On your screen now. Welcome back on this thanksgiving morning. We have something of a warning now for anyone who uses a Security System to keep your home your business safe. You paid a lot of money to have that installed, but as paula ferris is about to show us, there are hightech ways to make that system worthless. Reporter alarm systems, designed to protect you and make you feel safe. An estimated 38 million americans turn to these systems to help secure their homes and businesses. But, are you really as safe as you think you are . Just hit go. Reporter logan lamb, a cyber researcher says hes found alarming weaknesses in some home Security Systems. All it takes is the right tools and knowhow. With every system that ive tested, which has been from four different manufacturers, theyve all been vulnerable in the exact same way. They pop up books. Reporter ryan and bonnie allowing us to visit their house. And for logan to test their home alarm system, provided by adt, one of the leading Home Security companies. You want peace of mind, you want to be able to go to sleep knowing that youre safe. Absolutely. Probably 100 feet from the house now. Reporter logan uses a laptop equipped with special software, antenna, and this device that detects radiofrequencies from wireless aarm systems. Showing us three ways hes able to interfere with the system. First, a false alarm causing the homeowner to receive a signal on their key pad. A closed door is open. Itll keep doing that until i hit stop. Reporter they may think they may need to open and close the door, potentially leaving them open to an intruder. That was way too easy. Reporter his second demonstration is even more startling where he completely disarms their system. All ill have to do here is hit play, itll create some interference with this door sensor reporter its disarmed right . It should be. I dont hear an aarm. Reporter hes detecting when the system is activated and other Movement Like when a door opens or closes. Youre learning the familys patterns and learning the best time to strike if youre a perpetrator. Yes. Reporter after restoring the system, he says the best way to stay safe be aware this is possible. They should call their provider and ask them, hey, is my system vulnerable to these attacks. Reporter adt is committed to providing customers with security and Technology Advancements and works regularly with our suppliers to enhance the security of our products. They invited anyone with concerns to contact them. And while there is no record of these types of attacks, logan still warns. May not be a huge concern today, but it will be in the future. Reporter for ryan and bonnie, the experiment was eyeopening. You had no idea . No idea. Reporter blew your mind. Paula ferris, abc news, tennessee. Scary. When you think about it, right . 30 of burglaries happen because of an unlocked window, unlocked door or window open. And two million burglaries a year reported in the u. S. So this is a serious issue. And what gets me, we have a home Security System in our place, and so many people dont have it, about 17 of americans, only have an alarm system and its one of the things you think of the last minute. Once you get it, you think its perfect. Just right. This report, very good. Well coming up, were talking turkey. Thats right. Straight ahead, our annual discussion with the folks at butterball, all you need to know to get that straight. Thats coming up next. Tips on thousand avoid a thanksgiving tragedy. Home fires spike, what you need to do to stay safe. Stick around, youre watching world news now. Youre watching world news now. Announcer world news now continues after this fro snaps, clatters ar musi that sounds awful. music stops but a lot better than last week. rock music playing we werent born to follow. Happy thanksgiving happy thanksgiving if youre up with us at this hour, theres a decent chance youre already hard at work at the big meal. Oh yeah, preparing the turkey is hard work, luckily, shep just one phone call away. Joining us by phone is march of the Butterball Turkey talkline, good morning, march. Good morning. March, ive got a huge situation, i hate to waste this moment for personal gain, but i left my home a couple hours ago, and i went to brine the turkey, and ive got to show you this shot. Only two third of the turkey actually made it in the brine. The vast majority of the turkey is sticking out of the bowl. Oh dear. I didnt have a bowl big enough for the turkey, what do i do . Oh dear. Well, sometimes what helps is if you put a cloth over the turkey, make sure it gets into the brine, and that kind of leeches the brine up over the top, and that seems to help somewhat. Oh, so im not the only one whos been in the situation, it was too late, snowstorm, couldnt get another big bowl. Thank you for that, march. Sure, you folks have been having it, havent you . Yes. Absolutely. Hey marge, my life has been dry turkey after dry turkey. I dont know what a juicy turkey is, whats the biggest problem that people have in getting that turkey too dry . Well, they overcook, thats what makes it dry. And if you use a Meat Thermometer, then youll know exactly when the turkeys done and you wont overcook it, but its basically just overcooking dries it out. Whats the temperature i need on the Meat Thermometer . You want 180 in the thigh. Love it. Love it. Marge and what is the biggest disaster someone has called you with . Well, you know, most of the calls are more heartwarming, the new bride whose concerned because her mother and motherinlaw are arguing with the other and so she calls us to see what we might say. And always she relieved when we told her it was her mother that was right. She felt so much better then. Oh, thats so cute. Marge, what is the butterball hotline number . That people need to know. Were at 1800butterball. Or you can reach us online at butterball. Com. You can go on facebook or twitter, instagram, pinterest, all will have butterball information for you. Help you get that beautiful turkey on your table on thanksgiving. You sound like you know what youre talking about, marge from Butterball Turkey, thank you so much for the tips and for joining us. Thank you, next year, were coming to your house. Okay, well off good thanksgiving and dont forget to butterball it. I like that, marge, thank you so much. Sure. All right, we have the mix coming up in just a little bit. Stay with us. 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[ applause ] grandma boop, you deserve, you are really going to be in the parade. As a clown. As a clown. Shes going to be a clown. Look at the turkey, i love her outfit right there. Maybe just see that for sheers she wanted years she wanted this and she gets it. I love the turkey hat, i want one of those. Hows that going to happen . How are you going to make it happen . But they made it happen. I cant wait. Okay, another thanksgiving edition of the mix, how about this . Jet blue and zappos surprising travelers as they come to the airport. Check this out, they had this essentially its a game of baggage roulette, there they are, labels there on what people win, and if it lands on it you win a prize. Take a look. Theres somebody who won like a free round trip from jet blue, and so doesnt that make the baggage claim experience so exciting . Look at that. Sure. You win all kinds the prizes. This happened at travelers arriving at terminal five at new yorks jfk on wednesday. This is the best experience ever in baggage claim. Oh sure, until they tell you its 50 to get the prize. Im just kidding, they didnt charge, that we know of. You know, some of us are still bitter about the baggage fee. Little raw. But that was sweet, i have to say. There is an Animal Shelter in roanoke, virginia, that really made a push this thanksgiving to try and get 25 of their animals adopted. Take a look at some of these cute furry animals. Aww, adorable. Their goal was 25, found out tonight, they did 30. Applicants were able to name the price for the new pets, like priceline for pets. I love that though. Thats finding homes, thats what its all about. They want to help the shelter make room for the animals. This was the first to have adopted the animals overnight, and it wants to make room for animals because theres more coming later in the holiday season. Oh my gosh, i love it. Yeah, one more, spodify is making your turkey perfect. Time for turkey, you list the amount of pounds, you select the mood, and it creates a play list for the length of time you have to have that turkey in the oven. This morning on world news now Holiday Travel mess. This morning, Holiday Travel mess. Noreaster dumping snow all over roadways, cars stranded on the side of highways, thousands left without power in the wake of the storm. Accuweather has the latest. Pepper spraying arrests around ferguson as police storm a city hall. Michael browns familys reaction to abc newss exclusive interview with officer Darren Wilson. Shocking scene. Video released show an armed man taking people hostage. What police are piecing together from the evidence. Holiday safety. If youre thinking about trying something crazy while cooking, think again. Or at least be prepared. Well help keep you safe from yourself this thanksgiving morning. From abc news, this is world news now. I cant stop thinking about turkey. I was just going to ask you, are you cooking . No, were ordering, were going to one of the services that sends you food. Youre working. Thats the excuse i like to use, yes. Yeah. But im so hungry. And excited to be here today. Are you . Yes. I am. Theyre serving today orzo, and that is turkey today. This is what i what was left for me. This is my cohost rita ninen whose apparently very generous. Yeah. Okay. Lets talk about the weather because its been frightful out there to be honest. We begin with the winter storm. Making the mess of thanksgiving plans up and down the east coast. Hundreds of thousands lost power before they could get the turkey in the oven. Hundreds of flights were younlded. Thousands delayed and many roads are treacherous this morning. Heres more from gio benitez. Reporter as millions hit the road for their thanksgiving day destinations, powerful noreaster dumped snow on every state from North Carolina to maine. Record snow totals just outside washington, d. C. Estimated 41 Million People will be on the roads this thanksgiving, thats the most in seven years. Weather snarling traffic up and down the i95 corridor. Accidents littering the roadway. This car slid into a guardrail. A wreck on i77 in virginia backed up traffic for seven miles. Officials across the region issuing speed restrictions to slow drivers down. Were urging motorist to drive with additional care and allow more time to reach their destination. Reporter the midwest hit hard too. Parts of minnesota digging out from a foot of snow, and in iowa, this semitractor trailer jackknifed after hitting black ice. Salt spreaders and plows are racing to keep up on one of the busiest days of the year. These are the storms where you see the dangerous black ice, the rain and snow creating that thin, invisible layer of ice on pavement. Thats exactly why you need to be especially careful on bridges and round abouts. Gio benitez, abc news, new york. Very good advice. First significant snowfall of the season for new england where theyll spend thanksgiving morning digging out. Meteorologist jim dickey tracking all from accuweather. Happy thanksgiving, of course still seeing some snowfall out there. This is the same storm that brought all the travel issues up and down the i95 corridor on wednesday. Still coming down heavily across portions of new england in particular, numerous reports of Power Outages here as this has been a heavy, wet snowfall. As far as storm totals are concern ed stripe of circumstane to 12 inches where we have seen the snow end across pennsylvania and West Virginia. I think some spots by the time all is said and down will wednesday up with a bit more than a foot. Good news though, this storm is departing, taking the snowfall with it. Still snow through the morning whoushs but by the noontime hour, itll end even. Maine. Back to you. Thaungnk you, jim. Hundreds of National Guard troops patrol in ferguson. Demonstrators marched on city hall calling for change. We report. Reporter all of this in the name of Michael Brown. A growing protest nationwide against police profiling. In st. Louis, they stormed city hall. This is an unlaefl assembly, youre being ordered to disperse. Reporter the words of Darren Wilson havent calmed the debate one bit over who was to blame that august afternoon when wilson shot and killed the unarmed teen. In this interview with george, the one person everyone wanted to hear from in this case on what he would say to browns family. You know, im sorry that their son lost their life. It wasnt the intention of that day. Its what occurred that day. And theres no, nothing you can say thats going to make a parent feel better. It sounds like you dont think you were responsible. I did my job that day. Do you feel any remorse . Everyone feels remorse when a lifes lost. Like i told you before, i never wanted to take anybodys life. You know, thats not the good part of the job. Thats the bad part of the job. So yes, there is remorse. Reporter browns family and lawyers werent hearing any of it. It was very hurtful to Michael Browns parents when he said he had a clear conscious after killing their unarmed teenaged son. They were taken back, looking at the interview, because they felt that he had no regards for their child. And that was hurtful to them. Reporter meanwhile back in ferguson, police are still trying to explain how they let a small group of arsonists get the best of them. If any of us knew last night was going to be what it was, booed probably done something different, but we could have never imagined that. Reporter families who worry more of the city could burn as the protests continue. Theyre also worried about what happens when the federal government announces its decision on possible charges in this case. Abc news, ferguson, missouri. Police in cleveland have released Surveillance Video showing this Fatal Shooting of a 12yearold boy by a rookie officer. He was caught on camera waving and pointing what looked like a firearm. Police say the officer issued three orders for the boy to show his hands, when he didnt, the officer shot him. The weapon turned out to be a pellet gun and protesters rallied in support of the boys family who now say police acted too quickly. Norman, oklahoma, newly released video show how a frightening hostage drama unfolded. Gunman holds a weapon to the workers head. Later on, the gunman shot his way into a legal officer and took more hostages. After about four hours, police negotiated a release for the hostages and everybody came away safely. New details this morning about what may have led to that daring raid by American Special forces in yemen. Yemeni official says an american journalist and several other westerners were also being held in a cave by al qaeda militants, but they were moved just two days before the rescue mission. Martha raddich has more on the raid. Reporter it was in darkness when u. S. Helicoptering carrying two dozen u. S. Commandos including the elite seal team 6 swept in to free the hostages. The location, one of the most remote and dangerous provinces in yemen where al qaeda affiliates have flourished. The dman doe silently on foot to a cave deep in a mountainside where the al qaeda militants were hiding the hostages. A shootout killed at least seven militants, but the u. S. Commandos grabbed all eight of the hostages, six yemenis, a saudi, and ethiopian and flew them to safety. Abc news, washington. Promising development in the battle against ebola. Researchers say an experimental, an experimental vaccine appears safe and has triggered signs of immune protection in the first 20 volunteers to test it. And there were no serious side effects. The death toll from ebola has now passed 5600 with most of the cases in liberia and syria leone. Scientists discovered a gene mutation that could start them on the path to leukemia, lymphoma, or other blood diseases. Does not destine someone to develop a blood cancer, but it races the risk of that more than tenfold. It also increases the chance of a heart attack or stroke and of dieing from any cause over the next four years. To eight years. The discovery could leaded to a Screening Test to determine who exactly is at risk. Theres good news about smoking in the u. S. This morning. Its at its lowest level on record. Less than 18 of adult americans were smoking last year. Compare that to 1965 when more than 42 did. Thats where the government began keeping track. However the cdc says 17. 8 season isnt good enough. Not if were going to get smoking below 12 by 2020. Okay. Well this happens every year. Turkeys get pardonened by the president. But this time, this time, the president found an especially good reason to make his move. Lets face it, if youre a turkey, and youre named after a side dish, your chances of escaping thanksgiving dinner are pretty low. So if these guys are well ahead of the curve. They really beat the odds. Yeah. So maybe next year theyll be named sweet potato pie. Mac and cheese. And they got away. Now what i find funny about what the president said right there, did you notice he made the joke, i thought it was funny, malea was like, i dont get it. Hes not even funny. Dad thinks hes funny, but hes not. They are teenage girled. They look gorgeous, i have to say, but i noticed that too. The years of them being with the turkey being pardonened. Remember ten years ago, he was the funniest guy in the world. Come on dad, we have to text. Mac and cheese are free, i hope i can catch them. Mac and cheese. Coming up, more turkey talk. And also more fires happened today than any other day. Important message from firefighters before you put that bird in the oven. Youre watching world news now. Now. Announcer world news now weather brought to you by dawn. The Little Things we do. ] can make a big difference. Every time you use dawn, youre using a brand that supports Wildlife Rescue efforts. Experts trust dawn. Because its tough on grease yet gentle. You by my side makes the Little Things so good be a part of the bigger picture. And your kindness makes the Little Things that you do for me go to facebook. Com dawnsaveswildlife. Welcome back. Welcome back, no matter how you plan on cooking your turkey today, lets hope it doesnt turn out like these. Videos of deep fried turkey fires are all over the internet. Firemen say today is the busiest day of the year. Reporter the kitchen can be a danger zone, especially on thanksgiving. Why is thanksgiving day so dangerous . Its one of the few days where lem everyone is preparing a meal. Reporter more fires start in the kitchen than anywhere else in the home, and on thanksgiving day in particular, there are three times more fires than any other day of the year. Weve had fires where people took the turkey right out of the freezer, put it right in the oven, forgot to take the plastic off, next thing you know you have an oven fire. Reporter for these new jersey firefighters, feasting at the fire house on thanksgiving eve is a tradition. Turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes. Reporter lots of carbs. Itll be one of the busiest days, theyre serving up trim the turkey safety tips. Dont wear loose fitting clothing, do not leave your food unattended, and if youre going to fry that turkey, do it outside. What if theres a grease fire on the stove. Put a lid on top, water will spread the fire. Reporter they store their fire extinguisher under the tichen sink. Instead, store it in plain sight and near an exit. And should you use it, spray low and slow. Fires double every five to ten seconds and can consume a room in just one minute. So before you do anything else, call 911. Getting our fill of food and safety this holiday. Paula ferris, abc news, new jersey. Have you ever had a kitchen fire . Ive had more than a few. What . My wife is going to hate me for this, weve had a couple, whenever we have them, she runs all around the house screaming, waving her arms, doesnt know what to do. I dont mean to make light of it you have the fire extinguisher. The water as well, but you know, its how did it happen . Its always a pizza box. A pizza box . Its like a pizza box, you forget its there, the next day youre forgetting it and the box burns. Its scary. That happens . You have to be careful with the ovens, especially got to be careful ordering pizza at his house. Were going out. Watch out for my wife going nuts. Oh no. Well when we come back, its time for thanksgiving, the skinny thanksgiving style. We have a rocker on the rocks and some turkey tips from a rather unlikely source. Youre watching world news now. Now. Announcer world news now continues after this from our abc stations. Skinny so skinny i miss that music. I miss that music. You do. I do. Ning. We start with a more serious story about garth brooks. Hes promoting his comeback album, but hes decided to put some tv appearances on hold. He didnt want to be seen drumming up support for himself amidst protests over the grand jurys decision not to indict Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown. In a statement on facebook. Brooks says to spend the day promoting our stuff like nothing was wrong seemed distasteful to me. Among the shows he bailed out on was live with kelly and michael. He offered to make up the appearances at a later date. I dont know many celebrities or singers that have something new out that would do that. Take a moment to pause and think that both sides could be affected by this. Up next, the lead singer of creed. These guys hit it big with the song with arms wide open. Is that the take me higher song . With arms wide open thats not the take me higher song. Back in 2001, he won a grammy. Now creeds lead singer scott stapp says hes the victim of a vicious attack by unnamed people. He says not only is his name being dragged through the mud, but hes had a lot of money stolen from him. He posted a long video on facebook asking his fans to keep the faith. Im sober. Im safe as right now in a hotel room, and dont believe any of the lies, and the truth will prevail. And the truth will come out. Im not sure what youre talking about, scott, but anyway, he goes on to say he needs a good lawyer. So lawyers out there take note. And that he has all the evidence he needs to sue those who are attacking him and win in court. Very cryptic. Okay. Hmm. All right. How about we move on to saltnpepa. A blast from the past. Who can forget their classic song push it. If youve forgotten it, now you can see it because take a look at this geico commercial. The announcer states, quote, if you are saltnpepa, what you got to tell people to do is that. Push it. And they end with geicos game of saving 15 or more on car insurance. And circa the 1980 jackets. Check them out. Finally, it just wouldnt be thanksgiving without some turkey cooking tips from the speaker of the house of representatives. I need to hear what john boehner has to say. Apparently hes a smooth operator in the kitchen. Hes been using his current brine recipe for five years. Among his ingredients. Water, bay leaves, kosher salt, peppercorns, garlic and 16 ounces of pure maple syrup. Put it in a pot and bring it to a point where its about to boil and turn it off. Take a bucket, put a bag in there. Put the turkey in there. After ive rinsed it off. Put the brine in there. Brine has to be cool. Put it in the fridge for about 24 hours. Take it out. Rinse it off. Mr. Speaker, anything tastes good with all that sugar. My goodness. He looks good. Check him out in the kitchen. He cooks his bird breast down for half the time and lets it rest after cooking it for about an hour. Probably easier to cut . Think its time we could go over to his place . Hey, speaker, were available. What time should we be over . And so does bill, an identity thief who stole marys identity, took over her bank accounts, and stole her hard earned money. Unfortunately, millions of americans just like you learn all it may take is a little misplaced information to wreak havoc on your life. This is Identity Theft, and no one helps stop it better than lifelock. Lifelock has the most comprehensive Identity Theft protection available. If mary had lifelocks bank account alerts, she may have been notified in time to help stop the damage. Lifelocks credit Notification Service is on the job 24 7. 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Of course everyone loves a bargain while buying their holiday gifts, but the guy youre about to meet has been told he cant shop online, at least with one retailer. Rebecca jarvis with the man who kohls put the kibosh on. Reporter he is such a super saver he says one retailer banned him for cutting too much into their profits. She says i was no longer welcome to shop kohls online. Reporter and his strategy is something many retailers actually encourage, Price Matching. That is when a store matches a competitors lower price on any given item. Its smart shopping. Reporter but israel says the real key to savings is finding retailers that allow coupons and other promotions on top of the price match. And its not just the Big Box Stores like best buy, home depot, and walmart that price match. Even at their small, it never hurts to ask, and ive had success doing that in the past. Reporter but beware, the savings arent limitless, something israel learned just last week when he learned are Price Matching and discounts when he got this dresser down to just 79. He says it was such a good deal, he ordered six, but three never arrived. She told me that the reason that my orders were being canceled was because i was Price Matching too much, and they were losing money on the item. Reporter kohls telling abc news it prefers not to address individual customer circumstances, but it does say on its website that it reserves the right to limit the quantity of items purchased per person. There arent many limitations except that a retailer can reserve the right to decline your purchasings. Reporter but no fear, even with the fine print, there are plenty of big savings to go around. Rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. The problem was ordering six. He got a little bit greedy, sorry buddy. Im all about savings. Are you . Yeah. I wish i would price match more. Thats a great story. And theres lots of apps too that rebecca told us youre going to price match. In betweens remiss and thanksgiving, i was looking up sales. Nice really . I just shopped for my father today. Did you. What happened to black friday, buddy. Its called before the black friday. Dont miss updates on facebook. This is abcs world news now, informing insomniacs for two decades. Good morning. Im ryan smith. Good morning im ryan smith. Heres the top headlines were following this morning on world news now. Its been a relatively quiet night in ferguson, missouri, as the National Guard patrols the streets. There were arrests in los angeles and other cities as demonstrators continue to protest against the grand jury decision. Rough start to the thanksgiving holiday, a powerful winter storm that unleashed rain, sleet, and heavy snow has knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people. Mostly in new england. Surveillance video shows a gunman taking one of three hostages in an Oklahoma Office building earlier this month. Negotiators were able to end the drama after about four hours with everyone getting out safely. And smoking in the u. S. Is now at its lowest rate on record. Less than 18 , thats 3 less than just eight years earlier, but it appears were not going to make the goal of 12 by 2020. Some of the top stories on this thanksgiving day. From nbc news, this is world news now. Well, good happy thanksgiving everyone, im rita ninen. And im ryan smith. Great thanksgiving day, bird at home maybe for you. Yes. And you have a bird to prepare. Yes. Three hours they told me it would take. I think its going to take more than that. Its my first time doing, can you tell . Can you tell . Thatll be interesting. Im not coming over this year. Wait until next year. Ill get it down. Then you and the kids come over next year. We have serious news this morning. Were going to begin with an appeal for calm in the cleveland area from the parents of a 12yearold boy shot by police. This comes after a videotape of a shooting was made public at the familys request. Reporter this newly released video shows the final moments of the boys life. Male sitting on the swing pointing a gun at people. Reporter the child is pointing a toy gun at the Cleveland Park saturday when he shot and killed by 26yearold officer Timothy Loehmann just ten feet away. We have two officers that were out there protecting the public that had to do something that nobody wants to do. Reporter this is the toy gun. Its orange safety indicator removed. Officers say they ordered him to show his hands three times and drop the weapon whb he appeared to reach for the gun and was shot twice. Dispatchers never told the officers that the initial 911 caller believed the weapon was not real. Its probably fake, but hes scaring the [ bleep ] out of people. Reporter the family asked this be released saying they believe the situation could have been avoided. As hundreds protesting his shooting, now joined nationwide demonstrations over the Michael Brown shooting in ferguson, missouri. The two cleveland officers involved are now on administrative leave pending an investigation. The officer was just appointed to the force in march. His partner that day, a certified Field Training officer. Abc news, los angeles. There were arrests overnight in los angeles as protesters angry over the ferguson grand jury decision tried to block traffic. A few dozen protesters remained outside the Police Department after night fall. Shouting at National Guard troops and during the day, hundreds marched in downtown st. Louis, some held a mock trial of officer Darren Wilson. And on this thanksgiving, story of renewal and hope for one Business Owner in ferguson. Her bakery was hit by protesters monday night, they broke the glass of her store front and damaged the bakering equipment. Comes day the before the busiest part of the holiday season. Thats when neighbors rallied to support her and with the go fund me, which is taken off with nearly 200,000 in donations and still counting. She says shes never felt so much love. Indeed. What a great way to support the fellow member of your community though. Turning now to the messy thanksgiving getaway for millions of americans snarled way nasty winter storm. The noreaster hit major cities as more than a Million People ventured out knocking out power, stranding air travelers and glazing over roads. For more, heres our report. Reporter slushy, soupy mess in new york. This is crazy as it always is here the day before thanksgiving, but the snow is adding just a little bit more fun to the traffic. Reporter slick roads in new jersey and philadelphia, rain turning to snow as temperatures drop below freezing. Right now were just trying to be safe getting over to massachusetts. Reporter the holiday noreaster with winds up to 50 miles an hour reeking havoc wreaking havoc on states. Stretching from North Carolina to maine. And this winter storm is causing holiday air travel havocs across the headaches across the country. Flight delays and cancellations adding up. Ripple effect hitting airports everywhere. Were disappointed because we had plans tonight to go up to the opera. Reporter travelers wondering all the way in San Francisco. For travelers in particular going to the northeast, we are seeing weatherrelated delays, these delays are expected to run flir 90 minutes to three hours. Reporter in anticipation of the chaos, airlines wave change fees encouraging people to leave earlier. Heard the weather, changed my flight. Reporter travel experts offer plan b. Rebook. 46 Million People are expected to travel this thanksgiving, many of them by car. Despite heavy traffic and in some places a messy commute, one thing all drivers have to celebrate, gas prices are at the lowest they have been in five years. Carlin castello, abc news, new york. All right. Well the roads and skies are getting back to normal this morning as the snow tapers off. Accuweather meteorologist jim dickey tells us whats going on and whats on tap today. Happy thanksgiving, good news here on this thanksgiving. The storm that caused so many travel issues yesterday, thats departing taking the snow with it. Early on, heavier snow earlier on. Thatll be out of here. Drawn in back behind it. Theres still a chilly day, but better time of traveling across the east. Still snow showers into the great lakes here, nations midsection, nice across florida into Southern California. Rita and ryan, back to you. Traffic getting out of portland, oregon, last night was extra heavy. Not because of thanksgiving, but because of a woman who went into labor. She was alone driving herself to the hospital when she realized she may not make it. Now emergency crews showed up and got her on to an ambulance, you see her right there. And as far as we know, the baby is being stubborn and has not yet been delivered, but what an ordeal and a great rescue right there. Incredible. But could you imagine being that mom . I just, oh. Driving herself. I know. A lot of women do it though. A lot of women do it, ryan. They think they can handle it. Super mom feeling. Yeah. Did you do it . No, no, im a wimp. Whoa. I had a time, a date, and i got in there and got the pitocin. Well watchers in Southern California got an extra special treat during a trip off of the islands here. Look, there was a pod of killer whales hunting sea lions and feasting on kelp. Experts say theyre rare sight in california and probably traveled in from waters south of the state. And baby in the living room, picasso on the wall, thats nothing compared to the bragging rights nor. Woolly mammoth skeleton. It sold at an auction for 300,000 to a private buyer. Its one of the most complete and largest skeletons from the ice age mammal ever found. Theres no word what the buyer plans to do with it, but he may need to build an addition. The auctioner calls the sale quote, jolly unusual. Jolly, nice. Where do you put that examine im trying to think, maybe in the living room. Next to the baby grand. Make blocks the bicar sew. It weighed about six tons back in the day. Modern day african elephant. And i dont know where id put that. You know. Yeah. Good piece next to the dining room to talk about. Maybe in the backyard. Why not . Kitchen maybe. Yeah. I dont know where to go with it this. Ill tell you, woolly mammoth, okay. Seen everything now. Well coming up, saved by the big man. President obama pardonening two very lucky turkeys with interesting names. Absurd ceremony, his jokes and that sasha and malia rolling their eyes. 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You have so much to protect and nothing to lose when you call lifelock right now and get 60 days of Identity Theft protection risk free. Thats right. 60 days risk free use promo code notme. Order now, and get this document shredder to help keep sensitive documents out of the wrong hands. A 29 value, free dont wait until you become the next victim call the number on your screen for 60 days of lifelock Identity Theft protection risk free and get a document shredder free. Use promo code notme. Call the number on your screen now. I hope they had napkins back then. I think they did. Or your pants, whatever. Shirt. Yeah. Good enough. But i hope they forks for thanksgiving dinner at the white house. Thats where president obama and his family will have some friends over and will be spending the holidays. Yesterday, mr. Obama, president obama i should say upheld a long running president ial tradition to the relief of a few feathered friends. Abcs mary bruce is in washington with more, good morning, mary. Reporter good morning, and happy thanksgiving. Well, despite the recent political fire storm over the president s executive action on immigration reform, president obama yesterday was at it again. Using the power of his pen to take action on an issue so important, it was a matter of life or death. I am here to announce what im sure will be the most talked about executive action this month. Reporter the president sparing the lives of these two lucky birds. Mac and cheese. From a horrible, but delicious fate. Some will call this amnesty [ laughter ] but dont worry, theres plenty of turkey to go around. Reporter but only one could be crowned the national turkey. It was a close competition, the two birds were beak to beak on twitter as the public cast its vote. In one corner, mac, a real feather shaker with a ma loads you gobble. In the other corner, cheese, whose been described as a grand champion of a bird. Cheese, you are hereby pardoned from the thanksgiving dinner table. Reporter mac was also granted his freedom as the official alternate. Now those turkeys will live out a life of bliss on a nearby farm in virginia. As for the first family, theyre expected to eneye is not so lucky turkey as they dine with family and friends at the white house today. Ryan and rita. Thank you so much. When you get pardoned, you get blessed like with the pope. I didnt know that. I dont know. Is that part of his royal duties there . You may go, turkey. Go in peace. Hes soft on turkeys. Ive always said that. President obama is soft on turkeys. And its causing a lot of commotion around the country. Be the turkeys love him. Sasha and malia. Look on their face is like really dad, its not cool. We have to get out of here. How much longer is this going to last. I thought they were going to pull out their phone and be like yeah dad, whatever. Text dad to get off. They looked gorgeous. Beautiful, inside and out those girls. Coming up, its a major part of todays holiday, nfl football. Big time divisional matchups on the menu today. Were going to look ahead to all the games, special guests straight ahead. Announcer world news now continues after this from our abc stations. The Detroit LionsDetroit Lions play every thanksgiving. They do. Welcome back, theres plenty of pig zoin go along with the turkey today. Some big, big nfl games. And joining us now is the special guest from world news now, commissioner of football, jack sheehan. First time in a long time on sports radio. I like that. We are ready for three big divisional matchups today. A lot of football is going to go on, starts at 12 30 eastern time. Chicago at detroit. Ironically enough, back, you know, you get the idea. The last time we saw detroit, they were getting their butts kicked by new england. Got killed. On sunday, they got destroyed in that game. 349. So theyre going to try to make good on that. Chicago, the winners of two straight. Really . After that shellacking they took from green bay. They did, but theyve won two straight, they have 56, detroit is 74, if the bears to want stay in the playoff hunt, they have to have this game. If you have an interest, detroit is a seven and a half point favorite at ford field. I like it. Next up, the middle game, so now maybe were getting to the dessert time, you get the idea, philadelphia at dallas. Oh. Both teams 83, dallas coming off that big win against giants. I think most remember the Odell Beckham catch. Dez bryant caught in that game. And the eagles, they still are dealing with mark sanchez. I know. At quarterback. He threw for over 300 yards in that last game they played. Also threw two interceptions. As an eagles fan, not buying them, but i hope we win. The sanchise. Particularly from this chair, i can tell you that much. Im in his corner tomorrow, go mark sanchez. Sorry dallas fans. Its later today. Later today, what am i saying. Dallas, three and a half point favorites at home. Well see how that one goes. Eagles baby. Last up in the event, anyone is still sober enough to watch on tv, a blood bath it could be between seattle and San Francisco, these two teams, they just dont like each other. Oh my goodness. Seattle, both teams are 74. 8 30 eastern time, seahawks coming off 193 beatdown of arizona. San franciscos won three straight games, so they are rounding into form. Best uniforms. They have good uniforms as well. Theyre wearing very similar uniforms to those because theyre playing at home. Its the first time the seahawks, excuse me, the seahawks and the 49ers are going to play in 18 days. They played two games in 18 days. Oh my gosh. If you dont think they like each other now, just think of how theyre going to feel in a couple of weeks. In the event. Matters, San Francisco one and a half point favorites at home. Nelson mandela said not to show your colors. How are the buccaneers doing . Im not sure, thats why theyre google on the internet. Go steelers, go irish, sorry. Thanks. Go irish. I cant believe Kathleen Bigalow is 63. Dancing with the stars, oh wait, he did all right. The 88th macys thanksgiving day parade here in new york city begins in just a matter of hours. Its a combination of months of work by thousands of people. Its one of the last things to be done is the blowing up of the parades huge balloons and covering the event for us today, it was isabell, the daughter of reporter Michelle Charlesworth of wabc, take a look. Reporter we came out here, it was like a miracle at macys with balloons galore. I love thanksgiving, the one reason why is the food. What do you think about the weather . Isnt it stuch a nice day today . Its so sunny, isnt it . I just love this snowy day. Its so awesome. I like him though hes not up. And dynamite kid is always my favorite. And kerr mitt the fog. The six new ones include thomas the tank engine and red mighty morphing power ranger. Its the biggest and longest balloon. So, i dont know how high it is, its maybe like one mile up. I dont know. So, keep your eyes peeled for this guy because hell fight through the tv and get you. What do you think about this awesome power ranger . It doesnt look like a power ranger. Thats a crazy little brother, jack. I love it, wings, but no teeth, and he lost the back wing. What is your favorite . Mine is snoopy. Snoopy. The weather is terrible, but the people are awesome. Macys balloons have never been, ever been better. Happy thanksgiving. This is isabell, abc news, new york city. And she does the robot. Oh my gosh. Her and her brother have a future. They do. And thats what they told me when i first came to abc, dont let anybody like the microphone. Just a reminder right there. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, there we go. Wow. Nice. The woman with the big head. You look great. Right. I want to be you. Oh boy, this is painful. This is painful. This mor this morning on world news now, ferguson fall out, protests overnight in missouri and around the country as a family of Michael Brown meets with other families in new york. What they had to say about officer Darren Wilsons side of the story. And shot in seconds, the video release showing a 12yearold waving what looks like a gun. Police responding, forced to shoot and kill the boy. Was there something lost in translation over police radio . Smash and grab. A minivan crashes into the store. Thieves hopping out and doing early black friday shopping with a five finger discount. All unfolding in just a couple of minutes. And its turkey talk, live to the butterball hotline getting muchneeded help for cooking. Were thankful that helps on the way. From abc news, this is world news now. Good morning, happy thanksgiving, im brian smith. Im rita ninen. Great to have you here. Great thanksgiving to you. You have a turkey dilemma folks, you have to see this to believe it. Its pretty bad. Yeah. Its bad, but we have someone from butterball hotline whos helping us out a little bit today. We have serious news on this. Holiday, dont we . We do. Protests continuing in ferguson and other cities across the nation in fact. Several dozen demonstrators were arrested in los angeles. Theres more fallout following the interview with Darren Wilson. Abcs Marcie Gonzalez is in ferguson with more. Reporter they marched through the streets of st. Louis, and stormed city hall. Their chants this is what democracy looks like. Reporter echoed across the country. A third night of protests against police profiling and a grand jurys decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson for killing Michael Brown. Wilsons claim in this exclusive interview with george that he is remorseful doing nothing to ease the anger. You know, im sorry theres loss of life, it wasnt the intention of that day. Its what occurred that day. And theres no, nothing you can say thats going to make a parent feel better. It sounds like you dont think you were responsible. I did my job that day. Reporter browns parents call the words insulting. They were taken back looking at interview because they felt that he had no regards for their child. And that was hurtful to them. Reporter this community is still hurting. Still recovering from monday nights riots, trying in the smallest ways to heal. It has been a calm night so far here in ferguson, and police and the National Guard are out in force making sure it stays that way. Marcie gonzalez, abc news, ferguson, missouri. Another Police Shooting raising questions this morning, 12yearold boy in cleveland killed after pointing a fake gun. A Police Officer killed the child within two seconds of arriving on the scene. Theres our reporter. Reporter this surveillance tape made public at the request of the family. It shows the 12yearold on a cleveland playground holding what appears to be a weapon. Police roll up, confronting him, it takes just seconds, the passenger door opens wider an officer fires striking the boy who later died. Shots fired. Male down. Black male, maybe 20. Black handgun. Reporter but the gun, you can see it here, turned out to be an air soft pistol that will shoots soft pelt pellets. Hes pointing it at everybody. Reporter noting three times in the call the gun could be a fake, but dispatch apparently didnt relay that to the responding officers. Keeps pointing a gun out of his hands and pointing it at people. Reporter the officer, 26yearold Timothy Loehmann on the job eight months. He ordered rice to put his hands up before he fired. The weapon in this incident is indistinguishable from a real firearm. Reporter thats because it was missing this orange tip, designed to signal that this is not a real firearm. Police in new jersey showed us the difference. This is an air soft pistol similar to the one used in cleveland with the orange tip removed. Im just two feet away, does this look real . Absolutely. Reporter the family believes are the situation could have been avoided. The two officers involved are now on administrate ifz leave. Abc news, new york. Now to the powerful noreaster winding down this morning after throwing a wrench in thanksgiving plans from North Carolina to maine. Power was knocked out to hundreds of thousands as the storm moved to vermont, new hampshire, and maine. Crews are scrambling to restore electricity. It couldnt come at a worse time, dumping rain, snow, and sleet along the east coast. Earlier in the day, icy roads west of the i95 corridor caused one accident after another. Backing up traffic for miles. And it was a nightmare at the airports. Nearly 5,000 flights delayed and more than 700 canceled. As much fewer people trying to drive today, things are getting normal with snow tapering off. Jim dickey had more on whats in store for today. Happy thanksgiving. Still tracking our noreaster that produced so much in the way of travel havocs yesterday. It is departing, not before weve picked up nearly a foot of snow in some portions of nenld. Numerous reports of power outage. The winds picking up as well. Now again, the good news is it will depart. Tracking out to the north and east. Still snow through the Morning Hours across maine in particular, weve been watching that come in by the noontime hour here. Cold air drawn in back behind it. Looking at the wide view across the country, seeing rain here into the northwest, still snow showers in the great lakes, best spots to be, florida, texas, Southern California. Back to you. Thank you so much, jim. All right, you might call this mean spirit airlines. The low cost no throws carriers is raising the fees for the holidays. Its going to cost an extra 2 to check a bag between december 18th and january 5th. The fares are about half that of other airlines but gets an average of 55 in fees out of every passenger. Just in time for the holidays, lets raise the fees. Surprise, surprise. My favorite part of the story though has to have been i think somebody very high and mighty and powerful weighed into this, the good lord. Tuesday night, tuesday night Spirit Airways was struck by lightning. Tampa to new jersey, atlantic city. The spirit moved them to strike that plane. Im just kidding. But its baggage karma. Baggage karma, there you go. Exactly. Well the federal government wants a nationwide recon japanese made air bags or else. Ordering to expand the recall to the entire country. Not just a few states with high humidity and wants it done by tuesday. If they dont comply, they could be fined 7,000 per vehicle to a maximum of 35 million. The drivers side air bags at issue are found in several vehicles. Well stores in chicago are on alert after a growing number of smash and grab robberies. Look at this captured on videotape. A minivan crashes through doors and into the glass doors. Several people came out and several others came in from cars waiting outside. And now 20 people ran into the store twice, grabbing thousands of dollars in merchandise in just two and a half minutes. Incredible. Well the historic countdown clock thats been a fixture of the space launch is now retired. Nasa says floridas storms, humidity, and salty air have taken a toll on the clock and the cost of replacing the bulbs isnt practical. Itll be only display at the visitor complex. Its using a modern video display board. Itll debut next week during the test launch. Thats really an innovator. So familiar to so many. Very sad. With all the news about bad weather running around for thanksgiving day weekend, one illinois family decided to get a ahead start. Thats right, these le murs at the brookfield zoom wasted no time feasting in. Sweet potato pie thats not fair. Yes, it is. No, its not beer. And a faux turkey made of biscuits. And it was dressed in cranberries and made of grape jelly. I like hes going straight they needed to be bread. Is this something i dont know. Look at that guy. Slow down. Pace yourself, pace yourself. Very cute story, i love that one. One reason they celebrate early is to greet their human friends who they hope will come visit today since admission to the zoo is free. Do you think they know its thanksgiving . I bet they dont get beer often. Really . That really wasnt beer, animallovers. Do you think you know thanksgiving turkey are made out of meat and notes by cutes . Are they vegetarians . So many questions. Tweet us, let us know. Yes. Well coming up, locking the breach, the high priced Security Systems may not be as safe as you think. Well show you how the thieves can render them useful and how to protect your family. Youre watching world news now. Your family. Youre watching world news now. Atching world news now. Announcer world news now weather brought to you by mucinex fast max. Is that really a thing . It sounds made up. I cant sleep when im all stuffy. I take offense to that. Im not going to argue with a talking ball of mucus. I think youre being a little hasty. Hes not with me. Mucinex fast max night time. Multisymptom relief plus nasal decongestant. Breathe easy. Sleep easy. Start the relief. Ditch the misery. Lets end this. She loves to shop online with her debit card. And so does bill, an identity thief who stole marys identity, took over her bank accounts, and stole her hard earned money. Unfortunately, millions of americans just like you learn all it may take is a little misplaced information to wreak havoc on your life. This is Identity Theft, and no one helps stop it better than lifelock. Lifelock has the most comprehensive Identity Theft protection available. If mary had lifelocks bank account alerts, she may have been notified in time to help stop the damage. Lifelocks credit Notification Service is on the job 24 7. As soon as they detect a threat to your identity within their network, they will alert you helping protect you before damage can be done to your identity. Lifelock has the most comprehensive identify theft protection available, helping guard your Social Security number, your money, your credit, even the equity in your home. My years as a prosecutor taught me that we all need to protect ourselves from crime, in todays world that includes Identity Theft. Its a serious problem. We all have to protect ourselves. [ male announcer ] while Identity Theft cant be completely stopped, no one works harder to help protect you than lifelock. You even get a 1 million service guarantee. Thats security no one can beat. You have so much to protect and nothing to lose when you call lifelock right now and get 60 days of Identity Theft protection risk free. Thats right. 60 days risk free use promo code notme. Order now, and get this document shredder to help keep sensitive documents out of the wrong hands. A 29 value, free dont wait until you become the next victim call the number on your screen for 60 days of lifelock Identity Theft protection risk free and get a document shredder free. Use promo code notme. Call the number on your screen now. Welcome back on this thanksgiving morning. We have something of a warning now for anyone who uses a Security System to keep your home your business safe. You paid a lot of money to have that installed, but as paula ferris is about to show us, there are hightech ways to make that system worthless. Reporter alarm systems, designed to protect you and make you feel safe. An estimated 38 million americans turn to these systems to help secure their homes and businesses. But, are you really as safe as you think you are . Just hit go. Reporter logan lamb, a cyber researcher says hes found alarming weaknesses in some home Security Systems. All it takes is the right tools and knowhow. With every system that ive tested, which has been from four different manufacturers, theyve all been vulnerable in the exact same way. They pop up books. Reporter ryan and bonnie allowing us to visit their house. And for logan to test their home alarm system, provided by adt, one of the leading Home Security companies. You want peace of mind, you want to be able to go to sleep knowing that youre safe. Absolutely. Probably 100 feet from the house now. Reporter logan uses a laptop equipped with special software, antenna, and this device that detects radiofrequencies from wireless aarm systems. Showing us three ways hes able to interfere with the system. First, a false alarm causing the homeowner to receive a signal on their key pad. A closed door is open. Itll keep doing that until i hit stop. Reporter they may think they may need to open and close the door, potentially leaving them open to an intruder. That was way too easy. Reporter his second demonstration is even more startling where he completely disarms their system. All ill have to do here is hit play, itll create some interference with this door sensor reporter its disarmed right . It should be. I dont hear an aarm. Reporter hes detecting when the system is activated and other Movement Like when a door opens or closes. Youre learning the familys patterns and learning the best time to strike if youre a perpetrator. Yes. Reporter after restoring the system, he says the best way to stay safe be aware this is possible. They should call their provider and ask them, hey, is my system vulnerable to these attacks. Reporter adt is committed to providing customers with security and Technology Advancements and works regularly with our suppliers to enhance the security of our products. They invited anyone with concerns to contact them. And while there is no record of these types of attacks, logan still warns. May not be a huge concern today, but it will be in the future. Reporter for ryan and bonnie, the experiment was eyeopening. You had no idea . No idea. Reporter blew your mind. Paula ferris, abc news, tennessee. Scary. When you think about it, right . 30 of burglaries happen because of an unlocked window, unlocked door or window open. And two million burglaries a year reported in the u. S. So this is a serious issue. And what gets me, we have a home Security System in our place, and so many people dont have it, about 17 of americans, only have an alarm system and its one of the things you think of the last minute. Once you get it, you think its perfect. Just right. This report, very good. Well coming up, were talking turkey. Thats right. Straight ahead, our annual discussion with the folks at butterball, all you need to know to get that straight. Thats coming up next. Tips on thousand avoid a thanksgiving tragedy. Home fires spike, what you need to do to stay safe. Stick around, youre watching world news now. To do to stay safe. Stick around, youre watching world news now. Youre watching world news now. Announcer world news now [suspenseful music] [male narrator] child abduction by a parent or Family Member is a crime. Get involved. If you have any information concerning a missing or abducted child, please call 1800222find or contact your local law enforcement. You might be the one who saves a childs life and their future. Happy thanksgiving if youre up with us at this hour, theres a decent chance youre already hard at work at the big meal. Oh yeah, preparing the turkey is hard work, luckily, shep just one phone call away. Joining us by phone is march of the Butterball Turkey talkline, good morning, march. Good morning. March, ive got a huge situation, i hate to waste this moment for personal gain, but i left my home a couple hours ago, and i went to brine the turkey, and ive got to show you this shot. Only two third of the turkey actually made it in the brine. The vast majority of the turkey is sticking out of the bowl. Oh dear. I didnt have a bowl big enough for the turkey, what do i do . Oh dear. Well, sometimes what helps is if you put a cloth over the turkey, make sure it gets into the brine, and that kind of leeches the brine up over the top, and that seems to help somewhat. Oh, so im not the only one whos been in the situation, it was too late, snowstorm, couldnt get another big bowl. Thank you for that, march. Sure, you folks have been having it, havent you . Yes. Absolutely. Hey marge, my life has been dry turkey after dry turkey. I dont know what a juicy turkey is, whats the biggest problem that people have in getting that turkey too dry . Well, they overcook, thats what makes it dry. And if you use a Meat Thermometer, then youll know exactly when the turkeys done and you wont overcook it, but its basically just overcooking dries it out. Whats the temperature i need on the Meat Thermometer . You want 180 in the thigh. Love it. Love it. Marge and what is the biggest disaster someone has called you with . Well, you know, most of the calls are more heartwarming, the new bride whose concerned because her mother and motherinlaw are arguing with the other and so she calls us to see what we might say. And always she relieved when we told her it was her mother that was right. She felt so much better then. Oh, thats so cute. Marge, what is the butterball hotline number . That people need to know. Were at 1800butterball. Or you can reach us online at butterball. Com. You can go on facebook or twitter, instagram, pinterest, all will have butterball information for you. Help you get that beautiful turkey on your table on thanksgiving. You sound like you know what youre talking about, marge from Butterball Turkey, thank you so much for the tips and for joining us. Thank you, next year, were coming to your house. Okay, well off good thanksgiving and dont forget to butterball it. I like that, marge, thank you so much. Sure. All right, we have the mix coming up in just a little bit. Stay with us. Of this years superstar. coughs coughing can really be disruptive. With a record breaking fifty million votes, your superstar is. Thats why theres delsym. Delsym helps silence coughs for a full 12 hours with an advanced time release formula for all day or all night relief. Up to twice as long as other cough liquids. So the only sounds youll hear are the ones you want to hear. Bianca cheering delsym. Silence is relief. And now for a limited time try delsym for free, with mail in rebate. And now its time for the mix. Warning on the story, it may make you cry, its so heartwarming. Grandma boop, 83 years old, all shes ever wanted was to be in the macys day parade on thanksgiving day. She has wanted this so badly, and take a look at what her family did for her. Actually be in the parade. How can i be in the parade . We got you in the parade. Aww. Am i really in the parade . Youre in the parade. [ applause ] grandma boop, you deserve, you are really going to be in the parade. As a clown. As a clown. Shes going to be a clown. Look at the turkey, i love her outfit right there. Maybe just see that for sheers she wanted years she wanted this and she gets it. I love the turkey hat, i want one of those. Hows that going to happen . How are you going to make it happen . But they made it happen. I cant wait. Okay, another thanksgiving edition of the mix, how about this . Jet blue and zappos surprising travelers as they come to the airport. Check this out, they had this essentially its a game of baggage roulette, there they are, labels there on what people win, and if it lands on it you win a prize. Take a look. Theres somebody who won like a free round trip from jet blue, and so doesnt that make the baggage claim experience so exciting . Look at that. Sure. You win all kinds the prizes. This happened at travelers arriving at terminal five at new yorks jfk on wednesday. This is the best experience ever in baggage claim. Oh sure, until they tell you its 50 to get the prize. Im just kidding, they didnt charge, that we know of. You know, some of us are still bitter about the baggage fee. Little raw. But that was sweet, i have to say. There is an Animal Shelter in roanoke, virginia, that really made a push this thanksgiving to try and get 25 of their animals adopted. Take a look at some of these cute furry animals. Aww, adorable. Their goal was 25, found out tonight, they did 30. Applicants were able to name the price for the new pets, like priceline for pets. I love that though. Thats finding homes, thats what its all about. They want to help the shelter make room for the animals. This was the first to have adopted the animals overnight, and it wants to make room for animals because theres more coming later in the holiday season. Oh my gosh, i love it. Yeah, one more, spodify is making your turkey perfect. Time for turkey, you list the amount of pounds, you select the mood, and it creates a play list for the length of time you have to have that turkey in the oven. You can let your music play. Right in the kitchen. Youre in a group most likely to develop skin cancer, including melanoma. Thats why your best shot is to check for a spot. Follow through and check your skin. Go to spotskincancer. Org to find out how. This morning on world news ae. This morning on world news now, Holiday Travel mess, noreaster dumping snow over roadways, cars stranded on the side of highways, thousands left without power in the wake of storm. Accuweather has the latest. Pepper spray arrests around ferguson. Plus Michael Browns family reaction to abc newss exclusive interview with officer Darren Wilson. Shocking scene. Video release showing an armed man taking people hostage. What investigators are piecing together from the evidence. And hollywood safety. If youre thinking about trying something crazy while cooking, think again or be prepared. Well help keep you safe from yourself this thanksgiving morning. From abc news, this is world news now. I cant stop thinking about turkey. I was going ask you, are you cooking . No, were going to a service that sends you food. Youre working. Thats the excuse i like to use, yes. But im so hungry. And excited to be here today. Are you . Yes. Well, theyre serving today, orzo, and this is turkey today. So this is what was left for me. Isnt that nice . This is my cohost rita ninen whose apparently very generous. Yeah. Okay. Well lets talk about the weather because its been frightful out there to be honest. We begin with the winter storm making a mess of thanksgiving plans up and down the east coast. Hundreds of thousands lost power before turkey in the oven. Many roads are still treacherous this morning. Heres more from gio benitez. As millions hit the road fir their thanksgiving day destinations a powerful noreaster dumps snow on every state from North Carolina to maine. Reporter record snow totals outside washington, d. C. Estimated 41 Million People will be on the roads this thanksgiving, thats the most in seven years. Weather snarling traffic up and down the i95 corridor. Accidents littering the roadway. This car slid into a guardrail. A wreck on i77 in virginia backed up traffic for seven miles. Officials across the region issuing speed restrictions to slow drivers down. Were urging motorists to drive with additional care and allow more time to reach their destination. Reporter the midwest hit hard too. Parts of minnesota digging out from almost a foot of snow. And in iowa, this tractortrailer jackknifed, salt spreaders and plouls are racing to keep up with travelers on one of the busiest days of the years. These are the storms where you see that dangerous black ice, the rain and snow creating that thin invisible layer of ice on pavement. Thats why you need to be especially careful on bridges and round abouts. Abc news, new york. Good advice. Its the first significant snowfall of the season for new england where theyll spend thanksgiving morning digging out. Jim dickey tracking all from accuweather, good morning, jim. Good morning, happy thanksgiving, of course still seeing snowfall out there. This is the same storm that brought all the travel issues up and down the i95 corridor on wednesday. Coming down heavily across portions of new england in particular. Numerous reports here as this has been a heavy wet snowfall. As far as storm totals are concerned, stripe of six to 12 inches extending from where we have seen the snow end across pennsylvania into West Virginia and up on into new england. Some spots though, particularly across maine will end up with a bit more of a foot. Good news is the storm is departing, taking the snowfall with it. Still some snow through the Morning Hours, but by the noontime hour, itll end in maine. Back to you. Thank you, jim. Its been a relatively quiet night in ferguson as hundreds of National Guard troops patrol the streets. Demonstrators called for change. Abcs reporter reports. Reporter all of this in the name of Michael Brown, a growing protest nationwide against police profiling. We need more people. Reporter in st. Louis, they stormed city hall. Get up. This is an unlawful awesome bli, you are being ordered to disperse on the areas. Reporter the ords of Darren Wilson havent kaunled the debate calmed the debate one bit. In this exclusive interview with george, the one person everyone wanted to hear from in this case on what he would say to browns family. You know, im sorry that their son lost their life. It wasnt the intention of that day. Its what occurred that day. And theres no, nothing you can say thats going to make a parent feel better. Sounds like you dont think you were responsible. I did my job that day. Do you feel any remorse . Everyone feels remorse when a lifes lost. Like i told you before, i never wanted to take anybodys life. You know, thats not the good part of the job, thats the bad part of the job. So yes, there is remorse. Reporter browns family and lawyers werent hearing any of it. It was very hurtful to Michael Browns parents when he said he had a clear conscious after killing their unarmed teenage son. They would take him back looking at the interview, because they felt that he had no regards for their child. And that was hurtful to them. Reporter meanwhile back in ferguson, police are still trying to explain how they let a small group of alleged arsonists get the best of them. If any of us knew last night was going to be what it was, crystal ball, wed have probably done something different. We could have never imagined that. Reporter families here worry more of the city could burn as the protests continue. Theyre also worried about what happens when the federal government announces its decision on possible charges in this case. Abc news, ferguson, missouri. Police in cleveland have released Surveillance Video showing this Fatal Shooting of a 12yearold boy by a rookie officer. He was caught on camera waving and pointing what looked like a firearm. Police say the officer issued three orders for the boy to show his hands. The officer shot him. The weapon turned out to be a pellet gun and protesters rallied in support of the boys family who now say police acted too quickly. In norman, oklahoma, how a frightening hostage drama unfolded two weeks ago. Gunman is seen in the lobby holding a weapon to the workers head. Later on, the gunman shot his way into a legal office and took more hostages. After four hours, everybody came away safely. New details this morning about what may have led to that daring raid by American Special forces in yemen. Yemeni official says an american journalist and several other westerners were being held in a cave by al qaeda militants, but they were moved just two days before the rescue mission. We have more on the raid. Reporter it was in the predawn darkness when u. S. Helicopters carrying some two dozen u. S. Commandos including members of the navys elite seal team 6 and Yemeni Forces swept in to free the hostages. The location, one of the most remote and dangerous provinces in yemen. Where al qaeda affiliates have flourished. After landing, the commandos crept silently on foot to a cave keep in the mountainside where they were hiding the hostages. A shoot out killed at least seven militants, but the u. S. Commandos grabbed all eight of the hostages, six yemenis, saudi, and ethiopian and flew them to safety. Abc news, washington. Promising development in the battle against ebola. Researchers say an experimental, an experimental vaccine appears safe and triggered signs of immune protection in the first 20 volunteers to test it. There were no serious side effects. The death toll from ebola now passed 5600 with most of the cases in liberia and sierra leone. Scientists discovered a gene mutation that could start them on the path to leukemia, lymphoma, or other blood diseases. Having one of the mutations does not destine someone to develop a flood cancer, but raises the risk of that more than tenfold. It also increases the chance of a heart attack or stroke and of dying from any cause over the next four years to eight years. The discovery could to lead a Screening Test to determine who exactly is at risk. Good news about smoking in the u. S. This morning, its at the lowest level on record. 18 were smoking last year. Compare that to 1965 when more than 42 dead. The government began keeping track. The cdc says 17. 8 isnt good enough, below 12 by 2020. Okay. Well this happens every year, turkeys get pardoned by the president , but this time, this time, the president found an especially good reason to make his move. Lets face it, if youre a turkey, and youre named after a side dish, your chances of escaping thanksgiving dinner are pretty low. So these guys are well ahead of the curve, they really beat the odds. Maybe next year theyll be named sweet potato pie. Mac and cheese. Yeah. Mac and cheese. And they got away. What i find funny about what the president just said there, he made the joke, i thought it was funny, malia who was standing there was like, i dont get hes not even funny. So painful. Dad thinks hes funny, but hes not. They are teenage girls, look gorgeous i have to say. I noticed that too. The years of them being with the turkey being pardoned. Remember ten dwreergs he was the funniest, now come on dad, we have to text. Mac and cheese are free. Hope i can catch them. You like your mac and cheese. Coming up, more talk. And also more fires happen today than any other day. An Important Message from firefighters before you put that bird in the oven. Youre watching world news now. Now. Announcer world news now weather brought to you by dawn. The Little Things we do. ] can make a big difference. Every time you use dawn, youre using a brand that supports Wildlife Rescue efforts. Experts trust dawn. Because its tough on grease yet gentle. You by my side makes the Little Things so good be a part of the bigger picture. And your kindness makes the Little Things that you do for me go to facebook. Com dawnsaveswildlife. Welcome back, no matter how you plan on cooking your turkey today, lets hope it doesnt turn out like these. Videos of deep fried turkey fires are all over the internet. Firemen say today is the busiest day of the year. Paula ferris with lessons on how your feast could be flamefree. Reporter its where the holiday magic happens. Thats it right there. Reporter the kitchen can be a danger zone, especially on thanksgiving. Why is thanksgiving day so dangerous . Its one of the few days where almost everyone is preparing a meal. Reporter more fires start in the kitchen than anywhere else in the home, and on thanksgiving day in particular, there are three times more fires than any other day of the year. Weve had fires where people took the turkey right out of the freezer, put it right in the oven, forgot to take the plastic off, next thing you know you have an oven fire. Reporter for these new jersey firefighters, feasting at the fire house on thanksgiving eve is a tradition. Turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes. Reporter lots of carbs. Itll be one of the busiest days, theyre serving up trim the turkey safety tips. Dont wear loose fitting clothing, do not leave your food unattended, and if youre going to fry that turkey, do it outside. What if theres a grease fire on the stove. Put a lid on top, water will spread the fire. Reporter they store their fire extinguisher under the kitchen sink. Instead, store it in plain sight and near an exit. And should you use it, spray low and slow. Fires double every five to ten seconds and can consume a room in just one minute. So before you do anything else, call 911. Getting our fill of food and safety this holiday. Paula ferris, abc news, new jersey. Have you ever had a kitchen fire . Ive had more than a few. What . My wife is going to hate me for this, weve had a couple, whenever we have them, she runs all around the house screaming, waving her arms, doesnt know what to do. I dont mean to make light of it you have the fire extinguisher. The water as well, but you know, its how did it happen . Its always a pizza box. A pizza box . Its like a pizza box, you forget its there, the next day youre forgetting it and the box burns. Its scary. That happens . You have to be careful with the ovens, especially got to be careful ordering pizza at his house. Were going out. Watch out for my wife going nuts. Oh no. Well when we come back, its time for thanksgiving, the skinny thanksgiving style. We have a rocker on the rocks and some turkey tips from a rather unlikely source. Youre watching world news now. Now. Announcer world news now continues after this from our abc stations. Skinny so skinny i miss that music. You do. I do. I do. Ning. We start with a more serious story about garth brooks. Hes promoting his comeback album, but hes decided to put some tv appearances on hold. He didnt want to be seen drumming up support for himself amidst protests over the grand jurys decision not to indict Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown. In a statement on facebook. Brooks says to spend the day promoting our stuff like nothing was wrong seemed distasteful to me. Among the shows he bailed out on was live with kelly and michael. He offered to make up the appearances at a later date. I dont know many celebrities or singers that have something new out that would do that. Take a moment to pause and think that both sides could be affected by this. Up next, the lead singer of creed. These guys hit it big with the song with arms wide open. Is that the take me higher song . With arms wide open thats not the take me higher song. Back in 2001, he won a grammy. Now creeds lead singer scott stapp says hes the victim of a vicious attack by unnamed people. He says not only is his name being dragged through the mud, but hes had a lot of money stolen from him. He posted a long video on facebook asking his fans to keep the faith. Im sober. Im safe as of right now in a hotel room, and dont believe any of the lies, and the truth will prevail. And the truth will come out. Im not sure what youre talking about, scott, but anyway, he goes on to say he needs a good lawyer. So lawyers out there take note. And that he has all the evidence he needs to sue those who are attacking him and win in court. Very cryptic. Okay. Hmm. All right. How about we move on to saltnpepa. A blast from the past. Who can forget their classic song push it. If youve forgotten it, now you can see it because take a look at this geico commercial. The announcer states, quote, if you are saltnpepa, what you got to tell people to do is that. Push it. And they end with geicos game of saving 15 or more on car insurance. And circa the 1980 jackets. Check them out. Finally, it just wouldnt be thanksgiving without some turkey cooking tips from the speaker of the house of representatives. I need to hear what john boehner has to say. Apparently hes a smooth operator in the kitchen. Hes been using his current brine recipe for five years. Among his ingredients. Water, bay leaves, kosher salt, peppercorns, garlic and 16 ounces of pure maple syrup. Put it in a pot and bring it to a point where its about to boil and turn it off. Take a bucket, put a bag in there. Put the turkey in there. After ive rinsed it off. Put the brine in there. Brine has to be cool. Put it in the fridge for about 24 hours. Take it out. Rinse it off. Mr. Speaker, anything tastes good with all that sugar. My goodness. He looks good. Check him out in the kitchen. He cooks his bird breast down for half the time and lets it rest after cooking it for about an hour. Probably easier to cut . Think its time we could go over to his place . Hey, speaker, were available. What time should we be over . And so does bill, an identity thief who stole marys identity, took over her bank accounts, and stole her hard earned money. Unfortunately, millions of americans just like you learn all it may take is a little misplaced information to wreak havoc on your life. This is Identity Theft, and no one helps stop it better than lifelock. 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I didnt know that. Neither did i. Why . For better or worse, shopping now goes hand and hand with thanksgiving. Sure does. Of course everyone loves a bargain while buying their holiday gifts, but the guy youre about to meet has been told he cant shop online, at least with one retailer. Rebecca jarvis with the man who kohls put the kibosh on. Reporter he is such a super saver he says one retailer banned him for cutting too much into their profits. She says i was no longer welcome to shop kohls online. Reporter and his strategy is something many retailers actually encourage, Price Matching. That is when a store matches a competitors lower price on any given item. Its smart shopping. Reporter but israel says the real key to savings is finding retailers that allow coupons and other promotions on top of the price match. And its not just the Big Box Stores like best buy, home depot, and walmart that price match. Even at their small, it never hurts to ask, and ive had success doing that in the past. Reporter but beware, the savings arent limitless, something israel learned just last week when he learned are Price Matching and discounts when he got this dresser down to just 79. He says it was such a good deal, he ordered six, but three never arrived. She told me that the reason that my orders were being canceled was because i was Price Matching too much, and they were losing money on the item. Reporter kohls telling abc news it prefers not to address individual customer circumstances, but it does say on its website that it reserves the right to limit the quantity of items purchased per person. There arent many limitations except that a retailer can reserve the right to decline your purchases. Reporter but no fear, even with the fine print, there are plenty of big savings to go around. Rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. The problem was ordering six. He got a little bit greedy, sorry buddy. Im all about savings. Are you . Yeah. I wish i would price match more. Thats a great story. And theres lots of apps too that rebecca told us youre going to price match. In betweens remiss and thanksgiving, i was looking up sales. Nice really . I just shopped for my father today. Did you. What happened to black friday, buddy. Its called before the black friday. Dont miss updates on facebook. This is abcs world news now, informing insomniacs for two decades. W, informing insomniacs for two decades. Stay with us for gma. Good morning, america. Thanksgiving chill. The coldest temperatures in 25 years as the east coast digs out from the seasons most snowstorm. Hundreds of Flights Canceled much 9 heavy snow toppling trees. Hundreds of thousands without power. Breaking overnight, the ferguson fallout. Protests picking up in cities across america. Hands up, dont shoot. Angry demonstrators out in force in l. A. And oakland, more than a hundred arrested. City hall stormed in st. Louis and a report this morning that protesters may try to disrupt the macys days parade. Live from the route. A highspeed smash and grab. Take a look at this minivan crashing through a store window. Nearly two dozen people pouring in and you