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

by that work zone. zm by the way looking okay and 95 in maryland. we are working for you as the thanksgiving travel rush begins. team coverage of the roads with our traffic experts, you saw melissa mollet there and jack taylor. >> and we have you covered from up with chopper 4 bringing you pictures of the delays. nearly 15 million will be traveling this week, the highest number in nine years according to aaa. more than 1 million >> most of us will be driving to our destinations. aaa anticipates 43 million people on the roads through the thanksgiving holiday. here's some tips to make sure your trip is as stress-free as possible. get on the road before noon. if you're flying, get to the airport at least two hours, two and a half hours, before your flight. >> if you need to leave your car at the airport, book your parking spot now so you're all set when you arrive. take advantage of those low gas prices we're seeing right now by

become long. and coming up, news 4's justin fitch will introduce us to a who has traveling with kids down to a science. developing in montgomery county, police have identified the two people killed in a four car crash in gaithersburg. 27-year-old steven diaz and 67-year-old george careyp this happened before 8:00 last night on airpark road. police say diaz was headed east when he crossed into the westbound lane and hit two o cars including one driven by carey. a fourth vehicle was also involved here. police reopened the roadway a few hours ago. angie goff at the live desk. we got new video in from the tragic scene in chattanooga where a fatal bus crash killed five children. take a look. we just got this footage from the scene. this is out of tennessee. the nighttime video. you can see that bus there,

by a tree after hitting a mailbox. we know that an ntsb team from washington, d.c., is there on the ground and they are helping with this investigation. all of the victims were elementary students. 20 others were hurt. >> we can't even begin to imagine how much worse it is for the families, the friends and loved ones of the victims. all of our hearts two out to them, our thoughts and our prayers. a bus accident with multiple injuries of children is every public safety professional's wo behind the wheel, 24-year-old jonathan walker, now facing five counts of vehicular homicide. among other charges police saying that speed in their words, quote, was a very, very strong factor in this crash. they believe that. police saying also more charges could come. eun? >> angie goff at the live desk, thank you. it is 5:03. d.c. mayor muriel bowser will

news 4's molette green is live to tell us about the mayor's choice. good morning. >> good morning to you. we expect to hear from the mayor in just a matter of hours this morning. it won't be official. keep in mind she's going to roll him out but it's not official until the d.c. council confirms her nomination. antwan wilson for his part has already submitted his resignation to the oakland unified school district and you should know he's also worked in he is credited with success in raising test scores. of course, that is a key component in this pick, since the city is smack dab in the middle of a huge challenge, trying to raise those test scores among the minority and poor children in the city. kaia henderson left the job in the middle of a big experiment as well, focusing on young black

antwan wilson for his part is no stranger to controversy. critics in oakland argue that he helped charter schools forge ahead at the expense of the public schools. so that's the latest live here from northwest d.c., we should hear from the mayor in just a few hours. back to you. >> mollette green, thank you. new this morning, secretary of education john king is calling for the end of corporal punishment for students. the practice is several states. the practice of paddling. he released a letter asking state leaders to replace corporal punishment with less punitive more supportive disciplinary practices. he said more than 11,000 students including a disproportionate of black and disabled students were subjected to paddling or similar punishment in the 2013/2014 school year. as part of this plan, i've asked my transition team to

actions we can take on day one to restore our laws and bring back our jobs. it's about time. >> that is a 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 partnership. a trade agreement that president obama has championed. this video was created and distributed by the president-elect's transition team. this was the press. senior adviser kellyanne conway also told reporters trump would hold a press conference, quote, soon. 5:06. vandals have targeted the home of a vietnam veteran and donald trump supporter. now montgomery county police need help tracking down who is responsible. someone spray painted a swastika on the front door of thomas roszkowski's home in silver spring over the weekend. he told police that he's also had eggs thrown at his house and an american flag stolen and a

police believe all the incidents are related. new details out of san antonio this morning. the man accused of killing a veteran police officer as you see here is now in custody. 31-year-old otis mckane was arrested monday afternoon. he told reporters he was upset with the court system and took it out on detective benjamin marconi. the detective was shot as he sat in his cruiser after making a traffic stop. marconi is one of two officers killed in the last few days. three other officers were shot and 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 at the highest levels since 1995. maryland lawmakers are considering a new law to reduce speed limits near montgomery county schools. the new speed limit would be 15 miles per hour. news 4 obtained county records showing at least seven students are hit near montgomery county schools every year. a public hearing on the proposal

rockville. opioid addiction is a public health emergency in virginia according it state health officials working to fight this problem. the state is now allowing anyone to buy the drug without a prescription. the drug reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. last year, 801 people died from heroin and prescription drug overdoses. in 2011 that number was 541. today president obama will award 21 presidential medals of freedom. this is our nation's h civilian honor. it is awarded to those who have made significant contributions to the country's security or national interests. today's recipients include ellen degeneres, with bill and melinda gates, kareem abdul jabbaar and michael jordan, diana and "snl" creator lorne michaels will be honored. a full list of the recipients on our nbc washington app. another chilly day outside as we head into the holiday week. will it feel as bitter as it did

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is back with the answers coming up. the cost of coffee going up. which of your favorite starbucks drinks are getting a little price hike. and aaron, we're on the road this morning approaching, and coming up we're speaking with a mom of three who has a fool proof system to travel with

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fireplace ashes in a home in upper marlboro. the home off landover road was damaged yesterday morning. the family inside was able to escape safely. >> firefighters have been dealing with brush fires because we had a windy few days here. we were he hoping things will be better today. >> it's still tinderbox dry outside. i gave this advice yesterday and today, smokers, that's what ashtrays are for. put your butts out in the ashtrays. don't flick it out of the windows. it's a way of pollution as well. outside what little breeze we have has windchills back down in the teens and 20s for most areas, so you'll need your winter coat here this morning. hourly temperatures will gradually climb into the mid and upper 40s today. staying on the cool side but not as windy as yesterday. travel weather for around here not too bad of an issue. chance for showers later in the day tomorrow, probably well after sun down. thursday itself looks like it could be a little on showersry side. any flight days, here's your

seattle, detroit, st. louis, minneapolis, most likely to be impacted on the busier day. houston, memphis, chicago, detroit, thanksgiving day, seattle, portland and boston. those are the airports i think most likely to be impacted by the weather. i will put it in our five-day forecast which i will show you in ten minutes. time to hear from melissa mollet. what do you got. >> good morning. chopper 4 up this morning to show us what's going on around town. we will have triple team traffic for you all morning to see kind of where these spots are going >> chopper four has the christmas lights on. >> he does. always very, very festive out there. clifton road and wolf run shoals road blocked with wires down. likely through the morning. your alternate take chapel road instead to get in and out of town there. right now top of the by the way and all of those routes into town and out of town are fine. keeping a close eye here on 95 the northbound lanes throughout the day as we think today is really going to be the getaway day instead of tomorrow.

beech avenue the road work, left lane getting by, 395 has cleared. >> thank you. as melissa alluded to, right now we are getting you ready for the thanksgiving travel rush. the roads are fairly quiet right now, but that will change over the next 24 hours. >> many of you will be traveling with your families this week and that includes children. news 4's justin fitch joins us live with more on a mom who says she has traveling with kids down to a science. i'm listening, justin. science indeed. this mom of three and her husband have three kids under age 6. she says for holiday road travel you don't just need to have your patience ready but you also need to prep. planning a road trip with kids this holiday, don't leave until you get this tried and true advice from this arlington mom of three. >> i have a roll of paper towels. that's crucial. an extra change of clothes for all your kids. but leave before the sun comes

michele and her husband carefully pack their van, sometimes days in advance. always extra mindful of the precious cargo. three kids under age 6 in those back seats. >> we also break up the trip so that it's about every three or four hours we're stopping. we just got back from a trip, so that's why the air mattress is still in there. >> reporter: the family's next trip is to dallas. their longest yet. her system, she says, will work. >> from when our first was 5 w a half years. >> reporter: now she and her family are staying home for this thanksgiving, which is surprising given that more americans are choosing to travel this holiday and also choosing to drive to their locations. as you heard their next stop is going to be dallas, some 16 hours and she says they will be ready. aaron, eun, back to you. >> god bless them. 16 hours on the road with three children under 6. saying my prayers.

state troopers will be working overtime to keep your families safe. there will be an extra troopers patrolling state roadways all week focusing on catching drunk drivers. driving under the influence led to this crash involving a maryland state trooper on the by the way on sunday. the trooper was in this 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 hi trooper have been hit while working on 495. back to work for virginia senator tim kaine. he returned to the senate after losing his bid for the vice presidency while running for hillary clinton. he says he is still surprise by the results. >> we won virginia so handily and we won the popular vote. we'll probably win the popular vote by more than 2 million. to win the popular vote and virginia and lose, that almost seems mathematically impossible

life. just not an election until now. >> senator kaine says he will focus his energy on the same issues he had before, particularly military issues. some controversy over a mural made to honor the military. the mural in virginia beach shows jets and navy ships after 9/11. the howard johnson hotel started painting over it. you can see half the mural is gone painted white. people criticized that decision on-line. the hotel's have the mural restored. such a shame to lose that already, though. >> wow. among mo than 100 people who became citizens here in our area, one person received a special honor. retired army captain florent groberg was honored by an outstanding american at the ceremony in alexandria, virginia. he received the medal of honor for his actions fighting in

citizens was to cherish the honor of being an american citizen. i got to spend time with his last week. just an incredible guy in general but absolutely a patriot. you can tell every time he opens his mouth how much he loves this country. new this morning, two maryland swimmers came out on top of this year's golden goggles award. the award ceremony is hosted by usa swimming. baltimore native michael phelps snagged three awards including male swimmer of the year and bethesda's ka named female swimmer of the year. >> deserved every time. >> a lot is what katie does outside of the pool. such a great person. contributes her time. the first thing she did when she came back was visit children's hospitals. >> 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 the verizon center. you see it here. pat lawson muse says it's the

doing this. john wall from the wizards and rapper wale were among those who donated. still time for you to help. head to nbcwashington.com or download the nbc washington app. and you can find ways there to make a monetary donation. >> warms the heart to see all that food. isn't that amazing. >> a lot of happy families. >> thanks for your support for sure. >> chuck bell, i'm not so sure about this weather. i know it's cold. >> it is, thanksgiving weather though. >> it i degrees at thanksgiving. i made our donation from our household down to food for families yesterday. eric did all the shopping, i did the hoofing of the heavy bags down to the verizon center with the dogs to make the donation. saw pat lawson muse down there and a great time and other people giving great donations. thank you, everybody. temperature right now 31 degrees. we will be in the cold 30s with windchills in the 20s this morning. plenty of sunshine today. it will be on the cool side,

for tomorrow, getting a little bit milder, not quite as cold in the morning. nowhere near as much of a breeze to deal with tomorrow as you're planning to break away tomorrow. at least there won't be any big storms up and down the east coast. so that is welcomed news. couldn't rule out a few showers after about 8:00 or 9:00 tomorrow night. the northwesterly breeze will keep us on the chilly side for today. here's the unsettled weather in the middle of the country. if you're leaving town and flying out towards minneapolis or st. louis, kansas city, down towards d have some weather-related flight showdowns in those mid western hubs. no real impact on any of the northeastern corridor. already starting to plan out what you're going to do on your black friday shopping day. yes, indeed. clip the coupons out now so you have a plan of where to go and when to be there. near 40 degrees for early morning shoppers and really for early morning this time of the year, that's actually relatively mild. friday afternoon temperatures will be in the mid 50s. so that's pretty good. and the weekend on the whole,

here. mid 50s on saturday and mid 50s again coming up on sunday. so that is welcome news. you can always stay ahead of the weather by having our nbc washington app, find me on facebook and twitter search for chuck bell 4 and i will have all the information you need about your holiday travel plans and the like. four things you need to know about the weather we'll boil it down to that in the next ten minutes. for now the inner loop, aim picking up a sense of traffic. trouble on the inner loop. >> you are right. >> do i rea t >> just after the ritchie marlboro road. behind the green screen and kind of creepy. traffic signals are dark so a warning for you. clifton and wolf run shools road all lanes blocked. take chapel road instead. northbound on old georgetown cleared out of the way there at beech avenue. on metro silver line delays to largo town center. aaron? >> thank you. deer danger.

face on the roads especially this time of day. still ahead, how virginia is making changes to make your ride safer. >> first if you're shopping starbucks you will need more cash for your coffee.

you're watching "news 4 today." welcome back. 5:25. you will have to pay a little more to get the cup of starbucks. the coffee company has raised the prices on some cold beverages and even bakery items. the hike is anywhere between 10 to 30 cents. already some starbucks lovers have become haters, campaigning about the increase on -- complaining about the increase on twitter. you can probably go with a warm beverage with temperatures right now. yes. >> thinking about that pumpkin mocha. >> oh, yeah. >> i'll pay more. vdot trying to reduce the number of crashes involving deer on the road. >> state researchers are testing

central virginia. they spent two years studying crashes along 64 between waynesboro and charlottesville. they said the roadside has become part of the animals' habitat. to change that vdot -- is that a bear? planning to build an eight foot tall fence along the interstate. >> roads have a big affect on habitation. if we can connect the sides of the roads wildlife. >> they are warning drivers of the danger of deer. i can handle deer. bears not so much. the thanksgiving travel rush already under way. live team coverage from across our area to get you around the backups. >> another cold day ahead but there is sunshine on the way as well. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has four things to know about your forecast at 5:30. >> the trump transition continues.

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another cold day ahead, storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell will break down your tuesday forecast and what the rest of the week is looking like. >> news 4 has learned that muriel bowser has made her pick for school chancellor. we'll tell you about antwan wilson coming up. donald trump is expected to have more meetings as he fills out his administration. tracie potts will have a look at who's a contender for director of national intelligence in a few minutes. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. we'll start with the cold that will be normal now, a thing. >> a thing that we just have to get used to. is that right? storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> just think back friday and saturday we were in the 70s, so we haven't been cold for a really long stretch of time. but no more 70s anywhere in the next seven to ten days. i will show you the ten-day forecast at 5:51. it will be cooler than we've been. four things to know about

20s. it is going to be a breezy day but it won't be near as windy as yesterday. so that's something to be thankful for. we need some rain around here. next chance for some rain showers coming on thanksgiving day itself but on the whole i think good travel. i'll show you the national forecast app and let you know where there may be a little travel troubles that are weather related in a few more minutes. today nothing to complain about. only thing really, little bit on the chilly side. there are those windchills now. feels like 19 on the way out the door there in manassas. over to melissa and see how she's doing. >> i'm doing all right. on metro a little trouble on the silver line, delays because of an earlier problem. a looks at the roads inner loop after ritchie marlboro a crash blocking the right lane on the right shoulder this morning. at sutsland parkway, traffic signals are dark right now. clifton run and wolf run shoals road going to be sitting like this throughout the morning as far as the closure, all lanes

instead. it sort of mirrors clifton road. taking a look here top of the by the way into town and out of town, everything looking pretty good. we'll have travel times in ten minutes. >> thank you, melissa. it's 5:32. we are bringing you team traffic coverage from across our area this morning. news 4's justin fitch is bringing us coverage from on the roads and chopper 4 in the sky above 66. we're monitoring the busiest spots from above to warn you before you head out. we in a few minutes. my agenda will be based on a simple core principle, putting america first. whether it's producing steel, building cars, or curing disease, i want the next generation of production and innovation to happen right here on our great homeland, america. >> president-elect donald trump outlining his goals for his first 100 days in office. it includes withdrawing from the transpacific partnership. that's an agreement championed

this video was created and distributed by the president-elect transition team. it was not an event open to the press. meanwhile the president-elect is denying he's using the powers of his future office to benefit his businesses. news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill this morning and how is the transition team dealing with these questions about a conflict of interest? >> well the president-elect tweeted it's really the media, but, of course, it's media that's focusing on this and only the media. his spokeswoman says that attorneys assured them there's no conflict between the trump organization and the transition and the presidency. these questions continue to come up after events of like what we saw at the d.c. hotel this week, big events hosted by the hotel for about 100 foreign diplomats. there were give aways, free night stays, touring the hotel and raising questions about whether or not people are staying there and booking stays there to try to have some influence with the new administration.

york city, has been close to the trump campaign from the beginning. what is he being considered for now? >> we know and we have known he's being considered secretary of state. now sources are telling nbc they're also looking at him as a possible director of national intelligence. newt gingrich weighing in on this saying he thinks that giuliani would be a better secretary of state than mitt romney or that would be his preference because he thinks he's a fighter and he has a temperamt looking at him for the dni position also. >> tracie potts on the hill this morning, thank you. maggiano's in friendship heights is apologizing for hosting a white nationalist group. members from the national policy institute had dinner there on friday. maggiano's 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 all of its friday

anti-defamation league and they also released a statement saying in part, quote, this expression of support of hitler is extremely offensive to us. as a restaurant we are home to teammates and guests of every race, rilen and cultural background. >> 5:35 right now. some of the brand new metro trains are confusing the operators. the issue comes from the computer screens of the new 7,000 series railcars. sources tell news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss they're delivering messages the train operators don't getting the right training either. metro says hundreds of operators have taken courses on the new trains and that it created a new training module in response to these concerns. officials are fast tracking the replacement for a critical bridge between virginia and maryland. maryland is spending $765 million to replace the harry nice bridge within the next seven years. the bridge connects charles county in maryland and king george county in virginia. the new bridge will have four

pedestrian path. it should be completed in 2023. construction begins in 2020. that's what i remember saying can you help me? >> new this morning, a cruel case of abuse uncovered by accident. how a man rescued a teenager after years in captivity. a plea for help from the parents of a dnc staffer shot outside his home. we'll fill you in on theen killer. >> but first another cold day ahead. so how many layers will you need to wear this morning? we're checking in with chuck bell for your bus stop forecast next. your time is 5:36.

angie goff with breaking news into the live desk out of northeast d.c. where police have an active investigation going on right now involving a fire incident. this is in the 1200 block of holbrooke street. we believe that that area right now closed off for this investigation at this point. details very limited. what we're told is that a person was taken to the hospital

injury. how they got the burn injuries is still the question in the air. we will continue to follow up to get more details surrounding this incident. now back to you. good morning, everybody. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. 5:40 on your tuesday morning. if this is your get away day you need to layer up this morning. temperatures in the 20s, these are windchills, not what it's going to feel like that's what i'm going to tell you. 18 in culpepper, 24 in leesburg, 23 in gaithersburg. you will need your heavy coat this morning but you can get away without the umbrella for today. a hat andf not a -- scarf not a bad idea with the temperatures out there. bus stop temperatures low to mid 30s for those that have to go to school. temperatures in the afternoon upper 40s maybe near 50 across

below average for today. there's some above average days coming, though. i will give you the ten-day forecast coming up in ten minutes. it is traffic time. inner loop issues still continue. >> just got out of the way. thank goodness ritchie marlboro road. that's good. good news out of me today that's weird. 450 shut down anybody headed east today, downed tree blocking all lanes this morning. clifton road at wolf run shoals road all that will be that way through the morning commute. taking a look at travel times, 270 south top of the by the way both okay in maryland, 66 and 95 no major worries. worried more about 95 south and we will talk about that in a couple minutes. >> thank you. highway horror, video of a 56-car pileup. more details from the deadly crash scene. >> plus a crackdown on corporal punishment in school. the changes that could be coming

more on the man picked to lead

right now, on "news 4 today," the thanksgiving rush already starting. we're bringing you team coverage. from here in the studio to out on the roads, and in the sky, with chopper 4 we'll get you around the mess no matter where you're heading or when. aw warning from the state department that could affect your plans. we have to maybe this safer. you've got two people that shot my son. >> a plea for help to catch the killers of a dnc staffer. the new effort under way that could uncover new clues. and a gym forced to pay up for misleading members. why customers were still charged after canceling their plans.

we're bringing you everything you need to know about the thanksgiving travel rush. >> melissa mollet is in your first 4 traffic, vai is watching the roads from above, and jack taylor will get you around all the head aches. melissa, good morning. >> all my buddies to help me out this morning. again, right now by the way looking quite good headed out of town some time this morning. 1.2 million people from the area expected to hit the roads this year, up about 6% over last ea than 50 miles. so they've got to kind of hunker down and get ready for the trip. 95 in maryland right now seeing the maps, not bad. 270 headed to pennsylvania something like that take that route or western maryland that is nice and clear. 95 in virginia kind of always a little bit of our trouble spot. northbound you're seeing the normal delays through woodbridge, southbound a little bit of a slowdown there through the quanenyco area.

>> certainly this is one of the most heavily traveled routes from the holiday season or any time of the day. we're high above 95 in virginia approaching the marine corps museum and as you take a look here looks like the southbound delays have not reached this point yet. chopper 4's telestrator this is what it's going to look like in the coming hours and days. route 1 is an alternate headed southbound towards stafford and 66, take route 50, ro but the best way to avoid it altogether is leaving at the right time. we go to jack taylor in the wtop traffic center. jack? >> hey, brad, thanks. that's it. if you're going to head out now is the time if you try to do it any time after 7:00, 8:00, 9:00 in the morning you deal with rush hour volume and other travelers out there. the earlier you can go or the later before 6:00 a.m., after potentially 10:00 or 11:00 p.m. keep yourself safe.

if you can hop out early and plan for it in the next couple mornings that's your best bet by all means keep it tuned in to us as well. >> team traffic there, thank you. 5:48 right now. if you're planning on flying to your thanksgiving destination, there are some dos and don'ts to be aware of. don't wrap your presents until you get to your destination if you're into that for thanksgiving. if things look suspicious, tsa officers will hope them up to see what's inside. don't pack jams, jellies or bottles of wine into your lick questioneds and gels in 3 -- liquids and gels in 3 ounce containers. you can bring cakes and pies, just be prepared for it to be inspected. >> good thing i'm not inspecting those pies. >> read the full list of dos and don'ts on the nbc washington app. for those of you heading overseas there is a new travel alert to let you know about. the state department has issued a new travel alert for europe this holiday season. officials have received credible

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 be in effect until february. we're following an unfolding situation at -- out of philadelphia right now. we want to take you to some video this morning where a bomb squad is on the scene, after a package exploded and one person was hurt. this is in center philadelphia area. here's one official. >> there was a package, we believe that contained or they believe to have contained some sort of medication. now it did explode. >> details really limited at this point but we do know that this happened in the last hour and 40 minutes or so. so around 4:00 a.m. the victim is in the hospital.

injuries. as the officer mentioned here, the investigation still ongoing. at this point they're trying to figure out if this was an intentional act. aaron? >> all right. angie, thank you. it is 5:50 right now. today d.c. mayor muriel bowser will officially name her pick for the next d.c. public schools chancellor. news 4 has confirmed her choice is antwan wilson. wilson was hired in 2015 as a superintendent of the oakland unified school district in california. he's worked in education across carolina. sources tell news 4 that wilson was chosen in part because of his success in raising test scores. the mayor's announcement is set for 10:30 this morning. the d.c. council does have to confirm this choice to make the hiring official. it is 5:50 now. new this morning, secretary of education john king is calling for the end of corporal punishment for students. the practice of paddling is still legal in several states. king released a letter asking

corporal punishment with less punitive more supportive disciplinary practices and says more than 11,000 students including a disproportionate number of black students and disabled students were subjected to paddling or similar punishment in the 2013/2014 school year. the family of a dnc staffer who was killed is renewing pleas for help to track down their son's killer. on monday, seth rich's parents put up new fliers in his old neigh and killed in july. police believe this was part of a robbery, but so far there's been no arrests. there is a $125,000 reward in this case. meanwhile, rich's parents squashed rumors that their son's death was part of a political conspiracy. >> he was a young man that was here to help people and now i need your help, please. we don't know enough. we don't know enough about what happened.

this case. your time is 5:52. a virginia -- a florida man is being called a hero this morning after rescuing a teenager he found a 17-year-old badly hurt and hiding in the woods in dundee florida. according to police she was beaten and stabbed by two adults and only weighed 86 pounds. the couple is now behind bars accused of neglecting the girl. it is not clear whether they are her parents. >> had delt cabinets to keep them from getting to food to eat. she wouldn't have been alive very much longer. she would have died had she nod run. >> she said, can you help me? that's what i remember her saying, can you help me? >> the couple told detectives the girl had mental issues and injured herself. they both admitted they never called for help. right now, japan is bracing for tsunamis following a major earthquake.

devastating quake and tsunami five years ago. this one measured in the 7 range. about a dozen people were hurt there. take a look at this new video from japan. there are also concerns right now about the fukushima nuclear plant that was destroyed in that earthquake a few years back. it is now time to check our forecast. a chilly start, but less with wind. we'll deal with that. chuck bell, okay. >> little cold here early this morning but there's no frigid air coming our way. yesterday and over the weekend that is also starting to fade away. a little breezy this morning but nowhere near as windy as we have been. check back of previous thanksgiving, last year sunny and 64 degrees on thanksgiving. the year before that, 2013, back in the 40s. kind of cloudy on 2013 with temperatures around 50. i think that's probably a little bit more what we're in store for this year. looks like more clouds and sunshine and a little light rain on your thanksgiving coming up this year. right now, temperatures are in

wind we have out there, windchills this morning, 26 in winchester, 24 in leesburg and your ten day forecast is looking not too bad by november standards. in the 40s and breezy today. cloudy tomorrow. temperatures around 50. there's thanksgiving day itself. mostly cloudy, 40% of some light rain. no washout there. friday, looks like good weather for black friday. shopping activities, either the hour by hour pinpointed forecast coming up in a few minutes. into the weekend, saturday average and dry weather as well. all the big travel days should be relatively unimpacted by weather. then we finally get some much needed rain chances back here early next week. just glad it's not going to be raining hard on the holiday travelers. to melissa. she's teamed up with chopper 4. >> chopper 4 over 95 in the quanahco area. the southbound lanes will get gusty here as the day progresses. clifton road and wolf run shoals road all lanes blocked with the

morning. your alternate is chapel road. inner and outer loop running quite well. remember leaving early is the best idea really if you're headed anywhere here for the holiday. 450 at 424 in case you're head out east, all lanes blockeded a shut down. top of the by the way looking good and in and out of town no worry, 95 in maryland, nice and clear. travel times in ten. >> than terrible situation in china. there was a 56-car pileup on an expressway. the death toll 17. dozens of others are hurt. doctors say they're all in stable condition. it's not clear what led to the crash or why it turned into such a devastating scene. d.c.'s attorney general reached a settlement with the company that runs the washington sports club. they resolved claims that the company violated consumer

misrepresented how people could cancel memberships. under the settlement the company will clearly disclose cancellation policies. customers who filed complaints will receive refunds. good morning. i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. amazon may add a prime feature to its streaming service. live sports. "the wall street journal" reports the company has been in talks with the nba, nfl, major league baseball and others for the rights to games and a premium sports package could channels on-line. for the business report i'm landon dowdy. if you are nervous about hosting thanksgiving this year the people at bob evans and emily post institute want to help. they're offering a holiday help line to answer your hospitality and entertaining questions. the thanksgiving lines will be open wednesday from 7:00 a.m. -- rather 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and on thanksgiving day, from

. the number is 855-4-my-table if you have questions about thanksgiving etiquette. new at 6:00, holiday car thieves. why the holidays are not so happy for thousands of drivers. what to watch so your car doesn't get swiped. >> many of you are hitting the roads today with triple team traffic we're tracking the best routes and which to avoid. >> and developing right now, children killed in the school bus crash, dozens left injured in the hospital.

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get more choices you love, now with all day breakfast. "news 4 today" starts now. now at 6:00, triple team traffic on what's expected to be the busiest day on the roads. >> first 4 traffic getting you up to the minute with the latest backups and problems as millions hit the roads for the holidays. good morning, everybody. i'mro we want to check your forecast. it is a chilly start to your tuesday. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell with our weather headlines. >> good morning, aaron and eun. a chilly start, skies are mostly clear, no rain around. you can leave the umbrellas at home for today and yesterday and the day before that, super windy. today breezy. not as much of an issue with the wind. tomorrow good get away weather

thanksgiving day, cloudy, won't be cold. for today we're off, temperatures near freezing this morning. we should make it in the mid 40s by lunch time and into the upper 40s by later on this afternoon with plenty of sunshine today. your hometown highs 49 in washington, and arlington, 45 in gaithersburg today, 50 in luray, 50 culpepper and 44 in martingsburg, west virginia. back with a travel weather for around the country coming up at 6:11. for now time to go over to msa earlier the better. that is the key here. as we hit the holiday. inner and outer loop of the by the way everything is rolling along just nicely for this morning. a little slow typical slowdown, 270 southbound as you are headed into the germantown area. very normal. 270 at montrose once you get further down southbound through rockville looking good, nice and clear. 95, of course we're concerned about 95 in maryland and in virginia. going to see a lot of northbound