Washington. Traditional thanksgiving and cousins and brothers and mother. Food and lots of turkey. Football games and a lot of laying around. Aaa predicts a million more americans will travel this thanksgiving than 2015. We are looking at an economy we rebounding and Unemployment Rate that is low and one key driver is gas prices. Tina says that despite the gas tax in new jersey, they still have the cheapest gas prices since 2008. Well, the aaa says that 49 Million People will be on the move this weekend. 90 of them will be in automobiles and from the looks of it here at least half of them are here on 95 in delaware. John rawlins channel 6 action news. Thank you. While a Record Number of drivers are hitting the road airline are expecting more passengers too. Are you looking at Philadelphia International airport where lines are moving smoothly despite the travel rush, lets go to 30 and street station its busy there as well. Amtrak added more trains between washington, d. C. And boston to help with overcrowding and a spokesperson expects sunday to be the busiest day as people head home just in time to get back to work or to school. Well, it may be hard to think about, given what john told us, the already crowded roads are about to get more so as people leave the office to head home for the holiday. Matt pellman is live for the travel rush live in the traffic center. Once you get there, to grandmas house or aunt ethels house, hopefully its fun then and hopefully you enjoy your turkey. We are gritting our teeth be bearing the delays. Just jam packed traffic on the highways and that is the case on 676, parked in both directions river to river on the vine the delays join up with those on the schuylkill and those on 95. Speaking of the schuylkill speeds like Miles Per Hour as you head westbound on south street. On the eastbound side off ramp to Spring Garden a disabled vehicle blocking the ramp and that ramp will be closed tomorrow for the thanksgiving day parade. Everything is open now on the parkway at eakins oval. Coming up at 6 30 for parade preps. There goes the disabled vehicle we watch life as it pushed off to the side west of gulph mills but causing slowing goes west of 476 the blue route and mass transit. Already issues this afternoon. Septas wilmington newark line suspended, someone struck by an amtrak train. Of course well keep you posted as the afternoon progresses. Lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report on this wednesday, 202 in Concord Township watch for a crash and plenty of volume and 9 Miles Per Hour there. Well check it again coming up in the next half hour. Sounded good. Everybody is on the move on action news wants to hear from you, we set up a action news quick poll and we want to know about your thanksgiving plans. How do you plan for travel for the holiday, we are asking that question on our website, do you plan to go by train or car or by plane. And at this point 56 of you saying you are not traveling this year. For those of you on the move it looks like you are using cars or trains. Of to brian. Thank you. We know that folks are lining the ben franklin parkway for the 6 abc Dunkin Donuts thanksgiving day parade today. Chopper 6 hd now live over the ben franklin parkway where traffic is getting by as matt pellman told us the road opened up for the evening commute will will he close in the next couple of hours. And this is why it closed earlier today dress rehearsals for the 95th annual parade is happening on the eakins oval. Cast and performers making sure they are ready for you. You can watch all the fun starting at 8 30 here on 6 abc. Rick, cecily and our action news family brings you the floats and marching bands and more all of this live along the parkway. All right its time for a check of the accuweather forecast. Here is hoping its a good one here tomorrow. Cecily tynan is standing by live outside. If only it was today. Today was just beautiful. Loads of sunshine and a bit of a chill in the air after a cold morning. Currently philadelphia sitting at 50 degrees, 53 is the normal high for this time of year. So slightly below normal. Dry conditions, but stormtracker 6 live double scan show that there is a storm across the midwest that, will be lifting to the northern and east and what that will do is drag moisture our way tomorrow. Its not a washout but it wont be nearly as bright and sunny as today. The good news is if you are traveling, no major delays across the northeast. Knew yard, new jersey is 33 minutes thanks to high winds there. If you are heading across the midwest, rain is causing delays in chicago of 22 minutes and minneapolis low clouds causing delays of 23 minutes and elsewhere its looking to be smooth traveling today. Looking good and for the parade forecast not that bad but it will be cloudy and well have a couple of showers around not widespread rain, winds will be on the light side and no problems for balloons and you dont have to put on too many lairs, 40s and rising into the 50s by noon. Thank you cecily. You can rely on 6abc. Com weather as we head into the long holiday weekend, be sure to keep an eye on stormtracker 6 live double scan radar for any changes that are headed our way and remember staying connected with our meteorologists on facebook and twitter is a great way to get the latest updates from accuweather. Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and all the pies, just one day away from gracing tables across the country. If you need the holiday staples trust me you are not alone. Gray hall spent the day with last min grocery shoppers, he is live from wegmans in king of prussia. Reporter hi brian, well as you know the clock is ticking but the good news is folks have time. This is the first holiday youll be able to buy wine at stores like wegmans, folks are excited about that, but if you head out to the store. Keep in mind you may run into this, long lines, remember be patient. It is thanksgiving eve go to any Grocery Store and it wont take long for shoppers to find the last day turkey trimmings. Two fresh turkeys. Stuffing mix, and cranberry sauce and meat and collard greens. Thinking about the day will make your mouth water. Shoppers at this acme in bala cynwyd are anxious to get to the check outlines. Stuffing and macaroni and cheese and collard greens. I am going to do baking because im doing something new, im adding bacon to my stuffing its going to be bacon stuffing. Kevin lang says he expects a steady crowd all day. Frozen turkeys were popular last week and now fresh turkeys kicked in as of sunday and the highlight on thanksgiving handed down is about spending time with family. I love seeing everyone together and i get to see my whole family. Family and grandkided, they cant wait to come over to my house and eat my food because my food is good. We are sure the food is good. Back out live at the wegmans at the king of prussia and the lines are long and steady all day but the store is prepared and ready and folks are preparing for thanksgiving a few hours away now. But one couple said they already purchased their Christmas Tree. Live from king of prussia, gray hall, channel 6 action news. Gray, can you get us an invitation to that womans house we want to try her bacon stuffing. You got our attention. Thanks gray. To politics now, as president elect donald trump builded his Administration Team he made two appointments both of them women. Just this afternoon we found out that trump tapped betsy deross as education secretary. The former Michigan RepublicanParty Chairwoman tweeted i am honors to work with the president on making americas education great again. And earlier today trump named South Carolina governor, nikki haley as u. S. Ambassador to the united nations. The South Carolina governor is a daughter of indian immigrants and also now the first minority cabinet level official. They have not all seen eye to eye but haley released a statement saying when the president believes you have a major contribution to make to the welfare of our nation and our nations standing until the world that is a call that is important to heed. Now both of those appointments have to be confirmed by the senate meanwhile questions remain of who will be named secretary of state, former general, David Petraeus indicated he would take the job and mitt romney and Rudy Giuliani under consideration for the top post. The Trump Administration still coming together. Still to come, she woke up to realize her home was on fire. Hear from a pennsylvania mom who managed to grab her children and rush them to safety. And vernon odom takes us behind the scenes to for a special look at the toys for tots charity. Well show you where your donation goes. And adam is live at the Philadelphia Museum of art ready to kick off the christmas season. Its a great evening for that sharrie. The sun is glistening off the museum there and the tree which we are going to light live on the air once that sunsets, and the a free event come on down, they are giving out treats, well go test them out and give you the accuweather forecast. Four families in carbon county, pennsylvania, are look for a new place to live. Fire tore through their homes this morning and the flames broke out and spread to two other homes on the block and the mom described the terrifying moment she had to rush her children to safety. I thought about getting my kids out and grabbed them no shoes and no jacket and ran out and threw them in the car. Its scary. But the best decision, two people were taken to the hospital but officials do not believe their injuries were related to the fire, crews worked kickly to contain the flames and had to battle the weather, temperatures were below freezing and water was turning to ice as it hit the ground. Philadelphia police are on the lookout for a serial burglar for the grays ferry section of the city. They hit nine businesses alone and five this week. And all of them on the 2500 block of aramingo avenue, each time he smashed the glass front door and took several items and on monday three more businesses took victim. If you recognize the man you are urged to call philadelphia police. Philadelphia leaders are capping off a successful year that could include hosting the Democratic National convention. Today the Visitors Bureau held a party at the link the organization is celebrating their 75 and anniversary and looking ahead to 2017 when philadelphia will host the nfl draft. A look at the closing numbers on wall street. A pretty good note. The dow continues its trek north of 19,000, up 59 points to close at 19,083 and the nasdaq falling less than 6 points but the s p rising 2 points on the day. Wall street has technically has mixed results today. Starting off on a jolly note. He was there to celebrate the Holiday Season and the 90th year of the macys thanksgiving day parade in new york city. Speaking of the Holiday Season, a massive tree covers in little lights is about to light up the Philadelphia Museum of art. Action news meteorologist, adam joseph, is there at the Tree Lighting ceremony where the fun is underway. Reporter we did this last year tonight was a lot of fun and a lot of people came out and we are expecting the same this year. And if you want to know what an almost 52 foot tree looks like. Look on up. A beauty with all the lights that are kind of waiting to be lit up here once the sunsets and well do it live for you here on channel 6, it will be in the 5 00 hour once that sun goes down, in the meantime. A lot of people coming out and its a free event and they are giving out hot chocolate and candy canes and the museum of art at the top of the steps. I want someone but have to do my job first. Temperatures are on the cool side but not bad. The wind has completely relaxed 50 in philadelphia and allentown 45 degrees and the Atlantic City airport coming in at 48. As we look at satellite 6 along with action radar low pressure is still just to the west of chicago and western and North Western illinois bringing wet weather there, and snow in the northern western great lakes and hasnt cautioned much in the way of travel trouble spots in the midwest. Some good news there and the system pushes to the east tomorrow. Tonight turning cloudy and a late sprinkle is possible in the lehigh valley, 30 degrees and if the precipitation comes in early enough in the lehigh tunnel and millville down to 29 degrees by thanksgiving morning. 8 00 a. M. As we look at future tracker 6 cloudy across the area and the showers are holding off at this point but by 11 00 in the morning some folks are playing football and want to know if its going to rain, a few spotty showers and the parade is going on as well. They are moving in from the west of philadelphia, you could get drops on you before the parade ends and the showers lift to the northern and east by 5 00 with most of the area cloudy at this point. We are looking at less than a. 10 inch of rain. And enough to get you a little damp here. The thanksgiving day forecast, mostly cloudy and a shower around and temperatures at 42 degrees at 8 00 in the morning. By noon when the parade concludes and santa walks up the steps to ring in the season, 50 degrees, and by 3 00, 53. Your four day at 4 00, shower and cloudy and 54 degrees, friday a stray afternoon shower rolling through light at 56. Saturday partly sunny looking good at 54, and behind that system again well drop the temperatures a little bit on sunday sunshine and a few clouds, coming in at 50 degrees. Now that i have done my job. We have a second week of live weather where we enjoy the hot chocolate. Cheers busy happy thanksgiving to you. I baked ever single one. Thank you very much. You believe me . I guess so. You have to believe a weather man. Happy holidays everybody. Sharrie and brian if there is any left ill bring you some left. A sneak peek and information on the tree coming up in the next half hour. I saw ladies with antlers on. Look at them. Thank you adam. Up next on action news following your donations, we take you behind the scenes where the toys for tots elves are hart at work. And shopping deals and freebies only for 6 abc viewers, see the black friday play book at 4 30. Any thanksgiving of course ushers in the Holiday Season but for some families its hard to make ended meet. Action news reporter, vernon odom caught up with santas helpers helping toys for tots. Reporter toys toys avenue why all donated to bring joy to needy children. The glen side chapter of toys for tots has a full warehouse and lots of volunteers but christmas 2016 presents a lot of needs, this chapter provided toys across Montgomery County and western bucks county. Nearly 12,500 children were served last year and more requests are expectd this year. My count is about 8,000 and its not thanksgiving yet. For many of those that volunteer to sort out toys and pack them for pickup before christmas this is an annual labor of love. Take this marine corps veteran. I can sit back on Christmas Day and have a smile on my face. For others this is a first time experience. They needed help sorting toys and counting toys and filling orders and i had off this week, and im a mom of two little kids and i couldnt think of a better way to spend my week. Making sure they get effect they listed on this paper. Making the kids happy. More toys are needed and so are volunteers as they operation heads towards Christmas Day. We need people to pack the orderers we need a lot of help out here. We are not at the north pole but this is a santas workshop full of volunteer elves spending their time to prepare gifts for people in need another wise they have a lean Holiday Season. Im vernon odom, channel 6 action news. A wintery westchester is in the star of the pennsylvania lotterys new commercial. We showed you the production in september when they decked out with fake snow despite it being 80 degrees now the finish the commercial it finishes gus the groundhog rushing through the Winter Wonderland to buy an instan holiday game. And not a bead of sweat on that actors brow not bad. Too cool for that. Coming up thanksgiving travel is in full swing for millions of americans right now from the roads to the train stations and airports, we have you covered on what you need to know as you get ready to leave. And some of philadelphias fallen officers and their families were honor ed today well have the stories and more when action news comes right back. Action news continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, Alicia Vitarelli, Sharrie Williams and brian taff. It is 4 30 and action news continues with the latest on the final preparations for tomorrows 6 abc Dunkin Donuts thanksgiving day parade. And a Carbon Monoxide leak at a Montgomery County home sends three people to the hospital. And we are sharing exclusive black friday deals for action news viewers only today in whats the deal. And roads and airports and train stations all of them crowded now as folks make their way to their destination. One of the busiest travel days of year and whether you fly, drive or catch a train youll encounter long lines and delays. Aaa says its the biggest thanksgiving travel week in nine years. And 30 and street station is getting busier by the minute. Several trains delayed as we speak and amtrak added Additional Trains and extra seats on the northeast corridor to handle the increased demand over the weekend and Regional Rail service is suspended between newark and wilmington that is a big deal. Lets get to matt pellman now with the latest in the traffic center. We first mentioned it in the fir