friends people are looking forward to. >> how about you burn some turkey day calories early this morning? by getting a jump start on your holiday shopping. where the door buster deals are at this early hour. that's coming up. >> and don't worry if you still need a side dish. the news 4 today team shares some last-minute recipes. that is, if travel troubles don't keep you from getg >> announcer: news for today starts now. >> from the skyways to the highways, take a live look right now at reagan national airport as well as the area roadways because some people still have to travel to their thanksgiving destinations today. >> i'm one of them. >> yes. are you jumping on the plane next? >> reagan looked kind of busy this morning. >> good morning. >> happy thanksgiving,

the latest on the travel conditions for those of you getting ready to head out to morning. first legalities' check in with storm team meteorologist chuck bell who can tell us how to dress for the tackle football game in the backyard. >> extra rolls of toilet paper under the shirt. >> that sounds like a plan. >> you think chuck just showed up here and doesn't know -- >> just because i'm the kicker doesn't mean -- as a kid growing up, give him the ball. wham. charlie brown football pick. >> that >> my nickname was charlie brown because i share his initials and i never made contact with the ball when trying to kick it. cloudy skies this morning. little cloudy for your thanksgiving day. there may be a little glimmer of sunshine later this afternoon, but not much. more clouds on the way for tomorrow and another chance for rain tomorrow. but both today and tomorrow, though there is a reasonably good chance you'll get rained on a little bit, there is not going to be a lot of rain. right now sprinkles from

loudoun county, that's where most of the light rain is now. most of our rain chances are between now and lunchtime. skies will remain mostly partly cloudy this morning. skies near 40, up to the low and mid 50s. we'll help you plan the rest of your holiday coming up. >> thank you, chuck. aaa says thanksgiving travel is a nine year high. their destinations near and far. many may still be on the roads. hopefully they'll get to their destination in time for dinner. and then maybe relax before having to face the next rushl of traffic on saturday. >> if you're taking metro to your thanksgiving feast, reminder buses and trains are on a holiday schedule. the rail system will open at 7:00 this morning and close at midnight. off peak fares will be in effect all day. parking will be free at metro operated facilities and metro will not be conducting safe

that is the good news. terrifying start to the thanksgiving holiday for baltimore bound passengers. a man threatened to blow up a plane mid air. . southwest airlines flight was supposed to fly from oakland, california to baltimore tuesday afternoon. 32 year old arpan shah told passengers he he planned to blow up the plane. after hearing the threat pilot returned to the gate because of >> no, it's not like that. half hour delay. that's why he went to the bar and he was thinking beer. >> shah will be in court on monday and explosive detection teams swept the plane and they didn't find anything. >> right now a great washington tradition is continuing with the help of hundreds of volunteers. food and friends will handout thousands of meals this morning to people with life challenging

this all comes together. so many volunteers with such a great effort, megan. >> reporter: yes, it wouldn't be possible without all of the volunteers. and you can see them. they're amazing. talk about efficient, they've got this assembly line going. they actually are about halfway through assembling all of the meals that are going to then go out for delivery to folks who otherwise aren't feeling up to cooking. they're battling a life-threatening diseases and cooking a thanksgiving feast as we all know is a lot of with food and friends, they're going to get everything they need delivered right there to their door. i'm joined by mark low craft, the executive chef here. talk a little bit about it. they don't need to cook anything, just heat it up. >> just heat it up. you know, it's a roasted turkey about 12 pound turkey and all of the fixings you can imagine. all the sides, fresh fruit, apple pie, pumpkin pie. and it's great. you know, we have the best volunteers in the world.

host themselves and a special day for all of us. it's nice. >> reporter: that's an important part of this. thanksgiving is a social holiday. you're supposed to be with family and friend. this is enough to feed family and friends. >> it is. we're cranking out this morning. we started about 4:00. we're halfway through wrapping the turkeys. the next couple of shifts of volunteers will pack them up with all the trimings and we'll send them out. >> how long did it take to plan month out and deliveries come in and we start cooking the turkeys first thing monday morning 4:00 in the morning, so. >> reporter: all right. it looks fan thask. everything looks wonderful and boy are they making progress. we're going to talk to a volunteer coming up a little later in the show and hear why they want to be a part of all this. it really is an amazing program. back to you guys. >> indeed, working hard. megan, thanks so much. we want know what you're thankful for this thanksgiving. send us your pictures explaining what you're thankful for this

hashtag #thankful 4 and nbc 4 dc. >> well, president-elect donald trump has only had two intelligence briefings since winning the election. that's according to intelligence sources. that's a much lower number than his predecessors and mike pence who has received a briefing nearly every day, but senior intelligence officials caution it's too early to know what the significance of all this is since trump is in the middle of the transition process. >> it's my prayer that on thanksgiving we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country, strengthened by shared purpose and very, very common resolve. >> president-elect donald trump offering his thanksgiving message to the nation in the video released by his transition team. trump pleaded for unity and called on the country to look past partisan divisions as his administration prepares to take power. trump's transition is moving forward this morning.

effort to diversify his cabinet by picking two prominent republican women including south carolina governor nikki haley to serve as ambassador to the u.n. haley is a rising star in the republican party and was a fierce critic of trump during the party. she acknowledged that she voted for him. >> i did vote for him. and i was absolutely thrilled to see him win. >> betsy dev os was chosen as education secretary. far. >> developing this morning 67 people died after a platform of a power plant collapsed in china. one person is still missing. two others are being transported to the hospital. the area where the collapse happened this morning was under construction. now, according to local media, at least 70 people were on-site when that tower came crashing down. yikes. >> we know that the community is

gathered at a church in tennessee last night to remember the victims in that deadly school bus crash. it was held at the free to worship church. people prayed for those who died and the children who remain in the hospital. and police say that a sixth child has died after that school bus crash. officials are adding another vehicular homicide charge to the bus driver, 24 year old john walker. investigators trying to figure out why walker left his normal route. or alcohol in his system when that happened. >> this is a story you'll see on news 4. one man is giving thanks for surviving a terrible crash. you have to see this video. quin burrow said his day started out as any other day. he what 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 and it's going to be

truck was traveling along the outer loop of the beltway when traffic came to a quick stop due to another accident. the driver couldn't stop in time and overturned. the truck landed on top of two cars. look at that. one of them was quin burrows. he walked away without a scratch. >> amazing. >> he credits his guardian angel. two people in the other vehicle suffered nonlife-threatening injuries. >> happy he is okay. time now is 6:09. biggest showdown taking place on the football field. that's right. we have the redskins taking on the dallas cowboys during primetime turkey time. talked a little earlier. this is crazy. redskins -- >> story of the day. >> linebacker stewart cravens and his mom in a bitter battle not speaking until after the game. maybe they won't talk until after the game. we hope they can come together after the game.

afternoon in big d. >> listen, dallas isn't on a roll. we are the team to stop them. >> they won nine straight, 9-1? it pains me to see the cowboys do well. >> it pains me, too. all right. go skins! >> we'll see how it goes. >> 6:10, still people trying to make it home for thanksgiving. some of you could get there a little late if you're flying. sorry, adam. some people, chuck has a look at flight delays. >> i'm going to you heard about them exploding before. now see it for yourself. check this out. what one man had in his pocket that burst into flames. >> mom's, mashed potatoes might be the best for your taste bud but not your waistline. i put butter and cream in mine. how to avoid the holiday weight gain. >> impossible. first a live look at new york city and last-minute security

>> good morning, everybody. there's a check of nationwide radar. those big circles there, that's where you're most likely to run into some airport delays that are weather related today. other than the pacific northwest, wind and rain from portland to seattle. sea-tac could be a little slow down. eastern toronto, washington, philly, southbound to about raleigh or charlotte, once you get south and west of atlanta, thing will be a little quieter. here we'll have an abundance of cloud cover. 60% chance you'll get rained on. rainfall will be fairly light. rain moving through the d.c. metro area now, i-95 splashy. northeast corridor and the pacific northwest today. most of the delay problems for tomorrow will be seattle, san

free travel days on saturday and sunday. west coast more likely to be impacted than the east coast for traveling back home. that's a little good news. recipe how to make banana bread from me coming up. >> nutella. >> it was a typical day at work for a new york man when thing went terribly wrong. take a look at this video here. my goodness, an e-cigarette explodes in his pants. the surveillance video shows what it loo but the explosion sent the men running out of the store. the victim was hospitalized in stable condition this morning, being treated for burns. no other worker were hurt there. >> it is 6:15. president-elect donald trump's cabinet is starting to take shape. five positions have been filled so far. senator jeff sessions has been offered and accepted the position of attorney general. retired lieu tenants general michael flynn will serve as national security advisor. south carolina governor nikki

to be ambassador to the united nations. congressman mike will be cia and betsy devos will be the education secretary. hillary clinton's lead over donald trump has exceeded 2 million votes. that is according to the cook political report. this comes as green party presidential nominee jill stein has appeared to have reached her initial fund-raising goal to call for a recount in three key states. a group of political experts called on the clinton campaign to request a recount after finding what they call in wisconsin, niche niche and pennsylvania may have been hacked. >> happening today, a thanksgiving tradition. the 90th macy's thanksgiving day parade gets underway in just about three hours from now. nbc's jay gray is live along the parade route in new york city. jay, are the balloons behaving? the wind is not kicking them up and into the sky yet this morning? >> adam, they seem to be behaving. not a lot of wind here which is

floats are lined up. in fact, let's show you the lead float in this year's parade. of course, what would you expect to lead the thanksgiving day parade but tom turkey and that's who will be leading it just as he does every year. the floats, again, as i talked about, getting lined up, more than two dozen and ready to roll. the stars of this show, though, are those giant balloons that we talk about. 16 in this year's parade. they have pilots, ranglers, 50 to 100 to guide them. they're practicing. the balloons just behind me, the two macy's stars, and just beyond that, you can see the bolt head of charlie brown. charlie brown back in the parade for the first time in a long time, one of the new balloons this year. we'll have marching band from across the country, more than a thousand clowns, should be a great start to what will be a wonderful thanksgiving. adam, i hope you and everyone at home enjoy yours.

>> you sure do. >> right at the front of the line. >> check out snoopy for me. he's my favorite. >> thanks, guys. >> in the news for your health this morning, while you don't want your turkey to be dry, under cooking it is even worse. who wants an under cooked turkey? raw poultry contains salmonella, the most common cause of food poisoning. be sure your byrd is cooked to 365 degrees using a reliable most common hazard, accidental cuts on the hand. experts recommend using a carving fork when cutting the turkey. try to avoid distractions while working with a knife. >> it's hard with a house full of people. >> kids get in here! wash your hands with soap and water. head to the er if you think you need stitches. >> hope it doesn't get that bad. >> he dull knives are more likely to cause a serious cut than sharp ones. i've done that with a dull knife before, right on the thumb.

chop when i get home, too. >> thanksgiving seems to go hand in hand with over eating as well. >> every year it happens. doesn't have to take a toll on your waistline. nbc haley hernandez talked with a dietician about how to keep our plates lean. >> reporter: your body starts to prime for digestion when you smell food making you hungry. if you're not care l, you get to the meal. instead of chips, crackers or other crunchicalery traps, use veggies. >> you can still add a nice complemented dip. >> reporter: with countless carbs, she suggests using cauliflower which can be used as an easy swap for mashed potatoes or casseroles. >> half a cup of marked potatoes at 15 gram of car bohai drat, a

>> reporter: slice a squash with a potato peeler. >> it's lighter not quite as dense, but it has good mild flavor. so, anything you add to it, it's going to complement. >> reporter: if everyone around you is eating, it will be hard to stay in tune with being full making it harder for you to stop eating if you overdo it on thanksgiving, don't keep repeating the same mistake in days to come. use the mushroom instead of buns for sandwiches. >> they make a nice complement and add some extra >> reporter: even better, use lettuce. >> come on. i mean it's the one day that we get to eat everything. that lettuce wrap? get out of here with that. >> i will make cauliflower fried rice. not on thanksgiving. inputting a stick of butter and half and half in my mashed potatoes. sorry. >> we had this on the show yesterday morning. my banana nut bread with nutella

he doesn't know what he's missing. we can fix that problem right away. here's my recipe for how to make my bread yesterday on the show. >> it is so good. ? ? >> we're making this for aaron gilchrist who claimed that he never had nutella before. thanks for the idea of what to

overhead shot. you're such a professional. >> well shot. >> thank you very much. it was delicious, too. and i will be making that. you asked if i made it for years. i looked that recipe up. i'm the cook at the house. i look at what i have. i type in the recipe for whatever the ingredients are. that's what's for dinner. saves me from going to the store as often, too. >> it looked fantastic. >> how to survive this thanksgiving to next thanksgiving? here you go. he's got a flamingos on thanksgiving. so, the turkey is on stilts. that's funny. now people think he's a flamingo. >> i got it. excellent. you should get in line with president obama with the bad jokes. >> that's not bad. no kidding. the president and i can sit alone and have bad puns. i'm sorry, we have a lot of clouds this morning. there are rain drops to be found around the city early on today. this is not going to be a wash out of a thanksgiving. just sort of a quick little

there will probably be another one to come in here about 8 or 9:00 this morning. future weather light rain along the i-# 5 corridor, east bound to the bay and the eastern shore. then maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe between 1:00 and 3:00 a few little breaks of sunshine. cloud will thick enback up tonight and another chance for rain tomorrow. not expecting a lot of rain, but you will need at least to have an umbrella ready to go. temperatures 30s and 40s right now and the extended forecast for the next five days around the 30s and 40s. little chance for light rain today and few sprinkles tomorrow. saturday and sunday parts of your long holiday weekend will be nice and dry. full ten-day forecast comes up at 5:51. >> chuck, thank you. take a live look right now at new york city where we are getting floats for this year's thanksgiving day pa ray. >> we asked what you're thankful for. here's what i'm thankful for.

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>> it is another thanksgiving day favorite, the national dog show and you can watch it right here on news 4 after the macy's thanksgiving day they'll take the stage at the kennel club in philadelphia. each competing for the top title of best in show. the host of the show actor arthur and broadway star john o'hurley. >> fancy dog. only one will get it so break a bone as they say. >> we have bad jokes today. >> very cute dogs. >> for sure. while some of you are gearing up for a day of eating others are getting ready for a day of

why customers say this is now part of their holiday tradition. >> and take a live look outside this morning at reagan national. some of you could face some rain on the way to thanksgiving dinner today. storm team meteorologist chuck

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>> now at 6:30, attention shoppers. we are live from one of the many stores now open and on transportation department trying to make it easier for you to get there. >> yeah, the changes some drivers will notice this holiday season out there, but first grab the umbrella where some of you can see rain this thanksgiving. >> announcer: news 4 today starts now. >> good morning, everyone. for joining us on this thanksgiving day. >> i'm in for aaron gilchrist. hope you got the mashed potatoes ready. >> i have so much food ready to go. >> hope the turkey is unthawed. >> you're in big trouble. >> we have a lot of cooking to do when we get home. >> i left the list.

i get home i can do all the actual cooking. >> you have faith. >> we don't have an actual turkey yet. i'm a little concerned. >> eating chicken for thanksgiving. >> i'd be okay with that. nice stuffed chicken, absolutely right. oh, the carmel ized onion grave i. bake them in there are and carmel ize them on the bottom of the pain and use the drippings to make the gravy. dark is it time to go home yet? many, many clouds today. only a few rain drops. it's not going to rain a lot, a couple showers from time to time. same story for tomorrow. dryer by the weekend. little warmer and chance for much needed rainfall coming our way next week. your thanksgiving day forecast. temperatures 30s near 40s. few sprinkles by late morning. might see a peek or two of sunshine before the sun goes down. at 4:49 this afternoon.

much. right now the turkey isn't even out of the oven and on the table, but people are already looking to put the presents under the christmas tree. these people are just advanced. live in prince georges county where pre-black friday sales are underway. dedication is what i'm saying. >> you know what? i wanted to show you guys some packed shopping carts. the customers morning. over here is the electronics department. you can get an 48 inch, 50 inch tv, 499, $350. buy one get one free, the free lay away. shoppers telling me this morning, this is the way to kickoff the holiday season. >> i'm looking for kids things. that's why i'm here, for my

because of the sales. yeah, i like the sales. >> now, you really can get some deals here. at the online, at an online shopping store, this drone is about $70. in this store it's $35 just about. that's a big deal. i wanted to quickly show you. adam, i rinne wanted you to have this big seller last year, the pie face showdown. for you, ahn, real quick, slippers. the store stays open till 2:00 a.m. >> i'm familiar with the pie face showdown. i've actually played that game before. fantastic. >> thank you, ma lett e. some other major retailers open today, wal-mart will be open all day since it's also grocery store. the black friday deals won't start until 6:00 p.m. target will also kickoff black friday at 6:00 p.m. jcpenney will open at 3:00 p.m.

it. there are several retailers deciding to give their employees thanksgiving off. costco, barns & noble, crate and berry, rei. home depot, pet co-and nordstrom will also be closed. >> and even though you plan for thanksgiving, doesn't it always seem like you forgot that one thing and you have to go to the store? >> like the turkey. >> sorry. the good news, most grocery stores will be open today for limited hours. we caught up with one woman before thanksgiving. oh, no. and she's expecting 12 people at her house today. >> hoped to buy a new oven, but it won't be delivered in time. so, we're cheating. we had a caterer is planning to deliver our turkey and a lot of the side dishes tomorrow afternoon. i will be making mashed potatoes. >> you know what? sometimes that's all you need. if cooking is not your strong suit, several restaurants in our

expecting 900 guests for dinner. no clean up, no cooking. >> great, sounds great. >> yeah. this thanksgiving news 4 team is sharing some of our favorite holiday recipes. be sure to check out the nbc washington facebook page to see us cooking up a storm. >> cool. v-dot is helping out shoppers in northern virginia. retiming traffic signals around major shopping centers like tyson, virginia fair oaks mall, others. 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 also be using sen sores to monitor the conditions to make any necessary adjustments in real time. very cool. and a big step towards construction of a national memorial for men and women who fought in operation desert storm. the u.s. interior department has formally approved locating the $25 million memorial on or very near the national mall. the senator who sponsored the

approval to the site in december before the new congress takes over. so, what's it going to look like? well, some drawings show a massive curved wall made of kuwaiti limestone which alludes to the sand of the kuwaiti desert from operation desert storm. i like that idea. >> two years after his death a tombstone is finally unveiled honoring d.c.'s mayor for life, mayor marion barry died at the age of 78. the memorial headstone which honors hisub and friends and leaders at the congressional cemetery. many people already come by the nonprofit cemetery and expect more people to come now that the memorial headstone is in place. >> well, friend and family, might not be the only thing joining us for dinner when the rain could move back in. going to check in with storm team meteorologist chuck bell in a few minutes.

thank l for this. love my little guys. they keep me young. they remind me how blessed i am, how grateful i am for my entire family. god is good. >> you made robert take the picture. >> love robert. he's the best. send us your pictures explaining what you're thankful for. use - announcer: thousands of washington, d.c. families depend on home sharing to make ends meet. here at airbnb, we're committed to working with the city to develop new common-sense home sharing rules. we helped the city collect millions in taxes last year from our community. and we support rules that protect affordable housing and maintain our neighborhoods.

not raining hard but a little light rain early this morning putting a little sheen of water on the roadways. be careful out there. could be a little slippery in spots. most areas, road temperatures above freezing. a pocket of wet snow across parts of eastern west virginia. temperatures around town are in the low 40s nothing to worry about there. there are cold pockets where there could be a wet snow flake or two mixed in. have your raincoat and umbrella

a wide brim hat may be enough. kind of on the cool side, we'll call it below average. tomorrow may be a little better. stay ahead of the weather having our nbc app finding me on social media. check bell 4 on twitter and facebook. >> food and friends are gearing up. they're going to deliver more than 3,000 holiday meals today. i'm megan mcgrath. a live report coming up. >> new transition, what the president-elect had only received twice since election day. >> but first check out this video. we just got in some men and women who serve our country eating thanksgiving dinner in iraq. big thank you and happy thanksgiving to all of our troo.

imagine a world where the holidays were about people again. where doorbusters referred to loved ones pouring through the front door. and the four-letter word that defined the season was l-o-v-e and not s-a-l-e. what if the only reason to wake up at 3 a.m. was to spot a reindeer in the sky? and coupons were only used to redeem one more kiss? e world t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods stores live in. where there's no need for sales because we offer amazing prices on popular brands everyday. and where you can always save on thoughtful gifts thanks to weekly arrivals of new products. let's put more value on what really matters. this season bring back the holidays

>> now on news 4 today, giving thanks. cooking a thanksgiving feast can be a lot of work, but imagine cooking more than meal. that's what's happening at food and friend. a live report coming up. but it's not just family and friends people are looking forward to. >> how about you burn some turkey day calories early this morning by getting a jump start on your holiday shopping? where the door buster deals are at this early hour. that's coming up. >> and don't worry if you still need a side dish. the news 4 today team shares

that is if travel troubles don't keep you from getting home for the holiday. right now aaa says it's a nine year high and gas at 2.13 per gallon, the majority of travelers are driving to their destinations near and far. take a look. this is chopper 4 footage over the beltway in montgomery county. last night a lot of cars on the road. hopefully they'll get to their destinatioin driving. and then are able to relax before having to face the next rush of travel on sunday. >> me he troe is running on a holiday schedule today. it is going to open in 16 minutes, 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. they will not be operating safe track this weekend. good news. some baltimore bound passengers,

plane mid air. the southwest airlines flight was supposed to fly from oakland, california to baltimore tuesday afternoon. 32 year old arpan shah from baltimore allegedly told passengers he planned to blow up the plane. after hearing that threat, the pilot returned to the gate and called police for an unruly passenger. shah's father said this is all a miss understanding. >> no, no, no, he's not like that. a half hour delay, association that's why he went to the bar and he was monday. an explosive detection team took a sweep of the plane and didn't find anything. >> right now hundreds of volunteers are preparing to hand out thousands of thanksgiving dinners to families in need of extra help this holiday. news 4 megan mcgrath is inside food and friend in northeast washington where dinner is being prepared and all the great work from the volunteers, too. good morning, megan, happy thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving to you.

we're in a little bit of a lull moment. they're going to get working on the side. everything to provide a full holiday meal for those in need, people battling life-threatening illnesses. now, among the amazing volunteers here today, the ladies from the platinum dreams motorcycle club. woo! let's see those jackets. and eileen redmond, tell me why you're here. this is your fifth year. volunteering at food and friend. we want to give back to the community. we give back to the community all year long and we just added this to our calendar of events. and we make sure every year that we do it. we love giving back to the communities. that's part of what we do as a club, as a family because that's what we consider each other. >> all right. well, keep up the great work and thanks. we saw you last year and hopefully we'll see you next we're. >> this year also. this is one of our events.

volunteers and the food is going to be delivered soon. back to you all. >> mek an mcgrath, thank you, megan at food and friends. we want know what you're thankful for. send pictures explaining what you're thankful for, hashtag #thankful 4 d.c. >> preparations are underway for macy's thanksgiving day parade in under two hours. john chandler is live at t >> hey, happy thanksgiving to you. it looks like it's getting ready to roll along central park west central manhattan. the floats are ready with tom turkey, recognizable tom turkey right at the front. he's been around since 1971 doing this. you're going it see 42 balloons along the route including new ones, including felix the cat,

increased security from the n.y.p.d. along the route. more than three miles, there are going to be over 3,000 uniformed nypd police officers. there's going to be canine units sniffing for explosives. that's what's on the ground. there will also be more units in the air watching to make sure that this parade is safe this year. should be fun. they're going to get started and get these parades going in a matter of minutes here along central park west. we're live in the upper west john chandler, back to you. >> happy thanksgiving to you, john. meanwhile president-elect donald trump has only had two intelligence briefings since winning the election. that's according to intelligence sources. that's much lower than predecessors and mike pence who has received a briefing every day. senior officials say it's too early to know the significance of all this since trump is in the middle of the transition process. >> it's my prayer that on this

our divisions and move forward as one country, strengthened by shared purpose and very, very common resolve. >> president-elect donald trump offering his thanksgiving message to the nation. and the video released by his transition team, trump pleaded for unity and called on the country to look past partisan divisions as his administration prepares to take power. it comes as he try to carolina nikki haley to serve as ambassador to the united nations. she is a rising store in the republican party and a fierce critic of donald trump in the primary. she acknowledged she voted for him. >> i did vote for him and he was absolutely thrilled to see him win. >> betsy devos was chosen as education secretary. >> well, police dash cam video

in idaho. take a look here. he pulls over a car driving without a plate. car matched the description of a wanted man's vehicle when he walks behind the car, check it out. an armed man jumps out of the trump, attacks the officer. as you can see the officer wrestled him to the ground, arrested and faces charges for aggravated assault and resisting arrest. my goodness. time right now is 6:52 on this thanksgiving morning. all morning long we're getting you ready >> here's eye look at how i made one of my holiday recipes. it's easy to make. take a look.

? >> and is there you have it, roasted brussels sprouts with panchetta. helps. you're cooking the brussels sprouts in bacon fat. >> anything in the bacon family. >> its own food group. >> hope everybody is having a happy thanksgiving day. i'm thankful for this guy right here, my better half. 11 1/2 years already together. who would have ever guessed. and i'm also very thankful for everybody out in the news 4

happy thanksgiving to everybody there at home and happy thanksgiving to everybody in the studio here as well. a lot of great coworkers as well. mr. turkey chilling out in the sink. nothing to worry about, right? don't put that -- that's not a pool in the backyard. that's a turkey frier. be careful before you spend the rest of your day thinking it's not going to end badly. outside we have a lot of cloud. a little we wetness on the roads from some light rain coming down. still cloudy and washington. today a lot of clouds around pockets of white rain mainly in the morning. tomorrow the big shopping day for black friday. cloudy skies and temperatures near 40 degrees early in the morning. any little chance for light rain or drizzle tomorrow from noon to 5:00 p.m. it's not a guarantee. only a 30% chance of a little light rain tomorrow. right now here's radar. you can see scattered light hits and misses of drizzle and light rain out there for now. this will be the case. future weather carries pockets of light rain between now and

might even see a little bit of sunshine between about 1:00 and 3:00 today. don't count on a lot, but every little bit makes it feel a little better. really honestly as long as we he get the rain stops, you can do that after dinner walk with the dog this afternoon. that will be nice. another cloudy day tomorrow. sunshine for saturday and sunday the big travel day home. most travel troubles on sunday for air fliers will be out along the west coast. but nice weather around here. our next chance for real rain comes tuesday through thursday. >> all right, chuck, thanks so much. right now on the table, but take a look at these people shopping for christmas already, preblack friday sales are underway at k-mart in prince georges county. are you ready for this, adam? >> no. >> you know who is ready? ma lett e green in k-mart taking in the inventory. how is it looking? >> oh, it's looking good. this is where it all ends after you grab your flyer, fill your cart. you end up at check out.

buy one get one free offers paid off. was it well worth it coming out at this early hour? was it well worth it to you, sir? >> yes, it was, yes. >> all right. they're ready to pay up here at the register. look at that. all right. so, it's been fun. this store stays open until 2:00 a.m., some k-mart stores are not even closing. they're going straight through. back to you live. >> all right, ma lett e, thanks so muh. 6:56. things to know before you head out the door, a sixth child has died following that terrible bus crash in tennessee. they are adding another vehicular charge to the bus driver 24 year old walker a. donald trump's transition is moving forward this morning. associated press reports that billionaire investor wilbur ross is his choice for commerce secretary. >> the count down is on to the annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. look. i think that's charlie brown. it starts at 9:00 right here on

>> aaa says nearly 49 million people traveling this thanksgiving holiday. this is over the beltway in montgomery county last night. the next rush of travel, everyone coming home on sunday. >> here is a look at five day forecast. 60% chance of light rain and sprinkles around primarily now and lunchtime. should we see a little sun? don't count a lot. chance for any significant snow is saturday and sunday. significant sun. >n

good morning. unprecedented. security stepped up across new york city with the 90th macy's thanksgiving day parade about to get under way. a record 3,000 police officers at the ready as 3 million people