when i was here last week, this family was really scared. they didn't know what they were going to do. but we got some news this week that things have changed. we're here to catch up with them on thanksgiving day. i hear they've got something to be thankful for. >> happy thanksgiving day. thanks for having me over. tell me about the phone call that you got from the insurance company. >> the original voice mail said regarding the incident involving leah's prescription. so that to me was pretty evident that they had gotten wind. the news story. >> reporter: what is cot cost of the medication? >> about $700 out of pocket. >> how long does that left you it lasted us about a month. we have hay to turn to family who don't have it to help. >> reporter: but that one phone call changed everything. >> he was very, very nice. he was apologetic for he didn't mention the news story at all but he was very apologetic for everything. >> reporter: did you guys remember what your mom was like after she got off the phone. >> she was happy as she's ever been. >> reporter: what was that like? >> i was shocked and then i wasn't. i felt a great sense of relief but i knew -- i just knew that the story had basically lit a fire under themmism know that we wouldn't be where we the light on the issue that is going o i know it is still a huge issue. i know a lot of people, the outcome won't be like this for them. i can just be extremely grateful that this was the outcome for our family. >> reporter: i assure you we are not done. unfortunately, the story is not the norm. that is why we here at 10 news will continue to do what we're doing to, as you say, put the fire on them. so many on our facebook pages of prescription medications. the entire investigation is called side effects. it is right there on wtsp.com. if you haven't seen this video on so much social media already, stop what you are doing and take a look. an e-cigarette just explodes a man's pocket. all it was caught on camera. this certainly isn't the first time we've seen something like this. sparks are flying from his pants. you saw his coworkers just took off rug hurt. we have a report on the safety of the devices and their batteries. >> i think about people flying. >> did it explode? >> smoking is hazardous if your health either way you look at it. >> reporter: it is supposed to be safer than smoking but this video of a man's e-cigarette exploding in his pocket inside a store in grand central station in new york city has brian questioning his own videotaperrizer. >> the piece i use is pretty good now t hasn't blown up on just shooting the breeze when all of a sudden, flames start shooting from the guy's pocket. >> we realized it was a e vapor cigarette high voltage battery. >> reporter: vapor dealers say oftentimes the users are modifying their units for get more bang for their vape. >> they are going inside and opening up the circuit boards and putting in new circuit boards. they are using the wrong type of wire and they are using vent, they explode. >> reporter: trevor campbell owns three vapor unlip i had stores in pasco county. he says he has never heard of any problem with an e-cigarette when used properly. >> when you modify something, you don't doe gogh to your car battery and try to modify it, do you? probably not recommended and not recommended in our industry as well. rotor man in new york city was rushed to the hospital. this photo shows what was left of the device after it went up in flames. details. >> this e-cigarette didn't just explode once. it exploded a number of times. >> reporter: the u.s. fire administration says many of these e-cigarette fires are linked to overcharging the lithium ion battery. manufacturing defects and punctures. >> that is not safe. >> reporter: al says he is rethinking how he uses his device. >> i don't like that. that would make me want to change my ways of smoking, i guess. >> reporter: or at least follow the manufacturer's directions. >> that is hard video to watch. >> new regulation were put in place when it comes to esm cigarettes on planes. they are allowed in carry-on luggage only but not in checked bags. experpts say there are some things you should look out for when buying an e-cigarette. that includes first making sure it is made in america. the device and e-liquids made certain safe stay standards. also, don't let it overheat f you are new to e-cigarettes, you could end up holding the button down too long. also use the correct charger because the wrong voltage could be dangerous and don't leave it charging for an extended period of time. when you think of perfect family, take a look at this picture over my shoulder. mom, dad and the kid sitting around vague great holiday meal. but one set of parents in ft. worth, texas are doing something a little bit more than expected. vi holiday season, they are reaching out in a special way. >> one. >> two. >> three. >> on the southwest side of ft. worth, there is a house. >> i need help with plates. >> reporter: a lot noisier than it used to be. >> owe live yarks emma, come mere. >> reporter: now, it is home to six brothers and sisters. there is bayla, twins olivia and emma. 3-year-old franco and the sticky fingers of one-year-old jake. >> jake wants to watch. >> reporter: and these are their moms. tracy and sherry smith aren't what you might think. they are sisters. >> you do have two mommies. >> thank you for this family in jesus' name amen. >> great. >> reporter: they are taking together. >> i'm bless wade lot of really good siblings but sherry is my best friend. >> it was mutual. >> reporter: they've lived together all of their adult lives. tracy helping sherry through her own health problems that included seizures and a coma at the age of 20. this is where we take a brief detour from the story to talk about sherry's lymph for the of her mouth. >> i stuck my hand straight in the air and said i'll never let go, jack. >> that was literally the first words out of a coma. >> they were like she's going to be fine. >> reporter: they came from a blended family of their own. three of their siblings were adopted. so when they grew up, they knew they wanted to do the same. >> i knew i wanted to be a mom and sherry was not sure she wanded to be a mom. >> reporter: they agreed to be foster par don't four brothers >> they said well, there is actually six. they said about nobody will take six. nobody will take six. >> nobody's crazy enough for that. >> reporter: they were crazy enough. they both said yes. >> i'm like what did we just do? >> reporter: the kids come from a drug-addicted biological motherment their biological father is in prison. sis texas has close to 14,000 kids in foster care right now, keep six kids and a family together. >> good morning. >> reporter: and friday morning at the tarrant county family law center in downtown ft. worth. >> how you doing. >> reporter: on national adoption day. >> you all look pretty in those beautiful dresss. >> reporter: fay courtroom lined with stuffed animal. >> this is a final forever decision. >> reporter: they made it official. >> they're mine. >> sherry. >> absolutely. >> both of them now officially moms. >> the moment they came in the door, i knew that those were our kids. >> they belong to us. >> god chose these kids for us. >> even this guy? >> even this one. just as much this one as the others. >> reporter: now, parenthood even in so-called normal families isn't without its pitfalls. >> vomit will do that to you. and covered in puke ourselves and we were like, we're parents. we're officially parents. >> reporter: and in the event a man does finally enter one of their lives, they have a plan for that too. maybe houses on a cul-de-sac side by described it will take a more special man to buy into this. this is weird. we know t. >> reporter: what is not weird is that six siblings are still together with parents, moms, who love them. who want to give them >> i can't tell you how many times sherry and i will get a hug from one of them and say, you know what, this right here, this is what we did it for. >> reporter: tonight, thousands more children wait for someone else willing to accept the same. >> you have to have such a big heart, such a special spirit. >> i love that. hey! is this enough? a little more... grandma! there you go... there's no more room. i know i had one more... hmmm... more. how's it looking? 20 more minutes... 8, 9... we need 1 more let's enjoy. we need more rolls there was a little girl, and she became friends with every animal she met. it's getting late, grandma should go. one more? in the end, all we really need more of, is each other. happy thanksgiving from publix. if you are sitting down to thanksgiving tonight, your table probably looks kind of festive like this. this is our 10 news spread. but what about the table cloth in have you thought much that? we are introducing to you a family that has a tradition more than three generations in the making. >> so many happy memories on here. >> reporter: with so many signatures. >> that was granny mcgregor. >> there is bobby. >> cousin bobby. >> and so many years. >> so this was started in '83. >> '81. >> yeah. >> jim mcgregor and his mother sally need an early start on on this 35-year-old table cloth filled with names hand stitch bid her. >> moi mother-in-law started the table cloth many, many years ago. and when people would come to visit, she would have them sign it. >> look at these stitches. >> reporter: granny macgregor may have passed away, but her family tradition is still the topic of conversation every thanksgiving. >> gregor. >> it is incredibly special. this was my granny's. it was her that started it. seeing her handy work in this is just amazing. >> the material is much flimsier than it was before. it speak to how much it was washed. she would use this table cloth not only at thanksgiving but because she would have them sign too. >> reporter: so as the tradition goes, anyone over for a holiday must sign the table cloth. so i did. >> it's just beautiful. >> amazing tradition. >> that is what thanksgiving is all about. >> i kind of broke tradition today. i baked the turkey and then did i a fried turkey. >> that is the southern areas. >> tradition. age-old question here. pecan or pumpkin pie? pumpkin pie, eh. pecan, good. i don't like pumpkin pie. but it sure has you talking to facebook. >> i will go with pumpkin and it is more of a texture thing. i like nuts but not no my desserts. >> look how good those pecans look there roasted on top of i'm getting hungry about now. >> the debate is so strong on our page, it is so close at last check, there were 401 votes for pecan pie, 374 people voted for pumpkin. keep the votes coming and reassure me that pecan pie is your favorite. or if you love pumpkin, go head and do your thing. >> i mean they're both good. >> they are. >> you can't go wrong. >> although if they put sweet potato on there, it would be whole different story. you don't mess around with sweet potato pie. >> reggie, look at this beautiful live shot. gorgeous out there tonight. i think some folks are taking advantage. maybe taking a little evening stroll after they probably had either pecan or pumpkin pie. check it out by the numbers. we made it up to 83 degrees on thanksgiving day. that is seven degrees above our average for this time of year. our low this morning, mild too at 62-degree. bit cooler for portions of the nature coast, 69 degrees. tampa, 80 degrees. sarasota at 81. we'll stay quiet tonto really pleasant evening. wind generally out of the northwest at eight for brooksville. some other areas reporting calm wind. so a light wind tonight. partly cloudy skies and staying mild with a reading of 54- degree frimo staying in the low to mid-60s. for at any thank you coast, a lot of 50s -- for the nature coast, a lot of 50s. across manatee, sarasota county, low temperatures in the 60s. 62 for venice. lake land at 60 degrees for your friday morning. much cooler across portions of the nation. 32 at minneapolis-st. paul. bismarck, north dakota, 27. bit cool for those folks in texas too. back here at home though, a beautiful afternoon shaping up with 82 degrees. anything wasn't to do, shopping or head to the beach, it will be fantastic weather for that. staying dry friday. even though the model shows a few little blips of moisture, we won't see anything more than an isolated stray shower and 99.9% of us won't see anything. your seven-day forecast looking great too. slightly cooler for sunday way low temperature of battle the grounds on black friday, here are the top five parking mistake you need to look out for. number five is the planner. this driver will only park in mace spaces where the car will face out even though it is much easier to pull into a space and then back out. they just hold up traffic instead. number four, the perfectionist. this person will take no less parking space. number three, the optimist. even though there won't be any room to open the door doors, the optimist will swedes in there anyway. number two, home coming king or queen. the parking lot royalty. these people are just too important to take up one space so they park diagonally taking up development and drum roll please, for number one. the parking chief. you know, these people robbing you of your spot by cutting you off at the very last second. they take the spot you patiently waited for and don't ok facebook page to share these annoyances with your friends south here a question you might thanksgiving in space. >> turns out crew members of the international space station will be eat a complete thanksgiving dinner with all of the trimmings thanks to students at texas a & m. >> jim wetzel shows you how they make an out of this world holiday meal. >> reporter: thanksgiving can be lonely when you are away from loved ones. and you can't get any further away than outer space. maybe that is why crew members on board the international space station relish their thanksgiving m here t will be in a pouch. we'll heat this up. >> reporter: the astronaut's meals are made here on the ground in a special kitchen at the texas a & m space food research institute. >> we make things like chicken fajitas, pork chops, some green beans and potatoes. >> reporter: texas a & msm students mix and cook the ingredients. the food is then stuffed in small pouchs an placed in a high pressure oven. kills microbes making sure the five years. >> this is a sweet potato. good. it tastes just hike what you would get on the ground. it is good. >> reporter: before each mission, crew member pick out which foods they like in taste tests and then the orders are september up every three months in a supply rocket. mealtime in zero gravity certainly looks challenging but favorite foods can help with the rigors of space. >> comfort is really important when it comes to food. >> it will be a the bit different up here in i'll try to make it as much like home as we can. >> reporter: this year, the two american astronauts will share their turkey meals with french and russian crew members celebrating the spirit of thanksgiving more than 200 miles above the earth. >> three to five years of freshness. >> but i'm he curious if they have the pecan pie in there. >> all about the pecan. >> the astronauts have made a request that mission control games. it is all part of thanksgiving. >> stay with us. don't miss our black friday specials, at havertys furniture. big savings in store only. this friday, eight am to eleven am. plus, win up to $250 off your total purchase. and get thirty-six month, no-interest financing. black friday specials, while supplies last.frida. with havertys, your home can be perfect, don't miss our black friday specials at havertys. coming together after a devastating week for law enforcement officers. hear why this year's thanksgiving has extra special meaning. >> fighting more than just flames. see how a new tool is work to keep your family safe. >> get ready. get set. let's shop, baby. taking a live look at early holiday shoppers gettingied to take off across tampa bay. good evening, one bay area police department is trying to sharing what they are thankful for on this thanksgiving. we show you how they hope to show there is more that unites than what divides. >> reporter: scroll through sarasota police department's facebook page and you will see message after message of gratitude. use a white board, marker and words from the heart like family, their kids, their pets and their community. are all human beings. >> reporter: some messages are more personal. officer jessica sullivan is thankful for her dad's cancer being in remission. officer trip shwenk is thankful for the life saving donation of a kidney from his sister-in- law. >> it gives a little insight into each individual officer. we are all people doing the job. >> reporter: who knew sarasota police chief had mad tennis skills and a who also goes by cupcake. the facebook postings appear every 30 minutes on thanksgiving day. ate simple way of using social media to help police officers connect with the people they protect and serve. officer scott patrick, a 14- year veteran. >> thankful for our three beautiful kids and we have one on the way. >> reporter: patrick hopes the facebook messages help bridge the gap that has led to so much violence against law enforcement officers. >> we are out here to help people and try and make a