Nearly two dozen people pouring in and you wont believe what they were really after. And thanksgiving 911. Everything you need to know before you put your turkey in the oven this morning. Our Holiday Dream Team standing by all morning with the answers to all of your lastminute food emergencies. And good morning, america. Happy thanksgiving to everyone and great to have dan harris. Great to be here. Paula faris. T. J. Holmes all here. We were just saying, does anyones turkey actually look like that . Than the one that we just had . My tofurkey looks like that every time, 100 of the time. I can tell you what people dont like looking at, the traffic weve seen in the last couple of days. And we actually have a look at the traffic around the country. It was a little more peaceful than it was yesterday after that big winter storm. There is a different kind of traffic in some of the major cities. People packing the streets of new york city and philly for two of the biggest parades in the country. Theres my man, rob marciano, my weekend compadre at the nyc parade. Hey, rob. Then there is ginger in philly, the oldest parade in the country and lets start with ginger who has been tracking all of that holiday weather making it so difficult for so Many Americans to get home on this holiday. Ginger, good morning to you. A better day in philly. Oh, so much better. Even on the train down here we saw several of those accidents and obviously this morning it is so much nicer and we are much more festive. The energy is up. The temperatures are down but it is nothing like this. Look at the numbers. Some of them reaching 20 inches. More than eight states afoot or more of snow. One, two, three, go. Up to 20 inches of fresh snow, dangerously coating those holiday roads from North Carolina to maine. Just trying to be safe, getting to massachusetts. Nearly 800 canceled flights. Started down the runway and we got shut down. We keep getting texts its delayed. So, im hoping that we can get out. Reporter the seasons first major snowstorm in the northeast. Striking at just about the worst possible time. I plan to be in North Carolina. Reporter snow piling up, branches and power lines coming down leaving hundreds of thousands with cold homes and warm refrigerators. I think probably all of my food now is going to need to be thrown out. Reporter in des moines, iowa, the whipping winds sending snow sideways and cars off the road. And back east, check out this timelapse video, poughkeepsie new york, getting 10 inches in just 9 hours. Its heavy snow. Its not good. Reporter let me assure you with the map of how quickly this thing has moved out drying out and, yes, you may see flurries in some places but looking at the map there. The numbers with this is going to be cold, all right. Well be in the 30s for a lot of folks. Philadelphia for a high of 42 but its going to feel a lot more chilly than that. Morning windchills all the way back to bismarck and minneapolis, yeah, that is subzero so one question that i my friend paul operating our audio says why cant thanksgiving be in april . Its a great question, paul. I think something we need to answer but for now well look at that forecast and ill be here throughout the parade with so much fun coming up, maybe in april well look again at temperatures. Lets get back to dan and amy. Take it up with the pilgrims. Thank you, ginger. Theyre responsible for the calendar where that falls on the calendar. Thank you, ginger. We should say the overnight snow helped quiet things down on the streets of ferguson although there were angry protests in other american cities. This as this country and the family of shooting victim Michael Brown react to the exclusive interview with officer Darren Wilson conducted by abcs george stephanopoulos. Abcs alex perez is in ferguson. Alex, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, dan. Ed got news here, overnight protests were mostly peaceful. There was just one arrest. Now, Michael Browns family responding to that interview with some strong words for officer Darren Wilson. Overnight, a tense, almost eerie calm in ferguson. National guardsmen patrolling the streets, fearful that protests like this one, would erupt for a third night in a row. And while snow may have kept the protesters at bay in ferguson, the same couldnt be said elsewhere in the nation. Protesters were once again out in force in los angeles and oakland. In st. Louis, one group storming city hall. Demonstrators even gathering outside the u. S. Embassy in london. All in protest of a grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown. In that exclusive interview with george stephanopoulos, wilson addressed the 18yearolds parents directly. Im sorry that their son lost his life and theres no nothing you can say thats going to make a parent feel better. Reporter on wednesday browns parents responding to wilson making the rounds on network television. I dont believe a word of it. Hes a murder. Reporter and the thanksgiving day parade in st. Louis has been postponed until december because of the situation here and in new york city, authorities are keeping a close eye on the parade there today because of internet chatter suggesting that protesters may be planning to target the parade there today. Dan . A lot of people worried about that. Alex, thank you, as always. Lets go now to my weekend coanchor, pa paula faris with a look at the other top stories this morning. Good morning to you and happy thanksgiving, everyone. We do begin with new video from another Deadly Police shooting thats made National Headlines but this one in cleveland where a 12yearold boy was shot. Now, Surveillance Video shows tamir rice in a park waving and pointing what looks like a firearm. Police say that when the patrol car arrived an officer issued three orders for the boy to show his hands and when he did not, the officer shot him. That weapon turned out to be a toy gun. The boys Family Says Police acted too quickly. Those officers are on leave pending an investigation. We do have new details about that daring raid by u. S. Special forces who stormed an al qaeda hideout in yemen this week. They rescued eight hostages being held in a cave in the volatile eastern part of that country. Overnight a Government Official confirmed an american journalist and other westerners were also being held in that cave but were moved just two days earlier. No word on their fate. Meantime, special Operation Forces joined troops from yemen conducting the raid killing seven militants before airlifting the other hostages. And we do have a Major Development in the battle against ebola. Researchers say the first test of an experimental vaccine on people shows that it is safe and, get this, it appears to be working and so far no serious side effects have been reported. Authorities in Northern California say the state dodged a bullet when this Union Pacific train derailed sending 11 cars into that river below. The train was carrying only corn, but once a week a train carrying crude oil travels those same tracks and if that train had derailed, the spill could have contaminated a nearby reservoir that supplies Drinking Water to millions of people. And retailers in chicago on alert after the smash and grab. Look at this, a minivan crashes through the doors of a clothing store, 20 thieves then run out of that van and from nearby cars grabbing thousands of dollars in merchandise in just two minutes they grabbed at least 200 pairs of designer jeans and each pair of those jeans sells for up to 700. And finally, theyre very expensive. A classic case of what would you do. Imagine youre in burger king ordering a whopper, you notice a bag that was left behind in a booth. You look inside and you see this. 100,000 in cold, hard cash. So what do you do . Order a second whopper. Yes. But dan, you took my line. Well, that happened to a guy who runs a burger king in san jose. It was on his birthday nonetheless. The cash would have made for the best birthday present ever but the owner did the right thing, he called police. The police are now looking for that bags owner who has yet to turn up. Dan, you could just offer that owner 50,000 whoppers. Yes, is that is that the math on that. Sometimes they have a special. You can get two or 2 or two for 4, depending on if youre a whopper jr. Person or the woman who knows her bk. I love it my way. Flame broil all the way. Am i the only one who would keep that cash . Im gone. It would not be a story. You wouldnt have anything to talk about. Nobody would ever know. Everyone, do not be afraid of t. J. Right now. Dont leave your wallet alone with t. J. Holmes. Thank you, paula. Well now to the Holiday Shopping madness. The craziness kicking off this morning. So many stores, so many different offer, what should you be buying now and what can wait . Abcs becky worley tracked down the best deals right now. Good morning to you, becky. Happy thanksfricybergiving. Yeah, the sales have started. Were not saying skip the pumpkin pie, but the deals are there for the taking. This sales season is a price slashing dog fight between retail giants opening earlier than ever today. Targets offering Free Shipping on everything and walmart and amazon are undercutting each other like weve never seen. Lets start with tv deals. The hdtv discounts this year are best of the best weve never seen prices like were currently seeing right now. Why . Theres no significant new tv technology. As a result, retailers only have one way to get you to buy a new one, drop the price. Kohls opening their doors at 6 p. M. Has a 32inch tv for 99. Walmart rolls out this deal at 6 p. M. , a 65inch vizio thats 450 off its normal price. Next apple deals. Their store and website have their once yearly sale on black friday. But whats new this year, the best deals are actually today. Bundled with gift cards, new ipads are the equivalent of 100 off at target starting at 6 p. M. Pc laptop deals also compelling. Staples has a 99 asis. Grab it when the doors open at 6 p. M. Bare bone, low specifications but its a laptop for 100. Reporter but if you really, really want to hit the stores on thanksgiving night these are some of the best deals out there. Gopro camera head to target. Bundled with a gift card for the equivalent of 100 off. Beats headphones, best buy has the best price, 80 off, xbox one walmart bundle with a gift card thats 470 worth of gaming fun for 329. Thats electronics. When it comes everything else, clothes, toy, shoes, the sales will be good tomorrow. So, stay home with your family today. Amy . I like that advice, becky. Thanks so much. More on the hottest gifts. Were joined by walmart Senior Vice President , laura phillips, who is in charge of black friday planning and what a job that is. I understand stores open at 6 00 p. M. But online deals are already well into their first hour. You have this very carefully choreographed. Thats right and good morning, amy. Happy thanksgiving to you and all your viewers today. We are ready to go today and just as you mentioned our offers have already started online. I just got a note coming in this morning, were selling video game systems, laptops, doing great online right now and, in fact, all day were open. Come in if you forgot anything on your thanksgiving list to make that turkey. Tonight at 6 00 p. M. Well convert the store into all of the gifts you want, starting with our onehour guarantee items and all these great emms across the store. Weve got something for everybody at walmart with over 400 offers. Savings from 30 to 50 . Those are big savings this year. Tell me what is flying off the shelves. What are the hottest gift trends this year . Talk about a couple of items, that ive got up here with you today. You were talking about tvs a minute ago. Tvs, its all about big, 65inch vizio, as well a 50inch, 218 and on our onehour guarantee program so come in at 6 00, if you happen to run out in your store pick up a voucher and get it to you by christmas. Its a great way to make sure you get that tv. Gaming is hot this year. New systems, ps4, x box1 and the hero of the season, elsa and anna stealing the show. Well have all of the frozen products. 28. 88 really a hot trend were seeing. That will make our Parent Company disney happy. I have those tweens hard to buy in intweener kids and pajamas i heard are a hot gift this year . Weve got something for everybody. For your tweens, let me recommend an ipad, ipad mini, 199 with a 30 gift card and pajamas. We have kids pajamas, all of the right characters for 4 point 50, so really, a lot for kids. I love it. Laura, thank you so much and get some rest. Good luck to you and all those shoppers out there who are ready to line up. Have you seen the lines . Yes, we are firmly in the red zone here for shopping. Now to a holiday controversy. An epic backlash over a biblical blockbuster. The director of exodus is under fire for the actors he chose to play some of the key roles. There are critics who say the cast is too white. This morning the director is speaking out. Abcs david wright has the story. I came here to tell you that something is coming. Reporter exodus of gods and kings starring Christian Bale and Sigourney Weaver not due out for another two weeks. After 400 years of slavery reporter the new moses flick is already making waves. Theres a sea ahead and army behind. Reporter awardwinning director, ridley scott, on the defensive over criticism that the cast of his biblical blockbuster is too white. On twitter the boycottexodusmovie. Some tweeting since when were ancient egyptians white . Others take issue with the fact that black and middle east eastern actors only play slaves in this movie. Scott tells variety this was a business decision. I cant mount a film of this budget where i have to rely on tax rebates in spain and say that my lead actor is mohammed soandso from suchandsuch. Continuing, im just not going to get it financed. So, the question dont even come up, with the notable exception of omar in hollywood. Hollywood has a big diversity problem. They dont often let actors of color or diverse arcs play lead roles in films. Reporter the iconic big screen moses charlton heston. Who is on the lords side . Reporter was no more jewish than Christian Bale. Ridley scotts exodus is in hot water with religious groups over the character moses. He was a troubled and tumultuous man. Religious groups want to make sure the bible is portrayed in a way that is fair and isnt offensive. Reporter exodus may, indeed weather the storm. Bible epics have been huge at the box office in recent years. The controversy ahead of this one in some ways free advertising. For Good Morning America, david wright, abc news, new york. Yes, biblical films usually do spark some sort of backlash which then creates a Huge Box Office boon. Exactly. And decide for yourself when you see the movie. In social square we have our thanksgiving dream team of food network chefs. I love that. Gobble, gobble, gobble. Seated in their turkey thrones, they are ready to answer your thanksgiving 911 questions about turkey, sides and dessert all morning long. Right to it and begin with Alex Guarnaschelli alex, what are your thoughts on cooking the bird breast side down and flipping to crisp the skin for the last hour asks one viewer . I love that. I actually take my turkey out and rest it breast side down so the juices flow back through. The white meat needs the love. Its dry. So roasting it that way, all of the juices pool there and keep it nice and sexy. And then you turn it over, crisp that skin, and youve got that kind of great combination. Moist meat, tasty, crispy skin. Love it. And a sexy turkey. I like that. Alex, all right. Thank you so much. And we want to ask our viewers, keep sending in questions. Get all of alexs troubleshooting tips at goodmorningamerica. Com. Very good stuff, right . Tasty, sultry stuffing. Heavy rain in the northwest. Flood alert right now. Ginger is in philadelphia with the very latest. Ginger, what can you tell us . Oh, this, this right here, come on, girls. Were having a little too much fun. But here in philadelphia were drying out. That is not the case in so many other places in the nation. So we want to go ahead, monica, hit it. I want some music in the background, very light. Yeah, thats good. The Pacific Northwest, you can see some of the heavier rainfall. You can see there 3 to 5 inches in the yellow, 5 to 7 in green. This is after already getting 5 to 7 inches so flooding concerns in the Pacific Northwest and in the southwest the warmth. Los angeles, 84 degrees today. 15 degrees above average. Your local forecast is coming up in just 30 seconds, but first the cold cities brought to you by kohls. Hello, happy thanksgiving day. I am meteorologist mike nicco, it is another spare the air day so do not burn the wood. Our last warm day. Dry on friday. Get the umbrellas ready and the drains and gutters clean because we have wet and breezy weather. Temperatures today are midtoupper 60s and a new 70s in the south bay and inland, east bay. The sevenday forecast shows 13 of rain saturday through wednesday and double that in the north bay. Have all right. More weather headlines and so much more fun to go. You guys ready, one, two, three. Dan and amy. Ginger, thanks so much. Coming up next on Good Morning America, the man being called dr. Duke. An alleged con artist who faked being a physician to stay free at a posh resort. Also coming up, why you may want to put video games on your Holiday Shopping list. Meet the young gamer who is being paid like a top athlete. Gma is on the lookout. How you can stay safe while driving in treacherous conditions. The important rules of the road you need to hear. More of your lastminute food questions answered, turkey, sides and desserts with our allstar chefs. Rob