>> on the way to grandma's house. many on the move, even if they have to work today. protecting the new and very large first family. ahead of the annual macy's thanksgiving day parade and the commander-in-chief parting words for pardoned turkeys, tator and tot. >> we are thankful this is my final presidential turkey pardon. what i haven't told them yet is we are going to do this every year from now on. no cameras, just us, every year, no way i'm cutting this habit

cold turkey. zblth "early today" starts right now. great day being with you this morning. happy thanksgiving. i'm frances rivera. ayman is off today. if you are getting recalled to hit the road, you are in good company. 50 million people are on the move, hoping to join family and friends for a feast. nbc's tom byrum costello starts us off. >> reporter: the thanksgiving crush. it started on the west coast tuesday night, nearly 49 million of us traveling this gobble day. the vast majority are driving. meanwhile, a potential record breaker in the air which 2.6 million people are expected to be under tsa. tsa is avoiding a repeat, they

are adding new dog teams and thousands of screeners, opening this new airport command center to track real time every tsa checkpoint at the 30 busiest airports. >> down here, tell me how many lanes they've opened. >> reporter: a power outage in louisville that slowed things down an hour. >> it's the largest day of the weekend. that's when everybody comes home. so just give yourself time. >> as always, the biggest variable weather. snow in indianapolis, while in l.a., comfort dogs to ease the stress. >> to make sure the weather cooperates, i will check in with meteorologist bonnie schneider. good morning, happy thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving, frances. we really do have pretty good weather. you have a wintry mix. rain for cleveland and a little bit of snow as you head towards syracuse. watch out for that overcast

skies in the new york area. generally speaking, temperatures are comfortable. we run the risk of a couple spotty showers in washington a. little bit of wet weather toward seattle. cooler in the 40 and windy conditions but mild across california. frances. >> all right. good to see you. hopefully, no troubles out there. thank you very much. we take a turn for the latest on that hor risk school bus crash in chattanooga, tennessee. authorities say a sixth child died from injuries sustained in the crash. five children remain hospitalize. the driver 24-year-old jonathan walker faces several counts of vehicular homicide. investigators have announced the toxicology report show nos signs of drug or alcohol in his system. however, walker was not driving the approved route. >> in the course of looking at the history of how many roads, we ascertained that road was not on the designated route for that school bus.

we are exploring is a, has he done it before, b, if so why? >> witnesses tell walker was driving well above the speed limit. the local school board confirmed they have received some complaintsened several relatives say he was a known problem. >> it was about him slamming on brakes on purpose. makeing all the kids hit their head. >> he was acting like a fool. >> it's tragic given those warning signs. nbc news has learned that president-elect donald trump has intended two intelligence briefings since winning the election earlier this month. it's a much lower number than his predecessors and lower than the vice president-elect mike pence, who has received a briefing nearly every day. however, a senior intelligence official cautions it's too early to know what this significance really is, given that trump is in the middle of his transition

process. >> that as democrats elijah cumminings call to look into trump's potential conflict of interests, including alleged meetings with business partners during the transition t. news comes as the president-elect attends his thanksgiving holiday at his mira lago resort. it includes filling out the rest of his cabinet. he selected two public women for the administration. nbc's kristen walker has more. >> reporter: president-elect trump with a thanksgiving message for the nation. >> it's my prayer that on this thanksgiving, we begin to heal our division and move forward as one country. >> reporter: it comes as he's trying to diversify his cabinet, tapping two women, including 44-year-old south carolina governor nikki haley to serve as ambassador to the u.n.. haley, whose parents emigrated from india is a rising star in the party. she was sharply critical of

trump during the primary. >> i will not stop until we fight a man that chooses not to disavow the kkk. >> reporter: but taking a more measured turn after meeting with the president-elect last week. >> i did vote for him. and i was absolutely thrilled to see him win. >> reporter: haley earned national praise for leading the call to take down the confederate flag in south carolina in the wake of the church massacre. while she opposed trump's muslim ban, she speertd block on new syrian refugees in her state, something trump also supported. governor haley made eight international trips but lacks foreign policy experience. >> she will have to learn to navigate this role, it is a round of balance she doesn't have directly in her portfolio. >> reporter: if confirmed, she could strengthen her hand t. move elevating south carolina governor an early trump governor, giving trump a

political edge in a key southern state a. transition official disputing that was a part of the decision. mr. trump's second female pick. betty dehaves for secretary of education. she wants to expand school voucher program t. prove was made by jeb bush and decried by the nation's largest. this morning, security in new york city is in a heightened state ahead of today's 90th macy's thanksgiving day parade. this follows an al qaeda publication suggesting the parade would be quote an excellent target. officials stress there are no credible threats. jay gray is live along the route. security must be in everyone's mind, certainly the fun and balloons behind you. >> reporter: yeah. no, you are absolutely right, fran sechlts happy thanksgiving. good morning to you. a multi-level approach herer.

and federal aids are quick to point out they see these types of vague threats every year before this parade. so not concerned. they are paying attention. not concerned it will cause problems today. you have a joint terrific task force as well as an army of local police. 3,000 doing their work. this is why you see the floats the balloons behind me, they are lined up. they were inflated late yesterday. they are ready to fet out here and get rolling. we'll have floats, marching bands, a lot of star, stage, screen. also a lot of popular singers that will be a part of this parade. it always invites them back. more than 3 million people expected to line the three-mile parade. even early this morning, you can see a few people already out trying to get the best spot to see this whole thing unfold. >> that is the latest slide

here. we estimate for this parade. >> thank you where are you standing you get a good view. thank you and happy thanksgiving to you. just ahead, it will cost $7 million over thanksgiving for secret service agents. it will blow you away. bonnie snider is back with a quick look at your thanksgiving day, how are we looking? >> maybe seattle, possible pittsburgh, both weather related. overall, though, it looks like a great day for travel. that's a look at the big weather picture story. let's take now a closer look at the day ahead. we got temperatures that are much colder and fall into the 30s. 35 degrees in minneapolis. you head to the northeast, a little milder, in the 50s in philadelphia and new york and into boston. so the weather is looking good across the country for this city's thanksgiving.

>> thank you very much. just ahead, scary for one man, what looks like fireworks going off inside a man's pants. it was anything but. new details on the exploding ecigarettes. the first thanksgiving advice from stephen colbert. >> six picks. great few things to tuque about by changing up tradition. for instance, this year, deep fried turkey. you can't talk about politics when you are busy battling the garage fire. definitely prepare a vegan option for your niece coming home from college that way everyone can gapping up on her. be vague. remember, these are your relatives. try not to see them as potential opponents but rather poeshlg kidney donors. rather poeshlg kidney donors. per roll more "doing chores for dad" per roll

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exploded in a man's pocket. he was working behind the counter when it happened. one of his co-workers says it actually looked like fireworks. there were projectiles. you could smell fuchls amazingly his injuries were minor, just leg and hand burns. leading the news on this thanksgiving, president obama offers thanksgiving feasts to veterans. he will have a smile. and offering up some traditional thanksgiving food. but not before unleashing his final barrage of bad jokes at his final turkey party for the birds tator and tot. >> we are tankful this is my final presidential pardon, what i haven't told them is we will do this every year from now on. no cameras, just us, every year, no way i'm cutting this habit cold turkey.

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tell us about the american divide. >> tanks, frances. there are a lot of deals to be had around here. it's a massive global destination for shoppers from all over the world come here. and this weekend is special. now, of course, just five months ago, britain voted to leave the european union. >> that sent a body blow to the economy. now the british pound is down 16%. that's not so great for the british economy. it's very good oif you are an american here trying to find a deal. the shock pattern hasn't really opened yet. a lot of truckss are developing off lots of goods for people to buy. they're expecting a huge weekend in sales. of course, this is thanksgiving, which is not a big holiday here in britain. but one of the elements of our celebration in america that's washed up on the british shores. here is a plaque friday consumerism that comes ahead of christmas. that's what a lot of britains here are expecting huge sales. american business is up 8% since

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right now on "nbc 10 news today" -- turkey time, it's thanksgiving morning and we're live in the institution, helping everybody get everything done on the big day. after all that feasting, thousands in the area will hit the stores for sales on early shopping. we'll tell you what's open today and tomorrow. and cracking down. hear where one state police are adding more than 100 officers to the streets. >> announcer: "nbc10 news" starts now. just about 4:30. good morning, happy thanksgiving. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm rosemary connors. not a bad morning out there for thanksgiving. >> if you need to run to the store for last minute things or

getting on the road to wherever you're going to celebrate. >> chris tal has the forecast. >> we're looking at conditions that will be continuing with some spotty showers moving in. we'll check that coming in just a moment. friday week looking at mostly dry shopping, and winds will pick up again, but good news is it's not as cold outside. so it's not as rough on on us for weekend. 41 in philadelphia. mt. pocono at 36. this is what it feels like outside. it does feel chilly out there. but get news, some areas actually feel above freezing. 31, allentown. when we drop farther south, wilmington at 31 degrees. vineland at 34. atlantic city at 38.

it's cool but not as cold as we dealt with in the past week. radar and satellite, this is what i was talking about. we do see, right now, we've got spotty activity in the northeast. this is just going to clip our viewing area. lehigh valley may see some spotty rain, maybe wintry mix as well. we'll continue to track this out and time out your forecast for thanksgiving in a few minutes. for now, let's go to traffic with francesca ruscio. >> thank you. happy thanksgiving. we're doing pretty good, the exit for 611, eastbound, westbound traffic doing okay. very light at this time of morning. watching an accident in norristown that was about an hour ago and still hasn't cleared specifically. harding boulevard