>> incredible. fans of a popular hot sauce are stocking up, worried supplies may be short. >> neighbors in a southern california community have been complaining about odors since the company that makes sriracha moved there. the judge has ordered that the factory has to stop doing anything that is polluting the air. the maker is saying it is done grinding chili peppers for the year so the judge's order is not such a big deal any way. >> don't mess with my hot sauce, man. you know what i mean? >> sriracha is everything. >> it is tough stuff. >> after living in the south, i put hot sauce on everything. >> you get a little sriracha in your finger and scratch your eye. >> you are blind for life. you are done. one-eyed willie. you're done, man. [ laughter ] >> that's not cool. >> oh, man. some hearty souls have already had a special thanksgiving meal. the main course at a new orleans museum was turkey with all of the trimmings. get this, those trimmings include beetles, worms and crickets. oh, yeah.

just like mom used to make. >> the menu included turkey with meal worm dressing, pumpkin pie with a crispy cricket topping and cranberry sauce with wax worms my favorite. some of the visitors opted for the bug-free entrees and others went back for second and third helpings. >> you can keep the bugs. coming up, the holiday home video is good for a laugh on this turkey day morning. and expert advice for turkey cooks up a this hour. butterball is coming to the rescue and so are we. you're watching "world news now." >> butterball. >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by mucinex fast max. brought to you by mucinex fast max.

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♪ >> happy thanksgiving, everyone. if you are up at this hour, there's a decent chance you are already hard at work for tonight's meal. >> it is a big one. preparing the turkey is a lot of work but luckily, help, as they say, is just a phone call away. joining us by phone is mary clingman from the butterball turkey talk line. could be a very critical operation on this thanksgiving day morning. good morning, mary. how are you? happy thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving to you. there's a lot of time. we are talking to people who their turkeys aren't thawed out. we can help you with that. >> if the turkey is not thawed out that might be a problem. >> rough start. >> all right, mary. let's get started. what is one of the most common questions that you get on this turkey day? >> absolutely.

the turkey is not quite thawed out and what do they do? understand if your turkey is a little frozen. that's fine. cook it. you have some time, at this point, if you can put it in the cold water for a few hours and that will finish it up. >> don't put it in the microwave is what you are saying? >> well, you could, actually you can do that but it has to be less than 12 pounds. >> there you have it. >> that's good. good at this point. >> see, i didn't know that. i usually slide my hungry man meal in there. you can put in the whole bird. what's the biggest disaster someone has ever called you with? the worst thing you have ever heard? >> we had a lady calling from colorado who had a turkey in the snow bank and she was proud of that. and she realized it had snowed and she had no idea where her turkey was. >> oh, my. >> where is that bird? >> where did i put it? i have to tell you, mary, with the advent of the internet, i didn't think that people were calling this turkey line at all. you are saying it happens quite

a bit. how many call this number? >> today there is 55 of us and we will help over 12,000 families today. that's not counting e-mail and live chat and all of the stuff that is going on butterball.com. none of that. just helping these people and it's a fun day. we have a lot of information to share with you. we're happy to do it. >> wow. i never would have guessed 12,000. there's a lot of idiots in america. >> i'm one of them. >> i am, too. just so folks know, in case you are having trouble with the big bird what number should they call and what hours will you guys be available today? >> 1-800-butterball. and check out butterball.com. a lot of resources in there. we will be open this morning at 5:00 a.m. that's eastern time and so we are there. we will be there all day long. so give us a call. >> mary, what's the message to people out there, like me, who have no idea where to start or finish, and we panic and always

do it wrong and think no one will like our turkey? help us out. what's the main advice on this turkey day for people like me? >> go to red lobster. >> i hope that's not it. a lot of people coming over. please tell me that's not it, mary. >> no. actually, you know, the turkey is the easiest part of the meal. you don't have to put water on the pan, you don't have to baste it or cover it. let the 325-degree oven do a great job. we find out that over half of the people will overcook the turkey. you don't want to do that. use a meat thermometer to take at this time out as soon as the turkey is done. >> good advice. sound advice from the experts no less. >> there you have it. mary, happy thanksgiving to you, and once again, thank you for joining us this morning. good luck with everything out there today, guys. like she said, just put it in the oven 325 and let it do its thing. >> happy cooking, everybody. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from ou

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♪ ♪ ♪ whew! come on, now. break it down. break it down. >> turkey day. >> i feel good. today, of course, is a day to be thankful for all of our blessings, but let's face it a day to get your grub on and enjoy a big meal. >> oh, yes. in case you forgot from last year's coverage, the average thanksgiving feast adds up to 4500 calories. seven big macs or two medium pepperoni pizzas. >> light snack. while it may feel you packed on a dozen pounds by the time the

wonderful food coma sets in, research finds the average american gains one pound on thanksgiving. >> check that out. >> not bad at all. put you at comfort, some ease. we are big fans of food around here. so are you. we asked what your favorite thanksgiving food is and we received hundreds of responses. >> stuffing the overwhelming favorite. for kathy stuffing brings back memory. her favorite is her grandmother's homemade stuffing. she is no longer alive but every year i think of her as i make her wonderful stuffing. >> family memories. i like that. turkey, heavy on the tryptophan. >> stephanie said the salad i eat before knocking out on the couch while the undercooked turkey is put-back in the oven. >> unusual ones, oyster stuffing. good stuff. good call with three exclamation points. >> homemade biscuits and upside down pineapple cake. >> sandy said my husband's special dressing made with peanut butter. sounds good.

>> that doesn't sound good at all. anthony said this. times have gotten so hard for folks, i don't even feel right talking about it.

i think we both are clean freaks. i used to scrub the floor on my knees. [ daughter ] i've mastered the art of foot cleaning. oh, boy. oh, boy. oh, boy. [ carmel ] that drives me nuts. it gives me anxiety just thinking about how crazy they get. [ doorbell rings ] [ daughter ] oh, wow. [ carmel ] swiffer wetjet. you guys should try this. it's so easy. oh, my. [ gasps ] i just washed this floor. if i didn't see it i wouldn't believe it. [ carmel ] it did my heart good to see you cleaning.

[ regina ] yeah, your generation has all the good stuff. [ daughter ] oh, yeah. nothing is more appropriate on thanksgiving than talking about the miss pole dance south america competition. it's a holiday show so it fits well into the day for you. >> this is the story for you. >> if you watch the show you know how this will end up. so in buenos aires, argentina. they had the miss pole dance south america competition. it is quite an athletic event. that is clearly not easy. held november 23rd to 25th and 2013. >> i can do that. >> really? >> oh, yeah. >> that's how you got the job. >> 2013 winner was alexander from brazil. look at that. this is a real legit competition. men also participate but the video doesn't show all of that.

>> looks like she might be falling. >> that does take -- that is not bachelor party stuff. i'm -- >> that's amazing. impressed. >> lovely. >> see -- >> you know how i like to do it. >> wish i had a dollar. >> where's a dollar when you need one? >> okay. so here's -- oh. so i had a dollar. here's video we want to show you. it is turkey day obviously. in the spirit of turkey day, we want to show you one fan didn't realize it. this was at a recent oklahoma state blowout over kansas. he was so excited he was waving from the stands. didn't realize it was a turkey leg. what anybody does when they realize they have a turkey leg. >> go get it, kid. >> dig right in. >> what is thanksgiving without a few disastrous episodes in the kitchen? >> a lot of them are caught on camera. here's the best from "america's ♪

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this morning on "world news now," serious setback, another significant delay for part of obama care and its jitters as the deadline approaches. safety first. household accidents and fires so common, especially on thanksgiving. what you can do to avoid a fire department visit to your home on this holiday. >> she's got to see more firemans. >> parade excitement. a reporter's daughter, just 7 years old, steals the show. her on the spot insight before the thanksgiving day parade. celebrity secrets. new details about the ashton kutcher demi moore split as their divorce is finally made final. that's in "the skinny" on this thanksgiving thursday. it is november 28th.

>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." i'm already cracking diana up this morning. i love it. >> i'm trying real hard to keep it together. welcome on this thanksgiving morning. we're so excited to have you and to have you back. this is always a treat. >> always good to be back. good to see everybody. had a good meal a few minutes ago here at work. i don't mind working the holidays. always a fun day. >> it's nice, it's easy, it's relaxed. you get fed. >> look for mac and cheese and chicken. and beans. >> you had beans. >> just a few. >> that's not fair. >> just brace for it. i'll try to take it easy on you. >> oh, this is going to be a long day. >> yeah. >> hurry up and get started so we can hurry up and get done. we begin thanksgiving with a delay in the president's health care plan. >> the last thing they needed

was more trouble. here we go again. the insurance marketplace for small businesses will not be launched until next year so the focus can be on ensuring the website is fully functional. here's jeff zeleny. >> reporter: a new shock to the nation's battered health care law. this time for small businesses. the white house had touted the program. >> this is good news for small businesses that want to provide insurance to their employees. >> reporter: but acknowledged it will be another year before businesses can enroll online. it comes just days before president obama's self-imposed deadline to repair the health care website. the administration triaging things it can fix and things it can. no officials actively lowering expectations. >> to be clear, november 30th, does not represent a relaunch of healthcare.gov. it is not a magical date. >> reporter: the white house expressing new jitters about new crashes this weekend, especially if demand hits 200,000 like it did on the first day of the rollout.

the new setbacks are raising republican suspicions. house majority leader eric cantor blamed president obama. once again he's tried to bury bad news around a holiday, hoping nobody will notice. the rocky rollout of the health care reform and the delay gives republicans more ammunition to criticize the president. but the white house is holding firm. they say the individual mandate, the law requiring americans to buy insurance by march 31st, will not be delayed. we'll find out in four months. jeff zeleny, abc news, the white house. the troubles continue to mount. thank you, jeff. in other news this morning. a faction in pakistan is retaliating for u.s. drone strikes. a political party has identified what it says is the cia's top agent in that country. and demanded that he be tried for murder. the leader of the party says the drone strikes angered the pakistani people and strengthened the militants. u.s. officials are not confirming the agent's identity. this is the second time in recent years that a top cia agent in pakistan has blown his cover.

this is -- pakistan is already on edge after what happened with osama bin laden and so this kind of thing doesn't help relations. >> and drones used by the u.s. has become a controversial issue. some are opposed to it saying where's the due process, where's the american brand of justice? and others say if we are getting the bad guys, which we are, maybe successful, than we are protecting our security but other people say at what cost are we protecting our security. >> i think a lot of people can agree. you can get the target and the target is a bad person and they are tied to terrorism, fine, but the collateral damage i think is what everybody is worried about. >> more civilian deaths than nation likes to talk about. complex issue as it always is. now an unfolding hostage drama in southern california. authorities say a man who held two women at gun point has surrendered and hostages are safe. earlier when police arrived on the scene they say the man opened fire hitting one of the officers in the chest. his protective vest saved his

life. the neighborhood including a nearby preschool had to be evacuated. look at this image. the officer kissing the head of a terrified toddler. it may be an unhappy thanksgiving for hundreds of people in northern ohio. they have been evacuated from their homes because of a train derailment. one car is leaking a flammable chemical and residents were awakened in the middle of the night and spending the second night in the high school gym or nearby motels. some may not be able to go back home until saturday. they are cleaning up in the north carolina coast after a tornado tore through the area packing damaging winds. two people were injured when the roof blew off of a condo complex there. several other buildings were damaged and thousands of folks lost power. parts of the midwest are digging out from a blinding snowstorm in that part of the country. it dumped more than a foot of lake effect snow in southwest michigan and northwest indiana

slowing down drivers heading out, of course, for thanksgiving. winds up to 25 miles an hour could cause more drifting today and impact visibility on the roads. speaking of roads, they were pretty slick and dangerous along the east coast. for those go by air it wasn't as bad as expected. that's good news despite 300 flight cancellations, most passengers took off without a problem. that's because many people left a day early to beat the storm. travel experts say one of the best thing you can do is to travel on the holiday. as opposed to doing it on the wednesday before. >> that's because of the crowds, but when you add a storm to the mix you leave as early as you can leave. >> i'm grateful to be at work today. not to have to hit the roads. good luck, you guys. >> very true. be safe out there. for those flies today, the weather conditions will be ideal almost everywhere. there's the good news. virtually dry coast to coast. the only exceptions light snow showers in the great lakes and rain in southern california. >> temperatures will be very chilly here in the northeast and in the great lakes area. high 20s and low 30s.

that's well below average. otherwise you will see typical readings of 40s, 50s and some lucky folks enjoying the 60s. looks like that is out west which is not a bad place to be this time of the year. >> oh, yeah. high winds are here in new york city today threatening a popular tradition in our great city. >> that's right. the decision will be made this morning whether to send up those giant balloons at the macy's thanksgiving day parade. we have a special correspondent covering this. this is our favorite story of the day. here's 7-year-old isabelle with a kid's point of view. >> reporter: everyone is talking and looking at the balloons. >> got to see spiderman. i think you've got to see more spider-mans. >> what's your favorite thing about the parade? >> it is really cool and big and the balloons are huge. >> reporter: i don't think we are going to do it because of the weather. how do you think about the weather? >> it's fine.

♪ spiderman ♪ spiderman >> caller: how do you think it will go in this sort of weather? >> i don't know. it could be iffy iffy. >> reporter: do you think they are going to pop or anything like that? >> maybe. >> reporter: we are hoping that the big winds get out of here because we're getting our fingers crossed for all the balloons to get up in the sky. no like heavy rain or anything. what kind of balloons have you seen so far? >> i have seen spiderman, i've seen snoopy. what else have we soon, y'all? hello kitty is getting blown up. we haven't seen hello kitty yet. >> reporter: hello kitty is the bomb. i made a lot of friends here. one from the middle of the country and some from here. we all have our fingers crossed. and we love the balloons.

i'm isabelle charlesworth on abc news in new york city. >> all right. my momma does it. >> so we get to pick our favorite story of the day and i picked this for a special reason because isabelle is the daughter of michelle charlesworth, who is a new coanchor at wabc. >> i know. besides that being an adorable package. that was great. michelle and i will be doing the weekends here in new york. moving down the street to the local abc station here in new york and michelle i talked to her this weekend and she's cool and will have a great time. i hate to be cheating on you. i have to get a new tv wife. >> i know. >> you know what i mean? >> you knock me up and now you leave me. >> before i leave, this is not my baby. some people thought this is my baby. >> this is not his child. >> we're close but we ain't that close. so, yeah. >> michelle, there you have it. you have your work cut out for you. >> divorce papers in a few weeks. >> he's all yours.

>> that was adorable. her kids are adorable. >> i love the end. we all feel when we are done with the show. >> welcome to tv. very cool stuff. >> congratulations to you. >> appreciate it. i will miss this. time for a change. it's all good. coming up, holiday drama involving charlie sheen. pretty sad. it is coming up in the "the skinny." avoiding holiday drama involving the fire department on this thanksgiving. nobody likes the fire department on thanksgiving. what you can do to stay safe in your kitchen. you are watching "world news now." ♪ the roof is on fire, the roof the roof ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by colonial penn life insurance.

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roof, real depressed. >> is that the reason they started doing that? >> we will google that and find out. very depressing version of that song. >> the other one would have been better though this is not a great story. so the kitchen stoves will be working overtime today. it may not come as a surprise to know that three times as many cooking fires happen on thanksgiving. >> abc's linzie janis has tips on keeping your turkey day from going up in smoke. >> reporter: watch from the point of view of a firefighter just how dangerous a house fire can be. experts warning kitchen fires are the number one cause. most often combustibles like clothing catching fire. cooking oil getting too hot and pans left unattended. we've shown you before what not to do if it happens to you. don't open the oven door if you see smoke. the oxygen will only ignite flames. don't throw water on a fire.

water is heavier than the oil you cook with and will send flames shooting higher and for the same reason, never throw frozen food in to burning oil. what can you do to put out a fire? firefighters say have one of these nearby and know how to use it. as it turns out, many of us don't. we saw that firsthand, too, when we put homeowners to the test. one woman fumbling with the pin on the extinguisher for ten seconds. another standing too far from the blaze to put it out. >> if you have it in your house you should know how to use it like any other tool in the house. >> reporter: remember, stand eight feet from the flame and use the pass method, pull, aim, squeeze and sweep side to side. >> first thing you have to do whether it is a pot on the stove or a small fire that you think you can handle, call 911. >> reporter: linzie janis, abc news, jersey city, new jersey. >> that's too complicated. i'm going to red lobster.

>> i think the microwave is safer. i'll stick with me microwave. coming up, we're about to see so much more of sierra. and secrets revealed about ashton kutcher's split from demi moore. "the skinny" coming up next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

♪ skinny so skinny ♪ skinny so skinny >> oh, i miss "the skinny." my favorite segment here and first marriage dirt to put out. the divorce between ashton kutcher and demi moore is final. i thought it had been done but it is officially done. it was all sealed up on tuesday. tmz first reported this. they got married back in september of 2005. there's a 15-year age difference. she's 51. he's 35. it unraveled september of 2011 when he allegedly cheated on her with a 23-year-old in san diego. she found out. the divorce that ensued. the agreement does not up cloud spousal support which is interesting considering how they are worth millions. >> they don't need spousal support. >> and now two and a half men money and he has moved on though. he's with mila kunis. she is 30, which is age appropriate and kunis was photographed on tuesday going on a pre thanksgiving grocery run

with ashton's mom in l.a. could be pretty serious but it is final and done. which is sad. she has had some issues since then. so hopefully everyone is on a happier path. >> that woman is incredibly gorgeous at 50 whatever. she will be just fine. >> i saw "striptease" 12 times. moving on to this. this is pretty sad news. denise richards, as we know, has been in a custody battle between charlie sheen and brook wheeler. she got in the middle of it that she had taken custody of the two boys. according to the "new york daily news" and tmz, an investigation has opened up because the boys accused someone from her staff of hitting them. so, now she's being dragged in even more. because she had given up custody of the kids saying the kids were violent toward her animals and other children. now brook has custody of the children. charlie sheen not happy about the situation but the whole thing is coming to an even bigger peak because one of the

boys say accusing someone from denise richard's camp as hitting them. investigators are now looking into it. >> your heart goes out to those kids. that situation sounds difficult to say the least. >> these people will suffer the least. 28-year-old singer sierra, she has taken a page out of beyonce's book. she did a sexy cover shoot for "gq" magazine. she hit it big in 2004 with her hit song "goodies" and she clearly is keeping up with that theme in this photo. that's the cover of the new photo spread in "gq." this is the inspiration. now i remember. >> remember that, the same as beyonce's shoot way back when. i picked the story to celebrate on this thanksgiving day, my favorite park of the turkey, the neck. >> clearly. >> of course.

>> i understand. you don't like the white meat at all. >> it can be a little dry. >> let's be serious. ♪ [ toys chattering ] it's filled with new duracell quantum batteries. [ toy meows ] [ dog whines ] [ toy meows ] these red batteries are so powerful, that, this year they'll power all the hasbro toys donated to toys for tots. want to help power some smiles? duracell. trusted everywhere.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we are thankful for many things this morning. life is good. the good meal we had a little while ago, that was very nice. the best chicken on the west side. and always good company. >> that's right and thankful we get to work on a show where we can moonlight as animated pilgrims. ♪ ♪ ♪ at the end of november when your friends and family members ♪

come along thanksgiving. thank you for this land where we are living ♪ ♪ thank you thank you ♪ thank you for thanksgiving hey, turkey. >> are you calling me turkey? >> no i was talking to the real turkey. he's right over there. ♪ gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble ♪ ♪ don't be shy come on by we have a lot of pumpkin pie ♪ ♪ it is a party called thanksgiving ♪ ♪ we have an attitude we called gratitude on a day we call thanksgiving ♪ ♪ thanksgiving ♪ thank you for this land where we live in ♪ ♪ thank you thank you thank you for thanksgiving ♪ oh, yeah. >> thank you for listening to our song and thank you mr. turkey. >> gobble, gobble. >> hello, you can send the emmy,

the thanksgiving programming to 47th west 66th overnight. thank you kindly. yes. that was excellent. i love it. it was good. >> great. thank you for thanksgiving. >> thanksgiving meal isn't even eaten yet unless you were here and already some top chefs are vying for who has the best leftovers. >> how about milk shakes made of pie? that sounds good. or turkey flavored bread pudding, not so good. those are some of the creations of shelves in chefs in houston trying to land the golden gobbler trophy.chefs in houston trying to land the golden gobbler trophy.chefs in houston trying to land the golden gobbler trophy.chefs in houston trying to land the golden gobbler trophy.chefs in houston trying to land the golden gobbler trophy.chefs in houstong pet oer trophy.chefs in houstong

good morning. i'm diana perez. >> i'm rob nelson fimg in today for john muller. here are the top headlines we're following for you on this thursday morning. it is brown thursday for retailers getting ready to open up for holiday bargain shoppers this thanksgiving. the stores trying to upstage black friday and make a few bucks. find out if it is worth your while to hit the stores today or tomorrow. hundreds of northern ohio residents are spending their second night out of their homes after a toxic spill from a train derailment. many will not be allowed home this thanksgiving. the travel nightmare many americans were bracing for never materialized.

it caused flight delays but no major headaches probably because passengers re-booked and travelled a day early. blustery weather in new york is threatening to ground the balloons at the macy thanksgiving day parade. they will decide this morning if it is too windy to send them up. happy thanksgiving on this thursday, november 28th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." let me understand this. cybermonday, black friday, and today now is brown thursday. >> brown thursday. >> that's why they asked me to fill in. that's why they asked me to fill in. >> no, that's why i work here. >> we love a theme to the network. oh, man. welcome in on this thursday. hopefully you are not trying to cook anything right now. you are just relaxing before the big day. got people coming over, gather around. we will keep you company for a while. >> a little down time before the rush of family.

get your mind together. a have a few cocktails, get ready for all of the family, your mom and them to come over. >> and then it is like succession, you have to deal with thanksgiving and then christmas and then the new year, and then -- then they stick around and they call because they remember a conversation you have had. >> look on the bright side -- you get to travel to best buy. beautiful time of the year. >> this is the most exciting thing about the night. we will talk about this every hour that you watch us. too bad if you've already heard it. you have good news. >> i will be leaving the network shortly after christmas to go to our new york affiliate here in abc. wabc eye witness news to be their weekend morning anchor and reporter for them, which i'm looking forward to. great crew down there. these are weaning days together. >> you are already feeling a sense of family from there, right. right? and they couldn't are have been

more welcoming. >> start there in january. >> see if you if you live in connecticut, new york or new jersey. >> if not, just google him. >> get the ratings up, please. let's get started with shoppers who are skipping thanksgiving in favor of black friday. take a loork. people camped outside of a best buy store in green bay, wisconsin. already. >> they are waiting to grab a cheap laptop. they will be joined by million of other bargain hunters out there. we get a preview of the retail rush. >> reporter: the sprint to christmas is on and the shopping madness is more intense this year it is because it is. >> it is all about the kids. toys, toys and more toys. >> reporter: this year has the fewest shopping days between thanksgiving and christmas in a decade and surveys show consumers will be more cautious with their cash spending $15 less than last year. some black friday specials already available online. others like this 32-inch hd tv

from walmart are up for grabs after that turkey dinner. >> millennials and young adults have been the ones leading the way for this thanksgiving night shopping tradition. >> reporter: if you hit the mall on friday, get ready for the crowds. some 33 million americans say they plan to shop at wal-mart. it may be a race for the pajamas. the company says they will be its number one seller this year. but if stampedes aren't your thing -- >> don't forget the deals will last throughout the holiday season. there's a lot of stock to be had in these stores. they want to keep getting shoppers in and keep them happy and keep buying. >> reporter: expert bargain hunters tell us they use smartphone apps like price grabber to scan prices and compare prices to see if that black friday deal is too good to pass up. good to pass up.

abc news, washington.abc news, . now to our facebook question of the day. will you be shopping today? if so where? let us know at wnnfans.com. >> while you are on-line writing us do your shopping there instead of trampling your local grandma at the walmart. i will never understand black friday. >> it gets your blood going. the deals. >> moving on. clear skies for the merger of american airlines and u.s. airways. american emerged from bankruptcy yesterday. its last hurdle to forming the world's largest airline early next month. the two airlines will function separately for another yea they have not decided who's frequent flyer rae frequent flyer program will frequent flyer program wile frequent flyer progrse aott deram house e

is pushinineesmals for anothr ye before th dea pfixe d h cergi this is an al thanksgiecautis the fir of ,the jewish phrase thanksgivingukkah. >> one traditional is the thanksgiving turkey pardon. >> two turkeys up for tribute at the white house. both pardoned by president obama but only one could win the title of national thanksgiving turkey. in one corner, caramel, a steady but deliberate bird who enjoys rocking out to lady gaga. ♪ >> reporter: on the other side, popcorn, a proud turkey who loves eating corn and strutting to beyonce. ♪ >> reporter: the white house asking the public to cast the deciding vote. >> competition was stiff but we can officially declare that popcorn is the winner. >> reporter: celebrating another washington tradition, the

lighting of the national menorah. the world's largest. for the first time since the late 1800s, the first day of hanukkah falls on thanksgiving. an event so rare it's been coined thanksgivingukkah. >> reporter: getting back to the two turkeys, all of the birds pardoned by the president have gone on to greener pastures. the birds are bred for eating and not retire and only have a life span of a couple of years but hopefully this year's birds will have better luck. mary bruce, abc news, the white house. >> i hope the turkey voting website does not work better than the health care website if that is where we are as a country. >> really good point. >> just saying. >> it is a little less complicated. >> it is. wow. here's your turkey day forecast now. snow from the great lakes into upstate new york.

other than rain in southern california, it is shaping up to be a pretty nice, dry kind of day. >> temperaturef1typi 40s, 50s, 60s an chilly in the o high of 20s and low of 30s. well below average thee an unusual record high air pressure has created a bizarre phenomenon in north dakota's cheyenne river. it's a giant spinning circle of ice about 55 feet in diameter. >> that's pretty cool. experts say an ice circle is formed when cold, dense air combined with relatively warm river water. they are naturally occurring and can be found in the arctic, scandinavia and canada but rare elsewhet. >> would be perfect i ice skating but to yjus stand still rin ice is not ore rotating disk of ice cubes. so not a good idea. >> that's fun. not for me. >> if you like ice skating. coming up, classic thanksgiving movies and tv

scenes in our "throwback thursday". and john muller returns to separate fact from fiction when it comes to frying a turkey. stay sag th and later in th getting ready for the holiday nfl action. the nfl commish is here with his insights. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by no no hair removal.

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thanksgiving dinner table than the turkey. this morning we are joined by john mclemore from master turkey fryers to tell us everything we need to know about safely frying the turkey. welcome to the show. >> good to be here. you are right. the best thing for thanksgiving is deep fried turkey. >> it is really fantastic. i have worked morning shows my entire career and they are fantastic. it is not one that you dip down in to the oil. this is a self-contained unit. >> you have to have the right equipment and today we are going to do it on the turkey fryer. master built developed the technology ten years ago. it is the safe alternative. >> you have the horror stories and insurance ad on deep frying turkey. we have eliminated the fear. there's no flame and if you want to enjoy deep fried turkey, you can deep fry your turkey, a lot of weather moving in, you can deep fry your turkey in the home. >> not going to make the house stink, no oil on the ceiling,

nothing like that? >> at the mclemore house, we love the smell of turkey. >> what are you going to do? >> we have an 18 pound butterball turkey. it will fit in to -- this is the xl model. the most important thing, john, completely have a thawed turkey a frozen turkey takes about four days but you can for thanksgiving get a fresh turkey. make sure it is completely thawed. while you are heating up the turkey fryer put it in a warm water bath. everything we are talking about here is available on masterbuilt.com to get step by step instructions on how to have a safe recipe. >> you have a defrosted or fresh turkey. >> thawed turkey, warm water bath and then you want to completely pat the inside and the outside of the turkey to get all of the excess water out of that. here comes all of our flavor. we will inject this with 16 ounces of buttery creole marinade. >> wow, 16 ounces. sounds great. >> yeah.

we will put it in to the glass. this is an injection syringe. and the secret is you want to inject multiple areas of the breast, leg and thigh. >> breast, leg and thigh. >> breast, leg and thigh. >> you know to be careful about it. >> that's right. >> got to make sure -- when you deep fry a turkey, people fight over the wing. >> that plumped up great. >> put it in a lot of different areas. >> okay. >> while i'm finishing up the injection, take the cajun spice. get you to go to work for me. >> yeah. >> be my sous chef >> sure. >> don't be shy? >> don't be shy. there you go. >> this is going to taste great. >> completely cover the breast, legs, inside the cavity there and you are going to put a -- the typical rule is with the marinade you will put one ounce per pound, depending on the size of your turkey with the seasoning and one to two ounces on the seasoning.

we will put that turkey in. again, we are frying the turkey on the butterball -- >> heat it up, the oil won't be solid. >> that's the beauty of this product. this is an electric turkey fryer. notice we have the turkey inside the basket. and the results, john, are -- you have the most flavorful, juiciest, you free up your oven. because of the butterball turkey fryer you not only have a safe way to fry your turkey but the results are, if you will notice out front, that's what a turkey should look like. >> i mean, it looks perfect. >> amazing. >> this thing closes up. >> very simple. >> lower it down in to the oil. >> how long is it cooking for? >> four minutes per pound. >> four minute per pound. >> i'm going to deep fry this 18 pound turkey in 72 minutes. >> that's a lot easier than the way my mom does it. i'll tell you what. >> no more getting up at 3:00 in the morning.

you free up your oven and you have the best dadgum turkey. all the recipes -- >> we have a cook book to go with it. "dadgum that's good" and "dadgum that's good ii." you can get those at qvc. >> where do you get the machine, wal-mart, loews and home depot. and masterbuilt.com. >> i've been threatening to cook one of these at my mom's house for years. my mom complains it takes a long time. but she won't let me do it. now it is self contained and doesn't have worries about fire. >> no more excuses you are deep frying your turkey this year. >> love it. john mclemore from master built turkey fryers, we will have more on wnnfans.com. stay with us. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

♪ that's the theme song for me, thank you for letting me be myself. thank you, i mean that. >> your theme song. >> it is my theme song. the thanksgiving throw back thursday this morning. as you know tonight is not only about the food, football as well, it is also about chilling out in front of the tv. >> or getting ready for what is it, gray thursday or brown thursday go out shopping. this morning a look at the best on-screen turkey day moments and we have to begin with a classic, 1973, "a charlie brown thanksgiving." of course it features an awkward dinner and it starts when pepper minute patty invites herself over to charlie brown's. >> what's this? a piece of toast, pretzel stick, popcorn? what block head cooked all of this? ♪ what kind of a thanksgiving

dinner is this? where's the turkey, chuck? don't you know anything about thanksgiving dinners? where's the mashed potatoes? >> she needs to go to her own house. if you don't like it, patty, get to steppin', patty. >> all is well that ends well. by the way, this airs tonight on abc. so catch it because it will be cute. >> here's one you don't think of as a thanksgiving movie, "miracle on 34th street." way back in 1947. >> we say it is because it begins at the macy's thanksgiving day parade when kriss kringle finds the guy hired to play santa is drunk. >> we have all been there. that was filmed on location at the 1946 parade making the macy's event more famous than it already was. interesting tidbit and the next is the best awkward thanksgiving dinner scenes ever. >> "scent of a woman." did you expect this one? i didn't. al pacino plays a blinds man.

high drama and high tension as pacino gives his nephew sexual advice right there at the table. >> got to love it. >> i wish we had sound of that. >> another classic, "home for the holidays" from 1995, which has all of the drama that you can come to expect from thanksgiving. >> between family fighting and turkey throwing, this one was the classic story of a loud, loving family even with all of its problems. >> this [ bleep ]. did you spot weld this, mom? [ laughter ] >> that's great. one tv show that always gave us some great thanksgiving episodes, one of my favorites "friends." >> like this one of course, one of the show's funniest moments, thanksgiving 1992 when joey thought it would be a good idea to put a turkey on his head to scare chandler.

>> i miss "friends." i love when shows have special holiday episodes. "friends" was always good about that. very cool. to --

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and downy to get it fresh and soft. you are free to go. [ dad ] tide and downy together. finally this half hour, thanksgiving food, family, football, baby. >> always a wonderful winning combination. a heaping help of the nfl is on the menu today. here to talk about it all is jack, the commish, nfl director of coverage. >> good to be back. congratulations for you. happy for you. >> thank you very much. good to be back at the desk with the commish. >> absolutely. football, baby. >> a heaping helping and we don't have a lot of time. first game today from the nfc, norris division. green bay at detroit. this guy, matt flynn will be the quarterback. he's replacing the guy who

started last week, scott tolzien. he replaced him because, let's say scott tolzien, was under performing in the game. matt flynn number ten. his last start was pretty good. he threw for 480 yards and six touchdowns against detroit. >> all right. >> so don't look now. rather i should say these two teams played earlier in the season and green bay won 22-9. >> all right. >> second game, oakland at dallas. last week, you might recall, dallas came into the stadium where they are playing the super bowl. they played the giants and won it as time expired on that field goal right there. dallas plays pretty well at home. oakland is challenged on the road. they have only won one game on the road. i think we know where this one's going. then you know what?

after the nap and all of that, maybe you are having a little kielbasa, ready for the big battle in the afc north, two teams that don't like each other, the steelers and the baltimore ravens. they are whatever is left of the defending super bowl champions. both are 5-6, i should say. they played back on october 20th. pittsburgh 19-6 winners. >> i know you are a steelers fan and they have not had a wonderful season. >> they are hanging around and not dead yet as the saying goes in the playoff hunt so it's all right. >> i assume the commish will be on the couch all day? >> the commish will be on the couch through sunday night. >> let us not forget about the monday night game, saints and seattle. who dat nation will rise again. >> looking forward to it. >> yes, indeed. >> thank you very much.

good morning. on "world news now," holiday hassles. snow, ice and rain that slowed down millions of holiday travelers and the heart break in one community after a tornado. >> powerful blustery winds in new york. will they keep the balloons grounded at the macy's thanksgiving day parade? also this morning, hot seat the honeymoon is over for ambassador caroline kennedy. now she's in the middle of a sensitive international dispute. >> this only serves to increase tensions in the region. >> her warnings for china after just days in her new job. holiday rescue. expert advice from butterball headquarters. if you are up at this hour and in the middle of turkey turmoil in the kitchen, stay tuned. happy thanksgiving on this thursday, november 28th.

>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> happy thanksgiving, everyone. diana perez here. look at who it is. we're so excited to have you here today. >> it is good to be back. i don't mind working the holiday. come on, i'll come do the show on a holiday. always a fun time around here on a holiday. >> the truth is you had nothing else to do. >> really didn't. girlfriend is out of town, i'm like i'll do the overnight. this hungry man can wait. >> microwave dinner. >> gather around the fire. we all know you are up and watching and it is thanksgiving and what else is anybody doing other than watching us. >> that's right. >> across america we have all kinds of viewers today. happy thanksgiving to you guys. happy thanksgiving to you and you have -- i was going to wait but let's do it. you have news. >> i put it on facebook

yesterday. my days at abc are now officially numbered. as i put on facebook and twitter yesterday. i'm not going far. down the same block to wabc our new york affiliate to be the weekend morning anchor and reporter. it is a new chapter. i'm excited. it's all good. >> it is an incredible move. >> it is good. a great crew and they couldn't have been nicer. it was fantastic. >> you are going to be a great addition. it is a family there. it is a family at every abc station across the country but over there you can really feel it. >> it's going to be good. we have a few more things to do. today one more time, next month and that's it. >> not good-bye just see you later. >> exactly. let's make it good. salute, salute. love the overnight the vodka is always delicious. >> great vodka. that's the way we like it here. happy thanksgiving one more time. let's get started. we begin with the nasty storm finally behind us as millions of americans make it home for thanksgiving. >> the gusty winds kicking up in the northeast are threatening to

ground those giant famous balloons at today's macy's thanksgiving day parade. those balloons there are all blown up and ready to go but the police will have to decide later this morning if it is too windy for them to fly. marci gonzalez reports on the holiday storms. >> reporter: frozen roads, flooded streets and a whole lot of frustration. >> traffic was crazy, crazy. >> reporter: crazy is just one of the choice words being used to describe getting around on this, one of the busiest travel days of the year. a massive, untimely thanksgiving eve storm bearing down on much of the east coast, spawning apparent tornados in florida and north carolina. >> cried and hugged each other. >> reporter: and albany to indiana as much as a foot of snow. elsewhere the snow, sleet and ice already taking a toll. causing hundreds of accidents as millions of people make their pre-turkey day trek. >> slippery roads.

>> slippery roads and a lot of snow. >> reporter: the impact on air travel, though, not as bad as some feared. but for those who did get stuck waiting. >> snow slowed everything down so we've been in a panic. >> reporter: and waiting. >> i have to wait for 14 hours. >> i'm not thinking of the rain or anything. just thinking of being with the family. that's it. >> reporter: as you know, rob and diana, we are dealing with the frigid temperatures. in some places this could be the coldest thanksgiving in more than 25 years. rob and diana, back to you. >> marci, thank you. dramatic new pictures this morning from last week's massive tornado outbreak in the midwest. this is the moment of impact in a middle school in lafayette, indiana. powerful winds blowing debris through the gymnasium and bringing down a ceiling. the twister hit on sunday a when the school was empty. the principal is relieved that security procedures would have kept students away from the damaged areas anyway. police in arizona are pouring over a journal. they say a 17-year-old girl kept while she and her two younger

sisters were imprisoned by their very own mother and step father for up to two years. police discovered the girls on tuesday. two of the sisters escaped from a window and ran to a neighbor's home. when tucson police arrived, they found a sophisticated alarm system set up inside the house. >> the video was part of the monitoring system of the children and used for also for when the children had to go to the bathroom. they had a pre-arranged signal >> wow. police say the girl's journal contained a photo of enrique iglesias that helped to cope with the trauma. >> this is incredible. there's evidence that police have been able to gather that these girls probably never went to school. the parents are claiming that they were home schooled but at this point it is impossible to believe anything they are saying obviously. >> the details are so grisly. how you can do that to your own kid. what could go on in your mind,

what sickness and some girls said they hadn't taken a bath up to six months. we're talking about the most horrid conditions you could possibly imagine in your own family. >> this is a mother -- the girls' mother and the stepfather. you know, we were talking about this earlier, it is reminiscent of what happened in cleveland, ohio, with the same house of horrors with the girls kidnapped for an extended period of time. that was a stranger that did that to them. >> this is the blood. both the mom and the stepdad are still in prison on bond. moving to this. in russia, security forces arrested 15 heavily armed radical islamists, members of a suspected terror group linked to al qaeda. riot police stormed an apartment in moscow where they found explosives, detonators and suicide bombing belts. investigators are not saying whether that group planned to strike during the upcoming winter olympics. now to brazil, part of the stadium hosting next year's world cup opener has collapsed killing two workers. the stadium was nearly finished when a construction crane crashed in to a 500-ton metal

structure. that broke through the stadium's outer wall, destroyed several rows of seats and slammed in to a giant l.e.d. panel. the workers' union is demanding a halt to construction until the stadium is deemed safe. in other news this morning, america's new ambassador to japan is facing a diplomate challenge after just two weeks on the job. caroline kennedy has delivered a warning to china over its claims about air space. with more on this, here's abc's jim avila. >> reporter: the new ambassador to japan, caroline kennedy, greeted like american royalty. presenting her credentials to the emperor, friend and supporter of president obama and daughter of a slain president. missing from the resume, diplomatic experience, but that did not stop her, just two weeks on the job, from delivering a blunt warning that china's sudden and unilateral demand that planes must check in before flying near the remote islands is dangerous. >> this only serves to increase tensions in the region.

>> reporter: it may be symbolic but china deployed the first and only aircraft carrier in the region. it's unarmed, just on sea trial. a sign that the despite ambassador kennedy's stern statement backed by an american b-52 flyover, china is not backing down from its demand for advance notice from any plane flying over these uninhabited islands. in japan, mrs. kennedy's statements have made her an even bigger hero. >> i am also proud to carry forward my father's legacy of public service. >> reporter: serenaded on her 56th birthday today. ♪ happy birthday to you >> she has read to children and visited the tsunami zone. her appointment said to be an ego boost for japan. >> japan is not as central as they used to be and now they get a kennedy and caroline kennedy at that to be the ambassador. >> reporter: now her first crisis, suddenly propelling a famous but still rookie diplomat into the big leagues.

jim avila, abc news, washington. an amish girl at the center of a controversy over forced chemotherapy as disappeared along with her family. sara suffers from leukemia and her parents refused court-ordered chemo. they are using so-called natural they are a -- therapies including herbs and vitamins. 5-year-old little boy is lucky that a cardiologist chose the same hotel for a thanksgiving vacation. get this this, the boy was found floating in the deep end of a south florida hotel pool yesterday afternoon. the doctor, who's from philly, pulled the boy out and started cpr. after a minute or so the boy began breathing again. the boy is now in the hospital. he's in stable condition. great news. the cardiologist, though, he just shrugs the whole thing off. he said he is simply doing what he does for a living. >> wow. heros and they don't even acknowledge it. >> never know when a guardian angel is nearby. that's for sure. >> incredible. fans of a popular hot sauce

are stocking up, worried supplies may be short. >> neighbors in a southern california community have been complaining about odors since the company that makes sriracha moved there. the judge has ordered that the factory has to stop doing anything that is polluting the air. the maker is saying it is done grinding chili peppers for the year so the judge's order is not such a big deal any way. >> don't mess with my hot sauce, man. you know what i mean? >> sriracha is everything. >> it is tough stuff. >> after living in the south, i put hot sauce on everything. >> you get a little sriracha in your finger and scratch your eye. >> you are blind for life. you are done. one-eyed willie. [ laughter ] >> you're done, man. >> that's not cool. >> oh, man. some hearty souls have already had a special thanksgiving meal. the main course at a new orleans museum was turkey with all of the trimmings. get this, those trimmings include beetles, worms and crickets. oh, yeah.

just like mom used to make. >> the menu included turkey with meal worm dressing, pumpkin pie with a crispy cricket topping and cranberry sauce with wax worms, my favorite. some of the visitors opted for the bug-free entrees and others went back for second and third helpings. >> i usually love the food in new orleans, but you can keep the little bugs they got going on. coming up, the holiday home video is good for a laugh on this turkey day morning. and expert advice for turkey cooks up a this hour. butterball is coming to the rescue and so are we. you're watching "world news now." >> butterball. >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by mucinex fast max. brought to you by mucinex fast max.

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♪ ♪ >> happy thanksgiving, everyone. if you are up at this hour, there's a decent chance you are already hard at work for tonight's meal. >> it is a big one. preparing the turkey is a lot of work but luckily, help, as they say, is just a phone call away. joining us by phone is mary clingman from the butterball turkey talk line. could be a very critical operation on this thanksgiving day morning. good morning, mary. how are you? happy thanksgiving. >> good morning. happy thanksgiving to you. there's a lot of time. we are talking to people who their turkeys aren't thawed out. we can help you with that. >> if the turkey is not thawed out, that might be a problem. >> rough start. >> all right, mary. let's get started. what is one of the most common questions that you get on this turkey day? >> absolutely. the turkey is not quite thawed out and what do they do? understand if your turkey is a

little bit frozen, that's fine. go ahead and start cooking it. you have some time, at this point, if you can put it in the cold water for a few hours and that will finish it up. >> don't put it in the microwave is what you are saying? >> well, you could, actually you can do that but it has to be less than 12 pounds. >> there you have it. >> that's good. >> good tip. >> see, i didn't know that. i usually slide my hungry man meal in there. you can put in the whole bird. what's the biggest disaster someone has ever called you with? what he was like the worst thing you've ever heard? >> we had a lady calling from colorado who had a turkey in the snow bank and she was proud of that. and she realized it had snowed and she had no idea where her turkey was. >> oh, my. >> where is that bird? >> where did i put it? i have to tell you, mary, with the advent of the internet, i didn't think that people were calling this turkey line at all. you are saying it happens quite a bit. give me an idea.

how many call this number? >> today there is 55 of us and we will help over 12,000 families today. that's not counting e-mail and live chat and all of the stuff that is going on butterball.com. none of that. just helping these people and it's a fun day. we have a lot of information to share with you. we're happy to do it. >> wow. i never would have guessed 12,000. there's a lot of idiots in america. >> i'm one of them. >> i am, too. just so folks know, in case you are having trouble with the big bird what number should they call and what hours will you guys be available today? >> 1-800-butterball. which is 1-800-288-8372. and check out butterball.com. a lot of resources in there. we will be open this morning at 5:00 a.m. that's eastern time and so we are there. we will be there all day long. so give us a call. >> mary, what's the message to people out there, like me, who have no idea where to start or finish, and we panic and always do it wrong and think no one

will like our turkey? help us out. what's the main advice on this turkey day for people like me? >> go to red lobster. >> i hope that's not it. a lot of people coming over. please tell me that's not it, mary. >> no. actually, you know, the turkey is the easiest part of the meal. you don't have to put water on the pan, you don't have to baste it or cover it. let the 325-degree oven do a great job. we find out that over half of the people will overcook the turkey. you don't want to do that. use a meat thermometer to take at this time out as soon as the turkey is done. >> good advice. sound advice from the experts no less. >> there you have it. mary, happy thanksgiving to you, and once again, thank you for joining us this morning. good luck with everything out there today, guys. like she said, just put it in the oven 325 and let it do its thing. >> happy cooking, everybody. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. from our

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ whew! come on, now. break it down. break it down. >> turkey day. >> i feel good. today, of course, is a day to be thankful for all of our blessings, but let's face it, a day to get your grub on and enjoy a big meal. >> oh, yes. in case you forgot from last year's coverage, the average thanksgiving feast adds up to when 4500 calories. seven big macs or two medium pepperoni pizzas. >> light snack. while it may feel you packed on a dozen pounds by the time the wonderful food coma sets in,

research finds the average american gains one pound on thanksgiving. >> check that out. >> not bad at all. put you at comfort, some ease. we are big fans of food around here. you know that for years. apparently so are you. we asked what your favorite thanksgiving food is and we received hundreds of responses. >> stuffing the overwhelming favorite. for kathy stuffing brings back memories. her favorite is her grandmother's homemade stuffing. she is no longer alive but every year i think of her as i make her wonderful stuffing. >> family memories. i like that. turkey, heavy on the tryptophan. >> stephanie said the salad i eat before knocking out on the couch while the undercooked turkey is put back in the oven. >> unusual ones, oyster stuffing. good stuff. good call with three exclamation points. >> eric went with homemade biscuits and upside down pineapple cake. >> sandy said my husband's special dressing made with peanut butter.

sounds good. >> that doesn't sound good at all. anthony said this. times have gotten so hard for folks, i don't even feel right talking about it. otten so hard for folks, i don't even feel right talking about it.

i think we both are clean freaks. i used to scrub the floor on my knees. [ daughter ] i've mastered the art of foot cleaning. oh, boy. oh, boy. oh, boy. [ carmel ] that drives me nuts. it gives me anxiety just thinking about how crazy they get. [ doorbell rings ] [ daughter ] oh, wow. [ carmel ] swiffer wetjet. you guys should try this. it's so easy. oh, my. [ gasps ] i just washed this floor. if i didn't see it i wouldn't believe it. [ carmel ] it did my heart good to see you cleaning.

[ regina ] yeah, your generation has all the good stuff. [ daughter ] oh, yeah. nothing nothing is more appropriate on thanksgiving than talking about the miss pole dance south america competition. it's a holiday show so it fits well into the day for you. >> this is the story for you. >> if you watch the show you know how this will end up. so in buenos aires, argentina. they had the miss pole dance south america competition. it is quite an athletic event. that is clearly not easy. held november 23rd to 25th and 2013. >> i can do that. >> really? >> oh, yeah. >> that's how you got the job. >> 2013 winner was alexander from brazil. look at that. this is a real legit competition. men also participate but the video doesn't show all of that.

>> looks like she might be falling. >> that does take -- that is not bachelor party stuff. i'm -- >> that's amazing. impressed. >> lovely. >> see -- >> you know how i like to do it. >> wish i had a dollar. >> where's a dollar when you need one? >> okay. so here's -- oh. so i had a dollar. here's video we want to show you. it is turkey day obviously. in the spirit of turkey day, we want to show you one fan didn't realize it. this was at a recent oklahoma state blowout win over kansas. he was so excited he was waving from the stands. didn't realize it was a turkey leg. >> there you go, son. >> he did what anybody does when they realize they have a turkey leg when they're -- >> go get it, kid. >> dig right in. >> what is thanksgiving without a few disastrous episodes in the kitchen? >> a lot of them are caught on camera. here's the best from "america's funniest home videos."

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>> happy thanksgiving, america.

this morning on "world news now," serious setback, another significant delay for part of obama care and its jitters as the deadline approaches. safety first. household accidents and fires so common, especially on thanksgiving. what you can do to avoid a fire department visit to your home on this holiday. she's got to see more firemans. >> parade excitement. a reporter's daughter, just 7 years old, steals the show. her on the spot insight before the thanksgiving day parade. celebrity secrets. new details about the ashton kutcher demi moore split as their divorce is finally made final. that's in "the skinny" on this thanksgiving thursday. it is november 28th.

>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." i'm already cracking diana up this morning. i love it. >> i'm trying real hard to keep it together. welcome on this thanksgiving morning. we're so excited to have you and to have you back. this is always a treat. >> always good to be back. good to see everybody. had a good meal a few minutes ago here at work. i don't mind working the holidays. always a fun day. >> it's nice, it's easy, it's relaxed. you get fed. >> look for mac and cheese and chicken. and beans. >> you had beans. >> just a few. >> that's not fair. >> just brace for it. i'll try to take it easy on you. >> oh, this is going to be a long day. >> yeah. >> hurry up and get started so we can hurry up and get done. we begin thanksgiving with a delay in the president's health care plan. >> the last thing they needed was more trouble. here we go again. the insurance marketplace for

small businesses will not be launched until next year so the focus can be on ensuring the website is fully functional. here's jeff zeleny. >> reporter: a new shock to the nation's battered health care law. this time for small businesses. the white house had touted the program. >> this is good news for small businesses that want to provide insurance to their employees. >> reporter: but acknowledged it will be another year before businesses can enroll online. it comes just days before president obama's self-imposed deadline to repair the health care website. the administration triaging things it can fix and things it cannot. officials actively lowering expectations. >> to be clear, november 30th, does not represent a relaunch of healthcare.gov. it is not a magical date. >> reporter: the white house expressing new jitters about new crashes this weekend, especially if demand hits 200,000 like it did on the first day of the rollout. the new setbacks are raising republican suspicions.

house majority leader eric cantor blamed president obama. once again he's tried to bury bad news around a holiday, hoping nobody will notice. the rocky rollout of the health care reform and the delay gives republicans more ammunition to criticize the president. but the white house is holding firm. they say the individual mandate, the law requiring americans to buy insurance by march 31st, will not be delayed. we'll find out in four months. jeff zeleny, abc news, the white house. the troubles continue to mount. thank you, jeff. in other news this morning. a faction in pakistan is retaliating for u.s. drone strikes. a political party has identified what it says is the cia's top agent in that country. and demanded that he be tried for murder. the leader of the party says the drone strikes angered the pakistani people and strengthened the militants. u.s. officials are not confirming the agent's identity. this is the second time in recent years that a top cia agent in pakistan has blown his cover.

this is -- pakistan is already on edge after what happened with osama bin laden and so this kind of thing doesn't help relations. >> and the entire drone program used by the u.s. has become a controversial issue. some are opposed to it saying where's the due process, where's the american brand of justice? and others say if we are getting the bad guys, which we are, maybe successful, than we are protecting our security but other people say at what cost are we protecting our security. other people say, at what cost are we protecting our security. >> i think a lot of people can agree. you can get the target and the target is a bad person and they are tied to terrorism, fine, but the collateral damage i think is what everybody is worried about. >> more civilian deaths than nation likes to talk about. complex issue as it always is. >> that's true. now an unfolding hostage drama in southern california. authorities say a man who held two women at gun point has surrendered and hostages are safe. earlier when police arrived on the scene they say the man opened fire hitting one of the officers in the chest. his protective vest saved his life.

the neighborhood including a nearby preschool had to be evacuated. look at this image. the officer kissing the head of a terrified toddler. it may be an unhappy thanksgiving for hundreds of people in northern ohio. they have been evacuated from their homes because of a train derailment. one car is leaking a flammable chemical and residents were awakened in the middle of the night and spending the second night in the high school gym or nearby motels. some may not be able to go back home until saturday. they are cleaning up in the north carolina coast after a tornado tore through the area packing damaging winds. two people were injured when the roof blew off of a condo complex there. several other buildings were damaged and thousands of folks lost power. parts of the midwest are digging out from a blinding snowstorm in that part of the country. it dumped more than a foot of lake effect snow in southwest michigan and northwest indiana slowing down drivers heading out, of course, for thanksgiving.

winds up to 25 miles an hour could cause more drifting today and impact visibility on the roads. speaking of roads, they were pretty slick and dangerous along the east coast. for those going by air, it wasn't nearly as bad as expected. that's good news despite 300 flight cancellations, most passengers took off without a problem. that's because many people left a day early to beat the storm. travel experts say one of the best thing you can do is to travel on the holiday. as opposed to doing it on the wednesday before. >> that's because of the crowds, but when you add a storm to the mix you leave as early as you can leave. >> i'm grateful to be at work today. i'll be honest. not to have to hit the roads. good luck, you guys. >> very true. be safe out there. for those flying today, the weather conditions will be ideal almost everywhere. there's the good news. virtually dry coast to coast. the only exceptions light snow showers in the great lakes and rain in southern california. >> temperatures will be very chilly here in the northeast and in the great lakes area. high 20s and low 30s.

that's well below average. otherwise you will see typical readings of 40s, 50s and some lucky folks enjoying the 60s. looks like that is out west which is not a bad place to be this time of the year. >> oh, yeah. high winds are here in new york city today threatening a popular tradition in our great city. >> that's right. the decision will be made this morning whether to send up those giant balloons at the macy's thanksgiving day parade. we have a special correspondent covering this year's balloon inflation making this our favorite story of the day. here's 7-year-old isabelle charlesworth with a kid's point of view. >> reporter: everyone is talking and looking at the balloons. >> got to see spiderman. i think you've got to see more spider-mans. >> what's your favorite thing about the parade? >> it is really cool and big and the balloons are huge. >> reporter: i don't think we are going to do it because of the weather. how do you think about the weather? >> it's fine.

♪ spiderman ♪ spiderman >> caller: how do you think it will go in this sort of weather? >> i don't know. it could be iffy iffy. >> reporter: do you think they are going to pop or anything like that? >> maybe. >> reporter: we are hoping that the big winds get out of here because we're getting our fingers crossed for all the balloons to get up in the sky. no like heavy rain or anything. what kind of balloons have you seen so far? >> i have seen spiderman, i've seen snoopy. what else have we soon, y'all? help me out. hello kitty is getting blown up. we haven't seen hello kitty yet. >> reporter: hello kitty is the bomb. i made a lot of friends here. one from the middle of the country and some from here. we all have our fingers crossed. and we love the balloons. i'm isabelle charlesworth on abc news in new york city.

>> all right. my momma does it. >> so we get to pick our favorite story of the day and i picked this for a special reason because isabelle is the daughter of michelle charlesworth, who is your new co anchor at wabc. >> i know. besides that being an adorable package. that was great. michelle and i will be doing the weekends here in new york. moving down the street to the local abc station here in new york and michelle i talked to her this weekend and she's cool and will have a great time. i hate to be cheating on you. i have to get a new tv wife. >> i know. >> you know what i mean? >> you knock me up and now you leave me. >> before i leave, this is not my baby. some people thought this is my baby. >> this is not his child. >> we're close but we ain't that close. so, yeah. >> michelle, there you have it. you have your work cut out for you. >> divorce papers in a few weeks. >> he's all yours. >> that was adorable.

her kids are adorable. >> i love the end. we all feel when we are done with the show. >> welcome to tv. very cool stuff. >> congratulations to you. >> appreciate it. i will miss this. time for a change. it's all good. coming up, holiday drama involving charlie sheen. pretty sad. it is coming up in the "the skinny." avoiding holiday drama involving the fire department on this thanksgiving. nobody likes the fire department on thanksgiving. what you can do to stay safe in your kitchen. you are watching "world news now." ♪ the roof is on fire, the roof the roof ♪ ♪ the roof is on fire, the roof, the roof ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by colonial penn life insurance.

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that sounds like somebody -- the roof, real depressed. >> is that the reason they started doing that? >> we will google that and find out. very depressing version of that song. >> the other one would have been better though this is not a great story. so the kitchen stoves will be working overtime today. it may not come as a surprise to know that three times as many cooking fires happen on thanksgiving. >> abc's linzie janis has tips on keeping your turkey day from going up in smoke. >> reporter: watch from the point of view of a firefighter just how dangerous a house fire can be. experts warning kitchen fires are the number one cause. most often combustibles like clothing catching fire. cooking oil getting too hot and pans left unattended. we've shown you before what not to do if it happens to you. don't open the oven door if you see smoke. the oxygen will only ignite flames. don't throw water on a fire.

water is heavier than the oil you cook with and will send flames shooting higher and for the same reason, never throw frozen food in to burning oil. what can you do to put out a fire? firefighters say have one of these nearby and know how to use it. as it turns out, many of us don't. we saw that firsthand, too, when we put homeowners to the test. one woman fumbling with the pin on the extinguisher for ten seconds. another standing too far from the blaze to put it out. >> if you have it in your house you should know how to use it like any other tool in the house. >> reporter: remember, stand eight feet from the flame and use the pass method, pull, aim, squeeze and sweep side to side. >> first thing you have to do whether it is a pot on the stove or a small fire that you think you can handle, call 911. >> reporter: linzie janis, abc news, jersey city, new jersey.

>> that's too complicated. i'm going to red lobster. >> i think the microwave is safer. i'll stick with me microwave. coming up, we're about to see so much more of sierra. and secrets revealed about ashton kutcher's split from demi moore. "the skinny" coming up next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

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>> oh, i miss "the skinny." my favorite segment here and first marriage dirt to put out. the divorce between ashton kutcher and demi moore is final. i thought it had been done but it is officially done. it was all sealed up on tuesday. tmz first reported this. they got married back in september of 2005. there's a 15-year age difference. she's 51. he's 35. it unraveled september of 2011 when he allegedly cheated on her with a 23-year-old in san diego. she found out. the divorce that ensued. the agreement does not up cloud spousal support which is interesting considering how they are worth millions. >> they don't need spousal support. >> and now two and a half men money which is a trillion dollars an episode and he has moved on though. he's with mila kunis. she is 30, which is age appropriate and kunis was photographed on tuesday going on a pre thanksgiving grocery run

with ashton's mom in l.a. could be pretty serious but it is final and done. which is sad. she has had some issues since then. so hopefully everyone is on a happier path. >> that woman is incredibly gorgeous at 50 whatever. she will be just fine. >> i saw "striptease" 12 times. moving on to this. this is pretty sad news. denise richards, as we know, has been in a custody battle between charlie sheen and brook wheeler. they both have twins. she got in the middle of it that she had taken custody of the two boys. according to the "new york daily news" and tmz, an investigation has opened up because the boys accused someone from her staff of hitting them. so, now she's being dragged in even more. because she had given up custody of the kids saying the kids were violent toward her animals and other children. now brook has custody of the children. charlie sheen not happy about the situation but the whole thing is coming to an even bigger peak because one of the

boys say accusing someone from denise richard's camp as hitting them. investigators are now looking into it. >> your heart goes out to those kids. that situation sounds difficult to say the least. >> these people will suffer the least. 28-year-old singer sierra, she has taken a page out of beyonce's book. she did a sexy cover shoot for "gq" magazine. she hit it big in 2004 with her hit song "goodies" and she clearly is keeping up with that theme in this photo. that's the cover of the new photo spread in "gq." >> this is the inspiration. now i remember. >> remember that, the same as beyonce's shoot way back when. i picked the story to celebrate on this thanksgiving day, my favorite park of the turkey, the neck. >> clearly. >> of course. >> i understand. you don't like the white meat at all.

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♪ ♪ ♪ we are thankful for many things this morning. life is good. the good meal we had a little while ago, that was very nice. the best chicken on the west side. and always good company here on the overnight. >> that's right and thankful we get to work on a show where we can moonlight as animated pilgrims. ♪ ♪ ♪ at the end of november when your friends and family members ♪ come along thanksgiving. thank you for this land where we

are living ♪ ♪ thank you thank you ♪ thank you for thanksgiving hey, turkey. >> are you calling me turkey? >> no i was talking to the real turkey. he's right over there. ♪ gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble ♪ ♪ don't be shy come on by we have a lot of pumpkin pie ♪ ♪ it is a party called thanksgiving ♪ we have an attitude we called gratitude on a day we call thanksgiving ♪ thanksgiving ♪ thank you for this land where we live in ♪ ♪ thank you thank you thank you for thanksgiving ♪ ♪ oh, yeah ♪ thank you, thank you for thanksgiving ♪ >> thank you for listening to our song and thank you mr. turkey. >> gobble, gobble. >> hello, you can send the emmy, the thanksgiving programming to 47th west 66th overnight. thank you kindly.

yes. that was excellent. i love it. it was good. >> great. thank you for thanksgiving. >> thanksgiving meal isn't even eaten yet unless you were here and already some top chefs are vying for who has the best leftovers. >> how about milk shakes made of pie? that sounds good. or turkey flavored bread pudding, not so good. those are some of the creations of chefs in houston trying to land the golden gobbler trophy. >> those milk shakes bring all the boys. the chefs even compete for the best cocktail made from un used thanksgiving day alcohol. i didn't realize such a thing existed. >> family get together. they start drinking and family secrets come out. you know, i'm not your real father. >> straight vodka. >> pass the casserole, son. >> announcer: this abc "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. pet o

making news in america this morning -- on thanksgiving morning. turkey gives way to brown thursday. lines are already forming as millions of us get ready to hit the stores in search of the best bargains. will they fly? the iconic big balloons, a staple of the macy's day parade, under nets right now. will the wind let them take to the air? moment of impact. the frightening new video shot as the tornado roars through the midwest. and the damage that was left behind. and last-minute tips for cooking that turkey. our expert answers questions about how to make the bird today's star of the show.