>> it's time for the other tradition to start on the shopping rush. if you thought today's weather was perfect tomorrow's temperatures certainly put new the holiday spirit. it is thursday night and jim is off. i'm brian taff. and the big story on "action news" tonight is black friday eve. many stores opened early today boosting big savings for anyone willing to postpone or even forego their thanksgiving dinners. "action news" was at target wynnefield heights minutes after the doors on 6 p.m. tonight. folks rushed in to get those big ticket items at deep discounts and other big box stores opened as soon as the sun rose today. holiday shopping rush is underway. "action news" reporter christie aleto esised in the cherry hill mall tonight christie. >> reporter: yeah, brian a will the of people traded in turkey dinners for shopping carts looking for the best deal.

>> no running. >> the hunt for the best bargain starts thanksgiving night. >> smart tv. >> and shopping carts rolled out of target minute after doors opened at 6. others stuck to toys. >> did you get vring you wante wanted. >> i did. >> tell me what you did. >> i got cars. monster jam and barbie. >> registers are already ringing at cherry hill mall. >> i have everything i want. >> national retail federation estimate 0% of weekend shoppers will shop on thanksgiving up 4% from last year. maryann nugen is pro thanksgiving shopper. >> i'm dropping this off in the trunk and coming right back. >> shoppers are hunting for the best deals and stores are trying to stay competitive hunt foring your dollar. >> online this year is becoming competitive. they're offing a lot of door busters and so yes brick and morter stores have to stay competitive. you know opening on thanksgiving and offering consumers more openings to shop

it's definitely to their benefit do that. >> we're coming up out on thanksgiving and we -- >> this i'm not really feeling like last time but still it's a good deal. >> shopping on thanksgiving often receives lots of back lash and for those looking to stretch the dollar they say they're willing to make new memories. >> i mean do you do this every thanksgiving. >> every thanks giving. >> really. >> it's our tradition now. >> brian, the mall here closes midnight and reopens again 6 a.m. and for those big box stores many are staying on through the night into tomorrow morning and reporting live here in cherry hill, christie aleto "channel 6 action news." >> christie have fun out there tonight thank you and remind are now that we have everything shoppers need to know right there on 6abc.com including which stores are on right now it. and their hours and when the door buster deals begin. we also have special offers at local retailers available only

to our viewers in our "action news" black friday play book. >> if you plan to head out on black friday the weather will be absolutely perfect for you. meteorologist melanie alnwick live at the "action news" big board somehow melissa tomorrow will be today. >> yeah brian no complaints if you step out on friday. temperatures today well above average and that trend will continue for us tomorrow. currently in philadelphia, 49 degrees. 40 allentown and 54 in sea isle city. chilly in millville coming in at 39. you look at visibility across the region some spots we're dealing with patchy fog. we're down to half a mile for both wilmington and millville that hour down to .2348 toms river and that low-level moisture with south to south easterly wind will be with us through the overnight hours even as you wake up tomorrow morning. future tracker 6 showing you areas of patchy fog across northwest suburbs and points south and east clouds dissipate throughout the rest of the

afternoon in fact the black friday shoppers forecast we've got you covered. 6 a.m., 46 degree. mostly cloudy. 8:00 in the morning 49 degrees. and clouds will dissipate by 10:00 in the morning and 54 underneath mostly sunny sky and by noon tomorrow up to 6 and numbers will climb even higher than that brian we'll take a closer look in the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. >> awesome see new a bit melissa. you can take 6abc.com with you this black friday there you find stormtracker 6 in hourly forecast from accuweather as well as latest traffic conditions no doubt will be traffic nearby malls tomorrow. we've also got our series of sky6 roadway cameras. >> well, no thanksgiving would be complete without annual 6abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade now in 96th year and what a perfect day for singing, dancing, and celebrating the season. >> go♪

with that parade started with a big performance in front of iconic art museum terms and singers and dancers helped kickoff philadelphia thanksgiving celebration. philadelphia mayor nutter one of the first special guests to pass by the art museum. nutter and wife lisa and nephew arrived in that horse-drawn carriage. even though this is fair nutte nutter's last parade in office he says he was focused oning in the moment with his family today♪ the youth and talented cast of the cast of christmas story performed hovering somewhere over indiana including nicholas william as son of "action news" aching or will thomas. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles!

>> and eagles cheerleaders helped pulp up the crowd in today's big parade joined by eagles drum line and, of cours course, the mascot. swoop, also on hand. and the grand finale with the big guy himself, isn't aclause. he and mrs. clause arrived on sleigh and made their way to art museum steps surrounded by performers. >> so a great day. >> well family as cross the region feasted on turkey trimmings and all while counting blessings this thanksgiving and "action news" reporter dann cuellar spent tonight with hatfield family in northeast philadelphia and takes us there. >> hi, everybody, welcome to hatfield thank giving. >> at the home of mayor ci and dave hatfield 8 members and jake the bulldog gathered for traditional thanksgiving day feast. >> you know that scene from home alone christmas where everybody is running all over

the house and stuff is going it on. look even the dog, even the dog is out here still hungry. >> we have turkey and white meet and. >> looks good. >> 30 pound turkey. >> lots of mashed potatoes. >> that's my favorite. >> what would we do without mashed potatoes. >> everybody pitching in and everybody here contributed something to the table what a feast but not before grace. >> we ask you continue to police the big crazy loving family with good health and happiness and much love. and we ask all of this in jesu jesus's name amen. >> amen. >> all right. guys, eat up. eat up. i know you've been waiting go right ahead. dig in. >> yes the hatfields were counting policings and looking forward to the holiday season. >> thank you so much for having us over. happy thanksgiving, everybody. >> happy thanksgiving. >> i'm dann cuellar, channel 6 "action news". >> i think dann had a good time, you?

a west philadelphia restaurant moved food outside given the weather today casey's soul food set up this buffet for the community. it's third straight year of the block party complete with food and fun and it's a thank you a way to spread love and good will in the heat of the holidays. and still to come right here at 11 have you seen this man? south jersey detectives think he's behind a deadly crime in burlington country. we've got the details and uninvited guest crashes white house while the president and first family were having thanksgiving dinner. we'll explain what happened. melissa is in for cecily tonight. >> brian, temperatures high today across the southern plains in 70s. we'll tap into a piece of that mild are air in time for all of the black friday shopper. details coming up in the accuweather forecast. >> and if you have not heard i'm sorry to it will you the eagles lost in spectacular fashion against detroit today. jamie apody has the low lights frankly when "action news" jamie apody has the low lights frankly when "action news" comes right back

>> police now have a fourth suspect in custody in connection with that police chase an officer involved shooting on the vine street expressway. police say 19-year-old cameron lewis was in the car originally with this 17-year-old giovanni cato the man that they say opened fire on trooper wednesday morning. trooper pat casey was released from the hospital yesterday and still has a bullet lodged in shoulder. cato is charged with attempted mubder and police will not pursue charges against lewis at this point. authorities in purr ling ton county just released surveillance of the man that he say shot and killed a convenience store clerk. investigate towards want the public to get a look at the man in the pictures they say he shot and killed 32-year-old

matthew winsorry outside quick and go store on 100 block mlk junior boulevard in will beboro last night it's not clear what led up to the shooting if you recognize the suspect mruz call 911. >> a man wearing american flag jumped over the whitehouse fence today as first family was celebrating thanksgiving insid inside. the man was wearing a blue shirt, white pants and was wrapped in the american flag. and once the suspect made it on the other side he raised hands in victory. and he was quickly arrested by officers. their guns drawn. the man was reportedly carrying envelope and what was inside is not clear at this point. now earlier this year the secret service made improvemen improvements to the fence following several other fence jumping incidents. >> belgium prime minister said alert level in brussel lowered a notch because threat of attack is no longer considered imminent. now all of belgium is under

second highest alert left snif sniffing an attack is possible and likely. previously the government said that it would likely keep the highest threat level in the capital through the weekend and so this came as a bit of a surprise today. >> and speaking of surprise. the fact that it was mid 60s on thanksgiving day and even warmer tomorrow. >> even warmer brian i mean this time last year without a trace of snow as you remember on thanks giving it was quite chilly today 60s tomorrow better. double scan radar dry no issues with precipitation so we'll show you picture outside and sky6 live in hd penn landing blue cross river rink and showing you the gorgeous picture and because river rink ice skating opens tomorrow for business and really mild conditions to do ice skating by friday and currently in philadelphia, 49 degrees after a mild high of 62 in city and 49 poconos 56 baech haven and

46 trenton and 48 dover and here's satellite 6 and action radar it's partly cloudy and quiet across the region. we'll be dealing with south to south easterly wind as we go throughout the overnight hours. some spots in coastal community as cross the pine barrens of new jersey dealing with low visibility some spots to half a mile. something to keep it mind overnight tonight and early tomorrow morning. we'll widen out the picture because this is storm tim we're tracking and it's mild enough for rain from chicago and as far as south as dallas and you move west. we have mixed precipitation and where that cold are air drains in on backside of it also dealing with intermountain west snow as well we'll workest ward into the second of ha of the weekend. call from accuweather tonight clear early and tracking areas of patch question fog dropping down to 44 in philadelphia and 39 allentown and 48 in cape ma may. and the setup friday if you like today you'll enjoy tomorrow coming in at 68

degrees. early clouds but it's bright by the aftnoon. and there's that front same one that will come out of the plain states it's still to north and west friday and once we get to saturday the front sags south and kind of hangs out across the region. so by then it's mostly cloudy. high of 60. and we do have to allow for a shower popping up at any points during the day on saturday. not a washout. still quite dreary. another piece offeren arey wave of low pressure ride ago long that fronts and stalling as we get to sunday. we'll track that moisture surprised into monday temperatures dropping well below average in some location locations. speaking of weekend temple is at home at the linc saturday 7 p.m. is kickoff and mostly cloudy and isolated shower likely and kickoff temperature 55 once we get to fourth quarter we drop down to 50. here's exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. clouds to sunshine on friday. it's mild afternoon. high up to 68 and some spots north and west of city reading

and allentown either tying or coming close to record territory tomorrow on saturday mostly cloudy and shower likely in at 60. cloudy sunday it's chilly down to 52. some rain likely for the city points to south and chill sticks around monday mostly sunny, 49. on tuesday mostly cloudy late day rain in at 56. gradual clearing on wednesday 54 and on thursday high temperature of 50. it's mild tomorrow brian and we're tracking areas of showers and cooler temperatures over the weekend. >> all right melissa thank you very much. >> military service members. >> it was a thanksgiving daiper to say thank you to brave men and women seeing our country for some it was first thanks give ago way from home. >> i love them deerly they'll be with me. but i have my family around me you know my friends here are my

family. >> organizer say it's important to remember how hard it can be to ab way from loved ones during the holiday season and these service members are from joint base mcguire, d

>> all right. if you are one whose mood is dictated by successor failure of the eagles on any given day mute your television for the next couple minutes. they should have mute today all day. >> we have ten days to talk bat team after last week we thought they would get basted on thanksgiving. isn't it starting to feel like andy reid's last season. we'll find without is fall and the you could wards. sam bradford force totd watch from the side blinds. and same can't be satisfied for matthew stafford. he and calvin johnson three straight skourz in the second and straight quarters picked apart eric row for the injured carol. and 45-14 final today. birds lost three straight to

last place teams by a combined 110 to 43. this kid of loss could cause someone their job. >> eagles are carved up on thanksgiving like never before. it is worst two game snrech team history it's first time they ever allowed 45 point and five touchdowns in back-to-back games i dptd see this happening and coming in i deposit think oh, my god this will get away from us. >> it's embarassing to put the prod ut on the field and play like that. and yes i'm shocked. >> that's the right word embarassing. >> for the fans we're got giving they will nothing to cheer for. we go home and get down and we deserve to get bed because we're not giving them that. >> after losing three straight games you can stick a fork in eagles and they're stking by the embattled head coach.

>> he's our coach we'll fight with him and for him and nobody is looking to point fingers. >> i don't think we all need to look inside ourselves and see what we need to do. >> if you want to come back and point fingers and explain don't come back we need guys that will work and continue to fight through it. >> if eagles are embarrassed and shocked by what happened here what will happen anyone ten days when they go to new eng hand to face tom brady and the perfect patriots. with eagle inside defroyt jeff skversky "channel 6 action news." >> of course pats are undefeated as are panthers crushing cowboys tonight 33-14 there's a scenario all four nfc east teams and dallas more done than the birds lost tony romo likely for the season this time after he reinjured collar bone in 3rd quarter. >> you know things can be at all time low here. you think the eagles have

problems how about the sixers, 0-16 and poor brett brown has to deal with this. tmz obtained this video that they and espn say is jaleel okafor in a street night boston outside a night club after taunted how bad the sixers are. the team tells "action news" we're aware of the report and currently working to gather additional information. >> at least we have villanova. tonight 5-0 after ugly win against stanford defense carr carried them 8th ranked wildcats play boston tomorrow. >> end on high note tonight. >> owned on high note they're

>> that will do it for us tonight. high school huddle is next. for jim lokay, melanie alnwick, cecily tynan, jamie apody, for jim lokay, melanie alnwick, cecily tynan, jamie apody, ducis rogers, the entir

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