good morning, america. a major thanksgiving storm hitting right now. powerful winds out west causing chaos at a flea market. >> wow! >> tents and debris flying in the air. three people taken to the hospital and the middle of the country bracing for snow, ice and flash flooding creating slick and dangerous roads for holiday travelers. 19 states on alert this morning. breaking story overnight, angry protesters storming the streets of chicago. >> all: shut it down. >> tearing the lights off this christmas tree and threatening to disrupt holiday shopping as new dash cam video is released twhaf officer charged with murder. a stunning revelation about one of the nfl's all-time greats. the family of late legend frank gifford says he suffered from that brain disease linked to all those hits on the field. what the family hopes the league

will do to change the way the game is played. ♪ and turkey 911. everything you need to know before you put your bird in the oven this morning, our holiday dream team standing by all morning with the answers to your last-minute food emergencies. >> happy thanksgiving and good morning, america. sod good to have dan harris, tom llamas and sara haines with us. and so glad you're joining us this morning. maybe before you head out to be with your family or you start cooking and we have got you covered. first with traffic. these are traffic cameras from all around the country and these folks maybe deciding to bypass wednesday's super hectic travel day heading out instead this morning. >> it's strategically wise to travel on the holiday itself. that's my strategy. on the couch today.

also today, thousands of people will be heading out for holiday parades across america and ginger and rob are at two of the largest ones here in new york city and another in philadelphia. we'll be hearing from them throughout the morning. >> yeah, the philadelphia -- the oldest parade in the country for thanksgiving and then also this morning, it's an annual tradition here, our thanksgiving 911. we've got experts from the hit show "chopped" here to answer your questions everything about turkey, side, dessert but we begin with the rough holiday weather slamming 19 states. abc's rob marciano starts us off from philadelphia. good morning to you, rob. >> good morning, lara. it seems like every thanksgiving there is a big storm hitting somewhere and this year is no different. this is a powerful one and it is hitting the west hard causing all sorts of dangerous conditions across a huge swath of the country. >> wow. >> california winds causing chaos at this flea market. people fleeing for cover.

winds tossing tents and debris in the air. 11 injured, three taken to the hospital. first responders treating many on the scene. >> the tents ago like big sails of there is a lot of metal poles. >> reporter: in northern california, plows out after nearly a foot of snowfall. drivers spinning out and crashing. >> so dangerous out here you want to get your chains on. >> reporter: massive waves battering the coastline of washington state. winds taking down trees and power lines. >> tore the lines up. >> go ahead. >> reporter: crews working through the night to restore power to thousands. and in utah dust storms blinding drivers determined to get to their holiday destinations. a powerful jet stream driving those winds and nudging the entire system off to the east. travel is going to be very difficult in many spots especially, lara, across the mountain west. >> all right, rob, thank you so much. this stormy weather on the move. set to wreak havoc.

to ginger zee at the parade route in new york city. ginger. >> lara, as mild as it is here just like rob was saying we've got that powerful jet stream and all of the warnings to tell you about this morning. let's get straight to the maps so you know who has to look out for what because it's a whole slew of things happening. yes, snow in parts of the inner mountain west and rockies and move to the east and it's the ice i'm concerned about from amarillo, texas, and you see the timing there, that's tonight thursday after everyone is done with dinner, the ice stretches into western iowa then the low really wraps up the moisture. heavy rains, dallas to tulsa by friday when you're traveling there and that ice can accumulate to a half inch anywhere he of oklahoma city, close to wichita, those road, the power line, that's the major concern as we head into this holiday travel. lara. >> all right, ginger, thanks so much. bad weather a lot of places not here in new york yet. >> tough day to travel. ginger, thank you. from weather to security, if you head out to the parade organization malls you may see a

pronounced police presence. this even though president obama is personally trying to reassure a nervous america that despite what happened over in paris there is no specific terror threat here this holiday weekend. abc's gio benitez is at the parade here in new york city, gio, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, dan, good morning to you and happy thanksgiving. we're here at the start of that parade route. we're talking about 3 million spectators expected here. 8,000 participants. 2500 law enforcement officers, the nypd saying it is taking no chances. it's the last thing we want to think about, but this morning law enforcement officers across the country are on high alert as americans set out to celebrate the holidays. >> we got to be on our toes. >> reporter: in new york city a record-breaking crowd expected at the massive macy's thanksgiving day parade. a city already buzzing with counterterrorism units now upping its efforts with new specialized teams and extra security. officers hiding in plainclothes. others called the elite hercules

team armed with long guns and bomb-enoughing canines and 500 heavily armed officers from a new critical response unit. they are even using radiation detectors looking for dirty bombs. >> keep everybody safe. >> reporter: just weeks after the terror attacks in paris, so-called soft targets like malls and retailers are heeding the warnings too. ahead of black friday, minnesota's famed mall of america adding extra security, some officers you'll see, some you won't. homeland security secretary jeh johnson says while across the board people are taking extra precautions -- >> it should be obvious to the public that there's a heightened presence in places like here like union station here, at airports. >> reporter: he insists don't live in fear. >> but be vigilant and be aware. >> reporter: and back here in new york city, we're told that the secretary of homeland security wants to take a look at

security here on the parade route. we're told even he may personally speak with law enforcement here. lara, dan. >> all right, thank you. good advice, just be aware. >> don't live in fear but be vigilant. >> thanks so much. we turn to chicago, a city on edge protesters taking to the street overnight and now threatening to disrupt black friday shopping as new video is released of that officer now charged with murder. abc's alex perez is in chicago with the very latest. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, lara. overnight protesters marching here on the magnificent mile. officers say they are looking into this case and trying to figure out what exactly they can do to keep things safe. this morning, new images from the dash cam inside chicago police officer jason van dyke's squad car showing 17-year-old laquan mcdonald running away as van dyke pursued him. shortly after, the officer gets out of the car and shoots the teenager 16 times in 15 seconds. we will not show you the entire

video. this as we're learning more details about van dyke's past with the police department, according to civilian watchdog group invisible institute, citizens filed at least 20 complaints against him since he joined the force in 2001 including allegations of using excessive force and racial slurs. but so far, van dyke was not disciplined. abc news has confirmed 18 complaints. overnight in chicago, protesters back on the streets even trying to tear the lights off the city's christmas tree. many critical of the state's attorney who investigated the case for nearly a year before charging van dyke with first degree murder. legal experts say that charge for an off-duty cop is rare. >> it's a hard case to prove and particularly against a cop. it has to be shown you intended to do serious bodily harm or death and that you had no justification for it. >> reporter: with protesters vowing to disrupt holiday shopping on chicago's famed

michigan avenue president obama weighing overnight posting on his facebook, i was deeply disturbed by the footage and i'm grateful to the people of my hometown for keeping protests peaceful. and van dyke's defense argues he fired his weapon because he feared for his life. while there have been some tense moments at most of these protests, by the way, have been peaceful. lara. >> i'm sure more tense moments to come. thank you so much. turning to tom llamas with the morning's other top stories starting with pope francis making history. >> that's right, good morning, guys. the pope is celebrating his first mass in africa and taking on terrorism. tens of thousands braved the rain for today's open air service in kenya. the pope issuing a strong appeal for family values, he also addressed the growing threat of islamic extremism saying an open dialogue between christian and muslim leaders is essential for peace. today french president francois hollande is meeting with russian president vladimir putin to discuss further cooperation in the fight against isis. across europe, the hunt continues for the so-called

eighth paris attacker. authorities now confirm his alleged accomplice also on the loose traveled to syria in june. meanwhile, vice news released more of its interview with the american rock band that was playing the night of the attack at that theater, one band member describing his encounter with one of the gunmen and it is chilling. >> i can see the gunman and he looked right at me and he shot at me and he missed. he stayed there and continued to shoot and shoot and slaughter and just scream at the top of his lungs, allahu akbar and that's when i instantly knew what was going on. >> band members say they're grateful for the support they've received since the attack. tensions in the middle east are escalating after turkey shot down that russian fighter jet near the syrian border. russian is deploying anti-aircraft missiles to the region and turkey released recordings of what it says were the warnings it gave to the russian fighter pilots when they

violated turkish airspace, one of the russian pilots who survived said he never heard a warning. have you ever opened your bag after a flight and it looked like a tornado tore through your luggagy this may be why. check this out, baggage handlers finding out who can toss a suitcase the furthest on the tarmac. the second guy up is like, no, no, this is how you toss a piece of luggage. a concerned passenger tweeted southwest airlines, southwest saying, hey, they don't work for us. so alaska airlines later admitted the olympic bag tossers were their employees insisting the bag was a dummy bag supposedly filled with magazines, you know, a dummy bag, right? that's the ticket. >> when kettlebells are unavailable. >> exactly. complete the carry-on in do you think your kettle ball would go that far. >> saar are, you know, probably not. let's just be honest. let's be honest. >> this sounds like a good time to change the subject. for many of us on thanksgiving, thank you, sara, once the food

coma wears off it's time to go shopping. here's a live look at some people getting a jump start on their holiday hunting and gathering. it used to be they waited till black friday for this but now many major stores are open an thanksgiving itself and abc's rebecca jarvis is in chicago with more on that. hey, rebecca, good morning. >> reporter: hey, dan, good morning to you. happy thanksgiving and in. biz they think of this as the super bowl of shopping. it is officially game day, 136 million americans expected to shop between now and this weekend and here at walmart they are ready for the rush. this morning, while many are gearing up for turkey and pumpkin pie, others are getting ready for a different kind of feeding frenzy. thanksgiving shoppers already lining up for a mad dash to score those holiday deals. but after years of backlash for opening on turkey day, retailers appear to be finally holding the line on those earlier and earlier thanksgiving openings.

>> a lot of retailers are scaling back their hours or even closing their stores entirely because they realize that it doesn't actually help their bottom line. >> reporter: now macy's, target, toys "r" us and best buy will kick things off tonight at exactly the same time as last year, staples opened the last two years on thanksgiving will shut their doors completely for the holiday this year. h&m is following suit and outdoor equipment retailer rei taking it a step further, deciding to stay closed on both thanksgiving and black friday. retailers typically generate about $50 billion in sales over the four-day weekend. but for the last two year, those sales have been falling. >> online shopping has totally changed the game. consumers are having a little more cash in their pockets this year for the holiday season. so retailers don't feel compelled to stay open on thanksgiving. >> reporter: walmart is also mixing things up this year. for the first time ever most of

their doorbusters for the black friday weekend are already listed on the website literally right now. the doors open at walmart throughout the day today but the official event kicks off here at 6:00 p.m., lara. >> in the super bowl of shopping, rebecca, we thank you and now we do have more on holiday shopping with amazon spokesperson sarah gelman who joins us from los angeles. good morning. >> good morning. >> do you guys feel the need, are you working harder this year than ever to attract customers? >> i mean, we work hard every year to taattract customers. we're ready for it. >> you are ready for it. i know you guys have a lot of great deals out there. we're going to talk about those in a second but what are you doing different now? i hear something about an app that really might take you to the next level. >> yeah, well, first of all we have new deals every five minutes this year. not just on black friday and cyber monday we actually have them for 16 days. it really is a season, yes, we have them today on thanksgiving,

no, you don't have to get off your couch to shop. but we do have this new app i love called -- it's with the mobile shopping app called watch a deal. you can go to our deal page either on your laptop or your mobile shopping app and see a deal that's coming up maybe in a couple of hours. you don't want to sit there and stare at your computer screen or at your phone and spend time with your family. click watch this deal and then amazon sends you a push notification to your phone when the deal is live so you can continue on with your life, not have to stay and stare at your phone. >> shop till you drop. some of these deals you guys sent us are unbelievable. 50-inch tv for $150, really, sarah? >> yes, and i can't tell you what the brand is but what i can tell you, it is a mobile only deal so we have about 150 deals this year that are only on our mobile shopping app so if you don't have our mobile shopping app download it now because that is a great deal. >> soy the app sounds like a must have. what other deals can you share with us like the 1$150 50-inch

tv. >> kids want toys. we have up to 50% off top-selling toy brands, we have nerf, my little pony and of course, "star wars," "star wars" is so big this year, another thing that's huge, dinosaurs so between "the good dinosaur" and "jurassic world" we have great deals on that. for teen organization dulls it your life you cannot go wrong with electronics. obviously we talked about tvs, we have a great deal on noise canceling headphones. $100 off, what i want this holiday season. we also have the kindle, so great for riding under $100 during this shopping season. >> you just recited my entire list, sarah, thank you so much. i guess what we thank you so much, we will be talking about shopping all morning long and sort of the days, dan, i'm

thinking of black friday and siberiaer monday are gone. here we go. >> here we go. indeed. let's just try to keep our priorities trait because before you go shopping you got to make sure thanksgiving is done right which means it's time to talk turkey with our thanksgiving dream team of food network chefs all judges of the hit show "chopped." alex guarnaschelli, geoffrey zakarian and amanda freitag. give yourself a big round of applause. inside we have questions from viewers, let's start with you, ms. guarnaschelli, you're doing turkey. the question. >> i'm always afraid to undercook the turkey and don't have a thermometer. how long should i cook a 14-pound turkey. >> the answer is. >> i count about 12 minutes per pound which means you should go for maybe 2, 2 1/2 hours and then pull away that thigh and just watch for those juices to run clear. the thigh is the thickest part of real estate on the turkey.

once that's cooked, take it out. make your gravy and have a glass of wine. >> i always say that, the thigh is the thickest part of real estate. before we talk sides and desserts, let me get one more turkey question. >> no, this is really good. why is my turkey dry? help? >> you know what, i'm going to cut you off there. this is a bit of a tease. we'll get back to that answer a little later because we got to get it out to ginger who at the macy's thanksgiving day parade and got another look at the forecast. hey, ginger. >> hey there, dan. i've got the leaves behind me, the stars of the beginning of the trade. you shake it a little when you're aleaf. yeah, you do. flash flood watches that extend from texas up to illinois and the rain, locally up to 8 inches could fall so be very careful especially friday into saturday. all right. let's get to the mild cities brought to you by macy's.

we got a new move, the shaking leaf. i'll be doing it all morning in it'll keep you warm. it'll keep you warm.

ginger, thank you. we want to remind everybody, we'll answer how to keep the turkey from getting dry question coming up here on "gma." >> and the revelation about the late frank gifford, the nfl legend suffered from that brain disease linked to those hard hits on the gridiron. what his family hopes will come of it. hey bumble bee ♪o busy bee. o busy bee. ♪this year let's keep your sanity.♪ ♪come to the store or go online.♪ ♪for all your gifts, you'll be just fine.♪ aw, you're sweet. black friday starts 6pm thursday and all day online at walmart.

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and all day online at walmart. >> good morning, and happy thanksgiving, i'm matt o'donnell, 7:24 on this thursday, karen will be in the parade later. matt pellman will show us what it's like to travel on the holiday. >> reporter: it's so roomy, we wish it was like this when woman had go to work.

you meant to take the schuylkill expressway and the vine if you're heading to the parade. the drive heading to acrens over and -- eakens oval and jfk boulevard senior shut down for the parade. detours on the septa buses and mass transit is on holiday schedule. single vehicle crash on the ramp 724 to 422. a vehicle in a creek in burlington county along 206 exe columbus -- at the columbus farmers market. >> we'll be back with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> hey, look who we got there?

we got major drumstick, looks like we have thomas the train and mr. potato head is ready to fight fire, you mean above is charlie short cake, i'm sorry miss strawberry. let's go outside to david murphy with the forecast. >> reporter: it's nice that the wind are light so we can get the balloons up in the air. if you're heading to the parade, 39 degrees in philadelphia. below freezing in the rural suburbs. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast it's going to be a nice thrntion, 63 degrees this afternoon, probably get into the up upper 50s by the end

fortunate parade. 63 tomorrow, cloudy and damp over the upcoming weekend. >> back to "g.m.a."

♪ welcome back to "good morning america." there is the philadelphia thanksgiving day parade that's a live look at the oldest thanksgiving day parade in the country and millions are enjoying parades all across america this morning. security, of course, is end is itted up this year. added police along most routes. >> of course, everybody is still cautious after paris. also happening right now, 19 states on alert this morning for a major thanksgiving storm bringing snow, ice and flash flooding. that storm caused chaos at a flea market in california. look at this. powerful winds sending tents flying. three sent to the 4079. a new lawsuit filed over the death of "fast and furious" star paul walker. his father is suing porsche claiming the car his son was riding in lacked potentially life-saving safety measures. porsche says the car was altered

and improperly maintained and those factors contributed to walker's death. >> happy thanksgiving to everybody. so nice to have sara here, tom here, dan, of course, and many of you are prepping for the big holiday getting ready for the macy's thanksgiving day parade including ginger shaking it out on the parade route. we'll check with her later and continue with our turkey 911. >> this is important. >> it does come in handy in my house. >> an important service we provide to the nation and we'll continue throughout the morning. we want to start with the revelation about the late football legend frank gifford, turns out he suffered from a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head trauma and found in so many other former players and abc's ryan smith has the story. >> hello, again, i'm frank gifford. >> reporter: this morning the family of late gridiron great frank gifford revealing they just learned that the nfl star suffered from cte, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease

researchers believe are connected to taking all those tackles on the field. gifford died of natural causes at the age of 84 in august. but a team of pathologists just now diagnosing him with a brain disease detectable only after death. his family saying "our suspicions that he was suffering from the debilitating effects of head trauma were were confirmed." the former nfl mvp suffered one of the most famous head injuries of his era knocked unconscious during this game in 1960. sidelining him for the season. >> hello again, everyone. >> reporter: after retiring from the field his family says the 27-year veteran announcer of "monday night football" married to kathie lee gifford dedicated himself to understanding the connection between repetitive head trauma and its associated cogny testify and behavioral symptoms which he experienced firsthand. the cte center says repetitive brain trauma degenerates brain tissue, months, years, sometimes even decades after the last

trauma. a study recently finding 96% of the players they examined suffered from the disease. including hall of famer junior seau who took his own life in 2012. overnight, nfl commissioner roger goodell praising the giffords for their desire to help learn more about the disease and its causes but adding we are working now to improve the safety of our game. gifford's family hoping their revelation will help others in the future. for "good morning america," ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> i know kathie lee and her family so want this information to help future player safety. very important to them. >> may very well do that. >> yep. all right. and now to an alert about holiday shoplifting. look at these people allegedly caught stealing a turkey from a grocery store. not easy to do. and abc's kendis gibson is here with the story. good morning, kendis. >> reporter: good morning, lara. people are hungry. the average thanksgiving day turkey, get this is about 15 pounds so you'd think that it would be pretty hard for anyone

to sneak anything that big out of a supermarket. think again. thanksgiving is a time of giving, but for some it's all about taking. watch this grocery store shopper ring up one item in self-checkout but walk away with a turkey. security cops stoplift released these videos of alleged turkey bandits this season. at another shelf checkout this shopper scanned some items but appears to miss the mark on the turkey and walks it through. some security experts say theft is up to five types more likely at self-checkout counters than manned checkouts. >> customers look for opportunity. if no one is watching them and they say, wow, this is easy, then they may try it. >> reporter: but check it out. this video at a regular checkout line, you see the same thick, some items being scanned but had time the prize poultry just remains in the shopping cart. and same here, the turkey stays in the cart, not getting up to the conveyer belt for pricing. shoplifting costs u.s. retailers

an estimated $17 billion a year. losses that mean higher prices for the rest of us. >> the profit margins is anywhere from 1% to 3% and a regular basket full of groceries if one item is either not rang up or destroyed, the profit for that entire buggy of groceries is gone. does it increase price, yes, it does over the long haul it absolutely does. >> reporter: okay, so perhaps one reason behind so many turkey theft, the price of the bird itself. it is the most expensive part of the thanksgiving meal. this year the cost of the average turkey is more than $23. the highest it's been in decades. >> kendis, thank you very much. if you are not into black friday shopping and you're tired of talking to your family you may want to check out this movie this weekend. it's a good time for it, in fact, the oscar release is heating up and abc's nick watt has a look at some of the early contenders. >> reporter: this is one of the biggest blockbuster weeks of the

year and 69-year-old sly stallone is the headliner. >> you got to work hard. i swear to god if you're not going to do it, i'm out. >> reporter: there's already supporting actor oscar buzz around rocky for this, the seventh reboot called "creed." apparently his wife talked him into it. >> she said, don't be such a coward. even when i was doing a sequel, the second one people are, come on, the third one said stop already. fourth one, goes put a fork in it. >> reporter: this time rocky is training apollo creed's son adone is for a big fight and critics are claiming it's the best rocky since the original. this week, we're also talking "spotlight". >> we'll tell it right. >> reporter: the tale of the catholic church sex abuse scandal and here there's bound to be an oscar nominee and, oh, so oscar worthy love story rooney mara, cate blanchett. >> i like the hat. >> reporter: for the families

pixar's "the good dinosaur" from our parent company, walt disney. >> aren't you just the kusest thing. >> to get to work with pixar was a whole other experience and go down to pixar history is another thing and it's just mind blowing to me. >> reporter: tuesday night previews were record breaking. "the good dinosaur" eclipsed "frozen's" stellar preview tally ♪ let it go >> reporter: and "creed" made more money than any pre-thanksgiving preview in history. >> show me something. >> reporter: after a little lackluster year hollywood is hoping after your turkey you're going to buy a ticket. for "good morning america," nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> i know we are. >> lara is actually literally writing down a list. "carol." "trumbo," "the danish girl." >> "trumbo" the best i've seen this year. >> the oscar game has begun. >> it has. coming up here on "gma," on the upon with secret apps for the supermarket and simple ways

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it is 7:42 on this thanksgiving morning and we're back now with "gma on the money." and we're going to tell you how to save big on your groceries. americans will spend on average more than $150 on holiday food shopping and those weekly bills can be much higher but abc's linsey davis is here to show how one family saved thousands a year. good morning to you, linsey. >> good morning and happy thanksgiving. while it's $150 for the turkey and the fixings the average american family of four spends more than a thousand dollars a month in food. now you can put some of that

back in your pocket. for the krauses groceries eat up a huge chunk of their family budget. >> we have one son who is 16 and one who will soon be 15. they eat a lot. >> reporter: every week this family of five's grocery bill tops $600, close to $30,000 a year. >> it would be great to cut down anywhere we can. >> in a quick and easy way. >> reporter: so we enlisted the help of abc news' very own lifestyle editor genevieve brown and headed to their local stop & shop grocery list in hand. >> came up with a three-pronged approach to savings. no clipping coupons. >> reporter: first this one-of-a-kind app grocery pal puts the savings on your mobile phone. >> plug in your zip code and brings up a list of stores. >> and directs you to in-store sales. >> starbucks, here. >> greek yogurt, 10 for $10. >> reporter: and a little supermarket secret, pick

products on the top and bottom shelves. their often a better deal. >> the most expensive items are the ones that the grocery store puts at eye level. one thing to point out, not neglect the ends of the aisle. these are great prices. >> i'll never go down an aisle again. >> reporter: finally did you know you can actually get paid to shop? genevieve says use apps like check out 51 or ibotta. asks you to watch a video or take a survey about a product you're about to buy. after you're done shopping select your item, scan the bar code and upload your receipt. instant cash back. >> we're done grocery shopping. >> reporter: after checking out, these simple supermarket hacks saved them big. >> you're saving $120 a week on groceries. let's see how much that is for the year. >> reporter: all in all that's over $6,000 a year. >> that is's incredible. >> there you go. >> reporter: and now there are even sites that suggest recipes based on what's on sale.

saving you both time and money so gobble gobble without the guilt. they figured out how to cut back on the cost. now if they can only do something about those pesky calories. >> got to be a an app for that. >> 6 grand is not nothing. >> it's not nothing, dan, nope. >> all right. >> it's a tough morning. stuck between these two. >> and coming up, our thanksgiving experts are answering your burning questions. turkey, side dishes, desserts, we got you covered on "gma." to the car that just survived hours of reconditioning... sorry, we know that was a bit... invasive. but, if we didn't hoist you up in the air and poke around a little, we wouldn't be carmax. we expect a lot from our cars and we need to make sure that you'll make the grade. you have to admit, you're looking awfully nice. oh just relax. it's gonna be a long time before anybody peeks at your undercarriage again.

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a big one so yes and no. >> pasta is not a side. >> sure, it is in an italian household, absolutely. >> let's see if we can do a dessert question. amanda. >> i have a sweet tooth. the question is what apples are best for baking? is this not a great question. pick a firm apple. granny smiths are great but i like to mix it up with a gala or fuji. >> excellent, great. we'll be back with you. at the top of the hour, planning your holiday shopping spree. what you should buy now and what can wait. keep it here, much more "gma" coming up on this thanksgiving morning. here's a great improve this committee tip from lows. what can you do with this soda bottle. cut the bottom off and mount it for a shopping bag dispenser. ooh.

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all right. look who i've got with me, the stephen f. austin state university band. they are rocking this morning and we have to talk about the quick forecast. this is the warmest thanksgiving in eight years along the east coast for a l good morning, everyone, i'm

matt o'donnell, 7:56 thursday, happy thanksgiving, karen will be along with the parade later, matt pellman is here with traffic. >> reporter: happy thanksgiving to you, matt o'donnell, we've been watching people walking along the benjamin franklin parkway trying to find that prime location to see fragle rock and scoopy do. the benjamin franklin parkway is closed through the mid arch. the fairmont park turkey trot beginning at 8:30. there's a trick or trot in north wales. 202 parkway is shut down between this point at horsham road and county line road. a portion of county line is blocked because of the north wales turkey trot. there's a crash to watch out for in upper moreland. no issues on the turnpike. >> live picture from center

city it's a great day to have a parade, mr. david murphy. >> reporter: absolutely, matt, we were in the upper 30s, as folks gathered we are up to 42 sun up over the horizon and light winds. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, nice day for a parade we'll be up to 60 by the parade's end. things will get better for the viewers as the morning goes on. afternoon high 63. sun and high level clouds. tomorrow, 66 clouds in the morning sun in the afternoon. kind of a damp weekend it will be a drizzly showery morning on saturday. there's a chance of drying in the afternoon, but on the other side, a frontal boundary will be nearby that will keep us cloudy, high of 60. hoping to dry out for the most part for temple at night down in the 50s on sunday. >> the 6 abs thanksgiving day parade is almost ready to go. our parade coverage on 6abc, starts at 8:30.

all the preparations being made, the rehearsal is being set. "g.m.a." is up right now, we'll be back in 25 minutes.

good morning, america. it's 8 a.m. and caught on camera, new surveillance footage of the mom moments before she left her newborn in a manger. how the baby is doing right now. ♪ super shopping secrets. we're maximizing your black friday deals this morning. >> that's 15% off makeup. makeup never goes on sale. >> becky worley has all the best inside steals for your post-turkey rush. >> and mickey's military surprise. >> oh, this is awesome. >> it's a thank you so above and beyond you won't want to miss this unforgettable reunion in the most magical place on earth. ♪ and get ready to chop your way to a spectacular thanksgivi thanksgiving. three of our favorite chefs are here tackling your turkey

troubles, side dish situations and transforming your dessert disas territories into the most delicious feast ever as we say -- >> all: good morning, america and happy thanksgiving. ♪ and, yes, happy thanksgiving and good morning, america. there they were, the "chopped" judges live with us giving us our 911 answers to all of your cookie questions and they'll whip up some delicious and foolproof dishes for us. >> i will test whether they're in fact foolproof. we love a parade and this morning we have two of america's greatest covered. rob is in philly at the country's oldest thanksgiving day parade. hey, rob, and ginger is right here in new york city at the 89 annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. ginger, how is it going out there? >> oh, my goodness, it's just starting to get that electric feel here. look, right here, this is the beginning of the parade, the

first float and balloons that you will see, that macy's iconic star and the rest of the balloons, they are all lined up right here. i'm telling you, people are pumped and clowns have filled the trees so whether you like them or not, lara -- >> i love it. no pun intended there right with the pumped. we got that. we saw that. thank you, ginger. we also have holiday shopping season upon us as you may have heard which means tory johnson is with us. amazing deals and steals just minutes away. first back inside to tom llamas with the morning rundown. >> good morning again, guys. woo he begin with the prewinter storm bearing down on holiday travelers in 19 states. the storm which has already made driving miserable from oregon to colorado is now moving into the plains and upper midwest. heavy rain, snow or sleet is expected from texas all the way to wisconsin. meanwhile, back in california heavy winds blew over these tents at a flea market near sacramento. it injured 11 people. in chicago protesters outraged over the fatal police

shooting of a teenager are threatening to disrupt black friday shopping. demonstrators hit the street last night, some were arrested for whipping lights off a city christmas tree. this follows the release of more dash cam video showing officer jason van dyke pursuing laquan mcdonald who was armed with a small knife before shooting him 16 times. the officer reportedly had 20 complaints filed against him in the past. overseas now, this just in russia says it's preparing to cut economic ties with turkey. it's the latest escalation after turkey shot down that russian fighter jet along the syrian border. turkey says the jet violated its airspace. russia says its pilots never heard a warning. french president francois hollande is working to build a stronger coalition against isis. seeking help today from russian president vladimir putin. as the manhunt for the so-called eighth paris attacker continues authorities say his accomplice traveled to syria in june. here at home security will be tighter than ever for the

macy's thanksgiving day parade. a record 3 million people are expected to line the streets. officials say there's no credible threat but more than 2500 police officers are being deployed along the route. and a mother who left her newborn in the nativity display of a new york church will not face charges. newly released surveillance video shows the mom carrying the baby boy into a nearby store buying a towel. the boy was later found in the manger at the church wrapped in that towel. the mother came back the next day to make sure he had been found. new york's safe haven law allows them to leave babies at certain locations. at least one parishioner is offering to adopt him. good for that baby. a big dare for a new york family. this is truly terrifying. a neighbor woke up to find an incruder crawling on his bedroom floor with a knife between his teeth. they caught him and he snatched a cell phone but ran off when the owner woke up.

pretty scary. a thanksgiving dinner truly out of this world. the two astronauts aboard the international space station are enjoying turkey and ol the fixings but their meal is served a little differently. take a look. >> i'm going to have the candied yams. they're -- man, they are delicious. >> good stuff. >> happy, happy thanksgiving, everybody. >> those look like some rough yams. commander scott kelly and flight engineer shell lindgren have the day off. they plan to watch some football. so great nasa can beam up football because they need it after those yams. >> they need turkey and thanksgiving 911. >> they do. >> for those yams. >> we're here for you guys. i imagine theirs taste better than what i could produce which is why we have the 911 people. first to sara with the morning rundown.

>> super shopping secrets. the hottest black friday deals to know before you make your holiday gift list. plus, more with my favorites, the "chopped" judges answers all your last-minute turkey emergencies to make the most delicious feast ever and tory johnson is here with amazing "deals & steals" and a special thanksgiving deal right now. ben is here to help me. >> no more schlepping christmas trees on the top of your car. they will hand cut a tree, 5 1/2 to 7 feet just like this one, you gave it a thumbs up, right, ben? he gave it a thumbs up and amazing deal on these trees and it includes shipping so comes directly to your door. >> what is the deal. >> normally starting at $129 there are three different styles, today only 50%. so starting at 64.50 and you get to choose your ship date so there is a big range of about two weeks for you to choose the ship date so that is a deal. that is a deal, right, ben.

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coming back to "gma." >> i want to see you smile. >> i rarely smile. i've had dental problems my whole life. that's not true. >> that is not true? look at this amazing happy 40th display from disneyland's world of color helping us mark our big birthday and now they're doing even more. wait till you see the unforgettable military surprise that we pulled off with their help. that's coming up. time now, however, for "gma's" super shopping secrets, thanksgiving edition. if you can't wait till tomorrow to start your holiday shopping we have your guide to what you should be buying today. becky worley, our queen of black friday joining us now from san francisco. hey, becky, good morning. >> good morning, dan. yeah, the pre-black friday deals otherwise known as the i need to escape thanksgiving dinner and go find those sales, they are upon us. so, which doorbusters are worth it and which can you find online without missing pumpkin pie for

dessert? today is full of sales. so let's start with limited quantity deals on tvs like this 40-inch samsung from kohl's, $319 plus a $90 gift card or this 32-inch tv with roku's built-in streaming from walmart that's just $125. but this one from best buy, a 4k. 60-inch model for 800 bucks is also available online. and online door busters are very real this year, in fact, walmart says 96% of its deals are also on its website. but the single best tv deal of the whole shopping weekend is not a store deal, not even an online deal but an app only deal. >> we've seen so far amazon advertising a 50-inch hdtv for $150. which is $90 below the cheapest tv we've ever seen in that size before and that's the deal that's going to be available only through their mobile apps. >> reporter: other good deals today laptops.

fry's, this mod, $137 off the lowest price ever. this 19-inch dell is $100 off the current low and it's available at best buy in store and again online all day. also the apple watch is on sale at target today in a bundle deal that gets you $100 gift card. let's talk about clothing. overall the economy is good and consumers are spending, but trainly sales of clothing in retail outlets have been soft. what does that mean for you? well, sales. big ones. old navy opens at 4 p.m. today and in store only your whole purchase is 50%. so shop wisely and remember black friday is a season, pace yourself, deal hunters. and, dan, i have a list of all these deals and more on our website. >> becky, i want to go back to what you said a few seconds ago. black friday is a season so what is your guidance for the run-up to christmas? >> yeah, there are two camps on thanksgiving shopping.

those who don't understand it at all. why would you leave today and those that think it's fun. i have respect for both camps. my professional opinion there's some good deals but really you could cherry pick a few of those online today and then dig in tomorrow, over the weekend on cyber monday but don't miss out on this great day if you have the opportunity to spend it with friends and family. the deals are good but not worth it for that. >> what's your thinking about my strategy of going to 7-eleven on christmas eve and buying a few koosies and i ex-pack. >> they have great remote helicopters. your baby son will love it. >> thank you. over to you, lara. time to talk turkey answering more of your last-minute questions with our all-star panel from the hit food network -- hello, in english, the show is "chopped." we love the show. we love alex guarnaschelli, chef of the newly opened driftwood room in miami. she will be talking turkey.

geoffrey zakarian, chef and partner of the lamb's club one of our favorites here at "gma" just down the block sizing up all sides and amanda freitag returning for a second season of "american diner revival" dishing on desserts. question from marita. she wants to know how do i cook turkey without the meat drying and make the skin crisp and golden brown. that within you, alex. >> i am making two suggestions for that the first is break your turkey into parts and roast it so that it's easier to deal with. there's no whole bird carcass in your fridge for three weeks and it cooks all nice and crispy because the surface area is exposed to all the skin and then here i have a wonderful vinaigrette. i know we're always talking gravy for thanksgiving but i made a little vinaigrette with orange, lemon and olive oil and when no one is looking in the kitchen, you just do a little drive-by on your turkey like this and just get that nice brightness, that citrus, it's really unexpected and kind of

goes with the gravy. >> it doesn't change that traditional flavoring that everybody loves? >> oh, my god. i'm put on the spot, yeah, maybe a little bit but, you know when you get deep in your plate and get that little bit of lemon going through everything it makes you eat more because the lemon is brightening it up. >> question number two, this is for amanda. ebony lee is asking, what's an easy go to for dessert when you realize you're out of time. >> when you're out of time i have this great blondie recipe. cream together the butter and sugar, put in the chips and there you go and it's fun for kids too. you get them involved. get them to cut it for you. they love making blondies in the kitchen. >> you know what, i have snuck one. delicious. very good recipe. >> i say add chocolate chips too. >> yeah, all right. ready, question number three, geoffrey, this is all you. stacy wants to know about making sausage stuffing for the first time. she's wondering is it okay to bake it by itself. does it have to go into the bird? >> dressing does not go in the

bird and i like dressing that stays out. toughing does go in the bird. hard enough to cook the bird so let's just do one thing right. >> dressing and stuff rg3 two different thing. >> same thing but one goes cooked in the bird one cooks jo out side. i like dressing because i think it's very hard to cook a turkey anyways, let's just get the turkey right and dressing right. >> any special tips before doing a sausage -- >> i have a sausage in here with carrot, onions, celery and cornmeal out of cornbread. >> oh. >> i alittle warm chicken stock. we're going to mix this all together and that's what you have. bake it or serve it just like that. >> will you save me some of ha. >> i can smell the sausage. >> amanda, same sorry. we're downing up on you. a lot of dessert questions where operators are standing by on our 911 hot line. robin on facebook would like to know a good fall alternative to pumpkin pie. >> obviously apple pie is an alternative to pumpkin which i

love and add some cranberries to your apples. >> really. >> yes, they pop when they cook and make it beautiful and give it a tartness in case your apples aren't tart enough for you. i love that. and then just -- >> apples need to be tart, people. >> pile it in. don't be afraid to put lots of apps in your pie. >> hopefully we have these recipes for everybody on "gma." >> yes, you do, cover that up. >> we'll be feasting and checking in with ginger who i believe is on the parade route. ging. >> oh, lara, thank you so much. guess what, sue and daniel have put me to work here. i am actually a part of the parade, well, at least for about five steps holding on to what is called the bone, right? >> yeah. >> we are holding on to the pumpkins getting ready for the parade to start. macy's, so you know is the second biggest helium consumer in the world. i know you wanted to know that this morning. let's check the forecast. what you need to know too because all the way from texas up to wisconsin, we have winter

storm warnings, ice warnings, winter storm watches and advisories and flash flood watches in front of that. timed out the storm earlier. what i wanted to leave you with is the mild look at what's happening on the east coast. so fortunate here, right? >> yes. >> it's not always like this and we are loving it. >> reporter: by the end of the parade, upper 50s, light winds a fair amount of sun. tomorrow, clouds and sun, 66. a bit of a damp start saturday, cloudy and damp sunday. arfless, comfortable. rob, how are you doing in philly? i know it's a great parade too.

>> hi, guys. can barely hear you, ginger here at the 95th running of the sixth abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade. carli lloyd. two-time olympic gold medalist and the world cup. what can't you do. now you're the grand marshal. there are some pressures that go along with that. are you ready. >> i don't know. i woke up early so it'll be a pressure-filled day. >> at the white house after the big world cup win. what was that like. >> great. it was great to shake president obama's hand and chat with him. >> what kind of thanksgiving day plans do we have after the parade. >> well, possibly a nap. maybe a little workout. and then, you know, just hanging with my fiance's family just going to lay low, watch the eagles play, hopefully they win tonight. >> oh, that is the right thing to say. nicely done, a professional athlete. of course, you after you nap you have to work out. >> yeah. >> we do want to highlight these

youngsters. 14-year-olds, you are the ban chis? >> yeah. >> banchees. you said when you were their age you were the what? >> medford strikers. >> sounds olympian to me for sure. congratulation, happy thanksgiving to you and, pressure is on. >> it is. >> this is a tradition. a grand tradition. >> back to you guys. live from philadelphia. >> rob, thank you very much. fonzie, i understand our hot line is overloaded. blowing up. we need to take more questions. to the a lot of time. what we'd like to do for viewers checking in with us and have a lot of questions, a great tip or two from each of you. turk, alex. >> well, turkey, you know if you overcooked your turkey a little drive-by of butter, gravy, vinaigrette before anybody sees it at the table a great way to recover. >> to brine or not to. >> not to brine. salt it and let it sit 24 hours in the african, easier. >> 35 seconds left.

geoffrey. >> rest your bird. once it comes out it has to rest -- yeah, you do. if you cut it when it's hot, the juice is going all over the board. >> how long do you rest it. >> one hour minimum. >> who can wait? >> who can wait? >> oh, my god. we're talking turkey or desserts. >> work with cold dough always, brush your dough, use egg wash and sugar on top, makes it gorgeous and crispy and golden. >> brush it with the egg? >> yes. >> sorry. i'm challenged. when i say our hot lines are burning up they're all my questions. hopefully they'll help you. go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! to find out more last-minute tips. can't thank you enough, alex, geoffrey, amanda from "chopped." we really appreciate it. so do all our relatives eating our food. sara, over to you. now an exciting thanksgiving collaboration, abc news is partnering with storycorps for their most ambitious project ever, storycorps has been collecting the largest library

of human voices ever and this morning high school students and senior citizens are sharing their stories in the great thanksgiving listen. >> welcome. >> reporter: the berkeley carroll school is gearing found are the great thanksgiving listen. >> you'll deepen your connection to a loved one. >> reporter: storycorps is asking students to interview a grandparent over the thanksgiving holiday. >> as soon as you record it, you can send from your phone to the library of congress where your relative's story will be held in history in perpetuity. >> reporter: garrity collins wanted to get a head start on the project by interviewing his grandmother esther arrington. >> i was born march the 11th, 1932 during the great depression. >> reporter: she was a pioneer in her field, a female african-american investigator in new york city's medical examiner's office. >> this was surprising a lot of

times when i would show up at a scene. they might look at the driver and think, well, the driver is the m.e. and i would just sit and wait until they realized that i was the m.e. >> reporter: esther shared her dreams for her grandson. >> my hopes for you are that 20 years from today, i would hear people saying that you are loving, kind, considerate, humble. >> reporter: the storycorps' mission honors our forbearers. >> this is me here. >> you were my dance partner. >> reporter: and bonds grandchild and grandparent across time. >> i love you. >> i love you too. >> what a beautiful project and it's one my parents remind me all the time, sara, stop talking and listen a little more. dan. >> sounds like something i may have said to you at one point, sara but a great story. beautiful. let's check in now with tory for another "deals & steals" flash deal. >> flash deal.

that's right. we know that stockings are going to adorn many mantels this season so we have a great selection for you from personal creations. five different options to choose from and you can personalize with any name up to nine characters. so that's a lot of fun and an amazing deal on these. normally $35 including the personalization slashed in half, today only $17.50. go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! not only for these but the christmas trees we just showed you and for everything coming up. >> cool. more "deals & steals" with tory coming up and a magical disney surprise you really don't want to miss. "gma's" countdown to thanksgiving, brought to you by walmart. share wonder every day. hey ev,

thursday, happy thanksgiving. karen rogers will have parade coverage later. here's matt pellman. >> reporter: we have a couple of accidents southbound lane norristown spring house exit. police are blocking the light lane. no big deal no delays at this point. watching a crash in upper moreland mill road. jenkintown at badder road at the pnc bank. a crash is blocking all the northbound lanes of the northeast extension approaching the poconos interchange stay on 115 if you're heading north in that area this morning. we have the parade closures lasting through early afternoon. that will give you detours on the soapt at that bus routes,

across the board mass transit is on the holiday schedule. great day for the parade, david. >> reporter: absolutely, light winds and lots of sunshine. bundle up early, we're at 42 degrees in philadelphia. 31 in allentown. this afternoon looks good, we're going to get into the upper 50s by the end of the parade, 63 is the high. 66 tomorrow, black friday saturday, clouds, damp, 60 degrees, maybe couple of lingering sprinkles there. sunday, cloudy and damp, occasional drizzle and light showers here and there. monday we clear out and tuesday, cloudy and damp all over again. matt, as you look at the high temperatures we're in the 60s and mid to upper 50s or low to mid 50s. these are seasonable numbers coming up. our coverage of the 2015, 6abc thanksgiving day parade

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