the big red dog, live look we are hours from now, the america's oldest thanksgiving parade is underway, we are live with the final preparations. philadelphia thanksgiving tradition is, taking your turkies to cacia's bakery, i can smell it right here, people are lining up, to drop off your bird. we are live with why so many people do this, year after year. >> there is a chill in the air for thanksgiving so bundle up if you are heading to the outdoor festivities. today is thursday, november 23rd, happy thanksgiving i'm gentlemen hold men for jim donovan. i'm rahel solomon. meisha's a off enjoying her holiday with her family but katie's here with her forecast >> happy thanksgiving. >> a pretty nice day. >> it is definitely a chill in the air all day, particularly now since the sun has yet to come up, and and chilly day, and we have seen it before and you will need your heavier winter coat on a day like this

storm scan is clear as you look closely very minor hint of cloud cover, and, skies are clear, and it stays that way because of the clear skies, lack of the blanket and cloud cover, there you go i knew joe would like that. >> yes. >> it is very chilly by comparison in the last 24 hours. almost anywhere from 20 to 30 degrees colder, then this same time yesterday. how that translates to the thermometer thinks, we're in the 30's and 20's. this is the airport. not on the the shoreline but it is cold outside. good news with this is the fact that the wind has eased up. here's our fun graphic. do you see turkey it has a football helmet on. catch. that it is cutest thing. i love that. happy thanksgiving. it is a cold, bright holiday forecast for us. dancing turkey never hurt anyone on a holiday graphic, one that is forecast like it is, yes, chilly but bright,

sunny, happy thanksgiving, guys, over to you. dancing turkies. >> leave me alone. >> lets ride out to the road ramp from the westbound vine street expressway, to the ben franklin parkway, it is closed for parade preps, the parkway and rest of the route will close around 7:00, mlk drive will close at nine, septa and patco are also running modified schedule, and, momentarily on the parade and, and, and, two lanes, and, out there monitoring things there are no injuries reported. perhaps just a couple hours away from the start of the annual thanksgiving day parade. >> "eyewitness news" reporter frank does live at 20th and market with the clifford the big red dog where they are getting ready to march. happy thanksgiving, trang do. >> reporter: happy thanksgiving. it must look crazy like i have to runaway from the dogs, godzilla or something out here

aim with great company in addition to the clifford big red dog but dozen workers here overnight working to get this parade up and going. just recently some volunteers started to show up to handle and help these worker here all night. you can see clifford is stealing the show but there are, several other balloons behind him, a penguin, very fittingly out in this very frigid weather but lets take a look at this map heading down here later today. it starts at 20th and jfk and parade will travel east on jfk to 16th street where it will turn left on the parkway and of course continue up the parkway and eventually ending in front of the iconic art museum. now lets look at video from last years festivity. this years parade will feature around 140 musical acts, dance troops, marching bands and choirs, you name it, many local but quite a few from all across the country and, of course, as we have been seeing all morning 22 balloons, lots of beloved children's

characters likely the big red dog, daniel tiger, strawberry short cake and hungry cat pill ar. a dozen workers have been here all night getting them ready, volunteers are here to helping inflate, handle them, lets take a listen. >> i'm with the group philadelphia and we hope rescue organizations to raise money for animals. this is my third year doing this. we do it to help out. >> we usually get our first year with santa garfield and then last year was tweetie bird and new we have clifford, we're excited. >> reporter: in philadelphia, i have enjoyed this parade for many years. something i learned this morning just this morning is that a lot of the handlers thaw see carrying balloons down the parade route they are volunteers just like that gentlemen that you just saw on your screen. they really chip in and help and try to bring attention to their cause which for them is animal rescue and then they escort this big guy down route

i'm trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> he has been photo bombing you all morning, rahel there rahel? trang do. >> we're all milk up this morning. >> yes. >> well, in the meantime, the rush is on, as shoppers scrambled to get everything ready for the thanksgiving feast. "eyewitness news" was check goes things at the wegmans supermarket in cherry hill. despite their race against time we found many shoppers still tackling lists for the entire dinner. others were just picking up a few odd and ends. business at the store was brisk. also lot of foot traffic at two of philadelphia's most famous markets. "eyewitness news" caught up with shoppers at italian market and reading terminal market in center city. shoppers we talked to say although it was quiet people were in good spirits as they grabbed last minute items. so every year cacia's bakery in south philadelphia, cooks up its own thanksgiving tradition. >> crop your turkey off and let them cook it for you.

"eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen is live where people are dropping off their turkies , hi there, pat. >> reporter: joe and rahel a south fail tradition, cacia's bakery on thanksgiving morning where line's out the door people waiting to get their turkies in, as you can see the line has been formed since about 3:30, maybe 4:00 a.m. people waiting to have their turkies cooked. we have turkies of all sizes too. they lined them up, tag them and then my man joe over here puts them in the corner to get them ready. these are heaviest. these are heavier. >> heavier turkies over here because they need to go closest to the hot flame, obviously. lighter won back here but we don't discriminate turkies. i will say this though, danielle cacia's here. >> you're looking good. >> looks good. >> beauty school drop out. >> are you having fun.

>> i always have fun this is my favorite day of the year. i goat spend time with my father, my baby brother. >> how sweet. >> reporter: how long have i have you been doing this. >> migrate grandfather started this back in the mid 50's when he opened up the bakery just to make extra money around the holidays. typically, we only have one small oven, so why not bring it here, we will cook it in our brick oven and you have plenty of room for your thanksgiving buddies. >> it doesn't start with the line out the door but started off with a couple people showing up. >> it started with 10 turkies and now we use metal an mark the tags with marker because first year they used crayon. >> not a good move. >> when they went in the oven they melted. it was only 10 turkies back then and they decide who had belonged to who. >> how cool is it to see same people each and every year. >> really special and it makes you understand power of family

tradition here in south philadelphia. that is very important to us. it shows us how different your turkey, comes and tastes when you bring it here. it cooks from the inside out, slowly and it makes the turkey more juicy on the inside. >> danielle, pink hair looks great, thanks very much. >> happy thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving to you guys as well. joe and rahel, nice and warm in here and they are ready to rock, all of the turkies are getting in a couple minutes. >> i have no doubt on the smell. >> patrick, thank you. for comprehensive guide to thanksgiving shopping, travel times, holiday forecast and so much more head over to our web site at cbs philly.com. authorities recovered remains of the four people missing after last weeks huge fire in the west chester senior citizen complex, investigators found two bodies yesterday and crews discovered two others in the week. fire at barclay friends last thursday night injured 27 people, cause of the blaze is still under investigation.

police are searching for gunman who shot and killed a man in the triple shooting in southwest philadelphia, shooting started in the 2100 block of 66th street around 6:30 last night. police said a 27 year-old man died at presbyterian hospital and a 26 year-old man remains in critical condition, third victim was a 31 year-old woman who is listed in stable condition this morning. husband and wife are facing first degree murder charges in the stabbing death of the man in montgomery county. lane a lare and austin parkinson is accused of murder nearing collindale. police responded to a shopping center in plymouth meeting on monday and found the 31 year-old kenada dead in the buick which had crashed in the parked car. police say 209 year-old suspect agreed to meet the victim to buy heroin but instead stole the drugs, and then stabbed him to death. well, coming up in the healthwatch why commuters may want to cover their ears when traveling public transportation. learning more about man's best friend how what they do what they are a sleeping could

shed new light how they behave and how we age. security's tight in insuring for macy's thanksgiving day parade, two and a half million will be there to watch tonight person, we are live with the preview up next. >> ♪

i'm thankful for my family , just health in general >> i'm thankful to all of the people in my life that helped guide me. >> aim thankful for my friends being out here having a good time. >> i'm thankful for my friends , family, you know, coffee. >> thankful for friend, family , coffee and a skateboard. >> yes, indeed. 50 million people across the country will tune into watch new york's thanksgiving day parade today and another 3 million will watch in person >> the parade though is happening in the shadow of last month's terror attack. our reporter from sister station cbs two is in new york with live details in insuring with the stepped up security. >> good morning, rahel and joe , happy thanksgiving out here on the parade route everything is set up and that is including giant floats that we wait for every thanksgiving , you can see, ola f from disney is right ahead and beneath him nypd

officers. there will be an officer stationed with every single float, and balloon, you see along the parade route. it is 91st year macy's thanksgiving day parade is ushering this new balloons looking to the sky keep your eyes peeled for grouchy grinch , the snow man from disney's frozen, throw back carroll the baseball player feed toured in miracle on 34th street and sweet patch kid float. hundreds filed into get a sneak peak of the spectacle, balloon inflation event has become a, tradition of its own and heavily armed nypd officers guarded crowd packing west seventh fourth street. >> a lot of police. i feel safe. >> reporter: only public entrance on central park west police checked bags. >> crazy, security but i say thank you nypd we feel great. >> reporter: parade route will be lined with barriers, 16-ton sanitation trucks filled with

sand blocking streets, protect ago begins a truck attack similar to the one of the west side bike path that claimed eight lives just a few weeks ago. >> there is no credible, specific threat against parade >> reporter: tone sure safety vapor sniffing dogs will wand er through crowd, officers will be watching from above and hid men plane sight. >> we have people at high post , we have people observation teams there will be snipper teams in and around located, we will have under cover asset in different buildings. there is a lot to sianni lots you won't see. >> this beautiful event happens because we're safe and our thanks to the nypd for keeping us safe. >> reporter: right now you are getting a live look at the thanksgiving turkey float, this is first one thaw will see along with the 50 million spectators who will be watching this on tv and it will be monitored buy a lot of police in this area they have all been lining up here getting ready to do their tour

of duty throughout the day, and of course, a fun, event but you also have to be mentioned with the intensity here, everybody need to be safe and of course we have a lot of eyes on this parade route. rahel and gentlemen, back to you, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> and mag, before you go here for our viewers, you are from south philadelphia arrangements you went to central high. >> yes. >> so i'm sure you have some family and friends watching right now so give them a happy thanksgiving day shout out. >> reporter: i do, thank you rahel. i want to say hi to my mom, kent family, cashman family, i love you guys, happy thanksgiving and hopefully i'll get down the turnpike this week toned see you all. >> come on down that turnpike, thanks for the live report. happy thanksgiving. of course, you can see macy's thanksgiving day parade right here on cbs-3 at 9:00 o'clock. >> katie, people wondering what will it feel like standing outside on the parade route or route. >> it depends who you are

asking when you this have debate, sit route or route but floor director said never heard of the blue route, have you. >> yes. >> it is blue route and we're expecting to it. and, we will show you this gorgeous shot, part of the parade route that we have here , outside of central parkway library, i love this shot, so pretty, you can see light over the horizon and also, some of the flashing lights from the vehicles, and, trying to secure that parade route before things get underway. do i think it will feel like what the thermometer read, now if you are standing between sky scrapers watching the parade go by it may feel cooler because you toned get slight wind tunnel effect there. is this is a clear sky. looking beautiful here as well kutztown area middle school, all cleared on storm scan three it will stay that way. expect sunshine throughout the day and also throughout the day tomorrow so really good news when it comes to black friday shopping you might be doing if you plan to go out to the outlets where you have to

walk around outside. out here we will go to the temperatures where we are at 33 degrees in philadelphia at international airport. chillier by comparison in most locations, say for wildwood, so yes, it is cold but you can go by what the thermometer read. so often lately we have had to factor in the wind chill you don't to have do that, or do math in your head, 45 is expected high. normal high 53. we are pushing 10 degrees shy of is what average. we will get closer come tomorrow with sunshine and then on saturday we will start to see a new disturbance bringing in more cloud throughout the morning especially watch for late day shower at night as well from that. another wise we should clear out by sunday, guys. katie, thank you. we have breaking news into philadelphia, crews offer scene of the fire in brewerytown on the 2400 block of west oxford street, it is a three story row home, that has a small supermarket in the first floor. we cannot see that the ambulance/fire truck blocking. that crew where is called after 5:45 this morning.

fire's under control and at this point there are no reported injuries. we will keep you up to dayton that one. here's something you probably didn't know dogs actually learn better while sleeping. cord to go a new study. correspondent terry okita says it could help researchers better understand how man's best friend, think, behave and even ages. >> reporter: camilla is one of the 15 dogs at budapest, hungary being trained in english. researchers are testing to see if she can learn, retain commands while she sleeps. scientists hope electrodes on to camilla and as she slept they measured electrical movement in her brain for three hours. they focused on the brief bursts on have brain activity known as sleep spindles. movement last up to five seconds and known to support memory, learning and general intelligence in people. >> this is first time we were able to show, the learning in the dog. >> reporter: study found more burst of brain activity per

american more the dogs learn their english commands. female duelings have twice as many as males and better learners and memorized, more efficiently. >> large, slow waves. >> reporter: study looked at how dog's memory change was aid. team says up to 23rds, age 15 to 16, showed signs of dementia, including getting lost, apathy and irritability. >> dementia is very similar in pets to that of humans so we could use it as a model have human aging. >> reporter: researchers set up a dog, brain, tissue bank to share their findings were other scientists around the world. >> terry okita. for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> your black friday shopping strategy will tell what you not to buy. >> and news that makes us very happy we are talking about the perks of drinking coffee. but we will tell you how many cups it takes to reap benefits , next

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we will look ahead to an upcoming holiday weekend. there will be a new disturbance on saturday late in the day. as early as late afternoon we will watch for scattered showers but in the meantime we will warm up, upper 50's on saturday and bottom gets pulled out all over gannon sunday and a chill in the air, guys? roller coaster continues, thanks. now for a look at newspaper headlines. >> in the mercury pennsylvania department of environmental protection has cited the sunoco pipeline project, the builder of mariner two east two pipeline for causing a 6- foot wide sinkhole. drilling in the chester county earlier this month, bentonite drilling solution was released that has potential to pollute groundwater. front page of the times herald, summer backlogs and unresponsive homeowners are reason why it is taking time to resolve code violationness

norristown. michael soy monday says he understands concerning of residents and department is working with council to address the problems but he says his hands are tied with the way the business is currently set up. trenton children's choir just received, 10,000 donations from the church and employee giving fund. it will provide music education, performance opportunities and transportation for trenton area children. that is a look at newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. at the top of the healthwatch next time you are traveling a public transportation you may want to cover your ears. >> new study found regular exposure to noise, could put you at risk for hearing loss according to canadian scientists occasional loud burst pose most risk for bikers and subway passengers. rahel, if you are an avid coffee drinker you may want to hear this it turns out three to four cups of joe a day, may help you live longer. >> wow. >> that is a cord to go this new study. not only that researchers say

it could protect from some cancers, heart and liver disease, and dimension a they do caution though that pregnant woman and women at high risk of fractures should limit their coffee consumption >> katie and i will live forever then. >> there you have it. >> good to go, both of you. >> yes. >> next up, next half an hour of "eyewitness news" navy's relentless search for three people still missing following a plane crash near japan. it is not everyone that can be home for holidays see how u.s. troops in south cover reair celebrating thanksgiving , trang do. >> reporter: joe and rahel i'm right out here with the philadelphia phantoms. >> yeah. >> reporter: they are volunteering at this years philadelphia parade i'll have everything you need to necessity if you head out here and see these guys.

good morning i'm joe holden, jim's off. >> i'm rahel solomon. 6:31. here's what you need to know to start dare in the morning minute, november 23rd, 2017. thanksgiving wouldn't be the same here in the city of brotherly love without our annual holiday parade. >> reporter: this is pretty much ground zero for balloon inflation. >> security on top of mine for people coming tout to watch new york's thanksgiving day parade. there will be an officer positioned in every block along the parade route. >> this is a tradition as old as parking in the middle of broad street. >> people really, really want their turkey bake here. >> how do i look, do i still look good. >> are you wearing it all morning, pat. >> i will be wearing it all morning. >> a turkey, stuffing, potatoes. >> we have our favorite dishes >> here in the northeast,.

>> don't forget to leave room for dessert, naturally speaking pumpkin pie came out on top. >> butter ball turkey, this is steve, how can i help you. >> this is really a question about stuffing,. >> okay. >> do you call it stuffing or dressing. >> i call it stuffing. >> okay, wrong answer, bye-bye >> today's morning minis sponsored by penn abramson's cancer center number one cancer center in the region. all right. stuffing, or dressing. >> it is obviously stuffing, sorry stephen colbert doesn't agree with me but that is okay katie, stuffing or dressing. >> it has been stuffing or filling is the question, isn't filling the other one. >> with a p-h. >> i only called it stuffing. >> i have heard both in my family but if you asked me what is that, i call it stuffing, that is my gut answer on that one. >> but you put the filling in the turkey. >> i guess. >> yeah. >> so many terms. >> we have to think about this

>> there are a lot of discussion about how to pronounce word on our show, is it route or is it route. >> we will have the debate i think on social media throughout the day here. but, what we are going to find at lee guys is nice clear skies to go with the parade route or route whatever you decide you will call it here. storm scan is empty, it is clear, and i have to say, you know, usually at this point in the morning when i'm out here on the cbs-3 sky deck on the weekday, it is starting to just see some hustle and bustle. it is dead calm. it is so quiet. it is a nice feeling. very tranquil out here but it is chilly. when we lot at temperatures in the second you will understand what i mean. it does stay dry. green light for any kind of travel you do of today. i necessity our team here that is still working this morning we are all going to still be making our way to our destinations here and if you are one of those folks just watch out for sun glare in the afternoon but it is a nice day thirty-three is the current temperature at the airport. you understand why it is chilly. we're in the 20's in most

spots. i don't to have show you a wind chill value here today, it isn't much of it, and what you see is what you get on the thermometer on short. but the sun, again, with bright sunshine all day here today it does still feel chilly. we will reach up to 45 degrees today and that is close, guys to 10 degrees below average. >> all right, katie, thank you >> route 322 is closed in both directions in concordville due to an accident with injuries at spring valley road. we have been telling but this this morning. it involved a tanker truck and box truck. use concord road or route 202 as an alternate. another accident, this is southbound delaware avenue at frankford avenue in fishtown, two lanes are block and police are still on the scene there. route 42 freeway near i295 no delays or incidents, traffic looking light. >> looks nice out there. >> beautiful. >> philadelphia's thanksgiving day parade is just a couple hours away. >> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do is live at 20th and

market where crews are hard at work blowing up this giant balloon, good morning, trang do. >> reporter: good morning. you miss aid whole lot of activity. clifford, big red dog who has been photo bombing me all morning he just exited to get in his position for the big parade but take a look, this is right here, very interesting view right here. this is a balloon before it is , flighted. down market street here, 20th and market you can see your balloons lined up, ready to be moved, they ever war back and they are continuing to blow ball lunes as we speak. but if you are heading down here i want to show you this map of the parade route. it starts at 20th and jfk and travelse on jfk to 16th street where it will turn left on the parkway and of course, will continue up the parkway and eventually ending in front of the art museum, so lets that he a look at the preparations from overnight, and this years parade will feature 140

musical acts, dance troops, marching bands and choirs, many are local but quite a few from all across the country. we have seen them walking around here. of course, the 22 balloons, main attractions lots of beloved children's characters like clifford, the big red dog , strawberry short cake from my childhood and very hungry caterpillar. a dozen workers have been getting them ready. the reaction they get from people along the route are well worth it. >> it is awesome. i'm just hearing kid yelling. it is grown adults, grandparents, secret service, philadelphia pd, even camera crews they just love seeing the balloons. >> reporter: this is a live look here, action shot as these workers here are inflat ing what appears to be a santa claus balloon but you

guys, lots of activity here, lots of preparations for this parade which begins at 8:30. head on down here bring a blanket, it is very chilly. you can get a great spot all along ben franklin parkway from 16th all the way up to the art museum. but for now guys, i'll send it back to you in the studio. >> trang do have a happy thanksgiving. thanks so much for those live. >> reporter: report thanks, you guys, happy thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving, trang do. >> on the street we go to thanksgiving thousands of miles away. u.s. troops in south korea enjoyed a thanksgiving dinner. fifty turkies fed a thousand service members and hear families. troops say they are making the best out of the holiday. >> it is absolutely amazing. they have out done themselves. i do have family back at home. i have a wife and two beautiful daughters. i miss them very much but i'm here now and making the best of this situation.

>> there are 28,000 u.s. trooped in south korea right now. the search continues this morning, for the three u.s. navy personnel missing after a plane crash in the pacific ocean off japan as news correspondent john lawrence reports the accident comes, joining an already troubled year for the nave any that part of the world. >> reporter: military plane carrying is is 11 navy personnel crashed in the philippines sea yesterday this were flying from the japanese station to the u.s.s. ronald reagan aircraft carrier about 500 miles from the okinawa coast. eight people are rescued and in good condition but three remain unaccounted for. >> i'd like everyone to take a moment, and keep our navy family and friends, loved won in their thoughts and prayers report rorrer japanese forces have joined in the search, which the navy says is relentless. >> the fact that eight personnel were able to survive this incident tells thrust was probably very skilled pilot at the stick who was able to in some way bring this aircraft

down to the sea, in such a way that the plane didn't break up >> reporter: this is latest in the string of difficult events for the navy's seventh fleet in the pacific ocean. there have been at lee six apparent accidents involving the nave any 2017. that includes from the u.s.s. john s mccain and u.s.s. fitzgerald each collided with commercial ships. fleet commander joe ocoin was among eight senior leaders released due to these incidents but despite these issues the pentagon says its resources in the region are ready for a possible threat especially from north cover re any military force can always em prove their read iness but let there be no mistake american navy is most ready, most capable, most lethal navy, on the planet earth today. >> john lawrence for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". remember the scene in oregon a few weeks ago eagle creek fire destroyed a community and people living there are feeling full spirit of the season. residents and business owners

affected by wild fire have not been forgot then thanksgiving. local charity teamed up with volunteer pilots to fly, and including turkies an inside. the community there say they could not be more thankful. >> it warms your heart, the consideration, the love, the gifts. >> what started this whole thing, it is not trying to panic, it is time to come together. >> each box contained a note with instructions on how to cook the meal and a request to pay it forward to the next community, in need. very nice. well, people all over the country are already camping out for black friday sales. >> it isn't even thanksgiving cigarette what you should buy and why not. >> a to do list. >> so we have seen residents with turkies at the white house but where are they now? we will show what you pardoned turkies do after they get a second chance, pat. hey, guys from one turkey

to many turkies we are here at cacia's bakery in south philadelphia. they are getting ready to load them up into the oven, don't go anywhere, we will show thaw and this great tradition plus a list that i want to send out to the world, the top five sides at thanksgiving, don't go anywhere we will be right back, kate any. >> i'm digging your turning hat, pat don't let anybody tell you, you don't look good in it. we are looking at a holiday forecast that features sunshine and less wind but also a chill in the air, we will not rebound pennsylvania mid 40's today but there is a rebound in the future. we will let you know when it gets here but first your cure auto insurance travel forecast

i'm thankful for just being home, being with my friends. >> what are you thankful for? >> 's thankful for school, growth, and that i get to see my family. >> i'm thankful for my family, and also thankful for opportunity this time last year was really difficult for me. i'm thankful that god has carried me through that and i'm here to celebrate another holiday with my family and friends.

and my friend are here, i'm thankful for family, friends and everyone bringing food to my house today. >> speaking of food. >> beautiful. >> how about family and friend of jailed philadelphia rapper meek mill spreading holiday cheer in philadelphia "eyewitness news" at point breeze yesterday. >> yes, one of the three stops for a community turkey give away and 1,000 bird are handed out. mill serving two to four years in prison for a probation violation. >> katie failinger what do you have to say. >> my wonderful cbs-3 family but what the my own family. >> yes. >> yeah, no kidding. but, yeah it is hard to express how grateful you are when you have kid and how much fun they are and what a joy, it has brought to my life. love you little ladies. hopefully they are still sleeping right now. we will take a look at pointing statistics, i will start off in the graphics here and, statistically speaking on

thanksgiving average high is 53. coldest morning low ever recorded on a thanksgiving morning was 20 back in 1901 and 1989. interesting thing about these warmest daises that this happened, 75 degrees in 1941. reason it is interesting this is back when fdr change thanksgiving to the third, thursday in november, and it has been since brought back to the fourth but we were having a very interesting, convoluted discussion, matt peterson and i were 75 was interesting. it is very, very warm on that day. but it happened on november 20th. it is a little sooner because it was the third. anyhow let's switch gears and take a quick peak at storm scan three. all clear right now. eyewitness weather watchers are up, adam and they are getting their turkey, press underway right now but they are still loyal enough to have sent in really pretty pictures dineen sent this in of the tall trees, in west chester, and, sunrise, and, know in

chestnut hill. quickly just take a look at the temperatures that we also reported, low to mid to upper 20's is a theme here, it is a cold start to the day. what is goodies we don't have the win, to make it feel that much colder. for example 26 feels like 26 at marty's house in chalfont, lets switch it over to the maps and switch, past storm scan three. your seven day forecast has an ebb and flow. it is colder then average today 456789 in the sunshine. milder tomorrow. up to 52. looks like a nice day for black friday shopping. by saturday late day though, a potential for a couple of showers which returns to the forecast, guys? >> katie, thank you. families all around our area are getting up early and making sure it is all systems go for thanksgiving dinner. >> pat gallen is live in south philadelphia where families are having their turkies cooked by a neighborhood business like they have for generations, hi there, pat. >> first let me ask you guys, how is the hat lag this year? second year in a row i had had to wear this thing. as long as it looks okay. >> just as good as dit the

first time. >> strong, strong showing. >> it is a little foul. >> so rude. leaving it to rahel to be so rude to me, i understand, thank you love you. >> happy thanksgiving, guys. i'm thankful for you giving me that compliment. we are here at cacia's bakery in south philadelphia the brick oven nice and hot, almost 550 degrees for these turkies. we are up to 67, 68 turkies here. line still going strong. they do it every year since the late 50's, early 60's. the family is in the house. tan yell's here doing the numbers, hi. >> good morningy like danielle because she showers me with compliments and she said lie like her favorite singer who is that. >> jesse mccartney. >> is your favorite singer. >> yes, i'm a member of his fan club, hi jesse. >> appreciate. that how long have you been doing this for. >> since about 1955 migrate grandfather started to it make extra money around the holidays because typically south philadelphia row home has one small oven.

so why not bring it here to leave room in your oven for your other thanksgiving goodies. >> my most favorite time of the year spending time with my father, my brother, my cousins south philadelphia tradition is important to us. and that makes our city so special. we have customers coming back for 25 years they have been coming with turkies and it is very special. >> beside getting these ready what do you do for thanksgiving what is your tradition and routine. >> i'm getting married now. i go -- >> jesse mccartney. >> sorry billy. i go to my fiance's family for thanksgiving and my turkey is over there, turkey number one. >> how nice. >> you are special. >> you get number one. >> i got my top five side i want to see if you agree with me. number five is corn bread and biscuits. we cannot forget about that a goodbyes kit on the side. >> well well, bread. >> or bread. >> number four mack and cheese

, i think -- mack and cheese on the side. >> yes. >> don't forget about the gravy number three. you don't see that as a side but crucial part of the thanksgiving meal. >> but would i call it a condiment. >> fair enough green bean casserole. >> yes, and my nanny makes the best. >> and number one candy yams or sweet potatoes what do you think of that as number one. >> what about cranberry sauce. >> i think it is over rated. i have to send it back to them to see what they think but i think it is over rated. we will talk off air. what do you think of my top five list. >> with about marked potatoes. >> stuffing, filling or whatever else katie called it. >> i can only fit five things and it is my top five so i'm in the sure what to tell you all right. thank you. >> happy thanksgiving, pat. it is 6:51. there is a lot coming up on rn morning. >> alex wagner joins us live with the preview. happy thanksgiving, guys, good morning.

>> happy thanksgiving, good morning, we're at the starting line of new york's thanksgiving day parade with the increased security effort to keep millions of people safe. >> please melody hopson of the fate of retail ahead of black friday what to expect this year if you plan to brave the shopping crowd. and coach bill cooer is here in studio 57 what teams he thinks you should watch in the nfl playoff race, all that plus eye opener, your world in 902nd, see you at 7:00. >> thanks, guys. black friday shoppers are already lining up for a good deal, lets take a look these folks were spotted camping outside this best buy in canada. exciting times there. best buy will be opening its doors at 5:00 tonight and so will kohl's. >> best buy shoppers are hoping to snag electronics from tv's to smart fence on the cheap. other stores like target are opening up at 6:00. shoppers weighing in on how black friday is affecting thanksgiving.

>> you end up saving couple hundred dollars for those electronics so to me it is worth it. >> we will do family thing earlier this year, dinner earlier, more like a lunch type of thing and then head out all of us as a family. >> if you had are just coming for a couple things you will be in and out in like an hour. so that is when food starts, you will be okay, you do not really miss anything. >> other stores like jc penny opening up as early as 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. eat quickly, gobble, gobble. >> don't let those black friday deals fool you. >> before you start shopping here's some deals you may want to wait on according to nerd wallet avoid buying toys, find better deals from the tenth to the 17th. in the market for jewelry, bl ing, best deals are offered between december 8th and christmas. also hold off than buying gift card because retailers typically make them cheaper two weeks before christmas. and for your complete holiday shopping guide just head over to our web site at

cbs philly.com, find out when your local malls and stores will be opened today and which won are staying closed this holiday. for the first time in two years, people will be allowed back inside of love park. >> starting to day the park is opened and christmas village has return. "eyewitness news" was there as crews added finishing touches friday afternoon. love park is still under construction which began a year and a half ago. we caught up with the head of the parks and recreation and told us why the over budget project is worthwhile. >> redesign and transformation of life have love park is once in a lifetime. i don't want to it happen again in my lifetime but we have to get it right. we have to, you know, it has to match iconic status to amazing park. >> there will be a grand reopening ceremony for love park sometime in the spring. love statue will be finish being refurbished by then and new welcome center will also open. let there be light, the switch was flipped on the holiday tree at philadelphia museum of art illuminating

10,000led bulbs this years tree is 50 feet tall and 7,000-. we are coming right back.

more people shop online for the holidays than ever before. and the united states postal service delivers more of those purchases to homes than anyone else in the country. because we know, even the smallest things are sometimes the biggest.

well, making snow up there >> they are. >> let's check on weather authenticate i. >> certainly cold enough to make snow. we will see any of the tried and true stuff nature made out there but just too bright and sunny. very chill. twenty-three in the live neighborhood network. we are showing you our thanksgiving graphic, bright, sunny but chilly five at best guys. turkey's part of president trump arrived at their new home. >> they are living on the campus of virginia tech, drum stick and wish bone were brought the two place called gobbler's rest. and they will be cared for 24 hours a day, seven days a week for rest of their life. you can envies it them. >> cbs this morning is next. >> remember to join us each weekday morning on cbs-3 at 4:30 a.m. we will live you a live picture from sash's bakery, south philadelphia tradition. >> rolling out those turkies one at a time. how about a live picture from the ben franklin parkway. thanksgiving parade steps off in about an hour and a half here at cbs-3, happy

captioning funded by cbs good morning. it is thursday, november 23rd, 2017. welcome to "cbs this morning." new york city deploys 2,000 extra police officers to protect its thanksgiving day parade. helicopters and snipers are watching from above. heavy-duty trucks are blocking streets below. the longest serving member in congress is being pressured to step down. we'll hear from a former staffer who says john conyers routinely verbally abused her. plus new details about a defector who made a daring