everything is open now on the parkway at eakins oval. coming up at 6:30 for parade preps. there goes the disabled vehicle we watch life as it pushed off to the side west of gulph mills but causing slowing goes west of 476 the blue route and mass transit. already issues this afternoon. septa's wilmington newark line suspended, someone struck by an amtrak train. of course we'll keep you posted as the afternoon progresses. lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report on this wednesday, 202 in concord township watch for a crash and plenty of volume and 9 miles per hour there. we'll check it again coming up in the next half hour. >> sounded good. everybody is on the move on "action news" wants to hear from you, we set up a "action news" quick poll and we want to know about your thanksgiving plans. how do you plan for travel for the holiday, we are asking that question on our website, do you plan to go by train or car or by plane. and at this point 56% of you saying you are not traveling this year. for those of you on the move it looks like you are using cars or trains. of to b

sara bloomquist is live at eakins oval where workers are putting the final touches telling. >> reporter: hi rick and sharrie. the stage is set now, you see the broadcast booth is ready to go, they have been letting traffic go through on eakins oval during much of the evening rush and then shut it back down again and rehearsals are resu resuming for the evening and all day today. this is a chance to make sure all the pieces are falling into place for the 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade. hundreds of young people from all across the area and beyond converged on eakins oval for one last rehearsal today before the show tomorrow. the annual 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade. and everyone involved is exuberant. >> everyone is excited and good weather it looks like and that makes everyone happier to be here. and yes, everybody is excited. >> really excited! >> this group of dancers from morristown, new jersey will perform with drew lachey and they were glad to meet him. >> this is historically one of the buggest holiday parades throughout the year and the longest running a

now, 21 years later, eakins said his life has definitely changed. "well at the time my son was three years old, he's now 24 years old, i didn't have my daughter addison and she's now 14 years old. my wife and i just celebrated our 24th anniversary." benkert said it's moments like this that keep m treasure. "it's fulfilling to me to make somebody else happy." kim murphy fox 6 news. our big story at five... a dramatic scene plays out at a kenosha bank as it opened this bomb. fox6's myra sanchick is live in kenosha with that story. kenosha police say at this time they aren't sure if the device on the suspect was real, but it sure looked like it. one of the first customers of the day at the johnson bank in the glenwood crossings mall, was not in for a usual withdrawal. kenosha police say the man walked in, and gave a teller a note, demanding one he had a bomb strapped to his body. employees called police and were able to get out. but the suspect stayed inside. police closed off the mall, those inside stores had to stay. those not yet there could not go

live on eakins oval, cherri gregg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> running is one way to keep warm on a blustery day like this lets get over to meteorologist justin drabick. bundling up like cherri was like there, another good way to see cherri wearing her hat and her gloves. >> just stay home watching football today. >> or just watch us. >> watch us, chill out at home. >> good idea. >> but we can go back to yesterday. yesterday was so nice. >> so nice. >> seventy's, light breeze. >> what is this a 30, 40-degree difference. >> it dropped 38 degrees, 34 degrees in eight hours yesterday, so big difference. it is the wind. that is the problem. that is the deal. temperatures in the 40's, that is not terribly cold today but when you factor in these wind we have 20's and 30's for the wind chill and that will stick with us throughout the day-to-day and first half of monday. we will be stuck in the cold weather pattern leading up to the thanksgiving day holiday. we're dry right now. there has been reports of 2 inches of snow up in berks county from last night as that cold

eakins oval they already have the parade preps. closures start at 9:30 this morning.n then it shuts down again tonight at 6:30 until 10 o'clock for the big parade preps. if you're headed out of town about to take the pennsylvania turnpike, looking pretty good at this point on the turnpike with speeds in the 60's. it gets busier waze is telling us by about 10:00 a.m. for travel so you want to travel early if you're heading out for thanksgiving. you might want to head out now. new jersey turnpike also showing you're in good shape, matt. >> thanks karen. along those lines "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at philadelphia international airport and katherine i'm hearing the roar of people in there. >> reporter: yes, we're starting to see a lot more people and so far so good as far as the departures. faa not reporting any problems here at phl. a lot of on time departures at this hour. we're at the security connect point between terminals d and e. there has been a hustle and bustle at the airport as people are getting out of town for thanksgiving. aaa midatlanti

will all turn north then on the ben franklin parkway and end up in front of the art hugh seem and eakins oval for a number of live performances from local groups and celebrities alike, a lot of really great activity, and performances to see today. but again this got started really early in the morning. take a look at the video. you can see many volunteers out here helping to get these balloons, inflated, and it is an intricate dance, they have to pull certain ways to make sure everything gets inflated. olivia had to be taken town once to inn that it the ears, and some have of these people have been out here as early as 3:30 this morning. they are all crossing their fingers to make ate long this 1.4 hyle parade route without any glitches, lets take a listen. >> i'm looking foreseeing the kids and watching my teen with the balloons. i can't wait to see them caught up in it. hopefully i'm in the the one that gets caught up in it. >> reporter: there are a bit of nerves. a lot of excitement. some people have been here for years. i spoke to a group of would hand from south jersey who grew up h

rick williams, and cecily tynan enjoyed a front row seat to all the fun they are joining us now from eakinsth a recap of the festivities. great job guys, it looks like so much fun. >> thank you, it was fun. 97th year of the parade and cecily has been here every year. the weather held up and just seeing all the families coming down to the parkway to have a wonderful time. >> it went by quickly. lets bring everyone back and do it again. we had great performancers and spectacular balloons and floats. 17 balloons we had down the parkway, tasmanian devil he looks ferocious but he was here having a good time. 18 floats and princesses. and one of the youngest performers on the float as well and he did a fantastic job as well. disney princesses and princes there as well all dressed up and the little girl as long the route they loved the princesses. >> and of course the music, i think what captivated the audience. a wonderful tribute to prince. lets listen to that -- ♪ little red corvette they partied like it was 2016 -- >> 1999. we also had another great performance and it was really touching. it w

the anchor booth constructed and eakins oval is a control studio with lights and camera and 6 abc news vans. today's calm weather and bright sun makes this rehearsal feel smooth. >> shining and a breeze and the ground is hard and nothing sinking and we have been through wind and rain and snow. all that we can do, but most importantly it's what happens on thanksgiving day itself. >> you can still see the sunshine here as well. we are told that a performer from the pennsylvania ballet is out there and they just finished their break and that performer is about to start. rick, i'm keeping your seat warm and making sure that the lighting is okay for you and snacks you may want here. it's toasty in here and it looks like a good situation for you and cecily out here tomorrow. of course you have to listen to david about the weather but you have a pretty good feet. >> you see the warmer under the desk -- you notice that? don't touch it. leave it there. thank you annie if you don't go to seat floats and performers in person, we have the best seat in the house here on 6 abc. it started at 8:30 to

i should say that i mean today they have a very nice route from the eakins oval to parkway to race street up to columbus boulevard and around chestnut to mlk drive and kelly drive to manayunk and finishes right here at ben franklin parkway. so it takes about two hours and about 15 minutes or so for the most elite runners and it takes those who have a little bit less experience up to about four hours, to finish this, but it is a blustery day, but it takes a lot of mental stamina to get through it and of course hopefully those cheer sows will help them get through this days. live at the finish line for the philadelphia marathon i'm cherri gregg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> very good, point, mental stamina and warm thoughts indeed. okay, thank you. >>> new this morning a man is recovering after an overnight shooting in north philadelphia it happened at 1300 west allegheny avenue on temple's health science campus. a 22-year old man was shot the in the leg and arms, no arrests have been made. >>> police are investigating a stabbing in the society hill section of philadelp

travels east to 16th street and then north, to the parkway and then finally end at art museum and eakins oval. so hopefully weather holds up here because thanksgiving day parade is so much fun for the kid, for families and the like and it is the oldest thanksgiving parade in the nation. we will have so many floats, marching band, other performers and celebrities, too. celebrities performers both regionally and across the country and biggest celebrity of all, and the parade and that is santa claus. we will be here to cover it all but for now we are live, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". rahel and joe, back to you. >>> we will check with you shortly. >> always a good time. >> inn teed. >>> another thanksgiving tradition, of course is dinner. >> of course, and for families in south philadelphia it is a tradition to have their turkies cooked to perfection at cash a's, that is where our pat gallen is live with preparations getting underway, pat, good morning. >> good morning, if is there food involved i've got to be here even if it means 4:33 in the morning on thanksgiving day. happy

26.2 miles down the parkway through the city to the delaware river, up to manayunk, then back to eakin's oval. family, friends, cheered them on from the side lines, happily from the side lines, but whipping winds almost too much for one runner. >> i got my time. so the fact i feel like i tapped out doesn't matter, because i'm super happy. it was like a terrible day. i feel like the winds was blowing against me in both directions. >> understand that. and the brutal wind however did not stop. setting course records at two hours 15 minutes, the top male and female runners won ten grand each. and they certainly de is her of it after that run. >> i had a whole bunch of friends and they showed up to my house wearing those little mylar little, i don't know what the heck that thing was. >> space suit. >> yes. >> trapping the heat and understand bridge so colds. and did anybody else feel freezing colds just watching that run run across the finish line? ahh. my hat is absolutely off to you. because my goodness, was it cold yesterday. and it still is. cold enough that the ski resorts are loving thi

travels east to 16th street, turns north on the ben franklin parkway and end up by art museum steps and eakins oval. it is a great route, 1.4 whiles, this is 97th year for this fantastic parade, and it is oldest in the nation back out here live you can see crew is still hard at work inflating these balloons but not just balloons, it is floats, all kind of performers both locally known, celebrities too from across the country. we have great performances on tap to take and biggest celebrity of them all, wraps up the parade, that is santa claus, starts at 8:30 and runs until noon when you can see him. reporting live this morning, jan carabao cbs-3 "eyewitness news". joe, back to you. >> thanks for that live report. >>> north another big parade is taking place in new york city, macy's thanksgiving day parade this morning the nypd is working to keep parade route secure. they are placing dump trucks filled of sand to block intersections. for the first time in 90 years they will not allow cars to cross the parade route. >>> atlantic city police officer wounded in the line of duty is thank hospital wo

east until 16th street, turn north on the ben franklin parkway and then end up at art museum and eakins oval. parade starts at 8:30 and runs until tune. you can't have a bad spot. get out here and check it out, hopefully weather holds up, rahel and joe, back inside to you. >> we also stand corrected that was olivia not the just piglet. >> thanks, jen. >> reporter: yeah, who knew. >>> in other news police responded to the scene of the triple shooting just after midnight in juniata park. this shooting happened in the 4,000 block of hamilton street, three victims were taken to the hospital, all now listed in stable condition. police have in other information on this shooting at this time. >>> a 21 year-old man is in the hospital after being shot three times in north philadelphia police say four shots were fired, in the 500 block of west diamond street, just before 11:00 last night. three of the four shots hit the victim and that victim is listed in stable condition, we're told there are no arrests at this time. >>> well, there is tight security across the country to keep millions of americ

eakins oval you'll see restrictions.y'll block it off from 9:30 until 3:00 today and again from 6:30 tonight. all the dancers are out there. i've enjoyed the pictures of that. bless go to the commuter traffic report right now. we found r rider six out here talking about an object on the road on the blue route near west conshohocken so watch for that heading out and thanks to r rider the ramp to 295 northbound from hook road that accident is cleared. but one out here in upland borough so on sixth street and mcchin tock drive. i want to show you this though with the waze app. they've analyzed the traffic patterns and it looks like today the time to avoid is from 10:00 a.m. to the end of the day. everybody's traveling. you're good to go green traffic flow on thanksgiving and friday if you want to travel home on friday but saturday and sunday really avoid especially saturday from 12:00 to six:00 so some helpful tips from the waze app. look at the temperature right now. 32 degrees in philadelphia. the coldest morning we've ha

thanksgiving day parade, we will have you, eakins oval 9:30 to 3:00, 6:30 to 10:00, ben franklin parkwayand jfk boulevard wednesday night the through end of the parade, jim. >> thanks, meisha. next update 8:25. coming up how holiday binge eating can impact your health. i'm jim donovan. make it a great ♪ it is wednesday, november 23rd, 2016. the day before thanksgiving. are you ready? welcome back to "cbs this morning." more real news ahead including target's ceo is back in studio 57 with his strategy for plaque friday and cyber monday. first, here's a look at today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >>> more than 40 million people are expected to drive this thanksgiving. a million more than last year. >> morning flights got off with no delays and could change how the weather goes antiairlines are watching that very closely! >> at 5:00 this afternoon the front on top of chicago! the rain showers off to 36. snow falling in portions of minnesota. >> mr. trump sitting down with the newspaper he has repeatedly called dishonest but on his way out he called "the new york times" a real jewel and not the on

marching band and parade floats will turn east on 16th and north to the parkway and end near eakins ovalphia museum of art. there should be people will out here. lets see if weather will cooperate. >> good morning to you, rahel. we are expecting that the weather for the most part at least will cooperate. granted we have a lot of cloud out there and brightening up now that we have light of day to work with but you'll not find too much sunshine, understandable why tracking storm stan here some wet wet's cross central pennsylvania, it is starting to move ever closer, perhaps to see a stray sure touring parade but overall day that features that in general. don't you love turkey running by the window there. here's your lander. happy thanksgiving. stray shower along the way kind of anytime but the temperatures will rebound to 53 degrees. the that is the theme of the next few days as we start to brighten up, stray shower tonight or tomorrow, and saturday, left over breeze and then sunshine for you here on both sunday and monday and nice, actually significant warming trend coming our way, lookin

eakins oval. today, from three to 6:30, to 10:30. 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.ht through end of the parade. mlk drive, 20th, 16th, thursday morning through the end of the parade as well and bus detours start at 6:00 p.m. tonight and i will tweet out all of this information for you coming up in the next couple of minutes, rahel and scrim. >> meisha, thank you. >>> 6:50. there is a lot coming up on cbs this morning. >> gayle king joins us live there new york with the preview, good morning, gayle. >> yes, hi jim and rahel, shaping up to be a good show what we are planning today. nice broadcast. from prosecuting to hillary clinton to global warming and torture we will look at issues where president-elect trump is apparently changing his position. plus target ceo is coming back to studio 57 this year with this years holiday strategy to take on the on line retailers. typical thanksgiving meal, can top 4500 calories, that is a lot of food, my friend. doctor david aeigtoys approach the big meal. news is back in the morning. we will see new ten minutes. rahel, this is th

i want to bring into the conversation, former advisor to president bush, brad blakeman and emily eakin, former pollster for the cato institute. welcome to you guys. brad, what do you think would happen if donald trump wins this race, if he actually manages on tuesday to get to the oval office and increasingly look like he has got a shot as the boss narrow, what will people say about hillary clinton. in other words, what went wrong for her? >> what went among, finally their crimes and their corruption caught up with them. for 30 years they have been dodging investigation after investigation. american people have finally had enough. a criminal can get away for so long what tripses themselves up the emails. all damaging and american people after 30 years say to hillary clinton, no more. donald trump on other hand, comes in, he will shake things up. like this town never seen before. trish: he represents something entirely different clearly to people. emily, as you watch the polls you see donald trump gain momentum what is the underlying reason? >> two things are going on, first donald trum

boulevard ending at eakins oval and cecily tynan and i will once again host our coverage of the parade along with adam joseph alicia vitarelli and karen rogers. that's thanksgiving day at 9:00 a.m. right here on 6abc. >> going to be neat. >> yup. >> time for a check of that "action news" traffic report friday night. >> matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. happy friday to you, matt. >> same to you. i've got a couple marathons scheduled this weekend but they're all of the dvr variety. as we look at the big picture it's a sprint to get home on a friday evening. blue route a red zone southbound it's a long one because of an earlier crash by the route one media bypass much we have that awful accident there dan and dan was telling us about in overbrook at 63rd and lansdowne. >>> you wants to stick with 61st instead of 63rd. police activity in north philadelphia. avoid the area around tenth and ogden and lots of red along 95 just 9 miles per hour due in part to this, a broken down vehicle right here in the northbound right lane by the exit for allegheny avenue. it's a parking lot

. >> reporter: that's right brian, you know the wind is still whipping right now at eakins oval. the good news is the winds expected to be nice and calm on thursday morning for the parade. once those winds hit about 20 miles per hour there is a contingency plan they can utilize but at this point no expected need for a plan b, just lots of fun here on the parkway on thanksgiving day. it's an extravaganza like few others thats now a 97 year tradition t the 6abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade is the oldest in the country and with just a few days ago preparation efforts have hit a fevered pitch. we caught up with some of the professional dancers that you'll see thursday morning perfecting their routines today inside the sheraton in center city. >> we're down to the last wire, last push so these guys are learning the finale right now which we'll be putting on the street this evening so you can see that everything is really tight. >> reporter: meanwhile outside the art museum volunteers were setting up the bleachers and taping down holiday colored streamers up and down the step

eakins oval shut down 9:30 to 3:00 and then 6:30 to 10:00 for the parade preps. >> taking a live lookeet station. not real bustling right now but amtrak says this time of year is its busiest. let's turn now to meteorologist, david murphy. david. >> i'll be picking up my nephew there tomorrow. all right we're off to a chilly start. take a look. 34 degrees in philadelphia, 30 and below freezing in allentown and also reading and lancaster close to the same in wilmington, trenton and points south. this afternoon we are going for a high of 49. we're going to wind up moving from sunny to partly sunny skies but best of all less wind than the last couple of days so chilly today but a li little more manageable and then tomorrow thanksgiving look for lots of clouds, a spotty shower mainly in the afternoon and a high of 52. you might want to bring an umbrella to the parade tomorrow morning matt just in case. >> okay thanks, david. one person was hurt in a fire in chester county. >>> the flames broke out in a home on the 1300 block of old phoenixville pike in west white land township at 3:30 a.m.

we'll head over to the finish line so we get the runners as they cross by eakins over closer to the arthis race. >> and they are are off. runners from all over the world here in philadelphia for the marathon a full 26.2 miles through several city neighborhoods fairmount park, manayunk, university city, old city right near fox 29 studios, and back up to finish near the art museum. this year, one big change. the half and full marathons were split up on different days. however, each year, the full weekend's worth events welcomes a total of roughly 30,000 runners. 60,000 spectators and 3,000 volunteers. a lot of people packing this area of the city which means heightened security screenings an number of street closures citywide that will remain through mid afternoon. we talked to one man running the race as a pacer. he's taken the year off from racing himself to be able to work with these runners and help them reach their goals. >> my group is 345. my responsibility to run even pace. from the start of the race and to the end of the race and slightly come under my time by like their seconds.