in some of the rural areas, mile and a half visibility in leesburg. half mile in easton, maryland. look out for some areas of fog first thing this morning. that won't last long after we get the sun up. get out and enjoy it. upper 60s, near 70 today. great weather for getting out and enjoying it. maybe some showers to worry about by the second half of the weekend. temperatures are in the upper 30s, low 40s. 24-hour focus try and mild for now. near 40 this morning. 7:00 tonight, nice and dry. mid to upper 50s. starting out tomorrow, a lot of clouds, temperatures near 50 degrees. that 24 hours, rain chances come in. more about that and your travel forecast coming up. traffic time with kim. >> thank you very much. the biggest problem right now is going to be in charles county, in waldorf. you have the northbound lanes of route 301 closed just before billingsley road, in front of

the wawa. we are getting reports of a possible problem, eastbound 66 near 29 gainesville a construction barrel is rolling around in the right lane. stay to the left. so everything else is quiet. you will find just nice, steady volume of traffic. no reports of significant issues on the beltway or in the secondaries. protesters in chicago are planning to march this black friday over the fatal police shooting of laquan mcdonald. they will demonstrate down michigan avenue later this morning and try to shut down the city's popular shopping district, the magnificent mile. jesse jackson organized this march. protesters are calling for the superintendent and the state's attorney to step down over that video of a white police officer killing a black teenager last year. organizers are calling the black friday protest a university march and rally. back to you.

>> thank you very much. as those protests are going on, we are seeing new video from the shooting that sparked all of this. some of that video may be disturbing to see. it shows angles from police dash cam of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald before a police officer shot and killed him. in the video, you can see the officer drive through the parking lot as he chases mcdonald down. after mcdonald was shot no officer sees if he's okay. there's no audio on any of the tapes, so we don't know what police are saying. >> in my experience, i never had a case with an audio recording. >> that was an attorney for the mcdonald family. he wants more information including why it took so long for that video to be released. a man who jumped the white house fence is facing criminal charges. the white house was on lockdown for several hours yesterday after joseph caputo jumped the newly upgraded fence wearing an american flag. he had a binder in his teeth. president obama and his family

were inside for the holiday. caputo was arrested by secret service agents after taking just a few steps on the front lawn but not before raising his arms in triumph. news 4 megan fitzgerald has more on caputo and a photo that was taken outside the white house a few days ago. that is coming up in 30 minutes. this is the seventh time in two years that someone jumped the white house fence. the most serious attempt was last september when omar gonzalez made it all the way into the white house carrying a knife. about a month later, the perimeter fence was scaled before canines took him down, and in april jerome hunt took a knife into the area. a number of these attempts have been happening in the recent years. more on the latest attempt coming up. animal rights activists plan

to protest a controversial pet store in chantilly today. on monday fairfax county animal control officers seized all the animals at dreamy puppy. the officers are checking to see if 40 to 50 puppies are healthy and old enough to be sold legally. county workers declared the building unsafe. no charges we can tell you have been filed against that business. new developments now after last week's terror attack in mali. special forces say they arrested two men where the attack happened. it's not clear what the men were accused of doing. 19 were killed when two gunmen ran into a hotel one week ago. you may see demonstrators outside walmart as you shop. employees are demanding a living wage of $15 an hour and want more regular schedules.

they say having neither makes it hard to buy food for their families. today's protest is happening at the walmart on 8th street northwest about 9:00 this morning. for some of you it started last night, but today is officially black friday. it's called the super bowl of shopping. doors are just opening at many malls across the country. molette green is among some of those shopping right now. molette, were you able to track down that earring or buy some new ones? >> reporter: good morning. the entire mall here at westfield montgomery just opened moments ago. this is what black friday shoppers have been talking about, that sign there. they want big savings, big sales. we're seeing lots of young shoppers, some with parents, and parents are obviously buying, right? the national retail federation tells us they're expecting higher sales in the final weeks for merchants to make their

projections. more americans are at work. they have jobs. so therefore they have money to spend. here's the tricky part, people are still looking for those deep discounts that they saw when we were in a recession and the merchants dropped the prices. people tell me they still want those deep discounts, so it will be interesting seeing how much money people are actually going to be spending today and throughout the holiday season. i'm molette green live at westfield montgomery mall. back to you. thanks. as we've been telling you, many of the nation's retailers started cashing in on the holiday season on thanksgiving day itself. here's some good news for shoppers gearing up to head out today, you can expect a new round of sales for the official start of the holiday shopping season. one local woman just could not wait. >> we're just going to the car to drop these off. we're coming back. >> to do more shopping? >> right. right. we're not finished.

>> many are gearing up for that second round. today is black friday, apparently technology did not get that word at this kmart. if you were planning on shopping there today to snag a deal, you may be disappointed. shoppers came face-to-face with this notice yesterday saying the store was closed due to technical difficulties. the manager telling us the store lost its internet connection yesterday afternoon, so the registers had to be shut down. we just spoke for the store, they're waiting for a technical team to arrive and fix the problem. no doubt they are losing out on lots of money and shoppers in these really crucial hours for a lot of stores. >> i.t. needed at aisle three. hurricane sandra barrelling towards part of california. the watch some people are under this morning and whether or not the storm is expected to make landfall. >> new details and an e. coli outbreak hitting costco stores

across the country including our area. why another country is recalling its products as a result. we have to show you this, these are current temperatures. not too bad, in the 30s, 40s. mild start across the area. you'll see what your guest also face as they head back home. chuck is looking at

if you shop at costco you want to hear this one. >> this is a big alert. a california farm recalling a vegetable mix that may be the source of e. coli in costco chicken salad. 19 people have fallen ill after eating the salad. taylor farms pacific is recalling a mix of diced celery and onion used in the salad. the salad was also sold at target and starbucks.

right now a major hurricane hitting mexico. hurricane sandra made landfall there but it's expected to get weaker now. it's still a category 4 storm. we'll let you know if it causes any significant damage. at 6:12, looking like a pretty nice day for those of you who will skip the shopping and head outdoors. >> that's right. chuck bell is standing by. >> it will be a good day to be outside if you're doing any traveling. local driving, dry roads, sunglasses is what you can expect for today. i-95, i 81, i-70 all dry. outside in the midwest, there could be some delays. no big delays at any of the big airports. that's welcomed news. dry roads for now. sunny, 65 degrees driving around town late their afternoon. a perfect day to get outside

whether you're shopping or just sitting around relaxing the day after thanksgiving. now it's traffic time. >> we have some debris in the roadway, eastbound 66 at gainesville, there's a barrel in the right lane. stay to the left to get by. canal road at chain bridge road, this is a pretty good choke point first thing in the morning, but it's crystal clear. we have a shot of the chopper at anne arundel mills mall. the perimeter road looks good, so does 100 leading to the mall. traveling on 270 no delays making your way down towards the beltwa beltway. black friday well underway in our area. want to show you a live look from the tanger outlets. wow, looking good out there. can you imagine the scene at mall of america this morning?

we'll go live there next. and travel troubles. the weather hampering things for a lot of folks trying to head home after thanksgiving. >> i don't know what i said, ah, i don't remember! >> and outrage over donald trump's recent comments about a reporter's disability. why he says he is the one that

today's the day. black friday is here. shoppers will be out in full force today in search of those big deals. more than 100 million americans are expected to shop this weekend. nbc's jay gray joins us this morning from the country's biggest mall in minnesota. you're a brave soul being out there. is it as crowded now as it was when the doors first opened? >> we have seen it come in waves. we've been talking throughout the morning. we have taken it up a level. seriously, we are up on the second level of this mall. they are coming in waves. a lot of people finding a lot of deals here, but we expect that along with the crowds to grow as

this day continues. >> reporter: the rush began before the turkey was even cold. >> we're starting early this time. might as well, you know? early bird specials. >> reporter: now as thanksgiving gives way to black friday, analysts say the crowds and bargains will be bigger. >> about 55% of consumers will be out shopping on black friday. that's because 40% of consumers feel they can get the best discounts at that time. >> reporter: many looking to save on high-dollar holiday gifts. >> like appliances, television, all the electronics, even big ticketed high-end designer accessories like handbags and shoes. >> reporter: when they do find what they're looking for, data from s.a.s. shows 29% of shoppers will spend more this year than last year. that surge driven by 18-year-old to 29-year-old millennials, many making their purchases in person and online. >> we're seeing a great response to online offers.

he would feel like we're off to a great start online. >> reporter: the start to another mad dash for deals, which, for many, has become a holiday tradition. yeah. it really has. we see a lot of families, a lot of friends out, and they all say they're finding good deals. that's the latest live from the mall of america, i'm jay gray, news 4. republican presidential candidate ben carson traveling abroad to meet with syrian refugees today. carson plans to visit a refugee camp in northern jordan. he has been strongly opposed to the u.s. accepting syrian refugees. recently the retired neurosurgeon has faced questions over his foreign policy knowledge. this happened at a rally in south carolina. it appears as though in the video you're about to see that presidential candidate, donald trump, is mocking a reporter's disability. but as halle jackson reports, trump is the one now demanding an apology.

>> reporter: donald trump under fire today for seemingly mocking a reporter's physical disability. >> oh, i don't know what i said. i don't remember! >> reporter: the reporter, serge kovaleski, works for the "new york times" and has a congenital joint condition. trump was referring a 2001 story written by kovaleski after september 11th which said authorities detained and questioned a number of people allegedly seen celebrating the attacks. >> the poor guy, oh, i don't know what i said. i don't remember! he's going like, i don't remember! maybe that's what i said. >> reporter: this week kovaleski said the article does not back up trump's widely debunked claim that thousands of new jersey muslims cheered 9/11. trump's tirade triggering a twitter backlash. a new low, disqualifying. the "new york times" writing we're outraged that he would ridicule the physical appearance of one of our reporters. critics argue trump crossed a line. others wonder whether for him a line still exists. >> he still has a hard-core base at this point.

to date he's said nothing that's offensive. >> reporter: trump, demanding an apology, is now taking aim at the times and the reporter. he should stop using his disability to grandstand and get back to a paper that's rapidly going down the tubes. adding in a statement, if mr. kovaleski is handicapped, i would not know because i do not know what he looks like. advocate for peoples with disabilities are not pleased. quote, it is unacceptable for a child to mock another child's disability on the playground, never mind a presidential candidate mocking someone's disability. kovaleski says it doesn't surprise him that trump would do something this low rent given his track record. halle jackson, nbc news, washington. a mix of snow, sleet, winds and flooding is making it hard for a lot of thanksgiving travelers to get home. this is in northern california where winds just tore apart an open market. hurting 11 people. for other states, snow is making it harder to get around. snow has already hit the sierras

and more than 20 inches has been dumped in parts of california. more on the way for oregon where roads are icy and they already have gotten nearly a foot of snow. close to home a different type of forecast. >> you can say that again. >> for the better, i think. >> absolutely. chuck bell is standing by with the forecast. >> whenever the cold air dives way south, it usually shoves warm air up the eastern seaboard. that's our bonus material for today. temperatures way above average. 10 to 15 degrees above average. already early morning glow in the sky. sun not up until 7:00 this morning. little fog as well. half mile in leesburg, half mile on the shore. here's the exclusive sky cast for today. skies milky white color as opposed to the crisp blue we might very fer, even with high, thin cloudiness around it will be a huge warmup today.

out the door to get shopping, low to mid 40s through 8:00. upper 50s to near 60, and the afternoon, sunny, warm, delightful. mid to upper 60s. going out tonight, dry and cool evening, temperatures well into the mid and up every 50s. anything but cold. tomorrow will be mild as well. tomorrow will be mostly cloudy and rain chances are sneaking in for the second part of the day tomorrow. the next change in the weather arrives about 8:00, saturday night plans likely to be wet and sunday morning more likely to be impacted by rain drops. here's the rain chance arriving by 8:00, 9:00 saturday evening and that rain lingers into sunday. 68 today with the sunshine. 67 tomorrow with clouds moving in and rain showers late in the day. a nasty day on sunday. could slow travel down, so plan

on leaving early for your sunday departures. cloudy and cool into next week as well. kim mccormack is here with traffic. >> no weather related issues for traffic, but an overnight crash has brought down some wires at white ferry road. heading on 395 across the 14th street bridge into the district, things are moving nicely for you. want to remind everybody that vre is on an "s" schedule today, so they are not running as often as they usually do during a regular rush hour. amateur video into the live desk captures real images of what may be russia bombing villages in syria next to the turkish border. one video is said to be a russian warplane dropping cluster bombs over a village.

other clips show what is said to be air strikes near the turkish border. if confirmed as a russian attack, it would be run of russ russia's closest air strikes to turkish territory. nbc news, by the way, has not independently verified the video. in paris now, a big memorial service just ended to honor the victims of the paris terror attacks. it is a national day of mourning there. you can see french president francois hollande led the service where they read all 130 victims names. he also called on the people to fly the french flag from their homes, which is not typically done in france. some of the victims families chose not to attend the memorial. they said they felt france could have prevented the attacks. members of the california band eagles of death are opening up about the paris terror attacks.

the group was performing at the bataclan. and were about an hour into the show when terrorists stormed the concert hall. they sat down for an exclusive interview with the founder of vice. >> people started dropping to the ground, injuries, death. and then also running -- there's nowhere to go. so they basically ran into me, towards me, and jumped down below my console. i was still standing up. i can see the gunmen. he looked right at me. he shot at me and he missed. you can see the full interview on vice.com. right now pope francis is in kenya. cheers erupted as francis visited an impoverished neighborhood in nairobi today. he says that rapid urbanization is upsetting the earth's delicate balance. 6:26.

less than 24 hours after a man jumped over the white house fence, new fallout. who is now demanding a meeting with the secret service. slapped with a lawsuit. why d.c. is suing the epa when it comes to the levels of e. coli in a popular waterway. >> it's a holiday favorite around our area. zoo lights. but you can count on dry weather if you head out this weekend? chuck bell is back with that and the four things

let the shopping begin. 6:30 now, showing you a live look outside the tanger outlets in prince george's county. be safe out there. good morning. thanks for joining us, i'm erika gonzalez. >> i'm david culver. we have team coverage for you on this black friday. we'll check in with molette green in a moment. first chuck bell with a look at what folks standing in line can expect out there. >> outside this morning, four things you should know about your fabulous friday. it is going to be sunny, warm. everything is coming up roses

for today. it will stay warm to tomorrow. there are rain chances coming back second half of tomorrow. we'll give you more about that and tell you how much rain we can expect coming up. for now, rain chances sneaking back up again tomorrow into sunday. once we get the rain and clouds back in here, might be a while before we get back to sunshine again. you'll need your jacket, jeans and sunglasses today. temperatures later today, 68 today down on the national mall. we will time out the rain drops in ten minutes. for now, it's traffic time. >> thank you very much. we still have those wires down, utility repairs in poolsville, whites ferry road at partnership road. looking at 66 and 29 in gainesville, no issues on the roadway. we had reports of a construction barrel in the right lane, but in this shot you can't see anything. it might be outside the camera shot. but again, traffic moving well. anne aroundanne arundel mills pg

lot looking nice. check in with 103.5 fm in your car before you leave. let's look at the black friday shopping scene across our area. this is potomac yard in alexandria. not bad of a start. pretty calm out there. you can expect that to build as the day continues. today is officially black friday, some think that may have started several hours ago. the lines are blurred these days. many lineup and some camp out for those big sales on black friday. this morning molette green is braving the crowds at montgomery mall. perhaps there were crowds earlier this morning. let's check in with molette now and see how it's going. >> david, it's picking up now. last time we talked you asked me about my lost earring, i couldn't hear you then. it's still gone, i can't find

it, but i might be compelled to buy a new pair if i can find a deal. most shoppers say that's what they're looking for. millennials are big this holiday shopping season. i just spoke to a teen shopper who came here after she had her thanksgiving meal with the family. then returned in time for the mall to open this morning. and here's what she said. >> one year the store couldn't open until midnight, but they gave away free leggings and sweatshirts, i said, yep. >> if you look behind me, there's deals in the windows at the stores. the national retail federation is expecting higher sales in the final weeks for merchants, and this black friday kind of kicks things off. they are looking for robust sales today. we'll keep an eye on it for you.

i'm happy to keep an eye on things at the mall for you. back to you. >> if anybody has seen molette's earring, give her a shout. she wants to find it. >> mm-hmm. google has some tips for you if you plan to shop today but want to avoid the long lines. shop in the morning, like around now, late afternoon, or in the evening today, black friday. floor traffic peaks between 2:00 and 4:00 in the afternoon. that's a good time to take a break. avoid electronic and cell phone stores today. if you're looking for something specific, check if the store has what you want in stock before you go. many stores show in-store availability on their websites. this morning we're learning more about a man who jumped the white house fence. the white house was on lockdown for several hours yesterday after this man, joseph caputo, jumped the newly upgraded fence wearing an american flag and he also had a binder of sorts

clenched between his teeth. president obama and his family were inside for the holiday. news 4's megan fitzgerald has more on caputo who is now facing criminal charges. >> reporter: cell phones were out and rolling moments after joseph caputo managed to scale the white house fence. >> many people were taking pictures. >> reporter: many of those pictures show the man wearing gloves, draped in the american flag with a binder in his mouth. sources close to the investigation say caputo took a few steps on the north lawn before being met by secret service agents who carried him away. his family members confirm that this is a picture of him standing in front of the white house just three days ago. today he ended up on the other side. >> whew. he was climbing like crazy. >> reporter: we've seen several people jump the fence in the last few years, this is the first time it happened since the spikes were installed over the

summer. >> any time someone successfully jumps the fence, no question there's a level of danger. >> reporter: more than three miles away, secret service agents investigated a ford taurus with connecticut tags and the words caput on the license. law enforcement sources tell news 4 the vehicle belongs to caputo. the white house was locked down for several hours and secret service officials are investigating yet again how a man made it to the other side. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton is not happy. she wants to meet with secret service leaders over this latest breach at the white house fence. news 4 was told after members were briefed and shown the spikes and assured they would work, i'm flabbergastered that almost immediately it didn't. norton wants the secret service to brief her next week on what happened. fairfax county police are trying to find andre wilkins, he's suspected of killing a man and wounding two others. markel davis died in the

shooting. police also seized more than a dozen items from an apartment including bullets, casings, syringes and pills. d.c. water is suing the epa. d.c. water says the agency did not add up numbers right when it tested for e. coli in the city's water that testing could lead to new upgrades that could cost as much as $1 billion. that's according to the "washington post." d.c. water says spikes in e. coli levels can happen at its treatment plant but are not representative. today you can catch pretty sites at the national zoo. zoo lights is back. this is the zoo's way of celebrating the holidays. the zoo hangs hundreds of thousands of christmas lights every year. you can enjoy them free. zoo lights opens tonight at

5:00. go from now through the day after new years. >> pretty cool. you might not be headed out to the stores today, maybe you're going to opt out. that's the big friend now. if you are heading out to shop, we'll tell you what to expect. chuck bell will check in with us at 6:41. >> if you do decide to head outdoors, how one company's decision to close doors on black friday means that you get into some parks free. and new numbers just coming in on how much shoppers have spent online so far. how much

while many stores opened hours ago, many decided to opt

out of the black friday madness. about a month ago many retailers said their doors would be closed today. the aim was to encourage a lot of you to #optoutside and enjoy the outdoors. many national and state parks are offering special deals. many offering free entry today. just to encourage you to get out. >> a lot of folks headed out to the mall in the next hour or two. temperatures in the upper 30s, low 40s, but this afternoon we'll be near 60 degrees. here's future weather, sunshine to get the day started. couple high clouds off and on throughout the course of the day. rain chances are staying away from us until much later into the weekend. if you're traveling today towards chicago or st. louis or oklahoma city, dallas/ft. worth, you could run into rain delays in your travels if you're headed

out. rain drops will be here before the weekend is through. we'll time out their arrival in ten minutes. for now kim has your first 4 traffic. >> thank you very much. we're looking at the beltway in maryland. the inner and outer loop moving nicely, connecticut avenue, gorgeous sun rece. in poolsville, wires down, whites ferry road near partnership road. so far so good all over the area. it was heavy on route 1 through laurel, but that was just traffic light jam. everything else is moving without issue. you will find very nice roadways to travel if you're headed to work or the mall. new evidence in the police shooting sparking outrage and protests in the midwest what the new dash cam videos don't show. that has some people raising more questions. and we are taking a live look at anne arundel mills mall. it's a holiday tradition for a lot of people, not putting up

the tree and singing carols, but black friday shopping. the question is are the sales worth it? we'll talk about that next. i'm kristin wright back at the live desk. we're learning a new development in last week's hotel

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at the live desk, new developments in the attack at a luxury hotel in mali that killed

19 people. mali special forces arrested two men in the capital city where the seven-hour siege happened. no new information has come out about what role they may have played. the two gunmen who stormed the hotel a week ago were killed in the attack. an american aide worker from takoma park was one of the victims. we are following the latest on the paris terror attacks. belgium lowered the lthreat levl for the first time in days. it's a step below the maximum alert but that doesn't rule out a serious risk for an attack. on thursday, police conducted three new raids outside brussels.

president vladimir putin says russia will continue helping the u.s. in its fight against isis. in a meeting with french president francois hollande yesterday, putin said the only thing that could jeopardize russia's cooperation in syria is another incident like tuesday's. turkey shot down a russian fighter jet and has refused to apologize saying that jet violated its airspace. a man who jumped the white house fence is facing criminal charges. the white house was on lockdown for several hours yesterday as joseph caputo jumped the newly upgraded fence wearing an american flag. president obama and his family were inside for the holiday. w caputo was arrested after taking a few steps on the white house lawn. this is the seventh time in two years that somebody has jumped the white house fence. the most serious incident was last september when omar gonzalez made it all the way in to the white house carrying a knife. about a month later, the perimeter fence was scaled before canines took the individual down. in april, jerome hunt took a bus

from california just to jump the fence in d.c. animal rights activists plan to protest a controversial pet store in chantilly today. on monday fairfax county animal control officers seized all the animals at dreamy puppy. the officers are checking to see if 40 to 50 puppies are healthy and old enough to be sold legally. county workers declared the building unsafe. no charges have been filed against the business. in d.c. you may see protesters if you're shopping at walmart downtown. demonstrators are demanding a living wage from walmart. their protest starts at 9:00 in the morning at the walmart on 8th street northwest. protesters are asking for regular schedules and $15 an hour. they say having neither makes it hard for them to buy food for families. for some it started last night, but today is actually black friday. it's called the super bowl of

shopping. this morning molette green is hanging out in the mall. she's not shopping, at least we don't think. she's talking to shoppers about their experiences. how is it going? >> reporter: it's going very well. i'm not shopping. i'm on assignment, david. this is important stuff. there are people lining up here inside the mall at some of their favorite stores and they're looking for signs like this. look at this giant sign. it says it all here inside the bro brookstone store here at westfield montgomery mall. apparently you can save big if you want to play in the sandbox. check this out. i hear this is a big seller. you get 50% off, buy one, get 50% off. a woman told me she bought one of these last year and her 27-year-old son plays here in the sandbox to receive stress. joining me now is the manager, alex han. people are looking for sales and deals today. >> usually people look for

bluetooth speakers, over here in the back, we have the massage wall. the chair is back there half off, too the biggest this year or two years already is the sand. a lot of people love sand. >> who knew it? i like my sand at a beach, but you never know. after this, we'll head over to the lululemon store, we hear the line is around the block for deals at that particular store. that will be coming up on news 4 midday at 11:00 this afternoon. having fun, working hard here, david, at westfield montgomery mall. back to you. good morning, i'm landon dowdy, shoppers who didn't brave the malls on thanksgiving were still busy buying gifts online. adobe digital index says more than $1 billion had been spent as of 5:00 p.m. eastern time. that's up 22% from last year. target's ceo says online sales

are off to a strong start. target and walmart launched black friday deals online a day early. >> thanks. pretty day to be outside. >> sure is. >> yeah. >> good looking day. almost as nice as we can make it around here. won't be near the record. record high is 75. >> okay. >> we won't be record warm but way up into plus territory today. >> yeah. >> we'll take 68, 69 degrees, no problem. take a check of the city camera view. nearly flawless looking start to the day. early morning glow out there. all the purples, blues, oranges in the sky. a mirror calm finish on the potomac river. just a great shot. i tweeted that picture out on my twitter, i'll get it on instagram later on. chilly outside this morning. certainly not cold. nobody below freezing around the metro area.

tons of sunshine. we probably won't make it to 70 but we'll get within a whisper of it this afternoon. most of the afternoon today will be spent with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. plenty of sunshine around. high today, 65 in hagerstown. 69 in culpeper. almost 70 in fredericksburg. dry today, tonight through tomorrow. the change comes about 8:00 saturday night. that's when the rain chances move back into the metro area. those rain chances will go into sunday. here's future weather, starting tomorrow afternoon, 2:00, showers across the shenandoah valley. by 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, that rain chance on top of the metro area. rain chances into sunday. sunday travel could be slowed a bit by the rain chance. mild for today and tomorrow. cool and showery around here for sunday. highs back down to the 50s. cold, cloudy day on monday. once we get rid of the sunshine tomorrow, might be a while before we see it again.

what about traffic? let's go to kim mccormack now. >> thank you very much. not a whole lot of traffic to speak of. one thing to keep in mind, it's not a federal holiday, the rock creek parkway, clara barton parkway are in the normal rush showe hour configuration. metro running six cars because they're not expecting a huge demand. looking live now at i-95, franconia-springfield parkway. everything moving along nicely whether you're headed to work or the mall. in the newsroom, we are watching big protests in chicago. they are going to march through the city's most popular shopping district this black friday to protest the fatal shooting of laquan mcdonald. reverend jesse jackson organized the demonstration down the magnificent mile this morning. protesters are calling for the police superintendent and the cook county state's attorney to step down after the release of

video showing a white police officer killing a black teenager last year. organizers are calling the black friday protests a unity march and rally. >> kristin, this part of the story may be tough to watch. we are seeing more new video of the shooting where laquan mcdonald died. it is from police dash cams. in the video you can see the officer who shot mcdonald driving through a burger king parking lot, chasing the teen down. after mcdonald was shot no officers went to check on his body, which was lying on the ground. activists say no matt what the video shows, it should have come out sooner. >> officer van dyke was just as guilty last year in october as he is now. >> protesters are also criticizing the lack of audio from the tapes, so we don't know what police are saying. the officer who shot mcdonald was charged with murder. right now in mexico, a major

hurricane just made landfall. want to show you this, this is hurricane sandra. sandra is a category 4 storm now. it's rare to have a hurricane that big this late in the season. however the storm is expected to get much weaker now that it has touched land. all right. 6:56. four things you need to know on this friday morning. we start off with presidential candidate donald trump wants an apology. trump denies mocking a reporter's disabilities at a rally in south carolina earlier this week. trump appeared to mock "new york times" reporter serge kov kovaleski's physical condition. >> a man who jumped the white house fence is facing criminal charges. joseph caputo jumped the upgraded fence at the white house yesterday wearing an american flag and lifting his arms in triumph. the white house was on lockdown for several hours afterwards.

president obama and his family were inside for the holiday. >> in case you missed it, today is black friday. what? many starting shopping last night, but retailers say there will be a brand-new round of sales for shoppers out and about today. a little confusing because it's blurring the lines. >> little bit. don't have to worry about blurriness in the forecast today. sharpy sunshine forecast. if that makes sense. >> thank you very much for >> thank you very much for joining us. imagine a world where the holidays were about people again. where doorbusters referred to loved ones pouring through the front door.

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good morning. holiday havoc. a potent ice storm today from texas to kansas. officials urging drivers to stay off the roads. farther east, heavy rain expected to trigger dangerous flooding as will mons brace for travel delays and disruptions. fence failure. a man has no trouble climbing the newly spiked barrier at the white house while the first family celebrated thanksgiving inside. that jumper behind bars. his stunt raising serious new security concerns this morning. donald's denial. republican front-runner donald trump defending himself after being accused of mocking a reporter's disability. >> i don't know what i said,