a major backup to kick off your thanksgiving travel day. reporters on the scene. we'll take you there and tell you ways tew void it and other travel nightmares out there today, as a mother and daughter had to be rescued from a burning home in prince george's county. we'll talk about that and have the latest on their conditions and talk to neighbors about their frightening ordeal. good travel weather today. although there is some rain out in the midwest and getting closer to us. i'll have the hour-by-hour timing on that in just a few minutes. news 4 midday starts now. good morning, everyone.

>> i'm melissa mollet. >> tom, i saw you try to leave. >> try to sneak off. >> yeah, well, you know, i'm trying to hit the road early. as we do take a look at the storm team 4 radar. we are seeing some of this rain coming into ohio and leading edge of it little bit of snow. we have that right now just south of toledo and down to columbus. if you're heading out that way, you may be running into around our region. and our temperatures right now are beginning to climb into the mid-40s just about everywhere from the bay and across maryland and virginia and shenandoah valley and out of the mountains, as well. temperatures right around 40 degrees. as you get in towards the afternoon hours, we'll be hovering around 50 degrees and maybe 52 or so between 2:00 and 3:00 and then dropping back down to the mid-40s by 6:00 p.m. look at that hour-by-hour timing

>> thank you, tom. try to stay there. try to stay there. developing right now, big delays on the outer loop of the beltway because of an earlier big rig accident and now we have a new problem. now, the first one happened just after 7:45 this morning. a crash, a truck crash under to a couple of different cars and then actually tipped over crushing two. chopper 4 was just over the scene after that and stayed over the problem. let's bring in brad frates. you were just te we were on the way to check out the legion bridge and that looked like it was starting to clear out as we were going over it earlier. all lanes were blocked in tyson corner approaching the 267 toll road. let me pull up that shot for you right now. this is what we're looking at live. and this is what we're looking at right now. they just pulled one driver out of the vehicle and loaded him

outer loop approaching 267 and the inner loop is slow and already backed up because of what we were seeing earlier. let me pull up that shot for you. this is what we were looking at earlier right around 10:00. we got the call that all lanes were blocked on the outer loop going over the legion bridge. this is the truck that was pretty much crushed the two vehicles underneath it right on the back and right towards the front. now, all lanes were blocked the back to bethesda and silver spring and folks going over to the beltway. as they were going into maryland. so, that's the situation right now and we are really starting to see some backups developing as soon as we get more information on this, we'll let you know, but the outer loop remains closed headed in towards tyson's corner. that's all from news chopper 4. back into you in the studio.

be careful. we've got other problems out there right now. broken metro train outside the brookline station. just one day after safe track wrapped up that line. news 4 justin finch has more on that. >> metro is still looking into this, but likely caused by a brake issue on that train. red line service has resumed, but you might find some delays here and there. quite the rebound from what we saw earlier. reports of that disabled train. we see the brooklyn and stations first came down. now, on the ground here, metro staff, transit police and first responders stayed on scene here this morning. a few hours before, about 8:30 a.m. metro officials say they got word that the disabld train outside the brooklyn station. we're told that train was full

passenger aboard. now, metro worked to recover that train, significant delays and crowding began to build along the red line. slowly the am rush on this day before thanksgiving. and just after 9:00 a.m., that disabled car was recovered and brought here to the rhode island station where passengers unloaded. people are, of course, concerned. >> i'm not feeling very safe right now. you know, i'm just going one stop from here. i was just happy to hear running this morning. >> and as you can see, service here has rebounded quite quickly here. you may still find some delays on the red line this morning and throughout the day we're told, again, they are looking into this issue likely caused by a brake issue, not linked to safe track and d.c. fire did survey that train. that person likely self-evacuated. barbara, melissa, back in to

international airport. more than 48 million americans will journey 50 miles or more this thanksgiving. many of them will be flying. news 4 erica gonzalez is live inside reagan national with a look at what to expect before you head out there. erica, good morning. >> hi, barbara. good morning to you. we just heard from airport official os that today tsa is expecting 37,000 people to come through this airport. that, let me give you a little peak summer they look at about 30,000. about 30,000 passengers come through tsa security. so, let's look at that line. if you're packing right now and you're coming out here in a couple of hours. right now, things are looking great for you. let me show you some video because that was not the case of what happened early this morning. probably about 6:00, 6:30 in the morning we did see some peak lines. i mean, that line went really

minute to walk through all the individuals and get to the front of the line. so, definitely slow go. as far as people who are traveling and taking to the skies here from our area, about 90,000 people. the big, big picture, though, that 49 million americans will travel for the holidays. but the great portion of those americans will be driving, using four wheels. here at the airport, we spoke to one woman who got here with some time waiting in line and it was pretty surprised to see how long that line was. >> it's terrible. i feel bad those people are about to miss their flight y think. >> oh, no. >> do you guys have time? >> yes, we gave ourselves the full hour and i think we're going to use it in this line. >> so, i was saying this morning that my husband, for instance, we booked an early flight tomorrow and he said, why did you book it so early? this is the reason because of long lines like that. you want to get here really early and with time to spare.

airports, give yourself extra time and, please, keep in mind why you're traveling in the first place. we hope you have a very happy thanksgiving, from reagan national, i'm erika gonzalez. >> sounds like your husband made the right decision. probably always does. if you're flying out of ewi marshall. the airport unveiled its new connector yesterday. that will allow it to add more international fligh expanded security checkpoint with eight gates. also new food options, stores, a children's play area and an outdoor patio, too. well, aaa says that more than 1 million people from d.c. metro area will hit the roads this thanksgiving. if you're one of them, be on the look out for texas and louisiana license plates. the website car insurance comparison.com says those states have the worst drivers. the other states are listed

researchers looked at data from the national traffic highway safety administration. more than 30,000 people died in traffic-related deaths last year. tonight police are on the look out for drunk drivers for what they call blackout wednesday. this is a real thing here. according to the agency, thanksgiving eve, it's unofficially known for binge drinking by college students home for the holiday. mix that with lots of people on the roads and police say it's a recipe for disaster. each year more than 400 people die in thanksgiving weekend. that includes blackout wednesday. a white house thanksgiving tradition happens in just a few hours from now. >> president obama is going to be delivering his final turkey pardon. this year tater and tot are competing for it. the pardoned turkeys have been sent to the estate to live out

morning. a group of computer scientists are urging the clinton campaign to call for a recount in three swing states won by donald trump. they think they have evidence that the results in wisconsin, michigan and pennsylvania may have been hacked. while they haven't found proof of hacking, they are arguing to the campaign that there should be an independent review. meanwhile, the cook political report says clinton's lead over donald trump and the popular vote has now surpassed south carolina governor nikki haley has accepted president-elect trump's offer to be his ambassador to the united nation. initially backed two of trump's primary rivals for the white house and will become trump's first female nominee for a cabinet position. edward lawrence has the latest on that. >> happy to be invited. >> reporter: nbc news has learned that south carolina governor nikki haley accepted the offer for ambassador to the

she was highly critical of trump during the campaign and mitt romney is now the front-runner for secretary of state and dr. ben carson considered the secretary of housing and urban development. >> she has to go to jail. >> reporter: after a lengthy interview with "new york times" editorial board, donald trump hints it's time to make peace of his former rival. saying, in part, hillary clinton suffered greatly in many ways. he needs to move on from her investigation. >> look, there's tradition in amer p things behind you. >> reporter: except for criticism of the trump foundation which reported in a new filing, it violated irs rules. it may have to pay penalties or more taxes according to tax experts. in the meantime, the president-elect focused on filling his cabinet. >> incredibly inspiring meetings for him because not everyone will end up in the cabinet or the government. most of them aren't even seeking that. >> reporter: donald trump is in

surrounds his private club where he's staying. the coast guard even set up a zone outside the club banning boats from going in the water in that zone. edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. meanwhile, the dalai lama says he's looking forward to seeing president-elect donald trump in the united states next year. he spoke at a news conference today where he responded to a question about growing social divisions following trump's election. >> free world -- >> he went on to say the president-elect will have to "work according to reality." well, it was a special tribute frathe man known as d.c.

the monument was unveiled. after his death barry's family planned a tribute. the unveiling today marks the second anniversary of his death. barry died from a heart attack when he was 78 years old. many of you are getting ready for tomorrow's thanksgiving dinner. >> some things you may not know about prepping all those fixings. you don't want to miss our

tennessee's governor has just wrapped opvisit to the elementary school where five children died in that bus crash on monday. after his visit he spoke to the media and called for the review of the entire school bus system. >> i think it's time for us to step back, all of us, local school boards, the state and look at the whole school bus process. ensure safety of the equipment to whether there's seat belts on those buses. >> six children remain in the hospital this morning. meanwhile, the ntsb says the school bus didn't have a black box. that means the data recorder does not exist for investigators to use in accident reconstruction. but three cameras were recording on the bus. that should help investigators determine not only what happened but it could show the speed the

county, fire crews are trying to find out what sparked this fire at a home in riverdale which trapped a disabled woman inside. the woman is now in the hospital with critical injuries after firefighters pulled her from the burning building. her daughter who is also inside the house is able to get out. a neighbor described the chaos. >> smoke was just pouring all over the place. fire trucks were everywhere. they kept banging and banging on the door. they were trying to get t saying her mom was near the front. >> the daughter was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. a dog was also rescued from that house. new details into whether the crash in gaithersburg where an suv plowed through the front of a townhouse. firefighters rescued three people from the home after the crash last night. a house staff member tells new 4z two of the people that live

disabled men. no one inside that home was hurt but the driver is at the hospital with minor injuries. we're following a developing story out of southeast washington this morning. that's where our d.c. police are trying to figure out who killed a man at 22nd street and vuvanna place. the man was shot multiple times, some time before about 9:30 last night. police have not released any suspect information. to this developing story now in st. authorities need your help finding sarah ann fisher. she was last seen on monday. fisher was wearing a purple dress, black leather shoes and a black sweater at the time. call police if you know where she might be. today, parents will likely have some questions for school staff at bethesda cherry chase high school. one day after they were notified five students became ill after

medication. four students were taken to the hospital as a precaution and are expected to be okay. another student was picked up by a guardian, not exactly known what the students took. now, if you're staying in town for the thanksgiving holiday, there are plenty of fun, family friendly activities that won't break the bank. spoke to nicole, the founder of d.c. founder thiftymom.com a site helping families find discounted and low-cost activities right here in the science center at fair oaks mall in fair fax is offering discounted tickts for the holiday weekend. $5 instead of $12. you can get your shopping done, too. pay your age program for kids and for adults up to age 30. moby dick is playing during the holiday season there. the national theater in d.c. offered saturday morning at the national and the shows are free for kids.

arts without having to sit for a long performance. >> the virginia ballet company will be doing a segment of "nutcracker" there. that's a great way to say, okay, is the nutcracker too much? well a 30-minute production is a great way to introduce your child to the show. >> nicole has a lot of great ideas on dcthriftymom.com. britney johnson. for those of you headed out of town for thanksgiving we have you covered with everything you need to know by searching thanksgiving in our app. for those staying in town this weekend, head to the entertainment section of our site and click on the scene to find out different activities that you can do with your family and friends this weekend. the best black friday deals and more and don't forget to share your pictures with us online using the #thankfulfor shang

well, working for you this day before thanksgiving making sure your dinner goes off without a hitch. you should have defrosted that turkey and sharpened your knives. today you can start preparing your side dishes like stuffing, sweet potatoes and green bean casseroles. that way tomorrow, right, you can just pop those things in the oven. today, also, a good idea to maybe start baking those pies. if you have to stop by the grocery store for last-minute

concentrate. get in and out quickly. one good thing if you forget something, a lot of stores will be open with limited hours tomorrow on thanksgiving day. >> take a good book. you'll be standing in line if you go to the grocery store. before you buy a snack tray, the snack trays you can get in grocery stores for your thanksgiving feast. we told you earlier this week that sabra was recalling all its recalling vegy hummus bistro box. recalled products, tom. sabra voluntarily recalled its hummus after a possible mysterious contamination. as you start your holiday shopping, be careful. recalled products are still available sometimes on the line. those items top the list of potentially dangerous toys to avoid. the u.s. public interest research group put that list together and consumer reporter

well, this consumer group is warning parents that they can unknowingly be buying these products and then putting their children at risk. we're talking about things like a pencil box, bean bag chair. 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 lead, powerful mag nets and choking. >> an actual physical brickd mortar store, if there happens to be a toy that somehow, you know, didn't get pulled off the shelves, the retailer actually has in their system something that will alert the clerk to the fact that this toy was recalled. whereas you don't really have that on an online website. >> new 4z 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

in a statement "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 product categories found in the home." bottom line, when you are buying products for your children, you just want to make sure you're shopping at a reputable store and also a reputable online retailer. for more information on recalls and ensure safe play this holiday season, just go to our nbc washington app and >> thanks, susan. tropical storm otto is 24 hours away from making landdle fall in costa rica. three people have been killed in panama amid heavy rain. a mudslide trapped nine people. seven were rescued but two were pulled from the mud they both had died.

out there for now, tom. >> weather wise. traffic not so hot. we'll talk about that in a minute. the weather. >> not as beautiful as the weather. we've got really gorgeous travel weather up and down the atlantic seaboard in and out of the mountain region or if you're maybe heading to the bay or atlantic seaboard it's fine. from maine to miami, it's fine. if you are driving into the midwest, you will run into snow there in ohio mixing with a little bit of sleet in that p zone. farther to the west of there. this is all part of a front that is going to be arriving here a little bit later during the day tomorrow. but late tonight we'll just have increasing clouds and right now climbing into the 40s. reagan national at 46 degrees and our temperatures as we go hour by hour into the afternoon low 50s around 2:00 and then upper 40s by 5:00 and sunset at 4:49. chilly and low 40s by 11:00 p.m. for thanksgiving day,

just a chance of a few sprinkles in the morning through midday and sun may come back in the afternoon and highs reaching the, well, generally low 50s by mid-afternoon and then back down to the upper 40s. by dawn back down to the low 40s. friday afternoon into the mid-50s and a chance of a sprinkle and then dry for the weekend with highs near 50. could get needed rain the following week that following wednesday. highs in the low 60s.

. take a look at this. chopper 4 live over the scene. this is a brand-new problem on the beltway. we're talking about the outer loop there just at the georgetown pike and as chopper 4 zooms, you can see a massive backup on the outer loop of the beltway. we're talking about a nine to ten-mile backup on the outer now, this is the second problem we've had in that area of the outer loop today. we're still working, actually. going to show you some video right now to learn what caused another backup earlier this morning. today, of course, one of the busiest travel days of the year. so, just after 7:45 this morning, a box truck crashed into several cars. chopper 4 over that scene minutes after that. that was outer loop there at the american legion bridge.

shoulder, so that is not causing any problems any more. but south of that, perhaps the people that were in that backup now a new backup there outer loop at georgetown pike just a mess. barbara? of course, today is the busiest travel day of the year and if you're flying, be sure to pack your patience. some 48 million americans are expected to travel this holiday season. around 3.6 million people will be traveling by air. the airports across the nation are experiencing longer than normal lines at some of the most popular thanksgiving destinations you might be surprised about this. orlando. maybe that's not a surprise. new york and las vegas for thanksgiving. >> here's our turkey right here. so, it's going it be in a pouch. we'll heat this up and taste really good, just like you're having it at home. this is our cornbread dressing that we will, obviously, put some water in and heat it up. cherry, blueberry cobbler for dessert. that is going to be awesome. >> yum.

international space station commander giving us a preview on what they will be dining on 200 -- how many miles is it? is it only 200 miles? >> it's far. >> really far. that's pretty far. 200 miles above us. what is thanksgiving without football? the commander says the mission control will send up some live football games for them to watch. going to want to watch the redskins on thankiv for them up there. >> turkey might be a little dry. just saying. if you plan to hit the stores for those black friday deals, make sure you're being safe. aaa says parking lots are very dangerous on black friday because drivers just aren't paying attention. they have to get to that sale. national safety council survey found that two-thirds of drivers admit to being distracted. the main message is to stay

crash in tennessee, renewed calls for seat belts on school buses nationwide. national investigative correspondent jeff rossen spoke with officials on why seat belts on buses aren't mandatory. >> reporter: the scene in chattanooga is devastating. the bus split in half by a tree. >> the school bus flipped off the roadway and occupy would children and we do believe there are ejections. >> reporter: inside the children weren't wearing experts call it appalling. >> i feel very strongly that we should have seat belts on every school bus in the united states. when you look at children from the age of 0 to 5, they are correctly restrained in the back seat of their vehicle. that's their habit, they know that's safer. they get on the big yellow school bus. where are the seat belts? >> reporter: believe it or not, most states don't require seat belts on school buses.

the consequences can be deadly. school bus accidents keep happening across the country. wapello, iowa, the driver of this bus losing control. kids sent flying out of their seats injuring all ten on board. tulsa, oklahoma. another bus swerving off the road. four students sent to the hospital. experts say seat belts can make all the difference between life and death. just watch this crash test video. these dummies don't have seat belts on. now, look at the dummies that do. big difference. they stay in their seats. last september i went to see the administrator of the national highway traffic safety administration. >> would safety belts make them even safer? absolutely. >> why not mandate that right now? >> that's really the question we have been looking at.

issue is beyond just that. how do we make student transportation safer. >> with all due respect and this is looking at this for a long time. what do you say to parents who are putting their kids on buses right now, they don't want to wait. >> reporter: still the safest way to get to school. while they have since recommended belts on buses, still no federal law requiring them. experts say until that happens, we could see more tragedies like the one this week. >> a great example is the bus driver. he has to wear a seat belt, but why don't all the passengers behind him have to wear a seat belt, as well? >> if you're looking for the nearest catholic church, there's now an app for that. the vatican just launched the app called the catholic app. the creators say catholics will now be able to find the place to confess or attend a mass anywhere in the world all at the touch of a button. it uses gps technology to direct

a horse this morning who spent more than an hour buried up to its neck in mud. it took dozens of volunteers to help get it out of a trench yesterday. the rescue happened just before 6:00 in hartford county north and east of baltimore. they used a front end loader to help lift that big, big horse. pretty heavy out of the mud. but they were able to do it. >> good. all right, a tracked swimming off of the island in virginia. scientists say the female shark's tracking device was picked up there last thursday. she was tagged in early october off of nantucketnantucket. the shark weighs in at 960 pounds and 11 feet long. a little lady there. >> wants to spend thanksgiving south of nantucket. pretty warm up there in the

can't buy at the mall and you can't even wrap up. that's one, though, they say is guaranteed to give a lifetime of memories. coming up, the latest trend in gift giving and talk about a bear with a sweet tooth. this guy skipped the veggies and went right for the dessert. do you see him there? he's relaxing and enjoying chocolate ca you wouldn't believe what's in this kiester. a farmer's market. a fire truck. even a marching band. and if i can get comfortable talking about this kiester, for any sort of discomfort in yours. preparation h. get comfortable with it. if you could see your cough, it's just a cough. sfx: woman coughing you'd see how often you cough all day. and so would everyone else. robitussin 12 hour delivers fast, powerful cough relief that lasts up to 12 hours.

this next story is a lesson on what not to do as a host. this florida woman was arrested after she actually shot one of her house guests. yeah. shot somebody. police say 32-year-old alana savell was upset when a few people started to drink and get loud in her home. she started to shoot at the guests' feet.

>> strange. invited guests. wow, wonder what she was serving or drinking or eating or whatever. many americans are opting to give experiences instead of things this holiday season. >> volunteer cruises to activities like hot air balloon rides. brian moore has more on this new holiday trend. >> reporter: tired of retail store mobs and endness wrapping. how about giving the gift of a get away. >>'s an iphone or anything else of value can break or you can lose it. but you're never going to lose the memories that you bring back from a really great trip. >> reporter: travel is the hot new gift trend this year. if only and viator adventures in outings. >> not just a gift certificate, but specific adventures. you don't have to give the entire vacation. you can just give a part of it. >> reporter: also new ways

to cultural emersions. >> that's where people feel less tourist and more like real visitors who sample the local culture of where they're visiting. >> reporter: air bnb just launched trips experiences by local experts a culinary excursion, a concert or surf lesson. feeling really adventurous? how about a supplies destination. pack up and go plans your >> some airlines now are offering tickets at a set price, but you don't know where you're going until you geet the airport. >> reporter: choosing experiences over material items is a travel trend the industry is hoping will continue to take off. brian moore, nbc news. three, two, one -- and there

>> there you have it. the vegas golden knights are now the nhl's 31st franchise team. the league made the announcement last night in las vegas. the first new team for the nhl since the minnesota wild and columbus bluejackets joined in 2000. the golden knights are set to play the 2017/2018 season. rio's team usa olympic gold medalist lori hernandez has added another trophy. she posted this picture to instagram shortly after winning last night. her dance partner was -- i knew i couldn't get through it all. by the way, hernandez is just 16 years old. talk about an impressive resume. >> the dance partner again, was --

together, but one florida family had an uninvited guest raid their fridge this week. a black bear with a sweet tooth. someone left the garage door open at this longwood, florida, home. and the bear just came sniffing around. the bear skipped dinner and went straight for dessert. >> ignored everything. a lot of fish in here. see how this ice cream is. just like that. it was there. and took it out. broke this part off. when he did are my wife's little zucchini cakes. >> he knew what he was looking for. the bear took those cakes and ate them right there in the driveway. after enjoying the treats the bear walked off. they'll remember to close their garage door from now on. >> the bear may have taken down a little bit of foil at the same time. i don't think he unwrapped it. pop it in, right? >> the picture on social media

someone's turkey and removed the foil before eating all the skin off the turkey. one way to skin a turkey. >> my goodness. moving right along -- >> the weather. >> yeah. earlier we saw a video of the terrible flooding there down in panama from that tropical system. i've got the latest now on this tropical storm otto to show you. it is kind of unusual to get one this late in the season. we are still technically in our and right now it is just off the coast of nicaragua. and it does have winds of about 70 miles an hour. it is near hurricane strength. maybe a category 1 briefly before it does make landfall during the day on thanksgiving day and it will have 50-mile-per-hour winds that move inland there. definitely could have more heavy rain causing flooding there. hour by hour into the afternoon here. we'll have our temperatures climb into the mid to upper 40s and hover near 50 between 2:00

dropping back down to the mid-40s by later in the afternoon when you're away from your tv and running around on thanksgiving day, maybe on black friday. you can keep up with the forecast with the nbc washington app and the storm team 4 radar which, right now, is showing some rain here in the midwest. a little bit of wet snow at the leading edge of it here in ohio and rain here in indiana. if you're heading out that way, maybe driving into some of that. if you're driving that way. hour-by-hour timing of rain arriving here. 5:00 a.m. on thanksgiving morning, tomorrow morning, a few virginia and shenandoah and the district and maryland. most of it moving into the metro area and crossing the bay after 10:00. by noontime, early afternoon, most of it is over and breaks in the clouds and little sun may break out late tomorrow afternoon. highs reaching low 50s today and low 50z again thanksgiving afternoon and then on friday, a lot of clouds around and might have a sprinkle, but otherwise good shopping weather on friday and over the weekend, as well. highs near 50.

low 60s. that's the way it looks. so, we have a question for you. what are you thankful for this thanksgiving? is it food? perhaps a house or smart kids as children at the boys and girls club of washington wrote on their turkey feathers here. family is what she's thankful for and melissa mollet the newest addition, her beautiful daughter barrett. the those who came before them. and for me all those toys scattered across the house and every day nuisances like the laundry, you know, things that when you really step back they make you realize how truly blessed you are. now, it is your turn. get out the camera. the camera phones and take a picture, post it. use the #thankful for. we'd love to share it. >> i love all those. i'm thankful for you that i get sit next to you sometimes.

>> she looks extra cute. president obama awards the medal of freedom to a who's who group of extraordinary americans. we'll tell you who almost didn't make it to the ceremony. it's that time of year when hollywood releases its feel-good holiday movies. a look at what might be good for

for thanksgiving and looking to warm things up and some more things for them to do maybe the movies a good option. studios releasing this week's film today instead of the usual friday. here's our box office preview. >> it's actually maui -- hero of men. >> real men have curves. "people" magazine the voice of maui on a quest to save her divine intervention to make it happen. rated pg. >> brad pitt is a secret agent who meets french resistance fighter and becomes a real romance until authorities tell pitt his wife may be working for the other side. "allied" is rated r.

hired by howard hughes but falls for lily collins which is against the rules of his employment and his religion and the commitment to his fiancee. "rules don't apply" is rated pg-13. billy bob thorten celebrates christmas in "bad santa 2." part of a plan to rob a charity on christmas eve with foundation director nbc news. well, for the last time during this, his time in office, president obama awarded the medal of freedom to several american icons yesterday. >> the nation's highest civilian honor. robert de niro, bruce spring teen and ellen degeneres and speaking of ellen, she had quite the adventure before the

she eventually got inside and was given the medal and then after that did the mannequin challenge. now, by the way, the ellen degeneres show airs right here on nbc 4 weekdays at 3:00 p.m. that is a good mannequin challenge. star power. >> star power. absolutely. and there's much more new 4z midday coming up.

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we have some breaking news to tell you about. over the scene of an apartment fire in tacoma park, maryland. we're told everyone is out of that building now. look for updates on this story on our nbc washington app. did you know there are millions of artifacts at the smithsonian, but most of them are not on display at any given time. andy goff made it to the public. american museum of national history and to national treasures stored away. she also learned a lot of time is being spent photographing and adding the items to museums and digital libraries. >> towards getting it digatized which means they're getting out to the public and getting out to

the museum is making sure this hidden history is around forever. how you, too, can see all of this that is stored away. tune in for news 4 at 4:00. a quick look one more time for our weather for today and for thanksgiving. tom? >> great travel weather the rest of the day today. highs reaching the low 50s and lots of sun. tomorrow morning 40 degrees and might get a true sprinkles in the morning and then sun back on thanksgiving afternoon with highs reaching low 50 small chance of a sprinkle and highs in the mid-50s. saturday and sunday looking great. a bit of a warming trend on tuesday. low 60s may get some needed rain on wednesday with highs in the low 60s. after that dry out again towards the end of the week. that's the way it looks. have a great holiday. >> thank you. thanks for joining us. we're back on this afternoon first at 4:00. news and weather updates any time at the nbc washington app.

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