features that can be controlled through your smart phones. some of these rooms should be available as early as next year. "news 4 today" starts now. when i get there they're shooting through the windows. >> it was like they were shooting, emptying a magazine, popping in another one. >> right now on "news 4 today," students saved during a deadly shooting rampage. what teachers did right that police say saved lives. new details in a disturbing case of school sex assault. a tip from a child that could have prevented months of abuse. obviously i've made a few people mad. >> plus, roy moore makes a public appearance. what he's saying about the allegations against him and the calls for him to step aside. and breaking and entering through a dlief window. video of the fast food thief police want you to see. >> oh, my goodness. >> trying to get a

>> what is happening? >> have you had the new mcdonald's milkshake? i'm just saying. >> really? >> go crazy. >> climbing through the drive through window. we're going to have more on that video. >> see if there was good reason for that. i don't know. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we're starting off with a cool -- >> setting number one on my seat heater this morning. >> i have the -- >> wow. >> but i had the sun roof open. >> what's that about? who opens the sun roof at this time of year. >> we're done with you, chuck. >> no, it is colder this morning though. i would say gloves this morning. i wish i had mine when i was walking in. not a far walk, but if you are going to be outside for a while, gloves, scarf, hat, warm jacket. temperatures in the 20s through much of our suburbs. 27 gaithersburg, 26 manassas. clinton is 34. quantico 34. freezing in freder

lorton and in the district it is a cold start today. for the bus stop, make sure the kids are all covered up. it's going to be a cold one standing out there by the afternoon. we'll see more clouds and there is some rain back off to our west. that will be here overnight and into early tomorrow. we'll break down the timing coming up. let's check the roads this morning. at least they're dry, melissa. >> i know. i can thank you for that for sure. nice dry beltway here. no big issues. earlier road work has cleared out of the way. taking a look at 270 from 70 down to the spur, we're a little higher and no speeding to get there. 26 minutes this morning. same thing as you're headed outbound. 66 and 95, no problems there. 95 in maryland here this morning, no big issues here from 32 down to the beltway. again, a little bit more quickly than we should be which you're going to get there in ten minutes. guys? >> melissa, thank you. time is 5:02. new details this morning about the school sex abuse scandal that rocked prince gorges

that outline the school's lack of oversight regarding the teacher's aide you saw there, deont deontay carraway. justin finch is live with a look at this report. justin? >> reporter: hey there, aaron. shocking claims here. the report here cites several witness accounts which include claims that deontay carraway touched students unnecessarily and also that he even physically and verbally abused students. the post is also reporting that the complaint about carraway began early in his time here. the suit cites a fourth grader said carraway's cell phone had things with children on them. saying, quote, they were nasty things. administrators here were slow to act. the report pointing out that then principal michelle williams allowed carraway around children despite allegations. her lawyer said that is not

paid aide in 2015. the post notes he volunteered here until hess february 26th. he has a 100 year county term for the abuse of the children. a lot of people will be talking about this. back in to you. >> justin finch live for us in prince gorges county. thank you. 5:04 right now. dna is helping the fbi build a stronger case for the man accused in the death of ashanti billie. eric brown's dna matches evidence found in billie's car. he often made crude sexual comments to her. she didn't show up to work at a military base in norfolk. we're following a developing story right now. authorities say quick thinking teachers saved the

the teachers heard gunshots and placed their small school on lockdown. police say the gunman approached the school with a semi-automatic rifle. he tried to get into the classrooms but couldn't so he shot at the windows. one student was hurt before the gunman took off. four people were killed before police shot and killed the suspect. we're staying on top of a possible military coup in zimbabwe. chris lawrence at the live desk. >> aaron, right now the military is securing government offices and patrolling the streets and they have the president and his family in custody. here's our first live look at the capitol. everything seems fairly calm at this point, at least in this one part of herrari. it follows a chaotic night in which the military took over the state broadcasting system and notes that it's targeting the people near the president. some people are calling it a coup but they say

bloodless corruption. they took the family in custody for their own safety. the u.s. embassy has closed its doors and other foreign officials are telling their people in zimbabwe to stay indoors for now. back to you. >> six minutes after the hour. a new video this morning showing president trump arriving back in the d.c. area after a 12-day visit to asia. the president has promised what he's calling a major statement about his trip. that statement is likely to focus on trade. news 4's tracie potts is live on what's on the president's agenda a bit later. one alabama resident has received a robo call with someone posing as a washington post reporter. they're looking for women willing to make damaging remarks about senate candidate roy moore for cash. moore made his first public appearance for the first time. >> obviously i've made

i'm the only one that can unite democrats and republicans because i seem to be opposed by both. >> moore spoke at the god save america conference at an alabama church. he claims republicans and democrats are working together to get him to drop out of the race. many republicans on capitol hill say they'd rather have a democrat than him. inova fairfax hospital is working to reschedule more than 100 elective surgeries after a strange discovery. sand-like particles were found on sterilized equipment. hospital official says the particles appear to have come from the sterilization process itself. surgical equipment from other inova hospitals will be used for surgeries scheduled for today. this may sound familiar to you. just last week the va medical center in d.c. was forced to cancel surgeries over concerns about the safety of surgical

equipment there. the news 4 iteam learned some devices were discolored after too much cleaning solution may have been used on them. now it appears only a few surgeries scheduled for last friday were impacted at the va. over the hill and through the woods, you know the rest of it. thanksgiving a week away now. >> to grandmother's house we go. >> millions are going to be traveling. >> our already crowded roads and airports will be even more packed. news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss with a few tips to avoid the worst of it. adam, we're only a little more than a week away now. we have to start thinking about this stuff. >> reporter: people started thinking about this probably last year, eun, when they got stuck in terrible traffic. you know, i call this the best time of the year, the most magical time of the year when we're all about commuting together to get to where we need to go for thanksgiving. of course, on the roads about 45 million people are going to be hitting the road.

airfares. aaa has some interesting information about the longer you wait, procrastination on airfares. if you wait an extra day, every day until thanksgiving that equates to about $10 a day aaa is saying. in other words, if you wait two days from now, the ticket will be $20 more than if you just booked it today. that's an interesting thing to consider. take a look here, on the roads, google maps has actually crunched some numbers and figured out when the best and worst times to leave for thanksgiving travel is. the best day to leave thanksgiving is 6:00 in the morning. the worst day to leave, the wednesday before thanksgiving at 3:00 in the afternoon. all of us know that's the case. a terrible day to leave. the best day to come back, sunday, early in the morning, about 6:00 in the morning. the worst day to come back, saturday in the afternoon about 4:00 in the afternoon. back out here live on the roads as we're with all the commuters this morning. you know, it's best just to start thinking about what's going to work for you.

going to be a little bit different, but 100% everybody can say that that wednesday before thanksgiving is really the crush. if you can start leaving a little bit earlier earlier in the week, that's going to be the best bet for you in terms of getting to where you need to go. back to you. >> i always thought the sunday after thanksgiving was the worst. now it's saturday. >> everybody wants to beat sunday. >> good to know, adam. adam tuss, thanks so much. actress arrested. she is the face of the harvey weinstein scandal. now she's facing charges for an encounter at dulles airport months ago. and call her the

you're watching "news 4 today." police believe a serial killer has struck again in florida. a homeless man walking to church is believed to be the fourth victim in tampa. police say the serial killer seems to be picking the victims at random. the latest victim was shot just blocks away from a memorial honoring the other three people killed in the last month in tampa. two brothers will now spend years in prison for beating a man on a metro train. you're taking a look at the

surveillance footage from a red line train where the attack happened. the man was beaten and then robbed of his phone back in april. antoine heney was sentenced to seven years in prison for the robbery. his brother, marcus lee, was sentenced to seven years for the same charge. he no longer takes metro because he's afraid of being attacked. and we're getting a look at new video from the shaw neighborhood in d.c. it shows a group of people beating a man with a baseball bat and robbing him. this happened last friday morning outside of the lincoln more land apartments. video shows the woman hitting the man with a bat as two men kicked him. a fourth man stands by and watches. according to the police report, the victim was on his way up to his girlfriend's apartment. the attackers stole several items from his pocket. if you recognize the people in the video, call police. you've got to see this piece of video. this is from howard county police. they're looking for the woman you see h

you can see why. she reached through the mcdonald's dlief window in columbia to grab a drink. she actually climbs through the window and helps herself there. police say she stole not just food but cash, too. >> first she just wanted a drink but then she decided, oh, well, maybe i need more food to go with my drink? >> the cash. she's wearing sandals, too? >> is snee. >> i can see, you know, if you order a drink, you don't get the drink, waiving to the person to open the window to get the drink. >> yeah. >> in this case, that's not what happened. >> she's collecting all of her goods. >> then you go to jail. all right. 5:15 our time right now. this morning, outspoken harvey weinstein accuser rose mcgowan is free on bond in virginia. >> the actress turned herself in yesterday for felony drug possession stemming from a flight she took to dulles airport in january. she was in town in march after president trump's allegation. police say something

behind on the flight tested positive for narcotics. it is unclear why it took nearly nine months for the warrant to come forward. it happened just after mcgowan publicly accused weinstein of rape. later this morning, three ucla college basketball players detained in china are going to speak publicly for the first time. they were accused of shoplifting. we're getting new video showing leangelo ball, and the other two arriving at lax. they're not facing any charges in china. president trump and the state department swrintervened on the player's behalf. expect a big crowd in college park tonight. maryland's men's basketball team is prepared to take on butler. the toughest test so far of the season. they've won both games against stoney brook and umef. they used to wear black because it's the annual blackout game. show your school pi

knight twist. the batman theme. free cape give away for the first 2,000 students in the door. >> yes. >> cape give away. >> go terps. >> grown men running around in kaips. >> 8:30 tipoff. >> you know you would wear the cape. the national park service is getting push back over a proposal to close some of the athletic fields at the washington monument and raise the cost of rent for the others. the online petition launched earlier this week already has more than 6,000 signatures. now seven democrats from dc, maryland and virginia are getting kickback. they say sports games ruin the turf. the votes are in and we now know who the sexiest man alive is this year. the big reveal. here he is. blake shelton! he now holds the title of 2017 sexiest man alive. "people"

week with hints of who would be named. shelton. he tweeted don't hate me because i'm beautiful. >> you know he's a ham. >> oh, the newest sexiest man -- >> i want to know what adam levine is going to say. they're going to completely get on each other. adam has won this title before, right? >> i can't tell you the quote from blake shelton about -- some profanity in there. >> uh-oh. blake is back on the voice leading up to the final. you can watch it right here at 9:00. >> it's that southern charm. it gets you every time. >> he can sing and play the guitar and he's nice, too. >> and he's 6'5". apparently women like tall guys. >> and he dances. >> yeah. he was -- i guess we're agreeing he was a good choice. >> okay. >> there you go. >> anyway. >> oh, it's cold outside this morning. it's cold in here, but, i mean, when you walk outside we're talking about bundle up kind of

and your neck with a scarf. you probably want a hat. we're looking at 20 degree temperatures in the area right now for part of our suburbs. i'll show you that in a second. we do have rain coming in the forecast early tomorrow and next week for thanksgiving looking ahead, it does actually look to have a colder weather pattern than this week. so we're looking at highs mostly in the 40s as we go into your thanksgiving. look at these temperatures, 27 in gaithersburg, winchester 29. manassas, 30. in the district we're at 37. it is a cold start this morning. colder than yesterday morning. we will, however, stay on the dryer side. we have a little disturbance off shore that will bring us some clouds this afternoon. we're watching the weather system to give us some showers overnight and into tomorrow morning. your exercise forecast this morning in the 30s. bundle up if you are running around outside. otherwise, more clouds move in. there you see future

today. very late tonight into early tomorrow we'll be looking at a couple showers around. not a big deal. nothing heavy. the better rain chances, those actually come this weekend. here's your weekend forecast. by saturday evening that's when we'll have showers even through saturday afternoon carrying over into sunday morning. we'll be watching that closely. temperatures are going to be dropping, too, for sunday. about 48 for a high and you'll be getting windy coming up in a bit chuck will show you the forecast for next week. show you an early peek at thanksgiving. for now, let's show you the roads with melissa mollet. good morning. >> in bound suit land parkway, right near joint base andrews, we have a problem. the north lane from the north gate is blocked. that's being reported as an incident. eastboundcolumbia. beltway looking pretty good. as you head inside the beltway, outbound key bridge between georgetown and roslyn, still have the left lane getting by. this has

gaithersburg heading into rock well, 365 after shady grove road. left lane gets by the water main repairs by the old car max. left lane was getting by university boulevard. airbag danger. you've heard the calls for millions of cars to get checked, but the cars you share the road with may not be safe. what's being done to plight this recall resistance still ahead. first, millions avoid the malls in favor of online shopping. up next, how one toy store chain

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invest with confidence. this week we're taking a closer look at the looks to reinvent retail. toy stores are not getting the foot traffic they used to. online shopping has replaced children running through the aisles. >

critical for some stores, especially those that rely on toy sales. consumer reporter susan hogan looks at how they're trying to get you in the door. >> reporter: well, get this. a recent survey found that amazon was the place to buy toys last christmas season. they trumped toys"r"us, walmart and even target. so this year those stores are fighting back big time. after toys"r"us filed for bankruptcy, the retailer launched this app. it sends children on somewhat of a scavenger hunt and it only works inside the store. >> i think it's really going to change the perception that the customer has of us being transactional to more of an experience in the store. >> if you can't beat them, join them. some retailers have partnered with ecommerce businesses such as amazon and google. kohl's has a designated space where it

gadgets. walmart decided to hook up with google express its voice activated shopping platform and target says it will do the same starting next year. now tomorrow on "news 4 today" customer service, what do you think about it? a lot of people say it simply stinks. this year some major retailers are actually reaching deep into their pockets and offering an incentive for employees to play nice. what that is we'll tell you coming up. still the thought of going to stores, the parking, crowds. a little pause, i'll say. >> and yet y'all do it. >> oh, no, no, i buy everything online. >> everything? >> just about everything. one of the dc's most instagramable spots returns just in time for the holidays. >> the miracle on 7th street is going to reopen after thanksgiving. over summer the strip of bars in schaus took on a "game of thrones" and halloween theme but the christmas pop up

favorite. "washington magazine" said you will experience a gingerbread house theme and a room that feels like the inside of a christmas tree. >> yes. >> we'll let that sink in. arrive early. >> full experience. >> the lines are long at these bars. >> you have to -- this bar also did two sets of -- they did a cheri blossom. >> how was that? >> people waited two hours in line. i went the first christmas they did miracle on 7th street. it is, i will have to say, beautiful. now the lines are growing longer, it's cold outside. go early. >> see? 5:27 right now. mr. bell? >> good morning, everybody. a cold start to the day. can certainly see your breath outside this morning with temperatures down in the 20s and 30s. then it will be on the cool side for the next couple of hours. juf s enough sunshine to get the onmperatures

"news 4 today" starts now. it is 5:30, and as you get ready to head out, you'll want to bundle up this morning. >> if you're driving, crank up the heat, turn on those seat warmers, it is cold outside. the good news, the whole "news 4 today" team is working for you. melissol

>> first, storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is outside on the weather deck testing out the layering idea. just the top coat, the suit jacket, too? >> i leave the suit jacket on. there's technically an extra layer under there. the top coat required here. no scarf, no earmuffs for me. it is certainly cold. you're going to be standing outside for any long period of time, the bus is never on time when you need it to be, temperatures will be on the chilly side. bundle up. a little bit of patchy fog in the rural areas up towards frederick county, maryland. the big issue is the chill. 20s and 30s to get your day started. here's your planner then. temperatures staying close to the mid 30s mark with the sun coming up before 7:00 a.m. clouds come back in the afternoon. there's a 30% chance for a few showers after about 8:00 this evening. so not looking for a big impact. the next four days, cool and dry today. turning very breezy around here for tomorrow as colder air comes back in f

rain chances increasing for the weekend. sheena has more of that coming up. for now, let's go over to melissa mollet. >> right now the beltway is no issue there on the beltway this morning. inner loop and outer loop, everything is nice and green and moving. let's keep our fingers crossed on that. i wanted to mention this thing that popped up in fairfax, lehigh way at cedar lane, crash happened there. police are responding to that scene. we'll let you know what's happening. 66 is fine. 95 in virginia, northbound in virginia. very normal for 5:30 in the morning. in bound suitland parkway. we have breaking news right now at 5:32. an earthquake shook south korea overnight. >> chris lawrence is at the live desk. what do you have? >> aaron, we're getting a look at the damage in south korea. take a look. you can see the inside of this building aft t

this was a 5.4 magnitude quake. it was in the -- sort of the southeastern part of south korea, but they felt the shaking nearly 200 miles away in seoul. so people were saying they felt the tremors. their buildings were shaking. again, this is our first look at some of the video. you can see some of the stuck that shook loose to the ground. right now no casualties have been reported. it's still early. we'll keep an eye on the situation there and bring you any updates as soon as we hear them. eun? >> thank you, chris. here is a look at some of the other top stories we're working for you this morning. alabama senate candidate roy moore is defiant amid calls for him to drop out of the race. he's accused of sexual misconduct with girls in their teens when he was in his 30s. he said, quote, there is a spiritual battle going on in american politics. moore denies all allegations of sexual misconduct and has rese

police in northern california say a dispute between neighbors may have led to a shooting rampage. a gunman shot his neighbor and headed to an elementary school yesterday. quick thinking teachers had already placed the school on lockdown. the man was not able to get into the classrooms but shot through the windows. one student was hurt and four people were killed before the gunman was shot and killed by the police. new details about the school sex abuse scandal that rocked prince george's county. the washington report said the school staff allegedly knew about multiple complaints about deonte carraway's activity a year before his arrest. he's accused of sexually abusing 20 children. justin finch will have more at 6:00. turning now to decision 2017, democrat joshua cole has filed a lawsuit over the ballot counting

bob collins leads him. stafford county's electoral board did not count 55 absentee ballots found at the post office the morning after the election. cole is suing to have those votes counted though. he hasn't said if he will demand a recount. >> we have a debate over where to put medical marijuana dispensaries. they're allowing four of these dispensaries in the county. to consider cutting those distances in half community leaders on both sides made their case to the county council. >> it is appalling. >> the patients are your neighbors, your church members, your family. >> after hearing from the public the council decided to keep its distances as they are. while they couldn't add churches to the

add summer camps. students are going to have a long summer break at the expense of spring break next year montgomery county. they approved a 2018-'19 school calendar. the first day will have after labor day on september 4th and the last day is june 13th. spring break will be 6 days rather than 10 scheduled for wednesday through monday around easter. it's now 5:36. fairfax county school board is considering a calendar that would require students to be back in class before labor day. the proposal would have students return to class by august 28th and be in school until june 13th. the board will vote on the calendar next month. you can find both of the calendars on the nbc washington app. don't forget nbc 4's annual food 4 families campaign is und

food baskets to families. >> you can go to nbcwashington.com search food 4 families. click on the donation link there. every amount counts. no dollar amount is too small. there are areas around the region where you can drop off canned or boxed foods. >> thanks for your support in advance. wine without the guilt. more on this low calorie option you may want to add to your grocery list. and recall resistance. dangerous airbags still in millions of cars. now one car company could be coming to your dooro check out t

you're watching "news 4 today". this morning we're learning more about the man accused of killing a mother in a bad crash in loudoun county. at the time of the crash tony dane was facing several felony charges in nevada. he was indicted for extorsion and wire tapping last year. he told investigators his brakes failed and he was unable to stop before slamming into the situation gone. it happened on evergreen mills road. he will be in court for a bond hearing. he is facing several charges including iol

manslaughter. well, do you know whether your car is part of one of those major airbag recalls? >> maybe you just haven't had a chance to fix the problem yet. now there's one car company going door to door to track down owners with recalled cars. honda said it's on a mission to find those drivers and if they find out you have a recalled vehicle that was not fixed, they will do it for you on the spot. >> there have been recalls since 2008 and 2009, they've never been fixed. we're knocking on the doors to talk to them face to face. >> talk about customer service. data shows that about 30% of car owners with a recalled vehicle never get it fixed. that number is even higher for older vehicles and honda isn't the only automaker using this unconventional tactic to reach customers with these open recalls. fiat chrysler is also trying to reach out. >> that company is sharing its takata recall data with

just trying to get out as much information as possible. i've ignored these letters, these recalls in the mail. >> yes. >> it's worth getting checked out. >> these are life and death situations when you hear about some of these horrible accidents. 5:42 right now. >> good morning. take a look at these temperatures. we are in the 20s for many of our suburbs. cover yourself up this morning. you probably want the gloves, scarf, warm jacket, hat. coming up, we'll take a closer look at what you can expect later on tonight. rain coming. good morning, melissa. >> hello. atve look

right now on "news 4 today," coverups on capitol hill. sexual harassment victims silenced, and one congresswoman claims your tax dollars are keeping them quiet. 911 over used. how one loca

down on residents who delay the resources you need. from the roads to the sky. the thanksgiving travel rush is right around the corner. i'm adam tuss with tips to avoid the travel headaches. just in time for thanksgiving. new wine dieters don't have to worry about. the low calorie option that will allow you to refill your glass without any guilt. at 14 before the hour, new video showing president trump arriving back in d.c. overnight. you see there on air force one. this was after a 12-day trip to asia. he returns to a packed agenda. >> news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill. tracie, what are some of the important issues the president has to face now. >> reporter: four things you need to know. trade. the president wants to address that possibly as early as today. roy moore, the alabama senator

republicans are jumping ship. the party is pulling financial and other support. senate republicans, more than a dozen have said he should withdraw. taxes. the senate now wants to get rid of the obama care mandate to buy insurance or pay a penalty to help pay for their tax cuts facing a deadline at the end of the year to try to get that done. the president may need to weigh in on that as well. finally, russia. jeff sessions, the attorney general, changing his testimony saying he now does remember discussing george papadopoulos meeting with him and discussing the fact that papadopoulos wanted to use his russian contacts. he said he didn't remember that. the president may weigh in on this if he has the news conference in the next day or so as promised. >> tracie pots on the hill for us this morning. thank you. a congresswoman says over the past decade $15 million has been dolled out to alleged victims of sexual harassment by members of congress. >> all of it funded by you, the taxpayers. the congresswo

which members of congress have been accused of sexual misconduct, but two female lawmakers said at least two sitting male lawmakers, one republican and one democrat, are currently under review. one of them accused of exposing himself to a female staffer. we learned yesterday that complaints on the hill require a 30 day cooling off period before women can file suit. >> the requirement to sign a nondisclosure agreement which is a muzzle on the victim. the victim has to stay in that office for three months and continue to be in a very uncomfortable situation. >> 1500 former hill staffers have signed a letter saying they want to see reform for what they say are, quote, inadequate sexual harassment policies in congress. new mandatory sex harassment training is expected in the senate and house in the coming months. there is a growing effort underway to cut down on the number of people who over use 911 and make it harder

to get through in a true emergency. montgomery county has identified super users. system. they've called 911 four times in 30 days. they put them in contact with nurses who will come to the home and do safety checks. >> instead of giving us that call, they know that we'll come, it gives them more of an opportunity to help themselves. it gives them the ability to make a difference in their own life. >> life is good. it's been well since august. i'm he very happy. >> montgomery county fire and rescue says it's seen a 65% drop in call from the super users since they started this program. new this morning third time will have to be a charm. for the second straight day nasa scrubbed the launch of the noaa satellite. the upper level winds were the issue. you know the upper level winds, chuck. the launch has been reset for tomorrow morning. when

help improve weather forecasts. >> it's a polar satellite that's going to be used to monitor conditions at the pole. >> well, polar. it means it goes around the poles this way. a lot of our regular satellite pictures are geo sin cloe news. >> it's not time for you just yet, chuck. >> chuck knows all. >> i thought i was on this shot. >> chuck knows all. this time next week many people hit the roads or the airports to get to their thanksgiving destinations. >> before you leave, we're going to give you a heads up of how to avoid the headaches. news 4's transportation reporter adam tuss has the details on what we need to know to be prepared. >> reporter: that's right. tell chuck his time is coming. it's up. first, it's time for me, buddy. we are at the airport this morning, ragan national, because we want to tell you a little bit about the airlines and what you're going to find out here for thanksgiving travel this morning. take a look, aaa h

look at things this year. they say that for every day you wait between now and thanksgiving the price of the ticket will go up $10 per day. if you book two days from now, the ticket will likely be $20 more expensive. that's not something you have necessarily heard before. they are also talking about the best times to get out of town when it comes to the roads. now take a look here. google maps has actually crunched some numbers and found out that the best day to leave is thanksgiving in the morning about 6:00 in the morning. the worst day to leave, yeah, wednesday at 3:00 in the afternoon. of course, the day before thanksgiving is always terrible. the best day to come back, sunday early in the morning if you can do that as everyone is still recovering from all of the turkey. and the worst day to come back, saturday at 4:00 because people might now be trying to get a jump after thanksgiving for the holiday. on the road, 45 million people expected to travel for the thanksgiving holiday. of course, all

on what works for you. the best places to fly, the best times to fly, the best time to hit the road is all dependent on where and when you're going. make an accurate, informed decision, and then you'll deal with all the stress and get rid of all of that stress if you can. back to you guys. now chuck can talk. >> i thought he was going to wear that seat costume. >> no. >> hey, not today, buddy. >> dude, i'm with the news. >> thank you, adam. i love it. >> chuck was talking about upper level winds and the poles and the -- >> absolutely. >> global satellite thingy thing. >> more than us regular folks need to know. >> the new satellite they're hoping to launch is a polar orbiter, it will go over the poles. >> you will use that. >> i will. >> we'll use you. >> when it passes overhead, aaron, i'll tell you to look up and smile. >> thank you. >> that way you'll know. cloudy sky in some places

really just some fog around. that's the biggest issue. the clouds will be shaping up. chilly out there. 37 now in washington. just a little hint of a north wind. it has the feels like factor down into 33 degrees. suburbs, temperatures in the upper 20s. gaithersburg, rockville. 26 in manassas. 27 out towards the blue ridge and the shenandoah. take about 4 or 5 degrees off the numbers and that's the wind chill. gusty tomorrow afternoon and then again on sunday. so there's a lot of wind in the forecast. our main issue that we're watching today is the increase in clouds out across parts of ohio. that will bring a cloudy finish to the day. a chance of rain during the late evening and early, early parts of the morning. plenty of sunshine first half of the day. clouds thickening up. after 8:00, 9:00, up to 2:00, 3:00 tomorrow morning it was a chance for a quick shower or two.

tomorrow afternoon. if you're waiting for the bus, temperatures are on the cold side early. near 50 at lunchtime. more clouds by 4:00, 5:00. the daily grade, honestly, pretty good day to be outside. there are chances for rain over the weekend unfortunately. tomorrow's rain chance will be in and out of here quickly. showers late saturday afternoon up to sunday morning. more cold wind shows up on sunday and monday. let's go over to melissa mollet with traffic. >> two different things happening there now. 95 northbound at fairfax county parkway, we have a disabled vehicle blocking one lane, the left center lane of the roadway. starting to see some real lee days there. another problem on 95 as well, northbound after prince william parkway, also have a disabled vehicle. that is on the shoulder but starting to seeme

in ashburg, northbound belmont ridge have an accident with police responding right now. travel times, 270 looking okay. top of the beltway, inner loop and outer loop looking okay. 95 north starting to feel the pain of the two different problems. eun? >> 5:55. cookoff challenge continues this morning. our molette green has the best assignment. she's hanging out with firefighters and eating good food. >> she's fire house hopping to see who can burn it up in the kitchen. >> oh, my goodness, at this early morning we have some hungry people in this kitchen. firefighters here at engine 32. darnstown road. we are ready. look. grab bal crab balls. chicken marsalla. a popular dish in this fire house, right?

>> yes, ma'am. >> they love it. day three of this cookoff kicks off right now. coming up in the next hour we'll talk to peter corte about all of his cool moves on the stove and of course what they do at this very busy fire company. engine 32 in the house here on "news 4 today." we're back -- >> firefighters keep our community safe and cook thse meals. >> ear thanksgiving dinner is just a little more than a week aw. if you're worried about all of those calories, weight watchers is trying to help. i'm not counting calories on thanksgiving for the record. they're offering a diet wine called cense. ht wchers says it has . calories a half the smart points as white wines. you can easily remove the sticker that says weight watchers so no one has to know you brought diet wine to the party. >>

>> fewer calories. >> the average thanksgiving dinner is worth 66 weight watchers points. >> don't you think on thanksgiving all bets are off? i probably consume enough calories for four days in my thanksgiving meal. >> if you're on weight watchers you are -- >> i get that. >> that's an option. >> i would try it. "news 4 today" at 6:00, surgeries canceled. strange discovery at a local hospital. >> plus, a cab right to remember. a state psychiatric patient is on the run. his get away caught on camera and where he may be headed next. >> reporter: new shocking claims in a washington post report about a school aide and the sex abuse of more than 20 children. i'm justin finch and a live report is coming up.

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"news 4 today" starts now. >> we weren't eligible because we work for nbc. >> exactly. exactly. >> wait a second. so does he, though. >> no, but he's an independent contractor. >> oh, okay. >> "people" magazine -- >> it's blake shelton. we'll tell you why later. the jury is still out in some spaces, i'm just going to say. >> oh. >> not going to tag anybody with any particular opinions. >> okay. >> what are you talking about, aaron? >> thank you, sheena. >> i'm sure he's lovely. >> thanks for letting everybody know. >> not just you. >> congratulations. >> i think he's handsome. i love the southern charm. >> let me get that -- >> seriously. ouch. >> you're alone on that island. let's talk about the weather. we'll talk about blake shelton again, i'm sure. temperatures this morning, it's that kind of weather where you need to cover your fingers. my fingers were