Dyke shot him 16 times in 15 seconds. The video sending shockwaves across chicago. Protesters taking to the streets. States attorney Anita Alvarez facing criticism for investigating the case nearly a with first degree murder, and responding to allegations officers deleted Surveillance Video from a nearby burger king the night of the incident. It doesnt appear that theyve been tampered with and did not reveal, you know, any of that kind of evidence, however, the investigation will always continue. Reporter a district manager for the chain telling abc news the investigators did tamper with the video files. Van dykes defense argues he feared for his life when he opened fire. Despite what you heard in the courtroom. Reporter legal experts say a first degree murder charge for a Police Officer is rare. Why is it so unusual . Because its a hard case to prove, and particularly against a cop. To be convicted of first degree murder, it has to be shown that you intended to do serious bodily harm or death and that you had no justification for it. Reporter and yet another round of protests here in chicago. This group, making their way through downtown. All of these protests, so far, peaceful. Those protests continued late into the evening. Nearly 47 million americans are expected to travel this holiday weekend. Rain, ice and snow may cause delays in the central portion of the country. The weather is already a problem in the Higher Elevations of Northern California. Chains are required on vehicles traveling through the sierras, but drivers further east should also watch for icy and slippery roads. Half an hour south of there in sacramento, 11 people were injured when a sudden strong gust of wind blew through a flea market. Six or seven tents were tossed in the air. Shoppers had already left for the day. All the injuries were told were minor. Now to a white house tradition you might say is for the birds. Each year the president pardons a turkey or two. Party. That wouldnt happen in washington. This years turkeys came from california are named honest and abe. President obama says america is the land of Second Chances but he admits it was a close call. I confess that honest looks like good eating but this is a democracy. Abe is now a free bird. He has told us the turk of the united states, totus. Look at the girls. I love this. Theyre actually laughing at the jokes. Trying to indulge daddy. These are some of the jokes that he tortured them with. They actually laughed through it. He said you know, capital believe that was his seventh one. Time flies even if turkeys dont. Oh, boy. Yeah. Dad jokes. Oh, dad jokes. But the girls were so great. I cant say enough. Its hard. You got to do a lot of these obligation whz he youre at the white house. Putting up with dads jokes on an national level, got to give them credit on that one. Coming up, weve got some shopping deals to start the season without all the stress. An outrageous scene at the airport. Baggage handlers seen as tossing around a bag as part of a game. And thanksgiving dessert, as well. Coming up. Im jacqueline. If youre looking to put a little more zip into your thanksgiving, we have some seasonal sensations that will make you forget all about pumpkin pie. Thats straight ahead right here on world news now. Karl, dont you have friends coming over . Yeah, so . It stinks in here. Youve got to wash this whole room are you kidding . Wash it . Lets wash it with febreze. For all the things you cant wash, use. Febreze fabric refresher whoa hey mrs. Webber inhales hey, it smells nice in here and try pluggable febreze. To continuously eliminate odors for. Up to 45 days of freshness pluggable febreze and fabric refresher. [inhale exhale mnemonic]. Two more ways to breathe happy so how ya doing . Enough pressure in here for ya . Ten thousand feet. 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Mine was to see the ocean. And with a little help. Lets hope you have plenty of the thanksgiving feast especially when it comes to dessert. Look at some of these delicious possibilities. Oh. Awesome someness. Awhile back i spoke to an expert how to finish off your meal. Topper. But what if youre looking for something with a bit of a modern twist but still want to be seasonal . Joining us is the author of this book, Joslyn Delk Adams the author of grandbaby cakes. Whats with the name of the book. Its inspired by my grandparents. They used to call meet still do. Also i had a nickname as an adult called baby cakes because i used to make the best cakes in the neighborhood. I merged the two together. Now as an adult youre making cakes and then some. Yes. What do we have. Clacks with a modern twist perfect for your thanksgiving table. Starting here, i have a classic yellow cake. Who doesnt love this . This is like the quintessential dessert that you remember right . But this is the one thats done perfectly. It comes im telling you, it is beyond amazing. You will love this. Everyone will enjoy it because its a clack, right . Is there like a certain kick the thing that makes it amazing is the butter honestly. Its tons of butter, tons of love and deserve. So butter and sugar. Thats all we need. Thats what we need for thanksgiving. And then here, here is a modern twist. So on my thanksgiving table we always have candied sweet tomatoes, candiedium. This is a cake twist on that. Its got a buttered rum and candied sweet potato rum cake. You had me at rum. Were talking real rum. We only do real here. Its got a streusel that goes through it and its spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg and a fantastic crumble top. So you can have this for breakfast tore do it a little later. Good deal. So then here, this is another twist. So everyone thinks about like. Its literally a twist. Isnt that cool . Really pretty pan. You think about the traditional german chocolate cake. This one is a pound cake. The inside of the cake tastes like a brownie. Its so dense and delicious. Its so moist. So deep. And youre like, and kind of heavy. Its really, really heavy. Its got the classic frosting and you can just sprinkle a little bit more of the coconut on top just to make it really pretty. And add a little bit of rum on top. That, too. You must love rum. Do you love rum . I like it all. And then lastly here, ive got some coffee toef pumpkin cupcakes. Everyones talking about pumpkin pie. No, you need these cupcakes. Theyre really, really sensational. Theyve got a cream cheese topping. I love to adjust a little bit of nutmeg on the top, just spring offal that on. It looks really beautiful and elegant. And youre like okay, you want to taste it. Thats really, really nice. Isnt that delicious . You can add this little toef sauce and kind of drizzle that over the top. You dont feel bad . Not at all. Not at all. Not at all. Im like wherever youre going with this, not at all. I never feel bad. About the calories . Its thanksgiving. This is the time to undulg, right . It is the time to indulge. Its not like the Traditional Apple pie or the pumpkin pie. I think you can always have those, too. Its always fun to mix things up and surprise people during the holidays, too. These are perfectly in the book you have about 50 different recipes. Yes. So i love to tell people if youre a beginner baker, you can start with this and you know, really go to down. You dont have to be intimidated by baking. You can start new memories with your family especially during this Holiday Season. I dont know if i can pull it off. Ive always said the only thing i could make are reservations. No, im telling you, start with my easy recipes. Youll be baking in no time. He i love that. I started baking and i had to call the fire department. Thanks, Joslyn Delk Adams. Look forward to your cooking. Enough pressure in here for ya . Im gonna take Mucinex Sinusmax. Too late, were about to take off. These dissolve fast. Theyre new liquid gels. And youre coming with me. You realize i have gold status . Mucinex sinusmax liquid gels. Dissolves fast to unleash max strength medicine. Lets end this. Okay, were going to start the mix this time on thanksgiving with, this unofficial i guess you would say facebook research. They asked people from different states what theyre thankful for. They found out and kind of split it up to see what different states what, people in different states are saying theyre thankful for. For your state, your home state, florida. Yeah, im thankful for oranges because its sunshine orange day. But they wrote down living near the beach. Thats what the majority of people in florida are saying theyre thankful for this thanksgiving. In texas, they say its the rain. Okay. In tennessee, in alabama and georgia, theres a current theme going on there. God in tennessee, gods love, alabama gods forgiveness, georgia, gods word. You know what theyre thankful for in alaska . Childrens laughter. Why . Happy. Kids laughing. Oh, my gosh. Doesnt it give you a warm thats the rum. They do that. Thankful for kids last ter. I would think alaskans have more to be thankful for than that. But who knows . Thanksgiving dinner thanksgiving disasters. You dont cook. Youve never cooked thanksgiving dinner. Here are some thanksgiving dinner fails. This is thanksgiving turkey, tad overcooked. Is this al actual photo from your thankful last year. No, it was not. This is a sad attempt to infuse octopus and crab legs into a turkey into good idea right there. I appreciate the effort. Someone will butter fingers or mittens and dropped a turkey. This turkey had so much potential. Can you imagine after so many hours. A little too much whiskey for that turkey. Someone couldnt make a pumpkin can be dessert with the directions on the box. Doesnt everybody cook with alcohol . I dont know. While theyre drinking. This one someone drops a pie. Thats an embarrassing cooking moment. That was not grandbaby. Youre absolutely right, jack. This grandbaby would not be happy with that one. This is not part of the grandbaby cakes, but this is the dessert apparently of the moment. The new dessert. Take a look at it. Can you figure out what it is . Is that primp kin pie spice. It is. Chocolate. It is all of those. It is called a pie caken. Its beak a combination of cake and pie. So you can have your cake and eat your pie, too. Now, why did we not bring this into the studio. Oh, man. You can do that with cherry and peach cobbler. So that looks like throwup. That does not. That looks like dinner to me. Does that look great . Its a combination of everything. You dont have to decide anymore. Somebody call delivery. 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And new this half hour, the mother of a baby left in a nativity scene not charged. New Surveillance Footage helping to identify the mom who left the newborn unattended with the umbilical cord still attached. And behind the scenes of the macys thanksgiving day parade. Lisa mccree checks out the balloons and all at workers getting pumped up for the big day and getting some help from young fans. Its thanksgiving day, thursday, november 26th. Announcer from abc news, good morning and happy thanksgiving, everybody. Dont worry if your turkeys not working out. Theres always chinese or pizza. There is. You have lots of options on this thanksgiving. Its just your poor kids are going to be devastated. Dont, lay it on them. And ruin them. Says the guy who has takeout on speed dial. Yeah, absolutely. Thanksgiving day, it is all about uber food delivery. Oh, boy. But its not for a lot of people. Traveling, well get right to the problems many people are facing. Nearly 47 Million People are traveling this Holiday Season. A lot of people. Security is tight at airports and bus and train stations. Most of which are packed with travelers. But outside of Northern California, not many delays are reported yet. More now from abcs clayton sandell. Reporter the Weather Threat is not taking a holiday. Snowing on busy california highways, dust storms blinding drivers in salt lake city. Thanksgiving storms are bringing big helpings of ice and water. A winter mess of snow and sleet from the great lakes to the plains. California and oregon have more than a foot of snow in some places, along with crashes and spinouts. It is so dangerous out here. You really want to get your chains on so you can make, you know, the safest drive up there. Reporter in washington state, giant waves. Winds knocking out power to 50,000. This falling tree nearly killed heather adams. I could see the tree coming. Two seconds later, i might not be here. Reporter in colorado, the chowdhury family is leaving early. We just want to be not have to be on the roads if we dont have to. Reporter to beat the storm on their 12hour drive from denver to dallas. The big concern now is freezing drizzle that forecasters say could you coat the highways in a dangerous layer of black ice from here in colorado all the way to iowa. Clayton sandell, abc news, littleton, colorado. The difficult weather isnt limited to the countrys midsection. For the complete accuweather forecast we turn to meteorologist justin povick. Good morning, justin and happy thanksgiving. Reena and kendis, thanks. And good morning. Happy thanksgiving to you, as well. High pressure is going to be drawing down some cold temperatures, and its going to be a wintry day, believe it or not, from denver into northern nebraska where the snows will come down at a heavy clip. Were talking ice storm conditions over western kansas and the texas pan handle where we could have a quarter of an inch to a half an inch of ice. Denver metro 3 to 6 inches