1 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:10,919 Speaker 1: Callaroga Shark Media Happy Thanksgiving. I'm Johnny Mack with five 2 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:14,080 the Good News Stories. When Chucks Fish and Madison opens 3 00:00:14,119 --> 00:00:17,039 its doors today, there will be no prices on the menu, 4 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:21,559 no reservations, and no limits on who's welcome. Your restaurant 5 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:24,960 is hosting Thanksgiving Day Feast, a free community meal open 6 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:26,920 to anyone who wants a place at the table. It's 7 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,480 running from eleven to three. It continues as a tradition 8 00:00:29,519 --> 00:00:32,600 that began more than thirty years ago at Chuck's sister restaurant, 9 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:35,759 Harbor Docks in Destin, Florida. Chris, who's one of the 10 00:00:35,759 --> 00:00:38,679 partners at Chuck's Fish, said, my partner Charles, started doing 11 00:00:38,719 --> 00:00:40,840 it there more than thirty years ago. It's grown to 12 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,280 be quite a production. They'll serve over two thousand meals 13 00:00:43,359 --> 00:00:46,679 this Thanksgiving and donate all the proceeds to a local charity. 14 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,280 Chris says the idea is that Thanksgiving is a time 15 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:51,600 when everyone, no matter what life of walk you come from, 16 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:53,600 deserves a good meal and good company. You could be 17 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:55,719 homeless or a family having trouble making ends meet. You 18 00:00:55,719 --> 00:00:57,759 could be a student, a worker away from home, or 19 00:00:57,840 --> 00:00:59,560 family that just wants to come in and eat, and 20 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,000 I'd have to cook or do the dishes. This year, 21 00:01:02,039 --> 00:01:06,000 all proceeds from Madison Feast will benefit Madison Visionary Partners. 22 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:08,359 Chris says what we don't do is actively ask for 23 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:10,560 donations the day of the event. We never want anyone 24 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:12,359 to feel obligated. The point is for everyone to sit 25 00:01:12,439 --> 00:01:14,400 under one roof and break bread together. If people want 26 00:01:14,439 --> 00:01:16,079 to donate, they'll find us and they'll do it from 27 00:01:16,079 --> 00:01:18,599 their heart. Chris says there's also a to go option. 28 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,239 He explains, we make a couple hundred turkey sandwiches for 29 00:01:21,239 --> 00:01:23,159 folks to take home because for a lot of families, 30 00:01:23,159 --> 00:01:25,560 that leftover turkey sandwich later in the day is one 31 00:01:25,599 --> 00:01:29,040 of the best parts of Thanksgiving. Firefighters want you to 32 00:01:29,079 --> 00:01:30,920 be aware. Let me get the lilt out of my voice, 33 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,159 because this is serious. Be careful what the deep fried turkeys. 34 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:37,879 Officials say. Most Thanksgiving fires begin in the kitchen and 35 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:42,319 are often the result of distractions while cooking. The Firefighters 36 00:01:42,359 --> 00:01:45,799 Association of New York State warns that busy kitchens can 37 00:01:45,879 --> 00:01:49,760 quickly become hazardous. In twenty twenty three, more than fourteen 38 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:53,560 hundred fires were reported of Thanksgiving, the highest number recorded 39 00:01:53,599 --> 00:01:57,280 on any day that year. Tips include keep the workspace clean, 40 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:00,920 turn the pot handles inward, keep plammable items such as paper, 41 00:02:00,959 --> 00:02:04,000 towels and oven mits away from the stove, keep the 42 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:08,080 fire exingnature nearby. David's in the pr for the firefighters 43 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:09,800 and says, we want everyone to have a happy and 44 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:12,199 safe Thanksgiving. You're coming together family. There's a lot of 45 00:02:12,199 --> 00:02:13,759 things that can go wrong. There's a lot of things 46 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,639 that go right. If you're falling proper fire safety precautions, 47 00:02:16,879 --> 00:02:19,879 you're gonna have a great Thanksgiving. Don't deep fry the 48 00:02:19,879 --> 00:02:22,560 turkey indoors, they say, do it outside at a safe 49 00:02:22,599 --> 00:02:25,360 distance from anything they can catch fire. They note that 50 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,759 placing a frozen turkey into hot oil can cause the 51 00:02:27,759 --> 00:02:30,599 oil to overflow and ignite if it reaches an open flame. 52 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:34,759 Nice job. In Dallas, the Feed the Streets outreach streets 53 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:36,439 with a Zee at the end is partnering with the 54 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:40,080 Martin Luther King Junior Community Center. It's the tenth annual 55 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:44,520 Thanksgiving Blessing event. Founded in twenty sixteen. Feed the Streets 56 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:48,280 focuses on addressing food insecurity, homelessness, and community empowerment by 57 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:51,879 offering hot meals and emergency support. Nice job by those folks. Hey, 58 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:54,719 keep an eye on your pats vets our reminding ped 59 00:02:54,759 --> 00:02:58,240 owners be cautious about what food you share with the dogs. Okay, 60 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:02,199 here's the list. Say sweet potatoes. Yes, sweet potatoes or 61 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,159 a safe option as long as they're served plain. Doctor 62 00:03:05,199 --> 00:03:08,400 Gary says sweet potatoes are a great source of dietary fiber, 63 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:12,360 vitamin B six, vitamin C, and beta carotene. However, pet 64 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:15,800 owners should avoid sweet potato dishes that include marshmallows, sugar 65 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:20,520 or syrup. Safe plain potatoes baked or boiled. Not so good. 66 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:23,560 Mashed potatoes made with butter, cream, onions, or garlic. Keep 67 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:27,759 that off the dog's plate. Safe fresh apples, Doctor Gary 68 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:29,879 tells us apples are full of vitamins A and SEA 69 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:32,439 and contain lots of great fiber, making them a healthy 70 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:36,199 Thanksgiving treat for your pet. However, dogs should only have 71 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,599 slices with the core and seeds removed. All right, John, 72 00:03:39,599 --> 00:03:43,319 What about the turkey, Doctor Sarah says, sparingly and only 73 00:03:43,319 --> 00:03:46,360 a fun seasoned Don't give your dogs any turkey skin 74 00:03:46,439 --> 00:03:49,520 or bones due to the risk of pancreatis. Wow, And 75 00:03:49,639 --> 00:03:53,120 doctor Gary says, plain green beans peas and pumpkin all 76 00:03:53,199 --> 00:03:55,960 safe as long as they're not prepared with butter, spices 77 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:59,360 or sugar. I can envision my dog sitting on my 78 00:03:59,599 --> 00:04:02,199 right hand and right now making that face that they do. 79 00:04:03,479 --> 00:04:06,360 Like many people in Oakland, sixteen year old Jojo had 80 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,520 heard plenty of stories of Gerald, the feisty turkey that 81 00:04:09,639 --> 00:04:13,199 was harassing visitors to the city's Rose Garden. Jojo went 82 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,159 to see what this was all about and hid behind 83 00:04:15,159 --> 00:04:19,560 a tree, but Jerald the Turkey soon saw Jojo. The 84 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:23,959 birds started stalking Jojo menacingly. Gerald the turkey chased Jojo 85 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:25,879 up the hill and out of the park. She lost 86 00:04:25,959 --> 00:04:29,600 both her shoes in the process. Other reports were similar. 87 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,480 Jerald the Turkey would spot an unsuspecting victim from across 88 00:04:32,519 --> 00:04:35,480 the garden. He'd take off running, chasing them away. If 89 00:04:35,519 --> 00:04:38,240 you stood your ground against the turkey, the turkey would 90 00:04:38,319 --> 00:04:40,759 mount you and scratch you until you fled. When Gerald 91 00:04:40,759 --> 00:04:43,839 the Turkey was angry, he puffed off his chest, towering 92 00:04:43,879 --> 00:04:47,079 over four feet tall, and he was pretty quick. An 93 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,319 adult male turkey can weigh up to twenty five pounds 94 00:04:49,319 --> 00:04:51,120 and run it twenty five miles per hour and fly 95 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,600 at fifty five. Wait, I thought turkeys couldn't fly. Didn't 96 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:57,360 we watch that WKRP episode. I can't get into that 97 00:04:57,439 --> 00:05:00,360 right now. Telling me a story. A debate emer what 98 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,519 could we do? Should we ban visitors from the park, 99 00:05:02,519 --> 00:05:05,959 should we move Gerald the turkey somewhere else? Or maybe 100 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,279 option number three, which we don't even want to talk about. 101 00:05:08,879 --> 00:05:11,319 Three city agencies in the state Department of Fish and 102 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,519 Wildlife became involved. An expert animal trapper was called in. 103 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:18,639 One group said lose the garden, keep the turkeys. Another said, 104 00:05:18,759 --> 00:05:21,600 I'm an animal lover, but come on, people. The anti 105 00:05:21,639 --> 00:05:25,240 turkey people said turkeys aren't even native to California. A 106 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:29,000 petition thirteen thousand signatures wanted to save the turkey. The 107 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:32,839 other groups posted wanted signs encouraging, you know, not the 108 00:05:32,879 --> 00:05:35,759 good option for the turkey. Eventually, the decision was made 109 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:38,879 to capture and relocate the turkey to a less populate 110 00:05:38,959 --> 00:05:42,920 part of the city. However, even that was complicated. Reports 111 00:05:42,959 --> 00:05:46,079 say that staff from Animal Services and the Department of 112 00:05:46,079 --> 00:05:50,360 Fish and Wildlife used ground nets, net guns, robotic turkey calls, 113 00:05:50,399 --> 00:05:53,680 and an umbrella painted to resemble a mail turkey. None 114 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:57,079 of that worked. They tried leaving out blueberries and almonds. 115 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:00,000 None of that worked. They had a call in Wildlife 116 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:04,759 Emergency Services. They stalk the turkey. Rebecca works for those guys. 117 00:06:05,439 --> 00:06:08,279 She decided to act like an old woman. The turkey 118 00:06:08,319 --> 00:06:11,360 was like, oh, an old woman, I'll attack her. Rebecca 119 00:06:11,639 --> 00:06:14,120 grabbed the turkey by the neck and explains he had 120 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:16,519 this stunned look on his face. I'll never forget his expression. 121 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:19,600 It was like he was saying, what me. The turkey 122 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:21,560 was moved to a patch of wild land and the 123 00:06:21,639 --> 00:06:24,800 hills of Brooklyn. Not the worst outcome for a turkey, 124 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:28,439 especially on Thanksgiving. And those are your five good news 125 00:06:28,439 --> 00:06:30,639 stories for today. Happy Thanksgiving.