right now those airports are packed. roads getting jammed. millions of americans headed out of town for the thanksgiving holiday. we get the keys to getting around today. and it is pretty breezy outside right now. temperatures are going to stay comfortable this afternoon, but sunshine, that's also in the forecast from here through your thanksgiving, even black friday. coming up i'll show you how cold your thanksgiving will be. right now we're also getting new information about a deadly shooting in district heights. people living in the area tell us police were called to the scene hours before the victim was discovered. news 4 midday starts now.

>> good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. lines as far as the eye can see. at reagan national airport right now. and actually, this was earlier this morning, too. >> lots of people heading out of town for thanksgiving. this is actually the second busiest travel day of the year for airlines. >> have that patience. we're live at reagan national. looks like you have a front-row seat to all the planes waiting to take off. how cool is that? >> reporter: so cool. i'll tell you what, it never gets old coming out here on the runway. thanks to american airlines for getting us out here today as this plane just came in. the bags are loading. american has 250 flights alone just this airline getting out of reagan national today. factor in all the other airlines that are going out of here today, and you know it's going to be a very busy day. this plane right here has about 40 minutes to turn around before it heads up to boston. and it's the case ul up and

country. it's a busy day at the airport. before the first flight even left reagan national this morning -- this was the scene at the security checkpoint line. >> so what you're seeing here today is a pretty long line. >> on and on and on, the line stretched, the reason, these guys, a fairly new program with explosive detection k-9 teams using their noses for security. >> they're giving everybody the sniff test, and if you pass that sniff test, you're going to be able to get expedited screening. >> everyone who makes it past the dog gets to keep their shoes on, their laptops in their bag, essentially tsa precheck. for some travelers the dogs are the ease part. it's wrangling the little ones. >> you do what you have to do to see your family. it means that much to me. get to see grandpa and grandma. >> reporter: a race to get out. over 1 million passengers will take flights out of our local

>> how has your travel been so far? >> good, good. no problems, no issues. >> reporter: that's an answer every air traveler wants to give right now. back here now live on the runway at reagan national, now, guys, i got to tell you, if you are catching a flight over the next couple of day, one thing a lot of people don't really take advantage of is social media. these airlines are monitoring social media counts all the time now. so if you get in trouble, just tweet, facebook, you'll likely get a response. back to you guys. >> pretty cool, thank you, adam. now to the roads. let's take a look at some of the busiest spots. take a look at this, 95 heral dale city northbound and southbound slow, a crash on the southbound side of the roadway and northbound side slow as well. 95 not so hot here this morning. 95 in maryland looking pretty good and the beltway no major issues there. >> okay. thanks, melissa.

out in full force tonight trying to catch drunk drivers. aaa says there's always a spike in drunk driving during the holiday. it begins tonight. the wednesday before thanksgiving is known as blackout wednesday. bars and restaurants say they see a big jump in sales the night after thanksgiving. last year at this time maryland police say they arrested 93 drunk drivers. virginia state police say they arrested 132 drunk drivers. if you want to know what the roads are like or how busy the airport is before you head out the door, just go to the nbc washington app. we'll keep it updated all throughout the holiday to help you out. all right, the other big question, now the weather on this busy travel day. we saw a little bit of rain this morning. came in and left quickly. >> i know. now it looks like most of the rain is gone, is that right? >> yeah, most of the rain is gone. really all the rain is gone. so

around now. sunny skies, temperatures 58 degrees but a pretty strong north wind. so these numbers will be dropping here pretty soon. comfortable right now. the breeze is up. winds are sustained near 20 to 25 miles per hour. breezy afternoon today. but all the rain has already left the area. the cold front has just moved through and the rain around boston and much of new england could be causing some travel issues there later on today. locally, though, as you are commuting for the rest of the day today for your thanksgiving travel, dry roads by 4:00 p.m. and by 7:00 p.m. as temperatures overnight will be dropping off. it will be a pretty cold start to your thanksgiving day. i'll show you that forecast coming up. >> all right, thank you. we're waiting to learn more about a deadly pedestrian crash in fairfax county. the metropolitan washington airport authority says a person was hit and killed late last night near the reston east metro stop. sources tell news 4 that the person was trying to get to the metro station and darted across

the dulles access road. we'll update you as soon as we learn more. a young man found shot to death in the woods. prince george's county police are looking for answers. >> they found him last night near a townhouse community. this development is along sun valley terrace in district heights. >> news 4's justin finch explains the details detectives had this morning. >> reporter: hey there, good morning. a lot of focus here on this walkway here. neighbors say they heard shots around 6:00 yesterday, but then police found on that end that young man shot dead on that side of this walkway. somewhere out there a person who pulled the trigger and shot a man who died along this wooded walkway. a crime close to home that many who live nearby wish would come to an end. this neighbor did not want to be seen on camera. >> i just see maybe like ten cars come throug

>> reporter: close to 9:20 last night police found the man's body behind the townhome community on the 6300 block of sun valley terrace. the victim reported to be a man in his 20s. >> they just put the gates in like a week or two ago. they're trying to stop it. just hasn't been stopped yet. >> reporter: that walkway has been a concern. >> yeah, i know there's a lot of like drugs and, you know, at one point in the summertime, people out here find somebody in the woods, you know, alive, just on drugs. you know. it's often. it's too often here. >> reporter: the hope is that trouble does not find itself here again. >> and this is one of the ways that the neighborhood was trying to keep that trouble out. putting up this fence here, iron fence, you'll also see here that it is locked. now prince george's county homicide is now on this case working to find out who shot and killed this man and why they are still looking for tips at this time. we're live here

heights. i'm justin finch, news 4. back in to you. >> justin, thank you. new details this morning following that abrupt funeral home closure in northwest d.c. we have now learned that the d.c. medical examiner is caring for the remains that were removed from that home. more than 100 bodies were taken from the austin royster funeral home. it comes after the d.c. attorney general filed a lawsuit against the business. that lawsuit claims the funeral home charged grieving families for services it did not provide. the ag's office also says it did not have the proper licensing. >> without that license, it can't get death certificates. and without death certificates, it can't inter these remains and provide funeral services that these families need. >> reporter: district officials are working with families to return those remains. the austin royster funeral home has told us it will not comment on the closure or lawsuit. fairfax county is getting a new

supervisors appointed brian hill as the next county executive. he'll start his new job january 2nd, replacing edward long, who just retired. he's currently tad straighter in james city county, virginia, and clerks that community's board of supervisors. he also served a z a deputy community administrator in south carolina. three people are missing this morning after a u.s. navy aircraft crashed into the pacific. eight people rescued. what we learned about their conditions. and olympic gymnast gabby douglas comes forward with allegations of sexual abuse, the doctor accused of abusing her another athletes md ak

welcome back. we know right now eight people are alive after a u.s. navy aircraft with 11 aboard went down off of japan. in a statement earlier, the navy says those found are in good condition while search and rescue efforts continue for the remaining three people. take a look at this map. here's where the c-2 transport aircraft went down earlier today. officials say it somehow crashed while doing an exercise southeast of okinawa, japan. it was headed to the "uss ronald reagan" aircraft carrier which is currently operating in the philippine sea. this year the u.s. navy has seen two fatal accidents in this same region. our news 4 raps david cullver flew in the

that crashed, a c-2 greyhound. it was part of a story that gave us a rare glimpse into the lives of navy sailors at sea. david boarded the plane at the naval station in norfolk and to the "uss truman" off the coast of florida. what's interesting about these planes is that the passengers actually sit reverse to how commercial passengers sit. their backs face the front of the plane. you can see david's full story on our nbc washington app. new video from the u.s.-led u.n. command is released overnight. it shows the desperate dash to freedom, shooting and a rescue of a north korean soldier. soldiers from the north fire at him as he crosses the border. south korean soldiers then crawl up to him and drag him to safety as north korean troops gather on their side of the dividing line. now the detector remains in the hospital after two rounds of surgery. now for the latest update on that massive senior center fire in

sadly, officials have recovered the remains of two people and this morning they're searching for the remains of the two remaining missing residents. the fire happened thursday night when it was bitterly cold outside. more than two dozen people were injured and 133 residents were displaced. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. new developments this morning in that abuse scandal rocking the gymnastics world. gold medalist gabby douglas says she, too, was abused by former team usa dr. larry nassar. in a statement on instagram, the 21-year-old said she did not share her experiences for years because it was too painful. the post was offering an apology to ally raisman. today nassar pled guilty to two charges. in court he

assaulted girls during medical treatment. roy moore has been accused of inappropriate contact with teen aged girls. >> without saying his name, the president seemed to both defend more and endorse him for the senate. edward lawrence has more on what the president said about moore's democratic challenger. >> reporter: president trump seemed to have endorsed alabama senate candidate roy moore telling voters the alternative is worse. >> we don't need a liberal person in there, a democrat. jones, i've looked at his record. it's terrible on crime. it's terrible on the border. >> reporter: the president then casting doubt on moore's accusers who say he preyed on teenaged girl, even sexually assaulting one 14-year-old. >> he totally denies it. he says it didn't happen. you know, have to live sten to also. he said 40 years ago this did not happen. >> reporter: in an interview last night roy moore denies the allegations. >> did you ever date or

with underaged women? >> no. no. >> have you ever engaged in any sexual misconduct with any person? >> no. i mean, it's against the law and it would be wrong. >> reporter: in the next breath president trump says it's good for women to bring these kinds of accusations to light. >> i think it's good for our society. and i think it's very, very good for women. >> reporter: moore joins a growing number of politicians and other big names accused of inappropriate sexual behavior. >> you want to say anything to the people that's accusing you of all these wrongdoings. >> these are not wrongdoing. >> reporter: the list includes charlie rose, john conyers, glenn thrush and al franken. president trump left open the possibility of campaigning for roy moore. he is said to let us know for sure next week. as you know, charlie rose has been fired from cbs because of several sexual misconduct

colbert report and said she's still wrapping her brain around what happened. the two worked together for five years. >> it's a stunning thing that's happened in the last 24 hours. monday your world is one way and in 24 hours charlie has been suspended and fired. >> but again i go back to what these women are going through and i applaud them for speaking up. >> pbs also cut ties with rose. the claims from eight different women in a "washington post" article include groping and rose walking around naked in front of them at his new york home. rose said in the statement that he was, quote, deeply embarrassed and apologized for inappropriate behavior but also said he did not believe all the allegations are accurate. new insight into those moments on an alexandria ballfield when a gunman targeted the republican congressional baseball practice. the young lobbyist shot twice

protect a 10-year-old boy and the bravery he witnessed from capitol hill police officers. matt micah continues to recover five months later. >> when i got to the hospital, they didn't think i was going to make it that day. >> reporter: matt micah was shot in the chest and the arm. he feels lucky and thankful to be alive. mike was standing on the infield when the shooting began. as he ran for cover and the shots continued, he noticed a young boy. >> congressman joe barton, his son was there. my first thought is why was a kid on the field and a shooter and i threw him down. luckily members of congress and staff that were in the dugout and pulled him in. so i don't remember much after that because at some point that's when i got hit, the first time in the chest and the second time in the arm. >> reporter: after the first shot to his chest, micah kept running. he fell by the suv where capitol police agents were exchanging gunfire with the

first base and actually ran as i was hit and then i got by agents griner and bailey and then crystal griner, agent, got shot in the ankle and fell on top of me. >> reporter: as he lay on the ground he was shot a second time. that's when he saw agent griner, who had also been shot, get back up. >> she used her gun, got back up as a crutch and re-engaged with the shooter. >> reporter: micah continues to deal with the pain of cracked ribs and he still has no feeling in one of his hands, but he continues to make progress. >> not going to change who i am, but it's going to make me a better person as i move forward. >> mark segraves reporting there. >> so scary for them to have to go back and recount it. i'm sure they've done that a couple of times to get through the telling of the story. >> but truly amazing stories to hear. >> it is. coming up, a major closure on metro. it starts this weekend. what you need to know ahead of that

what these police officers did to make the holidays happier for so

here's a story that you'll see on facebook today. officers with the laredo police department in texas conducted actual traffic stops, but instead of handing them a citation, the officers handed them a written warning and a turkey. the turkeys were donated by local business. on td

handed out 25 turkeys. that's nice. >> that's pretty cool. >> call me over. i'll take one. >> i know. that never happens. >> turkeys are expensive. >> i'd just get the citation. let the cooking begin. tomorrow is thanksgiving. yeah. many of us will be sitting down to a big family meal. >> mm-hmm. but it can be a lot of work and we all want it to be perfect. >> of course we do. >> the "today" show called in professional chefs to help. here taps secret to lump-free gravy. >> the secret to lump-free gravy, roux is hot and stock is cold. if you're using a slurry which is cornstarch and water, you want the slurry to go in cold as well. mix with a whisk. a really good tape if you use an emergent circulator or an emergent blender. it mixes things up really fast. >> you got it? >> i got it. two more tips in the next h

great pie topper. >> i saw the peeling potato trick. it's a pretty good idea but i don't know if it would save me too much time. >> the gravy thing is difficult for me. i give up most of the time. >> you don't peel your potatoes? >> no, i use red potatoes, and i leave the skin on. >> i take my hand blender and i blend it up and it comes out really nice. >> what about gravy? >> what about it? >> are you asking me questions the day before thanksgiving. >> should it be lumpy? >> no, it's not lumpy at all. >> i've made lumpy gravy. >> is it good, though? >> no. >> oh. >> lumps of what? >> the cornstarch. >> the flour. >> you have to work hard on that. >> i have. >> and it's still lumpy. >> no, i now buy the jar of gravy. it's not good. >> you live and learn. >> solutions. >> for thanksgiving tomorrow morning, you want to bundle up in the morning. >> okay. >> we're talking about below

many suburbs will be in the 20s. then we go through the afternoon and we stay much cooler than normal for this time of the year. we'll about about 13 degrees below average with our daytime highs but nice and dry for whatever travel you have around the area, maybe traveling to friends and families' houses tomorrow. look at these numbers. in the upper 50s across the area but a cold front did move through. the rain from this morning will not be returning. it's all heading up into new england. that's all part of this cold front. that's why it's pretty windy. it will stay windy through the afternoon. any delays should be in new england or down around florida. our drive, our commuting is looking actually really good for today, tomorrow and black friday. tomorrow morning, look at that. 30 degrees around the district. many suburbs will be in the 20s. tomorrow afternoon we're looking at the mid-40s. for black friday we start in the 30s with afternoon temperatures in the 50s. now, if you're traveling, if you're flying this time, i

a second ago. if you're driving, looks clear. we don't expect any travel delays weather wise. thanksgiving, wear that puffy coat. nice and dry through the afternoon. thanksgiving day forecast. your planner starting with 11:00 a.m., 41 degrees, by 7:00 p.m. at night, temperatures in the mid-40s. looking really good. the weather is really cooperating nicely. we go to the weekend and any travel may be coming back home this weekend. the weather looks good for that, too. 57 saturday and then a 47 colder as we go into sunday. take a look at the extended forecast and another look at travel weather around the country straight ahead. >> sheena, thank you. remembering a teen heartthrob. >> you know, mom, if you weren't always busy cleaning the house, you wouldn't be so tired. >> that's david cassidy in "the partridge family." hear how his co-stars are remembering the '70s star. and the latest on an uber cover-up. why the car service failed to inform customersf

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you're watching news 4 midday. >> welcome back. take a look at this. it is 11:30. and so many people already hitting the roads. very, very busy as travelers head out of and perhaps into our area right now.

on the right side of the screen. you're seeing everybody headed southbound. left side of your screen is northbound. this morning very slow there. taking a look at 95 in maryland, skaggs hill road. the parkway a little bit slow through maryland here this morning, but you can see the beltway looks pretty good. no major problems there. it's really just 95 in virginia that's looking a little bit painful at this point. 3:00 today worst time to leave is what they say. >> great getaway won't be so great. not that time. got you. >> if you grew up during the '70s david cassidy was probably your first crush and his posters probably lined your bedroom wall. >> he died yesterday at the age of 67. >> around school they're beginning to call her psycho queen. show us those hobnail boots. >> best known for his role as keith partridge on the '70s hit

steve patterson has more on his life and legacy. >> reporter: it was that wholesome charm, the boyish look, the perfectly coiffed hair he used it all to capture the hearts of a generation. born in 1950 in new york city to a pair of acting parents, cassidy knew he belonged on the stage if an early age. he found work on plays until 1970 when he landed the role that made him a teen idol. ♪ come on, now >> reporter: for four seasons he starred as keith on "the partridge family county "performing hits like "i think i love you". ♪ i think i love you >> reporter: after the show ended the young star broke out on his own becoming so famous the term cassidy-mania was coined. a the height of his fame one girl was trampled at a concert in london. he struggled with substance abuse. over the

for drunk driving three times in a four-year span. >> are you not an addict now? >> i'll always be an addict. there will always be that in me. >> reporter: in early 2017 cassidy revealed that he'd been diagnosed with dementia, something that always haunted him. he told "people" magazine he knew it was coming after watching his mother and grandfather die from the disease. he spoke with it candidly on dr. phil. >> when friends of yours or family members begin to say to you, remember, i just told you this two days ago, and there's no memory of it, that's when i began to be very concerned. >> reporter: david cassidy is survived by his children actress katie and sing eer beau and in millions of hearts. reaction to cassidy's death is still dominating social media right now. one of the most emotional posts

and former partridge family co-star danny bonaduce. he posted, i have known, loved and admired david cassidy for 48 out of his 58 years. we've been through a lot together and he was always there for me. this loss is huge. r.i.p., my dear friend. after thanksgiving, prepare for a big shutdown on metro's red line. for two weeks no trains between silver spring and ft. totten. that closure will last from november 25th this weekend through december 10th. for one of the weekends, december 2nd and 3rd, the closure will extend to glenmont. shuttle buses will replace trains. metro says it has to fix a part of the rails where train switch tracks. there's a principal in prince william county who is out to prove he's anything but old school. he's become an unlikely viral sensation thanks to his unusual strategy for turning the

school around. and as nbc's rehema ellis reports, that strategy is really working. >> reporter: most kids would get in trouble for doing what the principal does, skateboarding through the hallways and spraypainting the walls. >> one of my favorite things to do is to change the face of a facility. >> reporter: his motto, be relentless. >> i'm not your typical principal. i'm trying to change the game. >> reporter: this new zealander will do anything to reach his students. even putting wheels on his desk. what percentage of your time is spent out and about in the school? >> i try to be out there all day. i'm a mobile principal. i'm a deskless principal. i'm deskless so i don't get stuck behind the desk. >> reporter: he's changed to this middle school in year after turning around another school also in the 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 already improved te

and they're walking into my room like teach me. >> reporter: raise your hand if you like your principal. ooh. >> i don't even think that it's physically possible to fail at that school anymore because he's on it. >> remember, somebody didn't tell you today, mr. brewer's telling you, i love you. >> reporter: a principal devoted to his kids moving as fast as he can to help them. rehema ellis, nbc news, woodbridge, virginia. >> can we just clone him? >> i know. that guy's cool. i want to go to school there. >> i know. the whole skateboarding thing. >> i know. i'd break myself but -- >> black friday shopping, that's coming up. what stores are opening early and staying open late. >> and do you remember the eating adventure, last week at 4:00, different firehouses in our area. we announced the firefighter

we have a couple more cooking tips for thanksgiving thanks to top chefs at the "today" show. >> making mashed potatoes nobody likes waterlogged mashed potatoes. you bake your potatoes and/or boil them, but then you can press them through the grate. this is the first pressing, if you will, nobody likes to peel potatoes, this way you don't get wat waterlogged potatoes but you already have these in there before you add the melted butter and cream. >> let's go on to pecans or pecans depending where you come from. this one from j.j. johnson. >> i call them pecans. >> as you run out of time doing everything else in the thanksgiving kitchen, run to the store, buy your favorite pie, but what i do is i grab the pecans, i throw them in a pan with baking soda, brown

them on top, but just don't tell anybody you bought the pie. >> ah. >> that's something i would do. >> i like that. halfway home made but not really. the time has come. firefighters in our area competed in a cook-off challenge right here on news 4 today. >> this is one of the most fun experiences i've ever had. >> and tasty. >> i have the pounds to prove it, too, because the food was not low fat. we can finally reveal who you picked as the winner. [ drum roll ] >> there it is. steven broccoli from engine company 10. they came out on top and those home made egg rolls. we crowned the winner live. there he is with the crown. hear now from the master chef right after he received that crown. >> it feels really good. we

the d.c. fire department. couldn't be happier. >> how was it? >> it was a little bit stressful because we were watching the tallies on the facebook machine and seeing guys kind of inching closer to you. and you are like oh, man, i got to get my peeps out there voting. >> oh, yeah. social media just blew up. our nbc washington facebook page was on fire. the others were pulling out all the stops. the folks in springdale even tried to use the brand-new baby corrine to get votes. she's a rock star in the making. but southwest d.c., they came out victorious. that's the fire station that actually goes to the airport every time the president has to take off and every time he lands, that company. >> i love that. that's cool. maybe they can share their beef and broccoli with the white house. >> absolutely. >> it might be in high demand. >> it was so good. the regular rolls looked amazing. >> she kept talking about the teg rolls. >> why didn't you brin

from your -- you didn't bring us anything, did you? >> uh-uh. >> weate it all. . i would love to try those egg rolls. >> i know, me, too. >> i wonder if anyone's making egg rolls for thanksgiving? >> probably not. >> you think? >> there might be somebody somewhere, eclectic thanksgiving table. >> some are getting out for thi thanksgiving. that's probably more work than some of your side dishes. >> cold, huh? >> it will be cold tomorrow. so right now we already had a cold front move through. that's the one that will really drop our temperatures. tomorrow it's still 58 degrees, still pretty comfortable. but look at the winds sustained at 24 miles an hour. that's a constant wind speed. winds gusting a little bit higher than that. right now sustained winds from 20 to 25 miles per hour since that front has moved through. we do have some

degrees, 50 martinsburg, that's where the colder air is now. eventually will move through the rest of the area. the rain ahead of this cold front has now moved up into new england. any travel issues today i think would be closer to the boston area. now for the rest of us, let's look at the travel map, delays up towards boston this afternoon. that rain quickly moves out. our temperatures drop off. look at tomorrow for your thanksgiving. we're going to be in the 40s for a daytime high. delays more likely down in florida for tomorrow. and then for black friday that weather system heads up to the carolinas. but for your thanksgiving day morning starting at below freezing temperatures. the roads stay dry. you'll want the puffy coat throughout the day. tomorrow only 47 degrees. nice and dry if you're traveling to relatives or friends' houses tomorrow. friday looks good and the weekend looks dry as well. even next week. >> hackers stole personal information from 57 million uber

service covered it up. hear what happened to that information. and free pizza for the homeless. a lol business owner workicang

uber has revealed a cover-up of a cyber attack that happened last year. after stolen information from customers and drivers, the company paid the hackers to el

reported the incident. he has fired his chief security officer. and citibank has been fined nearly $4 million for shady student loan practices. the consumer financial protection bureau says the bank misled borrowers into believing they were ineligible for a tax deduction on interest they paid on certain loans. the bank also incorrectly charged late fees and extra interest to borrowers who were still in school and eligible to defer payments. well, it is never too early to start thinking about where you might want to retire. unfortunately, the district may not be the place to do it. washington ranks tenth amongst the nation's 50 largest cities. thinkrate.com put out the list of best places to retire. they give scores for transportation, cultural vitality and crime rate, pittsburgh, boston and l.a. ready, set, shop. >> black friday almost here. and our susan hogan has

drop starting on thanksgiving day. >> stores and malls, they're all over the map, but for the most part many of our major malls and some of the bigger stores in our area are going to be open some time on thanksgiving. so who is actually open on thanksgiving? let's take a look. springfield town center from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m., tyson's corner center 6:00 p.m. and that will actually stay open throughout the day on friday. so it's not closing. wesfield montgomery mall 6:00 p.m. to 11:50 p.m. black friday hours on black friday tyson's corner center 6:00 p.m. on thanksgiving to 10:00 p.m. friday. springfield 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., potomac mills 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. stores will be open earlier, you have to look on the website for that. best buy opens up at 8:00 a

some of the big anchor stores will actually stay open from thanksgiving through black friday. we have all of this for you and even more on our nbc washington app. just search, of course, black friday. >> all right. thank you. the national christmas tree lighting is a little more than a week away. it takes place next thursday, november 30th. kathie lee gifford will host the show this year. it will be president trump's first time at the switch. the national park service has already conducted its annual ticket lottery for people who want to see the show in person. we've put together a slide show of past tree lightings you can see all of that in our nbc washington app. a quick roundup. >> of people doing good for others this thanksgiving week. more than 200 people came out for the fifth annual thanksgiving dinner for the homeless last night in northwest. catholic charities teams up with pepco to provide the meal. and in

the new life worship center made dinners with all the fixings. it has been shopping for days ahead of tonight's event. >> free food. it usually goes pretty quickly, right? >> it does. but one dale city restaurant owner has been trying to give away free pizza and is having trouble finding takers. >> free pizza for a good cause? i'm there. amy cho has the story of this business owner with a very unique problem. >> reporter: whether or not you run a pizza shop, any business is usually about earning the dough. but at brothers pizza. >> we'll put dough right here. >> reporter: he hopes to bring in customers who won't be paying anything. >> there you go, ma'am. >> reporter: every week he offers a free slice to the homeless. >> you don't have to be multimillion rich to make a difference. you won't take nothing with you when you die. so why you're alive do good for

feels to not have much. he moved here from pakistan in 1985 with little more than the shirt on his back. >> you have to feel other people's pain. it can happen to anybody, it can happen to me, it can happen to you. anybody can be homeless. everybody helps each other and the world can make a big difference. >> reporter: but the big challenge, spreading the word. so far he hasn't had too many takers on his offer. >> god give me the opportunity so i can give. so why not? it just makes you feel good when you do something like that. >> reporter: he shows that no matter what kind of business you run, it never hurts to be in the business of being kind. in dale city, amy cho, news 4. >> i love that. hopefully some folks are watching who might need that at some point. you can go kind of cash in. >> spread the news. >> it's a busy day for many of us. sheena's back with what we can expect weather wise. >> and she's going to let us know how to dress for the redskins game tomorrow night. yeah, the team is

the loss saying we're all hurting after seeing that loss. see how players new and old are owying to p

president trump is tweeting from his thanksgiving vacation. he said the nfl is considering keeping teams in the locker room during the national anthem next season. the president said that decision would be worse than kneeling and called on commissioner roger goodell to getgh

during the anthem has grown since the president started criticizing them for doing so. some good news for the redskins this morning. skins legend joe jacoby is named as one of the sem se finalists for the pro football hall of fame. he was one of the greatest offensive lines to play the game. it's the eighth time jacoby has been named a semifinalist. come on. he's been a finalist for the last two years. they're hoping to see the three-time super bowl winner finally make it through. finalists will be announced in january. >> it's tough making it in there. >> i guess so. >> we're rooting for you, though. nationally televised thanksgiving game but a banged up team and not much time to prepare. but wouldn't it be great? wouldn't that turkey sit a little better in your tum we a win over the giants? we report from ashburn. >> very short week. but at th

know, you can't sit here and sulk over the wounds that obviously we acquired. lost some guys again. never seems to fail. every week. but hey, you just got to continue to keep fighting. >> we'll have our hands full, and it will be a great opportunity to play on thanksgiving night, national tv at home in front of our own fan base. what more could you want? >> the redskins first thursday night game of the season comes at a tough time. still hurting from what happened in new orleans, and now hunting for bodies and wins. they need a lot of both. >> it's hard enough to prepare against coach spagnuolo from an offense to a defensive coordinator with healthy players, but when you're talking about, okay, we have brand-new third down back and possibly a brand-new center and left guard and tackle, it's hard. >> we need to get this w. we really do. we've been due for one. gosh, man, i'll tell you, if it don't come this thursd w

that's what we look forward to. >> a one-game season each week. for a team that most like i had has to win them all to make the playoffs. that's the only way to go. in ashburn, kara maloney, news 4 sports. the redskins host their first ever thanksgiving game tomorrow. the burgundy and gold take on the giants right here on nbc 4. carol will be live at fedex field on news 4 at 6:00 and the redskins pregame report. then we'll have all of the reaction with live reports after what we hope, we hope, we hope is a win, melissa. >> i mean, i hope so. wouldn't that be the nicest gift for thanksgiving? actually sitting around and somebody watching the tv and enjoying watching what's going on? >> and a win at home. >> wouldn't that be so good? i know some people from the station are actually going to the game. >> yeah, yeah. it will be cold out there, you have to bundle up. but football fans they know how

what are you looking at in there on your weather map? >> i'm looking at a lot of cold air moving in. the good news is we'll stay nice and dry tomorrow morning, below freezing for just about everybody especially in the suburbs, roads will be staying dry. what you want to wear? a puffy coat no matter where you're heading because it will be pretty chilly even throughout the afternoon. look at that daytime high temperature for your thanksgiving, 47 degrees. for black friday still cold in the morning, in the 30s by the afternoon low 50s and dry across the weekend. we're looking at temperatures, upper 50s saturday. upper 40s on sunday. then next week we're even staying dry, in fact, friday, in our ten-day forecast, that's december 1st. i'm sure after thanksgiving day people will think ahead to the december holidays, guys. >> oh, yes. i've already gotten a lot of my shopping done. >> that's it for news 4 midday. we're back on air this afternoon first at 4:00.

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♪ we're live in five, four, three, two, one. >> the winners and new champions of "dancing with the stars" are jordan and lindsay! >> oh, yeah! >> oh, they're so cute. there they are. they did it. they went all the way. jordan and lindsay, the big mirrorball champs. what a spectacular. natalie, you called it night one. >> it's hard not to see how incredibly talented jordan is. what i loved about this moment, though, it was so rushed, they didn't even get a chance to hold the mirrorball. i'm like, where is the mirrorball? >> they missed