The only thing that may be worse than navigating jampacked roads into the airports today is doing the same thing on sunday when most people head back home. Yeah, and then you dont have the turkey and stuffing and all the other good stuff to look forward to. You have a workweek. But after a dysfunctional family get together, you just want to get out of there. Meeking it more aggravating. I checked ways if i wanted to go 95 from new york city hour to d. C. , three and a half hours, not bad. Not bad at all. Dont hit the road yet. Watch the show first and then hit the road. Thank you. As mentioned, weather is likely to be a big factor if traveling today. Lets look at the forecast from cam tran, good morning. Good morning. For those heading out on this busy wednesday, if youre headed into the pa tisk northwest, delays thanks to rain, and were storm system moving on through bringing in low clouds as well as rainfall from chicago to cleveland down to louisville. We could see major delays there and further north, slow going roadways in minneapolis and duluth. Thanksgiving itself is nice other than the northeast and Pacific Northwest. Back to you. Thanks, cam. When we come back, the rest of the mornings headlines and a new security alert issued by the fbi what theyre telling local Law Enforcement ahead of the holiday season. If youre still looking for an idea for your thanksgiving dessert, how to make the perfect sweet potato pie. Yum. And one ingredient you may have never thought of that makes all the difference. It has nothing to do with patty. Youre watching world news now. World news now weather brought to you by points of ugh, its only lunchtime and my cold medicines wearing off. S. Or, take mucinex. One pill fights congestion for 12 hours. No thank you very much, shes gonna stick with the shortterm stuff. 12 hours . Guess i wont be seeing you for a while. Is that a bisque . I just lost my appetite. 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I watched soccer once every fo no. You get no points for that. Coming up, perfect touch for your thanksgiving feast. If pumpkin or apple is not your thing, what about sweet potato . Youre watching world news now. Theres a theres a song. Sweet potato pie song. Thats awesome. The domino . His name is domino. He went on to great hits such as pumpkin pie, apple pie, cherry pie, pecan pie. You name it. Americans will finish off dinner with a slice of pie or two. And this morning, we are checking out how to make a sweet potato pie that gives patty a run for joining us now from our insomniac kitchen. We are we are kicking off the holidays with the best, joy the baker, who is showing us how to make her amazing sweet potato pie. Yeah. And this is one of your dads specialties, right . My dads specialty. I think that it was kind of a third sibling in my family. My dad makes it every year. Can we make it . Yes. Thank you, dad. Yes. So were going to start by making a pie crust from scratch. So it starts with flour. We got flour, sugar, and salt. Just add a little flavor to balance the pie crust so it doesnt not taste plain. I added the sugar, and throw in some salt for balance, and then to that, im using butter flavored shortening. Shortening. Okay. Now to the fun part. We take the pastry cutter and work the ingredients to the. Do you have the confidence . I think i can do it. You got the wrist action, and im going to pour in butter milk. Oh, okay. Im not going to add the whole thing, but about after of this, and just mix it the counter. Im going to knead this together, just suggest that this become a disk. Okay. This is going to chill for an hour, and when it comes out, the liquid will be a little bit more absorbed, the shortening will be chilled. So our pie dough rested in the fridge for an hour. Were not going to roll out the dough in one fell swoop. Start in the center and slightly press down and rock back and forth and rotate the dough and do it again. I think we have a good shape. Now we have to get the beautiful pie crust into the pan. So while we make the filling, im going to put this in the refrigera refrigerator. Okay. I just want the shortening and buttermilk to rechill, and well go from there. Sound good . Sounds wonderful. These have been boiling . They have been boiling until brown sugar. Cinnamon, nutmeg. All mixed together in. Mixed together. And then just this. What is it . Its corriander and a pinch of salt, and were adding butter too. You want to match these . Some buttermilk. This is evaporated milk im going to spread these eggs into this bowl and just mix. Vanilla to vanilla too. Im going to add the remaining ingredients. Lets just pour it into our hold the bowl, and ill yeah, thank you. Great. Lets do it. Lets bake our pie. How long does it bake . 45 minutes. Our pie is done. Should we dive in . Dive in. Go for it. This pie is to die for. Try it. Thank you to joy the baker and happy thanksgiving to you. Thank you. You hear that, she said oh, my i did. Youre a liar put it in your mouth i never had oh one, two, three aw you know, deb never eats pie, so, deb, i know you want pie. Kendis, he didnt eat you still have some here. Oh, map. Eat eat this pie eat it victory oh, man never thought id force feed my coanchor. Oh, its sweet. Makes you sing like patty. Approaching medicare eligibility . Dont put off checking out your Medicare Options until 65. Now is a good time to get the ball rolling. Medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. The rest is up to you. Thats where aarp Medicare Supplement insurance plans insured by Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company come in. Taking informed steps really makes a difference later. Thats what it means to go long . Call now and request this free decision guide and explore the range of aarp Medicare Supplement plans. All plans like these let you choose any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. 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Good morning, kendis and diane. The judges weighed in, fans voted, and the winner is laurie hernandez. Competition played out. . . A starstudded and effective finale for season 23s dancing with the stars with all original contestants back out on the dance floor and several performances. Including this seasons contestant, vanilla ice, and baby face bringing the holiday spirit. . Sleigh bells r the three finalists and the dance with 24 hours to rehearse. First up, the indy race car driver. I can say more than this, i wish i could dance like you. Reporter then the former nfl star known as megatron, calvin johnson, jr. You make us happy and want to make us dance. Reporter finally, going into score, hernandez. This was your best dance ever. If i have a daughter, i want her to be like you, okay . Reporter the host revealing the third place celebrity. Calvin and lindsey. Reporter then the big moment, the dancing with the stars champion. Laurie and val and it doesnt end here. The finalists head overnight to new york where they will appear first thing on good morning america, kendis, diane . Very fun. Still think james should have won. I know. You were rooting for james. Hes a race car driver so you dont expect him to be able to dance. Such a beautiful dance. He flat lined. She was fantastic. He flat line. Not on the dance floor. No, that would be me on the this mor this morning on world news now, grieving families recall warning signs. Learning more about the driver, his past behavior on and off the road, and why parents thought there was a problem we have a full report from the scene. On the move, one of the busiest travel days of the year. Everyone hoping to get home for the holiday. There are major trouble spots were tracking right now. A live report ahead. Giving thanks for one mothers ultimate sacrifice. The woman who lost her son, but gained a brand new final of Organ Donation including the recipient of a groundbreaking face transplant. Our cameras there for the emotional reunion. Big meal . Dont worry about it. Its nothing a done cant handle. How it helps in the kitchen or not so much. Its wednesday, november 23rd, it is thanksgiving eve. From abc news, this is world news now. Good morning to you all. We start with the latest from tennessee learning more about the driver arrested in a Deadly School bus crash pap. Last night balloons released to honor ranging from the age of being from kindergarten to fourth grade. Meanwhile, the police say walker, the driver, was involved in a collision two months ago. Heres more from chattanooga. Reporter good morning to you. 12 children are still here at the hospital, six in stable, six still in critical. Their bus driver is still in jail charged with vehicular homicide, and police say more and grieve together in chattanooga after five children including 9yearold jones died in this horrific crash. New details outlined in Court Documents allege the driver of the mangled school bus speeding, caus speeding, causing walker to lose control, serve left and right crashing into a pole and a tree. A horror tragic scene, and we saw the children, some of them, escaping through the roof hatch. Reporter one of the boys on the bus said the driver did not help and just walked away from the scene. Everything just started turning, like the bus turned twice. Reporter some parents are concerns. Theres been times hes going faster than he probably should have. Reporter ntsb investigators from d. C. Are now in tennessee to get to the bottom of this. Situation, well try to determine what caused this and try to make recommendations to prevent it from happening again. Reporter reviewing a warrant issued to remove the black box and video cameras from the bus for clues, and they are also awaiting blood test results from the driver. With the children still recovering here, we are now learning that 24yearold only got his license to drive that bus in april and just two months ago, he was in another crash which ntsb officials said they investigation. Kendis, diane . Elizabeth, thank you. A lot of questions left to be answered in that case, but Severe Weather is said to cause severe travel issues today. Travelers in the midwest and northwest are most likely to see weatherrelated delays today. Well get the forecast in just a moment, but its also going to be crowded out there whether you go by road or air. Look at some of these highways already . We are joined now with that story. Too early for that much traffic already. Absolutely, but i mean, todays going to be a bad day, no matter how youre traveling, but theres good news and bad news. Thanksgiving travel hits a nineyear high according to aaa. That means more people getting out and spending the holiday with family, good news, right . With all that comes those traveling headaches. If youre not already at your holiday destination, you may end up wishing you were. If youre planning to drive today, you could see standstill traffic jams. Aaa estimates 43. 5 million americans will drive at least 50 miles. The worst day is today to get behind the wheel, and the big concern today is weather moving in this morning making driving worse. Slick roads from minneapolis to new orleans. Winter weather advisories issued in minnesota and wisconsin with snow in areas where state troopers already responded to more than 200 wrecks following the first blizzard of the get on the road before 10 00 this morning for the best bet to avoid traffic. If youre flying, that same system brings rain to chicago, a major traffic hub, and storms in memphis and south of houston and travel delays there. At the airport, the tsa says two hours early, but factor in traffic on roads if you drive to the airport, and any weather that could slow you down so that a lot to plan for as you head out, but a big im tired already. The turkey. I have not had the tofood, b the road looks festive with the red lights. Absolutely. Thank you so much. Great to have you here. We did not see the map that showed a lot of weatherrelated problems right in the midwest. It means delays in the northwest as well as in the midwest. Accuweathers cam tran has the forecast for us. Cam, good morning. Good morning, diane and in the Pacific Northwest thanks to rain as well as the midwest as a storm system moves on through bringing widespread rainfall from chicago to cleveland and louisville. Watch for delays there. In the north, its cold enough its snowing, in duluth and minneapolis. Slow go there. For the holiday itself, its looking good, green means go. Other than delays in the Pacific Northwest and northeast. Back to you. Thank you, cam. Breaking news from detro been shot. The Wayne State University officer, colin rose, is fighting for his life at this hour after being shot in the head. Officials said rose was patrolling an area offam pus when the attack took place. A perp of interest is in custody and is being interrogated. Rose is at least the fifth officer shot on duty across this country just since the weekend. The suspect charged in the ambushstyle Fatal Shooting of a san toep owe Police Officer got married the day after the it appears that otis may have been trying to keep his wife from having to testify against him. The d. A. Says any conversations before the shooting would be admissible. Funeral Services Held for the murdered officer next week. A postelection surge for stocks as three averages open at record highs this morning. The dow starts above 19,000 for the first time ever. Its closed at a record high six times now in the two weeks since Donald Trumps