officer jessica sullivan is thankful for her dad's cancer being in remission. officer trip shwenk is thankful for the life saving donation of a kidney from his sister-in- law. >> it gives a little insight into each individual officer. we are all people doing the job. >> reporter: who knew sarasota police chief had mad tennis skills and a who also goes by cupcake. the facebook postings appear every 30 minutes on thanksgiving day. ate simple way of using social media to help police officers connect with the people they protect and serve. officer scott patrick, a 14- year veteran. >> thankful for our three beautiful kids and we have one on the way. >> reporter: patrick hopes the facebook messages help bridge the gap that has led to so much violence against law enforcement officers. >> we are out here to help people and try and make a bivment tt. >> i'm thankful for this job this year. >> she is a 4-year-old rocky on the job for just three months. -- she is a 24-year-old rookie on the job for just three months. >> it is scary honestly but it is a job i love and it

officer jessica sullivan is thankful for her dad's cancer being in remission. officer trip shwenk is thankful for the life saving donation of a kidney from his sister-in- law. >> it gives a little insight into each individual officer. we are all people doing the job. >> reporter: who knew sarasota police chief had mad tennis skills and a who also goes by cupcake. the facebook postings appear every 30 minutes on thanksgiving day. ate simple way of using social media to help police officers connect with the people they protect and serve. officer scott patrick, a 14- year veteran. >> thankful for our three beautiful kids and we have one on the way. >> reporter: patrick hopes the facebook messages help bridge the gap that has led to so much violence against law enforcement officers. >> we are out here to help people and try and make a

washington >> i'm jessica dean we're always on at cbsphilly.com >> have a good night family and sleep well. captioning sponsored by cbs >> stephen: it's a beautiful race day here at the ed sullivaniggity dog do we have a race for you today. in a lane one, new competitor to the race circuit host stephen colbert, and in lane two sprint cup champion jimmie johnson. they will be racing down the track with eggs on spoons in their mouth and returning with a grapefruit between their legs like the ancient greeks. let's go to the track! >> ready, set, go! and they're off. stephen with good form. what's this? jimmie johnson's using his hands. a questionable move but since he's a celebrity, i'll let it go and no t