Brett black hours after thanksgiving day shooting. They say trooper damon allen pulled him over on interstate 45 about 90 minutes south of dallas. As allen walked back to his patrol car black allegedly fired at him with a rifle. He died at the scene. Police say black fled but was captured near houston. Allen was a 15 year veteran of the force and leaves behind a wife and three children. The Texas Department of Public Safety said we ask for your prayers for his entire family and his many friends and colleagues during the difficult days ahead. New developments in the russia probe led by special counsel robert mueller. Lawyers for former National Security advisor Michael Flynn have formally cut ties with President Trumps personal legal team saying they can no longer discuss muellers investigation. The news was first reported by the new york times. The paper says this could be a sign flynn is cooperating with the special counsel. Legal experts tell nbc news it is not unusual for defense teams to share common information for separate clients until either party is unwilling or unable to do so under the law. President trumps personal attorney refused to give specifics regarding the discussion between the two legal teams, but said the change came as no surprise. He added, what was not entirely unexpected was that flynn may be discussing a plea with special counsel. And no one should draw the conclusion that this means anything about general flynn cooperating against the president. The white house special counsel had no comment on the matter because it involves private defense of the president. Flynns attorney also declined to comment. The shopping frenzy is officially on. Black friday sales are projected to hit 682 billion this year, but all that shopping may not be so effective in burning the calories from thanksgiving dinner. More americans are shopping online than ever before, according to adobe analytics. Americans have already spent over 1. 5 billion online on thanksgiving day. And 46 of them are shopping on smartphones. Nbcs scott cohn joins us now from best buy in oakland, california. It is early, but folks are moving. Reporter they are, richard. And, you know, some people still do actually come out to the stores to get the deals because theyve sort of set it up that way. It used to be black friday was just that one frenzied day. It is now a fiveday period. This best buy store is typical. They open at 5 00 on thanksgiving. Theyll close shortly for a few hours and reopen at 8 00 in the morning with more of the socalled door buster deals that you can only get in the stores and not online. And weve seen a lot of people coming here bringing out flat screen tvs and all kinds of things. And of the shoppers are also employees. I mean, i was almost dripping sweat. Literally, its just a grind. We prepare all year for this day. We kind of love it. Its our super bowl. Before we open the doors, we did our cheer, lets do the super bowl. All the associates, we take it as our day to bring the best service we can to you guys. Its all about having it red and i available for you guys when you get in, so, its just prepping, as much as we can. Reporter National Retail federation says 69 of us will shop at some point during this fiveday period. They are also predicting that all in all holiday sales will be up about 4 from last year. That would be a healthy increase. Well see. This fiveday black friday period, though, is crucial for the retailers. Richard . If you have to work, why not have fun like that guy. Thank you so much, scott cohn there in Oakland California for us. If you have a case of wander luft, now might be the time to book your travel. Airlines are jumping on the black friday and cyber monday bandwagon offering incredibly cheap deals on flights and vacations. Nbcs Business Correspondent jo ling kent is in jersey city with a look at how you can snag the best deals. Jo, good morning. Reporter richard, frances, good morning. Officially black friday is underway. Were here at a pretty busy target in jersey city and there are already customers flowing in looking for the best retail deal. The best deep discounts. But ive got to tell you, its not just retail thats rolling out the big deals for this Holiday Shopping weekend. Its travel as well. The sky is the limit for black friday deals. Beyond deep discounts in stores or online, this Year Airlines and hotels are offering huge sales on flights and vacations. When you buy on black friday and cyber monday. Fly from the u. S. To europe, including london, amsterdam, and dublin. On wow airline for 99 each way, round trip purchase required. On delta go from minneapolis to las vegas, 137 round trip. United offering flights from new york to Fort Lauderdale for 80 round trip, including taxes. To find the best get away deal, travel experts recommend being flexible with your dates and do more than just check airline websites. Also use the hopper app. Airline watch dog, and google flights. Certain certainly among millennials, we see gifting travel and something to experience with me together as gifting. Reporter for those who want to gift under the tree aggressive deals for many retailers capitalizing on the new iphone. Walmart is offering a 300 store gift card with a purchase of an iphone 8, 8 plus or 10. Target giving out 250 gift cards with a purchase of an iphone 8 or 8 plus. Major retailers slashing prices. And their Holiday Season on a high note. This Holiday Shopping season is critical for busy stores like these, these physical stores. Even though overall spending is expected to go up by about 4 , not all of it necessarily will happen in these brick and mortar stores, especially as more customers choose to spend on the store websites or amazon. Back to you guys. All right, jo, thank you. Now to that other annual thanksgiving day tradition, the national dog show. This year newton, theres newton, a brussels griffon beat out the competition for best in show. Kn newton was a big shut saying he has a celebrity look alike. Chubaka . Look at that. I dont know. Lets bring some someone else. You dont know . Look at the split screen. Looks exactly like him. What do you think, bill karins . I think a little insulting for our best of show to be compared to jubaka. Hes best of show. The best looking dog in the whole world and youre comparing him. I need a sound check to find out. Id have to agree with richard. True, i paid him a lot of money. Yesterday we had fantastic weather. Warm weather through the mid of the country. Florida had storms yesterday. There is a little bit of light rain heading over the state. Its going to improve as the day goes on. 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When initially asked about the stream of allegations about weinstein on access hollywood, thurman chose her words carefully then, saying she was waiting to feel less angry before speaking out. She ended her post by saying, stay tuned. So, there may be more to come on this. Harvey weinstein spokesperson has repeatedly said weinstein unequivocally denies any allegations of nonconsensual sex. Minnesota al franken is issuing another apology in the wake of new allegations of groping by several women. The latest allegations came from two women who anonymously told the Huffington Post he touched them on the backside while posing for a photo. He said, i met tens of thousands of people and taken thousands of photographs. Ive learned from recent stories that in some of those encountsers i crossed the line for some women. I made some women feel badly and for that i am sorry. Let me say again to minnesota ans that im sorry for putting them through this and im committed to regaining their trust. Capital police have opened an investigation into the leak of nude photos of a texas congressman on social media. Representative joe barton issued an apology for the photos earlier this week. He says a former lover threatened to make private photos and messages public. Now his constituents are reacting to these salacious controversial pictures. Nbcs Kelly Odonnell has more. Reporter a public life overexposed, texas republican congressman joe barton, a 68yearold grandfather, is caught up in a sexting controversy, making constituents back home shake their heads. It wasnt a good idea. Even if youre looking for love, its not a good idea. Reporter bartons nude selfie photo and intimate Text Messages splashed on the internet wednesday, an embarrassing disclosure that could be whats called revenge porn. Barton said in a sthamt that u. S. Capital police are investigating the release of the sexually charged material as a potential crime against him. The 17term congressman explained that during the breakup of his second marriage a few years ago, he had consensual sexual relationships with mature adult women. Barton apologized to voters for not showing better judgment. For someone to do something as silly as that, really should not be in washington writing laws to legislate what we have to live by. Reporter but bartons trouble is political, not legal. All this seemed to have been done in a consensual way, such that theres no crime really having been committed by congressman barton. It certainly is a humiliating and embarrassing situation. And our thanks to Kelly Odonnell for that report. Straight ahead, President Trump gives thanks and talks up the economy, plus he is the dancing grandpa that got millions watching around the globe. Thats next. Why shop kohls this week . 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Coast guard near his Vacation Home in florida. Some of the biggest feasts today were in areas hard hit by recent storms where people are especially thankful to have loved ones around them. Nbcs rehema ellis has more. Reporter good morning, richard. As people start to think about shopping today, they have great memories of a safe thanksgiving day parade here in new york where security measures are still intense. Minnesota, woohoo. Reporter from across the country. California. Reporter and around the world, millions gathered under clear skies for the countrys biggest thanksgiving celebration. Whats the best part about the parade . Um, everyone comes together. Reporter four new balloons joined the lineup this year. Behind the scenes and along the route, new york was well prepared to keep the crowd safe. Officials say there was no credible threat against the city or the parade. Still, they added extra levels of security on the ground and in the air. Elsewhere in the nation i just want to thank you on behalf of the whole country. Reporter President Trump is spending his holiday inn florida. He and the first lady made a stop by a coast guard station in riviera beach. Hello, everybody, and happy thanksgiving. Reporter also sending a message of thanks to our military serving overseas. In puerto rico, a great spot for an area still reeling from hurricane maria. Volunteers spent all week dishing up what theyre calling the biggest thanksgiving dinner the islands ever seen. Gravy, gravy for how many people . 40,000 people. Reporter similar efforts underway in houston hit hard three months ago by hurricane harvey. In southern california, they got a roaster of a different kind. Its a nice day. Reporter record breaking heat this week, mid 90s meant some spent the holiday along the board walk or at the beach. This day a baby giraffe born 6 feet tall, 150 pounds. 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A woman is thankful her son is alive after flames ripped through their home. Shes talking about the ordeal only to nbc10. Dash for deals. Shoppers are storming stores for black friday. A look at the rush for bargains and everything you need to know. Lights, trees, and parades. Today events across our area are helping to ring in the Holiday Season. Weve got you covered. You heard Christmas Music as soon as you turned on the car this morning, right . I heard is last month, unfortunately. Here we are. Good morning. This is nbc10 news today first look at 4. Im rosemary connors. Im dray clark. Hopeful you youve recovered from eating all that turkey and the trimmings. Lets get right to meteorologist krystal klei with the most accurate neighborhood weather forecast. Good morning. Good morning. Yeah, now we have the leftovers that well eat for the next week straight. Lets look at radar and satellite outside. Right now, a clear picture. Hard to tell because its so dark. Were waiting for the sunrise past the 6 00 a. M. Hour. For now youre getting a clear picture not only over our region, but wow, look at this. Theres nothing heading our way. Today will be a clear and sunny forecast. Perfect for shoppers that are getting out early or expecting to do a daylong event. Its going to be fine. No need for an umbrella. Temperatures, it is cold, though, this morning, especially in parts of south jersey. Extra layers if you head out early. 22 in vineland. 24 in mt. Holly. Now we are below freezing in philadelphia. 31. Coatesville, 32. Atlantic city at 26 degrees. Heres the deal good news is that we are going to have a priss night warmup. Into the 40s in the late morning hours. Then in the afternoon, we should cap around those low 50s. More of a warmup, then a drop over the weekend. Well talk about that coming up. Now to traffic and pamela osborne. Im keeping my eye on continue in springfield at route 309. The ramp going northbound on paper mill road. Ill let you know as soon as that clears. Traveling mass transit, everything is looking fine. Amtrak, septa, new jersey transit, and patco all running on time. And if youre driving on the pennsylvania turnpike, maybe returning home from the thanksgiving celebration, everything is looking good there, as well. Average speeds in the 60s. Everything else is in the green. Thanks. 4 00 on this friday. Were following breaking news. This roaring house fire has forced several families into the cold in philadelphias West Oak Lane neighborhood. The flames started in a row home on east price street. The homeowner was not there at the time, but her son who was home was able to get out. Police told neighbors to evacuate, as well. The homeowner spoke only to