stray flurry this afternoon the story sat cold. going to be a very cold night and a cold black friday as well unfortunately. let's take look what's happening outside. take you out to storm scan3. you can see snow showers really across western pennsylvania up into portions of new york state into connecticut, and massachusetts as well. we are seeing the threat for a couple of snow showers through the rest of this evening most of them stay west of us. even the rain shower here or there. most of it misses us don't be surprised if you need to flick the windshield wipers once or twice. take a look at these temperatures though. 39 degrees at the airport. it's even colder in areas that have snow cover. like allentown, got almost 5-inches of snow yesterday. it's 35. reading at 36 degrees and winds are still brisk winds about 10 miles an hour out of the northwest and you feel it when you're outside as i am right n now. your evening planner if you'll be out and about after thanksgiving i know a lot of families like to see movies or get early black friday bargains look at these temperatures. in the mid 30s and dropping quickly as the skies clear tonight. so you definitely want the coat, want the gloves, you want the

scarf he is special physical you're heading to maybe an outdoor shopping center coming up i'll have better news for the weekend as we start to warm things back up every day and no more snow to talk about but maybe some rain next week. jessica, back inside to you. >> kate, thanks so much. thanksgiving in philadelphia comes with a lot of tradition. family, friends, food, football an whole lot more. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live at christmas village in center city tonight. justin? >> reporter: jessica, if you're not out shopping by this point perhaps you're having your thanksgiving dinner or are going in for seconds but as you mentioned throughout the day, long before the family friends and food, we saw a lot of people in center city indulging in a few other philly thanksgiving traditions. ♪ >> brisk winds and blue skies a parade perfect back drop for which this crowd was grateful but a bit chilly. >> how are you feeling right n now? >> kind of cold. >> reporter: but excited because santa is on his way. i'm sure. we can see him down the street. >> as usual santa and mrs. claus

help close the thanksgiving day parade for a knifeth year they wowed the crowds of thousands along the ben franklin parkway. of course, there were high flying balloons including dr. seuss' horton, high school marching bands and a former boys banter. in sync's lance bass who didn't meet a beat taking photos with fans. ♪ >> something special, unique, little shop that is come from all over the world. >> over in center city, christmas village is back. welcoming shoppers to its areas and for some setting the tone for the season. >> i think just all of the lights being off and just walking around the village it puts in you the christmas mood. it gives you that spirit you just want to go out and bet presents and you're just so excited for christmas eve. >> or maybe football of course the pros play on thanksgiving but our high school teams took the field, too. the george washington high eagles took on the archbishop ryan raiders in what was a down and dirty turkey day tumble. and i am not allowed to tell

you who won that game. the answer is coming up in sports later on with lesley. as for christmas village take a look around here. you can see some shops are open. some are opening, but the village will be open from now until december 28th. we are live in center city, jut justin finch cbs-3 eyewitness news. >> great place for holiday cheer. justin thanks so much. thanksgiving is also a day of veracity and giving throughout the area. in camden county free meals were served at the lindenwold senior citizen community center a joint effort by several organizations including the sorority delta sigma fate at a and new jersey garden city alumni chapter. in pitman, gloucester county hundreds of volunteers got up early to make sure those in need in the area had something special on this thanksgiving d day. "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco has their story. >> there's people in need that can really use our help. >> dozens of volunteers got up early thanksgiving morning and packed their car with 3,000 meals could be delivered all

over south jersey. >> it's been very hard. i work at the food pantry, and a lot of people come in with, you know, with no food. >> as charities showed up volunteers formed a conveyor belt packing cars, vans and trucks full of thanksgiving dinner in the hundreds. going to the homeless, elderly and families who would otherwise go without. >> we've been here for a few years now. we really enjoy it. >> it is pumpkin pies, bread, turkey, stuffing and vegetables. >> cooking began yesterday with 71 turkeys weighing more than 1200 pounds. 3,000 slices of pie and lots of stuffing. >> we're still cooking more over here. we're actually almost ran out of turkey. >> reporter: after all the meals were handed out sit down dinner for 300 veterans and their families and they say every year the need is growing. >> it's a lot worse that i can see in a long time.

venice italian eatery says no matter what the need he'll find way because he personally knows the pain of being hungry. >> i grew up. i was let's say poor, you know, i didn't have hot water until i was 13. i had some ham and cheese sandwiches for thanksgiving. >> he started thanksgiving din are in at his restaurant six years ago. >> it's almost priceless. people cry on the phone and thank you so much. they are grateful. >> reporter: every year they're feeding more and attracting more volunteers. >> the girls will come back next year to help. >> reporter: in pitman, new jersey, i'm diana rocco cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> head to go south philadelphia's cash's bakery is a thanksgiving tradition for a lot of people out there. but customers show up for more than just roles and desserts. for sever six decades dozen of people have dropped off turkeys at the bakery to let them handle the cooking. the bakery fires up their heavy brick oven to roast the bird just right for friends old and

new. >> i see the same, arc lot of the same faces every year and, you know, some new ones that go with it, but, yeah, like people trust us with their thanksgivi thanksgiving. >> the bakery cooked about 129 turkeys today. all of them finished by 1:00 this afternoon. a growing tradition on thanksgiving night now is to rush to the mall to get a jump on those black friday deals and some retailers hoping to get a leg up on their competitors were open for business before the sun came up today. "eyewitness news" reporter david is live at the cherry hill mall with more. david? >> reporter: jessica, seems like these malls open earl earlier and earlier every year. this mall behind me cherry hill mall opening at 6:00 o'clock staying open all night until 10:00 o'clock tomorrow night. that is a long time. right now not many customers here but a lot of workers getting ready to go in work a 12-hour shift until a little bit after 5:00 o'clock in the morning. but as you mentioned there are some stores that opened up even earlier today. 1k mart to name just one.

we wept to the k mart on roosevelt in northeast philadelphia today. that opened very early on thanksgiving. people heading out to get those holiday deals before they even sat down to enjoy their turkey. we caught up with shoppers early this morning. >> and so what brought you out today thanksgiving? >> a couple sales here that they have going on. i have for my grand babies. >> overall you think this is worth it for you? >> i think so. yes, it is. otherwise i wouldn't be out. >> reporter: all right. k mart is one of the stores open. let's go through right now and show you some of the other stores. toys r us opened at 5:00 o'clock just opened, dick's sporting goods 5:00 p.m. j.c. penney 5:00 p.m. macies toes 6:00 p.m. and target 6:00 p.m. there are some stores not open on thanksgiving costco, bj wholesale, home depot and nordstrom. several malls opened besides cherry hill in our area all our viewers go to cbsphilly.com to see which ones are open but we're expecting this one to be busy one after 6:00 o'clock.

again, 6:00 p.m. tonight until 10:00 p.m. tomorrow night. not closing once. jessica? >> i think you'll start to see a few people very very soon, dav david. thanks so much. >> more than a week after a four alarm fire destroyed a building at the columbus farmers market it's indoor stores are open for business. the outdoor flea market opened for business last week just two days after that fire. market representatives tell us customers piled in today like they normal dollar on thanksgiving. >> families get up early put their turkeys in the oven. they come out here to shop and they've been doing it for decades and we're very very pleased that today is a good market day out there. we have no snow. we have lots of vendors. we have lots of shoppers. and we have the inside stores back open. >> and the vendors tell us there's hoping to see a big crowd this holiday weekend. philadelphia's taney dragons are back in the spotlight. mo'ne davis and the gang helped celebrate thanksgiving with the crowds in new york city today. that's coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

>> plus, why wait until tomorrow for the best black friday deals you can save even more money today from the comfort of your own home. we'll be right back.

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>> we want to know what your thankful for this thanksgiving. you can send us your thoughts and photos via facebook, twitter or instagram. use hashtag cbs-3 and you might just see them right here on "eyewitness news" throughout the evening. the annual thanksgiving day parade in new york city had a distinctly philadelphia twist today. the taney dragons kicked off the

macy's thanksgiving day parade. that team may have lost the little league world series but they certainly won the hearts of the nation. sports illustrated cover girl mow day davis and the team were all smiles as they waived to the crowd there. cbs news correspondent don champion tells us what makes this parade so special. >> reporter: crowds cheered in excitement as new york's annual thanksgiving day parade. >> it's so much fun. i love it. >> so much energy. >> i love this parade. it's like a tradition so we come here every year. >> reporter: thomas the tank engine made his debut. it was one of six new giant balloons this year along with pick today chew, paddington bear, red power ranger, pillsbury dough and sky landers erupt. a dozen marching bands made their way down the parade route as did 1,000 clowns. among them, pat bare her 29th year taking part in this time it was a family affair. she brought her son. >> what keeps you coming back

all these years. >> how can you not? how can you not? get up early and you see everything that's going on here. people giving their time, their talents. it's beautiful. >> reporter: temperatures were in the 30s for the start of the parade and skies were overcast, but that did not seem to bother the more than thee .5 million spectators who have been out here for hours. it's a little cold but once you get out here, get into everything, nice and warme warm. >> reporter: as snow started to fall santa claus made his annual appearance a reminder that christmas is just a few weeks away. don champion cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> a christmas mad that was ugl- the small branches will be decorated with a single red bulb just like the scrawny tree in the beloved peanuts holiday tail. officials say they open this symbol will remind people of the deeper meaning of the season. >> how about celebrating thanksgiving in the dark? still ahead on "eyewitness news" the

first snowstorm of the season has some bad timing. hundreds of thousands of people are now without power for their holiday. lesley? >> the eagles taking on the cowboys in big d. first place in the nfc east on the line plus a thanksgiving tradition around the delaware valley we have lots of high school football action to get to. sports is next.

>> we saw heavy know yesterday but for the most part the lights stayed on in our area, but that's snowstorm we had forked hundreds of thousands of people in new england to celebrate thanksgiving in the dark. more than 200,000 customers are without power in new hampshire and more than 100,000 are without power in maine and get this, there's no estimate on when power will be restored in either place. we're thinking about them tonight. that certainly gives you something to be thankful for. sometimes the things you don't even think about that we take for grand the power the oven will work to cook the turkey. >> exactly. prone month power outages new jersey of our area i tweeted the other day praying i don't have to cook my turkey on generator power. i'm thankful for that. my turkey got cooked with regular power those poor people dealing with no electricity on thanksgiving. >> i know. no fun and also we were saying kate and i both thankful we had stretchy clothing today after our turkeys. yes. >> i dug out this old dress that i wore when i was pregnant with my second baby. so lots of room. >> you look fabulous.

thank you. got all the thankful tweets going across the bottom of the screen. we love hearing from all of you. if you have some you'd love to send us use hashtag cbs-3 and we would love to hear from you. we love to see the photos. >> coming up we'll show a bunch of photos on the touch screen. >> looking forward to that. it was a great thanksgiving day. at leave the storm wasn't today and we got to get out to our friends and family's house and no problems on the roads. let's take a look what's happening outside right now. beautiful sunset as we look live from campbell's field over the ben franklin bridge and you can see the skies have cleared up pretty nicely. we had some clouds earlier the sun tried to peek out here and there and temperature got just warm enough that some of that snow in the north and west suburbs was melting. areas that didn't get much snow like down the shore all lit up on this holiday. you can see in ocean city on the boardwalk the ferris wheel all lit up i don't know if it's running right now it was a minute ago. some people spending their thanksgiving down the shore. the boardwalk pretty quiet but all lit up. you want to take a walk along the boards it's there for you. let's take look at storm scan3.

can't rule out a stray flurry through the remainder of tonight most of those coming down from the north and west. a little upper level energy rotating through it's not a big deal but did see some snow showers this morning north of the city. we also saw some up in new york city for the macy's parade up there. now, we're seeing things start to lighten up and most of this should stay off to our west through the night we have a chance of a stray shower or flurry getting in. you can see some indication that a few raindrops actually might be falling right now in new castle county delaware. if you're seeing that tweet me and i'll let the world know that you clued us in on what's happening right outside right now. 39 right now at the airport. it's 38 in wilmington. 36 degrees in reading and 35 in allentown. cold in mount pocono at 27 degrees. and it's going to be a cold overnight so any spot that got snow to the north and west especially that melting snow that we had today, there's a puddle out there i know it was dripping from my gutters all day puddle on the walkway could freeze up tonight. watch your tepp tonight into tomorrow. temperatures don't get past the up 30 that is cold day for black

friday shoppers in open outlet malls. bundle up much saturday a little bit better as we're back to the low 40s the good news we're dry with sunshine right through the rest of the holiday weekend. here's your shopping forecast. 8am31 degrees. by 11 a.m. at least above freezing but doesn't look like we'll even break in the 40s tomorrow. the warmest temperatures in the mid afternoon hours when we climb to the upper that's righ rights. during the overnight hours down into the 20s. 29 in the city. winds out of the northwest at five to 10. for your friday sunny and brisk, cold for shoppers. 39 degrees. so actually not a bad day to spend it indoors maybe doing some early christmas shopping. your "eyewitness weather" seven day forecast does warm things up a little bit. 30s, 40, 50s i like that trend. sunday 53 partly sunny. monday almost 60. watch for a shower by evening and then tuesday is colder with warm it up again wednesday with a chance for rain and then colder again with sunshine thursday. next week kind of a trade off mild and wet or cold and bright. but it look like no snow in the forecast through next week so that is some good news.

we're taking a break right now but we'll be back with more news in just a bit.

>> the eagles taking on the cowboys in dallas as we speak. a lot of on the line the winner takes over first place in the nfc east. quarterback mark sanchez leading the birds down the field and into the end zone himself right now the eagles up 17-seven in the second quarter. to the early game we had the bears hosting the lions today chicago getting that early lead up 14-three after the first quarter but the lions able to rally in the second scoring three unanswered touchdowns. they tack on another 10 in the next half. quarterback matthew stafford throwing for 390 yards and two touchdowns today they win it 3 34-17. all right. checking on high school football now lots of games played today

in pennsylvania and across the bridge. we kick thing off at interboro high school buccaneers hosting the ridley raiders this one decided by field goal in the first quarter. ridley wins nine to eight. sun valley vanguards in the on the road yesterday. juan chandler helping his team pull ahead. chichester eagles unable to get the offense gone. 27 to zero. >> northeast high school the vikings get off to a good start against central. big run by grange getting some blocks and he's gone. northeast wins this 141-nothing. >> we had a tight game between archbishop ryan and george washington high school. big run washington's number six here after the double reverse behind the line but the eagles fault in the end 28-20. >> father judge at lincoln quarterback zach carol connecting with wide receiver fritz jr. for a 30 plus yard pass right there in the first quarter. they win 42-seven. >> head over to new jersey. we have haddon township at

audubon greenway washing over the hawks defense nice run after the catch here. audubon wins this one, 26-22. camden panthers hosting the woodrow wilson tigers. quarterback khalil williams throwing a deep pass to number six brett hawk cups panthers dominating this 141-20. haddonfield also taking control at home against haddon heights. bulldog defense shut things do down. allowed two field goals for the day the final score 45-six and finally gloucester catholic hosting gloucester city. rams trailed by seven. just coming up short here at 1 yard line. heartbreaker. lions within this one, seven to nothing. >> a lot of football today. very busy. yes. >> get it in with the food and the family and good times had by all. >> lesley thanks so much. >> thousands of military men and i was women away from their families today but not missing out on the traditional feast. that's coming up in the next half hour. plus -- >> this dog is thankful for find agnew home after losing his

family in a terrible tragedy in tabernacle. i'm syma choudhry with that story coming up. >> and new at 6:00 o'clock, how a converted battleship in new jersey is honoring veterans on the holiday. plus we want to know what you're thankful for this year. don't forget to send us a tweet or facebook post use hashtag cbs-3 and you might see your photo right here on tv. we'll be right back. ♪

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>> from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> i'm jessica dean. here are some of the days top stories on this thanksgiving d day. a big crowd gathered for the philadelphia thanksgiving day parade. the oldest in the country. it's tradition for families together and watch the festivities before they go to the table. >> and many are spending thanksgiving today giving back in pitman new jersey. dozen of volunteers delivered 3,000 hot meals to the homeless elderly and other families who would otherwise go without a meal on thanksgiving. and keeping with recent traditions, many people have already eaten their thanksgiving dinner and now they're focusing on the shopping. a number of stores have just opened or will open in a matter of minutes. marathon shopping hours straight through until tomorrow night.

kate? >> jessica, if you're heading out tonight are tomorrow to get any of those black friday deals well we'll have your shopping forecast coming up. also the good news we're warming up a little bit through the weekend but then we're talking about the chance for some rain as we head into next week. i'll have all the details with the seven day forecast coming up. jessica and kate. >> thanks so much. a new start for the faithful companion of the children killed in family tragedy in tabernacle, new jersey. as "eyewitness news" reporter syma choudhry shows us the friend of one of the victims is getting just as much comfort as he's giving. >> we just had so many good times together. really hard to see him go. >> reporter: patrick hines lost his best friend 14-year-old nicholas harriman but he's honoring his memory by adopting his dog bum bells. >> i thought about bum bells a little bit. where is he? what's happening to him? >> reporter: last week tabernacle police were called upon a disturbing scene. a mother shot her three children and then turn the gun on herse

herself. jeannine will he page, 11 yeared alex, eight-year-old nadia and 1484 old nicholas found shot all in the same bed. these eyes saw it happen. >> what a horrible thing for this dog to lose his three best friends. and then of course my thought went to i guess i'm glad she spared him. >> reporter: bum bells had been taken to shelter until sue from the burlington county animal alliance checked in. >> if this guy has any inkling to what happened and we don't sure for sure but if he does he has to be very very stressed. >> bum bells was taken out of the shelter and into a foster home. >> it was so traumatic losing his family and then to be in a shelter where you're in a cage on the concrete floor. alone. he didn't do anything to deserve that. need to be in a home where people could pet him and care for him and help him to heal. >> reporter: it didn't take long for many folks to reach out to the burlington county animal alliance asking to adopt bumbl bumbles. >> everybody wants to help. there's a lot of really good

people out there. >> reporter: including the heinz family. >> we're a small community we all just wish we would have known we could have done something and prevented the tragedy. >> when the organization found out that patrick already knew the dog, they decided it would be best for bumble toss live with him. >> really loveable dog. he just wants to be loved, too. >> he will be just with a new family. syma choudhry for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> the family of a 12-year-old boy fatally wounded by cleveland police says if the officer had noted so quick until boy would still be alive. surveillance video released by city officials wednesday shows the boy with a toy gun that lack the orange safety indicator. officers in patrol karr car shot the boy within 1.5 to two seconds of arriving and that shooting is now under investigation. >> the streets of ferguson are quiet today after three days of protests that turned violent. some artists and children pain painted plywood on storefront wip dose. others helped businesses clean

up. a dozen commercial buildings burned earlier this week after a grand jury decided not to indict officer darren wilson in the shooting death of michael brown. the taliban has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in afghanistan's capital today that killed five people. a bomber blue up a vehicle at the british embassy. this as thousands of u.s. soldiers remain in afghanistan this thanksgiving. alfonso vonmarsh has the story. >> reporter: u.s. troops serving away from home in afghanistan are getting a taste of home cooking this thanksgiving. >> there you go. happy thanksgiving. >> reporter: us military flew in nearly 30,000 pounds of turkey, 6,000 pies and 840 gallons of eggnog to american forces in kabul around the country. >> i don't know what that is but it looks good. happen thanksgiving! >> reporter: there are about 24,000us service members still in afghanistan. this is the last thanksgiving celebration before the us and

nato combat mission ends december 31st. >> i will be home next year and i'll looking forward to that more than anything. >> i'd like to say happy thanksgiving to family and friends back home. take care. >> on behalf of the obama family -- >> president obama thanked troops for their sacrifice. >> we say an extra prayer for you and your loved ones and we renew to take care of you as well as you've taken care of us. >> president obama may not meet his commitment to reduce troops to nip hundred 800 by the end of the year nato countries say they cannot supply the extra soldiers needed as replacements. alfonso von marsh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> back here at home hundreds of volunteers prepared thanksgiving meals for manna the non-profit organization that provides meals for those who are critically ill. volunteers prepared turkey and all the trimmings. over 1800 homemade meals were delivered warm and ready to manna clients and their families. tomorrow the kick off to the holiday shopping season and this

year more people will be heading online to find the best deals. but as jill wagner explains the deepest discounts can actually be found today. >> reporter: jay is taking her son from new york city to philadelphia for thanksgiving. she'll pack up some toys and her laptop because after the turkey and pumpkin pie she's going shopping. >> i will not be going to any stores for their sales. i'll be shopping and line. that's easier. >> jay won't be alone. experts say the best bargains for the holiday shopping season this year can be found online. on thanksgiving day itself. >> the data indicates that thursday is going to be the lowest priced day of the entire year on average. >> tamara is analyst at adobe systems. they crunch the numbers for online shopping trends and found on thanksgiving retailers will discount items by 24% on avera average. that's a bit better than black

friday when shoppers will see a 23% discount. >> on cyber brrr monday, items will only be slashed by about 20%. there's another reason to shop online thanksgiving day. you'll have a better shot of getting just what you want. >> and by the time we get to cyber monday, there are five times more out of stock situations. >> especially she says for the season's hottest gifts. for adults it's the iphone six and row coo and for kids it's anything related to disney's blockbuster hit frozen. >> there's a frozen coat. mr. if he can for his little cousin. >> that's why this thanksgiving jay says she'll be keeping her lab top close at hand. in new york, jill wagner, cbs news. >> on this cbs-3 health watch tonight, a surge is expected in the number of people getting exams for lung cancer now that they'll be covered by medicare and medicaid. health reporter stephanie stahl has more on what doctors say could save thousands of lives. report. >> take a deep breath.

>> reporter: breathe z easier after surgery for lung cancer she was a life long smoker and thought somehow he'd beat the odds but on a family vacation to disney developed a cough and had been losing weight. his doctor recommended a ct scan which was able to identify a small early stage cancer. >> i was devastated. naturally. you always think it's going to happen to the other person. >> reporter: more people like ron will now be able to have ct scans the center for medicare and medicaid services has decided to cover screenings for former heavy smokers over the age of 55. >> there's an opportunity to really safe lives here. >> reporter: dr. stacey sue is a fox chase surgeon who operates for crozer keystone at delaware county memorial hospital. >> the ct scan is to date a proven and accurate way by which to find lung cancers before they're causing the patients any problems but at a stage when they're potential curable. >> because it's not typically found early, lung cancer is considered especially deadly. there are usually no symptoms.

smokers face a dramatically increased risk of lung cancer and while private insurance pays for ct screenings the government didn't until now an estimated 4 million americans will now be covered. >> i think it's great. i really do. i mean, in my case it was the early detection and early treatment that saved my life. >> reporter: doctors say the downside of ct scans is they could increase the risk of unnecessary biopsies and cause anxiety. only 5% of suspicious spots turn out to be lung cancer. i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> researchers say an experimental ebola vaccine is showing promise in a trial run at the national institutes of health in maryland. 20 healthy adults produced anti ebola antibodies. researchers say none of the volunteers suffered serious side effects. >> still ahead tonight, food for thought. just how many calories are you consuming today? we probably don't want to think about it but it's probably a lot more than you do think.

plus imagine a tiny turkey smaller than your thumb gobble gobble that becomes a nibble nibble for very small hands. how would you like to pate electric bill for this. it's one of the largest light displays in the country. >> kate. >> well jessica we had pretty nice thanksgiving day in the wake of yesterday's rain and snow and we'll have the forecast for the rest of the holiday plus black friday and your travel forecast for the upcoming weekend. that's all coming up with the seven day forecast when we come back in just a couple of minu

>> what are you thankful for this thanksgiving? we want to know. we want to see your photos. send it to us via facebook or twitter or instagram. just use hashtag cbs-3 so we can find it. you might see it right here on "eyewitness news". we aren't the only ones enjoying thanksgiving dinner today. trending now furry friends indulge in holiday treats. take look at this tiny two hamsters arc rat an rabbit little bit tiny there. how about their little hats their wearing as well. they're enjoying very much but apparently doing all of this putting it i was together making the video which is only two minutes took 12 hours. happy thanksgiving to them. >> and lemurs at the brook field zoo in illinois didn't want, you know, to miss out on that is either. so they got thanksgiving as we

well. they licked their plates clean feasting on biscuits, green beans, biscuits, sweet tow pay tow pie. >> here's something to think about as you pile up the food on your plate today or maybe just plug your ears and don't listen because the average thanksgiving meal contains about 4500 calories. that's according to researchers for the calorie control council. the meal itself it's just 3,000 calories but there's another 1500 inn incorporated for snacking and nibble link. there you go. time now to check your philadelphia job market report. here's "eyewitness news" jobs expert steven greenberg. >> a lot to be thankful for when it comes to the economy. growing couldn't zen says about americas to economic resurgence more than 3% growth is widely expected next year. that gives us 13 of reasons to be optimistic about the labor market in pennsylvania. the state's gross domestic product has grown point 7% which should lead to more hiring.

we're now averaging more than 200,000 new jobs a month nationwide. with better numbers expected ahead. even better news, about 58% of the new jobs created this year are paying more than the national average wage. businesses are hiring more white collar employees. construction is on the mend. health care is going strong. and technology and skilled trade are hiring and paying well. and another positive note. americans donated more than $330 billion to charity last year. good deeds and good reasons to think better days are ahead. happy thanksgiving. i'm steve greenberg for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

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>> baffle sized hail pummeled australia causing widespread damage there. residents ran for cover as the winds blew hard even knocking down some trees there. more than 80,000 homes and businesses lost power. commuters also stranded after rail services were suspended across brisbane. >> we're checking in with our weather watchers on this thanksgiving night and it looks like almost all my weather wal chess checking in tonight from southeastern pennsylvania.

i'll need new jersey and delaware weather watchers to check in with your observations for 6:00 o'clock. we'll get you on tv. let's take a look what people are seeing out there. start off with chuck pressler in perkasie. 34 degrees there right now. not too bad. a little chilly and mostly cloudy for him. as we headway up to the north we'll check in with keith in sailors berg at 33 degrees. skies are clearing and the temperature is actually rising. not too bad out there for tonight as skies clear. toward the reading area dave is reporting 37 degrees with a few clouds outside and actually let's take a look at some pictures sent in by our weather watchers. this one from keith we just checked in saylorsburg showing the ice and snow on the pond near his house. a beautiful shot there. and we've got alan had sent us this nice little snowman outside on his grill he made a smiley face for us. thank you so much. i'm thankful for the weather watchers who check and zen us great observations across the region. you can be featured in our newscast by becoming one of our "eyewitness weather" watchers. it's really easy to do. sign up now cbsphilly.com

cbsphilly.com/watchers. let's take a look how things are looking outside. start you off with a shot from the cbs-3 sky deck from the rooftop here at the cbs broadcast center out over center city philadelphia and everything bright but you can see traffic is moving fine. we made out with mainly rain in the city with yesterday's storms much that's good news. everything is still pretty quiet out there but even in the city any wet surfaces if there are any puddle left over there could be some freeze up tonight. refreeze especially a concern in the north and west suburbs where some of the snow started to melt today and now everything is going to freeze up again. let's take look at one of our north and west suburbs all the way up in broad head hill 31 degrees it's dark but you can see how much snow is on the ground there. just a blanket of white a lot of folk had a white thanksgiving today but at least the weather was pretty quiet for thanksgiving plans no problems on the roads today everything mainly just wet even last night. storm scan3 shows a few snow showers and even rain snow showers drifting in from the north and west some upper level energy moving on through. not a whole lot coming down in our area we're seeing a few

indications on the radar that something is trying to fall here over portions of northern delaware but as you can see came in on one radar frame and pretty much disappeared i'm in the sure is anything is reaching the ground it may be one of those few swipes of the windshield wipers and you're done kind of situations but if you're seeing anything over portions of new castle county into portions of kent county it will be brief and spotty and that's about it. future weather i'll step out of the way for a second you can see not showing any problems future weather does not expect this to get in here through the rest of this evening even as i said set it into motion. pretty quiet conditions moving through the rest of tonight and really nothing but a flurry or sprinkle even if we do see anything move on in. so everything pretty quiet as we head into our black friday skies are clear. see more clouds start to drift in friday night all in all looking at pretty tranquil conditions. skies clearing means temperatures will start to drop overnight. ing see we're sitting at 35 in allentown. arthritic in reading. 39 degrees at the philadelphia airport and 38 in millville. you'll wake up to some much colder temperatures.

temps in the 20s in some spots as temperatures tomorrow don't make it past the 30s. today we struggled to get to the 40s. toll we won't get there at all. it will be a full day of sunshine but again no better than the upper 30s for your saturday staying chilly but again pretty comfortable. not too bad. no snow at least it's dry, we're back to the low 40s and then 50s by sunday. here's a look at what you'll wake up to temperatures in the 20s across the board as i mentioned if you had maybe snow melting in your gutters and it was dripping on your front walkway, watch out for some slick spots early tomorrow morning. 22 will be the morning low in allentown. 21 mount pocono. and 25 degrees in reading. threw the overnight hours partly cloudy, cold, 29. cold for shoppers tomorrow it's sunny and brisk at 39 degrees. and your "eyewitness weather" seven day forecast, here comes a little bit of moderation. by sunday we're at 53. dry through the rest of the weekend. monday 57 with an evening shower then it's colder tuesday. and we'll have a chance for rain by next wednesday. jessica over to you. >> thanks kate. we all know thanksgiving isn't just about food. we do love the food but there

are other things as well sharing what we're thankful for today. and we've loved seeing your tweets, facebook messages your instagram posts all been rolling in. we want to take look at some of them now really great. let's take look at these puppies first. i love this. this is from caitlin she i'm thankful for my puppies china and razzie forever putting a smile and my face. dogs definitely have a way of doing that. look at this great family back in the summer days it looks li like. i'm thankful for my familiar and fun times we had together this year that's from at lisa burns 14. thanks so much. it is a fun time to take a look what's happened throughout the year. up next we've got something from hashtag steve j thankful for my wonderful family. great looking family right the there. also, sending us a photo this one is a fun one i love this at laura i'm thankful for happiness and being silly. sometimes it's good to be a kid again. happy thanksgiving. no kidding about that. that's right. you see this little pup right there. hiding by the large teddy bear.

anne-marie says thank you for my little austin. he looks small, doesn't he? one more i'm thankful for family who i love so much happy thanksgiving family hashtag i love my family. he's got a lot of love there. tell us what you're thankful f for. stepped your comments with the hashtag cbs-3 and you might see them right here on tv. we'll be right back. ♪

>> it may be thanksgiving but california family already has their christmas spirit on display in a very big way. eric shows us a light show that probably shines all the way to the north pole. ♪ >> reporter: it's a display like no other. for tony gonzales aka mr. christmas, decorating for the holidays takes on a whole knew meaning a labor of love that starts on september 1st. >> it takes about 2.5 months every evening after work, every weekend, every holiday. we really don't have halloween. >> for the couple and four boys decorate tag family affair. >> wait, wait, wait, one, two, three there you go. >> the boys check and double

check the 700 or more extension cords tony's wife a computer whiz is in charge of the computers. six of them which control the more than 300,000led lights all synchronized to music. >> i like taking it back to the old school days where you really couldn't go get this if you wa wanted it you made it. >> tony says his collect got started in 2005 with these three little snowmen he nickname them his three musketeer. since then his collection continues to grow. but his most prized possession is this 1970s nativity scene. >> we believe in jesus. we believe he's the reason for the season. >> because of the note rye 80 of being featured on a national television show the family is now planning to launch a christmas charity called christmas for all. a chance to spread holiday cheer to the less fortunate in the community. >> we want to do the whole thi thing. we want to give them a christmas tree, wreath, put deck raises on the yard prone vied christmas dinner and every member of the family gets a. (not just the kids. >> tone know hopes his four boys

will keep the tradition going strong. >> one of the most uncomfortable conversations always takes place every year is when dad dies, who gets to keep the lights? (laughter). >> however he hopes that's a dilemma no one will have to worry about for long time. >> all right then. that's quite a display. do you put on a light show for the holidays. i know there's some of you out there because we saw them last year. send us your pictures cbs-3 holiday lights gone to cbsphilly.com. we may even come to your house next month. be sure to get those in to to us. >> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 o'clock, honoring veterans. how a camden museum is making sure those who sacrifice for our country do not go hungry on this thanksgiving day. >> thanksgiving day is here and now the shopping can begin. i'm justin finch and christmas village with a look at all the food and finds. >> and speaking of shopping black friday starts well before

thanksgiving ends. we're live with a look at some of those people who call themselves door busters kate f you're planning on being a door buster tonight or tomorrow bundle up. it is cold outside in the wake of yesterday's rain and snowstorm temperatures in the 20s tonight. i'll have your full forecast for the rest of the holiday weekend right now at 6:00. ♪ >> from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia, this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> now at 6:00, on your mark, get set, shop! malls and stores across the area opening right to you for those who just can't wait for black friday. good evening, happy thanksgivi thanksgiving. i'm jessica dean. some people have already left the din are in table. they're getting a jump start on holiday shopping. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live at the cherry hill mall where shoppers are already in search of deals tonight. david. >> reporter: jessica, happy thanksgiving. i'll back out of the way these folks literally just walked in

about 10 seconds ago. right as we were coming on the air the doors opened. they're going to be open until tomorrow night at 10:00 p.m. if you can believe that. going to be open more than 24 hours, and some stores a lot of anticipation people have been waiting outside here, also, we went to this wynnefield heights target near philadelphia. a lot of people outside there waiting. you can see the line people waiting to get in get those special holiday deals just seems like black friday is starting earlier and earlier every single year. now, just a little while ago, we caught up with some folks that were kind of curious to see if the mall was open here. we told them it wasn't. they were going to sit inside their cars but they were here to shop. take a listen. >> i don't know how the crowds are going to be. so that's kind of scary. >> i think it's too early, yeah. i think they should be closed on the holiday. that's just my opinion. >> stuff for my girl. stuff for me. >> what kind of stuff? >> clothes and probably electronic stuff. >> reporter: it g