right now, many of you are getting ready to hit the road for thanksgiving. we've been keeping an eye on the traffic since very early this morning. take a look at the highlights there. we're going to get you caught up on the traffic hot spots and how airports are dealing with the crowds. we're going to take a look at travel weather over the next several days no matter where you're heading. i have the forecast for you and how cold it will be for thanksgiving. cbs this morning airs for the first time since allegations against co-host charlie rose surface. hear how the network and his co-workers are dealing with

controversy. good morning. welcome to news 4 midday. we're going to begin this morning with thanksgiving travel. lots of people have already packed up the kids and taken off to grandma's house. if you haven't left yet you may want to wait. transportation reporter keeping an eye on the roads this morning and the rails as well as the airports. he's live with a look at what you need to know if you're headed out. adam, tell us what is the deal. >> patience. patience is the deal. take a look at i-95 here. not too bad right now but certainly as we go through the day things are going to pick up and yeah, you need to have a transportation game plan whether you're on the roads, rails or at the airport. when thanksgiving's around the corner. >> stop the grocery store on the way home and get everything

>> it becomes race to make it home. >> baltimore, delaware, new jersey. >> reporter: before dawn the traffic building. joe mccarthy says he wasn't taking any chances. he was behind the wheel at 4:00 a.m. >> what about people that leave it to the last minute, they're just asking for trouble. >> you get what you ask for. tuesday before thanksgiving has taken over the wednesday before thanksgiving as the worst day to hit the road.

your trip is equally as easy. back live along i-95 aaa says the worst spot in our area will be 95 in the fredricksburg area. traffic will pick up as we go through the day today and tomorrow. >> patience is the word. thank you so much. more now from the marshal pm parking will be free for the first hour in hourly garages. there will also be 50 extra spots in the cell phone lot. the arrival 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 these changes will be in effect through mid-january. expect

holiday rush. amtrak has scheduled extra trains this week and a greyhound is anticipating record number of passengers for thanksgiving as well. some travelers say they wanted to get a head start this morning. >> they're trying to get out early. i was up at 4:30, took the metro down to unionati station. >> we pretty much dodge like a lot of really busy commute since we came here so early. we've been okay so far. >> amtrak is urging tasze ining to get to the station about 45 minutes before your train is said to leave. greyhound is telling passengers to arrive one hour ahead of time. looks like the weather is pleasant at least here for all the holiday travelers. can we expect any problems today for folks headed out? >> not weather problems. it looks really good. we started off with a cold morning

a afternoon we're going to stay nice and dry. it's going to be milder. we have some clouds but we're not looking at rain with the clouds. 52 degrees. a little breezy. here your airport travel for today and tomorrow. looking at the upper 50s. if you're traveling to florida you can see delays there. we'll look at the rest of your travel weather as we go through thanksgiving. >> all right. thank you so much. right now relief is in sight for people living near this water main break. crews are working right now to get the road re-opened. police tweeted out this picture showing the damage.

it's not only drivers that have been impacted here. we're told people living in the nearby landmark terrace apartment woke up to find low or no water at all. right now new carvings are being unveiled on a marine core war memorial. the illustrations you're about to see symbolize the wars in afghanistan and iraq. the soldiers that made the ultimate sacrifice. these are the first carvings to be added to the memorial since 1996. this is a live look here. this is part of a multi-million dollar rehabilitation project. it is going on there. there will be limited access that will be going on through the month of february.

some 800,000 young people have been in legal limbo. >> just walked out the briefing a short time ago. two plaintiffs filing suit against attorney general jeff sessions as well as acting secretary of homeland security. saying right now the fate of the young people are at stake with daca being on the table here. this gave education and employment authorization to some 800,000 people across the children brought here as children by their parents as illegal immigrants. he says this is the only home

he's known. he wanted to stay here. his daca expired at the time of the announcement that they were changing the program. he said he was planning to renew. daca was being phased out. >> one of the things that mr. sessions did not announce in his press conference but was implemented on the day was the changes was the rule that said you have up to a year after it expires to renew was change without any advance notice what so ever. the new rule was if your daca has already expired, effective immediately it's too late to renew. >> i'm tired of this. life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. >> that suit was filed

at the announcement september 5th what was left out was the fact for those who daca authorization had expired they will not have until that march deadline if congress acts to preserve that legislation here. that suit was filed this morning. they expect for the government to respond within 60 days and they hope to move forward. that would restore a window for those 50,000 people that fell to restore their daca authorization or be put on some path to citizenship. i'm justin finch, news 4. back into you. >> we'll stay on top of this story. thank you so much. developing this morning the man who usually talked about the news became the news. today charlie rose was missing from his usual spot on cbs this morning after sexual harassment allegations. cbs has suspended the veteran news man

distri wubugs of the show that bears his name. >> there's no excuse for this alleged behavior. it's systematic and pervasive. >> what do you say when someone that you deeply care about has done something that is so horrible? >> rose has apologized for his behavior saying he's greatly embarrassed. he says that not all the allegations are accurate. senator al franken continues to face backlash after two women accused him of sexual misconduct. now 36 women who worked alongside him at saturday night live are coming to his defense. they have released a statement in support of the now minnesota democrat. it calls his actions stupid and foolish but goes onto describe franken as a dedicated family man. the women said they never experienced any a

behavior. president trump is expected to speak with russian president vladmir putin on the phone today. the two leaders will discuss syria. the conversation comes a day after putin hosted syrian president assad in the resort city. it's the second time assad traveled to russia to meet with putin in the course of the six year zifcivil war. tomorrow the president will make for talks before the u.s. sponsored peace talks resume in geneva. in less than two hours president trump will pardon the national turkey. he's going to choose between drumstick or wish bone at the white house. let's pardon both. the holidays have also arrived at the executive mansion. first lady welcomed the white house christmas tree with son

the first family will travel to florida. election results in question in parts of virginia. what needs to happen before at least one race can be decided? it looks unreal. alaska's northern lights coming up more of this amazing video and what causes t

breaking news to tell you about. zimbabwe president, the president there has resigned. the parliament received the official letter from him. we've been watching these incredible developments and there are people celebrating in the streets right now. the recently fired vice president will now take over as leader within 48 hours. president robert mugabe who was the world's oldest head of state, now resigning. we'll stay on top of these developments throughout the day and online. here at home we're getting a unique view of a house fire in prince george county. a firefighter captures these flames from his dash cam as he rolled up to the saep. the fire tore through the home. investigators say monday's fire started in the chimney and it spread. fire officials now urging p

to have their fireplaces inspected. the search continues for two of three teens missing from prince william county. the girl you see in the center of your screen here has been found. they say she was found safe in the district. however, ashley and tameria wright remain missing. these girls were reported as run aways on november 12th. they may be in a silver honda crv. a little girl told us she's so scared she can't sleep. she spoke about the man who exposed himself to her and the girl isn't the man's only victim. >> reporter: when children are victims. >> most children don't look for the make and model of the car, tag number to let the police know exactly who it is. >> reporter: now this mother's walking her daughter to school

ago. >> i was walking to school and a man in a car and he was playing with his private part and it scared me that night. i couldn't go to sleep. >> reporter: the mother and daughter don't want their faces shone. >> he rolled his window down so the kids could see what he was doing. >> reporter: then a second incident is reported near benjamin stoddard middle school. this time is victim is a boy. >> once the second child reported it is when a detective was assigned to the case. >> we have additional resources in the area. we're doing everything we can to find this individual. >> reporter: police don't have the best description to go on. for now the school system is reminding parents. >> we don't want anyone to be afraid to walk to school. we want people to be part. walk in groups. walk at the crosswalk. report anything suspicion to a trusted

kids isn't good enough. >> now she said she's willing to walk to school by herself which is not going to happen. i'm going to prevent anything from happening to my child. >> reporter: there are additional resources aren't that obvious because they working undercover. they have a general idea of what the guy looks like and his car. they're asking the public that if you see anything suspicious, give them a call. today marks two weeks since election day but two seats in virginia's house of delegates are still undecided. a new controversy is complicating the results even more. at least 83 voters in fredric fredricksburg and stafford county received the wrong ballot. the board will meet again tomorrow to discuss this error. if cole wins, there will be an equal number of democrats and republicans in the house of

delegates. if you're hitting the road for thanksgiving your kids may be buckled up in the back. it's important to make sure they are riding in the right booster seats as well. new this morning, dan has the recommendations coming straight from the experts. for children ages four through eight a booster seat can be a lifesaver if the fit is right. >> make sure the lap belt is riding flat and the shoulder belt is fitting snugly at the center of the shoulder. >> reporter: the insurance institute is out with recommendations for new booster seats. 13 of 16 received the highest rating of best bet. >> if a booster gets a best bet ratings it means it will provide good belt fit for any child 4 to

8 in any car or zusuv. >> reporter: one seat not recommended is already on the market. the safety first summit. the manufacturer says approximately 5,000 crash tests are performed each year to ensure our seats will protect a child in the unfortunate event of a crash. experts say boosters can help keep kids safe. >> we know that for kids who are four to eight years old that they are 45% less likely to sustain serious injuries when they're in a booster seat than when in the safety belt alone. >> reporter: important information for parents as they secure their precious passengers. got some new video of an incredible light show in the sky all thanks to mother nature. the northern lights lit up alaska overnight. take a look at this. this is the time lapse from anchorage. pale yellow green is th

common color of the light. it happens when the sun shoots charged particles that collide with the earth's atmosphere and other colors like purple, blue are called by other gases. very cool to see. taking extreme measures to get the word out. ikea reannouncing major recall. some will consider combining the two best side dishes of the thanksgiving meal, coming up after the break another viewer

this week on news 4 we're visiting local families to try out some of their favorite holiday dishes. today they're stepping into a kitchen to learn how to make mashed powe tape toe stuffing. >> the recipe is my grandmother's and i spend a lot of time with her. you can smell that stuffing coming in the door. my grandmother loved the thanksgiving dinner and we'd cook it all yearlong. it starts with mashed potatoes and then has bread. it's not a dressing. it's a stuffing. >> i like that, mashed potatoes in the turkey. >> then what? >> take your loaf of bread. >> like you're feeding a duck.

then you need to chop your onion and celery. i think the bread is what absorbs a lot of juices from the turkey itself. you want to beat your eggs. >> okay. you make it cohesive. >> exactly. you're going to want to add about two or three even piece es of poultry seasoning to that. you're going to stir that and stuff your bird. cook it according to your turkey directions. >> wow. mashed potato stuffing. >> wow. now we get to enjoy the fruits out of our labor. >> sorry about that. see what you think. >> that is so good. it tastes like a mix of mashed potatoes and your bread stuffing. >> yeah. >> definitely creative. i kind of like my stuff separate. what do you think?

>> i love stove top. >> i do too. >> i need a good stuffing recipe. i've been looking for one for a long time. i go to stove top because it's so good. they were on sale. >> help her out. you're not cooking for thanksgiving are you? >> i am. i tell everybody i made the stuffing from scratch. that's not stove top. that's my recipe. >> we'll see. travel weather leading up to thanksgiving. travel weather leading up to thanksgiving, it's going to be good. we have mostly dry conditions except if you're leaving very early tomorrow morning and you live south or east of d.c. then you can run into a bit of a problem. it's mostly going to be dry for holiday travel. coldeth

we have below freezing temperatures to start your thanksgiving day. we're going to be dry for black friday if you're going to be heading out and shopping. temperatures right now mid to low 50s. you'll be walking the dog. we stay dry. if you're doing a last minute grocery store run, good luck to you especially later on this evening. i'm sure it's going to be very busy but no rain in the forecast. your travel forecast staying dry. early tomorrow morning we're talking about some showers moving through but not for everybody in the area. tomorrow afternoon looks just fine. thanksgiving day, colder black friday looks good and into the weekend. we'll see a cloetsser look at y travel weather. >> if i asked if i was going to be cold i meant the weather, not your stuffing. >> of course my stuffing is not cold. >> never. >> i made it from scratch. w

theed to stay need to stay away from this holiday season. there's a list called trouble in toy land. wait for this to come up. the tobacco industry is being forced to advertise the deadly addictive effects of smoking. the

what does it feel like? like? does fearless age? or does it simply grow... stronger? fearless looks a little different to us all. but with a new carefirst medplus medigap plan, you can find yours. call now to speak with a medigap specialist in your area, and discover the strength and security of a plan with low affordable rates, and the option to add dental and vision coverage.

even a fitness program at no extra cost. call a medigap specialist now to learn more. and get the support to find the answers, to every fearless question. carefirst medplus. live fearless.

thanksgiving hasn't been arrived yet but i bet your kids are already working on those christmas wish list. yes, they've given me theirs. before heading out to the stores you'll want to check to see if your toy's child request is in the annual trouble in toy land report. it puts toys into six dangerous categories. an example of a data collecting toy that is on the list the my friend kayla doll. it's already banned in germany for privacy violations but it's still sold here in the u.s. we'll have a complete list of the list right onur

washington app. another furniture tip over death forces a major retailer to relaunch a recall. ikea is recalling millions of chests and dressers today after the death of an eighth child. son coup consumer reporter is working for you. >> ikea has received 186 report of tip over incidents involving certain pieces of furniture that includes 91 reports of children being injured. the most recent death involves this 2-year-old boy from california. he became trapped beneath a chest that tipped over. let's look at what is being recalled today. certain models of the mound three, four, five and six drawer dresser sold between 2002 and 2016. there's a total of 17.3 million units of furniture includin

consumers, you should immediately stop using the recalled pieces of furniture and return them or you can get an inhome anchoring kit. they will supply that to you free of charge. there's a lot more information regarding this recall and a lot of information about tipovers and what you need to be aware of. it's on our nbc 4 responds facebook page. back to you. >> thank you very much for that good information. take a good look at this picture. this is 79-year-old matthew mason of white plains. he's missing. he drives a 2010 burgundy ford taurus with maryland plates. the sheriff's department says he has dementia and they are worried about his safety. brazen burglars stealing guns from homes, stores and cars from regular owners and even police.

months investigating the impact the stolen guns can have on our streets. we have the latest on how these missing pieces can be tied to later crimes. >> reporter: stolen guns are a big problem in our area. an increasing number that aren't found at all. first at 6:00, burglary crews smashing their way into gun stores across the country. these break ins are on the rise and the stolen guns are turning up on our street. we followed the crew from one crew robbing stores in virginia to a gun found at a murder scene in maryland. see what this store owner did that kept the crew out. >> i woupldn't want to live wit myself if this stuff got in the wrong hand. >> they protect our streets with badge and a gun and we found sometimes police lose those

guns stolen from the police or lost. one ended up at a local high school. >> we don't know what the person's sbenintent was but you think what if. >> don't miss our two part investigation. see what gun owners can do to protect their guns from being used at violent crimes. >> at 11:00, police departments are considering new policies to prevent their guns from becoming missing pieces. back to you. >> we'll be watching that. starting this weekend big tobacco companies are returning to tv ads but they'll have a much different message than before. it's being forced to create anti-smoking ads with warning about the dangers of smoking. more than 80,000 americans died from smoking related illnesses.

ka came out and helped us. we collected so many coat and canned goods to help people who really need it this holiday season. take a look at it. >> this is the fifth stop on the stop the bus campaign to get as many coats and donations of clothing and warm items and food for this holiday season. the stuff the bus campaign, of course, ends today but you still have a chance to give. we want to talk to alison for making this happen this holiday season. tell me about the needs. >> there's a great need. dash wanted to give back to the community. we found there's a need. we found a homeless shelter that will take the donations on this bus. after the donation and the drives are done, i will still be taking donations. there's a need for sock, coats,

especially men's apparel to keep them warm during the winter. >> that's the campaign. you still have an opportunity to dona donate. bring your donations out. check out that website so you can continue to help people all throughout the season. we have talked a lot about the travel forecast but what about thanksgiving and the big shopping day on friday. we'll have what we can expect. making an appointment to see santa. the popular shopping spot making that cnge.ha

the sights of the holiday arrived at d.c. union station this morning. our cameras were there as crews raised the iconic wreath on the historic facade. we got a look at

on the lights of the third wreath before it was raised there. these giant wreaths will hang in front of union station until after the new year. makes such a pretty picture at night as well. we're expecting a visit from the north pole soon. if you want to see santa you'll need to make an appointment. macy's requiring appointments. it's meant to cut down on the weight time. families, you can sign up online to get on santa's calendar. you better do it quick. >> what if you go to the front of the line and say it's an emergency? >> i mean santa's not going to say no but what are those other parents and kids say? >> tell them it's an emergency too. >> there could be trouble. that's why they have to do this because of long waits and people get frustrated. >> you're still going to have to wait. yon

minutes with santa. sdp you're supposed to wait for santa. we can plan the food and all that stuff with the nice weather. you have to do your grocery shopping still. good weather for that head out and good travel weather too. if you're heading around the country only delays we're looking at down in florida and up in the pacific northwest. rest of the country looks pretty good for travel. here we go as we go through tomorrow morning. that rain starts to move up where it's mostly south and east of the district. tomorrow morning any rain will mostly stay out of district and kind of a few showers try to mover in. this is really early. some delays could be possible in areas like new jersey, atlantic city up towards boston, connecticut and maybe upstate new york. there's 10:00 p.m. tomorrow

around boston and a lot of that weather moves away. thanksgiving day, more rain moves back into florida. we like to see that this time of year. temperatures are a little milder than yesterday. mid to low 50s,000. we'll get into the upper 50s this afternoon. we're nice and dry across the northeast right now. there's all the rain starting to flair up in florida. if you have a flight there call your air license to double check on that. freezing morning temperatures for thanksgiving. that's what we're talking about here. dry roads for travel. warm jacket all day. look at your thanksgiving planner. afternoon high only 47 degrees. this dry stretch is pretty good even for black friday and the week as you head back home. >> it looks pretty good. we'll take it. black friday deals ahead of the big shopping day. the all important thanksgiving day meal. we're putting together a side

thought of. stay with us for t

i was mainlining 5 or 6 sales in one day.ay.the the chaos, the insanity. i lived for it. until havertys showed me a better way. relax, havertys' black friday is almost here. sectionals, sofas, beds and more - all on sale. get a days' worth of savings in one easy stop. havertys. life looks good.

here's a hint as to what's coming on nbc this is us. film crews were on howard's university campus this past weekend shooting scenes for an upcoming episode. we reached out to the producers and while they are keeping quiet on the what, we do know when it will air. the episode with the real

on nbc 4. black friday almost upon us but in many ways it's already here. nbc business knew correspondent tells us how to get the most bang for your buck. >> it's here. >> reporter: online giant amazon big name stores are already pushing some of their best deals. >> it's black friday at jcpenney and the challenge is on. >> something we bought today and something we're going to wait. >> reporter: when should you check the items off your list. thanksgiving day will feature the deepest discounts for computers and sporting goods. on black friday it's tablets and tvs oz line. in stores look for cook ware and beauty product. cyber money is the best day to buy toys but for purchasing toys in person, wait until december. that'

deals on clothing and fitness equipment. some even more. kohl's and jcpenney are slashing prices. macy's cutting prices by 46%. >> the 2017 shopping holiday season should be huge. consumers are expected to spend up to $680 billion which is about 3 to 4% more than they spent last year. >> reporter: shopping t inping strategically. spend the least but give the most. before you shop, you'll want to eat something right. every family has holiday traditions including navajo chef to talk about what's being cooked up at the national museum of the american indian. thank you so much more joining us. >> thank you very having me. happy to be here. >> you have wild rice salad on the menu. >> i

it's really good recipe to have. there's nothing better than a wild rice salad. >> that's the cafe museum that is very popular. >> very, very pop kwluular. >> used to be super popular before the african-american museum but it's still popular. >> it's very fluffy and high in calcium shl calcium, high in fiber. sadly, it's also delicious. >> i love it. >> it's a very easy recipe. >> what did you just pour in there? >> we did some spiced pumpkin seeds.

we're doing orders today. >> still taking orders. okay. >> what's that? >> these are pine nuts. this is a great opportunity to educate people. it's a big part of what you do. >> the food really does reflect the culture. it's probably the last culture that's trying to fight in the food world.

i'm proud to be working there. i worked with great chef, great people. it's a really fun experience. >> you're mixing everything up here. >> i am mixing everything up. you see how simple that is? the wild rice cooks in 20 minutes. >> what's the secret of cooking rice? if you can get it wrong, i can get it wrong. how do you make sure it's fluffy and the right texture? >> the beauty about wild rice is you can put it in a full pot of water, boil it and strain it. it's not like white rice where you measure the ratio. >> you have these dishes here. the rice dish, the bean dish, potatoes. what do you want us to know aboues

of what we'll have. we'll have a station set up. everything is made there. everything is fresh and comes in. it's kind of like it spans the country. >> what is this? >> cranberry stuffer and our butternut squash. the star of the show is the maple glazed turkey. >> what are the hours for thanksgiving? >> we open at 11:00 and we close at 4:00. >> get out there. chef freddie, thank you so much for coming in. >> thank you very having me. coming up, we are going to meet the family spenting thanksgiving in a new apa

shelter. such a heartwarming story. we'll tell you about the program that made the move ssible. po

she was a star who could just do it all. award winning actress and singer della reese has died. you probably reese from her role in touched by an angel. she also played a significant

i've got to rent that movie so i can watch it again. before that she was known for her voice. her family says she died peacefully in her california home on sunday night. he was 86 years old. home for the holidays. most of us will take that for granted this thanksgiving. there's no longer a question of bouncing from place to place for hundreds in the district. >> they're no longer homeless. >> i'm kind of shocked and nervous right now. >> i was just kind of going from house to house.

>> reporter: she's showing her two bedroom apartment. d.c. covers be rent. she'll pay what she can while she gets back on her feet with a small cleaning card. >> here's my business card. >> reporter: the mayor's home for the holidays program is trying to place 400 homeless people in more permanent housing before january 1st. they're still looking for landlords. >> i was one of them. the housing before. that's my dream after i get that. that was really my dream to do something for the people. >> reporter: back in the kitchen anderson was looking over her thanksgiving dinner. >> tcan you cook? >> yes. i can't cook everything but i can cook some things. >> reporter: now she has a kitchen to do

>> it's going to be a special thanksgiving for her. we have a gloomy looking capital behind me. let's check this for the out the door forecast. what about rain. >> not from the clouds behind you. we have some thin clouds around. the only chance of rain will be very early tomorrow morning. for today we're going to be milder this afternoon. weav we're going to stay dry. if you're already traveling or maybe you're traveling to the grocery store to get some for thanksgiving. very early tomorrow. we have small chance for showers. >> all right. thank you so much. that's it for news 4 midday. we thank you so much for joining us. we're back on the air this afternoon first at 4:00.

updates any time with the nbc washington app. have a great day.

♪ we're live in five, four, three, two, one. >> this is becoming the war on the floor because i'm so excited about tomorrow evening because i have no clue who's going to win. it's just become a fantastic competition. >> he said it right there, a war on the floor, right there. that was len. but the finals on "dancing with the stars," this is the part of the competition where i really love it. >> honestly, this is -- and i'm new to watching "dancing with the stars" and you'll tell me, but this is the closest where it comes down to jordan fisher and lindsey