Nasty winter weather in the United States could ruin travel plans for Americans trying to get away for the Thanksgiving holiday.<br /><br />It’s traditionally the busiest time of year for US travel with 46 million people expected to get away between now and Sunday.<br /><br />The blast of rain and snow mainly along the east coast blocked traffic with hundreds of flights into and around the US were disrupted and thousands of festive travellers delayed.<br /><br />Meanwhile US President Barack Obama handed out food for the holiday to families in Washington. He was joined by his wife, Michelle, and their two daughters at a neighbourhood food pantry.<br /><br />Earlier, Obama followed a tradition of “pardoning” a turkey.<br /><br />Two were granted this year’s presidential pardons named Mac and Cheese. <br /><br />Obama says that around Thanksgiving, turkeys named after side dishes would normally have a “pretty low” chance of escaping the dinner table, so Mac and Cheese “really beat the odds”.
