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. >>> the governor has fired the department of economic security director, tim jeffries, and five other top employees. this is amid reports of state's largest agency.>>> the powerball keeps climbing as we approach the holiday season. it has now climbed to $403 million. and matching spending all that money on christmas presents. the next drawing is this saturday night. are you going to play? >> oh yeah. >>> thanks to our coworkers this weekend. >> more than one in four workers will spend thanksgiving with their work-family. of the more than 3300 surveyed, 28 say they will be working today. that is a substantial increase over the 20% last year. the survey found those in the healthcare industry are most likely to be on the job today. today is thanksgiving of course, and for many people it is offering hope and a hot meal to those in the. >> reporter: -- in need. >>> -- >> reporter: this is one of the best places around the valley to be. this is st. paul -- st. vincent de paul. yoy are doing. that is about 50 gallons of gravy that will be served across the valley to thousands of folks in nee

. >> reporter: tim jeffries is the executive director of des. he has repeatedly declined to confirm whether bauer was fired. he left his position on march 3rd. >> the former employee departed as an at-will employee, and that's the extent of my comment. >> reporter: internal e-mails agency as a temporary worker twice. >> e-mails indicate that mr. richard bauer slipped through the car accident of this agency. >> he reappeared in the agency twice as a temporary worker. >> reporter: all the while they were told appropriate okay was taken against bauer. they were in for a shocker. >> it was highlyap as a temp worker, and to be aloud to return a second time as a temp worker. >> i'm -- just don't understand how my brother-in-law continued working there and no one did anything. >> the emails indicate there was no mechanism in place to prevent that. >> that was none, and is that >> reporter: a ludicrous sequence of events. >> the agency fell down on the job and they let him come back. what would you say to them? >> des was not perfect in this, and i take

today's firing started at the top with des directory tim jeffries under the microscope for hundreds of employees he fired many claiming they were targeting because of their age, gender or politics. the tipping point was a report that he bought booze for here's what the governor had to say earlier this week. >> i mention that i'm disappointed by what's happened by what i've read. we're going to find out where the facts are. >> jeffries is earning $250,000 per year. he was walked out today after his firing. the governor can't five other top des administrators. he has assigned while he >>> let's go back to thanksgiving now. one of the best moments of the holiday is seeing those emotional reunions twin friends and family who haven't seen each other in a while. ryan west went to the airport and he encountered a grandma anxiously waiting for her grandkids to arrive. >> 180,000 people are expected to fly in and out of sky harbor. we caught up with a lady . >> i'm waiting for my son and daughter-in-law and my two grandchildren. the going to be here until december 6. we're going to celebrate ch

. >>> forced to resign, not olding back on social media, tim jeffries, the head of d-e- s, the agency that provides a number of vital resources for families. the governor wanted him gone. >> two big envelopements political fronted, jill stein, officially requesting a recount in wisconsin and promising to do the same in michigan and pennsylvania. no evidence has been presented that the results were tampered with, but stein said this is to insure the integrity of our voting system. meanwhile, president-elect donald trump's team ignoring questions about potential recounsels. they are focused on filling all of the cabinet positions. what about shopping control towers? police keeping you safe while shopping this holiday season. you can see this unit set up near target. two officers are inside, keeping a birds eye view of everything down below. some customers tell us they like the extra security. >> people are going to look for women to get out and put their purses into the trunk. they will try to break into the trunk things like that. >> police say they plan to the unit around the city thr