>> he began with complaints about how he's been treated but suggested he respects the paper and wants to make peace. amonghe hillary clinton has suffered enough and declared he doesn't favor another e-mails investigation but contends that won't disapount the supporters who delighted in the battle cry "lock her up.

breitbart news. e he acknowledged his hotel is worth more and his brand is hottest. but he plied down concerns about conflicts of interest and said the law is on his side. the south carolina governor is hinted toward u.n. ambassador, but what we have heard it's not official until the future president says it is. >> we know that. thank you. now to concerns over potential conflicts of interest from donald trump's business ties. as brian brian reported, he said the law is totally on his side because presidents are exempt from conflict of interest laws. that's true. but trump is also subject to a constitutional clause that states the president is not allowed to receive gifts from foreign governments.

problem following actions last week by the trump organization it held a reception to pitch to foreign diplomats. ethics experts say foreign governments might spend millions of dollars at that hotel or at other trump properties in order to curry favor with the sitting president. there's a new poll out that suggests most americans want trump to be a leader, not a tweeter. 59% of the voters polled twitter account. 35% say it's okay to keep it. looking ahead, 59% of the voters polled said they are optimistic about the next four years with trump as president. 37% say they are not. now to a developing story involving a ten-year veteran of the charles county sheriffs office. he's facing federal charges tonight accused of uploading child pornography. we're learning how investigators

now from green belt. >> reporter: he didn't show emotion before the judge today. in court with his wife and father-in-law, they listened as the judge decided that sullivan could return home but under strict conditions. a charles county sheriffs deputy found himself before a judge today. alexander sullivan a ten-year veteran of the force, was facing charges of child deputies were tipped off by center for missing and exploited children. the center gave investigators a name and cell phone number of a person they believe was uploading the images. deputies immediately recognized the name, got a search warrant and uncovered 200 pictures and five videos of child pornography. court documents say they were all located on sullivan's phone. in federal court, a judge reviewed the charges and decided to release sullivan under several conditions.

monitoring device, stay away from children and is banned from using the internet. sullivan was placed on administrative leave without pay. he faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. a a man is accused of he admitted to trying to join isis overseas. investigators also believe he wanted to kill people by driving a truck through times square. his arrest comes as the new york city police department is beefing up security ahead of the mcy's thanksgiving day parade. a warning was issued a about a potential terror attack over the holidays. right now the thanksgiving

the roads, rails and airports are getting really busy really quickly. >> we have team coverage of all that. but we begin with adam tuss, who is watching some heavy traffic up on i-95 in maryland. >> let's take a look at what we got for you tonight. you try to run out tonight to make it home. maybe make it to this is what you're going to find out here. it's not a pleasant ride and the traffic has been increasing all day long. no matter how you slice it, this holiday rush is on. >> no place like home. lopez and her dog. >> i was trying to beat traffic, but it looks like a lot of

>> going to spend the holidays with the family in new jersey. i have my children and my grandchildren there. i'm going to spend about a week there. >> reporter: patience a must out here on the roads. but also busy at the airports where the tsa h airlines have really adopted social media to communicate. if you get in a pinch, try tweeting your airline and on the rails this is the busiest time of the year for amtrak. especially ang long the northeast corridor. good news during the tough travel period, amtrak is about to have its first ever black friday sale where tickets will

now that black friday sale from amtrak, from mid-december to april. keep that in mind. very busy tonight. give yourself extra time. deep breath, everyone. we'll get where we need to go. reporting live, adam tuss, news 4. obviously that traffic not weather related, but we are going to see the chance for some shower activity right around our team 4 radar all dry. not seeing any rain tonight. clear skies for the most part. a a few high clouds will allow temperatures to cool tonight. it's going to be a cold night. look back to the west. here's a big storm to the west. it could be some delays if you're flying towards chicago and minneapolis. could be some delays there. this storm moves our way over the next couple days and will affect your thanksgiving. so cold tomorrow morning. showers for thanksgiving. that's something i'm watching. staying cool through the weekend.

but the big deal is the shower activity for thanksgiving. we'll talk more about that in about ten minutes. a big setback for the purple line in maryland. a judge ruled today that the federal transit administration has to take a step back and look at another environmental impact study for that project. what that means is a big delay in the project and possibly a higher price tag. the purple line is not partf says metro's poor performance could have an impact on the number of people who would use the purple line. hearings begin next week on the mayor's choice to become the next chancellor. news 4 broke the stour on twitter last night. antwan wilson is from oakland, california. he's already being welcomed and warned about the issues that it

wilson. >> reporter: the introduction, the easy part. if approved by the council, antwan wilson would be paid about $300,000 in salary and e bonuses. similar to former chancellor michelle reid. walking hallways with the principal brown, wilson knows a decade of reforms before him is not enough. >> i know that this is an opportunity to double work here. it's a sense of empathy and understanding, but at the same time, great expectation. >> reporter: while there's applause, there are also guarded welcomes too. the washington teachers union, 4,000 members it only learned of the choice an hour before it was announced. >> one of the thing its i'm concerned about is starting a new administration with the new city leader under such a dark cloud. >> reporter: the union will cooperate, but warned against

at the school fund, too many d.c. students still leave city schools for charter schools and too few even sign. a set of three hearings on the nomination start next week. tom sherwood, news 4. >> tragic school bus crash. investigators looking at speed in the moments before a deadly collision. targeted because of the uniform they wear. tonight local police talk about the dangers of the job amid-a a e growing number of attacks nationally. and a look at the next phase of metro's safetrack plan. why commuters are getting a

. doctors updated us on the stoount students that survived. six in stable condition and another six are fighting for their lives tonight. the bus driver is facing charges in the crash that killed five children on board. we are live in chattanooga with

here in this hospital. and we're told six of them are still in critical condition. all this as the people in the community are still coming out here to show their support as investigators are also continuing to delve through evidence. something we're told could take months, possibly even a year. more than 18 hours after this bus crash took the lives of five young children, people stopped to watch as the pulled away from the scene. >> of those deaths, one a kind garter in and one was a first grader. >> reporter: the mangled piece of metal is in the hands of the national transportation safety board as the community tries to cope. >> thanksgiving is not even at the top of my list anymore. >> reporter: 35 students were on

>> six are in stable condition. >> reporter: the driver was going well over the 30 miles per hour speed limit before losing control of the bus. now he's facing five counts of vehicular manslaughter, reckless endangerment and reckless driving. >> they will always be with us throughout our lives. this is something we'll never forget here as a community. provide counsellors for those who need it most. >> pray for these communities. pray for the families they that lost their children. . >> reporter: while police handle the criminal side of the investigation, the ntsb will evaluate bus safety and how to protect kids moving forward. it's an investigation that could take up to a year. for now, the focus is on the children and helping their families and the community get

a me mirl service is taking place at a local church nearby that elementary school where the children went to. the school district set up a a fund to help the families. reporting live, back to you. >> thank you. tonight we're hearing from the man accused of killing a police officer in san antonio, texas. that man appeared to admit carrying out the crime saying he was angry about a child custody battle. he's 31 years old and i was arrested yesterday. he told reporters he was upset with the court system and he took it out on detective benjamin.

apologize to the officer's family. because of that ambush-style shooting such as the one in san antonio, police have been warned to take extra precautions while on duty. mark segraves talked to some police about how they are coping with these attacks. he also talked to those e leading the way to honor these fallen officers. >> i sent a message recognizing these things are occurring around the country. e we haven't had it in the city in particular. >> the same warning repeated in police stations au cross the country as well as here in our area. >> just remind them how to keep safe. to be aware, and to focus on the unexpected. >> reporter: nearly half of them shot and killed. far more than in all of last year. >> we have had ten law enforcement officers across the country shot and killed.

police says the spike in attacks in police officers has hit him on two levels. >> my first reaction is to make sure the men and women of the police department are being safe. on a human level, it's very sad for the families who have lost officers and even had officers that have been seriously injured. >> next may the names of 400 officers will be added to this memorial including more than 100 officers who died from illnesses

in the district, mark segraves, news 4. . some good news for riders on metro's red line. this is the last day of safetrack surge 10. they worked on safety and reliability improvements. the next surge is set to begin a week from today and run through december 21st. it will affect the orange and silver lines with trains continuously single tracking between east falls church and west falls church. we also learned metro is putting all safetrack work on hold for january. that could push the project back even turt. we learned from the transit administration that safetrack is going to take three months longer than expected to complete and the price tag is expected to double to $118 million. metro says it was anticipaing the extra cost and delayed schedule as more problems were discovered during the work.

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another cold november day and you could almost feel the wind starting to die down a little bit. >> and it felt good. >> it was amazing. the wind is blowing a little bit and it stops and you go, there it is. that feels then it knocks you back to reality. we had the winds gusting today 25 miles per hour in spots across the area. especially from d.c. to the north. not nearly as strong as yesterday and not as strong as sunday. take a look right now. notice the traffic down at the airport. it's a mess down there. look at all the cars sitting down there. make sure you give yourself plenty of time to drop off a friend or relative down there as we're dealing with the traffic. 47 at the airport.

quickly down to 37 by 11:00. it's going to be another cold night. last night we were down to the lower 20s in many areas. we'll be there again tomorrow. look at the temperatures now. 39 in 36. we already have a lot of areas in the 30s. temperatures are one thing. you add in the winds, which right now aren't gusting all that much, 31 for a windchill in . and will be that way for the next couple days. the cool air is locked in. we're going to see things transition to more cool air. storm team 4 radar not tracking any rain in our region, but we're tracking a storm to the west. maybe around chicago. could see some delays in chicago and minneapolis if you are flying out. but this storm will move our way. not tomorrow, it will move our way to thursday.

let's talk about tomorrow first. we'll start off on a cold night. and some of these numbers may be a little lower. tomorrow we'll see the clouds on the increase. temperatures on the increase a little too. upwards of 40 degrees. not nearly as bad as what we have seen the last couple days. h showing the cloud cover around our region during the day tomorrow. now into the day on thursday, here's thursday morning at 7:00 a.m. notice some shower activity starting to make its way in here. maybe even heavier showers along 81. some light rain here. by noon, most of it out of here but still seeing showers early on thanksgiving day. during the afternoon, no problem as you're sitting down to watch

cowboys. that's looking okay. now as we move on through the next couple days, temperatures a little below average. 53 degrees on thanksgiving. 30% chance of a shower or two on friday. really a sprinkle. a high of 54. cool for the weekend. temperatures in the 50s. there's the next chance for a storm next tuesday and wednesday. we'll talk more about that at 6:45. next at 6:00, a violent crash i two drivers killed. >> he fiercely loved his family. >> what we're learning about the victims and the moments just before impact. keeping pedestrians safe. the sting operation in arlington that left some drivers facing fines. >> honoring america's artists and innovators. we'll take you to the stark

final time. plus trouble in toyland.

first at 6:30, two men dead, two families are in mourning just a few days before

gaithersburg. a a driver crossed the center line last night slamming sbo two cars just south of woodfield. one victim was a grandfather of five. chris gordon is at the scene with an important safety are reminder from police. >> reporter: i want to share with you what i learned today directly from the head of the accident reconstruction team here in montgomery county. he says at least two fata all need to be aware of and avoid. an off-duty police officer discovered the four-car crash on airpark road just before 8:00 p.m. . he called in police and fire rescuers. police say the honda driven by 27-year-old steven diaz crossed the yellow line hitting two cars head on. the honda flipped and the man was e ejected and a fourth car

was a factor and it appears diaz was not wearing a seat belt. >> in the case of mr. diaz, you have to wear your seat belt every trip, every time. a lot of these crashes people could walk away that we investigate except for the fact they don't wear their seat belt. >> reporter: e he lived in it laytonsville and leaves four children and five grandchildren. >> a lot of sadness. but life is you have to cherish what you have. >> reporter: george carey worked as a computer consultant for the fbi in washington, d.c. he took metro to shady grove. last night u and got into his car for the 15-minute drive home. >> there's a lot of things that we're not going to have. but he was a lot of gad memories. >> the family has set up a gofunde me page.

burial. >> coming into the holiday season and people are frequently in a hurry, it's really important that people realize that they have to slow down and get their there safe. >> reporter: the captain also says you need to avoid distractions like texting and talking on the cell phone. and don't drink and drive. it's especially dangerous this thanksgiving holiday week with so many families on the road. that's the latest from gaithersburg. back to you. >> chris gordon, thank you. probably you know the feeling of stepping into a marked crosswalk and wondering whether these cars really stop. police hit the streets today to make sure that it the drivers do stop and as the bureau reporter shows u it let to tearing moments for the officers. >> reporter: you may think police officer has the easy

and making his way back. but this may just be the riskiest assignment of the day. >> is everyone tied up now. >> wearing plain yet bright clothing waiting for a decent clearing before stepping on to the crosswalk he's conducting a real-life test of our area's drivers and their willingness to stop. >> it allows us to put somebody in plain clothes to see what citizeno >> reporter: over the course of two hours, the officer made dozens of trips across the pike and back. most are successful. cars coming to a stop. others more daring. dangerous even. watch this. one driver hitting his horn as we cross with the officer. he's not able to ticket the man but give the signal and farther down the street the an officer makes the stop. we headed down there to talk

>> he now has his failure to yield to pedestrian. he feels it's entrapment. not how police see it. >> we have a right to use the crosswalk as do any other citizens, but this is an opportunity to remind citizens that they have the duty as a driver to mainin their vehicle and stop for pedestrians crossing in the crosswalk. >> reporter: hoping this campaign convinces a few drivers to hit the brakes, avoid a ticket and save a life. david culver, news 4. a brand new security check point opened at marshal airport today just in time for the busy holiday travel season. it's part of $125 million project at the concourses.

there's a children's play area and an outdoor pat e owe space with airfield views. there's a a new gallery featuring art from local artists. work on the project will continue into next year with new restrooms and more retailers being e added here. another benchmark for president obama's waning days in office. today he took part in his final medal of freedom ceremony. the medal of freedom is the natio exceptional contributions to our country, culture or other significant national interests. 21 people received the award today. they include luminaries in entertainment, business, science and sports. the president talked about comedian ellen degeneres nearly 20 years ago when she becomely disposed that she's gay. >> challenge our own assumptions.

push our country in the direction of justice. what an incredible burden that was to bare to risk your career like that. people don't do that very often. >> the actor sicily tyson, tom hanks and robert de niro were honored today along with bruce springsteen. >> impressive crowd on that stage with the president today. a warning as people prepare to go shopping this holiday season. and the annual trou toyland report is out. what parents need to know about some of the most dangerous toys still being sold. and stepping out the front door tomorrow, you'll need a couple things. the same things you need this morning. the warm coat, the warm footware, make sure the extra layer of socks, gloves and the hat as well. i'll take you on when temperatures get a little warmer. i have your forecast in a

scale fire research laboratory in the country. agents along with fire engineers and forensic scientists all have the ability to test evidence from crime scenes to help determine how a fire or explosion happened. the agents can rebuild structures up to three stories high inside that facility and there they test theories of how a fire mayav lighting that structure on fire. >> saw a flash of herself. it's a a demonstration of a fire as it starts from a mission source and moves through a a structure. >> tonight on news 4 at 11:00, meagan fitzgerald takes us inside that facility in maryland to show how major cases were

as we head into the holiday season. a woman is hospitalized with severe brn burns to her face and body. someone found her on the sidewalk this morning in northeast. police say it appears to be a horrible accident, but they are trying to figure out how the fire started. they are looking through surveillance video for clues. a man we talked with on the scene claims to be the victim's father-in-law and says she's in her 30s.

have we mentioned it's time for the holiday shopping rush. while we look around for good deals, police are getting ready to fight retail crime. the anti-theft team has deployed in our region. one of the main patrol areas is tysons corner.

retail crime over the years. cat wants shoppers to do their part too. >> people are out looking for the perfect gift for their family and friends and loved ones. but you also need to be aware of the people that are around you. >> we showed some of what they have seized over the years including bags of fake credit cards. there are dozens of products that have been recalled that you can still find online. those ite hazardous toys that it is suggested you avoid on this holiday season. the list is put together by the u.s. public interest research group. our consumer reporter susan hogan has our report. >> this consumer group is warning parents they can unknowingly be buying these products and putting children at risk. we're talking about things like

these are products that were recalled last year and are still available to purchase online. they are among a number of products recalled due to hazards like led, magnets and choking. >> with a physical brick and mortar store, if there's is toy that didn't get pulled off the shelf, the retailer actually has in their system something that will alert the clerk to the fact that this toy was >> news 4 reached out to the toy industry association and claims there isn't any trouble in toyland. it says many of the products named in this report are considered juvenile products, not toys. and in a statement the industry says the inclusion of these products in a supposed toy safety report undermines the toy industry's deep and ongoing commitment to ensuring that toys are among the safest consumer

products for your children, you want to make sure you're shopping at a reputable store and online retailer. for more information on recalls and to ensure safe play this holiday season, go to our nbc washington app and search "toy safety." we want to say a big thank you to everyone who supported our effort to feed local families this thanksgiving. yesterday you helped us raise nearly $42,000 in our food for full of food at the verizon center. the goodies will be packed up and delivered to families by thursday. if you'd still like to help out, head to our website for details on how to make a donation. search food for family. we wanted to know what is your favorite part of the thanksgiving meal.

itself. 19 prs said it's the dessert. 15% they say it's about all of the above. it's what they said. they said it's not about the food at all. it's about watching football. we would say it's about all of the above. >> i would add a >> we need to know what the weather is going to be like for thanksgiving. >> for most of us, it's going to be okay. so many in the area have that thanksgiving football games on your own with the family. it looks like it's going to be okay. maybe a shower early before the redskins game. >> i will agree with you. you have extra people on the

traffic at the airport. we have shone you that all day. look at this mess. down to the airport you're flying out tonight or tomorrow. 47 degrees, winds out of the west. so that's going to give you a windchill down to 41 at the airport. look at the numbers on the underground network. 39 in potomac. mount vernon at 43. a a chilly night. that's t stand all night long. it's going to be a cold start once again to your wednesday. now radar, nothing to show in our immediate area. but just back to the west, we are tracking this system that's bringing some rain and snow to parts of the midwest. this is going to make its way our way and give us the chance for potential for some rain. but not tomorrow. a lot of kids still have school

clouds will be on the increase during the day tomorrow. now notice the temperatures. the average high this time of year is 56. we'll be below that through the weekend. we'll get above next tuesday and wednesday. a storm system could bring us a good amount of rainfall. that would be great news. we need to see some rain. bo here. 53 degrees sitting down to watch the real football game take on the cowboys. i'm ready, man. i'm ready. i think we got this one. i'm not going on the record by saying that, right? >> go on the record. it's okay. >> that's what we ought to ask on our sur ray. are you scheduling your dinner around the redskins game? >> get the tv trays.

first time since the headline grabbing moment with his boss. we're going to tell you why he says why he's reading into that. but first, here's lester holt with a look at what's ahead on "nbc nightly news." >> ahead for us this evening, new details about the tennessee school bus crash and the driver now charged in it those deaths. donald trump now says don't lock her up. why he's backing away from his campaign and the star giving men something to think about when it

my kind of man. >> that's >> i got to tell you something. i cannot forget that game. jimmie johnson's first year of coaching. ours was '89. >> don't forget.

do something else. it's not how it works. but it would be a good week for kirk cousins to get a raise. it's thursday in dallas after the win over the packers, that ended with a heat of the moment encounter with the general manager that was only about the moment, not a future contract. >> how do you like me now? >> there's nothing. i was just excited it just happened with no cameras and microphones, but i ran into him on the field and we're both competitors who want to win desperately and we're both feeling great in that moment and scott has done a phenomenal job with this team bringing in the right people and the big reason we are where we are and part of the reason i think we all enjoy being here is the team that personnel has brought in.

a change in leadership in this country. in men's soccer. >> he's coming back. >> he looks like the kind of guy you don't want to mess with. >> but he's a good guy. 25 years ago he got his car towed and still saved my friend. in spite of that. u.s. soccer is betting that he's going with two losses to start the final and now reid is getting a second chance in charge of a program he successfully led to two world cups. arena. most successful coach, world cup in 2006. he won the first two league

more world cup success might be in his future. president obama's final medal of freedom and the sports world represented well among the recipients of the highest civilian honor. >> for the president and bulls fan, michael jordan. or the guy from "space jam", one of the honorees. also he had to reach for this one. the president is only about six foot. and vin scully just retired after 67 seasons. an a list of sports stars for the highest civilian honor. that was a lot of fun. the capitals on the ice this morning. they host the blues tomorrow. we know this guy. kal ripkin jr. taking on

>> you know a lot of people don't know how big kal ripkin is. >>hank you.

tonight, school bus tragedy. the disturbing record of the driver of a school bus that crashed, killing five children. as our investigation reveals, an alarming number of school bus drivers who may be unfit for the job. travel nightmare. the storms that could make things miserable for millions of americs week. about face. thpresident-elect backs off his promises to investigate hillary clinton and says the law is on his side, when it comes to conflicts of interest. cancer message. the passionate plea from a hollywood star for men to get the test that may have saved his life. and high honors for an extraordinary group of high achievers. altogether, a remarkable afternoon at the white house. "nightly news" begins