a lot of us last minute grocery shopping today. bundle up if you are heading out at all. chief meteorologist bill kelly has the forecast. hi, bill. bill: good afternoon. the shot behind you, the capitol is beautiful. one from nats park looking to the west. this is what we have over the area. passing clouds, a breeze. blue sky. temperature wise is cooler than yesterday. yesterday we were in the 60's. 46 in frederick right now. 47 in reston. d.c. at 50. same with woodbridge. no real problem for what is going on. it's fine. so the evening planner looks like this. the clouds out there now, a few of them floating around. cumulous clouds. dissipating. 45 by 7:00. 43 by 9:00. you mention the bundle up. that is all you have to do. the umbrella, leaving early ahead of the storm. anything like that. a quick look ahead to tomorrow morning. the turkey trot mostly sunny but it will be chilly. a lot of, well, maybe a few of you

before you stuff yourself with turkey. i should be dry but it's chilly. we will break down the rest of the day and look at the black friday shopping forecast in minutes. alison: see you then. download the stormwatch7 weather app. everyone if you head out of town because you will get updates based on your location. other news, a student with autism assaulted. fairfax county police make another arrest. this is not the same story from this week. the second incident and the third arrest. kevin lewis is live with the developing story today. kevin? kevin: in this case is mother noticed her son with bruises across his body and she prompted a report to

they say the video shows hung lee batter and assault the student. he is suspended without pay and under arrest. on monday police arrested two of the fairfax school employees for similar conduct on a different school bus. the victim was 11-year-old boy with autism. his abuse caught on camera police say. a spokesperson saying when parents put their children on the school bus it's with the expectation they will arrive on time. and the cases fall short of the expectations. they plan to put them in proper restraint and behavior intervention. no small fee. in this county, some 110,000 kids to and from class on

bus. nancy: thank you. this is just in the newsroom. alison: the lake braddock secondary school teacher suspended after pulling a hijab after a student's head will be allowed to return to work. the fairfax county superintendent said the teacher did not exact maliciously or intend to disrespect the student's beliefs but the teacher did violate the school practice and policies. and the unidentified teacher will be back at school after the thanksgiving holiday. the student says she is being cyber bullied after the incident. nancy: a man arrested in charles county accused of sexually abusing a minor and authorities fear there may be more victims. 80-year-old joseph rohls accused of inappropriately touching a 4-year-old girl at his home in newberg. he may have also sexually assaulted other children in age from 4 to 7. a man hit and killed by a car on the dulles toll roa

the police are investigating why he was on the road. it happened last night before 10:00 near wily avenue in reston. the metropolitan washington airport authority says the man was hit in the eastbound lane trying to cross the highway. jonathan: developing overseas, three navy members missing after the aircraft crashed in the pacific. eight people have been found but the search continues in the waters over oak -- oak okinawa. they said they are performing search and rescue operations for the downed aircraft. eight sailors are safe and sound aboard the uss ronald reagan. we continue to search for three. abc news learning the plane was used to transport supplies to carriers on the way to the uss ronald reagan.

field training exercise between the u.s. and japan. the fleet has been involved in two deadly collisions. one killing 17 sailors. and uss mccain collided with an oil tanker in singapore and in june seven killed when the uss fitzgerald crashed into a container ship off the coast of japan. navy is investigating what caused plane crash. the president has been briefed and he tweeted out, "the u.s. navy is conducting search and rescue following an aircraft crash. we are monitoring the situation. prayers for all involved." the search continues for the three still missing. alison: a former doctor accused of molestic girls working for usa gymnastics pleaded guilty to multiple charges of sexual assault. 54-year-old larry nassar face

three olympic gymnasts all say they were among his victims. he admitting to molestic the gymnasts and he did not have their content. attorneys general in new york and connecticut investigating now the massive data breach at uber. the ride sharing company admits to paying the hackers $100,000 to destroy the information they stole last year. uber just told drivers and the customers about the breach yesterday. uber's new c.e.o. says there is no indication customer information has been misused. nancy: we told you about the long lines at the airport, train stations and backup on the road. but tonight the wait is at the grocery store. for some of you the turkey might be roasting. grabbing the last-minute necessities a it the market. that is where amy aubert joins us now live. a lot of lines out there.

take a look. there are steady lines of people trickling in at this hour. the grounds have come in waves today. when it's swamped they get the lanes going. they page people from the department to pitch in and help out. we have seen shoppers today still buying turkeys and many picking up the premade pies. crews kept busy keeping the shelves stocked in something they planned months in advance. more madness than method. >> this has been the best star so far. >> you have to do it. >> the work here and they are closing tonight at 9:00. they are offering extended hours for the last minute shoppers.

speaking of shopping, black friday shopping, the holiday shopping in general is different for every family. we all have our strategy as the season begins. tom roussey with people scouting the best deals. in years past the strategy is to camp out. but check this out. i don't know if it's not as popular as it used to be but we have seen tents here. now we have shares. nobody is in them yet. the strategy isn't happening this year. we talked to people today. a lot of them said heck, they will shop online. they are not staying in a tent. for those going to the stores we heard an advice that said when you go in the store on black friday go straight to the coupons. almost all the stores have coupons and you can save money that way. burr if yo

online start tomorrow. they usually start tomorrow. don't wait until black friday or cyber monday. we talked to a lady that had advice a lot of people do. but she does a lot of people don't do and probably should. >> i'll probably try to buy another tv. so shopping between best buy, wal-mart, whoever has a better deal will get my money. better deal, better customer service and better warranty. if i need to warranty something, they have a good sale and program if i need to exchange or return it. >> the warranty is not a bad idea. i'm now officially the first one in line for tomorrow. i don't know if i can survive the whole night with the wind chill now so i don't think i'll stay here. i'm tom roussey. jonathan: you know i

out there. >> they will fight for that later. alison: we should test him our holiday list. jonathan: coming up for us at 4:00 -- thinking of politics at the dinner stable? really. nobody wants to hear it. >> making sure nobody goes without a hot meal this thanksgiving. we take you to feast of sharing. alison: millions of donations without taking credit. not once. >> i gave away millions of money. >> but she is just a facilitator. coming up next we share the stories of those who benefit and never meet the people. >> it's harder on me to be aware from her. jonathan: the airman surprising his daughter. it will melt your

nancy: something to be thankful for is the american troops. today they went to the uso warrior and family center in bethesda. they were to greet and thank the military families there. >> now to an abc7 news exclusive. they are giving away million of

>> since the non-profit invisible hand distributed millions to help the people overcome a one-time hardship. >> i gave away a lot of money. millions of dollars of money. i would like you to give away your money. it sounds too good to be true. free money. that is what it is. the only requirement is the recipient must face a one-time obstacking. >> they judge me because of my tattoos. he is struggling to get a promotion at work. when he was 16 his twin brother was murdered in southeast washington.

the ambulance got there. nothing i could do but cry. >> he began to fill his face with the tribute tattoos. >> i raised myself. >> he found invisiblable hand. he could have anything to change his life. >> i want my tattoos removed so i could get a full time job. i want a job. >> without hesitation pierce wrote the check for the laser tattoo removal for $1,000. >> he is several month in a year-long process. the tattoos now fading and he is in line for a promotion at the job. it saved this woman's life. diagnosed with leukemia she had no way to get to johns hopkins each day and ineligible for bone transplant without a hand transport. they paid for her

>> saved my life. >> they are two of thousand of people whose lives are changed because of a donation from invisible hands. >> that they are not looking for new recipients. they just want others to pay it forwarded. we met a man who needed new teeth. he was in chronic pain and he wasn't able to travel to see his children. watch him get a nice surprise in the web extra piece. >> love to see the stories. >> special people. >> it can change someone's life.

easy to do to be with family. but sometimes it works out. this staff sergeant was able to give his daughter the surprise of a lifetime. >> daddy! >> i miss you. >> they are like you need to do something special. >> he is hold until december 3 when he heads to italy. welcome home. >> breaking news to bring you. take a look. westbound route 50 in lanham. just outside the beltway. quiet a mess out there. no traffic getting by. because of an accident. you see the backup on both sides. if you are going over the bridge the traffic is moving. the lanes are supposedly clear. >> euell the people stop to look at the w

>> is this breaking? >> developing. remind people of this tomorrow. they found a third of americans are dreading it. only 2-10 are eager to discuss politics. of course if you add in wine -- >> it's the worst! >> republicans are less likely than democrats to say they are uneasy about it. phil two out of ten that are eager dislike their families. >> you think you are alone

>> just keep your mouth full. >> this is the best turkey ever! >> we have nice weather. not the best ever but nowhere close to the worst. >> with are not shoveling snow. take a wind chill factor in the consideration. we have 39 in wind chester. you add the wind to it and here we are with the wind chills now. at the 4:00 hour. at or below freezing. it's not low enough for a wind chill reading. whe

temperatures will go down rapidly. the wind chill factors remain at or below freezing. the high pressure builds in. tomorrow is chilly. 20's and 30's. look at the states. if you are shooing it's looking goods. it's 45 by 3:00. if you are heading out it's warmer in the

the extended forecast warming up by saturday. we have a dry extended forecast. nancy: an update for the story we brought you and just like that the westbound lanes are back open. >> this is when you take the books on tape. it's just sitting there waiting to move. be patient. prince george's county police doubling as bicycle billers. some of the officers spent the bulk of their day to put bikes together to donate toys forked toes -- donate for toys for tots. nancy: we are getting a head start. alison: the toy drive is set for

we love this. we do it every year. we will give away half for the first 100 toys donated. the event will run from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. if you can't make it down to the national harbor but you want to help out and donate log on to wjla.com/toys to pitch in. we can make sure that all families have a happy holiday. >> this is nice. >> look at that! >> last year we needed it. it was cold on the national mall. this year not so much. >> thanksgiving and football, of course, the d.c. staple. we are not talking about the turkey bowl. the skins are playing at home. are you going? >> not a doggone chance. >> i doubt anybody will be there. >> telling it like it is. >> the prospect at the fedex field will be a ghost town 24 hours from now. >> and the tax reform, the republican senators talk about making

"i" am ford. that -- i am sam ford. that is coming up. >> thank you for everything i've got. family and friends. how much of a good life i've got. >> every moment is a moment to be grateful we get to be here and try to bring our best

alison: thousands in need getting a hot meal before thanksgiving. we are at the washington convention center to spread the holiday cheer. >> we are at the 18th annual feast for sharing put on by safeway and the d.c. events. there are a large number of people here that will have 5,000 people here at the meal that is being held at the walter washington convention center. come on over here. let me show you what they are having here. they are having a meal with the trimmings. they've got turkey and greens and they have potatoes. they have cranberry. there are a thousand volunteers putting on the event. one of the people attending the event is lisa henderson from hyattsville. this is your first time at the

>> it is. >> what do you think so far? >> it's wonderful. it's a blessing. i just feel so good to be part of it. >> you are here with a lot of people you don't know. is there a sense of fellowship today? >> a good spirit in the room. for sure. i feel blessed and i love the idea of the event. >> what are you thankful for this year? >> i'm thankful for everything. life. >> i'm thankful for so much. >> have a great thanksgiving. get back to the meal. >> the participants were able to go to the expo to get a free manicure and a hair cut and a blue shot. 1,300 coats were provided by macy's.

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: check this out. practice run for the army golden knights. these guys are good. the parachuting team. we captured the moment they jumped from the plane in prince george's county. they will be part of the pre-game festivities tomorrow or at fedex field. we know somebody will be there. michelle: that is cold. jonathan: speaking of the redskins game is anybody going to the game? michelle: they are almost giving away tickets. tickets on the secondary market only going for a few bucks. nancy: the parking passes only cost a few dollars more than the cheapest seats online. we look at the less than enthusiastic plans. >> football has been a long tradition. they battled it out in the turkey bowl to determine the city champ.

at eastern high. >> they are trying to elbow their way in and they will host the giants and the game so far that has not created much buzz. >> i doubt if anybody will be there. >> we asked several people if the skins night games is in their plan. >> not a doggone chance. >> i am hoping thanksgiving at the house. i enjoy being home and sitting back to watch. >> if you want to try a new tradition and fry this in the parking lot, you can get the parking passions for $50. if you want to go to the game, find tickets for as low as $20. fedex field, brad bell, abc7

news. >> that is hard to digest. the parking is $50. the pickets are $8 for standing room. bill: unreal. i don't go to a lot of events like that. part of the reason when you add this in, then you take the drinks and the food. you want to buy a souvenir. jonathan: jersey, right. you're broke. bill: exactly right. beautiful night tonight. the winds are moving around quite a bit. you will see the camera bounce here and there. $50 is the temperature in d.c. in the beltway, you are 45 to 50. if you get west the temperatures are cooler than that. the evening forecast are dry. and the clouds will clear off. the temperatures in mid-40. you want a jacket out there especially when you account for winds that are around tonight. there is the day today. 59 earlier. tomorrow 47. 54 then on friday.

i love delivering the weather forecast when there is a holiday or travel involved on either side. no problems there. we look at the weekend. we will look into next week as well coming up. nancy: thank you. republican leader in virginia house of delegates says that it is time to stop addressing lawmakers as "gentleman" or "gentlewoman." he says they should be referred to as "delegate" if they remain control. a dispute over the ballots in fredericksburg area means control of the chamber itself remains unclear. jonathan: next month the u.s. supreme court will hear the arguments if new jersey can legalize sports betting. they banned it in new jersey and 45 other states. supporters of the online gambling are hoping a favorable ruling will lead to expanded internet gambling which has been limited to

handful if of state since 2013. michelle: remembering david cassidy. a heartthrob and musically gifted. he played on the "partridge family" and the stardom came with a price. battles with drug and alcohol and a series of d.u.i.'s earlier -- d.u.i.'s. earlier this year he announced he suffered from dementia the same disease his mother and grandfather suffered from. he was 67. jonathan: this is a tragic anniversary in american history of the then day in 1963, president kennedy was assassinated in dallas, texas. he was riding in an open convertible limb zone en route to a lunch -- limousine to a luncheon when he was shot.

mulling over what colleges to go to next year and some will return home as their first thanksgiving being college students. but tax cuts could make it unaffordable for some families. sam ford explains. >> today we met dell and his 16-year-old son who wants to attend mish state. his daughter used it to attend liberty university. and he is concerned about the proposed cuts. >> a program to help the kids go to college literally don't have the money to go to college. they want cut from the $40 million annually to $30 million. in part because the program spent only $33 million of the money appropriated. the d.c. delegate at the feast of sharing. >> they have been cutting

million for d.c. tuition access grants for the students. >> also senators cite statistics showing in a six-year time period, the 51% of the tag students completed the education. nationwide 60% is the number. >> norton did not seem that upset about the possible budget cuts to the program. there is still enough money for every d.c. tag student two is going to college. the students use money to attend college in 49 of the 50 states. reporting from northwest washington i'm sam ford, abc7 news. jonathan: daring escape from north korea. all of it caught on camera. while northern troops gave up and just how he was saved in the south. this is amazing video. we will show it to you.

end to "dancing with the stars." the winning couple. was it your favorite? that is next. a look at how to start turkey day on "good morning washington." >> bundle up. how low temperatures go for thanksgiving day. >> celebrating thanksgiving can be a challenge. we are live in d.c. with how food and friends reach out to those most in need. >> wake up with us at 6:00 a.m. with traffic and weather every ten minutes on "good morning

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this man making a break from north korea to south korea. somebody is coming across the border. he does it. north korean soldiers ran after the vehicle while south korean troops gathered on their side. at one point the north korean soldier crosses the armistice line in pursuit and turns around to realize that won't work out well. the injured defector makes it across the border. cameras capture the moment the troops crawled up and carried the defector to safety. wow! michelle: now to this. dirty dishes are still in the sink by the time the stores open tomorrow. deal and the door busters available online where a record number of people are expected to

pounding the pavement for some is a tradition. but since 2005 millions have preferred to scour for deals online. >> as convenient as shopping online has become the list of the risks is long. says kevin freeman author of a book how to protect yourself from the coming cyber olympic attacks. >> if you put your personal information out there in an unsecure way it's taken. like leaving the door unlocked. >> a few tips. use a store's actual website not a search engine to shop. watch out for the social media scam.

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>> more americans can be thankful for having steady job. the number of the first time filing for unemployment falling. it is near a 44-year low. larry joins us with a look what the is next at 5:00. larry: tonight wait until you see what a father did get to a big smile from his 8-year-old. quiet in libraries is so passe. and why a librarian encourages anything but. the passengers delayed together stay together. see you then. >> they are going up the national powerhouse every game. and despite national attention he is just as competitive. and robert burton has more with the coach of the week.

around to see if glen can coach. check the resume for yourself. four state titles. 60 players that played college ball. 16 played professionally and he remains humble. >> you beam with pride. to see the kids go on to buck sesful. >> it took time to build what we are. how do we handle the pressure as far as the expectations? no pressure on the other bench. they have guys to play. you look at your bench going we might not be as good. now we are. >> you could have another on the way. a top player in the country brandon slater. he is headed to villanova. >> we talk about that. it's nice to be part of the small part of their journey. this is fun. we had

it's gratifying to see that. appreciation goes there. it takes a village. >> with the coach of the week i'm robert burton. jonathan: congratulations. >> a lot of people are enjoying the weather. smooth sailing. >> it's windy. that is knocking down the number a little bit but i want to compile. i like the nuggets. piece of the information. not just the forecast. so i put this together. veronica in the morning had a cool thing that she had, we put it here. give credit where credit is due. >> going back to the 1800's. 52 and 36. those are the averages. the warmest we have ever had on thanksgiving day. hit 77 degrees. l.a. right now in the 90's.

michelle: too hot. bill: way too hot. >> the leaves must be changing colors. >> it's called fire. 19 was the coldest. the wettest thanksgiving was 1.15 inches of precip in 1971. we have had snow. the snowiest thanksgiving we ever had was in 1989 when we had 1.9 inches of snow. we will be dry tomorrow. but interesting to know you go okay, what are my odds of getting rain on thanksgiving day. it's 2 to 1 or 1 to -- ah, i'm not a numbers guy. 53% is the number. thanksgiving forecast is 38 degrees at 9:00.

like i have any control over this. jonathan: thanks. bump and a bruise and $1,000 e.r. bill. talk about the sticker shock. the keys that are piling up and leading to the soaring e.r. bills up next. >> i am thankful to live in d.c. fantastic city. >> my dog and my family. >> to be blessed to live in this country is the most important thing. >> i'm thankful that i'm from connecticut. and i had a chance to come here and visit my daughter for the holidays.

john: the second largest health insurance anthem created fire storm saying it may not pay for emergency room visits if you have nonemergency symptoms. if you have another insurer we have warning about the soaring cost of visiting the d.c. e.r. room for any reason. >> judy was feeling pain on the recent saturday night. so she rushed to the emergency rooms. >> a little hospital band on my wrist. 45 minutes and a fewing masts later -- >> -- mag sines later -- >> the pain subsided. >> so she went home. a couple of weeks later she was hit with a bill for

$1,000. >> $1,059.06 for sitting in their chair in the waiting room and never saw anybody. at first she didn't think much about it and thought they billed her not real aizing she left but they would only offer a payment plan. >> i'm not paying it. i never saw a nurse or a doctor. no vital were taken. i sat in your chair. >> so she started to file official dispute but the next call she received was worse. >> she said you will be turned over to collection. i thought oh, my gosh. >> a nationally known patient advocate with billadvocates.com said e.r. sur praises are now common -- surprises are now common. they see $11 tissues to $50 latex g

of $53 a pair. john: if you feel you are overcharged ask for the fully itemized bill not just the summary. tell the hospital you are disputing the bill and tell them not to go to collection until the dispute is resolved and write a detailed list of the errors. but this is the new normal. a level ii e.r. visit starts with a $400 facility fee. then add doctor's fee from $200 to $1,000. lab fees and x-rays another $400. after we got involved the hospital agreed to reduce the bill sending her the flowers as an apology. but you may not be so lucky. obviously, expect a serious illness or injury go to the e.r. not worry about the cost. i'm john matarese, abc7 news. jonathan: at 5:00, a second school bus assault. the common denominator in both cases. kids with autism. tonight, the latest ar

of censoring reviews that warn travelers about potential dangers. despite the horrific tragedy. how a local family is thankful. >> i am glad i come home and see my grandmother and my aunt still breathing. >> you are watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. jonathan: tonight another school bus aide in fairfax county facing charges of assaulting a student with autism. >> hung lee is the third person charged this week alone. kevin lewis is live this falls church with the story now. >> these cases are separate. they have a lot of similarities. >> hung lee under arrest and suspended without pay. the 57-year-old, police say, battered a 12-year-old nonverbal student on board a bus twice last month.

the mother noticed bruises. james duffy iii and the because aide bailey were arrest investigated in a similar but a different investigation. duffy didn't care to chat but the police say he and bailey battered an 11-year-old student with autism on board a bus and caught on video. when parents put the children on a school bus it's with the understanding they will arrive safely and on time. regrettably the charges in these cases fall short of the expectations. they are planning to retrain all the bus drivers and bus aide in the art of proper restraint and behavior intervention. no small feat with 110,000 students riding the bus to and from class every day. >> that bus