you'll be trying this. >> maybe for a decoration. the turkey that sits out. i don't know if i'd eat that thing. >> no. stay with us. "news4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m. "news4 today" begins with breaking news. that breaking news. a senior center up in flames. we have the latest on this fast moving fire. plus, home invasion warning. a string of burglaries exposes a scary way criminals are breaking in. what to know to make sure you're not the next target. every night homeless youth in the d.c. area are sleeping out on the streets and overnight. several dozen people did so in their stead so they would not have to. i'm justin finch live at sleepout d.c. 2017. a metro mess.

>> it's from -- going to warn you now. don't eat breakfast. >> i literally had to take my earpiece out. >> we'll warn you. give you a heads-up sheena. >> i think we want to -- chuck pe bell out at national harbor joined by molette green as well. tell us how they're getting ready for the holidays. >> reporter: good morning. >> molette and i are down here cuddled up next to the fire pit. underneath the base of the capitol wheel. the gaylord, mgm, lots of stuff going on down here. this is the advantage. when you do shots with the weather guy, you get a nice warm fire pit. >> i love the fire pit. it's cool. it's excited because gaylord's signature attraction from this side of town and prince george's county is opening this

tonight. they're hoping that this is one of the attractions to get people out shopping and dining. it's the holiday season kickoff. >> it's nice. >> you couldn't pay me to go to the mall on black friday. no way. >> i think it's important. there's a lot of downtown shopping stuff to go around and do. lots of to do and see and eat and enjoy down here. we'll be bringing you all the ins and outs to enjoy the time down here by the capitol wheel and the harbor with the ice show. join us later on in the show. temperaturewise, about 44 degrees. a little wind off the water, sheenament a little on the chilly side. we've got that covered. >> isn't that nice. look at your toasty hand -- watch that glove, molette. get it too close to the fire. when you factor in the wind, it does feel slightly cooler out there. actual temperatures are in the 40s and upper 30s. we are continuing to see some of th n

44 degrees washington. 37 manassas. winchester front royal. 35 degrees in fredericksburg. much of the area is feeling like the 30s with a breeze. quite a bit of a difference as you're commuting. by 7:00 a.m., feeling like the 30s. you'll have sun glare. by 5:00 p.m., a chilly day today. cooler than it was yesterday. we'll be topping out in the low 50s this afternoon. coming up, though, i'll break down the timing of rain for your weekend so you can plan around it. speaking of the commute, how is it looking, melissa? >> right now, this issue in manassas. university at horn baker road. still shutting down lanes in manassas this morning. a wider picture, beltway looks okay. northbound 295, the left lane getting by that work zone. 66 is okay. 95 looks good northbound in virginia. southbound near quantico. looki

breaking news this morning. panic and devastation just outside pihiladelphia. a fire ripped through a senior living center. meagan fitzgerald is live with the latest. a scary situation. >> take a look at the flames that speak for itself. you can see the intensity dripping through this senior living facility in westchester. the fire forced residents out into the bitter cold. officials say more than 20 residents are in the hospital. this, of course, causing a lot of families to wake up in panic. we heard from fire officials just moments ago. >> the families, given the nature of the facility that we're involved with. we have a tremendous number of resources committed to this investigation and to the fire incident. >> we are expecting the next update at 6:00 a.m. you can always download our nbc washington app for updates. back to you.

a citywide manhunt is still under way in baltimore for the person who killed a police officer. detective shawn suiter was shot in the head while investigating a murder. he died yesterday surrounded by his wife and five children. there is now a $169,000 reward for information leading to the killer's arrest and conviction. we learned scammers may be trying to profit off of your compassion. fake go fund me accounts are asking for donations. they're popping up and this family says they're not behind any of those pages. now to a warning about a series of overnight burglaries that are happening in neighborhoods all over our community. someone is stealing garage door openers and breaking into homes. this happened four times in two days. police say they believe they're all connected. megan mcgrath is driving around

pulling it off. megan? >> reporter: guys, it's certainly a crime of opportunity. take a look at the live camera here. you can see that all of the homes in the community have garages. that is where the burglar is taking -- making the opportunity to get inside the home here. basically, he's going around the neighborhood in the early morning hours, going into unlocked cars, grabbing garage door openers and gaining access to the home. now, it's happened four times in one week here in fair oaks, also in the reston area. take a look at the map. the incidents are clustered together here. valley oaks drive, hunt manor court, edge mere circle. those are where they've happened. the garage doors allow easy access into homes. what he's doing, in the overnight hours, 2:00, 3:00 in the morning, he is going into the cars, getting the garage door openers.

noises and went to investigate. they found a man inside their home. he was able to get away with wallets and purses and things before running away. another time, someone heard something, went down, investigated, didn't find anything and realized their garage door opener had been taken. a reminder to keep those cars locked and garage door openers safe. also worth mentioning, there were similar incidents in loudoun county. police are not linking them together but similar. again, a reminder. keep tabs on those garage door openers. back to you guys. megan mcgrath, thank you. 5:07 right now. the search is on for the person behind a rash of busts in montgomery county. police are investigating 20 i s incidents where a bb gun was used. if you know

police track down them down -- an incident that happened on wednesday. a veteran teacher at lake braddock high school pulled off a student's hijab. the teacher said he was trying to remove a hoodie the student was wearing over the hijab. the student was angry and embarrassed. the principal said the teacher's actions were inappropriate and unacceptable. many students agree but don't believe the intentions were negative. >> a lot of teachers do that. pull your hat off or hood off. >> the reason was he was going for the hood not because she's muslim or because she was wearing a hijab. >> many see it as an attack on muslim women that can't be tolerated. the school apologized to the family and says the school values diversity. president trump is going after senator al franken after an l.a. radio host was

accused -- he was accused of groping her. this was before he was elected to the senate. the president mockingly called him al frankenstein and questioned whether franken did anything else to the woman. franken apologized. tweeden said she accepted it. several others are joining the colleagues and calling for an ethics investigation. tracie potts will have more on that coming up. now to a story only on news 4. metro is dealing with a situation that is disgusting and potentially dangerous. hair and human fibers are accumulating in metro tunnels at such high rates, that's a mess that could lead to electrical sparks and a fire. the largest labor union representing transit employees says that metro need to find a way to keep the areas around the insulators clean. apparently, metro has track bed cleaning since last

can you imagine how much hair you need to cause a hazard in the tunnel? >> you think about thousands in the system. you have one drift away and thousands of hairs drifting around. >> i know if you -- >> i'm thinking you do it all day long. >> 5:10 is our time. hamburglar busted her alleged drive through break in. who she is and what she was after inside the mcdonald's. >> chuck bell showing us how national harbor is celebrating the holidays. >> reporter: good morning. we're down at the base of the capitol wheel. did you know this is 180 feet high? yes indeed. if you're driving over the woodrow wilson bridge, we have the big 4 displayed on the side of the wheel. we'll be talking about the great things you can do and see down here.

here. dozens of people now warming up after sleeping outside overnight for a very good cause. i'm justin finch with more from covenant house washington and how sleepout d.c. 2017 has panned out tis year.h

this is what you'll see. people sleeping outside for a good cause. this is an effort to draw attention to youth homelessness. >> justin finch took part in this overnight. we know it was cold outside last night. what an experience for you. >> reporter: it was an interesting experience. you're out here in the elements, unprotected. some just sleeping on boxes and blankets and sleeping bags just like that. imagine that with lots of wind going by, street traffic and other critters on the ground. it's really an insecure situation. sadly, that's how many youth in d.c. are sleeping each and every night. the goal here of sleepout d.c. 2017 is to eliminate that. executives from several firms, walmart, and others raised

$40,000 to -- you can see right now inside they're warming up, getting pointers on their experience and how they will be helping others. right now i'm joined by dr. henson who oversees all of this. what a night. >> thank you. what a night. we are just so grateful to have 50 executives from across the region to actually come together to sleep out on the streets. really to be in solidarity with young people who have to do this every night. so we're grateful for that. them helping us to raise very needed funds to do the work that we do. >> reporter: this is money that you all need right now. >> absolutely. right now. we do a comprehensive set of services for them. from education, to workforce development. we have wrap around supportive services and housing. this money is needed and will be used immediately right here in this region to make sure that we can help our young people move forward to a place

covenant house never closes. 24 hours a day. 365 days a year. you're housing more than 100 young people a night and sometimes their children too. >> absolutely. we have over 120 young people and their children in one of our 7 housing communities. we are often at capacity in all of them. expanding the capacity, it's important thing. but the good thing is that many of our executives saw young people that actually had gone through that process. >> dr. henson, thank you so much. the goal is still within reach. $175,000. raised more than half of that. you can still help. we have ways you can do so on our nbc washington app. back to you in the studio. >> justin finch live for us. i was out there live for that event. it really is a great cause. a tough night but good lesson to

learn. >> thinking about the families on the streets. 5:17 right now. the hamburglar has been fwbuste. the woman climbing through a mcdonald's window is behind bars. >> howard county police say it showed jessica frost climbing inside the mcdonald's and stealing cash, food, a purse and happy meal toys. i didn't know about the happy meal toys. >> they got a lot of tips that helped them track her down. she's from springdale. she stole $1400 in cash. she's facing multiple charges. that embarrassing video will live on the internet forever. >> unfortunate. the kickoff to the holiday season is about here. thanksgiving is next thursday. can you believe it? >> we have less than one week, people. then shopping gets in full gear. >> it comes so fast, right? a great place to take in the ht

molette green is hanging out with a look at holidays at the harbor. talking about national harbor here. molette, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. i've got the capitol wheel moving behind me. i had the chance to come out to the national harbor a few weeks ago and talk to some of the merchants here and over at the nearby tanger outlets. who is waiting for black friday, right? these merchants have been getting ready for weeks. they say they have a plan in action to get shoppers to the brick and mortar stores because there's a battle of brick and mortar versus online shopping. here's what one merchant here at the harbor had to say. i want you to listen to their strategy. >> you don't want to buy something and it's not what you want. come to a store and experience it, the experience of tasting, sampling, selling, see how it

there's a big difference. >> reporter: having a little trouble hearing you, but i can tell you in the next hour on "news4 today," out at the national harbor, we're going to be inside the gaylord and we're going to have one of the merchants who had unique items to talk with us live about the plan to get sales up for the end of the year and shoppers to this side of prince george's county. back to you guys. >> looking forward to learning about the options. molette, thank you. the lights and the music and everything else, that's when people want to go out and do shopping in a pretty environment. >> it does make it more fun, more enjoyable when you have -- you have santa claus sitting there and festivities. >> gets you in the mood. >> the weather too it feels like. >> it really will be a huge draw. hand out hot

shopping and a little jolier. this morning, i'm sure it feels like a holiday season out there. you saw molette in her warm jacket. the kids need a warm jacket. the bus stop is cold out there. many areas feel like the 30s. you factor in a breeze. your commute, dry roads. tomorrow, rain approaches. mainly late there the day. then we go into sunday, once the rain leaves. right now in washington, 44 degrees, feels like 39. not too much of a win but enough to make it feel like the 30s. mostly around 40 degrees. 39 gaithersburg. 40 in quantico. with that breeze, a lot of us are feeling like 30s right now. as you wake up and walk outside, we'll have sun glare for the morning commute. by 8:00 a.m., 42 degrees. by 9:00 a.m., 44. it's going to be chilly today.

there you see more clouds to the north and west. tomorrow night, if you have the saturday night plans, keep in mind you might need the umbrella. future weather, clouds increase early tomorrow. try moving in the afternoon. there's 11:00 p.m. the cold front starts moving through. sunday we get windy and colder. we start to dry out. the temperatures will start falling. as we go into next week, look at this forecast. traveling for thanksgiving. it looks pretty good. temperatures for your turkey day on thursday, they're going to be cold in the morning and chilly in the afternoon. closer look at some thanksgiving travel coming you. speaking of travel on the roads, let's head to melissa. right now, brand new problem. this is north of the dulles area. at pacific boulevard, a crash there. one lane getting by. elsewhere this morning, we had a couple of earlier problems veered out of the way. this is now open.

manassas. university boulevard at horn baker road. had that crash investigation. now, again, that's cleared out of the way. that is good as well. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, just fine. no big problems there. bottom of the beltway for prince george's county also rolling along. as promised, a look at 270. 28 minutes. melissa, thank you. it is live football. but it looks like your kids video game. it's not a problem with your tv. coming up, we'll tell you why last night's game had a new look. >> hmm. first the bible come to life right here in d.c. we'll give you a sneak peek in

today the highly anticipated museum opens in the

from the u.s. capitol. it's a private museum funded by the family behind hobby lobby. curators insist it's about the bible itself. >> it's not about denomination or faith. it's about a book. the book that's changed our world. >> others question the awe then tis of artifacts. a pricey heist caught on camera. nearly $200,000 in jewelry taken in just minutes. police say a team worked together to pull it off. chuck bell is live at national harbor this morning. chuck? >> reporter: good morning, eun. yes indeed, we're keeping our fingers warm by the fire here. there's a lot of ways you can have a good time at the capitol wheel. we'll see you in a few more minutes and we'll be inside one of the gondolas with a great view

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the scarf and the heavy coat. that's what you need this morning. it's actually making temperatures feel like the 30s for everybody except for annapolis and hagerstown. it feels like 39 degrees and feels like freezing in manassas and gaithersburg. look at fredericksburg feeling like 29. quantico a couple degrees below freezing. warm jacket for the kids. now 40 degrees will be the temperature for 7:00 a.m. it's going to feel like the 30s this afternoon. pretty chilly. highs only around 50 degrees. but nice and dry. let's head over to melissa. good morning. >> good morning. still have this problem north of dulles. eastbound at pacific boulevard. just one lane getting by. a crash there. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway. nice view there on this friday. in northwest, rock creek parkway at the kennedy center. we have traffic there alternating through that work zone this

zone. 66 is okay. into town and out of town. 95 and virginia, southbound through quantico is the slow spot. expecting a slow spot northbound through woodbridge. because it's 5:30, that will be popping up soon. melissa, thank you. here's a look at the top stories. a massive five-alarm fire ripped through a senior living facility overnight. forced 140 senior residents into the bitter cold. this is in westchester, pennsylvania. the south side of philadelphia. more than 20 residents are in the hospital now. the next update expected at 6:00 a.m. meagan fitzgerald is monitoring this from the live desk. students at lake braddock high school will rally in support of a teacher being treated unfairly. the teacher has been placed on leave after pulling off a student's hijab. the teacher says he was pull off a hoodie. the student is angry and

were inappropriate and unacceptable. senator al franken apologizes after a radio host accuses him of kissing and gro e. groping her. this appears to show him groping the breast of a sleeping radio host. they're calling for an ethics investigation. tracie potts will have more on that in a bit. today the man who admitted to murdering a yoga instructor on christmas will be sentenced. duane johnson pled guilty and is expected to get a 30-year prison sentence. prosecutors say johnson climbed into her car last december, choked and sexually assaulted her. she was reported missing when she didn't show up at christmas dinner. her body was found in her car on m street northwest. the man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend will face maryland's most severe penalty. prosecutors want tyler tessier to spend his life in prison with no chance of parole. he's accused of shooting lau

she was 14 weeks pregnant with their child when she was killed. coordinated and well-planned is how falls church police describe a group of crooks, seven people, one holding a toddler targeting a jewelry store in falls church. one woman slipped to the back of the store where she finds the safe and it's open. able to take jewels, gold and close to $200,000 in cash. police believe the group could city be in the area, maybe staying at a hotel. >> wow. incredible skeeb, right? let's check in at national harbor. >> chuck bell is at the capitol wheel. one of the ways to enjoy the harbor. chuck, how is it feeling out there? >> all right, eun. we're having a ton of fun. we're actually in the gondola now. 180 feet up over national harbor in the capitol wheel. debbie and debra are here. they're gn

the great things going on at the harbor. >> we have a gigantic 54-foot tree with a light show every half hour. on saturday, holiday movies and light entertainment and lots going on. a lot of festive activities in national harbor. >> awesome. >> at the capitol wheel on saturdays and the carousel, we have holiday characters and santa claus, smores and hot cocoa. you can take your hot cocoa on capitol wheel. it's always warm and cozy in here. >> it sure is. we're swaying. it is a ton of fun. the view is amazing. >> yes. >> how well you can -- the pre dawn darkness. it's a gorgeous shot out here. what are some of the other fun things going on at the harbor? >> there's also gaylord national there's ice. the a

can come and see. there's winter time football on the big screen. it's a great time to shop, of course. join, tanker outlets. something for everyone here. >> it's totally worth coming to this side of river. prince george's county doing it up right for the holiday season. the views are spectacular. it's a ton of fun. there's, what, $15 per person for the gondola ride. but there are discounts for military. >> discounts and also great packages. if you purchase your tickets online, you can get a discount. then you don't have to purchase your ticket here. you can come straight up and enjoy the views of the beautiful lights at national harbor. >> thank you, debbie and debra. it's totally worth the trip. my first time in the gondola ride and the view of washington is awesome. the weather this weekend, a little on the windy side. just know that before coming. we're out of the wind and out of the

>> a little rocking could make it a little more fun. just a little. >> just a little bit, though. >> gondola is rocking -- no, that's a whole other thing. >> oh, chuck. i like the buy the tickets in advance for a discount. plan ahead. parents we're grateful for teachers. had morning a teacher is thankful for the parents. how they saved her life by being in the right place at the right time. >> this reminder. we'd love for you to donate to your food for families campaign. we provide food baskets to families and veterans and elderly folks with your help. you can find places where you can donate on the nbc washington website. you can also make a donation there.

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invest with confidence. 5:39 right now. this sunday, a march for puerto rico on the mall. the goal is to brio owe following hurricane maria. >> lin-manuel miranda will be on ellen to talk about the march and his initiative to rebuild the country he spent so much time in as a child. >> this $2.5 million investment to rebuild puerto

fisheries, rebuilding roofs. puerto rican individuals are citizens. >> he will bring his show hamilton to puerto rico with the hope of rebuilding. you can see that today. all the diehards are booking their tickets. >> we're going. >> if you had your tv on nbc4 last night washing football it may have felt like you were watching a video game a little bit. the nfl used the sky cam view as the primary camera angle between the steelers and the titans. they decided to use that angle after getting positive feedback from a test a few weeks ago. >> interesting. >> so that's when they were forced to use the sky cam angle due to fog. a little mixed. give it a shot. why not? >> 5:41. sheena? >> good morning, guys.

there and the breeze, a little bit of a breeze is making all the difference. temperatures feel like the 30s. bundle up before you step outside. this weekend, you won't want the umbrella if you have plans saturday night. sheena, we have volume on the roads. we'll take a live look at that and also talk about the red line. we had problems early this morning. coming up. plus, we'll check back in with chuck and molette live at national harbor. here's a view from the top of the capitol wheel. >> they'll fill us in on shopping and the ice exhibit th e

right now on "news4 today," al franken under fire. accused of sexual misconduct. >> nothing like that is ever funny. is it funny if he does that to your sister or your daughter or your wife? >> the woman at the

the scandal speaking out about an ethics investigation. boarded a plane. this patient is back behind bars and explaining why he should be free. >> i can live in a community without drugs and without hurting anyone. got my puffy coat on. i'm out at the fire pit. ice opens this weekend apartment the gaylord. the signature attraction to get you to this part of town to shop, dine an enjoy. all of your holiday festivities. i have more coming up on "news4 today." >> add some spice to your thanksgiving dinner. the turkey recipe adding cheetos to your holiday meal. i am meagan fitzgerald at the live desk. breaking news out of iraq. the ministry of defense says iraqi forces backed by u.s.-led coalition liberated the last iraqi towns held by the islamic state. now, the militant g

territory more than three years ago. back to you. >> meagan, thank you. it's 5:45. the latest wave of sexual misconduct allegations now on a sitting u.s. senator. >> senator al franken is accused of forcibly kissing and groping a woman in 2006. she describes what happened. >> he just sort of came at me and did the line and he came at me and before you know it, you kind of get close and he just put his hand on the back of my head and he mashed his face. it happened so fast. he mashed his lips against my face and stuck his tongue in my mouth so fast. >> tracie potts is live on capitol hill this morning. tracie, democrats and republicans are calling for an ethics investigation here. any idea what that might look like? >> it could mean censure or he gets expelled from the senate. frankly, that hasn't happened since the 1860s. franken

detailed apology is calling for an ethics investigation himself. he will cooperate, that he's ashamed and disgusted with his own behavior. he talked extensively about the photo that she released when they were together at that uso tour. she said she accepts the apology. it's the latest in a string of high-profile incidents, including political ones that have captured attention here on capitol hill. >> probably you can imagine more incidents and more people will come forward with different stories. tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. tracie, thank you. it's 5:47. rose mcgowan officially arraigned on felony cocaine charges yesterday. the actress and activist did not appear in court. her lawyer was there. in january, airport authority police say a member of the cleaning crew found her walton the plane. they landed at dulles airport to participate in the women's

march. she said that it was planted perhaps someone working for harvey weinstein. she was the first to accuse the movie producer of sexual assault. she vows to plead not guilty in the drug case. we're hearing from the patient o who escaped from a mental hospital in hawaii. he says he escaped to prove that's ready for release. >> i can live in the community without going through drugs and without hurting anyone. without a doubt, without a doubt i did it. >> he was captured in northern california thanks to a cab driver who recognized hip. he's now charged with felony escape. investigators believe it was planned but it's unclear if he had any help. he's been in a mental hospital for 38 years. parents jumped into action after scary moments at back to school night in loudoun county. a kindergarten teacher collapse and iit

have made it. she's back at school. yesterday she had a chance to thank the parents and the nurse who helped save her life. back in august, her heart suddenly stopped. parents trained in cpr and armed with a defibrillator helped her until emts arrived. >> earlier that day i was alone in my classroom for hours before the parents came. it was just the perfect timing. if it had to happen, it needed to happen then. when jeremy and megan could save me. >> she has recovered and is now back in the classroom. she's also thankful for the nurse and the parents, of course, who were there to save her life. my goodness, talk about timing. >> fortunate. always good when people can jump into action. >> and the importance of knowing cpr. it is 5:49. we're counting down to the national harbor holiday season kickoff. >> they're getting ready for the popular gaylord ice show

molette green is here to tell us what'sharbor? >> we've moved inside the capitol wheel at the harbor. we're happy to be in the christmas village. very happy to be joined by local girl scouts from troop 5223. thank you for joining us. they have gifts in hand. we're outside of mrs. claus' hole here. joining me to talk about what's -- rachel the ambassador with the gaylord. this is it, your big attraction to get folk to this side of town for the end of the year. for entertainment. this is one of the most exciting times of the year for us. we're starting on saturday opening our chris -- christmas village. it's our warmer part ever our holiday activities. behind us is

workshop, train rides. >> everything. >> ice skating which is brand new. >> ice skating is brand new and what people love coming to ice, 9 degrees. we have a -- so yes, absolutely. >> we've got a little bit of the video of the artisans working on the sculptures. this is a big thing and takes craftsmanship to a new level. >> we're going inside, right, girls? >> we're going to bear the cold and get to see that. rudolph will make an appearance shortly. can't wait for that, right? >> we're live throughout the morning here on "news4 today." inside the gaylord for christmas on the potomac. >> so much to see and do there. >> we actually went inside the ice show. i think we prefer the warmth of

the gingerbread house. the ice is really cool to show. thank you, melissa. if you're somebody who likes to star gaze and look up into the sky, these next two mornings are for you. that's because if you look up before dawn, you'll see the leonid encounter. this happens when you see tiny particles. the best way to see it is away from city lights and anything that obstructs your view. >> i was going to say. is the weather going to cooperate? >> it is tonight. if you want to see them, see them tonight. partly cloudy. tomorrow night, though, we have rain in the forecast. you're not going to see tomorrow night. have your umbrella. if you have saturday night plans, for this morning, finally morning. we even have real life temperatures in the 30s. rain for saturday andbl

on sunday. thafrngs giving week -- right now, 39 degrees for the feels-like temperature. a little bit of a breeze a making a difference 32. 35 clinton. 34 quantico and stay pretty chilly through the day today. warm jackets this morning. sunny through the afternoon and dry. 5:00 p.m. around 50 degrees. we're dry locally, the next weather system around the great lakes. way up to the north and west. it will move in tomorrow. >> here is the -- early saturday, way more clouds around. showers trying to move in through the afternoon. we could have a couple showers trying to develop. most of it comes later tomorrow night. there's 11:00 p.m. there's the cold front. sunday, it is windy and colder. now let's look ahead to next week. tuesday and wednesday. before thanksgiving. if you are traveling, it

travel weather. doesn't look like any weather delays out there. we'll be getting chilly as we approach your thanksgiving thursday. take a look at that forecast for thursday. starting off with temperatures around freezing. topping out with temperatures in the upper 40s. we like it nice and dry. nice and dry on the roads this morning. let's see how those are looking. >> good morning, sheena. single tracking and forest glenn. sounds like an animal on the tracks. slowing things down for you this morning. chopper 4 over bw parkway. nice dry roads northbound. southbound on bw parkway rolling along nicely. northbound 95 in virginia between triangle and dumfries. the left side is blocked at the accident here this morning. taking a look here. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway. no real problems on the beltway here this morning. everything is rolling along nicely. 66 at 123. also looking pretty good here this morning. as far as your travel times go, 270, top of the

loop and outer loop. all of that looking good. 66 outbound. listen to wtop 103.5 fm in your car. it's 5:55. molette green made your mouths water at the firefighter cookoff challenge. now, we've asked you to vote on this. we want to refresh your memly about the dishes. she started with crab risotto on tuesday. then tasted great looking broccoli at engine company 13 in -- don't forget the homemade egg rolls. wednesday ws a chicken marsala alongside crab balls in rockville. finally yesterday the firefighters in prince george's county made this amazing brisket and homemade coleslaw and double toughed oreo. you can head to the nbc washington facebook page and pick whatever meal you think looks the best. >> what speaks

broccoli. maybe shrimp scampi. >> that's my pick. the short ribs. >> i haven't decided. thanksgiving is almost here. some looking a way to spice up the traditional family dinner. how about a flaming hot cheetos turkey? there are grand mothers crying all over the united states right now. exactly. take a look. reynolds kitchen posted the recipe for this. there are seven steps. in the end you'll have that bright red bird to pair with your classic thanksgiving fixings and a fiery stain on your tongue. hot cheetos aren't your thing, reynolds says you can mimic the crusted turkey effect with cool rafrn much doritos. why ruin a good turkey with that. >> a good rub. >> fun

>> tell me what you i'm not about the cheetos on my turkey. i'm sorry. >> fun to look at. that's about it. good morning, i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. unveiled the -- last night. the slick design will allow drivers to stand in the cab which would increase safety and significantly reduce cost. steering wheel in the center of the cab with a touch screen panel and built-in connectivity to allow routing and monitoring. there's a 500-mile range. with this cnbc business report, i'm landon dowdy. thank you, landon. make those robo calls stop. next on "news4 today," the new way to put an end to the annoying phone calls. plus, in he row delays. a new hair raising concern. the new reason you can tell your boss why you were late to work. a virginia burglar is stealing garage door openers and gaining access into people's homes. it's

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where it's happening over and over. how the crooks are getting in. ♪ it was a golden night at the latin grammy awards. this is how we do it in puerto rico. >> little two-step to go with that maybe? little salsa? >> no, not all that. too much. >> too early? >> good morning everybody. we have made it to friday. >> less than a week out from thanksgiving. the holiday season about to kick into full gear in the area. we have team coverage from the national harbor and the holidays approaching. chuck bell and molette green have holiday fun on potomac. >> sheena parveen is watching the weather. >> happy friday. we are watching rain for your weekend.