add fresh cranberries as your garnish. do not eat the garnish. cheers. your garnish. do not eat the garnish. cheers. "first look" is up next. good wednesday morning. right now on "first look" time to hit the road. millions will faes mother nature head on in order to get to that thanksgiving dinner on time. many stores will be open before the pie is even cold, but will americans shop on this day of thanks? plus, boxing great pack man's bank accounts are frozen before he can help typhoon victims at home. a hero cop and a dramatic rescue caught on tape. the u.s. sends a mighty message to china using massive b-52s. >> good morning, everyone. i'm betty -- >> three girls claiming they were held prison in tucson, arizona, and the mother and stepfather of a 12, 13, and 17-year-old sisters have been

arrested. they're facing charges of kidnapping along with emotional and physical abuse. the stepfather is also accused of one count of sexual abuse. officials say the girls were found malnourished and dirty, and listen to this, they even told officers they hadn't taken a bath in up to six months and that they were imprisoned in their home for possibly the past two years. the two younger girls were able to escape tuesday. police found the third locked inside the home. let's get to you that travel nightmare that we have been telling you about all week. well, it's now turning into a reality. today is the busiest travel day of the year and that monster thanksgiving storm is threatening so many plans. watches and warnings, they are posted in at least 20 states up and down the east coast. for the latest nbc meteorologist bill karens is here with a look at all of that. >> good morning to you. usually you want to wake up early and get on the roads and beat the traffic and the rush hour. this sent one of those times. the later you can drive today, the better off you'll be, and

the storm will be exiting. right now the worst of it, new york city to connecticut, it is windy and pouring rain in southern new england. all the way to massachusetts and boston. even down there in west virginia where you still have light snow, and now washington d.c. is cooler at 40 degrees with just light rain. we watched it, and got snow as far south here as georgia. atlanta, your airport problems maybe a little here in the morning, and then the storm is gone for much of the day. then also heavier rain many south florida and possible delays. as far as the airports go today, the d.c. airport just about the next couple of hours, new york city and boston, throughout the afternoon and the evening, significant delays. especially this morning, but the good news is as we go through about 5:00 p.m., all the worst of the wind and rain is gun. even in the boston area. new york will clear up by about 10:00 a.m. when i say clear, i don't mean, like, sunny, but the worst of the wind will be gone.

>> silver lining there. thank you, bill. do appreciate that. many the storm has many wonder if anything they will make it in home many time for thanksgiving. some by car and others by train. most will take to the air. nbc's tom kos elo is right there with him. at the world's busiest airport in atlanta, a cold driving rein made for a miserable day on the ramp inside a rush of activity and just a handful of delays and cancellations. >> i'm going to three atlanta to pittsburgh. sflirchlg as the rain picked up, mine was among the delays. >> dow apologize for this delay, and i will hope to get you out of here as soon as possible. >> total delay, about 90 minutes. now headed for pittsburgh. >> reporter: rain in atlanta for a winter landscape on approach into pittsburgh.

further north in michigan a sheet of ice led to a multi-vehicle accident near flint closing i-75 for several hours. near white hall a dashboard cam caught this truck jackknifed in a already stocked car. near roanoke, virginia, drivers were met with ice a quarter inch thick. while on long island in new york, trooper frank bemdario has seen this before. a holiday rush and treacherous roads. >> it's just going to be twice as congested, i would assume, and then factor in the weather and the flooding. it's probably going to create a lot of traffic and very slow going. >> we want to thank our tom costello for that report. when you finally get to your destination after you have had all that turkey, then comes, of course, the shopping. some stores taking the unprecedented step to open thanksgiving night, but many americans aren't taking the bait. tracie potts aren't taking that for us. she's live in washington.

just how are businesses trying to get people into their stores thanksgiving evening? >> well, betty, they're opening, and they're opening earlier than they even did last year. even though just over half of americans say in this latest survey that, yes, they'll get out at some point this weekend and shop, more people than last year plan to stay home. >> reporter: despite the campers and they started last week, fewer americans plan to shop this weekend compared to last year. >> i don't shop on thanksgiving. i dedicate that to family. >> reporter: many large retailers plan to open on thanksgiving day. macy's, target, and sears, along with wal-mart, as early as 8:00 p.m. trying to get a jump on this yoer's shopping season. it's one week shorter this year. >> you're not going to get the intensity you have on black friday, so they actually might be diluting themselves more by creating this. >> reporter: in a new deloitte survey half say they'll shop on-line. only one in eight plan to hit the stores on thanksgiving day.

that's down 10% from last year. on black friday six in ten say they'll avoid crowded stores. that's up from last year. the lack of interest may be linked consumer confidence which just hit a seven-month low, but retailers are counting on super shoppers like tracy phillips to boost their bottom line. >> i will be spending about $3,000 and saving about $2,500. >> reporter: like many consumers she's starting this weekend. >> betty, the survey says a lot of consumers are doing their homework now on-line before they go to the stores or even with mobile devices while they're in the stores, so oftentimes a customer will be walking in and see an item they like, look it up on their phones, see that it's cheaper somewhere else, and walk right out. >> i am so guilty of that. i just did that the other day, in fact, shopping for a television. i do some homework on-line.

are you planning to go shopping thanksgiving night? >> i don't think i'm going to hit the stores at all this weekend. i may do some things on-line. probably not on thanksgiving day, though. i just, you know, the rush, i just try to avoid it. >> can't we just enjoy thanksgiving? >> give me a break. >> i'm with you on that. i'll probably be shopping on-line too. don't tell anybody. thank you, tracie. now the latest in sports from my friend richard lui, who i will be shopping for as well. >> ba humbug to the two of you. you do not want to get out and shop. why not? >> i just don't want to get out. >> i love that it's a good time, get to meet some people. >> peck me up something while you're out. >> i will buy you sfw and bring it to you next week. a bittersweet victory in sports. the newtown high school football team finishing their season 12-0. the head coach said they were hungry to give the people of sandy hook something to be proud of. following a tough year. congrat layings.

a special lakers kobe bryant returning to a hard court after a few more hard practices. they need koeb where i. l.a. lost to washington 116-11. john walsh showing washington's dominance. hello. we do a 360 and slam that one. >> bufrl. >> that is gorgeous. >> in college hoops, a balancings of the undefeated and the challenge. it's tougher to play in cancun. the number ten ranked wisconsin winning over st. louis. 63-57. they play west virginia tonight for the championship, and the good weather there. pummelling my unranked california golden bears. 92-8g 1. lebron james will have his turkey and fixings at his home in akron.

what are we showing there? >> a cartwheel. >> dwyane wade did two of them. >> he is a gymnast. who knew? >> colts owner not so happy after two blow-outs in a row. he took to twitter and got his players' attention. he wants to try to find a way to win the division title. he tweeted this right here. get our heads out of our butts. wake up. >> say what you mean, jim. >> he ain't happy. >> the cleveland browns vee wra twitter saying they signed alex tanny as their new q.b. you know what, alex, well, he is a youtube trick shot sensation. >> oh, that guy? >> yes. this is the guy. >> how can you forget that? >> no. it might also have to do with his touchdown passes. 157. he was undrafted in 2012, though. here's some real news for you. this is the real story for the day. michigan wolverines take on the bitter rival, ohio state saturday. a radio dj in detroit

instagramed what looks like a michigan fan account. it features brutus buckeye smashing a wolverine. two words here. go blue. check out this cool moment from the arsinio shawl show by bringing out his childhood hero. he is so happy to see him. the reason why he looks up to bo is because bo didn't let his prosthetic hip slow them down, certainly. >> what a great moment. thank you, richard. have a wonderful thanksgiving if i don't see you. >> you too. $15 an hour minimum. that is the law. we'll tell you where. gitmo treeing to turn detainees into double-agent spies working for the u.s.

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transgender students using bathrooms that align with their gender identity. it's a bill california's governor recently signed, but krex reports she said, "i just want to emphasize not in this district. not until the plumbing's changed. there would have to be castration in order to pass something like that around here." illinois republican gub nat or wral candidate bruce roundner's new campaign ad shows him wearing a watch he says cost him just $18, saying -- but the "chicago tribune" reports he owns nine homes. several of them worth mill wronz. sdmrimpl the race for ten k kentucky senator calls out incumbent mitchell on claims of fair panel. a mcconnell spokeswoman said as the father of three daughters, it's something he has worked to achieve his entire career, but he twice voted against the lily ledbetter and paycheck fairness act. lily ledbetter is endorsing the

republican. the white house wants you to sdud if carmel or popcorn should be the national thanksgiving turkey, but your vote might depend on your favorite pop star. the music was played for the turkeys, popcorn preferred beyonce, and apparently carmel is one of lady gaga's little mobsters, but tweets from lawmakers like texas senator john cornyn is suggesting the turkey vote is just another distraction from obama care. finally, did you know tales of spare turkeys stretch all the way back to the lincoln days? yep. in 1963 j.f.k. sent his live turkey back saying, folks, we'll just let this one grow, but president george w.h. bush was the first president to officially pardon a turkey, and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. aaron black from the washington post reports us. >> fwm. >> i wanted to get back to the race for illinois governor because there's a new tv ad

showing off his modest $18 watch saying his success has never changed hem. i want to ask you, will this tactic work even though hez real estate portfolio shows he has nine homes, including a $10 million penthouse in new york? >> i think everybody wants to be avoid being the next mitt romney these days. if anything in recent years, elections have shown that a candidate's wealth can become an issue. wealth where i candidates, wrovl, john kerry. there was a story about all of john mccain's houses. he wasn't sure how many he had. to the extent this becomes a problem is to the extent that the candidate can't really relate to normal people. >> is that campaign ad a little hip critical if you are going to sit there and say i'm very throughingal and look at my watch, it didn't cost anything, and yet your life reflects something very different. >> then there's a story about how he paid $53 million in 2012 that also came up this week. you know, i don't think anybody is going to have any illusions

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first buzz. i've got richard and bill here. you have interesting things, holiday-related too. i want to start with this. last week we showed you the guy who made the half court shot and won $20,000. well, this one in particular, though, this guy cameron rodriguez, right there, right? worth $20,000. the only problem is he may have to give that money back. here's why. because he is a student athlete, and that might disqualify him because he used his athletic abilities to win that. he is trying to figure out a way to stay eligible to play basketball for the school. >> because he has the money, right? >> exactly. he goes to southwestern college,

so -- >> high five for the shot. >> hey, big deal. thanksgiving is tomorrow, and that rain better -- >> every morning you make the food and do your errands around the house. you have the macy's parade on in the background, and you want to see snoopy. >> snoopy not going to get up in the air. >> only once has there not been the snoopy because of weather. the wind gusts can't be over 34 miles an hour. right now the forecasted winds are supposed to be 35, 40-mile-per-hour gusts. of course, there's the incident back in the late 1990 oz where they got the wind from the playing pole. >> they still have the floats. >> those are big -- >> let's talk discounts because that's a big question too for a lot of people. how low should we go? >> what percentage are you getting a deal? >> buy one get one free. >> 60%. >> okay. so jc penney's did a study ae

year ago, and they found out the majority thought 60%. >> i win. bargain shopper. >> they wound up losing money at -- thanks for watching. >> president obama, just can't catch a break right now. he gave a major immigration speech yesterday in san francisco. it didn't go well. he ended up people -- the heckler just kept yelling and going on with the criticism, and it seemed to get more and more specific. take a look. >> kaft teara at my workplace doesn't have any dessert options. banana pudding every day for the last two weeks. please fix that. >> okay. >> and no morbanana pudding. no morbanana pudding in my cafeteria. no morbanana pudding.

>> dessert isn't the only problem facing the president's health care plan. now it has another date in court wlsh here's the question for you. how did the nsa trying to turn -- by revealing their on-line porn habits. i'll give it straight to you in five minutes. pretty much all of us know this yoga pose, but literally using your dog at yoga. that's right. it's a pre-thanksgiving edition of "way too early." >> dog lovers and their best friend. good morning. wednesday, november 27th. we have a lot of turkey-related stuff for you.