including one driven by carey. a fourth vehicle was involved. police opened the road a few hours ago. good morning. here at the live desk with new develops out of chattanooga, tennessee, on this heartbreaking story we continue to follow. the driver of the bus that crashed and killed five children has been arrested. here is his photo. this is jonathan walker faces five counts of vehicular homicide and more charges could come. at speed as a very, very strong factor in the accident that nearly split the school bus in half. 20 elementary students were hurt. and an ntsb team we've learned from washington, from d.c., will help with the investigation, on the ground there now. we'll continue to follow up. >> angie goff from the live desk, thank you. d.c. mayor muriel bowser will announce her choice for the next leader of d.c. public schools.

wilson was hired in 2015 as the superintendent of the oakland unified school district in california. he has also worked in education across several states, including colorado kansas and north carolina. sources tell news 4 wilson was picked in part because of his success in raising achievement scores. the mayor's announcement is set for 10:30 this morning. the d.c. council must confirm the hiring to make it official. 4:31. we know about the forecast. >> here's storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. it's cold. >> you probably already noticed it's nowhere near as windy as yesterday morning. we were waking up with winds near 40 miles an hour. that's not the case now and that won't be the case later today either. indeed, off to a cold start, though. windchills are back down in the 20s. it will be breezy but not windy today. 15 to 20 miles per hour as

thankful for showers coming our way, but may impact your thanksgiving planning. looks like good travel weather for tomorrow and the days after thanksgiving as well. afternoon highs today, mostly in the mid to upper 40s. the low parts of central virginia will be flirting with 50 degrees. the whole ten-day forecast coming up at 4:50. we'll see you with that. for now melissa and what she's doing. >> i like 59s when it looks like this. the getaway day used to be on ed day headed out of town. do it early. a little green what? >> green men on the road. all running, quite unsafe, green men running all over the place. 95 northbound and southbound in maryland okay. the alternates, think about on your way back, are fine as well. 66 is fine. 95 northbound and southbound here in virginia okay as well.

start seeing the southbound delays through woodbridge. guys? >> as part of this plan, i've asked my transition team to develop a list of executive actions we can take on day one to restore our laws and bring back our jobs. it's about time. >> that is new video released by president-elect donald trump outlining his agenda for his first 100 days in office. he lists a number of executive actions he plans to implement on day one, including withdrawing from the transpacific trade partnership -- trade agreement president obama has championed. senior adviser kellyanne conway told reporters trump would hold a press conference, quote, soon. vandals targeted the home of a vietnam veteran and donald trump supporter. montgomery county police need help tracking down who's responsible. someone spray painted a swastika on the front door of thomas roszkowski's home in silver spring over the weekend. he told police he also had eggs

campaign sign snatched from his yard. police believe all the incidents are related. new details out of san antonio this morning. the man accused of killing a veteran police officer is now in custody. he says he was upset with the court system and took it out on detective benjamin marconi. 31-year-old otis mckane was arrested monday afternoon and told reporters as he was taken to jail he wants to apologize to the officer's family. the detective was shot as he sat traffic stop. marconi one of two officers killed in the last few days. three other officer were shot and injured. the national law enforcement memorial fund says more officers have been shot and killed this year than during any full year since 2011. ambush attacks are also the highest levels since 1995. this holiday season maryland state troopers will be working overtime to keep your family safe. there will be extra troopers patrolling state roadways all week.

catching drunk drivers. driving under the influence led to this crash involving a maryland state trooper on the beltway on sunday. the trooper was in his car when christopher howard slammed into it. howard was charged with dui. the trooper is expected to be okay. this is the second time this month a driver has hit a trooper's car on the beltway. since january, 15 maryland troopers have been hit while working on 495. speed is also a big contributing factor to speed limits near montgomery county schools. the new speed limit would be 15 miles per hour. news 4 obtained county records showing an average of seven students are hit near montgomery county schools every year. a public hearing on the proposal is scheduled for december 7th in rockville. opioid addiction is a public health emergency in virginia according to state health officials working to fight the problem.

buy the drug ma lox own without a prescription. it reduces the effects of an opioid overdose. 801 people died from heroin and prescription overdoses. it is 4:36. president obama will award 21 presidential medals of freedom. this is our nation's highest civilian honor. it is awarded to those who have made significant contribution to the country's security or national interests. today's recipients including eln jabbaar and michael jordan. diana ross will be honored. a full list of recipients on our nbc washington app. a diverse group of people. we want to thank you for helping us raise nearly $42,000 to feed local families this thanksgiving. on monday, we collected 100 large boxes worth of food outside of a verizon center. path lawson muse says it's the most she's seen in years of

rap per wale donated. time to help too. head to the nbc washington app or nbcwashington.com and there are ways there to make a donation so that we can make sure these families are well fed for thanksgiving. >> love to see that effort and all that food coming in. amazing. thank you. restaurant outrage, a national chain apologizing for a party at its location in d.c. how it says it was tricked hosting nazi sympathizers. kanye west is in the hospital. the rapper undergoing treatment days after his latest outburst. but first we're getting another look at your tuesday forecast. another cold one. less windy. how is your thanksgiving

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and at least it's not windy. >> that's right. look at the bright side. chuck, how about this optimist here. >> i did not know that aaron glass could be half full. our weather underground sensors this morning, most of them at or just around the freezing mark. 32 centreville, 32 potomac, maryland, 29 prince william county. what to wear today, i still think you're going to need your

temperatures in the 30s and windchills in the 30s. hat and scarf for sure, could put your umbrella as well. temperatures flare up, 30s this morning, a shedble layer, temperatures close to 50 degrees later on this afternoon and great weather for traveling. more about the travel weather and a look at the weekend in ten minutes. for now it is time to talk to melissa. i see more green than red on this map. >> that is good. that kid was bigger than you in that graphic. did you realize? >> she's very basketball team. >> looking down on you. right now, lots of green as he said this morning. interloop and outer loop, no construction on the beltway right now. 66, 95 we will keep looking at these. they will change a bit here throughout the morning and especially this evening. 270 northbound and southbound don't have any worries there either here. and then taking a look again over all things when looking at 95 in maryland everything is

newest trains on the tracks. how they're causing troubles for operators and what it means for riders. >> but first, the new travel alert that could affect your holiday plans. where the state department is warning of risksf isis

. you're watching "news 4 today." now to more on the european travel alert we mentioned earlier in the news cast. the state department says they received credible information that isis is planning terrorist attacks in europe. they're hoping to carry out an attack during the upcoming holiday season. u.s. officials say americans traveling abroad should exercise vigilance when attending large holiday events. that alert will until february. a new york man facing charges he tried to join isis in order to carry out an attack in times square. 37-year-old mohammad naji was born in yemen and investigators say he tried to join isis several times but was unsuccessful. the suspect says he couldn't make it across the boarder into syria and investigators say the would-be terrorist wanted to kill people by driving a truck

deadly truck attack in nice, france. naji is facing charges of providing material support for terrorism. 14 before the hour. president-elect donald trump is expected to have another round of meetings in new york today but he's also denying he's using the powers of his future office to benefit his businesses. news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill now. donald trump took to twitter overnight saying it's well known he has properties across the globe. how is his transition team dealing with questions about his is making a big deal about this. his spokeswoman says his attorneys assures him there's no overlap between the trump organization and his hotels in the presidency in this transition. questions pop up because of events happening. just this week at the tom kierein hotel which as you know just down from the white house, they hosted a foreign reception, people who were there have

stays, doing tours of the hotels. a lot of foreign diplomats reportedly trying to book at the hotel in order to gain some sort of influence with the president-elect, but their transition team continues to say that there's no conflict of interest here. >> traci, we've seen some very public process that trump is taking in selecting his cabinet. what's the latest we could see in line for some of those positions? who's been so close to the transition team considered for secretary of state now also for up for director of national intelligence, sources are telling nbc. remember, mitt romney also being considered as secretary of state. newt gingrich has said he's not going to be part of the new administration. he wants to step back and take a bigger picture advisory role as opposed to focusing in on one department. so looks like he's out of the running for a cabinet position

would be the best pick for secretary of state. he says he's got the right temperament and thinks he's a fighter and would -- be a better benefit toward the administration than romney. we'll see what happens. they're going on break after this afternoon. he's heading down to florida to his estate down there for thanksgiving. they're working about half day at trump tower this morning. >> tracie potts on capitol hill, thank you. we told you yesterday melania trump will not move into the whho first lady who delayed moving in. william henry harrison's wife anna had not arrived by the time he was inaugurated in 1841. he died one month later. franklin pier's wife jane took a few months to move back in 1853 grieving the loss of her son. the future first lady could arrive in june once her son baron finishes his school year in new york city. the coverage of the presidential coverage continues

residents will be moving to d.c. when trump takes over the white house. search in the nbc washington app. we have more images coming in to the live desk here at news 4 after that powerful earthquake rocked japan. take a look. residents still looking for higher ground. this morning after the 7.4 quake struck, triggering moderate tsunamis on the northeastern shore. you're looking at some of the shaking that was recorded by surveiln people were hurt and damage was done. this quake considered a big aftershock from the deadly one from 2011. the fukushima nuclear power plant has never recovered from that and now this morning there are new worries. i'm angie goff at the live desk. now back to you. >> thank you. maggiano's in friendship heights is apologizing for hosting a white nationalist

friday. the restaurant says that it was unaware of what the organization stood for until protesters gathered outside. one customer said she saw members of the group making the nazi salute. the restaurant apologized and donated its friday earnings to the anti-defamation league. they released a statement saying this expression of support of hitler is extremely offensive to us as our restaurant is home to teammates of guests race, rilen and background. new pleas of help from the staffer seth rich. his parents put up flyers in his bloomingdale neighborhood where he was shot and killed in july. police believe it was part of a robbery but there's been no arrests. there is a $125,000 reward in this case right now. rich's parents squashed rumors yesterday that their son's death was part of a political conspiracy. brand new trains are rolling across the metro system but

news 4's transportation reporter adam tuss tells us what the issue is. >> reporter: this is one of metro's brand new 7,000 series railcars. they're supposed to be state of the art. the problem is, they might be too state of the art. you see, train operators have been getting some commands that they're not familiar with and a metro source tells me that a command was different recently to a train operator, the operator didn't know what it meant he relayed it to central control and central control did meant. so, there's a little bit of unfamiliarity with these railcars, even though they're out on the tracks all across the system. they sent us a statement saying since the 7 ks entered service we've developed additional troubleshooting techniques that are specific to the 7 ks. those lessons learned have developed into a new training module. still a source says some operators are rolling down the track without any idea what the train is saying.

>> all right. >> i brought a coat in. >> i did. >> i remembered the gloves this morning. >> that's good. >> lack of wind does make it a little better. >> what a change. you know, yesterday the wind was in the 25 to 30 mile an hour range even at this early hour which is pretty unusual. without the ferocious wind out there, though it be cold it's not that piercing of a cold this morning and that will be the pattern as we go through the remainder of the day. temperatures will be a little because of the lack of wind. right now it is a chilly 32 degrees outside. temperatures will stay in the low to mid 30s between now and 7:00 or 8:00 this morning. by the time you're getting home from school or starting that early break away mid afternoon temperatures will be in the mid to upper 40s today. might be near 50 across central virginia. back to the cold 30s by 8:00 tonight. feels like temperatures right now, what little breeze is out there, has windchills back down

in luray, and 20 in gaithersburg. you will need the layer this morning. today, plenty of sunshine. tomorrow gradually increasing clouds during the day. afternoon highs tomorrow upper 40s to around 50 degrees. most of the day tomorrow will be dry. there's a slight chance for a few showers coming in mainly after 8:00 tomorrow night. i'll be tweeting out travel weather and expected airport delays that are with weather related over the next couple days. get our nbc washington app, follow me on faok today that northwesterly breeze still has the streamers of snow off the great lakes. this is the next storm system which will bring us a little chance for showers on thanksgiving day itself and also the storm which may have some slowed travel through parts of the in ispy river valley -- mississippi river valley and great lakes as well. your ten-day forecast. 40s today, kind of breezy, near 50 with increasing clouds. little chance for light rain around here on thanksgiving day itself. it will not be a washout,

3:00 in the afternoon. dry weather for black friday. and nice weather for the weekend. getting a little unsettled with needed rain chances coming our way as we get into early next week. closer look at today hour by hour coming up in a few more minutes, but for now it is melissa's turn. good morning to you. >> good morning. only a couple things happening right now. again, in clifton the situation on clifton road and wolf run shoels road. all lanes blocked from an earlier car crash. they are on the scene trying to get this cled 395 after washington boulevard right lane gets by that zone. that's probably going to be there another hour or so. north on old georgetown road at beach avenue the left lane getting by the work zone there and top of the beltway all the routes in and out of town looking okay, especially keeping an eye on 95. we'll be watching those throughout the day. guys? >> all right. melissa, thank you. getting thanksgiving dinner on the table, it can be kind of stressful but some help hosting

help guide you through the holiday chaos just ahead. but first, kanye west is in the hospital. more on where the rapper is

kanye west is waking up in a los angeles hospital this morning after abruptly canceling the rest of his current tour. according it a source west was

welfare call. his hospitalization follows a week of controversial statements and feuds which included publicly attacking jay-z and beyonce. >> d.c.'s attorney general has reached a settlement with town sports international. that's the company that runs the washington sports club. it resolves claims that the company violated consumer protection and debt laws when it misrepresented how people could cancelle memberships and then continued to bill them after they canceled. will clearly disclose cancellation policies and 'causes who filed complaints will receive refunds jo nervous about hosting thanksgiving, people at bob evans and emily post institute want to help. they're offering a holiday helpline to answer your questions for thanksgiving lines will be open from wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. and on thanksgiving day from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 period.

we'll give you the number, 855-4-my-table. today the consumer product safety commission will have its annual thanksgiving cooking safety demonstration. the fire demos will include turkey fryers, stove tops and ovens. the commission says there is an average of 1300 kitchen fires on thanksgiving day each year. the demonstration will happen at the national product testing and evaluation center. and stay with us, "news 4 5:00 a.m. "news 4 today" starts now. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we are talking about a chilly start to our tuesday morning. that's for sure. >> it is 35 degrees outside our studios. chuck bell is in the storm team 4 weather center with a look at our weather headlines. >> that's right. another morning filled with windchill temperatures outside. it feels like it's in the 20s in most neighborhoods.

as yesterday. tomorrow, good get away weather across the mid-atlantic and the i-95 corridor. in ten minutes which airports are most likely to take it on the chin for your holiday travel plans and our thanksgiving day, looks cloudy but won't be a cold thanksgiving around here. couldn't rule out a chance of rain showers as well. as i mentioned it's a cold start this morning, feels like temperatures are in the 20s, even a few spots in the upper teens this morning. put your warm coat on head out the door. melissa mollet is here right now and she says that so far, this is an eastern shore morning although could be breezy on the bridge. >> could be a little breezy on the bridges. the bridges have wind warnings there. no restrictions but the wind warnings are in effect if you're headed out of town across a bridge this morning. clifton road and wolf run shoals road all lanes blocked there with the wires down. 395 inbound near 27 right lane getting by the work zone. northbound on old georgetown at