tam in south -- for famis in south philadelphia eighties a tradition to have your turkies cooked at cacia. >> thanksgiving is within day a year where you gather with old friend and tamly you have not seen forever and try your hardest not to talk about donald trump. >> president-elect donald trump is delivering a thanksgiving message to the nation. >> it is my rayer, that on this thanksgiving, we will begin to heel our divisions and move forward as one country. >> so this year you have a family duty to treat your political opinion just like grand mom's jello mold, choke it down, and keep it down until the guests leave. >> keep it down. >> i'm very concerned about my table this year, very concerned. >>> well, late night, community is having some laughs about awkward conversations that could happen, as all of our thanksgiving dinners tables today. >> katie joins us live. will the weather give us something to be thankful for. >> yes, it is a gray area much like a lot of our politics. >> especially today. >> yeah, this is one of those daisy wouldn't call it exceptional, either way, we do have

they prep them at home, they are bringing them to cacia's bakery. workers at cacia's put them in their brick oven which makes the turkeys taste fantastic. the customers come back later in the day once they're baked to perfection. beautiful. >>> here's some other stories we're following. malls that open at 6:00, king of prussia, philadelphia mills paul. philadelphia premium outlet, krishan that, deptford, gloucester premium outlets. the morsetown mall and plymouth meeting both staying closed this thanksgiving evening. >>> the parade begins in center city at 8:30 this morning. t will move along benefit franklin parkway. this is the 97th year for the philadelphia day parade. >>> anothering with annual parade will begin in the big apple. more than 3 million people will line the streets for the 90th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. it will feature giant balloons. you can watch it here on nbc10. >> after the parade, you can watch the dog show. it's taped in or area the most coveted title of best in show and best in breed. you can watch it all here a

she said you know cacia's. i don't know who she is. i said no, no, no. gave me the entire history. ever since then i have been coming. >> yes. >> it was the best move i have ever made. >> best part of the cacia's turkey. >> comradery, come out here and see old friend, i see my cousin, i haven't seen him in like two years. that is next best thing, you know. >> reporter: i have been getting compliments on my hat so far this morning. look the at this, cbs-3 hair loom passed on from year to year. true star this morning is high friend danielle here. hi there, danielle. >> great to sees you this morning. >> good morning. >> fast and furious all morning. >> it has been quite busy ever since my dad walk in at 6:00 o'clock. >> you have not stopped doing this since like the 50's, right. >> my grandfather and his brother lewis started it i want to say in 1955 as an idea to make extra money around holidays. they started with ten turkies back then and new you we do about 140. >> it is wild. >> line has been there since what 5:00 this morning. it is a tradition. you h

i'm lucky enough to get to wear it this year on thanksgiving day live on cbs-3 at cacia's bakery.here is something about thanksgiving. i know i'm kind of slender and slim but you know i love to eat. this is a perfect holiday for me because you get to stuff it all this one day and there is no better place to come and do it where you can get your turkey cooked right here, cacia's bakery, this is joe, good morning my friend. >> good morning. >> you guys are full steam ahead starting, i mean right now, basically, 6:00 a.m. >> first of all that is nicole brewer's hat that is not your hat. >> it is my hat now. >> it can be your hat. >> but 6:00 a.m., people start lining up, there should be a line right now, but until 7:00 g it in. we put them by the oven here and according to size we put the biggest ones in first in the back where it is hottest and small ones last. >> so 140 last year. you were saying you only had to turn two people away. i'm sure you are hoping they are the same. >> is there person that comes with the plastic bag, with the frozen turkey, and we tell them get home, get

i'm the turkey along with the turkeys on the take here at cacia bakery. some of them are being brought in. they're tagging the turkeys and they'll be thrown into the oven. they've been doing this for decades. we have joe here, part of the family. how many years you have been doing this? >> one of the news guys came in and said he's been seeing me in here since i was 12. i don't remember. 10, i don't know. how special this for your family? you get the line of people that come every year to throw their birds in the oven? >> yeah, it's really nice to get that kind of attention, doing things in a positive manner is always nice. >> reporter: now is that a purpose way to prepare the turkey for your oven? >> as long as it's seasoned the way you want it and put in a pan like that, then that's perfect because it's easier to get in and out of the oven and to carry. >> reporter: and we're looking at video now from last year. we see, it's a sea of turkeys that are in here on the floor. and you expect to have well over 100, right? >> yeah, definitely over 100. it's a

matt delucia is there at cacia bakery. >> reporter: there are people lining up outside. with their turkeys. you can almost smell the turkeys although none of them have been put in the oven yet. this is a demo turkey. but it's actually a real turkey, right? >> it actually is a turkey. it's not cooked. >> reporter: it looks very ditches even at this point. you got to cook it. how long does it take? >> about four or five hours. depends how big the turkey is, like five hours, maybe even less, because it's so small. >> reporter: what's the biggest turkey that somebody has brought in? >> over 50 pounds? >> reporter: you have to put that one in separately? >> we got to fit it. it's got to go in. >> reporter: and you say you get about 140 turkeys per day here? >> right. >> reporter: that's the most you can do, right? >> that's the most we can do. but also we do this any day of the year. it doesn't have to be a turkey. people bring their whole position and lambs and goats and throw them in the oven and they're done in four or five hours and they taste great. >> reporter: that's t

. >> we told you about the tradition at cacia's bakery, this one is another tradition for another bakery>> right. we'll tell you how it was able to overcome a devastating loss and comeback. >>> plus, a warning for residents. d conserve your water. we'll tell you why. >>> and we take a look at the sunrise. we'll try to time out your thanksgiving. when we might see some showers. >>> good morning, everyone, francesca ruscio here, happy thanksgiving. very light traffic north and south. we're doing okay. very chilly out there, folks. but for the most part, light traffic in the majors in philadelphia. over in new jersey, this is hamilton, new jersey, watch be i-295 at sloan avenue. very quiet. very light traffic. also keep in mind because of the thanksgiving day parade, center city buses will be on a holiday schedule. there will be detour routes. for more information, i'll be talking about the thanksgiving day parade road closures at the 5:00 hour. >>> now, your nbc10 "first alert" weather. >> let's talk about your thanksgiving forecast, starting with outside in philadelphia. we don't have sun

at cacia's bakery. one of the family members explain to our pat gallen where the idea came from. >> we opened up in 1953 and a few years after that my grandfather and his brother lewis decided to make a little bit of extra money around holidays and they came up with this idea, typical south philadelphia row home has a small oven why not the bring your turkey here to have room for your other thanksgiving buddies. >> they do an amazing job, love visiting them in the morning show, every year after year. cacia's cooked more than 170 turkies by the way. great job. >>> grumpy cat is back, this time with her top ten pet peeves. the internet sensation made a blog post on pop culture.com, where she complained about trend like social media and selfie sticks. but one thing she might not be worrying about is money, a four year-old cat, the four year-old cat has been a brand ambassador for friskies cat foot for book and film deals. her owner, discussed the cat's popularity. >> she was one of the first few animals to

. >> bread's baked, turkies ready, everybody get down to cacia's. >> path the path is channeling his inner clark griswold there with his sweater. >> katie is a big fan. >> pat, thank you. >>> shoppers waited until last minute to pick up what they need forward that thanksgiving dinner. parking lots were crowded as shoppers were out in full force last night, wegmans on route 70 in cherry hill, new jersey was busy until the doors closed. and many supermarkets in our area expected the rush, and they were well stock and ready to go. shoppers were also looking to add some items to today's menu >> picked up a ham, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, couple veggies on the side and pumpkin pie to polish it off. >> he pick up a ham. >> if you are still shopping for dinner, wegmans and other stores in the the area will be opened today, but, of course, make the call first, just to be double sure that they are. >>> good to know joe, thank you. >>> president-elect donald trump is delivering a thanksgiving message to the nation. >> it is my prayer that on this thanksgiving we begin to heel our div

cacia's says it started generations ago and the line grows every thank giving.in at 6:00 thanksgiving morning and by 12:30 they are golden brown, work of art. >>> thousand the eyewitness weather forecast meteorologist katie fehlinger is in the weather center. happy thank giving. >> happy thanksgiving. we are looking ahead to a lackluster day when it comes to the forecast. nothing exceptional about it. it is not bright, sunny and not a deluge of rain but we are going to see showers out there, and looking closely you can see it is gray around the right side of your screen as we are's facing southwest, essentially from palmyra cove nature park, rain is beginning to approach, philadelphia, and of course we are getting ready to step off for the parade in a matter of in instant with wet weather moving in. it is not completely dampening your spirits but don't be shocked if you see rain drops. wind will not be a problem, so balloon hand letters. we have temperatures flirting with or exceeding 40 degrees in most spots, little colder in the mountains as you might second.

. >> checking out the turkey, cook something happening, we're at cacia's, we'll be right back after the. >> thank you for sharing. lobster mac and cheese. oh, my gosh, i'm getting hungry. really am. scott did you take a picture what you had going? >> , no i didn't, but i made a pot luck on sunday for good day philadelphia weaken. i brought that in. i have some pictures on my twitter. so we have to pull some of those up later me baking in the kitchen. live look right now, at the ben franklin parkway. of course, a lot of closures going on, because of the parade. wind blowing little bit. i don't anticipate gusty winds to impact those balloons. so taking a shot right there at some of the closures taking place. in the meantime, we have some other details to kind of get you around, the thanksgiving day parade. closures on the ben franklin parkway, jfk boulevard, kelly, mlk drive, along with the art museum circle. >> meantime, we do have some other report, with the traffic on this turkey day, as far as the impact across the area, of course, that parade will be going on later on this morning, i

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we only have a few more minutes to take your turkey to cacia's bakery.ok the turkey in the brick oven and customers come back to pickhem t up. how great is that? after eating that turkey, some people will be shopping later. here's a look at the malls that open at 6:00 tonight. moorestown mall and plymouth mall are closing. happy thanksgiving. ♪ >>> 7:30 now on this thanksgiving morning. look at the show "cats." november 24th, 2016. you are looking at the rehearsal of the classic broadway musical "cats" at the 90th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. you know how i feel about adult cats. >> let's not get into that. >> luckily these are human adult cats so you can live with that. >>> a look at the headlines. at least 67 people died in eastern china this morning when a scaffolding collapsed and a platform came tumbling down at a construction site. rescue efforts now under way for an unknown number of people who are still trapped in that rubble. >>> an alleged get-away plan was foiled when a police officers in idaho pulled over a car only to have a wanted

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