starts now. >> at 6:00, the new head snapping developments on a topic dominating conversations across the country. >> sexual misconduct involving people in positions of power. last week charlie rose was one of the nation's most respected journalists with a career spanning decades. tonight he is fired and disgraced. part of a public reckoning that stretches from hollywood to capitol hill. >> this as president trump shifts his position on senate candidate roy moore. he's no longer saying voters should decide moore's fate. blayne alexander on capitol hill to break it all down for us this evening. blayne? >> reporter: yeah, leon, it seems day after day we are seeing more and more of these types of allegations. it's something that first started in hollywood and now it's rocking the political landscape and the media, including some who had previously reported on this very behavior. today, more big names joining the growing list of those accused of sexually inappropriate behavior. news a

congressman john conyers, "the new york times" white house reporter glenn thrush now joining senator al frank enand senate candidate roy moore. the washington post reporting eight women have accused long-time anchor charlie rose of sexual harassment including nudity, groping and lewd phone calls. both pbs and cbs news have cut ties with rose. he has apologized but denies that all of the allegations are accurate. >> that's just not wrong. >> reporter: his long-time co-anchors visibly upset. >> what do you say when someone that you deeply care about has done something that is so horrible? >> reporter: "the new york times" reporter and msnbc contributor glenn thrush suspended after vox reported a pattern of inappropriate behavior toward women journalists. and on capitol hill, congressman john conyers denying all wrongdoing in a sexual harassment claim first published by buzz feed. the congressman saying in a statement he agreed to

but denied all guilt. president trump who for days has avoided questions on alabama senate candidate roy moore, today saying this. >> he gives a total denial and i do have to say 40 years is a long time. he's run eight races and this has never come up. >> reporter: the president says he believes that congress should relesi release the names of all members who have settled harassment claims. of course, president trump himself has faced a number of sexual misconduct allegations for more than a dozen women ranging from unwanted groping to unwanted kissing. since his days on the campaign trail, the president has vehemently denied them all. when asked about that earlier this week at the white house, his spokesperson sarah huckabee sanders said she didn't have anything to add beyond what the president already said. wendy? >> blayne alexander. thank you, blayne. happening right now, the first family landing in south florida to begin the thanksgiving

melania trump and their son barron. this is the scene outside the airport right now in palm beach. we understand the president is greeting this crowd and signing autographs. they are heading to the president's private club mar-a-lago. >> what started out adds a normal day quickly turned into moments of terror on a baseball field in alexandria this summer. tonight we are hearing from one of the victims who was shot during that congressional republican baseball practice, matt micah. he talks about a guardian angel and how his mother and a paramedic played special roles in saving his life. news4's mark segraves with that report. >> reporter: matt micah's gunshot wounds to his chest and arm were so severe, paramedics were shocked to find him alive. >> he shouldn't have been alive. he should not have been alive, but he was there. >> reporter: micah was standing on infield when the shots rang out.

and he went down. >> someone was watching over me that day, and with that, no one thought i was going to make it. >> reporter: micah said that someone was his mother. >> and the paramedics got me in. i was just talking to them and at the same time i was talking to my mom. >> reporter: chad shea was the paramedic who rode to the hospital with micah. >> he actually was talking to me about his mom. >> reporter: micah said talking about his mom in the ambulance gave him the strength to hang on. but micah wasn't finished talking. >> then he grabbed my arm and said you need to call my dad. and he gave me his father's phone number. the >> reporter: the paramedic made that call to his father in michigan. >> it was hard. hands down that was the hardest part of my whole day. >> the worst thing you want do hear. i think he was trying to tell us he wasn't sure if matt was going to make it. so, the whole flight was based on that phone call to us that we didn't know what we were going to find. >> reporter: the micahs have become friends with the paramedic during micah's

during the ambulance ride. >> i was talking to them and my mom. she passed away ten years ago. her passing away was good for me. she was my guardian angel. >> reporter: micah as it turns out may have been someone else's guardian angel that day on the ball field. >> congressman joe barton, the manager of the team, his son was there. as i was running outside the dug out he was there. my first thought, why was the kid on the field? i threw him down. there were members and staff in the dug out. i don't remember much after that. >> you know matt micah. he still has a lot of recovery ahead of him. he still goes through six hours of physical therapy every week. this was a special day at george washington hospital with their annual survivors day when trauma patients come back and they reunite and thank their doctors and nurses. micah was one of six patients who came back today. >> and i know he can't wait to get back to being able to throw and catch a baseball again.

>> one of the things he told me is he looks forward of getting back on the baseball diamond with his congressional republican team again. >> don't bet against him. he's a tough kid. thanks, mark. >> thanks, mark. >> 234now lets turn to the thanksgiving travel rush. >> if you are on the road, you know they can be a nightmare. this may be the worst time to head out because holiday travelers are mixing with the regular commuters heading home from work. 51 million people are expected to travel this week. we haven't seen numbers like this since 2005. of course, we do have gas prices a little higher now. >> quite a bit. tonight we are working for you in the air and on the ground. chopper 4 showing us the back ups along i-270, near the icc up in rockville. amelia draper tracking the temperatures from storm center 4. >> david is at reagan national bracing the holiday season. hey, david. >> reporter: hi, we are on the arrivals platform. loved ones are

in for the holiday. waiting for their relatives to pick them up. they may be waiting awhile. a lot of congestion coming through reagan national airport. if you have a flight maybe in the coming days, well, they've made some changes when it comes to arriving and parking at the airport. things that may make things a bit smoother. hop on board the airport shuttle headed to car rent always. that's where ben and linda mink off are headed with their winter luggage. this isn't quite south florida weather. he is this all you here? >> not all. all the sweaters and coats, winter coats. >> not used to this stuff. >> reporter: they're in town for thanksgiving with the grand kids. >> what are the plans while you're up here? >> hopefully to go to the vietnam memorial. i want to see something -- >> reporter: you said vietnam memorial. >> i have some important things to do and see. >> reporter: ben wants to pay his respects. also on board, alicia wgh

to pickup her son. he's in law school here. are you visiting? >> i am actually flying in to pick him up. i'm renting a car and i'm driving him back to north carolina. >> you are flying in to pick him up? >> yes. >> reporter: my mother never flew in to pick me up. does he know how good he has it? >> i don't think he does. >> reporter: you're going to help him get a few things together and take him back? they'll hit the road tonight for those taking off from reagan, parking your car nearby a bit easier and a bit cheaper this year. >> we're offering a special in our garages. if you go to fly reagan.com, click on the travel tips and reserve your space in advance. >> reporter: then there were those who avoided the skies altogether. by skype we connected with marlene a. she got up at 6:00 in the morning. >> i got on the bus usually to new york city. >> reporter: whatever it takes to get home. if you still have a flight to catch, a reminder of some of the

new tsa guidelines that went into effect late last month. anything bigger than a cell phone, electronic wise has to come out of your bag as you go through those checkpoints. of course, if you have precheck that doesn't apply. a lot of these folks, some of them continuing on to other destinations like the mom we introduced you to a short time ago hitting the road tonight. storm team4 amelia draper tracking that travel forecast for folks hitting the road later this evening, amelia. >> david, for the most part the weather is cooperating. for the mom heading down to north carolina, kudos, mom, i hope you're getting a lot of thanks for that. right now it's pretty comfortable. packing up the car to head out of town, it's not freezing. 60 degrees, winds out of the south at 13 miles an hour. it's that southerly wind helping to keep our temperatures nights and comfortable. here's storm team4 radar. so, there's the law student. he was somewhere in this state. it's looking like good weather traveling down. not just to north carolina, but anywhere around the richmond area, too. notice back to the west here in illinois, indiana, ohio, through parts of michigan and on into

some wet snow mixing in. fast forward to 8:00, it's still mainly dry, but as we get toward 10:00, 11:00 and midnight, notice some rain down in the carolinas. parts of virginia and maybe some wet snow in parts of ohio. and pennsylvania. so, heads up if you're going to be on the road late tonight. what about tomorrow morning, wendy? i'll have that forecast coming up right around 6:25. >> thanks, amelia. >> the trump administration to end the so-called dreamers immigration program has triggered a wave of lawsuits. one filed today different. as news4's meagan fitzgerald reports, two northern virginia residents at risk of deportation are suing just for a chance to reapply. >> i want to be able to do something that changes america into something i want it to be. >> reporter: achieving the american dream is what mar owe park has wanted since he came to this cunanan friday from south korea when he was just six years old. >> i honestly loved growing up

that i can grow up american. >> reporter: maro was a daca recipient or deferred action for childhood arrival. if allows undocumented youth like maro a chance to work and obtain a driver's license. so, he tutored young people while saving money to help his family. >> i was able to finish my associates at nova for computer science. >> reporter: maro's permit expired in may. the rules allowed him up to a year to renew. >> including the cancellation of the memo that authorized this program. >> reporter: but on september 5th, the trump administration announced that they are not only ending daca unless congress acts by march, but recipients whose status expired aren't eligible to renew for another two years. >> the rules had been changed from under them with no advance warning and no ability to do anything about it. and that violates due process. >> reporter: simon sandoval

the legal aid. he filed a lawsuit. maro is one of them. >> they're walking around, all 50,000 of them are walking around with no legal status. >> reporter: maro said even though he's afraid of getting deported he's willing to fight for his shot at the american dream. >> sure, it puts me at a risk to share my stories, but there has to be stories shared for change to be made. >> reporter: reporting in fairfax county, meagan fitzgerald, news4. >> tonight the i-team working to keep you safe. >> they're tracking thousands of stolen guns and how often they end up on our streets. >> i'm darcy spencer. a 14-year-old was shot and killed right here in this parking lot and what police are describing as a drug-related killing. coming up, the victim's mother speaking for the first time, hoping to save lives. >> a 15-year-old killed my son. he had a gun, killed my son. a baby killed a baby. i don't understand that. >> and the drama unfolded on live tv yesterday.

about that maryland pilot behind this beautiful textbook landing. and what his father is saying. he said he's not surprisedhat his tso

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put together in my mind the pieces of what actually played out that night. >> he was 14 years old and he was shot in laurel. this was during a dispute over a drug deal just last month. but his mother says there is more to this story. she talked to news4's darcy spencer about the positive legacy her son left behind. >> i just kept thinking, maybe, maybe -- he's 14. maybe there's something they're missing and maybe his brain can heal or something. and so i just stayed with him the whole time in the hospital. i didn't leave. >> reporter: jennifer young didn't leave her 14-year-old son's side as he battled on life support after being shot in the head in this parking lot. >> but i just kept thinking, okay, maybe he'll move. >> reporter: but he died a few days later. now she's making it her mission to reach other teens about making the right decision, about staying away from guns. >> it's not funny to have a gun.

you know, you might think you're cool, but it's not because that's what happens. there's no coming back from that. >> reporter: police say xavier young was killed in a drug-related shooting. his mom says he agreed to go with a friend who was selling pot, a friend who was afraid to go alone. someone fired a shot from a car. xavier was hit in the head. it's a decision that cost him his life. his mom wants teens to learn from this. >> if something is not right, if it doesn't feel right, doesn't sound right, it's not right. >> reporter: three teenagers have been charged in the murder. the youngest is just 15 years old. xavier was in 9th grade. his mom described him as a 5'4", 100 pound kid who stood up to bullies. a class clown with friends. many turned up with vigils after the shooting. his mom prayed for a miracle. >> i just kept telling him to fight. try to fight. his heart never gave out. >> reporter: the miracle didn't happen for him, but it did for six other people who received

12-year-old girl. >> just to know he's in somebody else is amazing. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news4. >> xavier's mom plans on bringing her message to organizations that serve young people around our region. >> fairfax county police joining the growing list of departments equipping their offer certificates with body cameras. police tell us they plan too test out this new technology with officers at the mason and mt. vernon stations as part of the pilot program early next year. the move is more than one of 200 recommendations to reform the police department. the measures were spurred by the deadly shooting of an unarmed springfield resident named john gear. he was shot and killed by police in his home in 2012. >> religious leaders and police are working together to keep you safe. houses of worship saw more deadly violence last year than the schools. news4's chris gordon has an inside look at this new training. >> that's the reality, folks. this is a hard topic to cover. >>

leaders how to protect their churches. it's called worship watch training. there is a growing be fear of an attack like the texas church shootings that killed 26 people at the first baptist church in sutherland springs, texas earlier this month. >> so, we just want to be ready and have some tools to know what to do in a case of any emergency. >> reporter: this training illustrates the dangers using an emergency call from a real active shooter attack. >> four people shot. four shots. >> reporter: the police have this advice for anyone facing an active shooter. run away from the shooting. keeping cars and buildings between you and the gunfire. hide. barricade yourself in a room and lock the door. fight. as a last resort, fight with a life or death commitment. >> hopefully they leave here today with a better understanding of what they can do in the event of an emergency, whether that be run, hide or fight. >> reporter: the police advice is taken to heart. >> our church has been consid

for sometime, and we want to take advantage of this program because it really fits into what we need to do. >> reporter: many of these local religious leaders are returning to their churches to prepare, to make a plan to protect their church and its members. reporting from prince william county, chris gordon, news4. >> a local principal is a born motivator. how he helped a struggling school into one of the best in virginia. and what he wants to accomplish next. >> plus, trouble in toy land. before you go shopping, you want to see this one. the holiday gift to avoid and potential risks to children. >> stolen guns, tied to crimes. the i-team working for months to track guns and how they travel in and out of our region and what you c

the national christmas tree lighting is a little more than a week away. it takes place next thursday november 30th. nbc's kathie lee gifford is going to host the show with dean kaine and a slew of musical performers. this is will be president trump's first time flipping the switch. they conduct the annual ticket lottery for people who want to see the show in person. if you missed out, we're going to have highlights for you as the ceremony gets underway here. and you can watch the whole program on the hallmark channel on december 4th. we put together a slide show of the past tree lightings and you can see that on our nbc washington app. >> you kn

freezing down there. but it looks like we might have a little bit warmer -- well, at least for thanksgiving it's a little warmer than we would expect. >> it's not going to be frigid for thanksgiving, but we'll see highs in the 40s for thanksgiving. if you are thinking about getting your tree friday, saturday on sunday, take a look. here is the outlook there. the weather looking to cooperate each one of those days. it is going to be on the chilly side on friday. if i had to pick a day and you're taking the whole family especially the little ones, i would say go saturday. that's when the temperatures will be the most comfortable outside and it is going to be chilly and breezy out there on sunday. now, before we move on with what you can expect tomorrow morning, i first want to show you a beautiful shot we have of the moon tonight with clear skies, just a beautiful sliver of the moon out there. gorgeous from our chopper right now. just fabulous. it is going to be a comfortable night out there overall, not as cold as it was this morning. as we look to tomorrow morning, not only do we have clouds in place, but we also have some rain. here's4:

weather. notice this rain along and east of 95. this includes the chance for some rain here in the district. arlington, alexandria on over into parts of bowie and college park down through parts of charles county. as we work towards 6:00 a.m., we are still tracking areas of rain right along and east of 95. and then further back around the mountains far western maryland on into west virginia, some snow there. good news for west. by 8:00 a.m., the rain is out of here and after that sunshine quickly develops across the area. tomorrow afternoon and evening, filled with clear skies, but also breezy conditions as well. you want to keep that in mind. it's going to be cooler tomorrow than it was today. if you're getting out of town, though, after 8:00 a.m., no worries of rain. heading to the grocery store, quiet weather wise, packed grocery store obviously. outdoor exercise tomorrow. it's crisp. if you want to get in the preholiday run or workout, i would grab the running gloves if it were me tomorrow. with te

50s throughout the day. again, that breeze out there during the second half of your wednesday. soccer tomorrow, it's wednesday then on into thanksgiving on your thursday. if you're going out early on thanksgiving, maybe to get the turkey out in the frier, 35 degrees at 7:00 a.m. it is cold by lunch time. it's sunny, it's nice, it's crisp. 42 at that point. during the afternoon we hit our high of 47 at about 4:00 and for thanksgiving night it is a cold one. perfect night to stay inside with family around the fire, maybe watch the redskins game. on friday, 53 degrees for a high temperature. plenty of sunshine. there is that comfortable saturday i was talking about earlier. 57 and then breezy and chilly, leon and wendy, with temperature around 47. >> thanks, amelia. up next the i-team. takes a closer look into dramatic crimes like this one. but what happens next? >> tonight we track the path of these stolen weapons and how often they end up on our streets. >> and we

on live tv yesterday. now we know more about the pilot at the controls and why his father says he's been training for something like this since he

brazen burglars smashing their way into gun stores across our

and the stolen guns are turning up on our streets. >> that's right, the news4 i-team has spent months tracking stolen guns in our area and they've been matching them once they are recovered, many of them used during violent crimes. >> investigative reporter jody fleischer is here with the impact those guns are having and what can be done to stop it. jody. >> reporter: well, we teamed up with more than a dozen nbc stations and the nonprofit journalism organization, the trace, to document the trail of stolen guns across the country. we did it using the gun's serial numbers which are important to officers because they help solve crimes. and they should be important to all gun owners because that's how you can get your gun back if it's stolen. >> i hear of guns getting stolen all the time. >> reporter: police say that's exactly what this crew of gun thieves was trying to do this past march in fredericksburg. >> they were able to breach this door with a crow bar and breach the glass. >> reporter: but they did not get inside curt sebastians hsb tactical. >> with c

they couldn't breakthrough it. >> reporter: three days earlier they did get inside 50 west armory in chantilly. >> they basically smashed the first three cases. they took what was closest to the door. >> reporter: 35 guns gone in less than a minute. the thieves eventually got caught, but almost all of those guns are still on the street. once they're out there in the wrong hands how hard is it to get them back is this >> very hard. we essentially have to wait for a crime to occur. >> reporter: the bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms says the problem of stolen guns is drogrowing. >> it's an upward trend in most cities. we have our work cut out for us. >> reporter: the news4 i-team requested data from the largest local departments in the district, maryland and virginia. and crunched the numbers. we found nearly 5,000 guns reported stolen in the last five years. during the same time those same departments recovered more than 10,000 guns. >> the impact is quite clear. it's devastating. >> reporter: we found at least 60 local guns reported stolen in one jurisdiction that turned up

some even traveled across the country. one gun stolen in fairfax county was found in austin, texas. one from prince william found in missouri. a gun traveled from atlanta to d.c. and another from charlotte to alexandria. when an officer finds a gun on a suspect or a scene, the atf national trace center calls the original gun dealer to find out who was the first to buy it. that gives officers a starting point. then they go to the next fire and the next in hopes of ending up at their criminal. the atf trace nearly 20,000 guns for officers in d.c., maryland and virginia last year alone. but those traces are impossible without this. >> so, that's the official serial number. >> reporter: curt says every gun owner should report serial numbers in a safe place for insurance purposes and to be able to get your guns back if they are stolen. >> there's a thousand reasons on top of the criminal aspect of it that you need to know what your guns are and record those serial numbers. >> reporter: but of the stolen guns ror

reviewed, nearly 2000 had no serial number listed, meaning either the owner didn't know it or the officers didn't enter it. the atf says both are critical and that every missing gun should be reported to law enforcement immediately. >> we don't care how many guns you have or where they are. what we do care about is public safety. >> reporter: which is why this group was such a concern. the atf named them the blow torch crew for obvious reasons. >> very brazen, very reckless, and it's pretty scary. >> reporter: they also used sledge hammers and rocks to bust their way into more than a dozen stores across the carolinas and georgia. some more than once. they stole 340 guns. only 87 have been found. most during new crimes. even here in the district, one gun was used in at least two shootings, including a woman's murder. when thieves hit this gun store in montgomery county in march, you can hear them smashing the glass cases and stealing dozens

90 seconds. >> just basically lock up your firearms at the end of the night. you don't see jewelry stores at night leave their jewels out in the open. >> reporter: curt said that would be impossible for a store this with many guns. it's the reason he has a steel cage, cameras, motion sensors in the ceiling. a gun from the crew he kept out of seen was found in a murder scene this summer. >> i wouldn't want it to get in the wrong hands. >> reporter: there is federal legislation to tough enpenalties for those who steal from gun stores. police have made arrests and he has made extensive security upgrades basically turning his whole store into a fault. now, stores are required to report stolen guns to the atf. as for regular gun owners, d.c. and maryland have mandatory reporting but virginia does not. they say punishing original owners who don't report the gun

>> interesting. that is overwhelming. >> it is, it does vary from place to place so you have to know the laws where you live. >> sure. >> got an idea of having a cage or some sort of way to protect them better than jewelry stores protect theirs. >> the smash-and-grab looked like it took a matter of seconds. >> absolutely. an overwhelming number of those stolen guns do end up in later violent kriemtz. so it's a scary thing. >> jody, thank you. >> thank you. >> nice work. and tonight at 11:00 the i-team continues this investigation into stolen guns. citizens aren't the only targets. so are the police. investigative reporter scott macfarlane shows what some departments are doing to keep weapons out of the wrong hands. that is tonight on news4 at 11:00. >> breaking right now, if you have the uber app on your phone, you may have been hacked. the company says hackers stole data from 57 million uber users and drivers. uber knew about this breach in late 2016, but they just came

clean today. the company says it has not seen evidence of fraud or misuse. that's what they say. you can read more about the breach right now on the nbc washington app. now, new video of that violent crash that killed a 22-year-old from rockville, police say a drunk driver hit david newell while he was out riding his moped near the university of south carolina, that's where he was going to school. today that driver, charles davenport was in court. bond was set for him at $75,000, and davenport has to wear a gps monitor. newell's mother, though, was also there in the court and she was none too pleased with the judge's decision. she said davenport shouldn't be allowed to have thanksgiving dinner with his family since her son can't have dinner with his. >> here's a reason to lock your car at night. police say this man is behind at least 11 home burglaries and he got inside by grabbing the garage door opener out of unlocked vehicles. robert williams dick son behind bars tonight facing 26 counts. loudoun county deputies say more

deputies say all the burglaries happened in the sterling area. homeowners were usually asleep at the time when william dixon came inside their houses. >> a new warning from ikea after another tragic accident involving a child. what you need to know about a popular piece of furniture in millions of homes. >> and the popular gift you're going to want to avoid this holiday season. amelia? >> wendy, right now not too cold outside. we're at 60 degrees and we'll keep it dry tonight with temperatures falling only into the mid 50s by 11:00. if you're sticking around here in town, i'll let you know what you can expect ho by hourur

we are learning more about the pilot who made this incredible emergency landing yesterday in st. mary's county. you saw it all unfold right here on news4. the pilot's name is anthony capozzi. we talked with his father today and said his son has been fg

and get this, dad says he didn't even know this happened. he hasn't talked to his son yet. capozzi had to make this landing at the st. mary's airport without any landing gear and as we saw, he got up and walked away without a scratch and looking like he didn't have a care in the world. >> he sauntered away. i've seen people more tense waiting for their coffee at starbucks. >> it was amazing. >> parents, as you start your christmas shopping, there is a list of toys at a consumer safety group says you do not want to buy these. the toys include pij et spinners that contain dangerously high levels of lead and toys that collect data, that data can violate privacy. also toys with batteries that can overheat and catch fire. we have the full list, plus tips for safe toy shopping on our nbc washington app. search dangerous toys. >> speaking of danger to your children, another child death has forced ikea to recall millions of chest and dressers again. the consumer products safety commission says this 2-year-old boy from califor

unanchored chest that tipped over on him. the recall now includes certain models of the mal m3, 4, 5 and 6 drawer chest and dresser sold between 2002 through 2016. now, if you have one of these, consumers can return the furniture for a full refund or you can request a free in-home wall anchoring kit. >> still ahead, a lesson in compassion. we're going to meet the local principal who is inspiring students to be relentless. he has an unconventional approach. >> buckle up. we're gearing up for the busiest thanksgiving travel season in over a decade. we're working for you, mapping t the biggest bottoule

skateboarding in the halls of fred lynn middle school in woodbridge, you might wonder who is enforcing the rules there? but the point of this is he's the guy that sets those rules. nbc's lead education correspondent rehema ellis working the story for nbc nightly news. she's here too explain this. rehema? >> reporter: wendy, i have to tell you, he is the principal as you point out, and in any other place the kind of behavior that you see on -- from the principal is the kind of behavior that would get most kids sent to the principal's office. but what he's doing is encouraging kids to think about having fun at school all over again. he says we've got to get away from this idea of school being a cookie cutter box that people are in. and change the whole dynamics in order to infuse the whole notion that learning can be fun. and being smart can be really cool. so, he's skateboarding. he doesn't have a desk.

a platform and he rolls around the hallways in the school, staying in touch with all of his students. and i can't wait until you get a chance to see this story because he really is a motivating guy. and his motto is, be relentless. that's what he's asking from his kids and they're producing it. >> have we ever met someone like this before? you've been all over the country covering education. he has such a fresh, refreshing kind of perspective. and it's working for him. >> it really is. you know, i've met a lot of principals, some wonderful principals across this country, some who were pretty dynamic and energetic. but i have never seen a principal skateboarding in his school. that's kind of weird. i don't care where you are and who you are. that's pretty weird thing to watch the principal go gliding down the hallways on a skateboard. but the kids love it. he's trying to relate to them where they are. >>

hallway. i love that. we can't wait to hear more about mr. principal b as they call him, ha meesh brewer from woodbridge. thank you, rehema. on nbc nightly news tonight with lester holt, rehema ellis will have the broadcast and this is one you're not going to want to miss. >> we promise you brewer and his kids have a thanksgiving break coming up. and as we switch gears now, we look at the thanksgiving brush. tomorrow is the busiest travel day across the country, but some people are heading out now. take a look at this, this is traffic on a 14th street bridge in d.c. right now live. now, you can expect traffic in you're heading to bottlenecks out there. we have a couple major ones in our region. in virginia, the biggest bottleneck is i-95 south at route 17 in fredericksburg. maryland bw parkway at the intersection of i-195. it is there because of all the people heading to bwi moore shaul airport. >> sure. >> your best bet is to leave early saturday morning and that brin

we wanted to know how far you're travelling for thanksgiving this year. most people who responded to our survey say they're not going anywhere. they're going to stay cozy here at home and have a stay-cation sort of >> amelia, a lot of people like to go out the next day and get their christmas tree. good christmas tree shopping weather er? >> it's going to be perfect christmas tree shopping weather. no major snowstorm in the foefr cast. >> what's not to love? >> exactly. as we look to tomorrow morning there will be areas of rain east of 95, but only until 8:00 a.m. if you're leaving early tomorrow morning you want to keep that in mind. as we look to thanksgiving, this is your second weather headline. cold for thanksgiving. but overall throughout the entire holiday weekend. if you're trying to get the best travel time in or just leaving whenever you please, the weather is looking for the most part really nice. not just here locally, but for the most part across the entire country. this is tomorrow morning, thouat

rainy was talking about. you can see just around washington up toward new york. and then east in our area on into southern maryland to the eastern shore. look at pittsburgh. 34 degrees, maybe some flurries out that way. tomorrow 5:00 a.m., 31 degrees. we're not getting that cold out here tomorrow morning, but by 8:00 a.m., showers already moving out of the area. by lunch time we're almost near 60 degrees if you're heading down toward the carolinas, but up in new york and boston, a little bit cooler up there with temperatures in the 40s and some rain through the midday and afternoon hours. now, by tomorrow evening, it's dry everywhere. and we'll have a cold night tomorrow night. on into our thanksgiving morning. so, for the turkey trotters out there, good for you to burn some calories before you indulge. 7:00 a.m., that's when the sun will be coming up. 33 at that point, so this is some layers. i would even recommend running gloves and running hat with running leggings as well. by 9:00 a.m., 37. just beautiful, though, as we get on into thanksgiving around the midday

with the high temperature of 47. it's going to be a very cold redskins game on thursday night. so, if you're heading there, plan for low to mid 30s. and then on friday this is what we talked about that christmas tree weather, not bad to head out there. 53, a little comfortable on saturday with the high temperature of 57. examine then as we close out the holiday weekend, guys, it's cooler, it's breezy. we still have plenty of sunshine in the forecast here. 47 at that point on sunday. >> sounds good. >> great way to finish the holiday. >> yeah. >> so, was it the chicken marsala, the crab risoto, the beef and broccoli, that mac daddy beef brisket? come on. that sounds like thanksgiving right there. tomorrow we announce the winner of the firehouse cook off challenge. four stations took part. to find out who really burns in the kitchen. you voted. whichever dish got the most likes on the nbc washington facebook page earns the bragging rights, and that's tomorrow morning on news4 today.

wow. >> 4 inches of that bres ket -- brisket on top, there. coming up, sports, the latest injuries to hit the offensive line. what this could mean for kirk cousins and the giants. >> first lester holt on night lie news. >> president trump speaks out about roy moore. plus the government may allow changes to the speed and quality of your internet experience. we'll

>> announcer: this is the xfinity sports desk. >> has any team ever been forced to do what the skins are going to have to do, three games in 12 days, that's insane. >> it's a lot. such an endurance thing they talked about it this weekend. if you thought that this turn around wasn't tough enough, it's getting even worse with these injuries. today the team announcing two more offensive starters done for the season. >> wow. >> seems like there is little to be thankful for with this team right now. but thursday a chance for the redskins to put the recent disappointments behind them. the skins are in a must-win situation for the rest of the season. even though they lost four of their last five, there is still playoff hope. they'll likely have to win out in two days against division rival giants. playing on thanksgiving is always a big dea

comes to the rest of the season. >> we'll have our hands full and it will be a great opportunity to play on national tv in front of our home base. what more could you want? >> we have to get a w. we're on ropes. we've been hit, backs against, we have to come out and start swinging and get back into the center of the ring i think because now we have to go, you know, six games. but, you know, we have the guys in here to do it. >> new today for the offensive line, not good. center spencer long and left guard sean la val both placed on season ending injured reserve. what makes matters worse for the o line back up injured his hand in the loss to the saints. 450ez recovering fr he's recovering from the surgery he had. tony bergstrom could be the one snapping the

cousins. jay gruden knew it would be a success, but didn't imagine all the injuries. >> it's one thing having guys, but it's another having them with injuries. you have to get the squad to match what you need to practice to even have a practice. that's been the hardest part. like i said yetd, we've been so heavy on the offensive line from a personnel, it's damaged inside backers, safeties, wide receivers actually, tight ends, running backs obviously. the good thing is, great coaches in the building and the players that are replacing the players that are injured have stepped up and played pretty well. >> the redskins hosting their first ever thanksgiving game on thursday. the burgundy and gold take on the giants here on nbc 4. we'll be live at fedex field at 6:00 and the pregame report will have all the action with live reports after the game. let's switch to this good news. the maryland basketball team looking to rebound against howard on sunday. the turves blown out by

the meeting between them and the buy son, where umb won the last three match ups. team on fire from the star, big first quarter for the turks. caitlyn charles game high 29 points against uconn. give and go with tristan. maryland kept pouring it on later in the quarter. stephanie jones down low and one, jones 13 points, just the first quarter. now turks lead 56-19 at the half. but moving back to football, the redskins preparing for that thursday game. but they're looking forward to more than just the game. it's thanksgiving. so, we asked coach gruden and some of the players their favorite part about the upcoming holidays. rave reviews, actually the best i've ever heard about mashed potatoes. gruden, he just enjoys it. you have to hear this. >> mashed potatoes. i'm a big mashed potato guy. i think good mashed potatoes, they're not even a side dish. they're the main course. i really do truly believe that if you do them right. >> i tell you what i like to do, i lid

i like to combine them on one fork. stark with dashlg meat, swerk mg on a fork, gravy on a roll. >> they earned a thanksgiving meal with all that on one fork. >> isn't that a giant serving spoon in to be able to fit that in one fell swoop. >> he described one of those kfc bowls. everything in a pile, just go for it. >> i can't have my food -- i'm one of those people that like to have separators at every meal if i could. kudos to coach for getting it all in there. >> kind of mania. >> is it? >> yeah. >> have to look that up when when he get off the air. >> we want to give you a big thank you for supporting our food 4 families yesterday. >> we collected three tons of food for families in need. that's enough to feed 15,000 people this thanksgiving and in the weeks ahead as well. on top of that, more than

even more meals. so, you folks really stepped up. we appreciate that. >> thank you so much. and thanks for joining us. nightly news is nex >> see yout. a really? really? really? really? really? really? see zero in a whole new way.

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