Traffic. Good morning. Good morning to you, brittney. Were still having a few accidents that were dealing with out there, wet slick roads. This is the ramp woodhaven 95 northbound. You can see this accident right here. Its actually a vehicle that slid off the ramp and into the trees in that area. Use caution. Slow down. Northbound at oxford circle, still an accident there. Abington avenue at pleasant avenue. Pottstown, were still dealing with an accident investigation. Industrial highway is blocked off between keim street and mosier street. Take high street. If youre traveling through center city philadelphia, you have the thanksgiving day parade closures out there. Coming up in less than ten minutes ill give you those details, chris. At one minute after 6 00, some people are trying to get home for the holidays after yesterdays storm. Officials cancelled flights. About 100 cancelled at Philadelphia International. Some passengers were forced to leave today. Others planned it that way. Nbc10s Monique Braxton joins us live at Philadelphia International. So, monique, what are travelers saying this morning . Reporter hi, chris. What a difference a day makes. We ha we have half a dozen flights cancelled going to places like newark, rhode island, maine. Were kind of in a quiet spot right now. When we arrived here about 3 30 this morning dozens of people most told us they were ed hadding to mexico, california, texas, alabama. Warmer places than what they expected to experience here during the thanksgiving holiday. Going to be 68 to 75. I wont know how to act. Im about ready to go to somewhere hot. Where are you going . Jamaica. Reporter and most of the people weve talked to tell us they had actually planned it this way. They knew of the mad rush on the wednesday before thanksgiving which is one of the busiest travel days of the entire year. They decided rather n to deal wh the mad rush, they would book a flight for early thursday morning. Not knowing a noreaster would cause them to have much more company on board than they had expected. Were going to stay here and continue to talk to people throughout the morning about their thanksgiving plans. And also try to find some folks who actually spent the night here. So far, we havent run into anyone who had positive spend the night on some of the hard chairs here at the airport. Live for now at the Philadelphia International airport, Monique Braxton, nbc10 news. 6 03. New from overnight, a Home Invasion has Philadelphia Police looking for a group of robbers. It happened around midnight on Parker Street in roxborough. Police tell us four to five men stormed the house with guns and took 800 and some cell phones. No one was hurt. In the Lehigh Valley, police say a man murdered his stepdaughter who was missing for days. His motive, they say, sexual assault. Authorities say gregory graf confessed to shooting Jessica Padgett at his home and burying the young mother of three. Her car was found about a mile away at dollar general. Police have a theory on how it got there. Graf committed a crime, drove the victims car there then got in his own truck which he had dropped there early in the morning and drove back. In spite of that planning, police are not calling the murder premeditated. But they did say the motive was sexual assault. Ferguson, missouri, is coming off a night of calm in the wake of reaction in the Michael Brown case. Cold rain and snow held down the number of protesters. The few demonstrations that did take place in front of police were peaceful. Violence broke out monday night after that decision not to indict Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown who was unarmed. The philadelphia black clergy is calling for action in the investigation. It wants the federal government to speed up its investigation into possible civil Rights Violations by Ferguson Police by Michael Brown. The clergy also wants december 8th to be a citywide day of conversation regarding police and practices in the africanamerican community. Its also calling for future action against what it calls a natural trend of Police Shooting black men and black on black crime. Meantime, heres this story. Listen to this, the owner of a ferguson bakery gets a show of support big time after rioters damaged her business on business. Natalie owns natalies cakes and mores. Vandals smashed the windows of her shop and damaged equipment. Now, more than 200,000 of donations have poured into her go fund me page. She says she is in awe of the publics help. Five minutes after 6 00. And time for a thanksgiving tradition that definitely has a leg up on most of the others. A holiday turkey cooked to golden goodness at cacias bakery in philadelphia. Jesse gary is live there. For years, jesse, people have shown up early to leave the cooking to someone else. Reporter chris, thats right. They are still showing up. You see the line right here. They officially are supposed to start taking turkeys at 6 00 a. M. But theyve been doing it since 5 00. Theyre up to 36. Thats number 36. They are rewrapping it in the foil. Theyre going to put it over here with the others and hopefully make the way into the famous cacia oven. 25 feet deep and can took over 100 turkeys at a time. I asked whats the secret. We got it down to a science. We got the brick oven and the resolving oven. We arrange them according to size. The ones in the roasting pans will stay here. The smaller ones in the aluminum pans will go in the smaller oven. It makes the turkey better, it cooks from the inside out and keeps the turkey moist. Reporter it takes about six hours. Theyll be done around 12 30 and 1 00 this afternoon for pickup. People swear by these things. Were live in south philadelphia. Jesse gary, nbc10 news. Now for a different kind of waiting in line. The wait for bargains. Look at this. This is a live look at the best buy on route 70 in cherry hill. Many of these people have given up their thanksgiving dinner to get the best deal they can find on electronics. That including the 50inch tv we told you about yesterday. That sam sosung tv going for 1. They have a little more waiting to do. The store doesnt open until 5 00 p. M. Whenever you go shopping or maybe while waiting in line you can check out our Holiday Gift Guide. We have all of the black friday deals. And plus gift suggestions for hard to buy for people. Its all at our website nbc10. Com. Now, your nbc10 first alert weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. Good morning. Taking a look live at light snowfall and flurries coming down near city line avenue right outside of the studios here. As we head into the next, id say, 20 or 30 had minutes or so, we should see more clearing. A last batch of snowfall is moving right out of the area. Ill show you that on the radar. But the other thing were concerned about a few slick spots. Leftover moisture. Cold temperatures settle in once again today, staying well below average. The high will be in the high 30s into the low 40s as well. The average for this time of year, 52 degrees. We will return back to average as we head into the second half of the weekend. You can see the lowhanging clouds over the citys skyline. 36 degrees at the Philadelphia International airport. Winds out of the northwest at 6 Miles Per Hour. Across most of the region, mostly cloudy. Atlantic city at 34, mostly clear skies. So it really depends on where you are. Different areas seeing Different Things to kick off this thanksgiving. Right now, temperatures in the poconos below freezing at 27 degrees. 33 in allentown, 35 in wilmington. 30s in dover. Much colder than we were yesterday this time. Down 11 degrees in trenton. Same thing in philadelphia. Colder. 11 degrees colder. Theres the rest of that light snow, moving out of allentown. Moving out of the poconos and really moving out of most of the region. So we received dry and cloudy conditions. Temperatures range between 36 and 42. Warming back to the 50s by sunday. All right, thanks. 6 09 right now. If youre going to the afraid in philadelphia or just going out and about, we should remind you of the closures. Yeah, youll want to avoid some areas if youre trying to get through the city. Nbc10s traffic reporter has it mapped out. Jillian mele. Thats right, a lot around the parade route this morning, the bulk of the parade route is on the ben franklin parkway in front of the art museum. Of course, all of that is going to be blockeded off. In addition to that you see the closures at jfk and 19th, 20th and market. That route is basically going from 20th and jfk. Around the parkway around Franklin Circle excuse me, eakins oval, all of that is blocked off. Use caution if youre heading out. Leave yourself extra time. Again, this is something that happens this time of year. If you go to that parade or live in that area, you know exactly where things are closed. Aside from that, the majors are looking good. This is 76 at Spring Garden street. Things are quiet in Lehigh Valley. This is 76 and 202. Weve seen a number of accidents including one at the boulevard. Thats happening right at oxford circle. Ill give you an update on an investigation investigation in pottstown in a few minutes. Well, its not all depressing news coming out of Atlantic City, we have details on the one a. C. Casino getting make facelift. And vaccine breakthrough. So far, appears to be good to go . Find out how and when immunizations can begin. Silent night not so silent . With sleep number, now theres an adjustment for that. Give the gift of amazing sleep, only at a sleep number store. This week only, save 50 on the ultimate limited edition bed. Know better sleep with sleep number. It is 6 14 and 35 degrees outside. A live look at 95 girard point bridge. Roads are a little slick in some spots. So take your time if youre running Early Morning errands that you forgot for dinner tonight. Or maybe youre heading somewhere for the dinner. Be careful, get an update from jillian mele coming up. Penndot crews remained on the road all night watching for spots that might freeze. Officials tell us montgomery and bucks counties required the most salting and some even plowing. Some parts of upper montgomery got 2 inches of snow. And brooks is charged with purse snatching and other crimes. Police say that she dragged that woman 30 feet before running away and later being arrested. The victim is okay. And this man is charged with inperson naturing a Philadelphia Police officer. Investigators say christopher kieter flashed the phony badge. You see the badge on the left there and the handcuffs that he used. Police tell us they have arrested him in the past for allegedly posing as a firefighter. Police looking for a burglar caught on camera ripping off a business in southwest philadelphia. This is Surveillance Video from inside the main scoopc grocery store. Police say he got away with money and cigarettes. And also damaged an atm trying to get cash. Proest iters block a mexico highway on the twomonth appearance of 43 students. Demonstrators blocked the roads to show their anger over the case. Since the disappearance, protesters have targeted government buildings in mexico city and other places. And cholera cases are on the rise. Thats according to doctors without borders. Experts say the country does not have the ability to properly treat cholera patients. Theyve had emergency treatment in portauprince since october. Researchers are calling a new ebola vaccine safe and effective. Researchers say that the studies showed no serious side effects and all 20 people fought ebola with antibodies in the blood. New information this morning, Frontier Airlines says it now plans to resume service out of New Castle Airport in wilmington. Thats expected to happen next year. Officials say the company will return to the airport on a seasonal basis. Frontier plans to offer passengers at least one nonstop flight to florida. And if youre not flying, youre on the roads this morning, we have seen a few problems out there due to the wet roadways. Hopefully, things are clear now. Lets get an update with nbc10 first alert traffic reporter jillian mele. Good morning. Good morning. We still have an accident investigation going on in pottstown, industrial highway blocked off at keim street. Take high street as alternate. Heading to the Commodore Barry bridge, 95 is quiet, so are the bridges. A live view from camden. Just a few different drivers throughout. No delays, no accidents to report on the highways. Thats a bit of good news. If you are taking mass transit, everything is on or close to schedule. Announcer now your nbc10 first alert weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. Good morning. A little light snowfall to start out the thanksgiving morning. If you look closely at the poconos in Lehigh Valley. Snow is moving out and were going to see dry, cloudy and cold conditions. Also a possibility of a few spots throughout the morning. Temperatures close to freezing. Take it easy on the roads. Cold conditions settle in for us on this thranksgiving. Well below average. For philadelphia, 36 degrees. Humidity at 82 . Throughout most of the region mostly cloudy in reading. 34 degrees. 34 in Atlantic City but mostly clear skies there. Were actually below freezing in the poconos at 27 degrees. 35 in dover, 33 degrees in millville. Just be careful if you have lastminute errands to run this morning with a little bit of leftover moisture, patchy ice is say possibility. Temperatures are 11 degrees cooler in trenton from this time in yesterday. Down 11 degrees in northeast philly. Same thing in philadelphia. And a closer look at that last batch of snowfall that continues to pull away from Lehigh Valley in the air area tracking to the northeast. Our snow totals are pretty impressive from yesterday. Picking up 11 inches of snow. 8. 5 at the pocono summit. And chester about inches. As we red into the rest of today, the average is 52 degrees. And it will warm to about 42, heading into tomorrow, temperature down for us. Our range today between 36 and 39 degrees on this thanksgiving day. And your sevenday forecast, theres that warming trend as we head into the weekend. 40s on saturday. 50s by sunday. I love this. Today, the comcast holiday spectacular debuts in center city. We got this sneak peek yesterday. The show runs in the lobby of the Comcast Center through new years day. Comcast of course is the Parent Company of nbc10. Well, one new jersey lawmaker wants to make it illegal to work on thanksgiving day. Well explain that in a few minutes right now there are new Jersey Stores that will open early. Including cherry hill mall, exton mall, Plymouth Meeting mall. Announcer this had portion of nbc10 news is sponsored by prudential. Bring your challenges. 6 24. The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity spent all day preparing thanksgiving meals. Then they went to st. James and st. Agathas church. The not many people enjoy working on a holiday, but one new jersey lawmaker wants to make it illegal. State senator Richard Codey is now presenting a bill that would prevent stores from opening before 8 00 p. M. On thanksgiving day. Codey says that he feels workers should be able to enjoy the haulle days without fearing for their jobs. He said the companies should put their workers needs ahead of profits. But then they argue that theyre simply responding to customer demand by opening on thanksgiving day. Some stores plan to open as early as 10 00 a. M. Today. Good morning. At 6 25, im jillian mele. This is a live look at the vine street expressway at 76. As drivers make their way out to the schuylkill expressway, no delays or on the mains. You can see an accident in pottstown, high street is the alternate. Over to brittney shipp. In Lehigh Valley, and parts of the poconos, the snow is moving out just at freezing in poftstown. 36 in philadelphia. We wont warm up too much more than the temperatures we see. Our forecast high will range between 38 and 42 degrees. Chris. After yesterdays storms some people are still trying to make it home for thanksgiving. Coming up, well check in with nbc10s Monique Braxton, live at Philadelphia International airport. Reporter jesse gary live in had south philadelphia. A decades old tradition. Heating up again. Leaving the thanksgiving cooking to professionals. People are lined up outside of cacias again. Well tell you whats going on and why coming up. Revealed through the work of its scholars and graduates. It has inspired strength and purpose. An enduring symbol of passion and excellence that is not static, but moves among us. A feeling. A shared experience, a reminder that we are connected for life. We are penn state, making our mark on the world. Announcer this is nbc10 news. Some people decided the best day to travel is today. Heres a live look from Philadelphia International airport where there were a few stragglers left over from the cancelled flights yesterday. Mostly everybody is getting to their destinations. If youre out and about to maybe the parade or High School Football game, its a chilly one. Youll have to bundle up. Were at 36 degrees in philadelphia as we take a look live at the Comcast Center. Were looking forward to a bit of a warmup. Yeah, but we could see some snow flurries