The kitchen at the Phoenix Convention center is buzzing. We had a few cooks starting at midnight and then trickling in the rest of the day. Reporter it is to help feed thousand force the Salvation Armys thanksgiving feast. It is a lot of undertaking but it is a tradition for us now. Reporter in all 750 volunteer also lend a hand for volunteers will lend a hand for the big day. Theyre packing up 2,200 meals that will be delivered across the valley and theye expecting to feed about 1,500 who walk through the door. It is a good thing to do on this day. There are a lot of people who need help. Reporter 1,200 pounds of stuffing, 1,200 pounds of potatoes and 80 gallons of gravy. Each plate will be made with tlc. The chef was telling us how it was supposed to be put into the tin. He said make it look nice. Reporter he says going the feel like it is a home away from home. Alison rodriguez, abc 15. Thank you. Lets talk about the most accurate forecast. A live look outside. Pretty nice. This is camelback here. Im sure theres a lot of people trying to hike, maybe get in a work out before chowing down. We started off pretty chilly this morning, but this is feeling really nice. I was just outside. Winds out of the north northwest at five Miles Per Hour right now. So it is gearing up to be a beautiful, by noon were going to reach 70 degrees. Well be breezy by 2 00. 75 by 4 00. Coming off of our high of 77 today a little bit cooler at 6 00, maybe as dinner is winding down. It looks like well see 66 degrees for a high. Well be mild for the next two days, but that is not going to last. Were going to start to work in some rain chances in that most accurate sevenday forecast. I have all of the details for you coming up. Thank you. Breaking overnight, an off rushed to the hospital after getting hit by the van. The deputy is in serious condition, his wife has life threatening injuries. She had to be airlifted. Were told the driver did stay on the scene and impairment does not seem to be a factor. A video showing a scary scene. On the other side of the highway is a driver going the wrong way on the loop 303 right around northern. The driver nearly slamming right into a dps trooper. That trooper was able to pull the driver over without anyone getting hurt. And more danger on the roads as a motorcyclist is in serious condition after a crash near the loop 101 and northern. The crash happening a little after midnight. No word on what actually caused this twovehicle crash. New this morning, were getting our first look at the man who put a gilbert neighborhood on lockdown. We brought this as breaking news yesterday at 11 00. So this is the mug shot of tracy mccoy. Here is video youll see only on abc 15. Into custody. They believe he is a suspect in two armed robberies at two Circle K Stores tuesday night. A scary scene at a popular hiking trail a phoenix man falls to his death while climbing lookout mountain. This is in north phoenix. Another hiker saw it all, called 911. The man who was in his 60s or 70s lived in the mountain in north phoenix. He hike there had before. A fellow hiker said the area where he fell is very steep. I hike the mountain probably four or five times a week, and it is real tough to see Something Like this. Firefighters say holidays are very busy for mountain rescues, especially when the weather is nice out. Thanksgiving is the file for family to come together, but for karen perry, she remembers the family she lost five years ago. Her three children died after crashing into the superstition mountains. Their father at the controls also killed. This week karen heading back to trails of the superstitions. She heads up wings of life, helping children who have unique needs. She also wrote the book angel 3 talking about her loss and what she has gone through. And now 911 calls made by neighborhoods just before 48 yearold Gabrielle Parker was shot and killed. The neighbors warned police that parker was not thinking straight and could be dangerous. And i why is that . Because he has a weapon and he is unstable. Officers say parker threatened them with a machete. His family says the officers were too quick to pull the trigger. A scary crime alert out of tucson. A frightening Home Invasion caught on video. A couple held at gun point as three robbers steal stuff right in front of their eyes. The Surveillance Video only shows one of the thieves, but the Police Released the video hoping someone will recognize a trio of burglars will be casing their place in plain sight. They were setting up traffic cones. They set them up in important of houses, backed a truck right up into the driveway so that they could load up. One woman tells us heritage son came home to find the front door open and the house cleaned out. And what scared me the most is knowing that my daughter could have been here and then they went to a second home and somebodys daughter was there. Glendale p. D. Saying they hit tw near olive and 50th avenue. Each team they hopped a fence, used a crowbar and broke in. The getaway driver is still on the loose. The witnesses say he is driving a black dodge truck with Arizona Cardinals license plate. The governor ducey is encouraging us all to remember those fighting for our freedom. And a newly released statement, he says, in part, it is the selfless sacrifice of our heros in uniform that keep us safe. He asks that we pause to to at their table this is year. A the metro is running the buses and the light rail on a sunday schedule today. And with the holiday, city and town offices are closed. If you live in phoenix, the city will be closed today and tomorrow. If your trash collection is typically on thursday, have it ready to be picked up tomorrow. If friday is the day, then you should push that back to saturday. It is expected to be picked up then. The crews ask you to put the trash out by black friday just a few hours away. Were taking action to keep you safe when youre out there shopping. It came from one of my co workers pockets and it just shot at us. This is video you have to see a blast like no other from this guys pants, and it could be from a product you have in your home right now. As Stores Get Ready for black friday, we want to know if you will be hitting the stores for deal this is afternoon and evening, maybe youll causally shop sometime tomorrow. Hop on to abc15. Com and let us know what youre going to do. You can vote by clicking on 15 links. Abc 15s poll of the day is while many of you are cooking or sleeping, hundreds of others, they were pounding the pavement for the annual 5 and 10k through d. O. T. Phoenix. An interesting fact thanksgiving is actually the most popular running day of the year. This race is full of fun as young and others enjoyed the route. Were talking about the macys thanksgiving day parade, another tradition. The 90th parade there, the macys thanksgiving day parade, filled with more than two dozen floats, character balloons and hundreds of cheerleaders, band members. Were talking about the bands. Sounds. [ bands playing ] [ bands playing ] the sun devils and the wildcats getting ready to battle for the territorial cup as if the rivalry was heated enough. And the tshirt raising some eyebrows. Holiday travel plans, joe lets you know four of the best ways to get air fare deals, and one involves using different bruisers to be able to compare the different online prices. And great weather for a hike before you indulge in all food. 75 by 4 00. Enjoy these warmer temperatures president elect donald trump put out a thanksgiving message online calling for unity that is not exactly the mess knowledge from this t shirt created by some excited asu fans, getting a lot of attention ahead of the territorial cup again. It says make America Great again and build that wall. Part of arizona is walled off part of mexico. Of course, it gets heated for the rivalry. Protecting your men and women in blue, the Tucson PoliceDepartment Just announced three dozen police officers, theyre now getting fitted for new bulletproof vests. The department has been raising money because 36 vests, theyre more than five years old. The officers should have them by january. The head of the d. E. S. Doesnt have to worry about going to work on thanksgiving because, well, he doesnt have a job anymore. He resigned under the governor. It is a vital resource for arizona families. Five other employees will also lose their jobs. Last week we told you jeffries was accused of buying alcohol for worker whose gave up Civil Service protection. Caught on camera, a group of men chatting there at work when a guys pants start exploding. Yes, he had an ecigarette in his pocket when it started to spark. My colleague, his pocket there were, you know, sparks, and i thought it was fireworks like 4th of july. Nothing to laugh at here. The guy got burns on his hands and leg and he has hired an attorney. Good morning. Joe ducey here. Flying home for the holidays, get a good deal . Today, how to get an even better deal next time. Rule one, shop around, shop often. Consumer reports say travelocity had the best prices and the pr much as 136 per route. And air farewatchdog. Com. Rule two, Discount Airlines have baggage. Phoenix to chicago to the 31st. Comparing frontier with southwest, united and american, no luggage, during our search frontier is best at 217 round trip. Ad a carry on and h. Add a americans round trip is actually lowest despite its 25 baggage fee each way. Instead of round trips, try one ways are different airlines. Best deal, american, 99 with a bag to chicago. And it is frontier, even with the baggage charges, that is 276 total and 51 less than our best round trip fare. Rule four, toss the cookies. That is cookies as in your bruiser and bruiser tracking on browser online moves. The hope is you will get scared and book now. By using different browsers, Consumer Reports found all sites tested gave different prices at the same time. You can also get rid of these trackers by clicking in private browsing and go Google Chrome by clicking control, shift, n. How do you get the best deal . Im investigator joe ducey have a great day. If you have a problem, let me know. If youre hoping for a little fun in the snow for the holidays, youre in luck. Some ski resorts, theyre finally open. You can head up to snow bowl where you will find fresh powder and the grand canyon express is set to open. Not everything is ready. The beginner areas and lifts will be available. Tickets cost 20. Take a look people in tokyo waking up to a winter wonderland. An unusual sight because it has not snowed in japans capitol since, get there japans capitol since this, get this, 1962. And my producer says good job. All right. Good morning, everybody. A live look outside now. This is Downtown Phoenix here. The nice skyline. Nice, sunny conditions. All and all we cant really complain too much. Morning when we came into work, it was chilly. Now were in the 60s. Mesa, 69. And 68 in tempe. 63 right now in glendale. Here is a quick peek at the most accurate forecast for you by the hour. You see where we started from, 40s, 50s earlier on. Were going to be at 73, i think, by about 1 00. At 3 00, 75 degrees. Our high today is going to be 77, which is just a few degrees above average. Were going to savor this and eny temperatures while we have them because it will get a lot cooler. Here is abc 15 desert doppler. We have the five scans of radar going across the state and theyre not picking up on anything. Were pretty quiet right now, but that is also going to be changing, too. This is the pattern over the next 48 hours or so. Youll see maybe the clouds pushing and also clouds kind of forming to the north of us. On sunday. Clear today, friday, and saturday. Sunday, take a look at that. 30 chance of showers. And down the a 20 chance on monday. These two days look like they could be a little bit wet. Were still tracking how the system will move through, so download the abc 15 mobile app. It could come in handy a nice gorgeous day, great thanksgiving weather. 52 is going to be that overnight low. Once again we will have a chilly morning to wake up to or people may night for black friday shopping. 74 in yuleo. 67 in yuma and 67 in flagstaff. Here is the fiveday forecast. If you like today, youll love tomorrow. Lots of sunshine. Saturday is when we start to see some of the changes get incorporated. Well have more clouds into the picture. Sunday, a 10degree drop between the two days. A 30 chance of showers. We hold on to the showers through monday morning and cool all next week and building sunshine back into the picture after this. Well take a quick peek at the highs in the east valley and the west valley. And dozens lined up outside of this phoenix mcdonalds today to get a hot meal. Well tell you how this annual tradition is uniting this neighborhood. And it is thursday. That means were getting a little wild in the abc 15 studios. We introduce you to whatever so if youre looking for something to do today, maybe the family is getting on your nerves, you know, you have to get out, phoenix zoo is open today the phoenix zoo is open today. Im surprised that this chicken is so quiet. She is quiet right now. This is jane and jane is a chicken you can find dunn at harmony down at harmony farms, and that is where she will be in her exhibit with other chickens. Is she used to being held . Im kind of afraid. No, you can touch her. They actually make great animals to have if you have the space and the time because not only are they going to lay eggs, but control. Theyre awesome to have around. And they can be i guess nice. They are very nice. We have this guy here. He is kind of stuck up on top. This is an arizona walking stick. This is an animal you may find out on a hike or even in the zoo. We have a lot of native animals. Keep a close eye out. They have been spotted. So you guys have a big event, of course. It happens every year, the zoo yes. It started yesterday. Were actually celebrating 25 years of illuminating your holiday season. It is going to run through january 8. There is the information there. The prices, the times on your screen. So you guys are open today if you want to go before zoo lights. You can go before zoo lights. Were open right now and then you can come back at 5 30 and see the zoo lights. We have new features, new 3d and 4d. Features and motion shows, and santa will be there until the 23rd and he has a job to do, so come see him. Santa is a busy guy. There is the information on your screen. Karly, thank you and jane, thank you. Happy thanksgiving. Thank you. I love it. Telling a chicken happy thanksgiving because it is not you today, right . Get ready to rev your engines. One of the biggest all the toe shows in the state arrives today. Where biggest auto shows in the state arrives toads. This isnt get news if youre preparing your thanksgiving meal. We know about 1,500 people are without power in pee ori cant peoria. And Lake Pleasant to 77th avenue in peoria, 1,500 people, so no small outage. Youre feeling it. 2 00 this afternoon is the time they expect to get that fixed, way to fix it right now. Well try to get more information and pass it along to you. Justs tin . Thank you. It is justin . Thank you. Saying goodbye to your child forever and now this woman is honoring her daughters life with an emotional send off. We show you her special tribute. Reporter one by one these owls spread their wings. It is a reporter she says this day has been full of a lot of tears as she prepares to say goodbye to her daughter pam who was hit and killed. And the owl egg she found six months ago is now ready to fly. And raise them up and teach them the best you can, and then one day you have to send them out into the world and you hope the world is kind. So here is hoping the world is kind to you. Reporter pamelas younger caylee also releasing an owl of her own. It is almost like seeing my sister. Reporter she is trying to focus on the positives. Pa las two children, ryan and audrey, survived the crash and are getting stronger each day. So much life that is still going on, and that is something to look forward to. Reporter little ryan is back home walking again and just started rehab today. His little sister audrey is off her ventilator and may be out of the icu by this weekend. Good luck, little one. Reporter even though her life was cut short, pamelas family doing their best to keep her memory alive and remember how lucky they were to know her. And she gets a chance to get a chance to live and fly one time in your life, pretty awesome. Your help is needed to solve a fathers murder. His own daughter survived it, from solved. And he was shot and killed on october 27th at his home near 11th street and roosevelt. And what the killer did not know at the time, james 7year old daughter was inside that house hearing the gunshots that killed her dad. Now in an exclusive interview, the victims mother is begging for information that will lead to an arrest. This was senseless. There was no reason to shoot my son. I dont know if this is the first time they have killed, but i hope it is the last. The police are looking for more of a description. If you know anything about this, please call silent witness. Were waiting to get an update on the condition of a monowho was rushed to of a man who was rushed to the hospital after being hit by a car. Were told the driver left the scene d then came back. Be filed. Let charges will be filed. Youre looking at the Salvation Army traditional thanksgiving meal. This is for more than 1,000 people in phoenix. The city of phoenix mayor also is expected to stop by along with the food, people can pick up clothes, get a free haircut and even a manicure. The volunteers are also busy at st. Vincent depaul ready to serve 3,500 meals today. Mcdonalds giving today, serving free breakfast to more than 4,000 people. This is in south phoenix. It is all part of the 23rd annual Community Thanksgiving celebration. Two decades ago the celebration started with four families inside of a mcdonalds dining room and now it serves 130,000 Community Members every year. 23 years of uniting the community in south phoenix, bringing families together, especially bringing the children, showing the children that unity is the hope for how cool was that . It is a free event and you can tell it was hopping with live music, turkey give aways, raffles and other prizes. The buffalo chip saloon celebrating a milestone. Thanksgiving, it was a one year ago the cave creek restaur