i'm melissa mollet tracking new developments after a piece of video prompted immediate protests. what we know about the demonstratio demonstration. >> getaway weather looking great on this wednesday. big changes coming up. >> get ready, set, travel. millions hit the roads, rails and skies for the thanksgiving rush. >> we're tracking it all for you. news4 midday starts right now. >> i'm melissa mollet. look at this big protest happening in chicago. we're learning in the last hour about five people were arrested

overnight after demonstrations in the streets after release of a dash cam video was released. the teen was shot 16 times by a chicago police officer. protests were largely peaceful and there is no damage to private property. the protesters expected to stage more demonstrations today and in the days ahead. >> thanks. > > we're learning new information from minneapolis this morning after a black man who died in police custody is being laid to rest. jamar clark was shot. his funeral is happening right now. you're looking at more than 100 demonstrates who rallied outside a police precinct last night. i'm kristin wright live in

northern virginia where i-95 is moving nicely in both directions near the dale city rest stop. a few minutes ago, though, it wasn't. you'll get that right now because 47 million people in the u.s. are traveling for thanksgiving and most of them are driving. aaa says 42 million people are taking road trips for thanksgiving. that is more than last year. we have been driving 95 this morning. we did hit a couple slow spots. one near route 123 in prince william county. barely moving there. other stretches, though, of 95 in northern virginia doing great and moving along. that's certainly putting people at the rest stop here in dale city along the interstate in very good moods. they're on their way and really have had no problems driving through the d.c. metro area. >> the traffic was basically zero. i was surprised. you know?

we just came right on through without any problems. >> we just started running into traffic a little here. but we've had a clean road because we left at 4:00 in the morning. >> the other reason we see a lot of people on the roads this year is because gas prices not all that bad right now. coming up today at 11:30, we'll be talking about air travel. you know that's very important right now. stay tuned. >> we will, kristin, thank you. this is also one of the busiest travel days for amtrak. it is rolling out extra trains. in the northeast amtrak will work with marc and new jersey transit to operate holiday extra trains between new york and d.c. on sunday. if you plan on leaving now, the big question is what is the weather looking like? here is tom kierein. >> looking good where christian was in dale city, bright sunshine there and here in northwest washington. looking off to the west, live

view, tower camera showing a beautiful blue sky. lots of sunshine pouring down. still rather chilly. generally in the 40s, near 50s in the immediate metro area. off to the north and west, temperatures in the 40s. crisp and cool day out of the mountains. across northern virginia, southern maryland, northern neck, generally the low 50s there. near 50 near the bay waters. storm team 4 radar don't have any rain, don't have any snow anywhere up and don't atlantic seaboard. we're all dry here. no travel problems. a little bit of rain around miami. there's rain around arkansas. out west, that's where there may be travel problems out here in idaho, northern utah, salt lake city getting rain. a look at the flight delays around the country coming up. we have some breaking news from the white house. we just learned in the past few minutes that president obama will make a statement later this

hour. he is currently meeting with his national security team. they're discussing homeland security in the wake of the attacks in paris. that is scheduled to start at 11:40. we'll bring it to you live when it happens. >> i'm melissa mollet. a man just sentenced for attempted murder in montgomery county. 70 years. that's the sentence we learned for rupert stamps. he will spend 70 years in jail. he was found guilty of attempted murder and armed robbery for his part in two armed robberies last year at a cleaners in gaithersburg. two employees were shot. stamps' nephew also facing charges. chris gordon just called with that breaking information. one person is dead after an early morning crash in loudoun county. a ford f150 pickup truck crossed

the center line and into the path of a tractor trailer. that crash shut down 15 until before 7:00 this morning. the driver inside the pickup died. the driver of the tractor trailer survived the crash. the cause remains under investigation. now to new information after the terror in paris. the brother of one of the suspects is urging him to turn

this year, there's a chance they'll play in london the week before that. we don't know how you'll get tickets or how much they'll cost. as soon as we find out we'll let you know. a scary scene inside a busy shopping area. the overwhelming situation that has police looking for dozens of people and before you eat lunch today or prepare your thanksgiving feast, the item that's being recalled for health concerns and it's already made some people in a region very sick.

police are investigating a flash mob robbery in georgetown. no word yet on what was taken. the same store was hit in a )jz september of last year. that time surveillance video captured four men walk in and grab an armful of expensive

jeans. >> right now police in prince george's county are looking for a brother and sister who are missing. rosa thomas and james ward are both in their 70s. they were last seen on monday afternoon in landover. police say they were last seen in a burgundy jeep. a jeep liberty with maryland tags. thomas may be without medication, if you have information, police would like to hear from you. 19 people in seven states including virginia are sick with an e. coli infection linked to cost costores. the sources ate rotisserie chicken salad from those stores. if yyou purchased that, don't et it. >> it's a thanksgiving tradition that's been feeding families for years. and what kind of weather you can expect for thanksgiving and beyond.

looking good, the next 12 hours traveling around the metro area, temperatures around 3:00, mid to upper 50s. terrific day. bit of a chill in the air, 7:00 p.m., back down to 50. late this evening, upper 40s. four-day forecast, a great day on thanksgiving day. anybody up for some touch football in the afternoon? low 60s. lots of sunshine. then by dawn on friday, upper 40s. friday looks like the warmest day over the next several days, upper 60s. chance of showers on saturday. a small chance, otherwise mostly cloudy in the upper 50s. chillier after that. big change on sunday. chance of showers, highs near 50. another chance tuesday next week. >> today some d.c. residents will kick off thanksgiving early at the safeway feast of sharing. around 5,000 residents will enjoy a holiday meal at this

annual community event. there will be health experts on hand along with free flu shots and diabetes testing. this is the 16th year for the event. it takes place at the convention center in northwest washington. a bad crash all cleaned up in northern south carolina. look here. a tractor trailer literally hanging from the edge of a highway. investigators said that it hit an overhead sign and went over the edge there. that set off a chain reaction and caused a lot of delays. no one was hurt. >> can you believe no one was hurt? >> i can't imagine. >> i guess the cab was still on the bridge. on news 4 midday, first the traffic, then the turkey, then the shopping. >> something that has become something of a tradition for thanksgiving, but is black friday losing its luster? stay with us.

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and no known dietary restrictions. treatment with xarelto®... ...was the right move for us. ask your doctor about xarelto®. travel getaway, the roads, rails and airports are busy today. it's the busiest travel day of the year as millions travel for the holiday. here's a look at i-270 in montgomery country. we'll have some ways to avoid the gridlock in 15 minutes. follow @first4 traffic on twitter for traffic updates. developing at this hour, a wide receiver for the rams is in the hospital in critical but stable condition this morning.

ste stedmon bailey was shot in the head overnight. police in miami have been searching for a light colored car, possibly a buick in connection with the shooting. they say bailey was in the car with four other people including two children. another car drove up and the people inside started shooting. in addition to bailey, another man was shot and rushed to the hospital with the life threatening injuries. a baby boy will be okay after someone left him at a nativity scene in new york city. a custodian said he heard the boy crying and found him monday afternoon. he says the boy was only a few hours old. his umbilical cord was attached. families are calling in offering to take care of the child. >> it means people care. they are willing to come in and help and give this new life a future. >> right now new york city police are looking for the baby's mother. church-goers say surveillance

cameras caught a woman on monday coming in with the baby and leaving without the boy. protests in moscow after the downing of a ruian fighter jet. today protesters threw eggs and stones and broke a few windows at the turkish embassy. this after turkey shot the plane down on tuesday. one pilot died. russian forces got the other one to safety ain a rescue operatio. turkey said the plane ignored warnings that it crossed into the country's airspace. search team also get more help looking for that missing malaysian plane. a third ship will join the deep sea search for mh370. 239 people on board when it disappeared from kuala lumpur to beijing last summer. the new third ship is equipped with a camera that's inside and an underwater drone attached to it it will reach the remote search area sometime next week. bright sunshine, still chill

in the air as we approach noontime here in the metro area. you'll need a light jacket, long sleeves, long pants and sunglasses. we'll have that bright sun into the late afternoon hours. sunset early, around 4:50, no traffic problems. green lights for the afternoon and evening rush hour and for thanksgiving day. all green lights for weather all around most of our region. flight status, these are the latest weather reports here. san francisco is at 45 degrees. this is the key thing. all green airplanes. that means really little or no flight delays anywhere. chicago, new york city, atlanta, seattle, los angeles and boston, all looking great for travel and flying around much of the nation. >> we should go somewhere. >> let's go it. you paying? i'm going. >> the weather should not stop your holiday shopping plans if you are planning to shop around here. >> new reports show black friday sales may be losing their appeal. olivia sterns takes a look.

>> reporter: the black friday stampede is about to begin. but shoppers this year might want to slow down. turns out they don't have to join the long lines of bargain hunters as soon as thanksgiving dinner is over. >> black friday matters a lot less than it used to. there was a time when all sales happened on black friday, today the sales start a month two months before. >> reporter: while the masses still come out yearning to save big, these days it's more like a black friday season. >> every day for ten days, expect new deals. >> retailers have caught on that customers are buying earlier. according to neilsen, more than one-third started shopping by the end of september. by this time of year it's more than half. not to mention the fact that not all shoppers like the friday madness. >> headaches don't really justify being out of bed at 4:00 in the morning to shop. ♪ >> does anyone want to be part of this? >> no. >> chevy has a better way with

black friday deals all month long. online deals and cybermonday, the black friday of cyberspace means shoppers can get basement prices without leaving their basement. the numberf consumers planning to shop online is up 12%. in many cases deals can come directly to you. >> the retailers that will do the best are the ones that are the deals you want at the moment you wanted them on your mobile device. >> if you plan to go out and shop, expect the heaviest crowds between 2:00 and epmj4:00 in th afternoon. you'll have the least amount of company bright and early at 5:00 a.m. do you need some thanksgiving entertainment? the twitter hashtag gaining attention that shows that not every family is perfect. and now that the busy holiday shopping season is upon us, you can still watch news 4 midday even if you're on the go. barbara and i are in your

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here are some stories lighting up social media now. you know some holiday celebrations with family can get awkward. look at these hashtags. thanksgiving clapback is one of those. and take a look here. everybody got into the fun. you took to social media to add funny moments and cap shuns for your holiday celebrations. one hashtag that stood out is may you spend thanksgiving with too much food in your mouth to explain why you're still single. britney is our social media editor. she has a few stories lighting up social media now. >> yeah. there's several things taking off now on our facebook page.

we have a thanksgiving pinterest idea, recipe ideas, and quite the conversation on our social pages this morning. some people like the shoes, some people like the name. you can chime in on our facebook page. >> people are fired up over that. thanks. get this, a family in pennsylvania thought their son was lost but he had taken a wrong turn. the teen says he accidentally ran all 26.2 miles of the philadelphia marathon because he missed the turn on his half marathon course. his family was waiting for him at the finish line but became concerned when he didn't show up. they gave police his photo and they were able to track him down in the race. his time, he finished it, 5 hours and 23 minutes.

perfect weather for last-minute shopping at the supermarket or maybe take a little ride on the capitol wheel. look at the waters of the potomac, nice and calm. light breeze. blue sky reflected there in the waters. 51 at reagan national. low 50s around the chesapeake bay. further north and west, low 40s. chilly out in the mountains, only about 40 degrees there. climbing into the low 50s parts of southern maryland towards north central virginia. storm team 4 radar, don't have any rain, any snow anywhere up and down the atlantic seaboard. great travel between maine to florida. a bit of rain down in florida. there's a bit of rain central mississippi valley and some snow up in idaho, up around salt lake city. otherwise there's not much going on across the country. good travel weather. all right, tom. hurricane sandra is heading towards mexico. the storm is expected to strengthen in the next few days. so far sandra produced winds of

75 miles per hour. sandra may bring heavy downpours across southern baja california and northern mexico. sandra is the 18th named store of the eastern pacific hurricane season. d.c. students will do something never done before. their student i.d.s will become library cards for high school and middle school students. d.c. mayor muriel bowser announced that change as part of the connected library challenge. this will make access to public libraries easier for more than 70,000 kids in the district. a special thanksgiving tradition happening here in d.c. >> something we've been hoping for. president obama will pardon the national thanksgiving turkey. that happens at the white house rose garden today. this is video of last year's ceremony. after the pardoning, the turkey and its alternate will travel to their permanent new home at hus turkey hill in leesburg. >> lucky guys.

they spend the whole year hoping they'll be the ones. >> can you imagine those little trembling feet all day long? tomorrow is the big day. thanksgiving can also be a dangerous day. >> simple things to keep your home safe including what you wear. first, the busiest travel day of the year. we're showing you what to expect on the roads, in the airports, and even how to avoid trouble spots. team coverage

i'm melissa mollet breaking news from the white house. we're waiting for a statement from president obama. he's been meeting with his national security team for the past 30 minutes or so. they're talking about homeland security in the wake of the attacks in paris. we expect to hear from the president in ten minutes. we'll bring it to you live right here and streaming on the nbc washington app. barbara? >> thanks. we'll, we're in the middle of a busy, busy travel day. >> you look here, we are looking live at interstate 270 on one side of the screen, on the other side, reagan international airport. today is a day to plan extra time for your trip. kristin wright joining us from i-95 corridor. what is it looking like? >> hey, yes. we're along 95, notorious 95 at the dale city rest stop. and what is funny is that i look

up one minute, traffic is moving just beautifully. i look up a couple minutes later, it looks like this, kind of slow. so, what we're hearing from people, at least here, is that things are not that bad even with 42 million people on the road roads. >> my gosh. >> reporter: thanksgiving so close yet far away for those traveling. we just have to get there. >> we should be in atlanta sometime this evening. >> reporter: ron franklin is driving from boston to atlanta to see family. he made it to the dale city rest stop off of 95 with still a smile on his face. we just have to get there. >> we figure we'll leave 12:00 tuesday night and see how it does. so far we're good. >> reporter: barbara parsen is about to meet her new in-laws in

south carolina. the thanksgiving traffic gods are on her side so far. this is rush hour all over the united states, so we expect a little traffic, but it's not bad. >> reporter: at the airport, lines, security tight. the line at reagan national got longer and longer. we just have to get there. >> we came at 5:00, the plane leaves at 8:45. we knew it could be delayed. >> i saw the travel warning issued by state department for global warnings. and i knew that other people would see it, too. they would probably come early. >> reporter: by plane, by car, the best way we can, we just have to get there. you'll also find more people are driving this thanksgiving holiday because gas prices are the lowest they've been since 2008. live in northern virginia, kristin wright, news 4.

let's talk about main routes and then alternates. tons of people will be taking 95 north and southbound here this weekend for thanksgiving holiday. just consider route 1. consider bw parkway. check the phone, check the apps, see what is your best bet for when you are leaving whenever you end up leaving here around the holiday. looking at 66. lots of people headed probably westbound there on 66 this weekend. always consider 50. consider the dulles toll road, and there's a jam near the beltway. talking about 95 in virginia. on thursday, for thanksgiving, 95 express lane also remain northbound all day long. friday the express lanes will be southbound. that normal reversal starting at 11:00 a.m. this corridor ends up being a mess. you can try route 1, may take you longer but you may not be

sitting as much as you would if you stayed on 95. be safe. have a great holiday. >> great day to take the little kids to a playground. lots of sunshine for the rest of the afternoon. it will be chilly. hovering in the mid 50s. make sure that they have at least a light jacket on, long sleeves, long pants. you will need sunglasses as well. we'll have lots of sunshine around. we won't have any umbrellas, no rain. great afternoon to get outside. if you have to runner rands, rush to the supermarket, it will be in the mid to upper 50s. 7:00 p.m., it will get chilly again down to about 50, partly cloudy to mostly clear sky by late evening, 11:00, back down to the upper 40s. look at thanksgiving day and the weekend in just a few minutes. a former diving coach from towson university is facing charges for secretly recording student athletes in the locker

room. maureen meade was placed on administrative leave last month. she was charged after students found a phone in the locker room. it showed athletes changing clothes. developing in baltimore, police say a student remains in critical condition after a stabbing inside a high school. that stabbing happened at renaissance academy yesterday and the suspect is in custody. the baltimore sun reporting that a student at the same school was taken into custody last week after bringing a loaded gun into the building. kitchen fires are a big problem on thanksgiving day. there are about 1,300 kitchen fires every 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 stovetops and ovens.

if you are using a turkey fryer, do that outside and away from your house. in 60 seconds, we'll explain the simple things you can do to make sure your four-legged thanksgiving guests stay safe and healthy. as so many of you get ready to hit the road or have family and friends visit, we're keeping an eye on the roads for you. this is 95 in virginia near dale city. follow @first4 traffic

a few things to know as you make final plans for what to cook tomorrow. some ingredients in our favorite dishes can be dangerous for your pets. animals have a hard time with onions, garlic and scallions. avoid sharing ham and raisins, but the number one offender that shoe not50'x give them, the bon from turkey. >> it can penetrate through the stomach or the intestines and

potentially cause life threatening infection. take your pet to the vet as soon as possible if it starts to vomit or seems unusually lethargic and quiet. new word of a security breach in mclain, virginia. hilton worldwide said hackers got access to its payment system but there's no evidence they got away with any consumer information. the hackers were after card holder names and things like debit and credit card numbers. hilton is offering free credit monitoring systems for affected customers. it said the breach happened between november and december of last year and then again between april and july of this year. >> whether you're hitting the road or staying in town, everyone wants to know what weather will be like for thanksgiving. tom has that coming up. first, what are you most thankful for? let us know. tweet us what you're celebrating this thanksgiving. #whyimthankful. president obama is expected to make a brief statement from

the roosevelt room at the white house, this is after he met with his national security team a short time ago that could happen any minute now. we'll bring you that state

looking good if you plan on flying. look at all of the airport reports up and down the atlantic seaboard. green planes good, meaning low or hardly any delays. boston through d.c., down through atlanta, all the way to miami looking good. all across the country, don't have any major flight delays at all as well as along the west coast from seattle down to l.a. just great travel weather. we'll have good local travel weather, highs upper 50s. thanksgiving day looking great, low 60s with sunshine. mild friday, upper 60s into the weekend. small chance of a sprinkle

saturday, cooler into next week. a reason to be thankful this midday. this snow is far, far away from us across the country in california. it's causing a lot of accidents in northern california. some drivers told nbc it took them more than three hours to go 15 miles. the combination of freezing rain and wet snow made driving particularly dangerous. shocking video of a car driving into and right through a restaurant here. that car plowed into this pizza joint in california. this was last night. if you look closer, you can see it hit a man, someone else and it drove them several feet in there, not to mention the tables and chairs. the car severely damaged. police said amazingly nobody was seriously hurt. they also did not arrest the driver. the big day almost here. first millions of people are hitting the roads, rails and skies on the big travel day of the year. why security is such a big

concern.

right now at 11:45, trains, planes and automobiles all packed with thanksgiving travelers. over 3 million people will board planes, but the majority of folks are driving. 41.9 million to be exact. >> that could be because gas at more than half of all stations in the country.

drivers should be careful. progressive insurance found accidents increased by 25% today, this day before thanksgiving. with all the travel there is still a concern after what happened in paris. >> the u.s. is tightening up security. president obama is urging people to be aware but not afraid. to know. >> reporter: you'll see more officers at airports and trap stations today. this morning president obama meets with his national security team. focusing on what's being done to protect the u.s. as authorities train for the worst. his message -- >> we're vigilant, we take precautions, but we go about our business. americans will not be terrorized. >> reporter: in fact, the government says there is no credible threat here. but security experts admit intelligence only goes so far. >> i don't think it's realistic to expect we would ever have the q&q(point where we can predict something going to occur on a specific date at a specific location.

>> isis is out with a new propaganda video questioning our military's resolve and a new fbi bulletin warns police to be careful. the concern? soft targets, restaurants and malls. the biggest threat, home grown terrorists, copycats, not isis. the biggest deterrent, you. >> you don't have to be fearful about where you go or what you're doing, just be mindful. >> authorities tell us ordinary people looking out for things that don't look so ordinary and then reporting it, that's actually one of the biggest weapons in the war on terror. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. president obama is expected to make a brief statement from the roosevelt room after he met with his national security team a short time ago. we expect that statement to come at any moment. as soon as it begins, we'll bring it to you live on air and online. >> a little bit of haze in the air. lots of sunshine. live view of the capital from our live capital camera.

beautiful blue skies over the nation's capital. we have sunshine, dry conditions. temperatures are chilly. shenandoah valley, mid 40s. prince george's county, fairfax county, nearing 50s. storm team 4 radar, we don't have any rain anywhere in the vicinity, no snow as well. great travel weather from the canadian border down to florida. a bit of rain down in south florida. a few sprinkles in arkansas and east texas. out west they are getting snow showers and some accumulating snow, idaho up around salt lake city, rain in the central california valleys, otherwise great travel weather across the country. developing in chicago right now, new protests over the killing of a black teen. a police officer is now facing murder charges for laquan mcdonald's death. massive protests overnight closed roads and resulted in five arrests.

they were mostly peaceful. we'll be watching for the others that are planned for today. and a funeral for a black man who died in police custody is happening now. jimarr clark was shot and killed a week and a half ago. protests have been going on since then. clark was handcuffed say witnesses at the time he was killed. it's not only chicago and minneapolis but the use of police force is under more scrutiny than ever all over the country. we wanted to give an idea of how police are used in the train of force tactics. it's a discovered complex series of judgment calls and they have to happen quickly. we reached out to a couple different agencies. prince george's county police invited me into the police academy. they showed how officers are trained to get a situation or person under control. it's a training scenario every officer goes through every year, making the call on drawing a gun and firing at a suspect in prince george's county officers are taught to consider several other steps before a bullet

leaves the chamber. >> they have to have a clear understanding. there's a lot riding on it. >> reporter: sergeant bill gleason runs the specializes training unit. he said training starts with dozens of hours in the classroom, ethics, constitutional law, and videos of what's right and what's not. in the field officers professional presence is usually enough to defuse a situation. >> walk away. domestic assault. turn around, place your hands behind your back. >> we teach using verbal techniques as we do using physical techniques. >> that can include what most of us consider yelling, short and firm commands. >> cross your ankles. >> you don't obey those veshrba commands, now i can put my hands on you, sir, back away. >> that's where things can get

more complex. officers are trained to meet resistance with the appropriate level of force considering all the factors in any one encounter to get control. that could mean a strike with a hand or baton, control hold or a takedown like this. >> pepper spray falls under active resistance. now you start flailing, pushing, the officer will back away, create distance, give a verbal warning, i'm about to spray you, get on the ground. >> gleason says officers are constantly and quickly assessing an encounter and finding the appropriate responseg?my which be a taser. >> most of the taser deployments are people who are physically assaulted towards the officer or another person. that's justification for use of the taser. >> in this simulator, officers are given all the necessary gear and tested.

this is part of the judgment enhancement training. in the simulator, there are various scenarios based on the officer's decisions. >> drop the gun. >> our deadly force policy says the suspect must pose an imminent threat of death to another person or the officer. >> in this scenario, a man shows up with a gun after being served a protector protection order. >> we didn't stop him. what ended up happening? were you justified shooting somebody in the back. >> absolutely. that breaking news we've been telling you about from the white house. we expect president obama to be delivering a statement here from the roosevelt at any moment.

we know he met with his national security team this morning as he has been doing for the last several weeks, in particular since the attacks in paris. so we anticipate this morning he will come out and give us all of us an update on some of the goings on in those meetings, and also talk to us about what posture security teams, homeland security teams have been in as we anticipate the thanksgiving holiday here. we have been telling you al morning about some of the holiday travel that is well underway around the region. we've seen pictures of airports across the country that are full and busy. tom has been telling us about the fact that it seems air travel is normal at this point in the holiday rush, if3/ñk you will. but still we expect the president to come out and talk about some things we'll be seeing if we're traveling on the roads, moving through airports, at amtrak stations and a lot of things we won't see as law enforcement and some covert operations are very much in play

during this thanksgiving holiday. particularly as some people have been particularly cautious after what happened in paris, thoughtful about security and our own personal safety at home. >> a lot of people are on edge because it is a holiday and because of what happened in paris. i'm sure the president will come out and as he has already said earlier, we should be aware but not scared. >> absolutely. you're looking at a live picture of the podium set up in the roosevelt room for the president. he met this morning with joe biden, susan rice, the national security adviser, members of the leadership at both the cia and fbi. i think this national security briefing happens on a daily basis. but this has been a gathering we believe that was more robust given the environment that we're living in now. we've seen in the last few days more and more of these propaganda videos come out from isis. one that featured scenes from

new york city. a brand-new video that came out this morning that didn't necessarily try to articulate any particular threat on any place in the country. it did mention american leadership, according to this propaganda video, lack of leadership. the president is stepping out today to talk about what leaders have put in place to deal with potential threats. it's worth pointing out there have been no credible threats. in the united states as we go to the thanksgiving holiday. >> we've been telling people to add time, especially if they're traveling by air because security will be tight at the airports all around the country. they're saying you should arrive at airports at least two hours ahead of your scheduled flight to allow for that security check. we're waiting for the president. we expect him to come and step in front of the cameras any minute now to talk about national secur

>> next 12 hours looking great around the metro area. by mid afternoon, upper 50s, lots of sun. getting chilly tonight. by 7:00 p.m., near 50. by 11:00, back down to the upper 40s. mostly clear, a mild day on thanksgiving day. looking beautiful. afternoon temperatures will be in the low 60s. it will be rather chilly in the morning, sunshine and we'll have it hovering in the low 60s by 4:00. 7:00 p.m., back in the upper 50s. friday, upper 50s and sunshine. maybe a few sprinkles on saturday. otherwise most of the day should be dry. highs upper 50s. big change on sunday. maybe showers, highs upper 40s. >> tom, thank you. that's it for2vjs news4 midday. we appreciate you joining us. the president is expected to speak any minute. nbc news will break in when that

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>> today you've been monitoring what's happening overseas, reporting on a russian plane shot down yesterday by the turkish. that's something the president is learning about today as well. >> i think the president knew a great deal about what happened with the turkish plane and the russian plane yesterday, as well. but i think he chose his words cautiously because this is so incredibly sensitive. this was the first time in decades that a nato country shot down a russian plane. so you saw the president sort of not wanting to go there. not wanting to blame turkey, not wanting to blame russia, just calling on all sides for calm. but i think the real concern right now that the american people want to hear about is what pete was just talking about. there's a sense, at least that isis feels, that it has momentum.