this morning on "world news now," new developments from the pacific ocean where the search for three missing sailors has expanded, with investigators trying to figure out what brought that plane down. thanksgiving travel is reaching peak levels with crowded airports and roads getting jammed up from the slightest interruptions. your holiday forecast and where things are heating up. and new this half hour, pigskin predictions. >> yep, weather yhether you are fan or know nothing about football, we will help you sound like an expert. we are getting a rare look inside the nerve center where

hear the one piece of advice from a cloud veteran about how to put the magic into the moves. it's thursday, november 23rd. happy thanksgiving, everybody! from abc news, this is "world news now." isn't it bring in ♪ send in the clowns ♪ >> no clown school needed here. we have it covered for you. happy thanksgiving to you all. we have some thanksgiving fun planned for you in a little bit. >> yeah, and you have that live photo there. >> this is a live look at the macy's thanksgiving day parade balloons being inflated. a big event around the city. >> that's snoopy. >> millions of people will be watching tomorrow. >> that's charlie brown. >> today there are a few stragglers watching this unfold. so of course we're going to go out and join them. >> yes, yes. yay. >> as you do. >> as we do.

little bit. but we do have a few serious notes to start off with. we have word from the navy that they're expanding the search for three sailors still missing after the crash of a plane off the coast of japan. >> it was on its way to the "uss ronald reagan." which is part of the pacific fleet. this is the sixth major incident involving that fleet this year alone. matt gutman with details. >> reporter: that massive search in the pacific for those three missing sailors. at 2:45 local time, the c-2 navy propeller plane ditched into the philippine sea as it made its way to the aircraft carrier, the "uss ronald reagan." it was about 500 miles off the coast of okinawa. the navy says that within minutes, eight personnel were plucked from the sea in good condition. but a huge search involving the ragen and

continued. >> the fact that we had so many people survive this mishap suggests that this was a deliberate act, that it was a ditching, some mechanical problem. >> reporter: this is the sixth major incident involving the seventh fleet this year. two previous collisions between navy stroi deer destroyers and merchant ships caused the deaths of 17 sailors. the captains of those ships and commander of the seventh fleet, vice admiral joseph aucoin have been relieved. they are saying engine failure might have brought that plane down, but right now, the u.s. navy is only saying it is investigating the cause of the crash. matt gutman, abc news. and the holiday means increased concerns about terrorism all over the world. >> the focus is on the macy's thanksgiving day parade. new tactics are in effect to protect the people expected to attend. barriers and sanitation trucks will block the streets. in an attempt to block a repeat

>> new york officials may also have a situation in europe on their minds. six people are under arrest in a ploot targeting a christmas market outside of paris. here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: new york city officials saying it's their strongest show of forth. an effort to protect the 3.5 million people expected to line the streets here for the thanksgiving day parade. >> each year we've been increasing our security. we want to make sure this is the most secure event going on. >> reporter: officers using new tactics. wands to check people at a central entrance for balloon inflating. creating lines stleretching blocks. more than 80 sanitation trucks packed with tons of sand and concrete barriers. this follows the truck attack in downtown manhattan that killed eight. police also relying on citizens for help. >> we're just watching around for peop,

something, hopefully someone will say something so we'll be safe. >> reporter: and here it at the start of the parade route, police tell us they will have an officer at the end of every block, so if they see something, they should go to that officer right away. gio benitez, new york. >> clearly we had one of the characters there from moana. >> you are very good at identifying these balloons. this is going to be fun. >> you're welcome. so more than 50 million people are expected to travel this holiday weekend. the most in 12 years. >> that includes about 1.5 million traveling through denver's airport. so at the worst possible time yesterday, the terminal's rail system went down, causing a back up at tsa security lines that lasted up to an hour. >> and while many of us will be bundled up today, those of you spending the holiday in southern california should leave the winter wear at home. forecasters say temperatures are likely to hit the high 80s

melissa constanzer joins us with the rest of the forecast. good morning. >> diane, kendis, happy thanksgiving. we're looking quiet across a lot of the united states. more rain along interstate five in places like seattle and portland. but the heat is on in the southwest. 92 in los angeles, could break the record for the date and make it the hottest thanksgiving. in the northeast, it's chilly for pittsburgh. >> and 10 degrees up there this buffalo. thank you. and less than three weeks after the texas church massacre, attorney general jeff sessions has ordered a wide review of the fbi database. used it to conduct background checks for gun buyers. the military did not report his criminal history. sessions wants to find out if other government agencies are failing to share crucial

background check system. we're getting new details in the killing of a baltimore police detective. the department confirms shawn suitor was murdered the day before he was set to give grand jury testimony in a case involving fellow officers. suitores suitor's colleagues are facing a federal indictment. details of the case have not been made public. baltimore police also revealed detective suitor was killed with his own gun after a struggle. interesting. $215,000 reward is being offered in that case. the former doctor who worked with usa gymnastics is facing decades in prison after pleading guilty to molesting young girls. larry nasser admitted sexual misconduct against at least seven girls. but at least 125 girls and women have accused him of molestation while he worked for usa gymnastics and michigan state university. he admitted that he took

under the guise of treating them, and he apologized. >> and that i'm so horribly sorry that this was like a match that turned into a forest fire out of control. and i pray the rosary every day for forgiveness, for they, i want them to heal. >> he is expected to plead guilty next week to separate abuse charges in a neighboring michigan county and will be sentenced next month on child pornography charges. another day, another scandal. joe barton of texas apologizing for a nude photo of himself he sent to a woman he was dating. the woman told the "washington post" that he threatened to report her to the police if she used his instant messages and photos against him. he says he ended his relationship with the woman and acknowledged what he described as other consensual relationships with other women when he was separated from his wife. and democratic congressman, john conyers is refu

all of this amid sexual abuse allegations from his former staffers. his attorney is holding up the claims against president trump as justification. he said if people were required to resign over allegations a lot of people would be out of work, including the president. he is now facing accusations from a third woman. attorney melanie sloan says he harassed and abused her about 20 years ago. a 2-year-old boy is recovering from a life saving kidney transplant. a.j. burris's dad is a perfect match and willing donor, but they made headlines when the hospital pushed back the surgery because of the father's criminal past. a.j. remained on the list and yesterday he received a kidney from another donor. doctors say he could be home in a week. that was such a bizarre case. his father was a perfect match for his son, and they wouldn't allow that transplant because of an alleged parole violation.

kidney. hopefully it works out for him. >> a happy thanksgiving to a.j. and the family. that's great news. coming up in "the skinny," the first lady decking the halls of the white house. see the new behind the scenes pics, and see how many coats she wears in these pics. >> plus, that all important thanksgiving tradition, football. we have some of our own pigskin predictions coming up on "world news now." have some of our own pigskin predictions coming up on "world news now." while trying his hardest not to wake zeus. this is charlie not coughing while sitting ververy still. easy, walter. and this is charlie not coughing while getting a little too into nana's party. because he took delsym... the #1 12-hour cough medicine. nothing lasts longer for powerful cough relief. delsym. the joy of not coughing.

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okay. so after the parade, the nfl starts its annual thanksgiving football feast. first up, the minnesota vikings take on the detroit lions. >> this is an important game in the nfc's north division. if the vikings win, they'll have a three-game lead on the lions. if detroit wins, it will be a lead of a single game. >> our analyst, jack, will be here to predict what we should make of this game. >> in is a rematch of a game that happened last thanksgiving as well. big game in the nfc norris division as it's often called. detroit won last year, 16-13.

the lions have won four straight on thanksgiving. that streak ends today. minnesota 24, detroit 20 >> okay. the analyst predicting a break in the streak. >> absolutely, thank you, jack. >> no worries. >> the second course on the menu has san diego's prodigal team, the chargers, facing the cowboys. the chargers coming off an embarrassing loss to the bills. they beat the bills. >> it was embarrassing for the bills. >> embarrassing for the bills, which they intercepted five passes in the first half and scored 54 points. >> dallas has lost its last two games both without star running back, ezekiel elliott. the cowboys have some problems as well. what do you think? >> cowboys got offensive problems. 16 points in their last two games. l.a., tough defense. 30 sacks on the year, a long day

quarterback dak prescott. l.a. 28, cowboys 16. >> even america's team on america's holiday? >> america's team, see ya. >> happy thanksgiving to that. finally, the redskins will host their first-ever thanksgiving game when they host the giants. both teams have losing records right now. >> hey, hey, easy there. kurt cousins is good. the skins have lost four of their last five games. ever since he became a dad it's been different. the giants have been a disaster as well all season. but they are coming off an overtime win against the chiefs. jack, how badly do you think the giants will lose this one? >> ah, it's going to be close for a while. this is the first time these two teams have met this season. they're going to end the season with each other. so hopefully there's some bad

skins offense, 30 points over the last two games. that's pretty good. giant' defense, surrendering nearly 400 yards a game. not good. >> no bueno. >> no. >> 30, giants, sorry, dad, 20. >> oh, no! [ applause ] >> just curious, why couldn't they just take that shot? why did jack have to have his own iso shot right here. >> sunday night, steelers beat the packers, see ya. >> thanks, jack. when we come back, miley cyrus in the usa today. >> and the a-lister rolling up his sleeves in the kitchen for thanksgiving. "the skinny" is next. >> it's the same camera. trickery. it's the same camera. trickery.

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it's also miley's birthday! happy birthday miley! >> she is the ripe old age of 25. and she says that she's stoked for a day full of to-furkey and loved ones. >> yes. >> sounds delicious. so it's already looking a lot like christmas at the white house. we skipped thanksgiving. >> first lady melania trump shared these photos of she and the family decking the halls. she's been busy, dputting the finishing touches on the wreath. >> note the coat. >> she's putting the finishing touches on the bow. she decorated the gingerbread, giving that her final approval. >> photos are sparking new speculation about the white house heating bill. in most of the photographs, the first lady's seen wearing coats inside, while tending to her decorating duties.

>> they have drained the swamp. >> ooh, no coat in that one. it's warm in that room, wherever they are. >> must be a fireplace this that room. >> she's got goose bumps. >> ah, coat gate 2017. more evidence that stars are just like us. >> yeah, and one star in particular, jake gyllenhaal will be joining millions of americans working in hot kitchens from coast to hawaiian coast. >> immediately after a special screening of his new film "stronger", he reportedly made a beeline for upstate new york where he will be making thanksgiving dinner for his family. >> among those at his table will be his sister maggie, you know her. and her husband peter skarsgard and his screenwriter mom. an insider describes him as quote, an amazing cook. >> all right. maybe he got tips from the butterball line. >> yeah.

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♪ ♪ i'm goin' up >> they're going up. one thing better than watching the parade live is actually being in it. >> oh, yeah. and abc's rachel scott found one way to be in the macy's thanksgiving day parade as long as you're willing to look the part. >> reporter: the floats and the balloons may steal the show, but the spirit of the macy's thanksgiving day parade can't come alive without a bit of clowning around. >> the clowns are really the only people in the parade that can actually go up and interact with all of the people on the street. they do a lot of silly skits and things like that, so it's a lot of fun for the audience.

>> reporter: each year, hundreds of people volunteer to be clowns. >> it's on my bucket list. every time i watched the thanksgiving day parade i wanted to be in it. >> we laugh every moment we're here. >> reporter: but before they hit the parade route, they must pass training. so i went down to macy's clown university. i decided to give it a try myself. we were divided into smaller groups for training. while they had to wait until thanksgiving day to put on their costumes, i got a head start. after a few run ins with my clown counterparts, it was time to switch it up. this one's a little too blocky. time for a costume change. much better. there were still some tricks i just couldn't get down. after some more practice, i started to get the hang of it. seemed like a perfect time for a confession. i actually have a fear of clowns.

>> reporter: but i quickly learned it's less about the costume and more about the connection. >> if you're going to be a clown, just have fun. if you truly are having fun and making real connections with those thousands of people on either side of the street, they're going to have a wonderful time. it's really about touching hearts one at a time, even though there are millions of people on the streets of new york. >> reporter: a crash course that helps bring the macy's thanksgiving day parade to life. >> congratulations, she is now a clown. >> reporter: rachel scott, abc news, new york. >> she got a certificate! >> she got a certificate. >> we act like clowns every day, we don't have a certificate! >> no, we don't get much. >> apparently to be that kind of clown you have to be a macy's employee or sponsored by one. that's the key. >> so will you sponsor me to be a clown? >> i'm not a macy's employee, but i'm sure if you walk around macy's, you could find someone. they wouldn't think that's weird at all. >> a live picture as we wrap this half hour.

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making news in america this morning, lewd photo scandal. a high ranking member of congress apologizes for an explicit photo spreading online. new overnight stunning accusations about a secret sex life and the woman who threatened to go to the police. sessions review. into gun background checks weeks into the system that allowed the texas church shooter to buy his weapons. the holiday story of a homeless man who came to the rescue of a woman on the highway and how she's paying him back. >> $1764.