believe i bad punsni they still appreciate the grandeur of this occasion, they still have hope, o malia and sash sasha, are thankful that this i mymy final presidential turkey pardon, but i have done told hi is that we want to this every year from now on >> the cameras, just us, every year, though i am cutting this habit cold turkey. both of the turkeys, tater tot were pardoned, he says that he was there in case you cannot fulfill his duties kind of like >> now off to a nearby petting zooy. looking at the cloud cover at chesterland, there was a little bit of ice pellets with some rainfall earlier today of the higher elevation with temperatures also in the upper 30s. tomorrow, hopkins 39, the lead is a bit cooler is lik thes low 30s, 40s in cincinnati, then south, of the mason-dixon line, paducah 54. showers tomorrow give way to a one tenth of an inch possible for most of the area that the tomorrow around the average high, the height of about 47 and for black friday shopping with mid- 40s, rainfall early saturday but for the rest of the weekendnd it wi be fantastic to either fly or drive

no response yet from sasha and malia. tater and tot will find a new home at gobblers rest on the campus of virginia tech. maria: five for good is next. the early thanksgiving meal that got the governor dancing today. ed: and the little patch that governor charlie baker giving back. a lot of fun. maria: he helped serve hundreds of meals at the goodwill my gravy had an accident. follow me. i'm usually the gravy master. my guest list just tripled. i want to go really big with my appetizers. we can do it without blowing our budget. oh yeah, this is great! my family deserves a new tradition... happier and healthier. >> this is chronicle on wcvb channel 5. >> too much of this and not enough of this. try these easy moves for your aching body. >> one piece of homework and everything can be aligned again. it is a little more resistant strength. >> it makes you feel better. you do not feel your age. >> i can get out of my car. >> in no time at all. fitness strategies, next on chronicle. ed: forget everything you have heard about no

"i have by my side here today two of my nephews austin and aaron robinson, who unlike malia and sasha have not yet been turned cynical by washington. they still believe in bad puns. sasha, by the way, are thankful that this is my final presidential turkey pardon. what i haven't told them yet is that we are going to do this every year from now on. [ laughter ] no cameras, just us, every year. no way i'm cutting this habit cold turkey." thanks for joining us.. fox5 news at 6 o'clock is straight ?? ?? that's why there's oravet dental hygiene chews. oravet's dual action approach cleans teeth and gets to the underlying cause of bad breath by blocking bacteria to help prevent plaque and tartar. for a cleaner mouth everyone can love. ask your vet about oravet chews. live from las vegas fox5 news at 6 starts now. thanksgiving is a day to spend time with family... and grub on good food. but it can also be stressful -- especially with talks about the election! we'll tell you ways to keep the stress down -- during the holiday... closed captioning will resume shortly will resume shortly this is f

hey. >> reporter: janai norman, abc news, new york. >> now we know why sasha and malia didn't show up. they must have seen the script. still ahead, no winner in last night's powerball so the jackpot is now >>> black friday is less than 24 hours away so here are the new tricks retailers are pulling out in hopes of getting your attention and, of course, your money. >>> and an attempted ambush on a >>> >>> otto picked up strength as the storm system moves towards central america. the system is a hurricane again. otto expected to make landfall in nicaragua or costa rica or perhaps both but definitely later today. >>> the dow jones and s&p hit another record high on wall street yesterday continuing a post-election trend. the dow rose just over 59 points, but mortgage rates also have risen sharply since the election worrying homebuyer. the 30-year rate is at the highest in more than a year. >>> the holiday shopping season gets under way and retailers are trying a little bit of everything to lure customers into spending. some offering special pro-motions like starting cyber monday on friday.

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malia had a cough. they put her to sleep on her back in a full-sized bed next to her 5-year-old sister. >> i rubbed her head and it's going to be okay. that's the last thing i said to her. >> reporter: the next morning, he saw her face down not moving, not breathing. >> i was like, oh, my god. i turned and she was like >> reporter: he called 911. >> she went to pick her up and her head fell back. i felt helpless. >> paramedics came but after putting her on life support, doctors told them their daughter was gone. >> if they say that's it. >> i don't understand. it doesn't make any sense. the government classification for when a death cannot be explained after a thorough investigation. sids falls under a broader category. >> sudi is is a general term for any death unexplained. the deputy health officer where the news 4 i team found it quadrupled to eight dehs >> it's very significant for us. >> reporter: the i-team also found at least 50 reports of deaths statewide in 2014, the most recent numbers from ma

no response yet from sasha and malia. tater and tot will find a new home at "gobblers rest" on the campus of virginia tech. maria: all right. let's talk turkey. tis the season for football. two of them in blue take on ? with simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, payment, withdrawal or transfer each month to waive the monthly fee. and there's no minimum balance. you're alright... with simply right checking from santander bank. they padded the sets with doubling if you gures. they get to be home. 16 points in the second qaer in the one. only up by two. look at the nice ball movement -17. 17 point for this guy. isiah thomas once again leading score for the celtics had 23 rounding out the double fig figures. he had 10 and celtics win it 16-9 and now 9-on the season. 5-4 on the road. tom brady did not have rack is today. he is pecked to play sunday against the jets. gronk, as you can see, in full pads. a limited participant. tomorrow bill belichick will spring his team early for thanksgiving. >> you

. >> reporter: even in the absence of first daughters sasha and malia, the annual turkey pardon was stuffed full of dad jokes. >> i've established another tradition, embarrassing my daughters with a corny-copia of dad jokes about turkeys. no way i'm cutting this habit cold turkey. >> reporter: the president joined in the rose garden this aaron saying his daughters had a scheduling conflict or something. >> actually they just couldn't take my jokes anymore. they were fed up. >> reporter: over the last eight years the tradition has been a lighthearted start to the holiday season. the president making the turkey pardon into more of a showcase of his punny dad jokes. >> time flies even if turkeys don't. >> reporter: this year the two lucky turkeys spared from the dinner table, tater and tot. >> he's sort of like the vice turkey, we're working on getting him a pair of aviator glasses. >> reporter: president obama poking fun at vice president joe biden and giving a nod to those turkeys that didn't make the cut. >> who didn't get to ride the gravy train to freedom and proved that they weren't chic

malia and sasha, by the way, are thankful this is my final presidential turkey pardon.'t told them yet is that we are going to do this every year from now on. [ laughter ] no cameras, just us, every year. no way i'm cutting this habit cold turkey. [ laughter [ laughter ] [ laughter and applause ] that was pretty funny. [ laughter ] thanksgiving is a chance to gather with loved ones, reflect on our many blessings and, after a long campaign season, finally turn our attention from polls to poult poultry. this year we're honored to be joined by two of the lucky ones who were raised by the domino family in iowa, tater and tot. now,tater is here in a backup role just in case tot can't fulfill his duties. he's sort of like the vice turkey. we're working on getting him a pair of aviator glasses. and it is my great privilege -- well, it's my privilege -- well, let's just say it's my job to grant them clemency this afternoon. as i do, i want to take a moment to recognize the brave turkeys who weren't so lucky, who didn't get to ride the gravy train to freed freedom, who met their

he told the crowd his daughters, malia and sasha, couldn't take anymore dad jokes. >> it's thanksgiving, we have to hear dad jokes and grandpa jokes. >> bye, folks. >>> tonight, the getaway, tens of millions take to the road and the air -- the most in years. inside the new command center as the tsa tries to avoid a repeat of scenes like this. >>> the wrong route? late details tonight, federal officials now say the driver in the school bus crash that killed five children should not have been on that road. >>> building a team -- president-elect trump names two women to top jobs, plus an exclusive inside the massive secret service plan to protect the new first family. >>> high alert -- lester's look inside the nypd's bomb squad on guard this holiday after a recent attack. >>> showtime, tens of millions will watch. how do these giants of thanksgiving rise to the occasion? "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening i'm kate snow in for lester on this thanksgiving eve. and the rush i

sometimes malia and sasha will do that. every now and again at dinner it's like, what were you thinking? for the most part, home is home, and that helps keep kids normal. i said this time and again, my greatest concern coming into the white house, was making sure my girls came out whole and normal and decent and kind, just like i would expect them to if we were living on the south side of chicago. and it takes work to keep white house life normal for the kids. >> it's not normal. >> it's into the normal. >> not when you have a slumber party with 30 friends. >> you try to pretend like it's normal. yeah, yeah, just ignore the guys with the guns. i remember one parent teacher conference at the lower school, barack went, and in were s.w.a.t. guys on top of the roof of the school. ma l malia was like, really, do they have to be up there? really? >> yeah, they do. >> they have to put up with that even after they leave. there's going to be security. >> it's different for -- it's a different level, so -- we don't want to talk about

malia and sasha by the way are thankful that this is my final presidential turkey pardon what.en't told them yet we're going to do this every year from now on! [ laughter ] >> tater and to the will retire on a farm at virginia tech. >> like those names. >>> well after contentious election season you might be a little nervous politic will be a point of discussion at the thanksgiving table. guess what? some experts say talk about it. america continues to come to terms with the election results, people are worried that friendly banter could turn into heated arguments. but medical and communication experts say it's best to embrace that big elephant or the donkey in the room and try to refrain from banning political discussions. some experts say if you're about to explode with anger do less talking and more list septembering and understanding. >>> all right. hundreds of were left without power while rescuers attempted to get a cat that was clinging to the top of utility pole. the incredible amount of time the cat was out there. >>> it is crunch time for travelers hitting the road fo

one, and he loves this holiday tradition, and includes as many corny puns as he can, and sasha and malia says they were fed up with his puns and so his nephews took part this year. the gravy train to freedom and who met their fate with faith and sacrifice and proved they were not chickens. >> it's not that bad. >> the president jokes that sashs and malia is not off the hook, he is going to continue to pardon oc tur without the cameras. >> and you can see the relief slowly coming off of his shoulders. >> there is a repeat offender who is behind bars after he tried soliciting children for sex.% >> and police are not done yet. >> we believe there may be more victims out there. >> this guy interacted with kids by tapping into what they know best, a cell phone app.

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noticeably absent from obama's eighth and fin sasha and malia. instead his nephews were by his head. he said his daughters were fed up with his turkey puns. >> for the past seven years, i've established another tradition -- embarrassing my daughters with a cornycopia of dad jokes about turkeys. this is the last time we're doing this because we're not leaving any room for leftovers. afternoon thanksgiving traffic can put people in a fowl mood. when somebody at your table tells you you've been hogging all the side dishes and you can't have any more, i hope you respond with a creed that sums up the spirit of a hungry people -- yes, we cran. >> i got up to four, five in just that short little clip. i have a feeling sasha and malia were a bait embarrassed yet again. but social media proved otherwise. heidi tweets that turkey pardon potus, did you rehearse these puns or just wing it? >> tamron and i agree that sasha and malia were the best part of the turkey pardoning. we miss them rolling their eyes. >> as we do with al roker every day. >> dylan, than

the president partoned tater and to the with help of 2 of nephews that stood in for sasha and malia. his daughters could not take any more of his jokes at annual event and did not stop the president pulling out best thanksgiving puns. >> malia and sasha, by the way, are thanksful this is my final presidential turkey pardon. what i haven't told them yet is we are going to do this every year from now [laughing] no cameras. no way i'm cutting this habit cold turkey. >> gene: as for tater and to the they are -- tot they are heading to the poultry science exhibit. those puns easy as pie. >> sara: yeah, gene. like that 1. >> gene: thank you. >> sara: putting thanksgiving that helps people all yearlong who are unable to cook or buy for themselves. >> daniel: daniel miller in control room and deadly hazard in cars that could affect the whole family. hidden danger with car seats that local senator says car companies need to fix and fast. >> breaking down in less than 10 imagine a world where we celebrate thanksgiving like we used to. where instead of rushing to buy we gave thanks for what we

. >> the best part is watching sasha and malia, too. they can't wait until it's over. >> remember when you are a teenager, you get dragged to those things, i think are you kind of over it. >> you are texting your friends, so o millions of americans retirement funds 401 ks are getting fatter. people may not be so thankful this thanksgiving. good morning. >> good morning, these u.s. markets continue to rally. we have the dow above 19,000. the s&p reaching 2,000. turkey is the market. it's consumer discretionary that led us 1% higher, all waiting for the big holiday weekend spending as well, which kicks off tomorrow. when you have enough turkey, almost straight away and black friday. elsewhere, the reason why, you say, many americans say a federal judge blocked a new rule making more americans eligible for overtimepy. it would have been time-and-a-half over 40 hours a week. now a brit of a caveat until the judge made dera elsewhere, the twitter account of jack dorsey, it was suspended. twitter, i'm looking at his account here, he said i'm

i have a feeling sasha and malia were a bait embarrassed yet again. but social media proved heidi tweets that turkey pardoning speech was puntantic. potus, did you rehearse these puns or just wing it? >> tamron and i agree that sasha and malia were the best part of the turkey pardoning. we miss them rolling their eyes. >> as we do with al roker every day. >> dylan, thanks. your cooking with a crowd on the way in a couple of hours, katie lee has last-minute dishes you can whip up in a hurry. can whip up in a hurry. >>> a i will awaken your sixth sense mom. so you'll notice every little thing. when you notice dry skin, try johnson's new extra moisturizing wash and cream. a rich nourishing bath routine. with ten times more moisturizer. there are some people you should give underwear to this holiday. and there are some people you shouldn't . ha ha, nay. you shouldn't give underwear to everybody. but for those you do, give them fruit of the loom. ? if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, isn't it time to let the real you shine through? introducing

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sasha and malia having tired of the ritual. so the prez invited two of his nephews instead. all went well, until one turkey tried to make a last minute bid for freedom. packers extra now. more bad news for the packers and we fans. lance allan is here with that. sliver of hope eddie lacy could return late this season. that is now gone, as the packers say he will not return from injured reserve. lacy had slimmed down, got off to a very good start averaging 5 yards per carry in the first five games.but after ankle surgery, the packers say he's not ready to return off injured reserve. since he is a free agent, it's possible that we have seen the last of lacy in a green bay uniform. george and carole? and if that's not enough--the packers announced ?another? big loss today. ?not? good news for the ?defense?... more on that later in sports. ?defense?... more on that later in sports. says it won't let up for a while. ...tailored to you. wait it out. equipped with apple carplay compatibility. ?? now during season's best, get this low mileage lease on this cadillac xt5 from around $4

daughters sasha and malia bowing out this time. a pair of turkeys named tater and tot getting the good news. >> tater is here in case tot cannot fulfill his duty. pair of aviator glasses. jc: tater and tot will find a new home at gobblers rest on the campus of virginia tech. anchor: i like the names. it makes me hungry. jc: new tonight, searching for suspects in what has become a murder investigation. it is underway right now. >> this is an editorial. >> the election turmoil is over. many are nervous about their clashing ideologies have proven to be thorny subjects. it is a recipe for difficulty. perhaps continuing over leftovers. is your family among those declaring politics off-limits? look at the bright side. that could mean at her home things of football. favorite family stories, hit shows like hamilton. maybe not hamilton. maybe thanksgiving comes at the right time. many voted for donald trump. others voted fo against him for how he may change the nation. neither side can predict the future. perhaps we are fortunate to also ha

sasha and malia could not be there so instead he brought out his nephews, austin and eric were by his side. i want to recognize the brave turkeys who weren't so lucky who didn't get to ride the gravyy train to freedom who met their and proved that they weren'ten't chicken.chic it's not that bad now. come on. i figured it helps that this is his last time that he has to do it. itself heat going to come back c to hauntom him h. he was joking because theyey haven't been turned cynical by washington like sasha and malia. > when we come back mike thomas has another look at your black friday forecast plus givingin thanks to our troops. a as we head to break, a masstive thanksgiving giveaway that was 12 months in the making in chicago. chef quinton love started a go fund me account to giveaway 1,000 turkeys and in 30 days he exceeded his goal of $10,0000,00 raised for the project. there were plenty of hands to distribute. we'll be back with fox5 news at > this is fox5 local news at 10. welcome back. we're back on this thanksgiving night with a look on the top stories. we start in clarksburg m

"malia and sasha by the way are thankful this is my final presidential turkey pardon. what i haven't told them yet is that we're going to do this every year from now on. no cameras, just us every year. no way i'm cutting this habit cold turkey." tater and tot will be able to live out their natural lives tater and tot will be able to live out their natural lives at the 'gobblers rest' reserve at virginia tech university. the white house back to the days of truman. here's your chance to take part in a holiday sing-a-long the "let heaven and nature sing" a city wide sing-a- long... is happening at the springs preserve this saturday starting at 5pm. several choirs and vegas entertainers will be there, along with santa and mrs. claus. it's free but they are asking for donations of non perishable food items, gift cards or unwrapped g for kids. the event will benefit seven local charities including family promise, golden raindbow and candleighters. experience thanksgiving in the us and why not vegas. it's not going to be a pretty travel day at mcarran today! how many passenge

so were the family dogs.but what about malia and sasha? "these are our replacement kids. this is what happens when you have teenagers. one's asleep. these two are up." mrs. obama will unveil the decorated to military families the first official weekend of holiday shopping... the ?last? weekend of deer hunting... and people traveling for thanksgiving. let's see what kind of weather to expect for all those things. john malan is here with the forecast. it was quite a gloomy black friday with cloudy skies, temperatures hovering around 40 degrees, and a sprinkle or flurry here should start seeing a few breaks in the clouds later tonight, setting up more sunshine this weekend. lows tonight will be in the lower of clouds and sunshine on saturday and our temperatures should bump up a few degrees and eventually top out around 45 in the afternoon. we start sunday withs afternoon. if the sun hangs on long enough, we'll climb near 50 degrees. overall, for late november standards, the weekend is looking great.the next significant storm system arrives s

so that's the time when unless malia asks him about his work, it's all about the kids, you know. "how were your days? what's going on? what's the latest gossip?" he's really into gossip, so you can get him-- because he doesn't have a life. ( laughter ) >> stephen: no, but he's got the n.s.a., and he can find out what any of us are thinking. ( laughter ) ( applause ) so, being the first lady, being the first lady, obviously, is a lot of responsibility. it's a great honor at the same time. do you have any first lady-- when you look back on the last eight years-- do you have any first lady faux pas, like "oh, i can't believe that moment?" >> god, so many of them. they usually involve pronouncing somebody's name wrong. i'm so horrible. >> stephen: because you go all around the world. >> oh, god, names are so hard. and i practice and i try to get- - and then i get up there and i mess it up. even names here in the united states. i mean, kids these days, their names. i mean-- i can tell you, i think i've got it right. and it's like, no, it's not terry, it's ter-ree. and it's just like,

>> well, it's usually at the dinner table because you know-- malia will start it because she usually asks the serious question. "dad, tell us about your day. and sasha and i are like, " oh god, no, don't get him started." and he's like, "well, i'm glad-- i'm glad you asked that. let me just-- let me just answer that in three points. one--" and then one-"a," and one-"a" and "b." and sasha and i are like, "oh!" >> stephen: you're like, professor, can i audit this lecture? >> that's right. because sasha and i want to talk about our favorite song on the "lemonade" album. that's what we want to talk about. he doesn't want to go there >> stephen: is there-- i heard you say about the president that he leaves the job at the door when he comes into the residential part of the white house. >> he does. >> stephen: is that really true? because i can't leave my job at the door. how does he leave that at the door? >> you know, at least our time together. when he first walks in, we have dinner. it's usually dinner time. so that's the time when unless malia asks him about his work, which we try not

his daughters could not take puns and jokes. >> malia and sasha are glad in is my final presidential turkey pardon. we will do this every year from now on. no cameras, just us, every year. no way i am cutting this habit cold turkey. >> gene: very well-done. he said embarrassing his bad jokes. tater and tot will go to the gobler rest exhibit with the poultry and science apartment. these puns are a feather in his cap. >> sara: you and the president would be very great friends. besty s all the way. >>> could have been a disaster for pilot shoppers. pilots working for amazon a emergency effort to put them back to work. ? ? >> shiri: now at 7:00, gray and chilly start to thanksgiving, the warm-up. >> gene: 1 person dead on wrong-way crash on the hi into this early morning crash. >> sara: plus donald trump makes 2 more high-profile appointments to cabinet before taking time off. the president-elect holiday message to all americans. >>> boston's only local news at 7:00. fox25 morning news. >> sara: good morning, everybody,. happy thanksgiving to you. i'm sara underwood. >> gene: i'm gene la

who unlike malia and sasha have not yet been turned cynical by washington. they still believe in bad puns. they still have hope. president obama made sure to cran in the puns. because he says he doesn't want any leftovers---- though he joked he'll continue the tradition out of the oval office. no cameras, just us, every year. no way i'm cutting this habit cold turkey. the president pardoned two turkeys raised on a farm in northw whether tater or tot would get their slice of the limelight. tot got the official pardon. tater is here in a back-up role in case tot can't fulfill his duties. he's sort of like the vice- turkey. we're working on getting him a pair of aviator glasses. john reicks is the chairman of the national turkey federation. he selected the turkeys--- and says they were treated like pets --- and prepared their whole lives-18 weeks--- for today. 1:19-1:25 handle the pressure, the lights. and the family did well getting them trained for that. the turkeys will now head to their forever home at virginia tech's gobblers rest.where you can visit them

it's been 3 months since baby malia last saw her dad. 3 months since ketra nestor last saw her son. " i miss my son, it hurts, i don't know how long the hurt will be there, but it hurts... i have to deal with it, i have to" police tell me alonso perez shot mohommad robinson outside a now, test results from cartridge casings found at the crime scene have connected perez to a series of other shootings... " if these accusations turn out to be true he's a dangerous guy, and he has according to the accusations caused a lot of harm to a lot of people" i went through police reports. in them, i found perez's crime spree started on july 25th... he shot at a local motel. the report calls it assaulwi deadly weapon... < in corner of timeline video of motel crime> on august 15th another shooting, this time battery with a deadly weapon five days later, a deadly shooting, police are investigating perez for murder with a deadly weapon then, august 27th: robinson's murder. < video of robinson on boxx in corner> jus

the president said his daughters sasha and malia were absent... because they couldn't take any more of their the two turkeys pardoned are named "tater" and "tot." they will be sent to live at virginia tech... where they'll be cared for... for the remaining of their bird years. here's a thanksgiving story for you.. at age 99 -- a woman named "america".. has become a u-s citizen.. "america maria hernandez" was born in colombia, back in 19-17.. she was brought to the u-s daughters, in 19-88 well yesterday -- she signed her naturalization certificate.. and took the oath of allegiance during a ceremony in her living room. surrounded by family members... she smiled and said she was very happy. hernandez had 12 children.. and now has 22 grandchildren, after the break.. st. pete has been given a new glamorous title plus.. did you know that over 11 billion doar some of the thanksgiving weekend numbers.. and.. they'll be at every dinner table this afternoon.. but which pie do american's prefer best? is it pumpkin, apple.. or even cherry? the answer -- next.

his daughters, sasha and malia, did not attend this particular event. you may remember, they're a tad squeamish about those birds. president said the girls couldn't take his, this is a quote, "cornucopia of dad jokes any longer." get it? but the president may be getting the last laugh after he office. >> malia and sasha are thankful this is my time presidential turkey pardon. what i haven't told them yet, we are going to do this every year from now on. no cameras, just us. every year. no way i'm cutting this habit cold turkey. >> man. the pardoned turkeys are named tator and tot. they're headed to their new home in virginia tech. presidential turkey pardons and pictures from the past, we invite you to the nbc washington app. >>> we are thankful this year for everyone who donated to the salvation army's annual share the warmth coat drive. 1,000 coats were collected this year thanks to you. they were distributed today during an event at the washington convention center. everyone who came in got to pick up a coat plus one other item like a sweater or a pai