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it's extra girl power all month long. orter: and natalie's mom. >> natalie is a sweet girl. she's a very warm person. i think that she cares about what people are thinking about her. i think that she wants to be liked. >> reporter: so how do they think their daughters will react? >> if she will speak up, 50/50 chance. >> i think if it's something that she's sensitive to, i think that she will speak up. >> you ready to see how your kids do? >> let's see it. >> reporter: we have the same team of actors playing mean girls and victim. our bullies jump right in. >> angel, going based on some of your other answers, i think maybe we should just not listen to that input at all. >> lindsey just looked at natalie. >> reporter: the bullies attack our victim's appearance. >> i know you definitely don't look at beauty video tutorials on youtube. >> reporter: the girls seem to notice that our victim is hurt. they look at each other again, and change the subject. >> oh yeah, yeah! >> when she says something rude, they're not even responding, the girls. they're just going on to the next sub

nataly: luego de que publicarÁ su propaganda en diferentes plataformas, en traducciones a diferentes ellos y diga que quiere practicar su religiÓn, al ver eso, ver la debilidad y se enfocan en ese muchacho y lo convencen de que ellos son la respuesta a la vida eterna. >> estos mÉtodos hicieron que mucha gente por un lado, por miedo, por terror se sometan a lo que ellos quieran, lo estamos viendo en el norte de siria. ellos piensan en los siglos pasados. utilizan todo tipo de mÉtodos. ( disparos ) ♪ ♪ julio: el presidente de la cÁmara de representantes dijo durante fin de semana que le parecÍa ridículo avanzar un proyecto de reforma migratoria mientras estuviera barack obama. esto ha generado respuestas. fernando: a pocos dÍas de asumir su cargo, el nuevo presidente de la cÁmara de representantes, cerrÓ cualquier posibilidad de aprobar una reforma migratoria mientras obama sea presidente. >> es algo ridÍculo mientras se encuentre barack obama, no podemos confiar. fernando: indicÓ que si existe consenso, solamente se podrÍa trabajar en seguridad fronteriza y al interior del paÍs. los a

natalie azar to help us sort this out. natalie, good morning. >> nice to see you guys, good morning. >> let's launch into this new study. vegetable oils and a possible link to cancer. go behind the headlines. what's going on here. >> basically what i want to say from the outset this is not necessarily new news. i can't say that it's completely meritless, but what i want to say is this. just because something can cause a chemical reaction meaning that if you heat up vegetable oil that is sunflower or corn oil at real, really high temperatures it can release or turn into a potentially toxic substance which is called an aldehyde and going from that chemical reaction and saying that this has an increased risk of cancer or heart disease or dementia is way too much of a leap so from the study that was reported we're certainly not making any statements of that sort. you can use vegetable oil. moderation. the study also went on to say to perhaps use lard for cooking and things like that, things we don't necessarily recommend becau

natalie?porting from cakuala lumpu. >> we'll be back after the break. on my long-term control medicine, i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. breo won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. breo opens up airways to help improve breathing for a full 24 hours. breo contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. breo is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. once your asthma is well controlled, your doctor will decide if you can stop breo and prescribe a different asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. do not take breo more than prescribed. see your doctor if your asthma does not

natalie? >> keir simmons in paris for us, thank you. >>> meanwhile, we're getting a look at newly released video from the paris attacks. it shows the scene inside a pizza restaurant, as dozens of shots are fired through the windows. a woman who had been shot in the wrist husz tles inside. customers and employees take cover while shattered glass flies around them. the video online also shows one woman who had a gun aimed at her head run to safety after the weapon jammed. five people outside the restaurant was killed. everyone inside survived. >>> the house is voting today on a republican plan to tighten the screening process for syrian refugees trying to resettle in the u.s. president obama in the philippines defended his position again today, that the u.s. has a moral obligation to take in refugees. >> america has always been open to allowing people from war-torn countries who are subject to incredible hardship and repression and violence to find refuge in our country. >> the obama administrat

rob, natalie. >> the best night. i loved her honesty. the attention i get. >> she was honest. >> right, i know. >> i love that parade and i'm sad i'm not there. >> got the camera's attention. >> it's such a great parade. i love the thriller, they have the thriller dance and all that stuff. such a great parade. >> getting great ideas out there, ray. a wild scene out there every year. >>> still ahead here on news 4 new york. a horrible story we have been following all day long. the russian plane carrying 200 people crashing there in egypt. tonight, so many families desperate for some answers. plus, have erica here with the forecast. >> i'm looking at a few showers approaching on radar. will they impact any of your plans for tomorrow, including, of course, the marathon. the answer coming up in your >>> just a horrible scene in northeastern egypt tonight after that russian-bound passenger jet plummeted from cruising altitude, slam under to the desert killing everyone onboard. >> tonight the cause is unknown, but officials from egypt and susp

natalie and willie? >> good to know. thanks so much. >> let's go back to matt and savannah for more on security at this morning's parade. guys? >> willie, thank you very much. i want to introduce you to jim o'neill. he's the chief of the department for the new york city police department. he's on scene in herald square in charge of the security operation. good morning. happy thanksgiving. >> good morning. >> as we were walking over here around the corner, we saw a lot of new york city police officers. the operation, the security operation this year, versus previous years. >> this year we do have a bigger detail, about 20% bigger. 20%. groups. strategic response group and the year. in armor, in helmets, and there will be people with long guns this year also. this 2.5 mile route, you're going to see cops. we also have a fairly good contingent of plainclothes officers too, not only in the street but also on the subway. anyone coming to the parade should feel safe. >> there's what you see and what you don't see. there's also

. >> natalie, with their case against sheldon silver, prosecutors took on way more than one powerful politician. an indictment of the entire culture of new york state's government. today's verdict, for better or worse, confirms new yorkers' worst concerns about that culturealbany. a culture that they mocked from the moment sheldon silver a show me the money style of governing, it has taken down dozens of lawmakers in this state, but never in recent new york history a politician as fouerful as silver been convicted. it's a scenario that good government groups have long criticized. lawmakers yielding a lot of power over how your tax dollars are spent. allowed to earn outside income without enough public scrutiny. among the other outcomes of this verdict, perhaps, a brighter spotlight will shine on albany. all eyes will also turn now to the ongoing corruption trial of silver's republican counterpart, former senate majority leader dean skelos. questions will likely resume on whether a now emboldened u.s. attorney will also try to push forward with any kind of case, possibly obstruction o

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is today's take" with al roker, natalie roker, natalie moralisa and tom am ron tameron hall. inside i'm willie along with phil and al, natalie and tameron. savannah and matt have the day off. >> i could listen to this all day long. >> it's for the time being, and water under the bridge. her new album 25 crossing 3 million sales. >> yeah, that's what everybody was predicting. >> all time record for opening week. let's talk a little thanksgiving. >> yeah, did you have a good one? >> i did. we had about 25 people at that time house. what did you guys get into? >> my whole family, my husband's family from boston comes down. i live in a very small apartment in new york city. notice my husband is not in the picture. everybody shows up and he's like i'm out and goes to work. i'm hanging out with the family. >> he's gone? >> yeah, he's not in the peck picture. we then went out to a restaurant. that's everybody. my husband showed back up for dinner. we ate at 1:00 in the afternoon. by the time it was 7:00 at night i was so stuffed. i have this pair of pants i

nataly: el estado islÁmico (isis) mediante un vÍdeo se atribuyÓ los atentados y advierte que sÓlo esados, con maestrÍas es decir, personas con muchos talentos. desafortunadamente utilizan ese talento para algo criminal. como le dije, para difundir la ideologÍa de los islamistas radicales. (hablar en Árabe) nataly: luego de que isis utiliza su propaganda en las redes socialesjustifica sus sangrientos actos por medio de la religiÓn del islam. >>los terroristas tienen gente especializada en lavarle el cerebro a un inocente, por decir. joven y que no tiene fibra familiar, que no tiene quien lo quiera. nataly: sobre 466 hombres y mujeres de 25 paÍses occidentales han dejado sus paÍses para unirse a este grupo terrorista. >>son fÁciles de convencer porque estos grupos ofrecen a nuestros jÓvenes un lugar donde ellos se sienten que pertenecen. ellos tambiÉn les proveen a estos jÓvenes una identidad. >> lo que quieren es crear el gran califato, la dominaciÓn musulmana iban a utilizar todo tipo de mÉtodos para hacerlo. ramÓn: las amenazas del estado islÁmico en los recientes ataques terrorista

i'm willie along withable, natalie and tamron. toasty inside. what's your jam this morning, al in. >> requests easy live" by sigala, a producer, and a great video. been downloaded and viewed more than 20 million times. >> really. i'll have to check it out. >> michael jackson and easy -- how easy love can be. it's a terrific tune. >> nice song. >> nice choice. >> prafor, mr. roker. >> just talking about adele on "snl" this weekend, mind blowing how good she was and then the sketch they did with "hello" equally mind blowingly great. music last night, by the way, american music awards. big night. j. lo opened the whole show, did an opening dance medley of the biggest songs of the year. michelle pfeiffer, that white gold you couldn't stop looking at outfit, but i watched it last night and i've never seen anything like that on a music show. she danced. i don't know, count like ten songs, but even though she's incredible. it went -- if you looked at twitter last night, it's like the queen, #j. lo queen. do a search of j. lo's name, it was remarkable.

natalie and willie? >> good to know. thanks so much. >> let's go back to matt and savannah for more on security at this morning's parade. guys? >> willie, tnk you very much. i want to introduce you to jim o'neill. he's the chief of the department for the new yorkrkity police department. he's on scene in herald square in charge of the security operation. good morning. happy thanksgiving. >> good morning. >> as we were walking over here around the corner, w wsaw a lot of new york city polole officers. compmpe the size and scope of the opation, the security operation this year, versus previous years. >> this year we do have a bigger detail, about 20% bigger. it's not just -- it's a quality 20%. we stood up a couple of new groups. strategic response group and the critical response command this year. you'll be seeing a aot of people in armor, in helmeme, and there will be people with long guns this year also. i think everywhere you go along this 2.5 mile route, you're going to see cops. we also have a fairly good contingent o

natalie is live in the newsroom with the latest on this controversy. natalie? >> spoke to reporters in palm beach gardens florida. about west point and his violent temper as a child. >> a desperation on behalf of some to try to find a way to tarnish me. >> reporter: republican presidential candidate ben carson calling friday's west point controversy a witch hunt. airing his frustration with reporters in florida. >> what about the west point is false? what is false about it? i never, wait a minute, don't lie. i never said i received a full scholarship. no where did i say that. >> reporter: carson went on the offensive saying the media has been looking through everything trying to find a scandal as reporters brought up questions about carson's claim that he had a violent temper when he was young. >> i was offered a full scholarship at west point and meet general westmoreland and go to dinners. >> reporter: politico has no calling carcance' story a fabrication. carson never claimed he applied but said he did get an offer of events over 50 year uz go where he met g

natalie?st say that this is like -- >> we're not going to criticize this. we brought carson back from california to criticize it. >> i'm leaving again tomorrow so i don't want to harp on it. it is an interesting call. >> two you criticized me on now. >> on the heels of, "we built this city," natalie, i don't know if you're allowed to pick the songs anymore. >> no, no, no, come on. >> come on. >> we look forward to your -- >> '97 classic. >> we look forward to your next throwback thursday song in eight months. >> one making a comeback in "star wars." >> that's chewbacca. >> sorry. >> dr. oz is going to help us take the stress out of the holiday season. no wonder, he's going to get us plastered. take two of those and call him in the morning. >> exactly. first, let's go to natalie for the top stories. >> good morning. we are starting with breaking news from paris, where prosecutors are confirming that the suspected ringleader of last week's massacre is, in fact, dead. keir simmons joins us from p

natalie, back to you smr it has been fantastic for the shoppers. after the madness of black friday sales and crowds, it's time to start thinking small. lots of folks are out supporting their local mom and pop shops across the city for small business saturday. we caught up with shoppers on the lower east side, chelsea, where one business owner explained her store's very unique concept. >> so our concept reinvents itself three-tof ight weeks. we change the entire store the fixtures the design the merchandise, january and february will be around wellness and well being. right now, it's our home for the holidays story. >> sounds pretty cool. many merchants are teaming up for special promotions and sales, including raffles. if you weren't inline at a store, chances are you were online instead. black friday sales were down 10% this year, according to research firm shopper track. the big reason is because so many shoppers hunt for bargains from home. online sales jumped more than 14% compared to last year. many retailers offer special deals ahead of black

natalie natalie, willie? >> happy thanksgiving to you. >> al is keeping ing ing an eye on the storm from the starting line of the macy's thanksgiving day parade. good morning. happy thanksgiving, buddy. >> you, too, guys. beautiful day here, sunny and in the 40s. on the radar, we are looking at a big storm system that's firing itself up. it's bringing ice, rain and snow. here's the travel troubles we're looking at. starting with today, a day that used to be quiet, as far as travel is concerned. now, it is a day where everybody is out there. denver, colorado, we're looking at freezing drizzle, snow and frigid cold. dallas and houston, texas, stormy, developing thunderstorms, heavy rain and storm winds. as we get on the roads on i-35, from kansas city to dallas, storms, soaking rains going up to minneapolis. low visibility. chicago, it'll be rainy, showers and flooding possible. friday, more showers in the midwest. we're also looking at the heavier showers and thunderstorms. look for snow making its way from ok

rob, natalie, back to you. >> all right, david. good to see some joy they are finding there with their children as well tonight. all right, david thank you. >>> yesterday, france had said it was declaring war and as we mentioned, the country has moved quickly to retaliate against isis, launching air strikes in syria. news 4's chief investigative reporter, jonathan dienst, joins us with more on that and what we are learning about the terrorists. jonathan? >> reporter: first, those air strikes, france ordered a massive increase in air strikes inside syria. as many as 20 bombing runs sent out today, targeting training camps, targeting isis targets inside syria. bombing runs expected to continue, french leaders tomorrow expected to detail their plans for retaliation against isis leaders inside syria because they believe some of this plot was encouraged or orchestrated outside from syria into paris. the search for suspects, meanwhile, continues across france and much of europe, including news today that one of the suspects was actually

natalie? kind of spreading now to an examination of security measures at other middle east airports, and not just cairo, is that right? >> that's correct. for instance, british officials regularly make tours of airports in the middle east to recommend upgrading security procedures. and in general, they find that the security at middle eastern of the u.s. and the uk, with the exception, of course, with israeli airports, which really do set the standard for stringent security measures. and just ten months ago, a british group, delegation did go to sharm el sheikh to look at the measures there. but, yes, the british have three countries in mind that they feel airport security is not sufficient. that is egypt, bahrain and kuwait. although it's worth noting that there has not in the past been any incidents, security incident at sharm el sheikh international airport. natalie? >> that's good to point out. thank you, ben wedeman for us out of cairo. >> let's cross over live to london. diana magnay sta

>> reporter: that's right, natalie. and we're able the o show you exclusive new video we showed you in the last 30 minutes that shows that rescue. the two men were up on the roof of this home that was on fire, trying to save a family that was trapped inside. they were able to save one woman, but unfortunately an elderly couple didn't make it out. this exclusive video shows two good samaritans on the roof, trying to save their neighbors from a raging house fire. freddie simple is one of those impede samaritans. >> if you're sleeping and you have somebody crying for help, what are you going to do? freddie simple told us he ryed to save his neighbors. he woke up to this raging fire next-door. a family inside was trapped, so he grabbed a lard dder. >> i put the hook ladder there and i tried to climb up there and she was saying something that didn't make no sense to me, because she was so much in a panicky state. >> reporter: freddie and to reach one woman, but they couldn't reach octavia kennard. >> i couldn't push my head

natalie? >> thanks. >>> the airline united is dropping the hardship fee with the proper documentation. this fee is the $50 fee that you'd pay when requesting a refund during any unplanned emergency such as illness or death. the senior vice president said in a statement that said eliminating the processing fee is the right thing to do. american, delta and southwest do not charge hardship processing fees. i'm sure a lot of people are excited. >>> even though winter is still officially about a month away, now's the time to get your home all ready for the chilly weather. so how do you keep warm and save money? better get with baquero, for some tips. here is lynda baquero. >> i'll try to do the two things together, it's not easy. the damage could be severe. pipes bursting. a potential carbon monoxide leak and here's how to stay warm on your bill. >> as winter's chill sets in marilyn higgins talks hear concerns. >> i worry about gas and the carbon monoxide. >> she gets her heater checked by gold med

>> reporter: i see where you are going with that natalie. chuck and natalie good evening. a fantastic scene here. those big attractions ready to take off. the warm weather ready to take off. more than 1 million people seeing that this is ready, well and flourishing tonight. it is the little fans that turn these long lines into a holiday experience that's also an only in new york moment. >> what's it like to be here tonight? >> very cool, because i don't really see it live. i only see it from the tv on thanksgiving. >> reporter: what did you want to see here tonight? >> hello kitty. >> reporter: what do you think? >> it is good. >> reporter: the macy's thanksgiving day parade balloon inflation changed over the years. once a little upper west side neighborhood event. not anymore. >> this is no longer a secret. truly, 1 million people will be up hear today. >> reporter: security fears top the headlines. tonight, they evaporated, at least around the streets surrounding the natural history museum. security is tight but it did not take the spotlight away from the main attraction

natalie's got a check of all the top stories. natalie? >> all right, good morning to you all once again. at least 21 terror suspects have been rounded up during overnight raids across belgium. however, paris massacre suspect salah abdeslam is still managing to elude police. belgium's capital of brussels third day because officials believe an attack there is imminent. nato is even telling staff members at its brussels headquarters to work from home. >>> president obama says americans should not be intimidated by isis threats on social media. he said sunday that they can't beat us on the battlefield so they try to terrorize us into meantime, law enforcement remains on high alert. for that macy's parade crowds. conducting a subway terror drill on sunday and there's an abundance of caution at airports. a southwest flight was diverted because of suspicious behavior by unruly passengers who were laater questioned and released. >>> and in an exclusive interview earlier on "today" secretary of state john kerry told savannah the u.s. is escalating

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. >> news 4's natalie pasquarella is live in flushing,queens with the details. natalie? >> reporter: sibila and chuck, we did just find out here in the past two minutes it was a woman who was h and killed here at this intersection. i'm going to step out of the way. it is still an active scene. we arrived in the past hour. we know the woman was hit and kiled here at kessina and main. e area you see blocked off, traffic diveherted. we have investigators on the scene at this busy intersection in flushing, queens. right now, we are working to find out what happeneddhere. i talked to woman one in her r. she told me she noticed people standing in the road and she got out and ealized it was a horrific accident. and she was worried for the people in the roadway after the accident. >> i saw a young man standing there and i thought, oh, my god. that's too dangerous. we could have a monumental car accident. >> reporter: back here live on the scene, as i mentioned, still active. you are seeing the caution tape right now. you see the officers. what you can't see behind the camera all

natalie, you were the one that told his father that his son was dead. was his father sad that his son died in this raid or was he glad? >> he was not sad. he was not glad. i don't know the name in english, i'm sorry, my english is not perfect. in french, i think that we could say that he was -- >> relieved? he was relieved? >> yes. he was relieved because he knew already in the last month that his son was linked to all the terrorism act, which happen in europe. he was afraid. his son had maybe committed something horrible. >> it's been reported he was very involved with his parent's business in brussels. he was presiding over board meetings in 2013. when did his father learn or think, notice for the first time that his son was becoming radicalized? >> it was during 2013. his son was beginning to make a lot of critics, concerning the way the father was educating the small kids because he was educating them, you know, like european. abdelhamid was upset about that. >> he said horrible things. one of the things he said, i quote him from a video, it gives m

i'm natalie pass quarella. what one family is trying to deal with here tonight. a girl only 9 years old was playing when a pit bull went on the attack. her injuries tonight so severe, the doctors could not save her. this happened on holland avenue in elmont. news 4's ida siegal is live outside franklin hospital in valley stream where the little victim was taken, ida. >> reporter: natalie and rob, doctors here at the hospital tried desperately to save this little girl, but in the end were not able to. the wounds she sustained from the clench of the pit bull's jaw were too deep. this is the backyard on holland avenue, police say, where a 9-year-old girl endured a brutal attack from a pit bull this morning. the girl was just visiting the home when this male pit bull started to maul her. she died at the hospital a few >> went into the house, went outside. she called 911. >> reporter: this woman did not want to appear on camera but she says she heard screams for help. >> she was screaming on the phone with 911 saying "please come, the dog is attacking the child in the

natalie? >> ida, thanks. >>> another water main break in hoboken today less than a week after another burst pipe left thousands of residents here without water and heat for days. and news 4 investigates has discovered that so many of the city's water mains are in need of replacement. the city can't afford to fix them all. news 4 brian thompson has more on what he found out here from and they have fixed the one here on monroe street that burst earlier today. but it is all about money. this is the report. an exclusive look by news 4 investigates that shows the city has not investigated invested what experts say it should have over many decades. the current mayor tells me, that has to change. here's an up close look at the valve that was part of last week's failure. a decade old piece of equipment that should have been replaced years ago. it left many in the city high and dry for days while tying up traffic on the south side. >> we have an antiquated water system just like we have an antiquated s

kind of like shrink plus mentor plus mother. >> reporter: natalie's own mother died when natalie was 20. >> i don't have a female role model in my life to talk about things. i have a lot of girlfriends, i have a sister, it's not quite the same. >> reporter: nina does have professional experience as a counselor. for eight years she worked with drug and alcohol users in rehab. >> i can be a little tough when it looks like someone is maybe going down a bad path. i ask them to examine what the ramifications of this might be in a serious way. >> reporter: but she isn't judgey and that's part of her appeal. but even this rent a mom draws the line. >> mothers always say i'm not your maid and in this case i'm not your maid. >> her rate is $30 per hour and while most clients are women, she does have a few male chinets who -- male clients who need a little attention from mom. >>> it's been a half century since "a charlie brown christmas" first aired on tv. a television special will celebrate the milestone by talking to the son of charles schultz, creator of the peanuts. you can see it tomorrow

natalie is following this story. good morning, natalie. >> good morning. three dozen passengers on that bus suffered injuries and first responders say it's a miracle only one of them is considered serious. a scary scene as a charter bus full of college students overturned in westchester county, virginia, overnight. at 1:50 p.m. the bus was traveling south on the poe white parkway when it approached a ramp as reportedly high speed, the driver losing control as the bus flipped on its side. a passing car then hit the overturned bus leaving students in a panic. >> all the students are just saying the bus driver was driving very, very fast. they had to climb out of the bus. there was a lot of dirt all over her. she said she couldn't move her right arm. she thought she had broken it. they think she may have broken her wrist. >> the passengers were all students returning to virginia tech, radford university, and the university of virginia after the holiday weekend. approximately 34 of the bus's 50 passengers were transported to hospitals for treatment of minor in

natalie azar will break down the study. but first new research on children who are ill and their families. this is fascinating when i was reading that this morning. more than 80% of children with cancer have unsuspected genetic mutations. >> they tested all the these kids with pediatric cancer and found one in 10 also have germ line mutations which means they were inherited that could be a susceptibility to developing future cancer in the future and not just for the future but for potentially family members, too, and what they then did, they can and they will offer the screenings to sibling and family members of the children who have these particular mutation. it's quite fascinating, because basically it changing their level of care. >> right. >> if you know you have a genetic mutation and for a particular type of cancer you can screen for it, and one of the examples that was given is that some of these kids, these small children, have the brca mutation which is a risk factor for breast and ovarian cancer and st. jude's wil

for now reporting inside the macy's in herald square, natalie pascarella, news 4 new york. natalie,sehank you. >>> millions of people kicked off this thanksgiving with a time-honored tradition. they watched the macy's thanksgiving day parade by lining the parade route to catch a glimpse of the giant balloons, bands and floats. tracy strahan captured some of the memorable moments. >> reporter: you just never mow what to expect when clowns mixed with floats and big balloons are added in to make up one of the biggest holiday spectacles in the country. >> at venture time. >> reporter: now in i 8th year the macy's thanksgiving day parade is always an adventure. >> all the ninja turtles. >> yeah. >> that's pretty awesome. i love them, they are so cool. >> reporter: this year the lineup included old faithry tom turkey and a sky high power ranger kept things fresh. even the mayor was hoping to get a glimpse of his favorite. >> it's a tie i would say between snoopy and underdog which talks to you as a generational comment. >> reporter: millions line this parade route and people this

with natalie sting, justin bieber, pent ton eubgs and a lot of other people. the parade, macey's thanksgiving day parade. savannah, matt, yours truly. low clouds, 48 degrees. noon, favorable clouds. 57 degrees. no weather problems for the balloons, floats or any of the performers, which is an task. for today, if you're traveling through the cascades, salt lake city may have some problems. otherwise, things not too bad. looking at windy conditions. minneapolis may see a little rain and wind. windy conditions through texas shouldn't cause too many problems. they may space out the planes, takeoff and >> jeremy: good morning. mostly sunny s >> good morning. mostly sunny skies. cold this morning, and cool this afternoon. but just about ideal travel weather. with a mix of clouds and sunshine, and dry all over the northeast. northern new england, working down the northeastern seaboard in the 50s. no major handshakes across the nation today. chicago, a lot of clouds and maybe showers tomorrow. orlando and miami as well as dallas and houston, scattered showers today. m

mollie: natalie, joel, and nathan plan to head out of state to college. >> after i graduate, i'm hoping to attend hannibal-lagrange it's down in hannibal, missouri, and i want to look into elementary education and specifically be a pre-school teacher. >> i plan on going into computer science at hannibal-lagrange. i've always thought that computers were really weird but in a good way. i liked how they worked. >> i plan to go into something with computers, probably into computer sciences, most likely mollie: nathan and alexis have had numerous surgeries over the years for cerebral palsy. >> me and lexi are completely done with surgeries and checkups and unless we need something, we're completely done with it. mollie: and it hasn't slowed either one of them down. >> i just feel like i'm the king of the school, like i'm a senior now. i can rule over anybody. >> [laughter] >> this was my first year getting into the high school cheerleading squad, so that was a really big moment for me. mollie: alexis plans to start at dmmac and work in a preschool classroom one day. she sums up the family's

natalie pasquarella is in the flat iron district with more on the man they say triggered it l. >> scary, very scary. >> rep rter: a normal day in the office rnterrupted by officers in s.w.a.t. gear. guns drawn. searching for a burglary suspect inside of this office building 261 fifth avenue late this afternoon. >> first thing i thought oh, god plead don't let him have a gin. >> reporter: she had just arrived to make{ta delivery when officers locked down the building. >> shea said someone came in and they don't know what is going on but he's running around. >> reporter: we saw the police walk out the suspect and put him in a cruiser. tonight, he's being questioned. the search for the suspect actually started here at the madison park apartment buildings around the corner where law enforcement sources say the suspect was able to get inside of this building. burglarize a unit. e /- i'm wondering how with a doorman this person was able to >> angela owns a unit here that her daughter lives in. >> i'm worried because they are going to have to do something, you know, with the security. >> repor