obviously excited to see her baby. one thing is clear, police are searching for the men. there are two other men they say involved. the man who jumped in the car, he jumped out and hopped in another car, an infinity. the color is green teal. the police are searching for that car. a total of three men involved in the carjacking. live here in washington at northeast, i'm shomari stone. back to you in the studio. >> a frightening scene. thanks. wendy? >> it is one of the busiest travel days of the year for millions of americans the great get away is under way. chopper 4 is over i-95. it's a lot of headlights as you can see right now. we have seen steady traffic throughout the day and throughout our area. drivers left work early this afternoon dealt with an early rush hour. bumper-to-bumper traffic. the strong winds could be

causing concern for travelers at the airports. we have team coverage from tonight to the airport. derrick ward is live in springfield. >> reporter: as you said, rush hour was a little earlier than usual today. actually, if you look at things here on 395 in springfield, it's relatively light for this time of evening. it's because a lot of people left. if you are watching, you are not one of the people taking to the roads. the concrete canyons of downtown d.c. were empty at midday. it's because a lot of the traffic was here heading out of town. aaa mid-atlantic predicts nationally 42.5 million americans are travel. over 90% will do it in a car. in our area -- >> looking at 900,000 washington people hitting the roads. most of them have, hopefully, already started on their journeys. >> reporter: the numbers are up 4% over last year.

tough times led to some pent-up roaming. >> after three years of people having to be at home because of the economy and not having the resources that they have had in previous years, they are leaving. >> reporter: we caught up with some of those travelers preparing to join in the exodus like these folks from new jersey. >> i was hoping there would be less cars on the road due to the economy, because of the gas. no such luck, as you can see. >> today it's a good day. the economy has a lot to do with whatever we are doing, just trying to survive. >> reporter: this is the time of year people weigh the value of being among loved ones and the cost of being there. this traveler headed to west virginia, the travel costs -- >> totally irrelevant. gotta go. it's family. gotta go. >> reporter: i think that's it for a lot of folks. so many people in the area are from somewhere else.

this is the one holiday they tend to travel. whether this holds through over the next big holiday, that remains to be seen. live in springfield, back to you. >> thanks. from the roads to the skies, team coverage continues at reagan national airport where travelers have been making their way out of there since early this morning. hi, jane. >> reporter: hi, jim. 60,000 travelers will pass through the airport today. it's up by the thousands for a typical wednesday. it's been a very smooth, if not more expensive trip. air travelers take to the skies on one of the busiest travel days of the year. so far, no major delays. >> it was great. i actually stopped in atlanta. i'm going to my third airport next. everything is fine. not too bad or too busy. >> reporter: at reagan national, the lines may be long, but so is

the patience of many here who say it is worth the wait. she's surprised she arrived on schedule. >> especially coming from west virginia because we had bad weather, fog and we were able to get out on time. >> reporter: the average round trip air fare is up 20% from last year. rail tickets, one way amtrak trips have risen 5%. >> i had to take the bus, i get on the metro, then here. it wasn't too bad. >> reporter: rail and bus passengers saw heightened security as crowds arrived and departed by the hundreds. >> we are going to move 134,000 people today. on a typical wens, we move 77,000 people. 60,000 passengers -- parking is plentiful.

>> dulles have over 24,000 parking spaces. >> back at reagan, the lots are expected to fill up fast. so far, so good. >> i normally come gw parkway. i had to come a different route. i thought it was going to be backed up. it wasn't. it was no big deal. >> reporter: you heard them say 42.5 million people traveling this thanksgiving. that's the highest number of travelers since the recession started. reporting live at reagan national airport, jane watrel, back to you, jim. >> thank you, jane. lots of travelers are focusing on the weather. we had big changes occurring today. it looks beautiful and dramatic out there. the wind was blowing. >> yeah, we were kicking out there. doug kammerer is in storm center 4 with the latest. hi, doug. >> some areas seeing the wind gusting 40 miles per hour. as far as the national travel goes, if you are trying to get out tonight, this is what you

can expect. to the northwest, rain around seattle and portland. snow toward the cascades and rain toward the northern rockies and back toward montana. the central portion of the country, beautiful from denver to chicago. houston, looking very good if headed to the central portion of the coast. the east coast, look for snow. still leftover rain towards new york and boston. that is why we are looking at airport delays there. less than an hour on boston and laguardia in new york. washington, all three airports looking good with light delays, if any at all. not many delays around our area. the rain that was here earlier is now out of here and behind it, much cooler temperatures and wind. 50 degrees with winds gusting upwards of 26 miles per hour. yes, we are dealing with some rain from around the baltimore area down through annapolis and down through prince george's county. following 301. if you are traveling on 301 or

route 50, expect more shower activity, if not rain. i'll show you what to expect throughout the night tonight and into your thanksgiving. i'll show it to you coming up. >> thanks, doug. police are hoping surveilness video help find a woman wanted across virginia. she's from manassas. she robbed the bb & t bank in springfield yesterday and is suspected in a carjacking. on friday, police believed she robbed a virginia commerce bank. if you have seen her, you are asked to give the police a call. we are following developments out of cairo where for a fifth day in a row, police are clashing with government protesters. here is a live look at the crowd at cairo's square. 30 people have died. the united nations is condemning

egypt for an excessive use of force. the military generals in control give up power immediately. the georgetown university student arrested in egypt called home today. he told his father he's being treated well under the circumstances and denied wrong doing. sweeney and two other american students were arrested and remain in custody. they are accused of tossing fire bombs at police. the redskins are having trouble winning on the playing field. the district government is thinking they will do better if they train in d.c. the mayor talked about the push to bring the training facility back to rfk. tom sherwood reports. >> reporter: rfk, once the home of glory for the washington redskins built in 1961 but abandoned by football in 1997 with only faded remnants of the

team and a lonely monument to the founder george preston marshall still standing. >> we believe that the washington redskins ought to be -- have a presence in washington. >> reporter: on the ask the mayor program, he spoke openly for the first time about training facilities in tampa bay and the effort to lure the team back to new facilities. >> how impressive is this? >> well, we hope it's very realistic. we hope it's an opportunity to bring washington football back to washington. >> reporter: nearby residents like the idea. >> as a redskins season ticketholder, i'm a big fan. bad seasons, you know, we'd like to see them do better, but it would be nicer to replace the d.c. general. >> reporter: maybe a change of scenery would help the team with the losing record.

do you think they ought to train over here? >> they need to train somewhere. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news 4, washington. when we come right back on news 4 at 5:00, more judges remove themselves from residing over the penn state child abuse scandal. black friday stores are getting ready for a busy shopping day. battle of the ages. two women in a weight loss battle to see if age really doe

new developments in the sex abuse allegations against former penn state assistant coach, jerry sandusky. tim curley and schultz want them to hand over the grand jury testimony to prepare their case. they want to know what mike mcqueary said he witnessed in the team showers. all judges in penn state's home county removed themselves from serving in a trial against sandusky. as you get ready to chow down on turkey, mashed potatoes and green bean casserole, the last thing you are thinking

about is losing weight, right? two local woman are focused on the carbs they are eating. they are in the battle of their lives. >> life is a weight loss battle for a lot of us. a few weeks ago, we introduced you to two women 30 years apart in age but both trying to lose weight and get healthy. it's been four weeks since we met 28-year-old britney and 58-year-old laurie. the two women are on a weight loss journey. they agreed to compete with each other to see if age affects their ability to get fit. >> i definitely feel better. i have been working out more than prior to the challenge. >> there's always adjustments with a new regimen and exercising. it was a big adjustment. i'm enjoying it, most of the time. >> reporter: now, the moment of truth, the weigh-in.

wakefield weighed 218 pounds. today, 201. she's lost 17 pounds. >> looking good. >> four weeks ago, lynch weighed 178, today, 177. she's lost just one pound. >> well, we can see by the scale i haven't done as well as i would like to have done. i have been more aware of what i'm eating. i'm not always following the diet plan my trainer would have me on. >> i was not surprised. it's always been a struggle. i didn't think that was going to change overnight. >> reporter: now, there are four more weeks for lynch to get on track and wakefield to stay on track. her trainer says their key to success has been wakefield's dedication as well as switching up her exercise routine so she doesn't get bored. >> good. >> it's become redundant, the work out and eating. i changed it up on her, allowed

her to go to a zumba class. >> i have a lot more energy, especially working out in the mornings. i'm not as tired in the middle of the afternoon. it's great. not to mention the fact that my clothes are no longer fitting the way they used to. >> laurie lynch admits she hasn't been following her diet plan the way she hoped to. she's ready to kick things up and get back on track. both ladies say when they have thanksgiving celebrations they are going to focus on healthy choices and not let the meal throw off their progress. it's a tough fight. i'm pulling for both of them. >> i am, too. hopefully, we won't have a camera on them for thanksgiving. >> that would be mean. i don't want cameras around me for thanksgiving. >> all right. great we are following them. thanks. doug we had wind kick up. >> yeah. >> is it still blowing out there? >> yeah, 40 to 50-mile-an-hour

wind gusts out there. we have a wind advisory to the west including loudoun county and fauquier county. i think the strongest of the winds are now subsiding. that's good news. even a 20-mile-an-hour wind or 15-mile-an-hour wind with temperatures in the 40s could give us windchills in the 30s over the next couple hours. out there now, we are sitting at 50 degrees. we are looking at cloudy skies. winds out of the north-northwest at 50 miles per hour. temperatures falling off. we saw a high temperature into the low 60s. 46 in frederick. 49 in martinsburg. winchester 46 degrees. these are the current wind gusts. gusting upwards of 30 miles an hour in manassas. 28 in gaithersburg. 29 in frederick. we are still dealing with that wind. i think the wind is going to stick around. it will be a little less this

evening but stick around at least 10 to 20 miles per hour. 301 towards waldorf, clinton and the huntington area, alans and mechanicsville all seeing shower activity. it's steady rain but moving off to the east. as the storm system does the same, this will pull out of here. behind it, we are going to continue to see the chilly air making its way in here. this evening, chilly and windy. the good news here is it's not going to stick around that long. the area of low pressure moves out. so does the chilly air. we are going to start off thanksgiving on a cool note. plenty of sunshine, tomorrow will be nice and mild. really, a beautiful thanksgiving afternoon. it gets even better. how about friday with plenty of sunshine? we get warm with temperatures in the low to middle 60s. friday is looking like a fantastic day. saturday more of the same with

more sunshine out there. this evening, mostly cloudy, windy and cooler. once again, expect windchills to drop into the upper 30s to 40s. that includes the district. actual temperatures low 40s to low 50s as the winds continue. as we move through the day tomorrow, clear skies, breezy and cool. sunrise tomorrow will be at 7:00 in the morning. from now on, it's after 7:00 in the morning. 33 to 39 degrees. windchills could be in the upper 20s at least to start off the day in many areas. warming up nicely. sunny and nice, a great afternoon. 53 to 58 degrees. it gets warmer. 64 friday. 65 on saturday. we have added shower activity sunday especially late in the day. we have to wait and see about that. three beautiful days coming up thursday, friday and saturday. that means you have plenty of time and nice weather to put up your holiday lights. if you want me to come do the

weather live from your yard and show your lights to the world, i'll be out there to do so. e-mail pictures of that yard to weather@nbcwashington.com. >> we are going to owe you for these three in a row. >> for sure. still to come, s.a.t. cheating scandal is widening. also, thanksgiving tradition. the lucky turkeys that got a presidential pardon. a local guy with his

this wild turkey may have saved itself from the dinner table this thanksgiving. it wondered into a gas station in georgia yesterday. the stunned owner took a picture and fed it chips. he then handed the bird over to police. if nobody claims it in seven days, it will be taken to a bird sanctuary. a mild mannered psychologist in d.c. created a line of chocolatey gelato using hemp. we usually associate that with a rope and clothing. it's packed with nutrition. when it's spun into rich gelato, it is called zendulgence.

>> take hemp seed and nectar. mix them together just right and you get an intense, dark dessert. who would have thought? >> at first i thought it sounded ridiculous. >> reporter: he came up with the idea in his d.c. kitchen. he was a vegetarian for years. research led him to hemp. >> hemp has a superior nutritional profile. it's filled with protein. my gelato has 600 milligrams of omega-3. it's essential for brain functioning and aspects of good health. >> it's good for the planet. it enriches the topsoil and is grown without pesticides. how do you get from this to this? that's where the chocolate comes from. >> it tastes as if you mowed your lawn and pureed it in the

blender. the chocolate covers the flavor beautifully. >> reporter: he starts with hemp seeds and sweetens the chocolate. >> it took many, many hundreds of batches to get this right. >> reporter: hemp is not allowed to be grown in the united states because it's a cousin of marijuana. there's no intoxicating properties. he imports his from canada. he makes four kinds based on chocolate. they all have 600 milligrams of omega three. >> it might be the healthiest thing you eat all day. >> in the bible, come the most delicious foods. >> oh, that is good stuff. you'll find it at a number of local stores, moms organic markets and whole foods is considering it. hemp.

it's really good. coming up in the next half hour, news 4 at 5:00, why this day is known as black wednesday and the warning police have for teens and their parents. an auto theft ring involving more than a dozen cars. >> the

i'll fast 4ward through the headlines. travel news from the airports is

good so far. minor delays reported. parking spots were reported at all three airports. this is one of the busiest travel days of the year. all the judges in penn state home district removed themselves from being on the trial of jerry sandusky. this moves comes as lawyers for the school's athletic director and vice president are asking for the original grand jury testimony to co-ob rate evidence. >> the mayor was on the radio talking ability his secret trip to tampa. he's trying to get the redskins training facile toy rfk stadium. he's spoken with officials of the team. doug? >> the cooler air is moving in here. windy conditions today. we have rain to talk about. right now, the rain back toward 301 around annapolis, waldorf.

we continue to see the rain in southern portions of prince george's county and charles county all moving to the east. you folks will be next as far as the rain is concerned. everybody seeing the wind and much cooler temperatures. it is going to be a chilly night tonight. then, things get better. i'll show you how in the forecast. >> all right, doug, thank you. most people know about black friday, right? tonight is black wednesday, one of the most dangerous nights of the year when it comes to underage drinking. erica is live where police are taking steps to keep everyone safe. erica? >> reporter: it is quite possibly the most dangerous trade up, bargains for beer and lots of it. on black wednesday, you won't find long lines outside big box stores. you get the number one day for underage drinking. >> the college kids are coming home. the high school kids feel

entitled to celebrate. the mix increases the amount of alcohol on the road. >> reporter: it was pegged black wednesday because teens drink until they black out. the danger doesn't stop here. >> you could ask some of our victim's families who no longer have family members at the dining room table the severity. it is the taking of human life. >> reporter: according to cdc more than one in four u.s. teens binge drinks. for girls, four drinks or more, for guys five or more. do you drink? >> a tad bit. >> reporter: they are willing to drink regardless. >> a friday or saturday. it's more -- it's more better because you can enjoy the weekend. if you do it on a weekday, you have to go to school or work. >> reporter: police know the day all too well. tonight, they are setting up check points on all major

highways with 40 officers looking for violators. here in rockville, police are getting ready to roll out and head to the check points to make sure drunk drivers stay off the roads. meanwhile, if the drinkers are minors where are they getting the booze? i'll have that at 6:00 on news 4. back to you. >> we look forward to that. we'd like to welcome erica. she's here from texas. a big d.c. welcome to you from all of us here. >> reporter: thanks so much. apparently, there is an auto theft ring in prince george's county. police arrested five people and charged them with 23 counts. the suspects turned them into scrap yards for cash. in nearly all incidents they were driving tow trucks.

>> could be gone. by the time they report the car stolen. this is a huge impact on every day worker. >> police are looking for this man. he's a 44-year-old. they say in the past three months alone, he scrapped 11 vehicles reported stolen. the driver of a pick-up truck was arrested for a dui with a three-vehicle crash in st. mary's county that injured 23 people. one was a school bus. the accident happened around 9:30 at buds creek road and mechanicsville road in maryland. the bus was transporting the girls basketball team home from a game when it was hit by a pick-up truck and a car. 16 youngsters and four adults taken to the hospital. all treated and released. they suffered no serious injuries. two turkeys will not be killed as part of tomorrow's meal plan thanks to president

obama. he pardoned the two official turkeys naming them peace and liberty. the president used the opportunity to remember members of the service who won't be with their families this holiday season. >> thank all our men and women in uniform and their families for their service and devotion. that's what being an american is all about, even when times are tough, we look out for each other. we lift each other up and remind ourselves how lucky we have here together in the greatest country on earth. >> these turkeys are heading to mt. vernon. i think they go to a saungs ware after that. how an s.a.t. cheating scandal exposed security problems at the testing centers. problems at the testing centers. a preview of how the first

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been holding adoption day in court. barbara harrison has been there 25 years to help us out. she takes us along this year to a special morning at the court. ♪ >> welcome to the 25th annual adoption day. >> reporter: welcomes from the judges of the family court and others who deal with adoptions. >> i'm honored to be here on behalf of the freddie mac foundation. >> reporter: lots of family friendly entertainment. >> it's what the judge envisioned when he held the day 25 years ago. he heard california was doing it. he called a judge there to tell me how it works. >> she said it is a fun, happy, festive, wonderful day. indeed, they have clowns and jugglers in the court.

well, having served in the criminal division of the court for five of my 13 years at that time, i was well aware we had enough clowns and jugglers here on a full-time basis. >> reporter: then it was time to meet the children and their new families. once again, i had the honor of introducing them and presenting them to the judges to sign for adoption. are you excited about today? >> yeah. >> why? >> because it's the best day -- >> reporter: of your life? so far? i bet there are going to be a lot of great days to come with your family. are you happy? >> yeah. >> reporter: what's going to happen today? are you going to get a signature that says that's your family fofr and ever and ever, right? congratulations. >> thank you. >> reporter: there were 29 children in all on this 25th anniversary. the oldest, 20-year-old stephanie scott. >> i'm very excited to be here.

>> reporter: what happened today? >> i got my grandchildren. >> reporter: what does adoption mean? >> i don't know. >> reporter: that's just fine. you don't have to know what it means. you just know you have a wonderful mom and family that's going to be your family for how long? >> 20 years. >> reporter: maybe longer than that. at 5, 20 sounds a lot like forever. barbara harrison, news 4 for wednesdays child. >> 20 years and then some. what a day. hey, if you have room in your home or heart for one of our children, please call our special adoption hot line. the number 888-to-adopt-me or www.nbcwashington.com. >> 25 years for barbara. she started the whole wednesday's child program. congratulations to her as well. coming up next at 5:45, getting ready for the black friday rush. >> we are days away from black

friday. to shop or not to shop? i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news 4, we are going to have the shopping forecast. coming up in sports, june spent seven seasons in the nfl and went to the super bowl. now, he's come home to start

a controversial holiday billboard ad didn't even survive through thanksgiving. take a look. it was an ad for vodka. it showed two dogs in hats. the ad read xhas quality hanukkah pricing. jewish groups were outraged. they said they followed lines of similar ads that didn't spark controversy including hampton's quality. some critics say the religious comparison makes it different t at any rate, the billboard has been taken down. before many of us have time to digest or dinner tomorrow, millions of people will be expected to be out and about for one of the biggest shopping days of the year. tracee wilkins looks at when and

where to find your best bets on black friday. >> reporter: if you are not among the few who already started camping out for black friday, you are most likely among the 152 million americans expected to participate. plan and think smart. ellen davis with the national retail federation says shopping crowds may be popping up in new places this year. >> this holiday season, people are bringing back discretionary gifts a bit. jewelry purchases are going to be up. toys, sporting goods, home decor and furnishings. >> reporter: most polled says gift carts and clothing are at the top of their list. >> we are expecting to see a lot of clothing purchases. >> reporter: the big crowds will be at the big box stores. this year's big sale items will be -- >> all mobile devices. that's the hot thing. the mobile my fi.

the -- any tablet. >> reporter: on black friday, best buy is offering amazing deals on limited items like a 42 inch lcd tv. a laptop and a $99 wii. door busters aren't the only ticket to savingsavings. keep an open mind. >> the clothing store and the mall based retailers open early morning friday. if you want to avoid those lines, go earlier in the day or when traffic is lower. >> reporter: a couple changes in your black friday plans this year. first of all, most of the stores aren't doing the 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. opening times. best buy is one of the many opening at midnight. if you want to avoid the rush all together, there are options for you. we'll have that report coming up at 6:00. i'm tracee wilkins. it's just starting. president obama and the first

family will enjoy a traditional dinner tomorrow. "meet the press" moderator david gregory sat down in the historic white house kitchen with the assistant white house chef and senior policy adviser for healthy food initiatives. he asked whether he sees the thanksgiving meal as a celebration of american food? >> absolutely. thanksgiving, you know, it comes from a celebration of the harvest from way back when. for us, being in the white house, we just had a great harvest with a bunch of kids from the area and the first lady. we are going to use that produce for the thanksgiving dinner here. it is about tradition and about togetherness and eating as a family and celebrating what we have to be thankful for. >> thanksgiving is his favorite holiday. it celebrates togetherness as well as his favorite food. david got insight into the kitchen.

you can learn more when it airs on "press pass" this sunday after "meet the press." let's check in with doug. >> it's getting chilly out there. if you are thinking of stepping out this evening, you need the coats early this morning. we were in the 60s earlier. only 50 at the airport now with the wind at 16 miles per hour gusting to 26 miles per hour. a breezy night tonight. the winds are going to lead to a bit of a windchill. we have rain out there. southern portions of an rendell county and portions of prince george's and charles county still seeing shower activity. we'll see them for the next hour or so before they all move off the coast. you can see the whole storm pulling off the coast now. still seeing plane delays up there toward new york and boston. call ahead of time if those two destinations are in your future.

34 in gaithersburg. 33 in frederick. windchills tomorrow morning in the upper 20s to lower 30s for everybody. a cold start to our thanksgiving. but, wow, a gorgeous afternoon. expect temperatures around 57 degrees tomorrow and that will be with plenty of sunshine. a few of you will be around that 60 degree mark. we won't stop there. it's going to get warmer as they make their way into the end of the week and the first part of the weekend. >> thank you, doug. in keeping with the season, dan has a nice story about a former football player. dan? >> so often professional athletes retire in their 30s, they have no idea what they want to do and by the time they figure it out, they are broke. a star line backer with the colts and bucks, this 32-year-old recently retired from the nfl and wasted little time deciding to work full time at his old high school.

june is remembered for his days with the colts. he was a pro-bowler and super bowl champion. he turned that success into a $15 million contract with the tampa bay buccaneers. it was there he hoped to finish his career. instead, after two seasons he was released. injuries forced him out of the nfl. now just 32 years old, he has retired and made the transition into the real world. even for him, it hasn't been easy. >> at the end of the day, your life is bigger than football. when i made a decision, said hey, this might be it, it's tough. it's tough to watch it on sundays. it's tough to watch college football. i look at my helmet or see a picture. i get a flash. it's like man, i want to go out there. to know you are never, ever

going to do that again, it's tough. it's a tough situation. >> reporter: he didn't have much downtown. he paid a visit to where he was a star running back and defensive player of the year in 1997. it was during that visit that the school's principal was so impressed with him that he asked him to come to the school and work full time. >> we basically had the same vision in mind, get us to a place where it becomes one of the most desirable schools in the district and have a phenomenal athletic program. who letter to lead the program than him. >> reporter: he's the athletic administrator and in the process of deciding if he wants to be the school's next head football coach. for him, it's truly all about the kids. >> they have to know they have a chance. a lot of times, for me, a lot of it is just being, like i said, just being tangible. just the love.

i mean being able to come here and bring my knowledge of athletics just from being around athletics, helping kids get to the next level. coaching them. you know, it's more than that. you're a father figure, a counselor. i'm wearing a lot of hats right now. >> how did you convince yourself to dive right into a job like this? >> man, i think it was a five acres i had to mow on my own. i said i can't keep doing that. i have to do something else. trying to figure out what it is you want to do. you have things that are fulfilling. you have things that pay the bills. being around football, well being around sports and affecting kids in a positive light, in a positive way, being a positive role model to the kids is important. a lot of them, i don't think they think across the bridge, let alone have been. that, changes a mind set and

changing a culture the way the kids think is the biggest, you know, hurdle. >> once that changes, he believes these kids will flourish. it is a work in progress. with the help of june, it's headed in the right direction. most of the kids know that he played football but most of the kids don't realize the level of success he achieved. no you didn't. no you didn't play in the nfl. one of his favorite lines is google me, check it out. in this era, you can do it. he doesn't need to work ever again. that's one of the most amazing things, he dove right in and putting in more hours there than he ever did at the nfl. >> what a great story. thanks so much. >> still to come t growing investigation into the s.a.t. cheating scam. for all your news, search

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florida a&m has to practice for the schools marching band following the death of a member. the president says the school is forming an independent task

force to look into the death of the 26-year-old drum major who was found unresponsive on a bus after the football game. they will investigate whether hazing was involved. the school has had problems with hazing in the past. the college exam cheating scandal is growing bigger in a suburb of new york city. >> police made new arrests in this case. we have the report. >> reporter: has been cuffed to each other, three former high school students were arrested for taking standardized exams for money. 19-year-old george train, 20-year-old josh, 19-year-old adam justin and 18-year-old michael, who is not seen here are all facing felony charges. >> we now know that this kind of cheating is really very easy to do. with inadequate security procedures. it takes a fake homemade id to

take the s.a.t. or a.c.t. for someone else. the students who paid ran out of criminal court with hats on to conceal their ids. because of their age, they were not identified. attorneys representing the youth did not believe this was a criminal matter. >> they didn't do anything. this is not a criminal matter that should be processed in the court system. >> the criminal justice system is not a place to push an agenda. >> reporter: it was first exposed in september when high school administrators reported test irregularities. 40 people were identified in the cheating scandal. they only arrested 13 today. a statute of limitations. parents were not surprised to hear about more arrests. >> in this town, it's the normal, you know, when you have

money you can get whatever you want. it's not what you know, it's who you know, right? >> at the end of the day, every s.a.t. grade from our school is going to be taken with a grain of salt because of these kids. it's not fair. >> well, that is it for news 4 at 5:00. thanks for joining us. >> have a great thanksgiving everybody. >> yeah. >> news 4 at 6:00 starts now. rage and revolution. the violence continues for a fifth day in egypt. amid the unrest, there's good news for the family of a georgetown university student who is in custody there. a warning from police on this black wednesday they call it. we'll tell you why today is considered one of the deadliest nights of the year for teenagers. carjackers steal a woman's suv with her baby inside it. good evening. i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler.

we begin with one of the busiest travel days of the year. from coast-to-coast, people are heading out for the holiday. 42 million people are expected to go somewhere for thanksgiving this year. that's the largest number of travelers since the recession started. getting there won't be cheap. drivers are paying 20% more for gas and airline tickets compared to this time last year. a storm system is over the northeastern part of the country. it's threatening to slow travelers down. more than 100 flights have been canceled because of the weather. a look now at denver international airport right now where things appear to be running on schedule. doug kammerer kicks off the holiday travel coverage with a look at the travel spots. >> we are seeing some travel spots at the airport at reagan national. 30 to 45 minutes gate departure delays as well as taxi delays.