we're going to take a quit break and come back when the president speaks. kevin: it has been a chilly start to the week, but now we start warming up. how the holiday weekend plays out with futurecast ahead. josh: travelers, we will to you what they are facing as they try to make it to their holiday destinations. multicar crash in manchester after police say he is the one who started it all. hundreds of dollars worth of this man. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 at noon. josh: good afternoon, everyone. i am josh mcelveen. thanks for joining us.

today is one of the busiest travel days of the year. aaa expects nearly 47 million americans to travel this thanksgiving. and good news for drivers, gas prices are expected to be at its lowest on this holiday period since 2008. the forecast is much better than we faced a year ago at this time. we begin our team coverage with meteorologist kevin skarupa. kevin: 10 inches of snow last year, a high of 52, 55 tomorrow. an enormous difference. few clouds out there. otherwise, lots of blue sky. 20' low and mid 40' s across a good part of the state. it is the only system we contend holiday weekend.

couple of days, and we will talk much more about this with minutes. josh: all right, kevin, see you in a bit. it is not just busy on the roadways but in the air as well security nationwide. but travelers we spoke to are s ray brewer is live at ray, what' s one of the main tips officials are urging this noon? ray: the thing that officials are urging is for people to arrive early, perhaps about one and half to two hours before your flight. that will give you plenty of time to clear security. at manchester boston regional airport, there is evidence of increased security. the airport stepped up security following alerts by both the state department and the fbi warning of possible terrorist attempt to replicate the paris attacks. despite the concerns, aaa estimates that air passenger traffic will increase this year.

actually mentioned to me yesterday, "oh, aren' t you afraid of terrorism when your traveling," and i was like, "i am now that you mentioned it," but i' m sure it will be ok. ray: terri and rick lacroix also were not about to change their travel plans either, although the alerts were in the back of terri' s mind. terri lacroix: just a little a little. i am hoping that it' s high security everywhere we' re going . we' re heading to orlando where it is warm weather. rick lacroix: we allowed plenty of time to be here and did exactly what we need to do and checked in early and we have faith in our security. ray: on the roads, drivers can also expect an increase in security as new hampshire state police will be out in force. aaa estimates that 42 million americans will be taking a road trip this thanksgiving and they will have a pleasant surprise. drivers will pay the lowest thanksgiving gas prices since 2008. peter laflamme was taking the opportunity to fill up before heading home. peter laflamme: for us, it'

s ray: laflamme said so far, traffic on the highways was light. med tounsi and his family encountered a similar situation, but he says he knows that will change. he says if you are planning on traveling, be sure to pack a lot of patience. med tounsi: i know we' ll hit a lot of traffic these days yesterday, tonight, and sunday is going to be very, very tough. ray: back here at the airport, the passengers we' ve spoken with said they have not encountered any delays because of increased security, but once again airport officials are urging passengers to arrive early especially during peak travel times. reporting live at the manchester boston regional airport, ray brewer, wmur news 9. josh: thanks very much. conference regarding holiday travel.

pres. obama: president friends while lines -- president francois hollande and i agreed that we were together, adjusting tactics until they are beaten. that is 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 a short and merry measures to strengthen our homeland security , everything from aviation security to border security to information sharing. we have improved upon these actions over time. anytime there is an event, we have learned something from it, and we continue to refine it.

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 , the briefing that i received trip last week. so as americans travel this weekend to be with their loved ones, i want them to know that our counterterrorism, intelligence, homeland security, and law enforcement professionals at every level are working overtime. they are continually monitoring threats at home and abroad, continuously evaluating our security posture. they are constantly working to protect all of us. their work has prevented attacks. their efforts have saved

they serve every hour of every day for the sake of our security. they did so before paris, and they do so now without fan fanfare or credit or without a break for the holidays. want the american people to know entering the holidays that the combined resources of our military, our intelligence, and are on the case. we are vigilant, relentless, and effective. credible threats, the public will be informed. we do think it is useful for people, as they are going about their business, to be vigilant. if you see something suspicious, say something. that is always helpful. but otherwise, americans should go about their usual thanksgiving weekend activities. friends and celebrating our

and while the threat of terrorism is a troubling reality of our age, we are both equipped to prevent attacks, and we are resilient in the face of those who would try to do us harm, and that is something we can all be thankful for. happy thanksgiving, everybody. josh: a message of reassurance coming from president barack obama today for this holiday weekend, a week after the terror attacks in paris, he says there is no credible evidence or specific plot against the homeland, telling people they need to stay vigilant, if they see something, say something, and homeland security officials are on the case, working overtime. again, a message of reassurance from president obama on this holiday weekend. we will have more on that coming up later. new this new income of police and several towns are now looking for a baby formula thief. police are looking for this man

who allegedly stole nearly $2500 of baby formula from a tilton wal-mart targeted laconia as well. police say the famine appeared to steal product from stores in concord and franklin as well. the rochester man convicted of murdering a madbury teen last year is asking the judge to toss out that conviction. tristan woluskuy' s attorneys claim that the case should be thrown because testimony from his accomplishes lacked credibility. 18-year-old aaron wilkinson was attacked with knives and a machete in 2014, and his body was dumped in maine. wolusky is scheduled to be sentenced in december. coming up next at noon, straight ahead, protests on the streets and highways in chicago. the latest details on the the shooting death of a black teenager. and the second pilot in the russian military plane shot down rescued after a 12-hour mission. the one thing president putin in threatening in response to turkey' s actions. kevin: thanks turnaround ahead of the next system arriving over the holiday weekend. details with futurecast ahead. josh: plus in today' s cook' s

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struggle overnight. -- there was tension in chicago overnight. hundreds of protesters taking to the streets and shutting down traffic after dascam video showing the death a black teen by a white officer was released more than a year after the shooting. officer jason van dyke has been charged with first-degree murder. abc' s elizbeth hur has more on what' s expected today. elizabeth: this is the dash cam video the victims family did not want you to see. it is graphic and shows the moment chicago police officer jason vandyke opened fire on mcdonnell. then dyke cap shooting 15 bullets in 15 seconds. despite the mcdonnell family

it was only night of october 20, 2014, that police responded to these calls. authorities say officer van dyke began shooting. another video shows another officer kicking a knife away from mcdonald' s body, but he never actually threatened the officers. van dyke was charged with first-degree murder. his attorney only telling reporters this -- >> this is not a murder case despite what you are hearing in the courtroom. elizabeth: the officer feared for his life you' re the city has reached a $5 million settlement with the mcdonald family. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. josh: also new this noon russian , president vladimir putin says the surviving pilot of the russian plane shot down by turkey has been rescued in a 12-hour mission. the airman says turkish jets did

plane was flying over syrian territory, not in violation of turkish airspace. the other pilot is reportedly dead. a lot of people watching the forecast over the next few days. kevin: yeah, the weather last year not the best of timing, and obviously this time around works out well. we will talk about that coming up. josh: sounds good. in today' s cook' s corner, we take you out of the news 9 kitchen and tell you what' s cooking around town for the thanksgiving holiday. now to our u-local hot shot. alizay is thankful for family and friends. we love this hand-drawn submission. have a happy thanksgiving, nicely done. have a happy thanksgiving, alizay. you can submit your pictures and video, and join the thousands of

>> now, meteorologist kevin skarupa with your stormwatch 9 forecast. kevin: as you notice, we are recovering nicely after being in the lower half of the teens in the north country. likely in the upper 30' 40 degrees this afternoon. hard-pressed to find anything two across the area.

the exception of that is the north country where at least a little bit of a breeze bumping up against the terrain, creating a few extra clouds up in that direction. through the remainder of the afternoon, we are looking up partly to mostly sunny skies across the area. the exception being northwestern part of the state with a few clouds rolling through. ideal travel conditions. no doubt about it, we have light winds, temperatures close to average, individually bumping above that over the next couple of days. we have a good deal of sunshine and no precipitation to be had sometime later friday evening. to come with that. beyond that, relatively dry weather in the middle of next week. back to me 30' lot of areas will range a couple yesterday. re talking three degrees to you can see the difference from yesterday at the lunch hour, 2, 3, 4 degrees warmer than yesterday, which puts most areas s this

as winds turn southerly added on. then the winds turn s and the ohio valley ahead of that front that evening and early on saturday. here is a look at it again, afternoon, mostly clear skies to start the evening, then turning partly cloudy overnight. i think the trend for tomorrow is any clouds building up early least partial sunshine. that eventually sets the stage for the front moving in from the west, and it will be a gradual increase in classroom partly cloudy skies tomorrow to mostly cloudy skies by the time we get toward friday afternoon. he system -- the system in the moisture pulling along it starts to weaken. what starts as a few rain showers may actually switch over to a few snow showers before wrapping up later on friday evening. for central and southern areas,

and probably later friday evening wrapping up early on saturday morning as just a couple of passing showers. behind that will be a push of cooler air that knocks average in time for the actual weekend itself. for this afternoon, 37 degrees plenty of sunshine, a few extra clouds. in the extended forecast, we go from sunshine tomorrow to partly sunny skies in the afternoon. the warmest of the temperatures will be on friday where they could be a few southern areas of comes through. s. still, pretty decent weather. looking very nice even for the travel home on sunday. josh: technique weather almost. kevin: yeah, looking great. josh: thank you, kevin, imagine hosting hundreds of that' s what some restaurants in new hampshire plan to do for free. kevin: and as jean mackin shows us, they are already preparing the big meals. jean: you think you' re having a big thanksgiving? they' re cooking around the clock

s grill in manchester. we are surrounded by turkeys here. chuck kalantzis: i' ve been called a turkey before, but it' s definitely not that, yeah, we' ve got 26 turkeys that i am getting ready for thursday. jean: along with all the fixings -- 100 pounds of potatoes, 75 pounds of squash, cranberry sauce, green beans and pumpkin pie will also be on the menu. this is the 7th year penuche' s serves up free thanksgiving 9 to >> i open the doors at 9:00, we have a line, and we feed whoever wants to come in. jean: other restaurants in nh new hampshire are also offering free meals like old rail pizza in somersworth and jeremy' s in newmarket is hosting at the jr. sr. high school. here at the windmill family restaurant in concord, they' ve been doing this since 1990. zach st. hilaire: well we' ve had more volunteers and we' ve been getting pies, we' ve been getting turkeys, we' ve been getting cranberry sauce.

jean: the windmill thanksgiving tradition was started by owner louis smirnoudis. he passed away in recent years, but his family continues his welcoming ways. john dora came here when he had nowhere else to go. that thanksgiving changed his life. john dora: they gave me a job and stuff like that, here working, and i moved on since, but they gave me, like, a new beginning in life. jean: john will return this thanksgiving, volunteering to serve others.

josh: it's called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. most new wealth flows to the top 1%. it's a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks my campaign is powered by over a million small contributions, people like you who want to fight back. the truth is you can't change a corrupt system i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message.

josh: it was only a matter of twitter is being used to help decide which turkey gets a today, president obama will hold the traditional ceremony. being called, are being saved from the dinner table, but only one lucky bird will get the title of national thanksgiving turkey. kevin: i thought that was you. according to their bios, they both have a thing for country music. when one is played, they start to gobble. at final count, abe received the

josh: you gobble when country music is played. too. general. kevin: that, too. s through friday. josh: good stuff. thank you, kevin. starting tonight at 5:00, stores are opening thanksgiving day for shoppers who want a head start on black friday shopping. where you can find deals a day early. plus, ski resorts opening just in time for thanksgiving. we will also tell you where you can hit the slopes this holiday weekend. for now that does it for us.

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