plus a presidential pardon. a thanksgiving tradition kicks off today in washington. all right. you know holiday travel doesn't get any easier. every year we come to this point and it's going to be tough. that's what we do. the "news4 today" team is working for you, doing what we can to make it easier as you head out the door. >> we're covering every angle of the get away. look at the team spread out from the roads to the rails, the buses. live from union station to the streets in your neighborhood. >> we begin with your forecast. and first 4 traffic headlines. meteorologist chuck bell is at union station with what you need to know. good morning, chuck. >> reporter: good morning. a busy morning at union station so far. people coming and going. i've been talking to people. off the bus at north carolina. a lot of people out of dmv for

if you are going to be one of the millions and millions of people getting on the plane and flying out. let's show you the travel. the unsettled weather across parts of northern new york and northern new england. flying out to the pacific northwest, seattle, portland, oregon, there will be unsettled weather down there. spending the thanksgiving holiday. down in the sunshine state of florida for better or for worse. it's still really warm. there are significant chances for rain the next couple of days. across the florida peninsula. some of the best weather in the country might be here at home. we'll be having plenty of sunshine. a little on the chilly side. we'll talk about that. your forecast for traveling for thanksgiving, send me a tweet. i will send you a personalized forecast. let's go to melissa mollet. >> a problem on the beltway. before bw parkway. blocked by the crash. send a chopper that way in a

rest of the beltway is looking okay. 66 looks fine through manassas. little slow 95 northbound into woodbridge. slow spot. remember northbound on 95. we have that crash in triangle. up top here in gaithersburg, goshen road still have the intersection blocked by the crash here and looking right now at chopper 4 on the way. inner loop before bw parkway. that for you in a minute. >> melissa, thank you. if you aren't hopping in a car or train, maybe you're headed to union station. >> there are options for how folks will be traveling. you've talked about the roads being busy. we expect airports and the train stations to be the same. justin finch is taking up our team coverage this morning with a look at how many travelers will be taking trains and buses and what to expect if you're one of those travelers. justin? >> reporter: aaron, from our area alone, more tn

or -- watching the boards for you. so far take a look. all good news here. not seeing any delays or canceled trains. that's what you want to see when you're traveling for the holidays. i have also been talking to people why they want to travel so early. they want to beat the rush. kelly hester joins me now. you're on the way to new jersey. >> yes. i'm on my way to new jersey. >> it's tuesday morning. you're already all packed up here ready to go. why are you leaving so early? >> because i'm trying to beat the holiday rush. trying to get out early. i was up at 4:30. took the metro down to union station. i leave at 6:30. >> reporter: kelly bought your ticket early. how early? >> two months in advance. >> reporter: you also saved money as well. >> i saved about 80 bucks leaving this early in the morning. >> reporter: you're leaving rl

you're beating it both ways. >> i actually come back in the evening. i got a good deal on that ticket as well. >> reporter: unveiling upgrades as well. new to go on -- 45,000 seats on amtrak. upgrading wi-fi as well. when you see the service you're getting. how do you feel about that. >> i feel great. i normally travel in coach. a couple of times i travel in business. they got the -- this year might be like last thanksgiving, nationwide, 760,000 people took to the rails. back to you in the studio. >> all right. justin finch live for us at union station. thank you, justin. 6:04 right now. metro changes to let you know about this week because of thanksgiving on thursday. rail and bus service operte

opens at 8:00 a.m. and closes at 11:00 p.m. parking will be free at all facilities. on black friday, rail and bus service operates on a regular weekday schedule. with normal fare and parking rates. beginning on saturday, there will be no red line service between silver spring and ft. totten. a lot of people have to head to the airports to pick up family members heading into town. marshall is trying to make it easier for you. they're offering free parking for the first hour in hourly garages. it is also adding 50 spaces to the cell phone lot. the arrivals area will be less congested. shuttles, taxis and ride sharing vehicles will now have to pick up and drop off passengers on the departure level. all of these changes will be in effect through mid-january. >> we are working for you to track flight delays this morning. according to flight aware, things are running smoothly at reagan national.

no significant delays in any of the airports you're jetting off to. tomorrow should be the busiest airport travel day of the week. today will be the busiest day on the roads. our transportation reporter adam tuss is out on i-95 in laurel. he'll join us in a few minutes with tips on the best and worst times to be on the roads. you want to hear this before you leave work today. 6:06 now. we have breaking news about a recent officer involved shooting in pennsylvania. chris lawrence at the live desk with details. chris, what's happening? >> chris, i retweeted the pennsylvania state police. they've confirmed that a man wanted for shooting and killing a young officer is now in custody. so they've got their suspect. rookie officer brian shaw was shot and killed during a traffic stop on friday. they had tentatively scheduled a press conference for 10:00 this morning. a few hours from now, details on how they were able to catch

involved in this case. eun, back to you. >> chris, thank you. here at home, we're getting a unique view of a house fire in prince george's county. take a look at this. a firefighter captured these flames from his dashcam as he rolled up to the scene here. you can see the flames on top of the garage. a fire tore through the home on mchenry lane. minutes later, they tried to douse hotspots. investigators say monday's fire started in the chimney and spread to the garage. >> a local funeral home has been shut down. the owner accused of taking advantage of grieving families. the funeral home in d.c. is named in a lawsuit. d.c. attorney general filed. the lawsuit alleges that they charged it for services it did not provide. the attorney general says the funeral is operating without a proper license. the funeral home says it's not making a statement about the case. this morning, fairfax county police want l

eye out for abuse. this comes after two public school employees were arrested for assault. james duffy iii and aide edmond bailey are accused of assaulting the 11-year-old boy twice in one week. the incident happened last month. a staff member witnessed the second assault and intervened. bailey resigned. a statement from fairfax county public schools says their actions do not reflect the expectations of the school nor the dedication of the employees who care deeply about the well-being of all students, especially those who are most vulnerable. 6:08 right now. one of three missing teens in prince william county have been found. the girl in the mild of the screen has been found safe. the other two remain missing. the girls were reported as runaways on november 12th.

silver honda crv. this morning, you can donate the extra cans in the cupboard or scarves. >> we are live stuffing the box at the king street metro. molette green is braving the cold and getting your donations. so important this time of the year, molette. >> absolutely. you said it. we want to stuff this bus. this is a dash bus here at the king street metro. on your way to work or school this morning, we are taking your donations of clothing. as you can see here, cloets hanging up and food donations here. because the idea is to help as many people as possible. coming up next, why dash is doing it and what they say the greatest need is in this community. stay with us on "news4 today" for that. back to you guys. great effort there, molette. can't wait to hear more about it. belly flop. the emergency landing you would va'a to see to believe.

local pilot made a dangerous dive. unwanted advances. new accusations against a media giants. the action taken against one of the most popular morning show hosts. the kids have school today. make sure they have a warm coat on at the bus stop. temperatures feeling like the 30s again. through the afternoon, though, milder but nice and dry if you are already setting up for your travel for thanksgiving. coming up, a closer look at what ctu can expe

6:13 your time right now on a chilly morning. a travel day for a lot of people. >> that's right. our chuck bell is live at union station. f

chuck. >> it sure is. this is the line for the trains in new york city. this young man right here, he's going to go up there and see snoopy in the parade. he's very excited about that. what's best thing about being on the train is when they yell what? all aboard! >> yep. >> all aboard. everybody is ready to go up to new york city for the big thanksgiving day parade. if you want the forecast for where you're going, send me a tweet. you can find me also on facebook and instagram as well. lots of holiday travel. looks like everybody is ready to have a good time. sheena has a check of our forecast for right here at home through the dmv in the thanksgiving holiday. don't go away. melissa mollet is staying home for thanksgiving. >> no traveling for me. >> crash reported there. the inner loop before bw

off to the -- earlier than we were blocking part of the roadway. much more coming up. developing this morning, veteran television host charlie rose will be off the air today. he's been suspended from cbs as well as pbs amid sexual harassment allegations. eight women told the "washington post" that rose made unwanted advances toward them. rose has apologized for his behavior saying he's greatly embarrassed. however, he says that not all of the allegations are accurate. we turn to a decision that will be devastating for tens of thousands of families. the trump administration is ending temporary permits for 60,000 patients. conditions in haiti have improved significantly since 2010. that's when a powerful earthquake shook the caribbean nation. families have until july of 2019 to return to haiti. you may want to move up your plan to buy a christmas tree

the national christmas tree association warrants there won't be as many trees available compared to past years. the association says that's due in part to the recession a few years ago, fewer people bought trees so fewer were planted and now few to go around. you know how that works. it also means you'll likely pay as much as 10% more than you did for a similar tree in past years. >> i bought one yesterday? >> you did? >> from amazon. >> i think -- not the forest. >> the service. >> the ones planted in the ground. >> burn my building down. >> the saturday after thanksgiving is the tradition. we have to go with the thanksgiving after thanksgiving. the saturday. >> you know what i'm trying to say. president trump will pardon the national turkey. he will choose between drumstick or wish bone. at the white house later

humor. >> the 70th anniversary of the -- they arrived yesterday. melania trump welcomed the white house christmas tree with son baron. they will travel to florida to celebrate holidays. >> this is the season of giving and today you can donate coats and hats and gloves and scarves for those who can't afford their own. >> we're live helping to stuff the bus with dash. molette green is at the king street metro station in alexandria with more on the the drive. >> this bus is stationary at the king street metro waiting for you to come out. you can see holiday decorations up. we want to make this a merry holiday for everyone in this community. waiting to take your canned donations on this bus. the idea is to stuff this bus witfo

coats especially with the hypothermia shelter opening up. had really cold nights. want to talk to allison with dash about this big effort you're taking part in this year. tell me about this. >> wanted to get involved in the community. this is the first year we've done stuff the bus. what better way to -- today is our last day. we're going to be here until 9:00. a big finale. we've collected so many awesome donations. we're so thankful. >> you've fwgone to different locations. this is the finale location. how has the turnout been? what are people saying? >> everyone is so appreciative. we've heard thank you from everybody. people will go into stores and buy stuff and come back out and give it to us. >> one of the biggest needs is for coats. men's coats especially. we're going to talk to the

many of the donations. later on in the hour. not until 9:00. 9:00 this morning at the kings street metro. we're the bus with the painted hands on the side of the bus, right? >> right. >> we're live here this morning. kings street metro waiting for you to help us stuff the bus. back to you guys. >> let's turn to sheena parveen today. we need the big coats. the whole nine yards. >> especially if you're going grocery shopping. i had anxiety. i went sunday. >> go off -- i feel it's going to turn into black friday. the closer you get to thanksgiving, fights in the grocery store to get a turkey. >> people go in the grocery -- i'm trying to avoid it. i did not forget something which is good. but if you have to make those runs to the

here's your forecast for that. if you are working today and not traveling and you need to go to the store later on, temperatures will be in the 50s. we'll be nice and dry. good luck to you. >> i'm sure it's going to get very with us busy. >> colder for thanksgiving. feels-like temperature outside. we're at or below freezing in many spots. 31 is what it feels like in clinton. dulles. if you have extra seat at your table for a dog maybe, rescue lines for adoption. puffy coats this morning. by lunchtime dry, mid-50s. upper 50s this afternoon. staying milder today. dry around the northeast. down in florida, we'll be seeing travel issues later on today. future weather, going through the afternoon, everything looks good for travel. that's great news. >> late tonighth

district. very early tomorrow. in new jersey, up towards new york and boston. that's where we could see issues tomorrow. travelwise. locally doesn't look too bad. thanksgiving, look at the morning temperatures. dry for black friday. dry as we go into this weekend. let's see how the roads are doing on this tuesday morning. hey, melissa. >> inner loop before bw parkway. we still had this crash on the right shoulder. we're starting to see some slowdowns. some of them looking chopper 4 over. inner loop at -- if you're headed out sometime soon, you might see police activity because of that as well. inbound 66 before 2:34. crash on the left shoulder. northbound 59 before triangle. crash blocking the left lane. activity on the right shoulder. new problem southbound on 80. 19 miles an hour. you can see after that 270

good. normal slowdowns. 66 is okay. 95 northbound looking normal as well. listen to wtop when you hop in your car. >> necessimelissa, thank you. an a.u. student reported a rape on campus and why uber says the driver was an imposter. chaos on inauguration day. what happened when protesters faced a judge and why the court had to make an unexpected change. today on ellen, the one and only barbra streisand. star-packed show begins at 3:00 p.m. thn stick around for newes

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investigators say 57 uber drivers in colorado should not have passed a background check. three had duis and they fined the company nearly $9 million. uber says it is working to resolve the error. now to incredible video only on news 4. a pilot managed to land his plane without working landing gear. that pilot circled the runway at st. mary's airport for more than 90 minutes yesterday before he decided to go for it. >> that's what you're seeing in this video. he landed the plane on the belly. listen to the dispatchers after they learned the pilot was in trouble. what are the indications. we have a crash or what? >> soupds like a hung landing gear. >> after the landing, the pilot as you can see there, just hopped out of the plane and walked out waited for firefighters like it was no big deal. a crane was

plane from the one runway. very lucky. i imagine he was very experienced. close call. 6:27 right now. it gave children nightmares and made parents change their morning routine. what police want you to know about a flasher showing up at a local school. good morning from union station. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. you think you got it hard for holiday decorating. they're trying to put up the huge wreaths on the front of union station. nothing comes easy this time of the year. hopefully the holiday travel will be a little easier on your

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thinking about the thanksgiving dinner already. >> so lining up for food. get away day. getting to that dinner. thanks for joining us on this tuesday. >> if you are hitting the roads today for thanksgiving, you're not the only one. >> we have team coverage and meteorologist chuck bell is live with a look ahead. chuck, good morning. good morning, aaron and eun. nothing comes easy when you have to do something on the scale of union station. these are the big wreaths. this weighs

6,000 pounds on a wreath. that's the reason they've got the crane here and the forklift. couple of thousand lights on there. team of about a dozen people to put each one of these wreaths up. a big going on here at union station early this morning. if you're coming down for holiday travel, know that each wreath up there, there's four or five up there. 6,000 pounds of wreath. makes your hollow owe if you're headed to a local airport, good flying weather today and tomorrow. plenty of sunshine with plenty of breeze out of southwest. temperatures today, up close to 60 degrees. for tomorrow, ths a chance for a little rain. but probably the rain is over before the sun even comes up tomorrow. then tomorrow, a gusty northwest wind. little cooler tomorrow. so today is probably more of the outdoor run day than that. nonetheless, all the holiday decorations are going up. let's hope that you and your family have a fun and

>> let's get into the cool and, warm and comfy studios. >> taking a look from above here. chopper 4 over the inner loop at route 1. doesn't seem to be slowing things. of course, volume with the morning commute starting to kick in here. inner loop and outer loop, the rest of the beltway looking good. two previous problems that are now out of the way. inbound on 66 through manassas, have a crash on the left shoulder. 95 north before triangle. crash blocking the right lane. 270 south at 80, crash on the left shoulder. taking a lock at 95 in maryland, nice and clear. northbound and southbound, wouldn't it be nice if it stayed that way through the weekend. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. continuing our team coverage, we're taking a look at the roads near your home from above. thanks to chopper 4. maybe a little shopping center too, here. aaa says today will be one of the busiest day on the roads all year. >> millions will be

roads. transportation reporter, adam tuss with a few tips and tricks to avoid the worst of the traffic. he's 95 in laurel. looks like a lot of people on the roads already. >> reporter: already. the best tip, stay where you are. stay put. that will work. we've got traffic already building here on i-95. a lot of people will be out and some people are saying this is actually going to be the worse travel day compared to wednesday. used to be wednesday. now it's tuesday. let's go back to up chopper 4 where they are. route 1 in college park. traffic is starting to build around the area this morning. he starts to see the next couple of days, a gradual progression of people. 95 essentially is the eastern side of the beltway. a lot of people will be coming up and down the corridor. where is the worst traffic. aaa says it's on 95 in the fredericksburg area. this shows you where the map

that's a spot where it can be a real, real tricky place for anyone going at any time of the year. people have already gotten out and about or starting their holiday travel. we talked to one guy going from richmond to new jersey. take a listen to what he had to say. >> so your strategy is get on the road as early as possible. >> as early as possible. i want to be home by 8:30. you get what you ask for. if you're waiting until 8:00 to get out of here this morning, you're in trouble. >> reporter: he is absolutely right. get out there and do it as early as you can. traffic continues to develop. we have tips for you. if you're driving through other cities, try to aid a. void rush hours. actually -- plan the lunch or dinner to get around the other cities. if you happen to get in other trouble around the roads, road patrols are geared up for what's going

days. be safe out here on the roads. the traffic is building along 95. we're going to be monitoring the commute the next couple of days for you. don't worry, we've got you covered from the roads, the rails, the airports. everyone gets home safely. guys, back to you. >> adam, thank you very much. whether you are hitting the roads. catching a flight or train, we're working for you. be sure to turn on your alerts on the nbc washington app. >> road closures and delays, the train stations, make your holiday travel as smooth as possible. >> 6:35. here's a look at top stories. we start with this massive fire in michigan. take a look at the flames here. a high pressure gas line exploded in a suburb of detroit late last night. spokesperson for consumers energy says they've shut down the line. they're letting the fire burn itself out now. so far no reported injuries. six people accused of rioting on inauguration day will

they're the first of 200 people faci facing chaos -- their trial started yesterday and is expected to last several weeks. each faces decades in prison if convicted on all charges. it will take a year and a half to complete the trials for everyone who was arrested. a missing prince william county teen has been found safe. two other girls are still missing this morning. thomas, the girl in the center here, they're looking for the two other girls who went missing on november 12th. a mother says she is not comfortable letting her daughter walk to school alone anymore in temple hills. >> this comes after a man exposed himself to the girl. prince george's county police say the man targeted a little boy. both incidents happened near benjamin stoddard middle school. our tracee wilkins spoke exclusively with them. we're not showing their

man in his car and he was playing with his private part. and it scared me that night. i couldn't go to sleep. >> parents received a letter on friday telling them about what happened. there will be extra police patrols near the school. trouble in toyland. the list of dangerous toys is out. what you need to know before you go black friday shopping. plus, danger ahead. raging flames at a family home. a new look at

thanksgiving hasn't arrived. i know some of the kids are already working on christmas lists. they want to get ahead of it. >> they don't want to procrastinate. >> homework, procrastinating for days. christmas list, not so much. >> you want to see if your child's request is on the trouble in toyland report. i public interest research group will release that report. the report lists all

children. in general, they suggest avoiding toys with small parts that can be choking hazards and they suggest avoiding high-powered magnetic toys. molette is live at the king street metro. >> what's going on, on the bus, molette? >> reporter: before you head out the door, come to the king street metro. this is where dash bus is parked. with this message for you. >> stop that bus. >> stop the bus. we're waiting for you right now. come on down. we've got much more on where these donations are headed after the break. if you are commuting today for some thanksgiving travel or if you have to work, we're looking at sun glare to start off your tuesday. by the afternoon, dry roads. that's good news for your travel plans. we'll take a look at how the rest of the week is shaping up and your thanksgiving straight ahead. we'll take a look at the roads for your thanksgiving travel forecast this morning. chopper 4 headed to a new

holiday travel season is in full swing from hitting the roads to hitting the rails. what you can expect before you get to that holiday table. i'm justin finch with

working for you before you pack those bags. check of the week ahead and the thanksgiving forecast is coming up. stay with us. carjacking caught on camera. the stop that turned into a dangerous encounter at the pump. what police want you to know. a driver's seat view of a fire emergency. where the fire started and what's next for the family just days away from thanksgiving. thousands of travelers will take a train or a bus this thanksgiving week. >> if you're one of them, that means you have to go through union station. justin finch continues our team coverage live from there now. good morning, justin. >> reporter: hey there, aaron. good morning from the bus lots here at union station. a lot of folks forget, this is a busy bus terminal. travelers nationwide have not forgotten that aaa is forecasting some 700,000 people, rather greyhound forecasting

people are set to board their buses. join now by alston and her family. you guys are bound for binghamton, new york, right? >> uh-huh. going upstate. >> what made you choose the bus? >> it seemed like the easiest commute for us. we don't always have an easy commute. we don't always take this route. >> reporter: did you realize today is possibly the busiest travel day of the thanksgiving season? >> no, not at all. we've dodged a lot of the busy commute because it's so early. we've been okay so far. >> reporter: what you want to do on a day like today, a busy travel day, start your route early like alston's have done here. that is what many people are trying to do today. of course, tomorrow leading up to thanksgiving. back to the studio. >> justin

telling people when the busiest bay day to travel. >> it's 6:47. metro changes this week because of thanksgiving. on thursday, rail and bus service will operate on holiday schedule. the system will open at 8:00 a.m. and close at 11:00 p.m. parking will be free at all lots on black friday. beginning on saturday, there will be no red line service between silver spring and fort totten because they will be closed until december 10th. >> if you have to pick up relatives from the airport, we know there are a lot of you out there, bwi marshall is trying to make it easier for you. >> parking will be free for the first hour in the hourly garages. there will also be 50 extra spots in the cell phone lots. the arrivals area will be less congested because shuttles, taxis and ride sharing vehicles will have to pick up passengers on the departure levels. all of these changes

coverage on your holiday week weather as well. meteorologist chuck bell and sheena parveen working on up to the minute forecast from storm team 4 in a couple of minutes here. it's 6:48. we have breaking news concerning hikers in our area. chris lawrence at the live desk with the latest. chris, what's happening. >> our newsroom, they've been on the phone with local officials. getting the latest on the rescue from two hikers. >> they got rescued -- d.c., maryland and virginia converge. you got to keep in mind how cold it was. we're working to find out if any of the hikers were injured. also gt to update you on breaking news we've been bringing you all morning. president trump is due to get on the phone and talk with russian president vladimir putin. we have now confirmed that that call is going to take place today, not m

of a house fire in prince george's county. a firefighter captured these flames from his dashcam as he rolled up on the scene. the fire tore through the home. this is in the 9200 block of mchenry lane over the garage. chopper forecast -- minutes later as they tried to douse the hotspots. investigators say monday's fire started in the chimney and spread to the garage. >> new video of an armed carjacking in the district. take a look. this happened on kenilworth avenue northeast. d.c. police say two suspects approached the victim in his suv. you can see one pointed a gun at him and forced him out of car. then a second spectacular robbed the man and sped off in a mercedes-benz with maryland license plates. >> it's time to look at the commute. >> melissa mollet is here with everything we need to know in traffic. >> good morning, guys. a goodti

this is in hyattsville. overturned vehicle. lots of trucks around trying to get this cleared out of way. so right now, still shut down. as far as the big travel ways, no major issues right now. have a disabled vehicle, inbound 395 at the 14th street bridge. rest of the beltway looks good. volume is actually a bit light. so that is good, of course. 66 inbound from manassas is the slow spot this morning. 95 northbound here. before triangle. crash blocking the left lane. activity there on the right shoulder. southbound on 95 as you head south this morning. no problems. nice and clear. at 123, brand new crash there. 270 southbound looking good from frederick down to the spur. no major problems. the slow spot is going to be through gaithersburg. now looking quite good. your travel

of the beltway. no major problems. 66 inbound and 95 northbound a tad slow. remember to listen to wtop 102.5 fm when you hop in your car today. very important on this thanksgiving travel day for so many. good morning, sheena. >> good morning, melissa. very important as you drive. we have also some pretty cold temperatures this morning. before you head out and hit the road. if that's what you're doing this morning. bundle up. feels like 35 degrees right now. it is 41. that breeze is still making quite a difference. here's the feels-like temperatures for the area. feels like 29 in lorton. 31 in dulles. 31 clinton. as you are commuting today, sun glare by 7:00 a.m. by 5:00 p.m., dry roads. that's good news. milder early tomorrow morning. a few showers mostly south and east. by 5:00 p.m. tomorrow, dry roads. here's a look at the northeast in new england. we're looking really good. we have one weather system brewing here that coue

you're heading down south. let's head over to chuck bell. he's at union station with a closer look at your travel weather. good morning, chuck. >> good morning, sheena. we're outside the front door at union station. the beauty shot as you would say. the capitol dome in the distance. the big wreath they just hung here. this is one of sefl they put on the front. it's a beautiful time here at union station and beautiful travel weather as well. check it out. the big flight across the country. no problems at the local airports today or tomorrow. the only unsettled weather, the worst of the worst in washington and oregon in the pacific northwest. a lot of rain there. the upper midwest, which is famous for thanksgiving blizzards, from problems from denver to minneapolis and chicago. going to have unsettled weather across northern new york and northern new england with rain/snow mix there. across the peninsula of that florida, unsettled rain

florida, it will be almost 80 degrees. nothing wrong with that, right, miss florida girl? >> yes, chuck. as long as you are in florida, you can be happy about your thanksgiving. rainy day at the beach is better than a nice sunny day at work sometimes. for your thanksgiving, take a look at this holily. we'll be below freezing in the morning on thursday. look at that. 30 degrees in the district. many suburbs in the 20s. a cold thanksgiving but nice and dry. black friday looks good. if you're going to brave the crowds and the weekend is good for traveling. >> sheena, thank you. it's 6:53. this morning, you can donate the extra cans in the cupboard or the scarves you don't wear anymore. >> we're stuffing the bus at the king street metro. molette green is braving the cold and ready for your donations. what are you seeing, molette? >> reporter: hey, you know, we've been out here since 6:00 this morning. we really need people to come through. come on alexandria. as it gets colder,

reminded that we really need coats and warm gear. we need food donations a couple of days out from thanksgiving. dash bus is pushing this campaign. this is the final day of stuff the bus. where are these items that they're collecting going? some to the shelter and shannon is joining us here today to talk about the need, which is especially great for men. >> it is especially great for men. good morning. as i headed out of the house today, i grabbed a coat because it is cold out here. there are people in our community that don't have a coat. but here's the good news. there's a way that you can help with this. we got a bus here. we got all sorts of need in this community. people without a warm coat to stay warm, people that don't have enough food to get through and it's thanksgiving. >> reporter: it is. not just coats. anything to keep us warm. socks are especially important too. >> nothing that brings a smile to a person who is

face like a clean warm pair of socks. please if you're going out, pick some up. bring them out. not sure if you can make them out, volunteer alexandria.org has links on their website for all of the resources. >> reporter: this is fantastic. this effort with dash bus going on here at the king street metro. you can grab an extra coat that you want to donate or food items that you want to donate. come on down here until 9:00 this morning. right? we're going to be stuffing this bus. what is the message again here, dash bus? >> stuff the bus. >> all right. come on out and help us do that. we're here until 9:00 this morning. i'm molette green live in alexandria at the king street metro. back to you guys. >> fantastic effort out there. hope people come out and help out. appreciate your support. it's 6:55. four things to know today. today will be the busiest day on the roads for holiday travel.

begin between 4:45 and 6:00 tonight. news 4 trasnsportation reporter adam tuss has more on that. a missing prince william county teen has been found safe in d.c. but two other girls remain missing this morning. the girl in the center of the screen is okay. the other girls could be in a silver honda crv. a high pressure gas line exploded in the suburb of detroit, michigan, late last night. a spokesman says they shut down the line. they're letting the fire burn itself out. charlie rose will not appear on television this morning after sexual harassment allegations. cbs has suspended the long-time host and pbs has halted distribution of the show that airs on that network. eight women who worked with rose or wanted to work with him told the post about unwanted ades

more coming up on the "today" sh show. chopper 4 over the beltway showing us light volume overall. remember, 95 in maryland. 95 virginia southbound, going to get pretty ugly this afternoon. sheena? >> the roads look good as far as the weather is concerned. here's a close-up look at your thanksgiving. planner says chilly. the morning temperatures, dry until thanksgiving except for early showers. also dry for the weekend. sheena, that is the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us. the "today" show is next. unl then,ti

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