but when he jokingly asked for a plate anyway, wanda responded, sure, that's what grandmas do. their text went viral. responses poured in from around the country. >> this is an e-mail. >> reporter: including this one from wanda's coworker. >> what we all need to do, we just love, spread kindness and break bread together. you remind me of my mother. she was a beautiful soul. >> reporter: in a year many americans worried about political tension at the table, struck a nerve. >> you're a celebrity. >> i guess so. >> reporter: on thanksgiving the two finally broke bread. >> that was pretty risky though. >> to go to a stranger's house, yes. i'm thinking the same thing. i'm thinking the same exact thing. >> reporter: but for jamaal and wanda, what started as a mistake quickly seemed meant to be. >> i just like clicked when i met him, when i first talked to him. i was just, oh, my gosh, i want to get to know this guy. >> you have to send me >> i will, of course. >> reporter: they say their friendship will continue long after the camea night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, t

(wanda dench, "thanksgiving grandma"): "i was stunned."and tonight, wanda dench 'aka' trying to process how she became a twitter sensation..it all started with the best of intentions, a group text to her grandsons..(wanda dench, "thanksgiving grandma"): "so i said basically 'thanksgiving my house this date time, let me know if you're going to come.' but "i got a text from 'who is this' and i said 'its grandma!'"enter 17-year-old jamal hinton, who was on the receiving end of dench's text. since she said it was his grandma, he thought it might home): "i asked for a picture.."(wanda dench, "thanksgiving grandma"): "i was thinking ok this is strange, so i took a selfie at work i text him the picture and i waited for a response. and i got a text back from somebody 'i don't know who said you're not my gma but can i still have a plate?'"once the embarrassment of texting a complete stranger subsided, she decided to respond.(wanda dench, "thanksgiving grandma"): "i just went with my gut and said 'sure, grandmas feed everybody."" hinton posted the e

and an unintentional invite that grandma wanda decided to extend to jamal hinton anyway. (unidentified speaker): "this is our home and lets go do some eating" a simple gesture that gave everyone the "feels." and won over the internet.... (wanda dench, "everybody's grandma"): "i actually had to look up what does it mean, hashtag" hashtag - can i get a plate hashtag - everybody's grandma hashtag - natsot: "grandma's the goat, haha" but no one's more thankful than these two. thankful for a lesson in kindness. (jamal hinton, thanksgiving guest): "she welcomed me into her house, that shows me how great of a person she is, that's what i'm thankful for" thankful for a blessing in disguise. (wanda dench, "everybody's grandma"): "it's come from god above, he's just using us as tools and vessels to bring a message to others" two strangers that made the world smile with their selfies, now standing together. nohelani graf i can make a i can make a pretty decent basketball shot... but these next guys raise the bar incredibly high. how dropping a basketball set an impressive world recor

we were there when grandma invited jamal into her home. wanda sent out a thanksgiving invite. mass terrifics to whole family. she got one mother wrong and sent message to jamal here. you are not my grandmother. come on over anyway. >> means so much that she was open and welcoming me into her house. total stranger. there's really good people out there in the world. >> good food, good company. it's been awesome. >> there you go. >> after dinner, jamal and grandma wanda took one last selfie and posted it on twitter. >> white tree. 19th inch douglas firm was -- fur was welcomed by michelle obama. tree comes from a farm in pennsylvania. >> she was a mother figure. sad news about florence henderson. >> missing california mom. after she disappeared. >> beautiful friday out there. we need another good day. we got it for you. big changes are coming. details coming up in a few minutes. >> despite losing presidential election, hit is posting message of thanks to social media. >> one lawmaker makes fists fly while taping tv show. where this happened and what set florence henderson -- the

and an unintentional invite that grandma wanda decided to extend to jamal hinton anyway. (unidentified speaker): "this is our home and lets go do some eating" a simple gesture that ge the "feels." and won over the internet.... (wanda dench, "everybody's grandma"): "i actually had to look up what does it mean, hashtag" hashtag - can i get a plate hashtag - everybody's grandma hashtag - natsot: "grandma's the goat, haha" but no one's more thankful than these two. thankful for a lesson in kindness. (jamal hinton, thanksgiving guest): "she welcomed me into her house, that shows me how great of a person she is, that's what i'm thankful for" thankful for a blessing in disguise. (wanda dench, "everybody's come from god above, he's just using us as tools and vessels to bring a message to others" two strangers that made the world smile with their selfies, now standing together, smiling over a friendship . thanks for joining us.. "more access" is coming up next. like vegas for entertainment.... but our city has now also become the culinary captial! tonight -- the celebrity chefs, sh

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. >> thanks to a text message that grandma wanda decided to extend to jamal, anyway. >> this is our home. >> a simple gesture that gave everyone the feels and won over the internet. >> i wanted to mean what does it meal to have a hashtag. >> no one is more thankful than these two, >> she welcomed me into her house and that shows me how great of a person she is. >> thankful for people like that. >> thankfu >> it's come from god above. he is just using us as tools and vessels to bring a message to others. >> in new york, one couple got a surprise of a lifetime on thanksgiving. they were rushing to the hospital to give birth. they did not make it. the mom ended up delivering the newborn on the parkway. stories, but never expected that would happen to her. you know, we pulled over, he gave us all the instructions >> i saw the baby head. the baby head was out. he was saying, listen, the baby is going to be spleepy. don't let it fall. you have to catch the baby. you have to catch the baby. >> well, she ended up giving birth to this >> for dads, that's even worse because they have to be hands o

her big family growing by one more thanks to a text message that grandma wanda decided to extend to jamaal hinton anyway. >> this is our home and let's go do some eating. >>reporter: a simple gesture that gave everyone the feels and won over the internet. #can i get a plate. #everybody's grandma. #. >> grandma's the goat. >>reporter: no one's more thankful than these two thank full for a lesson in kindness. >> she welcomed me into her of a person she is. >> it's come from god above that he's using us as tools and vessels to bring a message to others. >>reporter: two strangers that made the world smile with their selfie, now standing together smiling over a friendship that's sure to last a lifetime. >> what a great story. >> next year another thanksgiving get together i bet. the toys you put under the tree this year could possibly make recommendation for toys that will simulate their minds without breaking your budget. stay with us. >> high temperature today 83 degrees. well above seasonal norms it does look to be a touch cooler for the weekend. we'll take a look at that full weekend foreca

. >> thanks to a text message mixup and an unintentional invite that grandma wanda decided to extend to jamal henton anyway. >> this is our home and let's go do some eating. everyone the feels and won over the internet. >> i actually had to look up what does it mean hashtag. >> hashtag can i get a plate, hashtag everybody's grandma. >> but no one's more thankful than these two, thankful for a lesson in kindness. >> she welcomed me into her house. that shows me how great of a person she is. thankful for people like that. >> thankful for a blessing in disguise. >> it's come from god above that he's just using us as tools and vessels to bring a message, you know, >> two strangers that made the world smile with their selfies now standing together smiling over a friendship that's sure to last a lifetime. >> that is a great story. >> i love it. >> she had to ask what hashtag was. i had to ask what a goat was. >> we all know about the great deals on electronics and clothes and more on black friday. seaworld has a blue friday deal today. while walking along the beach. wait until you hear how

jamaal hinton is the teen grandma wanda accidentally texted about thanksgiving dinner. pictures proved he wasn't her grandson. but when he jokingly asked for a plate responded, sure. that's what grandma's do. their text went viral. responses poured in >>> these are called hatchables. they are sold out everywhere. that is except for a pair of brothers who took a gamble and a body and of them and they're lookio about twitter's? that is what these are. i'd ever heard of a hatchables now but chances are, you will soon. >> the interval -- the hatchables, we cannot keep on the shelves. that it is sold out everywhere. >> they have a stockpile of the hottest toys around, a hatchables is an attractive critter that hatches from an a.

wanda said, your grandma. after wanda sent a photo he wrote back, you're not my grandma. can i still get a plate, snow to which she replied, of course you can. that's what grandmas do. he took her up on the offer. showed up on thanksgiving day sharing a meal with wanda not his grandma and family. >> i felt like she's a very nice lady and i'm very happy about the whole situation. >> it gives me faith a lot in humanity because so many people have been kind and ever since wherever i go, i meet such nice people everywhere and i think that we all need to start looking at the good things and phone number because when it was posted it had the number on it and can i come over for thanksgiving, too? >> thanksgiving dinner. >> i love that. great thanksgiving story there. the final low to the timing of one poor nfl audio guy. bernie is a sound technician crossing in here from the right side of the frame. >> oh! >> just as the giant flairs from the minnesota vikings are sprinting on to the field. and it's a de-cleater. taking bernie off his 6'4", 329-pound player. bernie is a gamer.

wanda dench says feeding one more mouth on thanksgiving is what grandma's are meant to do. its here is a live look at . meteorologist britley ritz joins thanksgiving meal with a complete stranger. it was all thanks to a text invite to the wrong phone number. jamal hinton informed wanda dench he wasn't her grandson. and then proceeded to ask if he could come to dinner. to which, dench replied 'of course. that's what grandma's do'. nohelani graf caught up with the new friends at thanksgiving dinner. grandma's do'. nohelani graf caught up with the new friends at thanksgiving dinner. natsot: "oh yea, perfect" a bird in the oven... natsot: "tadaa...how's it look?" guests arriving from out of town. it's the family social event of the year. natsot: "a selfie, yay" but this year, thanks to social media at wanda dench's house, the table is set for a thanksgiving unlike any other. natsot: "hi jamal" her big family.... natsot: "how are you" growing by one more. thanks to a text message mix-up. and an unintentional invite that grandma wanda decided to extend to jamal hinton anyway. : "

up and an unintentional invite that grandma wanda decided to exit end to jamal hinton anyway. >>> this is our home and let's go do some eating. >> reporter: a simple gesture that gave everyone the feels. and won over the internet. >>> i had to look up what does it mean #. >>> # can i get a plate, # everybody's grandma, >>> grandma. >> reporter: thankful for a lesson in kindness. >>> she welcomed me into her house that showed me how great of a person she is. i'm thankful for people like that. >>> thankful for a blessing in disguise. >>> it came from god above that he is something us as tools and vessels to bring a message, you know, to others. >> reporter: two strangers that made the world smile with their selfies now standing together smiling over a friendship that is sure to last thanksgiving they will continue to stay in touch and share their story with others. in the newsroom, sara french, 7 news. >> anchor: coming up on 7 news at 4:00 santa clause has come to cambridge and he ditched his slay for a boat. >> anchor: november is the cloudiest month the year but clouds have been hangi

yesterday that grandma wanda dent and the stranger she texted jamal hinton met for the first time.goodman has the story. >> i'm so excited. jamal is coming to have thanksgiving dinner with us. >> reporter: it's the thanksgiving dinner of twitter's dreams. >> you have to send me a picture. >> i will of course. >> reporter: jamal hinton and wanda dent strangers just a week ago now breaking bread and the internet. >> it's really touched my heart from all the people out there that have said the kindest things to me. i never expected this in a million years to happen to me. >> i love just being here. feel like we could connect more and bond. >> reporter: she sent up a text firming up thanksgiving plans and hinton responded and selfies ensued. >> it was not my grandma. i thought why not ask for a plate? jokingly. and she was very welcoming and let me in. >> reporter: he posted the exchange on twitter and people couldn't get in. the reaction overwhelmingly supportive of making this thanksgiving dinner happen. dench's family was, too. >> i had no idea this was going to happen. you know? i

her big family growing by 1 more approximate thank to text message and unintentional invite that grandma wanda decided to extend to jamal hadn'ton anyway. >> this is the home. 1 over the internet. >> i each had to look what it everybody's grandma but no 1 is more thankful to these 2 in lesson for kindness. >> welcomed her into her house. >> daniel: thankful. >> using us as tools and vessels to bring a message to others. >> daniel: selfies smiling over a friendship that's sure t very good story. >> shiri: nice picture and good way to spend thanksgiving. >> not only inviting him but entire family. >> shiri: maybe lifelong friends and do it every year. icy thoughts not really a concern because all of us above freezing and main item we are watching but also a weekend storm bringing soaking rain to some of of new england. >> daniel: black friday shopping has been going on for showers and malls are packed and kisses deluxe chocolates. with a whole roasted hazelnut, delicate crisps and layers of rich, creamy chocolate, they're twice the size of the kisses chocolates you love. >> shiri: how showers wi

thanks to text message mix-up and unintentional invite that grandma wanda decided to extend to jamal hinton anyway. >> this is our home. >> simple gesture that gave everything the feel and won over the internet. >> daniel: can i get a plate, everybody's grandma and no 1 more thankful than these 2 and lesson >> shows how great of person she is. >> daniel: blessing in disguise. >> god above and using us as tools and bring message to others. >> 2 strangers that made the world smile with selfies and now standing together smiling over friendship that's sure to last a lifetime. >> i like that story. >> such a nice story. stranger even once figured out the mistake. >> stephanie: hopefully other people will be impacted. >> shiri: watching cape for showers. >> catherine: thank you for joining us. >>> it's time for some best of fall viral videos "right this minute". a farmer decides he's going to take a hill. see why he's about to harvest a bumper crop. a color blind man with special glasses gs is -- >> super emotional on so many levels. >> why that t-shirt holds a message that lights up his l

this exchange went viral and it included grand wands phone number everybody started bombarding grandma wanda's phe with al kinds of terrible stuf know how peop are. she had to change phones. she has a new number but ma is in contact with her grandkid he may be there r thanksgiving day. >> a sweet story. [ laughter ]. >> presented all and they figured it out. >> i hope the message got to her real grandson. >> a group message. >> this is the new thing where you take a piece of paper money it is wonderful. the new name, this is the next thing. this iall you will hear about. >> there are no women on a of this. >> that's true. >> african american abolitnist harriet tubman. >> get one of those canadian bills with queen elizabeth. >>> time now is 8:56 am. fire department on our -- are on their way to fight wildfires. they let this morning and will be joining other crews including firefighters from wake county. theyill be gone for at least three days. ey will work to protect towns from the path of e party rock fire. it h asforced 1000 peopleto evacuate. >>> on the upswing of a mini heatwave.>> it may

it sent grandma wanda a year that is awesome. what is she going to do with it? >> awesome. need some water to wash it down. >>> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> yeah. i like that. that stove top, that's good stuffing for going in the bird. i like to make my own personal dressing or stuffing to go alongside of it. more dressing unless you put it in the bird. boy, did i find a recipe that i liked yesterday. i'll put it on my twitter handle apples, some sausage, so good. outside we are dealing with a little bit of cloud cover. not much of a rain threat for today though we could get a little bit of rain from time to time. goodness knows we need it. last couple of months have been really, really dry around here. since september 1st we barely have 3 1/2 inches of rain. 6 inches of rain below average since september 1st. the last time we had heavy rain was an inch for now quiet weather on the eastern seaboard. welcome news. a lot of clouds around but not a lot of heavy rain or snow anywhere to interrupt your travels around the area. future weather shows the cloudy skies t

grandma.. but he did ask if he was still welcome at their table.. wanda agreed - saying "that's what grandma's do - feed everyone."???adlib 3 still ahead on 12 today.. the trump transition continues.. so what will happen to the family business? we've got the details in 20 minutes.. and back in the 90's.. justin timberlake told mandy moore something - that has scarred her until this day.. we've got that and more.. in your morning juice. 3 ???toss morning juice we're just ???toss morning juice 3 we're just days away from the return of "gilmore girls" on netflix.. a lot of people are really excited about this - but maybe not as much as jimmy fallon.. on "the tonight show".. jimmy confessed he's hooked - and he hasn't even finished all seven seasons! you know who else is on team jess? - mandy moore. the two actors are currently on n-b-c's hit show "this is us." it's just one of many successes mandy has on her resume.. as you might know.. she was a singer back in the day of boy bands.. and even opened for a few. on "the late late show" with james corden.. she

and once the two exchanged sellg invite, grandma wanda extended it. i was like, wow, she is nice. i should really go. just a nice lady, i guess. we were there tonight when the two met forth first time before breaking bread next week.t i grew up in a military family so my dad was navy so we would invite vet over that we didn't know. so it's not uncommon. want to come over. >> i do. do. jamal anwan da have a the lot in open like open minds and openopn hearts. but there is one thing that jamal could help wanda with, her texts. >> i saw his picture and even though i invited him, i did not think for a second that he would want to come to my house afterhs seeing my picture. >> i wasn't bad.ad. that was a great selfie. >> are you kidding, my familyily selfies. i'm always having the phoneone down. > they're like put it up. and i'm like okay. >> interesting. > i remember a similar storyiml that we had one time wherehe somebody got a text saying thatt someone had had a baby and it was the wrong person and then they actually went and met the baby. >> it's about the holidays and about togethe

they sent grandma wanda a year's supply of stuffing for her huge feast today. so enjoy, wanda! we hope you have a great dinner. >>> more than 500 new cars and trucks are roll ing into the valley today. after your thanksgiving dessert, why not head downtown for the arizona international auto show. it features the hottest new rides on four wheels. drive, that is very easy to do and you can also learn a whole lot about the vehicle. >> you can learn about hybrids. you can look inside a lamborgini. the auto show continues through sunday. you have to have tickets, though. go to auto showphoenix.com for information. >>> thousands of sailors on alert, not because of a terror threat on the seas but because of cyberspace. >>> mall parking is expected to be a nightmare, but one >>> once your belly is full of turkey, you're mapping out the best deals, also consider some safety tips. you have to stay safe. silent witness giving shoppers advice after two women were caught on camera doing this, using stolen credit cards. the first tip, do not leave your valuables in your car. the take the reg

instead of taking back the invite, grandma wanda extended it. >> i was like, wow, she is really nice. i should really go. she seems very sweet. just a nice lady, i guess. >>reporter: we were there tonight when the two met for the first time before breaking bread next week. >> grew up in a military family invite vets over that we didn't know either for thanksgiving dinner. so it is not uncommon, but i haven't done that for quite a long time. so i'm so happy that you actually want to come over because -- >> i do. >>reporter: jamal and wanda have a lot in common, like open minds and open hearts, but there is one thing jamal could help wanda with -- her texting. >> i saw his picture and even come to my house after seeing my picture. >> it wasn't bad. >> oh my god -- >> that was a great selfie. >> my family teases me because i do such bad selfies because i have it down and they are like, no, put it up. i'm like, okay. >> i like her selfie. she invited jamal's entire family to come over for thanksgiving. >> anyone watching right now is invited to the house. >> you know what occurs to me is

thanks to a text message mix-up and an unintentional invite that grandma wanda decided to extend to hinton anyway. >> this is our home. >> reporter: a simple gesture that gave everyone the feels and won over the internet. >> i to look over what does it mean hashtag. >> reporter: hashtag can i get a plate, hashtag everybody's grandma. no one is more thankful than these two. thankful for a less on in kindness. >> she wack welcomed me into her house that shows me how thank. for blessing in disguise. >> it's come from god above he's just using us as tools and vessels to bring a message to others. >> reporter: two strangers that made the world smile with their selfies now standing together smiling over a friendship that's sure to last a lifetime. >> that is a fantastic story. obviously, there was not catherine parrotta reporting. >> no it was not. but still worth reporting. announcer: the following is a paid advertisement for my pillow. hello, i'm mike lindell, inventor of my pillow. i'm here to talk to you about how a better night's sleep can change your life because it sure changed mine. qual

but instead of taking back the invite, grandma wanda extended it. >> i was wow she's really nice.. just a nice lady i guess. >> reporter: we were there tonight when the two met for the first time before breaking bread next week. >> grew grew up in military family my dad was navy would we invite vets over that we didn't know either for thanksgiving dinners. so it's not uncommon but i haven't done that for quite a long time. so i'm so happy that you actually want to come over -- >> i do. [ laughter ] >> reporter: jamal and wanda have a lot in common. like open mind and open hearts. but there's one thing jamal could help wanda with. >> her texting. >> i saw his picture and i even though i invited him i did not think for a second that he'd want to come to my house after seeing my picture. so -- >> it wasn't bad. >> oh, my god. my family teased me. >> that was great selfie. >> are you kidding. my family teases because i do such bad selfies i'm always having the phone down. no put it up. i'm like okay. >> great story. wanda invitation not limited to just jamal. she invited his entire fa

grandma!'"(jamal hinton, invited to dench's home): "i asked for a picture.."(wanda dench, "thanksgiving grandma"): "i was thinking ok this is strange, stook rk i text him the picture and i waited fo a back from somebo 'i don't knowho sd you're not my gma but can i still have a plate?'"(wanda dench, "thasgiving grandma"): "i just went with my gut and said 'sure, as grandmed everybody."" hinton posd the exchange twitter... a that was that-- or -- so he thought.it's since exploded!dench even had a chance to ?meet? hinton--- thanks to the help of her other grandson.hinton accepted the invitation and he's expected to be at dench's house on thanksgiving. 3 coming up in our next half ur...a sight to see at the racine zoo.when you can get in the holiday spirit and see the now at 6:30 - pice are searching for this man ...in newly released surviellance video police say the man shot a customer at west allis. 3 plus--- police in the big apple are looking to ?beef up security? at the trump wer. details ahead. good morning, evee. it's friday, november 18-th. we have alot of new i

text back from somebody i don't know who says, but can i still have a plate. >> sara: in true grandma style, wanda said, of course, because grandmas feed everyone, right. the two even had a chance to meet after the exchange. and now that guy is coming over for thanksgiving. aw, what a great sport. >> gene: i don't know if he knows how this get there. i heard he has to go over the river and through the woods. >> sara: to grandmother's house he goes. he will find his way. >>> 6:57. one dorm room. coming up how she managed to get two separate products on the list of favorite things. >>> governor charlie baker wants everyone to give back. >>> governor charlie baker wants everyone to give back. what he is doing to the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. thank you for dining with us. hope to see you again soon. gotta get the check. almost there. i can't reach it. if you have alligator arms, you avoid picking up the check. what? it's what you do. i got this. thanks, dennis! if you want to save fi

. >> sara: well in true grandma style, wanda said, of course, and grandmas feed everyone. the two had a chance to meet after the exchange went viral. and now he actually is coming >> gene: an honorary grandson. always room for more. >> sara: she is too young to be a grandma. >> gene: she looks great and a great sense of humor too. >> sara: she looks fabulous. >>> a man barricaded himself in his home with a gun. we will take you live to the scene and how police brought >>> complete new england news coverage starts right now, this is the fox25 morning news. >> gene: breaking news now at 6:00. we are live in norton where a man fired shots toward police over night during a standoff. what he said he had inside that was cause for concern. >>> a teen attacked in the cape on her way to the school bus stop. what we are learning of another teen headed to court in that case this morning. >>> a local lawmaker wants to take donald trump's president-elect. coming up, the new proposal that will force his family to separate themselves from the business. >>> good morning, everybody. thank