And we do say good thursday morning, everyone. And happy thanksgiving. It could get a little tricky for those trying to trek to their holiday destiny nations in some parts of the country. A weather system in the midwest is bringing rain and snow that will move east later and bring some Winter Weather into the appalachians, new york and new england. Theres also a storm in the northwest with heavy rain and strong winds along the coast from portland to seattle. There could also be as much as a foot of snow in the cascades. Further south in los angeles the holiday getaway stretch into the evening hours with traffic backed up both to and from l. A. X. Its expected to be the third Busiest Airport this Holiday Weekend and would be a miracle if those people make their flights on time. Heres how the weather will Impact Todays holiday festivities. Good morning and happy thanksgiving to cam. Good morning, diane and kendis. Were seeing lots of green in the midsection of our country which means go so things are looking good here, however, some problem spots in the pacific to a cold front moving through in the northeast. We have a storm system that will bring us snow across new england. Further south in the midatlantic it will be rain. As for that big black friday shopping forecast, the nations midsection looking very nice once again. Its the northeast and the northwest where we could see some wet spots. Diane and kendis, back to you. All right. Cam tran from accuweather, thank you. Donald trump is spending the holiday in palm beach, florida, as his cabinet is gradually taking shape with its first signs of diversity. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has accepted his offer to be the next u. N. Ambassador. Top gop donor betsy devos was also tapped for education secretary and trump is expected to appoint billionaire investor wilbur ross to lead the Commerce Department. This thanksgiving the president elect is calling for restoration and healing. Abcs Stephanie Ramos has the latest for us from washington. Stephanie, good morning, happy thanksgiving. Reporter kendis and diane, happy thanksgiving to you, as well. President elect donald trump is on vacation but rolling out some cabinet diversifying it a little bit with his latest nominees, two women. This morning, president elect donald trump and his family are hunkered down at the luxury maralago resort in florida. On wednesday he released this thanksgiving message on social media. Its my prayer that on this thanksgiving we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country. Reporter while white men dominated his early staff picks, trumps now nominated two women to join his cabinet, haley to serve as u. S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Charter School advocate betsy devos to lead the department of education. Both women are strong Republican Leaders but also the president elects first female appointments. Neither were supporters of mr. Trump on the campaign trail. Donald trump is everything we teach our kids not to do in kindergarten. Reporter haley, the youngest governor in the country at 44 years old feels differently now. Always been president elects biggest cheerleader, i did vote for him, and i was absolutely thrilled to see him win. Reporter haley is the daughter of indian immigrants so shes the first minority selection but has very little diplomatic experience. Devos, who is procommon core, was a delegate for Ohio Governor john kasich but is now on board with the trump team. To the lead the Commerce Department mr. Trump is expected to name 78yearold billionaire investor wilbur ross who may be one of the oldest members of t cabinet and dr. Ben carson, he isnt out of the running just yet. He says an announcement is coming on his role possibly as head of housing and urban development. Some other big names being tossed around, rudy giuliani, David Petraeus mitt romney, theyre all still vying for the top diplomat stop, secretary of state. Kendis and diane, back over to you. Yeah, that announcement expected shortly after the thanksgiving break. Stephanie ramos, thank you. Popular vote, after losing the electoral college, clinton now has 2 million more popular votes than donald trump. Now, a lot of her lead was generated by california where votes are still being counted. Former green Party President ial candidate jill stein has now raised enough money to pay for recounts in the battleground states of wisconsin, michigan and pennsylvania. And back to new york state where security is being beefed up here in the city as a thanksgiving tradition takes place near the president elects home. The macys thanksgiving day parade moves down manhta Upper West Side passing one avenue away from trump tower. Now, in addition to extra patrols, sandfilled sanitation trucks will line the route to guard against a repeat of this summers truck attack in nice, france. Those giant balloons featured in todays parade came to life thanks to the efforts of the inflation crews. This is always a cool thing in new york city. They work late into the evening as plenty of spectators gathered to watch. Among this years new balloons, of a wimpy kid. Its almost as fun watching them inflate the balloons as it is watching the parade itself. As a kid that was the highlight going to see that. Good stuff. Americans will enjoy plenty of turkey today as well but two lucky bird, tater and tot, will not be on the table for mealtime. Thanks to president obama clearly having a good time during his eighth and final president ial turkey pardon, abcs janai norman has all the highlights. Reporter president obama letting the bad puns fly. But this is the last time im doing this, so were not leaving any room for leftovers. Reporter even in the absence of first daughters sasha and malia, the annual turkey pardon was stuffed full of dad jokes. Ive established another tradition, embarrassing my daughters with a cornycopia of dad jokes about turkeys. No way im cutting this habit cold turkey. Reporter the president joined in the rose garden this aaron saying his daughters had a scheduling conflict or something. Actually they just couldnt take my jokes anymore. They were fed up. Reporter over the last eight years the tradition has been a lighthearted start to the holiday season. The president making the turkey pardon into more of a showcase of his punny dad jokes. Time flies even if turkeys dont. Reporter this year the two lucky turkeys spared from the di hes sort of like the vice turkey, were working on getting him a pair of aviator glasses. Reporter president obama poking fun at Vice President joe biden and giving a nod to those turkeys that didnt make the cut. Who didnt get to ride the gravy train to freedom and proved that they werent chicken. Reporter turning almost somber, the president giving a goodbye of sorts reflecting over his presidency and thanking the American People before getting back to the puns. Thanksgiving traffic can put people in a fowl mood. Reporter and the pardons. All right, congratulations. [ applause ] hey. Reporter janai norman, abc news, new york. Now we know why sasha and malia didnt show up. They must have seen the script. Dad well, still ahead, no winner in last nights powerball so the jackpot is now approaching 500 million. Plus, black friday is less than 24 hour here are the new tricks retailers are pulling out in hopes of getting your attention and, of course, your money. And an attempted ambush on a the storm system moves towards central america. The system is a hurricane again. Otto expected to make landfall in nicaragua or costa rica or perhaps both but definitely later today. The dow jones and s p hit another record high on wall street yesterday continuing a postelection trend. The dow rose just over 59 points, but Mortgage Rates also have risen sharply since the election worrying potential home buyers. The average rate for a 30year loan is at the highest level in more than a year. Inus the Holiday Shopping season gets under way and retailers are trying a little bit of everything to try to lure customers into spending. Some offering special promotions like starting cyber monday on friday. Abcs Rebecca Jarvis has a guide to some of the best deals. Reporter more than 137 million americans are expected to shop this weekend on the hunt for the best deals of the season like this 40inch l. E. D. Tv on sale at walmart for 125 100 off for 449. Some retailers are testing out some new tricks. A lot of the retailers are competing on price, but where theyre really also compete something toy exclusivity offering these exclusive toys that you can only get online. Reporter other retailers even trying on for size this novel idea, staying closed for thanksgiving. The cost benefit isnt worth it so might as well just shut down then reopen the next day. Reporter Rebecca Jarvis, abc news, new york. And there was no Winning Ticket in last nights powerball drawing, so the jackpot is now at least 403 million. So while that sounds like a lot of money, its nowhere near the record which was more than a billion and a half dollars. That jackpot was split between three winners. The next drawing is saturday night. Still it doesnt have to be a billion. I will not scoff at 400 million if anyone wants to hand that over. Exactly. When we come back, sparks shoot from a mans pants after and wet and wild, a highspeed chase with a suspect trying to escape in the river. So how did this end . . Happy holidays from crayola. So when do i start . Um, shouldnt it be spokescrayon . Can somebody turn on the a c . Im melting here. . Air marker spraayer . Chemistry, baby im okay. The holidays just got more surprising. You can find these great gifts and more in the crayola aisle. Aaaaaah each sold separately. People say, lets just get a sandwich or something. Or something . You dont just graduate from medical school, or something. And we dont just pull smoked chicken, bake fresh foccacia and handslice avocado. Heres a little healthy advice. Take care of what makes you, you. Right down to your skin. Aveeno . Daily moisturizing lotion with 5 vital nutrients for healthier looking skin in just one day. Aveeno . Naturally beautiful results . When cold and flu hold you back try theraflu expressmax, now in new caplets. Its the only cold flu caplet that has a maximum strength formula with a unique warming sensation you instantly feel. Theraflu. For a powerful comeback. New expressmax caplets. The enamel on my teeth g. The whiteness wasnt there as much, my teeth didnt look as healthy as others. My dentist said that pronamel would help protect my teeth. Pronamel is giving me the confidence to know that im doing the right thing stunning sight in southern california. Workers removing a massive boulder. They watched in amazement as it crashed onto the road breaking into pieces. The highway was closed for at least two days in january because an 18foot boulder blocked the mountain road. And drivers in Northern California and up into washington will have to deal with wet roads this morning. Theres still some snow on some roads in the upper midwest as well but theyll be getting icy in new england today with wet roads further south. If youre flying airport delays are possible in minneapolis and detroit. Also in detroit, an investigation is under way after Carbon Monoxide poisoning. The victims were apparently using a gas powered generator inside a tire shop on the citys west side. A relative discovered the bodies after they had not been heard from in some time. There was no answer at the store so the relative kicked in the door and thats what they found. And the Campus Police officer shot in the head while on duty in detroit has died. The Wayne State University officer colin rose had been on life support. Rose was patrolling an area a few blocks from the campus when he was attacked. A suspect, deangelo davis, is connection with the murder. Check out this dash cam video from lewiston, idaho. A Police Officer suspects a fugitive is hiding in the trunk of that car right there when he taps on the lid and, voila, the wanted man hops out with what appears to be a gun in his hand. It turned out to be a replica but still the pair fell to the ground during a struggle. Backup finally arrived aand they were able to handcuff the suspect who was wanted on drug charges. A sixth child has died in 8yearold Keyonte Wilson was a sixth grader. He passed away last night two days after the accident. Authorities say the crash happened on a road not part of driver johnthony walkers normal route. They are trying now to figure out why he was even on that road. Toxicology reports did not reveal any drugs or alcohol in walkers system. And this frightening scene took place inside a wine store at new yorks Grand Central terminal. The man working behind the counter, watch what happens to him. That is anc in his pocket. A colleague that also works at the store said he thought he had a pocket full of fireworks in his pants. The victim suffered multiple burns and will require surgery. Wow. Some advice if youre involved in a highspeed chase, avoid dead end streets. Thats a good one. The driver of this white van probably wishes someone had told him that. Speeding through the streets of perth, australia, dead end street but the driver doesnt stop there. With no other options he jumps but you can see that officer right behind him swimming almost fast enough to rival michael phelps, it seems. It really does. He did manage to catch the driver and arrest him. They had backup on the other side of the river as well so not too many escape routes. But he was swimming at a fairly good clip, both of they can, nice. Good display of athleticism. One was doing the butterfly and the other freestyle. Thats the problem. Three nfl games are on your thanksgiving menu. The first of them, minnesota against detroit begins at 12 30 eastern but right now lets get some hoops highlights from espn. Good morning, and happy thanksgiving. Unfortunately, the nick folk story is not available right now. You can get that online but we do have sports that happened on wednesday night. Not quite as entertaining. Kevin love, that would be the cavs and blazers in cleveland, kevin love had pretty much a stellar First Quarter. He ate all the food, all the buckets. Love again. Eight threepointers. He actually finished with more points in the First Quarter than the entire blazers team did combined. 34 points for love. Is that a record . 40 for the game. A record for the First Quarter, indeed. Cavs won, as well. How about the lakers and the warriors. Warriors trying to avenge that loss last time they played, moving it around. Curry, you know, that kid, dont call him stephen. Youre not going to get any shoe deal with him. Warriors leading by 23 now. Kevin durant, he plays for them now. Fourth quarter, it just gets so silly. Ian clark lost the ball. Then what happened . That wasnt that silly. He shot it and made a basket. Hey, go eat lots and lots of turkey. Just dont put your frozen turkey in the hot oil if youre going to fry it. Dont do it. Dont wash your turkey. All right. Good advice. Up next in the pulse, sorry to spoil the fun, everyone, but we are about to consume a lot of calories. Wait until you hear just how many. And combining two great holidays, the gravy flavored candy canes. Just by looking in my eyes. But what they didnt know was that i had dry, itchy eyes. I used artificial tears from the moment i woke up. To the moment i went to bed. So i finally decided to show my eyes some love,. Eyelove means having a chat with your eye doctor about your dry eyes because if youre using artificial tears often and still have symptoms, it could be chronic dry eye. Is depression m . Re than sadness . Its a tangle of multiple symptoms. . . Trintellix vortioxetine is a prescription medicine for depression. Trintellix may start to untangle or help improve the multiple symptoms of depression. For me, trintellix made a difference. Tell your healthcare professional right away if your depression worsens, or you have unusual changes in mood, ts of suicide. Antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. Trintellix has not been studied in children. Do not take with maois. 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Heres the good news, nutritionists say its not the end of the world if you overindulge as long as you dont turn that into a four or fiveday binge but for those who want to completely ignore that it features turkey, the cranberry sauce, gravy, its all in one big thing so if you want to keep eating after thanksgiving, you can. Well, a doughnut shop in providence, rhode island, has added a new twist. Its the friendsgiving doughnut. Okay, so get ready. Its a brioche with cranberry glaze, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing. This delicious concoction is something to really give thanks for, id say. Nothing says america more than that. Diet food. Definitely, yes. So many of us are looking forward to topping our thanksgiving turkey with a tasty helping of gravy. But it doesnt have to stop right there at your dinner plate, not at all. So, you can now get your fill in the form of a holiday treat. Introducing gravy flavored candy canes. Thats right, folks. Its a candy cane that tastes just like gravy. Its sold by an online store, archie mcphee. If you dont want to get on the gravy train, they also come in bacon, pickle and wasabi. Bacon flavored candy canes. I might try the wasabi. All right and now after the turkey, the christmas countdown is on, of course, just 30 days until christmas, and a lot of people will be getting their trees this weekend. Growers say the crop is good this year. Good to know. Most of the older evergreens for sale weathered the drought but that may not be the case in a few years because the drought destroyed the young trees just planted so buy them up this year and merry christmas, happy new year. More news after this. Is that the hol celebrating . You dont let anything keep you sidelined. Thats why you drink ensure. With 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. For the strength and energy to get back to doing. What you love. Ensure. Listerine . Kills 99 of bad breath germs for a 100 fresh mouth. Feeling 100 means you feel bold enough to. Assist a magician. Or dance. Listerine . Bring out the bold . Ow so you think santa will like these. Red and green m ms . I dont know i never met the guy whaaaaa he does exist they do exist our top stories, donald trump expected to name fellow billionaire wilbur ross as commerce secretary. It follows his first women appointees, south Carolina Governor Nikki Haley for u. N. Ambassador and betsy devos to lead the education department. Hillary clinton has opened up a bigger lead in the popular vote. Despite her electoral de popular votes than donald trump and those votes are still being counted. Crews in new york city spent the overnight hours inflating giant balloon characters for macys annual thanksgiving day parade. More than 3 Million People are expected to line up along the parade route. And looking at todays weather, there will be some snow in new england, showers in the midatlantic state. The upper midwest will see light snow and there will be heavy rain in the northwest. And finally on this thanksgiving morning, there are plenty of ways to get your is to just bake it in the oven, but you can smoke it or if you are looking to put some adventure into your thanksgiving experience and some risk, you can go for the deep fryer. Reporter its the moment your butterball turns into a fireball. Watch your feet. Reporter truly the stuff of thanksgiving legend and disaster, deep fried turkey. Getting the bird in the oil always an adventure. Whether its flown in by drone or dropped with unfortunate consequences. Drop and run, dude, run. Reporter our old friend bill weir once showed off his dramatic steps to keep everyone safe. While the oil is getting up to 350 degrees, its a good time to remind all pets and kids theyre not allowed anywhere near the frying apparatus. Just to be sure i usually tie my child to a tree. Reporter hes kidding, of course, but this is serious stuff. We treat about 50 patients per year with grease burns. Most of them are related to cooking, and so we really want to make sure that people these birds can be. Cooking oil when its heated enough is just as flammable as gasoline. Nearly any spark will ignite it. Reporter you should only deep fry your turkey outdoors and only on a surface that wont burn like brick or concrete. Wooden outdoor decks are a nono. When it comes to cooking, we asked butterballs talk line expert Marge Klindera for her best tip. Preheat the oil, which takes a little time, and your turkey is thoroughly dry, no ice crystals and then lower it slowly into the hot oil. Its a real quick way to cook your turkey, 3 1 2 to 4 minutes a pound and check the temperature. When it reaches 175, its done and delicious. Of course, make sure to measure the oil and take into account the turkey itself so when you put the turkey in, you dont get oil all over the place. It is 4 30 and happening right now sheriffs deputy hospitalized and his wife clinging to life at this hour. They were both hit by that van you see there. Coming up, more on this active investigation. Its breaking news happening now. A store doused with gasoline before it is set on fire. Unbeliefable video you have to see to believe. Police say what is behind this fire rye attack. Good morning everybody, it is thanksgiving morning. Of course if youre up early this morning, youre probably smelling the turkey in the house. Getting that bird in the oven. Heres a piece of advice, make sure its that you thaw he had. That would never ever happen in your household