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. that's the good news.

outside this morning, a clear sky as viewed by tower cam over downtown. weather headlines before the fine looking day before thanksgiving. grab the coat on the way out the door. you'll be loving the sunshine. get away weather is a okay from the nation's capitol. temperatures in the chilly 20s and 30s across most of the area. the next 24 hours, cool this morning. temperatures mid 30s. near 50 by 7:00 tonight. a lot of people headed to the airports. take a look at the big board. still no major delays at any of the big hubs anywhere around the u.s. that is welcome news. talk about the forecast for driving in a couple more minutes. for now, speaking of driving, here's melissa in first 4 traffic. breaking news, 15 still shut down between lucketts and leesburg this morning because of a tractor-trailer crash. southbound traffic diverted at stumptown road. you cannot get further on 15 than battlefield.

>> 95 going to look different this afternoon and this evening and throughout. probably the weekend. if there is any way you can leave before 6:00 a.m., that is the recommendation around town here this morning as far as getting out of town or after 11:00 p.m. 66 headed in, don't have any problems there. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 105 fm when you hop in the car. 5:02. the holiday rush is in full swing. thanksgiving marks the first major travel event following the recent terror attacks in paris. the tsa urging travelers to be vigilant when in public places and traveling. nearly 25 million people are expected to fly to their destinations. live updates on flights in and out of the local airports in 10 minutes. right now on the roads it is a good time to get moving. between now and 6:00. again after 11:00 tonight. yesterday travelers hit the belt

way bottlenecks. travelers mixed in with evening rush hour. >> traffic coming through virginia was terrible. very bad. very bad. >> it's really something. it's all going to be worth it in the long run. >> as of monday more than half of all u.s. gas stations were selling gas for less than $2 a gallon. that's an early holiday bonus, if you will, for the more than 89% of holiday travelers who will drive to their destinations this year. drivers should beware progressive insurance found accidents increase more than 25% today, the day before thanksgiving. the analysis also found the sunday after has the highest percentage of out of state accidents of any day in the holiday week. monday is the safest time to head home after the holiday. as we enter the holiday rush, a new threat from isis. the militants put out this propaganda video criticizing the united states, specifically its recent leadership. the video comes as international

cooperation ramps up in the fight against isis. today president obama will get a briefing from his national security team overseeing a new search for a man named mohammed abrini. he drove the car that carried key terror suspect salah abdeslam. an update on the numbers. they say they have 162 people in custody in connection with the november 13th attack. new evidence the terror in paris could have been worse. french authorities say they foiled suspected ring leaders plans for another attack on the city just last week. new developments overnight in this russian plane crash. we learned that a russian pilot is safe at a russian base right now. he was one of two pilots who parachuted out of the plane that turkey shot down yesterday. the other pilot died. a russian marine who was part of the rescue mission was also killed but the surviving pilot claims he was able to escape.

turkey says it shot down the russian war plane after repeated warnings that it crossed into air space from syria. we've got new video of the ongoing protests this morning in chicago after a video showing a black teenager being shot to death by a white police officer is released. hundreds at one point filling the streets here and some roads were shut down. now there were some tense moments but most of the protests were peaceful. police are expected to release how many people were arrested later this morning. these protests followed the release of this video by the chicago police showing the death of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. he was shot 16 times by jason van dyk, the officer charged with murder. stay with news 4. more protests planned for today. angie, 5:05. developing in minneapolis, a night of even bigger protests over the death of jamar clark. he died while in police custody earlier this month.

two nights ago several protestors outside a police station were shot. last night you can see a big crowd came out again. this is in spite of a new call for the protests to end from the minneapolis urban league. clark's funeral is today. it is 5:06. today the pentagon will declassify parts of the investigation into an airstrike that hit a doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan. the investigation blames a series of human and technical errors for that deadly october attack. a computer that may have warned troops the building was a hospital was malfunctioning. today findings could result in court martial proceedings against some u.s. military personnel. right now police in prince gorges county are looking for a brother and sister who are missing. we'll show you their photos here. rosa thomas and james ward are both in their 70s. they were last seen on monday afternoon in landover. they were last seen in a burgundy jeep liberty.

thomas may be without her medication. if you have any information, police want to hear from you. a flash mob robbery in georgetown. between 20 and 30 teenagers robbed the diesel store on m street before 6:00. there's no word on what was taken there. this same store was hit last year. four men walked in and grabbed an arm full of expensive jeans. you may have a year to chime in on a dominion power project. they want to drain a pond. it's full of coal ash. they say people need longer than till december 14th to think when the consequences. they asked for a 60-day extension. we're following a developing story and the shooting of an nfl player. what we're learning about the condition of rams player stedman bailey after he was shot twice in the head. new details in trials of six

police officers charged in connection with freddy gray's death. what we will not find out until after the trials are over. show you another look at the current temperatures around here this morning. this is friday for a lot of you out there, but what can you expect on your walk to metro? chuck will let us know at 5:11.

a major developing story in miami where an nfl player was shot overnight. take a look. this is the st. louis rams website. the ramsay they have been in touch with wide receiver stedman bailey. he was in a car with several family members when he was shot in the head. that is according to nfl network. bailey is in critical condition but expected to survive. another relative who was in the driver's seat has life threatening injuries right now. we will not know the names of the jurors in any of the freddie gray murder trials until

it's over. exposing the names could put them in danger or expose them to unwanted publicity and harassment. six officers face charges. the first trial set to begin on monday. the judge did not grant the request to is he sequester the jury members. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. let's check in with chuck bell. >> eun, that warmup kicks into full gear by later on this afternoon. right now, seasonably cold. 28 out of dulles airport. 29 out of honey town. heading out of town, a great day to be out. rise in temperatures will be up to the low 50s. we'll be in bonus territory by later on. driving forecast, the roads are dry. temperatures near 40. little chilly this morning. good news, sunshine and mild. good driving weather up and down. i-95 looks clear from boston all the way down to jacksonville and south florida. that is welcome news. we'll get into the details how

nice the thanksgiving is looking. for ten minutes, the slowdowns in loudoun county. >> breaking news in loudoun county. 15 still shut down between leesburg and lucketts. this is a tractor-trailer crash. southbound traffic being pushed over to stump town road. it will be nasty this morning. 278, no problems up there. right now taking a look at 95 in maryland, nice and clear northbound and southbound. see you back here in ten minutes for more on that issue. >> are you just waking up and getting ready to head to the airport. here's a live look right now. what things look like at reagan national airport. pretty crowded. kristen wright is there now and will tell us if you need to leave earlier. if you're headed to the southwest part of the country, you might want to take a look at this. hurricane sandy, when and where it will make landfall. first you, then flu shots, now puppies.

welcome back at 5:17. millions planning to fly to their destinations. live flight tracker. look at all of the flights. shows the flights are on time. let's get the latest from news 4's kristen wright live from reagan national. it looks like it's getting busy for you. >> reporter: it is really early. one of the biggest things to remember if you're traveling during this thanksgiving period. it's going to be even busier this year than last year. if you remember the big crowds last year, add on more people to that. as you mentioned, eun, a long line already at one of the security checkpoints at reagan national. we talked to tsa at reagan.

at ticketing expect it to be a slow go. tsa said they are fully staffed to handle travel. more than 1 million people are going through reagan and dulles this thanksgiving holiday this year. they're also telling us arrive at least two hours early. two hours early. 47 million people traveling. many of them by air and given the security climate, what happened in paris and the two weeks since we want to get here. like eun mentioned, everything seems to be on time. back to you. >> that is promising. kristen wright live at reagan. thank you, kristen. developing news. baltimore police say a student remains in critical condition after a stabbing inside a high school. this happened at renaissance academy yesterday and a suspect is in custody.

a student at the same school is taken into custody after bringing a loaded gun into the building. now a developing story in pennsylvania. a pennsylvania state trooper recovering after someone shot him after a high speed chase that turned into a fiery crash. they pulled over the car on interstate 76. the car took off. the people opened fire on the cruiser. the car crashed into the back of an empty school bus. the driver is now in police custody. today vice president just arrived in croatia. he is meeting with the croatian prime minister at 6:00 a.m. in news for your health now, americans can now take a daily pill to help prevent hiv infections. the drug tr uvada helps prevent

hiv. women who suffer with premenstrual syndrome may be more likely to develop high blood pressure. women with significant pms symptoms were as much as 40% more likely to develop hypertension. the study published in "the american journal of epidemiology" suggest they should take vitamin b to help with pms. a special tradition ahead of thanksgiving. president obama will pardon the national turkey. this is video of last year's ceremony. after the ceremony they traveled to their new home, turkey hill. >> it seems count jie intuitive. 5:21 now on our wednesday morning. a live look outside for you right now. i think we're anticipating a sunny day. >> i like that. storm team 4 miggs chuck bell

telling us what we can expect in our weather. >> the presidential pardon, that's tricky. you feel lonely. i dye grease. outside, it's a clear sky. it's a great way to get the big travel get away going. get away day. that's all anybody wants to do with it, get out of town, go see your family. 35 on your way out the door this morning. mid 50s by noontime. mid to upper 50s, a gorgeous day coming up for today. sun's not up until 7:01. out the door weather as i mentioned. mostly in the chilly 20s and 30s. 27 in fredericks county, maryland, 40 in annapolis. future weather for today, look at that. not even a cloud picked up by our computer model for the course of the day today. clear and cool overnight. during the day tomorrow there will be at least a little more cloud cover in parts of southern maryland and on the eastern shore. could rule out a sprinkle or

two. if you're traveling to the beaches this morning. as we get into thanksgiving evening, clouds increasing a smidgen around the metro area. by the time we get to friday morning, skies will be partly sunny to mostly cloudy. the one thing you need to know about friday though, it is going to be warm. temperatures well up into the 60s. tomorrow, thanksgiving day, of course. everybody going out for a great day. mild. stuffed with sunshine tomorrow. temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s for the thanksgiving day. if you're traveling or expecting someone to come in, there will be a lot of weather delays across the country, minneapolis, chicago, kansas city, omaha, all likely to have big delays on thanksgiving day for travel. that could go down into parts of texas with chances for thunderstorms down there. what about our seven day forecast? if you're sticking around here, nothing but perfect weather for the next couple of days. good weather for the get away today. thanksgiving day tomorrow. big shopping day tomorrow.

we'll detail out hour by hour the next couple of minutes. both saturday and sunday have chances for rain showers in them. tough day on the roads. breaking news continues in the first four traffic. breaking news 156789 still shut down here between leesburg and lucketts. southbound traffic being diverted there at stumptown road. northbound traffic northbound at battlefield parkway shut down. northbound, southbound, everything looks good. keep a look at all the 95s. today throughout the weekend as well the volume starts to pick up. 66, fairfax county, parkway to the belt way going to take i eight minutes. looks good in and out of town. don't have to worry too much on 66 right now. taking a big look at the beltway. inner loop and outer loop, everything looking good. remember in prince gorges

county, cool spring road and riggs road has the water main break. time is 5:24. a man found guilty of murder and armed robbery will be sentenced in a montgomery county court. he may face 40 years in prison for his part in two armed robberies last year at a cleaning business in gaithersburg. two employees shot in one of those robberies. there may be more security on hand today as in the past stamp has threatened a prosecutor. stamps's nephew has been charged in the robberies. he heads to trial next week. divers found the body of a missing man in the rapahanak river this past week. he was traveling from his home on virginia's eastern shore to maryland last thursday. he never arrived. yesterday the stafford county officers said they found he and his car near fredericksburg, virginia. now hurricane sandra is

heading towards mexico. the winds are 75 miles an hour. the storm may bring heavy downpours across northern mexico. sandra is the 18th named storm of the eastern pacific hurricane season. kitchen fires are still a big problem on thanksgiving day according to consumer product safety commission, they're about 1300 kitchen fires each year on thanksgiving day. that's compared to about 400 on a normal day. safety experts say avoid wearing loose clothing and long sleeves near cook tops and ovens turning pan handles towards the back of the stove also another good safety tip. walking by, don't want to knock a pan over. using a turkey fridayer, do it outside away from the home or have someone else do it. don't forget about your pets this thanksgiving. we know the holidays all about sharing. some of the things that you feed your pets could really make them sick. animals have a hard time with garlic, onions and scallions.

avoid sharing ham or raisins as well. the number one offender, bird bones. >> you can actually penetrate through the stomach or the intestines and cause a life threatening infection. >> some symptoms to look out for in case you're worried about your pet. your pet may seem lethargic or quiet or start to vomit. if that happens, get to the vet quickly. we could all use a bit of love at the office now and then. follow me on this. >> take a look at what's happening in texas. a puppy delivery. this is organized by uber. it happened in several cities including here in washington. you had to sign up for the chance here. it started as a campaign to get more puppies adopted but it sort of evolved into eye super stress reliever. >> look at them. that would relieve stress. >> that would be nice dwl they can bring bei bei to me. >> the panda? >> no, they won't do that.

>> i know. >> 15-minute play time visit for 30 bucks. >> very sweat. the state department has issued a warning to americans traveling abroad, but area students aren't letting that stop them. why they say they're not going to let the threat of isis stand in their way. and a warning for all you costco members. the product causing an e. coli scare including in our area. >> take a live look right now outside this morning. temperatures 45. pretty cold across the district. the weather shouldn't be a problem traveling on the east coast. the four things to know at 5:31.

right now at 5:00, 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. and a new clue in the search for a driver involved in a deadly hit and run. what police want to see. take a look at the current temperatures around town. chuck bell says it is seasonably cold. we're in store for a seasonable sunshine. let's check in with him. >> good morning, eun. 4 things you need to know about the weather before you leave. seasonal sunshine on the way. temperatures in the 50s. great get away weather. if you're staying within a couple hundred miles radius of washington, no travel troubles at all. going out to the west, there will be significant delay there. we'll talk about that in a

couple more minutes and start detailing the weekend. for now though everything is fine. clear sky. temperature 28 out at dulles airport now. hourly temperatures will be up into the 50s by this morning and up to near 60 degrees coming up later on this afternoon. good weather going out to dinner and movie on a wednesday night. temperatures in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. melissa mollet with first four traffic. breaking news continuing. still this closure on 15. 15 shut down between leesburg and lucketts. southbound traffic being pushed on to stump town road. you can work your way over there. northbound you can't get any further than battle town road. big look at the beltway when i'm back in ten minutes. thank you, melissa. now to the effort to target isis. president obama will talk with top advisers today on homeland

security. this as millions of us plan to travel for the holidays. nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill with what's in store for today. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. today the president sits down with the national security team. yesterday their focus was isis. today the focus here in the united states. what he was being done to protect us here at home especially with so many people hitting the roads and air and getting on trains this holiday week? president obama will talk with his team about that this morning. turns out fighting fear is just as challenging they found as fighting terror. you'll see more visibility at train stations and airports and more invisible security obviously as well. the message from president obama, go about your business. as he put it, americans will not be terrorized. no credible threat. no new information leading to all of this besides obviously all of the international events that have happened since the paris attacks. there is a new isis video out, a propaganda video mentioning our military and the new fbi warning

telling police to be on alert. soft targets, of course, always a big concern. all right. trace tracie potts live on capitol hill. >> even with the travel warnings, two students plan to take their studies overseas. eric boom says he's going to paris. melissa filigen is heading to g ghana. >> i'm a firm believer in just going out and doing it. you can't stop. nothing can -- you can't let anything stop you. >> news 4 reached out to the study abroad program. she told us the department is working closely with law enforcement agencies and they are staying in close contact with the state department as well. 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 granson was shot and killed monday night. a second man was shot and he's

still in the hospital facing charges. police say the victims shot at each other. a new clue this morning in a deadly hit-and-run in fairfax county. police say this picture shows the vehicle that may have hit 69-year-old decour khan. he was hit and killed. police are looking for the driver of the white vehicle or anyone else who might have seen something. 5:34. new concerns over the mayor's plan to help the homeless in d.c. mayor muriel bowser's plan would replace one shelter with eight shelters. the biggest concern by some council members, which schools children will attend and if it will lead to overcrowding. >> i find my neighbors in ward six have a big heart and they want to make sure the city is looking after these families. >> this is something that we're all in together and we have to solve together. >> mayor bowser plans to announce the locations of the shelters before the end of the year. it is now 5:35.

new this morning, another person has died of middle east respiratory syndrome. a man with the virus died in south korea overnight. he was the last patient with mers in south carolina. this spring it infected more than 180 people there in south korea. 38 people have died. virginia's costcos are part of an e. coli scare. if you recently purchased rotisserie chicken salad, it may be contaminated. if you bought it on or before november 20th, don't eat it, throw it away. so far it's connected to cases of food poisoning in seven states including virginia. dozens of people in prince gorges county had thanksgiving dinner hand delivered in a very special way. the dinners were handed out by more than 20 prince gorges county high school students. the students delivered the meals to seniors at the windsor crossing community. this is part of the mentoring program called manhood 101.

>> it's very nice if they are thinking about the seniors. >> it helps me be more responsible. it helps me be more appreciative. >> the students teemed up with their omega sci-fi mentors as part of the give away for the specsal program. today final preparations are underway for the parade that kicks off the holiday season. the annual macy's day parade. performers will give one final chance to leave on the parade route. 10,000 people will take place. you can watch coverage at 9:00 a.m. on nbc 4. i love snoopy. >> i'm sorry, you said 9:00 a.m. >> i got stuck. that means we can leave early. >> we'll be watching the parade from home while we're cooking. >> right. 5:36 our time right now. you remember what it was like when pope francis was here? another country will soon experience the same thing. where the pontiff is headed straight ahead.

you've heard of driving while drunk or under the influence of drugs, but drooifg while white? why a local man is ug the city because of that. >> another look at temperatures around the area. if your kids have to go to school, they will want the warm

pope francis is in the air right now. he's headed to africa for a six-day trip. you can take a look. this is the pope getting on the plane in rome about 2:00 our time. it lands in kenya in just a few hours. pope francis will visit uganda and the central african republic over the next several days. an annapolis man is suing the city because he says officers are targeting him for, quote, driving while white. daniel hodges said officers stopped him and questioned him about drug charges several times. the reason why, he's a white man in a predominantly african-american and latino neighborhood. they decline to comment on the suit. 5:41 on the day before thanksgiving. want to check the forecast. >> storm team 4 miggs chueteoro

chuck bell has more on the forecast. >> big day before thanksgiving. big get away day. temperatures in the 20ed and 30s across the area. what to wear? you'll need your jacket. heavy winter coats, won't be needing that. sweaters and sunglasses as temperatures back up into the plus territory by later this afternoon. bus stop temperatures chilly. a plus for recess. near 50 degrees and 55 for a high later on this afternoon. taking a look at the big board and see where any flight delays are. that's in ten minutes. traffic time is right now. breaki ining news. 15 in loudoun county 15 shut down between leesburg and lucketts. our crews should be there to show us what's going on there as well 270 south germantown to the beltway, no problems. top of the beltway very good.

66 very important this morning. in bound no issues. outbound, same thing. right now 95 northbound and southbound about 20 minutes going on to quantico. no major issues there. remember to listen to wtop 1, 05 fm. i do remember. >> thank you for the reminder. will they help or hinder? why some drivers say the plan to expand express lanes won't do anything. >> a lot of excitement about a new amazon show. so why did the company just pull a major ad. the co

here are 4 things to know at 5:45. u.s. 15 in loudoun county shut down in both directions at selma lane. these are live pictures at the scene. crews working to clean up the scene of a tractor-trailer. >> here is what is closed. almost the whole section between leesburg and lucketts of 15.

southbound traffic being diverted at stumptown road and northbound traffic stopped at battlefield parkway. you cannot go further north than battlefield this morning. isis releases a new propaganda video ahead of one of the busiest travel days of the year. president obama will get a briefing on homeland security from his top advisers today. off to a quiet and chilly start this morning. upper 20s, low 30s this morning. layer up. promises to be a nice day around here. when i see you in a few minutes we'll give you the outlook for the travel hubs flying out of town. that's coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, chuck. right now, a new threat from isis. the militants put out this propaganda video, this as international cooperation ramps up in the fight against isis. today president obama will

get a briefing from his national security team oversatisfyieeing search for a man called mohammed abrini. he drove salah abdeslam. belgian officials say they have more than 162 people in connection with the november 13th attacks. new evidence that the terror in paris could have been worse. french shorts said they foiled the suspected ring leader's plans for an attack last week. new push back after a church offers to house refugees from syria. reverend bill freeman said the church is getting a lot of phone calls. one person put up a sign in southern california said he's hold onto the sign as a reminder. >> there are people out there that don't always appreciate what i think jesus would want us to do. >> reverend first welcomed refugees on friday. he said the congregation can

support people and provide them with shelter. steven jones appeared at a court hearing. he is accused of shooting four students at nau. one of the students, collin bro, was shot and killed. he was from annapolis. he and two friends were walking from a frat house and they were surrounded by 12 people who threatened to kill him. he acted in self-defense. victims of a theater shooting in colorado want nearly $1 million in restitution. they want james holmes to pay as part of his sentence. holmes was sentenced to life in prison after shooting 12 people and injuring more than 70 in a movie theater in 2012. lawyers for the victims say the money would pay for psychiatric care, medical equipment and lost wages. today we expect an update in the investigation into that airstrike that hit a doctors without borders hospital.

the pentagon says there were a series of human and technical errors. a computer that may have warned troops the building was malfunctioning apparently. today's findings could result in court martial proceedings against some u.s. military personn personnel. new details. the hunt for a missing malaysian plane is ramping up. 239 people disappeared aboard that flight from kuala lumpur to beijing. they scaled back the search to two ships. the new ship equipped that can reach remote search area. you may have until the end of the year to sound off on a proposed dominion power project. they want to drain a pond at the opossum point power station. it's full of potentially dangerous coal ash. they told lawmakers people need beyond december 14th to think about the consequences.

they asked for a 60expense. within 24 hours of a major outcry amazon is pulling ads featuring nazi logos on the new york subway. you can see the imagery on the train and the benches. they're ford show of "the man in the high castle." where germany and japan won world war ii. the ads did not violate their standard policy so they had no grounds to refuse them. >> bah humbug, fewer companies are throwing office holiday parties. fewer hr professionals say their firms do not sell -- usually have year-end parties for all employees. this year 6% say they cut back on the office party due to financial challenges. more employers are saying no party, it's just business as usual rather than due to budget constraints. the society of hr management conducted that survey. 5:51.

just about now and time for weather and traffic on the 1s. >> if you're just waking up take a look at your screen right now at these current temperatures. all week long we've been seeing temperatures in the 30s, cold out there. chuck bell tells us that a warming trend is here. hey, chuck. >> yes, indeedy. that's always good news as you get ready for a big holiday stretch. a lot of people moving around outside. always good news to hear about mild weather and sunshine. that's what we have in abundance. looking down over washington. mostly clear sky. bright lights in the distance. that's reagan national airport. no delays today. driving locally within a couple hundred miles, no problem. dry roads, green lights and sunglasses. if you're driving farther towards the west near ohio and chicago, dry and mild. only real trouble is flying to the west. that's where we're most likely to see delays coming up later on today. so we'll be keeping a close eye

on that. here's your flight status map. as of right now, still all little green airplanes at the major hubs. always check with your airline before you head out because any individual flight could always be impacted. early morning temperatures on your way out the door. put your coat on. sun is up at 7:01. temperatures in the 30s. low 50s by noontime. mid and upper 50s for highs today. future weather, sunshine starts to finish today. clear sky tonight. tomorrow a couple more clouds especially across southern maryland. we'll stay dry into thanksgiving and on into friday as well. seven day forecast, here we go. 58 with the sunshine today. 62 tomorrow. mild day coming up on friday and over the weekend. saturday and sunday a chance for showers getting a little bit cooler as well. coming up at 6:01, we'll detail the friday shopping weather. breaking news in loudon

county, 15, both directions still shut down there. basically in the area between leesburg and lucketts. southbound traffic diverted at stumptown road. that is going to be an issue for a lot of people here this morning because of that tractor-trailer crash. inner loop and outer loop, looking good. 66 looks good. 95 northbound through woodbridge going 25 miles an hour. going 55, 60, maybe a little faster than that. prince gorges county looks good as well. don't have any incidents there to speak of at this point. maryland, scaggsville road. 5:53. there's a plan to deal with the crush of traffic between i-95 and the district. virginia governor terry mcauliffe says he wants to extend the 95 express lanes two miles farther north to cover 395 up to the d.c. line. just like the express lanes now,

they'll be free for car pools of three or more. other drivers will pay a toll based on demand in hopes of easing congestion. not everybody is convinced this will help. >> now for the first time a single driver can get on at stafford and take it all the way to the district line. >> this simply moves a bottleneck to the bridges and to 14th street, it doesn't solve the problem. >> if the plan gets approved, construction would start in 2017 and last about two years. extra police this holiday weekend hoping to cut down on the number of crashes. virginia state police issued a thanksgiving week 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 had this time last year. just this past week nine people died in crashes on virginia highways. only one was wearing a seat belt.

good morning, i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. hilton said hackers got their information. they targeted security codes, expiration dates and the data breach happened between november and december of last year and april to july of this year. hilton is offering free credit monitoring services to affected customers. with the cnbc morning business report, i'm landon dowdy. landon, thanks. a baby boy is okay after someone left him at a nativity scene in new york city. this is a photo. police are searching for the person who left him. the custodian who found him said the boy is so young his umbilical cord is still attached. new york has a safe haven law. the newborn can be dropped off at a church, hospital, police station without prosecution. a diving coach is accused of

secretly recording student athletes in a locker room. she was charged after a student found a phone in the locker room. it showed a video of athletes changing. that's according to school officials. towson said it takes the safety of its student athletes very seriously. news over the takata airbag recall. the american employees voiced concerns about misleading test results. they alerted them for more than a decade. at that could the at that said they had nothing to do with the explosion prone airbags that arked such a huge recall. as police departments are under more scrutiny than ever for their use of force, we wanted to know how and when officers are trained to use force. the prince gorges county police department allowed us into their training academy. every officer from recruits to chiefs is required to go through judgment enhancement training. they spend hours in the

classroom reviewing ethics and laws. they spend hours on de-escalation and communication skills. after that officers are taught defensive tactics that include everything from control holds and takedowns to using pepper spray, tasers and their service weapons. >> it's a fine balance and realizing, okay, i have to take some sort of action and the action i take is going to be appropriate, it will be professional and it will be effective to obviously protect everybody involved. >> put the gun down. >> the use of force training team also uses a simulator that lets them change conditions as officers make choices. you can see more of my story on the nbc washington app right now. we are watching breaking news on the roads. an overnight accident has left a busy highway in loudoun county shut down. what we're learning about the crash and when this stretch road could reopen. we're watching the situation at reagan international airport as many of you get ready to head out of town today.

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"news 4 today" starts now. >> right now on "news 4 today", bracing for the rush as people head out of town for the holidays. what you need to prepare for this morning if you are catching a flight in the hours ahead. developing right now in chicago, protesters remain in the streets after the release of

that dash cam video showing a police officer shooting a black teenager. i'm angie goff at the live desk with the impact those protests are having downtown right now. as far as breaking news on the roads, a live look from loudoun county where an overnight accident has a shutdown at leesburg. melissa. >> it is going to be quite a mess here for aisle while this morning. take a look in leesburg at this problem here. we are still shut down here because of the crash involving this tractor-trailer. now 15 shut down between leesburg and lucketts. southbound traffic diverted at stumptown road and battle town parkway. eastbound and westbound rolling fine. quantico going to take you 22 minutes. slow spot is through woodbridge. more on this problem in loudoun