Yeah, so lets get right to it, to t t radar right now. Rain, ice and snow stretching from nevada to minnesota, this all heading east just in time for the busy travel weekend. Take a look at this time lapse in utah just north of salt lake city, the snow fallininas the sun sets. Several inches expected there. And in Northern California at least 11 people injured after high winds blew tents over at a flea market. Look at that. Accuweathers Justin Povick is tracacng it all for us, gogo morning and happy thanksgiving, justin. Good morning to you, as well, reena and kendis. And happy thanksgiving. Were tracking heavy rain, were tracking ice and even snow. Ll tell you, no shortage of storieieto talk about with regards to the weather on this thursday. A strong storm system smack dab right in the Center Portion of the country, and we have our hands full here with heavy rain. I think theres going to be some more flooding today, tonight and also into friday as warm, moist air continues to rise to the north and, again, its in the same areas that had the flooding just a couple of weeks ago, Oklahoma City and also southbound towowd dallas. North and eastbound, as well. Im thinking a general 4 to 7 inches of rain, slippery conditions with ice more so from kansas city to amarillo. Reena and kendis, back to you. All right, quite a busy weather weekend so farar thanks, justin. Well, the white house is offering reassurance looking to ease anxiety as millions of americans gather for thanksgiving today. Less than two weeks after the atatcks on paris. And president obama says theyre doing Everything Possible to keep the country safe while insisting theyre not aware of any specific terror threats. With more, heres abcs stephanie ramos. Reporter terror and the holidays, not what w wwant to ththk about. President obama with his top security advisers standing by his side says officials are working overtime and without a break for the holidays to keep americans safe adding we know of no specific and credible intelligence indicating a plot on the homeland. Reporter with millions of americans expected to travel by railways, highways and air, the fears about terror threats. I want the American People to know that we are taking every possible step to keep our homeland safe. Reporter doing so with more Police Officers at airports and train stations. Homeland security authorities call it a reinforcement of existing security but not all travelers are reassured. Him saying that doesnt make me feel more at ease. Eporter others not letting fears cocorol their travel plans. Be scared by it and let it ruin your life, then youll all be, you know, in a house somewhere hiding. Reporter in new york city, the macys thanksgiving day parade floats and balloons prepped for the big strut down city streets with thousands of officers set to patrol the parade route including 1300 counterterrorism officers. New york cititmayor bill de blasio and the nypd saying enjoy the parade while they do their job to protect. We have to stand our ground, continue with our lives, continue going about our businene. Repepter in washington, stephanie ramos, abc news. And overseas british Prime MinisterDavid Cameron is addressing parliament this morning seeking support for stepped up bombing attacks against isis. That follows an overwhelming vote by french lawmakers to extend air strikes against the terror group well into 2016, and german chancellor Angela Merkel is promising more help for france saying it wilildo evevything possible to p pvent attacks like those that devastated paris nearly two weeks ago. Today the french president , by the way, is in moscow to discuss the terror fight with vladimir putin. And there are several new developments in the downing of that russian jet over syria or turkey. Iran now blames turkey for increasing tensions in the region saying that the jet was in syrian airspace. Turkey denies that and says it gave the pilots several warnings before opening fire. The navigator of the russian jet says that he was given no such warning and that the plane never veered into turkish airspapa. Chicago over the death of a black teenager shot by a Police Officer 16 times. Newly released dash cam video shows 17yearold Laquan Mcdonald running from m e officer who would gun him down moments later. Police now facing questions because no voices can be heard, but theyre blaming it on technical difficulties denying allegations of tampering. President obama weighing in on the shooting on facebook posting he was deeply disturbed by the footage. Meanwhile, were learning about a string of complaints lodged against the officer who pulled the trigger. Heres abcs alex perez. Reporter those new details on chicago Police Officer jason van dykes past. According to civilian Watchdog Group invisible institute, at least 20 citizen complaints fileleagainst van dyke sinin he joined the force in 2001 including allegations of using Excessive Force and racial slurs but so far, van dyke has not been disciplined. And we are also learning more about what officials claimed happened the night of the shooting back in october of last year when they were responding to a call of a man with a knife breaking into cars. He wasnt dropping the knife ananhe was coming at thehe officer. Reporter but investigators now say that dash cam video shows Laquan Mcdonald never threatened van dyke and, in fact, was walking away when van dyke shot him 16 times in 15 seconds. States attorney Anita Alvarez facing criticism for investigating the case nearly a year before charging van dyke with first degree murder and responding to allegations officers deletet Surveillance Video from a nearby burger king the night of the incident. It doesnt appear that theyve been tampered with and did not reveal, you know, any of that kind of evivince. Reporter a district manager for the chain telling abc news the investigators did tamper with the video files. Van dykes defense argues he feared for his life when he opened fire. Alex perez, abc newschicago. The u. S. Airirtrike that killed 30 people at a hospital in afghanistan is being blamed primarily on human error. A number of soldiers and airmen have been suspended accused violating rules of engagement and could face further disciplinary action. They were supposed to bomb a taliban compound, but the nearby hospital was mistakenly hit because a crew was too far away and the targeting gear was not working properly. Pope francis is in kenya this morning, the first stop on a threecountry african visit. Thousands of kenyans braved the rain for an outdoor mass at the university of nairobi. During the Service Pope Francis issued a strong appeal for traditional family values. The popes security is a concern on this trip, but when asked if he was worried, he smiled and said what scares him the most are the mosquitoeses hes always got a good sense of humor. Yeah, good outlook. Well, now to a white house tradition you might say is just for the birds. Each year the president pardons a turkey, and this years turkeys are honest and a a. Presidede obama says america is the land of Second Chances but he admits it was a close i confess that honest looks like good eating, but this is a mocracy. Abe is now a free bird. He is totus, the turkey of the united states. [ laughter ] the president joked about this being his seventh turkey pardon saying time flies even if turkeys dont, a line sasha and malia seemed to like. There were a lot of dad jokes. All right, well, still ahead, a source of f the costco e. Coli scare has beeee discovered. And breaking overnight, new details about the baby left in a nativity scene. Investigators finding the mother. Whats next for her . Plus, struggling with symptoms football related. New details about what theheame did to frara giffords health. Kohls stores open thursday at 6pm and its the best black friday ever featurininblack friday doororsters in store only like 50 off toys 4. 99 after rebate kitchen electrics and womens boots are just 14. 99. Plus only once a year get 15 kohls cash for every 50 spent kohls stores open thursday at 6pm for the best black friday ever dont miss it coffee being poured into a cup. save your coffee from the artificial stuff. Switch to truvia. Great tasting, zerocalorie sweetness from the stevia leaf. Take zzzquil and sleep like. The kids went to nanas house. For the e ole weekend. Zzzquil. The nonhabit forming sleep aid and ke refreshed. Because sleep is a beautiful thing. You forgot the milk thats lactaid. Right. 100 real milk, just without the lactose. So, no discomfort . Exactly. Try some. Mmm, it is real milk. Lactaid. 100 r rl milk. No discomfort. When heartburn hits fight back fast tums smoothies starts dissolving the e stant it touches your tongue and neutralizes stomach acid at the source tum, tum, tum, tum smoothies only from tums just fifteen minutes and a little imagination are all you need to make holiday magic. microwave ding chex party mix. Its what the dash cam video showing a wild highspeed chase near new york city. Speeds were as high as 110 miles an hour, and when police tried to slow ititown, the murder suspect wewe into oncoming traffic anansped through a gas station. But it was the infamous new jersey turnpike that did him in. The fugitive got stuck at a toll plaza. There were no injuries. Well, its the end of a tradition at west point, no more pillow fights after the fight last summer that left 30 injured. The battles seen as a way to build friendship at the beginning of the first year at the military academy, but some cadets were apparentlyy stuffing hard objects into the pillowcases. The events were never officially sanctioned, but now theyre officially banned. New details in the costco e. Coli outbreak from Chicken Salad d amed apparently on t t veggies. Teteing points to a probobm with e onion and celery mix. The salad sickened at least 19 stco uses the sameegetable supplier nationwide, so that number is likely to grow. And business is expected to be brisk today at companies that promise to bring wine, turkeys and fixings right to your door within an hour or so, saucy, drizzly and d irsty are startups that deliver alcohol. Amazon will deliver bien but only in seattle. Instacart will deliver other groceries. If youd rather walk off some of those calories, toys r us and best buy open at 5 00. Target, macys and sears at 6 00. But the black friday deals dont start until 6 00 in e morning. Prefer doing everytytng by ipad. Just do it online. There we are, swipe. When we come back, caught on camera, a robber creeping around a bedroom with a person sleeping nearby. Plus, throwing bags and cheering. Luggage handlele caught in the this is violet. Shshs been waiting for this moment for awhile. A moment other kids wouldnt think twice about. Her first bowl of cheerios. Because now that cheerios are gluten free, violet, and many others are enjoying their first bowl today. Woman my mom and i have the same hands. Same eyes. Same laugh. And since shes had moderate alzheimers disease, ive discovered we have the same fighting spirit, too. Thats why i asked her doctor about new onceaday namzaric. 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Tell the doctor if the patieie will have any prococures other serious side effects may occur, including slow heartbeat and fainting; increased stomach acid, which may raise the chance of ulcers and bleeding; nausea and vomiting; difficulty passing urine, seizures, and worsening of lung problems. The most common side effects associated with namzaric are headache, diarrhea, dizziness, loss of appetite, and bruising. Woman mom and i share a a t of moments. And were making the most of each one. Vo ask your doctor if new namzaric is right for your loved one. Travelers across californias Sierra Nevada might disagree, but the snow is actually a welcome sight. 6 inines fell in 24 hourur the moststn a while and precipitation california really needs. Its also a delight for skiers and snowboarders, resort operators as well who have been hit hard by the drought. The snowy driving conditions have moved east into the Northern Rockies. Roads will be icy from eastern new mexico to minnesota and wet for most of texas to wisconsin. Roads may also be wet in south florida. If youre flying, delays possible in denver, dallas, kansas city and minneapolis. Well, the family of football great and abc broadcaster Frank Gifford is revealing some new details about his dedeh. Gifford suffered from a kind of brain trauma associated with repeated hits to the head. Abcs ryan smith has the details. Reporter he was a gridiron hall of famer. Sends Frank Gifford flying reporter an icon in the broadcast booth. Ello again, everyonene Frank Gifford with al michaels and dan dierdorf. Reporter announcing monday night football for 27 years, married nearly 29 years to his wife kathie lee. His family revealed he suffered frfr chronic traumatic encephalopathy, cte, caused by repeated hard hits to the head. Cte detectable only after death. A team of pathologisis just now diagnosing gifford after he died of Natural Causes at the age of 84. Gifford, no stranger to big hits suffering one of the years most famous head injuries in 1960s. Knocked unconscious in a game. Carried out on a stretcher. Cte has been discovered in numerous players like hall of famer junior seau who took his own life. Ryan smith, abc news, new york. A mother who left her newborn baby in the nativity scene of a new york church will not be charged. The baby boy was discovered by a custodian lying in a manger there, andndhe mother came bacac the next day to make sure that he had been found. New york has a safe haven law that allows people to anonymously drop off newborns at a church, hospital, police or fire station. A new york family is in shock after waking up to find a man crawling on their bedroom floor with a knife between his teeth. Security cameras caught the burglar skulking around the house for about a half an hour there before he e tered a bedroooowhere the homeowner r s actually asleep. He snatched a cell phone and then took off when the homeowner woke up. So far its unclear how the man broke into that house. Also caught on camera, babaage handlers at san joses airport playing a game of toss the suitcase . A passenger mplained to southwest airlines, but it says check out the uniforms there. They dont belong to southwest. Alaska a alines did step up p the plate saying those are their employees, but the Airline Claims that the bag was a dummy filled with magazines. Well, time now for sports. The 76ers have reached a dubious mark with yet another loss. Yeah, theyre number one at something. Here with the details, our guys at espn. America, good morning. Up and cooking are you . Jay harris, kenny mayne, cooking with sports, lots of good stuff on this thanksgiving. Just throw butter all over that turkey and bake at like 600. Here we go. Sixers not baking, not cooking, not doing anything, losing yet again against the celtics. What are they going to do . Whatever theyre going to do, theyre not very well. Celtics rip it off. Jae crowder wants a three. Yeah he spotted up. Celtics take the twopoint lead on that. And the sixers are in trouble. Sixers have a last chance, 11 seconds to go. Phil pressey no relation. Huhuu none. Stepback, not good. Theyve lost 16 in a row. 26 in a row going back to last season. Cavaliers and raptors on drake night in toronto. The raptors ambassador. And lowry took over. Guarded near the bottom. Now we hear. Lowry for three and drake loving it. Sitting next to his mom. Later in the fourth, lowry driving to the basket. The layin hes going to get and one. Cavaliers call a players only meeting after this game. Lebron was like, come on, yallll we got to do better than this. Wry going to use the screen to bismack biyombo. Lowry wh 27. Raptors win 10399. Just laughing with drake. Final score for the capitals beat the jets. Happy thanksgiving. Happy thanksgiving to you too. 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Talk to your doctor about tecfidera, and d ke another look a special pulse on this thanksgivivi morning beginning with a literally out of the world hohoday meal. Yeah, were talk ging about the crew on board the International Space station. Commander scott kelly and Flight EngineerKjell Lindgren showed off their version of the traditional holiday meal. Candied yams. Theyre man, they are delicious. Its tough. Happy, happy thanksgiving, everybody. Ah, nothing like some candied yams you have to squeeze out like toothpaste. Yuck. Well, they will take the whole day off watching some football and enjoying their oneofakind view of earth. At least they have that, right . They do and theyll wash it down with some tang, no doubt. Magazines and the internet are full of beautiful pictures of turkeys cooked to perfection, but if your reality falls short, take heart, not alale. Maybe the Football Game was a little too much exciting for the chef. Didnt hear the timer, but we know this bird is cooked thoroughly. Yes, it is. Okay, so thats some dark meat there. This one looks like e terrifying sea creature. Eat it before it eats you. Yeah, dont forget that cooked turkeys are not supposed to fly, folks. Thats weird. Going to see this. Thats a flying turkey, right . Weird. I dont think were going to see this carrot cake in any pillsbury ads in he time soon. , i think youre right, and heres a tip. Make sure the oven shelves are in the grooves before you put the pie on them. But the real faicomes tomorrow when you actually step on the scale, folks. That, yeah, you have to stay off the Instagram Selfies for a little while. And what would a holiday pulse be without our favorite pictures from awkwardfamilyphotos. Com . Of course, this is a thanksgiving ee division. One captioned smoked turkey withtwo guys with cigarette ss preparing the turkey. This one called no thanks. You can see the look of joy on their faces. 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Think sugar, say splenda the holidays bring many challengeseso the feet. By day they must stay y rm. But by night, beautiful, smoother and ready to impress the other party animals. Dr. Scholls dreamwalk express pedi. Chicago Police Officer pursuing 17yearold Laquan Mcdonald moments before he gunned him down. Theres no audio leading to allegations that police tampered with the video. President obama trying to reassure the public saying there is no specific intelligence about a terror plot. He says theyre doing Everything Possible to keep the country safe while urging everyone to carry on as usual. 11 people were injured when a sudden strong gust of wind blew through a flea market in northern c cifornia. Luckily, many people had already left for the day. All injuries were minor. As for todays weather, beautiful in the east. Heavy rain though from texas up to the great lakes. Freeeeng rain from new mexico to mimiesota and heavy snsn in the Northern Rockies and cascades. Well, finally from us, some expert advice on cooking the perfect turkey. Earlier we called the butterball hot line and asked our expert marge clindara about the three things you need to know before putting that bird in the oven today. Well, the best thing is to have a Meat Thermometer because then you can monitor exactly when the turkeys done. It will not overcook that way and because overcooking gives you dry meat, and so a Meat Thermometer is really important and i know its a little late to get t e at this point. Yeah. But and going back to, all right, say ive caught the turkey and its still frozen, and its still f fzen at this point, is it too late to defrost it and still make it in time for dinner . Probably unless you only have a twopound turkey. It takes 30 minutes per pound to defrost in cool water, so, y know, a 20pound bird, youre going to have to 10 hours before you will defrost it. If its still frozen at this point, you r rlly cant cook from frozen. N. Its just its a little harder to determine when its going to be done, and it wont cook as evenly, but, you know, worst comes to worst, youll have to do it that way. Okay, and whats better, stuffing inside in the cavity or outside . Its really a personal preference. I like mine inside the bird, but yodo have a few cautioio, and one is, dont make your stuffing ahead so that youre putting cold stuffing inside the bird or it wont get done. Rather, you can get all your ingredients ready if youre cooking some part of the ingredients, do that, and refrigerate that, but dont mix it with the crumbs till its just ready to go into the oven. So there you have it. She had good advice. Yeah. I did ask her for the pizza hut hot line. Just in case. Just in case for some of us that arent so grade. Before we go, one final look at preparations for the big parade. 3 Million People are expected totoine the streets of m mhattan in a few hours for the macys s thanksgiving day parade and the balloons are ready to fly, look at them. Beautiful sight. Have a great thanksgiving. Source, this is . . . For the second time in three months, police in