>> nancy: brave shoppers some have been out there for hours now trying to score that perfect deal. and if you plan on braving the busy crowd today, you might want to bring along an umbrella. cloudy and cool post-thanksgiving day. some vp some patches of rain, too. >> sarah: wren clair is tracking it all. >> reporter: we are seeing some fog still. it isn't letting up. here is the culprit. you can see some winds up to around eight miles per hour in

you can see further inland, worcester county, by and large, seeing calm winds. take a look at what we are seeing. when it comes to fog. where those winds are calm, that is where we are seeing that fog as well. worcester, currently dealing with visibility, down to under a quarter of a mile. not just fog. dense fog as well. if you are traveling out that way or you are headed west from the city, count on see thing some of. this count on the slower commute. especially when you factor in the showers as well. we definitely have reduced visibility on the roads. not nearly as dense, though, as what we have to our west. that... we are looking at some showers. we will keep that snow to our north. northern new england, seeing that snow. we will keep seeing showers, these bands of rain pushing further to our northeast. i'll let you know how much rain we can expect through the weekend coming up. >> sarah: right now, shoppers swarping stores for black friday sales.

>> nancy: and navigating some long lines out there. victoria warren is talking with those shoppers. how are things going? are they slowing down or picking back up again? >> definitely picking it back up. you have a real tough assignment braving those lines. squeezing in some holiday shopping of my own. take a live look behind me. you can see it is packed here at the shore mall right now. people come for the bargains. they say really, this is a day that's about tradition. the black friday faithful lined up, ready to shop until they drop. >> we came midnight when they opened. i wish they opened earlier. we would have been here earlier. >> we have been doing this for, like, years. we dbts want to break it. i almost broke it this year. then i said no, we can't do. that they came for the deals. >> and retailers hope they will spend generalliously. if we are a very optimistic that this could be one of the

for some shoppers, it's about more than dollars and cents. >> i was surprised there was so many children out with their parents. it is a great little thing to do together. >> parents make it a family affair. >> how was that wake-up call at 2:00 a.m.? awful. i like to go shopping. so... >> we had to get woken up twice. we made it. we made it. . >> the adults still going strong. >> yeah. maybe all day. >> and the kids having fun. but not with mom. >> what are you going to do for the rest of the day? >> probably sleep. >> reporter: yeah. but they have a long way to go before they can rest. you know, it is one thing to get all of these shoppers into the stores. they need to get them to spend some money as well. the retailers association of massachusetts, though, they have some good news. they are predicting a really strong year. growth from last year. they say that is on top of the growth that they saw last year from the year before. live from peabody, victoria warren, 7 news.

scoring deals all across the country. and people in alexandria, virginia were lined up outside a best buy which opened its doors at 5:00 a.m. everyone ready to get their hands on mark-down merchandise. electronics are always on the top of wishlists for the early-morning specials. the mall of america in minneapolis took a different approach this holiday season. not opening its stores until after thanksgiving. for the first time in five years, the mall was not open to black friday shoer more than 1rx 500 shoopers showed up early this morning to cash in on the sales. a beloved tv mother has passed away. florence henderson who played carol brady died of heart failure last night. she was 82 years old. and today, hollywood is mourning the loss of a legend. remembering her incredible. talent. ? here is the story of the

s played carol on the brady bunch. her real story wasn't so ideal. born in 1934 in indiana, henderson grew up poor with an alcoholic father and a mother who left when she was just 12 years old. henderson used her singing tall don't entertain the family and help make ends meet. >> i don't remember not singing. and i would sing and pass the hat. i would sing for groceries. >> nancy: the singer turned actress took her talents t in 1959, she was nbc's today girl. she became the first woman to co-host the tonight show in 1962. then in 1969, hendzer son became carol brady. >> i created the kind of mother that i wished i had had. i think that everyone longed for. >> nancy: henderson continued to act and sing for decades after the brady bunch. she cha-chaed her way into our living rooms in 2010 on "dancing with the stars."

bernstein. she met her second husband hip no therapist john cappis while undergoing treatment for stage fright and fear of flying. >> people used to kid john and say, "you hypnotized her." >> nancy: her tv daughter who played marcia brady posted a message on twitter. florence was a dear friend for so many years. in my heart forever. love and hugs to her family. i'll miss you, dearly. you are in my heart forever, florence. she passed away at cedar sinai in los angeles surrounded by her children. >> reporter: i loved her so much on the brady bunch. will be missed. >> sarah: the driver accused of hitting four police officers with his car appearing before a judge today. police say the roxbury man sped off when they approached him. dragging two officers down the street. nicole oliverio live with more on the charges he is now facing. >> reporter: well, prosecutors say when officers

into the car and told him to get out. when he wouldn't, that is when he took off. 34-year-old vincent weeks in court, accused of dragging two boston police officers down a dorchester street earlier this week. but weeks' lawyers and family say police arefersed the wrong man. >> he is innocent until proven guilty. all right? he was doing a good job. you all just don't know. >>ep on wednesday, officers were responding to a man with a gun. those officers approached a car. investigators say weeks behind if wheel, took off dragging two officers. . >> both the officers reached into the car. the suspect drove off. >> reporter: the officers were taken to brigham & women's

weeks' sister says the allegations against her brother don't reflect the man she knows. >> all i know is i was on the phone with his girlfriend when the whole thing went down. >> and what did she tell you? >> i just heard the whole thing. we were on the phone. i couldn't say nothing. i'm pregnant. i'm crying. you know, that is my brother. nobody knows my brother like i know my brother. >> reporter: lawyers say that weeks was home with his girlfriend at the time that this incident happened. prosecutors, though, that he has an extensive criminal history. he is being held on bail. live from dorchester, nicole oliverio, 7 news. >> nancy: nicole, thank you. a state trooper rushed to the hospital after an s.u.v. slams into his cruiser on 93 south in boston. the driver of the s.u.v. was drunk when he rear-ended the cruiser. the trooper has suffered back and neck injuries but is in good condition. the driver was arrested and charged with operating under the influence. also: a state in springfield

street were evacuated when gas started leaking into their homes around 8:00 last night. crews were on the scene overnight cleaning it all up. no word yet on the cause of the leak. >> sarah: now to the trump transition. the president-elect spending his holiday in palm beach. he is focused on keeping business here in the u.s. today some new cabinet positions could be announced. we are getting our first glimpse of the president-elect while vacations at his resort. thes with the holiday now over, he is poised to make new cabinet appointments as early as today. at the top of the list, secretary of state. trump considering two front-runners. former new york mayor rudy giuliani, a hardliner and supporter from the start. or 2012 presidential candidate mitt romney. formally, one of his sharpest critics. >> donald trump sa phony, a fraud. >> reporter: trump not tipping his hand. one of his top advisors may

some trump loyalists warn against romney as secretary of state. a sign trump world may be divided. the other position in play, commerce secretary billionaire wilbur ross at the front of the line. for secretary of defense, retired marine corps general james mattis is looking likely. and transition sources tell nbc news trump's former primary rival turned surrogate dr. ben carson is considering an o no experience in the field. on thanksgiving, carson not giving any hint about which way he is leaning, tweeting "we must focus on what unites us all instead of what divides us." trump tried to paint the holiday as a working vacation. tweeting "trying to get carrier ac company to stay in the u.s. indiana. making progress. we will know soon." carrier currently planning to move its indianapolis plant to mexico and confirmed they are

administration. on the trail trump rallied against outsourcing jobs overseas. >> our jobs are coming back. and our companies aren't leaving. and if our companies want to leave, there are consequences. >> reporter: meanwhile, hillary clinton who was spotted doing a little thanksgiving this week, and tweeted yesterday "i was greeted by this heart-warming display on the corner of my street today." thank you to all of you who did this. trump's team is now working towards his inauguration. they are aiming t of millions for the historic day. >> nancy: investigators in france have stopped a terror attack. a paris prosecutor saying authorities arrested five men last weekend. they believe those men were planning a terror attack in france as early as next week. it is believed that suspects were receiving orders from an islamic state group member based in iraq or syria. an iranian media reporting a deadly collision between two passenger trains. video shows train cars tipped over on their side.

several people killed in the crash. the number of deaths and injuries still unknown at this point. rescue teams, though, are on site working to find victims. >> sarah: a south carolina man accused in the 2015 deadly church shooting will stand trial for murder. a judge ruled that dylan roof is competent to stand trial. the 22-year-old is accused of killing nine black church members during a bike study... bible study. >> nancy: coming u missing mother found safe. more on her mills tierious disappearance and the search for the people who kidnapped her. >> sarah: new details about a deadly crash in plainville. who police say was killed in the wrong-way wreck. >> reporter: could we see some sunshine for thanksgiving weekend? i'll have that answer in just a moment. >> nancy: look who is in town. santa claus!

>> sarah: here is our group. my husband and i were honored to host a family through this organization. the nonprofit provides short-term housing and volunteer host homes for families and friends of patients receiving medical treatment in the boston area. you see my little red-head there. next to kyla who is getting ea children's. i just found out about this organization. i encourage anyone to open up their homes during the holiday season or beyond because it's such a great organization. >> nancy: oh, it is incredible. it is not just a meal. it is about everyone coming together. i saw some familiar faces over there in that picture, too. >> sarah: yeah. wren was there with us. >> reporter: you are so lucky to join you. honestly, kyla and blare made the night. it was wonderful.

scattered showers today. not a whole lot of moisture, actually, reaching the ground here. every little bit helps for us. we have seen this all morning long. we are also seen this fog all monk morning long. you can see most of that is further to our west. it is dense. worcester dealing with some dense fog. most of this is further west of the boston area. you can see t islands faring much better. they are dealing with much breezier conditions. winds further to our west. worcester county as well as western massachusetts are really, really light and actually, calm. temperature-wise, we are still varied. we started out in the up 40er's throughout the cape and the islands. now they are in the low 50's. it is not terribly breezy today either. they are dealing with sustained winds up to around 15 miles per hour. not too bad. this feels pretty comfortable out there. feeling like 46 degrees here

wind speed as well. so again, even though we turned it cooler last week, soer fa, it has been pretty seasonable into your weekend. your holiday weekend forecast. temperatures in the mid-40's. middleton-lowell. in the low 40's. we will warm up today into the upper 40's today. the cape will be warmer. highs in the low 50's. still cloudy skies. that chance for showers throughout the day. looking ahead, as we head into this evening, we have the chance for some sprinkles. we keep that cloud cover, low pressure over the great lakes. tracks further northward. some instability with that. touching off some showers and snow in northern new england. our next system pushes up from the south. this rides across the coast. as it does so, it is really bringing showers predominantly to the cape, the islands, potentially the coast as well. i really think that's just a slight chance. you can see this is much more of a coastal storm. it does stay off the coast a little. it continues to track further northward. one of the main effects we are going to see with this as we head into sunday, our cooler conditions.

we get winds out of the northwest. that does usher in some breezy weather as well as some cool weather for us. today is morin'able. tomorrow as well. we head into sunday. temperatures drop off a little. highs today in the upper 40's and low 50's. we have another round of patchy fog headed our way. and today's fog is taking a while the forecast showing very mild temperatures into tomorrow. with the slight chance for rain for most of us. again, a better chance for rain across the cape and the islands. and in terms of rainfall totals, they could grab a quarter of an inch. >> sarah: still ahead, a grandmother accidentally inviting a stranger over for thanksgiving. we will show you what happened

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>> sarah: a california mother reunited with her family after she disappeared for three weeks. the 34-year-old vanished while out for a jog. police say she managed to free herself of restraints and then

community had been waiting for three long weeks to hear. >> we are ecstatic to report that sherry has been locatened and has been reunited with her family on this day. >> nancy: she was found by a passing driver along the interstate. more than 130 miles from her hometown where she was believed to be captured. the sheriff says she was found with a few minor injuries. the captors were hispanic women armed with at least a handgun. the sheriff says there are likely more suspects. but was able to summon help from a passing motorist. who then notified law enforcement. >> reporter: before thursday, sherry was last seen november 2. neighbors reported seeing her on a morning jog near her home. her husband keith came home that evening to find his two kids had never been picked up from day care. his wife, nowhere to be found. after keith found sherry's phone, he called 911. >> i'm copping, honey. i'm trying. i'm doing everything i can.

missing. >> i'm sorry that i'm not there. >> nancy: although well-wishes and social media messages of prayers have been answered, questions still remain. >> until we identify the suspect or suspects, the public should remain cautious. >> nancy: as you mentioned right now, police are working to identify those suspects. >> sarah: up next, fierce flames tearing through an apartment building in new york. today we are hearing from the firefighters who jumped in to

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>> nancy: a complete stranger showing up for a meal on thanksgiving. it all started with a texting mix-up that went viral. >> sarah: so a grandmother accidentally inviting a teenagerer, a stranger to dinner: when he actually

new friendship. >> oh, yeah. perfect. >> sarah: a bird in the oven. guests arriving from out of town. it's the family's social event of the year. but this year, thanks to social media, at wand wanda's house, the table is set for a thanksgiving unlike any other. her big family growing by one more. thanks to a text message mix-up. and an unintentional invite that grandma to jamal anyway. a simple gesture that gave everyone the feel. no one is more thankful than these two. thankful for a lesson in kindness. >> that shows me how great of

>> sarah: thankful for a blessing in disguise. >> two strangers that made the world smile with their selfies, now standing together, smiling over a friendship that is sure to last a lifetime. jamal and wanda both say that after thanksgiving, they will continue to stay in touch and share their story. with others. i just love this story. it is fantastic. does this mean if i start texting random number just random people and say, i'm coming over for thanksgiving, new friendship. >> it depends on the area code. >> nancy: they are out in droves. millions of shoppers is across the country looking to get their hands on the best deals of the season. >> reporter: will the weather cooperate sn with shopping plans? those details ahead. >> sarah: tragedy in kentucky. gunfire erupts during a football game.

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>> nancy: shoppers are still going strong after more than 12 hours of black friday shopping. scouting the malls for the best deals. that has become a holiday tradition of its own. the countdown is on now to find the best or the perfect gifts at the best price. >> sarah: can you believe it? i can't believe it. victoria warren asked shoppers what drives their black friday traditions. report t black friday faithful lined up, ready to shop until they drop. >> we came midnight when they opened. i wish they opened earlier. we would have been here earlier. >> been doing this for, like like, years. i almost broke hit the year. then i said no, we can't do that.

and retailers hope they will spend generously. >> we are very optimistic that this could be one of the strongest seasons we are had, you know, within recent memory. >> reporter: for some of these shoppers, it is about more than dollars and cents. >> it is a great little thing to do together. >> she has been asking every year. >> reporter: parents making it a family affair. how was that wake-up call at 2:00 a.m.? >> awful. but i like to go shopping. >> we h but we made it. we made it. report t adults still going strong. >> yeah. maybe all day. and the kids having fun but not quite ready to keep up with mom. >> what are you going to do for the rest of the day? >> probably sleep. >> reporter: one thing to get people to come into the stores. the big question, will they be spending money? well, the retailers association of massachusetts has some good news. they are predicting strong growth this holiday season. and that is on top of the strong growth they saw last holiday season.

news. >> nancy: all right. st there are still plenty of deals going on throughout the day. >> sarah: if you are heading out this afternoon to do your holiday shopping, you may want to bring an umbrella. unfortunately. wren clair is here with more. >> reporter: i have to says, it feels nice to not have the strong winds out there. i feel like every day since i have started here, it's been a very windy forecast. we have had some... a little break in the winds. yesterday and today. but with that comes some fog. in relation to the moisture we are seeing as well. here is what we are seeing. fog to our west. worcester county in particular seeing that. visibility down to quarter of a mile. that is dense fog. if you are headed out that way, headed westward, i would allow a little extra time. especially when you add in these showers as well. we have rep deuced visibility throughout southern new england. we get a break from the snow. again, with mild winds, doesn't feel too bad out there. you are going to want a rain jacket or umbrella. we will continue to see these

scattered showers into tonight. a closer look at your weekend forecast ahead. >> nancy: okay, wren. thank you. 34-year-old vincent weeks was arrested on wednesday. according to investigators, when officers approached his car, he sped off, dragging two officers and hitting another two. nicole oliverio has a look at >> reporter: 34-year-old vincent weeks in court. accused of dragging two boston police officers down a dorchester street earlier this week. but weeks' lawyers and family say police arrested the yong man. >> he is innocent until proven guilty. all right? he was working. he was doing a good job. you all just don't know. prosecutors, though, say on wednesday, air force were responding to a call for a man with a gun. those officers reportedly approached a car. that is when investigators say weeks, who was behind the

officers. >> reaching into the car. both officers were reaching in the car. the suspect drove off. >> reporter: those officers, plus two others were taken to brigham & women's hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. hours later, police found the rental car they say weeks was driving and made an arrest. weeks' sister says the allegations qens her brother don't reflect the man she knows. >> all i know phone with his girlfriend when the whole thing went down. >> what did she tell you? >> i just heard the whole thing. we was on the phone. i couldn't say nothing. i'm pregnant. i'm crying. that is my brother. nobody knows my brother like i know my brother. >> reporter: weeks was home with his girlfriend at the time the incident happened. prosecutors, though, argued that he has an extensive criminal history. he is being held on bail. live from dorchester, nicole

>> nancy: a deadly crash in plainville. this happened early thursday morning. a driver going the wrong way on 495 slammed into another car. that driver has now been identified as a 22-year-old man from norton. police say they will not release the identity of the other driver who is still in the hospital. other people who travel on the highway, though, say it is important for drivers to pay attention. >> my thoughts are, when you drive here, it is no joke. you better be wide awake. don't drink. okay? well, pull over. >> nancy: the cause of that crash is still under investigation. >> sarah: also on 7: florence henderson, the iconic star who played one of television's most beloved moms, carol brady on the brady bunch has died. she was 82 years old. henderson's publicist says she died of heart failure at cedar sinai in los angeles surrounded by her children. before the brady bunch, she was already a star on broadway and today, hollywood is mourning the loss of fast legend.

played marcia brady on the brady bunch tweeted a picture of them together saying "you are in my heart forever, florence." barry williams who played greg brady tweeting "deeply saddened. florence was one of the most gracious people i had ever known. proud to call her mom and lifelong friend." >> nancy: kentucky police searching for suspects after a kids' holiday football tournament turned tragic. gunshots started tearing through the crowd. this cell phone video captures the frightening moments. more than a dozen gunshots being fired. two people were killed. four others were hurt. >> most people were here having a good time. as they do most of the time. unfortunately, this tragic situation has happened. we are thankful that more people didn't get hurt. in this situation. this is very tragic, what's happened here. i mean, i'm saddened. >> nancy: police do not know the motive behind the

becomes hostile after a shooting outside a mall in new jersey. the shooting happened outside a department store at the hamilton mall. police have not yet made any arrests. >> nancy: california on the hunt for two people that escaped from prison. investigators say four inmates in a second-story jail window wednesday night. two inmates were immediately captured outside the jail. the two are still on the run right now. the men are considered dangerous and desperate. they were facing false imprisonment and weapons charges.

used to break out of the jail. of the shaft. there was fire, like, all around. the firefighters never met before. that day, an 81-year-old man trapped in his home brought them together. >> frank called me and told me that we had a guy at the window. >> my thought was there was a fire escape. but as you saw in the photos, there was no fire escape in

>> a rope rescue. it is considered a last resort. within seconds, jim was being lowered down, scalinging the burning building. >> he was burning. at one point, you could hear him yell "i'm burning." i seen him looking up at me with the hood up. i just said to him, let's go. >> okay. lower him down. good. we are down. down. . >> looking back up and seeing the fire out the windows. the rope was on fire. the reality really set in that wow, we just really saved guy's life. >> nancy: the firefighters got the chance to meet the man they saved. jim duffy. >> i said, thank god it was a miracle. i called it a miracle on 93rd. >> nancy: officials say the fire was caused by an

fund-raising site to help duffy find a new home once his rehab is complete. >> sarah: still ahead at noon, home for the holidays. see this special moment as an air force officer surprises her loved ones for thanksgiving. food may be the last thing on your mind after thanksgiving dinner. we found the secret behind a unique pizza that is easy to make. >> reporter: we are looking at some soggy weather.

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>> nancy: now that is turkey is almost gone, it is time to focus on santa claus. because old st. nick stopped by the cambridgeside galleria this morning. to say hell lowe, though, to black friday shoppersened and see who has been we are all nice around here. no one on the naughty list. >> sarah: i'm a little nervous. last year, she was such a little baby. she didn't know what's going on. now i'm scared she might cry. >> reporter: or pull on his beard. one of the. two we will continue to see scattered showers. they are really light. northeastern massachusetts has seen the bulk of. this you know what? we are talking about rain today and actually, through the weekend. we are not talking about snow. that is what northern new

showers right now. bill rickca, some light rain headed their way. here in boston, managing some light to moderate rainfall as well. precipitation rains. .15 of an inch per hour. very light rain for us here. as we head into the rest of the day, well, we are still warding off some fog here. visibility down to under a half mile in worcester. so most of this is to our west. actually, west of the boston area. you can see the cape faring much better. they have some stronger winds. whereas to our west, they are still looking winds to calm winds. it is taking a little while for this fog to mix out. they will continue to see this into the midafternoon potentially. definitely allow a little extra time if you are headed further west into worcester county. into western massachusetts. there is some patchy fog to contend with. temperatures much cooler to our west as well. we are in the mid-40's right now. and you can see across the cape, they are much more mild. in the low's. varied temperatures today. with these mild winds, it

upper 40's. seasonable for us. earlier this week, we were dealing with temperatures below our average highs. you know what? today and tomorrow, we will be treated to some mild temperatures. some pretty mild winds. it is going to feel comfortable. feeling like 50 degrees in new bedford today. excuse me. their highs are going to be in the low 50's. it will feel like upper 40's. as we head into the rest of the day, still looking at the chance for scattered showers and some drizzle mixed in there as well. low pressure over the great lakes continues to push further northward. then we s this one is going to be predominantly moving across the coast. this is a coastal storm. i don't think we will get much rain associated with. this we do have the chance for a couple of sprinkles here across the coast. you check out what happens, though, further to our west. really no moisture reaching there. so this is system that pulls through tomorrow into tomorrow night, really bringing more rain to the cape and the islands. they could be grab a quarter of an inch of rain. as we head into the rest of the sunday forecast. you can see sunday, at 7:00

some sunshine. that is going to be the day where we see more sunshine. as the system does move further eastward and northeast, we will urjer in some pretty breezy conditions. as well as some cooler air. high temperatures will drop for us as we head into your sunday forecast. today, temperatures in the upper 40's and low 50's. we will have some patchy fog. we will see it again tomorrow. another round of patchy fog tomorrow. that definitely could impact some travel. isolated showers are possible tomorrow. especially across the coast, the cape and the islands. as you head f i do think you are staying dry. again that, chance into tomorrow, especially across the cape and the islands, temperatures moderate. once that system moves further to our north, we usher in some cool air out of the northwest. we are looking at highs in the mid-40's with breezy conditions by sunday. >> nancy: all right. home for the holidays. a phrase we hear a lot this time of year. weather, work, and other commitments sometimes get in the way of celebrating with those you love.

>> i'm home for about 25 days. i'm really excited. >> the sweet embrace between a woman in the air force and her boyfriend caught on camera at the airport in orlando. the 19-year-old was returning home from boot camp in texas. >> i'm ecstatic. but it gets better. >> your family doesn't know you are home? >> no, they don't. >> reporter: she called her family from down the street. >> hi. i missed you guys. wish i could be home today. >> nancy: she told her mom she was on her way to have thanksgiving with a family who adopts airmen for the holidays. little did her family know what was about to happen. >> what! oh, my god! oh, my god! are you kidding me! oh, my god! >> nancy: her mom was overwhelmed. her tears followed by hugs and kisses from the whole family.

surprised was tara's dad. he was in on the secret so he could make sure everyone was on the back porch when tara arrived. >> i love that so much. her visit was even more meaningful because she is about to leave for italy for a deployment that will last two years. you see all the emotion that was there with the family. just incredible. >> sarah: especially during the holidays. you see these homecoming videos. they are tear-jerkers. coming up next at noon, there is a hundred ways to make a pizza. we have the secret behind of boston's most unique pies. taylor swift thankful for her squad. check out her mannequin challenge along the chilly new

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go for pizza instead of turkey leftovers. i have this delicious recipe. sausage and fennel flatbread. it is not that hard to make. here is what's cooking. on boston's busy atlantic avenue, is the hip and happening trey. it was a library card catalog headquarters. but now this jodi adams restaurant is more focused on f filling tummies than filling >> it is a big beautiful restaurant. a really flowing bar that flows into the dining room. >> sarah: their signature flatbreads are the talk of the town. >> they are huge. >> sarah: including their fennel. >> we make our own dough here. any store-bought dough would do. >> sarah: room temp. spread it out like. this. >> flat all the across. not too thick.

fennel, ricotta cheese. throw a half cup on there. >> sarah: okay. i love anything with ricotta cheese. so good. >> we have this mustard. >> sarah: i have never seen anything that looks like. this. >> it is a lot of fun. a lot of acidity. a pop. a lot of texture. >> sarah: then pop it into a hot oven. 10-12 minutes later, cool slightly. >> after it is all done, extra virgin olive oil. >> sarah: it smells so good. add cheese. >> finish it off. put some fresh sage leaves. kind of all over the place. >> sarah: top it off with fresh parsley leaves. >> delicious. great. that's it. >> sarah: this looks awesome.

cheers. that is amazing. . >> that is perfect. >> sarah: all the different flavors just infused together. great job. >> thank you. >> sarah: a flatbread for any occasion. that's what's cooking. you know what's really good? when there is a super awkward long pause. mmm. really savor every single bite. oh, yeah. >> nancy: once i get rid of the thanksgiving coming up next, still feeling tired from all the tryptophan? there is a highly anticipated netflix series out today just in time for holiday bingeing. >> reporter: our wet stretch of weather continues for some time.

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>> sarah: taylor swift doing a mannequin challenge with friends as part of her thanksgiving celebration. her holiday post to instagram shows the celebrity along with the few of her famous friends. the group breaks it down showing off their dance moves at the end of it. does it count when the wind is >> nancy: that doesn't count, though, when you dance. how about this? gilmore girls is back. a lot of people excited about this. fans rejoicing. the reboot coming to netflix. a year in the life. coming together. they were on the cw for years and years. the wb.

you know, i remember they talked really fast. >> reporter: one of my favorite shows, actually. we are still mixing out this fog. not really today. as we head into the afternoon. we are starting to see this let up a little bit in southeastern massachusetts. it is going to be a little bit slower for this to mix out as you head further to our northwest. that trend very clearly shown here. very calm winds out there. not helping the situation. ap lou a little built of extra time on the roads, as you are out and about. we do have some showers. we have some fog. reduced visibility will be an issue into the afternoon. by tomorrow, just a slight chance for showers. >> sarah: thank you for joining us today. i'm sarah french. >> nancy: i'm nancy chen. 7 news continues first at 4:00.

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. in philadelphia, amidst the symbols of liberty, the first-ever presidential proclamation by george washington in 1789 was for a day called thanksgiving. it's become a weekend-long holiday and today philadelphia it includes an old hockey rivalry. tradition. it runs deep here. down on broad street, the motto might very well be life, liberty and the pursuit of another long awaited stanley cup. >> ladies and gentlemen, the flyers are going to win the stanley cup! >> those flyers embodied the spirit of philly -- tough, no