balloons including the grinch and mistletoe the snowman, and singers such as sheena easton and charlie mcdermottabc's "the middle" and the 95th annual 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade wrapped up with the arrival of santa claus, he was joined by mrs. claus as they are rived on their slay -- and took their place on the steps. marks the start of the christmas season, the live team coverage of the parade on the parkway and rick williams and cecily tynan has a wrap up and meteorologist, david murphy tells us what to expect when you try to walk off your thanksgiving dinner. lets begin with rick and cecily from the parkway. i give you six drum sticks for your performance today. >> i'll take it, i'm kind of hungry, i looked away and i look back and cecily is holding a baby. >> this is my niece by the way. what a great morning, i think the performances this year were better than ever. >> it turned out to be a mild morning, a chill in the air but it was very clear and a perfect day for a parade. >> we had amazing performances and singers and dancers and we used the most confetti we ever used. >

. >> do you recognize that turkey that is charlie mcdermott and he hails from our area and was on thender the sea float, and that turkey get up helped keep him warm. >> mayor michael nutter got in on the fun and road through the parade with his wife lisa in an old fashioned carriage. >> we have so much to be thankful for and so many people that have so many needs and we need to remember them and try to do something good on this day. >> the boy scouts did their part, dozens pushed shopping carts to collect canned goods as part of our holiday food drive, those are benefit philabundance. many are enjoying thanksgiving with their families tonight some chose to spend the holidays serving others. our cameras when into mana, 250 volunteers donned hair nets and aprons to prepare a treat that would be enjoyed across philadelphia. for critically ill residents and their families. volunteers at the lutheran church paused to remember their own blessings,ed needy and those battling homelessness, they were all invited to come in for an early dinner, organizers expected to feed more than 600 p.m. jus

kendall tomorrow for the parade, pop singer, lance bass and candace glover and sheena easton and charlie mcdermott from "the middle" and elsa making a special appearance from frozen. it gets started here on 6 abc i'll be out here on the fan cam handing out donuts and coffee. and please communicate using ddpd it's all about the dwist in the wrist. >> thank you alicia. >>> still ahead today, from the timing to the travel conditions, we are live with the lightest on what is left of the season's big winter storm. and black friday burned the shopper black listed for saving too much money. >>> "action news" continues wit shirleen allicot and brian taff. >> "action news" continues with team coverage of the first sizable winter storm of the season. >> and a big talker, a big baby mixup with two mothers that raised one another's children for the last four years are considering doing. s children >> it's the kind of decision that warms your heart and restores your faith in humanity. >>> but we'll get started now with the latest on the massive prethanksgiving nor'easter hitting a large swath of east coast. me