of people are rushing off to their holiday destinations and we've got you covered all week long on news 4 and the nbc washington app. >> we just checked and crews did clear a bad accident on route 50 heading out of town today. state police say a vehicle sped off the highway at as vista road and struck a tree. it happened this afternoon. the victim was rushed to the hospital. the u.s. is in total solidarity with france, that is the message president obama delivered to francois hollande during his visit to the white house today. this visit is part of a whirlwind tour for france's president as he tries to strengthen the coalition going after isis. tomorrow he travels to germany then heads to russia on thursday. president obama says the only way russia can play a role is if it shifts focus from supporting bashar al assad to fighting isis. and new out of paris, nbc news learned the ringleader of

the attacks earlier this month returned to several of the scenes later that same night. a prosecutor says cell phone records show he stopped by the restaurant where gunmen opened fire and went to the concert venue where 89 people were killed. he made the return visits even as police swarmed the area investigating. world war iii was trending on twittered to after turkish forces shut down a russian fighter jet near the syrian border. vladimir putin called it a stab in the back. u.s. defense officials now say the plane was in turkish airspace for a matter of seconds before turkish fighters took it down. a russian pilot died and another person was killed during a rescue attempt. turkey says it warned ruf eed r many times before firing. nato is meeting on the issue. president obama says his primary goal is to prevent an escalation of tensions between two countries. virginia's governor

announced a new wide-ranging plan today to improve travel from stafford to the d.c. line including the bottleneck mess on i-395. terry mcauliffe is asking the state to extend the express lanes north to the d.c. line. he also wants to extend the lines on i-95 at the southern end in stafford county for two miles. a study released yesterday ranked a stretch of 395 in arlington as the nation's worst traffic trouble spot. the express lane rees remain fr for three or more. construction will start in two years. that area could be one of the choke points later this evening and the next 48 hours as hundreds of thousands from our region are expected to hit the roads for thanksgiving. what can you expect? doug and veronica have a look at the forecast. first, let's go to transportation reporter adam tuss live right now. >> reporter: they're saying tuesday is the new wednesday before thanksgiving. whatever you make of that.

apparently today is going to be very heavy. let's take a live look right now at the traffic on 270. yeah, pretty heavy out here now pointed in the northbound direction. we already saw really heavy traffic around the area today. take a look at the video of the inner loop of the beltway. congestion, accidents already making for a tough road for some. if you're leaving on the roads, aaa says well over 1 million people will be doing that with you. in fact, 90% of all travelers this thanksgiving in our area will be driving. to put that in perspective, 1 million people is like the entire population of fairfax county all leaving at once. so it's sure to be busy out here. let's take another live look at 270 as the traffic makes its way. tonight, important for everybody just to remember to take a deep breath. you are going to get where you need to go, and remember, there should be a nice meal waiting for you on the other end of the trip. guys, we're going to monitor the commute for you all night

tonight. back to you. >> all right. thanks a lot, adam. let's get over to storm team 4. doug, we've been seeing the temperatures going in the right direction. is that going to continue until the holiday? >> yeah, that is going to continue. i think for travel purposes it's looking good. today's temperatures 12 degrees warmer than yesterday. thanksgiving, 10 degrees warmer than today. >> it's going to really feel like we're a couple weeks earlier than where we are right now, so, you know, this is going to be one of the better thanksgivings for us as far as dry conditions, the mild air that's moving in. >> that's exactly what we're going to continue to see. the mild air moving on in across our region. 54 in d.c. 40 toward wilkes-barre. the cold air moved up to the north. for us we're on the mild side. it's going to be a great couple of days here. we're going to see a cool night tonight. the thanksgiving warmth really starts to kick in. black friday forecast, warmer for your friday. then we're talking about that chilly weekend. coming up in just a couple minutes we're going to talk about that travel forecast, what

can you expect? veronica is going to take a closer look at that if you're going to be on the roads or flying out of town, she has that coming up in about ten minutes. this is chris gordon in baltimore at the final hearing before the trial of baltimore officer william porter begins on monday. he is one of six baltimore police officers who will stand trial separately. today, the judge issued a ruling allowing the jurors to see the video of freddie gray being escorted to the police van in which he allegedly suffered his fatal injuries. all new at 5:00, we will talk to some residents here in baltimore and ask them if they believe that they could serve as fair and impartial jurors if they were selected in this trial. back to you. >> all right, thanks, chris. today we're learning more about the woman who doi died in a fire in fairfax county.

her na investigators say she was alone in her home in chantilly using a heating pad to stay warm. early saturday morning the pad caught fire and burned through the family room. as it gets co s colder more pe will be using space heaters, firefighters reminds everyone to be careful. a couple is missing if prince george's county and their families desperately need help finding them. 72-year-old rosa lee thomas and 76-year-old james everett ward were last seen driving a burgundy jeep liberty on sheriff road. thomas may need medication. in prince george's county chopper 4 shot video of a deadly accident in beltsville. a man ran over a man this morning on powder hill road. the car did stay there after the crash. police have re-opened the road. no word yet who it was. in light of this week's worldwide travel alert and increased kr ed terror threat i washington, should more people

be allowed to carry guns in the district? mayor bowser says absolutely not. the question comes after comments made by police chief cathy lanier about terrorists and how people should act if they come face to face with one of them. lanier said people should, quote, take a gunman out if they think they can before the police arrive. the mayor said that's no reason to put more guns on the street. >> i don't support increasing the numbers of gun illegal or otherwise in the ticket of columbia. i think that the chief described a very limited situation that could occur in the district and that's an active shooter situation. and i think she was referring to what all police departments are doing, making sure that people have a plan. >> the district has only issued about 50 permits since a judge's order struck down the city's prohibition in 2014. shots were fired at a black lives matter rally and several people were hurt and now suspects have been arrested. plus, a major city now

bracing for the worst as prosecutors are are set to release video of an officer opening fire on a black tee

and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> oh, a gorgeous fall day with temperatures some 10-plus degrees higher than yesterday. and a pretty light wind, still, though, if you're going out this evening you'll still need a warm jacket as we fall through the 40s late. here's a look at your recreation the forecast for the venning. dip down to 45 degrees by 8:00, 9:00. meanwhile, here's a look at your local travel weather. driving west to west from maryland, it's going to be dry and mild. this is for traveling on wednesday. air travel, some delays out west. and in the nation's midsection will see a few showers. we'll show you exactly where with our travel weather from the

shore to the mountains and even national weather coming up in a few. >> all right, thanks, veronica. one of the three men accused of shooting protesters in minneapolis is now under arrest. the five victims are expected to survive. the shooting attack happened last night near a police precinct where black lives matter demonstrators and local activists have been camping out for more than a week. they are demanding answers following the death of jamar clark shot dead by a police officer during a scuffle early last week. his family is calling on the protest to end. a big development in another high-profile shooting. the chicago officer who shot a black teenager 16 times has been charged with first-degree murder. a judge denied bond for officer jason van dike and ordered the city to release video of the shooting by tomorrow. last year officer van dike shot a 17-year-old named laqaun mcdonald and was captured on his dashcam. city officials have been trying to keep the video from going public because they're afraid it will start protests in chicago.

we have in-depth look at the victim which you can access on the nbc washington app. shouting, bunching, making threats. the frightening showdown outside a professional wrestling center. a true secret shopper. a woman making real cash reviewing stores and

right now at 4:15, donald

trump is doubling down on his controversial 9/11 claim, how he's defending his comments about seeing muslim americans cheering of the terror attacks. and fast cash for the holidays. inside the world of secret shoppers. is it legit? one woman says it is and she's raking in the dough. 11 days after the worst attack in france since world war ii, french president francois hollande arrived in washington today for a high-level meeting a meeting with high stakes. he's looking for help in the fight against isis. steve handelsman is live at the white house. steve, tell us what did the president say today? >> reporter: well, pat, all this is overlaid by this apparently accidental shoot-down, meaning the turks shot down a russian warplane, they did it on purpose, the whole thing constitutes in the view of this white house an accident. president obama said if the russians focus more on is swis, accidents like that wouldn't happen, fewer mistakes. now this anti-isis effort is in

trouble, an effort the french president came here to try to strengthen. leaving france on high alert, president francois hollande joined president obama to vow a better coordinated war against isis. >> it must be destroyed and we must do it together. >> translator: we need a joint response. >> reporter: hollande goes to moscow this week but his plan to get russia into the coalition may have been shot down in syria. with the russian warplane today. the turks. u.s. allies say the jet was attacking pro-western rebels and flew into turkish airspace and fired on after ten warnings. the two russian pilots bailed out. rebels claim they killed one. russian president vladimir putin called the shoot-down a stab in the back. mr. obama begged the russians and the turks to talk. >> and take measures to discourage any kind of escalation. >> reporter: as the french step up their air war against isis along with the u.s., the russians could retaliate by

stepping attacks on pro-u.s. rebels. there's no agreement on whose ground forces will fight isis. an effort to spot terrorists on the move. meantime, mr. obama warned americans against fear and to take in 10,000 syrian refugees. >> all of us must show that america is strengthened by people of every faith and every background. >> reporter: hollande and france are taking in 30,000 syrian refugees. president obama goes to paris next week for a climate summit that the two presidents said today will not be postponed to send isis a message that we're not afraid. live at the white house, steve handelsman, news 4. and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> and, boy, is that forecast looking good over the next couple of days. it's not going to be make a fire type weather, but it is going to be quite nice if you're thinking about getting outdoors at all the next few days.

temperatures right now, that's a pretty nice shot today. 54 degrees. winds out of the west at 8 miles per hour. temperatures 12 degrees warmer than yesterday. feels 15 to 20 degrees warmer because we're not dealing with nearly as much wind today. 5 2 in frederick. 58 in ma nnassis. we're going to stay dry the next couple days and most likely right on through the weekends. storm systems, not much. from boston to d.c. down toward atlanta, not much going on. a few clouds coming through the great lakes. that's it. not a single storm here and no rain or snow except what's coming off the lakes. have to go all the way back toward washington state. that's the only place right now seeing some activity. what it's going to be like -- what is it going it be like on thanksgivi thanksgiving? the temperatures in the mid to upper 50s in the mountains. quite nice back toward this region. this with the coolest area. looking good here. the middle part of our region,

temperatures around 60 degrees, bethesda,lexandria. the eastern shore, parts of southern maryland, the beaches, temperatures in the upper 50s, close to 60 degrees once again with plenty of sunshine. we really do have a couple very nice days ahead as you move on through the thanksgiving holiday. waking up tomorrow morning it's going it be on the cool side but, you know, chilly for this time of year. a chilly start. 28 to 37 degrees. winds will be on the light side as we move on through the morning. bundle up. that's really about it. next few days, temperatures going up big-time. 62 on thanksgiving. 64 degrees on friday. your black friday if you're going to be out shopping, t really going to be quite nice if not warm for this time of year. going back down on saturday. slight chance of a shower late in the day saturday. we'll talk much more about that weekend forecast coming up about 4:45. veronica for the national travel outlook. you hit the road this week, here's something to keep in mind

to protect your money. more and more crooks are using credit card skimmers at gas stations across the country not just in big cities but small towns, too. thiefs plant the devices and record a customer's credit card information. scammer often target pumps out of the view of the attendant and experts say it's often part of an elaborate scheme. >> it's usually low-level employees, maybe gang affiliated or being coerced by gangs to bring these skimmers into places of employment. >> it's not just gas stations. you can get hit at other retailers, too. in fact, last year, credit card skimmers cost customers $2 billion. looking for a little extra holiday cash? the job of a secret shopper may be for you but there's a warning that comes with this opportunity. this report from our sister station tells you, shows you a rare opportunity, access to the secret shopper industry and explains what to watch out for if it's something you're considering doing. >> reporter: we can't show you her face or assignment location, but this secret shopper's

mission is clear. find out if store employees are are getting the job done. >> were they helpful, did they come and address you, did they ask if you need anything? >> reporter: she fills out this report judging the store on cleanliness and sales display. this job she earns 25 bucks. time spent, less than 30 minutes. she's able to schedule it around her day job and loves the boost to her monthly income. >> i could make $1,000 to $2,000 easily. >> reporter: she visits spas, stays at top how leveltels. the key is to log on to secret shopper sites at the beginning of the month when they come out. >> i get to eat for free. they give you extra money to make money on each of my assignments. >> reporter: sometimes she gets to keep what she buys. whatever the assignment, it's all about gauging customer service. >> sometimes they ask me to please ask the waiter you don't want the food, for whatever reason, make up an excuse and send it back. >> reporter: this secret shopper had to pass several tests to land the job. >> i have to write something,

like a narrative, something i could describe because basically you're the eyes and ears of that busine businessowner that's not there. >> reporter: if this sounds like a job for you, she warns keep your eyes and ears alert because there are plenty of fraudulent secret shopper jobs out there. >> i was so happy, get into this business and being secret shopper. >> reporter: she thought she hit the jackpot when she was finally offered a secret shopper job through e-mail. >> they said you're going to get $1,900. then i'm going to get -- >> reporter: when the check arrived in the mail -- >> i got a bad feeling about it. >> reporter: the instructions said part of her job meant wiring money to a third party. that's when she double checked with her bank and got the bad news. it was a scam. >> i wanted it to be real. >> reporter: legitimate secret shopper jobs are are posted online by reputable merchandising companies. some authentic companies ask secret shoppers to pay for their gas on assignments.

you might also have to pay for meals and purchases made during assignmentes and get reimbursed laters. real companies won't ask you to deposit a check and wire money to someone else. donald trump stands by his 9/11 claims. how he's defending his comments that he witnessed people cheers when the world trade center came down. [ screaming ] we're getting some new video of a wild confrontation outside of a professional wrestling center.

prosecutors are looking for what they're calling extra prison time for a man arrested in the murder of a pastor's pregnant wife. if convicted prosecutors want larry taylor to face up to an additional 20 years in prison because of vanessa blackburn was 12 weeks pregnant when killed. taylor broke into her home earlier this month and shot blackburn in the back of the head. a judge entered not guilty pleas for both men today. also members of a helicopter flight crew are confirmed dead

after a crash at ft. hood army base in texas. the crew was on a training flight when the chopper went down before 6:00 last night. the soldiers haven't been identified yet but they were part of the division west first army. cause of that crash is under investigation. well, with the threats from isis still out there, state department has issued a worldwide travel alert. we'll show you what that means for local airports. donald trump raising more eyebrows by doubling down on his

right now, we're waiting to see how russia responds after turkey shot down one of its fighter jets. turkey says the jet crossed into its airspace, and officials warn the russian pilots multi. times before firing. vladimir putin is calling it, a quote, stab in the back. new video shows american warplanes destroying nearly 300 isis oil tanker trucks in a strike on monday. the planes first topped leaflets telling the drivers to run then they launched two dozen bombs and sprayed the trucks with machine gun and cannon fire. trucks were gathered at a fuel collection point on the syria/iraq border. back here at home it has been a busy afternoon at reagan national airport as people head out of town for thanksgiving. the state department issuing a worldwide travel warning, getting away for the holidays

could be a challenge. we're at dulles airport with what you need to know. >> reporter: today passengers at dulles airport are traveling under a travel alert issued by the u.s. state doe apartment to every american. she's flying to ethiopia with caution. >> i'm going to be alert as i can, you know, be aware of possibility of danger and anything happening. especially since paris event. >> reporter: the worldwide alert says be vigilant when traveling and in public places. be aware of surroundings especially during the holiday season. the alert says isis, al qaeda and other terrorist groups are planning attacks in multiple locations. >> i have to make sure my family's all right. >> reporter: her three children -- >> i'm glad they made an alert, you know, after the paris attack and i hope it doesn't happen anywhere around here. >> reporter: the state

department's warning is also a welcome announcement to mary harman. >> keep people aware. more alert. >> reporter: the travel alert is in effect until february. at dulles airport, kristen wright, news 4. airports across the country are are deploying more four-legged officers to add another layer of protection. tsa agents are teamed up with specially trained dogs that can sniff out explosives. this is part of a group that started working at philadelphia international airport and many will be at security checkpoints. >> their nose is always working, they're always sniffing the air. they're trained to pick up certain explosive material and when they see it, they'll react. >> it can be tempting, but handlers want to remind folks not to pet these working dogs. after a very cold start to this workweek, now thanksgiving could be one of our warmest since 2007. and right here in d.c., maryland, virginia, we could have some of the best weather of

the nation. here's what's going on. we've got high pressure that's moved in. wednesday travel temperatures in the 50s here. yes, it's going to be a little chilly. again, not bad. we're tracking showers through the nation's mid section. as temperatures rise through the 60s and 50s up north, a little colder there. cold in the pacific northwest with a new system coming in. could be some snow through the intermountain west. areas of montana and down through idaho. check this out. thanksgiving day, kf a.6:00 a.m around 40 degrees. a few clouds mainly east of i-95. as we head toward that lunch hour, 54 degrees at 11:00 a.m. thanksgiving day, look at that, we are in the clear here. 2:00, 60 degrees with showers through the nation's mid section. we hang on to fair, a big sizable pocket of sunshine for thanksgiving day. with, again, the showers and storms down there. we'll take a look at what you can expect for the upcoming week. not going to be anything like the end of the week here. we've got that in a few minutes. >> thanks, veronica.

new poll numbers in the republican presidential race. donald trump is back on top. there's now another candidate in second place. nbc's senior political editor mark murray with more insight. let's first take a look at a brand new quinnipiac poll. it shows trump with 25%. ted cruz at 23%. ben carson falling to third with 18% among republican likely republican iowa caucusgoers. followed eed by marco rubio at . rand paul at 5%. jeb bush with 4%. a big jump for cruz, mark, and big drop for carson. >> those are the two big headlines. important to note what the context was this for poll. coming after the paris attacks. we've seen donald trump leading in almost every republican poll since the paris terrorist attack. what we noticed is ted cruz now ends up having a 13-point jump in this quinnipiac poll, clearly in second place, between he and donald trump. ben carson, ten points down since october. and so really donald trump's

numbers going up, ted cruz going up, ben carson going down. >> trump raised eyebrows again with comments made over the weekend this time about 9/11. let's take a listen. >> i saw people getting together and, in fairly large numbers, celebrating as the world trade center was coming down. i saw them on television and i read about it on the internet. >> comments about 9/11. nothing he says seems to move his numbers. will that? >> well, you know, he has said a lot of things have been factually challenged through this entire presidential campaign. as you mentioned it hasn't hurt his numbers. i will point out, though, next news, we ended up looking through all of our archives arounded 9/11, found no such thing, no evidence to support that claim. donald trump keeps trucking away. it's important to note we still have two months to go and donald trump has done a great job of being able to latch on, still be in the news whether it's controversial comments or other news he's been making but the

crunchtime ends up happening in january. we're going to have this thanksgiving break then a christmas/new year's break and then everything is going to come down in those four weeks in january, whends up happening in iowa and the new hampshire contest. >> mark marco rubio put his first tv ad on television in iowa. >> this goes to the central point of marco rubio's narrative, he is someone who represents a new generation but had a hard upbringing, his father was an immigrant from cuba, made a life and living for his family and allowed someone like marco rubio to run for the presidency. just a generation later. that is really marco rubio. that, in fact, that entire ad comes from marco rubio's presidential announcement. this is the entire narrative of his campaign. >> all right. mark murray, thanks to much. >> thanks, pat. >> all right. >> pat, mark. a chase, a crash, and a shootout. the drama unfolds during rush hour. new video of the highway

temperatures the next couple of days going up. and many of you are, like, well wait a second, i want the fire going on thursday, i want thanksgiving-like weather. we've actually had temperatures at 6 0 degrees or wbetter three out of the last thanksgiving. that's good news. 6 2 thanksgiving day. let's take you hour by hour for your thanksgiving holiday if you're going to be out and

about. let me show you what you can expect as we move therein out the day. temperatures are agoing to be o the nice side early. 52 degrees by the afternoon. plenty of sunshine. 64 on friday. of course, if you're doing holiday shopping, veronica, she's got your hour-by-hour for friday coming up in just a couple of minutes. [ screaming ] yeah, that's new video coming out today showing the moments before police shot a man outside a wwe wrestling center. police released surveillance and cell phone video to show what was going on before the shooting in orlando this summer. the man has a history of mental illness and he was pounding on the glass doors, trying to get the attention of people inside. police say he was obsessed with one of the female wrestlers and wanted to join the wwe team. >> i don't need no guns because -- [ inaudible ] >> police say when they got there, the man picked up

something off the ground and charged at them. they shot and wounded him. he's been charged with assaulting an officer. the last thing you want to do on thanksgiving is make your guests sick. consumer reports shares some tips to make your job simpler and safer. you know, 80% of turkeys cooked at thanksgiving are bought frozen. so here's your first don't. don't leave your turkey on the counter to thaw out. do allow enough time for it to defrost in the refrigerator. don't wash your turkey after it thaws. you're likely to spread bacteria across the koubcountertops, you hands, and the sink where you're going to be prepping other food. don't put stuffing inside the turkey. you want to cook that separately. contamination is not worth the extra moisture. don't rely on popup thermometers. a turkey is cooked through and safe when it reaches 165 degrees. do consider an instant read digital thermometer.

we've got more turkey safety tips for you. head to the nbc washington app and search "turkey." >> thanks, era. did jeff bezos one up space x? the rocket ship breakthrough that set off a war on twitter. a highway shootout on a busy road we'll have new video on the aftermath and update on what started the whole thing. happening now, the

right now at 4:45, we are working for you. covering the big stories heading into the holiday. >> team coverage of the travel rush in just a minute. first to the newsroom. big day, big names at the white house right now. let's go there live. these pictures you're seeing, president obama is getting ready to present the presidential medal of freedom to this year's winners. the medal of freedom is the country's highest civilian honor. among the winners, maryland's own senator, barbara mikulski. she is the nation's longest serving female senator. and bonnie carroll who runs a non-profit in our area that helps families of fallen service members. 15 others will receive the award including steven spielberg, gloria estefan and barbra streisand. four awards will be presented posthumously. one will go to baseball great yogi berra who passed away. we'll keep you posted on this big day at the white house.

chris, pat, back to you for now. >> thanks. i don't know how many times you've said it, wherever you're going this holiday season, you can expect a lot of people to be traveling with you. >> that's for sure. this year cheaper gas is encouraging more people to drive. and at least for now the skies are clear, which hopefully means smooth sailing at the airport. flight aware's misery map not so miserable right now. nbc's whis in chicago tonight keeping an eye on the travel situation there. hi, wendy. >> reporter: hi, chris, hi, pat. how are you doing this evening? a very early holiday gift as you said. we have cheaper tickets for airline travelers and lower gas prices. as you can see behind me, the roadways are are starting to pick up now. we're crossing our fingers that things still stay amazingly going very well here. as we said, we are expecting 47.1 million travelers on the roadways this year, and the

skyways. so at this point, we are all headed to grandma's house in a safe manner. >> too expensive to fly and can't take the dog. >> reporter: so kate and guinness are hitting the roadways for the busiest travel week of the year. >> 46.9 million holiday travelers this thanksgiving. that's the most since 2007. >> reporter: and prices at the pump are giving those travelers a lot to be thankful for. >> we've got three little kids. there's a lot of back and forth and child seats and all the stuff with that. i suppose gas prices at $1. 99 when we left wisconsin this morning. >> reporter: air travelers are getting help this holiday season with ticket prices down 9% from last year according to orbitz. >> picking up my daughter. >> reporter: with a new worldwide travel alert from the state department, many are uneasy. >> yeah, really scares me. i worry. i worry about her coming home right now. >> reporter: but others believe

the extra security and longer lines at airports are worth it. >> i'm just trying to get home for the holidays so i'm focusing on that. >> reporter: focusing on a safe holiday travel season. at this point, the best piece of advice is that travelers with these longer lines at the airports and potential rough weather across the country, got to give yourself some extra time. live near o'hare international airport, wendy woolfolk, news 4. >> indeed there will be a new system starting to make its way through the country so there could be a little more snow around minneapolis, minnesota. showers through the nation's mid section. as we talked about. take a look, this is the current flight status across the country. san francisco, chicago, boston. all right now with no travel delays whatsoever right down the board, atlanta, seattle, same thing. with the new system coming in to play over the next 24 to 48 hours you'll want to call ahead. here's a lock at how the weather will have an impact on your day

tomorrow. another nice day. into the 50s. yes, we're talking about sunshine. we start the day tomorrow, though, back in the 20s in many locations. leesburg, look at that, up around areas like frederick, maryland, 31. 31 around fredericksburg. upper 30s i think east of i-95 for tomorrow. so it's going to be cold. you'll still need the coat starting out. by the afternoon we are going to warm and it's going it be a gorgeous day. in fact, here's the next change for us. remember today that change came after 1:00 when we got above 50 degrees and kept rising. now the next change after 1:00 tomorrow, we're above 60. a gorgeous day. a few high clouds. by tomorrow, late afternoon, i think we're still around 54, 55 degrees but just some high clouds will be moving in. thanksgiving day, the day after, we're stuck with sunshine. 57 to 62. it's going to be a good day. a good day to even get out and enjoy yourself. as we get into early friday morning, you know, typically this is the time of year when we bottom out in the 20s and 30s during the overnight. now early friday, sunshine.

6:00 a.m., 47 degrees. then up to 6 0 and mid 60s by the afternoon. it is going to be nice and mild as we pick up a few clouds. one thing i'm saying, you know, if you've got someone, if you have a house full of people on thursday and you need to get something else done, send them outside to go hang christmas lights because thursday, friday, i think are best days coming. the green light for hanging the christmas lights. saturday, chilly and sprinkles. i don't think it's going to be a great day at all for hanging christmas lights on sunday. we're chilly and wet as another system moves through and we're going to get some rain. the temperature on thursday 54 degrees. it's going to be a little gray and etmore so on sunday. the temperatures drop. the highs in the mid and upper 40s across the area. big change from the mid 60s at the end of the week. again, a little wet. here's a look at your storm team four-day forecast. get ready to full the coats back out after friday. thanksgiving day, again, could not be better at 62 degrees. shower chance right through the

weekend. we drop to the 40s. as we get into the early part of next week, even much of next week is starting to look a little unset ld with highs in the low and mid 50s. i know you're wondering, well, what can you expect throughout the area this weekend if you're traveling? we'll take a look at that again from the coast to the mountains in just a few minutes. >> thanks, veronica. a company owned by amazon founder took a major step toward carrying out commercial space missions. blue origin successfully landed a suborbital rocket after it flew 6 2 miles into the earth's atmosphere just crossing into space. space x co-founder e lon musk was quick to point out on twitter his company successfully landed a suborbital rocket on an ocean platform in 2014. bezos also owns the "washington post." as you know, he says blue origin could begin carrying out missions in a couple of years. we're getting into some of

the busiest days of the holiday shopping season and that means retailers are keeping an eye out for any signs that they have been data breachers. there are warnings from cyber security firm about a new malicious software, mob pos, can steal debit card and credit card information and get through nearly all security software. the security firm is not saying whether any specific stores are targeted. we are working several developing stories in our newsroom right now. including what happened in court today during a hearing involving one of the baltimore police officers charged in freddie gray's death. his trial is set to start on mobd. basketball superstar kevin durant is the native son of prince george's county. he's always paid respect and tribute to his hometown. and now, the county, pg8 county tennis shoe. $180 for the shoes. they're going to be released

tomorrow. the bottom of the shoes pay tribute to the bus and metro stops that k.d. used to ride when he lived in capitol heights in prince george's county. again, that shoe costs $180. we talked to would-be buyers in prince george's to see if they'd be willing to pay. also, county officials react to the name of the tennis shoe. i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. a fiery bus crash and a highway shootout. the frightening incident that brought holiday traffic to a standstill.

the gunman video is now in jail. he confessed to shooting a good samaritan. >> the mayor called it domestic terrorism. he's accused of shooting a tulane medical student, when he tried to help a woman being dragged down the street. the suspect fired a second and third time. the gun jammed. that spared the victim's life. the charges could include attempted murder, kidnapping and robbery. >> those of us that are are hardened from seeing a lot of this stuff. >> because it looked like -- >> he was going to kill him. there's no question. the guy that did this is a

cold-blooded killer and i would call it domestic terrorism. >> police also arrested the suspect's 17-year-old girlfriend. the two were found in a house together. even though she wasn't at the scene of the shooting, she's being charged as an accessory. a shootout on one of philly's busiest freeways ended with a suspect shooting a state trooper and colliding with school bus. >> the two teens are in custody in pennsylvania. as nbc philly's doug shameimel started, it started with a traffic stop. >> we see a state trooper trying to get past us. he was flying really fast. >> reporter: rush hour drivers and pedestrians became instant crime scene witnesses. >> i heard about 10 or 15 shots fired and i was trying to figure out what was happening, where it was coming from. >> reporter: police say pennsylvania state trooper patrick casey was in the middle l of a traffic stop on i-76 when one of the four passengers took off in the car. state police say the cruiser took heavy fire and casey was hit as he chased the car onto

i-676 where it ran into the back of an empty school bus. >> i came out and i saw the police, there was a suspect outside of a car, and he was kind of kneeling on the ground talking on the phone. i saw the front of his car was on fire. >> reporter: erica's video shows the fire engulfing the school bus as police try to subdue the suspects. >> we see the cops draw these big guns and they're behind their cars with their guns out. >> officers were telling him, you know, to lay down on the ground and they walked over and he started to run and they grabbed him. >> reporter: in the midst of chaos, police get the driver into handcuffs. trooper patrick casey rushed to a hospital would survive a single gunshot wound to the shoulder. news 4 at 5:00 starts now with jim and wendy. >> right now at 5:00, either you're preparing to leave or you know someone traveling this holiday season. >> and we have team coverage on

some big developments that could impact you on our roads. >> from a change that could help fix one of our biggest traffic bottlenecks. to the travel warning at airports. >> there's a lot of news that impacts how you and )l>6$sju$ @% ones may be getting around our region. we're already seeing just how dangerous these roads can be as millions hit the road this thanksgiving holiday. in prince george's county a man was hit and killed on a very busy road. >> this happened just outside the beltway. the man was struck while on powder mill road near cherry hill road. what we're hearing now, chopper 4 over the scene this morning, the driver who hit him stayed on scene and talked to police. no charges have been filed. and we don't know the name of the victim yet. and with so many on the road, is tuesday now the new wednesday for thanksgiving travel? that's the big question. as 42 million americans are driving for this holiday. local leaders didn't wait to get out and educate people about the traffic deaths that are on the rise in our area.

something they say comes from more drivers and more distractions and more impaired driving. let's get right to news 4's transportation reporter adam tuss. he's in mont fwgomery county wi that for you. adam? >> reporter: people are saying tuesday is the new wednesday and they're saying this hour right now, the 5:00 p.m. hour, is the busiest part of the thanksgiving travel period. let's take a live look at 270 here as rush hour certainly has picked up out here on the roads. and everybody is saying the same thing. got to be patient. >> hardest part about the drive is realizing that you're going to get there. who cares. just don't stress about getting there. you're going to get there. >> reporter: wes definitely has a good attitude as he gets ready to head to pennsylvania for thanksgiving. the weather has been so nice during the day, wes is putting the top down on the convertible. >> sun's out, top's down. >> reporter: for thanksgivinging? >> i'm warm.