brawl. new questions about safety at a local high school after a security guard attack is caught on camera. >> erika gonzalez is at the live desk with the latest on what we know about what happened. erika. >> good afternoon to you. it was certainly a wild scene at gaithersburg high school monday afternoon around lunchtime. school activities in fact were interrupted by this. >> in the video, it 5appears tht a security guard was knocked down. we reached out to montgomery county schools and the district tells us the guard wasn't assaulted but that he tripped trying to pull the students apart. other staff members jumped in to get the situation under control. the fight only lasted a couple of minutes.

action. the district tells us no one was hurt and that investigation continues. i'm erika gonzalez. >> thank you, erika. new details are starting to painting an even scarier picture to what happened to an au student riding in an uber. she says the driver raped her. mark segraves is outside d.c. superior court. mark, what's the latest? >> reporter: good evening. this uber driver was charged with kidnapping and sexual asauch assau assault. in court through his attorney he told the judge that the sex was consensual. at this nightclub in dupont circle, according to testimony from a police detective, the woman and man drank a half a bottle of vodka and full bottle of champagne at the club. about 3:00 a.m. theyag

uber driver. according to the driver and the woman's friend, the woman was very drunk and arguing with her male companion in the back seat of the car. at some point during the drive, the car stopped and the woman got out of the back seat and moved into the front seat and then passed out. when the car got to american university, the male passenger got out of the back seat and that's when the driver took off, with the female passenger still in the car. surveillance video shows the car driving around campus for 10 or 15 minutes before it stops in a remote parking lot. that's where the woman says the driver raped her. he then drove her back to her dormitory on campus and dropped her off. now, just moments ago inside the courtroom, the judge threw out the kidnapping charge saying there's number of the jot enojue to support it but sai

give consentin. as for his relationship with uber, he was barred from working for uber but he had an uber sticker on his car and they flagged him down. he asked for cash for the ride. that's when they got in the car and drove up to american university. he's being released today. he's due back in court early next year. that's the very latest outside d.c. superior court. mark segraves, news4. first on 4, a man who works ass a bus aide is facing charge for allegedly asaulisaulting a d with autism. he was arrested for two alleged incidents. the child's mother became alarmed when her 12-year-old son started coming home from school with bruises. this is the third fairfax county school employee accused of assaulting a child with autism. two other employees were

separate case. we're working to get you ready for thanksgiving. now chopper 4 is chasing some breaking news. >> we are getting word of a bad crash. chopper 4 just arriving on the scene. no word on any injuries. we are still working to get some information and will update you about this as we learn more. >> we've got team coverage of a holiday rush under way and your thanksgiving day forecast as well. let's head to chief meteorologist doug kammerer in the stormcenter. >> no snow. yeah, it takes a lot to get snow around here for thanksgiving. we could all wish, though. wouldn't it be great, a white thanksgiving? not going to happen. right now a blue thanksgiving. right now 50 degrees in d.c. after a high in the mid-50s, but look back to the west. much cooler here, 33 pittsburgh, 43 hagerstown, so you see that colder air moving in. the temperatures coming down along with the winds which have been going up. upwards of 30 miles per hour.

last hour it was gusting to 35. so there will be windchills that are a factor. so a chilly thanksgiving, especially tomorrow morning. but a nice-looking rebound as we head towards friday and saturday. but the roller coaster as far as those temperatures, that continues right on into not the next couple of days but the weekend and early next week as well. some downs and some ups. yeah, we're getting warmer as well. we'll take you hour by hour for tomorrow coming up. >> it looks like the weather will not complicate travel for those who are flying for the holiday. millions of people will be doing that and that means long lines at the airport. >> it also means the airlines are paying attention to you, especially when things aren't running so smoothly. adam tuss tells us how a new security program is playing a big part on days like these. >> reporter: never gets old coming out here on the runway. this american airlines plane just came in. it's got 40 minutes before

to boston. that's what we're talking about here as airlines are geared up for a super busy day. american just here at reagan national has over 250 flights leaving. 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. >> reporter: on and on and on the line stretched. the reason, these guys. a fairly new program with explosive detection canine teams using their noses for security. >> they're giving everybody the sniff test. if you pass that sniff test, you'll get expedited screening. >> reporter: everyone who makes it past the dog gets to keep their shoes on, their laptops in their bags, essentially tsa precheck. for some travelers, the dogs are the easy part. it's wrangling the little ones that's the hassle. >> you do what you want to do to see your family and it means that much to me. so she gets to see grandma a

grandpa. >> reporter: flights tangled up in their own traffic jam. over 1 million passengers will take flights out of our airports this week. >> how has your travel been so far? >> good, good, no problems, no issue ir issue. >> reporter: and then of course there's the baggage. american airlines alone will deal with 4.7 million checked bags just over this busy thanksgiving period. hopefully they all get where they need to go. back to you. >> adam, just make sure you're not one of them. if you're planning on visiting family for thanksgiving, we've got the travel information you need to know, including the best and the worst times to hit the road. just log on to the nbc washington app and search thanksgiving travel there. a man darts across the eastbound lanes of the dulles toll road but never makes it to the other side. burnt-out police flares and tire markings are the remnants of a deadly crash tuesday night. an oncoming car hit and killed the 42-year-old. sources tell news4 the man may

and jumped the barrier onto the toll lanes. he may have been heading to the wheelie reston metro station. the driver did stay at the scene. they have not released the victim's name. new details on the crash of a navy transport plane in the pacific. u.s. navy now says it has recovered eight navy personnel from that crash site and they are all okay. but there are still other others missing and the search for them continues. the transport plane was on its way to the uss ronald reagan aircraft carrier. the airier is stationed there to conduct exercises with the japanese navy. new sex assault allegations today, this time against backstreet boys member nick carter. melissa shumann says carter raped her 15 years ago at his apartment. shumann detailed it in a blog post and it was detailed today in "time" magazine. carter said he was shocked and saddened by the

any time that they ever did anything that was not consensual. shumann says she told carter she did not want to go further when he started making advances. we are down to the wire. next we are live at wegman's where the mad rush is on to get those last-minute grocery items. >> your thanksgiving meal will have plenty of calories. but if you're watching your intake, we're testing out the new weight watchers diet wine. is it worth the money and the empty calories? and we continue to follow breaking news. several vehicles involved in a crash on route 50 westbound near the beltway in landover. we're hearing people may have been ejected from one of the cars. first responders are on the scene right now. we'll keep bringing you updates

i'm erika gonzalez here at the live desk watching a pretty bad accident on westbound route 50. we show you these live pictures now from chopper 4 over the scene. this is westbound route 50 in landover. we know this is a two-car crash and at least one person has been hurt. if you are headed into d.c. from route 50, chances are you're going to get stuck in this. as chopper 4 zooms out, you can start to see this backup that goes all the way to mlk boulevard. this is pretty deep right now. again, a two-car crash on route

at least one person injured. as soon as we have a few more details on this, we'll get back to you. back over to you in the studio. thanksgiving is tomorrow. some people we know already in their kitchens getting an early start on their meal. other folks finishing up their last-minute grocery shopping. >> tracee wilkins is live in the middle of the last-minute rush at wegman's in the wood more town center. are you just reporting or reporting and doing a little shopping yourself? >> reporter: i'm reporting and doing shopping. as we sit in the car i think of a few more things we need to get before we leave this location. you can see behind me how packed it is in this store. when we first got here earlier today, the greens were like this high. as you can see, they're still reshor restocking but it has been this busy all day. there's lots to get, but very little time. last-minute green grabbers and

just the right something for dinner. >> oh, i have a list. i have yams, i have macaroni and cheese, i have cabbage, i have all the sides basically. >> are you going to start cooking when you get home? are you going to wait until tomorrow? >> no, i'm going to start cooking when i get home. i've got to start with cranberry sauce and everything. >> a very good friend of mine has been in the hospital and so i decided i'm going to cook the thanksgiving dinner for her. >> thanksgiving is about giving thanks to other people that have been there for you. >> last minute my girlfriend told me i was cooking. i told her i don't cook. >> reporter: so cheryl was among the many to choose a premade dinner. >> my kind of thanksgiving. >> reporter: just talking to everybody about what they're going to make, i actually added one more recipe to my list, which is why i decided i'm going to go ahead and do a little more shopping after this. coming up on news4 at

people are out here now. >> i would give you a few items for me but we can't get to each other, so never mind. >> too late for that. >> yeah, it's too late. >> a lot of folks are making their way -- >> it's a great spot, great spot. >> it is a great store. and we've got some pretty decent weather. >> you know, not bad. it's on the chilly side. really is starting to cool after high temperatures that have been quite nice. 62 degrees yesterday, even warmer temperatures over the weekend. but right now temperatures starting to fall. we've got some wind out there. the camera starting to shake a little bit. the winds gusting up to 30 miles per hour. mixture of sun and clouds right now. the temperature has come down by about 4 or 5 degrees over the last few hours. now down to 50, winds out of the northwest at 17 miles per hour. that creates a little bit of a windchill. only 41 now in winchester, so you see that colder air. 37 in cumberland. that colderir

take a look at these windchills, down to 29 in cumberland, 37 in the winchester area, 40 in gaithersburg. when we drop temperaturewise this will show up as windchills because it does feel a lot cooler outside. as far as radar is concerned, there's nothing to show. we're not going to see any chances of rain the next couple of days. we did see a chance early this morning, but most of the area dry. this was another little system that came through, but behind it look at the air coming straight out of canada. you see these clouds coming out of canada too down into our region, so that tells you we're going to be on the cool side for having that. how about that thanksgiving forecast. well, first off tomorrow morning most areas will be below freezing, especially outside the beltway. roads will be on the dry side so i'm not worried about any weather problems. what to wear, yeah, it's the puffy coat tomorrow. 11:00 a.m., temperature up to 43 degrees.

chill chilly. sunset tomorrow night at 4:49. if you've got relatives coming to town, maybe they're coming down from florida or parts of georgia, it's going to set a lot earlier here than it does for them down there. chilly weather, 44 at that time. yes, it is going to be a chilly thanksgiving. look at the warmup. we really do rebound nicely. one cold day, happens to be on thanksgiving. 53 on friday, up to 59 on saturday. i would not be surprised if some of you hit the 60-degree mark on saturday afternoon. behind that system, it is a dry cold front on saturday. ten-degree temperature difference saturday into sunday. monday 52 degrees. 62 and 63. look at next week. earlier it looked like we were going to get some really big cold here. that is no longer the case. the pattern shifting and now producing warmer temperatures on your tuesday and wednesday and most of next week look

by the way, your redskins forecast tomorrow night looking good. i'm going to have that for you. just get ready to stay warm with that turkey belly that you got going on. 8:30 game time right here. >> a little cold turkey for us. >> you need the extra carbs. >> that's what i'm talking about. >> speaking of which -- >> in some homes this thanksgiving, the wine selection can be even more important than the way the bird is cooked. >> how does this sound, diet wine. we first told you about this earlier this month. this is weight watchers new wine called sense. >> how does it taste, that's the question. we've got the perfect folks for this job. let's go live to jim and wendy in the newsroom for the official ruling on this. >> we get to taste twice as much because it's half the calories. >> we're going to each have a bottle. and we know that those calories do add up quickly. weight watchers says that it's trying to help you save those precious po,

diet savignon blanc. >> we've got to do a toast to news4 at 5:00. >> yes, number one. >> congratulations. thank you for watching, everybody, out there. shoutout. >> it tastes a tiny bit watered down. >> it does a little bit. >> a little watered down. >> but it's dry. >> it's dry. it doesn't have too much of a grapefruit note. it's a new zealand savignon blanc. >> it does have a lemon and lime note to it, kind of like a 7-up or a sprite maybe. >> and i don't tend to like new zealand savignon blancs, but this is not bad because it cuts down on the grapefruit or some of it call it the cat piss part of it. >> she can do that. >> i'm a cat person. >> so here's the reason why it is lower in content for calories. the alcohol content is actually reduced from about 11 to

9.5%. by the way, they're also working on a rose. i do feel a watery, like i could drink a lot of this. >> actually you could, but i think wine is so important for meals that i would rather take a scoop less of mashed potatoes or something than to drink a watered down wine. that's just me. >> so you guys just slow down now. >> cheers. i know, we've got to be ready. we're going to get coffee. did i say coffee? >> i think wendy just did their new promotional. $15 and no cat piss. >> $15. and it makes sense. at least to some. >> all right, guys. go get the coffee, we'll see you next hour. coming up, praise, debate and some raised eyebrows over a unique twist to a networking event. >> eat, mingle and meet a black person. we'll explain that. plus we've got a lot of people calling into nb 4 responds to complain about this

>> we'll tell you what people complained about the most. but first, here's tommy. >> why did pink dress channing tatum up like a woman? i'm tommy mcfly with your celebrity 60. but first the official royal wedding watch is under way. megan markle wrapped up her work, packed up her toronto apartment and made her way to london to be with prince hear. sources say we could have a royal wedding as soon as this summer. gwyneth paltrow is engaged to brad falcheck. they met on the set of "glee." chrissy teigen and john ledge ending are expecting baby number two. aretha franklin would like you to know she is not dead after a twitter hoax saying the queen of soul had passed. she told "us weekly" she's doing just fine. fresh off of her american music awards performance, pink released her video for "beautiful trauma." it features channing tatum as

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nbc4 responds to your complaints and there are a lot, close to 6,000 in just under two years. >> so we're asking now what tops the list of the most complained-about issue. susan hogan joins us to reveal finally number one. >> i know, like drum roll, please, right? let's first show you the list. so we're going to show you these are the top two, three, and fourth most complained-about issues. so coming in we had contractors, fraud, car dealerships, and the number one, utilities. a lot. like totally -- >> that surprises me. >> any specific ones? >> actually we are talking about all of them, believe it or not, from power to gas to water to phone to the internet. so we broke down the complaints that we thought reoccuring with all of the utilities for you. so the number one issue, customer service and the lack of quality of support on the customer service lines. questionable bills is another one that we heard from a lot of you regarding high bills,

from water companies. unknown charged. we see a lot of this. extra charges on your bills for services. y you never enrolled in. that happens from third-party companies that promise lower electric rates as well. >> i thought car dealerships would be the biggest issue, but not everyone has a car but everyone does need utilities somehow, some way. so what happens when it comes to filing complaints, what do consumers do? >> unfortunately, you do need to start with customer service. you've got to get your complaint on file. keep track of the calls you've made with that utility. you can file a kplancomplaint w the state's public utility commission. state public utility commissions don't have direct regulatory overnight over cell phone carriers, although

you might get more results complaining to your attorney general's office and you can always contact nbc4 responds on phone and online. it goes from utilities to contractors, so you were right. contractors and utilities, but also those car dealers, the car issues are really always one of our top five complaints too. and whether you're buying a new car that's a lemon or you're buying a used car that's a lemon, people always have a problem with that. >> it means you'll always have a job. >> for sure. >> now we know what to do. >> and happy thanksgiving. >> thanks, susan. and we continue to follow the breaking news we brought you earlier. chopper 4 flying live over an awful crash on route 50. this is near the beltway in landover, the westbound side. we're told some people may have been ejected there. 50 westbound shut down now and we will keep bringing you updates right here on news4. do

back here at the live desk, still monitoring this nasty crash on westbound route 50 and the beltway in landover. we take a live look through chopper 4. we can now tell you that the westbound ramp to the beltway has reopened. weer

massive backups here. this was a two-car crash. one of them in particular, one was an suv that was overturned there at the scene and the impact of this crash we can see lots of pieces of clothing just kind of scattered around the scene. it was a pretty nasty crash there. again, it looks like this has reopened, but you're still seeing some backups there pretty bad. this is westbound route 50 in landover. a two-car crash. we do know that at least one person was hurt in this. from the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. let's turn now to storm team 4. temperatures starting to dip on thanksgiving eve. >> the good news is you won't have any rain or snow to get in the way of your holiday travel. doug kammerer is in the storm center. what will we have, doug? >> much colder weather as we see the temperatures come down from a high of 59 earlier this morning, just after the midnight hour, now down to 50. look at these windchills, 24

if you're heading to the store, trying to get those last-minute items or maybe you haven't gotten the turkey quite yet, it is going to be a very cold night tonight, especially when the sun goes down in the next 20 to 30 minutes. much more on this, more on your thanksgiving holiday, the your black friday shopping, the redskins forecast, the weekend forecast. i've got a lot of weather to talk about. a d.c. family says they have had the worst few weeks of their lives. >> the bond family was supposed to lay their matriarch, diane, to rest today, but instead they're trying to get her body and their money back. >> d.c. prosecutors are now suing the austin royster funeral home for taking money from many grieving families and not providing the services they agreed to. >> meagan fitzgerald talked with the woman's daughter, still looking for closure. >> she's been holding the fort down for this family her entire

life. >> reporter: diane vaughn lived for skechb67 years and has been rock of the family, but she lost her four-year battle to cancer. >> she was always there when i needed her. >> reporter: now it's time for her to be there for her mother. >> i made phone calls to funeral homes, and i talked to mr. royst royster. >> reporter: she says royster was taking care of the funeral arrangements. she received this receipt showing she paid out of pocket more than $2,000. what lavon didn't know was that the attorney general's office was preparing this lawsuit against the business. it says the funeral home was operating without a business license for nearly two years and that the funeral director's license was suspended back in june because he was allowing jania royster even though she wasn't

>> i'm blowing her phone up. she answers. hey, what's going on? >> reporter: she was supposed to bury her mother this morning. >> this is the outfit that she was going to wear today. >> reporter: but instead, she's fighting to get her money back so she can afford a ceremony so her family can properly say good-bye. >> i am lost. i had no clue. i really don't know where to start. >> reporter: the department of consumer and regulatory affairs is responsible for making sure businesses like austin royster are licensed in the district. they released the following statement. we are conducting a full review of the actions taken. consumer protection is a paramount responsibility and we are taking it very seriously. now, the attorney general's office tells us they reached an agreement with austin royster which prevents them from doing business with any other clients moving forward. they are trying to move quickly with this lawsuit to recover the money th p

lost. back to you. >> meagan fitzgerald reporting live. that's just unbelievable to have to deal with that on a holiday. thank you so much. pat, over to you. the founder of a professional group in atlanta saw these statistics and decided to take action. a study found that 75% of white americans don't have any nonwhite friends and 65% of african-americans don't have any white friends. that triggered the creation of a new networking event called come meet a black person. whur's troy johnson is here now with today's talk around town. this idea, come to meet a black person, has gotten a lot of attention. it's also gotten a lot of mixed reviews on social media. you did some digging. what do your listeners think about this idea? >> you're right about that, mixed reviews indeed. they were thrown off by the name, come meet a black person, what is that all about. when i started explaining the concept, about having critical

wrap their minds around, they said, you know what, this may be something that's needed. >> the country has become so polarized politically and racially, that it would seem anything that helps to bridge the divide would be a good thing. >> exactly. when you're talking about situations like confederate flag rallies and people criticizing nfl players for their stance to talk about issues in this country, there's a narrative that a lot of folks that i spoke to said some of these people are buying into things that really aren't necessarily true in terms of the viewpoint about what's happening. so i spoke to karen who lives in hyattsville. she told me meetings like this are not only a great way to expand your circle, but it will help all of us to understand each other's perspectives. >> we go to private schools. we travel. we eat at fancy restaurants. we do the same thing that you do. if you don't see us there, that doesn't mean we're not there. >> karen also told me

better time for these connections than the holiday season because it's an opportunity for all of us to learn and understand so we can begin to foster a relationship that lasts long beyond the holidays. >> so the event actually takes place in atlanta, but i understand a similar event has been organized here. >> you don't have to go all the way to atlanta. you can come right here in d.c. faith holmes is the owner of love and faith community cafe on 14th street in northwest d.c. she's been hosting these conversations since february, and she tells me that we are separated because we really don't know one another. >> you know, we will never have unity in this nation without having done this, so reach out. african-americans are very much about building relationships culturally. so help build relationships in the community that you live in. >> and, pat, it's good to know there's another gathering and conversation happening on monday, december 11th. >> all right. it's never a bad thing to talk, get to know each other. >> exactly. get some ice cream, sit down an

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we are learning more about uber's attempt to cover up a massive data breach. the ride-sharing service says uber paid the hackers a $100,000 ransom after they exposed the data of 57 million users. but now we know the company's former ceo and chief security officer went further. they tracked down the hackers and made them sign nondisclosure agreements about the breach. the hack happened in october of last year, but we didn't learn about it until early this week. former ceo travis kalanek

stepped down earlier this year and the chief security officer has been fired. of course uber is just the latest in a string of high-profile data breaches. when you add them all up, the numbers are staggering. let's go down this ugly memory lane. remember this, this all started with target back in 2013. that breach affected 110 million. then in 2014, there was the home depot breach. that one affected 53 million. and then in 2015, the office of personnel management announced their computer systems had been hacked, compromising more than 21 million federal employees. and then in 2016, linkedin was hacked affecting 100 million people. and then of course there was yahoo!. that one compromised the info of 1 billion users worldwide. and then finally this year equifax announced a breach that affected 143 million people. and now, uber affecting 57 million users. and you know what this means? this means that chances are really good that some sort

underground group out there has at least some of your personal info. don't worry, we are working for you to help protect yourself and keep your info safe. go to the nbc washington app and search protecting your identity. pat. all righty. as you hit the road for your final holiday destination, you can leave your boots at home, but take the heavy coat. a deeper dive into your thanksgiving and black friday forecast. first, here's tommy. >> an army of holiday elves are decking the hall to get ready for this pop-up bar. i'm tommy mcfly with your excl us

let's get you caught up, i'm eric ka gonzalez here in the ne4 newsroom. a cell phone catches a brawl at gaithersburg high school monday afternoon. a security guard fell down trying to break it up. school staffers had to come in and help get things under

face disciplinary action. the district tells us nobody was hurt. three people remain missing after a u.s. navy plane crashed into the western pacific today. the transport plane went down off of japan while it was bringing passengers and cargo to the uss ronald reagan. crews rescued eight people and they are in good condition. the cause, still under investigation. backstreet boy nick carter says he is shocked and saddened from allegations by another pop singer that he raped her. melissa shumann said it happened 15 years ago at his apartment. carter says the sex was conse consensual. lanes on route 50 are starting to reopen after a crash. it caused traffic tie-ups a short time ago. at least one person was hurt in this. pat and leon, back to you. clear out some space in your phones, you'll want room to take pictures of the new holiday-themed bar in the district. >> this wall the spot

scenes from the popular hbo show "game of thrones." before then it was "pretty in pink" to celebrate the cherry blossom bloom. >> tommy mcfly is live with an exclusive look at what's next for this evolving spot. >> sounds like a really tough assignment, tommy. >> oh, my goodness, i get all the tough jobs around here, guys. they're once again expecting lines around the block here at miracle on 7th street as we're getting a very first look at all the work that has gone into this bar so far. the elves are getting ready to serve cocktails and they gave us an exclusive first peek at their winter wonderland. we are in here from the day that we shut down the last bar, which was november 1st was the first day we got in here to tear down. so it's been about three weeks, three and a half weeks. and we are usually working 12 to 16-hour days. the last couple days

we have about 7,000 ornaments that are up in the ceiling. i think it's 4,000 snow strands. just lots of everything. >> right now we are in the sleigh bar. there's a sleigh from 1890 that you can take a selfie in. there's a winter wonderland, there's a gingerbread house. when are we having happy hour? leon, pat. >> you let us know. obviously you're going to stick around for a while. >> you're the one doing the reporting, tommy. >> thank you, thank you. coming up at 5:00, if you celebrate hannukah, we've got something for you too. i'm going to take you into the takeout and a movie bar on news4 at 5:00. >> all right. that sounds like fun too. thank you. obviously those elves will not be using those sleighs to get home tonight. no snow, huh? >> oh, no, no, no. no snow. and really the entire country looking pretty good. so for traveling purposes

we just noticed that the bridges that have opened up. this is always bad as far as traffic is concerned. let's take a look at one of those spots where traffic is not so good. of course we go to chopper 4. this is going up to 70 now around the 495/270 interchange. you can see the traffic not flowing well at all there as you make your way out onto 70. we are now going up 270. this is right before you get to montrose road. you can see where the traffic is continuously backed up. but if you drive this area at 4:50 in the afternoon, you know it's going to be on the backed up side. this is going towards river road. now we're down towards river road. that's the river road interchange right now. that's going in towards washington, d.c. as we look towards what we're dealing with now, not too bad. the sky conditions okay, still rather breezy. temperature of 50 degrees and the temperatures will be dropping throughout the rest of the evening. they have been dropping all day. down to 41 at

cold side for sure. 45 gaithersburg, 45 reston. windchills in the 30s. so make sure you're ready to bundle up. temperatures tomorrow about 5 degrees colder than they are right now in most areas, but it will feel about the same because we won't have as much wind tomorrow afternoon. as we widen out here, i'm showing you the entire country. if you're going to be traveling, a lot of family coming in, if you're going towards northwest, that's one of the big problems. you've got snow around minneapolis. a big storm down in florida and another storm in new england. that one moving out of here. let's take a look at your thanksgiving travel day. if you're traveling tomorrow, just on the chilly side around the mid-atlantic and up towards the great lakes and the northeast. but the only stormy areas, around florida, orlando down towards tampa, around the miami area looking rainy. and then up towards portland, seattle, places like that a good area for some rain. however, if you're traveling towards idahor

jackson hole wyoming, looking good for you. the rest of the country not looking that bad at all. now, how about something we like to call the redskins. redskins at giants. 8:30 tomorrow night. 42 degrees at 6:00, 40 degrees at 8:00. 11:00 going for 37. they have only won one game, right? we should win this, right? >> first time ever thanksgiving at home. >> really? >> first time ever. do you believe it? >> no pressure there. 47 on your thursday, 53 on friday. look at saturday up to near 60 degrees. a little bit cooler on sunday, but then some mild weather. some mild weather coming in for next week. we'll see you next at 5:00. david cassidy came to fame as a teen heart throb during the '70s. the singer/actor died yesterday. we'll look at how fans in our area here are remembering him. and we take you live to new york next for a beloved thanksgiving eve tradition.

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for families across the country, it's as much a part of the holiday as turkey and stuffing. >> you know it, tomorrow morning the macy's day parade will fill the streets of new york. >> tonight crews are getting those giant balloons ready for the big show. jay gray is live tonight at the annual inflation party. that sounds like a lot of fun, jay. >> reporter: hey there, pat and leon. you think i'm full of hot air? take a look behind me. you can see the balloons already filling up there. they're getting ready for the red ranger to be powered up here. you know, thousands of people in new york say this officially kicks off their thanksgiving holiday. this year, though, as these characters become life-like, there's another group here watching everything but these festivities. it is a thanksgiving tradition. the party before the parade. but is

security screenings on the way in, there is a noticeable difference here. >> there will be a very strong presence of the nypd. stronger than ever in fact. >> reporter: officers on every street corner, canine units and terrorism teams, more streets are blocked off. >> every intersection will be more block of cars and sanitation trucks. >> reporter: a show of force to make sure tens of thousands in the city feel secure and stay safe. >> i want to emphasize it's the most important thing i'll say, there are no credible threats against new york city at this time. there are no credible and specific threats against these events. >> reporter: but it comes less than a month against the attack that killed eight and injured 20 in manhattan. >> we will not accept cowardice certainly not here in new york. >> reporter: which is why they will make sure this year's parade will go off

before it, safe and spectacular. now, the new safety measures haven't slowed the crowds down a bit. it is still packed here this evening. the security ramp-up, that will continue through the weekend here in the city. jay gray, nbc news, new york. and you can watch the parade right here on news4. coverage starts at 9:00 tomorrow morning and runs through noon. now at 5:00, fists fly and a guard takes a tumble. the wild scene after a fight breaks out at a local high school and adults get caught in the middle. plus, falling temperatures, crowded airports and packed parking lots. >> thanksgiving eve and the grocery stores are packed. sweet potatoes, greens. what's in your cart? >> we're working for you as the cart ticks closer to thanksgiving. and don't hug it out. the stern warning tonight from the girl scouts to parents. why they say you shouldn't force your children to hug their relatives.

we begin with a look at the roads on this evening before thanksgiving. >> a lot of brake lights out there, folks. these are live pictures from chopper 4. this is the dulles toll road looking back toward the legion bridge. some big delays on this getaway day. >> and we've got it all covered for you this evening, from the latest forecast -- >> to what's it like out there for those last-minute shoppers. we've got team coverage. >> and we'll begin with doug in the stormcenter where we are feeling those temperatures falling. >> yeah, you were just showing that chopper camera. that is the worst intersection ever coming off the dulles toll road getting onto 495, absolutely horrible. just a horrible night trafficwise, but no weather involved in those traffic delays. weather, the biggest factor is just the temperatures. we have been dropping all day. now down to 48. so 11 degrees difference between the high temperature and where we are right now. 33 in pittsburgh, that's the colder air moving on in. many areas, the windchill is low to mi

look at the current wind gusts. 30 miles per hour in d.c., 25 annapolis, 21 leesburg. as we move through the night and the next couple of days, a very chilly thanksgiving. a nice rebound as we head towards the early part of the weekend. but the roller coaster continues. ups and downs. by next week, maybe way up. we deserve that. >> yes, we do. >> and cold weather. we also deserve a hot meal. the last-minute shopping rush for thanksgiving dinner is on. >> tracee wilkins is live in the middle of it all at wegman's. hey, tracee. >> reporter: you can see how crowded it is behind me but i am judging how things are working for people getting off of work and getting to the store by the collard greens. this pile was this guy when we got here and it's almost gone. there's lots to get, but very little time.