i'm molette green. we thank you for joining us on this day. if your trip is taking you to the airports, take a look. here's a look at some of the delays and cancellations that we are seeing this morning across the country. today is expected to also be a very busy day for traveling the friendly skies as well. things look good if you're flying out of the local airport so far. no delays or cancellations out of ragan national, dulles international or bwi marshall airport. all right, it's all about the travel to grandmas for thanks giving. chuck, no rain, perfect travel conditions. >> it depends where you are. this will be the mildest part of the day. temperatures in the mostly low 50s in the washington area. cooler air will come in on a gusty northwest wind later on today. four things to know about the weather. still dealing with a couple of rain drops but it will be a

again, temperature a balmy 53 in washington. big view, some showers along the outer banks of north carolina. there are rain drops coming through the dc metro area as well. not enough to cause any real delays. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. tomorrow quiet and another big travel day coming up on friday. we'll take a look at the big view for travelers coming up in a few minutes. >> i like how you're sounding this morning, chuck. for all things travel this holiday season, make sure you carry the nbc app with you. we will be sending out push alerts and all morning long we'll have team coverage as you prepare to head home for the holidays. we do have some breaking news from the u.s. navy to tell you about. one of its planes has gone down in the pacific ocean.

11 crew and passengers on board. eight of them have been found but their conditions are unclear at this time. we will keep you posted on their conditions as we follow the updates on the story. the aircraft was on its way to "the u.s.s. ronald regan." prince gorges county police say they found a young man in his 20s shot to death in a wooded area. he was found late last night. this town house development is along sun valley terrace. police want to know anyone who may know something about. this. if you grew up in '70s, david casady was probably your first crush. his posters probably lined your bedroom walls. the former teen hearthrob died yesterday at 67. >> around school they're

queen. come on, show us your -- >> he was best known for his role keith partridge on the '70s hit show "the partridge family." steve patterson has more on the life and legacy. >> reporter: it was the wholesome charm, perfectly coiffed hair, that app gel lick hair. he used it all to capture agen ner rags. he was born to a pair of acting parents in 1950. he found work on plays until 1970 when he landed the role that made him a teen idol. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: for four seasons casady starred as keith on "the partridge family." he performed hits like "i think i love you." .

out on his own. at the height of his fame one girl was trampled at a concert in london. he struggled with drug abuse. >> are you not an addict now? >> i'll always be an addict. there will always be that in me. >> reporter: in early 2017 casady revealed that he had been diagnosed with dementia, something that always haunted him. he told "people" magazine he nuf it was coming. he spoke about it on dr. fel. >> when people or family members say, remember, i told you this two days ago, and there is no memory of it, that's when i g

reaction to casady's death is dominating social media this morning. comedian tom arnold asked on twitter who my age did not want to look like, sound like and just be him when they were young? actress lori laugh lynn, cart is broken. my family and prayers are with the family and friends of david casady. we're still waiting to hear from close friends and former co-star danny bon naducci. new details this morning following the abrupt funeral home closure in northwest d.c. the remains of more than 100 people have now been removed from the austin

funeral homes. the ag's office said it did not have a proper lie cents. woit that license it can't intern these remains and provide funeral services that these families need. >> d.c.'s chef medical examiner. it will not comment on the closure or lawsuit. now to the latest in decision 2017. virginia state board of elections now says it won't certify results in two remaining house delegate races until next week. according to w 2 op, there are claims dozens of voters may have

fredericksburg. if the results are certified as is, bob thomas would defeat joshua cole by 82 votes. republicans would remain in control of the house of delegates, 51-49. a bombshell in the sex abuse case of a doctor accused of abusing players. the new claims by gabby douglas and why she says she's coming forward now. >> shannon, oh, my god, you're scaring me. you're really scaring me. if you drop this thing i'm moving. >> it's the discovery show to give you the heebeegees. what one woman found, chuchblgt yuck! >> okay then. >> not good. we have a bit of a rainy start for some. most of the rain is in principles george's

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you're scaring me. if you drop this thing i'm moving. >> this is nasty. i hope you're not eating. it's safe to say a woman will no longer sit before she looks. in this case she was cleaning the

realized there was an iguana inside the toilet. >> i thought it was a baby alligator. >> you're not supposed to see something alive in the toilet. >> fair point be. >> what does she do when she realized there was this lizard thing in the toilet? >> give it as a gift. >> she headed to facebook. she posted the video asking for somebody to remove this thing. the friend came and helped her out. the friend on facebook. the lizard is with a wildlife expert. it probably was somebody's pet accidentally flushed away. >> you think? >> wild story. a lot of people are having some anxiety about spending all day tomorrow with family, you know, the in-laws, everybody, all the people that get on your word. >> i have a lot of problems with you people. >> you're probably not alone. if you're reaching for some liquid cge

bars and restaurants have a big surge the night before thanksgiving. beer and cocktails. numbers show sales for both rising more than 100%, beers and cocktails rising 100%. >> i can understand time away but becareful to not overdo it. >> and end up in the hospital, right? >> over doing it. look at this, today the characters you'll see on your tv screen floating overhead. tomorrow morning that's what's going to happen. they're going to coming to life. tens of thousands expected to watch the macy's. viewers line up and

form. you can watch the parade at news 4 tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. i feel pressure to take my kids. at least we have the tv. >> take it back. >> and the pressure is on to get to grandma's house quickly and safely. >> that's right. mother nature is playing slow pitch. no big issues. rain drops for prince gorges county. future weather and talking about the weekend coming up. shocking new video showing the ee skate and

. you're watching "news 4 today." the u.s. led u.n. command released dramatic video overnight. it shows the desperate dash to freedom, shooting and then rescue of a north korean soldier. soldiers fire at him as he crosses the border. south korean soldiers crawl up to him and drag him to safety as north korean troops gather on their side of the dividing line. the u.n. command says they violated the armistice agreement. the defector remains in the hospital after two rounds of surgery. new developments this morning in that abuse scandal rocking the gymnastics world. gold medalist gabby douglas

team doctor larry nasser. in a statement on instagram the 21-year-old said she didn't share her experiences because it was too painful. the post was an apology to teammate ally raisman. douglas wrote on twitter that it was a woman's responsibility to dress modestly to not attract the wrong crowd. douglas later apologized. today nasser will answer to some of those accusations. the former doctor is accused of molesting girls under the guise of medical treatment. he's awaiting sentencing in federal court. president trump is addressing the roy moore scandal. speaking to reporters, the

moore and endorse him for the senate. coming up nbc's edward lawrence will have more on what the president said and means. a prince williams county principal is setting out to show he's cool. his strategy for turning fred and lin middle school around. the strategy is really working. >> reporter: most kids would get in trouble for doing what the principal does, skateboarding through the hallways and spray painting the walls. >> one of my favorite things to do is change r change the face of a facility. >> reporter: the model, be relentless. >> i'm not the typical principal. i'm trying to change the game. >> reporter: this new zee land der will do anything to reach the students, even putting whiels on his

>> what are your values? >> i'm a deskless principle. >> he changed after turning around another school also in a low income community. >> i haven't met a kid that can't learn. poverty is not a learning disability. >> reporter: energizing the school and adding more hours has improved the test scores. >> the kids are inspired by him and they're walking into my classroom, teach me. raids your hand if you like your principal? >> oh. >> if somebody didn't tell you to di giuseppe, mr. brewer is tilling he at any time have a choice. woodbridge, virginia. >> i love the bright colors. i love the movement. it works today in the classroom. >> yeah. >> i mean --

>> not necessarily on your weather map. we don't want all of that. >> especially on big travel days. the fewer colors the better for travel weather. we are attracting rain chances. if you're trying to beat the rush, it is anything but cold. winds still out of the south averaging 10 miles an hour. held in the upper 40s to around 50 degrees. wide view of the radar and satellite picture here. big travel hubs out towards chicago, new york. parts of eastern carolinas, pennsylvania, new york, new england. you can see the light rain along the east side of the beltway. the rain has ended out through much of the shenandoah valley. the cold front hasn't be made it through. it should be on the i-95

9:00 this morning. there's the rain now. that will quickly be pushing out. as the front comes through 8:00, 9:00 in the morning. it may be able to go back to a shop. as i mentioned, temperatures in the 40s and 50s. not much of a gustiness to it now but which midday they'll be increasing 20 to 30 miles an hour. be ready for a blustery afternoon. wind chills below freezing. what about the rest of the weekend? that's coming up in a minute. >> thank you so much. her help quickly turned to heart break after her 14-year-old died. he was shot in the head. how this mother hopes it could oif on

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you're watching news 4 today. only on news 4, a mother's heart break after her son was murdered. she says he was a good kid who made a bad choice and she's still trying to wrap her head around what happened. >> this is where he took his last breath and this is where i'm trying to put together in my mind the pieces of what actually played out that night. >> 14-year-old xavier young was shot in laurel during a drug deal dispute. she doesn't want herr son defined by the way he died. she talked about the positive legacy her son dade. >> i was thinking, maybe.

is there something he's missing? maybe his brain can heal or something so i just stayed with him the whole time in the hospital. i didn't leave. >> jennifer young didn't leave his side. >> i kept thinking, maybe he'll move. >> but he died a few days later. now she's making it her mission to reach other teens about making the right decisions about staying away from guns. >> it's not funny to have a gun. it's not funny. it's not cool. you know, you might think you're cool, but it's not because that's what happens. >> police say xavier relating. he went with a friend who was selling pot. someone fired a shot from the car. xavier

xavier's mom wants it right. >> three teenagers have been charged in the murder. the youngest is 15 years old. xavier was in ninth grade. he was a 5'4", 100 pound kid. he stood up to bullies. many of them turned out at vigils heard after the shooting. >> his mom played for a miracle. i told him, fight. his heart never gave out. >> the miracle didn't play out for him. his heartbeats inside of a 12-year-old girl. >> darcy spencer, news 4. xavier's mom plans to bring the news on gun violence. 4:26. "news 4 today" continues right now with aaron and eun. >> "news 4 today" begins with breaking news. >> molette, thank you. that breaking

and rescue operation in the pacific after a navy aircraft crashed overnight. ♪ make you happy remember hollywood hearthrob of the '70s. the condolences and tributes pouring in this morning after the death of david cassidy. first, train, praens and automobiles, we are, working to get you to our thanksgiving day. >> thanks for starting your wednesday with us. good morning. let's get you right to your roads early. take a live look right now at what you can expect. this is v dot and this is fredericksburg. >> i-95 as a matter of fact. one of the worst bottleneck areas. aaa says he need to prepare for some terrible traffic. today is

busiest travel day overall. >> if your trip is taking you to the airport, take a look at some of the delays and cancellations we're seeing this morning across the country. today is expected to be a busy day for traveling the friendly skies. so far no delays or cancellations at ragan, dulles or bwi. team coverage working for you is getting through no matter where you are going or how you are getting there. >> let's kick things off with meteorologist sheena parveen. sheena, what are travelers going to have to deal with today? >> well, we have some rain across the area right now. we were talking about it over the past couple of days. on 95 closer to annapolis and baltimore, it's raining. it will continue heading up into

travel weather, take a look at this. good travel across the middle of the country. locally once the rain leaves it will be heading up towards boston. we have travel delays later this morning. it clears out. we look great for thanksgiving. if you are driving locally for thanksgiving, then we go into thanksgiving afternoon. delays likely down in florida. this goes into friday. weather system heading into the carolinas. could see travel delays there as well. all in all the weather is shaping up really good. good morning, melissa. >> taking a look starting with the beltway, you can see nice and clear. this is where we had moisture falling. you can see it's basically on the eastbound point of the beltway. 66 and 95 pretty dry. 66 looks good all the way through manassas into town and out of town. quantico just outside of the beltway. if

morning. >> eastbound 695. one lane getting by the crash. broken down van causing some delays as well. aaron? >> transportation reporter adam tuss is checking on things at ragan national airport. this is a busy travel day. >> absolutely, un. this is going to be a busy day. over 1 million people are expected to leave. guys, when talking about the rain, it is a wet start out here at ragan national. people are getting dropped off this morning. maybe you want to cut down on a bag or two as you're getting ready for your flights. that is something you're going to have to deal with now. across the country, looks like pretty decent flying weather. we should be okay for the most part. we'll keep an eye on deys