a closer look at the security measures. >> plus, aning amizing wait for a -- an agonizing wait for a boston boy who's being tested for things like hepatitis and hiv. captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 e- mail: comments@captioncolorado.com good morning to you. it is 5:00. i'm chris mckinnon. >> i'm julie loncich in for catherine hauser. happy thanksgiving, everyone. let's get to danielle niles with the forecast. >> good morning. it is a chilly start but not as cold as the past couple of mornings. just a bit of a wind out there adding an additional chill to the air. so the real feel is 35 in the city. 25 when you come back up to nashua. actual temperatures in the 30s

a lot of it has to do with the cloud cover. it's moved in. where it's broken apart, that's where it's cooled off. the clouds may be stubborn but i do think we'll see peeks of sunshine from time to time. it will be dry. temperatures come into the area with an above average day. running in the middle to upper 50s across the southeast part of the state as well. we'll take you through the holiday weekend. black friday, of course, tomorrow. so a lot of shoppers will be heading out. i'll have that forecast for new a couple of minutes. boston. area bar. one person killed, three others hurt. >> nicole jacobs is live outside who's on first with the latest. nicole? >> reporter: julie, i want to make one clarification. the chief has confirmed that three people total were shot. one of those three has died. the other two, we're told, have nonlife-threatening injuries.

we're live right here at the corner of yawkey way and vanness streets. you can see an active scene here. i want to get you right to some video of who's on first. right out in front is where police say they found the victim when they arrived. officers patrolling the area actually heard the gunshots and responded to the area where they saw hundreds of people running from the scene. here's the chief describing just the chaos. let's listen. >> we couldn't tell. it was a chaotic scene. several hundred people fleeing, and you couldn't pick out who was whom. what was good is that we'll be gleaning video footage from the cameras and day cameras as well to see if anybody was out. >> reporter: so they are really depending on the surveillance video this morning. they hope to get some kind of

answers. we know there were private functions here at who's on first. it's unclear if everyone involved in the shooting was at that function. that's under investigation, but again a terrible situation here on thanksgiving. one person has died from injuries. we know he is a male in his late 20s and two others taken to the hospital with nonlife- threatening injuries. we're live in boston, nicole jacobs, wbz this morning. >> just awful. america is on alert. the fbi warning is to police to be vigilant as millions of people travel and shop this thanksgiving holiday weekend. the concern, copy cat-like attacks like we saw in paris. there is no credible threat in the u.s. >> president obama wants people to know his administration is prepared. we'll take a closer look now at the stepped up security. >> i'm not concerned at all. there's been hype i've heard on

the radio, but other than that, it's business as usual. some i don't feel alarmed whatsoever. they are very strict and reassuring that they have everything under control. >> passenger as logan wait in longer lines and stricter security, but many say fear won't stop them from debting where they need to go. will you shop on friday, too? >> yes, i will, actually. moving on. life goes on. >> reporter: which was echoed at the wrentham outlets early in the day. >> some can happen, you can't stop it. >> reporter: while some are anxious. >> there should be an ample amount of security on friday because there will be a lot of people here. >> reporter: most have faith in what the government is saying. >> there is no credible threat. respect to certainly massachusetts. >> i wouldn't go to new york over the holidays, put something like this, i don't think twice. >> reporter: there's also extra security in new york city for the macy's thanksgiving day parade, which happens this morning. members of a new counterterrorism unit will join

an extra 2500 police officers. last week, crews were busy putting the finishing touches on the giant balloons. demonstrators protesting the death of a chicago teenager are vowing to shut down part of the city on black friday. they hit the streets in protest again last night. on tuesday, the city released dash cam video of the incident that shows a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times. the same day that officer was charged with murdering 17-year- old la kwon mcdonald. an agonizing wait for a boston family. a 6-year-old boy stuck with a dirty needle outside his school. now he's being tested for diseases like hepatitis and hiv. his family, understandably, is angry. kate can i brace spoke -- katie brace spoke to them. >> reporter: advancing to the next level of his game is all his mom wants him to focus on. he knows something is wrong.

>> i am scared of needles, mama. >> reporter: but his mother focuses on a little more than just this. >> he's only 6 and have i to test him for -- and i have to test him for hiv, hepatitis and other diseases. >> reporter: he was picking up leaves when he was left with two needle pricks on his arm. >> our children are supposed to be safe at home as well as school. i don't feel safe bringing my child to school anymore. >> reporter: it wasn't until she raised concerns with an emt that the needle was found. she says the school need tops do a better job communicating with parents saying a voice mail did not go out until today. >> parents want to know if a child got stuck with a needle pause how do we know he is the only one? >> reporter: he's at a low risk of catching anything. >> whether it's a low risk,

high risk, there shouldn't be any type of risk. >> reporter: the family is moving to another school and city saying the risk here is too high. >> they're my painies. some are the boston health commission searched the area before the kids returned to school on wednesday and found one needle. the school system also says they will make sure to educate kids about needles to make sure this does not happen again. katie brace, wbz this morning. in case you are just waking up, today is thanksgiving. >> is it? >> so start debting the turkey ready -- start getting the turkey ready. >> the women's place is getting ready to serve a thanksgiving day feast to more than 150 women. susie steimle has a closer look at the prep. susie. >> reporter: good morning, julie and chris. happy thanksgiving to you. as you guys know, this day is all about the meal and appreciating what you have for many of us. that's why it's worth recognizing that not everybody

has a home to go to on this day or nice meal waiting for them. that's where the women's lunch place comes in. this afternoon, they will be serving lunch to 150 people via thanksgiving feast they spent all day preparing. this is a nonprofit that does this monday through saturday with the slogan dignity is everything. so rather than a regular soup kitchen, they do a restaurant style service here. they serve you at your table. there's no plastic ware here. it's real plates, real silverware. they started back in 1982 focusing on homeless women in boston. in a little bit, we'll give you a peek inside of the preparations. we'll also talk with the executive director later this morning. this is an organization that is based on donations, so if this strikes a chord with you and

thanksgiving, you can donate on womenslunchplate.org. more high schoolers hit the grid diamond. >> i like what you did there, grid diamond. that's cool. >> you can bet the stands will be packed. >> they will. st. john's prep and bc high. until this week, there hadn't been a high school game at fenway since 1927. >> it's better than even being in the lock -- there's nothing better than being in the locker room sitting next to sandoval's locker. it's an unbelievable night.

it's a lot of fun, different and exciting. >> i think it's amazing. i'm sad i'm a senior and can't do it again, but it's amazing. >> they will be back again at noontime. after you watch the local high school game and eat your first, second, third servings of turkey, join us here on wbz for nfl action. carolina panthers put their perfect 10-0 record on the line in dallas. >> a lot of people heading out today, this morning. that's one of my favorite things. wake up, have the cinnamon buns and watch a football game. coming up, the key players on the injury list and gronk's advice for surviving the thanksgiving day feast. >> we'll list ton that for sure. plus -- we'll listen to that for sure. plus, we have the most outrageous questions the butter ball hot line has ever

received. i don't know, one of them probably came from you, danielle. >> not going to lie, it probably did. we have a deck of clouds that may be stubborn. we'll take you through the hour

on this thanksgiving day, butter ball will answer about 10,000 calls. you know the phones are already ringing there. >> yeah from, my house. experts have been fielding questions since 1981. >> some morning, some of the craziest questions the hot line ever received. one man cut his turkey in half with a chain saw and he wanted to know if the oil from the chain would adversely affect his turkey. >> nah, just eat it. another caller told the hot line a guest was coming from connecticut just to baste a turkey but since butter paul's turkeys are prepasted, she wanted to know -- prebasted, she wanted to know what to do with a guest. >> a husband left the turkey in his car overnight but didn't want to tell his wife in florida and was it safe to eat?

>> the hostess wanted to know how to create a tropical turkey with a bikini look. the operator suggested putting foil in strategic spots on the turkey and let the exposed skin tan. >> tan enough under the sun. the sub of the oven. [ laughter ] >> anyway, i'm hoping that my parents have everything, you know, cooking up because immediately after the show, we'll be heading that way. >> danielle, how's the weather looking? it's going to be fantastic which is great news. our weather on thanksgiving has been a little active, right? everything. today's forecast across the nation, can you tell where the cold air is? to denver. milder temperatures through half of the nation 50s, 60s, even 70s and 80s.

we come into the 50s by later on today. that's despite clouds out there this morning. 30 in nashua, 27 in taunton. 30s concord, manchester and nashua. 40s at the coastline. and 40s on the cape and islands as well. keep in mind, our average high should be in the upper 40s. we manage to rise in the upper 50s. an above average day here. 53 in worcester. don't expect the bright blue of days. so satellite radar shows the deck of clouds that's moved in. notice what's happening here in the last couple of frames. we've getting a couple of develop. today. more clouds than sun, but we'll see peeks from time to time. as we take you through the evening and overnight no weather-related issues. sure, some clouds at times. tomorrow black friday, heading

getting similar to this morning. peeks of sunshine do break out. it will be a dry day from start to finish. this front arrives friday night into saturday morning. it loses a little bit of steam as it comes through, though, so there's not a ton of moisture with it. we'll get a couple of scattered saturday. partial clearing comes in. there may be lingering clouds along the south coast. either way, it looks like we'll shower early on saturday. if you are heading out midnight tonight, some stores are opening up. 45 deep agrees staying in the 40 -- 45 degrees staying in the 40s through tomorrow. upper 50s in boston, upper 50s in the cape and islands. a lot of communities are flirting with the 60 degree mark. are you heading north for the weekend? 50s tomorrow and much colder in

cold enough for snow-making. accuweather seven-day forecast. increasing cloud ozen tuesday. next storm comes in late tuesday into wednesday with a chance of rain tuesday into early on wednesday morning. guys, back to you. the pats are taking a pass for thanksgiving and then back to the gridiron. >> steve burton has more. >> reporter: happy thanksgiving, everyone. the celtics were hoping not to embarrass themselves. coming in, philly hadn't won pay game all season. for 45 minutes, the celtics were awful. and serious trouble handing the sixers their first win since march. the cs responded as jake crowder with the steal. back with isaiah thomas cutting the philly lead 2-1. back down

the floor again and this time evan turner leaves it for crowder. he's gonna just bury the thing. got it! 38.5 seconds left putting the celtics up 82-80. they hang on to win it. philly drops to 0-16. now to the motor city we go. to the bs and red wings no score. it. the bruins were outplayed for most of the night. with 1:44 to go, miller with the slap shot happen business second of the year and we're headed into overtime. miller lets it rip and toronto winning goal. second in the contest for him. bs still two points in detroit with the 3-2 overtime win.

listed 14 players on the injury list including danny amendola who was in the locker room but did not participate in the walk through. gronk says it's important not to overindulge. >> mental toughness right there, baby, knowing that you have that huge pie in front of you and only eating a little piece even though you want to eat the whole pie. so definitely know what your limit is because i mean anyone in this locker room can put in 30 pounds of food and come into the locker loom sluggish. you have to focus on that and not do that. >> reporter: good luck to all of the high school teams. back to you. >> there's support from gronk for us. for the third year in a

patriots to collect the toys for tots. you can collect them at the locations on your screen. the pats and members of the wbz team will be at gillette on december 6th collecting donations. >> something tells me gronk eats the entire pie and not a piece, right? still ahead, homeland security if you are home. >> a closer look at the security measures taking effect and one of the busiest outlet malls in the state. >> what are you thankful for today? this is jon keller with something important to add to

it is 5:24 on thanksgiving morning. today, many will reflect on the people and things they are most thankful for. >> this morning, our jon keller explains why the things you often forget about are the ones that are most important. >> reporter: happy thanksgiving, everyone. what are we thankful for today? i could run down a long list of people. many of them are coming over for dinner and football later. i feel lucky to have great professional colleagues and i am definitely thankful for them and all they do. then there are the people i don't even know who make us safe and help us thrive. this thanksgiving seems like an especially good time to be thankful for 45 little words that appear in a 224-year-old document called the bill of

"congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there of or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press or the right of the people peacefully to assemble or to petition the government for a redress of grievances." this first amendment to the constitution is a major part of what makes us a unique country. strip it away and we're england or france or another democracy that whatever its merit likes to give bureaucrats the power to suppress speech. don't ever forget how crucial the first amendment is to keeping power in check whether it's political power, police power, prosecutorial power. and whether or not awe prove of the message behind a peace half protest, remember the crucial

role protesters played in building and improving our country. right now, as always, there are some who want to modify or scrap the first amendment. i'm very thankful that so many others are saying no way. exercise your free speech with me at keller@wbztv.com or via twitter @keller at large. have a happy thanksgiving. a deadly shooting at a fenway bar. we'll have the latest on the investigation. >> and saving endangered sea turtles. so many are washing up on the beaches of cape cod. danielle? >> temperatures will be above where they've been around 40 this morning. a lot of clouds. cool and quiet as we head through the evening hours. we'll take you through black friday and the upcoming weekend

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breaking news right nowp -- right now at 5:30. a shooting that leaves one dead and two others in the hospital. >> and preventing a copy cat terror attack in the united states. >> endangered turtles washing up on shore and what rescuers have to do to save them. good morning, welcome back. happy turkey day. i'm julie loncich. >> i'm chris mckinnon. if you forgot it's thanksgiving, then it's

>> no one's forgetting it's thanksgiving. the winds are out of the south and it's a little chill to the air. the real-feel is 35 in the city right now. same in lawrence. 25 in nashua. actual temperatures, yes, mildest at the coast back down to the cape where we're in the mid-40s right now. a couple of 20s on the map. fitchburg right now. that developed. we do have some breaks that have developed in it, too, so i do think that we get partial it will be dry. just at times the clouds will win out. 50s by the late day with partial sunshine here and

we'll talk about the weekend in a few. chris? deadly violence near fenway park. one person killed, two others shot at the who's on first bar. it is being described as pure chaos by police. party goers running as police who happened to be patrolling the area tried to get inside. there they found one person dead from a gunshot wound and two others shot and at the hospital. we have a crew on the scene. you can't miss the extra security. at logan airport, state troopers are carrying long guns ready for active shooter scenarios. they will also have more patrols at shopping malls and other potential soft targets. there's no specific terror threat right now, but americans are being warned to be vigilant. an elderly woman involved

license suspended but so far, she isn't facing any charges. the 88-year-old lost control of her car and crashed into three people killing ken mcdonald. veteran. mcdonald's son says this is a wake-up call that the state should set up road test drivers. learning to live is already frightening, but imagine how frightening it would be if someone threatened you with a gun. three students were in a car with an instructor when a man knocked on the window. it was terrifying. >> he was very clear if the student hit his car he would shoot us. >> reporter: the instructor says when she realized the die actually had a -- the guy actually had a gun, they drove away and called police. he was charged with criminal

threatening. a special rescue mission. by the cold. crews saved more than 60 of them so far and for the creatures being found there is death. that means treatment at the sea turtle hospital. >> every november and december, we have what's called the sea turtle stranding season. >> reporter: the water is just too cold for them. they are lethargic and drift. when winds blow, waves push them onto land. hundreds of volunteers search for the turtles and they are brought here. >> we're in the new england acare yum sea turtle -- aquarium sea turtle hospital. >> reporter: volunteers examine the patients, draw blood, take x-rays and treat cases of pneumonia.

is to rewarm them. they get rewarmed five degrees a day. >> reporter: most are camp riddley turtles. >> this is the most endangered sea turtle of the year. >> reporter: the turtles are trapped in the u of cape cod bay unable to migrate south. >> in some cases it is a deadly bucket. >> reporter: that makes this work important that the mass audubon does. >> we've played a crucial role in the slow recovery of the sea turtle. >> amazing work there, but the clock is tickingtonp then are not rescued by january, the cold will likely kill them money next year, the turtles will ride the gulfstream back to new england. up next, a newton mother is giving back. >> how she's using her business

nearly took her life. >> it's an organization that will give more than 150 homeless women a thanksgiving feast today, but they are doing it in a different way than a traditional soup kitchen style coming up on wbz news this morning. good morning, everybody. checking in with our weather watchers appreciative as always with your report. 33 degrees says don in pembroke. denise in plymouth sent us this beautiful home made turkey. denise, i called dibs on this so i'm taking it home.

welcome back. a newton mother has a lot to be thankful for this year. her little boy is thriving, she launched a new business and she's cancer free. >> she's using her new business to try to help beat the disease that nearly took her life. >> reporter: sally is a mom on a mission. she knows the demands of having a 2-year-old and balancing that with a business. >> this is one of our small little bee bracelet. >> reporter: the inspirational line all about being positive. >> we love the idea of using the bee as our symbol. so we love the play on words

with just bees. >> reporter: she never realized how much she'd need that very message two years ago. >> i couldn't comprehend how this most amazing, special time in our lives had suddenly turned into a nightmare. >> reporter: seven months pregnant with sam, she was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and given two years to live. >> we never thought it would be cancer. i don't have a family history of that. i was only 31 years old. >> reporter: she delivered her healthy baby boy and a week later began several rounds of chemotherapy at mass general. strongest supporter. >> what was important to us was as normal a family life as possible. >> reporter: after surviving the fight of her life, sally can now say -- >> i am cancer free, yes. i am fortunate and happy. >> reporter: her focus is on family and a new beginning with her business.

will be donated to cancer research at mass general. >> reporter: why did you feel it was important to give back to the doctors and hospital that took care of you? >> one in three women and one in two men will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. so if there is a tiny way i can help that no one has to hear that, i want to be a part of that. >> reporter: for sally, she's just happy to be. >> what a great story. coming up, a check of the holiday forecast and a look at the day's top stories. >> plus, a thanksgiving day warning. the neighborhoods in boston most prone to kitchen fires. >> a fatal shooting in the fenway area. what police are using to help

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the president and first family serving up meals to homeless veterans in washington d.c. last night. the president also served up pardon. >> does that happen every year? >> happens every year. >> the pardoned national turkey and backup yesterday during a special ceremony in the rose garden, honest and abe will spend the rest of their days in a farm in virginia.

the school children named them. >> you know we've had literally everything during thanksgiving. you know, the warmth, the cold, the snow, the rain, you dies. which one of these would you not like to have for thanksgiving extreme? i was tied between coldest and the wettest. a little bit of snow on thanksgiving looks pretty. 71 degrees, sure, i'll take that, right? no extremes. we're coming into the 50s. today. fantastic here. 30 in nashua. most of us are running in the 30s right now. there's a deck of clouds that we will stay dry. what an opportunity for the high schoolers, right? look at this. fenway football 9:00 a.m. 43 degrees with needham taking on wellesley. boston latin at noontime will be up to about 52 degrees. high temperatures today come into the middle to upper 50s. keep in mind this time of the

so an above average day today. satellite and radar shows the deck of clouds that's moved in. don't expect the bright blue skies like we had out there yesterday. the clouds will win out at times today, but there will be peeks of sun sign that come out. -- sunshine that come out. late in the day, we do get more sunshine, increasing sunshine through the day today. through the evening and night, though, the clouds fill back in. dry and mild. temperatures come up around 60 tomorrow. then there's a cold front. this marks the leading edge of cold that comes out. it gets ushered in by a couple of rain showers. notice there's not a ton of moisture with it. i'm not anticipating a steady other heavy rain light that. high pressure builds in, drier air comes in and the cooler air will filter in through the course of the weekend.

the 40s overnight tonight. mainly cloudy. some of the coldest suburbs may dip. we should be around 0 tomorrow afternoon with once again -- around 60 tomorrow afternoon with once again a little shower. after early morning shower on sunday, we'll be around 50 falling into the 40s during the afternoon. brighter on sunday, put we stay on the cooler side with highs topping out in the upper 40s. next week a little chillier. increasing clouds on tuesday. chance of some rain by tuesday evening and night especially into early on wednesday. that's the next disturbance that comes in around 40 to 50. julie, back to you. >> thank you very much, danielle. breaking news right now out of boston. let me tell you about a deadly shooting at a fenway area bar.

>> nicole jacobs is live outside at who's on first. >> reporter: good morning. still an active scene here. you can see the police officers here as the morning picks up. of course you see more activity and they are not letting anyone down this stretch of yawkey way. i want to get you closer to the who's on first area there where police say they found one man dead. it happened around 2:00 this morning. we're told officers were patrolling this area when they heard gunshots. went closer to investigate and saw hundreds of people running from the scene. at this hour, police have no idea who the suspects might be. they are searching a surveillance video. they are making a plea to the public as well. we know there was a private function going on at that bar at the time. it's unclear if the people who were involved were actually involved in that private

function, but nonetheless, this is an ongoing investigation. they are trying to determine who shot and killed this late 20s male and who shot those other two individuals as well. still an ongoing investigation. we'll continue to keep you posted. >> nicole, thank you very much for the update. three people are accused of shoplifting then reselling them to boston area stores. the charges are the first under retail crime. the man camping out trying to save his water park is giving up on the fight. kevin dumont chained himself to the top of the liquid planet trying to find a buyer but he's out of time. the bank plans to auction the property next week, and his

doctor believes he is developing pneumonia. he spent 17 days camped out on the slide. the makers of the movie "spotlight" are refusing to cut out a scene that a boston man claims ruined his reputation. jack dunn is the long time spokesman for boston college saying he tried to interfere with the "boston globe" investigation with the cover-up of the abusive priests. his lawyer is threatening to sue the movie-makers if they do not delete the scene but they letter. they say "courts recognized producers may compress events as they see fit as long as the events themselves are true." several events are planned across the baystate to help those in need celebrate thanksgiving. >> it's always so nice to see people coming out. this year at the women's lunch place in boston, they are

getting ready to serve a thanksgiving day feast. susie steimle is live with more. susie? >> reporter: good morning, julie. we're live inside of the church where they are getting ready for a huge feast for more than 150 women who will be here today. i want to talk to chef sherry who's been doing a lot of work right? >> i'm excited about it. >> reporter: what went into making today happen? >> we've been cutting up potatoes, and we have 27 turkeys we are going to cook. we've been making stuffing and getting things spiffied up. >> reporter: this isn't just a traditional place. they do a lot for the women. >> right. it is a daytime service for women. they can come take a nap, have a hot meal, have coffee, hang out during the day and we have advocates that work with them to find jobs, housing, and all kinds of things.

>> reporter: . thank you so much. we'll have more coming up. for now, i'm live inside of the church of the covenant. susie steimle, wbz news this morning. >> you are over by the warm oven. good for you. thank you very much. nationwide, thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for firefighters. a lot of them come perfect homes with cooking -- come from homes with cooking fires. we found the spot where's people set the most fires. between 2010 and 2016, roxbury fires. 26 on average when they expected just under 15, all right? kitchen fires are also a problem in hyde park. take a look at this. 17 actual fires, 9.1 expected. that's the number two slot. firefighters are responding to a lot of fires in this one.

firefighters say keep an eye on what's cooking. many area restaurants are also open for the holidays so stay safe out from. julie? high praises for the baystate. a financial news web site 24/7 wall street ranks massachusetts as the best state to live in, in the entire country. what makes our state so great? a high number of wealthy residents, long life expectancy, a large number of college graduates, and our students' strong scores on standardized tests. connecticut placed number 2 and new hampshire was number 3. no surprise there at all. still to come, the inevitable thanksgiving food coma. how much people will eat today and the biological reason why

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good morning. did you hear it's thanksgiving? >> it is. >> a lot of us will overindulge during the meal and end up in a food coma. >> no. >> the average american will consume 4500 calories today. psychologists say your mind set before dinner can affect how much you eat and family stress may make you eat and drink more. food increases the levels of feel-good hormones in your brain making you feel tired and less mindful of what you are

shoveling in your mouth. yes? >> we don't have family drama, but we definitely like to eat. food. can't stop, right? >> my family's watching probably, and we do have a little bit of family drama. news this morning. your top stories are straight