onto the ground. going to give you exclusive pictures of chopper 4 of that landing. let me give you live pictures now. it's still -- the plane is still on the runway. rescue teams, rescue crews and a crew with a large crane have now surrounded the airplane to try to move this thing off of the largest functional runway at st. mary's regional airport near hollywood maryland. safe landing after nearly two hours of flying to burn off fuel by this pilot after reporting problems with his landing gear. wendy, back to you. >> just what we want to see. now to some new details, this is an attack that occurred on the campus of american university. >> a woman says a man posing as an uber driver sexually assaulted her. >> now we've learned the suspect in the case had been banned from the uber app. >> let's get to news4's kristin wright live on the au campus. kristin, are you learning? >> reporter: he was an uber driver a

uber banned him in 2015. surveillance video, court documents say surveillance video shows that uber stickers still on his car the night a 21-year-old woman was sexually assaulted here at au. now, those same court documents also say she saw that uber sticker and so she flagged down the driver near dupont circle. he picked her up and she thought they were on their way. but when they got to au, police say he ordered her out of the car and sexually assaulted her near the asbury building on campus. it was around 3:30 in the morning on sunday. it is upsetting to au students. >> scary, because there's no one out so like anything could happen. and like the emergency things are kind of too spread out for you to probably run to run one. >> i understand the idea of being sexually assaulted and being in a position like that because, like, it does take a big

of impact emotionally and mentally and physically. >> reporter: he appeared in kouft just a little while ago. he's charged with sexual assault and kidnapping. and just a safety tip to pass along from police. they say whenever you're using one of these ride sharing services, to always make the request for the ride through the app. back to you. >> and again, the problem was that she saw him and was using him as a taxi and that she just hailed him in that way. because of that sticker, that ubiquitous sticker we see makes us think it is legitimate. this is a good warning for everybody. >> reporter: you know what, it really is. he hadn't driven for uber since 2015. the reasons why we don't know, but that is a disciplinary action was taken against him for some reason. >> all right, kristin wright, thanks so much. good luck from there. >>

driver has been placed on leave and an aid has resigned both accused of assaulting a young boy with autism twice in one week. police tell us the incidents happened last month on a fairfax county school bus. the driver james duffy third, and edmond bailey are charged tonight with one count each of assault and battery. officers tell us the staff member witnessed the second assault of the 11-year-old boy. school officials recovered surveillance video on board that bus. >> go, go, go. >> remember this, the chaos that erupted in the district on inauguration day? more than 200 people arrested. today the first group of protesters charged with rioting went on trial and as news4's mark segraves reports, the crowd that turned out for this case were so big, officials had to open an overflow courtroom.

and destruction of property. they were all arrested on january 20th. after protests on downtown streets turned violent. with windows being smashed and a limousine set on fire. many were swept up in a mass arrest at 12th and l streets. >> let them go. >> reporter: at times protesters and police faced off as police used chemical spray and air balls to disperse the crowd. today prosecutors told the jury how hundreds of protesters dressed in black traveled for 16 city blocks over the course of 33 minutes, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. the prosecutor called it a sea of black masks worn to disguise their faces, adding those maximums come off today. while prosecutors acknowledge they can't prove any of the defendants actually threw any bricks at police or destroyed property or lit fires, prosecutors id

made a choice to participate in a riot, to participate in violence, and destruction. the defense attorneys told the jury police overreacted and violated policy by arresting everyone in the area rather than only the ones who actually destroyed property. this is guilt by association, their lawyers insisted. outside the courthouse, supporters of those arrested agreed. >> we should be really scared if they start using riot law for political protest. >> reporter: they are facing prison if convicted on all charges. this trial is expected to last several weeks. nearly 200 other defendants will also face trials in the next year and a half. at d.c. superior court, mark segraves, news4. >> commuters on i-66 are bracing for huge changes in two separate stretches. first, new toll lanes are set to take effect inside the beltway. now, that begins december 4th. next even more express lanes are being built from gainsville all the way to the beltway. a groundbreaking was held today for that part

will lead to years of construction. our transportation reporter adam tuss has it covered for you from all angles. he's along 66 tonight. >> reporter: i-66, what a joy to drive, right? well, big changes are coming. what's going to happen here along the roadway is two new express lanes in each direction from gainsville all the way to the beltway and they'll run alongside three regular lanes. now, we need this work here in this area officials say because of this, take a look at chopper 4 as we toss it up into the sky. you can see the traffic that builds over 66 on a daily basis. doesn't really matter what time of day. it's always here. and back on the ground as we look from our mobile unit, you can see that things aren't better down here either. you're constantly dealing with the delays and the traffic and that's a big problem. and if that's why so many people want something to be done along this corridor, and the work, it starts today. >> 3, 2, 1. go!

>> reporter: a groundbreaking for major changes. >> no, i don't. >> reporter: you have no idea what's going to happen? >> no, i haven't read. >> reporter: she's live in centerville for 20 years. hearing about new express toll lanes that are coming outside the beltway? >> no, i'm not into paying. why should we pay? that's what our taxes are for, right? no, we shouldn't have to pay, but i'm glad to know they're doing something for 66. >> reporter: the construction will last 4 1/2 years. >> it will make it even worse. >> reporter: a reminder this is different than the new tolls along 66 which start inside the beltway in just a few weeks. one thing is certain, though. this entire corridor is getting a massive make over. along 66, adam tuss, news4. >> we have breaking news right now the justice department says it will sue in federal court to challenge a potential merger between at&t and time warner. d.o.j. officials say the $85 billion merger would result in h

and reduce competition. this legal challenge comes after at&t rejected a demand by the department of justice to sell cnn in order to win approval of this deal. the president, president trump, has often criticized cnn, but the d.o.j. says the lawsuit is not related to that. >> oh, we've got a spectacular sunset shaping up as we speak, folks. turning to our forecast, amelia draper joins us from the storm center at what's in store for the rest of the week, too. >> the sun will set early before 5:00, at least it put on a show tonight. we're already falling with our temperatures. 52 was the high today. we are now down to 50 degrees, and with clear skies and dry air out there, we're really going to tumble overnight tonight. we do keep it dry, though, all night long. clear skies as well. so, take a look here at your hourly planner. 9:00, we're around 44 degrees, as we work our way toward midnight, temperatures at that point in the low 40s. and we start off our day tomorrow with temperatures in the 20s and

so, you definitely want the warm coat, sunglasses as well. plenty of sunshine in the forecast for your tuesday. we are also going to be tracking a breeze out there tomorrow, especially for the midday and afternoon hours. maybe a shower or wednesday and cold for thanksgiving. more details on the thanksgiving forecast, what you can expect hour by hour coming up right around 5:20. >> now to an effort we just love this. it is close to our hearts. it's close to everyone here at news4. >> yes, it is. we begin food 4 families, we were talking about it's been decades now. >> decades. >> our initiative makes sure families in need have a very warm meal this thanksgiving. we have some pretty good weather. pat lawson muse has been down there in like blizzard practically. this is pretty good. >> yes, she's at the capital one arena in northwest where everyone has been so generous today, pat. >> yes, i mean it's just a wonderful thing. we have collected a lot of food. we've collected a lot of cash. but two more hours to make a donation to fo

to donate. want to introduce you to a friend of ours, debbie jarvis who is vice-president of corporate relations for pepco. she's been one of our partners every year. debbie, you brought your own donation. >> our own donation once again, $5,000, to help those in need. no one should struggle for food at this time of the year or any point in time in the year. but especially during the holidays. and we hope this makes a big difference. so, on behalf of pepco and in support of news4 and food for families, we present you all with $5,000 to help. >> ooh, if i had an extra hand i'd give you a hand. thank you, debbie. i'll give you five. >> thank you. >> it is such an important project for us because there are so many people in our area who need. so, call now. our phone bank volunteers are standing by to take your calls at 202-885-4949. they've been just fabulous all day. doreen was there

we have volunteers there who will take your calls and tell you how to donate. and again, you'll get wizards tickets if you donate enough when you call the phone bank. there are other ways to donate. go to our website, nbcwashington.com. all the food will be taken to the boys and girls club for distribution to families around the dmv. back to you in the studio. >> all right. thanks so much, pat. thanks so much to everyone who has given so much. well, a young man inspired by a tragedy at a local high school is now speaking out against the dangers of drinking and driving. and just ahead his mother's heart break after he becomes the victim of a drunk driver. one of several stories you're going to be seeing this afternoon only on news4. >> children from one prince george's county middle school are terrorized by a man exposing himself to them. i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news4, we talk with one of the victims. >> we're over national harbor,

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a little girl says it was so disturbing she couldn't sleep. now police are looking for the man who exposed himself to students. this is happening near benjamin stoddart school in prince george's county. our tracee wilkins spokes exclusively with one of those victims today.

stoddart school is surrounded by sidewalks. that's because it's right next to a community. so, when school is out, a lot of these kids are walking home, and now a predator is taking advantage of that. this mother is walking her daughter to school after what happened two weeks ago. >> when i was walking to school and a man that was in his car and he was playing with his private parts. and it scared me that night and i couldn't go to sleep. >> reporter: the mother and daughter don't want their faces shown. >> he purposely roll his window down so the kids could see what he was doing. >> reporter: then a second incident is reported near benjam benjamin stoddart middle school. the victim was a boy. >> when the second child reported it is when the detective was assigned to the case. >> we have additional resources in the area and we're doing everything we can to find this individual. >> reporter: police don't have the best description to go on.

is reminding parents. >> we don't want anyone to be afraid to walk to school. we want people to be smart. so, walk in groups. walk at the crosswalk and, of course, report anything suspicious to a trusted adult. >> reporter: for this mother, walking in groups with other kids isn't good enough. >> and now she actually said she is willing to walk to school by herself which is not going to happen because i'm going to prevent anything from happening to my child. >> reporter: understandably so, prince george's county police say that a lot of the resources they have in this area, you are not going to be able to see. they do have a general description of this car and a general idea of what this guy looks like. they're asking parents or students who have any more interaction with them to give him a call. reporting live in temple hills, i'm tracee wilkins. back towel all in the studio. >> thank you, tracee. we have some breaking news right now, add another high profile name to the list of men accused of sexual misconduct. the washington post reporting eight womre

of sexual harassment. women say he groped them, made lewd calls, walked around naked in their presence. the 75-year-old hosts a show on pbs and co-hosts the cbs this morning program. >> a second has nwoman has come forward about senator al franken. this woman told cnn he grabbed her rear end when they posed for a photo at the minnesota state fair. she says this was back in 2010. now, that's a year after franken became a u.s. senator. franken told cnn he does not recall taking the picture. last weekend l.a. radio host accused franken ever groping and forcibly kissing her more than a decade ago. franken said he will fully cooperate with an ethics investigation. this evening we are also hearing from the first woman who accused alabama senate candidate roy moore of sexual misconduct. lee korver man

washington post that she was just 14 when a then 32-year-old moore made sexual advances on her. she said she went to his home where he undressed her and tried to get her to touch him. she spoke with savannah guthrie on the today show. >> i pulled back and said that i was not comfortable and i got dressed and he took me home. but i was at 14-year-old child trying to play in an adult's world and he was 32 years old. >> roy moore denies these allegations and further says he does not even know you. >> i wonder how many "me's" he doesn't know. >> she said she tried on more than one occasion to confront moore but couldn't. she said she has not received any money for this. >> this time of year college students are usually coming home, ending a long semester of work. for a family in rockville, they had to make

to south carolina after their son died in a moped crash. police say david newell hit by a drunk driver not far from the university of south carolina where he was a senior. newell's family spoke to news4's meagan fitzgerald. >> reporter: david newell was a proud graduate of mcgruder high school. his family says he was one of those guys who everyone loved to be around. >> david was an amazing person. he was smart and funny. >> reporter: david's sister brady sitting next to his sister annette and long-time girlfriend rachel thomas said on wednesday night their lives changed when they received a call. >> there wasn't much hope for his survival but they would try to maintain him on life support until we could get there to say good-bye. >> reporter: david was on his moped heading to his home in south carolina when he was struck and killed by a drunk driver. >> he was an advocate for not drinking and driving. and he wrote a speech in school.

the university of south carolina where he was a senior. many of his friends who knew his passion for saving others were by his side until his family arrived on thursday morning to say good-bye. >> we were supposed to see him on wednesday. he was supposed to arrive home for thanksgiving and instead we're going to be at his funeral and we're going to bury him and we'll never, ever get a chance to see him again. >> reporter: david used his life to try and save others from the impacts of drinking and driving. his family now hopes his death will continue to do the same. >> the last message in david's own words, be that person. be the person that stops someone from getting in a car and doing something stupid. >> reporter: meagan fitzgerald, news4. >> such a loss. well, she could do it all. award winning actress and vocal power house della reese has died. she appeared in numerous movies and s

de wi della reese was in the long running show touched by an angel. before that, she captured audiences with her deep melodic singing voice. she could belt out jazz, blues, gospel, everything in between. the family said reese died peacefully at her calf home last night. she was 86 years old. >> she was something. a detective airbag deployed. a woman was hurt. she has a message you want to hear before you hit the roads this holiday season. >> and storm team4 with ire thanksgiving forecast. a look at what's ahead if you're traveling or expecting company. you're watching news4 at 5:00. and i'm going to run that thing in about 20 minutes on theair,

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poor amelia, we're asking her what every hour for the next five days is going to look like. we're harassing her. >> you're getting me ready for this weather. >> i know. >> breezy, a breezy, cold -- >> lot riding on this week, too. everybody is wondering. >> and the good news is for the most part the weather is going to be pretty quiet for the workweek on into the weekend. so as we're traveling, visiting family or friends or they're coming into town, at least the weather early for the most part looking to cooperate. if you do have family and friends visiting and they're already here, welcome to

washington. i hope you enjoy your stay. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. 50 degrees in the district. one of the warm est spots, but already down to 44 in gaithersburg. take a look at winchester, 43 with clear skies. it is going to be a chilly start on your tuesday morning. take a look at your hourly planner. 7:00 a.m., 36 degrees, but plenty of sunshine around throughout the day. but a breeze as well. so you'll be noticing that from start to finish. all the leaves blowing around. actually it looks kind of pretty. if you're heading out to get your lunch, you'll want a jacket. sunglasses, too. 55, a high tomorrow near 60 degrees. so, almost 5 to 10 degrees worm warmer than today. tomorrow night not as cold as tonight. as we look to your wednesday, maybe a morning shower east of 95, but for most of us the days looking dry, plenty of sunshine and breezy wednesday afternoon. 53 for a high. so, tomorrow, wednesday feeling very much like autumn out there. then it gets cold for thanksgiving. take a look at your planner. we start off the day in the 30s, but we only stay in the 40

the lunch time and afternoon hours. so, as you're eating thanksgiving dinner looking outside, plenty of sunshine, but no, definitely chilly, maybe getting a football game in during the afternoon hours. 47 for a high and thanksgiving evening, it is going to be dry. so, the weather outlook, if you're prepping for family and friends to come, leaf raking, we're dealing with breezy winds tomorrow and wednesday afternoon. if you're already trying to hang up the christmas lights or the holiday lights, it will be chilly but mainly dry. not just the next few days, but on into the weekend as well. if you're getting the tree after thanksgiving, friday, saturday, or sunday, i'm watching sunday for the chance of a shower so i would recommend to get the tree on friday or on sunday. of course we have the redskins game here on thanksgiving evening. love that it's going to be on nbc. it's going to be cold if you're at the game so make sure you dress in layers. i would recommend the warm est jacket you have in your closet. take a look at your storm team4 four-day four cast. there is a small chance of shower wednesday morning, mainly east of the 5. most of

feeling very much like late november. as we look to thanksgiving, there's your high of 47. a cold one, chance of showers we're keeping an eye on for saturday. not set in stone but i know we have a lot going on outdoors. we're putting that in the forecast right now. guys, i can't believe that thursday you're at the end of the ten-day, the last day in november, where did the months go? we're getting ready for december. but it does look like our temperature starts to warm up late next week. >> we'll take it, amelia. thanks so much. >> a 21st birthday celebration ends in a fiery crash. two young people dead. next an emotional day as the driver who killed his own best friend is sentenced. >> the ongoing crisis in puerto rico, having a big impact here and across the country. our doreen gentzler reports on how it's affecting critical medical supplies. >> we need your help. we're collecting for the annual food 4 families food drive. call 202-885-494

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performed any better, that was picture-perfect textbook. his landing gear refused to drop. this was at st. mary's regional airport. a little more than an hour ago. he was the only one on board and he sauntered off the plane and moseyed on up to the fire people and said, you know, as if he does this every day. >> every day. >> good for him. well, we're going to begin 5:30 with a story that may force someone to think twice the next time you get behind the wheel after you've been drinking. >> yeah, we learned today a spo spotsylvania main will spend the expect decade in prison phone to a crash that killed two friends riding in his car. >> chris gord ton spoke to the parents of a young woman killed that night. it was her 21st birthday. this is an interview you will see only on news4. >> reporter: this was shot in a cruiser. this is the first time this evidence is being shown publicly. you can see the truck that crashed in a ball of flames, flipped over on the side of the road. two l

seat, but sheriff's deputies didn't know that and couldn't try to save them at the time because the driver of the truck, brendan scheneman, denied that he knew anything about the accident when he was questioned. >> i want to know what happened right here. >> that's not my problem. >> were you in the vehicle? >> no, sir. >> reporter: it turns out 26-year-old brendan scheneman was speeding and driving drunk on robert e. lee drive the night of january 12th, killing his roommate taylor wolf, the father of three children, his oldest of 5-year-old son and two daughters. the youngest born after the accident. the other person killed, chelsea favro, was celebrating her 21st birthday that night. her mother testified she lost her best friend. >> chelsea was universally adored for being genuine and kind and beautiful, and the world was a darker place in a te

afford to be any darker. this is a tremendous loss. >> reporter: brendan shan man is sentenced to ten years in prison or for manslaughter while driving under the influence of alcohol. in court he apologized to the families saying, i'm not a monster. i never intended what happened. before scheneman was taken out of the courtroom to begin serving his sentence, he asked for a favor. he asked to hug his mother. the judge said, i'm sorry, i cannot let you do that. reporting from the spotsylvania county courthouse, chris gordon, news4. >> there is an effort underway to bring the world cup to our region. the news4 i-team has learned that reps from both maryland and the district went to houston last week to present pitches for the 2026 world cup. d.c. proposing fedex field and landover as a host site. maryland offering raven stadium. maryland team also said towson, unbc goucher, and potentially the university of maryland could also be training

25 u.s. cities vying to be the official u.s. bid for -- to bring fifa for the cup. >> today marks exactly two months since hurricane maria made land fall in puerto rico and people there are still in dire need of help after both maria and hurricane irma. a unity rally was held in the district on sunday for puerto rico. nearly half of the island remains without power still and as doreen gentzler reports tonight, that is impacting medical care here on the main land. doreen? >> i canyeah, that's right, jim. this may be the beginning. some medical facilities are still running on generator power and medical factories. many aren't running at all. more than 50 medical manufacturing plants are based in puerto rico. collectively they manufacture more than a thousand different kinds of medical devices and products including everything from surgical instruments and dental products as well as cardiac pacemakers and insulin pumps. many iv fluid bags used in medical centers a

country are also made in puerto rico, particularly the kind with sodium chloride. we call them saline solution. saline iv fluid bags we use to inject drugs intravenously in hospitals and outpatient facilities, they can be used for rehydration in an emergency room, for example, or mixed wit chemotherapy for cancer patients. and right now they are in critically short supply. the food and drug administration which oversees this has been monitoring the situation and has said it will allow the temporary importation of iv saline products from outside the u.s. while this shortage is happening. production at facilities in the u.s. and the main land u.s. will also be expanding to meet the demand and the fda says it will continue to monitor the supply. but getting full power restored is key in puerto rico. puerto rico lured a lot of pharmaceutical production facilities to the island because they wanted the jobs

well, now with what's happening in puerto rico, a lot of them are expected to leave and taking those jobs and economic benefits with them. so, this is a much larger situation. >> as it is, you don't even think about that. thank you, doreen. >> uh-huh. >> finding happy safe homes for children, the passion and a personal mission for news4's barbara harrison and melissa mallay. barbara was at d.c. superior court to celebrate the adoptions of dozens of children in d.c.'s foster care system, like that little cute guy. one young man told her it was the moment he'd been waiting for his whole life. >> and melissa mallay spoke about adopting her own daughter in the adoption celebration in montgomery county. seven children were a president doed in montgomery county friday. lots of smiles, hugs and

dressed up in their finest. >> so sweet. >> i don't know who looks happier, the new moms and dads or the kids. >> the kids are all dressed up, they're so cute. we have another passion here at news4, making sure that all local families have a warm meal this thanksgiving. >> it's a big one. you know it. we're working for you in the community collecting your donations and our pat lawson muse joins us now from our capital one arena in northwest washington. >> you've been there all day, pat. we're counting down. it's going to be ending soon. how has it been going? >> that's right, and the collecting is coming to an end, wendy and jim. as you can see, our volunteers now are starting to pack up some of the food that we collected today and box it up to take it out of here so that we can start getting ready to ship to families. it's come in today all day today, by the can, by the bags, by the box load, cars, vans, trucks full of food. all of it food 4 families. three whole carloads came from teachers at friendship southeast academy.

>> tracy. >> david. >> james. >> cornelius. >> giovanni. >> you're all from? >> friendship southeast academy. >> and you brought a donation down? >> three carloads of donations from our scholars at friendship southeast academy. >> wonderful. >> wonderful, for the needy families in southeast academy and d.c., everywhere to make sure everybody is good for this thankful holiday coming up. >> isn't that wonderful? that's been the tone all day. people have come down and just opened their pockets and donated cash and they're still donating and you can still donate by calling our phone bank, our volunteers are still standing by until 7:00 tonight. so, give them a call, 202-885-4949. they've been so great all day. they talked to a lot of you. so many called to say hello and

some of our on-air talent has been down there on the phone bank. everybody is pitching in to do what's really an effort, a community effort. we do it every year to give back to the community. so, you can give still by logging into nbcwashington.com and making a secure credit card donation, but give before you sit down to have your thanksgiving dinner this year. back to you in the studio, guys. >> thank you so much. >> thank you, pat. we have some breaking news right now. chopper 4 is flying over a fire in prince george's county as we speak. we're getting our first look at the scene. we're told this is a fire that was started in a home on mchenry drive. this is in lanham. it spread to the garage. no reports of any injuries, but of course this time of year it's never good to have a family come home and find their house on fire. fire fighters are still working to put this out. no word on what started it. we will get you detas as we rilec

who were those guys? tonight the georgia dome is a pile of ash. engineers imploding it with nearly 5,000 pounds of explosives this morning. >> i've been there many games. the dome was the home to the atlanta falcons, 1996 olympic games and other major events including two super bowls.

but our capital wheel at national harbor is indeed a landmark. and tonight's hand it to handly, i'm going to find out what it takes to be behind its controls. look out. >> fasten your seat belts. even after more than a dozen deaths due to defective airbags, recall notices are being ignored. up next a plea from a woman who was badsly hurt when one of her airbags exploded.

the great holiday get away is upon us and i'm adam tuss. we're going to give you tips to avoid this thanksgiving rush whether you're on the road, the rails, in the air, there are things you can do to make your trip a lot more stress free. coming up tomorrow morning on news4 today, live reports all th

that we'll have for you. back to you. >> just last week the news4 consumer team told us how thousands of car owners are ignoring the safety recalls and putting themselves and you at risk. tonight a very personal plea from a victim of a defective takata airbag. our consumer reporter susan hogan is now -- joins us now with her message. >> well, wendy, this story comes at a very crucial time as millions of you head out on the roads for the thanksgiving holiday. i should warn you what you're about to see may be disturbing. stephanie urd man joined forces with honda in this very powerful and impassioned public service announcement to motivate car owners to get their recalls repaired. in september 2013 stephanie was driving home in her 2002 honda civic when a vehicle pulled out in front of her. stephanie's airbag deployed but instead of protecting her, there you see it, the inflater ruptured, shooting metal shrapnel into her right eye. her vision will never be the same.

>> i'm lucky to be alive. others haven't been so for the nat. i don't want this to happen to you or your loved one. many car brands are affected by the takata recall, especially older models. that's why i urge you to go online to check if your car's takata airbag has been recalled. >> stephanie and honda encourages car owners with takata airbags to get them fixed. their message reaches out to all open recalls, and it is very easy to check whether your car has an open recall. we're going to make it easy for you. just go to our nbc washington app and all you have to do is search vehicle recalls. back to you. >> that is a powerful psa. susan, thanks so much. >> sure. >> well, you've seen it from the district, virginia, and of course prince george's county. sometimes it's behind us. but have you ever wondered what it would be like to run the capital wheel at our national harbor? we did. so, it's tonight's hand it t

>> how are you? >> jim handly. >> so, this makes me official? >> official. >> it's whipping out here off this water. >> it is. >> the gondolas are climate control. >> if you can brave the elements to meet us, we have a ride. this is the start of our day. before we open to the public, we actually have a two or three hour inspection our maintenance engineering team completes. >> if they're all full, what's a full ride on the wheel? >> 330 guests. >> average ride is about how long? >> 12 to 15 minutes for the full experience. when 28 reaches the top platform, you press manual mode once and it slows itself to decelerate. once it passes this point, you press it that second time and it will finally make its resting stop right here. >> what an office you have. >> yes, yes. and a view. >> view every day. >> welcome to the operator control center, occ here. >> occ, commanden

we can run it in 30 miles per hour the same way. even though we're on ground, anything ten miles you want to make sure all guests are on. they couldn't take it and finish their experience with us, they can press the button and let our operators know what happened. don't be intimidated. it requires maturity, focus, can you imagine 400 guests in que in our line down the pier and the music is playing. off the pier to the side we have something approaching. they have to watch that. >> this is a normal experience. >> the right takds us up. each revolution is two minutes. i want you to stop gondola 20. the first stop has to be at the first platform. >> right. >> right at that opening there i hit it. >> 20. i overshot it. >> hold it in. pickup the speeds a little bit. perfect. >> all right. i self-corrected. >> yes, there we are. >> people are like what is going on?

all right. let's do it. here we are 35%. >> perfect. >> gondola 4. handly here. we're pausing until you can get some pictures at the very top. are you getting a good view up there? >> we are getting awesome pictures of the potomac river and of the national harbor. the fall colors on the trees look great. see you later. >> how was the ride? >> oh, it's amazing. >> what did you think of this ride? >> i enjoyed it. it was a lot of fun. >> at the end of my shift, i was rewarded with a ride in the glass bottomed v.i.p. gondola. just me and alexa. play fly me to the moon. >> fly me to the moon by frank sinatra. >> oh, sinatra. oh, it is such a smooth ride, folks. even if you don't like heights you're going to love it. even with me at the controls. i got my bearings on it. next week i am suiting up with the folks in

i'm making cyber monday holiday deliveries with the team at u.p.s. in prince george's county. i would love to get your ideas, too. e-mail me or share them on my facebook page. that's jim handly or on twitter, too. i will tell you, i'm thinking about learning how to land a plane with no landing gear after today. that's my next challenge. it looked so easy. >> yeah, yeah. >> this was tough. i have to tell you, it takes three months of training. >> he was -- the guy that was showing you, he really did know his stuff. that was kind of fun listening to him talk. and they had a nice day. i like he has to watch the weather because of the storm coming, they have to clear that thing out. >> absolutely. i think you're going to have a busy monday though, i suspect. >> i think it is. my back, i can feel it now. >> anyways, as we look to the weather it's chilly out there. soon to be a cold night. take a look at your temperatures. right now we're at 46 and rockville. 46 at dulles as well. 50 degrees here in the district. we continue to fall overnight, tomorrow morning you want the warm puffy coat, the sunglasses

tomorrow. no rain in the forecast. a cold start, but not bad by the afternoon hours. take a look. a high tomorrow of 59. so, about 5 to ten degrees warmer than today. here's the thing. it will be breezy out there. a little bit of chill but plenty of sunshine. i think overall if you're walking about to and from your car, maybe going out to grab lunch, hey, it's tuesday, it's not too bad. but if you're getting out of town and traveling with that forecast, we'll send it over to lauren. for the most part good travel weather tomorrow, right, lauren? >> yeah, great travel weather for tomorrow. in fact, we are looking at temperatures that are right around 60 degrees you just showed. plenty of sunshine. now, we get into wednesday we'll have more clouds moving in tuesday night into wednesday, maybe a few sprinkles as well especially up towards baltimore. a frontal system will come through wednesday night, bringing temperatures down wednesday. a few spotty sprinkles. i do not believe it will impact your travel. if you're leaving overnight into wednesday morning. but also a little coastal system that could bring rain showers, anywhere from north carolina, the coast line all the way up to

morning and pretty much the midday hours on wednesday. you can see around here the mid-atlantic, we are try back off to the midwest. we are dry for your wednesday travel. so, looking fantastic or your wednesday travel. in fact, here, again, rain along the eastern seaboard. there could be some lake effect snow showers in western pennsylvania, new york, nothing you can't deal with. wet pacific northwest, up by seattle, but again most of the united states going to be dry. amelia, you were talking about some record heat from california for wednesday into thursday for thanksgiving. looks like los angeles all the way down to southern california, san diego, will be record breaking heat, temperatures are going to be in the 90s in those areas. i don't think we'll make it up to there in our ten-day forecast. one can dream. >> yeah, kexactly, right? if you are heading out to the southwest, like lauren said, we're talking record heat, 80s and 90s for the thanksgiving holiday. if you're sticking around here quite a different forecast for the redskins game thursday night. the game is here on nbc. great night to hunker

because, take a look at the temperatures if you're heading down to fed exfield. 38 grizzlies degrees as the gam getting underway. 36, clear skies, dry conditions in the forecast. here's your storm team4 forecast. chance of morning shower with the coastal storm lauren was just talking about. but for most of us it is looking mainly dry with plenty of sun during the day and breezy for the second half of your wednesday. notice our temperatures starting to tumble from wednesday into thursday. we go down to 47 for a high on thanksgiving. it's a chilly one and then black friday it's sunny, it's chilly, 53 degrees. saturday unfortunately, wendy and jim, it does look like there could be some showers out there. something we're going to keep an eye on. it's not a wash out, but if you have plans outdoors or plans with the family keep that in mind. colder and dry for sunday with a high of 46 degrees. >> sounds good, amelia. thank you. if you're just joining us tonight, you missed some drama up in the air and on the runway. >> a local pilot pulls off

landing gear. this was an emergency landing and it was a beauty. video you are only going to see on news4, and we have got this cool pilot's story. next at 6:00. >> and we need your help tonight feeding families in need this holiday season. call 202-885-4949 if you can give to our great cause food 4 families. we're coming right bac

home for the holidays is something many of us take for granted. but news4's tom sherwood explains that for hundreds here in the district there is no longer a question of bouncing from place to place any more. >> reporter: zair and zion happy their mother signed a lease. they are no longer homeless. >> i'm shocked and nervous right now. >> reporter: they stayed in shelters and been in too many homes too many different times. >> i was couch surfing, going from house to house, house to house. >> reporter: now she was showing mayor muriel bowser her two bedroom one bath apartment in southeast. d.c. covers the $1,600 rent. she'll pay what she can while she gets back on her feet with a small cleaning company. >> here's my business card. [ laughter ] >> right here. >> reporter: d.c. officials say the mayor's home for the

place 400 homeless people in more permanent housing before january 1st. they are still looking for landlords like anderson's landlord who has his own story. a poor immigrant more than 20 years ago now giving back. >> i was one of them. i mean, one of them looking for housing before. that was my dream after i get that. that was really my dream, to do something for the people. >> string beans, we have a turkey in the refrigerator. >> reporter: and back in the kitchen anderson was looking over a gift thanksgiving dinner. are you ready for my major question, can you cook? >> yes, i can't cook everything, but i can cook some things. >> reporter: and now she has a kitchen to do it in. in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >> announcer: news4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. 66 >> first tonight video you'll only see right here on news4. a picture-perfect emergency landing in southern maryland today. >> oh, he made it look easy.

there, wasn't it? chopper 4 captured this drama and we brought it to you live this evening. the pilot performed a belly landing here at the st. mary's county regional airport. >> the pilot count get his landing gear to come down so he circled the airport for at least two hours trying to burn off fuel. everything about the landing was textbook. he walked away from the plane without any injury. if you want to watch the entire landing, go to the nbc washington app. now to an urgent warning for anyone who uses those ride sharing services. >> this is beyond disturbing. a local woman allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted by a man posing as an uber driver. the victim told police she hailed the ride around 3:20 sunday morning. moments later she was forced out and attacked on american university's campus as the suspect faces the judge, new details tonight about his past are coming to light, including claims that he was banned from uber back in 2015.