tonight and we'll show you how long the cold remains. developing now. prosecutors are charging a second man for murdering a pastor's pregnant wife. this afternoon we're learning why she may have been killed and hearing a message of forgiveness from her husband. but first at 4:00, our first look at the 15-year-old driver who died this weekend trying to get away from police in northern virginia. wilberto pitre. he's not old enough to have a license and police say he was spotted driving after midnight with his headlights turned off. when a deputy tried to pull him over police say pitre sped away and crashed into another car. pitre was a sophomore at loudoun valley high school and he's being remembered by teachers and student as a fun-loving student with a passion for music. >> he was in the marching band and jazz band and just loved music. he was learning to play the bass because he wanted to play bass in the jadz band next year. >> a 15-year-old girl was in the

car with pitre when he crashed. she was taken to the hospital and she is expected to survive. if you stepped outside it was the coldest day of the season so far. let's get right to the storm center. doug, are we going to be below freezing again tonight? >> yeah. we will be everywhere again. this was the first time we were below freezing at the airport and we'll hit temperatures of 32 degrees and the winds, they've had a factor and first off, let's show you how cold things were this morning. 19 in frederick, 27 in gaithersburg and 28 in manassas and a very cold start to our monday and look at the windchills here. current windchill, 30 in gaithersburg and 36 in d.c. and this is the windchill at 4:00 in the afternoon and you know the cold air is in place and we've got one more really cold night ahead and that's tonight. thanksgiving, though, we have warmth going our way and i've got it all for you coming up in just a couple of minutes.

>> for the fourth straight day, brussels is paralyzed by terror, the belgian capital on lockdown under the highest possible security threat as authorities there continue to search for one of those responsible for the attacks on paris. overnight, 22 raids ended with 21 arrests and authorities say their main target, however, still on the loose. belgian isis militants salah abdeslam. his brother says he thinks salah may have pulled out of the paris attacks at the last second and that he may be wearing an explosive suicide belt. nbc news has confirmed that police south of paris did find an explosive belt and a cell phone and they are now going over the calls that were made and received on that phone. >> french president francois hollande will meet with the president obama tomorrow. president obama has made it clear he doesn't plan a major change in strategy. he has a lot of critics here in

washington who are calling for bolder action. steve handelsman is track developments from the white house. >> reporter: thanks. tomorrow french president francois hollande still reeling from the attack on paris and president obama will try to figure out ways to escalate the fight against isis, but there will be tough calls. can there be better coordination between the french, u.s. and russian air forces now flying missions. the russians are protecting syrian president assad that the u.s. says has to go. should there be ground forces inside syria and more u.s. ground forces. who runs syria if isis is decimated and still threatening a comeback. what about tone? mr. obama's tried to sound calm keeping to his week-long schedule in asia, and not rushing home, he said to show that the viciousness of a handful of killers does not stop the world from doing vital business, but critics say president obama's been too calm,

failing to rally this nation with outrage about what happened in paris and what isis claims it will do here in washington. from the white house, steve handelsman, nbc news. the rock band u2 will return to paris to play concerts rescheduled because of those attacks. the band scheduled to perform november 14th and 15th and those were the nights that followed the attacks and they held a vigil for the victims, instead. now the shows will be on december 6th and 7th and bono says, quote, the killers cannot steal the spirit of the city and it is a spirit our band knows well. the army is saying the helicopter crash that killed two american pilots appears to be an accident. we sent a breaking news alert to your phone as soon as this broke. the pilots were on a routine training mission to south korea when their apache crossed east of seoul. the chopper may have hit high-voltage power lines or steel tower. investigators found wires near the crash site and the top part

of the tower was damaged. the army is contacting the pilot's families and has not released their names. an electric heating pad is being blamed for starting a fire that killed a woman in fair faks county. the woman's home is near clipton road and fairfax station. firefighters arrived about 4:30 saturday morning to see smoke coming from her house and they found the woman in the living room. meagan fitzgerald reports on our next hour of another problem they found in the home that could have contributed to her death. what was the name of that wine again? now to a bombshell in the local murder case a former senior official at the national security agency pleaded guilty in the death of his 3-year-old adopted son. mark segraves is live at the courthouse in rockville to tell us more about what we learned in today's hearing. >> reporter: chris, this was supposed to be a routine hearing and during the hearing brian

o'callaghan told the judge he was under the influence of medication that he had been taking for what he called a serious mental illness, but despite that the judge accepted his guilty plea and o'callaghan took responsibility for killing his 3-year-old son last year, but his defense attorney asked for a delay in sentencing so he could put witnesses on who would testify to his history of mental illness. now, it was last year when callahan took his 3-year-old son to a local hospital. the young boy died the next day according to police. the 3-year-old and o'callaghan had just adopted 39-year-old son, but that son had suffered a fracture to the base of his skull as well as other injuries to his head and body. the boy had slipped in the bathtub while o'callaghan's wife was out of town. o'callaghan who was a division chief for the nsa and a decorated marine veteran was charged with first-degree murder

and held without bond. his attorney had said that this was a tragic accident. the prosecutors today presented pictures of the boy's injuries to the judge that were so graphic they were not shown in open court. >> we look forward to a stiff sentence in this matter. we believe the photos that were shown in court show cat strafk a catastrophic and unfathomable injuries. these bruises and injuries that were seen in the photographs in court really show a level of abuse that's hard to characterize except for shocking. >> reporter: now prosecutors did agree to drop the first-degree murder charge that had him facing life in prison, but with this charge he is still facing 40 years behind bars. he'll be sentenced next year in april. coming up at 5:00, you'll hear about the evidence that prosecutors did admit today that defense attorneys objected to.

chris, back to you. >> thanks a lot, mark. police have arrested two suspects now in the murder of a pregnant pastor's wife. why detectives say she was shot and how they tracked down the accused killers. the mad rush at our local airports is set to begin. today news 4 goes behind the scenes to show airport workers who are trying to manage the crowds. and we are just getting some breaking news about a high school student who was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school. attorneys for ahmed mohammed are asking for $15 million from the city of irving texas and the local district. police arrested mohamed after someone at the school thought the clock was a bomb. the story made international news and prompted the president to invite him to the white house. mohammed is suing for

the coldest day of the season so far. you're probably wondering how long is this cold air going to stick around? of course, it didn't help one bit at all today that it was a breezy, windy day for us. we're seeing the wind start to come down a little bit across our area. still gusting over 20 miles per hour in gaith ursburg and up around baltimore and enough wind hanging on early tomorrow morning and there will be windchill this evening. if you're going to be going out it will feel like we're in the 20s to 30 degrees and you'll need a nice, warm coat and you can see the recreational forecast and we'll drop to the mid-30s by late and we'll show you the end of the week in just a few. now to the case involving a pregnant pastor's wife. two men are facing murder charges and one of them is 18 years old. larry taylor is one of the men accused killing amanda blackburn

in indianapolis. police arrested a third man facingburg largy charges. she was home alone with her son. the men broke into her house to rob it and although they shot and killed her, they didn't hurt the baby. black burn's husband released a statement saying, quote, though everything inside of me wants to hate, be angry and slip into despair i choose the route of forgiveness, grace and hope. from getting bags to the right place to on-time departures and arrivals this is a wild week at the airport. transportation reporter adam tuss is behind the scenes with the ground crew at reagan national to see how it all gets done. and then a big day here at nbc 4. help give local families in need a thanksgiving meal. we'll go live to the verizon center to show you how you can help. that'

we're following some breaking news right now. take a look. here are live pictures of chopper 4. this is a bus crash in silver spring. officials are telling us a car sideswiped a bus on fenton street and then crashed into a storage pod. right now we don't have any reports of injuries and we'll stay on top of this as it develops. well, it is almost time for that fabulous thanksgiving

travel. for many of you it is an absolute nightmare. not only do you have to get from point a to point b, but you are so hoping your luggage travels there with you. news 4's adam tuss goes behind the scenes at reagan national to show us how the magic happens. >> reporter: people coming, people going. now it's such a busy time at our local airports like here at reagan national, and isn't this such a joyous time of the year to fly? hey, think of it this way. it's not always fun for the crews that have to get you around, either. without a doubt, there is an extra emphasis placed on this week from the airline industry. from bags to on-time departures to just being friendly. >> good morning. >> locally at reagan national and dulles airports, more than 1 million people expected to use the airports over the thanksgiving period. that's more than last year. today we went behind the scenes with the crew of jetblue and they're talking about how quickly they need to get it back into the air. >> we have a half an hour to

turn it and no joking around, and no laughing around and this plane must go out on time. see how airlines are relying on technology to make sure your bag gets to the right location. at reagan national airport, adam tuss, news 4. when it comes to thanksgiving travel, apparently tuesday is the new wednesday. information gathered from the last three years show traffic comes to a screeching halt on tuesday. for example, driving between springfield and richmond on the tuesday before thanksgiving took some people more than three and a half hours compared to about an hour less on wednesday. the height of the getaway occurred around 5:00 in the afternoon on tuesday in all of the three years they looked at. for tips on how to get to your thanksgiving travels just search on the app and search travel tips. travel is not easy in parts of ohio. snow started falling early in cleveland. some places just got a dusting and some got several inches and

no major accidents were reported. >> and now, your storm team 4 forecast. >> a little bit of lake-effect snow out there and any time they get lake effect that tends to show you we get cold air moving in our way, too. look at this shot, this is a beautiful shot near the lincoln memorial. as we look toward the rest of it, looking on the cold side. 42 degrees right now and winds out of the west at 12 miles an hour and the windchill in gaithersburg right now at 29 degrees with the current temperature of 37. so the cold air is here and you know already it will be a very cold night tonight. down to 41 in leesburg and 39 in la rhea. the temperatures are similar to where they were last week. as a matter of fact, we're looking at a very dry period here and not only for the next week, but maybe for the next two weeks, potentially. clear skies across our region and look at the cloud forming

toward the chesapeake bay and back toward the west. here is the lake e tekt snow still going on around the great lakes toward the cleveland area and for us, you can see that flow continues on into our region and that means for us, another cold night tonight and down to 31 in d.c. and 25 tonight in leesburg and 29 in hagerstown and 25 toward manass manassas. a very cold night and temperatures warm warmer than they were today, 51 in d.c. we'll still see in the way of wind tomorrow and winds gusting 10 to 15 miles per hour and we'll see a windchill of 45, 46 and it will stay chilly, but not cold like it was out there today. you will not need the heavy coats and you'll just need the jackets for the most part and starting off, it may be the coats early. 51 for a high temperature on your tuesday and wednesday, much nicer and the difference of three degrees and plenty of sunshine and light winds and

wednesday should be a much nicer afternoon and look at thanksgiving. high temperature on thursday of 60 degrees and thanksgiving right now looking beautiful and even better for black friday. i know a lot of people get out there early for the lines and black friday happens to be the warmest morning of the next couple of days and good news for your forecast, if you're thinking of getting there with the weather in the right direction. >> getting together with family and friends, that's priceless, but this thanksgiving, the cost of putting food on the table has reached a record high. if you're serving ten people the average cost of thanksgiving dinner now tops $50. the farm bureau says that's a first and 70 cents more than last year. a 16-pound duringy costs $23, about $1.40 more than last year and mostly due to the bird flu outbreak a few months ago. pumpkin pie mix and boxes of stuffing, but take heart, some thanksgiving dinner staples are less expensive this year including whole milk, eggs and

fresh cranberries. >> well t doesn't cost that much to feed a family of four. it's about $50 in our area and you can help us do that today through our food for families campaign by donating money or drop off food at the verizon center and pat lawson muse has been out there all day and boy, have people been generous. when it comes to people in the washington area, they've always been generous when it comes to helping those in need and this year there's no exception and we still are asking you go through the phones and call our volunteers at 202-885-4949. we have a phone bank that's been rocking all day taking your donations and we thank you so much for them. people have come to donate a lot of food today and let me show you. we are working on filling up these bins once again. people have been dropping off food. they've been calling. a lot of this came from the d.c. board of elections. we've had the federal election

commission drop off food and lots of folks have been generous and there are still a lot of folks who are struggling right now and they need your help, 202-885-4949 is the number to call. earlier today, washington wizards coach and wizards rookie kelly ubre stopped by to see us. >> we're doing this for the families that don't have much. donate money, food and anything you can help the families in this cold winter. >> we can help people less fortunate than us and this is a little something that we can do, and if we can remember it, and do it every day, every day is thanksgiving. >> reporter: now we are here until 7:00 tonight and there's still time for you to call or to come by and make donations of cash or checks or use your credit card from home or your office, at nbcwashington.com and we're in good company down here and we have wizards down here and rod langley.

that's a hall of famer and a future hall of famer down here, cheering us on and we need your support, as well. >> back to you. >> wendy, thanks for coming down to see us this afternoon. >> it was great fun. i wish i could still be down there and it was wonderful meeting everybody. >> you brought a lot of sunshine, so thanks. >> all right. yeah. we'll check back in with pat throughout the evening, too. she'll be down let next few hours. security is high as the threat from isis looms. still ahead, what police in new york city are doing to make sure thanksgiving, the parade goes smoothly. the video is pretty raw and frightening. a gunman stands over a would-be hero and pulls the trigger. why the victim survived.

arrest in a shooting that has rocked the community surrounding tulane university in new orleans. it left this brave medical student fighting for his life. just a few hours ago police arrested a man who is accused of shooting that student who had stopped an apparent kidnapping. the suspect name is euric cain. police say he was trying to drag a woman away from her suv early friday morning to kidnap her. fourth year tulane med student peter gold intervened and he was shot. according to the video the suspect stood over him and tried to shoot him in the head a

second time, but the gun jammed. police say today's arrest sends a strong message. >> this is absolutely senseless. we're not going to stand for it now. we'll never stand for it. >> tulane university says gold is still under close watch, but that his condition is improving. we continue to follow that developing story in paris where detectives have found an explosive belt and a cell phone in a trash bin. what investigators are saying about a possible link to a missing suspect. the online war against isis. next we'll go inside the world of one of the more

right now at 4:30, we're getting a look at the face of the teenager who was behind the wheel of a car involved in a deadly crash this weekend. wilberto pitre was driving with his headlights off. he sped away and moments later crasheded into another car. pitre was 15 years old and he was killed and he was not a licensed driver. brussels, belgium, is on lockdown for a third straight day now. tensions are high as police try to find more evidence on the prime suspect in the attack on paris. bill neely reports on the fear of new attacks. >> reporter: near the end of the third day when brussels has been in virtual lockdown, more police

raids, 29 in all now with 21 people arrested. >> until now, no firearms or explosives were found. salah abdeslam is not, not among the persons arrested during the searches. >> he's the man, remember, who fled from paris just after the massacres. he was driven to the brussels area, driven by a man who was arrested and then reported to police that abdeslam had been wearing a big jacket leading police to suspect that he may still be wearing an explosive suicide vest and leading to these warnings of the possiblist an imminent attack, not just by abdeslam, but by several men. abdeslam's brother has been on belgian television appealing to his brother to give himself up and suggesting that possibly salah had pulled out of the paris attacks at the last minute and that led to speculation that

possibly salah was fleeing not just from the police, but from his former isis colleagues. so the situation here still tense. this city still on high alert. back to you. >> also in belgium, the fight against terror is taking an unusual turn on social media. investigators are asking belgians to avoid tweeting about any anti-terror raids or operations that they see. so in a show of support, thousands of belgians are posting pictures of cats instead with the #brusselslockdown. the pun, quote, don't let the cat out of the bag. belgian federal police have thanked residents for these efforts. well, we have one big change over the weekend. i know you notice it because you probably pulled out your gloves as we mentioned you might have to do. well, now get ready for another change. watch this. today, cold. it felt like late december and

early january and in the teens to 20s and 30s by afternoon. now the temperatures are going to be going way up by thanksgiving day as well as the end of the week and will feel more like late fall. if you're traveling locally, we have a green light and roads will be dry and nice and mild, we've got the green light. as air travel goes, we have rain over the nation's midsection and more cautionary conditions there. let me show you what i'm talking about. there is the eastern third and you can see how dry it is with temperatures on wednesday for travel in the 50s and we have 70s down south in jacksonville, florida, where there could be rain. and you're hitting the wichita, omaha and even areas close to chicago will have a few roars and the big inclement weather out west. look at that cold conditions with snow in the forecast. that's the way it's looking

right now, folks, as far as thanksgiving day goes and we expect it to be up to 60 degrees. i'll give you an hourly forecast and not just for thanksgiving day, but even your hourly forecast for friday if you plan on heading out early. >> thanks, veronica. to show you how alert earn very is. it triggered a bomb square in philly and that was a device launched by the national weather office in sterling. high winds carried it all of the way to northeast philly where it landed on top of a vehicle. the instrument is called a radiosonde. it was sent up by balloons and when it reaches a certain altitude and the instrument floats to the ground and it has a postage paid envelope so whoever finds it can return it to the national weather service. they launch this all of the time and with usually no problems.

the bomb squad was called in on saturday when the device was found just as a precaution. right now, one of the most visible figures to emerge from the freddie gray case is speaking in d.c. maril maril marilyn mosby. she charged six officers in freddie gray's death. he died of a spinal cord injury. a hearing is scheduled for tomorrow. donald trump is catching heat and who he said was cheering when the twin towers came down on september 11th. the nfl has another concussion controversy on its hands. how it's explaining what appears to be a failure of protocol.

presidential hopeful donald trump is standing by his claim that he saw thousands of new jersey muslims cheering after the 9/11 attacks and trump is now leading republican candidates in a new washington post/abc news poll. his controversial comments came during a rally in alabama when he was talking about tracking syrian refugees. >> i watched when the world trade center came tumbling down, and i watched in jersey city, new jersey, where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down.

>> so far trump's campaign has not been able to give proof of his claim and the mayor of jersey city says -- called trump's claim ridiculous and says it never happened. and one of mr. trump's biggest competitors is giving more details on how he wants to track immigrants in the united states. dr. ben carson told a crowd in south carolina which groups should be monitored. >> i would be in favor of monitoring a mosque or any church or any organization or any school or any press core where there was a lot of radicalization and things that were anti-american. >> how to pay for it? carson says he would try to increase funding for the fbi to carry out the monitoring. the handling of an nfl quarterback's concussion is raising concern. we'll see who is taking the blame for a possible failure of protocol. >> hundred of thousands of people are heading to new york city for the thanksgiving day parade. what police are doing to prepare

for an emergency. >> we want you to join nbc 4 in giving people a happier thanksgiving and it's not too late to donate for family's campaign and pat muse and all of these lovely people are out by the verizon center until 11:00 tonight and head on down there with

montgomery county's executive has officially signed a new law that was inspired by our news 4 i-team investigation. that law doubles the financial

penalties for businesses that illegally sell cigarettes to underaged kids. county leaders say swift action was needed. >> that's right, wendy. it was just a couple of months ago a news 4 i-team investigati investigation, shows a series of purchases by teenagers under the age of 18 buying tobacco. it took just weeks for montgomery county's executive to sign a new law, the fines double from $500 to $1,000 and it takes effect in 90 days. it should crack down on those illegal sales. >> we have a problem in montgomery county and one throughout this region and it's one which young people are very tempted to and we have people unfortunately, who are prepared to sell to minors. we've done -- >> montgomery county council

member craig rice, the author of this new law, mr. rice was particularly troubled by our i-team report and wrote the bill because of it. chris? >> great work, scott. there is controversy and growing concern this afternoon about the safety of nfl players all because a quarterback stayed in the game sunday despite showing signs of a head injury. jay gray has details. >> reporter: the hit was not all that extreme. >> as he was wrapped up. >> reporter: but the effects seemed obvious and immediate. >> grabbing his helmet and struggling to stand, but staying in the game despite the nfl's self-proclaimed commitment and new program to protect against head injuries. >> slow to get up. >> reporter: a team trainer gave the okay for him to stay on the field and a league spotter didn't stop play, but even fans spotted a potential problem. posts on social media included a

woozy case keenum. he's still in the game? how? why do we have a concussion protocol, then? >> following the game, keenum was suffering from a concussion. the nfl announced they're reviewing the incident and prior to this week's games we will reinforce with all involved the need to ensure that these injuries are properly identified in a dress in a manner consistent with our protocols. >> experts say if there is a question, the players should be benched immediately. >> it is always best to err on the side of safety and to take players out of the game if you think there is a concussion. >> reporter: because doctors say could take them out of a much bigger game off the field. jay gray, nbc news. >> now your storm team 4 forecast. >> yes, i know. the weather had a moderate impact on your plans getting out and about today. you were probably a little cold

and we've been telling you that, and chuck bell throughout the day and early part of today. now for tomorrow, i think it's low what impacts we'll have from the weather. >> it's not going to be as cold or breezy, but you still need a goat to get around in and early morning, wake-up weather tomorrow and your tuesday, and 23 to 31 degrees and we will not have that wind to deal with, so temperatures are still well below average and 24 degrees and mount erie and germantown, and gaithersburg, herndon, manassas and 24 starting out and la plata and quantico and fredericksburg. we have our next change coming your way tomorrow afternoon. why? because we're going to get above 50 degrees. the last time we were above 50 was saturday and we've gone more than 24 hours with temperatures below 50. it's not going to be as cold or breezy, and i think you will notice it tomorrow afternoon with the sunshine and 48 degrees up north and 51 right inside the

beltway and generally around 50 degrees with just a very, very light wind and the hourly forecast and here it is. we are going to be starting out in the 30s and 38 degrees and early morning temperature, but with sunshine throughout the day on thanksgiving, and close to 50 degrees and certainly lunchtime and super nice at 3:00 and still mild, and we'll see a few high clouds coming into the area and maybe a little bit of a win ahead of the next system and you'll notice that breeze on friday and your shopping day forecast friday and anyone who will be out anywhere lining up and we're well above freezing in the 40s and mid-60s and i'm calling it mild and the chance of the early morning shower on sunday with the windchills in the 20s and it will be cold in the second half of the weekend and as we get through the weekend and coming up later, we'll take you from the coast to the mountains with your

thanksgiving day forecast, if you're going to be traveling around. >> thanks, v.j. one u.s. intelligence official says the islamic state's media machine is so advanced, its brand is becoming the equivalent of saying coca-cola or nike. greg has been writing a fascinating series of articles on isis and the latest on the advertising. during an execution they raised and lowered the sword repeatedly so they can catch it in multiple angles and the beheading only took place when the director said it was time to proceed. how did the people fighting the propaganda war end up more powerful than the militants fighting the actual one. >> just a reflection of the islamic state and their commitment to propaganda as a tool of their war and of their effort of what they called the cal fade and they believed that the media teams were as

important and more important than their fighters and it's what powers their ability to attract so many recruits and more than 30,000 foreign fighters have traveled to iraq and syria over the past four or five years and this is a big part of the reason why. >> the article, the depth that you get into and the access that you had is stunning and without without revealing specific sources and how did you make contact with her defectors? >> as you read the story, a lot of the details come from defectors who are in prison for morocco and a colleague and i went to morocco after spending months trying to negotiate moroccan citizens and they're trying to send a message that there are people trying to come back from iraq and syria and back from that civil war very disenchanted and it was a pretty delicate negotiation and a very

surreal thing to go inside a moroccan prison, speaking with prisoners in syria. >> this is an army of editors, photographers, producers. where is the united states on this? how far behind the islamic state are they in terms of fighting this propaganda war. >> the united states and its allies has made a number of attempts to try to counter the islamic state's propaganda and message. none of it has worked very well and part of it is just really hard to compete with the islamic state on volume. they just have thousands and thousands of followers who disseminate thousands and thousands of messages and it's tough if you're the u.s. government to compete with the credibility of the islamic state if you're trying to get to an audience of young, disenfranchised muslim males. who are they more likely to listen to? of this outfit in syria that

seems to be doing pretty well and beating up everybody in the war or the u.s. government which they regard with a good deal of skepticism. >> a fascinating, amazing article and i'll link to it on my facebook page and they will take a good, long look. >> thanks for the time and thanks for the link. >> you're welcome. the chilly temperatures have not stopped people to stop by the center to donate. pat, we saw you with randy whitman earlier. what's it looking like right now? we're heading into the final stretch and the final two hours and we're not letting up because there are too many families, chris, who are depending on us and we are depending on you. go to the phones and call our volunteers at 202-885-4949 and they'll stay put until 7:00 this evening to take your donations by phone and all of the food that we collect here at verizon center today is going to be

boxed up. it's now being boxed up at the boys and girls club in northeast and for the next three days there say huge operation taking place there. volunteers are boxing it up and delivering the meals to some very grateful families. earlier, members of the blue knights, the maryland 1 chapter in prince george's county made the trip here to the verizon center even though this has been a really tough day for them. >> we come every year. unfortunately, a good friend of ours nat barber passed away a few hours ago and that negated a few others from being able to be here, but we really, really appreciate being apart of this effort. >> the blue knights of the maryland one chapter even in the midst of their loss today taking time to help the needy. we'd like to ask you to push with us these next couple of

hours and call the phone bank at 202-858-4949, and you can also donate by going to the website, nbcwashington.com. all of it will help make this a happy thanksgiving as we collect food for families. back to you in the studio. >> thanks, pat. >> new york city is preparing for the traditional thanksgiving day parade, but how do police handle this in the current state with the threat from isis

three local lgbt artists are among those honored at the white house as chafl ons of change. fiona dawson started transmilitary in silver spring. it uses the documentary to follow the lives of transgender military personnel. musical theater to tell the stories of transgender men of color, and lee perrine founded makers lab, that celebrate life, art and lgbt culture. if you're flying to see family for thanksgiving, be prepared for more time on the plane. a new study found planes spent a record time taxiing this year. on average they spend 24 minutes between gates and runways. a minute longer than last year. one reason could be newer runways are being built further away to releast congestiorelief

congestion. they have no intention of letting recent threats weeping away and as ida segal report, they're taking unprecedented steps to keep everyone safe. macy's herald square sur rounded by the nypd, a show of force ahead of this week's parade. kate vallejo is happy to see them here. her daughter jillian is a cheerleader performing in the parade, but she says she's not afraid. >> i can be an overprotective mother, and i can get over it, i feel a lot of people can get over it. >> you love seeing the heavily armed officers? >> i love it. i took a picture and put it on instagram. >> they encouraged folks to do the same which is what we did when we saw this black backpack left unattended on broadway. turns out the bag was full of trash, possibly left by a homeless person, but it's that kind of vigilance that gives

officials the confidence to say this. we encourage americans as the holiday season approaches to continue to travel, to associate, to go to public events and to go to public places. >> homeland security secretary jeh johnson in new york for this long-planned terror drill in the subway. multiple agencies simg laulateds parastyle attack and victims bleeding on the street and people calling for help from the platform. first responders had to approach as if this were the real thing. >> these exercises are vitally necessary in light of all that's going on in the world at this particular point in time. >> we know of no specific, credible threat of a paris-like attack directed to the u.s. homeland. we are and we continue to be and we have been concerned about copycat-like attacks. >> it will be packed as it always is.

news 4 at 5:00 starts now with jim and wendy. right now at 5:00, his father said he was a great kid and a bright light. so how did this teenager die in this crash trying to get away from police. a battered wife sentenced for killing her husband and her family is hoping it can help other women in domestic violence cases. we've now learned the victim was just trying to stay warm. and good evening. i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim handly. first at 5:00 tonight, a teenager with a fun-loving personality. >> that's how a community is remembering this high school sophomore who was killed in a crash that is prompting a lot of questions tonight. wilberto pitre, he was just 15, not even old enough to have a license and yet he was driving early yesterday morning. when a deputy tried to pull him over and police say pitre sped off. darcy spencer has our report

from loudoun county. >> wilberto pitre iii died in a car crash in sterling early sunday and he was a sophomore at loudoun valley high school. he is remembered as a fun person and musically tal ended. he played saxophone in the marching band. >> i called him berto when i wanted to have fun with him because he was a fun-loving kid and he loved to be around people and he was all about other people. >> reporter: the teen was driving his parent's car without permission and without a license. when he crashed on east beech road in sterling at 12:30 in the morning. pitre sped away from an attempted traffic stop. a sheriff's deputy tried to pull him over because his headlights were not on, but when he didn't stop, she pursued and less than a minute later pitre crashed into some parked cars. his 15-year-old passenger was also seriously hurt. at school students wore pink in his memory.