Thats not the only reason the game is special. It wrest we get to act like kids and run around in the mud and get in argue and yell at refs. Its a lot of fun. Reporter thanksgiving started the same way it has for 27 years with friends playing football. Off the field the players focus on raising money for those in need through the st. Vincent de paul society. They have generated is a record. These numbers are staggering coming from 40 men who are going out to family and friends and trying to help the neediest of need yirntion our community. The game took on extra meaning with all of the players wearing the name beth on the back of their shirts. It was a touching tribute to 40 yearold beth mowery of hudson. She loved everyone. She would reach out to anyone that needed to talk. Reporter beth was a mother with a heavy heart her husband alan played in the turkey bowl as he has for several years. Its the first year shes not with me. She just loved this event. Alan is like a brother to us, so for one of our brothers to lose his wife is a very emotional thing. Reporter moving forward, 30 of the money will help families dealing with cancer. The hope is future generations will carry on the tradition for many years to come while keeping the memo mowery alive. Shes going help lift peoples spirits when theyre down at their lowest, when theyre going through one of the hardest trials of their lives. She would be so proud. A great event. Look at this. A lot of northeast ohioans up early braving the wet and gray elements for the turkey trot. Police say upwards of 7,000 runners took to the pavement to for others. There was a fivemile race, a 5k, and a onemile fun walk. Now another thanksgiving tradition after the turkey of course comes the sale. Some retailers no they opted to stay closed for the holiday, but not everyone. Rob powers live with two shopping trends balancing it out. I am your shopping expert, frank. It is a new era that has shoppers through their front doors. In some cases that means unveiling new tactics. The Worlds LargestDepartment Store macys is hoping its offer of instore exclusives will get people out of their homes, and toys r us is trying its hand at opening early just after your dinner plates are cleared. Some store, however, are not opening on thanksgiving, giving people a day to focus on dillards, and sams club staying closed. If you are still not interested in going to the store you know there are plenty of deals on line. A lot of retailers offer their Cyber Monday Deals on thanksgiving thursday. Some people like to spend thanksgiving hitting the stores and trying to find a good deal. Our investigators say thats fine but lots of times you save. On your side investigator Jonathan Walsh is here and jonathan, there are some myths behind the black friday thursday sales. Thats what it has become. At 4 00 we showed you how limited quantity deals arent always the best. Now simple searches can compare hot items and save you time and money versus the stores. In the sea of socalled savings the crowds. This Barbie Dream House is advertised for 168. 99 but i found the same dream house on a different site for 149. Black friday savings at wal mart showed this samsung 60 Inch Television for 577. Heres the same television but the shipping to your home is free. Walmart charges you 19. 99 so you save at the other site. And toys r us and target show garmin junior activity trackers for 49. 99. Here they are online for 19. 99. So dont make yourself feel guilty leaving your home on thanksgiving day. Swipe and save online. Coming up, hear from some experts who have been saying for awhile whats up with black well see you at 6 00. Lets put shopping aside now. Millions lined the streets for a thanksgiving tradition in new york. The macys parade. This was the ninth year for the annual thanksgiving day parade. The route winds from uptown to midtown. This years parade included more than two dozen floats, 16 characters balloons, hundreds of dancers, cheerleaders, clowns. Security one worker set took him a full year just to be cleared as a balloon wrangler. They checked my background as good as you can. They got Social Security number and drivers license number and all those things. That morning at 5 15 i have to show a sheet of paper thats got a qr code on it that they will scan and then match with it my drivers license. The first macys parade was way back in 1924. The show had to be put on hold during world war ii. In the helium and rubber industries. They have turned their living room into a toy factory but what they are making goes far beyond fun and games. Deanna and steve created a nonprofit to adapt regular off the shelf toys into toys that can be triggered by buttons and switches used by kids with special needs. Their son max is here. People donate toys in to wish lists. You buy a toy forced 80. You dont know if it is going to work for them. On previous christmas the child could open the toy and it is not a toy they could play with. They couldnt squeeze the button thats on the hand or in the toy. By making this adaptation they can watch it since, watch the lights come on. Thats a good idea. The watsons say the toys arent just for fun. Communication device might work the same way. Last year santas little hackers modified and shipped 500 toys to 45 states in eight countries. This year they already have 2,000 requests. Now to an update to our exclusive on your side investigation. Ohio giving more of your money to movie makers. But we found other states pulling back the dollars they send to hollywood. Sarah buduson here now with new information. Sa credits fell short. They d. We have been telling you how ohio sensors film tax credit information. Turns out most states are more transparent. When some took a look at their credits they decided to yell cut. Theyre big movies. So shooting them here should give a big boost to ohios economy. People getting hired and going to work, and i feel good about it. Reporter thats why state senator tom patton and other lawmakers doubled down on ohios Motion Picture tax credit. 40 million of your money will go to movie makers. I think weve proved that this tax credit works. please stand by, audio reporter on your side, aisle investigator sarah thank you sarah. Tara, you are going to have to bring the sunshine for us. I wish. Maybe a little bit object sunday. Salad thats the next day when we get some beautiful sunshine to make a difference across northeast ohio, maybe dry out some of that lawn furniture. Heres mentor. Still some wet roadways. No slick conditions as we make yummy second meal. Even some light showers on the west side as well. Strongville, driving on 7 1, Bennetts Corners you may use the windshield wipers once, at most twice. It is a good idea to have that rain jacket. 44 wooster, mansfield 43 and dry. For think clouds remaining and temperatures will stay a little bit above average in th rainfall, then a little snow trying to mix in this weekend. Guys, over to you. Another day, another cabinet appointment. And another controversial background check. Next, who president elect trump is expected to tap as commerce secretary and why the appointees company was cited in a deadly mining accident. One of the candidates is requesting a recount in three know to our exclusive investigation. In crisis, out of room, a lawmaker pushing for change. Why he said families cant wait for washington to help kids desperately in need of Mental Health assistance. And at 5 45, thanksgiving as only leon bibb can tell it. A look back at his own Family History reminds us of what we should all be thankful for this new appointments announced as donald trump moves into his new role as president. Todays announcement comes on the heels of three major appointments yesterday. Reporter abc learned president elect donald trump is expected to name 78 yearold investor wilbur ross to head the commerce department. Commerce secretary. Reporter ross was the owner of a West Virginia coal mine in 2006 when a dozen miners were killed. Yesterday mr. Trump named two women to his cabinet. South carolina governor nikki haley, a former marco rubio the u. N. I think its very interesting that he is able to go beyond his strict loyalists, because that seemed to be the thing that mattered the most to him during the campaign, that somebody was loyal to him, and she certainly wasnt. And kasich devos. Its my prayer that on this thanksgiving, we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country, strengthened by shared purpose and very, very, very common resolve. Reporter even though it is thanksgiving the president elect is still tweeting and working. He says on trying to keep the states. He has been skipping his intelligence briefings. He has only received two so far. The Trump Transition Team says the next president is simply too immersed in the work of building his administration. Our countrys last three wanteds elect received these briefings every day. Could a recount be on the way in the looks like its more likely to hap states. Now that jill stein that raised enough cash she has announced an effort to raise 2 million to get a recount in michigan, wishings even pennsylvania. Those are the three states where computer scientists found a strange pattern in the Voting Results and counties with electronic voting machines. Hillary clinton received 7 fewer votes than the counties with paper ballots. The scientists believe the pattern warrants a recount and urged the clinton team to request one. Money. Within hours shes now up to nearly 4 million. She says once the process gets going she will need around 6 million in all. This weather outside, its the perfect weather for all those delicious comfort foods. It just means you eat more and more because theres no chance of getting outside and running any of it off. And they have an excuse today. Dont feel bad. Eat that macaroni. Eat thats one thing. Weve got a whole platter full. A platter full of thighs. Exactly. Lets talk about your forecast. Sunset at 5 01. Just so early. A shiny street. We do have the potential of maybe a few pesky additional showers as the clouds hang tough. I wish they with leave but theyre not yet. Were going to see some much needed sunshine as we push into that weekend forecast. Here in wooster you can see low rainfall. We do have some visibility issues in the sense that it doesnt look so wonderful out but it is not causing any slowdowns on area roamplets here are your visibility numbers. Weve got to get down to. 25 before any issues. A few spotty showers. 47 in downtown, 43 in parma, 42 in orange with a sprinkle or two. Dryer in kirtland but pesky showers close to chardon, also fighting lower 40s. Warmer south. 46 in akron to cooler for us, dry in mohican state park. A few sprinkles close to the lake. Sandusky at 45, but on the dryer side. Despite it being a cooler, cloudy, gloomy afternoon and evening, this is a good eight to nine degrees above yesterday. Its just not going to statement your cold front has now cleared to the east. It was mainly here in the first low and right behind is it a second low with even a little bit of snowfall. A lot of us to the west will see snow chances. Our snow possibilities mixing in with the rainfall. Try day night and again saturday night. Were going to time it out to see if you will see any impact of that winterlike weather. Additional rainfall tonight but a lot of it fades. Its back, though, as we make our way to friday at 7 00 a. M. Many of us out of work. Shouldnt be an watch those bridges and overpasses for the potential of some slick conditions. Theres that bit of a mixture. It is on the very light side here, 3 45. Were not talking any accumulations. Thats 3 45 in the morning early saturday. Again saturday night as those temperatures fall back off. But it will be very, very light. Its just trying to bring back that Winter Weather. We dont want it just yet. We also need it to be nice and dry so we can watch this one in ohio state. It doesnt look too bad four there but certainly a chilly game. You can watch it right here on news 5. Guys, over to you. Watching with all that comfort food. Police officers targeted. Next, all new at 5 00, new details from investigations involving officers getting shot across the country. Security was tight at the macys thanksgiving day parade this morning. All the measures police took to keep visitors safe and how giant piles of sand played into video shows a traffic stop gone awry. In just the latest of a series of attacks on Law Enforcement in the past week. Heres lauren lyster. Reporter watch as this idaho Police Officer making a traffic stop faces an wanted fugitive springing out of the trunk, wielding what appears to replica. The officer wrestles him to the ground, his department calling it an attempted am bush. Meanwhile in detroit a procession for a fallen Wayne State University officer killed tuesday by a fatal shot to the head after stopping someone on a bicycle. And earlier this week in texas we made an air in the capital murder of detective benjamin marconi. Reporter the suspect taken into custody for the alleged shooting of this san antonio head and killed sitting in his patrol car just outside police headquarters. Authorities say they saw the alleged shooter in this Police StationSurveillance Video from hours before the attack. I was upset at the situation. I lashed out at somebody that didnt deserve it. Reporter do you have anything to say to his family . Im sorry. Reporter in st. Louis, another officer shot twice in the face while sitting in his squad car. More officers shot and wounded during traffic stops, all three now recovering. And this years firearm related Police Deaths are climbing. There have now been 60 according to the national Law Enforcement memorial fund. That subpoena 67 from last year. Lauren lyster, abc news, los angeles j. A mans generosity taken advantage of. Tonight police are trying to track down the people who ripped him off. Ominous five spoke with the victim who country in need of help and left to wait on lists. Why one lawmaker says theyre back with our top stories. Every year a group of men meet in the backyard in medina to they raise cash for a charitable organization. This year hat jumped to 245,000. In all these men have helped raise 1. 5 million for the st. Vincent de paul society. In the era of Online Shopping a lot of retailers are competing with the internet instead of one another. Some like macys and toys r us hope opening early or oirchg store exclusives will lure shoppers. Many stores decided to stay closed so celebrate with their families. And those door buster deals, people tend to camp out for, thats file video of dhom from last year, they may not be able to get the best deals out there. A simple Online Search can help you figure out if the black friday ads are all theyre cracked up for. For example, we saw a sale for a Barbie Dream House that was 165. That same house on another two weeks right here in cleveland. Thats right, a lot of though, 17, happened in the last week alone. Only on news 5, James Gherardi spoke with the latest victim, a man whose car was stolen right in front of hit. Reporter the latest victim, an 81yearold man. He pulled up to this pump at this gas station. He went inside to pay for his gas, and when he came back out they took off with my car. Reporter this 81yearold man didnt want us to show his identity but did he want to share makes the same mistake he did. Reporter did they seem like nice, normal people . Yeah, they did. Reporter he was leaving the doctor when a man and woman he didnt know approached him asking for a ride. He accepted and stopped for gas at this South Broadway speedy station. Surveillance video shows his red suv pulling up to the pump. The man gets out and goes inside to pay. And there it is. Off with his car. Reporter what would you say to the people who stole your car . I would ask them why did they take it. I was nice enough to try to take you where you was going. Why did you take my car . Hes hardly alone. Cleveland saw 17 carjackings last week, and on tuesday alone, three more cars stolen. Did that ruin your thanksgiving . Yes, did it. Reporter for now Cleveland Police cant confirm that any of these incidents are James Gherardi, news 5. Breaking nows at 5 00, a u. S. Service member killed in an i. E. D. Explosion in Northern Syria today. The country has been mired in a brutal civil war for more than five years now. This is the first time a u. S. Service member has lost their life in the syrian conflict. Now to an update on our exclusive scripts news investigation revealing long in the Mental Health crisis. Legislation could help remain stuck in the senate. Ross jones shows us the lawmaker pushing for change since families cant afford to wait any longer. So its cruel. Its third world. Its wrong. Its immoral. And were complacent about it. Reporter congressman tim murphy is reacting to a scripts news investigation revealing a severe shortage of ps health crisis, a systemic problem that has forced families to languish in Emergency Rooms across the country. We stayed there for eight days. We went to the er and waited at least 25 times. Weve waited three days, five days, and then the ultimate wag 21 days. Reporter in washington, congressman murphy is sponsoring a bill that aims to overhaul how the federal government treats mental the bill aims to divert the wait time by rewriting rules that led some hospitals to close and encourages more medical students to enter the field of child and adolescent psychiatry. An effort to close a shortfall of more than 20,000 child and add to lessent psychiatrists nationwide. Treatment delayed is treatment denied. Reporter at a time when both parties agree on almost nothing, there overwhelming support for murphys bill. It passed almost unanimously in the house but a Senate Version is stuck. And with members just now returning to work after the recent elect