announcer: now, abc 7 news at noon, on your side. >> the holiday travel rush is on. right now may be the best time for you to do it. more on when you should pack up and get going. >> if you are thinking on getting a head start to be the thanksgiving traffic, you want to leave now. the holiday rush is on. we have been driving

day. we even circled around i-95 south near jefferson davis highway in fredericksburg. according to aaa that is the worst area to travel and the busiest spot this holiday season in the dmv and the sixth worse in the country. 51 billion americans will be traveling for thanksgiving. that is up 3.3% from last year. that includes 3 million people from virginia, maryland, and the district. the best advice is to get out and on the road now. to says that the worst time leave is this evening from 4:45 to 6:00 tonight. you can expect a heavier rush-hour traffic and more congestion on the road. the other bad days are wednesday and after you have your turkey on saturday and sunday. when should you leave? if you're heading out tomorrow, you want to get on the

3:00 in the morning. after your turkey and you are coming home on sunday, your best time is 9:00 a.m. we caught up with some people already hitting the road, including one family traveling from philadelphia to north carolina. they woke up extra early to beat the traffic. >> get ahead of traffic, getting of time to relax. >> what has it been like on the road so far? >> smooth. not too congestion. pack your patience with commuters and holiday travelers combined. your travel time later today could be three times longer than your usual trip. inside mobile track 7 ryan hughes. always send out urgent traffic alerts. make sure you don't miss any of them by signing up for our text alert service.

dropping off friends at bwi, expect changes. shuttles, taxis, and ride chair will have different drop-off and free parking is extended to one hour. we will have details online and on the abc 7 news app. it is looking good out there right now. a good deal of sunshine with temperatures approaching 60 degrees. 59 at reagan national. 17d out of the south at miles an hour. it is breezy if you have plans this afternoon. be prepared for breezy conditions and mild temperatures. fairfax,y county into loudon, over spreading southern maryland, it will stay dry. this afternoon, temperatures around 60 degrees. we are tracking a cold

morning that will likely bring a few showers to parts of the area. i will give you the timing, looking at tomorrow, and thanksgiving day in a few minutes. adrianna: a fairfax county school bus driver and school aid are charged with assaulting an 11-year-old student with autism multiple times. the student was shoved on the bus. footage,surveillance it appears the attacks were unprovoked. on administrative leave. bailey has resigned. the charles county sheriff's office is asking for help finding a missing man. masonr-old matthew horace of white plains. he was last seen sunday. he is 5'7", 170 pounds, driving a burgundy ford taur

us. he has dementia. if you have information, contact authorities. developing now, reaction from colleagues and friends of charlie rose. the latest public figure facing sexual harassment allegations. 8 have accused him of sexual assault or harassment. has theh hurr details. elizabeth: charlie rose suspended from programs. the cbs this morning cohost -- >> this has to end. this behavior is wrong. elizabeth: the reaction after disturbing allegations of sexual against the now 75-year-old tv icon. >> what you say when someone you care about has done something that is so horrible? charlie does not get a pass. elizabeth: eight women claiming rose made

unwanted sexual advances. one former employee saying "he was a sexual predator, and i was his victim." one woman who worked as an intern in the 1990's recalled him coming out of the shower naked. she confided in one person. the next day a male producer came up to her laughing and said "i hear you got the shower trick." he would repeatedly to tell late at night her his fantasies of her swimming naked. rose responded in a statement saying "it is essential that these women know that i hear them and i apologize for my inappropriate behavior. i have behaved insensitively and i accept responsibility for that, though i do not believe are accurate. i always felt i was pursuing

shared feelings, though now i realize i was mistaken." more women have reached out to them with claims against rose. abc news, new york. isianna: a second woman accusing minnesota senator al franken of inappropriately touching her after he was elected at the minnesota state fair in 2010. allegations are swirling around the michigan congressman. buzzfeed is reporting he settled a complaint in 2015 from a woman who was fired from his staff because she rejected his sexual advances. buzzfeed claims connors paid the woman to settle the complaint under a confidentiality agreement. he is a top democrat on the house judiciary committee and the longest-serving current river house. he has denied the claims. the trump administration is ending a temporary residence program for 60,000 patients in the u.s.

were granted after the 2010 earthquake that devastated the nation. says conditions have , so itd in haiti will only be extended one more time. the decisio -- the trump administration plans to announce sanctions against north korea. it comes as the president -- a day after the president placed in north korea back on the list of state sponsors of terrorism. the only other nations on the list are in iran, sudan, and syria. it is today private north korea of funds first nuclear programs and leave it internationally isolated. vladimir putin is expected to call president trump following a vladimirhat

with syria's president about the future of the country. this is the second time president assad has traveled to russia in the course of syria's civil war. nt is one week before you sponsored peace talks. wishbone and drumstick will get the presidential pardon and live out their days at virginia tech. a truck on fire and the quick response to put it out . a new report released on the plane crash that killed roy halladay. sky witnesses saw in the moments before the airplane went down. spotted older than dinosaurs. what this is and where it came from. here's a quick check on traffic. eric: good afternoon. it will be

a lot of getaway traffic on i-95 southbound in woodbridge, virginia. a bottleneck right here. that is adding to a bit of a jam south of fairfax county parkway. not too bad past prince william parkway, but from don free to dale city, delays to the northbound. delays,westbound looking like rush hour already through vienna off the beltway to route 123. that will be heavy for the westbound ride. the capital beltway, not too bad for the inner loop. connecticut avenue, occasional volume out of bethesda to silver spring. the main concern is a work zone for the outer loop towards kenilworth avenue. that is that you write lanes as you head to the greenbelt area to college park back near 450. you have the delays for

stretch of delays. we have the midday work zone on inbound colesville road into downtown silver spring. to left lanes blocked at dale drive. same at spring street, down to one lane for most of the stretch. be aware of that ongoing issue. that is

.drianna: must see video a propane truck caught fire on an oklahoma highway and flames started shooting from the truck after it was rear-ended. one person was injured, but crews allowed the propane to burn itself out.

from buying time warner. the lawsuit claims the billion-dollar merger would lessen competition. lana zak has details on the legal battle. if at&t takes over time warner and the justice department warns that it could mean higher cable bills. owns hbo, cnn, and tbs. at&t owns directv. if they were to emerge they could charge hundreds of millions of dollars more for distribution rights. during the campaign, then-candidate trump argued against the deal. >> a deal that we will not approve in my administration because it is too much concentration of power in the hands of too few. lana: the influence of the white house remains a

>> there has been reports of speculation if this is all about cnn. i don't know. no one should be surprised the question keeps coming up. the bottom line is we cannot and will not be party to an agreement that would give even the perception of compromising the first amendment freedom of the press. what is surprising about the doj blocking the merger is that historically deals like this where companies are complementary but don't overlap are approved. they are not backing down and anything that proposes them losing control over cnn is a non-starter. the planean update on crash that killed roy halladay. the ntsb says he skimmed the gulf of mexico and flew within

adjacent homes before the crash. a witness saw the airplane climbed to 300 feet before dive out of a 45-degree angle. the ntsb did not provide a cause of the crash. beachgoers in hollywood, florida got a surprise when a crocodile was spotted. as police closed in the crocodile took a dip in the water. it was caught and relocated to a habitat. florida is the only u.s. state where you can find crocodiles. the first asteroid that has entered our solar system from interstellar space. it is a quarter-mile long. it may have been wandering through the milky way galaxy unattached to a star system or hundreds of millions of years before coming into our solar system. who knows

in outer space. steve: do you think there is life out there? adrianna: i would like to think so. i like the movie et, if all of like et. would you prefer et or independence day? steve: et. adrianna: travel looks good? steve: a lot of people watching early, leaving tomorrow at 3:00 a.m. -- adrianna: between 3:00 and 6:00 to beat the traffic. steve: we will have a view showers, but it will be above freezing. we're not looking at ice or snow. outside we go. thin clouds with wind out of the south. 51 degrees at reagan national airport. five degrees cooler at dulles. 55 and culpeper. cooler t

satellite and radar, 12:17 thousand filtering overhead. it will stay dry. if you're doing anything outdoors, maybe getting an early .tart, it will stay dry later tonight, a cold front to the north and west will sweep across the mid-atlantic. that will trigger showers. when that moves through, cooler temperatures for today and tomorrow, but at least it will be dry. you're out to lunch forecast, upper 50's lower 60's with a good amount of sunshine. futurecast, starting at 9:00 tonight, if you are traveling from 9:00 until midnight it will at 6:00 a.m. we will look for showers east of 95 across southern maryland. when we get those out of here by 7:00 tom

everything dries out. cooler air will overspread the area. nighttime lows 43-48 degrees. tomorrow, temperatures above freezing. if you see showers in your neighborhood, you won't have to freezing.t roadways highs in the upper 40's to lower 50's. a great time to download the storm-watch app. it doesn't matter if you will be in the d.c. metro area or chicago, you can use it wherever you are. middle 40's, on the chilly side, but dry for the dmv. a busy day for friday, shoppers up nice and early. 30's rebounding into the lower 50's for daytime highs. when we get through the weekend, andill be dry saturday sunday for travelers returning to the dmv.

with wake up temperatures around 30. and colder in the northern western suburbs. then will bump up temperatures by the middle of next week into the lower 50's. no snow and no ice. adrianna: i'm with it. we a few days away from the stampede to the malls and talks stores for black friday sales. is it worth camping out and standing in the cold for hours to be among the first to get a crack at the hottest deals? horace holmes has the answers for you. horace: we have all either been in a black friday line or seen them on tv. >> i go to watch people shop. horas: more than

60% of shoppers say they will shop for black friday deals or pre-black friday deals. consumer checkbook says the stores figure -- computer forl this $200 rather than $500, we will lose some but the free publicity from everyone covering this as a news event will make it worth it. the storest of selling for superlow prices coming up probably never heard of. it is a strategy to get you in the store and more money on items that are not on sale. >> a waste of time. horace: regardless, there's something that we like about the quest to get the deal of a lifetime. >> the rush of shopping, trying to get their first -- i am not going to lie,

it. not the fighting, but the rush. adrianna: experts say that cyber monday is not any different. there are legitimate savings, but you have to get to the front before the deals are gone. there are even items you can get cheaper the closer you wait to christmas. the best thing to do is shop around. one more night of dancing with the stars. i used to feed off the adrenaline rush of black friday. i was mainlining 5 or 6 sales in one day. the chaos, the insanity. i lived for it. until havertys showed me a better way. relax, havertys' black friday is almost here. sectionals, sofas, beds and more - all on sale. get a days' worth of savings in one easy stop. havertys. life looks good.

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jordan blew everyone away with possibly the most bizarre charleston ever seen. to addup. an easy one pieceth harmony and five have one more in their midst. finals night one is all about one thing. >> this is my favorite round, the freestyle round. >> frankie, black leather. mooding and diminishing. -- and menacing. >> brilliant. fittingly violin-themed. >> that was you dancing.

on, what's this? it looked like you decided that drew needed a break. >> and were her so we were going looked-out, i said it like you we needed a break. we are live though, so we should continue. >> drew is usually a construction guy on tv. >> it is fixed and you have become a hot property. >> the couple leaving now is drew and emma. yeah?ry, disappointed, >> all of that. no, i'm grateful to be here and have emma by my side. i could not have asked for a better partner. >>

married to other people soon? >> yes. is teaching me and my fiance how to dance for the wedding. >> who is your money on? >> you never know. >> i thought it was going to be jordan and jordan, but everyone's freestyle was so good it could go either way. adrianna: part two is 9:00 right here on abc 7.

adrianna: no snow, no rain. steve: no ice, no freezing temperatures. looking good to travel in the daytime hours. 60 degrees, cooler tomorrow. cooler on thanksgiving day, 45 dry.es, but it will be mid 50's on saturday, middle 40's on sunday, much colder on monday in the lower 40's. we may run into showers late today and tomorrow morning. other than that, easy travel across the mid-atlantic.

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adrianna: charlie rose .eportedly fired from cbs news the longtime reporter and anchor was accused of sexually harassing 8 women. he is the latest public figure in the spotlight for all of the wrong reasons. as pbs and cbs suspend iconic interviewer charlie rose -- make you want to be as good as you can possibly be. >> following accusations from 8 he harassedy that them in multiple ways including walking around naked in his bathrobe, groping them, and phone calls. 21st century fox reaching a $90 million settlement with shareholders following the series of sexual harassm

host bill o'reilly their jobs. >> am i mad at god? i wish i had more protection. i wish this didn't happen. i cannot explain it to you. fox newsll create the workplace professionalism and inclusion council to ensure a safe work place environment. >> when situations like that happen to women you fear it will be your fault, you won't be believed, you will lose your job. >> the fallout of $50 million over the last year, which does not include the payout. $25 million toed leave the company. the new york times which exposed the multiple allegations against o'reilly faces allegations that one star reporter, glenn

who was hired in january to administration, engaged in unwanted sexual behavior towards 4 female journalists who say he tried to touch and kiss them inappropriately. tightna: security will be in new york city is millions attend the macy's thanksgiving parade. it has been less than one month since a man drove a truck into a bike path in manhattan, killing eight people. police are not taking any chances. >> you can expect to see numerous sand trucks and vehicles protecting venues. heavy weapons teams deployed at ons and all over the parade route. observation teams at various locations also. adrianna: 3 million people will oute on thursday with

.ttending the balloon inflation a program called home for the holidays. placebowser wants to vulnerable households into permanent housing for the holiday season. willson and her two kids sign a lease. anderson gave bowser a tour of her new home. they called me out of all people? what a blessing. adrianna: the two-bedroom apartment costs $1600 a month. it is cheaper than the $160 a night that the city spends on hotel rooms for homeless family. the program runs through january 15. we are knocking on thanksgiving's story with great weather. steve: it is looking nice now. if we are going out

this afternoon, no problems. if you're traveling early, up down the east coast, no problems. someone enjoying themselves on the boardwalk writing their bicycle. temperatures warming up to 59 already at reagan national airport. 54 in reston. 58 in woodbridge. stormwatch 7, not a lot this hour. layer of clouds with more sunshine towards garrett, allegheny, and washington county. we will crack the 60 degree mark with a good amount of sun and clouds rolling in late night tonight and we will likely see showers around the dmv thanks to a cold front. your travel forecast for thanksgiving is coming up. plus, black friday. now to tips for smooth holida

screen passengers this thanksgiving week. david curley is inside southwest wherees' social media hub they are responding to complaints in real time. david: lines are longer. airlines expect 3% more flyers this thanksgiving. if there is trouble, these days expect a tweet. the airlines are listening. in dallas, southwest airlines calls this it's listening center. where you hear the sounds of fingers tapping keyboards. you all the time, and this is the worst day yet. that from a father with three young children trying to get to cancun. we have seen that disturbing videos of passengers being dragged off of jets, coming to blows, and m

poor customer service. each day southwest is tagged on social media. airlines worried when social media first came on the scene, but now see this as a way to solve problems. >> to see something brewing and get on top of it faster. with him being frustrated, now he is in a better spot. 40 getting inof half of the 3000 daily posts. >> things you didn't think would be a big issue can become a monstrous issue if you're not responding in an expedient manner. david: passengers are so fast on social media they could be the first to tell the airline that something is wrong. >> we can take it to the mechanics and the pilots. david: the father with three young children made it to cancun . tips if you want to talk to the airline using social media. they watch the feeds from

on the other side they have operations to try to solve your problem. use the airline's handle in your tweet and give specifics as to what your problem is. you can take the conversation private after you get the airline's attention. david curley, dallas, texas.

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basketball player back in the news for an interesting interview. lavar ball was asked if he would think president trump forgetting prison in china after he was arrested for shoplifting. that is when things went off the rails. >> he doesn't put up they'll for the boys he doesn't deserve thanks? >> if he helped i would say thank you. spoke to the president of china and that was relayed to you. >> anyone who speaks to the president, i should think anyone who speaks to the president? >> this is the president of the united states that spoke to the president of china. that is not just anyone. i don't get why you are hiding from this. >> if i were ducking this i would not be talking to you. went on for 20 minutes. in the end ball

to think the president forces since he may or may not have provided. he said he might say thank you if president trump personally invited him to the white house. at&t gearing up for legal battle. they're hoping to acquire time warner. the parent company of cnn. the department of justice is suing at&t, arguing the deal violates antitrust laws and would hurt consumers. the at&t ceo vowed to fight the case in court. now to a troubling trend with uber. the right sharing app is being forced to pay millions because of problem drivers. forrado has fined uber allowing 57 drivers with serious criminal offenses to pick up drivers. drivers were allowed to work for ube despite major traffic violations, problems with their licenses, and p

convictions, including a former escapee. hoover says that it has taken actions. the top gadgets from 2017 here at the microsoft surface laptop at number three. is second.one x the top gadget is nintendo's switch which allows you to play games at home and on the go. if you are planning to buy a real christmas tree, hurry. this year there is a nation-wide shortage. morning without a christmas tree to put gifts under. that is not exactly the nightmare before christmas we are dealing with now, but there is a shortage this holiday season. >> i have had vendors i've worked with for 30-35 years that say "we are out of trees." >> the national christmas tree association sa

the recession and low sales had an impact on trees across the country. >> we should be more innovative and have something like, i don't know, a bush. a christmas bush, then you complained it in the springtime -- then you can plant it in the springtime. thate weather and the fact 15 to 20 years ago fraser firs were trendy, then demand dropped. , too many,s a glut then people stopped producing them. now that shortage is coming into play. >> it is not that you won't be able to find your perfect christmas tree, but you will pay more for it. the national christmas tree association says 5% to 15% increases across the nation as

>> we will have to charge more than we normally do. church, abc 7 news. adrianna: a shortage on christmas trees? steve: amazing. it makes you think of the economy back in the day. go figure. a lot of people getting their christmas trees this weekend and next week. adrianna: i am all about the fake trees. steve: i like the trees that are over they put the sheet it, then when the holidays come they take the sheet off. that is the way to do it. if you haven't been outside, soak up the fresh air. temperatures are mild. busy travel days at local airports today, tomorrow, and moving into the upcoming weekend. 50 in frederick, 52 in winchester.

the west of us. garrett and allegheny counties. from theuds overhead d.c. metro and southern maryland. it will stay dry. this afternoon and evening. however, wet weather tonight as part of a cold front that will bring showers after midnight until 6:00 a.m. after that we dry out nicely. let's talk about this afternoon. looking good. temperatures in the upper 50's to lower 60's. futurecast, 9:30 tonight, notice how it is dry around the capital beltway, but a few showers developed on i-81. they will overspread the area. hit or miss at times. tomorrow morning you will be dodging a few raindrops, but temperatures will be above freezi.

to freeze. is out tomorrow, then we clear up for an excellent travel day on wednesday. thursday, cooler for your thanksgiving holiday. in the morning and getting a head start on your traveling, middle 40's for urg, and, middleb college park. highs tomorrow the upper 40's and lower 50's and on the breezy side. day.r for thanksgiving by dinnertime, lower 40's. black friday, a busy day for shoppers on the go, temperatures in the lower 50's by 2:00 and dry. a good time to download your stormwatch 7 app as you are waiting in lines to get into stores. temperatures through the weekend cooling down. monday,

on tuesday. wednesday and thursday, lower 50's. after the hiccup tonight of a few showers we will be dry into tomorrow. we can handle that, right? adrianna: i am always with the sunshine. steve: no snow or sleet. adrianna: here's what you will see at 5:00. >> good afternoon. coming up tonight, are your pipes ready for the cold? have you been winterizing right? >> you can see the copper burst. >> what you might have missed and what could happen if you are not so

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adrianna: a consumer alert. we are 2 days away from thanksgiving. the biggest savings of the year are around the corner. when should you shop to get the top deals? how you can score take and still enjoy the holiday. >> online shopping or door busting? new this year, who is carrying online deals to doorbusters. they are more similar than ever. >> customers will be doing research and showing up in the store, online, on mobile and sales will reflect that. >> when you shop online is key.

go online at very sets of time. 12:01 eastern on thanksgiving eve, wednesday night into thursday, walmart, office depot, go live with sales up your best buy say thanksgiving morning. 6:00 a.m., nine :00 a.m.? they want us checking in often. it is tempting with ipads marked down a few dollars at best buy. or dell.com with the inspiron laptop. kohls.com has the animal vacuum $250 off. expect retailers to hand out tickets for limited quantity items. opening times are more varied than ever. check before you leave the thanksgiving dinner table. adrianna: it is a beautiful

day. how long will the nice weather last?

steve: today's high temperature of around 60. cooler tomorrow. thanksgiving day is dry, middle 40's. 41 degrees for a high on monday. adrianna:

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