terrorist groups including boko haram and isis continue to plan attacks in multiple regions. in the alert, no specific location is mentioned and there is no known credible threat against the u.s. almost all travelers we talked to today say they are not concerned. they are ready to get home to family and friends. >> if you decide not to do something for that reason, then they have won. if it happens, it happens. i'm going ahead as normal. brianne: officials urging travelers to be vigilant. coming up here at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- what the airport authority would like you to know traveling this thanksgiving holiday. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. alison: okay. thank you very much. far more people are expected to hit the roadways. jamie sullivan is here with traffic watch. how does it look right now? jamie: we are seeing if

volume. here near seven locks road it gives you idea on the inner and the outer loop of the beltway. you may see we see this heavy traffic in this area. we do. just expect the delays that are sometimes three or four miles to be five or six. because a lot of people who don't get out there and don't know that this is a normal rush hour for us will be getting in the slow traffic. let's move to the maps because a few issues are already popping up. a crash on the outer loop of the beltway near university boulevard has you dropped down to 10 miles per hour from 95. heading southbound on 789 -- southbound on 95 from cherry hill row, we are seeing delays as well. tysons closer to the american legion bridge continuing to wrap around. that stretch from 270-spur continuing to 95 will take you just under 35 minutes. the bigger picture right now on the capital beltway, of course, we do have the slowing. if you are heading south on 95 in virginia, a lot of that stop-and-go traffic, 66 right

now pretty typical as you work your way from arlington closer to falls church and continue outbound. watch for a disabled. this is on the freeway, so leaving d.c. trying to access the 11th street bridge at 12th street southwest. the right lane is blocked. stay left to get by. of course, we will keep you updated on what to expect if you are getting ready to leave this evening. that is a look at traffic. back to you. alison: very good. thank you so much. we'll check back in with you shortly. one spot that is always tricky for drivers, at least in virginia is where the express lanes rejoin the main line in stafford county. however, governor terry mcauliffe says he has a solution. today he told the radio that the express lanes will be extended south by two miles. construction could begin as early as next year. driving around the area this week, you will need a lot of gas. fortunately we are paying less at the pump than we used to. according to a.a.a. the average price for gal listen of regular unleaded is down to

$2.06. that is down a penny from yesterday. 75 cents from this day last year. the average price in the greater washington area is $2.07 a go lon. dash gallon. we'll let you know the prices throughout the destination throughout the hour. you can find the best prices if you want to go to the website and search gas tracker at wjla.com. now today's twitter poll is asking if you are planning to travel for thanksgiving. just let us know through the abc7 news twitter feed. we will share the results and your comments later in this newscast. jonathan: of course the weather plays a role in any big travel day. our chief meteorologist doug hill is in the storm watch 7 center with a check of the forecast. it looks nice. doug: it does. we are in great shape with clear skies outside the belfort furniture weather center. doing well. the temperatures are comfortable. let's look at the langely

school on the weather graphics that shows you clear skies, a few fair weather clouds. that is the story as we head through the evening hours here with mostly clear skies around the area. 51 degrees in mclain. 55 in manassas. 54 in the capital. tomorrow, another chilly start. mostly clear skies when you wake up. 30 in germantown. 29 in manassas. 35 in northwest washington. for the day tomorrow, sunshine. but cool. lower 50's. if you are traveling tomorrow, the spots we'll be concerned about will be the inner mountain west. idaho, wyoming, western montana with snow there. sunshine. the rest of the country, some of the moisture will move eastward heading through thanksgiving day. we will check that in detail in a few minutes, jonathan. jonathan: thank you very much. developing now, the shooting down of a russian fighter jet by turkey is threatening to slow the fight against isis. turkey said that the jet ignored repeated warnings to

leave the air space. russia claims that the jet never crossed into turkey. the russian military says one of the pilots was shot and killed after he ejected. nato leaders held an emergency meeting after the incident. >> we stand in solidarity with turkey and support the integrity of the nato ally. jonathan: the fate of the second russian pilot is not yet known. a crew member on a helicopter involved in rescue operations was killed by syrian rebels. the united nations strength general urged them to deescalate the situation quickly. today president obama met with the french president francois hollande to discuss the fight with isis. it comes a week and a half after 130 people were gunned down in terror attacks in paris. >> we cannot and we will not succumb to fear. nor can we allow fear to divide us. that is how terrorists win.

>> we will not allow those who want to destroy what we have built, we will not allow them to do it. to destroy generation after generation. jonathan: today french prosecutors reveal they believe the man behind the paris attacks was planning to attack the city business district before he was killed in that early morning raid just last week. in the last hour and a half, tunisia's president declared that country is in a war against terrorism after an attack took place on a bus carrying presidential guards. six people were killed. tunisia now is under a state of emergency. what can the world do to build a coalition against isis? senior political reporter scott thuman is looking at that piece of the war on terror puzzle. that is a good question. 65 countries are supposed to be part of the coalition. so a lot of people in the stands are saying what are you doing? scott: 65 is a significant

number that you wouldn't need any more support. the problem is to some degree it's a loosely structured 65. it hasn't had the formidable kind of gathering as far as what resources are going to be put to which position. as a result, there isn't necessarily that galvanized approach in attack. also, of course, the critics are saying there is not a direct strategy so it's hard to go in one direction. the u.s. will say they have been doing the heavy lifting. if you look at the air attack over iraq, two of third of those by the u.s. forces. in syria 95%. france is stems up quite a bit -- stepping up quite a bit. running a lot of air raids now. great britain is considering adding to area in syria, too. it has been a u.s. led effort. the other nations chipping in. the heavy lifting is done by a handful of countries. jonathan: if we have two countries, france and the united states, carrying out most of the airstrikes,

everybody, all the analysts from all level say you won't accomplish the goal unless you put boots on the ground. where are those going to come from exactly? scott: the white house says they have to come from somewhere else. there is no appetite for it here in the country. it doesn't mean there won't be assistance training or the president's announcement two weeks back with the special forces operators will be on the ground. but no country is stepping forward saying they want to do that. now everyone is changing perhaps advancing their strategy a little bit by not just going after the fighters in syria. but also going after the resources and what isis used to make money like the transport of the illlition oil sales. we have seen that on the oil tankers. if you bleed them dry financially it hurts the ability to raise funds and go after western targets like the united states, france, britain. jonathan: that is one

strategy. scott thuman, thank you. the refugee debate is becoming another part of the conversation, the war on terror. more than half the gores in the united states, including larry hogan say the states don't want to accept refugees seeking asylum because they are not properly vetted. at least that is the fear. we want to know if you think the government should be accountable if the terrorists enter the country through refugee resettlement programs. take part in our poll through the twitter feed. please do. alison: we have new information in the freddie gray case today. a baltimore judge has ruled jurors in the trial of the first officer charged in gray's death will not be sequestered. officer will porter's trial is set to begin monday. at a hearing this morning, the judge again denied a defense motion for a change of venue. video of gray's april arrest will be allowed and six officers as you know are charged with gray's death while in police custody. a judge denied bond for a white chicago police officer charged with killing a black teenager.

officer jason van dyke faces a first-degree murder charge in the 2014 shooting of mcdonald. mcdonald was shot 16 times after van dyke says he refused to drop a knife. prosecutors say the teen was walking away when he was shot. >> all evidence in the case show he he gan shooting approximately six seconds after getting out of the vehicle. alison: van dyke is the first on-duty chicago police officer charged with first-degree murder. a judge ordered dash cam video to be released by tomorrow. more americans say racism is a problem today than at any point in the past 20 years. a new cnn/kaiser family foundation poll found 49% of americans say racism is, "a big problem." that is a higher percentage than in 1995 when 41% of americans said the same thing after the o.j. simpson trial. in 2011, 28% of those surveyed

said racism was a problem. jonathan: take a moment if you can and see if you can bring a missing brother and sister home. these are of rosa thomas and james ward. maryland state police are issuing an alert for them late last night. they were last seen driving in a burgundy 2005 jeep liberty sufficient with license plate 638m085. if you see rosa thomas or james ward, the police really would like to hear from you. alison: coming up at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a school bus on fire. and a state trooper shot. we are going to tell you what started the chain of evidence vents and how it all ended -- chain of events and how it ended. jonathan: what the abc7 cameras found days after d.c. said it was taking down a tent city. >> a custodian inned inadverteny burns a dozen football players. now some of the athletes are telling the school system to pay up. i'm kevin lewis with the story next.

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jonathan: developing no a pennsylvania state trooper is recovering after being shot in a wild state that ended in a fiery crash in the school bus. that is the end of it there. how it started is crazy. troopers pulled a car over on interstate 76 this morning. life guys bailed out and took off. fourth guy jumps behind the wheel and he takes off. trooper chases him down but it ends when the guy driving the car slammed in the back of the school bus, catching both vehicles to catch fire. guy budget done yet. he got out and exchanged gunfire throughout the whole thing. one of the troopers was shot. >> our thoughts and prayers are with the trooper. he is in stable condition but he was shot. i did have an opportunity to talk to him before the medical personnel took him to the next location. jonathan: there were no students on the bus when this happened. the driver is not hurt. two of the suspects are in custody including the guy who

was pulling the trigger. alison: all right. well, jonathan, back here locally, an entire football team burned. the culprit, a tem call solution that -- culprit -- a chemical solution sprayed on their uniform. this happened last year. five players filed lawsuits. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis has a story you will see only on 7. but first we have a warning that some of the photos are disturbing. kevin: the players hired attorneys because they say an apology from montgomery county public schools was simply not enough. matthew robinson and jordan gillespie vividly recall the burns they received at football practice last year. robinson says his open wounds led to a blood infection and fever topping 104 degrees. they ultimately discovered a custodian sprayed a cleaning solution called virus 256 on the virus football team's gear. according to amazon.com, the solution often used in

hospitals is strong enough to prevent the spread of mrsa and hiv. but certainly not suited for human skin or clothing. robinson, gillespie and their teammates up knowingly suited up and soaked in the potent substance. the suit alleges excruciating pain, loss of athletic scholarship and permanent scarring. >> i work hard to be the best at what i was doing and to come up with nothing, is a big disappointment. >> it's still hard to look at. i mean my skin is blackened, more than my skin color is. >> five student athletes are suing montgomery county public schools in excess of $150,000. no comment from the school system. tune in at 5:00 to see if that changes. for now, reporting in silver spring, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: new developments today, abc7 cameras were on the scene as some of the people living in tents under whitehurst freeway decided to

move back in. just last friday the city removed many of the folks telling them, they had to find other places to stay. the topic came up at the morning's breakfast between the mayor's office and members of the city council. >> we have been giving a charge to go back out and make sure that we are doing the appropriate posting that the teams are engaging the individuals and that we are moving them into permanent housing. if the areas and the city administrator and i talked about last night and this morning. if the area can be fenced we have decided to do that. alison: so deputy mayor brenda donald says the city is in the process of finalizing permanent housing for several people living in the tents. jonathan: well, 24 teams teams m architectural design firms are competing in a building competition. there is one catch in the deal. the only building materials are allowed are canned goods. transportation, the med sculptures are all on display at the national building

museum. they are there on friday. visitors are encouraged to vote for their favorite by bringing a cannedded good donation. the cans will be donated to the capital area food bank. creative stuff. when thanksgiving is over, holiday season starts to hit the stride and goes in high gear. today we learned miss piggy will be there to help lit the national christmas tree. the pageant of peace is set to begin thursday. crosby steels and nash will be among those headlining the act. they are scheduled to take part in the event, and should be fun. doug: i'll be there. i'll be there live. alison: good. doug: i'll be doing the play-by-play of miss piggy lighting the tree. alison: tell her we said hello. we're big fans. doug: i'll send her big fans. jonathan: time to see who her new beau is. her and kermit are a thing of the past. doug: watch "the muppets" to

find out. everybody has family plans. i'm going to the couch. alison: how is the weather for that? doug: about 70 degrees. let's start with the coverage. reagan national at 54 looking live from the h.d. weather bug camera along the national harbor. is the wheel spinning. a beautiful everything. the temperatures now are 14 degrees warmer than they were this time yesterday. 27 to 37 overnight. clear skies and light winds. we had bands of clouds earlier. high pressure hanging tough. we will start to warm it up a bit around the area. farther west, things are changing. pacific northwest and the inter mountain west, snow is heading out there. i saw a picture of donner pass

in california, it's like 7,000 feet and be is blizzard conditions there. traveling tomorrow, that is where the snow will be. rain along the coast and cooler temperatures. snow in the inner mountain west. showers along the gulf coast and moving along the south carolina and georgia coast. thanksgiving day, it will move east with the snow through the high plains and the upper midwest. rain from western michigan to texas. we will be sitting high and dry with the high pressure overhead. it will be fine. next seven days tomorrow sunshine and 53. thanksgiving, sunshine and 60 degrees. we get into the day on friday we will pick up a cloud or two. milder and 64. the cold front will bring us clouds and 56. chillier weather moving in sunday and monday with chance of showers. alison: today is pleasant out there. doug: warmer than yesterday. jonathan: no question. doug: very good. alison: see you soon. coming up here at "abc7 news at 4:00", i beg your pardon. we're catching up with the big bird headed to the white house ahead of the presidential tradition. horace: i'm horace holmes in the "7 on your side" help center. a lot of us are hitting the

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alison: a look at how traffic is moving 95 in laurel. moving along okay. it doesn't look much different than a regular evening. but this is a big travel day. if you're heading north to the new jersey turnpike you will pay $2.01 on the toll road tonight. but you can gas up for $1.85 at the pilot in carney's point before you get on the turnpike for $1.85 a go -- gallon. find the best prices at the pump by going to wjla.com and search for "gas tracker." jonathan: "7 on your side" with a phone bank to let you ask a mechanic. if you have noise coming out of your car, you want to know what it is. horace holmes is here to explain it to us. horace: we want to make sure that your car is ready to hit the road. we have a.a.a. here.

the phone center in the help sterile to answer the questions about mechanical issues with the car. what is the checklist? what do we look for? >> the first thing to track is the fluid levels and the belts and the hoses. we anticipate 360 cars will break down over the weekend on the holiday travel period. we will come to the rescue. i could be prevented if people had routine minutes and call in the phone bank now to talk to mechanics. horace: it's not just inconvenient, it is potentially dangerous. >> true. horace: especially with all the cars on the road. >> we expect 40 million from coast to coast. over 1 million cars on the road in the washington metro area. every space will be competed for. if your car breaks down, you will be stranded and tough on a road and you need to put yourself and your familiar -- it will put you and your

family in harm's way. horace: you can call a.a.a. even if you not a member. >> yes. we have a service even nonmembers can call. horace: we will be here until 6:30. 703-236-9220. call now. any mechanical problems with the car. give the guys a call. back to you. jonathan: great resource. thank you very much. coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a little lady with a big voice. honor waiting for maryland senator barbara mikulski at the white house this everything. >> a new hotel had the official opening in d.c. today. it comes with its own fire station. i'm sam ford. station. i'm sam ford. i will explain next on

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: kind of an unusual combination of marriage if you will sort of. a sense of security. and folks living in southwest d.c. coming together. a new fire station along e street is actually inside a hotel. d.c. bureau chief sam ford was there for today's ribbon cutting ceremony. sam: although the engine 13 fire house won't be moving in for a couple of months. the mayor and the fire chief decided to have a ribbon cutting from the new fire station today. it's a spectacular space inside doors that took two months to set in place. on the first floor of the newly built hyatt hotel that did officially hope today. they came in to look at this on the p.a. like "girl on fire." ♪ this girl is on fire

sam: after 11 years with engine 13, firefighters like suggs -- >> i love it. long time coming. new house, new attitude. we're ready. >> they have room to work on the rig and open the doors. there is a place to clean all the equipment. it's nice. they have a great kitchen. sam: we are in the sleeping house of the fire. here is the gate and there is the pole. no one wanted to demonstrate it. >> when does the equipment arrive? this is the equipment they have here. >> they have things still to do. move in at the end of january. sam: the hotel is impressive. >> do you know if there is the first hyatt with a fire station in it? >> i believe we're the first hyatt with the fire station in it. >> they look forward to bring them permanently in the news station and hope they will ask for a tour. >> i'm sam ford, abc7 news.

jonathan: this is exciting. right now 17 people are getting ready to receive the medal of freedom from president obama. maryland senator barbara mikulski is just one slated to receive the highest honor. this year's recipient list includes stephen spielberg, gloria est ee ifae in and the late -- gloria estefan and yogi berra. we have more tonight at 6:00. alison: a white house turkey tradition is underway. the national presidential turkey and the alternate arrived at the will lard hotel. president obama will pardon the bird tomorrow. this year's turkeys have been raised for nearly four months at a ranch in modesto, california. after the visit to the white house, the turkeys will live out the rest of their days on a farm in leesburg, virginia. that's not bad. jonathan: lucky birds. coming from california they are like do you know how lucky we are? alison: awesome. all right. well in the last few minutes,

the st. maria's meal program started to hand out meals ahead of thanksgiving. jonathan: this is the same charity that pope francis visited in the area this past september. stephen tschida is live in northwest with more on this. stephen: the door just opened. hundreds of homeless people will come to the facility. this is the pepco facility for art. they provide for non-profit for various events. tonight we have hundred of homeless people coming in here for traditional thanksgiving meal. joining me is father john from the catholic charities. how did you get to put this on? >> we have been doing a meal for two years and pepco came to us and said let's have a nice meal, stable cloth and utensil and a nice turkey meal. we said of course, we'd love it. we started doing it and it's been a great event every year.

>> thank you, father. good luck. for every one of the people who comes here tonight to have a traditional thanksgiving meal, they will receive an overcoat, a jacket that they are warm jackets that have been donated by pepco. each individual, each one of these homeless individuals who comes in here for a thanksgiving din her leave with one of the -- thanksgiving dinner will leave with one of the jackets. jonathan: do they need more volunteers there or are they good? stephen: they got a lot of volunteers. the volunteers will be serving the homeless and many of the volunteers brought their family. jonathan: what a great thing to do. thank you for that. monday's brisk start gave way to a milder tuesday. alison: it's nice out there today. so what is ahead for thanksgiving holiday? doug hill is here with the forecast. doug: hey there. locally we'll be in great shape for the holiday. tomorrow, for the big travel day. staying or leaving. thanksgiving day is warmer temperatures and sunshine. at the moment we are in the

50's. there is a good ten or 12 degrees warmer than yesterday. 54 at reagan national airport. the coldest part of the viewing areas are the western zone. a lot of 20, 27. 30 in hagerstown by morning. 29 in urbana. everybody else is around freezing i think. the future cast shows clear skies hanging tough through the day tomorrow because of the high pressure. look what happens by thanksgiving day. maybe by the end of the weekend there is rain by sunday. in the short term it looks good. travel weather for toad up and down the east coastf . you are leaving or have a flight and driving, it's clear. weather conditions on the cool side. heading through the holiday forecast it looks great. thanksgiving is bright and

sunny. 60 degrees. partly cloudy and mild weather. that is delightful. as far as what is beyond we are looking at black friday for you as well where we have the partly cloudy skies. temperatures in the mid-60's. if you go to wjla.com there are deals for black friday just at the website wjla.com. that is the latest. jonathan: you don't have to sleep in line to wait for hours for that either. thank you, doug. coming up here at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- trouble in toy land. a look at the annual report that could have you think what is coming off the kid's wish list. >> traveling on the outer loop of the capital beltway merging to 66 heading west. heavy and slow traffic. i'm julie wright in mobile track 7. we will keep you updated on the holiday getaway coming up on abc7. alison: a reminder. the phone lines are open in the "7 on your side" phone bank. is it your chance to ask the

mechanic. just call 703-236-9220. with your question. we'll be right back.

alison: all right. welcome back. here is a live look at traffic

along 95 in virginia. this right here is just north of triangle. traffic is pretty thick on this heavy travel day ahead of thanksgiving. if your travels take you south, look to fill up in the valero glen. it's $1.78 for gallon of unleaded. if you are avoiding 95, gulf station in tappahannock is charging $1.74. not bad at all. find the best gas prices on your route by going to wjla.com. jonathan: so around thanksgiving time dogs are around the dinner table and you want to give them treats. you know you can't give them grapes, onion and chocolate, there may be dangerous. but did you know there is a sweetener in a growing number of food that can be potentially dangerous? kimberly suiters has a sweetener that can be deadly to dogs. you have boss dogs in your

hands. kimberly: this is boss hawksworth. the sweetener is dylatol in sugar free gum. this is erin hawksworth's baby angel. she trusted us with his life. he is about 20 pounds. so this dose of chocolate would be deadly. but that much gum with the xyletol. it takes a lot less gum to harm him. we are keeping him far away from it because it can be deadly. i nearly was for this dog. >> if i hadn't been home and caught him eating gum we never would have known. he would have come home and acting differently. from what i understand a lot of times it's too late after that. kimberly: they were lucky 900%

increase in five years because of the problems containing the xyletol. we will show you the products at 5:00. back to you. jonathan: all right. kimberly, thank you very much. alison: what a good dog. all right, kimberly. thank you. coming up on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- there is no place like home. but find out how much it costs to own a piece of oz. >> plus these fans are ready with "dancing with the stars" in los angeles. you will never believe how far one fan traveled to be here tonight. her story is coming up next.

horace: i'm horace holmes. all these folks are from a.a.a. to ask any questions you might have if you are having problems with the car or are going out on the road for the holiday weekend. get things checked out before you leave. give them a call, 703-236-9220. we will be here from now until 6:30. back to you. jonathan: thank you. we have been checking the gas prices across the region for you, too. the entire hour is funny how

we found the lower prices than when it started. if your travels take you northwest to hagerstown or pittsburgh we'll wish we had better news for you. the drivers headed that way are paying higher than average than those north along the coast or south through virginia. the best price we found, talking about the 174 going south. different story. at no time 2:05 -- $2.05 to hagerstown. depending the part of the area that you are leaving from, you may want to fill up before you go. find the best places to fill up along the road and search the phrase "gas tracker" to give you stations on your way. folks who are running out of gas and patience, jamie sullivan watching the roads on the traffic situation. some roads are moving but some not even a little bit. jamie: in virginia, 95 heading south. this is near dump tries that we are seeing bumper to bumper traffic. i was hoping we wouldn't have crashes on the interstate. 95 in virginia we do. talk about where the crash is

just past dumpries. 95 southbound closer to quantico, where the h.o.v. lanes merge with the main lane. you have solid red line of the backup. it's bumper to bumper. working your way south to stafford county. we're okay to the mixing bowl but i want to talk about the heaviest areas right now. if you are heading southbound from 95 to occoquan to triangle, that will take you under 45 minutes. maryland, 95 northbound to the capital beltway to the baltimore beltway that takes 45 minutes. on the beltway the interloop from 66 to the american legion bridge, about 36 minutes. on 66, julie wright knows how slow we are traveling now.

julie? julie: absolutely. we're just past the viena metro. this is what it looks like now in front of us. bumper to bumper traffic to 123. this is going to last through the weekend through sunday. so keep that in mind. we are outbound on 66. we left the beltway 15 minutes or so ago. 2.5 miles. over that west of the capital beltway. outbound on 66. back to you. ♪ ♪ alison: all right. well, there is only three contestants left in the fight for this year's mirror ball trophy. tonight is the night we're going to find out who wins. jonathan: kidd o'shea is live in hollywood for a preview of

the "dancing with the stars" finale. people have been waiting in line for what, six months? kidd: pretty much. good evening to you from los angeles. where the fans are ready! this is nicole and her mother. she drove from south carolina. you started when? >> we started on tuesday at 9:30 in the morning. kidd: you picked mom up in arizona. you got here and you found out you needed tickets. >> we thought it was free to get in. we were very wrong. kidd: what happened then? >> if amazing people behind me gave us the extra tickets to get in. i love you all forever. kidd: the ticket for tonight's show. more fans here. i want to introduce you to chris up here in the line. this is chris' fourth show this season. i said you must be a big fan of somebody if you came back four times. >> i'm a huge fan. i love the show. this is the finale, i am rooting for nick carter. we want to see a blonde boy

win just once on "dancing with the stars." kidd: nick was in bottom two last night. were you concerned about that? >> he was but he is a back street boy. we need to come back. we need to show blonde power. we are all really rooting for nick. >> a lot of people think it's bindy but you think nick can pull it off? >> it's close but we'll just pray. kidd: out here in the line there is a ton of nick fans. thank you very much. we are here for the finale tonight at abc7. we are going inside behind the scenes after 5:00. jonathan: the blue gingham dress worn been judy garland in "wizard of oz" sold for $1 million. i was auctioned off yesterday in new york. three bidders fought for the piece of movie history. doing it on the phone. the winner not immediately identified. the stress was part of a hollywood memorabilia sale held in conjunction with the turner classic movies.

$1 million for the dress. alison: pretty cool. jonathan: simple but expensive. alison: a classic. no question. steve: you should save what you're wearing. you never know. jonathan: 70 years from now. we could get -- steve: $500. jonathan: easy. alison: let's talk about the weather. today is gorgeous. >> the high was 42. this is 54 degrees. the sun set for the day. a pretty sunset. we are looking at the scattered clouds tonight. if you have the travel plans tomorrow, you are going to look for easy, easy travel. from the major hub city. detroit, chicago. minneapolis. denver looking at the temperatures in the lower 40's. the holiday forecast looks

fantastic. black friday, bundle up. it will be cool. by the late day we are looking at the temperature around 65 degrees for daytime high. don't forget to head to wjla.com for the latest deals. you can check them out online. weekend forecast, saturday and sunday, the travel conditions up and down the east coast look great. daytime highs to middle 50's on saturday. looking for a high on sunday. bottom line. nice weather for several days. the next best chance for showers will come sunday to monday and tuesday. at 5 verz, we have been waiting -- at 5:00, we have been waiting for this. doug hill's winter forecast outlook. will we see a lot of snow or a little snow or enough to make it interesting? jonathan: you can say no snow. that won't hurt you. doug: i would like a little bit.

i don't think we'll see at many snow days as last year. alison: all right. thanks. we talked about the judy garland dress earlier. another dress making headlines that just sold on amazon. it's worn by female meteorologists all over the country. jonathan: this has gone viral. dozens of women, weather forecasters purchase and worn the same $23 dress during live broadcasts. a picture has gone all over the place. 6,000 views since saturday. a month ago they posted a picture of the dress. i hope they are not alone. steve: i talked to jackie about it. jonathan: coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- forget naughty or nice. alison: we'll have a look at the list of toys to help you make decisions this

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jonathan: a lot of retailers offering deep discount for the holiday. but before you buy, the public interest group have a list of toys that could be dangerous. jeanette reyes shows us the products you should look out for. jeanette: most of the toys seem harmless. that is why that experts want you to be extra cautious now going in the holiday season. trouble in toy land. a loaded and a frightening title that will get any parent's attention. the 30th annual report warns parents about potential choking hazards for popular toy, as simple as balloons. it found additional hazards around excessively noise toys and magnetic ones, too. not in the report they cover hooverboard a hot product -- hoverboard, a hot product to be dangerous. they have r asking for the safety commission to do

further testing. >> our message is clear. we need to do what we can to protect the youngest consumers and the parents and the care-givers should watch out for common hazards. >> i understand that the reports can be frightening. this is a pretty lengthy report. if you would like to look at it ourself you can go to wjla.com. reporting in southeast, jeanette reyes, abc7 news. leon: tonight, here we go. the great thanksgiving get-away is underway. this year it comes with a warning. >> this seems like a case of stupidity. leon: families of students burned in a mishap at school demand satisfaction and say the apology adds insult to injury. e-cigarettes are touted as an alternative to smoking. but he says otherwise and that he has the scars to prove it.

wait for it. something is about to go terribly wrong with the demolition. announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. leon: up first at 5:00, the travel rush is underway. a.a.a. says this thanksgiving will see the most travelers since the days before the great recession. alison: wow! the time that is expected to be the worst in the area roads is right this moment. leon: we're there. alison: we have team coverage. leon: brianne carter is monitoring things at the airport tonight but we will begin with julie wright monitoring the roadways in mobile track 7. how is it looking now? julie: busy, leon. we just turned around off of 66 at 123. we are heading back over to 66 headed east bunt to head back to the capital beltway. the beltway is jammed from tysons. we have delays on the top of

the beltway to work through silver spring as well. we are headed to the beltway. we will go south to head to i-95. looking out here i have seen plates for south carolina, pennsylvania, and several from new york. so you have to guess that what we are seeing is the holiday get-away that is underway. if you look to the far left of the shot now, the headlights trying to work from 123. so again the holiday get-away is underway at this time for those outbound on 66. back to you. leon: thank you for that. talk to you later on. the holiday rush for air travelers began hours after the state department issued a travel warning for americans traveling anywhere in the world. brianne carter has the coverage from the reagan national airport. what does it mean for