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. he had earlier dyed hads hair

pink in honor of breast cancer awareness. students are learning a very difficult lesson through this tragedy. >> don't make a temporary decision that will have a permanent impact. we try to have them make sense of a situation, and today we'll just get through the day to the holidays. in loudoun county, darcy spencer, news 4. investigators believe speed and driver inexperience played a role in this crash and there was no indication that that teenager was drinking alcohol. new tonight the suspicious death of a man in his 60s in prince william county is being investigated as a murder. >> harold hall was found dead on west longview drive in woodbridge. hall is the ninth person murdered in prince william county this year. police haven't said how he died and just that he had trauma to his upper body. a gmc sierra is missing. now to that deadly fire in fairfax count they started with a heating pad as a woman was

trying to stay warm on one of the coldest nights of our season. meagan fitzgerald joins us to explain how this could have been prevented. meagan? >> wendy, fire officials say this likely could have saved the woman's life. they tell us when they arrived at the home they found the smoke detector, but they tell us it wasn't working. the fire started at around 4:45 on saturday morning when fairfax conte fire crews got the call. they saw smoke coming out on a home of sylvan glen lane. when they arrived they found an elderly woman trapped inside. she was transported to the hospital, but didn't make it. he says it was a heating pad that caused the fire and he says this is just the start of a potentially deadly fire season. >> this is the season that we're going to have which we'll see fires and the calls will be handled. the calls will be ashes.

>> reporter: fairfax county officials say if you don't have a working smoke detector or need assistance you can contact any of the departments in the county. they'll not only install it, but they'll give you one free of charge. coming up at 6:00, what fire investigators are warning about when it comes to heating devices this season. back to you. >> meagan, thanks so much. it is not clear yet what sparked this big fire in fort washington. >> you can see flames shooting to the top of this house and this is on mariner drive along the potomac river. the fire cost more than a half million dollars in damage. those winds are making it feel worse out there. >> it's blustery. let's get the latest from doug on how much colder it could get tonight. >> you mentioned how much colder it was, and the coldest morning we've seen so far. d.c. down to 32 degrees for the first time this season and 27 in gaithersburg and 28 in manassas,

very cold last night and it will be very cold again tonight and look at the current windchill in gaithersburg, 40 degrees toward fredericksburg and 37 in leesburg ask a cold monday for sure. as we look toward the next couple of days here's what i'm looking at. first off, another cold night tonight and maybe as cold, if not colder, but then thanksgiving warmth moving in and we're not talking about the turkey. black friday forecast, i'll have that for you and i'll see you back here at 5:25. >> i'm chris lawrence at the news desk where we're following the latest out of france where police found an explosive belt south of paris. this is the same area where they pinged a cell phone that belongs to one of the men wanted in those attacks. it contained bolts and explosives similar to the devices that went off in paris. this all comes as the international man hunt far fugitive salah abdeslam. abdeslam fled to that area just

after the attacks in paris. a authorities carried out more than 30 raids in belgium and have betweenmore than 20 people into custody been he thinks his brother may have blacked out before the attacks and in fact, he thinks abdeslam is hiding from both the police and isis and he's calling on him to surrender. jim? >> chris lawrence. the capital of mali remains in a state of emergency after gunmen shot and killed that luxury hotel including one woman from takoma park, maryland. this evening we're getting a new look after security and military forces went in. they managed to help as many as 170 people escape from the radisson blu hotel and an extremist group with ties it al qaeda is claiming responsibility for the attack. here in our area there is a renewed call for a change of heart in maryland when it comes to the syrian refugees.

governor larry hogan is among dozens of governors who have said they don't want refugees in their states until the u.s. government can guarantee security. two refugees, speaking through a translator were outside the statehouse in annapolis today. >> this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to come to the united states and live here. >> our history tells us time and again that when we cloz our doors to those in need, tragedy follows. >> the refugees also said that most of those trying to flee syria are trying to escape the same terror that we saw play out in paris. two women are saying a difficult good-bye tonight to her sisterer. she's headed to prison for 15 years for killing her abusive husband. she was sentenced a week ago to the sentence beyond the guidelines and they tell jury julie carey, they hope her case convinces other abused women to find help. >> they arrive from brazilerier

this month to prepare for their sister's trial, but now they must say good-bye and return home not knowing when they'll see rosa angeles next. >> translator: our thoughts are with her every day. our family is doing what we can and we pray for her every day and for her to be strong. >> reporter: rather than risk decades in prison away from her two children, separately decided to end her plea of voluntary manslaughter and recognizes the evidence against her. spratteling shot her husband steven who was a police officer in may of 2013 after a fight in which he choked her until her kids interrupted the incident. her sisters say rosa angela endured years of abuse that should have been taken into account by the judge. they point out this dire. >> we believe they did not take

into consideration what she went through. >> her children now ages 10 and 12 have been placed with her late husband's brother in another state. her sisters say rosa angel's greatest hope is to some day win their forgiveness. >> she didn't intend to do what she did. it was a horrible moment in her life &, and we wanted to help her stay strong, for her children. both women hope that by speaking out about thisso deal others might seek help. in fairfax county, julie carey, news had. guns are off the street thanks to a gift card event. police posted these photos some of the firearms they collected at the first baptist church of glen arden. in exchange for the guns people got gift cards that were worth between $50 and $150 and the guns and ammo are to be destroyed.

their past weekend collection was the most successful yet. a tradition near and dear to the late marion barry is under way right now one year since the former d.c. member and council member passed away. ruby lamay is hosting the ward aid particulary give away at malcolm x elementary. d.c. mayor muriel bowser will announce plans for how the city will honor marion barry. >> a former nsa official admits to a judge that he's responsible for his 3-year-old son's death. i'm segraves, the bombshell in court that forced the judge to delay sentencing. and the mad holiday travel rush is about to begin. we'll go behind the scenes to see what it really takes to get you to a thanksgiving table on time. >> and our holiday tradition continues with food and family. >> if you'd like to help just call the sunshine.

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a former senior official at the national security administration pled guilty today to the death of his young adopted son and then things took an unexpected turn when for the

first time that defendant said that he is suffering from mental illness. news 4's mark segraves joins us. he's live at the courthouse in rockville. mark? >> reporter: yeah. this came out during routine questioning. during every plea deal the judge always asks the defendant a series of questions including are you under the influence of drugs or alcohol at this moment? and today brian o'callaghan told the judge yes, that he was taking medication for what he called a serious mental health issue. brian o'callaghan pled guilty to child abuse resulting in the death of a minor, but during the plea hearing, o'callaghan told the court for the first time that the 30-year-old damascus man suffers from a history of mental illness. >> the judge will consider all aspects and mental illness is certainly a component to that and we believe by taking this plea today and having the ability to take responsibility for his act that, you know, a

long sentence is appropriate. >> reporter: o'callaghan's attorney objected to evidence from prosecutors that indicate the 3-year-old boy may have been abused prior to the injuries that killed him. >> it's clear that there were injuries that had been on the way to healing as well as injuries that ultimately caused the demise of maddock, the child in this matter. >> brian o'callaghan had taken his young boy maddock to the hospital and the boy died the next day. the 3-year-old who o'callaghan and his wife recently adopted suffered a fracture to the base of his skull as well as other injuries to his head and body. o'callaghan had told police the boy had slipped in the bathtub of the home while o'callaghan's wife was out of town and o'callaghan who was the division chief for the nsa and a decorated marine was charged with first-degree murder with child abuse and was ordered held

without bond. his attorney had maintained it was a tragic accident. o'callaghan and his wife had a 7-year-old son who was at home at the time, but was in another part of the home when the 3-year-old maddock was injured. >> reporter: o'callaghan's defense attorney asked the judge to delay handing down a sentence until next year so that he could bring in mental health witnesses who would testify to o'callaghan's history of mental illness. i spoke to that attorney on the way out of the courthouse and he would not say if that mental illness had anything to do with his time in the military. coming up at 6:00, there were members from the korean adoption community here today and you'll hear from them about why they're so upset at this most recent revelation. jim, back to you. >> such a disturbing story. mark segraves, thank you. ten people will have to find somewhere else to stay tonight after this fire in the apartment complex. the blaze appears to have started because of an electrical issue in carolton, rather, this

morning. firefighters found flames through the roof when they showed up and everyone made it out safely. ♪ ♪ ♪ we're fighting against teams and referees. it is what it is. i don't know if it's about the name or what, but at the same time we play football, too. we work our butt off, too. >> jason hatcher fuming at the refs and those comments have a lot of folks talking. jason pugh is live at the redskins park where the head coach is sharing his thoughts and a lot of frustration circling around a specific game-changing call. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, jim. some very strong comments from jason hatcher following yesterday's game where he basically said the redskins name is the reason why the team doesn't get the benefit when it comes to calls from the officials. a lot of the teammates felt that same way. he didn't back down from those comments posting more on his social media play. i want to show you the play that

he was referring to and it has a lot of people upset with the officials and chris culver hits greg olson and jars the ball loose and regards it 75 yards for a touchdown in which the redskins go ahead in this ball game, but instead a penalty was called. unnecessary roughness on chris culver. the panthers would score four plays later to take the lead and they would not think back, and there's more on what he had to say in the reaction today. >> at the end of the day, don't worry about the name. we're playering and we work our butt off, too. so i'm just frustrated with it. i'm frustrating with it. we shouldn't have to be punished for that. i don't give a crap about the name. we are players, and we've got feelings, too. and we want to win, too. >> i think everybody is a little frustrated after the game and you know, what he said is what he said.

to point the finger at an official for our loss yesterday it probably isn't right because we lost by 30. >> jay gruden also went on to say that h would talk to his players in a meeting about what they do post on social media. from ashburn, i'm jason pugh, news 4 sports. >> let's go live now to our phone bank. there they are. doreen is there, jason and one of our producers is there. the lines are 202-885-4949. give doreen a call. you can make a secure donation and help families in need this thanksgiving. >> i'm going to call her! >> call her right now. >> i've got my phone. let's call her right now. >> we're collecting your done asian of non-perishable food at the verizon center. >> pat lawson muse has been there since 5:00 this morning. everyone has been so generous and it's like a little party down there. >> reporter: well, and a good party, a good cause, wendy.

>> there is still time to call and still time to donate for food for families. 11 hours and counting now since we've been on the air. we have been on the air since 6:00 this morning with our partners from radio 1. they've been out here in the cold with us encouraging listeners to help out and so many have helped out and we still need donations and there are so many families who won't have thanksgiving dinners unless they help. one of those helping today is the pastor of the local church. >> it makes me feel good because it means that woo have not lost empathy and we still sichl fiez with those that are less fortunate and we have to realize that people don't just have to auto at thanksgiving, but all year round. >> that's right. we're not just feeding people for thanksgiving, but calling attention to the fact that

hunger is a big problem in our community and we want to ease a little of the pain and make it a happy thanksgiving for needy families in this area. so pick up the phone and call doreen. call your friends, call your co-worke co-workers. make a donation and $50 will feed a family of four, but anything helps. go to nbcwashington.com to donate food for families. the paris terror attacks may take a toll on tourism here in the nation's capital. we'll show you how business is booming despite recent concerns. the texas kid accused of bringing a bomb to school that was a clock he had create side giving school leaders time to make a decision before going to court. and living on edge, how a northern virginia set

now your storm team 4 forecast. so i just put on my facebook page, is it too cold, too soon? believe it or not, we should have been down and around the freezing mark sooner than we have been. today was the first day that we did reach freezing at the airport and take a look and show you what's happening across the area and look at just a beautiful shot. this is a very pretty shot and the sun went down well after a

half hour ago and the windchill down to 36 and these are the current temperatures already 34 in gaithersburg and 34 in la rhea and you know it will be a very cold night tonight and you don't need me to tell you the coats are in tonight and you probably won't need the umbrellas for the next week to two weeks. we do not have much in the way of rain chances. satellite and radar showing you a couple of cool features and first up, lake-effect snow and these clouds trying to move in, most of them probably get out of here by the time they move across the mountains, but this is the only system and the only game in town from maine all of the way back to the northwest and there's almost nothing falling from the sky in our region. what we do have is the cold air. morning low temperatures tomorrow and 45 in gaith ursburg and last night frederick was 19 degrees and 31 in d.c. and high temperatures tomorrow, and it

will be warmer and still quite cool and we'll still have a breeze out there, so you'll probably still need the jackets out there, as far as thanksgiving day and 57 in petersburg, so mild here, even inside the city, we were looking really good here on thanksgiving day. i think really nice temperatures around the 60-degree mark and buoy around 58 and what about the eastern shore and how about the beaches? a lot of people go down toward the beaches and thanksgiving. ocean city looking good. chesapeake beach, 59 degrees and leonard town around 60 and ocean city and rehoebing on the looking good and thanksgiving day is going to be quite nice. black friday and even better and 64 on your black friday, so a very nice forecast here and temperatures moving in the right direction. let's break down thursday one more time and we'll take you hour by hour for your thanksgiving day, and starting off cool, but not too cold and

38 degrees in the city and 48 degrees by 11:00 a.m. and super nice by 3:00 and by the time we're eating the temperatures will be in the upper 60s. coming up at 5:45, will you be traveling over the next couple of days? veronica has your travel forecast coming up at 5:45. >> thank you, doug. people going, people coming. we are hanging out with the airline crews today seeing how they get you where you need to go on this bessie travel week. i'm adam tuss and i'll take you behind the scenes coming up. a local father is thankful despite dealing with a stunning tragedy. >> a plane crashed into his home and claimed the lives of his wife and two young sons. how he's finding peace almost a year later thanks to one person. >> everything i used to have is gone, and at least i have her to kind of remind me of my wife

this is jackie bensen in chantilly, virginia. you can see behind me, fairfax county police have yellow tape around a pet store called dreamy puppy. they are here on scene investigating something they often get called to do, but not on this scale. the police department and animal

control officers were called here by what they tell us were a number of complaints about the health of the puppies inside that store. what they tell us is they've taken out between 40 and 50 puppies. they will be examined by a veterinarian as to their health and also whether the puppies are old enough to legally be sold in a pet store in virginia. that age is eight weeks. so right now, what this is being described as is an ongoing investigation and an investigation that is under way and no charges and no allegations of any wrongdoing at this point and an investigation into the health of the puppies inside this facility. live in chantilly, virginia, jackie bensen, news 4. now at 5:30, the holiday travel season is here and we have team coverage for you. >> from the roads to the airports to your travel forecast, we've got you covered this thanksgiving holiday. right now we know you are getting ready for what will be a busy week. at the airport you've never seen what it's like to be part of the

crew over the thanksgiving travel period. our transportation reporter adam tuss went behind the scenes to give you an inside look. >> reporter: at the airport this week, time is precious. turning an airplane, meaning getting it back on its way with another load of passengers, a priority. jetblue airplane going to west palm beach out of pca today, and a lot of these planes have to turn around pretty quickly. they want to get the people back on, and the bags back on and you have to do that in 35 minutes. >> out here on the tarmac on a day like today the weather plays a factor. the jetblue crew letting us tag along. it's cold out here today. >> a little chilly. >> there is a windchill on the open runway, but that kaerpt slow down ground crews. more than a million people expected to run through dulles national this thanksgiving period more than last year. >> if one man doesn't do his part the plane might not go on time. >> reporter: about an hour

according to the department of transportation, these crews race against the clock from refueling the plane to a mechanic making sure everything looks fine, and then there are the bags and making sure the bags are in the right place and has gone high-tech. is that to make sure the bag got here? >> the bag got here and also to make sure that it is for this flight. >> reporter: last year bad storms slowed flights. this year in our area -- >> it's a good thing to look at the weather and the forecast calls for pretty clear skies throughout the week. so happy for that. >> reporter: you've heard of giving yourself extra time at the airport. coming up at 6:00, find out what happened to these crews when you show up late and they have to make a mad dash with your bag. at reagan national, adam tuss, news 4. right now some people might already be traveling on maryland roads for the thanksgiving holiday. you might have an advantage if you leave today or tomorrow, this wednesday is traditionally the single most traveled day of

the year. today, maryland transportation officials make sure you have enough gas, of course, keep an emergency kit and if your car breaks down, get out and get to a safe place as soon as you can. >> do your very best to draw as much attention to you. the reason we tell you that's the goal so a, one of the things that will happen is that someone will see you and they will call for assistance for you. so you want to be draw as much attention to your vehicle as possible. a lot of road construction projects in maryland will be suspended to help ease holiday traffic congestion. oh, you will love this. a transportation group has a list of the 50 worst bottlenecks in the entire country and three of them are in our area. the mile-long stretch of 395 that you know so well between the gw parkway and washington parkway, that comes in as the

26th worst. this is according to the american highway users allowance and over the span of a year, backups there caused more than a million hours of delays and waste more than $300,000 gallons of gasoline. number 41 on the l the in the tyson's corner area where they lose half a million hours idling every year and at number 44 is the bottleneck between duke street and edsel road on 395 in alexandria. you're wasting $300,000 hours of delays and nearly $800,000 gallons on that little stretch. officials say congress needs to act or things are going to get even worse. >> in this thanksgiving, what america's getting is a preview of what we can expect to occur over the next 30 years if things go unchecked. >> the worst bottleneck in the nation is in chicago and sticks of the top ten, los angeles. you'll have the opportunity to meet the metro's new general

manager. mark the date on your calendars at 6:30 in the evening at the martin luther king library in northwest d.c. it's a forum hosted by metro riders union. paul wiedefeld has said he wants to meet with riders to find out what you're dealing with including problems with reliability, service and safety. last week when he was introduced he said he has no immediate plans to increase fare. a man wanted for murder in prince william county turned himself into police today. byron king is being held without bond in connection with the death of gilbert kennard. they are charged in connection. police found the victim dead on the steps of a townhouse in woodbridge earlier this month. they tell us the victim knew both of the men. >> french president francois hollande is coming to washington to meet with president obama so they can talk about their strategies for destroying isis. right now the u.s., france and russia as a coalition are

hitting isis from the air, but there is growing pressure to send more ground forces into syria and it is coming from both democrats and republicans in this country. the white house says those air strikes are working. >> we have taken isil leaders off the battlefield. we have regained territory inside of iraq and syria. >> and there is still concern as isis fighters posing as syrian refugees and jeh johnson is dfrding the refugee program and the screening process, but he says he's willing to work with congress on changes to the visa waiver program. it's a story that made international headlines. you probably remember the texas student who was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school. today that student wants the school district and the city of irvine, texas, to pay up. >> lawyers for ahmed mohamed are asking for $15 million for physical and mental anguish. they're threatening to file a civil lawsuit if a settlement

isn't reached in two months. police arrested mohamed earlier this year after someone at his school thought the clock was a bomb. a devastating fire at an animal shelter. find out what's being done now for the pets that survived. >> the food for phfamilies phon bank are still open. take a moment to make a donation. the lines are open and the number is 202-885-4949. jason, it's still lonely there. come on, someone say hi to jason.

>> all right, the lines are open and the calls keep coming through and there's one available right now. still plenty of time to call for the food for families phone bank and call 202-885-4949 to help community numbers this holiday. >> there's still time to drop off non-perishable food items to at the verizon center. >> let's go to pat lawson muse who has been there since the crack of dawn to witness generosity. >> food for families is now nine years young and it takes a whole village to do this every year. people willing to got extra mile to help those who are less fortunate in our community. this is the result of a day of giving. these bins have been empty it is a couple of times and then they filled up again and just an

example of the generosity here and nbc 4 is able to feed thousands of families every year with the help of local businesses and community partners. >> you know, every morning when i come to work, i arrive by people who are sleeping on the street and to me it's a reminder of how fortunate we are as well as the responsibility we have to get back to them. >> it's mind boggling and how well we can deal with the country and right here in our own neighborhoods there are people struggling just to get by to have a meal and anything that we can do to make a difference in the lives of the people we want to be there to support them. >> now we are not quitting until the last can is collected. so go to the phones and call the phone bank, 202-885-4949 to d e donate by check or credit card. mail checks to food for families at 4001 nebraska avenue and

20016, and that's nbcwashington.com. we want to make it a happy thanksgiving for as many people as possible this year as always. back to you. >> thanks so much. still ahead, treasured moments from the past. a montgomery county father finds video and it helps his heart heal after that plane crash that killed his wife and his two little, little boys. the message he has for all of us on this coming thanksgiving.

it has been nearly a year now since a gaithersburg man lost his family when a plane hit their house. the bond with his daughter have only grown stronger as the two slowly discover pieces of the past they don't want to forget. >> i think you'll need a long-sleeve jacket today. >> what's a routine moment for most. >> we're taking it step by step. >> is another day when ken is just trying to keep up. >> getting her hair back into a ponytail is always a challenge and i'm, is this too tight or not tight enough? >> this past year was incredibly painful for ken who found himself raising a daughter alone. >> the biggest blessing is having my daughter around and

without her it would have been hard to move on just knowing that everything i used to have is gone. >> at least i have her to kind of remind me of my wife and my other kids. >> on december 8, 2014, while ken was at work and his daughter arabelle was at school a plane crashed near their home. the wing hit his house, setting it on fire. ken lost his wife, marie, 3-year-old coal and a son he barely got to know, baby devin was just 7 weeks old. almost a year later this grieving father and daughter are finding peace by rehave saiding the past. >> she always asked why don't we do memories again? >> and when we're getting to closer to halloween. let's talk about the halloween costume themes we had over the years. >> this time of year is especially tough. marie, coal and devin's birthdays were all in october. thanksgiving will be the first without everyone, but they have each other. >> she's brought me some of her pillows or stuffed animals and

she's, like, i thought these would bring you comfort, daddy. okay. thank you. >> the one place they won't return to is here where they lost so much. a lot has changed in the last year after the house was torn down. ken recently made the hard decision to rebuild and sell their house. >> it's just a place i could never move back to. even if the house is laid out different. just the yard, the area would have too many memories for me. >> as for work, ken left his job and bought a home cleaning service so he could be with arabelle more. while at home he has time to go through the little that was salvaged on that tragic day. he found a hard drive with pick theures and videos he'd never seen before like this one of cole watching his dad mow the lawn. i don't want to forget, you know? i want their memories stay with me. because that's all i have left of them. >> from mementos and photographs to his daughter's smile. >> she's always really kind to other people which, marie was

always like that. >> reminders of the past are everywhere and while there's still a lot of pain, there's also a new sense of purpose. >> we only really have one chance at life so i don't want to sit back in five years and say, what did i just do for the last five years. you have to try to find the good parts of your life. >> in gaithersburg, angie goff, news 4. gamel says despite all that's happened his daughter is excelling not only in school, but also on the soccer field. there was a bomb scare in philadelphia in the area of philadelphia that was caused by a weather device that went a stray and it's being traced back to our area. this week en, the one-pound weather device floated down from the sky, landing on a car out in an area of philadelphia and that prompted a bomb squad to respond. the national weather service says the device wases a weather instrument called a radiosonde and it was carried from

sterling, virginia, to philly by the high winds. and we did have high wind are winds. >> and there are hundreds that go up safely with no problem. for us around here, extra layer or two, starting this weekend, but now by the end of the week, one layer, maybe. you'll see what i'm talking about. 30s for today. of course, our windchills were in the teen, 20s and it got better by the afternoon and mild conditions by the end of the week and i'll show you how long that mild will stick around. as far as tomorrow goes, and sunshine, yes. it's not going to be as cold or breezy. you'll still need a coat, though, especially early in the morning and weather will have an impact on our area tomorrow, first day, wake-up weather, 23-31 so you can see many, many areas well below freezing, but i like the fact that it's not going to be breezy. >> some of the lower readings, frederick, and around olny. so 72, 70 and herndon and around

la plata and waldorf and our next change for us is tomorrow afternoon after 1:00 when the temperature gets up above 50 degrees and chill l s ans and c afternoon and last week we were above 50 with saturday afternoon and manassas, la plata as well in down south and for wednesday's weather, look at this, the whole eastern third of the country is dry, but chilly in the 50s and jacksonville about 73 or so and there's a race through the nation's midsection and if you do enjoy doing traveling. what i like is this holiday, thanksgiving no big weather system is expected and this is here in the pacific northwest with snow coming in and we're back to dry roads across the area and driving we, again, your air travel and it's mostly rain in the nation's midsection that may slow you down. >> super nice conditions for

thanksgiving. this is the hourly forecast for thanksgiving day. 50 degrees by 11:00 a.m. and noon time, certainly will hold in the 50s as we hold through the afternoon hours and we'll pick up a few clouds and ahead of the breeze in the next weather system and early morning friday if you plan on doing shopping and 40s, too. 65 for a high temperature. so even those who will be lining up early in the day on friday, it's going to be mild. there was a sneak peek of the weekend and a few showers early day saturday. once again, it's a split weekend for us when the best day is saturday and showers early on because the second half of the weekend we start off with windchills in the 20s and high temperature 44 so it is going to be cold. >> what you can expect on thanksgiving day and for friday with news 4 at 6:00. >> the recent terror threats are not taking a toll on our tourism. today we learned about a business boom in part of downtown. >> news 4's tom sherwood is live

with that story. hi, tom. >> it's quiet now at the convention center downtown and it doesn't have many conventions and the city is getting ready to serve and protect all who do come. >> reporter: business and tourism have gone up all around the often busy d.c. convention center and it's been desolate retail spaces within the center itself. now the city hopes that's changing. >> in the coming months, weeks and months that we will achieve 100% occupancy. >> reporter: at a crowded press conference in one of the still-empty spaces, city officials announced seven new businesses, restaurants, a gym, a grocery and other retail attractions will soon start filling in dead zones on seventh and ninth streets downtown. >> that was the final piece in the puzzle. we got the convention center and the retail and we got the hotel and now we are really rolling. >> reporter: jay morgan is confident the area is growing to

meet the demand. >> we're in a city with disposable income and it's very important and a priority in a high, stressful city and people need an outlet. >> in the wake of the paris terrorism, tourists and visitors understandably are anxious about visiting washington and other places, but local leaders say there's no significant effect on business here. >> our city is very practiced on working with our federal partners to keep washington, d.c. safe. we ask our residents and visitors to be aware, as well, but to keep on with their daily lives, with their holiday plans. >> reporter: one of the cities the district's top tourism officials was in paris the day the terrorists struck. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, we'll ask him how did he handle the fear? i'm tom sherwood, news 4. >> thank you, tom. >> a medical student shot while trying to help a woman during an attempted abduction. >> new developments on the man

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med student peter gold when gold came to the aid of a woman who was being dragged down the street in what looked like an abduction. gold was taken to the hospital in critical condition and his family says tonight he is improving and cain is facing charges of attempted murder, kidnapping and armed robbery. it was a devastating scene at an animal shelter in massachusetts. investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire that killed dozens of animals. >> byron barrett talked to the shelter manager there who says the whole community is feeling this loss. >> i can't even say how i feel right now. they're my animals. they're my babies. >> heart broken workers at the sweet pea animal shelter in packston after a raging fire rips through their building killing dozens of animals. shelter officials say 17 dogs and 39 cats were inside. they say only two cats and four dogs survived and that one of those dogs may not make it.

>> i'm devastated. i really don't have words. i'm not thinking straight yet. >> dick clark, a retired animal control officer who used to bring strays to his home founded the shelter in 2001. >> living on the street, they're abused and beaten. all kinds of things that happen to them. they don't deserve to be out there and we try to get them in and get them homes where they belong. >> they're more than just shelter animals. i take a lot of these cats and they're ferrills and i work with them for months to be human -- >> all of the animals here were up for a dopgdz except for four cats they were boarding for a homeless veteran. now she has to deliver the bad news to the vet that three of his cats perished in the fire. >> i have to send somebody to the veterans shelter tomorrow in

wooster so they can get a hold of him and let him know. my records are burned so i don't have his phone number. >> community members are now rallying to help that shelter. >> volunteers and veterinarians have shown up with supplies to help out those surviving animals. now at 6:00, an important clue linked to the terror attacks in paris. a street cleaner made the discovery today in an area where fugitive suspect salah abdeslam was tracked. now as the man hunt for him intensifies in belgium, there are new warnings for americans. just a few minutes ago the state department issued a worldwide travel alert for u.s. citizens. that alert says authorities believe the likelihood of terror attacks will continue. >> ten days after the terror in paris, there have been new raids and new findings in europe. an explosive belt was found in a trash can in the suburbs of paris today. investigators say it contains the same explosives used in the

paris attacks. in the meantime more raids and arrest in belgium. among them, a fourth suspect charged with terrorism in the capital city of brussels will now stay at the highest alert level for at least another week because of threats of a, quote, serious and imminent attack. that's where our coverage begins with nbc's bill neely. >> near the end of the third day when brussels has been in virtual lockdown. more police raids and 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