tryptophan is an amino acid found in turkey that the body needs to make melatonin which is associated with good sleep. but turkey doesn't contain any more tryptophan than other poultry and actually has less than chicken. experts have another theory for the annual thaiv found in bread, rolls and potatoes. ben: while most people will be giving thanks with family and friends, others will spend the day with their co-workers. career builder surveyed more than 3300 people. 28% said they would be spending thanksgiving day at work. melinda: where are we? ben: right? industry workers will most likely be on the job today. melinda: pay close attention to your thanksgiving table. heinz is recalling about 5000 pounds of gravy. the usda says jars of bistro au jus gravy are incorrectly labeled as pork gravy. the product also contains milk and soy but heinz did not label them as allergens. no one has reported getting sick after consuming the gravy. but if you do have one of these boxes, food safety officials say it's better to throw it away. ben: a little. very small amount. melinda: jeremy? all righ

with good sleep, but turkey doesn't contain any more tryptophan than other poultry and actually has less than chicken. experts have another theory for it's more likely an overload of carbs found in roles, potatoes, buttery potatoes, stuffing, cornbread, dressing, that stuff. ben: and that is part of the day. melinda: crucial. it's part of the deal. ben: while most people will be giving thanks with family and friends, others will spend the day with their co-workers. like melinda and i. career builder surveyed more than 3300 people. 28% said they would be spending thanksgiving day at work. that's up from last year. the survey found health care industry workers will most likely be on the job today. followed by broadcast professionals. melinda: that is not true, but it is true. pay close attention to your thanksgiving table. heinz is recalling about 5000 pounds of gravy. the usda says jars of bistro au jus gravy are incorrectly labeled as pork gravy. the product also contains milk and soy, no one has reported getting sick after consuming the gravy, but if you do have one of these boxes,

while turkey does contain tryptophan, which is an amino acid that takes most of the sleepiness blame.. it can also be found in a lot of different protein sources.... like simple carbs in stuffing and potatoes. dejulius says: ""you may feel a little bit more sleepy, but not so much that it's putting the turkey to blame. usually it's the combination of, sure a little bit of tryptophan, with the high amount of foods that we're especially the excessive amount of carbohydrates." if you're trying to avoid that post- meal "crash"... try to fill half of your plate with veggies... in addition it's also better for your blood sugar to eat more turkey than overloading on carbs. turkey-free turkey what does that mean? like free james brown? or turkey gwet your free turkey! no... like not eating turkey on thanksgiving. oh! sounds boring... but there are lots of people who do it. and this way to brag about it. we'll show you nothing is more annoying than a cell phone going off at the dinner table. thanksgiving is a time of giving thanks and family bonding. coming up... ways to keep the phone thinks

turkey contain tryptophan, an amino acid that takes the brunt of the sleepiness blame. but carbs are also another culprit. simple carbohydrates found in stuffing, potatoes... even alcohol will all head straight to your blood sugar, leading to a post-meal crash. to avoid the need for a nap, the cleveland clinic recommends eating small frequent snacks throughout the day, instead of one it's almost time for family and friends across the nation to sit down for thanksgiving dinner. fox's rob schmitt has more on keeping your traditional gatherings cool... as he takes a look at how some americans will be celebrating the holiday a little differently this year. << it's that time of year again, when americans gather to give thanks and fill their plates with turkey. but - be careful to not let your thanksgiving bird go up in smoke! federal officials estimate there are some 14-hundred cooking fires on the holiday each year.. ...and pay special attention if you plan on frying your meal! kaye says: "..since 2004, the consumer product safety commission is aware of 100 fires and incide

sot we had a standard dinner the girls and i cooked dinner but just as the tryptophan-induced coma was setting in... sot we're sitting back watching a little tv and then boom! everything goes out sot this all of a sudden the electricity went out a thanksgiving surprise that left neighbors wondering what happened... sot we thought it was something much bigger like a zombie apocalypse or something the helicopters - the kids were like is it the purge dad? it wasn't the purge... but it turns out it was a pretty large fire at a substation nearby... video from a viewer shows the flames gushing out. turns out a transformer shorted, starting the fire. leaving families celebrating thanksgiving without power... sot two and a half hours three luckily since it happened around 7 most had already eaten by then and didn't have food on the stove. sot oh we just might go to bed early and then everything game back on... around 10:30 everything back to normal and working again- just enough time for the leftovers nevada energy will have to replace that transformer here later. and coming up tonight at 6 -

. >> reporter: if the tryptophan gets you. the best news for right now winds have calmed significantly from the last few days. a bit of a breeze in boston. we have high clouds moving in right good radiational cooling. i talk about that a lot. temperatures drop quickly as they have been. we started the newscast at 4:00. sitting at 38 now. 31 in worcester. temperatures drop to the freezing mark and below it. upper 20s overnight and tomorrow morning. that's why this is a concern. not so much because it's going to swing a lot of snow or a lot of rain in our direction. direction we could find isolated slick spots tomorrow morning. 11:00 we're already below freezing in most spots. clouds move in for us and stick around through the overnight hours. this particular forecast model does not show precipitation showing up in the morning hours. there could be a chance that isolated locations get flurry or spot time getting slick spots. 9 a.m. though that threat has passed. temperatures warming above the freezing mark. dry for the afternoon

the dinner dates back to the 1950's when reverend william mcevoyst adrienne: the tryptophan is kicking in. sheldon: the cloud cover and cooler temperatures are helping people who want to take a nap right now. mark: we will get you through this. we will talk about sunshine and warmer temperatures heading our way before the long holiday weekend is done. you still have to get through the next 24 hours or so. nothing unusual, 41 degrees. it is just about where we should be. 32 is the dew point, western wind at eight miles per hour. the high today 43. we are still on track to be the second warmest autumn on record going back to 1871. remember how warm it was for the majority of november before we started to cool down this past week. either in history. we did not have to worry about this. 3.5 inches is the greatest snowfall ever on thanksgiving. it is cool out there, but typical. where is it warmer? to the south and west of bus. we will eventually get this to move in here. it will take another day before we start to turn the corner on our temperatures. if you are headed out this , 41 at 6:00

the tryptophan edition. >> exactly. >> i'm still bloated from all the barbecue in kansas city last week. kudos to them. the reputation is well worth it. >> i'm a native texan. so i'm a little hard on barbecue. but it's pretty good.

. >> because of the tryptophan or >> there is one turkey that won't been on the table. he lives in an animal sanctuary in stockton, california. he acts more like a house pet than a farm animal. he likes to be kissed and his belly rubbed. he has the opportunity to be a therapy turkey. >>> two baby pandas are ready to be named. i got a savage. the twins were born in september. don't be fooled by this. >> that little thing won't hurt a flea or a fly. >> just wait. they are named on their 100th day of life, which falls on december 12. on the 200th day of life, they tear something up and kill it. panda fans go to the website to vote. >> i don't know how you can't love that little animal. >> that is what we made them out to be. we have a link on fox10phoenix.com. i'm not kidding. >> you got it out for these sweet little animals. >> i think they have been caricatured. it is a misrepresentation. >> you saw what happened to the guy who got in the enclosure. >> if he had an appetite left, he would have been killed. >>> people have to pull out the of one town. the people hoping to

stephen: tryptophan is the amino acid in turkey that makes you tired. you are probably feeling that right now, and just like many of you, the packers had the day off to consume all the turkey they wanted, but they can't afford the side effects to last through monday night in philadelphia. the packers have averaged just 26 points in their last four losses, mainly because they've struggled on opening drives. in their last two games during the first quarter, the packers tallied five three and outs, and zero points. for the first time with aaron with three straight three and outs against the redskins. their first score came at the nine-minute mark in the second quarter. >> i need to be sharper from the start, and i will be. i am confident we can get this thing started off a little better each week, that we can get on the role and be tough to stop. now we have to go out there and do it. it is just idle words right now, but im stephen: all eyes in wisconsin on today's matinee between the vikings and lions. green bay watched their first place deficit drop to t

i think we also have too much tryptophan in your system this morning. hopefully you do. waking up slowly heading out for those black friday sales. >> very busy on the roads with all the black friday sales. and people want to know, is it good shopping weather, now, i think it will be some good shopping weather. a little chilly to start out your day. the good news is we are holding the rain off for one more day. so dry but here's a look at hi- def doppler where the rain is now. still well to our north. we will see some showers make their way inland starting in the north bay overnight tonight and then heading south tomorrow. but for today, black friday, skies are clear. and temperatures are cool as you head out this morning. we are topping out in the mid- 30s for livermore right now. near 40 in santa rosa. 41 in san jose. 42 in concord at this hour. visibility-wise, not too bad. so that's good news on the roads. we are looking at plenty of visibility. in fact, more than 10 miles at all our reporting stations officially but take a look

turkey's if you need a nap after the meal a dietitian said that it does contain trip owe fan the -- tryptophan, it is the carbs that are the cull culprits.@ and they will all affect your blood sugar. fasting all day ahead of the night may not be the best plan day and that you're not eating at much but getting a regulation. >> the cost of the dinner is down. and dinner will cost $49.87 crepts for a group of 10. and they say when it justed for inflation it is the cheapest turkey dinner since they started tracking the cost 30 years ago. to do than shop perhaps. maybe take in a movie. play cards. what is going on around the bay when the suspects are caught on security cameras. they are getting smarter. how do you decide which is best. anything at the house can you check in on today. >> real time. >> i'm sorboni banerjee. >> how to shop for security at 10. >> see you then. the dow and the s&p 500 closing at record highs. the s&p is down a point and a half today. it is not friday yet and feels like a friday of course because it is the start of a long weekend. >> there is plenty to do besides shoppin

hopefully everybody is coming out of a tryptophan coma. chopper 4 flying over 270. we have the clarksburg outlets up here. nothing big so far. heading there, in decent shape. nothing in salt lake, inner and outer loop, 95, out to a very decent start. i'd rather talk to you t david, molette, back to you. >>> well, actually, right now i'm on my way to tyson's corner and then from tyson's corner i'm going to the outlets in maryland and if i have time probably go down to leesburg. >> how's that for a strategy on black friday. shoppers are not messing around. if you're planning on heading out to the stores today. you're already late to the party. some folks have been out at the mall since before any of us >> it's not calming down anymore. aimee cho is out in clarksburg. >> hey, guys. lots of shopping going on today. we're seeing tons of people carrying loads of bags, a lot of sleepy, cold people. we've been seeing -- it's actually been a little quiet right now. a bit of a lull. people are all probably sleeping off the turkey right now. there were a few right after these

hopefully the tryptophan does to the kick in for you guys. >> a big show. >> thanks jeff. >>> a christmas display that caused controversy last year is back up in the city of reading, recorder of deeds fred sheller once again decorated the living room from the classic movie a christmas story, it sits at the third floor of the services center, it featured an overloaded outlet and the fame yuts leg lamp and if you pick up the phone can you hear a scene from the movie, sheller took the display down last year because it was deemed a fire hazard. >> the whole thing is fragile. >> more performances from this years parade to come. >>> and two very special students were honored in front of people at an annual football game in delaware county. >>> and melissa magee has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live str

i still think the tryptophan is kicking in. if you're going to head out this morning, there's nothing in your way. we're in good shape as you head out. nothing on the beltway. good to go on the interstate traveling there on 95, 270. d.w. parkway looking good. principles gorges county along fedex drive. more equipment is headed to the scene. shouldn't cost you any time if you're headed in that area. >> jack thank you. we're going to get back to the breaking news we told you about at the top of the show. florence henderson passing away. you'll likely remember her as her role as carol brady. she was surrounded by friends at a southern california hospital. she died of heart failure. she was 82 years old. a lot of people remembering her online this morning. she appeared in multiple roles as carol brady through the '90s even. >> i know. we did some research, michael brady died. alice, everybody loved alice, ann davis died in 2014. >> all six kids still alive. a sad day with people thinking about the lovely lady. >>> we're following s

. >> nancy: once i get rid of the thanksgiving coming up next, still feeling tired from all the tryptophan? there is a highly anticipated netflix series out today just in time for holiday bingeing. >> reporter: our wet stretch of weather continues for some time. olay regenerist rene atic transformation -without the need for fillers. your concert tee might show your age... your skin never will. olay regenerist. olay. ageless. and try olay luminous >> sarah: taylor swift doing a mannequin challenge with friends as part of her thanksgiving celebration. her holiday post to instagram shows the celebrity along with the few of her famous friends. the group breaks it down showing off their dance moves at the end of it. does it count when the wind is >> nancy: that doesn't count, though, when you dance. how about this? gilmore girls is back. a lot of people excited about this. fans rejoicing. the reboot coming to netflix. a year in the life. coming together. they were on the cw for years and years. the wb. you know, i remember they talked really fast. >> reporter: one of my favorite shows, actually

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a lot people think you feel douse did i on thanksgiving dayn is tha because of the tryptophan the turkey, but the reason is we eat so am cashes our nervousvous system shuts down to divert energy into our digestive system. what does that have to do w ith the redskins? it is like a today, kirk cousins throwing for 449 yards, but every time thatue they get into the red zone, it's like they're hit with a paralysis. their nervous system shuts downt and they have to settle l for field goals and a lot of times missing those field goals. a problem like that is when you play a good team like the cowboys, when you're giving up six or searcher none, you're not going to come out with a victory. we have to get it's a hole. we all got to look at each other. i mean they played good defense down there.down they have a good red zone defense. we didn't finish in the red zone unfortunately, but we did ond o other times. 27 points should be good enough to win in the nfl. > the good news for the redskins is the stretch of three coach gruden is giving the team off to get ready. they need to be ready. they go

see for yourself walter, squash your pie laura you are captain tryptophan. and captain of the nap russ will pepe mcturkey. is that perfect or what? wan we call you pepe mcturkey? that was great. big bird feather brain. >> it's warmer out for high today's go back to upper 70s. on thursday up to 80 degrees p.m. same for friday. i like that. what's yours again? gobbler gravy train. captain tryptophany. that's my favorite. welcome. you're welcome. got to go. by everybody. see you tomorrow. "realtime closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning >> announcer: it's "live with kelly!" today, from the holiday movie "a heavenly christmas," kristin davis. and nascar sprint cup series champion jimmie johnson. and check out the holiday healthy eating survival guide. plus, greenfield returns for another day of cohosting. all next on "live"! ? ? [cheering and applauding] and now, here are kelly ripa and max greenfield! [cheering and applauding] ? ?

because of the brilliant chef making his annual appearance on this set later to present his latest tryptophan laced triumph. let's start with our first course. donald trump's transition team announced more picks today. the big headline, former trump critic nikki haley has been nominated to be the nation's next u.n. ambassador. he also pegged to betty devos to had his department of education. carson was reportedly asked to leave the u.s. department of housing and urban development. he previously rebuffed the idea of being part of the of ministration, but now he seems open to the idea. today on facebook he wrote "after serious discussions with the trunk transition team, i feel i can make a significant contribution, particularly for making inner cities great for everyone." this would infuse some much-needed diversity to his so far all white male administration. eddie, the picks today. let's include carson. what you think about them on their own merit? anie: well, the picks are attempt to brand the trump presidency. i'm not sure governor haley has the experience to be u.n. ambassador. i'm concern

chef from mission chinese, david, making his annual appearance on this set later to present his latest tryptophan laced triumph. let's start with the team. the former trump critic, nikki haley has been nominated to be the u.s.'s next u.n. ambassador. he also picked the charter school advocate to lead up the department of education and carson was reportedly asked by trump to lead to u.s. department of housing and human development. he balked at being part of the administration but now he suddenly seems open to the idea. today carson wrote, after serious discussions with the trump transition team, i feel i can make a significant contribution, particularly making our inner cities great for everyone. an announcement is forthcoming about my role in helping to make america great again. each will need senate confirmation. the picks today, let's include carson. what do you think about those picks? the picks are an attempt to brand the presidency in a by a it is not now. i'm not sure governor haley has the experience to be an ambassador. to lead public schools the wither on the vine and i'm really afraid

football stored up if you can't practice then do you the best you can do here's one theory he has been in tryptophan induced coma for the past few days and he just came out of it this morning. chris. >> butch. he wouldn't be alone with that coma. i think many of russ in it. >>> a restaurant worker gets attacked from behind and it's all caught on camera. new at 10:00 that surveillance video showing the violent encounter after a robber puts a gun to the worker's head. >>> and fog may slow you >>> black friday saw shoppers going strong. >> the you the about those savings came at the cost of braving crowds and going without sleep. >> reporter: at the south shore plaza shoppers didn't waste a second the season's hottest deals only on shelves as long as supplies lasted and those sticker pres date of saturday. >> we were packed to the gills when we opened at 12:01. >> reporter: hundreds of door busters had parents and kids alike sacrificing sleep in the name of savings. >> i think it was fun. i like going to places like in the middle of the night because it's cool. >> reporter: past your bedtime? >>. >> ye

. >> it is the combination of i'm sure tryptophan, with the high amount of foods that we're eating and specially the excessive amount of cash over hydrates. >> potatoes, stuffing, carbohydrate, trigger release of insulin, which allows more more triptophane to enter the brain and ultimately meletonin, which bridges sleepiness. >> and the carbs. they'll fill you up, make you tired. >> try not to do a lot of carbs any more. >> third component to the turkey day tired necessary, alcohol. that and picking out on the food, will crash your blood sugar. here's one solution. >> the small frequent smacks throughout the day, so that you're a, not eating as much, but also getting beth err -- regulation. >> another way to avoid the post meal crash, eat fewer carbs more veggies and the turkey without the gravy which is a great source of low-fat protein, also, triptophane isn't just in turkey. it is in many other protein sources including yogurt, fish, and eggs. i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> yes, but where is the fun in that? got to have that gravy everywhere, right? justin says ye

i think we also have too much tryptophan in your system this morning. hopefully you do. waking up slowly heading out for those black friday sales. >> very busy on the roads with all the black friday sales. and people want to know, is it good shopping weather, now, i think it will be some good shopping weather. a little chilly to start out your day. the good news is we are holding the rain off for one more day. so dry but here's a look at hi- def doppler where the rain is now. still well to our north. we will see some showers make their way inland starting in the north bay overnight tonight and then heading south tomorrow. but for today, black friday, skies are clear. and temperatures are cool as you head out this morning. we are topping out in the mid- 30s for livermore right now. near 40 in santa rosa. 41 in san jose. 42 in concord at this hour. visibility-wise, not too bad. so that's good news on the roads. we are looking at plenty of visibility. in fact, more than 10 miles at all our reporting stations officially but take a look. you can see there is some dense fog in

i also know that you plan to use this turkey drug the tryptophan to your advantage? >> yeah, it kicks in like an hour or so after you eat. so you let your opponent get sleepy in the argument and then you say the thing he hates and he agrees with you and you record it and blackmail him later with it. >> alcohol in the show, now i'm hearing about drugs. >> new technology. >> a natural one. >> you need to use technology. >> convert to the iphone? >> facetime your family. >> facetime them. they're going to get -- no, no more of that. >> do you guys remember the "saturday night live" with adele who was hosting last year and they did this whole bit where they're sitting around the table almost thinking like heads of the future, and a lot of people are going to be feeling this year. this is a piece of the sketch. >> i have a question for you. why is it that your friends keep antagonizing the police? >> why would you ask my boyfriend that? >> well i'm just trying to get to know you -- [ everyone talking at once ] >> she's a guest here. ♪ hello it's me ♪ ♪ i was wonderi