right now on news 4, hear from the woman in maryland who was mulled by a bear and lived to tell about it. >> i think sometimes survival instinct kicks in. that's really what it was. just trying anything i couldto . while you polish off the pumpkin pie early signs indicate a a lot of you are going online to get your holiday shopping started. for many there's nothing like a bargain. even if it comes at the expense of thanksgiving dinner. we're take itting you inside the preblack friday dollar. happy thanksgiving. i'm chris lawrence.

bear attack in recorded history. it felt like an eternity as the bear mauled her. but after a week in the hospital, she's home for the holiday. is she in an interview you'll only see on news 4. >> reporter: there's a lot to be thank lful for in karen's house. >> i was basically asking him to sayd- last wednesday night she was walking next door to her daughter's house. >> half way down the driveway, this bear came from the right side on two legs roaring at me. >> reporter: the same bear she's seen around the neighborhood for years. but this time it was with three cubs and it was ready to attack. >> i turned to see it and it grabbed me right here and threw me to the ground. and then she came around and bit

again and attacked me from above on top of my head. >> reporter: over a span of 35 minutes, the bear mauled karen four times leaving her nearly lifeless on the driveway and convinced she was going to die. >> she went to catch her breath and she was laying behind me and i could feel her breath on my neck. >> she made a desperate employee to 911. >> i can't move and i'm bleeding and i'm please come now. please come out. send someone now. . i'm being attacked by this bear. >> she's lit reallily bit my arm in half. how did she miss all the tendons. >> karen was rushed to the hospital. >> she collapsed the bottom portion of one of my lungs and this arm is broken. >> reporter: sure, it will take time for her wounds to heal. >> i do think i had an angel on my shoulder.

they say this holiday means more than it ever has before. >> life is very short. enjoy your family while you have them. >> hard to believe after hearing all that, but she is expected to make a full recovery. we have a link to the gofunde me page to cover her medical expenses inside the nbc washington app. to be the we have learned member of the u.s. military has died in combat in northern syria. the service member was caught in a blast from an improvised explosive device and the military hasn't released his or her name. this is believed to be the first american military casualty since the operation started to oust the islamic state fighters from syria. are. a team is trying to figure out what led to a deadly crash. a car veered off the rod and

there were no other cars involved and no one else was hurt. firefighters had to evacuate an entire apartment building in d.c. investigators say flames broke out on the second flor in a building near 20th and f streets. firefighters knock it down fairly quickly. no one was injured. thr still trying to figure out how it started. right now, millions of people are on their laptops and tablets getting a a jump on hit a a record $2 billion. that would be a 16% jump from 2015. more of you are buying items on your smart phones. justin finch is live. some folks just love to do it the old fashioned way. >> reporter: it's absolutely right. lots of feem showing up here in person.

minutes ago. what we found so far is a shopping environment is a lot more relaxed than you might expect. check out this video here. macy's was among the first doors to open at 5:00 this afternoon. the nordstrom they are taking today off and will reopen tomorrow. sears opening at 6:00 until midnight tonight. shoppers say so farther after vanity purchases, knickknacks for themselves. the big r computerers, tvs will come tomorrow. . what they are also remarking about is that the shopping is here. the deals are here. the crowds, not so much. take a listen. >> the deals, the discouns. a lot of it is online. you don't get the same deals. >> our kids have told us this is a great place to. shop. we are spruzed how few people have come out tonight.

the people likely on their laptops, smart phones, making those buys from their thanksgiving dinner table. as for montgomery, they will reopen tomorrow morning and will be open throughout the day and night. they will close tonight at midnight. >> got a feeling it's going to be a different story by tomorrow morning. the national museum of african-american history ask culture welcomed thanksgiving visitors for the first time. some told are thankful for a chance to visit the museum as a family. >> reporter: families came to the museum this thanksgiving feeling thankful for many things. >> mom wanted to see it because it's a part of our history. >> reporter: mom and dad are here from south carolina to visit the museum. >> thanksgiving is more to me thanks for what god has allowed

>> it's the african-american hus ri museum first thanksgiving. mike and beth brown are in from iowa to see their son. they are hoping to get last-minute tickets to the museum. >> we were here last year and the african-american museum of history they were just building it. we wanted to e see it then and it wasn't available. when we came back, it was at the top of our list. >> reporter: thanksgiving at the museum is a chance to remind the younger generation of this country's past. jordan. >> she has many r more opportunities and we thought we had all of the opportunities. >> reporter: the brown family from iowa, they did get those tickets after all. >> happy thanksgiving. >> appreciate it. >> thank you. >> reporter: the kind of a stranger on thanksgiving. in washington, kristin wright, news 4. >> we'd love to know what you're

#thankful4. let's get a check on the weather out there. i guess so far i got no complaints about today. >> i know. i thought maybe we'd see a few showers rolling through the area. some areas did. mainly north of washington into montgomery county coming through even carol county. baltimore. that's where we saw a few showers. but it was a very nice thanksgiving out there. . temperatures in the 50s. we have a nice wind. and as we continue into the evening, temperatures will drop. look at this it temperature just in case you're headed out for black friday. that's the forecast i have coming up next. i have hour by hour and your next chance of rain, in a few minutes. they had great weather for one of the greatest traditions

the turkey bowl crowns the public football champion and while this game lived up to the hype, the real story plaid out on the sidelines. here's mark segraves. >> reporter: football is an american tradition. whether it's a playground game or the nfl. here in d.c., the turkey bowl is the big game. this was the 47th turkey bowl. were on hand. mayor bowser brought her nominee to be school's chancellor to his first turkey bowl. >> it's an awesome opportunity for him to see local d.c. talk to real parents and students. >> tradition is extremely important. we understand the importance of athletics and supporting our young men and women cheering them on and supporting our

team heard about jaden, they reached out. >> they wanted to make jaden an honorary member of the football team. >> today woodson claimed their fourth victory with jaden by their side. >> he's been motivating. he's been our inspiration all year. i appreciate that young man a lot to come through all that adversity. >> he loves it. being down this on the field with the guys, it makes me feel

>> this was woodson's fourth straight it victory. from the 47th annual turkey bowl, mark segraves, news 4. what do you call 800 pounds of turkey, potatoes, ham and roast beef? the four seasons hotel calls it a feast fit for heroes. today the hotel hosted its 17th annual thanksgiving on the may flower dinner in georgetown. the spread was set up in a h tractor-trailer e for law enforcement and first responders and all those who serve our communities in times of need. volunteers served the meals. 40 gallons of gravy and 100 pies were also part of that big feast. it may not be the thanksgiving they planned. . tonight crews are working overtime to protect dozens of home trs an out of control wildfire. president-elect donald trump tweets he's working hard this

you love all-day breakfast. but you don't love that you can't get all your favorites. but now you can get more of what you love. so you can find something else to not love. like hearing the sound of your own voice. (softly) like hearing the sound of your own voice. as americans gather around the table, we want to pause and give thanks to our troops serving overseas. thousands of miles from home, servicemen and women shared a a thanksgiving meal with their military family in iraq. lucy cavanaugh was with them. >> reporter: inside this tiny

from home, it's time to chop, stir and roast. . 120 pounds of turkey for 150 hungry mouths. it's a big day at camp. 50 miles south of mosul, nearly 6,000 miles from home. it's private jordan white's first deployment. >> definitely miss my family. sacrifice so others can be with >> reporter: for lieutenant peter chun from baltimore, down time before the big meal meant sprucing up. >> i can't wait to face time my family back home. >> reporter: others worked out to work up an appetite. but the business of war doesn't stop for thanksgiving. >> we're the front line of defense here on camp swift. we're what everyone relois on. >> reporter: operation resolve is the fight ens isis.

months. her 10-year-old back home is counting down the days. >> he sent me a message this morning and said happy thanksgiving, mom. i love you and miss you. can't wait for you to come home. then #48 days on it. >> happy thanksgiving. >> reporter: it's his sixth thanksgiving away, but that doesn't make it any easier. >> 400,000 brothers and sisters and is i have my family at home. >> reporter: you're covered with for the mission and the fight. i think they might have a little message for folks back home. back to you. new allegations against a man from ohio who pled guilty to being involved in a plot to attack the capital. prosecutors file ued a new motion that shows even behind bars christopher cornell kept encouraging others to commit

they say he planned to come to washington and shoot up the cap a tall during president obama's state of the union address. cornell will be sentenced on december 5th and faces up to 30 years in prison. federal officials are investigating the deadly shooting of a teen in west virginia. now say it may have been a hate crime. classmates held a vigil for him. the two bumped and exchanged words and he felt threatened. investigators say he showed no remorse and told them he felt like another piece of trash is off the streets. he was 15 years old and his family says it's important to let the legal system run its course. >> to see in this matter, we're just not going to put it in our hands. we're going to let the law put it in their hands.

first-degree murder. we saw unprecedented security measures put in place for this year's thanksgiving day parade. there was a threat from isis, but everyone went off without a a hitch. millions of people watched the parade wind its way through manhattan, but it's not the only celebration around the country. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. >> reporter: thanksgiving in new york city. >> thomas the tank engine, he's been a a marches his police band down one of the many streets they u patrol. >> reporter: millions of people watched the macy's day parade roll down 6th avenue. this year hundreds of sand trucks along the route with an increased police presence because isis told its followers the parade would be a good target. still no problems. just fun. overseas troops spread across

holiday while fighting the war against isis u. >> i wish all my family members a happy thanksgiving. and a happy holidays. i'll see them soon. >> reporter: president obama offered a a message of unity after acknowledging this is a very divisive presidential election. >> we focus on the candidate we support instead of some of the ideals that we share. but a few short weeks later thanksgiving reminds us that no matter our differences, we're still one people. transition team. >> it's my prayer that on this thanksgiving we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country. >> reporter: a different kind of healing prayer across the southeast. thousands of firefighters spent thanksgiving battling huge wildfires in eight states from virginia to georgia. their hope, to get the fires out so people who live there can

washington. president-elect donald trump says he's spending thanksgiving trying to save 2,000 jobs. he tweeted that he's making progress as he tries to get carrier to stay in indiana and not move the air conditioner company's jobs to mexico. he called out the plan to close two factories during the campaign calling it an example of how he thinks free trade agreements have failed american workers. some residents in d.c. are going to have high profile neighbors. and his family are moving in. "the washington post" reported the move. . neighbors saw moving vans and secret service agents outside this rental home. he'll need to spend time as he heads up the president-elect's transition team. for the past three years, they have lived in the governors mansion in indiana and after the inauguration they will take up residence at the national observatory. it looks as if the clintons put off their thanksgiving grocery shopping until the last

chelsea and her grandson at a supermarket. shoppers say they seemed all in all pretty relaxed. the obamas celebrated their last thanksgiving meal in the white house. the menu ranges from crab cakes to pizza bites. our producer said pizza bites at the white house. they also enjoyed turkey prime rib, ham, fried chicken wings, lots of pie. . banana cream, pumpkin, apple, pecan and cherry. a lot of you have the day off tomorrow. we're keeping an

happy thanksgiving to everybody. i'm lauryn ricketts. boy, was it a nice thanksgiving. i thought we'd have a a few sprinkles.

part, looking good across the region. you can see that sun went down just about ten minutes to 5:00 and we have a nice color in the sky. for this evening, i'm not going to rule out. i'm going to say highly unlikely, very isolated, but we could have one or two sprinkles. i want to mention that. and as you head out for black friday, a lot of people going out 11:00 tonight, temperatures are going to be in the 40s. we'll have overcast skies, but that's it. previous black fridays where temperatures rb in the 20s and 30s. looking good as we continue through your black friday. looking good through the weekend. we're going to be breezy on saturday. that's about it. plenty of sunshine. we had a little bit of sunshine today. right now we have some cloud cover. as i said, we have a a few sprinkles going through montgomery county and up through howard county. but really nothing to speak of. i'm going to keep one or two

we'll fall slowly into the low 40s. as far as your friday goes, we'll stop it at midnight. i rarely do this. you can see this could be a few clear patches, but not a the lot of rain on there. you're going to be good just wearing a light jacket. especially standing in line. temperatures going to warm to the mid- to upper 50s. we'll have a few sprinkles and isolated shower for the afternoon. you might want to bring a light rain jacket. temperatures at 59 degrees tomorrow. and isolated sprinkle mainly in the afternoon and evening. so light jacket in store. you might. want to bring the gloves if you're headed outside. i don't think you're going to need an umbrella. if your headed out for dinner, maybe a little on the radar. but it's just going to be few

saturday and sunday. 54 on saturday. but then our next chance of rain mid-next week, we need the rain. we definitely need it. tuesday night through wednesday. look how warm we get. it will end by thursday afternoon. i'm down here in germantown where black friday shoppers are waiting for those big deals. sitting in chairs, sleeping in ??

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in an interview you'll see only on news 4, we hear from the woman who survived the bear attack in maryland. karen osbourne e recounted the night the bear mauled her in her driveway and called 911 not expecting to live >> ufs asking him to say good-bye to my family. because i didn't think i'd be here today. life is very short. enjoy your family while you have them. >> osbourne is still recovering from her wounds, as you can see, including a broken arm and partially collapsed lung, but she's more thankful than ever this thanksgiving. the holiday shopping frenzy is already in full swing. st started last night with folks pitching tents at stores in our

earlier today shomari stone spoke with some pretty determined shoppers in germantown. >> that means i'm going to get boots and buy a dollar pair for my daughter. >> reporter: they bond over black friday shopping on thanksgiving. >> i'm excited to be spending time with my daughter-in-law. >> reporter: they take a break from home and shop while people prepare dinner these two plan to save money on clothes, boots and >> this is our annual tradition of getting out of the house, not having to cook, not having to be with the kids, just our little private getaway. >> reporter: the kmart resort opened this morning and closed at 2:00 and will reopen at 7:00 p.m. many stores in d.c., maryland and virginia will also stay open late friday after thanksgiving. but not everyone is happy. >> what's wrong?

>> reporter: it's not just in hyattsville. take a lock in germantown. all these people lined up for the black friday deals. some of them spent the night in tents. they waited more than ten hours at best buy. she marked her spot with a chair overnight. >> why not just stay at home? >> because the good deals here. >> reporter: most say they are in line to buy a 50-inch tv for kevin will save $250. >> this is one of the best deals of the year. the food is going to be there. we're good. >> reporter: what about spending time with relatives? he could do both like debbi and miranda. >> it's great because we don't get to see her other than thanksgiving. . no kids are here. >> i'm very happy. because it's time we get to share together that we normally

>> these are cute too. >> and saved money, priceless. happy thanksgiving. shomari stone, news 4. if you plan to take part in black friday shopping, career builder says half of workers will spend time searching for gifts and that's up from last year. folks are using their personal phone or tablet to shop at work. a quick reminder here. metro is running schedule. the rail system will close at midnight. and parking is free at metro operated facilities. metro will not be conducting any safetrack work this weekend. tonight a driver is spending thanksgiving in the hospital after crashing the car off the inner loop of the beltway. the car went off the road in green belt and ran right into a wooded area. the car went up in flames, but the driver was able to get out in time.

state police are still trying to figure out what went wrong. across our area today, volunteers butt in some pretty incredible work. they wanted to make sure the most vulnerable people in our community didn't miss out on a hot meal. megan mcgrath shows whaus it took to get people to be grateful for on thanksgiving. >> reporter: turkey, roasted potatoes and all the trimmings. than 3,000. >> so that means 8600 pounds of turkey, 675 whole turkeys, a whole turkey for every client. 1500 rolls, 2,000 freshly baked pies. >> reporter: food and friends provides meals to those battling life threatening illnesses. they do it every day, but

family over for thanksgiving dinner. >> it means a lot to me because i can't cook myself now. and it's wonderful to have someone to cook for me. >> reporter: in the district, megan mcgrath, news 4. dozens more in need this holiday also got hot meals as part of a tradition in

anywhere to eat today. bishop paul blessed the group a at the dinner. he will be retiring next month after 17 years with the arlington diocese. some local soldiers got a special thanksgiving surprise today. what their commanding officers did to say thanks for all they do for their country. plus the i-team goes on the

for the men and women in uniform, this can be a tough time of year. a lot of them are spnding the holidays away from home. service members sat down for a thanksgiving meal today, some of them got a special surprise. >> reporter: steak and a smile, two things soldiers don't usually get from their bosses. >> it was really weird. i didn't know what was going on.

>> reporter: on this thanksgiving day, the officers in charge at fort meade put on chef's hats and went from dishing out discipline to serve ing up stuffing. >> i'm used to all the higher officers be all really upset at me. it's a change of pace seeing them serve me and being nice to me and smiling at me. >> it's just another way for us to say thank you for all the hard work and labor they do each and every day to keep this nation free. >> reporter: having the tradition throughout the military that's been going on for decades. >> they do so much for us protecting our freedom. i'm grateful i have a chance to serve. >> reporter: a heap of gratitude for those who sacrificed so much. >> it's all about my family. i wish they were here, but these are my military family. >> it's always hard. you sacrifice a lot. but it's just part of what we do. it's part of the job. it's always hard.

>> reporter: it may not be home, but it's a second family full of thanks this holiday season. happy thanksgiving to you and yours. thank goodens it was a beautiful day. not a bad evening as we go to your shopping friday. we have that forecast. we'll break it down the next

do you have oysters on the menu today? 70% of oysters are sold in november and december to make a all that oyster stuffing and stew. maryland and virginia are the only states in the country still using taxpayer money to keep the wild oyster harvest going. but there is a battle brewing over how they are harvested. tisha thompson in the i-team

takes to get the oysters to your table. >> we got up at 3:00 this morning. >> reporter: the boats emerge from the darkness. engines roaring to life. charging to what commercial fishermen call a public rock to harvest oysters. the rules are strict. you're not allowed to leave the dock until a half hour before sunrise, which is wll oyster men are now racing to get to the public rock. scott and his fellow watermen invited the i team to witness a huge problem in their industry. they say all of the oysters in the sea are forced to work in the same spot. more than 90 boats hand scraping for oysters. >> you have boats from all over virginia here right now. >> reporter: like all the

circles. while helping his crew haul in so 175-pound dredge and disguarding all the oysters less than 3 inches. these are some of the best navigators on the water. they say they are packed in so tightly they often get tangled up and even collide. >> there's no reason why we cannot be more spread out. the bay is loaded with oysters. >> reporter: lisa is the fifth generation in her family to work this she's the kpktive director of watermen of virginia engaged, a new group of commercial fishermen who say the sea is creating a dangerous situation. forcing them to harvest from one or two public rocks during prime oyster season. >> open up more turf. that way you're not depleting a rock all at one time.

the stretch in november. but the commission says the watermen all choose to cluster in this spot because this is where the state oyster shell which helps take route. they get enough to spread shell over 500 acres out of this it 240,000 it maintains. it takes two to three years for babies to grow big enough to keep, which is why about a decade ago the commission began rotating where watermen can harvest each year. >> they do rotation areas to kind of move the boats around to not have everything open at one time. >> the commission says rotation is why oystermen have gone from pulling in about 20,000 but shells a a decade ago to 650,000 this year. >> they do a good job with the

>> if they had had an yaur over there open, we wouldn't be there. it wub a less dangerous situation. >> reporter: there are too many on the water. they just voted to stop issuing new licenses. hoping to knock the number down by a third as older watermen retire. because it really is back bushels at $a 45 a basket they will split their paycheck before driving another two hours home to turn around and race back out there again tomorrow. tisha thompson, news 4 i-team. >> talk about hard work. to learn more about how the state is harvesting oysters, you can visit our nbc washington app and see the rest of the series.

chesapeake." as you took a look outside today, you currently couldn't dial up a a better thanksgiving. >> it was great. we had the clouds around. we had a few peeks of sunshine. but all in all, we'll take it. average temperatures for this time of year should be in the mid- to upper 50s. boy, did we top out in the 50s. that temperature right now that sun went down ten minutes to 5:00. and we're still at 55 degrees. down, looking good as we continue into. the evening. looking mild for all those that deep fried the turkeys out there. what great weather for that. even thanksgiving football. temperatures right now at 57. gaithersburg at 46. all in all, not bad. plus we have the clouds still kind of hanging tough. so really we're just going to have the temperatures slowly,

a few sprinkles out there today. very isolated coming through montgomery county and north of washington, d.c. but really we're looking at dry conditions as we continue. maybe a sprinkle or two tlouts the evening. but that's it. very mild. cloudy conditions. by 11:00, you're headed out to shop, temperatures in the upper 40s. by 5:00 a.m. a lot of people are going to be out. i wouldn't stop it on most people's day off. 45 degrees if you're standing in line in so again, it's not going to be that bad out there. a light jacket maybe a a hat. but all in all, not that bad. we're already back up to 50. i think that temperature is going to get to near 60 degrees tomorrow. i'm going to stop it at 59. we'll have spotty sunshine. maybe a few sprinkles in the evening. we'll stop it at midnight. you're looking clear.

then we clear up for saturday. saturday looks beautiful. and sunday looks beautiful as well. we'll be a little breezy. temperatures in the 50s. so it feel like the 40s. but great travel weather. it's just going to be amazing weather throughout the weekend. even to early next week. we will warm up mid-next week. we have rain chances tuesday night through thursday morning. but that's it. then we drop back off for next implications on the line this thanksgiving day.

there are a couple things in life you just cannot have thanksgiving without. am i roigt? >> you're right. there's three words you need to know for today. that's it. you know what they are? there somewhere. >> family, turkey and football. three football games to be exact. and some pretty good ones with the playoff implications. we'll start at ford field in detroit. a thanksgiving day tradition in detroit with first place on the line in the nfc north. matt stafford leading the way for the lions.

end zone. lions with the early lead. late in the quarter, here come the vikings. he will plunge in from five yards out tied at 7-7. game would stay close. 38 seconds to go. tied at 13-13, sam bradford, pass picked off and returned it to the vikings 20. a couple plays later, prater from 40 yards out. field goal, good. of the season. they are now 7-4 and in first place in their division. second game of the day, the game in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter right now. they missed some big opportunities. 1 for 4 in the red zone and two touchdowns. trailing right now 17-12 in dallas. at the high school level, 47th

9-2 wilson versus 10-1 woodson. they are getting fired up. now it's time to play ball. will southern down 6-0. their freshman qb hooks up with their wide receiver for a 61-yard touchdown. wilson takes the lead. to the foufrt quarter, 14-13 lead for woodson. robinson with a they would go for 2 and now a 9-point lead. 18 seconds to go. the lead now 2. wilson, a little bit of momentum, but a huge play to get off the field on fourth down. woodson with the win, fourth straight turkey bowl win. the second in a a row for greg fuller. >> the kids did a great job for us. i really appreciate my young men. grateful to have them as players. >> what does this mean to you?

but without them, there's no e me. i appreciate my men performing the way they do. i'm grateful to be their coach. >> not only do we have football today and throughout the weekend, the holiday tournaments heating up in college basketball. buzz williams and the ohio keys on the west coast participating in the tournament. quarterfinal action today. little guys playing games. no games for the former internships. first half, swing the ball 7 points on date. later in the half, starting to take control. and that's good. started a 9-0 run. up 8 going into the second half. second half now, hot from beyond the arc. second of back to back threes, they had 11 in the game. the lead now 19. virginia tech wins by 20.

remember, we got football coming up here on nbc 4 tonight. steelers and colts.

tonight, working holiday. donald trump tweeting about a campaign promise, as new details and questions emerge about how often he's receiving intelligence briefings. giving thanks. the celebrations and traditions at home and abroad, as retailers work to get holiday shoppers off the computer and into fatal encounter. a teenager killed. a 62-year-old man charged with murder. what the suspect allegedly said that has the fbi looking into whether this was a hate crime. and virtual house call. the hi-tech health care trend that's spreading. telemedicine, even if your doctor isn't that far away. "nightly news" begins now. from nbc news