First i check in with katie. For to you say that you almost didnt need your coat out there, thats saying something. It really; you know how i am, im always the cold person in the room, so the fact it does feel that comfortable for late november, no less, we need to be grateful for that in itself. But it is going to be a beautiful rest of the day for us, and your blackriday, looks pretty phenominal, as well. We start things off by just checking in on storm scan three which remains very quiet as you might imagine, weve got nothing more than couple of puffy white clouds here, over center city philadelphia. Really the rest of the region as a whole, you can thank High Pressure for that. It really is going to be again just beautiful, beautiful afternoon. Check it out. Youre already mid sixs, here. With more of southerly push of air out in the highland area, Atlantic City region, shore points in the 60s, currently at 60 degrees at Philadelphia International airport. Obviously, tad cooler the
With foam. I like spending time with h her. After 17 years of service, with two deployments in iraq and afghanistan, quality time is something both nineyearold ariana and her mom cherish. Just us two. So its good to be together and putting this together for us. Giving us a chance to get out of home and do something with friends and other people that are here with us. Russ collins please come forward, sir. Reporter aboard the battleship new jersey sro t volunteer vets like Russell Collins pulling out all the stops. 1946 he served on this ship. Reporter give active duty soldiers from fort dix mcguire the thanksgiving they deserve. Im thankful for this ship and for all the men were going feed here and all their services and all the people we can help. Reporter over at the philadelphia Veterans Home doors open and meals served with love. For 100 homeless or struggling vets who prove its not about the food or the hype but about the company you keep. Im grateful to be here. Theyre grateful t
Prices while crossing items off the Holiday Shopping lists. Christmas my favorite holiday. I love to gift gifts. If i can get them cheap thats even better. Before the doors opened people lined up outside the store. Pro shoppers rachel britt and her mom came prepared with their own carts that double as seats. Its a lot better to come out now. Dont tell anybody out. Then theyll be here. Reporter at the Cherry Hill Mall door buster deals and discounts mounted in display windows attracting solid crowds all night. Im out shopping with the wife, um, what a better way torque you know, celebrate eagles loss by going out. Spend all the money i have on the wife. Reporter some stores decided not to open this thanksgiving. Even santa took the night off. I got everyones outfit. I coordinated everything, and here we are. Were at the mall and we wanted to take pictures. Theres nobody here. We improvised. Reporter so this happened but clearly i cant fill santa shoes. Do you mind that i stepped in ther
Right now on fox 29, local shoppers have no use for black friday. Theyre out right now taking advantage of huge discounts on this thanksgiving night. Good evening, im dawn timmeney. The holiday feast is just a memory now, and for many it is time to shop till you drop. Fox 29s Jennifer Joyce is live at the Cherry Hill Mall. Jenny, how crowded is it . Reporter its pretty crowded here, dawn. I know that theres debate i know there are some people who think shopping on thanksgiving is oh, so wrong. However, there are other people who think that these deep discounts are oh, so right and we met a lot of those people tonight. Happy thanksgiving reporter grab a cart and go. You got it . Reporter steady stream of shoppers combed the aisles of toys r us in cherry hill thanksgiving evening search fog the perfect gift at the perfect prices while crossing items off the Holiday Shopping lists. Christmas my favorite holiday. I love to gift gifts. If i can get them cheap thats even better. Before the d
Proficiency mark, its very difficult for states. They have to tell people, are our kids getting dumber . Why are our kids not performing well . Sreenivasan those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan this christmas brought all the traditional celebrations of the day, but along with them, new calls for an end to suffering. The most ardent of those appeals came from the vatican. The crowds who filled st. Peters square heard a ho