house within the last 18 hours or so says that at present we know of no credible and specific intelligence indicating a paris-like plot on the u.s. that one came out just a short time ago. so i think that's probably consistent with what the president is going to say when he finally does come through that door. >> okay, chip, we're just going to take a break right now. obviously there's a miscommunication with the white house and the two-minute warn investigation we will join the regular programming and we will come back as soon as we know the president is ready to speak. cbs news, new york. good afternoon. i'm mary calvi. >> and i'm chris wragge. it's one of the busiest travel days of the year. >> but with a worldwide travel

people at home. janelle burrell is live at laguardia airport where the travel rush is in full effect. >> reporter: well, mary, it is certainly one of the busiest travel days of the year. but to re-emphasize, so far no specific or credible threats here in the new york city area. here at laguardia airport, we have seen the lines move fairly smoothly today. passengers. and they say many are confident in the level of security. others though expressed their concern about flying. >> you would have to be crazy not to be concerned. >> reporter: he says he's aware but not fearful as he flies, deter him. >> i think people are used to having a sense of urgency around this time. so is we've gotten used to it. >> no concern at all. business as usual. >> reporter: daniel cline and his family noticing what they say is more visible security. >> more police.

saw quite a few dogs as well. i feel safe. we'll be fine. >> reporter: the same heightened security seen at other major travel will you bees across the tri-state area including penn station. before dawn, many passengers at laguardia had to wait in long lines at tsa security check points but by mid morning, most were breezing through the terminal. >> i was expecting crowds. i got my boarding pass in two seconds. >> reporter: many say they're putting their trust in law enforcement. >> i feel safe. i always feel safe. >> reporter: mostly confident they'll get to thanksgiving dinner safely. this is a cbs news special report. again, president barack obama making a statement from the white house. >> homeland security jay johnson, my fbi director, and my attorney general, loretta lynch for a regular update on our security posture post-paris and going into the holiday season. i think all of us recognize how

place in paris was and as i said yesterday, for many of us, the events that are touched a deep chord given the connection between the united states and france, the degree so which americans see in paris a way of life that's so familiar to us here in american cities. and given the shocking image, i know that americans have been asking each other whether it's safe here. whether it's safe to fly or gather. i know the families have discussed their fears about the threat of terrorism around the dinner table. many for the first time since september 11th. and it's understandable that people worry, something similar could happen here. watching the events in paris made the threat fear closer to home. so as we go into thanksgiving weekend, i want the american

every possible step to keep our homeland safe. first, we're going after isil where ever it hides. at last been our strategy for more than a year. i will speak about this in more detail in the coming weeks but let me remind the american people of what our coalition of some 56 nations is doing to destroy the these terrorists and defeat their idealogy. so far, military and our partners have conducted more than 8,000 air strikes on isil strong holds and equipment. those air strikes along with the efforts of our partners on the ground have taken out key leader, taken back territory from isil in both iraq and syria. we continue to choke off their financing and their supply lines and counterrer their recruitment and messaging. and even as america is already supporting french air strikes in syria, yesterday president francois hollande and i agreed we will step up the coordination even further and do more of that work together.

so we're stepping up the pressure on isil where it lives and we will not let up. adjusting our tactics where necessary until they are beaten. that's our first goal. second, we continue to do everything possible to prevent attacks at home and abroad and to prevent foreign terrorist fighters from entering the united states or other nations. since 9/11, we have taken extraordinary measures to strengthen our homeland security in everything from aviation security to border security to information sharing. we've improved upon these actions over time. any time there's an event, we learn something from it. and we continue to refine them. we continue to improve upon our approaches as we speak. now right now, we know of no specific and credible

intelligence indicating a plot on the homeland. and that is based on the latest information i just received in the situation room. it is similar to the information that i -- the briefing i received on saturday week. so as americans travel this weekend to be with their love one, i want them to know that security and lay professionals at every level are working overtime. they are continuing to monitor threats at home and abroad. continual evaluating our security posture. they are constantly working to protect all of us. their work has prevented attacks. their efforts have saved lives. they serve every hour of every day for sake of our security. they did so before paris and they do so now. without fanfare or credit and

without a break for the holidays. so the bottom line is this, i want the american people to know entering the holidays that the combined resources of our military, our intelligence and our homeland security agencies are on the case. they're vigilant, relentless and effective. in the event of a specific credible threat, the public will be informed. we do think it's useful for people as they're going about their business to be vigilant. if you see something suspicious, say something. that's always helpful. but otherwise, americans should go about their usual thanksgiving weekend activities, spending time with family and friends and celebrating our blessings. and while the threat of terrorism is a troubling reality of our age, we are both

we are resilient in the face of those who would try to do us harm. and that's something we can all be thankful for. happy thanksgiving, everybody. >> president barack obama from the roosevelt room at the white house making a statement that as we enter into this thanksgiving holiday weekend, his national security team is, quote, taking every possible step keep the homeland safe. and that he knows of no specific and credible threat that is indicating a plot on the homeland. there will be much more about this on your local news on this cbs station and on our 24 hour digital news network. it's available on all devices at cbsnews.com. and the latest tonight on the "cbs evening news." until then, cbs news, new york. and many people are hitting the roads today for their thanksgiving travel. here's a look from chopper 2. traffic is already heavy on the

west side highway. more than 46 million people are expected to travel more than 50- miles this holiday. according to the traffic app waze, thursday, thanksgiving day is the best time to leave. but experts expect traffic to pick up from noon until 4:00. jim smith is in chopper 2 over the big balloon inflation for tomorrow's thanksgiving day parade. jim, what's going on? >> reporter: mary, one of the traditions that takes place the day before the inflation of the balloons. we are looking at snoopy and woodstock, one of the long-time favorites. we are at 81st street and columbus avenue. and you can see many of them are layed flat on the ground and crews are getting them straightened out and various sandbags brought in and nets to hold them in place. they'll inflate them throughout the course of the day. and giant trucks filled with helium will inflate the balloon, all in preparation for tomorrow's parade.

cbs 2 news. >> thank you so much. it's a beautiful sunny day out there. will we have sun for the parade? john elliott with more on that. >> well, thank you, chris. good afternoon everybody. busy day. nice radar and satellite vortex combining both. and you can see a lot of sun and high and dry. the big story around the country will the storm in the central states. that's going to slow folks down not only into the west but the midwest for the holiday itself. wednesday travel, no problem. clouds are going to fill in overnight. we will likely see more clouds for that parade. and it will be mild but definitely clouds overhead. and snoopy, clouds and 50 as we get underway. and 53 at 10:30. midst of the parade, still comfortable, on the cool side. about 57 for lunchtime. and then even warmer into the afternoon. warmer still possibly for your friday. what about the weekend? that's coming up.

police in new jersey are offering a $10,000 reward in the hunt for a gunman who shot a mother and daughter while in their car. christine sloan is live from the scene. >> reporter: mary, the gunman is still on the loose. behind me, you can see the fence, the mother who was driving the carer to through. imagine this, she's in the car with heritage daughter and someone rapidly fires shots through windshield, striking them both. >> too close to home now. >> reporter: a neighborhood on edge when police arrive on the scene at east henry and bower street in new jersey, they find this car crashed into a utility pole. inside, a 41-year-old mother and heritage daughter shot several times. investigators say they were targeted. >> why were they targeted? >> well, that's under investigation. our detectives are look into both the mother and daughter to see if one or both of them were targeted. >> reporter: police say it

started three blocks away near their home on middlesex street as they were leaving for a sporting event tuesday evening. >> as the daughter walked to the passenger side of the car, she noticed a man approaching her and words were exchanged between them and the mother was concerned for the daughter and told her to get in the car. >> reporter: at that point, police say the man wearing a scarf around his face walked up to the front of the car and firing into the windshield as the mother sped away. she was critically injured, her daughter shot in the wrist, one of the bullets grazing her face. >> i think about my kids. and i think about myself too. because it's not even safe around here no more. >> reporter: police say this community is not in danger because the mother and daughter were targeted but right now, they won't say why they were targeted. the mother is in the hospital in critical but stable condition, expected to survive. the teenage daughter has been released from the hospital.

christine sloan, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. still much more to come here on cbs 2 news at noon. a baby found in a manger at a queens church. police now certaining for the mother.

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feeling pressured and stressed out. deliberations will continue monday. fire strikes an upper manhattan supermarketover night. the call came in this morning in harlem. dozens of additional fire trucks were called in with more than a hundred firefighters on the scene. the windows were blown out but it doesn't appear anyone was inside the store and no injuries have been reported. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. tensions remain high in illinois one day after video showing a white police officer fatality shooting a black teenager was made public. demonstrators clashed with police into the morning as they blocked intersection after intersection. chaos erupted hours after authorities released dash cam footage showing the officer shooting the 17-year-old laquan mcdonald's at least 16 times in 2014. >> boom, boom. boom, boom, boom. his body dead. >> that's ridiculous.

>> van the officer has been charged with first degree murder. does your thanksgiving dinner come with an extra helping of heart burn? from the turkey and brussel sprouts to the mashed pope benedict at a, to for millions of people who suffer from acid reflux, thanksgiving dinner can be hard to swallow. >> kind of grinding, burning pain in my chest. >> tonight on cbs 2 news at 11:00, the doctor goes under the knife for a new procedure promising a permanent fix. see how it works and if it would help. well, when we come back here at noon, john elliott has the holiday forecast. >> yeah, and we will compare this get-away to last year's

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on facebook and twitter, @cbsnewyork. now a check on the forecast for today and the holiday. let's turn it over the meteorologist john elliott. so far, so good. >> as far as travel today, we have to be thankful for this. we have some of the best weather in the country right here. and we're going to talk about a big storm flight the central plains in a second. just want to show you what the weather watchers are watching. still chilly there. 48 there on the island. 50 for the jersey shore. we still have some readings in the 40s into parts of the hudson valley. and i like this though from steve, 46 in hanover. and this comment, obviously beautiful bright sky, numbers not too bad. but john a year ago, it was snowing and i love it.

of course, steve a snow lover. so let's take a look back, a stroll down memory lane. remember thanksgiving eve last year? big area of low pressure. so just north and west, it was a real mess to get around and navigate. we had those gusty winds and accumulating snow. and those cold wind chills and in fact, on thanksgiving day last year, 38 in the city with some flurries and wind chills in the 20s. not this year. this year we're going to be flirting with 60, quiet and comfortable. very mild. and look at this live shot right now, a few clouds there, more brilliant blue than gray today. and 47 in the city. winds variable at 5 miles per hour. and relative humidity at 41%. and numbering for, the hot spot there in the hampton, 50 in edison. these numbers compared to yesterday without exception. 3 to 6 degrees warmer than we were. this is the nice radar and satellite. high pressure in control.

futurecast and look at the big storm brewing. significant snow early tomorrow morning for the rockies. and the rain starts to fall. during thanksgiving day, the concern is going to be for much of the country mixed precipitation, a line of ice and heavy rain with the potential for severe weather to the south. morning. weaken. we're going to leave the chance for a shower in the forecast on your saturday. but not today. abundant sunshine and mild. 52, very comfortable. and wait till you get a load at the black friday forecast. if you buy one forecast, we will throw in another one free. friday. and then that chance of a shower. that weakening front saturday. and it's cold front so we're cooler sunday into monday. great weather today. happy trails and safe travel to all. >> best deal i've heard all day. >> to find out the weather any

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coming up on cbs 2 news tonight givenning at 5:00, with all those offers of sales and discount, holiday shopping can be confusing and stressful. how the to form the best game plan. and 16 million people use facebook's most used word app. if you're one of them, your private information could be at risk. those stories and much more tonight on cbs 2 news beginning at 5:00. noon. for john and the entire cbs 2 news team, thank you so much for joining us, i am mary calvi. >> and i am chris wragge. see you tomorrow morning at 4:30. have a happy thanksgiving.