let's eat the turkey in my big brown shoe ? ? love to eat the turkey ? >> oh, i love adam sandler's version of the holiday song. as we know, the turkey is very much the star of the show at most people's family dinners, and there's plenty of ways to make the turkey. >> probably the most, shall we frying. >> reporter: it's the moment your butter ball turns into a fire ball. >> watch your feet. >> truly, the stuff of thanksgiving legend and disaster. deep fried turkey. getting the bird in the oil always an adventure. whether it's flown in by drone or dropped with unfortunate consequence. off dramatic steps to keep everyone safe. >> while the oil is getting up to 350 degrees, it's a good time to remind all pets and kids they are not allowed anywhere near the frying apparatus. just to be sure, i tie any child to a tree. >> reporter: kidding, of course, but this is serious stuff. >> we treat about 50 patients per year with grease burns, most related to cooking. we want to ensure people understand what, how dangerous burns can be. >> cooking oil, when it's heate

he did not drop the turkey. well done. >> well done for him, not so much for these folks. >> did they punt it into the oven? >> what you see is the aftermath. all over the floor. the turkey is sitting there without a pan. >> i hear laughter. at least they're getting a kick out of it. >> the folks in this video, they're going to be digging into succulent fried turkey. >> too much oil. >> this has been done before. >> he's lowering it in. >> too much. >> you see that oil bubbling up. >> we got a flame. we got a flame. >> oh, no. >> here's trouble, guys. too much oil, dry grass, and here you have the perfect disaster. >> greg. >> i see that down there. >> it wasn't that bad. it could have been worse. they went and got the water hose and put the fire out. the person in this last video is pretty comedy too. he's got a hammer and a knife. >> well, that went south quick. >> nailed it. >> wow. >> and lost half the knife. >> now they have a tiny baby cleaver. >> so family, what did we learn? >> don't ever cook, ever. >> y

he did not drop the turkey. well done. >> well done for him, not so much for these folks. >> did they punt it into the oven? >> what you see is the aftermath. all over the floor. the turkey is sitting without a pan. >> i hear laughter. at least they're getting a kick out of it. >> the folks in this video, they're going to be digging into succulent fried turkey. >> too much oil. >> this has been done before. >> he's lowering it in. >> too much. >> you see that oil bubbling up. >> we got a flame. we got a flame. >> oh, no. too much oil, dry grass, and here you have the perfect disaster. >> greg. >> i see that down there. >> it wasn't that bad. it could have been worse. they went and got the water hose and put the fire out. the person in this last video is pretty comedy too. he's got a hammer and a knife. >> well, that went south quick. >> nailed it. >> wow. >> and lost half the knife. >> now they have a tiny cleaver. >> so family, what did we learn? >> don't ever cook, ever. >> yeah, just skip thanksgiving. >> hell

samaritan house is about 250 people come in here feasting on the turkeys and ns anpart of the whole thing here, they are trying to make ?q this feel like home for the 250 people. i'??ym here with the vice president of catholic charities. what is in your hand? >> we have happy thanksgiving cards that people within the community were able,k to wish a the residents a ???4dblessed >> reporter: that's got to mean so much. >> it will. we've gotten over 2,000 of these that we'll share as the people are eating their meals this afternoon, plus we'll serve another 250 women tonight that come for the overflow meal and we'll be sharing this with them to let them know they're not alone. >> reporter: sounds great. wow. over here, this gentleman, chris, a resident here. chris, you are a veteran. you have been here for about a year, you told me. what es a meal like this hein this program? >> it mes a lot. ?4?k?@ 's my honor ?,=?/?xserve my fellow residents and fellow veterans and a grea thankful r.thanksgiving meal where evybody can be around and have this ki does th is 4ix9it ??0>/kind of a separa the d

he did not drop the turkey. well done. >> well done for him, not so much for these folks. >> oh, no. >> here's trouble, guys. too much oil, dry grass, and here you have the perfect disaster. >> greg. >> i see that down there. >> it wasn't that bad. it could have been worse. they went and got the water hose and put the fire out. the person in this last video is pretty comedy too. he's got a hammer and a knife. >> well, that went south quick. >> nailed it. >> wow. >> and lost half the knife. >> now cleaver. >> so family, what did we learn? >> don't ever cook, ever. >> yeah, just skip thanksgiving. >> hello, boston market. >>> as soon as leaves start changing colors, we lose our minds. >> because it's lovely. >> especially in this case. in new york, they fire up the drone, get that camera rolling you can enjoy the rainbow of fall colors that are on display. doesn't matter what angle, if they're looking straight down, from horizon to horizon, all these different beautiful trees and the colors. as the chlorophyll star

butter ball turkey best tip. >> preheat the oil that takes time, lower it slowly into the hot oil. it's a quick way to cook the turkeys, three and a half to four minutes a pound, and check the temperature. when it reaches 175, it's done and delicious. >> another suggestion is to take the turkey, put the water in the pot, and put the turkey in that way and take the turkey out, and that's the line where you want the oil. people measure oil perfectly not thinking when they put the turkey in, the oil overflows all over the top of the pot. >> does it work for tofurkey. >> i don't know. >> yeah. >> why not? >> you can deep fry anything, can't you? i might even eat that if you deep fry it. >> i won't eat it, but i'll watch you eat it. >> why make tofurkey then? >>> this is abc's "world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades. >>> this is abc's "world news now" informing insomniacs for tw de >>> making news in america this morning, thanksgiving triple threat. snow, rain and ice, two systems moving across the country as millions hit the road for the

we have the turkey trot in downtown tampa. same set up for tomorrow, as you get elsewhere especially inland and through the nature coast where it runs a little bit cooler out there. >>> thanksgiving day today, high of 82. that is one happy turkey about the nice temperatures. partly cloudy and again nothing in the way of rain chances until next week. >>> even with our next frontal boundary that will move in saturday, that is why we get the little drop in the temperatures. not a really noticeable difference there. a little drier. then overnight you'll notice to come down more as the drier air filters in. then the moisture starts to make a comeback by tuesday and our next frontal boundary arrives wednesday and it won't be widespread rain chances but a few showers back in the mix. at this point it will be later in the day, but we're almost a week out, so the timing on that could change. >> the radio partners. >>> so there are lots of ways and choices when it comes to preparing that perfect thanksgiving meal. >> we put delivery meal

turkey. >>laura: not bad. this tradition of the presidential pardon goes back several first public event was with kenry in 1963 and nixon and ford shows not to pardon turkeys. the tradition came back in 1989 and has been a regular event ever since. >>russell: metropolitan ministries are serving a bunch of turkeys today. shayla reaves went to check on the meal preparations. good morning. russell. all the volunteers are doing their part to make sure some 6,000 people have a thanksgiving meal. you're looking at some of the work happening right now. this crew here is working on vegetables. i'm toll it's going to take some 1,300 pounds of vegetables to feed thousands of people here in the community. but you can't just have the turkey and not have the stuffing. i'm here with ruth anne. she's been morning. tell me, this is your first time to help out at metropolitan ministries. why did you decide to come? >> i've heard so many wonderful things and they do so much for the community. it's impossible not to be here. >>reporter: what are you

there it is, 52 today for the dancing turkey. decided that's the best icon for you for thanksgiving. friday -- yeah, we like it -- and the weekend, weekend, though, when we see the winds pick back up. gusts of 30 miles per hour. the big pickup in temperature starts next week. that will be tuesday evening, all through your wednesday, and even into your thursday morning, we track that chance of rain in the forecast. >> i think that's the turkey shimmy. >> all right. 5:52 right now on this morning, hey, these are great. these are so good, krystal. post that recipe. >> i'm going to do it. >>> let's check the roads. "first alert" traffic reporter francesca ruscio has that. francesca. >> tracy and rosemary, we're back on 8th street with vine. we're doing okay on vine, 95, earlier accident cleared and the schuylkill as well looking pretty good. here's an update with that accident in norristown. this came in just before 4:00. it's on its way to clearing up. single vehicle accident. no injuries. harding boulevard and markley. for the most

the first question was, you, the student, are a father turkey. what will you say to your wife and children the day before thanksgiving? that's the first question. you're the turkey and you have to talk to your wife and children-- okay. bonnie evangelista, she's in fourth grade at woodlake avenue. here's what she says. "go soon to a place that "is not very pleasant." one of us. he's laying it off. "it's not me, but one of us." a boy from wood lake, fifth grade. ben grestilt? grestille or grestilt it is. all right, "i would tell "my family, 'make like "michael jackson and beat it.'" [ laughter ] what are fifth graders, something like that? all right, this fifth grader from woodlake. it just says amy g. she's a father turkey. "why do they have to "take us turkeys? "why don't they just "get a pigeon? "we don't like them anyway." [ laughter ] >> it's true. >> good, logical turkey. a turkey never loused up a windshield either. >> no, that's right. >> okay, here's eduardo, sunrise elementary. eduardo says-- you're the father turkey. "it was nice knowing

(laughs) (claps) i have the turkey. (laughs)" the fox5 surprise squad met a local woman known for putting othe her own. see how the entire team brought thanksgiving to her front door. 90 years of joy. the macy's thanksgiving day parade is ready to wow crowds. from feliz the cat to snoopy and a whole slew of new characters, the balloons are being blown up right now, ready to hit the streets of new york city. "no way i'm cutting this habit cold turkey." waddling off to "gobbler's rest." two lucky turkeys were carving knife. and president obama let the bad puns fly with more of his silly dad jokes. good morning i'm dave hall. and i'm alyssa deitsch, maria silva is taking the day off to show thanks for the ones she loves. welcome to fox5 news this morning. first kathleen jacob is in for cassandra jones this morning. how's our turkey day forecast looking so far kathleen? it's going to be a beautiful high of 63 an just slightly breezy. winds out of the nw at 5-10mph. tomorrow should look pretty similar. we'll see sunny skies w

so the biggest turkey is all of the elites that looked down on him.hey were all wrong. >> media doing a lot of sole searching. >> what crazy is they all seem to be still doing the same thing, a lot of them, and then also a lot of folks repeating what you heard there from hillary clinton. so, you know, she didn't lead by example. >> should be a fun thanksgiving dinner for folks. >> yeah. it will be feisty for sure at dinner tables across the country. thank you so much, morgan. >> well the time is now 17 minutes after the hour. fiery explosion, and that's not a pocketful of fireworks but an e-cigarette bursting into flames in a man's pants. the urgent warning now being issued. ouch. >> and cracking the carving code. we have an expert carver, live for us here in the studio with everything that you need to know to carve the best bird. >> sharpen those knives. and what are you thankful for? ron and cindy from florida writing we're very thankful for our granddaughter skylar, she was a preemie and doctors said she was a miracle baby. we're very blessed. and

even if turkeys don't. >> reporter: this year the two lucky turkeys spared from the dinner table, 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 chicken. >> reporter: turning almost somber, the president giving a good-bye of sorts reflecting over his presidency and thanking the american people before getting back to the puns. people in a fowl mood. >> reporter: and the pardons. >> all right, congratulations. 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 approaching $500 million. >>> black friday is less than 24 hours away so here are the new tricks retailers are pulling o attention and, of course, your money. >>> and an attempted ambush on a for lower back pain sufferers, thoften leads here.ef introducing dr

is it the turkey? >> is it the dressing, the mashed potatoes, is it the ham? here we go. >> okay. >> all right. i asked this question earlier. i have two favorites that i put together immediately. the stuffing and the gravy. so, according to the survey, this means -- >> you're alike recall addict? >> oh, that's me. >> gravy folks never seem to get enough. >> no. >> and they always need more. they're addict, the stuffing people are amazing, they win at life, you sure have won the lottery, and everyone knows it. and everyone does know that. i think it is more people are addicted to you, because what you're out in the street, mike, we love you, mike, oh, my gosh, oh, mike. always asking, right? what's mike? that's what it is. >> i'm home eating my stuffing. >> so it says because i combine these two things, i'm winning at life? >> winning, and everyone knows it. >> okay. >> so don't try to pretend you're having a bad day. >> so whether it comes to the thanksgiving meal, one of my favorites, my dad's sweet potato souffle. and so this says it means that i'm indeed s

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anyway, called turkey on the grateful for. go to turkey on the table dotcom to find out about this grateful bird. or put him in the side. >> or get it from the website. >> and it's spanky tuesday. >> oh. >> i want curtis to stay. >> i hope curtis does stay for spanky tuesday. giada is doing it with him. >> and thanksgiving food rules f. you're traveling to a family or friends' house, people have leftovers. get on the plane which things i can travel with and which i can't. tsa listed thanksgiving items food you cannot bring in your luggage. in your carry-on. ready? >> basically anything that can be poured or spread. >> cranberry sauce -- >> no. >> sweet potatoes mooshed up, no. >> wine. no. >> who wants to go? >> soup, no. salad dressing, no, and gravy. >> people get good gravy. amanda avery. >> anything that can be spilled, spread. now, you can take that stuff on the train. >> you can take anything on the train. what you can bring, stuffing in a big tupperware. >> a turkey leg. cakes, pies. >> butternut squash. >> that can spre

the touch. a few turkeys here. the weather kids, believe it or >> okay. >> and wouldn't to you buy one of these. it's a buck and you can through the end of the month. >> and i didn't know that. >> and we want to do this through the end of november and -- come on down and donate a turkey and do your park. gets them to needy families in time for thanksgiving. >> and what team are you? >> caribe oh -- . and coup team. >> and they're going to be here? >> tonight from 4-7. >> and chandler heights and gilbert road. >> and this is a blast. a absolute parking lot party. >> and the other location? >> a food city in avondale. >> okay. >> and we don't want to talk about that. >> they'll do great. >> and i know that it's a healthy competition and we love each other. it's good. we want to win. >> and that is about -- it's a fun competition here and more t the weather kid forecast as well and name and school? >> i am carson and i'm from arch mcglendale. >> i go to horizon community center. >> i'm sophia and i go to dessert stage

the year. it doesn't have to be a turkey. people bring their whole position and lambs and goats and throw them in the oven and they're done in four or five hours and they taste great. >> reporter: that's the oven there, right? it's already fired up and ready to go, right? >> right. 6:00 a.m., i turn this on. it's going to go on 6:00 a.m. >> reporter: it's already got the heat. you have all of the turkeys lined up here on the floor. you got turkeys everywhere. >> right. you got to watch your footsteps because you don't want to ruin somebody's turkey. >> reporter: i bet it smells delicious in here. >> it does at first. then when you're taking them out and getting juice on you, you don't like the smell no more. >> reporter: all right. those guys are coming in shortly. we also have a little surprise here, a thanksgiving tradition not only for people here but the people in the area. joe has a special tradition that involves us. you know what it is, already, i'm sure, tracy and rosemary. >> all right, matt, we'll see you shortly. th

[laughter] >> this year, the two lucky turkeys spared commentator and tot. >> he is like the vice turkey. where working on -- we are working on getting him aviator glasses. >> president obama poking fun at gravy train to freedom and prove they were not chicken. cooks turning almost somber. the president getting a goodbye of sorts, reflecting over his presidency. >> everyone knows thanksgiving traffic can put everyone in a foul mood. >> and the pardon. >> congratulations. >> out their days at a facility called dobler's rest at virginia tech. jimmy norman, abc news. ben: hokey? virginia tech. a couple at boston state says they caught the suspect trying to read a car in try to chase athlete so yet no problems keeping up with the suspect. his wife was holding onto a bottle of cider when they caught up to him. she smacked him with it. >> at what point did you feel it was necessary to follow this guide. >> affinity pull -- as soon as he pulled a gun on my husband. ben: it turned out it was really a bb gun. the suspects accpac was full of thanks stolen from other cars. should not have chased hi

the turkey trot. what is new this year >>> we're also at metropolitan ministries this morning for the kitchen is bustling with activity as they prepare to serve hundreds of meals this holiday morning. >>> plus shopping local: as you shop remember to shop local businesses. it could help our economy go -- grow. >>> good morning . welcome to

the consumer. million pounds of turkey on thanksgiving. of that 20 million is butter ball. consumers want to have the picture perfect turkey. they have to have that golden brown turkey >> the bird isn't the only star. americans will gobble up about $80 million of cran berries. after the meal and probably a nap, a lot of americans are 137 million consumers plan to shop over the long thanksgiving weekend, and that starts with black friday. experts say you should have a plan before the shopping spree begins >> it's hard to figure out what to buy, what to wait on. my recommendation would be to focus on the three categories that are most deeply discounted around this time. which would be electronics, apparel and accessories and beauty items. also one of the busiest travel days, trip advisory says 63% of people plan to drive with more than half traveling more than 200 miles inform new york, laura ran simon etti. >>> thousands of people had an early thanksgiving dinner in the district. we will take you down to the convention center. >>> segways, selfies, what's wrong with that? wel

you can make your donation by calling the number on your screen. 8357 turkeys right now. this will go to meals for thanksgiving and into the days and weeks to come. you can donate online as well or the number on your screen. we continue live at both the westside location and our esa location and we will surely -- east side location and we will >>> tonight, school bus tragedy. the disturbing record of the driver of a school bus that crashed, killing five children. as our investigation reveals, an alarming number of school bus drivers who may be unfit for the job. >>> travel nightmare. the storms that could make things miserable fo this thanksgiving week. >>> about face. e president-elect backs off his promises to investigate hillary clinton and says the law is on his side, when it comes to conflicts of interest. >>> cancer message. the passionate plea from a hollywood star for men to get the test that may have saved his life. >>> and high honors for an extraordinary group of high achievers. altogether, a