traveling by car. 3.7 million are taking to the air. and 750,000 people are riding the rails. it is an intense travel day, but the rewards make it all worthwhile to spend thanksgiving with family and those we love. it is wednesday night and we hope that all of you are having a wonderful thanksgiving day tomorrow. our big story we have three reports on the holiday tonight. dan will have the annual parade preview. melissa magee has the latest from accuweather. first to christie ileto. what's the travel situation at this late hour? >> reporter: so, jim, we continue to see a steady stream of people coming here to the rest stop. while traffic is light on the turnpike, getting around today proved to be a challenge for many travelers. where are you traveling from?

>> charlotte, north carolina. >> reporter: they're in the middle of an 11-hour drive with two young children. >> all the bathroom breaks and food breaks. >> screaming. >> reporter: the track to philadelphia's airport wasn't easy either. a steady stream of brake lights filli filled the exit light. >> it took me about 45 minutes to get here. >> reporter: fliers like the crow family was forced to tack on more time to their already lengthy travel day. >> four hours for a bus ride from disney world resorts to the airport. and it took probably two hours to get there. another hour for security. flight was delayed and we're finally here to wait some more in traffic. >> reporter: at the 30th street station, the big board spelled out more headaches as police investigated a pedestrian hit by a train in newark. >> i'm guessing that's my train

too. >> we've been here for a bit. we're holding out okay. our dogs, not as much. >> reporter: still, most people are expected to travel by car. >> it hasn't been bad. >> reporter: getting around today was difficult. just wait until sunday. that will be another busy travel day, if not busier for those returning home. christie ileto, channel 6 action news. between the parade and the touch football games, the accuweather forecast is a big deal for tomorrow. let's get the latest information from meteorologist melissa magee. >> we are tracking a little bit of precipitation across the delaware and lehigh valleys. you can see this warm front that's lifting to the north and east. some spotty showers in philadelphia. we'll widen out the picture. it's all a part of a bigger system here. you can see the area of low

pressure still over chicago. the trailing cold front over the ohio valley. and a piece of this moisture will work its way into our area throughout the day tomorrow. future tracker 6 showing you 11:00 a.m., couple of spotty showers in the city. and maybe some snow showers if you're north of the poconos early tomorrow morning. but for the 6abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade, a cloudy start. 8:00 in the morning, 42. 10:00 a.m. that number coming in at 47 with a spotty shower around. by noon as the parade starts to wrap up, it's 50 degrees with a couple light showers. cloudy with an east to southeasterly wind. we'll let you know what the rest of the holiday looks like in the accuweather forecast, jim. tonight, it's all about rehearsal in front of the museum of art. action news cameras caught up with one of the parades

perennial favorites. putting the finishing touches on their tap dance performance. let's get to our cherished holiday tradition, one of them here on channel 6. the annual thanksgiving day parade preview. we're live at 20th and jfk would. dan? >> reporter: the parade just seems to kick off the holiday season here in philadelphia. we couldn't be more proud to give everybody a preview of what's in store this year. let's say we hop on this decorated holiday express and give everybody a little tour of what's in store. ready? three, two, one, and blast off. as we take you down jfk to show you the floats lining up here getting all ready for tomorrow. the crews here, they got the music and everybody's getting in the mood. and then they have a nice giant

christmas tree up here on the toy truck float. i guess these folks really love christmas trees. look at all these trees. where are they going to put people in there? hello? anybody in there? we have a nice magical float here. we have also of course our cosponsor for the 6abc parade, dunkin' donuts. america runs on donuts. yes, indeed. they have a nice byplane there on the front. over here, a music float. on the other side of that float, and then of course our statue of liberty. give me liberty or give me death. who said that? patrick henry said that so many, many years ago. we would be remiss without the great grand float that kicks it all off.

mr. drumstick himself leading off the parade has he has for so many years. anyway, down at the art museum, a cast of thousands and thousands has been rehearsing for tomorrow's parade. let's take you there. ♪ >> reporter: marie and the salsa band rehearsing "carol of the bells." and then "burning up the town" with their tribute to prince. ♪ and then there's tap, tap, tapping away on their amazing production. what are you guys going to do this year? >> we're going to get under my seat. >> reporter: that sounds awesome. you ready for this? >> i'm so excited. >> reporter: so were a group of gospel singers.

what's this called? >> love can move mountains. this is going to be so much fun. >> reporter: that's exactly what we need. >> it's going to bring everyone together. >> reporter: meanwhile, behind the scenes in the control room, an army of producers and technicians working out glitches and making sure everyone's on cue. they've been doing this since 1986. >> it never gets old. >> reporter: this year, we'll highlight a special tribute to dear old captain noah. >> it's quite memorable and quite touching that we're going to be doing the salute to him tomorrow. >> happy thanksgiving! >> reporter: yes, and so there you have it. three years shy of a century and the parade is still going strong. the countdown is on. all systems go for tomorrow's big show. you won't want to miss it. happy thanksgiving, everybody.

live here on jfk, channel 6 action news. >> of course you can join us for our live coverage tomorrow morning beginning at 8:30. we hope that you do. all to watch as the 6abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving parade steps off along the ben franklin parkway. other news at this hour, a medical helicopter had to land in a residential delaware neighborhood tonight to transport a woman who was injured in a freak accident. she was walking her dog when a jeep rolled down a driveway pinning her beneath the suv. the victim was trapped for more than 20 minutes on the 300 block of winding hill drive in mill creek before she was felony low the hospital. no justice, no peace! >> the family of a little girl killed by a hit-and-run drive is calling for justice. 8-year-old jayanna powell's parents marched from west philadelphia to the scene of the

accident today. powell was killed friday afternoon in overbrook as she was crossing 63rd street. her parents paused to remember their daughter at the intersection where she was struck down. she's loving, she's caring. anybody that met her fell in love with her. she was smart, intelligent. she wanted to be a lawyer. she was wonderful. >> police have released a picture of the car that hit powell. it is a silver nissan altima which should have damage to one of the front headlights and the front grill. an illegal immigrant from honduras is under arrest tonight accused of molesting a 12-year-old girl. police say 33-year-old jorge ramirez sexually assaulted the girl a dozen times. they're asking any alleged victims to come forward. ramirez met the girl on 2nd

street pike in south hampton. president-elect donald trump has named two women to cabinet level positions. nikki haley has been appointed u.s. ambassador to the united nations. she had some uncomplementary things to say about trump during the company. trump called her a proven deal maker. trump named betsy davos to become secretary of education. he's expected to tap wilbur ross jr. to be commerce secretary. trump released another video statement today remarking we'd had a bruising campaign, but we have the chance to make history together. and then trump said this. >> it's my prayer that on this thanksgiving we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country strengthened by shared purpose and very, very common resolve.

>> after two weeks of counting ball ballots, it appears trump won michigan by the barest of margins. tonight's tally has trump ahead by 10,704 votes. the results still need to be certified next week or challenged for a recount. in the popular vote, hillary clinton is winning by a large margin with nearly 2 million votes more than donald trump. still to come, new details in the tennessee school bus crash as the death toll rises. plus, what investigators have learned about why the driver was never supposed to be on that road in the first place. also, the surprise explosion inside a wine store that sent everyone running for cover. and we've got a 45-minute delay in minneapolis. most spots getting the green light for travel. details coming up with your full

exclusive accuweather forecast. tonight, i've got your black friday play book. it is full of discounts, deals all exclusive to the 6abc viewers. also, the backlash to holiday shopping as stores close for thanksgiving day. and the sixers taking it to double overtime tonight. that and more when action news continues.

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another child died today as a result of monday's school bus crash in chattanooga tennessee. that brings the death toll to six. police say the bus was speeding when it veered off the road and slammed into a tree. the driver, johnthony walker, has been charged with vehicular homicide.

investigators say there was no trace of alcohol or drugs in his system. but they do say walker had driven off the designated bus road. in new york's grand central terminal today, it looked like fireworks going off. this was actually a e-cigarette blowing up. the 31-year-old clerk reportedly needs surgery for his burns. >> it is not unheard of for e-cigarettes to catch fire which is why the faa banned them from being allowed in checked luggage on airplanes. black friday may be a shopping free for all. there has been a backlash to that and dozens of national chains are now refusing to open on the holiday tomorrow. among them, barns and nobody ls, -- nobles, staples and t.j.

maxx. the mall of america, the largest shopping center in the country also reversed course this year and decided to close for the holiday. another annual pre-thanksgiving tradition here at action news is our black friday play book. it is not about door buster deals at the big box stores this year. this year, nydia han has special savings as ever at small businesses around the area. >> our black friday play book is bigger and better than ever this year. we start with a few deals for the little ones. the first at sesame place. buy a discounted two-day pass for a very furry christmas and get a special santa hat half off. at momo's tree house in elk city. >> you get a free purchase. >> and you get a $5 gift card when you sent $15. at threads on main, get 25% off

all cashmere sweaters. urban princess is adding a $20 gift card when you spend $100. and -- >> if you spend $250 at any of our three locations, we are giving you a $50 gift card. >> united by blue is gifting a free pair of socks. at david j. jewers take 20% off a $500 purchase. plus receive a gift card to a steak house. >> we're doing 30% off all diamond jewelry. >> spend $1,000 and -- >> get a free ipad mini. >> looking to get pampered, take 25% off salon products. get an early start on that new year's resolution. workout in december for free when you buy a 2017 membership.

lifetime athletic is also offering a three-month trial. for that foodie in your life, stop by any garth group restaurant for this exclusive deal. >> we give you $40 in additional credit. >> enjoy a free hot cocoa and donut while you browse. want a little kick? head to sky garden for a free boozy hot chocolate. we have a free slice of apple pie or chocolate. adding $10 to all $50 gift cards. fill up your beer growler for $5. >> it's a way to say thank you to our customers, wish them a good holiday. >> you'll find these deals and so much more on 6abc.com. you can also find our exclusive

deals by using #6abc on social media. >> that was a lot. >> lot of work on her part. accuweather forecast, melissa magee. >> tracking clouds and a couple showers around for thanksgiving. we'll talk about the details. for the most part, we're starting to dry out. although, earlier this evening, we did have a couple spotty showers south of philadelphia. well now to the north and east of the poconos. the high today in philadelphia was not bad. 51 in the city right now, we're coming at 45. most spots are well above the freezing mark, the exception, the poconos. here is satellite 6 along with action radar. you can see that weak warm front listeding off to t in-- lifting

north and east. we'll stay mostly dry until we track this batch of moisture throughout the ohio valley. the good news, it is not a washout, but a couple showers to dodge from time to time. so future tracker 6 showing you 8:00 in the morning tomorrow, we've got a mostly cloudy start. showers still west of lancaster. 11:30 tomorrow morning, couple showers in the city and also in south jersey and dover, delaware, as well. by 5:00 tomorrow evening, we're moving on out from a west-east direction. so the turkey day forecast and the planner looking like this. 7:00 in the morning, that temperature in at 40. mostly cloudy. by 1:00 p.m. tomorrow, we're in at 53. we'll stay in the lower 50s at 3:00 and 5:00 tomorrow evening and back down to 49 at 7:00 p.m. underneath a mostly cloudy sky. if you are doing some tral vel

thanksgiving, i-95 north looks to be mild. i-76 west to pittsburgh, minor delays expected with a couple showers around. could find major slowdowns on i-476 north to scranton where there could be light snow showers. here's exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. a high temperature of 54 with a couple spotty showers around. for black friday, temperature of 56 degrees. stray afternoon or evening shower on the way. saturday, temple at home at 54. 50 on sunday. 54 on monday underneath a mostly sunny sky. lower 60s next tuesday and wednesday. >> happy thanksgiving. >> you too. >> thank you. holiday season has officially arrived at the philadelphia museum of art. >> there he is! the lighting -- >> adam counting down from one.

adam joseph held countdown to the lighting of the tree outside the museum tonight. this tree is 53 feet tall, it contains more than 9,000 lights. and it was a night out for a great cause at the steak house in center city tonight. they hosted a toys for tots event tonight. guests who brought a toy could enjoy free appetizers. all of the toys will be donated to united m

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it's baking season. warm up with pillsbury. sixers trying to keep that home winning streak alive. >> work hard tonight. the sixers had won four straight home games to get anywhere close to number five, tonight, the grizzlies would make them earn it. joel embiid is not just about offense. three blocks for him on the night. sixers up by eight at the break. go to the fourth quarter. a tighter game.

nik almost broke twitter with this jam. and to the fourth. score tied, embiid with the shot to win the game. no dice. we go to o.t. tied with embiid another attempt to win it. we're going to double o.t. embiid doesn't play the rest of the way due to minutes restrictions. marc gasol doing work in the paint. the sixers lose 104-99. to the ice, the flyers on the second leg of a road back-to-back facing the lightning. second period, 1-0 tampa. dale wheat got his first goal as a flyer last night. a minute to play in the period. the rookie reports his first career nhl goal. 2-1 flyers. tampa bay forced two goals in 12 seconds. then ryan callahan sends one

past mason. they would add another goal five minutes later. the flyers lose 4-2 and host the rangers friday afternoon. >> just who will lineup at wide receiver for the eagles monday night against the packers? doug pederson met with nelson aguilar. coach wants to see how he performance in practice after his subpar performance against seattle. he told reporters he needed to get out of his own head. he didn't speak with reporters today, but his teammates did. >> he wants to be perfect. he wants to be great. i just keep telling him, there's no reason to hang your hat. you just got to keep battling. >> he always works hard. he always brings his lunch pail. you don't got to worry about them going off the deep end. he's going to lean on his work. he's going to figure out what

he's done wrong and go out and try to fix it. >> eagles/packers will air here 6abc monday night at

. earlier in the week, villanova was named the number two team in the country. ask charleston if it's well-deserved. >> loose balls, charges,

rebounds. set it early. >> coach wright getting them going. darryl reynolds with a three-point play the hard way. nova opens the game on a 22-9 run. cats up 15 in the second half. chris jenkins ships in with 11 points. nova improves to 6-0. drexel loses to niagra 93-74. >> thank you. finally tonight, some top city officials in philadelphia spent this thanksgiving eve in service to others. city councilman derek green was among those serving meals to several hundred homeless men and women at the sunday breakfast mission in spring garden, it has been helping the homeless since 1878. jimmy kimmel live next on channel 6. action news continues at 4:30 with pamela edwards, david murphy and karen rogers with traffic.

for the entire action news team, from all of us, have a great thanksgiving.