>> good morning everyone, it is 5:00 a.m., thursday, november 27. happy thanksgiving, everyone! here's what's happening. >> happy thanksgiving to you, matt. accuweather is tracking a clear, but cold thanksgiving holiday. >> we're looking at the start of the 6abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade. >> the eagles arrive in the

lonestar state to a bunch of boisterous fans. >> david murphy is here and matt has the roads. >> reporter: we're looking at the big board, but we're having issues with the big board. we're looking at patchy ice and temperatures are near freezing and there's the possibility of patchy ice on untreated surfaces and sidewalks and side streets. be careful as you head out this morning. as we look at the greater outdoors we're looking at clouds across the region and there's snow showers popping up north of philadelphia, probably changing to rain showers in closer to the city. they are not going to be around much longer and not doing too much towels. to us. 36 degrees in philadelphia. 39 in allentown. keep in mind there could areas

that slipped below the freezing mark or closer to it. it's a chilly thanksgiving day. 32 degrees by -- 36 degrees by 9:00. 40 by noon. 42 is the high. matt pellman what do the roads look like? >> reporter: we're at county line and upper state road. you can see in the overhead lights snow flurries are coming down. you can see a few chunks of snow, you'll have to take it easy as you take a break or hit a chunk, you could go sliding. we have several accidents one in the pottstown area closing industrial highway between keim street and mosser road. stick with 422 or high streets as alternates. one in west norton, at burn side

avenue. trains and mass transit are on a holiday schedule today. >> preparations are in full swing for the 6abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade. dancers got in some last-minute rehearsing at the philadelphia museum of art. >> this morning the giant floats are getting pumped up for the big march down the parkway. >> john rawlins is live at 20th and market streets otherwise known as inflation station. >> reporter: good morning, good morning, good to talk to you, it's chilly, but thing are progress. a parade has to start somewhere. 20th and jfk is where this parade starts. we'll have bands and floats and right now it's up to the brigade of air folks and they are hard

at work. the assembly process starts at 3:00 a.m. skilled elves begin to unpack and the lineup of balloons begin. each balloon needs 70,000 feet of helium at 60 to 70 vents a -- cents a foot. despite yesterday's weather it should be smooth sailing today. >> we escaped the snow and the storms we're ready tore a good day -- for a good day for the parade today. >> reporter: a good day for parade. matt o'donnell didn't think i included enough facts about clifford the big red dog. clifford has taken shape at 20th and jfk. he is 45 feet long and weighs

146 pounds, he will need 2600 cubic feet of pure helium to go flying today that's at an estimated cost of $1,700. that's clifford is laying over a bit from the wind. if you're wondering in the foreground who that is, that is my little poney who is getting into shape at this hour. there you go. so all the handlers are hearing everyone looking forward to a 95th thanksgiving day parade in philadelphia. live in center city, john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> john i think that's pleasant of facts for him to chew over for a while. thank you. philadelphia police are searching for the suspects in a home-invasion robbery which happened on the 500 block of parker avenue in the roxborough section around 43:30 a.m. one man was armed with a rifle. they stole cell cell cell phonee

were to injuries reported. jessica padgett of white hall township was the first to find her, one of the first people to step in to find her was her stepfather, but he was the killer. gregory graff to the body yesterday. he shot her in the head and buried her body behind a she had in the property. >> the motive was a sexual assault motive. there's a sex angle to this crime. that is still being developed in terms of of the particular nature of it. based on what the investigators learned there's a motive that involves a sexual assault i would call it or attempted assault on this victim. >> the 33-year-old victim was the mother of 3 and recently gotten married.

investigators expect the autopsy to give them more details on her death. >> police in south jersey are hoping you can help them find the people behind two cases of credit card fraud. the people committed the fraud at two walgreens stores one at choose landings and laurel road and the other at berlin and white horse road. they did not say how the fraud was committed. if you recognize them call lindenwald police. the eagles are slight underdog in the contest against the cowboys. don't tell this to the fans who turned out in dallas yesterday. the winner of this afternoon's game takes over sole possession for first place in the nfy east. >> it's one more game. >> it's a big game, be -- the

lead is on the line, but we're focused on winning the game. >> we'll have a special edition of game day final on "action news" at 11:00. >> that would top of the holiday an eagles win. >> reporter: wouldn't it though. the holiday itself is looking chilly, but better than yesterday. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we have dry conditions across the region, although in the northern and central suburbs, although in northeast philadelphia, and parts of mount airy. we have a fast moving snow showers i doubt this is putting accumulation down, you want to be careful driving around the area. it will be to the east before too much longer. we have mainly cloudy conditions down the shore, and the cameras are not bouncing around as much as they were yesterday and the day before, as the winds have died back a little bit. 35 degrees, it's a chilly start as you head out the door. 35 in trenton. 35 in wilmington.

again, in between the reporting stations the surface may have dipped below the freezing mark, so you want to be careful under foot or tires as you step outside this morning. in allentown we were in the 3 to 6-inch range we were calling for. chadds ford, 1 to 2. in philadelphia we technically only had a trace of snow because we got sleet at the airport. close to philadelphia you got a half inch here or there. now we're looking at cloud cover. there might be a flurry that pops through the day, but generally speaking it's a cloudy chilly day. allentown, mostly cloudy, a flurry popping through, down the shore, a less chance of a flurry. we'll see mostly cloudy skies, cool high of 44 degrees. in philadelphia, mostly cloudy

with a flurry. winds out of the northwest at 6 to 12 miles per hour. you'll see how it goes we'll hit the 42-degree high at 2:00. if you're heading to the parade it's a chilly start. thanksgiving overall it's cool, the steam is coming off the turkey, it's good later on. winds running 6 to 18 miles per hour maybe not that high. 35 degrees by 87:37 by noon, 43 degrees by 3:00 p.m. shoppers tomorrow you're down around the freezing mark and not changing much during the day, it will be a cold one tomorrow. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 42 today for thanksgiving. mostly cloudy skies, a flurry here and there, sunny and cold friday, high of 39. gradual improvement for the weekend, 43 on saturday, up to 53 on sunday with wraps a shower at night, monday 56. front comes through, we knock down to 45 on tuesday, wednesday we're back up into the mid 50s with a shower around.

no additional precipitation events on the horizon, when we do have a changes it's to be rain in the weekend ahead. a wanted man runs down the road where the police on his trail. >> police down south use tiny tykes to deliver a mess on to holiday shoppers. >> reporter: matt we see piles of salt in the work zone. we don't see a lot of traffic, we'll check the suburbs and see how things are fairing on this thanksgiving morning.

>> good morning, everyone, it is 5:13, thanksgiving morning! don't go anywhere! stay home enjoy the eagles game and enjoy thanksgiving dinner with your family and a little traffic. >> there may be people out there who are going to leave early they waited to head off to grandmother or aunt susie how is it for them? >> reporter: with it will be better for them today. if grandmom lives in the bushes there could be wet there this morning.linville. this is near the pizzeria. the crash that's is closing

industrial highway between keim street and 422. by the way while we're talking about 422 i got a warning yesterday from penndot that starting on wednesday we're going to one lane in each direction along 422 between 100 and the stowe interchange until december. a couple of 5k one in doylestown along court street starting at central bucks west. this is jimmy's run. we have a crash on the garden state parkway, taking out a lane but no problems because the volume is light. >> a wanted felon took not one, but two wrong turns while running from police in oklahoma. realizing he had nowhere to go

he crashed into a fence. seconds later the suspect puts his hands up, but when officers approach he takes off and runs into a national guard facility, two guards tackled him. >> the sixers lost again last night starting the 0-15. red wings reader off four more goals and the flyers lost 5462. their 6th straight road loss. >> we've watched through suspenseful moment and weather delays, but now it's heading for retirement. >> undiagnosed and untreated, new research suggests doctors are missing a key test for orderly patients.

>> a piece of space history is being re retired.

that is sending the countdown clock to the kennedy space center. it was there for all six other moon lunches. the numerous are made of 336, 40-watt light bulbs. >> reporter: plenty of space as you head out on they highways. you have to watch out for the slippery spots. we have a crash in the christian in a area on the ramp 273 to the northbound lanes of i-95. as we slide over to the heart of wilmington, the pnc bank run and walk for ms is happening at 9:00. you'll have a lot of local street closures. mass transit is on the holiday. septa bus routes are cancel because of the parade this morning, david. >> reporter: on storm tracker 6 live double scan we have a little leftover noose séance snow shower from -- nuisance

snow shower that is in clearing montgomery and in bucks, allentown, it's not doing a whole lot, but something to alert you of. if you're dressing the kids, dress them warm, gloves and all that stuff. if you're grabbing septa to get downtown, 36 degrees. 40 at noon, 42 is the high. 6:00 p.m., 36 degrees. winds running generally 1 miles per hour. at the big board, in case you're traveling out of town or folks coming in. that icon on philadelphia that's just referencing that light snow shower it will be done pretty quick, tam. >> going on to "healthcheck," the message seems to be getting through the best thing to do for your health is quit smoking or

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5700 of them have died. meanwhile, american researchers report that an experimental ebola vaccine is safe and boosts the immunity in the first 20 volunteers that tested it. they developed antibodies within a getting the shot. american health officials are hoping to start much larger studies in liberia next year to prove whether or not this vaccine works. >> we had cases in our area where people stole packages off people's porches designed for the holidays. police department in florida are being creative to warn people about this to prevent packages being stolen. they produced these videos where they have child actors who have taken packages that don't belong to them. later on we have child police officers showing up, they saved the day, that's in boak can a

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>> this morning on "action news," a holiday tradition, we're live with workers as they blow up balloons and get set for the 6abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade. >> a huge fire rips through a local home, firefighters battle cold temperatures and flames to get it out. >> we're with the eagles and

dallas as they get ready for their showdown with the cowboys. >> do not call anybody after 7:30 wait until 8:00 to wishoys. them happy thanksgiving. >> reporter: [laughter]. we have showers pushing past bucks county. around allentown, it's almost done. it swept through briefly and it's not putting a whole lot of extra damage on the ground. i'll warn you about patchy ice on surfaces that were not treated including side streets and sidewalks and driveways. nothing worse than getting up on a holiday morning and heading to the parade or going to the relatives house and slipping and falling and we say -- and messing up the holiday. we have cloud cover down to the southwest we'll wind up cloudy for thanksgiving. 35 in philadelphia. 34 in allento