erin mclaughlin, cnn, london. >>> you are watching "cnn newsroom." back in a moment. >>> i hereby pardon you from the thanksgiving table and we hope that you have a wonderful time in gobbler's rest. >> this thanksgiving in the united states, the holiday is a feast with pilgrims that reached the shores and americans already there. this is one of the stranger traditions. president obama marked his final thanksgiving in the white house by pardoning two turkeys that may have otherwise become the first family's dinner. >> i want to take a moment to recognize the brave turkeys who weren't so lucky and didn't get to ride the gravy train to freedom. who met their fate with kcourag and sacrifice and prove they weren't chicken. [ baby cries ] >> it's not that bad. >> president obama and first fame family rolled up the sleeves to serve dinner to veterans. and before we go, one final holiday tradition. thousands and thousands of los angeles residents turned out for the annual lighting of the freeway. it brought cheers to highway 405. lights in red one side and w

erin mclaughlin has more. >> reporter: self obsessed.ven port was driven to kill by a overwhelming desire to have sex with younger gay men. all drugged and unconscious. all four victims in the early to mid-20s. their bodies found not far from his east london home. >> this is four all found very close to where you live. four young men. you say you find attractive. all now dead. >> that's something i know nothing about how they come to be. >> reporter: this week, steven port was found guilty of murder. serious questions remain over how police handled the case and why they did not identify port as a killer sooner. some are accusing the police of homophobia. >> i suspect if the victims had been female, there would have been a more robust and comprehensive police investigation. >> reporter: the first murder victim was 23-year-old anthony wallgate. it was port who called the police pretending to be an independent bystander. >> how old? >> 20. >> do you know if he was awake? >> no. >> reporter: police tracked port down. they discovered the two