increase today on this busy travel day, katie is tracking showers, just in time for thanksgiving. good morning, i'm rahel solomon. >> i'm jim donovan. katie and meisha will be here in just a moment but first here's what you need to know to start your day in the morning minute. >> i've been heading to jacksonville, florida. >> mexico. >> reporter: a lot of people getting a yum seven start on their holiday and when it comes to thanksgiving holiday travel today is the busiest day. >> police are looking for one of two suspects from the home invasion in south philadelphia. other suspect, they have found handcuffed to a fence. >> out of no where this bull just walks by me. >> reporter: philadelphia's runaway bull got lots of attention after commuters spotted it on i-95 and 676. >> i like it well done, how would you suggest i cook it. >> long time, cook it a long time. >> it the is in the oven, it

is an hour less than the required cook time, and the meat thermometer is saying it is at 188. >> 188. >> yes. >> get it the out of there, it will blow. >> this is really a question about stuffing. >> you call it stuffing or dressing. >> i call it stuffing. >> okay, wrong answer, bye-bye. do people call stuffing trusting. >> they to, down south. you ever call the butterball hot line, i have. >> i have never cook a turningy they were very nice, please an. >> stephen colbert. >> he didn't answer that good. >> lets get out there to katie, katie's outside on the sky deck, he never answered for you either. >> it is like would you rather have somebody funny or somebody that will help you. >> yes. >> exactly. but you are right, jim, those men and women are lovely people. we have had them on our show in recent years. but, hopefully things will get well for you cooking up a nice turkey dinner for family and friend here, a friendgiving

but we are looking to quiet weather as we are just waiting upon the holiday to arrive and many are hitting the roads, air and rails here today. it looks like wet are cooperates. lets show you first and foremost on storm scan not done. we don't have a cloud this is sky. we have a hint of the breeze, just enough to make it feel colder, right now but frankly the wind is very light here on the sky deck, so it actually does feel closer at this point, to what the thermometer reads as long as wind is not blowing which is fantastic news. not as harsh as last couple days. our high reaches 50 today. we will have full sunshine. watch for sun glare if you are going out this morning but don't worry about that later today as sunsets we will see more cloud building in. philadelphia international reporting no delays, which definitely ties into what meisha will be talking about here in a second but we have a storm off to the west. good news is most of the early morning flights have not taken off out of o'hare so we are not seeing any delays just yet the but there is a storm

outside that way that could bring in some yellow, and some red lights here your way here in the hours ahead. we will track that later on. >> all right, katie, great to know. we are all eyes and ears this morning, right the now, so far the commute is looking good. we know it will heat up, 42 tree way, this is an area we were just looking at 15 minutes ago. so last 15 minutes, it is already starting to grow. we will see it in the only on the roadways but also as katie was just pointing out we will see it at the airport, i'll be right there with you, going with it the together. we are looking at 42 freeway north bound at creek road heating up approaching 295. good morning. give yourself extra time 95 south at academy we are actually looking okay here. this is an area that at 6:00 o'clock hour we will heat up. we have our first accident in the morning. 295 northbound, route 551 and then in the world of mass transit new jersey river line is suspended between boarden tone and robeling. and a lot to talk about in terms of the closures for

thanksgiving dinner. we will talk about this a little bit. it is today, 9:30 to 3:00 p.m. closed, 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. closed. jfk boulevard, mlk, 2016. we have the best, detour. i will tweet this all out. it ace lieutenant to go through. we have cover it the all morning long. rahel and jim, back over to you. and, of course, it is getaway day for millions of people across the country. >> many are either heading to philadelphia or leaving here. travelers are already arriving the at philadelphia international airport preparing to head out for the holiday weekend. that is where we will find our "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao, good morning, jan. >> reporter: may remember right around 4:15, 4:30 the line here at phl stretched all the way down this hallway but take a look now here in terminal e. it is looking great. security line, there is not a whole lot of people in it at all and moving quickly at that. in the only do line look good but board look better.

we will see one delays this morning. one of them only ten minutes long. we are looking good but do not let this fool you because you this is the busiest day, for thanksgiving holiday travel, if you are flying, into explaining a little bit more about the volleys jena tid well with triple a mid-atlantic. more and more people are hitting the roads and air waves. >> we are seeing largest volume since 2007. the economy rebounded and gas prices are low enough that it is putting extra disposable income in peoples pockets. >> reporter: how toss air travel look specifically. >> 9 percent of local travelers from the philadelphia area will travel by hair and that translates to just about 50,000 travelers. so, it is going to be a busy day at phl. >> lines are looking good. it looks like early bird got the worm because that looks better then some normal days at phl. what is advice for people who may not be able to get out the here this early. >> as you aid, jan if you are

planning to come today don't let these lines fool you, it will get busy, you will want to be here at least two hours before your departure. the security lines will be long and it is so much better to be waiting and relaxing by gate as opposed to panicking in the security line because your plane is boarding. >> reporter: today is two hour mark, that is gold standard to be here two hours earlier. >> on a day like today, yes. it is busiest departure day of the year so you will want to keep that two hour mark in mind report report all right, janet tidwell, so quiet right now but we have seen it longer here today and expecting more foot traffic later on in the day. rahel and jim, back inside to you. >> meisha's heading to the airport she looks like a pilgrim. be sure to clear the way, she will be late for her flight. adjust for the occasion. here's a live look at 30th street station another busy place this thanksgiving eve. many people are getting a jump start on taking the train to their holiday destination. at 6:00 o'clock "eyewitness news" reporter trang do can

show you what you can expect hitting the rails. 5:36. in business news why some who will take gifts could be a little late this season. >> your smart phone apparently cannery veal your personality. >> oh, boy. >> money watch's jill wagner is live at the new york stock exchange, hey, good morning, jill. >> reporter: good morning. the post election rally continues on wall street, the dow jones passed 19,000 for the first time ever yesterday, traders made the to you jones 19,000 hats and finally got to wear them. dow jones gained 67 points overall, nasdaq finished 17 points higher. so investors are thinking president-elect trump will cut taxes and ease regulations in the financial industry. this morning, labor department will release numbers how many americans filed for unemployment benefits last week before the opening bell. some amazon shipments could be delayed this holiday season. cargo airline that serves amazon and dhl began to strike in ohio. amazon says it worked for the

variety of carriers and it is confident that it will keep serving customers. and what does your smart phone say about you? british researchers interviewed hundreds of people and they found iphone owners are more likely to be female, younger, and concerned about their smart phone being viewed as a status object. also, lessones. android users meanwhile are older, agreeable, and more honest, who knew. >> what about those of us that prefer rotary phones. >> reporter: i would say, traditional. >> okay. choose your word carefully, jill. >> thanks, jill, appreciate it. there will be an unprecedented amount of security at macy's thanksgiving day parade this year. macy's says they are working with the nypd to make sure balloon handlers, float drivers and other participants are vetted.

one of the macy's employees say it took him to be a entire year to be accepted. >> they check my background, as good as they can, they take your social security number, driver's license number and all those things. >> more than 3,000 police office are will be posted along two and a half mile route and for the first time ever, more than 80 trucks will be park to prevent possible car bombs from infiltrating the parade. you participated in the parade. >> i did. check out this surveillance video where a man points a gun at a busy california convenient store clerk and owner. owner flips around the gun man and grabs him in a wrestling hold. two fight it out and eventually it spills outside. gunman is disarmed and then pulls out another gun. >> i wrestled him, throughout the store and took him outside, abe at which point he

pulled another gun eventually he fled. >> now police are searching for that gunman, and he took off. police say you should never fight with a person holding a gun. that is good advice. >> i would agree with that. >> mom and dad are thanking local fire fight hours helped them when the car went down. >> first respond tears american get them back on the road, we will explain. plus this... president obama gives the highest civilian award to 21 americans, from m.b.a. hall of famers to hollywood stars, i'm we gentleman jiang at the white house with that story coming up. what can you bring to the table this thanksgiving if you are treading talking politics. we will tell you when we come

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one of of my favorite shows, always sunny in philadelphia and max green field, i love that show new girl. >> but, it is a tall order. but with that said, okay get lets see what the weather has up its sleeves. we have snow. okay, this isn't natural snow. >> no. >> this is hand made, that is right, as we take you up here to jack frost big boulder, ski lovers i know you love seeing these shots so we will continue to bring them to you as long as it is cold and it looks like it will be over the next couple of whose, obviously we can expect to see plenty of fresh outer manmade or mother nature made being put out on to the slopes here. it is looking like you height be able to hit the slopes perhaps this weekend if that is your thing. eyewitness weather watchers are checking in with some chills. we have had nice clear skies, overnight. while yesterday's values were higher, it felt about as cold as it currently is. what you see is close tore what you will get on the

thermometer today because that whipped has had a chance to ease up for us here. so quite the a few you 20's. lets take a look at these, 24 from steve johnson, again at 24 under a nice clear sky out there in west chester. we will go across the border here in to new jersey, there we go, trying to take you to one of these observations, but allen is in delran where it is nice and clear as well. we will go to one more down in the the first state of delaware, do we have any observations is this everybody sleeping in. the let take you to another spot in new jersey where it is 26 from john carroll in mullica. nothing more than a scattered variety of the cloud for him. lets take a look at this storm system is brewing. it is looking very i am rest i have. what is interesting is this is actually going to ease up and lose steam. if you have your classic comma shape when mid latitude cyclone. warm front will be lifting north, through the northeastern u.s., here's your trailing cold front. the hold that has to fly through here warm front, later tonight that could trigger a

quick shower of snow or even sleet across the poconos specifically. but rest of today looks great. along the eastern see game. the let's jump on our cbs-3 charter plane and take you around the region. we are looking for rain out toward cleveland, buffalo if that is where it takes you down through deep south, eastern side looks good. further inland toward houston and southeastern texas is where front is residing. there called could be a shower or thunderstorm that way. axis packed across midwest, in minneapolis, take a look, snow flakes, break out your booths, we are dealing with the chill and snow in the forecast there and system of rain picking up through salt lake city and in the great northwest. as we look forward in the forecast here locally, it is not bad, we will see some showers tomorrow, that is it, off and on throughout the day, left over on friday to go with your turkey and then we will hit weekend here with low to mid 50's and some sunshine. >> katie, you cannot tease he with that charter plane, i need that.

>> yes. >> today, all right, thank you. good morning, happy hump day, schuylkill at boulevard, pushing in the eastbound treks, starting to build up, you will hear me say that a lot because every ten to 15 minutes it will get heavier. moving in the eastbound direction westbound side starting to heat up again, this is schuylkill at boulevard, that is an area we will keep an eye on. ben franklin bridge we are looking good, we are looking pleasant, as usual, thank you to the ben franklin bridge for headaching our lives so nice, this early hours of the morning, and also septa regional rails, p.m. fare collection at all center city stations this starts at noon. fairs will be collected just because of the holiday, busyness, and the hustle we will be dealing with. world of mass transit the all septa i have some is running sunday schedule on thursday, septa city buses, trolleys running modified friday schedule. and then also, patco special schedules today through friday and new jersey river line also, sunday schedule running

on thursday. jim, over to you. a scary situation for a florida hand may prove useful for someone else. two robbers came up to a man at his drive up atm. gunman ordered him to get out but man hit the gas and was able to getaway. police say that the man's decision to keep his car in drive rather than in park, likely saved his life. good to know. well, delaware county fire fighters and a young family are celebrating a very special delivery. isaiah was driving his wife autumn to the hospital to deliver their third child last saturday. they had in choice but to stop at middletown fire company for help. their car broke down, as they pulled up. fire tighters responded they found that labor was well underway. >> people here, always put out fires but you actually see that their job is more than just that. so, thank you guys, again so much for everything that it is that you have ton and you know, you're appreciated and

you did such a great job and we thank you. >> ahh. >> new baby is a girl named inora and they say it means heaven's sent and the new baby is doing fine. >> congratulations to the happy family. twenty-one americans are proud new recipient of the medal have of freedom the nation's highest civilian honor. >> as we gentleman jiang reports, president obama invited them to the white house yesterday for the special ceremony. >> this is a particularly impressive class. >> reporter: president obama honored 21 people with the medal of freedom including scientists, artists, and architects. >> extraordinary americans half lifted our spirits, strengthened our union, and pushed us, toward progress. >> reporter: nba hall of famer kareem abdul jabber and michael jordan were among the recipient. i am president, he is boss. >> reporter: bruce springsteen and cecily tyson made the

list. say did maya lynn architect best known for designing the vietnam veterans memorial in washington d.c. >> i think we have all helped contribute in some way, to building our, this america that we live in but also have die verse we are. >> reporter: thinks president obama's last medal of freedom ceremony and he has now given out prestigious award 114 times. more than any other president in u.s. history. >> it is a very big deal, as i said, i'm very, very honored. >> reporter: ellen degenerous, woman who loves to make everyone laugh, cried when the president awarded her the medal. weijia jiang for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". take a look, this may be the most high profile manikin challenge ever. and ellen degenerous tweeted this as her fellow presidential medal of freedom recipients at the white house. there is tom hanks with ellen, long side kareem abdul jabber, bill gates, bruce springsteen

and others who received the highest u.s. civilian honor. no one cannery cyst a good internet trend. >> interesting thing with ellen, she got locked out of the white house they would not let her in she had forgotten her id. >> she's so normal. >> she tweeted out a picture on the park bench, somewhere, and congratulations to all of those recipients, well done. >> what do you think they talk about. >> to be a fly on the wall. up next story of a community on edge. >> everyone knows not to mess with them or else they will get attacked. >> well, she's not talking about a criminal she's talking about thomas gobble, a turkey, we will be right

♪ >> you have a serious face for this next segment. >> welcome back everyone. it may seem bold for a turkey to walk, the streets out in the open, so close to thanksgiving. >> but there is apparently a turning any wyoming that does not care. he kind of owns the streets. >> why are you doing this? why? >> meet thomas gobble, he is a wild turkey, in wyoming and has reputation for something of being a tough guy. thomas is men to chase people and cars and he even has his

own facebook page with more than 1500 followers. that is a turkey jim donovan you do not want to mess with. >> watch out for thomas. meanwhile turkies at birmingham zoo are at center of the special pardon ceremony, it is symbolic, of coast those turkies are in the endangered of becoming dinner and they will receive a special thanksgiving meal instead. >> thanksgiving will be a great time to keep your politics to yourself. >> especially this year but if you worry about avoiding politics may not be possible, relationship coach suggest a few things. set ground rules with your family. show respect, even when you disagree, politely excuse yourself when you feel you're motions are escalating and remember, that emotions can lead to bad choices. >> and value your relationship above the topic of the conversation. >> that is just all leave politics at the door. >> good advice. >> well, coming up next on "eyewitness news" our team coverage of the thanksgiving

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happy thanksgiving eve. today is expected to be one of the the busiest travel day of

the year, just about all of the people already in line at philadelphia international airport. although skies are clear for travel today we will get rain this thanksgiving weekend. katie's timing it out for us. today is wednesday, november 23rd, good morning, everyone. i'm jim donovan. >> hi jim donovan. i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha, all eyes are on the holiday weekend forecast and road and rails. >> yes, hi, awkward hi, hi. >> roadways are looking good, we are starting to heat upright now and we have a lot to talk about in terms of the septa, mass transit and what we can expect, with all that coming up. >> you dress as a pilgrim, so appropriate. >> no, it is not. stop it. we could easily go like this. >> yes. >> lets go outside, right now and we will show you a nice quiet storm scan view, when we zoom it out, jim,e,