expect security to be doing what they're supposed to be doing. tsa at reagan says they will be fully staffed. of course, as we've been mentioning to you, the state department has issued the worldwide travel alert for anyone in this country going domestic or abroad for thanksgiving. back to you. >> all right. thank you, kristen. and right now on the roads, it's a good time to get moving, between now and about 6:00 this morning. that's your best bet to beat the rush hour traffic on i-95 along the corridor there. again, after 11:00 tonight. yesterday's travelers hit the beltway and there was a bottleneck, of course. the worst came as thanksgiving travelers mixed with the evening rush hour drivers. >> coming through virginia was terrible. very bad. very bad. >> it's really simple. it's the worst i've seen. >> aaa says 42 million people are expected to drive. >> on this day before

thanksgiving drivers should beware. progressive insurance found accidents increase by 25% the day before thanksgiving. the analysis also found the sunday after thanksgiving has the highest percentage of out of state accidents of any day in the holiday week. monday is still the safest time to head home after the thanksgiving holiday. extra police this holiday weekend hoping to cut down on the number of crashes. virginia state police issued a thanksgiving day challenge, drive to save lives. last year eight people died on the roads in virginia during the holiday week. virginia has already had more traffic deaths in 2015 than by this time last year. just this past week nine people died in crashes on virginia highways. only one person in the crashes was wearing a seat belt. with islam we find its peace to perform jihad. >> this new video threat from isis as we enter one of the busiest travel days of the year.

ahead, a closer look at the claims the militants are making. it's 4:31. we want to check back in with chuck bell and what you need to know about your forecast. >> thanks, aaron and eun. this is the radar view over the last three hours up and down the east coast right now. all is quiet. that is welcome news. check on some of your flight statuses around the country. all green airplanes right now. that is the sign of no travel delays whatsoever at the big hub. san francisco, o'hare, laguardia, seattle, boston all in good shape. what about sticking around here today. going out the door this morning, seasonably cold, temperatures in the mid 30s in most neighborhoods. it will be a spectacular day to be outside. full sunshine start to finish. high temperatures mid to upper 60s. even better weather for thanksgiving. that will come up with your seven day. breaking news for first 4 traffic with melissa mollet. >> once again, breaking news here. we to have 15 shut down both directions here basically

between lucketts and leesburg because of an earlier tractor-trailer accident. sounds like from police this could be shut down all morning. i'll be tweeting about it and continue to check in with police there on the scene to see what is going on there. taking a look at the top of the beltway, we're okay. 95 is just fine and b.w. parkway fine. b.w. parkway, 32 in bound at b.w. parkway did have a report of an accident. don't have a camera there. prince gorges county looking quite good. don't have any problems or any incidents there at this point this morning. see you back here at 4:41 with a live look at your seven day forecast. silver spike for the interests of legislators, liars.

>> back to this video and the new threat from isis. they're playing specifically against the united states. this as international cooperation ramps up in the fight against isis. today president obama will get a briefing from his national security team. over seas a new search for a man named mohammed abrini. investigators say he drove the car that carried key terror suspects salaa abdeslam. an update on the numbers. they now have more than 162 people in custody in connection with the never 13th attacks. new evidence the terror in paris could have been worse. they foiled the suspected ring leader's plans for another attack on the city just last week. just into the live desk, we learned at that a rush schaab pie lot is safe at a russian base. he was one of two pilots that parachuted out of the plane. the other pilot was killed by

syrian rebels who say they have his body now. a russian marine on a rescue mission was also killed. this pilot was escaped and was rescued by the syrian army. he just arrived at the russian base today. we're told russian president vladimir putin called the events a stab in the back and warned it would come with consequences. 4:35. today the pentagon will declassify an investigation into a doctor's without borders hospital. there were human and technical glitches in that attack. now 4:35. a man found guilty of murder and robbery is facing jail time.

he's at a cleaning business in gaithersburg. two employees were shot. more security on hand in the courtroom today. they have threatened the prosecutor in the past hearings. his nephew has been charged in those robberies. this morning we're learning about a flash mob robbery. they robbed a diesel store. there's no word on what was taken. this is the same store that was hit in a similar way in september of last year. that time surveillance video caught four men to walk in and grab an arm full of expensive jeans. you may have a few months to

weigh in on a dominion power project. the cole ash is potentially dangerous. they say people need longer than december 14th to think about the consequences. they asked for a 60 day extension. d.c. mayor muriel bowser is improving access to public libraries for students. she'll announce the connected library challenge. this is where a student i.d. will automatically become a library card for all high school and middle school students. more than 70,000 kids will be impacted. it is now 4:37. right now hurricane sandra is heading towards mexico. the storm is expected to strengthen in the next few days. so far sandra has produced winds of 75 miles per hour. sandra may bring heavy downpours across southern baja and northern mexico. sandra is the 18th named storm

of the eastern pacific hurricane season. want to give you a good look at the current temperatures around here. if your kids still have to go to school today, they are going to want the warm coat at the bus stop. we'll have the forecast at 4:41. >> if you've heard driving under the drunk but driving while wiped? a local man is suing a city for that. a new clue in a driver in a

right now pope francis is on his way to africa. he said he wants the visit to be a mission of peace. an annapolis man is suing the city because he said police are targeting him for, quote, driving while white. daniel hodges said officers unlawfully stopped him and questioned him about drug activity. the reason he said he was a white man in a predominantly african-american and latino neighborhood. he wants $150,000 in damages. they decline to comment on the suit. 4:41. weather and traffic on the 1s. chuck, not quite as cold as it was this time yesterday but -- >> but.

>> but? why does this feel like there is more to be said? warming trend to continue into tomorrow and friday as well. low impact weather day coming your way. another nice day in the 50s. plenty of sunshine later on the day. out the door weather is plenty cold. you'll need your jacket for sure. 31 at dulles, 38 downtown, 44 in annapolis. kids do have to go to school, a lot of them. a plus for recess. i hear rumors they get out of school early today. that's the best kind of school day there is. it ends with recess. take a look at the seven day forecast. travel weather coming up in ten minutes. for now, already a slow go on the roads. breaking news right now, again, this is the problem in 15. just got off the phone with police as well. sounds like this could be here for a little bit. 15 shut down between lucketts and leesburg. if you're coming southbound that traffic being diverted at stump town. 9 northbound stopped completely

at battlefield. you cannot go further north than battlefield. 270 at montrose road. 66 and the all important 95 today, no problems in virginia. we'll take a live look at 95 in maryland coming up. isis is on the minds of a lot of people as they hit the roads and airports for thanksgiving. how safe are we? why officials want you to remain vigilant despite any credible threats. a warning for you costco members, product causing e. coal lie scare. yo

now to a developing story. an nfl player shot tuesday night is in the hospital in critical but stable condition. take a look. this is st. louis rams wide receiver stedman bailey. he was shot in miami and will have surgery tomorrow. that was the latest update. the team released a statement overnight saying that they've been in touch with the player and, quote, we are gathering facts about the situation and will provide updates as we learn more. the nfl network reports that bailey was shot twice in the head while in a car with family members. now the driver of that car was shot several times and has life threatening injuries. bailey was recently suspended for substance abuse violation. eun. >> angie, thank you. 4:46. now to the effort to target isis. president obama will talk with top advisers today on homeland security. this is millions plan to travel for the holidays. nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill with what's happening today. >> reporter: hi.

good morning beings eun. today the president meets with his national security team. yesterday was the focus on isis. today is what they're doing to keep america safe as a lot of people head out for this holiday. there's no credible threat and no new intelligence, but certainly in light of what's hang nancy since the paris attacks -- internationally since the paris attacks, lots of concerns. so the president will sit down with his team and get a briefing on what's happening at airports, train stations, the visible extra security you'll see. the extra security you will not see. there is a new isis propaganda video out mentioning the military and new fbi bulletins telling police to watch their backs, to be careful. but security experts say one of the best tools in the war on terror is you, that campaign that the government has had has been pretty successful. if you see something, say something. or in this case, send something. they have a new app now where you can take a picture of something suspicious and send it to authorities.

>> tracie potts live on capitol hill. thank you, tracie. even with the travel warnings, two students at howard university plan to take their stid yis overseas. eric boon is going to paris and melissa is headed to ghana. she is expected to take trips to other continents like nigeria. >> i'm a firm believer in going out and doing it. you can't let anything stop you. >> news 4 reached out to the deputy director of the study abroad director at howard. the department is working closely with law enforcement and they're also staying in close contact with the state department. new details this morning in a deadly double shooting in the district. we now know the name of one of the men involved in that shooting in southeast. dwayne ran son was shot and killed sunday night. a second man was shot and is in the hospital facing charges. the victims shot at each other.

police say this picture shows the vehicle that may have hit 69-year-old dahor khan. he was crossing the road november 1st when he was killed. police are looking for the driver of that white vehicle or anyone else who may have seen something. >> new concerns to help the homeless in d.c. mayor muriel bowser plans to replace the shelter with eight smaller family shelters. they would be spread out in eight wards. the biggest concern is what schools children will attend and if it will lead to over crowding. >> children of homeless families should be able to go to the nearest school or their original school or whatever school makes the most sense. i think actually that's what's going to happen. >> it is 4:49. new this morning, a man has died of middle east respiratory syndrome in south korea.

he was the last patient there with the virus in that country. this spring mers infected more than 180,000 people in south korea. it caused 16,000 to be quarantined. a total of 38 people died of that respiratory illness. listen up if you are shopping at a costco in virginia and recently ahead of virginia. the cdc is warning people that recently purchased rotisserie chicken salad that it may be contaminated with e.coli. if you bought the saltd from any costco store on or before november 20th, do not eat t. throw it away. so far it's connected to several cases of food poisoning in several states including virginia. dozens of people had thanksgiving dinner hand delivered. the high school students delivered them. they're part of a program called man hood 101. >> i think it's very nice that they are thinking about seniors.

>> it helps me be more responsible. it helps me be more appreciative. >> the students teemed up with their omega 5 fraternity mentors. >> it's positive all around. you have the give away and the students doing their. give and take, win-win. >> great life lesson. >> 4:51. chuck bell, we're anticipating this warmup. >> yes. >> we are feeling good about it. >> we'll feel good about it when it gets here. >> you are right about that. a little chilly. each one is milder than the one before. that trend continues into today. it continues into tomorrow and into friday as well. that's good news for everybody that's going out early on friday morning. black friday shopping deals. outside, chilly. planning out the morning. plan to wear the jacket the next

couple of hours. shedable layers is back in fashion. high temperatures today, how about mid to upper 50s. might even touch 60s south of fredericksburg. traveling along i-81. mid 50s, great day to be out about. here's future weather. nothing but sunshine and clear skies for today, tonight, on into tomorrow as well. mostly sunny. have a sprinkle or two on the eastern shore. that's about it on thanksgiving day. day. iut(u$e friday as well. storm team 4 radar, show you where things could be a bit slower. if you're flying into florida, tampa could have showers there. out towards houston, a rain chance. the inner mountain west, snow. could have delays in salt lake city, denver, west coast with showers in los angeles. those are most likely the places that are hardest impacted. as long as you're staying on the east coast, everything is

looking a-okay. seven-day forecast, 58 today with sunshine. tomorrow looks like a winner of a day with thanksgiving. temperatures in the upper 50s. hour by hour planner on thanksgiving. mid 40s. highs tomorrow up into the low 60s. fantastic day. coming up on friday, big day for getting out and doing a little shopping. it will be mild on friday. good news for everybody that's going out early friday morning. temperatures in the 40s. by friday afternoon we should easily make it into the mid and upper 50s. i move it up to a balmy 58 degrees. that's good news. saturday and sunday both, chances for showers. no major washouts or no big storm coming our way, but any time you have clouds and the rain chances there could slow down travel especially on the highways as you're heading back home on sunday. 6:01, down the list of major airport hubs and see who has any

delays as of now. that comes up in a couple more minutes. back to traffic. breaking news on the roads. still have the problem on 15 shut down between lucketts and leesburg. we are sending a crew on the way to figure out what's going on and get some eyes on it. southbound traffic being pushed on to stump town road northbound it starts there. you cannot go any further north than battlefield parkway. 95 in maryland to 198, wouldn't that be how it looked. virginia, 95 north, quantico and the beltway going to take you 17 minutes. no problems southbound. everything rolling along quite nicely. if you're leaving today, try to leave before 6:00 a.m., that is going to be your best bet for a nice trip for turkey day. >> melissa, thank you. will they help or hinder? why drivers say the plan to

express express lanes won't help. >> the live nettivity scenes. this wasn't one of them. why a newborn baby was placed in the place where the baby jesus usually is. did takata know about

take a look at the current temperatures this morning. a lot of you waking up in the 30s for a third day in the row. some 20ed on the map there, too.

will we warm up or hover around freezing? chuck will let us know. that's coming up in a minute. >> bottlenecks at 395 are not limited to thanksgiving. don't we know this. now there's a plan to deal with the crush of traffic between 95 and the district. governor terry mccall live announced he wants to extend the 95 lanes two miles north to cover 95 up to the d.c. line. like the express lanes now free for carpools. he hopes that easing congestio., now they can get on the stafford. >> this moves a bottleneck to the bridges and 14th street. it doesn't solve the problem. >> if the plan gets approved, construction would start in 2017 and last about two years. >> a baby boy is okay after

someone left him at a nativity scene. police are searching for the person who left the baby behind. the custodian who found him said the boy was so young his umbilical cord was still attached. new york has a safe haven saying that they can be dropped off at a church. >> a diving coach now facing multiple charges including a felony. maureen meade is accused of secretly recording student athletes. she was placed on administrative leave last month. a student found the phone in the locker room that had video of athletes changing. they said it takes the safety of student athletes very seriously. new developments in the massive recalls over takata airbags. "the wall street journal" says american employees voiced concerns about misleading test results back into 2000. employees alerted their japanese

counterparts for as long as a decade. takata apologized but said they had nothing to do with the explosion prone airbags. it will be another couple of months before alex torres goes on trial. he said it appeared gear was reaching for a gun but other officers said gears hands were up at the time. yesterday a judge decided to wait until april because a material witness wasn't scheduled until then. "news 4 today" starts now. from the highways to the skyways, it is one of the busiest travel days of the year as millions of you get ready to head home for thanksgiving. >> we have you covered. we'll check in with kristen wright and melissa mollet. first, let's go to chuck bell and see whether or not the next 24 hours could impact your travel plans. >> it's going to be a quiet start to the day.