that. >> shah will be in court on monday. an explosive detection team swept the plane and found nothing. >> well, if you're taking metro to your thanksgiving feast, a reminder buses and trains are on a holiday schedule today. the rail system will open at 7:00 this morning and close at midnight. off peak fares will be in effect all day and parking will be free at metro operated facilities. metro will not be conducting safe track this weekend. that's the good news. >> the count parade route will be very tight. more than 80 new york city sanitation trucks filled with sand will be used along the route to create a physical barrier for terror. a recent article in an isis propaganda magazine called the nationally televised event an excellent target. officials stress there is no specific credible threat against the parade. nbc's jay gray is live in new york for the parade and we'll

>> time now is 4:30. besides dinner today's biggest showdown taking place -- >> that's right, bring it! >> that is right. we have got the redskins taking on the dallas cowboys today during prime turkey time. kickoff is 4:25 this afternoon. we'll have a little more on that match up later on in the newscast. but curt cousins after that hair rub with the gm last week. >> how do you like me now? >> well, yes. you know what? he's got to show up today. >> let's go. fo thanksgiving, we want to know what you are thank l for this tlaeg. >> you can send us your pictures explaining what you're thankful for this year. don't forget to use the hashtag #thankful 4 and dc. number one is your health, absolutely. >> our weather man. >> and check bell. aef i was waiting. well, this could go badly for me. >> we weren't just leaving you hanging out there. >> i'm very thankful, come to

things, it was a lot of traffic on our street when i was coming down through northwest today. apparently all the bars stayed open a little late. there was a traffic jamb at 3:00 in the morning. i had to wait through four cycles of the red line at 17th and r. get in those cars and let's get this thing -- >> move it, move it. >> traffic jamb at 2:50 in the morning. many clouds to deal with, nothing major. might see a glimmer or two of sunshine later this afternoon. same story played all over again tomorrow. the way of rainfall. dry this weekend. next week will warm up to near 60 degrees, best chance of rain comes along as well. i'll give you the whole seven day forecast at 51 past. >> it's my prayer that on this thanksgiving we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country, strengthened by shared purpose and very, very common resolve. >> that is president-elect donald trump's thanksgiving message to the nation this

fought campaign and said in order to spur change, "we must enlist the effort of our entire nation." while trump is enjoying the holiday inn florida, he is still working on his transitions. the associated press reports the billionaire investor will be the president-elect's choice for commerce secretary. this comes one day after trump nominated two women for his cabinet. south carolina governor nikki haley has been tapped as ambassador to united nations. she received praise for her handling of the charleston church shooting last year. betsy dev os has been nominated to serve as education secretary. she has the advocacy group known as the american federation for children. and ask known for supporting charter schools and vouchers. green party presidential nominee jill stein has appeared to reach her fund-raising goal and call for -- to call for recounts in three key states.

clinton campaign to request a recount after finding what they call persuasive evidence that results in wisconsin, michigan and pennsylvania may have been hacked. clinton's campaign has not commented on that request and according to the cook political report, clinton's lead over donald trump in the popular vote has now exceeded 2 million. >> we know that the community is hurting. we know that there is pain. >> dozens of people to remember the victims in that deadly school bus crash. police now say that a sixth child has died. official are adding another vehicular homicide charge to the bus driver, 124-year-old johnson e. walker. meanwhile investigators are trying to out why he left his normal route. we are told he did not have drugs or alcohol in his system when that crash happened. >> it is 4:34. one man is giving thanks this morning for surviving a terrible

started out as any other day. he says he was on his way to work just before 8:00 when suddenly a tractor-trailer fell over and landed right on top of his car. >> family here, my parents are coming down. it's going to be a good holiday. >> police say the driver of the truck was traveling along the outer loop of the beltway when traffic came to a quick stop due to another accident. the driver and the track overturned. it landed on top of two cars. look at that. one of them was quin's. he walked away without a scratch and credits his guardian angel for that. two people in the other vehicle suffered non-life-threatening injuries. it could have been so much worse. >> amazing right there. well, right now hopefully your turkey is in the oven and the potatoes are boiling for food and friends' annual thanksgiving dinner.

prepared to deliver thousands of meals this morning to people suffering from life challenging illnesses. coming up at 5:00 this morning, megan takes us inside the kitchen to see how this massive operation comes together. well, uncook across our area are waking up early to get the dinner ready. >> i have so much work to do when i get home. even though you plan for thanksgiving, it always seems like you forget something, right? what did you forget? the good news is most grocery stores will be open today for limited hours. whose stove broke just days before thanksgiving. she's expecting 12 people at her house today. uh. >> i'll buy a new oven, but it won't be delivered in time. we're cheating. we had a caterer who is planning to deliver our turkey and a lot of side dishes tomorrow afternoon. i will be making mashed potatoes, though. >> you know it's not -- your oven broke and you have 12

sounds like a smart plan b. several restaurants are taking reservations. at the national harbor told us they're expecting 900 guests for dinner. they're all in the same boat. if you go to a restaurant, you don't have to have people at your house, nothing to clean up. >> if the clean up is out of control, my mom always says, you know, she cooks for two days straight and then it's done in ten minutes. and you have to clean up everything. >> we eat about three times at our house. >> it is >> stick with us all morning long. we're going to be sharing recipes for thanksgiving dishes from the news 4 team. what can we expect from you? >> i made brussels sprouts. the first dish.

>> welcome back at 4:40 on this thanksgiving morning. all morning long we're getting you ready for thanksgiving by sharing some of our favorite holiday meals. >> so, here is a look at how i make one of my favorite easy to do recipes you can copy it, too.

? roasted brussels sprouts with panchetta. you cook the brussels sprouts originally in that panchetta fat and then you put it in the oven, get all the brown bits. it's so good. >> i need a bowl of that. it looks amazing. >> you like brussels sprouts in >> you cook them in fat. that is the key. >> you cook it in italian bacon.

on the brussels sprouts. my mom says eat your vegetables. i put one on there, cut it into a million pieces. spread it across. >> what vegetable? >> i'm a potato man. i like a big salad, tomatoes. comes out of the dirt, corn on the cobb. i love corn on the cobb. is that a vegetable? >> yes. >> all right. >> you're two for two in my book, chuck. >> corn and well, you know, that's too far off. >> i'm more about the turkey, potatoes and gravy than all the other stuff. it's not bad. we have a little cloud cover this morning. there will be chances for a little light rain here, especially in the front half of your thanksgiving day. so, have your warm coat and small pocket size umbrella. if you can't find the umbrella, a brimmed hat might be enough. cloudy, kind of damp and chilly outside.

we may get one or two glimmers of sunshine here before the day is done. talking more about the weekend forecast and the shopping forecast coming up in a couple more minutes. >> all right, chuck, thank you very much. it is game day for the redskins. and if football causes division in your family, guess what, you are not alone. up next with why one player's own mother is rooting against him today. and still ahead, behind the scenes at union station, spend some time with the red cap to

we believe that room for one more shouldn't cost more. and that you can make a place for everyone.

sure. i don't want the food. if we win, i'll be mom, mom. she's already called me about two times in the game. so, she knows the rules. >> you know she gave birth to you, right? she carried you -- >> does she know she gave birth to me? she needs to be carrying me. not the cowboys. i'm the baby boy. man. >> wow. >> what? >> redskins linebacker might not be getting his mom's dallas and that's her team. >> that's right. you heard him. he is serious about not talking to her. you're not talking to me. you probably heard by now the linebacker's mother is a big cowboys fan. this hurt my heart. take a look at this. this is what he's getting and then declining a face time request from his mom this week. that is cold. he did not talk to her in week two and he is vowing the same

>> stop. you're joking. thanksgiving, you're not going to talk to your mom? you're not talking to her? >> next course. >> at all, you're not going to talk to her? >> next question. >> did she call you? >> next question. >> have you called her? >> next question. >> how about your brother? >> i talk to my brother all the time. it's easy. >> listen, she has to root for the redskins and her baby boy. as a mother? come on. >> i don't know, loyalty runs deep, you know? >> you're not going to root for >> you know how the nfc east goes. >> we're going to have to have this discussion. tweet me, facebook me. what do you think as a mom? >> she's being loyal to her team. >> we'll see if after the game they makeup, right? this is the biggest rivalry of the year. it kicks off 4:25 this afternoon. you know my loyalty live, go skins. while many are filling up on turkey and stuffing, others will be filling up their shopping baskets.

thanksgiving. wal-mart and target kickoff their in-store black friday sales at 6:00 p.m. to each his own. best buy sales start 5:00 this evening. good way to burn off that turkey. macy's is also opening today. most stores will remain open until 2:00 a.m. before reopening four hours later for black friday. those folks get a four-hour window to take a quick nap before they're back to work. >> time to shop, sho shoppers in virginia from now to new year's day it is retiming traffic signals around tysons, gateway, fair oaks mall and others. this should help drivers get in and out faster. engineers are using traffic data collected during last year's holiday shopping season to time-out the signals. v-dot will use sensors to monitor the conditions and make any necessary adjustments in real time. they cannot guarantee you a parking spot. that's for sure.

serving thanksgiving dinner to veterans. they visited the armed forces retirement home last night. there's president obama. he greeted each former service member and served them turkey and gravy. first lady served spinach and gravy while sasha gave them cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes. the vt retirement home supports more than 400 former service members. very cool. >> uh-huh, before serving veterans dinner he took part in his wife's house tradition. the president's daughters sasha and m ali a were noticeably absent. they couldn't take his cornucopia jokes. he may get the last laugh before leaving office. >> they are thankful this is my final presidential turkey pardon. what i haven't told them yet is we are going to do this every year from now on.

cold turkey. >> ah, ah. >> that joke is flying. >> i'm sure the daughters are so excited about this tradition. he pardoned turkeys tater and tot who now reside at their home at virginia tech apparently. >> virginia tech? >> they have a good life. >> really, virginia tech? >> uh-huh. >> couldn't send them to the bahamas or something? nothing >> virginia tech can take care of them and know what to do with them. >> you have the technical explanation. i see. >> they're gigantic turkeys. what are you going to do? you need space for them to live and roam and enjoy their lives. >> there's a lot of traffic. people still flying out this thanksgiving morning. listen, we have dinner. >> i have. >> want to take a look at my turkey right now? >> is there a turkey? >> put it up, there you go. >> he's chilling in the sink.

>> you know, he knows how to live. >> there you go. >> remote? >> i have bad news for him coming up later. a hot oil bath. >> we have to give him a name. there was tater and tot. >> this is tater and not. >> there you go. >> take a look at this picture, it isn't my turkey, my buddy james i went to school with in oklahoma in tulsa, that's his turkey last night. mine is still defrosting at this the social media fun, you can send me a picture of your mr. turkey this morning and send it to me at instagram. you can find me on twitter and facebook, chuck bell 4 is the address of choice for you to send in your photographs of how you're going to enjoy your thanksgiving. we'll give you some shoeshl media sharing. cloudy skies, 44 degrees in washington. doing any traveling today? anywhere up and down the eastern

pittsburgh, philly, boston. should be an improving picture in atlanta and points west of there out towards texas, no problems. another big storm coming up on the pacific northwest. if you're going all the way to seattle and portland, you could have some inclement weather there. for us notice most of the rain is in western pennsylvania. that's headed up into new york. another batch of showers down here in north carolina. we sort of have the split flow around here. there will be a lot of clouds today, but rain chances are high, but rainfall amounts will be very, frederick and hagerstown, leez berg. best chance for light rain into the d.c. metro area between 8:00 and 10:00 this morning. then that should move away and our computer models are trying to hint at a chance for a little bit of sunshine this afternoon. i'll believe it when i'm looking at the sun. just know you could get a little glimmer of it later on today. showers around this morning, another chance for sprinkles off and on the middle of the day tomorrow. no cold weather in store.

cooler, but sunshine milder next week, chance of rain tuesday into thursday of next week. back over to you guys. >> thank you very much, chuck. if you're catching a train out of union station today, you'll probably ask the red cap to help you with your bag. andre taylor has been with amtrak over three decades. while you're eating thanksgiving dinner he's usually keeping passengers moving. he said he loves working this time of year because it never gets boring. the train with a piano. >> piano? >> one of those baby worlitzers. i had my cart. >> had to help. >> a baby piano? i'm sure he's seen so much. >> this guy is cool. red caps can run from 5:00 in the morning until 10:00 at night. people don't know the red cap service is free. >> it is? yin that. >> you just have to ask them. yesterday when we were hanging

though they weren't using them. >> that's nice. >> very nice to do that. >> i'm sure he has some stories to tell. the piano is just the beginning. a look out at the roads this thanksgiving morning, the holiday rush has calmed down for now. we'll bring you everything you need to know to keep your travel easy and safe. >> plus the big meal just hours away. that can mean holiday heartburn soon after that.

>> welcome back. ah, thanksgiving, food, football, and then there is heartburn. it can be a thing especially when you're eating more than usual. my weight and food -- >> i don't stop. >> eat and eat, who doesn't like to eat on thanksgiving? >> i don't know. not news 4. offer some tips before you dive into the big meal. >> up to 40 million people suffer from heartburn every and thanksgiving is prime time for it. with all that food we're eating. but there are ways to prevent heartburn. and we spoke with dr. alan bl os ser, a gastroengist who work with the enovo group. >> pace yourself. eat small frequent portions of the meal rather than one gigantic one at the time. don't lay down immediately after having consumed the meal and give yourself at least a

the time you decide to go to bed. >> so, whatever you do, watch the football game sitting up. and dr. bl os ser recommends eating a handful of nuts before the big meal, maybe pecans or all mands. that shouldn't be hard to do. that can aid in digestion and keep you from eating quite so much. >> heartburn? you have to take it easy. pace yourself. it's about pacing. >> i don't get sick. i keep eating, keep eating. carved out of our archives this morning. >> get it? >> carved. >> yes. until just a few weeks ago 17-year-old high school senior and juan da were complete strangers. that was until he received a text saying thanksgiving dinner was going to be at 3:00 p.m. he asked who.

>> he texted me back with his picture and said, you ain't my grandma, but can i still have a plate? >> well, she said yes. so, be only is she hosting him, but his entire family as well. she had to figure out how to make a turkey for 20 people i love this story. i think that is what the holiday is about. sharing a meal, giving thanks. if you have room for other people, you might as well invite them over. >> you >> i'll take your food. >> i bet they have a long-term friendship. >> news 4 continues at 5:00 a.m. >> news for today starts now. >> right now news 4 today, happy thanksgiving, everyone. the holiday is here, whether you are traveling or hosting a family or bringing everything you need to know to get your day ready. >> if you're up early to make the big meal, you are not alone. we'll check in with volunteers

>> and good morning to you. >> i'm adam, in for aaron gilchrist. hope you're having a good one so far. >> so much to be grateful for, right? >> we have a lot of touch football games going on, maybe tackle football in the backyard. >> right, depends what's being discussed during the family time. >> we need to know how to dress today for this. >> be warmly dressed here early this morning. temperatures in the 30s and 40s now so certainly a bit of a thanksgiving start. chance for showers primarily before noontime today. tomorrow more of the same. a big chance for a cloud cover tomorrow. not a lot of rain expected. we will start to dry out by the weekend. here's storm team radar. sprinkles moving across saint mary's county. little rain from frederick to leesburg, front royal, winchester, wet roads this morning. temperatures are cold. we're in the 30s and 40s now.