good morning, everyone. welcome to 12 matt is out at the triathlon today. first, a mother dies after getting hit by a car this week and now the children are getting a sense of relief. one of the two children injured is now home from the hospital. the family says that the 3-year- old is wake, up in his very own bed. last saturday, a driver may

into his mother and sister. the family says they're extremely grateful for all the support they have received even from strangers. >> you can't say it enough, thank you to the community and the friends and family for helping out and supporting us. >> anyone that knew her, what a great sister and wonderful person. she's so smart and strong and such a >> once again, the mother was killed and the one year old is still in the i.c.u., they have a amazon wish list items for the weeks to come, find a link on our website and click on the story. snowy minnesota, and a game in just a few hours, we have

for larry fitzgerald. >> welcome back to freezing cold minneapolis. there's snow on the ground and thank goodness it will be a different scene here. another special home coming here were larry fitzgerald. you know he tried to off as business -- how can you tell if someone is from the north? they appreciate freezing cold weather. >> cold weather is actually, it's a good thing. we would sit at home and play the games and spend a lot more family time, because you couldn't go outside and my kids want to go out and play inside with me. they would rather go outside.

high school days. same great hands and same touchdown celebration. growing up, he had a front seat to the n.f.l. as the ball boy. >> we used to give him odd jobs at training camp and give him extra money. so he's a better football player than a car washer [ laughter ] because he'll bring it back half washe tried to em mu late what they did -- cris carter and i remember my dad throwing those same throws in the backyard. >> like any fan, he's been through it all. >> some-of my finest -- memories on that field and the

the falcons and my dad said he would take me to the super bowl. when you're an eighth grader, that really hurt. >> no more metro dome, replaced with a brand new stadium. do you remember the last time you won here? >> back in high school. >> does it stick in your craw? >> no, only if i played for th last home game here? >> well, i haven't thought about that. they have a chance of making the playoffs, so it might not be my last game. i prefer to go to houston this year though. >> i think we all would like that. you know he's battling a bunching of injuries, a knee and an ankle.

doesn't play in this game. he even added we have the best training staff and everybody is dealing with injuries, so i guess i will too. we have the best highlights and postgame action right here on 12. all right, thanks giving is just days away and a lot of people are groceries this weekend. a meal can get expensive, but there's things you can do to save money. we look at how expensive the meal really is and where you can cut costs. >> the average turkey dinner in the state of arizona is $46.62 and we're going to try and beat that. what do you think?

let's tackle the turkey. >> she's a wife and student and mom. >> this one is 12-pounds. >> we put her to the test. >> this is for 10 people. >> and all the trimmings. >> let's do three cans of peas. >> $1.69. what about the stuffing? >> the containers, two of them to make sure we get stuffing. >> splurging aren't you? >> well, you can use the card and it brings down the cost. >> sometimes it helps to get the store brands too. >> you can cut cost and it tastes to me as good or better. >> coffee anyone? >> we'll get this classic roast here, everybody likes that. >> fresh veggies -- >> two bags of those are good. bag of celery.

that's it. >> don't grab the first thing you see . >> let's see if we can find a little better price to the rolls, let's do that, em perrial -- i that's the pie and everything. >> pretty good, what do you think? i think so. yes, thank you -- >> -- check out beeping -- >> but, it has not come down yet. [ applause ] we did it, lane!. >> and if you weren't able to keep track, they beat it by $6. we have more ways to save, click to the story on our website. we're helping you prepare if the busiest travel weeks of the year. we have this traffic report to plan the trip. the best time to leave is actually this morning and you

in the afternoon. if you still work the first half, keep this in mind, the worst time is to leave the day before thanksgiving, but if you have to leave before 6:00 a.m.. friday is the worst day, avoid the roads around 4:00 p.m. for the traffic and the very worst day is saturday, try to leave 6:00 a.m. to beat the traffic there as travel hacks to make your travel easier. avoid tuesday, and flying typically means lower fares but it's the complete opposite when it comes to thanksgiving. choose your security line carefully. keep your eye out with kids and strollers and don't be afraid

go left when in doubt. if you don't know which flight to choose, choose delta. they suggest that have 89% of their flights are usually in a timely fashion. one more tip, sky harbor suspect suspect -- isn't one of those that tops around 2800 people competing in the iron man challenge here and looking a little overcast behind you. >> reporter: oh yeah, and look at all the people here. we're at the transition event. they're getting on the bikes to

route. they're taking this 2.4 mile swim that we're talking about. and the course to wrap this up is 22.6 mile run. incredible athletes out here and the fan support is incredible also on the bridge. the entire bridge is aligned with people cheering them on as they make their way around this grueling course. we talked to someone earlier that said they did this before and barely remember the transitio finish line. the weather is perfect out here. we had 64 in gold canyon. and 58 in gilbert as well. some big changes by noon. we see a 20% chance of rain and to 6:00 p.m., we bump it up to

bit. we'll talk to some of the people that are watching this event out here and it's incredible to see them cheering them on. i'm a little tired just watch these people run by and get out of their lake, no way i could do it. >> i couldn't do it either, a lot of dedication. with the hustle and bustling, i be a stressful time. we have tips to make it easier.

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well, there's serious buyers looking new for homes, and we have the added benefit of snow bird, here's the key to selling your home during the holiday. and it sounds like something difficult to do. >> it's more than just money, it's time. fitting it into your schedule and packing and moving and looking for houses. for some, it's but others it's overwhelming. so here's some key tips to keep in mind. patience, number one. you have to keep in mind, we're all dealing with a busy schedule, they might be running early or late or need to reschedule. sometimes the sellers get frustrated and some and

just be patient for people looking and of their realtor and of you so it's a combination of that. so take a deep breath. >> looking for any opportunity, be organized and be ready to show in a moments notice. >> you never know when you'll get that call and for people, they just think, when am i going to wrap my cookies and presents and v so maybe you need to preplan some time and no showings. and when it comes down to it. advertise when people can come over and respect what you need to have happen in terms of your home life as well. if you need to carve out time, advertise that, to the mls listing.

christmas, there's stockings and decorations and at christmastime, it can look jumble, should people ditch that? >> well, it's two fold. you want to show a warm and cozy home. but at the same time don't overdo it. you want people to make sure they're paying attention to h decorations and also not the message, that buyers might get, they're not ready to sell right now. you do want to keep it to a minimum, or keep the fragile stuff stored away. you never know what little hands may come through. keep it safe too, cords and things that are lit up.

in terms of outside, lights don't look great during the day. so keep them to a minimum. if have you a tree, turn on the lights when you have showings. >> your blog? >> best and easy homes.com. >> we'll be right back.

sending things to matt here who is out there with the ironman challenge. >> reporter: i'm exhausted here, just because of the at letcism is just incredible -- it all takes place here at tempe beach park. they transsition interest -- transition to the park -- they turn it around and then do three more times. absolutely incredible and then the run after wards, yeah, they run a full marathon. 26.2 miles and last year, lie nell won this last year -- if you can belief that. absolutely incredible to think of the times, and the weather

for the event now, overcast, but the rain is moving into the southern portions of the state. that will increase as we head into the evening time. we have a storm system in the central portion of california, that's going to mix with the moisture and we're looking at the decent chance of rain, we have it through this evening and tomorrow morning. about a tenth of an quarter of an inch. if you live up north or eastern valley, you can see up to half an inch of rainfall out here. so certainly a big event. the snow levels at 8,000 or higher and then drop to 7,000 late monday morning. so only about a inch of accumulation, probably a flurry or two. 70 in globe, a cool 54 in

here. 79 in sunday. 60% chance of rain and by thanks giving, we're looking at a very nice temperature of 74 degrees under sunny skies. coming back out here live to the arizona ironman. you can see all these spectators out here they have completely lined the bridge. you can see these were actually cheering for their friend. i have to ask you, what is it like for your friend to go by and realize what they're doing? >> it's just amazing they have the guts to start the race knowing how much more they have until the end. >> reporter: do you have big plans afterwards? >> whatever he wants to do.

it's just such an accomplishment, i couldn't even swim around it once. >> you get to do whatever you want to do after you do that. >> reporter: exactly. we're just two days away from turkey tuesday. we want to encourage you to donat tuesday drive. you can donate them at these locations. now, if you can't make it, you can still help the families and donate at bashes and food city stores across the state. they're collected monetary donations or online. well, if you plan on doing

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prices on the echo for $139.99. lots of deals around thanks giving and the holidays. let's send things to matt now, he's watching dedicated people out there do a big accomplishment and some screaming. >> reporter: yes, very dedicated people out here at iron man arizona. they will have the biggest meal ever at thanksgiving because these people here? >> it's so cool. >> reporter: now, there's a very special athlete out there and it's actually your mom. what it like to know that you're mom is competing in this absolutely huge event? >> it feels crazy, it's really cool. >> reporter: and since you see your mom out there, do you think you'll ever want to do

>> i'm too lazy. >> reporter: well, maybe watching here you'll get that confidence. good luck to your mom here, and real cool to see the entire family out here enjoying these athletes. it was impressive and no way i could do it. 60% chance of rain coming in this evening all the way to monday morning. thanksgiving looking great. coming out here live, the biggest cheer for your mom and let's support her. >> go mom! go sasha. >> and i think she's my spirit animal out there.

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