that stove top, that's good stuffing for going in the bird. i like to make my own personal dressing or stuffing to go alongside of it. more dressing unless you put it in the bird. boy, did i find a recipe that i liked yesterday. i'll put it on my twitter handle apples, some sausage, so good. outside we are dealing with a little bit of cloud cover. not much of a rain threat for today though we could get a little bit of rain from time to time. goodness knows we need it. last couple of months have been really, really dry around here. since september 1st we barely have 3 1/2 inches of rain. 6 inches of rain below average since september 1st. the last time we had heavy rain was an inch for now quiet weather on the eastern seaboard. welcome news. a lot of clouds around but not a lot of heavy rain or snow anywhere to interrupt your travels around the area. future weather shows the cloudy skies this morning could get a little break or two of sunshine this afternoon out towards the shenandoah valley. by and large a mostly cloudy day. a little chance fo

. >> the technician accidentally cracks a stove top. now, it's too danger russ to use. coming up, 7 on your side gets it fixed. >>> tonight, exclusive new information on the devastating loma fire. the >>> it's a somber message sent by san jess yeah police officers. they want to draw attention to the empty chair that's will be at many family tables tomorrow. >> they're left empty by fallen officers and the message being promoted through an online video. >> vic lee has the story. >> reporter: the minute-long video asks... police union president unveiled the ad next to a mock thanksgiving table, dressed with a picture of law enforcement officers who are killed recently in the line of duty. >> these heros will not be with the family tomorrow, celebrating thanksgiving. >> the union video says so far, this year, 56 officers have been killed by gunfire, a 70% increase over last year. the video open the heels of an incident last week when a gunman shot at two officers in east san jose. neither was hit but it's the second time this year when someone fired at police officers. kel

. >> the technician accidentally cracks a stove top. now, it's too danger russ to use. coming up, 7 on your side gets it fixed. >>> tonight, exclusive new information on the devastating loma fire. the >>> it's a somber message sent by san jess yeah police officers. they want to draw attention to the empty chair that's will be at many family tables tomorrow. >> they're left empty by fallen officers and the message being promoted through an online video. >> vic lee has the story. >> reporter: the minute-long video asks... police union president unveiled the ad next to a mock thanksgiving table, dressed with a picture of law enforcement officers who are killed recently in the line of duty. >> these heros will not be with the family tomorrow, celebrating thanksgiving. >> the union video says so far, this year, 56 officers have been killed by gunfire, a 70% increase over last year. the video open the heels of an incident last week when a gunman shot at two officers in east san jose. neither was hit but it's the second time this year when someone fired at police officers. kel

if you have cracks in your electric stove top it could pose a risk of bursting or short circuit so beware. 7 on your side. >>> cyber monday is tomorrow. they are getting a start on things by kicking off the deals today and for the first time of customers can get cyber monday deals in brick mortor too. >>> don't video captured a rare sight at sea off the coast of australia. you see the wheels turning and dancing in the crystal water and the playing around. humpback whales are migrating south along the eastern australia coast this time of year is still to come here on abc7 mornings, why american taxpayers will foot the bill for security at one of donald trump's new york skyscrapers. also, nine days of mourning underway in cuba follow the death of fidel castro. the latest on the mixed response to his death. we will have a live report from washington. and here's a live look right now from our golden gate bridge camera. we have had quite the drenching off and on over the last couple of days. rain totals well above average. what's happening today and the rest of the week? lisa will be along

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and... it's not stove top. and i'm like, "what?" i wait all year. 364 days to enjoy delicious stove top stuffing. it's what makes thanksgiving, thanksgiving. i had to get out of there. >>> every year we bring you a series calle called "thanks and giving" where we highlight the wonderful work done at st. jude children's hospital. >> eight years ago i visited there in memphis and met special kids including abby geyser who jude. now abby is 14 and couldn't wait to catch up with her when i found out she was coming to new york. this is abby geyser, the florida native is 14 and the second child of eight. looks like a normal kid. right? in many rrps she is. she plays the piano -- ?? -- reads a lot and writes her own short stories. her mom says shez has a great sense of humor. what makes abby most unique, most of her childhood was spent in st. jude's research hospital in memphis. she is now cancer-free. >> she's a hands-down success story. >> and this past october she had reconstructive surgery at st. jude to insert an adult prosthetic bone

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and... it's not stove top. and i'm like, "what?". 364 days to enjoy delicious stove top stuffing. it's what makes thanksgiving, thanksgiving. i had to get out of there. i faked an attack of scurvy. scurvy. works every time. >>> just about everybody is in a good mood on the day before nan thanksgiving and the stock market is following suit, up about 40 minutes. still well up above 19,000 the record clove the othe close of . there are indications that the fed will take it as a sign that it's time to raise interest rates, but still, we'll take 19,062 when we can get it. >> and higher interest rates good for the savers out there. >> time for our final 30. 250 pilots who deliver for amazon and dhl have gone on strike. their work stoppage could delay shipping. the airline they work for is trying to get a court order to force them back into the cockpit. >>> and the original gerber baby turning 90 years young. ann taylor cook became the face of the baby food company back in 1931. the famous logo was based on a charcoal drawing of her by a f

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these demos will include turkey fryers, stove tops and ovens. there are an average of 1300 kitchen fires on thanksgiving day each year on average. >> kim: also happening today president obama will deliver his final round of presidential medals of freedom. we have a look at the group who will be this there is ellen. she's a contributor, she donated more than $35,000 to his victory fund in 2012. tomahawks and elite athletes in the mix. michael jordan, all going to be honored. bill gates with miss wife and there is lauren michaels of snl fame. this is going to take placet . once it happens we'll take you to the ceremony here on news 3. today show they are continuing their series of stories of children who have been treated for cancer by st. jude's hospital. now these kids are doing amazing things in their life. today we're introduced to a young man battling leukemia. he's a freshman in high school. he received a bone marrow transplant. he's healthy with a great prognosis. >> your in high school. >> i never thought i would either. i saw the name jor

it used to be a battle between potatoes and stove top stuffing at turkey time. not this year. >> talk about other things like the brad and angelina divorce. >> yes, we should keep calm and carve the turkey. this psychologist's recipe. >> recognize these battles aren't winning so don't engage. >> reporter: she says you should shift for the discussion, ask for the cranberry sauce and nod knowingly. otherwise you might end up like the cast in "home for the holidays." >> into the house, everyone, before we're in the evening news. >> reporter: there's one in every family and you know who you are. freedom of speech is a good thing. >> we're thankful that we are in a country that we can have differences and view them and not be persecuted for them. >> reporter: and that's what it's all about. oh, and this, too. nbc news, chicago. >>> and that's going to do it for us on this friday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, have a great weekend and good why do protein drinks taste chalky? then get worse? introducing protein shots from 5-h