Travel day. The third busiest amtrak stra station in the country. But the real hot spot will be the roads. Here is how it looks at this hour. Nine out of ten travelers are driving this holiday and the peak comes later this afternoon. Good morning. It is a busy day filled with people traveling to their thanksgiving destinations and rushing to get everything they need in time for their thanksgiving meals. We are live team coverage. Katy zachary is watching the roads for us. Lets begin with glenn who has your thanksgiving forecast, glenn. Yeah. We are in pretty good shape in both areas. The rain that we saw this morning has moved offshore. We have a whole bunch of nothing heading this way. Nice weather not only around here but across much of the country. There is the rain moving up to new england. Boston may still be getting some delays because of that rain today. As far as the next couple of days, chicago with some really nice weather and its getting warmer on friday. You can see a lot of places warming up. Friday continued dry weather over the next couple of days. Getting up to 50 degrees by friday. Washington d. C. In the 50s. For thanksgiving around here it will be a nice day. It will be chilly to start off the day. By 9 00 a. M. We are still closer to the freezing mark, maybe in the 20s at 7 00 a. M. If you get up early abdomnd in the afterno only mid40s. Well talk about the rest of the Holiday Weekend coming up. Majority of travelers will be driving to their thanksgiving destination. Expect a lot of company all day in our area. Lets get more with katy zachary. I want to start off with some numbers. We are talking about a Record Number of travelers this thanksgiving holiday. Aaa told me we will see the most travelers this thanksgiving of any thanksgiving in the last 12 years. It means a lot of people on the roads. When is the heaviest travel . You can expect to see it pick back up this afternoon. You can see right now thinks are looking pretty good on the roads. If you can now might be a good time. We do know based on aaa that some of the choke points and some of the most congested points montgomery drive, belmont avenue and gulf road in montgomery county. Things are running smoothly there. Average speeds in the 60s. We do have a few minor trouble spots. There is a multivehicle crash right where it meets up with i95 northbound. Expect a ramp closure there and also hazardous conditions. When i see you in a half hour well look at new jersey and delaware. Tsa thinks it might be the busiest thanksgiving week on record. Pamela osborne is live. How is it looking out there . Reporter hey, it is actually looking pretty good for being the day before thanksgiving. I will step out of the way and give you a peek. You can see people moving very smoothly there. You could expect longer lines. Once you get to security all electronics larger than a cell phone must be placed in one of those xray bins. Thats something new. There will be more bomb snuffing dogs on hand. If youre supposed to be bringing something for thanksgiving dinner and wondering how you can get it through, you can carry on solid food items. They cant have liquids in them. You should plan on leaving two hours before your flight. You can take a look at the board of departures of dozens of flights that are listed. All of them are on time which are great news if youre heading out this morning. Well see you again at 11 30 on how things are moving down here. Nbc 10 news. All right. Thank you. We have continuing coverage of the Holiday Travel rush on air and online. Turn to the nbc 10 app to get weather and traffic alerts sent directly to your phone. Fire crews rescued a man from the roof of his burning home. A fire broke out on north holly street. Crews quickly got that fire under control. Medics treated the rescued man at the scene and say he was not seriously hurt. Philadelphia police say an arsonist started a fire inside a home. The homeowner wasnt about to let him get away with it. Youre looking near intersection of south 70. Police tell us the man lit the fire and two people tried to chase him off. The homeowner grabbed the gun and shot at him. Police are looking for the arsonist. Investigators confirmed they found the remains from two victims at the Senior Center in west chester. They will be back at the scene today to look for the two who are still unaccounted for. Authorities have not identified the remains they found. They said four residents were unaccounted for. The fire broke out late thursday night. A man who lived near the fire scene talked about he and his neighbors rushed in to help. Once you got kind of assigned to a resident you stayed with them. Someone literally stayed with that person to make sure they were warm, safe, talked to them to make sure they werent anxious. And overnight the atf tweeted this photo showing a new aerial view. Investigators say they will work through the thanksgiving holiday to determine a cause. Investigators report a possible breakthrough in the stabbing death of a man in a strip mall. They say police have identified two persons of interest and that police have one person in custody and that person has been questioned. No charges have been filed. And this is Surveillance Video police got just after the killing monday night. You can see two people dressed in black going from one parking lot to another. They walk up to a car and take off running in the opposite direction moments later. Fbi agents say they have strong reason to believe brady paid an opponent to quit running against him. They say there is also evidence that others within the campaign knowingly attempted to Skirt Campaign Finance rules. We now know the fbi got a warrant to see emails linked to the campaign. The fbi says bradys campaign concealed a 90,000 payment to get him to drop out of the race. Bradys Attorney Says they complied with the investigation earlier this year. There is no evidence of anything wrong in those emails. He also says his client hasnt been charged with a crime. They believe there is probable cause that brady and others committed conspiracy, wire fraud and violated limits. Breakfast. They sponsored the survivors thanksgiving breakfast to remind families they are never forgotten. After the breakfast motorcade delivered of almost 20 fallen officers all over our area. Philadelphia will get into the holiday spirit with annual lighting of the holiday tree. And here is a live look at the museum. You can see the 54 foot tree. It is decorated with more than 10,000 lights which will be switched on just before 6 00 this evening. Up next, military plane crash, the search is on for three missing people after a transport aircraft crash into the pacific ocean. And remembering david cassidy, a look back at a teen idol whose looks and music impacted a generation. And youll need to bundle up on thanksgiving. What about the rest of the Holiday Weekend . Ill break down the forecast day by day just ahead. We report on the search for the survivors. According to the u. S. Navy search and rescue operations following a greyhound aircraft crash southeast of o intense search and rescue efforts for three personnel continue in conjunction with the Japanese Navy and aircraft in the area. At approximately 2 45 with 11 crew and passengers on board crashed approximately 500 miles southeast of okinawa. It with was a routine flight carrying cargo to the u. S. S. Ronald reagan. This is the latest in a string of incidents in the region t. Guided missile destroyer and u. S. S. John mccain collided in june and august collectively. Seven sailors died when it collided with a cargo ship off the east coast of japan. It crashed into a tug boat in japan but there were no fatalities or injuries in that incident. Back to you guys. Dramatic new video shows earlier this month bay soldier. He crashed his jeep just before the border. His fellow soldiers shot at him injuring him. He underwent surgery and today doctors say he is awake and watching american movies like transformers and bruce almighty. In the last hour larry pleaded guilty. He appeared in a michigan courtroom this morning. He was accused of molesting dozens of high profile athletes including Gabby Douglas while telling the women he was performing routine physical exams. He faces 25 to 40 years in prison. Well, as we have been saying for days, we start the day off with some rain especially in delaware and south jersey and thats what we are seeing now. 55 degrees. The wind is picking up, 15 Miles Per Hour. Still some rain in parts of south jersey. Northern delaware is drying out as well. The temperatures still a little bit higher than average even for the High Temperature this time of year. 55 in avalon. The solid area of rain that ended an hour or so ago, these are lighter showers and the sun is coming out in areas to the west. There is that storm going up towards new england. So boston is getting a pretty nasty day. Much of the rest of the country in pretty good shape. As we go through the rest of the day we have northwest winds that will start dropping this afternoon. By 6 00 down to 38. In philly down to 44. It is 55 right now. So if youre headed outside it doesnt feel so bad now. Take the heavier coat. It will feel much colder. 39 in reading and potstown. It will feel like its in the 20s this evening. 30 in allentown. By midnight tonight and tomorrow morning for the beginning of thanksgiving, 20s in many of the subur suburbs. The winds will be much less than we are seeing today. By noontime we are only in the 30s in many parts of the area. It will be a chilly day for thanksgiving. At 5 00 we are still only 39 degrees in philadelphia. This is not going last. Well see warmer weather coming in on friday starting off in the 30s but getting into the 50s during the afternoon. Thats quite a change that well be seeing. For thanksgiving itself we showed you how cold it is going to start. By 9 00 a. M. We are in the 30s. In the afternoon we are in the mid40s. Again, without a lot of wind. Black friday forecast is fairly similar, starting off the day in the early at 6 00 a. M. It is near freezing by afternoon. We are getting up near or above 50 degrees. And the rest of the weekend is looking okay too. For the eagles the main issue may be the wind. 25 Miles Per Hour winds. All right. Thank you, glenn. Taste of germany is returning to philadelphia. Final preparations underway for the Christmas Village. Up next ill talk about how you can give back to a great cause while you check out this very cool holiday experience. The Christmas Village is celebrating its tenth year. The newly renovated love park. Here with us today is thank you for stopping by. There were construction concerns that kind of pushed the unveiling back. I imagine things are on tap for tomorrow. We are ready. We are setting out the whole thing. We are ready. For folks going down to check out the village, whats new and exciting this year . The most exciting thing is we have new vendors, everything is new. We have new enton. We have anniversary weekend. Yeah. We have several things deaf niltly go down there for things you can enjoy. Yeah. You can bring your dogs. We have family activities like kids corner. We have everything for everyone. I know your argorganization, well have a special weekend coming up. Sure. This isne every year to grant wishes of about 350 local children in our area. Many arediffult time because the children battling cancer and other life threatening illnesses. What better time to grant a wish than in the Holiday Season . You cant help but think they are giving up their day and time and giving up what talent they have to try to help somebody else. Thanks to you guys for coming byhi morning. Really appreciate it. It opens in philadelphia tomorrow through Christmas Eve at love mark. Thats the new location in center city and the Charity Weekend is saturday december 16th and sunday december 17th. For more information tap on the nbc 10 app and look for find it on 10. Ready to hithe time to hit the road. A Record Number of people are expected to travel for the thanksgiving holiday this year. Right now a look at 76 and Spring Garden as people try to get home for the holiday. It will be just as busy at the airport today. More than 24 Million People are expected to fly across the country. That means you better pack your patience along with your clothes. And if youre staying home you may be rushing around getting the last few odds and ends before shoppers arrive. They were here despite the rain coming down. We have everything you need to know. Katy is watching the roads. We are talking to travelers and lets check back in with glenn hurricane schwartz who has your travel forecast and thanksgiving day forecast. We are improving conditions over just about every part of the east except for new england. The rain that we had is pounding all of new england including the boston area. Thats where we may have issues with travel during the day today. The rest of the country pretty much is dry and the weather is going to continue to be good over the next couple of days. Here is from chicago to cincinnati, lots of sunshine getting warmer on friday. Some times this time of year we have to worry about snow in places like pittsburgh not this time. Washington d. C. Getting into the 50s by friday. It will be chilly but no precipitation. New york, boston improving weather as well. On thanksgiving day itself its going to be dry around here. A lot of sunshine, not nearly as much wind as we are seeing today. Starting off the day in the 30s. It is in the 20s in the suburbs. We are starting to warm up a little bit. It will be a chilly thanksgiving day across our area. We are going to be seeing a warmer trend. Well let you know how warm it will get this weekend coming up. Thank you. Certainly as you head out the door later today and youre driving traffic may be a bit of a problem. The roads are packed on this day before thanksgiving. Katy is keeping her eye on the hot spots. I was checking hot spots in the traffic center. I will tell you things are looking really good. If now is the time youre getting out the door youre heading to your holiday destination. This is at belmont avenue. You can tell traffic is running pretty smoothly. They say this part will be one of the most congested parts. Lets take a look at your drive time. 476 all in the green whichys the airport is buzzing this morning. Travelers try to make it home for the holidays as well. They think it might be their busiest thanksgiving week on record. We are live at philly international. Give us a sense of how busy it is there thisyeah. Line. Pretty goes down and then some. Million people will belyacross to handle that there will be an increase and there will be more bomb sniffing dogs around. You could experience longer lines at checkin and security. All electronics larger than a cell phone must come out and be placed in an xray bin. If youre supposed to be bringing something for thanksgiving dinner andre a wondering how youll get it on foods but those foods canno ngid to go without any trouble. An hour and a half to two hours prior is good idea. Even things like knives for carving a things can go but you have to do it righ lon. We are not standing next to the same people for too long. The other good piece of news is i look out of the dozens of flights that are listed there. All of them are on time. Once you get here you shouldnt have too much troubljust a few. Nbc 10 news. All right. Thank you. The night before thanksgiving is famous for another reason. It can be a dangerous roads. It is one of the busiest days for binge drinking and accidents. Aaa has advice on what you should do if youre getting together with friends. Whether it be designating a sober driver, calling roads. Mothers against drunk driving says high risk drinking and dui related injuries skyrocketed by leading the pack. Holidays make sure you have the and weather conditions. Fans and 70s pop culture icon david cassidy. He went to becoming a g heartthrob failure. Ev patterson has that wholesome charm, angelic voice. Cassid use it it to capture the hearts of a born 1950 to af actg he land the role that idol. He started as keith on themily. After the showstar broke out on becoming so famous the term cassidy mania was coined. One girl was trampled at a driving three fouryear span. Are you an addict . I will always be an me. When friends ofrs or family members begin thats when began to be very concerned. Hackers stole the numbers. Es also stole the drivers license numbers ofers. Hack. Pai100,00 she loves parts and learning and would makeddition to any family. We have a wonderful young lady named day. There you go. Ars ago. We also brought her here and their head she loves hoops though she couldnt play this year. I was supposed to play basketball this year. supposed to be try jutouts. I couldnt go because i didnt have my physical. I cant play this year. Day loves sports and she loves school. It teaches you about life and how a baby develops from like one month, two months, how it grows. Day is exceptionally smart and spirited. She is a very bright, sweet kid. She loves basketball obviously. She has loved it for a long long time. She also loves music and she loves to dance. She is actually a fabulous dancer. She would prefer an African American family. She would love to have a family with siblings who are active. She would be a wonderful addition to any family anding a lot of fun and love and humor. Day is this weeks wednesdays child. If you would like to make days dream come true or the dream of any wednesdays child go to nbc1and search wednesdaysall 1866doadopt. The magic of the Holiday Season was alive and well in center city. They took in performance of finding neverland at the academy of music. All of these kids were adopted after we profiled them wednesdays child. It is a nbc 10 and the National Adoption center. Listen how it feels for one little girl to have a forever family especially during the Holiday Season. We just feel like we are sisters and brothers. We are cousins but i feel like thats my sister. A great night for so many p through sunday. Crews will be getting the famous balloons ready for the macys thanksgiving day parade. Thousands are expected to watch the balloons being inflated in manhattan. Extra security will be in place. Police will also screen visitors. No large backpacks, coolers umbrellas will be allowed. You can watch it right here. Coverage begins at 9 00 a. M. Thats followed by another annual thanksgiving day tradition. You can watch the National Dog Show presented by purina tomorrow afternoon only again right here on nbc 10. The eagles getting set for the Chicago Bears this sunday. Will they play without elliot. He was being evaluated in sunday nights game against the cowboys. Head coach Doug Peterson says his condition is improving and he is hopeful. I dont want to speculate on a bunch of things a that and the other because a lot of it is speculation. I do believe that jake will be ready. Nice. The birds are back at home to take on the bears. We have your covered before and after the game beginning at 9 30 a. M. With eagles game day kickoff. Join us for eagles game day finals after nbc 10 news at 11 00. Up next the battle for your cash. How online retailers are using thanksgiving day to get a leg up on stores before black friday hits. Plus busy Holiday Weekend is here. Ill break down the forecast day by day just ahead. An exhibit is helping those struggling with infertility. It is called the art of infertility. Steven is one of the exhibits organizers. He running the healing art thanks for beinghg me a heavy s. What can people expect coming to this event . I think seeing the art work in general is enough for people to open up a an accupuncturist. Yeah. It was kind of what made me want to bring this to philly. I have been working with patients struggling and patient after patient they do it silently. They are not talking about it so much with their friends and their family. I feel like they needed a way to engage that conversation. So when i say you this originally in seattle i knew i wanted to bring it to philly. It is one of the places we dont talk about sex, periods, all of those things all that much. E co struggling to get through it better. Yeah. And talk a little bit. What has been the response to this . What has been the response . It has been interesting. I think theres a lot of people who look at it like why are we talking about infertility . At the same time i feel like it really does open a conversation. Every time i talk about it with my own friends its something they never originally thought to talk about. Iyone is okayg abou i just wante that k like one i eight couples are struggling with infertility one in four can end in a miscarriage. Why do we not talk about it all of the time . We help people grieve thanks for having me. The art of infertility in philadelphia is running through november 28th at the Jewish Art Center on north 3rd street. For more details tap on the nbc 10 app and look on find it on 10. Blaay retailers we give you a look at the question of buying now or wait. Black friday is coming. You know that because the ads are everywhere, save on this, get a deal on that. What used to be a tradition to walk off all of that holiday turkey at the mall has turned into an online sprint to get your money early. It is totally blowing up online. He runs blackfriday. Com. That name doesnt really carry as much weight the first year think online sales will surpass instore sales. The retailers are supporting shop on our web site on thanksgiving morning. You dont have to wait until black friday. One thing that hasnt changed, big screen tvs still reign supreme. The most overlooked deals are luggage sets and childrens home. Youll likely find discounts on those items too. Whats left for cyber monday . If you see a product on sale for black friday. If its not on sale black cyber. He doesnt recommend waiting until the last limit. The prices may not last but rest assured a sale, just trying to pull people into the stores more and more. To buy and nbc 10 app for a link sales go. Maybe it means we can find a parking space at the mall on friday. All right. 55 in philadelphia. The wind is picking up a little bit. This is about as warm as it will be for the rest of the day. Temperatures not going up. It is going down. There is the last of the rain coming toward it is shore and heavier rain towards new england. The only snow is way way up in the mountains of new half inch to an inch towards the shore and in southern delaware, pretty much the way we had called it yesterday. Now, you can see these feels like temperatures. The temperature going down and wind going up. So thats why im putting this on. Feeling like or so. norning thet illy, feeling