Here with the beautiful forecast. Happy thanksgiving. Max defender 8 is on the job but as it scans the skies it is certainly not finding any rainfall. That is great news as i know people are still traveling this morning. 52 degrees in brooksville. It is cool just not as chilly. 57 and harvard dale. This gives you the perspective. Tampa is about 4 degrees in our burn dale this gives you the perspective. Tampa is about 4 degrees warmer than yesterday. There is a storm system headed through the rest of the country. I will have the impact on us coming up at 5 08 along with your hour by hour forecast. Hundreds of people packed the streets of tampa for the annual goodygoody turkey arena. This race kicks off very soon. Reporter exactly. Participants will start here in downtown tampa and snakes through the streets of the city. Right now you can see the setup underway. There is a flurry of activity here even at this hour. This is the 2nd annual race. You are looking at video from last years 5k. A recent study found things giving is the most twice as popular as new years day. The number of runners who participate has gone up by a percent on thanksgiving over other holidays. It is a good way to burn off those calories likely to be packed on during dinner later in the day. We just talks talked to a spokeswoman and this is what she had to say about the winners. Everyone gets a finisher medal. Adults, male, female for use, then first place for age categories. Back live this morning, this is a live look at the finisher medal you just heard the spokeswoman mentioned. This will be given to every single participant. The race gets underway at 7 this morning. You still have time to get down here after the news. Yes. Absolutely, a great way to spend your thanksgiving morning. Shopping list by preparing to serve others in the. Meredith is at metropolitan ministries in tampa where the annual thanksgiving dinner is being prepared. Good morning. Reporter good morning and happy thanksgiving everybody. Yes, this started well before we arrived this morning. The gravy is being heated up here, tons of gravy. In a 2nd i will tell you exactly how much. All of this mashed potatoes are going, all of this to serve 600 people. Volunteers have been working for days and this morning it is all going to come together. A thanksgiving meal will be held here in tampa later this morning but the vast majority of the meals prepared today will be delivered to partner sites in hillsborough, pinellas and pasco county volunteers prepared nearly 2 tons of stuffing, one ton of turkey, 80 gallons of gravy and 1000 highs all of that work done by pies. All of that work done by volunteers. You are helping people i think that is why people keep coming and they keep coming every year. Reporter of course the work single day of the year. They will be right back at it getting ready for christmas tomorrow. It is so incredible that all of the work that the volunteers do. Were so grateful for a that. Sex this morning many are waking up with the painful hangover. Wednesday night is the busiest bar of the bar night of the year trumping new years the heaviest Police Presence out at the nightclubs. Many patrons at this bar say they had a plan for a ride aching advantage of the clubs own uber account. I dont take the risk. Im not about that. We are not about that life. I always uber. The club manager says know when someone has had one too many. The increase Police Enforcement will continue through the weekend. This morning were learning more about the murder of an elderly st. Petersburg man or johnny moore shot the victim during an argument before taking off in the victims motorhome. We flew over mlk and us 301 where authority spotted that getaway vehicle. The arrest went down in the middle of the street. Eagle 8 on 40th avenue north in st. Pete. Police tell us moore shot randy white in the chest. Were told the 2 our fence friends were told the 2 were friends and currently rooming together. Nikki haley is considered a rising star in the republican party. Policy experience. Also joining the Donald Trump Team is that the devos. She wants to expand the School Voucher programs. A frantic search for a missing person after a platform collapsed in china. At least 67 people have died in 2 others injured. This is the construction site of a power plant cooling tower. First responders li still trapped under the rubble. Still no word on what caused the structure to collapse. Many americans are waking up with families but family but minis are still traveling. 49 Million People are expected to travel 50 miles from wednesday to sunday. 89 percent will drive to their destinations so expect congestion says you hit the road things getting morning. It is quite out there now but many people will wake up and head to grandmas house a little later on today. Take it slow and be safe out there on the roadways. Time now is 5 08 and we are here with the look at the weather. It is a comfortable day today. It will be mild this morning. You may feel a little more by the afternoon but let me take you outside. There are a couple cars right here. 63 degrees at this location. Let me take you hour by hour. We get to 64 degrees at 8 am. Already in the 70s by 10, 77 for lunchtime with an afternoon high of 81. Will see a few passing clouds, a lot like you did yesterday and 71 degrees at around 7 pm. Our humidity is not too bad it is just that we have spent the last couple of days in that invigorating category. Quite as dry when you walk outside. Near 80 degrees both today and tomorrow and of course keeping a dry. We have one cold front coming through on saturday. Not much rain and not much cooler air either. Another cold front brings us our better chances coming up next wednesday. Hurricane otto is just about to make landfall right now. It will pass over Central America into the specific Pacific Ocean but no effect on us here of the tampa ba is celebrating a big milestone. The macys thanksgiving day parade is turning 90. Some of the special floats you will see hundreds of people gathered for a march in candlelight signs in support of their police department. He was gunned down as he sat in his patrol car on sunday. A 31yearold was arrested monday and has been charged with capital murder. Take a look at this video out of new york. That is and ecigarette exploding in a mans hands while he was at work. Others around him running from cover for cover. One man runs out of the store. The incident happened at Grand Central station wednesday morning. The man burns. Hundreds lined up for gourmet thanksgiving feast prepared by the citys top steps chefs. The homeless shelters homeless shelter host the mail every year for thanksgiving. Celebrities, political leaders and others serve the food. Right now lastminute the 90th macys thanksgiving day parade. More than 3 Million People are expected to line up on the streets of new york. It features 16 giant balloons in the return of Charlie Brown and the debut of the balloon from the new movie trolls. We are also expected to see a tribute to all decades starting with the 2000 and ending with the 20s. You can watch all the floats and marching bands right here on news channel 8 starting at 9. Something to keep in mind when sitting at turkeys are affectionate and curious animals at least that is what one breeder, lincoln says. She is better known as the turkey was for. She owns a turkey farm and says she started bringing them 8 years ago as a hobby but now she houses over 200 turkeys in a variety of colors. She says they actually make great companions. They sit in your lap. They wanted want to be realize that. Now i feel really guilty. She adds is they if they are not trusting it is because they think they are going to be eaten and i think they are onto something. Now to a consumer alert black friday is almost here but instead of heading to the mall you can help all Small Business owners right here in the tampa bay area this weekend. We introduce you to a local business that is fighting for some of your christmas cash score deals might sound fun to some shoppers but many times it is hard to find something unique at those big box stores. It is not always about the almighty dollar. It is about keeping the cultural life. After you have had your black friday fix Elizabeth Graham hope she will head out to forever beautiful. That is for wind and spa. We dont use a lot of because it may be more reasonable, but those issues are so important to me as an individual that i wanted to make a stand for it that is what we do here at our salon. Forever beautiful is a big part of the holiday celebration, day shoppers are invited to visit local stores as a part of Small Business saturday. You can pick up everything from vintage close to the reason why you want to come here is were going to offer you an opportunity to buy gifts, support your local community. According to the National Retail federation, Holiday Shoppers are expected to shell out more than 650 are expected to shell out more than 655 billion in stores this year and as much is what hundred and 17 billion online. Store owners here in some amal heights hope to get a slice of that cash by giving shoppers something different, and experience along yelp announced the top 20 cities to shop local in 2016 and tampa came in at number 6. Getting your passport stamped you will be eligible to win a local shopping spree. For more information check out our website. My favorite part of shopping local is you can get something unique. The have a soap shop, everything you can imagine is very one strip. In sports another comeback victory for the lightning took advantage of 3 consecutive power plays wednesday night. Talk top of the 3rd the lightning were down 2 one but alex and callahan scored 12 seconds apart helping the bolts beat the philadelphia flyers. The lightning are now 13 . 7 blue jackets tomorrow night. The bucs are preparing for another important game sunday as they seek their 3rd straight win. They will host Russell Wilson and the seahawks. They are 5 5 and 2nd in the nfc south. Football is another big thanksgiving tradition. Make sure to keep it right here in news channel 8 for the game between the Indianapolis Colts in the in america with off kostas and dan patrick starts at 8 pm. It is 518 on this thanksgiving morning. Average a lot of people are already of cooking. You get the food, the football, the family and friends. What more could you ask for. Max defender 8 is helping out as well. Is scan the skies and confirms no rainfall. And keeping an eye out for some light fog. News but you might see some right around the sunrise time. We warmup quickly. 77 at noon, warm and dry for this thanksgiving at 81 that is not unusual for november. Novembers typically our driest month of the year but this november has been exceptionally dry. We have had one day of rain. 62 tampa. Just checked in with dennis and it is 62 degrees. Mild temperatures this morning. During the afternoon partly cloudy. A bit warm for this time of year in the low 80s. This cold front sioux city north so we stay warm. A little more wild spread widespread fog possible that we are warmer than average is another cold front has to the east. On sunday we are slightly cooler. Happy thanksgiving. That could affect your drive this morning and one of them is the turkey trot. Heres what you need to know. This will be close down here between maureen and howard. That kicks off at 6 30 and last until about 9 30 a. M. That kicks off at 6 30 and last until about 9 30 a. M. Portions of channel side will also be closed. It should open up around 9 30 a. M. Will also be closed. It should open up around 9 30 a. M. How do you get around it . Plats and cleveland will take you east and west. We also have another turkey trot in clearwater. It is an annual event. There are a lot of turkey trots or other races in this area but this is the 10k. It is the biggest one so you will see closures on key road. Gulf to bay will remain open. This begins at around 6 30 a. M. And last until about 10 30 a. M. And last until about 10 30 a. M. Thanksgiving. Avoiding a trip to the er still ahead, 8 on your side has some important reminders when preparing and serving your family feast. It is 5 20 we will be right back. Speaking of tech wonders, with the geico app you can get roadside assistance, digital id cards. Or even file a claim. Do that. Yeah, yeah that should work. Its not happening. Just try again. Thanks. Hmm. The awardwinning geico app. An important safety alert many of you have started to prepare your thanksgiving feast medical experts say there are more home buyers on thanksgiving than any other day when the oven is on and check your turkey frequently. In the video you are seeing if you are deep frying your bird remember to do it outside and be sure it has completely thought. Placing a frozen turkey in the deep ire can cause explosions of hot oil. The most common hazard this holiday is an accidental cut to the hand. Experts recommend using a carving fork when cutting the turkey and trying to avoid distraction when working with knives. If you do cut yourself wash the wound with water and then head to the er you think youre going to need stitches. All knives are more likely to cause a cut than the sharp once. Another thanksgiving tradition, the perino dog show. It airs right here at noon on news on channel 8. 170 breeze will compete for the top for the top honor. I know i will be camped out on the couch watching the dog show. Thousands of people across the country are saying things this morning in donating is high. In our next half hour ill introduce you to some special cooks getting ready to serve up more than just meals and smiles this holiday. But first a live look this morning over downtown tampa. Your thanksgiving forecast is coming up in ju closed captioning is brought to you by famous tate it is 5 28 on the things given and even emerging man thanksgiving and even mod man is happy on this emoji man is happy on this thanksgiving. On saturday a cold front will come through but it brings our will come through and bring us this morning kitchens across the bay area are busy as people prepare for a big thanksgiving meal. We are live thousands of people for the holiday. Some people are lacing up their shoes and hitting the streets for a special thanksgiving run. 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