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Southeast. to the midwest, 40s in the morning. again, we could be talking about a blizzard this time of the year in the midwest. twars the west coast, this is where well get wet. the last thing we want to talk about, travel on sunday. its a bigger day than the day before thanksgiving. detroit and cincinnati, the eastern lakes and ohio valley. there are tens of thousands of u.s. troops far from home. approximately $97,000 troops in afghanistan. troops anxious to return home to their families. j...

Of fighting began. if misrata falls, gadhafi will then be in control militarily and economically of about 2/3 of the country and that would put him in a very important position, a very strong position despite hundreds of nato air strikes. thomas, back to you. developing news out of japan, a strong earthquake shaking northern japan. no tsunami alert at this time. no damage or injuries have been reported. of course, were going to keep you up to date as we get more information and pictures coming...

Cloud cover, but no real rainfall. its the northwest were watching. if youre traveling sunday, its here in the ohio valley, northeast and down toward the southeast we could find travel delays. >> thanks so much. have a wonderful holiday. >> new york, were going to take you outside in the streets of manhattan because one of thanksgivi thanksgivings most beloved institutions just getting underway here in new york city and michelle franzen is standing by with a front row seat for us. obviously, i d...

Getting into place. this is one of the newest. sonic the hedgehog. after a design, its coming back and also, paul franks julius. you can hear the marching bands sort of warming up here getting ready for the parade. as they get ready for this parade route and youve got hundreds of handlers, as well as volunteers, who have worked year round to make sure this day goes off without a hitch. the parade always mixing in the new trends. theres an application you can download, it gives facts about the pa...

Him out with that now? especially since congressman king says his chances have been hurt after what he said in that debate performance. >> i think this does help mitt romney. i mean, mitt romney came out with a strong statement at the debate. and we do know that politicians change their minds. this is nothing new to people who are elected. absolutely. president obama said back during the 2008 election he was going to challenge his republican opponent to take public financing and then boldly chan...

Correct? >> yeah, youre absolutely right, thomas, and the allegations come after the national grand jury in this case, so two new alleged victims here telling their stories to inves gators as this investigation does continue. and lawyers looking at this case from the outside tell us that look, if these allegations turn into charges, its likely sandusky will be called back to the judge. the bail will be raised, kept to the same level it is. most likely, he will be remanded to jail and will wait t...

Against any accusations that come against sandusky. but it does add a new dimension to this case. and many say if this turns into charges that it could mean sandusky will be removed from the streets, from his house, hell be placed in custody or protective custody with an ankle bracelet. all of that going on while one of the original accusers named in the grand jurys initial report has now filed a preliminary motion, an injunction, if you will, to stop the second mile charity from dispersing its ...

Right now on msnbc, america gives thanks. the balloons flying high in manhattan as millions hit the roads, airports and rails. were tracking the latest on how its going to impact your holiday plans. retailers rolling out discounts, but before you shop, dont miss our dos and donts to navigating black friday, then in egypt, the fate of three american students arrested during the cairo protests. its nice to have you with me today. welcome to a special thanksgiving edition of msnbc live. with millio...

One point, she was at a charity event for sick children and ended up playing with a 6-year-old and she was lying on the floor having fun. well, a newspaper took pictures, cropped the kid out and then said that sienna miller was lying on the floor, drunk, and had embarrassed everybody with her quote, boozey behavior. that newspaper ended up apologizing, but thats the sort of thing were hearing about now over and over again, thomas. >> michelle, in the wake of the phone hacking scandal and the res...

Se lets be humane in enforcing the law without giving them citizenship but create legality. >> joining us now richard goodstein, and the republican strategist, as well. gentlemen, its nice to see you this morning. happy thanksgiving to you and yours. >> happy thanksgiving to you too, thomas. and richard. >> i want to start with you, though, because iowa congressman steve king and aides to iowa governor terry branstadsay this is going to be a big problem in their state. no endorsements given out ...