overnight. the death of a tv icon. florence henderson passing away at the age of 82. we welcome you in on this black friday morning. i'm david culver in for aaron gill crest. >> and i'm molette green in for eun yang. chuck bell talking about his stuffing and bragged and boasted about it. >> it's all home. there's if you would like some we'll go home and get some. >> next commercial break. >> if i'm not here, it's because i got stuck in traffic or slipped back into my turkey coma. i couldn't rule out a sprinkle or rain shower. best chances to get rained on stand between noon and 5:00 p.m. not expecting any heavy rain, but light little rain showers certainly a possibility.

east and south you go. take a look at the weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. happy shopping back to jack taylor who probably already has his shopping done. >> i wish i did. my father said, i think i finished in march. billingsley road is closed at prince just shut the road down. we are very quiet if you happen to head out. nothing wrong in virginia, 395, beltway still very quiet. nothing wrong as you ride up and down 270. wonder if we could work this out on regular weekends. >> following breaking news now in the falls church section of fairfax county someone was

seminary road. news 4's darcy spencer is live at the scene with more on what happened. darcy? >> reporter: well, good morning. from what we understand, this homicide took place right here in this high rise apartment. we're at the skyline apartments like you said off of seminary road in the falls church area. police say they found a man's body inside one of these apartments around 10:00 last ht upper body. they're continuing this investigation. we're showing you investigation now when the scene was a little bit more active. we have one police car at the scene but we understand police are still here. police are telling us that they do have a suspect in custody. this started last night with a phone call at about 8:30. >> a suspicious event. we responded here to the 5500 block at seminary road and we

>> reporter: now police are telling us that the person who was found dead is an older male. they're not saying whether this was domestic or what the motive was. they are expecting to release additional information later this afternoon. >> thank you, darcy. developing this morning, isis claiming responsibility for an explosion that killed 73 people rk many of whom -- many pilgrimage. 40 of whom were on a bus returning to the annual religious event. a manhunt is on for someone who attacked a home of missionaries. she freed herself from being bound and gagged. police found the body of a woman who appears to have been stabbed to death. the suspect is on the run. right now there is no indication the killing was an act of terror.

turned deadly in louisville, kentucky. six people were shot near a park where hundreds had gathered for a flag football tournament. >> shocking video from witnesses who say they heard dozens of gunshots. two men died. four others were hurt. they should be okay. no arrests made in this case. >> take a moment or two and put your eyes on the screen. d.c. polie man. his name is john f. shedrick. he was last seen wednesday night in northeast, d.c., if you know where he might be, give police a call. they want to hear from him. >> it's my prayer that we can heal our divisions and very,

new information coming out of the presidential transition this morning. we're learning that donald trump has only received two intelligence briefings since the election. that is far fewer than the nearly daily briefings expected. in turn, vice president-elect mike pence is briefed almost every day. the sessions are designed to give a summary of key security developments from all 16 intelligence agency as well atz cia. without getting those briefings trump could be putting the u.s. at ris. e. he is working at his palm beach estate. he tweeted he's working hard, trying to get carrier a.c. company to stay in the u.s. they're plan to move to mexico.

talks but no announcement has been made yet. many are waiting to learn who will be named to donald trump's cabinet yet. all eyes are on sent of state. top contenders former new york mayor rudy giuliani. if you didn't know, it is black friday. according to the national retail than 1/3 of the u.s. population expecting to shop this weekend putting brick and mortar stores under pressure to perform well. it's supposed to sink. regardless of where people shopped, six in ten say they plan to spend about $140 on themselves. i proved that can be true. we want to know if you're a

prefer cyber monday. small business saturday is another proper one. search david. we are helping you out with our app. search black friday. enjoy a thanksgiving day >> all right, redskins fans, good news is you have time to recover from the thanksgiving day disappointment. the cowboys couldn't be stopped as they extended their winning streak. the redskins couldn't recover. they won 31-26. >> the cowboys are a good team.

extraordinary play but we came up short. >> the redskins third game in just 11 days. they do have some time to breathe and recover a little little bit. that dwins the cardinals out in arizona. dez bryant had a little bit of a confrontation. >> it was c >> don't be surprised if you feel a few sprinkles coming down. we have storm team four meteorologist chuck bell tracking some showers. we'll tell you when you need that umbrella. it's the unofficial start to the holiday season, but beware the safety concerns you'll want to know before heading out to the mall. i was basically asking him to say good-bye to my family.

going to see here on news 4. it is an incredible one. what the survivor of a recent bear attack wants you to do. and we continue to follow breaking news, the death of actress florence henderson. the tv mom passed away overnight

a lot of folks strategizing their plans for the black friday plans here. >> you don't want to overdress because of the weather. you start sweating when you're shopping hard. >> we have a little chill typical of november. temperatures early in the 30s and 40s but have shedable layers. if you're doing any traveling

some showers and wind and rain out on the pacific northwest. little unsettled weather in the great lakes. a rain chance down in houston, texas. any travel trouble spots, san francisco, portland, oregon, and houston. tomorrow more west coast, l.a., san francisco, portland and seattle. sunday, most of the real issues for flights on sunday will be out to the west. denver, las vegas, san francisco and los angeles. for us, big ride home on sunday, both i-81 and 95 that will always make the dry home smoother. another way to make it smoother is jack taylor telling you how to get around the roadblocks. >> easy this morning, thankfully. our beltway has been very quiet. one issue on the bottom of the parkway and that's gone. inner and outer loops and chopper 4 flying around the 270 area. quiet still around the mall. nothing to con tend with so far.

edward drive and near white plains the activity is all gone. all travel lanes open if you're headed out. that will not be a wrinkle for you. >> jack, thanks so much. developing now, investors in shasta county, california, are hoping that a $50,000 reward will lead to the arrest of a mother's abductor. they say 34-year-old sherry batani vanished on the 2nd while along the highway tied up with restraints. they think it's two wimp driving an su vr. virginia congressman is reporting rob ibrian to homeland

he wants to know when and how this man entered the united states. a tragic thanksgiving in chattanooga, tennessee, where six children were killed in a school bus crash earlier this week. the scene where it happened, you can see there, quickly became a memorial who lost her 9-year-old daughter. it took his sister everything

seriously hurt. plans in central city. blowing up. the u.s. navy looking into credit monitoring services after more than 134,000 current and former sailors were hacked. the navy said it happened last month. names, social security numbers, other sensitive information. it was taken from a navy laptop. if you're headed out to the stores, you want to hang out for a moment to hear the black friday safety tips. make sure you park in a well lit area of the parking garage. take someone with you. have a buddy. park as close as you can to your destination.

car that will be a temptation to see. beware of strapg gers approaching you. con artists may try various tactics. all over the country the malls and businesses, they'll be packed today. shoppers are hoping to see black friday bargains out there. nbc's jay gray is live inside one of the nation's busiest jersey. hey, jay. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, molette. the crowd starting to pick up again. it comes in waves on black friday. the overnight shoppers start on thanksgiving. now we're seeing a new wave of

a lot of analysts believe it will be a record black friday shopping. they will spend about $940. about 140 of that though they're going to spend on themselves. retailers really hoping to take advantage of this. they have had a down year and a lot of retailers, they need to make up money during this period. that could be good news for shoppers. live right now here in jersey t bear came from the right side roaring at me. >> all right. now this is a story you'll only see on news 4. the survivor of maryland's first bear attack in history sat down with us to share the terrifying experience. the attack happened last week in frederick. marry osbourne was walking to her daughter's house when she came upon a mother bear and her

eternity as that bear mauled her. >> and then she came around and bit my arm in half. and then she came around and attacked me from above on top of my head. she went to catch her breath. when she was laying behind me i could feel the hot air of her breath on my neck. >> i can't imagine. osbourne said it will the family set up a go fund me page. >> if you haven't seen that whole story that megan fitzgerald did, go to the nbc 4 washington app. incredible story. >> when she talks about the bear attack, i mean, you actually get a sense of what it was like. it's just incredible. >> and how incredible it is that she's alive. coming up on 6:19 is your time now. chuck bell joining us.

>> yeah. not everybody is awake from the turkey coma yet. >> that's true. >> they will be. eventually they'll be able to get outside and enjoy relatively good weather. the best part is it will be frigid outside during the day. not a lot of wind and patchy fog but nothing that's going to be slowing any of your travels and trevails dow do what you would like them to be doing. let's see if we can go over here and give it the old kick in the pants. now we're getting somewhere. yes, indeed. cloudy skies return to washington overnight. a little bit of fog. you see it here in our tower camera. a little bit of fog outside. not that much impacted. 46 now at national airport. temperatures later on today will be into the upper and mid 50s.

sunshine, probably in the first part of the day. clouds thicken up. low pressure scooting up the coast line today. could bring a little chance for light passing rain showers. not expecting a lot of rain. rain chances stand at 30%. here's future weather. mostly cloudy this afternoon. mid to late afternoon just a chance for a few passing rain showers from washington southbound towards the lower parts of the chesapeake bay. here's your five day forecast, 50s today. e next chance for some significant rain starts to arrive on tuesday. let's go over to jack tailor and see if his computers are working at wtop. >> i can give it a shake. good and quiet. beltways looking good. anywhere near 495 in good shape. quiet early. no trouble spots. 270 has been fair. nothing wrong at all. frederick son, beltway. chopper 4 flying up along

should find nothing in the way if you are headed out early. back to you. >> jack taylor. thanks. put away the pumpkins, the gourds, bring out the tinsel and christmas tree. we'll tell you the safety features you want to know before putting up your christmas decorations. ?? ?? first

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of the national anthem. it's trending all over the country. she showed off her talents ahead of last night's detroit lions/minnesota vikings game. i think she did a fabulous job. some people say it was just too long for the song. >> i feel bad for those holding the flag. >> i know. they were just -- >> but it's done. she had the big puff if i coat. she was good to go for a many will spend the holiday decking the halls. before pulling out the decorations, we have gifts for you. first you need to make sure that if you put the lights on your tree, that they've been safety tested. then be sure to unplug them before going to bed. blow out any candles before going to bed especially if there

hours trying to get that good

"news 4 today" begins with breaking news. that breaking news takes us to fairfax county where a man was killed on thanksgiving. coming up, we're going to go live to news 4's darcy spencer where she's gathering information on the investigation and the suspect. also breaking overnight, the death of a hollywood icon.

you'll likely remember henderson from her role as carol brady on "brady bunch." she passed away with family and friends in ka kaf. -- california. she was 82 years old. a lot of people going out in relatively good weather for shoppers. you won't need all the 17 layers to bundle up against the cold. many, many clouds, only a later this afternoon. our rain chances peak at 3:00, 4:00. after that sunshine is due to come back here. milder air. we'd like to be back into the 60s. that's our next best chance for a soaking rain. for today though, plan on an awful lot in the way of cloud cover. temperatures, mid to upper 50s. a chance for a few late day showers.

thanksgiving. >> exactly. hopefully everybody is coming out of a tryptophan coma. chopper 4 flying over 270. we have the clarksburg outlets up here. nothing big so far. heading there, in decent shape. nothing in salt lake, inner and outer loop, 95, out to a very decent start. i'd rather talk to you t david, molette, back to you. well, actually, right now i'm on my way to tyson's corner and then from tyson's corner i'm going to the outlets in maryland and if i have time probably go down to leesburg. >> how's that for a strategy on black friday. shoppers are not messing around. if you're planning on heading out to the stores today. you're already late to the party. some folks have been out at the mall since before any of us

>> it's not calming down anymore. aimee cho is out in clarksburg. >> hey, guys. lots of shopping going on today. we're seeing tons of people carrying loads of bags, a lot of sleepy, cold people. we've been seeing -- it's actually been a little quiet right now. a bit of a lull. people are all probably sleeping off the turkey right now. there were a few right after these stores have actually been open since 6:00 p.m. you're seeing signs in all the store windows. 60% off. i'm scoping out those deals. shoppers did seem a little cold and tired, but that was not about to deter them. >> how many hours are you planning to be here? >> hopefully all day. >> who? >> well, i guess two.

>> reporter: and if you are looking to head out to the stores today, you have plenty of time. the clarksburg outlets will be open until 10:00 p.m. tonight. lots of time to get in there and get the deals. >> aimee cho live. folks need to talk about their plans beforehand. 6:33 your time. activists calling for a shopping boycott on chicago's magnificent mile on what is the busiest of the year. the group is protesting the city's refusal to have an accountability council. some folks are choosing to spend it outdoors. rei closed and encouraging americans to #optoutside and enjoy the outdoors as family and

people have joined in to make opting in more attractive. they're waiving entry fees today. we're getting some new reaction from d.c. mayor muriel bowser on the potential new secretary of education. president-elect donald trump nominated betsy devos, a staunch advocate of charter schools. options and that's somewhat in line with devos's approach. >> so we already have a balanced three sector approach for washington, d.c. actually, we would be happy to share that with the new secretary. >> the national teacher's union does not support devos saying she pushed a corporate agenda to privatize schools.

come up. folks in chevy chase are expected to have high profile neighbors. mike pence and his family is moving in there. pence will stay in this house until after the inauguration and then is off to the naval observatory, david. >> check this out. several new yorkers making sure they know hillary clinton is thankful for the democratic candidate. she tweeted this phone. i was greeted by this heartwarming display on the corner of my street today. thank you to all who did this. you know what would help with some of the black friday shopping is winning the megabucks. >> that would help. >> forget the holiday budget. it's at $403 million. that's the jackpot.

wednesday's drawing didn't produce a winner so that jackpot is growing. cash payout on that, cash payout, $243.8 million. take a look at the current temperatures this morning. things aren't too bad out there right now. plan on stringing up some of those lights outside unless the rain starts to move in. >> or you can just stay warm and dry, go inside and do some shopping. time to buy certain items on your list. and we continue to follow the breaking news in the death of florence henderson. she's best known for her role in

good morning, everybody, 6:41.

thanksgiving day yesterday. for today you'll need your warm coat. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. may want to have the pocket size little fold up umbrella ready to go just in case or a wide brim hat. we have a chance for rain. we're mostly in the mid 40s across the metropolitan area. temperatures with a few peaks of sunshine before becoming mostly cloudy. temperatures back there on the mild side up into the mid and upper 50s. i like it. i'll take it as will ff you've got black friday shopping to do, we're in good shape. chopper 4 been flying over 270 without any incidents. the beltway is quiet. live look. decent shape. mainly landscape at this point. very few white lights or red lights. if you're doing any shopping or traveling, now is the time to go. you'll have no delay. cross your fingers.

breaking stories this morning. the first in fairfax county where a homicide investigation is underway. live from the scene in minutes. the other breaking news story, sad news to pass along this morning. tv legend florence henderson has passed away at age 82.

we are following breaking news here in fairfax county. a man found dead inside an

>> reporter: a tv icon gone. how the broadway star turned "brady bunch" mom is being remembered this morning. shop till you drop. >> reporter: coming up, we're here with the shoppers who got up dark and early to score deals. working for you to save even more green on this friday. more details about the trump transition. who could be moving into your neighborhood? first to the breaking news out of falls church this morning. police say someone was killed inside an apartment on seminary road. >> news 4's darcy spencer is live at the scene with more on the investigation into what happened. darcy? >> reporter: good morning. this murder happened on thanksgiving night right here in the high rise apartment building. we're at the skyline apartments here off of seminary road in the falls church area. we want to take you straight to

from the apartment complex with an escort from fairfax county police. we believe this is part of the investigation. police found the body inside the apartment around 10:00 last night. we don't have his identity. police simply saying that it was an older man and he suffered from trauma to the upper body. now police are saying that they do have a person of interest or suspect in custody. no word of any charges at this point. no word on any motive for this case and whether this could have been domestic related. we'll have have information for you. more breaking news now overnight. we learned of the death of hollywood icon florence henderson. you probably know her best as carol brady from "the brady bunch." maureen mccormick who played her daughter marcia tweeted, quote,

an update to a deadly bombing near baghdad. 73 people have now died and we've learned most of those killed had been on a religious pilgrimage. investigators say a suicide bomber caused the blast at a gas station yesterday. at least 40 of the people who died were returning home from an annual religious event. isis has claimed responsibility for the blast. a manhunt is underway right now for a man who attacked southwestern france. a caretaker called police after freeing herself from being bound and gagged. police found the body of a woman who appears to have been stabbed to death. the suspect is still on the run right now. there is no indication this killing was an act of terror. thanksgiving day tradition turned deadly in louisville, kentucky. six people shot near a park where hundreds had gathered for

you can hear it right there. that's cell phone video from witnesses who say they heard dozens of gunshots. two men died. four others hurt. they're expected to be okay. as of now no arrests have been made. new information coming out of the presidential transition. we're learning that donald trump has only received two intelligence briefings since the election and that far fewer than the nearly daily briefings in turn, the vice president-elect mike pence is briefed almost every day. sessions are designed to give a summary of key security developments from all 16 u.s. intelligence agencies as well as the cia's covert operations. experts say by not getting those briefings trump could be putting the country at risk. now many are waiting to learn who will be named to donald trump's cabinet next.

new york mayor, rudy giuliani, a trump loyalist and mitt romney, one of trump's biggest critics during the primary. as you know, today is black friday which is the official beginning of the holiday shopping. before you go out and score the new flat screen, you're going to want to hear this report from news 4's consumer reporter, susan hogan. >> reporter: "consumer reports" says blackri >> it's no longer about black friday the day and it's black friday the week, the month. we see deals creeping up earlier and earlier every year. >> reporter: unfortunately, this shift in black friday shopping hasn't been all good. >> one of the down sides to black friday shopping is that for a lot of consumers, it's a lot more work than it used to be. because of all the online activity, you have to monitor all the different websites. >> don't think that's just

it's necessarily the lowest price you can find. for example, "consumer reports" says there are sometimes better deals on tvs like shopping closer to christmas or waiting a few weeks for super bowl sales. >> a lot of it is based on inventory level. so if retailers and manufacturers don't sell much during the year they may build up an inventory. >> reporter: if you want the best deals, plan to buy the end of february or beginning of march. they clear out last models at rock bottom prices to make it. >> we want to know if you're a black friday warrior, cyber monday, small business saturday. i posted this poll. let me weigh in when you do most of your holiday shopping. find it on my page at david underscore culver. checking the results. most people saying none of the above. >> oh. >> yeah. >> really?

>> i don't like going out shopping on thanksgiving. you've got to have family time. >> i think a lot of people are reacting to that and going to the opt out. this morning we're working for you with some family friendly advice here, some activities that aren't going to break the bank this holiday weekend. >> this is really good stuff. our own eun yang spoke to nicole look who has a site dedicated to helpieo cost activities in the d.c. area. the children's science center out of fair oaks mall. offering up discounted tickets for the holiday weekend. $5 instead of $12. you can't beat that. you can get your shopping done there, too. arena stage in d.c. has a pay your age program for kids and adults up to the age of 30. "moby dick" is playing during the holiday season.

saturday mornings at the national. the shows are for kids. they're 30 to 40 minutes. >> with the upcoming holidays, the virginia balance late will be -- ballet will be doing a segment of their "nutcracker" there. a 30 minute production is a great way to introduce your child to the show. >> nicole has a lot of great ideas on 6:52 is your time on this friday. we have chuck bell joining us. a lot of folks headed out to obviously do some shopping. >> the day after thanksgiving run, sometimes you have to get those calories burned off. >> tough run. >> burn off the m&ms that you have as a snack. >> no, no, not so much. >> well, i love a peanut m&m as well. the little pieces of peanut get caught in my teeth.

sure. we have a cloudy sky over washington this morning. it's going to stay mostly cloudy for most of the day. not going to be a total washout though from a rainfall perspective though we really do need the rain. since september 1 we've only had 3 1/2 inches of rain. i looked back the last time we had a heavy rain, that was back in we have a little bit of a chance this won't be drought busting rain. skies are cloudy this morning and they'll stay that way. could get a peek or two of sunshine today, but also after about 2:00 or 3:00 there ace a chance and south and east of i.-90 more of a chance. slightly lower chances up to the san then doe a valley.

cloudy day. 59, that's on the mild side. breezy and cooler. here's that next chance for rain coming up on wednesday of next week. >> jack taylor, dry roads mean an easy ride. >> usually. chopper 4 found us a crash. maryland state authorities arrived at the scene and pushed everything safely over to the right shoulder. with all of the flashing lights as we come up on day may cause a little bit of a delay. 95 southbound sounded like this crash near 216 was safely over onto the right shoulder. 95 on the bw parkway looking great between the beltway. back in to you. >> thank you, jack. of course, the big story of the day, shopping. sales started last night but you still have plenty of time to take advantage of black friday. news 4's aimee cho is live at the clarksburg outlets there.

people are going strong. some shopping since dinner time last night. that is impressive stamina. on top of that, they have to carry all the purchases around with them. people are looking to get in some shopping, the outlets will be open until 10:00 p.m. live at good morning, i'm susan li at cnbc headquarters. walmart is hoping to lure some black friday shoppers but with high end luxury goods. "the wall street journal" reporting that the retailer is pitching $18,000 watches, other pricey gifts on its website. walmart.com has vastly included

it could attract an elusive group, the higher income shoppers. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm susan li. 6:5 is your time right now. four things to know before you head out the door this morning. the powerball jackpot, that would help you with all the shopping a lot of people are doing today. 137 million people to take part in black friday shopping. they say most of that shopping will be done online with retail foot traffic dropping by 3.5% this year. > the story of survival by a woman smauld by a bear. florence henderson has died. she died of heart failure. she was 82. fairfax county police investigating a murder inside an apartment on seminary road about 30 minutes ago police towed away this car from the crime scene. suspect is in custody. and there's a check of the

later this afternoon into the evening. should be dry for all of your outdoor plans for saturday and sunday. uninterrupted by any rain drops. that is welcome news. >> how about the tree lighting? >> it will be good tree lighting tonight for us. come on out. there's usually about 10 or 12,000 people. >> it's a big thing. >> big stuff. she gets to turn the switch light things.

lovely lady. . good morning. lovely lady. >> when you come back to earth, would you please go tell the boys to straighten up their room? >> florence henderson, beleaved icon, o the brady brunch has died on the "today" show at the age of 82. we'll take a look at her remarkable career. friday frenzy. stores are already mobbed with one of the biggest shopping days of the year. we have everything you need to know on this "black friday." thanksgiving miracle, a california mother who vanished after jogging almost a month ago