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michelle: we have a firsthand view of how the police fight back to keep you safe. >> first you pass the sweet potatoes they are making sure that you don't go past the speed limit. >> it's 55. >> we stopped a driver on 495 in prince george's county. >> the reason for speeding got out her out of a ticket. >> i thought it was 65. >> she got off 95 where the speed limit is 65. sergeant smith wrote a warning hoping she slows down. >> it is 55 not 65. we went on a ride along to call what they called the stepped up enforcement. >> there are significantly declined.
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the troopers already had a man in the handcuffs and they are looking in the smell of the marijuana. 20 additional troopers will be out after 10:00 tonight and prince george's and the montgomery county. focusing on d.u.i. enforcement. >> this is why the move over law exists in maryland. i was hit a couple of weeks ago by a suspected drunk driver. >> move over, slow down, hang up. don't be a turkey behind the wheel. >> a great reminder there. the national highway traffic safety administration turned to social media to try to keep the highway safe. sending out waves of images like these with the statistics about how many people die in drunk driving or the speed-related crashes between now and the sunday after thanksgiving. >> developing right now a manhunt going on for
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killing a woman only two days after he got out of prison. this is the picture. drew shot the 23-year-old woman to death on sunday. her body was found in a crashed car. they are not saying if he knew the victim. he spent five years in prison for selling drugs. >> new information in the murder of a baltimore police detective. they say sean suiter was killed with his own gun after a fight. the news breaking as we learn that suiter will be laid to rest a week from today. $215,000 reward still offered to find the killer. >> look at this video. two armed men bust in a 7-eleven and see them coming in. they walk in with the hoodies up. the clerk is so startled he
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dropped a tray of food. a similar crime. the person behind the counter handed over the cash. the man holds up a gun. >> an end in the legal battle over the 9/11 attack. major airlines will pay out $95 million. to the developers of the trade center and they claim that the failures allowed the hijackers to take over the flames. >> now a developing story the navy scouring the waters off japan after a transport plane crashed this afternoon. three people are still missing. eight others were rescued. a difficult year for the navy and 17 sailors were killed in the two different crashes involving
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>> a desperate run for the freedom to show the moment that a north korean soldier races toward south korea. the fellow soldiers fired at him as he dashes from the jeep to make a run for the border. he was shot several times. it shows the soldiers crawling and building him to safety. as the bullets rain down. >> this is a man that risked everything that is willing to take the bullets to escape the murderous repression of the kim jong un regime in the north. >> he is now conscious after a week in the hospital. he lost 50% of the blood. >> let's switch gears, slow gear. in the hour there are scenes like this. this is a mess. traffic backed up for m
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well. that is after the traffic nightmare we saw last night. we are seeing reunions after the waiting of the rush. >> this is what makes it worth it when you get to hug a loved one. >> we are not on the airport at thanksgiving reporting on the angry trapped passengers. this time the assignment was to capture the reunions and there were a lot of hugs and a lot of smiles. >> one after another they locked eyes and ran and hugged. >> i feel great. some argue this four-legged welcome is just as good. >> i live in new orleans. >> texas. >> everyone just wants to be with family. >> i have to see
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>> sam sweeney. >> great stuff! the numbers today in the mid-to-the upper 50's. the temperatures will drop. we have a nice forecast coming up. >> a police chase out of a fairy tale and how it ends ahead. >> and after the homework tells them to decide which of the classmates should die. that is coming up next at
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the d.c. fire sent outage image of the cars that exploded into flames. the heat so intense it melted the siding of a nearby home. the car a total. not a shock. no one was hurt. michelle: for the third time in a week another fairfax county school bus employee charged with assaulting a student with autism. a bus aid was arrested and suspended without pay. he left a 12-year-old nonverbal student with bruises twice last month. earlier this week they arrested a school bus driver and a bus aide in a separate incident after they
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student with autism as well. >> there is outrage over shocking instruction. the instructor told them pick three people you sacrifice in a zombie apocalypse. michelle: it was handed out at a high school in minnesota and it required the student to explain the decision. >> now we are telling children to pick three kids. >> it's not clear what the "lesson" was supposed to be in the assignment. >> if principal took action after learning about the assignment. but because of the privacy laws they can't tell us what action was
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>> let's talk football. the redskins try to reverse fortunes on thanksgiving. jonathan: the lights flickering in puerto rico after the chef is preparing to feed thousands and why it's a good thing up next at 6:00. what if there was only one paper? now what if there was only one mattress? one is not a choice.
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choose your mattress with tulo. everything you want in a bed, in a box. the company of loved ones, good health. i think it goes a long way. >> i am thank. to wake up and for my family and living in d.c. it's a fantastic city to live in. >> right on. >> i agree. >> all good things to be thankful for. >> absolutely. from the long lines at the airport and backup on the road to a big wait time at the grocery store this is the scene at ruth's market in olney. grabbing up the last minute necessities. some buying turkeys and some picking up premade pies and some waited ten minutes at other grocery stores to find a parking spot. >> thousands in need received a free thanksgiving meal. a tho
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together to serve more than 5,000 residents. >> the four season hotel gearing up to host a thur i can feast for the hundreds of the first responders. >> with have the day of work. thanksgiving dinner may be a day away but all week the kitchen staff is busy peeling, slicing and stirring. >> everybody loves this. thigh come in to volunteer and say thank you. >> for the 18th annual thanksgiving event it will serve 500 meals to first responders. >> we have given up a tight relationship and seen them all at once. it's special for us. >> the menu as a traditional item and special dishes like the corn bread sage stuffing. >> work until 10:00 a.m. tonight. in all the kitchen will prepare 150 pounds
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pounds of turkey and 350 pounds of potatoes. >> nutmeg in the mashed potatoes will go a long way. >> it's not thanksgiving without a pie. pumpkin, and apple. >> thousands of apples cooked down. >> he remembers the thanksgiving when one or both parents were called to work. >> since they started the tradition in 1999 the hotel served up 6,000 holiday meal to public servants to show gratitude for keeping us safe on the day of thanks. in jorntown, abc7 news. >> that looks fantastic.
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the images showing his group working to prepare the meals despite this. >> right in front. >> they are facing electric grid. >> that would add a new challenge to the meal prepping. they have been working with the government to see those affected by the storm. the goal tomorrow is serve 40,000 meals. >> he has done a great job. today, mike pence thanking wounded warriors. he and his wife spent the day at the walter reed national military center. he left town after to spend time with his son who is a marine. for all who serve we thank you. >> 340-year condition outside
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the governor mansion. the member of the describe presented the deer and the other traditional gifts to terry mcauliffe. it's mandated a tax in the 1677 treaty of middle plantation. >> caught on video. high speed chase. not that fast. out of a work of fiction. there is no goldilocks in tale. they were dumpster diving. they found a sweet eats. they scampered to safety. they don't like a lot of attention. so they grabbed their cub and away they went but it was taco bell so they'll be back >> they may be looking for something extra. >> something, something. >> it was worth it. jonathan: yeah. >> i don't know what the crunchy thing was but it is worth coming back from. >> l
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going on. the wheel is lit up. 59 today. it wasn't 59 a couple hours ago. the winds blow out of the northwest. the temperatures currently without the wind chill at all. 36 in winchester. luray 37. hagerstown is 40. you add in the wind the feels like temperature and there are many of you certainly to the west of the blue ridge that are of the or below freezing. luray is 31. 30 for cumberland. 38 in leesburg. the clouds dissipating. triggered by the sunshine. showers p
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that is kicking out of here. this is quiet around the country. there are showers for washington and oregon. >> that is great news for the air travel if you are going to the places. sometimes they can stream off and cause problems but we don't expect it at all for us. the p.m. commute cast is showing you the temperaturers for the most part. remaining in the 40's. future cast going to keep us clear throughout the overnight hours. it will be chilly. that is our bigger weather story. tomorrow morning we are in the 20's and the 30's. if you go out at 7:00, be ready to be chilly. by 12:00 noon, cool day.
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there are many turkey trots. tomorrow is down to 33, 34. the outlying spots are colder than that. bring your cold gear layer up. the holiday forecast when most of you are getting together with the friends and family in the afternoon. 45 by 3:00. by 5:00, 44. that sun is setting tomorrow around 4:49. we are warming things up on saturday. to 58. looking ahead i don't see any big problems. sunday we will cool it back down. temperatures in the 40s and the 50's. we will start next week dry in the final week of november. back to you. jonathan: all right. thanks. >> all right. we want to be grateful for the redskins so we want to see a win tomorrow. jonathan: healthy redskins. >> we need wins. get going. >> they need guys playing.
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redskins have no other choice. they have to win. tomorrow night the prime time spotlight will once again shine on the burgundy and gold when they face the new york giants. a little bit of a different matchup compared to the past years. the giants don't have odell beckham jr. so josh norman won't have anybody to fight with. but you know he will be kept busy on the field. he senot overlooking anybody on the giants. >> regardless of who is out there. they got to play. they really do. can't take nobody lightly. no name can beat you as good as any man. you have to respect the other guy and the opponent across from you and play him. as if he is the best guy on the field. they are the new york giants. everything you need to say about that. the new york giants. >> good old josh norman. opening kickoff set for 8:30 tomorrow at fedex field. on the ice the washington capitals are back at
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the ottawa senators in town. really tough stretch ahead for the caps. five games in the next eight days. t.j. oshie is hoping they would be clicking on all cylinders. >> ke want take the nights off. that is not how we are built. we need everyone rolling every night to get wins. that is how we have to play to make the jump in the standings. to be where we want to be at the end of the year. >> the wizards are also in action tonight. john wall and company closing out the road trip in charlotte. opening tip is set for 7:00. busy night in the local sports with the wizards and the caps in action tonight. jonathan: go skins, tomorrow. >> need the win. >> we can do it. >> looking ahead for next few hours. bill: a little cool. below freezing in some spots but looking ahead 47 for the high tomorrow. should be sunny. just a few passing clouds mainly in the afternoon. same with friday. warming it up slightly. all good. >> "world news tonight" with
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tonight, the holiday travel crunch. bumper to bumper. from new york to d.c. chicago to l.a. tens of millions on the road for thanksgiving. plus, the airport meltdown. a passenger pileup on one of the busiest travel days of the year. search and rescue. the u.s. navy plane crashing into the pacific. 1 peop 11 people onboard. eight pulled from the water alive. the all-out effort to find survivors. under fire. the new ad against senate candidate roy moore, labeling him an abuser. the president sticking with him. and tonight, the new photo that has a congressman apologizing. also, the former usa
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