Guests including justin garini, he is a native of bucks county. It is a munchkin turkey adam joseph was on the parade route with the Dunkin Donuts fan cam and took 800 hours and 800 munchkins to create this sweet treat. You know that tune, this singing String Quartet called well strong performed their rendition of call me maybe its their vocals and strings with pop music. We are rocking in the studio more than 300 dancers danced in pink and orange to perform this fabulous routine. The 22nd year that this group took part in the parade. And the boy scouts collected food from parade watchers all along the route. And they save the best for last. Santa and mrs. Claus in their big sleigh being pulled by the reindeer. They waived to the kids and adults as well. Wishing everyone a happy thanksgiving and a happy holiday season. You can relive the parade magic now on our website at 6abc. Com. We have posted video showcasing memorable moments and the bands and balloons and stars and performances. We have Team Coverage as we cover the hustle and bustle of this thanksgiving day. Meteorologist, melissa magee, has the accuweather forecast. And bob brooks has the preblack friday shopping and we go to Annie Mccormick where christmasvil Christmas Village is open until christmas eve. There is hustle and bustle here in dillworth park, where part of the Christmas Village is and the other part is in love park. They close at 5 00 but still blenty to do in the city if you need to blow off steam or take a break from the family. Thanksgiving in philadelphia is bustling, an overflow of spectators of the 6 abc Dunkin Donuts thanksgiving day parade boosted business at the shops at the Christmas Village. Today was a better sales day than last year for me. Big crowds for the parade. It kind of dies down after a while. Because people want to get to their thanksgiving dinners. Because of delayed constructions some got a late start. And up in love park and where ice indicating brought families out before and after the holiday feast. After we go to the parade we go home and have dinner and thought to try something different. I was teasing them and said we were going to mcdonalds, for thanksgiving, they said no way who does that. Ryan richardson assured his family there was a turkey dinner store for them. And for the family from puerto rico this has special meaning. They are hosting their mom for an extended period until conditions there improve. Seeing she is okay make its all the more special. And those families cooked up and they are looking for more to do, there is a lot of activity going on here at dillworth park, one cool one i checked out last night is the 6 abc and Independence Blue Cross light should you, that son the north side of city hall beginning at 5 30 and goes every half hour until 8 30 by the tree on the north side of city hall. Channel 6 action news. Lets switch live now to bob brooks outside of the best buy in bustleton where people are already lined up to get those first black friday deals. Reporter that is right, got to get those deals. The guy we spoke with first in line got here at 4 00 a. M. Are you about to hear from him he spent the most of his thanksgiving here at the best buy in bustleton, the line starts here and wraps clear around the building and i cant see the end of it at this point. Well over 100 to 200 people out here. The number one thing is a 50 inch tv for a very great price. We have seen it before and this year its no different. A line formed outside of the best buy on roosevelt boulevard the first man in line tom miller, this is where he is spending the majority of his thanksgiving. What time did you get out here . 4 30 in the morning. A great on a great tv that in his words is worth the wait. Why spend your day online . A 50 inch tv for 180, why not. You look at me like im crazy. Its a deal. Deal and a half. The tv is in the up most performance. And a shopper that had to hide her identity from the camera. Did you make up an excuse at work . I did. What did you tell them . I was suppose to go back at 3 00 this afternoon to do a 16 hour shift. I told them i had a family emergency. We see it all waiting in line for deals from charging their phoned and eating and studying for the l sats. And others that shopped earlier this. This was insized the kmart at 11 30 in the morning. They say its about tradition and plan on having dinner this evening. I was on my way down to visit my parents at the cemetery and made a stop along the way. My mom was all for the bargains. Do you have dinner at some point . Yes, and then after dinner we go shopping again. Shopping, dinner then shopping. Sounds like the extravaganza, another look at best buy, the good news the doors open up at 5 00. And they dont have to spend too much longer out here it will be chilly. They hope to get the deal they want and stay safe. Bob brooks, channel 6 action news. Definitely putting in the time thank you. There are people that enjoy a friendly game of football on thanksgiving and in one with Chester County neighborhood they come together to play but now their game has taken on more meaning. Vernon odom has the story from phoenixville. In phoenixville this morning a touch Football Game. A tradition here now played five thanksgivings in a row. This annual neighborhood touch Football Game has taken on a special significance this year it has become a fundraiser to reward the courage and strength a young teenage girl in a tough battle for her health. Isabel was diagnosed with summer with hodgkins lymphoma. The funds raised today will go to her favorite causes. Definitely the cancers that are hard to find cures for, but definitely many Ronald Mcdonald house and make a wish is also great. Chop has helped me a lot. Isabel as family is with her every step of the way and they pay tribute to their neighbors. Our entire Phoenixville Community has been very special and very giving and has encouraged us and given us strength and courage to fight this. Its really for izzy and everything they is passionate about and what is dearest to her heart. Indeed the neighbor as long waverly circle have joined in to help isabela waiting for critical testing to be completed at years end. Vernon odom, channel 6 action news. Football game with spirit. I like that . Time for a check of the accuweather forecast on this thanksgiving. Meteorologist, melissa magee, is outside where there is hardly a cloud in the sky today. Reporter yes, a beautiful afternoon, happy thanksgiving to you both. Beautiful but on the brisk side today. Check out the high so far in philadelphia coming in at 42 degrees, that is 11 degrees below average, the lowest High Temperature on this date with 27 at 1901. And along the Atlantic Region along the i95 corridor numbers in the 40s and buffalo 37 and point 39 and charles son 46 degrees. Satellite 6 along with action radar showing you it is dry and quiet underneath a mostly clear sky and High Pressure continues to dominate. If you step out on the town, after you eat the turkey, 37 degrees it will be cold and temperatures throughout the night will be in the middle and lower 30s across the region. We have you covered as we look ahead. Turning milder on friday and into the start of the weekend. Brief cold shot arrives on sunday and gusty for the eagles game on the linc and winds gusting up to 30 miles per hour. A closer look at the exclusive accuweather forecast. Thank you. There is more to come on action news at 4 00, President Trump gives thanks to our troops on this thanksgiving. Hear what he said to them about their sacrifice. And is may be thanksgiving, st. Peters square at the vatican is getting ready for christmas already. Those stories and more along with the complete accuweather forecast. Coming up next. Really . Really . Really . Really . Really . Really . See zero in a whole new way. Get zero down, zero deposit, zero first months payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. Now with the people first warranty. Welling that other parade the macys thanksgiving day parade stepped off with soaring balloons and high stepping bands through two and a half miles of manhattan and they had a Police Escort for each of the giant balloons, Smokey Robinson the roots and wyclef jean took part in the parade and cast of anastasia and evan hanson performs. And its looking a lot like christmas in the vatican. And the crane was used to hoist the 68 foot tree in its position. The 68yearold tree came from poland and lost its tip struck by lightning years ago. Pope john paul ii now a saint, introduced the first Christmas Tree in 1982. President trump is spending thanksgiving in florida and spoke by video tell conference to members serving in afghanistan, iraq and aboard the uss monterey. Hello and happy thanksgiving. A video chat with u. S. Service members. Its an honor to be here and a visit to a coast guard station. President trump focusing on the military in thanksgiving, it may be a holiday but starting the day off like he usually does. Writing happy thanksgiving your country is starting to do really well. President trump thanking American Service members for their bravery and sacrifice as they defend the u. S. And freedom. As we give thanks for this holiday, i speak on behalf of all americans we totally support you, and in fact, we love you. We really do, we love you. And the president injecting a bit of politics, a subtle jab at predecessors for their military. We are talked about again as in armed forces we are really winning, we know how to win. But we have to let you win. We werent letting you win before. They were letting you play even. Now we are letting you win. And the president acknowledging the hard for americans to be way from home but told them they are coming fwook an economy he says are doing great. We are working on tax cuts, big, fat beautiful tax cuts and hopefully we get that. President trump extending special thanks to military families. For what they face when their loved one face overseas and the sacrifices they make. Before the turkey went into the oven and potatoes were peeled some took time out to remember what they are thankful for this holiday season. The action cam was at the special thanksgiving day service in sewell, new jersey. The Service Included uplifting music and personal testimonies and a thanksgiving devotion. People from all finals were welcome to attend before sitting down with their families for dinner. Thanksgiving tradition continued here in center city, philadelphia. Hundreds of volunteers with manna prepared meals for 3500 families in need this morning. Once they were prepared they were packaged and delivered to people in the area. Philadelphia mayor jim kenney stopped by to offer words of thanks that give up their time on thanksgiving morning so others can enjoy a holiday meal. Normally people carve up before heading to a run but thanksgiving day is reserved for the run before the feast. Tom carver kicked off the ms run in delaware to take part in the 10 k and 5k run at 10th and orange streets. Participants raised money and awareness for multiple sclerosis. And so many activities outdoors today. A good day for it. Plenty of sunshine and bright blue sky overhead. Temperatures though cooler than average, but that is okay. Well take it on this thanksgiving, well show what you is going on in the Weather Center, a lot of folks outside at city hall at dillworth park enjoying the ice rink and good conditions to do ice skating because temperatures are on the cool side. So far we are coming in at 42 degrees, its 40 in allentown and down in wilmington 41. Lancaster 39 degrees, and 39 in the coast in cape may and 41 degrees. And into tonight 6 00 p. M. 39 degrees. Perhaps are you getting a head start on the black friday deals, numbers in the 30s in the overnight hours even early tomorrow morning. As we look at the past five thanksgivings while it has been one of the coldest today. 42 so far in philadelphia. With the exception of 2016 and 2015, where temperatures were well above average, 2014 a temperature of 42 and 2013 it was chilly with a high of just 37. We are going in as one of the third of the five that is going to be on the cool side. Satellite 6 along with action radar showing you we have got a mostly clear skies and clouds are starting to work their way into the region and those will fall apart as we go through the rest of tonight. The next 12 hours clear and calm and a few light, thin clouds and 25 in allentown and 29 in cover and 26 in toms river. Fast forward into the day tomorrow. The shoppers forecast, 7 00 in the morning, 34 and bright and sunny and 42 at 10 00 in the morning and 49 at 1 00, it will be a milder afternoon. 4 00 p. M. Tomorrow a temperature of 51 before we dip back down into the 40s and sunday travel after the holiday has come to an end and partly sunny and dry and shouldnt have issues due to the weather, 8 00 in the morning 41 degrees and by noon 47 and 4 00 on sunday we have got a temperature of 45. Here is the four day at 4 00, sunny and milder on our friday. High of 52, we are looking better on saturday. Sun to clouds and high of 58. Late saturday into sunday brisk and killy with the eagles at home and 49 and sunny and dry and a High Temperature of 52. Well take a closer look at the forecast in the next half hour. Back over to you guys. Thank you. Still ahead on action news at 4 00, see how people got some help cooking their turkey and others decided to work off the turkey before they ate it. And we would like to take a moment to hear from you our viewers on what you are thankful for this thanksgiving. I am thankful we have the family and friends and good health. Im thankful to be alive. Okay. My name is held and and im thankful for my husband and children and that its not raining. Well, we want to see how you are spending your thanksgiving day whether its cooking eating shopping or hanging with family. We want you to send your photos, this is jaime apody and her family and Megan Oconnor sending the picks of that little one there. Than is karen rogers in the photo there. And you can get your picture on tv or even of your pet today. Do that by using the 6abcaction. Well look to put it on air and show people how russellbrating the holiday. They get their turkey cooked at cashs bakery in south philadelphia. They open bright and early to take everyones turkeys and put them into the famous brick oven and this is not just about cooking the bird and an annual tradition that people enjoy. Hundreds gathered to get their heart pumping today. The annual turkey trot got underway at Chestnut Hill college near german town avenue. Hundreds of walkers and runners came out to take part. It started as a Family Tradition with james mcguire. The trot has raised 2. 35 million for facetoface that helps the thousands of families and provides social services for people in need. There was a lot of generosity from a mountain of meals in Atlantic City. It was at the Atlantic City rescue mission as chefs prepared thanksgiving dinner for 1,000 homeless and needy people. Another 100 was served by the Salvation Army. And by comcast speck accord and the a. C. Convention center and the Salvation Army served up enough meals to serve 4,000 and they were taken to go. Allowing the families to go back home and enjoy the food with their families in the confident of their own homes. And Salvation Army and staff and 120 volunteers made this all possible today. Our Team Coverage of the thank giving day holiday continues after the break. Im nydia han if you are shopping for a new tv this friday or cyber monday we explain the new high tech tv terms coming up in whats the deal. Action news continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, Alicia Vitarelli, Sharrie Williams and brian taff. Hello again, 4 30 and okay continues with the surprising thing sephora and 7eleven now have in common and from cookies and cakes and stuffing and sides if carbs are your weakness we are here to help. You can indulge today and say goodbye to carb cravings tomorrow. And a veteran spends his last 20 helping a stranger get to her home. And that has been transformed into something truly remarkable. We begin 4 30 with the holiday tradition 98 years strong here in the delaware valley. Tens of thousands packed the ben franklin parkway to watch the 6 abc Dunkin Donuts thanksgiving day parade the longest running in america. The beloved event included music both song and string like the Pennsbury High School marching band and westchester color guard that started off the parade. And colorful floats including this bright and beautiful under the sea themed creation coming up from a. C. Moore featuring miss philadelphia. No sortage of balloons to be found. Check out this oct knots. And they turned the parkway into a broadway stray like will ray that dazzled the crowds with a song from la les mis. Bring him joy beautiful. The parkway stage is graced by the gloriously graceful dancers from the pennsylvania ballet that delighted crowds with the candy cane dance from the nut cracker and Ruben Studdard got a chance to ride on one of the newest creations, the fairytale float. Dubbed the velvet teddy bear won American Idol in 2003. Wow. And of course no 6 abc parade would be cleat without the river boat float and that is with members of the action news family included. Monica malpass with her twins and nydia han and her family there and there was brian taff and his twins and christie alet of and ali gorman. And another shot of my coanchor and the twins brady and sa