traffic tuesday in full effect today as thousands take south roads and the skies to travel for thanksgiving. >> for hours dulles reagan

been flooded with cars dropping off passengers. that's guaranteed to continue tomorrow. >> we have a birds eye view of what's happening on the roads tonight and looking ahead to what to expect in the morning. >> news 4 at reagan national now. what does it look like there now? >> reporter: well, planes on the runway. cars on the road. traffic tuesday is living up to its at reagan national airport arriving passengers made their way to the cars that were picking them up. many of those doing the picking up had been sitting in traffic for a very long time. there's a lot of traffic. >> i drove from frederick and probably took me about two hours. i thought going the opposite way would not be as bad, so not true. >> it was horrible. like, it was really, really bad. it was stopped.

>> reporter: travel experts say about as many people some to the d.c. area as those who spend the holiday elsewhere. >> i haven't been here when it's been quite this bad. i noticed it's -- yeah, it is pretty crazy this time. >> reporter: chopper 4 had busier than normal traffic all over the area including dulles airport. roads around bwi marshal airport. the evening started with a clogged rush hour out of d.c. georgetown. a bicycle was the only way to get anywhere fast. it got no better in the direction of tyson's corner. i-95 was jammed until well after 8:00. as to whether this means that traffic may be lighter than usual tomorrow, we can all dream. live at reagan national airport, jackie bensen, news 4. >> it's rough out there.

buried neighborhoods in west is headed our way to the rockies to the northeast, snow on the ground at thanks giving. parts of upstate new york got 40 inches of snow in the past two days. in colorado the ski resorts are happy after getting more than half a foot of fresh powder as they gear up for a big holiday weekend. doug says the same system is headed our way. is this going to be a travel mess, doug? >> i don't think so. the p the time this rain gets here is going to -- most of us will be at our destinations on thursday, that being thanksgiving. the travel days today and tomorrow fine weather wise. look at our radar right now. you can see there is nothing across our region. we're not seeing any rain in the area tonight. it would be snow if it was sfaling because temperatures in the 20s. here's a big storm system. this brought colorado snow

chicago, st. louis rainfall back toward minneapolis snowfall. there could be delays there tomorrow morning if you're traveling toward chicago or minneapolis. for our region, this system moves our way and gets here thanksgiving morning. a couple of things. cold tomorrow morning for sure. the showers for thanksgiving and staying cool and then our next storm chance i'll take you hour by hour an thanksgiving and show you which part of the day has the best chance for rainfall. i'll see you back here >> we can tell you your travel conditions at our destination with our weather map on our app. just search weather. >> d.c. police detectives are in southeast washington. a man died after someone shot him multiple times. you can see the police tape coming up here around 22nd street and savannah place. this is close to suitland parkway. the victim went to the hospital just after 10:00 tonight.

information about a suspect. new at 11:00, a man is in the hospital recovering after he was shot during a robbery tonight in prince george's county. it's near old branch avenue in clinton. the man was taking to the hospital in critical can be. a sketch of a man who police say tried to show or the nothing if i to two little girls playing that their neighborhood. a man who looks like this drove up to the girls earlier this month. he tried to get them to watch a pornographic videos. the girls are 8 and 11. they ran away and found an adult. the man was driving a dark colored sudan. veterinarians are monitoring a horse who spent more than an hour today buried up to its neck in mud. check it out. it took dozens of volunteers to help get it out of the trench.

of harford county. volunteers used a front end loader to lift the animal to safety. a school bus driver in tennessee sideswiped an oncoming car in september and one parent claims she's been warning the school about his driving for months. people gathered who remember the children who die school children on board when it hit a held phone pole and wrapped around a tree. a little girl died and her brother is still in intensive care. the children who survived were so traumatized it was hard to even tell who they were. >> many of them were unable to spell their names. did not know their birth dates. or even their parents' names. several said mama when they were

name was. >> investigators say the bus driver was speed and swerving wildly. he's been charged with five counts of vehicle homicide. there's an investigation for the crash. everyone is sending condolences. and donald trump tweeted the it was sad and terrible and these beautiful children will be remembered. at the live father people are facing charges in an illegal marijuana. three of the four suspects are in their 20s. the arrest was made in northwest washington. they had more than two pounds of marijuana on them. that's worth nearly $60,000 on the street.

dinner for homeless men women and children in downtown d.c. shomari stone has the details. >> reporter: i'm very elated, and i feel grateful. >> he is thankful for a hot thanksgiving meal on a cold night. >> we're here in a nice environment with a band playing. and it's a wonderful occasion to be together. >> it's a great thanksgiving. all god's blessings and gifts our lord. >> reporter: catholic charities hosted. 250 people take a break from outside to sit down and enjoy the thanksgiving dinner with white table cloths. >> i feel happy that i'm doing something good. >> reporter: this 12-year-old volunteers. >> it makes you thavng. for what you have. >> reporter: it's not just a hot

you have a toothbrush, tooth paste, lotion and a hat. pepco employees took the time to make these for the homeless. >> we made a company donation for the coats so every person who comes in to get a meal this evening will leave with a coat. >> reporter: another reason why this man is appreciative this thanksgiving week. >> i get to share with others in the community, and it's time >> reporter: in northwest d.c., i78 somari stone. >> a welcome and a warning for the man planned to lead d.c. schools. >> he's leaving oakland, california where he says he had a successful run in raising test scores, graduation rates, and teacher salaries. after a rond of applause wilson

>> i know that this is an opportunity to double down on things that have been proven to work here. one, a sense of empathy and understanding, but at the same time, great expectation. >> teachers union said it will work with wilson but warned against what it called spin over test scores. if the d.c. council approves the hire, he'll start in february. this is the last day of safe track surge. the next surge set to begin a week from today and to run through december 21st. it will impact the orange and silver lines with trains continuously single tracking between east falls church and west falls church. metro is putting all safe track work on hold for the month of

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the rest of us. this area. >> reporter: in a rare opportunity, news 4 got a chance to go inside the only large scale fire rerng lab in the country. >> it could be a bombing or explosives. >> reporter: here forensic scientists collect evidence from fires and explosions. atf engineers l explain how and why a blaze or explosion occurred. >> this is a demonstration of fire dynamics. >> reporter: this is one of the tools they use. atf agents can recreate structures to test theories of how a fire started. >> the fire is trying to pick up steam. >> reporter: when large fire happens, sometimes many questions remain. >> how could a fire of magnitude

the mansion fire in january of 2015. six family members including four children were killed inside. >> we did testing and it turned out they had a very large christmas tree. >> reporter: a the tf agents bought two trees, watering one more frequently than the other. they lit both trees on fire and watched as the try timber went up in flames in seconds, while the hydrated treeo >> if you're inside that room when that process occurs, you're not going to be able to escape. >> reporter: that's what agents say happened here at the mansion on child's point road. one example of the work agents do, and a painful reminder of how important it is to remain vigilant this holiday season.

>> police call it dangerous. >> a warning tonight about blackout wednesday. according to the agency, thanksgiving eve is unofficially known for binge drinking by college students home for the holiday. mix that with heavy volume on the roads and police tell us it's a recipe for disaster. each year more than 4 00 people die in traffic accidents around thanksgiving weekend including blackout wednesday. well, it's that time of year again. two turkeys hoping to stay out meet tater and tot. they're competing for president obama's final turkey pardon. it's an annual white house protradition. the pardon is simple. a speech before the turkey is saved from the dinner table. no matter who wins, both birds will retear to a place called gobbler's rest. tater and tot.

everybody is anxious to know about the travel weather and what they're going to be in for the rest of the week. >> there's a big storm in the middle part of the country, but it will lose punch by here. if you're thinking about getting out and about tomorrow, no problem on wednesday. on thursday shower activity, but i'm not expecting a lot. first, down to the airport where things have really come kwarks but that's because most are off fwhi time. earlier this place was just packed. we showed you that earlier this evening. currently at 39. winds out of the northwest at 10. the windchills are down around the freezing mark. we're still talking windchill, but the wind, we're not seeing the high gusts. that's helping. temperatures are on the cold side. 32 lees brg. . just about everybody below freezing except the areas along

d.c. and over toward annapolis. even there close to freezing by early tomorrow morning. no rain now or tomorrow. here's the storm system i'm talking about. toward portions of the middle part of the country from chicago all the way toward dallas where they're getting thunderstorm activity but snow toward minneapolis. a big storm, and it is moving our way. again, this storm moves so far to the north it leaves little moisture in our area. tonight, tomorrow down to 34 in d.c. most areas around where they're going to be tonight. 37 manassas. 28 in gaithersburg. still a little bit on the chilly side tomorrow afternoon. feeling cool especially because of the cloud cover. if the kids go to the bus stop, around 30 degrees in the beltway.

day. many kids have a half day tomorrow. what about tomorrow's rainfall? tomorrow is fine. here's thursday's rain. by 10:00 you see that shower activity moving from i i-95. by noon it's out of here. most of your thanksgiving will be dry. if you wake up early to head over to grandmother's, you'll get a little bit wet on the roads, but this should be right rain. i'm not too worried about thursday morning. on friday, another slight chance of a shower. the weekend looking nice. 52 on sunday. a little bit breezy. it will be cool but not chilly or frigid like we've seen the last couple of days. we see a couple of days in the 60s. another storm system moves our way tuesday to wednesday. next week will be more active. we've been dry. we'll get a couple of storms the

hopefully get rid of the drought. >> we need to. we are dry. we want to send a thank you to everybody who supported our effort to feed local families this thanksgiving. >> yesterday you helped us raise nearly 42$,000 in our food for family company. we collected two big truckloads full of food at the verizon center. things will be delivered to families by thursday. if you'd like to help out, head search "food for families".

this is the xfinity sports desk. >> big night for some local college teams. good for one but not the other. >> and a lot of football coming up. we'll save that for later. just basketball toni survey 15% considered watching football their favorite part of thanksgiving. well, not sure there's a poll that includes basketball, but confident the response would be close to 100% provided the attendance was for games in hawaii. georgetown is trying to gather a win over oregon.

a pass to prior. he lays it in. georgetown within two at this point. second half, badgers starting to pull way. over the peek. 18 points for him. back within 8. later in the half iverson seals it. a nice win over eg got to get the christmas sweaters out. pretty good night. wily, how about this for three. he drains it. 13 points for him. maryland trying to pull away. an alley-oop. checks that one off. he's just coming back from a foot injury. good to have him back. later, maryland's defense

i think they called this an alley-oop. 11 points for him. maryland beat stonybrook. let's go to charlotte. they're ready for uva basketball. kyle gibe, you might say he was the guy for virginia. first half knocks down a long three. 20 points in 13 minutes. that's good. second half, tis but we have to show you this. look at this. a little show time. darius thompson. 12 points. cavaliers get a win. wait. there's more. there's more college. football coming. relax on thursday. it's american hosting the sea hawks waggier. wagner up six. nelson drains the corner three. late in the half sea hawks

kerry hits. wagner running. kerry finishes, a slam dunk. 22 points for him. wagner beats american. a lot of basketball tonight. george mason beat kent state 79-75. and in the cbe hall of fame classic george washington falling to uab. >> you got it all in? >> i did. >> we got our

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hundreds of d.c. residents took home free turkeys today. the annual turkey give away took place at the dean wood community center. they gave out 500 free turkeys. the money came from several local nonprofits. >> check this out. more than 100 reports of a bright flash in the sky over florida. wow. that's impressive. one police officer's dash cam caught it on vi brighter than usual meteor. there have been no reports of damage. >> does that looks like a meteor for you? >> as a meteorologist, yes. most of those are as big as a grain of sand. it goes oh to fast it makes that much light. in that one might have been a little bit bigger. i want to show you that thanksgiving forecast one more time. a nice day. not perfect.

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