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.

but with lines like these, why would anyone grocery shop on thanksgiving eve? >> i went on vacation, so i didn't get back until sunday. >> i had to work. >> on monday i celebrated by birthday. >> i had a doctor's appointment. >> no, i'm working. >> reporter: that's why tracy moore is face timing her shopping list to her kids while they do the shopping. >> what's the last-minute stuff you need? >> i needed some -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: last minute or not, these folks have a olympian. >> -- plan. >> i have a list. i have macaroni and cheese, i have cabbage. i have all the sides basically. >> reporter: are you going to start cooking when you get home or wait until tomorrow? >> no, i'm going to start when i get home. i've got to start with cranberry sauce and everything. >> i do like a butter dill sauce. >> reporter: is it a fami

>> everything is a family favorite. >> i was forced to go to the store to get a brining bag and last minute i decided to make a strawberry short cake for dessert. >> reporter: i totally get it. this is what my countertop looked like on sunday. while it appears that i have everything i need, since i'm in the store, why not grab some containers for folks to take some of that food home. >> when you're younger, two weeks of eating thanksgiving gets tiring but now i can take it back to school with me and i'm like take it all, take it all. >> reporter: of course you're not supposed to be eating your thanksgiving dinner for two weeks after, you've got to be careful about that. make sure you have cup taontain for folks. now people are rushing because they know stuff is running out. i'm tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. >> you look good to go. i'll not face time you but i'll tv time you. will you pick me up some mac and cheese and

>> reporter: you want me to bring you some of the mac and cheese i'm making tomorrow. that's what you want. >> you know. thank you, tracee, great stuff. we appreciate it. we continue to follow breaking news. a developing story in prince george's county. lanes on route 50 westbound near the beltway are starting now to reopen after a crash. chopper 4 was over the scene after the wreck caused some traffic tie-ups a short time ago. at least one person was injured. no word on what caused this. >> and be sure to thank all those airport workers and flight attendants if you're heading out. today has been kind of crazy for them. adam tuss granted some rare access to the tarmac at reagan national. crews have been busy directing planes in and out of the airport all day, while inside the terminal security lines are long at times. because new explosive detection dogs are checking passengers before they even get to that check point. passengers say this is all worth it. >> you do what you've got to do. you do what you want to do to see your

that much to me. so she gets to see grandma and grandpa, right? >> sunday is actually expected to be the busiest day for air travel. a tip for you if you need to contact your airline, consider social media. it can often be the most effective way to get someone to listen to you. >> if you still plan on hitting the road tonight, be careful. aaa calls today blackout wednesday saying that's when drunk driving spikes. police will be out in full force trying to catch tipsy drivers. last year at this time maryland police arrested 93 people for dui. virginia police arrested 132 drunk drivers last year on blackout wednesday. if you want to know what the roads are like or how busy the airport is before you head out this evening or tomorrow, just go to our nbc washington app and we'll help you out. we're updating traffic on the roads and the sky all day long. changing gears a bit, a cell phone captures a high school brawl at gaithersburg high schin

a security guard tried to break things up, ended up on the ground. erika gonzalez is in our newsroom to tell us how this went down. >> pretty incredible video there. six students got into it at the high school around noon on monday. the cell phone video showed them trading blows. in the video it appears the security guard was knocked down. montgomery county schools tells us the guard wasn't attacked but instead tripped while trying to pull the students apart. staffers jumped in to help bring everything under control. all six students involved will be disciplined. nobody was hurt and of course that investigation continues. a third fairfax county school employee is accused of attacking a student who has autism. this is a different case than the one we told you about earlier this week. the mother of a 12-year-old nonverbal student filed a

when her son came home from school with bruises. investigators found school bus surveillance video showing lee attacking the child on two separate mornings in october. police tell us the case is not connected to that of a bus driver and bus aide accused of assaulting an 11-year-old boy. after a night fueled by alcohol, an american university student tried to hail a ride home with a friend. she ended up alone in a dark parking lot with a man she thought was an uber driver. she said she was raped. he said it was consensual. but as news4's mark segraves reports, a judge said there's no way she could say yes. >> reporter: according to testimony from a police detective today, the victim and her male friend started their evening here at the manor lounge near due paunupont circle. according to testimony, the two drank about half a bottle of vodka and a bottle of champagne. it was about 3:00

connecticut avenue and got into the defendant's car, thinking that he was an uber driver. they asked him to take them to american university. according to the driver, the woman's friend and the woman were very drunk and arguing when they got into the back seat of his 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. this afternoon in court the judge threw out the kidnapping charge saying there's just not enough evidence. bu

cause that there was a sexual assault because the victim was clearly too drunk to give consenting. -- consent. as for the driver's relationship from uber, he was barred from uber in 2015 but he had an uber sticker on his car. when the couple flagged him down, he asked for cash payment, which they gave him, and he took them to measure universiamerica. outsideede d.c. superior court, mark segraves. three people are still missing after a u.s. navy plane crashed into the ocean. the plane was carrying 11 people. they were flying to the aircraft carrier uss ronald reagan. the plane went down in the philippine sea. now, eight people were pulled from the water in good condition. u.s. and japanese boats are now searching for the three missing passengers. the plane isa

gray houndieyhoun greyhound. it's a transportation plane. the nevada havy has not release name of the crew and passengers who are still missing. in june seven sailors were killed when the uss fitzgerald ran into a container ship. ten more sailors lost their lives when the uss john mccain hit an oil tanker. in that case two of those dead were from maryland. because of those collisions, eight top navy officials were removed from their post, and that includes the vice admiral who was serving as fleet commander. a tragedy on the dulles toll road when a man darts across the highway. he never made it to the other side. an oncoming car hit and killed that 42-year-old late last night. this happened close to a metro station. david culver explains where the man may have been going. >> reporter: drivers cruising the dulles toll road on this day before thanksgiving. in an instant, they pass the spot. ho

view. you can see the tire markings and the remnants of police flares that burned through the night. investigators say just before 10:00 tuesday night, a driver spotted a man darting across the eastbound lanes of the toll road, but it happened so quickly, the driver couldn't stop in time. >> the incident itself involved one car, which remained on scene, and then the individual who was struck. that individual has been identified as a 42-year-old man and police are working right now to identify the next of kin. >> reporter: sources tell us that the victim may have been dropped off in the dulles access road, the other side of the barrier right here. he then tried to jump over the barrier and cross the toll road. you can see there the skid marks. that's where he was hit. he apparently was trying to make his way here to metro. the airport authority hasn't yet confirmed those details. >> police are working to investigate, collecting as

one of the unfortunate pieces, the only eyewitness to the event was the driver itself. >> reporter: drivers passing by, the few clues that remain. police are hoping they'll lead to answers. david culver, news4. a controversial message from the girl scouts. why the group now says you should not be forcing your child to hug a relative. and a local funeral home shut down. now a grieving daughter finds herself in legal limbo after she's prevented from burying her

boy, if you're watching us, aren't you glad you're not sitting in this? this is a live look from chopper 4 flying over westbound i-66 near fair oaks. traffic is slow for miles. it looks painful out there. >> that is nasty. a young man is found shot to death in the woods and now prince george's county police need some answers. he was found last night near a neighborhood of a townhouse. news4's justin finch explains the details detectives are following tonight. >> reporter: 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 10 cars come through and then there's a fire truck. >> reporter: close to 9:20 last

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. it just hasn't been stopped yet. >> reporter: that walkway has been a concern -- >> yeah, i notice a lot of like drugs and, you know, at one point in the summertime, people out here, i found somebody in the woods, you know, alive just on drugs. 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. prince george's county homicide is now on the caseworking work find out who shot and killed this man. i'm justin finch

back to you. >> all right, thank you. hey, when you arrive at thanksgiving doinner tomorrow, you might think twice before your children hug relatives. >> the girl scouts are warning when you demand that your girls hug a relative, you are warping the girls' understanding of consent. >> a post on the organization's website today explains that forcing a girl to hug someone can make her think she owes people physical affection. a developmental psychologist for the girl scouts says you can replace hugs with a handshake, even a high five. >> this article obviously blowing up on twitter. some users are calling it politically correct and awful advice. others are applauding the girl scouts and point out the same rules should apply to boys. a psychiatrist who agrees with the girl scouts is joining us now. how do you even go about this? i guess you have to tell all the relatives first, don't come up and try to hug my daughter because she may not hug y

i think it's a conversation you can have with them before dinner or really casually and very matter-of-factually when y l matter-of-factly when you arrive. what the conversation is about is giving the girl the right to say when and someone else can enter their personal space. so explaining to a family member, if she's not feeling like hugging, give her a high five or just say hello and we'll all warm up to each other eventually. i think that's the best idea. >> i've been reading a lot of this on twitter today. might this make them unnecessarily awkward or feel awkward? >> i think it might do the opposite. i think it will give them a sense of empowerment in really saying my mother wants me or my father wants me or my parent wants me to feel comfortable and they're giving me the permission to say i'm not really comfortable with giving you a hug and i'm not really

comfortable with you entering my space, so i'm going to express myself. >> is this, do you think, that the girl scouts decision to put this out comes in the current climate we have all these sexual harassment situations coming out with famous people? >> well, i'm not sure if that was their -- if this coming out right now is the timing, the motivator, but i really applaud them for bringing this issue up and bringing this to light. i think that there is no harm in telling a child we all have personal space and a personal bubble to make us all comfortable. it's there for our own protection. and i think what's going on right now and what's happening in the world, it's an example that we really do have to reinforce that a girl has the right to say -- or any child was the right to say when/where somebody is going to enter their personal space. so i think the timing might be coincidental, but it's very necessary and a great conversation. >> and you know it's nice there is the option of a

family members. >> absolutely. >> and you don't want to make it awkward for them either and the girl certainly wouldn't want to do that. >> and there's the option for the kid to run up and hug the family member. >> which is all the empowerment. >> it's not like you don't let them hug, you're saying if they're uncomfortable -- >> do not force. if your daughter wants to hug everyone, that's her choice. but if she doesn't and is more reserved, that's also her choice and setting the boundary saying this is okay. >> do you think this could apply for boys as well? >> i do think. i think any child has the right to their own personal bubble. >> doctor, thanks for sharing your insight with us. >> thank you very much. well, instead of tickets, d.c. police handed out turkeys today. it was part of an operation to surprise a few families in the district. those families are relatives of children the officers are mentoring. now a thanksgiving meal is not

complete without all the fixins, so d.c. police also provided some side dishes too. they do a great job on this every year. the time has come. firefighters in our area competed in a cookoff challenge here on news4 today. >> firefighters know how to cook an how we can finally reveal who you picked as the winner. >> it feels really good. we brought home a "w" representing the d.c. fire department. couldn't be happier. it was a little bit stressful. >> the winner was beef and broccoli and that's not the guy's name. we crowned the winner live this morning. hear now from the master chef right after he received his crown. well, you're going to have to go to our website and hear from the master chef. the folks -- >> that's right. coming up next on news4at

trending on social media today, feast of sharing. we go behind the scenes and the effort to feed 5,000 people a day today. and who gave our teleprompter operator all that espresso? also tonight it will be our coldest thanksgiving in 15 years. doug breaks it down hour by hour in his forecast. >> you're watching news4 right here at 5:00. we thank you so much for watching us and making this a big november. >> yes,

doug joins us now. big day tomorrow. everybody is going to be like -- >> christmas tomorrow -- oh, wait, that's in a month. sorry. >> the day after tomorrow. >> you wouldn't know it by going to the store, though. that's the big thing. if you're thinking you've got to get that last-minute turkey, it's going to be a little on the cold side. making your way out and about, definitely on the cold side. yesterday a high of 62. today we hit a high of 59, but that was just after midnight. now down to 48 degrees and those temperatures dropping right on through the 10, 11:00 hour. the windchill will be a factor too, already in the low to mid-30s for the windchill. the winds have been gusting 20 to 30 miles an hour this afternoon. 43 the current temperature in

at 48. so you see the cooler air. this is about where the highs tomorrow will be. i think you'll be a little warmer in gaithersburg and parts of rockville, maybe 45, 46. go outside right now and that's the way it will feel tomorrow afternoon. not a bad thanksgiving. nothing on the radar right now but as you take a look at the wider picture here, this is what i'm watching. i'm watching three separate systems, one exiting new england and one another towards florida and another one back towards the northwest. none of these will have an impact on your thanksgiving travel. as a matter of fact, if you're across the mid-atlantic, northeast or great lakes, no problems here at all, just on the chilly side. so new york, out towards pittsburgh, along 70 or 68, no problem there. i-81 also looking good. weather will not have an impact. if you're flying tomorrow, there could be a couple of issues down towards south florida and over towards parts of the northwest. if you're

or seattle, maybe some problems there but the problems are good news for skiers. they could see pretty good snow. speaking of snow, a little bit of snow in snowshoe. they're opening up on friday, i believe. so good news if you're a skier in our area. something else going on, redskins taking on the giants tomorrow night on thanksgiving. how about this, not bad. if you're dressed for it, it's not going to be too cold. i'm not expecting a lot of wind but temperatures drop to 40 degrees. if you're going to tailgate, down to 37 by the time the game is ending up hopefully with a win. 36 degrees on your friday. this is your black friday forecast now. 6:00 a.m., 36 degrees. 49 degrees in the afternoon. so it will be chilly but not bad. a pretty nice saturday, 43 early around 8:00 a.m. but 55 around 6:00 at night so a pretty good one if you're out and about on saturday. definitely on the nice and mild side

in from the south it won't be too cold paubecause i guarantee they won't have the right coats. going up and right back down on sunday but we don't stay down. earlier last week we had temperatures in the 30s for highs in some areas monday and tuesday. that's a big change now. that system well to our north so we're 52 on friday, 62 now on tuesday. mild air making its way in for next week but a little bit of a cool thanksgiving. >> thank you, doug. more than a dozen student athletes are now banned from d.c.'s annual turkey bowl after a recent game ends in a fight. what we're hearing tonight about their appeal to get back on the field. a grieving daughter in legal limbo tonight after d.c. shuts down a local funeral home. why that prevented her from burying her mother today. former teacher kelly henacy spent almost three months in a coma after a serious car accident. ahead, how pop star david cassidy was more than a

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now at 5:30, a security guard ends up on the ground while trying to break up a fight at gaithersburg high school. this brawl broke out around noon on monday. a cell phone captured this part of it. the six students involved will be disciplined. no one was hurt. the man accused of raping an

while he was allegedly posing as an uber driver says the sex was consensual, but in court today the judge says there's enough evidence to show the student was too drunk to give consent. the student thought the man was an uber driver, turns out he was just posing as one. a man was killed last night trying to cross the dulles toll road. he may have been trying to make it from the dulles access road to the wheelie reston metro station. we don't know the man's name yet. detectives are trying to track down his family. the driver who hit the man did stay on the scene. a grieving daughter finds herself in a legal limbo. >> she was supposed to bury her mother today, but she found herself in the middle of a fight between d.c. prosecutors and a troubled funeral home. >> and now she's looking to get her mother's body and her money back. meagan fitzgerald got no comment from the funeral home today, and the woman's daughter says she hasn't either. >> she taught me everything. she taught me how to cook,

loving grandmother, a supportive mother to lavon and her two siblings and a woman who never met a stranger. but two weeks ago at just 67 years old, diane lost her four-year battle to cancer. >> she was always there for me whenever i needed her. >> reporter: lavon says now it's time for her to be there for her mother. >> i made phone calls to funeral homes. i talked to royster. >> reporter: she called the chief operating officer for the austin royster funeral home. 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

jameel royster to act as director even though she wasn't licensed. they withheld thousands of dollars from clients. >> i blow her phone up. hey, what's going on. >> reporter: she was supposed to bury her mother this morning. >> this was the outfit 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'm lost. i have no clue. i have no -- i really don't know where to start. >> reporter: the attorney general's office tells us that they reached an agreement with the austin royster funeral home which prevents them from doing any business moving forward. we also know this is a very active and ongoing investigation. we're told criminal charges could be filed. reporting in the district, meagan fitzgerald, news4. virginia governor terry mcauliffe says he is disgusted by all the reports of sexual harassment. he says the coun s

appearing on wamu today alongside tom sherwood, the governor said that sort of behavior is, quote, outrageous no matter where it occurs. >> thank goodness these women are standing up and coming out. this will send a message to everybody, no means no. it is outrageous both for people in politics and media and sports and entertainment. it is outrageous. >> the governor will leave office in early january. governor mcauliffe does not deny suggestions that he's considering running for the white house in 2020. a lot of memories flowing today for singer/actor david cassidy. the former teen idol starred in that '70s sitcom "the partridge family." he died yesterday from organ failure at the age of 67. a couple in northern virginia feel a deep sense of loss. as new 4's chris gordon reports, their connection to david cassidy sounds like a script from a movie. >> reporter: former teacher ke

david cassidy was in her life. >> i'm so sad he didn't get the transplant in time. i was rooting for him to get a liver transplant and whatever organs he needed. >> reporter: she believes david cassidy helped save her life. in 2015, she and her son, carson, were in a near-fatal car crash. her husband, greg, spent weeks at the hospital trying to wake her from a coma. he sang and played her favorite song by her teenage heartthrob, david cassidy, over and over. ♪ i think i love you ♪ i think i love you >> i was trying to reach her, but it was a very sad thing too trying to sing to her. many times i was crying as i was singing that song. >> reporter: hennessey was in a coma three months and then came out of it. during her slow recovery, she and greg were invited to see david cassidy perform. >> and he stood next to me and he held my hand and he sang that

it's like he did a farewell, like he did a grand finale for me. >> reporter: greg says they met cassidy backstage after the concert. >> pulled me in and said, greg, i just wanted to tell you what an honor it is that out of all the songs you could have thought of to sing, you chose my song. >> reporter: on thanksgiving day the family will take a moment to remember david cassidy and the lifeline he gave them. reporting from gainesville, virginia, chris gordon, news4. >> wow. of course we all -- i remember reading about following him on tiger beat when i was a teenager, but i love the connection that she had and that she looks like she's doing so much better. of course we wish her and her son well as well. >> we sure do. that song helped get her through. well, it's not even thanksgiving and we're already talking hannukah bars. tommy mcfly has a first look inside this growing d.c. holiday tradition. they're starting to

the balloons for the macy's thanksgiving day parade. a look at the year-long journey to create these characters. we're looking a lot colder. 34 gaithersburg, 42 d.c., feeling 15 to 20 degrees colder. how about this shot, though? dulles airport. the sun made its way down about 45 minutes ago, but we've still got some nice color out there tonight. that looks awesome.

tomorrow your holiday will probably start by tuning into the macy's thanksgiving day parade and did you know that it can take a year to get those balloons up and running? >> yeah, this is pretty cool. before the grinch can go from whoville to harold square, he starts as a sketch, then a 3-d clay model. balloons like the grinch go to a top-secret factory in south dakota for some finishing touches. >> what's that feeling like when you turn on the tv and see the macy's parade? what's it feel like to see one of your creations go by? >> it's great. it's fun to see all of the reaction of the people and it makes you feel real proud that you work for a company like this. >> tonight on "nightly news" kevin tibbles takes you behind the balloons to show you what it takes to make these creations take flight. you can watch the parade right here on nbc4. our coverage starts at 9:00 tomorrow morning and runs thr

anyone to be lonely on thanksgiving. two maryland restaurants are taking in thanksgiving orphans tomorrow. galazzio restaurant plans a meal with all the holiday classics. all are welcome to the table between noon and 6:00 in the evening. the boston market in riverdale will also host a free community dinner. their store will be open from 4:00 in the afternoon through 6:00 p.m. if you don't want to talk politics at the table tomorrow, here's a diversion. how did we as a nation decide to celebra celebrate thanksgiving on the third thursday of november? i'm glad you asked, cousin it. the first known national observation of thanksgiving was december 18th, 1977. a couple -- 1777. it seems like just yesterday. a couple of years later on october 3rd, 1789, president george washington proclaimed thursday, november 26 of that year, to be a

thanksgiving, but then just a few decades later, 1863, president abram lincoln decided it should be the last thursday of every november and he put that practice in place for decades. in 1939 during the great depression, president franklin d. roosevelt changed thanksgiving to the second to the last thursday so that businesses could have more time to sell christmas gifts and, thus, help the economy. and then on december 26th in 1941, congress passed a law making the -- hang on. the third thursday the official day of thanksgiving and then in 1955 campbell's soup created that ubiquitous green bean casserole and our waistlines have never been the same. another thanksgiving day tradition, d.c.'s annual turkey bowl. this year's is mired in some controversy after 18 players were suspended because of a

coming up. and a programming note for you. the redskins hosting the giants in their first-ever thanksgiving game. kickoff set for 8:30 tomorrow night. our carol maloney will have live reports on news4 at 6:00 and on the redskins pregame show. we'll have all t reaction he

i'm erika gonzalez here at the live desk. disturbing new revelations in the case of a baltimore police detective that was shot and killed last week. we've just learned from the city's police commissioner that detective shawn suitor's service weapon was in fact used against him. that there was some sort of a struggle between the detective and the suspect and that his

him. detectives on the scene say that three shell casings were found there, but that it was one shot in close range to the detective's head that they have been able to confirm from the evidence on the scene. the detective was on the scene investigating a 2016 homicide. he was a husband and father of five. this has now been a week and authorities are still on a manhunt for the person behind his death, offering more than $200,000 as a reward for an arrest -- for information that leads to an arrest in this case. >> that's a big reward. thank you. we're keeping a close eye on the highway tonight as millions depart for thanksgiving. chopper 4 flying live over the beltway and route 193. plenty of congestion. it's moving, though. the good news is skies are clear. doug is back with your forecast in just a few minutes. and speaking of waiting in line, would you stick it out for a

or an eggnog shot? >> yes, yes, yes. those are two are your options at d.c.'s new holiday themed bar. >> it opens on friday, and tommy mcfly got an exclusive first look for you. >> he joins us now from inside miracle on 7th street. tommy, you look fresh. so you're going to party a little later, right? >> reporter: yes, a little later. we always news responsibly around here. this has become quite the tradition here on 7th street. if you missed it earlier, we had an exclusive first look inside this holiday experience, talking about the gingerbread room with the 3-d gingerbread man and the gumdrops. the winter wonderland has a train that circles the top of the bar and all kinds of other exciting holiday notes. and then the sleigh bar has 7,000 ornaments in it and a sleigh from 1890, perfect for taking selfies. now, maybe you don't celebrate christmas. that's all rigt,

covered here too at miracle on 7th street because they're featuring this year takeout and a movie bar. check this out. >> what we find is that people, if they come for the decor, they try a cocktail they have never had and start asking questions and get introduced to something new. we also have our crowd that loves cocktails and come in for the drinks and didn't know what to expect in terms of all the decorations and the decor and how our staff acts and how everybody is into the holiday spirit here. so we're hopefully giving everybody a good experience when they come in and maybe introducing them to something new. >> last year for miracle on 7th street, we did 70,000 people. keeping in mind the bar fits about 160 people at a time. so there's a lot of lines and a lot of people waiting. sometimes we pass out hot chocolate and sometimes we pass out hershey's kisses, so it's okay. ultimately i think you can have fun even in line. but come down

better than others. sundays, mondays, those aren't quite as busy. >> reporter: we're having a blast here, guys, and getting that first look. they taught me how to make the mca be dradle. get it, dr. dre. so we've got the bar tending class as well. this opens up to everyone on friday. if you want to go to dcpopupbar.com for hours, when are we doing happy hour? >> i'll drive, we'll go right now. >> we're ubering over. we're ubering back. tommy, that looks good. it looks like you know what you're doing. >> that was a nice pour. >> if this tv thing doesn't work out i'll be a bartender. shopping for a new tv on black friday, you'll likely find an alphabet soup of models, features, uhd to hdr and what does that mean? consumer reporter susan ho

working for you to help us make sense of it all. >> reporter: well, just in time for black friday and cyber monday deals, consumer reports explains those confusing tv terms. >> 4k, that i'm not too familiar with. >> i do not know what hdr is. >> i've heard of it. i don't know what it is. >> a smart tv, i have no idea. >> reporter: if you haven't been shopping for a tv in a while, it can be so confusing, with a lot of new high-tech terms to learn. >> you'll see a lot more 4k tvs. those tvs with high resolution screens. >> reporter: 4k, uhd and hdr all refer to the same things. four times as many pixels which can mean a sharper, more detailed picture. >> more are smart tvs which connect to the internet. >> reporter: which means you can access net flix or amazon directly from the tv without having to use roku or apple tv.

heck is it? >> hdr or high dynamic range technology can boost a tv's brightness, colors and contrast so that the images you see are closer to real life. >> reporter: something that comes along with a better hdr performers is a wide color gamut. >> sort of like giving your tv a bigger box of crayons to play with so you get different ranges of colors and smoother transitions as you move from a deeper red into an orange. >> reporter: if you're in the market for a higher end tv, you'll see the term oled which stands for organic light emitting diodes. black levels are truly black so colors look more vie branbrant images pop off the screen. they're pricey but consumer reports expects prices to fall as more companies start making them. consumer reports is monitoring all of those black friday tv sales at retailers across the country. we've got a link to their page right now on our nbc washington app. all you have to do is

back to you guys. >> it's its own language. what couan keep up? my goodness. >> we've had a fairly mild day. it was almost balmy this morning. >> 59 at 10:00 this morning and now we've dropped 15 to 20 degrees. it is so much colder now than it was when you stepped out the door this morning. if you're just getting back from work, you may have left without the jacket. out there right now it is on the cool side. clear skies and current temperature down to 48 degrees. winds out of the northwest at 17. the current windchill, though, down into the low 40s. we'll get to the windchill in a second, but look at the current temperatures. already down to 36 in winchester, 37 cumberland, 42 right now in gaithersburg, so it was quite warm early, but temperatures have been falling all day. look at these current windchills, 34 in gaithersburg, 27 winchester, 38 manassas, so it's going to be a cold night tonight and a koelcold start too

no rain to talk about, we'll be on the dry side over the next 24 hours, or the next 48. we saw this storm system move through today. most of us remained dry but now we have a northwest flow coming out of canada and the great lakes bringing us a few clouds but not much. just some wind and much colder temperatures. so your forecast tomorrow, first off tomorrow morning most areas will be below freezing. if you've got to get a couple of things at the store early, it will be on the cold side. roads will be dry. if you're traveling tomorrow, weather should not be a factor on your roads. 43 degrees by 11:00 a.m., 47 by 3:00. at 7:00 temperature dropping to about 44. it's going to be a chilly afternoon, so heads up there. sunset tomorrow at 4:49. don't forget of course the redskins game tomorrow night at fedex at 8:30. those temperatures will be in the low to mid-40s. 47 tomorrow but up to 53 on friday. moving in the right direction. saturday i think a really nice day, especially early saturday. 59 degrees if you're thinki

shopping on saturday, that should be fun. down to 49 on sunday and then still a little chilly but not nearly as cold monday before we rebound back into the 60s on tuesday and wednesday. much warmer temperatures here, so some really nice temperatures into the middle of next week. that's something we'll be tracking before another little cooldown. you notice here we start off with 47 tomorrow, but that is the coldest temperature i have on the map for the next ten days. a little bit of a transition here from where we've been for the past two weeks on the cold side, going back to more mild temperatures. it's not going to snow. 62.

a hit after the whistle, a player tackled out of bounds, a woodson high school football player posted this new video of what led up to a brawl during a semifinal game last week with eastern high school in d.c. he says this play where a player was hit after the whistle and then this play where the player was tackled out of bounds ultimately began the brawl. well, 18 players from woodson were suspended from playing in tomorrow's turkey bowl. nine players appealed that decision and only one appeal was overturned. well, there were just good feelings today at the feast of sharing held at the washington convention center. tom sherwood reports the 18th annual event organized by safeway has a lot on its plate.

>> reporter: the annual feast of sharing of course is about food. a full thanksgiving meal. but for several thousand low income or fixed or no income people, it's more than that. >> i'm also here for the health fair and to fellowship with other recreation centers and friends. it's very important because it gives me a chance to get out of the house. >> reporter: from flu shots and medical checkups to manicures and hair cuts, all sorts of activities many might take for granted. >> yeah, like 20 years younger. people get together. >> a lot of people don't have anywhere to go or they don't have families. >> they have a lot of elderlies that live by their self on a fixed income and just the idea of getting together with other people to fellowship and have a dinner can make a whole difference in your holiday. >> here you go, thank you so

much. >> reporter: there's job training too for people looking for part-time work, but as safeway and other corporate sponsors say at this 18th annual feast, there should be a little thanksgiving for everyone, no matter who you are. in the district, tom sherwood, news4. now at 6:00, school hallway brawl. a security guard caught in the middle of this blow-by-blow caught on camera. so what happened? >> only on news4, there are new revelations in the sexual assault that shocked a campus and why the uber driver had one of the his charges dropped. crowded airports, big backups and the last-minute rush to get there and get it all done. we are not showing down here on news4 as you start your thanksgiving celebrations and preparations. team coverage over

from trips out of town to trips to the store. >> we also have a sneak peek at the macy's thanksgiving day parade and ways to shop safely on black friday and of course we have your forecast. first, if you thought that now the roads should be clear, sorry to say we are still in the thick of it of the thanksgiving rush. >> right now you can take a look at this lye mive map from first traffic. all of this a combination of getaway traffic and rush hour for those of us who had to work today and those making trips to get their last-minute supplies before the big day tomorrow. here now a live look at i-95 north. this is near the icc. as you can see there, lots of lights stacking up going -- i can't tell if that's going north or south but i would guess that's going north. on top of all that, the temperature is dropping right now. we are in for a cold start to thanksgiving here. >> let's check in with doug. >> we've already seen the temperature drop 15 to 20 degrees from where we were earlier today. 10:00 a.m. this m