way. >> you try to stay evenhanded, but i love the names the elephant in the donkey. >> it's about the election.

we have the pumpkin cupcake and the vanilla. they are filled with creams that are color coordinated based on your party preference. >> what is the number 1 cupcake? >> red velvet. we have sold over 25 million since we opened. >> i am signing the book at the sp 4-6. >> i have been to that location several times. and admission. not a bad day to the cupcakes. >> is there ever a bad day? my mouth is watering. weatherwise, doing good.

i'm tom o'halleran, and i approve this messsage. paul babeu oversaw a place of horrors as headmaster of a school for at-risk youth. students were denied basic human rights and were subject to sexual abuse. arizona deserves better. arizona's largest newspapers endorse tom o'halleran for congress. "the republic" says, "elect tom o'halleran. his words match his work." and "the daily star" said, "o'halleran puts the common good above party politics. er we can trust. vo: 13 year-old sabrina told a school counselor she was raped by her uncle. her counselor called sheriff joe arpaio's office. but arpaio failed to protect her. for three more years, sabrina's uncle continued to rape her - and arpaio did nothing. rapes, assaults, even child molestation, remain uninvestigated, while arpaio focuses

but doesn't keep us safe. keeping an eye on wall street. the dental is up 340 points. parents, 47 days to go until christmas. if your kids are like mine they have started making lists. checking things in the circulars. more than half of us will get everything on our kids wishlist. i will have to doing in -- inventory. parents spend an average of $420 per kid.

two thirds admit they buy more gift they can afford. half of the parents say they charge those gifts and it will take 3 months to pay it off. it's costing you -- it's not costing you more to fill up your tank. the national average for unleaded has not changed. arizona prices are holding steady. gas prices are still below $2 in a few places in glendale and in phoenix. find out the lowest prices. for those of you thinking of getting one of those electric tesla's, you won't be able to charge them free. the company is doing away with free charging. this will only apply to cars ordered after the 1st of the year. cars ordered or sold before january 1 would still get the free charging. it will not apply to $35,000

2017. new this morning, a 4th child staff linked to ikea recalled furniture. it recalled furniture in june over tip hazards. the 2-year-old died akin 2011. and unanchored 3 drug just fell on the child. in addition to for best, 41 tip over incidents were reported. 17 resulted in injuries. the company has distributed anchor gets and refunds. a health alert from the cdc. the 1st case of the deadly fungus has been identified. 13 people have been 2nd by candida rs and there is a high risk of causing outbreaks in healthcare facilities. the organism is tough to identify. 7 cases were identified between may of 2013 and august of this

york and new jersey. the rest of the cases are under investigation. concern for pet owners in miranda. an outbreak of novo is spreading in that area. there already 20 reported cases and some of them are deadly. officials urging owners to pick up after their dogs and parks and public places. symptoms include loss of appetite and vomiting. several valley companies are hiring workers. for logistics draft house cinema opening the doors in chandler looking for employees. progress residential hosting a job fair on wednesday. go to our website for a full list of employers looking to hire. in your business news, samsung is hoping to win back customers. the company says its new galaxy

artificial intelligence service allowing users to order food without using a nap. they hope it will help them recover after losing $5 billion from that note 7 recall. you better start sleeping extra. black friday is 3.5 weeks away. toys "r" us will open on thanksgiving by offering a 30 hour shopping spree. doors will open at 5 am on thanksgiving. the next day. some stores have opted to preserve the holiday. macy's will open at 5 and jcpenney just releasing its thanks giving hours. stores will open on black friday at 3 pm. on thanks giving. and they will stay open to friday. another mystery in the sky. red lights blinking lights in the valley sky. the video taken on tempe.

share your videos and pictures. i don't know what that is. i couldn't tell from the video. >> you are part of the conspiracy? >> no i am definitely not. let's talk about your most accurate forecast. about some good news? it has been pretty good. i wish i had great news for the afternoon. it will get warmer and be warmer than it was a weekend. yesterday we made it into the mid-80s. today we are running one or 2 degrees warmer. were sitting it 76. in phoenix low 70s. mid-70s across parts of the west valley. so far not feeling bad. is afternoon, the 80s are back. we will get above yesterday's high temperature and will be nearly 10 degrees above the average for this time of year.

phoenix but we will warm into the low 80s. if you have plans around lunchtime temperatures are going to warm by them. we watch for the high by midafternoon and early evening at around 87 degrees. if you're commuting home temperatures will be in the mid- 80s. likely we will have the ac on the car. we've had a few passing high clouds. that is it. not seeing any rain. it is going to stay this way is a go through the next few days. in fact the next 7 days. high pressure is in control. i disturbance across eastern arizona by the middle of the week but it won't bring moisture. we have another disturbance heading our way on sunday. but not enough moisture for rain. a dry seven-day forecast. winds will get stronger tomorrow into wednesday. we will get some breezes in the valley. gusting at times up to 25 miles

through the day. the strongest winds will be across southern arizona. tucson will fill the wind gusts as high as 35 miles per hour. hopefully helping offset the warm temperatures. tomorrow will be warmer than today. today made-upper 80s across the valley under mostly sunny skies. 30 year average nearly 10 degrees lower. 87 in phoenix. 70s in kingman. mid-70s in sedona. flagstaff in the 60s. overnight tonight we will fall in the 30s-40s across much of northern arizona. sedona dropping to 50. and phoenix down to 64 by tomorrow morning. we will start off the day with mild temperatures in the 60s as the polls open. is the clear skies through the day. we will get those breezes as temperatures warm into the upper

standing in line, it might be a good idea to pack a water. stay hydrated as you're waiting. temperatures will drowned -- trend back down. low 80s by the weekend. caught on camera. a baby elephants 1st moments of life. a close-up view. you can see this calf born struggling to stand. mom and baby both doing well. this australian zoo delighted with the cafs progress. what a great video. see all of the top videos right here on abc 15.

of the day. are you ready for this election to be over? most of you say they cannot come fast enough. you have 21 percent to say, i'm going to have withdrawals. >> as we come up on the 12:00 our let's recap. a deadly morning on valley freeways. troopers looking for a truck and trailer who fled the scene. a us -- on the loop 101 it was completely closed for a time because of the deadly crash involving 3 vehicles. accused of killing his girlfriend trying to make it look like a suicide. and they questioned him initially told them the woman pulled out a gun and shot herself. but they got into a fight about him cheating. hoping to alleviate the long lines 3 emergency polling locations are open in tucson. none were opened in maricopa county. polls open up tomorrow morning at 6 am.

the now arizona. >> more election talk. >> the election is causing stress. what we can do to help you alleviate the election related anxiety. also how some people are coming together tonight to pray for a safe and peaceful election. and 5 things you need to know before you head to the polls tomorrow. county amongst the people who are tiled -- tired of all things election. temperatures are getting warmer. today upper 80s. it should stay below the record. but only by couple of degrees tomorrow. it's worth keeping a close eye on it. thanksgiving just a few weeks away and it still unseasonably

putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing. when i come home and dinner's not ready i go through the roof. grab 'em by the p****". when you're a star, they let you do it. you can do anything. more accusers coming forward to say they were sexually assaulted by donald trump. i'll go backstage before a show... and everyone's getting dressed. donald trump walked into the dressing room while contestants, some as young as 15 were changing. standing there with no clothes. you see these incredible looking women. i'd look her right in that fat ugly face of hers. she ate like a pig. a person who's flat-chested is very hard to be a 10. do you treat women with respect? uh... i can't say that either.

? >> announcer: today we're kicking off five-star thanksgiving week with the ultimate throwdown. it's a heart-stopping cook-off with the hilarious cast of "almost christmas." a delicious giveaway for a lucky audience member. and michael's being put to the test in a mashed potato challenge. the thanksgiving throwdown starts right now, here on "the chew." [ cheers and applause ] ? >> hey, everybody. welcome to "the chew." believe it or not, the most delicious day of the year is coming up. thanksgiving, of course. [ turkey gobble ] [ cheers ] and turkey day is not a time to hold back in the kitchen. so all hour long we're getting gutsy and throwing down the