Chicago mayor makes surprise appearance at turkey giveaway

The highly anticipated turkey giveaway at five local McDonald's locations is happening right now. Yeah, and it is already so busy. There's always long lines, of course, so we want to send it out to Saquon for more details here. Hi, Saquon. Hey, guys. Good morning to you. It's a little bit loud out here, so I'm going to try to get out of the way, but you can see what's going on here. Mayor Johnson actually just got here not too long ago. You know, we've been kind of in this line area for a while. And guys, I mean, you saw how long that line was earlier today. It's honestly, there's no line anymore and a whole lot of turkeys left to be given out. Still, again, as I mentioned, Mayor Johnson did just arrive here not too long ago. He's been seen kind of just chatting with everybody who's been out here. Of course, a lot of these folks have been waiting out here in line since about five o'clock this morning. So the mayor just got here and we'll have to wait and see if he will actually take any questions from reporters. But definitely curious to see, you know, what he thinks of all of this, given that it is the 26th year of something like this happening. Guys, we understand this is going to be happening all week long. It sounds like it's going to be starting at 8 o'clock in the morning until supplies last. And right now, I can tell you just based on this location where we're at on West Madison here by the McDonald's, There are lots of turkeys still left, so I can tell a lot of these folks here, these organizers, these volunteers are actively trying to get people to come on in and get a box of turkey, get gift cards, all sorts of things. Not only that, this year it's really unique. A lot of people I talk to in line were also telling me that they're excited about the community resources that they have here on site as well. That includes... You know, WIC program help, weatherization program help, lots of different assistance that folks can get out here today, along with a turkey, along with a gift card, because this is all about giving, and it is totally in full swing as we speak. Obviously, there's a big crowd that's been formed outside right now just because the mayor is here. A lot of people want to talk to him, but at the same time, people are really happy that they could wait in line today. I mean, a lot of the folks I talked to today said, That they had a lot of fun just waiting in line, talking with everybody. It really feels like a whole community came out here today for Not just these turkeys, but really just to connect with community as a whole. So back out here live, here's a look at what things look like. Again, the mayor is just surrounded by folks who want to talk with him. We want to just get a photo with him. Thank you. Very typical when the mayor shows up. So, guys, we'll toss things back to you for now. Of course, we have a whole schedule listed on our website right now so that people can check out, of course, the locations that are going to be available for this event all throughout the week. Guys, I'll toss things back to you for now.