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live in bethesda, police are cracking down against drunk driving and tell us this is one of the busiest nights of the year. >> i'm tracking the next chance for rain. i'll tell you when it arrivearr >> we start tonight at the live desk with new video from the chicago police shooting and protesters promising to shut down the city's main shopping district on friday. take a look. here are live pictures. a few dozen protesters marching down michigan avenue and some shouting justice for laquan and 16 shots. and some calling to shutdown the magnificent mile the busiest shopping day of the year and the board of trade. >> already shot 15 times and motionless on the ground, the video shows no officers even trying to give him first-aid. another angle shows a nearby

burger king, whose district manager tells nbc chicago police deleted nearly 90 minutes of security footage from the surveillance camera. officials deny this but can't explain what happened on that video. president obama posted on facebook he was deeply disturbed by the initial footage but grateful to chicago for keeping the protest peaceful. >> thank you. a local family is getting ready to celebrate a thanksgiving they might not have had if not for actions from above from fairfax police officers. >> they spotted this fire from above and the middle of the night and the people in the house including three children had no idea anything was wrong. >> shomari talked to that family. >> reporter: that family is fortunate no be alive. they were actually sleeping inside their home, three kids, the great grandmother, the fl e flames started in the back.

thanks god for the chopper ahead you heard them talking about. let's take a look at the fire. >> is that a house on fire? it sure looks like it. that house is roaring. >> reporter: take a look. a camera on fairfax police helicopter captures a raging fire. two officers happened to be crossing near georgetown university when they caught the flames and thick smoke. >> looks like something is on fire. looks like a house is on fire. >> you can smell it now. >> reporter: 76-year-old simone miller and her great grandkids are sleeping inside the house 3:30 in the morning november 1st. the flight crew finds them by using a gps to determine their address. officers alert a dispatcher who calls the fire department. >> when they knocked on the door, i was wondering who's knocking at 3:30 in the morning. that's when i came out, the officer was already here and he

said, you have to get out of the house. >> reporter: she wakes up her great grandkids and they all get out. >> looks like it hasn't made to it the actual structure yet, which is good. >> reporter: firefighters put out the blaze stopping the fl e flames from spreading. they say a light fixture located under the deck spark this fire. >> it could have turned to tragedy this time of the year. >> reporter: the firefighters have made this year's thanksgiving that much more special. >> we say prayer often but say big prayer this time. >> reporter: investigators tell me the smoke alarms in this house were not working. a good reminder for all of us to check your smoke alarm, especially during this holiday season. i'm shomari stone, news4. >> that is a good reminder. we're still working to learn the name of the man killed tonight in landover shot just before 5:00 this evening near the king shopping center and not

far from fedex field. the man died at the scene and police haven't released any more information what led up to that shooting or still looking for a suspect. >> it was a rough slog for holiday travelers, i-95 was backed up for miles because of a tour bus crash. it happened about 10 miles north of baltimore and the beltway. the bus collided with two other cars and hurting three people. you heard it before. national security leaders say you are the best tool against a potential terror attack and u e urging you to report anything suspicious you see as you go about your holiday plans. today, the president told the nation there was no credible or specific threat against the u.s. police are out enforce this holiday weekend. officers with assault rifles and

bomb sniffing dogs across the airport. homeland security jeh johnson says you should be watchful but not nervous. >> in general we want to encourage the public as the holiday season begins, travel, be with your family, celebrate the holidays, go to public events, go to public gatherings but be vigilant and be aware. >> secretary johnson took an amtrak train home to new jersey to reassure people travel was safe. 37 million people are expected to go somewhere over this thanksgiving holiday. black wednesday, blackout wednesday or drinks giving, however you want to hashtag it, bar owners tell us tonight is one of the busiest nights of the year with so many people home for thanksgiving and off tomorrow, a busy time for police. a look at some of the dui patrols going on. >> reporter: jim, we want to show you what's going on right now in bethesda, not a

checkpoint but police safety zone where traffic heading out of bethesda is funneled into one lane so officers can look at the cars and for violations. police are keeping an eye on what has become a popular night to celebrate. c . >> reporter: in arlington's neighborhood, they started rolling early. >> we're out hanging out with friends and spending time with them. >> i'm here to do that and watch all the fun happen around us for the rest of the night. >> people watching. >> people tend to have a good time tonight. >> reporter: what began as a night for college students and recent graduate to reconnect with friends for a few drinks turned into a party that packed local bars. positioning this vehicle as a

reminder of consequences of drinking and driving. many arrived and plan to leave by uber car. >> the night before thanksgiving is a big night to meet friends and have drinks. >> reporter: for the local police department, the manpower required on a night like this rivals that of new year's eve. jackie bensen, news4. >> thank you. one of the warmest days of the week is coming at the perfect time. what can we expect as we head out to be with family tomorrow? >> we couldn't talk about a better time. thanksgiving and a lot of people out friday for shopping deals. the weather is looking good. 61 for d.c. at least, i'm going for 62. raleigh, beautiful across our region with clouds. i'm tracking thanksgiving warmth

and black friday forecast, hour for hour and showers if you have weekend plans and we'll tell you if you need the umbrella. if you're gearing up for holiday shopping, there are already trends to watch. one is the lack of a must have holiday gift. "star wars" items are expected to be big sellers. there is no single toy emerging as a run away hit. you can expect sticker shock. toys "r" us tells us its top 20 toy will cost 36% more than last year with many toppi inping 10$. and you can expect discounts on sweaters and coats because of the warm winter we had before. shop for hours on thanksgiving and friday. search black friday. >> fairfax county police are boosting patrols in uniforms and

in disguise. some undercover officers busted four men for credit card fraud at tyson's mall on monday and looking for suspicious activity given increased concerns about terrorism. navigating the malls might be a little easier this year. tomorrow, vdot will change the timing on traffic lights to help you move around major shopping sites in northern virginia. vdot used the data from last year's holiday season to develop new timing at more than 200 intersecti intersections. the timing lasts until new year's day. >> the historical plaque at donald trump's golf course in loudoun county of those who supposedly died in a battle that took place along the potomac river. the inscription says so many died it was known as the river of blood. but they say no battle took

place on the land. the historian says he's not troubled. >> it is written about and you have a little monument that misstates some things. it wouldn't be the first historical monument that has information incorrect. >> reporter: trump told him the hrns told him the golf course was on the site of a civil war battle but couldn't name them. next at 11:00, how new york is handling security concerns around the parade route. the death of a football icon adding to nfl debate of concussi concussions. frank gifford had a condition called cte. 43 presidents together in

the nfl is responding to the revelation frank gifford had the concussion disease known as cte. they appreciate the gifford's desire to help the 3medical community understand cet and made 39 rule changes to enhance player health and safety at all levels of football. the new york giants, the team gifford led to a championship says it supports the family's decision to contribute to science and calls it an issue we take very seriously. gifford died of natural causes earlier this year. cte cannot be diagnosed until after a person dies. we'll be watching in a few hours as tens of thousand of people line the streets of manhattan to watch the macy's

thanksgiving parade. while the potential record crowd watches the parade, a record number of officers will be wa h watching everything else. 2500 officers will line the streets, especially trained hercules teams will be ready to move in at the first sign of any security threat. new york city police commissioner says having fun sends a strong message to terrori terrorists. >> and i want to encourage people if they come to this parade to enjoy, really enjoy. a way of pushing back op some events going on around the world. >> floats for the parade are coming to life now. people watched as they inflated the balloons to get them ready to head down broadway. coverage begins at 9:00 a.m. today, president obama and the first family said thank you by serving up dinner to the local homeless population in d.c. they took part in the annual feast with friends at the friendship homeless center in northwest.

many people who use the shelter are homeless and at risk veterans. friendship place received a $3 million grant this year to help take homeless veterans off the streets. in the station that's capitol we're lucky to see two or three presidents at any one time. joe found a place where 43 are hanging out together, somewhere you would never expect. >> reporter: for americans, hour heads of state are hard to top. larger than life men become larger than men's monument. people flock to them. 20 million last year. this is not a head scratcher. if there was a place with all the presidents, people would flock to it, right? well, there was and they didn't. you're looking at the remnants of what used to be called president's park, a tourist attraction in virginia that elected to shut its doors after facing tough economic headwinds. that's where howard hankins

comes in. he was hired to destroy the b t busts when the park went under. in stead, he fell in love and kept them himself. >> i couldn't see destroying them. there's a lot of work in them. we picked them up. popped a hole in their head and picked them up by their steel frame and figured out how to get them up here. >> reporter: now, the bust busts of 43 presidents, some weighing between 15 and 20,000 pounds lie in state on hankins' 400 acre farm in virginia. the gang's all there. roosevelt and lincoln and truman rubbing elbows. >> and one grew an unfortunate bee's nest and washington nearly decapitated and wilson has seen better days. he has a plan. >> i will build a park for them for kids, education, tourism, help the community. >> reporter: if that plan gets off the ground, hankins is ready

with a statute of president obama and who would come after. >> reporter: you follow the presidential race and any of them make a good bust? >> i was thinking of donald. he would want a big one, maybe even out of gold. >> reporter: here the president sit looking something like ea easter island and given new meaning to the phrase, washington is broken. >> or cracked. >> that's an interesting vision, wasn't it? all those presidential heads. looking pretty good for our thanksgiving festivities, we're all going to be able to get outside and blow off a little bit of steam? >> everybody keeps saying when's the bad weather going to come in. january 17th. we have a long time before that comes in. the next couple of days couldn't be better, thanksgiving, black friday, beautiful, and temperature as lot warmer than the past few days. right now, a very nice evening, 76 degrees, 3 miles south wind

and some areas in the 30s, 36 in manassas. 31, 39 towards gaithersburg. all in all, temperatures a lot more on the mild side than the past couple of nights and much warmer day tomorrow. there's nothing out there, not even a storm system. boston and d.c. and atlanta, no worries. a little warning system that will send some clouds our way. yeah. we'll see cloud cover. denver under a winter weather advisory and could get a couple of inches of snow tomorrow and the only area that could have delays and the rest of the country, no problem. 55 in martinsburg and 62 degrees towards fredericksburg, sunshine, mid to high level clouds in the afternoon. the hourly forecast for

thanksgiving, getting that turkey ready around 11:00 a.m., 54 degrees, nice weather there and beautiful by 3:00. 62 degrees. and by 7:00 by the time you're busting out at the seams, still mild, temperature, 62. 66 on your friday. saturday, 62. we will see a cold front coming through that allows for showers late saturday, a 70% chance of showers but very light. not expecting much in the way of rain, temperatures upper 40s to lower 60s. black friday shopping, waking up getting to the score early. no problem, 47 degrees, to the score early. nice weather by noon, 66 degrees by 3:00 in the afternoon and you have all those bags to go with it. another storm system coming up tuesday. good chance of rain there. even that one moves well to our

north and we're talking about a chance for showers and gets rather windy and cooler next wednesday. that's some pretty nice weather. again, tomorrow and friday, perfect. >> nice when a plan comes together. thank you. up next, terps head home with an early season trophy and caps are soaring tonight after grounding t

nice to see at home. caps three in a row.

>> capitols always seem to beat the jets and playing really good hockey. they don't beat themselves and proven to be a tough team to get a win on. the coach wants more from this squad despite having one of the best records in the nhl. caps score within the first 90 seconds of this game. find theirselves down 2-1, over a minute left. john carlson to alex ovechkin on the power play. that resulted in his 11th goal this season. caps tie the game at 2. caps fans are thankful for that. in the second period, schmidt, nice passes to backstrom. caps go up 1. former cap perrone delivering to it demetri and how about this

one, third straight goal for orlov, caps have now won 8 of the last 9 meetings between them and jets. nba action to charlotte. john wall and company, third d. wall gets t-- wall gets the steal. up for 3. takes care of that. wizards are rolling. fourth quarter up five. gary neal coming off, this was the last field goal they made in the fourth quarter. it was miss after miss. they failed to connect on 17 straight over the last nine minutes. they go 1 for 23 in the fourth quarter, scoring just six points in the fourth quarter, bobcats win, 101-87. championship game at the

cancun challenge. maryland taking on rhode island first half. tremble. easy layup, tremble finished the game with 17. terps up 20, a big time block there, running the floor and finishes with the finger roll. terps had eight steals and nine blocks for 86-63 win and the cancun challenge champions. charlottesville hosting winless lehigh. down a point in the first half. gives it up to mike toby, throws it down. second half, one point lead. pass is no good. stays with it. finished with 23 in the game. later on in the half, uva, fo e forcing the over to, two-on-one action here, showtime, darius

thompson throwing that one down. uva wins 80-54. announcing redskins will travel overseas next year to play in london and october 30th, skins face bengals, the first regular season game overseas in franchise history. it will not count as a home game next season and they will get their eight full home games. >> we will cover it for

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