>> on this night, there were plenty of officers in the area. many were headed downtown to cover a black lives matter protest. the suspects were quickly caught on the expressway and taken to the hospital. police learn the ult ma was stolen earlier in the day at a 7-eleven in philadelphia. >> in the northeast section of the city, someone leaves the keys in their ignition, go into the store. the persons jump in and take off. >> meanwhile, three passengers in the toyota also received medical attention. one of them, a woman who was five weeks pregnant. >> instead of going home to their families, they're spending time at a local hospital being treated. >> traffic was backed up for more than an hour as crews worked to clear the scene. the pregnant woman and her boyfriend who was the driver, they're both in stable condition. now, that woman's mother is the one who is in critical condition. as for those two suspects, they have minor injuries. they have not been formally charged, but could face aggravated assault and auto theft charges. reporting live in fairmount park, nbc 10 news. >> tonight, president obama is reassuring americans ahead of the thanksgiving holiday. >> despite the terror attacks overseas and the u.s. travel alert, the president said there are nose specific credible threats against america. >> we do think it's useful for people as they're going about their business. to be vigilant. if you see something suspicious, say something. that's always helpful. but otherwise, americans should go about their usual thanksgiving weekend activities. >> and those activities include the travel rush. randy is live at 30th street station. been busy all day there, right? >> busy day here on the rails. also at the airports. some 25 million people are expected to travel by airplane this holiday, all as the state department issues a very rare worldwide travel alert for passengers around the globe. all aboard on one of the busiest travel days of the year. millions of americans on the move. >> as i get ready to catch my train -- >> including homeland security secretary jeh johnson. he took an amtrak to his home in new jersey and told reporters there is no specific threat of a homeland attack. >> it should be obvious to the public that there's a heightened presence. >> amtrak says they'll have more canine and uniform patrols. >> there's a lot of things going on behind the scenes that our passengers won't see. >> at philly international, passengers catching last-minute flights line up at security. >> i'm going home, visiting my family. >> packed planes as the state department issues a rare worldwide travel alert, which means additional screenings, asking passengers to look for suspicious activity. >> it was moving normal. not really doing anything -- they didn't do before. >> i don't think people should take an immediate threat from this particular alert. this is more for international travel. >> security expert scott white said travel to western europe is the big concern amid the backdrop of deadly attacks in paris and the bombing of a russian passenger jet. >> it is very disconcerting that something like that could get aboard an aircraft in an airport that is secure. >> that state department travel alert extends through early next year, which means christmas and new year's travel will be under that umbrella as well. to be clear, despite these precautions, officials say there's no specific or credible threat on thanksgiving. live at 30th street station, nbc 10 news. >> thousands will line the ben franklin parkway tomorrow morning for the 96th annual thanksgiving parade. a live look here at the parkway right now. the thanksgiving parade is the oldest in the country. of course, it will be massive floats, giant balloons, plus local performers from choirs, dance groups and marching bands, and of course, the first appearance of the season from santa. >> so important. and the big question with so much going on, what kind of weather can we and santa expect? let's go to sheena. how does it look? >> it looks pretty good. we're going to stay nice and dry as we go through the day tomorrow. so here is your thanksgiving day forecast. really no matter where you're going to be, we expect a mix of sun and clouds out there. in the philadelphia area, by 9:00 tomorrow morning, around 44 degrees. by noon, close to 57. lehigh valley, you could be in the upper 30s by 9:00 a.m. near 60 degrees by noon. areas in south jersey, even delaware, mid 40s by 9:00, 53 around noon. when we go through the afternoon hours, we'll be warmer than today. we're going to be topping out in the low 60s for most of the area. but again, staying nice and dry, so this is good if you're traveling. even warmer as we go into friday. look at the temperatures outside right now, if you maybe are heading out in a little bit here, even though it is getting later outside. temperatures, mid-30s in potstown, millville and atlantic city. a chilly start tomorrow morning, but a warmer day. a closer look at the forecast and black friday shopping and rain this weekend. >> a pennsylvania state trooper who was shot in the shoulder is back home tonight. trooper patrickóg casey left a hospital today in good spirits. >> i just want to thank everybody for all their prayers and support. happy to be going home for thanksgiving. let's go, eagles. >> casey was shot during a chase that ended in a fiery crash on the vine street expressway yesterday. a bullet is still lodged in his shoulder, but doctors expect him to make a full recovery. the alleged shooter, a 17-year-old, is now charged with attempted murder. >> a philadelphia homeless man in a coma since april when he was attacked and beaten at a gas station, has died. robert barnes passed away from his injuries today. a group of six people was seen on surveillance video beating barnes. it happened after one of the suspect's children lied and said barnes hit him. three juveniles have already been sentences for the attack. while three women rejected a plea deal in september. their trials on attempted murder, aggravated assault and other charges are set for january. the charges are expected to be upgraded. >> police in west philadelphia are investigating a shooter. a man in his 40s was shot in the head near 51st and pentridge street. this was around 6:00 this night. the man is expected to survive, and there have been no arrests. >> protests continue tonight in chicago in the wake of the release of dashcam video showing a police officer shooting to death a teenager armed with a knife. protesters outraged by the footage and by officials taking more than a year to release the video took to the streets of downtown chicago, blocking traffic. five people were arrested in protests last night after a confrontation with police on city streets. tonight's protests have so far remains peaceful. >> the stage is set for a vote by lawmakers on pennsylvania attorney general kathleen cane's future. they voted to let the full senate decide on the attorney general's fate. senate hearings could start in two weeks. they'll center on whether she can do her job with a suspended law license as she fights charges for allegedly leaking grand jury testimony and lying under oath about it. >> we need an attorney general who doesn't have a giant cloud over her head. >> considering whether or not to remove an elected office is very significant. >> kane released a statement saying she will fight her removal. she believes it's unconstitutional. >> the family of frank gifford said he was suffering from a traumatic brain injury who he died. he said signs of chronic traumatic encephlofying was found in his brain. it's lijed to the types of brain injuries and head trauma common in football. he died in august at the age of 84. his widow, kathie lee gifford, is a host for nbc's today. >> we have a warning about an e. coli links to costco's chicken salad. it's blamed for 19 cases in 7 states. the strain may be connected to an onion and celery mix connected to sulinas, california. it was sold in late october and early november. that is a surprise reunion just in time for the thanksgiving holiday. the story of how an ordinary man saved a life and became a hero. it's arguably the heaviest drinking night of the year. i'm keith jones. i'll tell you why this breath aliezer right here could get some patrons a free ride tonight. and the new surveillance video that could solve the mystery of a baby found in a manger in new york. >> and we have a warm-up just in time for your thanksgiving day. coming up, we'll take a look at how warm it will get, possible new record highs before the weekend, and our chance of rain coming up. you're kidding me, right? >> no. >> oh, my god. >> it's a thanksgiving reunion between a south jersey man and a stranger who saved his life. rufus graham was in a motorcycle accident five months ago. he lost his leg in the crash. walter saw the accident and stopped. >> he took his belt off and tied it around. >> i was watching a guy die in front of me, take his last breath. >> controlling the bleeding absolutely saved his life. >> graham now has a new leg and he had a chance today to thank the man who saved his life. >> a thanksgiving tradition at the white house today. the national thanksgiving turkey named abe was pardoned by president obama. the president's teenage daughters sasha and malia joined him for the event. abe and his alternate will now spend their remaining days at a farm in virginia. >> president obama joined by the entire first family began his thanksgiving holiday by serving dinner to the local homeless population and veterans in d.c. it's reported president obama served the turkey and gravy. his daughter malia in charge of the mashed sweet potatos and the first lady was on veggie duty. his daughters are all grown up. not everyone will spend time with family this thanksgiving. >> but dozens of volunteers are making sure the elderly won't be forgotten. members of the little brothers packed gift bags tonight. they're going to take them to nursing homes around philadelphia tomorrow. inside, toiletries, socks and a live plant. this is a small gesture with big meaning. >> it's nice to know that somebody cared enough to give a piece of their day just to make them feel better. >> the group will help more than 400 people tomorrow. they have been doing this for 25 years. >> we can't really say thanksgiving without thinking turkey. >> but apparently, it's a different food that may be on everyone's mind tonight. sliced pizza. south philly is bracing for a huge crowd. the manager there said thanksgiving eve is one of the busiest nights of the year for them. so busy, they'll keep their doors open long bast closing hours until 3:00 in the morning. >> night before thanksgiving, also a busy night for bars. tonight, uber is trying a new technique to keep drunk drivers off the roads. >> it's offering a breathalyzer test and a free ride home for anyone willing to try it. keith jones reports. >> inside it's loud. drinks go down easy. judgment impaired. >> interesting. >>gist how impaired is revealed outside at this breathalyzer provided by uber. you blow into it and then wait. >> i'm scared to see what mine would say. >> christa's is.05. she's under the .08 limit. >> i had two margaritas, so probably going to lay off. >> lucky for her, just because she used the breathalyzer, uber offers a free ride up to $20. >> it's really smart. you don't have to risk lives especially your own and others. >> they're calling it uber smart, a first of its kind effort all night. instead of the patrons paying, uber is compensating the drivers. >> anyone who wants to get a ride home tonight has a safe ride home. >> eric blew a .13. lucki luckily, uber took him and his friends home. >> happy thanksgiving, everybody. >> it's up to you to decide how you're going to get home. if you don't, then you shouldn't have gone out. >> and that was keith jones reporting. depending on how successful this campaign is, uber officials say we might see more of those kiosks in an effort to prevent drunk driving. >> a follow-up to a story we told you about last night. new clues in the case of the abandoned baby found in a nativity at a new york church. now surveillance video of the mother just before the baby was dropped off. you can see her going into a 99 cent store. she bought purple towels there, minutes later, the newborn is found swaddled in the same towels in the church nativity. the baby is doing fine, and police are still trying to identify the mother. >> three, two, one. >> so pretty. the tree outside the philadelphia museum of art is sparkling tonight in a holiday glow. there was caroling and plenty of cheers at the tree lighting ceremony. there are 4,000 lights on the 47-foot-tall tree. >> a little warm for the season, right? >> tomorrow it's going to be warmer than today. a good 10 degrees possibly in some spots, and then wait until we get to black friday. we could see some near record high temperatures, so a warm-up just in time for thanksgiving. unseasonably warm. especially as we go into friday. where it will be warmer than thanksgiving day. over 10 degrees above normal for this time of year. then we're going to be watching weekend showers. there is rain in part of the weekend forecast. here's a live look out near a lot of the major interstates. 76 and 676, and we're still seeing traffic. as far as tomorrow is concerned with any traffic that's around, rirt still going to be cool when you start your morning right around sunrise. temperatures in some spots will be in the 30s. then by the early afternoon, that's when we should be topping out in the low 60s. so through the day tomorrow, it is going to be warmer. today, we got to 55 degrees. tomorrow, 62. then we go into friday, 67 degrees, the average high is 52 degrees. so we could see some near record high temperatures friday. take a look, allentown, reading, mt. pocono, atlantic city, we could be close to record highs. you can see how close we'll be to a lot of these record highs around the area. so warm as we end the week. locally, nice and dry. perfect travel weather. all because of the big area of high pressure giving us more of a south wind tomorrow, and that's what will be warming us up. if you look across the northeast to the mid-atlantic. even through the southeast, we have good travel weather for your thanksgiving day. here's future weather. we start off with sunshine tomorrow. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds through the afternoon and it will be warmer. at the same time, we have a big storm system brewing in the middle of the country from the midwest gown to parts of texas. travel delays likely. stormy weather with icy and snowy weather the farther north you get of the system. but even through friday, we still manage to stay dry. it's not until saturday, that's going to be our next rain chance moving into the area. if you're going shopping for black friday, you don't have to worry about the rain by then. around midnight, king of prussia or cherry hill, temperature should be close to 50, by noon, around the low 60s. definitely a warm shopping day for you. for tonight, clear and chilly. temperatures about the upper 30s, philadelphia. low 30s north and west. tomorrow for thanksgiving day, a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures topping out in the low 60s. warmer for friday, 67 degrees by saturday. we drop about 10 degrees with a chance of showers. rain lingering south possibly on sunday. but overall, this is not a very cold forecast. it's actually going to look pretty nice. >> thank you very much. coming up in sports, the sixers are marching toward another dubious record, but could their losing skid end tonight? it came down to the final shot in boston. plus, the eagles are in motown. take a look. so is john clark. reports on who's in and who's out, and what he may found out may surprise you. the eagles are in detroit. but tight end zach ertz and ryan mathews are out for tomorrow's game. sam bradford, and jason peters are questionable. john clark has more from detroit. >> the eagles three worst losses this season have all come at home. so maybe it's good they're not home for the holidays. they're on the road in detroit for thanksgiving. take a look at the birds arriving. jason kelce, as you can see, getting off the team bus. he has a noticeable limp. he hurt his knee on sunday. he practiced monday but didn't practice the last two days. he's questionable. if not, josh andrews will be the center, and chip kelly has a decision at quarterback. sam brad frtd was a full participant at practice, but mark sanchez took the reps with the starters. >> as far as i have seen, sanchez was running the first group, but as far as i know, i think that's who is starting tomorrow. >> do you think this team is going to respond in a good way after two tough losses at home? >> we better. we have a lot of hungry guys, a lot of embarrassed guys. >> everybody is ready to play and get the bad taste out of their mouths. what better day than thanksgiving. >> what kind of attitude is the team going to have tomorrow? >> watch and see. that's all i can tell you. >> everybody wants to know, are these birds cooked? we're going to find out tomorrow. the eagles are 6-0 all time on thanksgiving, the best record of any nfl team in history on turkey day. in detroit, i'm john clark for comcast sportsnet. >> well, gobble gobble. the results are in for our special thanksgiving edition of the high school blitz game of the week. the winner is the long standing rivalry between central and northeast. always a good game. but a full helping of high school football tomorrow. >> sixers and celtics tonight. sixers led most of the way, but they're only up two, just under three seconds to go. okafor muscles one in and the foul. under a minute to go, sixers up one. jae crowder, a dagger from straight away. celtics up two. how would the sixers respond. a 14-footer. oh, can't go with the fall-away jumper. sixers 0-16, in heart breaking fashion. 84-80, the final. >> flyers taking on the islanders. starts with a bang. claude jrue, a one-timer. 1-0, flyers. giroux, an assist shot. now 1-1. kyle okposo breaks the tie for the islanders. flyers lose 3-1. that's your look at sports. we'll be right back. ♪ (vo) some call it giving back. we call it share the love. during our share the love event, get a new subaru, and we'll donate $250 to those in need. bringing our total donations to over sixty-five million dollars. and bringing love where it's needed most. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. so good, you can see the behinds the scenes show tonight. "the wiz" is coming to nbc. a teenager from new jersey landed the star role. she plays dorothy in the production. it also stars queen latifah, david alan grier, and neyo. showtime, right here on nbc november 23rd. >> going to be so good. >> the tonight show starring jimmy fallon is up next. >> rerlet's see what's in store. >> hey, guys. nathan lane is my guest tonight. plus, we have the walking dead, steven yeun, music from chris brown. a great show. do not change the channel. it's fun. >> the voice is always such a give away. >> a lot of people are up right now preparing their turkey. it's that time. >> most likely, yes. everybody is prael hoping for good weather, because a lot of people locally will head to tomorrow to head where they're going. it's a nice day for travel tomorrow. a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures low 60s. warmer for thanksgiving day. we had a nice thanksgiving day forecast. ten degrees warmer than where we should be this time of year. then we go into friday. black friday, if you're brave enough to go out and go shopping, you have dry conditions for that, too. if you're going super early in the morning, it's in the 40s, by the afternoon friday, 60. and our next rain chance comes over the weekend. the rest of this week looks fantastic. your thanksgiving day looks fantastic. and even across the board, we don't have unseasonably cold air in the forecast. we really just have unseasonably warm air to end out the month of november. >> didn't we have snow around this time last year? >> we were showing video of that earlier today. >> so glad. >> i like what we have. >> have a great holiday. good night. ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- nathan lane, steven yeun, musical guest,