interstate 195. this was expected to be one of the busier travel seasons than we have seen quite a while, but from what we have seen things have gone pretty smoothly. it is often called the busiest travel day of the year. over at the b.w.i. amtrak station, officials are expecting to service more than 134,000 passengers on a northeast corridor. one-family going to new york feels betrayed travel is still the way to go. >> you can relax and do not worry about traffic. gas prices are so high. it works out to be cheaper than driving. >> and speaking of driving, aaa mid-atlantic is expecting about 800,000 marylanders to travel more than 50 miles away from home, despite gas prices been 50 cents more than last year. and those that braved the roads

and some wet weather, they tell us it was not that bad. >> it was ok. it was not the worst. i travel these roads a lot. >> you write pro. >> [laughter] i am a pro. i have driven back and forth for the past four years from d.c. to philly, so yeah. >> things were moving very smoothly at b.w.i. marshall. this family on their way to tulsa had nothing to complain about. >> we had a short line. and then we had the velcro shoes on, so it will be easy going through security. excellent service outside. they were very polite. >> airport officials are expecting about 36,000 passengers at b.w.i. marshall. and for those traveling on airtran, the airline is now located in the southwest terminal, and to accommodate more passengers, the airport has

added an extra security check. right below. >> this will add additional screening cassidy for our airport. -- screening capacity for our airport. it will help when things get busy. >> one family said they were thinking about taking advantage of that, but they say they were hard pressed to find a line anywhere. >> it is a good time. it is not rush hour. we are moving ok. we have a lot of luggage. >> as far as the road at this hour, we are a hearing reports of congestion on interstate 83 north of the city as well as interstate 95 north of the city are on the delaware court turnpike and the new jersey turnpike. -- the delaware turnpike and the new jersey turnpike. you can get an update act wbaltv.com. for two -- part two of the rubble call case starts right

after the weekend. facing charges that he teamed up against an african-american opponent. one of the witnesses he plans to call, congressman in logic cummings. jayne miller joins us live -- congressman e. elijah cummings. jayne miller joined us live with more. >> why him? the lawyers are curious. worked on all three of his campaigns. now he sits under indictment, accusing of crossing -- accusing him of crossing the criminal line by using robo calls to suppress the black vote. >> there was no criminal act. >> when lawyers intend to argue

he made what he called in as the decisions, but nothing arises to the point of crime. >> where is the conspiracy? you have gone through hundreds of thousands of documents and e- mails. where is this so-called conspiracy? >> his witness list includes the head of the state board of elections. she is being asked to provide specific information about the 2010 election day, results between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. he has also subpoenaed congressman elijah cummings. some have said they got a different phone call from cummings, telling them that they ignore the phone call to stay home. >> i'm just curious if there's a connection between how the congressman knew and when he knew and what was behind that col. it is just an interesting fact that has been developing as we

have prepared for trial. >> considering conway's current troubles and his dispute with a blogger, a situation could change. >> the case had to be postponed when the judge recused himself because of his political appointment. we do not know who the judge will be for the short case yet. >> the man accused of killing a done? bar owner pled guilty to first- degree murder. -- killing a bar owner in done dach pled guilty to first-degree murder. he claims he was hired by the victim's wife. jacqueline martin, the victim's wife, is awaiting trial. >> baltimore county police say a man and woman were hurt in their dundalk home last night. what caused their burns is still under investigation. barry simms is live at police

headquarters in towson. >> the female victim was in critical condition, the mail but them in serious condition when they were transported to hospital. -- the male victim was in serious condition when they were transported to the hospital. neighbors say they came to her aid after she came running out of her apartment on fire. >> it was horrible. she just came running out screaming help me. >> before firefighters and police arrived, residence at the 2900 block of liberty parkway in done? brush out of their homes to help one of their neighbors. >> her head and everything was on fire. >> martin johnson called 911. >> i heard a scream and i looked up and through the blind eye could see an orange glow. >> tom miller ran to the woman and wrapped her in a blanket to put out the flames. >> it seemed like forever to get to her. it probably was only like 30

seconds. it felt like a lifetime. >> the victims suffered life- threatening injuries and were immediately rushed to the johns hopkins bayview bridge unit just before 11:00 p.m. tuesday night. >> -- burn unit just before 11:00 p.m. tuesday night. >> both victims had some kind of flammable substance on their clothing. we are not sure what the substance is or what the circumstances were that led to than having it on their clothing. >> the araisa windows and melted lines -- the race to windows and melted blinds are raising questions. investigators are not sure what happened inside the couple's home that caused them to be burned. >> at this point, they're not sure if it is accidental or intentional. >> and neighbors also tell us from what they heard tonight sounded like the woman was trying to get out of the front door first.

she could not and then she ran out the back door. that is where the neighbors were able to help her. >> 20 people that are recovering tonight after an accident involving a school bus, a car, and a truck. it happened last night in st. mary's county. the bus was carrying five adults and 28 students home following a basketball game in virginia. 15 students and one adult on the bus were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. the driver of the truck was treated for minor injuries and arrested for driving under the influence. >> an organization that honors u.s. veterans for the holiday season need your help. donating to reach across america is as easy as a point and click. >> it has become a yearly tradition at baltimore national cemetery.

holiday wreaths are placed on the graves of our fallen veterans. >> these men and women have served their country in order to give us the freedoms we have today. it is important iran member that and to educate our youth that this is what is going on. >> and air patrol leads the effort. the reit will be laid on the graves on december 10 across the country. >> we have a ceremony, place the wreath on the plot, do a salute for their service. >> right now, they'll have about 80 donated reit. they need 175 at a minimum. their maximum goal would be 800. they're asking for help in the form of donations. you can purchase them on line for $15. >> you can dedicate it to someone who is living, or a

memorial of if they have passed on. >> the deadline today is monday. thanksgiving weekend is the perfect time to pay tribute to our military veterans. >> i am thankful for our troops that have gone overseas and fought and died for our freedoms to protect this country. $15 is not a big expense. it is kind of like the least thing you can do. to donate' find a link at wbaltv.com. and make sure the reece goes to the baltimore national ceremony -- the reece goes to the baltimore national ceremony. >> and you can share your photos this thanksgiving weekend. go to wbaltv.com/ulocal. >> the rain is moving off the

mid-atlantic coast as some great november weather gets ready to move in just in time for the holiday weekend. details, coming up next. 50 at the airport, 53 downtown, winds gusting to 28 miles per hour.

>> it is the time of year when families get together and share stories. tonight at 11:00 p.m., lisa roblin -- robbinston shares her family's story with all of us. >> it is an interesting story of who she is and where she comes from. >> it is an amazing gift to know the people you come from who helped shape who you are. that is what my search was all about. >> ancestry.com helped me sorter

my family tree. we traveled through north carolina and back to baltimore. i was able to confirm some stories i heard, but with the help of this expert, the census records revealed more than i imagined. >> this plantation house with either a property where your ancestors would have been enslaved, or the people who own this plantation are related to the former masters of your relatives. >> tonight, a journey of discovery as i try to solve some family mysteries. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> a couple of days of what weather, and in some locations, very wet weather, of to two to 4 inches of rain across the northern section of our region. very heavy rain yesterday and today. you can see the last of the shower striking north and east

-- tracking north and east. the rain is done after picking up another almost two tents at the airport, but about four tenths of an inch at the inner harbor. the further north you go, the heavier the rain in the last couple of days. the heights for the day occurred in the morning. veloz occurred in the afternoon and evening -- a the low temperature occurred in the afternoon and evening. it was still warmer than normal, only 53. the 22nd of november in 1989 delivered a white thanksgiving. by the time it was done, the airport had almost 4 inches of wet snow. it was a white thanksgiving in 1989. off to the west, cold enough for

snow in western maryland. by morning, we will see lows may be below freezing in some areas north and west of town. winds coming out of the west/northwest and gusting up to 37 miles per hour at eastern. there is a wins it -- a blended by three still continuing in frederick, washington, and allegany counties until 10:00 p.m. tonight. 30 in the suburbs overnight and 40 downtown. the storm over new england is now pulling away and a big area of high pressure covers the central part of the nation and down to the gulf coast. that is good news for anyone traveling on thanksgiving day. most of the nation will have good travel weather. rainshowers right along the west coast, but places like denver, chicago, atlanta, dallas -- big travel hubs -- all looking good

tomorrow. sunshine tomorrow, not as windy, and high above normal. about 58 degrees. on the day, the winds are brisk. if you are out on the day tomorrow, a 1 to 2 ft job. sunshine 4 vote thursday, friday, and into saturday as well. eastern shore, beautiful weather for thanksgiving day and friday. on the lower eastern shore, 56 tomorrow, 63 friday, and well into the 60's for saturday and sunday. for baltimore, looks great. clear in the evening. sunshine for friday as well. mostly sunny saturday. the rain will hold off until late in the evening on sunday.

mostly showers on monday. >> the ravens return to raymour run focused attack on offense. -- to a more run-focused attack on offense. get this, defense, has not given up a single rushing touchdown this season. going back to last year, san francisco has gone 11 straight games without an appointment -- an opponent scoring a rushing touchdown. that is amazing. the 49ers present the kind of challenge the ravens typically affect -- expect when a base of the steelers. -- when they face the steelers. >> [unintelligible] then kind of games with this defense.

>> ray lewis has had limited participation in practice this week. the ravens did not hit because of the quick turnaround. lewis did not have a chance to test his injured toe that kept him out of sunday lineup. he will warm up with his teammates to are to determine if he can play against the 49 years. we hope you will spend part of your holiday weekend with us. we have your raven's/49ers game with a one-hour special called reagan's camp down. we will -- raven's countdown. it begins tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. right here on tv 11. on the one more touchdown this season to tie jamal lewis. his fifth touchdown this sunday. the offensive player of the week was the honor. his performance included 38-yard

touchdown. smith has 590 receiving yards this season, smashing the old record. and that brings us to our reagan's tax question today. which harbaugh id you think will come back -- out on top? texter answer to 88509. standard text messaging rates apply. so far, we have heard from close to 200 of you. surprise -- not surprisingly, 77% expect big things from john harbaugh against jim harbaugh. and tomorrow, a player from auburn. donna went to auburn.

>> he will be on special teams. >> if ray lewis does not play, he plays more and that opens up a spot on special teams. that means ray lewis may not play. >> that is right. >> stay with us.

>> coming up tonight and 11:00 p.m., from a missing persons

case to a homicide investigation. detectives do not know exactly how this russian tourist was killed, but they have named a person of interest. why they believe the victim's son may know note --

>> the clouds our parting, if not having part already. >> partly. partial parting. and complete party of the clouds

will occur later tonight. enjoy the sunshine tomorrow and into friday. mostly sunny saturday. there's a chance of rain late sunday lyn greene into monday. football tomorrow evening should be great. a clear evening with temperatures settling into about 49 or 50 degrees for kickoff. and then staying pretty comfortable for this time of year in baltimore. >> what a spectacular thanksgiving weekend. >> well done, tom. [laughter] [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--