'oh absolutely, its a great family tradition.' theres no real structure - or score keeping - its just for fun. 'its just a family affair and oh, oh theres a son of mine he just arrived!' that will get carried on through the youngest generation. 'nice going charlie!' 'and once the game is over all the families go on to reporting in white fish bay, julie collins. fox 6 news.' black friday shopping underway this morning. many shoppers up and early cashing in on big deals! our carl deffenbaugh joins now from toys r us in milwaukee this morning. good morning. carl is live at the toys r us at 3900 s. 27th st. in milwaukee for black friday. stores remain open through 11:00pm on friday, a quick programming note-- this saturday fox6 is airing a special concert honoring the military, veterans and their families. it's called "america salutes you". tune in this saturday at are watching the fox 6 wakeup news. people from across the country came together right here in you are watching the fox 6 wakeup news. people from across the country milwau

thanks to a neighborhood tradition involving the turkey.

so they have a long historic tradition. they said we are not going to celebrate thanksgiving because you excluded us. there is quite extensive written debate about this. in the end, the governor was just completely entrenched in his viewpoint. he wrote back when the objective say no, america is a christian country. and this is only for christians. so they did not celebrated. others were excluded to such as unitarian. then then his term of office ended at the end of the year and the new governor issued a new proclamation. >> let's go back to how we got our modern thanksgiving, george washington's proclamation, how did that come about. >> it george washington is an important figure in history. his first proclamation, the first proclamation of any president was his proclamation for national thanksgiving. this was in 17891789 and believe it or not it was controversial. the congress, the first congress have a meeting downtown and federal hall since march of 1789. september came along and they were ready to take a break. so so a

happy thanksgiving, behind me you can see some people this is part of their thanksgiving tradition, you see that lady with her turkey hat on. some stores in the area were open all day and some ready to open later on in the evening and there were lines. the line outside of this winfield heights target before the 6:00 p.m. opening. at this best buy victoria was the first to accept up camp. >> she wants the 50 inch flat screen for $149.99. >> wal-mart was open all day and allowing deal seekers to accept up before 4:00. you can't look but not touch the advertised deals before 6:00 p.m. >> something for the kitchen tools and all of that. >> you think you may come back after dinner? >> maybe. >> inside of this port richmond kmart blue light specials began swirling before dawn. we close down for three hours and recoup and open back up at 5:00 a.m. >> sales on games and holiday decor like christmas trees and major sales on apparel filled the aisles. our drones go for $59.99. these big box stores are opening at varying times on thanksgiving day but some are not opening like tjmaxx, cabelas and h

scott: hey, you a tradition in d.c. your relatives fly in. you don't stay in during the thanksgiving holiday. you get out of the house. you try to see everything. this family from california, a lot of them, are making their way through the attractions on thanksgiving. >> monuments were awesome. >> most of the coolest attraction open including all the museums plus turkey for wild animals are a thanksgiving tradition. >> what is the best thing you have seen so far? >> the otters. >> just to give you an idea of how long the lines are at some of the spots here in d.c., take a look at this line at the botanical garden. it's clear that not everybody is home eating turkey. there are mall. gomez family that just arrived in d.c. from panama, celebrating turkey day out and about, too. >> it's different. the weather in panama is different from here. it's very hot and warm there. here -- >> how do you like the cold? >> i like it a lot. >> thanksgiving is all about spending time with the family. for the family from california, who is very nice, it's all a

. >> and in south philadelphia there's another tradition that happens ever year and the neighbors get a peace of mind while they prepare their thanksgiving meal. nbc10's matt delucia is at the bakery to show us. >> this is a thanksgiving tradition for folks in south philly. the turkeys aren't here, but they will be coming shortly. we're surrounded by rolls at this point. why is it so important to give

i have established another tradition. embarrassing my daughters with a daughters - a mainstay at this event - were missing this year. instead, the president had his nephews by his side. 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 w

one of the best traditions of watching movies like planes trains and automobiles or just the tradition of trying to get home with the family. so we will talk about family traditions right now. joyce is watching the show. >> okay. >> good morning joyce. >> she says i am up watching the guys show and soon i will stuff the bird go to church eat and watch footballthanks for being with us this morning. john producer from earlier this morning at 5, you are now with us. david who is directing welcome to the table. >> plesh yew. >> >> frosty -- pleasure. >> thank you. >> frosty beverage. >> yes. >> we are starting new traditions. >> love it. >> okay, yes. >> david what's a tradition for you for thanksgiving. >> my level generation my cousins and my brother-in-law we get together and we have this huge video game tournament. >> do you. >> winner gets bright rights 365 and the loser have to live with the shame forever and ever and ever. >> i always win. here. >> very nice john. >> for me it's like a sunday with nfl games all day long. >> you watch football. >> all day. >> and you get to eat until

but is there an old tradition celebrating in new jersey for quite sometime. it bass started by this guy but it is being brought back, take a look. garden center in cherry hill is a lush wonder land of christmas trinkets, cheer, treats for the holidays but recently manager tom niecey heard customers looking for something specific, revival of the animated holiday tradition, started by ralph gaudio. >> they said you should do something like this, you need to to something. >> reporter: key boys was a men garden center in marlton, new jersey that had an animated christmas display. they have since closed and that is why jeff clark found himself here. >> i ran in the guy in the front of the store talking with him putting his christmas stuff away and i asked him, you guys do stuff for christmas? he said i would like to be busy. everybody says we will do something like g boys here. in the for nothing. i worked for ralph for 20 years. keep looking for a place here in new jersey. so tom, a store manager passed his card to me, i passed it on to ralph. here we are today.

♪ >>> turkey tradition.people are lining up in a south philadelphia bakery to take part in a thanksgiving custom that's been around for decades. >>> thanksgiving day shopping. some stores will be open today, others will wait until black friday to shop for deals. we've got you covered. >>> and parade day in philadelphia. expect road closures and parking conditions as thousands are expected to pack the stage for the thanksgiving day parade. >> announcer: "nbc10 news" starts now. >>> good morning, happy thanksgiving. 6:00 a.m. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm rosemary connors. happy thanksgiving. >> you too. >> happy thanksgiving. anybody heading to the parade may want to take an umbrella we've got rain in the forecast. meteorologist krystal klei has th

and cranberry, traditional thanksgiving dinner. as you mentioned, what makes it so special tonight is the owner of that deli that you mentioned, carlo and emily's gourmet deli in chandler. he is here tonight. he is actually put thong dinner. as you mentioned he lived in an orphanage from the age of two to 14 years old. so he says that he knows exactly what it's like to grow up in these type of circumstances. being homeless, things like that this dinner here for the homeless tonight. >>> that's one of the reason, no food at all. it was in the 50s, early 50s. not much money in europe and italy was in bad shape. there -- just a lot of water and some food past. >> just a heart felt message from that deli owner who is here tonight serving the homeless. there is about 25 people here as we mentioned all the stuffing, all of the fixings for a traditional thanksgiving meal here and definitely a lot of love here and a lot of food. we will get this thanksgiving dinner started and we will bring you much more on "fox 10 news" at 9:00 and 10:00.

they have a long historic tradition. they objected and said we are not going to celebrate thanksgiving because you excluded us and there was -- there's quite an extensive written debate about this and in the end, the governor was just completely entrenched in his viewpoint, he wrote back when they objected, no, america is a christian country. this is only for christians and there were other that were excluded too such as union tar ains. unionitarians. >> let's go back to how we got our modern thanksgiving, george washington's proclamation, how did that come about? >> george washington is an important figure in thanksgiving. first proclamation as any president was his proclamation for national thanksgiving. this is in 1789. congress -- the first congress was meeting downtown in federal hall since march 1789 and september came along and they were ready to take a break so a congressman from new jersey elias, wanted to go to washington and ask him to issue this proclamation. members of congress objected to it and they raised

a kind of christian democratic tradition that is not dissimilar from the social democratic tradition that really does see a substantial role for government in ensuring social justice. catholics are very interested in mediating institutions. obviously we care a lot about the social service programs that are run not only by the catholic church but by all kinds of other religious traditions in our country. there is concern about them. the catholic tradition is a pro-government tradition in the sense that it believes that it limits on government but it also believes there's a vital role for government to play in social justice. i don't think that's debatable. you can debate around the edges and talk about the emphasis at different times. you can say certainly the statist systems like those in eastern europe were violated the catholic tradition as well. but i think there is a substantial role for government within the wrong social teaching of the church going back to the 1890s. >> something to clarify that while the majority of latinos do believe in a strong government. they actually beli

the celebrations and traditions at home and abroad, as retailers work shoppers off the computer and into their stores. >>> fatal encounter. a teenager killed. a 62-year-old man charged with murder. what the suspect allegedly said that has the fbi looking into whether this was a hate crime. >>> and virtual house call. the hi-tech health care trend that's spreading. telemedicine, even if your doctor isn't that far away. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. i'm kate snow in for lester on this thanksgiving night. congratulations if you successfully avoided talking politics over the turkey. but there is political news to cover tonight. from his estate in florida this morning, president-elect donald trump tweeted he was working hard this holiday. trump talking about a campaign pledge to save jobs at a plant in indiana. as a top aide tweeted that trump loyalists arear mitt romney as the choice for secretary of state. with cabinet appointments and meetings occupying much of his time, we've learned the president-elect has chosen not to rec

. >> it's family tradition and it's great and bring the kids they love it. daughter is actually in the parade. >> whether seasoned spectator or first time fan there was plenty to cheer about. even when the terrifying t-rex took the crowd for a spin. >> as a child my dad brought us down and my mom stayed home and cooked dinner and when we came home the elves helped her decorate the house. >> the wailin family was there, and for the first time one of the four brothers were not able to be there. now more than 60 family and friends come to celebrate. >> we started off with my niece stacey when she was 2 years old and we were olding her on our shoulders and then as the kids to started to grow we came with scaffolding and ladders and then it progressed. >> happy thanksgiving. holiday cheer, family and friends traditions of old and some in the making. >> it's awesome. every year we watch it on tv and now we are actually watching it and we are on tv. >> we want to wish everyone a happy thanksgiving. >>> well, we also had a special guest this morning for our parade c

socrates, plato and the protestant tradition. now they said you can no longer teach ethics if you bring up religion you get laughed out of the room so this is for real everyone talks about the separation of church and state. do you mean that kind of a separation, no wall or ten commandments in the society, i don't think so. then i show compassion and love. rome wasn't the most loving. it was the example of the society that comes a doctrine of love and zero. you want a separation of compassion and love i know what they mean. they don't want religious establishments but a total separation we also all assume the left agrees with us on human rights claims and human rights emerged only in western europe. so those rights we argued are traditionally some o thought the founders that they precede in the existence of government. so do you want a separation of that, do the right to exist, yes or no. i wanted to push the thinking a little bit. it was part of a tradition in a hard time in the first amendment and in toleration so i wanted to p

we all have our traditions. but this one is unique. e truly understands what the holiday is all about. giving. and togetherness. no matter who's at the table. >> reporter: all day yesterday, scott mccauley worked at his vacuum cleaner shop. the holidays are his busy season. >> it's this mad dash. all of a sudden, company's coming. >> reporter: but that's nothing compared to today, because scott has an ambitious thanksgiving tradition. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: every feast in a church basement for a crowd of strangers. >> it's really important to me that people are not home alone. i don't want to stay home alone. >> reporter: it started way back in 1985. scott's parents were going through a divorce and he didn't have anywhere to go for the holiday. >> i would be miserable if i was staying home alone on thanksgiving. and so i just figured it's gotta be other people in that same boat. >> reporter: he put an ad in the local paper, offering to cook for 12 others without a place to go, and it was a hit. so scott did it next, and the n

from the turkey to their traditions. how the stars are spending their thanksgiving day. >> now i want to see the main thing i came here for, your closet. >> our exclusive tour of kyle and mauriceio's manx.

tradition? in kentuc. kentucky.it happened yesterday afternoon in louisville.while police search for suspects ... many witnesses have a lot of questions.mary moloney has the story. -nats -a hail of bullets force a crowd of people to take cover.-nats-when the gunfire stops the screaming begins. -nats-this louisville park hosted the juice bowl -- an kids -- parents -- friends -- and neighbors -- gathered to feast and watch football.but violence interrupted the festiv. festivities.dwight mitchell/louisville metro police department: "most people were here having a good time as they do most of the time, but unfortunately this tragic situation has happened." a cell phone recorded more than a dozen gunshots.dwight mitchell/louisville metro police department: "we're thankful that more people didn't get hurt in this situation."but some of the shots were deadly. deadly.donna grimes/witness: "just to see that man shot in the head like that and they telling him to hold on."donna grimes/witness: "it's horrible. it's re

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a tradition going on 90 years. it's coming up as channel 3 news at 7:00 continues. >>> and winter fest, cleveland's day long kickoff to the holiday season is this saturday. this event. daniel wiggins is hosting winter fest. it features the tree lighting and free ice skating all day saturday. tickets for that will be given out on a first come first serve basis. all the details on wkyc.com. >>> you're watching channel 3 this is lulu, our newest dog. mom didn't want another dog. she said it's too much work. lulu's hair just floats. uhh help me! (doorbell) mom, check this out. wow. swiffer sweeper, and dusters. this is what i'm talking about. look at that. sticks to this better than it sticks to lulu. that's your hair lulu! mom, can we have another dog? (laughing) trap and lock up to 4x more dirt, dust and hair than the store brand stop cleaning. start swiffering. teach excellence and it will reach the soul of a player, that's my job, but first, a >>> the next disney blockbuster film that promises to amaze kids and adu

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>> still ahead, it's a tradition for many families. we're going to take a look at the final preparations for tomorrow's big macy's >>> it would not be thanksgiving in america with that the macy's day parade. >> tonight new york is putting the finishing -- finishing touches. here's a preview of what we might see up in the sky tomorrow. >> crews are creating magic in manhattan tonight. the inflation part on the eve of the 90th annual macy's thanksgiving parade the holiday tradition that will bring more than 3 million people out along the streets of new york tomorrow with more than 50 million around the world watching on tv. and what they will see our 16 giant balloons included the return of charlie brown and the debut of the trolls multi character balloon. the celebration will feature 27 smaller balloon a cold, clouds, floats and marching bands from me to be at the parade and to watch my daughter dance and it is extra special. >> there will be stepped up security after an online article suggesting the parade will be a quote excellent tar

catholic tradition and protestant tradition. now the left has not only taken the schools but say you can no longer teach ethics, there's no natural law taught anymore. you bring up religion, you get laughed out of the room. this is for real. and so everyone talks about a space -- separation of church and state. paul ryan sees moses in his chair. no law, no ten commandants in our secular society, i don't think so. roam wasn't the most loving society. it was the example, cold, brutal society and here comes the doctrine of love, you want separation of compassion and love from our tradition and to the left, i know what they mean. they don't want religious establishment but if you do a total separation, we also all assume the left agrees with us on human rights claims. and human rights emerge only in western europe at about 1400 out of the judeo-christian tradition. those rights we argue and the founders that they proceed the existence of government. and so do you want a separation of that do rights exist, yes or no? i wanted to push

this is not the tradition. this is not tradition at all.and crushing several spectators, which is also not the tradition for a royal canadian wedding. bright beam of light shooting through the hole in the ceiling. the princess now in some kind of isometric cube. this is certainly breaking with tradition now. - no! no! - canadians in attendance cannot believe their eyes. widespread panic. [all screaming] the princess being hoisted away. the little mushroom people of nova scotia screaming with horror. the prince is attempting to grab hold of the cube. the duke and duchess of calgary hiding behind the pews. this is indeed a horrible day for all of canada, and therefore--and the pudding has just been knocked over! oh, this does not go with tradition at all. the royal pudding now spilling all over the abbey as the princess is lifted up, up... and she's gone. the princess has been taken. this is indeed a horrible day for canada, and therefore, the rest of the world. - [crying] [school bell rings] - ♪ i am a tooth ♪ so white and so strong - ♪ i am

the new day-care on a christmas tradition and -- take on a christmas tradition and how well that is sounding. randy: all right. some good news for skiers and snowboarders. several new hampshire mountains have trails opening today. cannon mountain set to open with three lifts. at least eight trails this morning. and six trails open at emily: good news. but it doesn't feel cold enough for snow. cindy: not here, but over the course of the weekend, some of the mountains in northern new england are going to get some fresh natural snow, too. it will be cold enough for them to keep making it, especially the state of maine. i think areas of northern maine, you see that blue coloring. that is corresponding to more than 1/2 foot of snow, in some cases close to a foot, over the course of the next three days. by sunday at 5:00 p.m., you can and especially northern maine and parts of northern new hampshire as well. here locally this morning, if you are heading out shortly, just be advised there is some fog out there, particularly away from the coastline. the visibility has dropped to 3/4 of a mile at the

'oh absolutely, its a great family tradition.' theres no real structure - or score keeping - its just for fun. 'its just a family affair and oh, oh theres a son of mine he just arrived!' that will get carried on through the youngest generation. 'nice going charlie!' 'and once the game is over all the families go on to enjoy a tradition thanksgiving meal. reporting in white fish bay, julie collins. fox 6 news.' massive dining room for thousands today. it's the 14th year the christian outreach ecumenical thanksgiving dinner was held at the home of the packers. de pere christian outreach hosted the massive one-hour meal. the dinner was free but reservations were needed. it took some 400 volunteers to pull off the dinner. also this morning, the greendale high school marching band performed in the marcy's thanksgiving day would take to the streets of the big apple in april of last year, and they've been practicing ever since. nine-hundred parents, friends, and relatives tagged along to new york to watch the show in person. the greendal

but a new tradition with an odd name might also become a tradition. >>> the holiday season is full ofraditions that have been around for years. but a new tradition with an odd name might also become a tradition. >> it involves two bay area passions, cycling and also helping others. garvin thomas has the story that will make you bay area proud. >>> do not trample the children. they're too cute. >> you're watching the start of something new, literally. the start. now to explain where these people are off to, let's first meet the person who brought them together and ask why. >> really i think there's a certain point where you realize if you want to be happy, you have to start making other people happy. you know, that's the point. i'm going to save the manifest because they have the name on it. we will also use them as raffle tickets. >> she arrived from new hampshire back in february looking to shake things up in her life. >> i wanted to get up and move and try something new. >> there was one thing, however. something not new to erin that she wanted to keep doing. an event started on the

but not everyone is having a traditional thanksgiving dinner. the crew aboard the international space station will be celebrating while still in orbit. kimbrough says: "..here's our turkey right here. so, its going to be in a pouch. we'll heat this up and it will taste really good just like you're and, the 52-hundred service members aboard the u-s-s eisenhower will be marking the day while fighting isis overseas. harris says: "..thanksgiving here is kind of like you're with your family, your family away from family, home away from home." (on cam tag) the eisenhower is dishing out nearly 5-thousand pounds of turkey and 7- thousand portions of mashed potatoes for the holiday. in new york, rob schmitt, fox news.>> as you gather around the dinner table, there is one loaded question you should avoid... "who did you vote for?' according to a new c-n-n/o-r-c poll, 53-percent of americans dread the thought of thanksgiving dinner. on the flip side, another 43- percent of americans say they are eager to talk politics. if you want to avoid a red-hot main c

soldiers in iraq took part in longstanding tradition. officers that helped file range and soldiers their thanksgiving lun: president obama made several telephone calls to service members overseas wishing them safe and happy holiday and president sent well wishes to the american people in this address. >> no matter our differences we're still one people bigger than ourselves and communities that move forward together. we're neighborhoods and look out for each other. we are always simply americans. >> and the president added unity as americans has never been more important. >> and president-elect donald trump spends thanks giving in his home in florida and took to twitter to deliver a message to americans. and he is working hard to keep manufacturing in the united states. trump advisor kelly an conway tweeted today and weighed in on mitt romney saying the secretary of state pick led to a de luj of warnings to other republicans and a checklist of attributes she believes makes a good secretary of state. she says being loyal is one of them. >

soldiers in iraq took part in longstanding tradition. officers that helped file range and soldiers their thanksgiving lun: president obama made several telephone calls to service members overseas wishing them safe and happy holiday and president sent well wishes to the american people in this address. >> no matter our differences we're still one people bigger than ourselves and communities that move forward together. we're neighborhoods and look out for each other. we are always simply americans. >> and the president added unity as americans has never been more important. >> and president-elect donald trump spends thanks giving in his home in florida and took to twitter to deliver a message to americans. and he is working hard to keep manufacturing in the united states. trump advisor kelly an conway tweeted today and weighed in on mitt romney saying the secretary of state pick led to a de luj of warnings to other republicans and a checklist of attributes she believes makes a good secretary of state. she says being loyal is one of them. >

i kind of broke tradition today. i baked the turkey and then did i a fried turkey. >> that is the southern areas. >> tradition. age-old question here. pecan or pumpkin pie? pumpkin pie, eh. pecan, good. i don't like pumpkin pie. but it sure has you talking to facebook. >> i will go with pumpkin and it is more of a texture thing. i like nuts but not no my desserts. >> look how good those pecans look there roasted on top of i'm getting hungry about now. >> the debate is so strong on our page, it is so close at last check, there were 401 votes for pecan pie, 374 people voted for pumpkin. keep the votes coming and reassure me that pecan pie is your favorite. or if you love pumpkin, go head and do your thing. >> i mean they're both good. >> they are. >> you can't go wrong. >> although if they put sweet potato on there, it would be whole different story. you don't mess around with sweet potato pie. >> reggie, look at this beautiful live shot. gorgeous out there tonight. i think some folks are taking advantage. maybe taking

protestant tradition.ent to work at arthur anderson in business in detroit and went to princeton seminary. i went down to wesley seminary in dc next to american university and there was a great liberal friend of mine phil who wrote economics and ethics in the same book. and so that was the fire, so i knew i wanted to teach philosophy and theology in college. once i saw that hook, the combination of, that was it. i worked in the world bank, i worked on sector stuff. i met my wife and was lucky enough, we both moved down where i taught economics and ethics. i ran the ethics minor program for 18 years and so that's how i live it out. it is my calling putting those things together and keeping that conversation going. a lot of this book is just old lecture notes. you touched on what you met here. meeting laura as you were closing on ph.d because it's not a memoir there's not much detail around that. i'm sure the viewers would like to know a little more story there. how did you meet laura. she and kathy and i co

that is possible within our catholic funeral tradition as well. when we sit down with people ahead of time when they're beginning to plan for a funeral, we can talk about what are the songs that are meaningful to you, what are the readings that speak to the person that you are, what kind of videos or photographs can we show at the reception, at the gathering that tell the story of this life. we never want people to think that a funeral is boring or terribly sad. it is sad and that's okay. if we're sad, it means we are really going to miss someone and we loved that person and it's hard to avoid that sadness. a funeral gives us a way to work through that, to be supported by neighbors, parishioners, coworkers and family and to celebrate the life. the order of christian funerals is designed to be a celebration of life. we think of that as a modern term but that's an ancient term in our church's teaching in how to conduct funerals. it's way celebration of life >> wonderful. so when you talk about people personalizing it, within our tradition of the chu

she says this will become a family tradition. from marquette university i'm brandon rook with today's tmj 4. the dinner is provided in memory of reverend william mcevoy.he first provided this annual dinner for students during the 1950's. american troops -- based in iraq -- enjoying a traditional thanksgiving feast today."i want to tell my family, you know, to be thankful that all these people out here, just be thankful for being alive.""it is my first time away from i will be able to call the family on facetime later, and i'll be able to share the holiday with them that way, so. i have a lot of friends here and lots of great co- workers, so that makes it easier." thtroops are supporting iraqi-led operatns to retake thcity of mosul from isis. in afghanistan - u-s troops celebrated thanksgiving with eir nato partnerssoldiers stood in line for a traditional thanksgivi of the soldiers were with their families back home. emergency crews in north carolina are spending thanksgiving protecting more th 50 homes threatened by wildfire.125

they keep the tradit both cultures. like feeling thankful. >> it is great they made that decision. >> and charity. every year the family donates hundreds to local charities remembering to give today, in tampa isabel rosales abc action news. >> of course the holidays are customer left his waiter a very generous tip take a look at this, the person left $750 as a tip. the waiter says he was telling the man how he was missing his family in ireland and he would love to bring his girlfriend and new baby home to meet them, a diner road the note that says hopefully this can get you back to ireland for the holidays. the server year back to ireland. >>> now, abc action weather. >> we had cabbage patch dolls craze back in the 80s and things for the kids. hopefully you get your hatchimal, if you don't that's all right. we will get them the next month or so, look at that shot, the light catching on the buildings, gorgeous as we continue to see temperatures in the upper 70s to the lower 80s, mostly sunny skies a little more humid tha

senior tackle it's tradition dating back to 19123. the senior -- 1913. senior buck ice tackling a dummy one last time. 20 seniors will experi emotional listen to one of the captains. >> it was our last regular season away game this past one. and it was you know emotional talking about that. and the last one senior day against a team up north is going to be very emotional and exciting i don't think you can end any better way for the regular season in the last one in the shoe. >> that's true and now the cavs enjoying a day off with family before hosting dallas tomorrow. extending the holiday they might not be too thankful tomorrow night if the cavs play like they did last night. my goodness what a win for them. kevin love had 8, 3-pointers in the first quarter and 34 points and nba record for most points in the first quarter. 3 points shy of the league record for points in any quarter he finished with 40 lebron with the 44th career tripledouble. 60s including playoffs 91 points and cavs seat record pointers and won 137-125. how about the 4 days ofseyera ob

welcome. >> this is not the traditional thanksgiving meal. as an introduction to one of our american traditions. >> you can follow the line as it shifts around. >> it's crazy. >> we have people from iraq, somalia, syria, berma. >> i'm from morocco. >> i've been part of this event for the last 8 years now. >> it's a process of integrating. >> thanksgiving, you've got to bring everybody together around the table. >> we'll have turkey, mashed things like anduba, or humice. >> many are so thankful to be in america, to be in denver. >> this is where we live. this is where our children are going to work. >> this is something we have to be part of. because we adopted america as life. we didn't have a chance to live our life in our country. but we have opportunity to live here. >> they are welcome in their new community. >> thank you all for the support of the community. very nice food, and very nice people too. >> this is the 11th year for this event at denver's greek orthodox cathedral. many families return year after year, making this event their

this is a tradition for them, right? >> it is a tradition. they've doing it for 40 years something a lot of people did. tish, she's folding countless sweaters how is it that you do this. and she was giving me on 101 how to properly followed shirts shirts and sweaters pause we have to appreciate our employees on thanksgiving day. this has to go first. yeah. and we have to appreciate our employees, folks that working on thanksgiving. i want to give you shout out and tell you you're doing a great job. hello. i'm i just got shy. and then, that, then this goes this way, right? this goes back and this goes this way. right and this comes here. perfect. and then i asked tish, do they sell this for black friday? i'd love to have this this makes things so much easier for are all mountains of clothing i have at home. tomorrow you will using using this lot for black friday. tish you did great. thank you very much. 8 o'clock this morning. about an hour and ten minutes ago. and it will be open until later on this evening. and you know, we were here early t

a white house tradition dating back to the days of harry truman and along with the tradition of pardoning the turkeys, the president says he started his own trodation. >> thanksgiving is a family holiday as much as a national i established another tradition. embarrassing my daughters with a corny-copia of dad jokes about turkeys. this year they had a scheduling conflict. actually they just couldn't take my jokes any more. they were fed up. >> this year tater and tot the two turkeys will retire to gobbleler's rest at virginia tech. >> those tur iowa. explains the name tater and tot. >> they look delicious. i'm glad for the pardon but there were other options. >> beautiful turkeys. new at 9:00 tonight, a happy ending for dozens of pugs found at a puppy mill. you remember this a year ago. more than 100 pugs found in -- living in deplorable conditions. pugs everywhere. look at them. these adorable dogs living in really bad conditions. the sheriff's department mash november and now thanks to a lot of loving pet owners, these pugs have gone from pug prisoners to pug royalty and found forever ho

this is a tradition, you know, this is all about tradition and family and no one should be scared to come out enjoy that. >> reporter: across the country people gave their time and their talents to help others give thanks. from chicago chef raising money to give away 1,000 turkeys people in georgia making sure first responders enjoy a holiday meal. >> one thing that we can do is provide food especially days like the holidays when they're either not with your family or doing we have a and hot meal goes long way. >> reporter: president barack obama saying the spirit of thanksgiving is what makes us who we are. >> thanksgiving reminds us that no matter our differences, we're still one people. part of something bigger than ourselves. we are communities that move forward together. we're neighbors. we look out for one another. especially those among us with the least. we are always simply americans. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump releasing a thanksgiving day message asking everyone to set aside their differences and come together as a way to make american great again for everyon

>>> turkey tradition. right now, people are lining up in a south philadelphia bakery to take part in a thanksgiving custom that's been around for decades. >>> thanksgiving day shopping. some stores will be open today, others will wait until black friday to shop for deals. we've got you covered. >>> and parade day in philadelphia. expect road closures and parking conditions as thousands are expected to pack the stage for the thanksgiving day parade. >> announcer: "nbc10 news" starts now. >>> good morning, happy thanksgiving. 6:00 a.m. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm rosemary connors. happy thanksgiving. >> you too. >> happy thanksgiving. anybody heading to the parade may want to take an umbrella we've got rain in the forecast. meteorologist krystal klei has the details in the forecast. krystal. >> that's right. happy thanksgiving, everyone. here's the radar and satellite. you see what we're tracking this spotty activity with the bulk of the rain to the west of us. light snow show

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has traditional media lost its influence?e have seen a donald trump use twitter in a new way to engage his followers and his supporters. have there been alternative types of media that have become more influential than the traditional media in this campaign and election cycle? guest: absolutely, the unfiltered variety and that primarily is twitter which donald trump used often to my for happy time, i cannot believe you just wrote that. -- half the time come i cannot believe he just wrote that you there is an authenticity to that, you can fact check claims he made but he always came across as an everyday guide even though he is a billionaire. hasink that social media risen during this election as a way for candidates to go directly to the voters and avoid having to go through the press. donald trump did not hold a press conference and to well over 100 days leading up to the election. at one point, mrs. clinton went from before the primaries until after she was nominated before she david press conference. -- before she gave a p