th the check out the pie. you re all right. you know you re getting a second helping of turkey and stuffing. that s not it. you re just going to have double that. it s a gluttonous holiday. welcome back. we have something new here at world news now. we call it ever wonder? did you ever wonder about overeating on thanksgiving. no we just do it. the culinary friends start us off. happy thanksgiving, everybody. reporter: thanksgiving is the start of the holiday season. when families gather and give thanks for the year s blessings. and most of us indulge on one thing. overeating. so ever wonder what you d do about it? this is ever wonder. let s go find out. what does thanksgiving mean to you? thanksgiving means family time, sitting around, having good food. oh, my god.
so to make the holiday a little brighter for them all across the country there are mission as cross the u.s. like this one in los angeles, that are serving up traditional thanksgiving meals. for those who are less fortunate. so great to see that they do that. it is also a truly happy holiday for hundreds of military families in washington state. reuniting just in time for the holiday. good to see this too 200 soldiers returned from afghanistan off to the base near tacoma yesterday. there were lots of hugs and kisses as their loved ones turned out to greet them. some of the most precious moments, of course, the dads seeing their newborns for the very first time. what a great holiday for those families. enjoy every moment of that. and, new york s penn station is up and running this morning. but that was not the case last night. at the height of the evening rush, on getaway day for the long holiday weekend, train traffic actually was shuttle down completely for more than an hour.
millions of people scrambled to get to their thanksgiving defendant nations. hopefully, you got there safe. also, this morning, if you re waiting for all those black friday deals, you may be waiting too long. it s being called gray thursday, if you don t know. the chaos is going to commence just moments after you re done eating the thanksgiving dessert. earlier and earlier. next thing you know, it s it be purple tuesday. we ll be just enjoying family and food. there s plenty of time to go out. but at any rate, to set aside the shopping and food for just a second, there are people in this nation truly grateful for the thing that is most important. we re going to visit with the victims of hurricane sandy and hear how despite the devastation they suffered in recent weeks, many consider themselves still to be very, very lucky. always remember those who are not as fortunate, to enjoy that and keep the folks all close to heart today. that s what this holiday is
and helen mirren co-stars as hitchcock s wife, alma. i promised mother i wouldn t tell. oh. is there anything anthony hopkins cannot do? that looks great. that may be the one i check out. great casting. absolutely here. and we were talking about our favorite holiday movies earlier. my vote still is national lampoon s christmas vacation. timelessly hysterical. you have a favorite holiday flick? when you are a kid and watch home alone what i watched growing up. every time i think of christmas i think of that. classic. good catch. good catch. that s the news for this half hour. follow us on face book at wnnfans.com. on twitter,@wnnfans. half hour. follow us on face book at wnnfans.com. on twitter,@wnnfans.
and take out the pie, you are all right. you know you are getting a second helping of turkey, stuffing, that is not it. you re just going to have double that. it s a gluttonous holiday, everybody. eat up, everybody. welcome back. we have something new here on world news now. we call it ever wonder? yeah, did you ever wonder about overeating on thanksgiving? no. i didn t wonder. no, never. you just do it. abc s dan lieberman and a culinary friend starts off. happy thanksgiving, everybody. happy thanksgiving. reporter: thanksgiving is the start of the holiday season. you know how much people love you? when families gather and give thanks for the year s blessings. and most of us indulge in one thing, overeating. so, ever wonder what we can do about it? this is ever wonder? let s go find out. what does thanksgiving mean to you? thanksgiving means family time, sitting around having good food. oh, my god. i eat, eat, eat. reporter: what do you love about thanksgiv