right now the rush is on. people across the region on move for what could be the busiest traveleason of the year. >> and a gusty northwest wind is the leading edge of some chillies. forecast coming right up. >> and we're following a story out of montgomery county, a pedestrian hit and killed right outside a train station. the latest on the victim and traffic in that area. good morning. welcome to "news4 midday."

people are packing up and heading out of town for the thanksgiving holiday. >> today and torrow are expected to be two of the busiest travel days of the year. justin finch is talking to travelers. >> reporter: good morning. we have bn speakin with drivers. also keeping an eye on the beway which for now looks pretty good. these drivers are saying based on what they've afseen, it's to say the early risers have already gotten on the o road are on their way. everybody else likely going to come in after work, school and this ening. triple a says you will see more peop the roads this year because gas iser chend pe people want to get away. gratitude at the gas pumps. >> we fill up quite often.

it's always nice to see a do downturn on the gas. hopefully it continues. >> reporter: well, time will tell. last week people began noticing gas prices falling like autumn leaves. in our area, more than a million travelers. are you going to be driving a lot over thanksgiving? >> no. she said bas on what she saw this morning, that evening rush may be more of a drag. >> yeah, people are in a rush clearly so a lot of traffic. >> reporter: so finge cssed for a safe commute this evening for travelers. also tf rest us just coming home from work and school. the top stination, triple a says, is going to be orlando, florid also want to say a triple a

warning, before you head out on a long trip, makeure your car is ready for it. 360,000 cars traveling this thanksgiving weekend. >> melis molette has the best and worst times to hit the road. >> tom costello has advice if you're headed to the aport and chris lawrence tells us about his favorite travel app. >> the best day to travel, financial day, the friday or saturday after that thanksgiving. e worst time to hit the roads would be today between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. and then wednesday any time after 3 g p.m. isng to be slow. you're going to have to work that in to your plans. the busiest spots are expected to be the inner loop there,

southbound 95 and the trip could take you two and a half times longer than it does on an average day. >> pack belongingsre lly, no liquids or gels, over 3uns or so. leave the marijuana at home. it's a federal offens and try to arrive early. you're going to need all the extra time you can get. >> if you're heading the road with the kids, pk up the activity books to keep them from killing each other. this app called iexit, it lets younow where gas station, atms and restaurants are and if there's a pticular chain you like, likeunn' donuts or

chick-fil-a, it will show you where they are. >> and gets go to chuck bellor what we can expect. >> i like my thanksgiving scattered, smothered and covered. i grew up in georgia. i'm with you, molette. these clouds mean the wind are coming across the mountain, making wave clouds. thate tells the winds are ing to turn southwest as well. cloudy skies across much of the area. clear skies, more sunshine. the farther sou you live or travel today seeing a lot more sunsne than the shenandoah

valley or blue ridge. town. mid 50s around it's really not all that cold yet. int temperatures will fall kw k quickly. the 30s by 11:00 tonight. colder tomorrow and real cold turkey coming up for thanksgiving and the chance for some storminess on the weekend. >> now to a developing story in montgomery county. chopper 4 through ovflew over a crash in gaithersburg. this is near the intersection of south summit and east diamond avenue. the woman was crossing south her.t when the car hit >> d.c. police are on the lookout for a car and driver involved in a sexual assault.

the vehicle was operating as a, quote, vehicle for hire. the assault happened early saturday morning in adams morgan. the vtim got into the car with emblems from at least two ride sharing companies.rd acg to the police report, the driver stopped on champlain street and sexual assaulted the victim.th e police are requesting anyone who lives in the area to turn over any footage that may help them selolve the case. >> a doctor and police officer are among those gunned down at a hospital in chicago. >>he gunman knew the doctor, but he also killed two strangers. kathy park has our report. reporter: chaos on chicago's south thside. terrifying moments captured on camera when a gunman suddenly opened fire,unleasing unleashin.

>> the shots were coming so stroel, so cly. i thought i was going to be hit by a bullet. >> reporter: as first ran toward the danger. >> several people shot inside and outside of theospital and we have an officer shot. >> reporter: the deadly shooting killing twoen w who worked at the hospital aic o samuelme z, who was with the chicago police for two years. >> it 's clr whether it was by police gunfire or a self-inflicted >>man. witnesses say the man pulled out a handgun. >> the gentleman shot her three times to the chest. and then he shot her three more

times. h >> reporter: the man then shot officer jimenez. >> the poor guy had nothing to o with it, got out of the elevator and he shot him. >> reporter: they say it's unclear how much damage the gunman was prepared to do. >> back here now it is time to plan ahead for another major metroshutdown. crews working to make major repairs on a potomac river crossing. >> and a judge stopped a judge from enforcing a new

this morning, we are awaiting the results of a highly watched race. who will become the official national thanksgiving day turkey? the white house just closed the kwitter poll asking people to choose between teys peas and carrots. more than 50,000 voted on twitter. but t winner doesn't matter because both will be spared. after the pardoning, peas and carrots will live at virginia tech as gobbler's rt exhibit.

very nice. >> while you're getting in the thanksgiving spirit, a reminder about the macy's thanksgiving day parade. it kicks off right here on nbc 4 at 9 a.m. thursday morning. if you're planning to sleep in, get up early f a turkey trot or another holiday tradition, you just want toet your dvr. remember when we used to say vcr? it's dvr now. >> yeah, it' dvr. the trump administration cannot refuse asylum to immignts who cross the southern border illegally. a federal judged issued temporary order yesterday. >> and news4 tracee potts has reaction from capitol hill. >> reporter: a federal judge sauce migrants must be allowed to request asylum no matter where they enter the u.s., stking down president trump's

order banning claims from those who cross the border illegally. >> he doesn't understand that fhind every onehem there's a family. they've got aspirations, they've made sacrificed, sayer accethey separated. >> reporter: the decision comes as caravans begin to pile up at the border. >> he sent the troops to the border to try to influence the midterms. >> reporter: all00 5 troops are expected home before christmas, with thousands of migrants now arriving. >> a lot of military of this are saying it feels like it could be a stunt. was there a point to this? >> reporter: the pentago their work is done. >> putting in barriers, barbed wire to permit the border patrol

to maintain control over the ports of entry. >> reporter: ports crowded with individual and families. many say they're fleeing violence back home. reporter: some of those troops wil stay at the border for force protection, to protection border agents who may come under attack temperature. developing this morning, a r representative ivanka trump -m defending her use of a personall account for official governmt business. "the washington post" reports sss trumpt hundreds of e-mails to aides and cabinet s. official her attorney said the e-mails have almost always been about logistics and did not contain invernment rmation. for helping you navigate

around another metro closure, next monday metro will stop service along its yellow line for two weeks. adam tuss has the repairs being done. >> reporter: another major metro utdown and it has to do with the nell oyellow line bridge ri here over theto c. >> it's not too far out of the ordinary for them. w >> reporter: hts to know when all c theonstruction will end. >> to be honest, i don't know with you pay. you pay $5 each way to get nothin except a delay. >> reporter: the blue line will have to pick up the slack running to and from fr franconnia-springfield and ithuntington. the rails and tracks that

need the repairs along the bridge. this man understands the repairs but is getting tired of it all. >> i have a lowered expectation. >> reporter: the closures start next monday and will last until december 9th. that is a long time for this bridge to be out of operation. start making alternate plan. back to you. >> reporter: head coach jay gruden say smith's surgery went wellnd he is expected to make a full recovery inix about s to eight months. on sunday he broke two bones in his leg. and colt mccoy will take over as quarterback and hopes to lead them to victory. we do this every thanksgiving, the game kicks o at 4:30 p.m. thanksgiving. right after the turkey.

then you're full and you go into that. >> yeah. >> all right. so what's next for prie george's county executive baker? his last day in office isn't until next week. >> he's already planning his next chapter. last night he launched his foundation, working to find a cure for alzheimer's. the foundation is named after his wife. she was diagnosed with an early stage forof dementia eight year ago. the foundation has already raised $80,00 and wants to raise more. >> i want to let people nowknow there are places they can seek lp. >> get ready for what could be theoldest thanksgiving since 1996!

chuck csing back with when we'll feel the big drop in the temperatures. >> and for the second day in a row, people show tirhe

. how many people are you expecting for thanksgiving dinner? 15? maybe 20? right now an area group is having dinner for nearly 500 people in the community, and the work is done by a nonprofit

making major strides in ward 8. >> reporter: it's all about feedin families and bringing them together this holid season. today ward 8, hundreds of you will get to come out and enjoy a thanksgiving meal, turkey and all the trimmings,he green beans, the black eyed peas, smoked turkey. the tips foundation been in this community year after year, doing it ul up bigger this year for the holidays. >>h be my goodness, we're giving out free turkeys. we're here to mentor, guide and ovide education. we have our team d.c. here who we mentor and sponsor their progra program. >> reporter: from 11:00 until right?d is gone, >> pretty much, 1:00.

>>iv happy thankg, everybody. back to you now. we're in the southeast community here at south capitol and southern avenue right close t that at the children's fun parking lot. >> the people in the congress hehts community, they know where it is. you can smell that food. so we want to thing everyone whe contri our food for families drive. >> with your help, we're working to provide feels to those in need thi thanksgiving. so far you've helped us rain $56,000 for the campaign. you can still tl, make a secure tax deductible donation u through ay. still time. >> pat, you did an awesome job, as always. >> it's such a great thing to be ab to put hip.

>> and we saw you out there, chuck, with your dog. >>yes, we did. thank you. >> that's how i know it's thanksgiving. i went to t store to get two giant bags of i stuffing would ike for thanksgiving dinner and -- >> much appreciated. who whom much is given, much is expected. and thank you for 20 years. >> outside what you're going to need to about the weather, it's going to get a little cold around 1930, the all-time record, the coldest recent thanksgiving, 1989 and '96 had high temperatures of only 35. we're probably going to be above

35 degrees on thanksgiving dayt ust barely. the winds have turned to the northwest and they're getting a little gusty as well, gusting over 20 miles an hour at dulles mpartial $ clouds will be taking leave of the mid-atlantic later in the afternoon. clearing skies turn a little blustery. we'll re dry for thet of the day. we had sprinkles around early this morning. those are gone now. onll be dry, dry thanksgiving and dry the day after. but small business eight, whoa, that's going to be a rai finish to i don't but that pressure system is keeping a big chunk of the united states quiet

weatherwise there are not any big storms around. this is cold front number oneco ng through the area today. cold front number two arrive, a lot of cloud around. not much, though, will remain an issue at least through the early parts of this evening before laying down a little bit. so tomorrow a noticeably colder start. most areas were well into the 40s this morning. about 10, 15 degrees colder than that tomorrow.th high temperature for thanksgiving might be 40 degrees at 01 a.m. if you want it to be 40, stayawa.

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. right now legal sales of reeational marijuana are under way in massachusetts. massachusetts is the first eaern state in the country to allow legal pot shops. voters chose to legalize recreational sales back in 2016 but taken officials two years to so. in maryland it is illegal butij medical mna use is legal and in virginiaat recnal use is strictly banned. >> a d rmaticcue from the woolsey fire caught on camera. take a look here. this is in malibu. this happened earlier this month. you can see from this video this is from two pilots with the los angeles fire department. they are struggling to find a safe place to land as the smoke

and flames justse in on them. they are losing fuel here hp. everyone did make it out safely. >> and in california, the town of paradise reduced to ash. drastic change in weather conditions is on the way. >> they're faced with a grim task, crews searching through the ruins of paradise. >> if we get i the dogs there, we can at least rest that we got the people out. >> reporter: the number of people unaccound foras dropped, now fewer tha 700. the public has to understand this data is not refined and we may have fluctuation going up down. >> reporter: right now emergency workers are preparing for yet another challenge,inr

weather. two storms are forecast to roll in this week bringing 3 to 5 inches ofain this friday. it could help put out t fire but alsoul it cod trigger slooding. >> reporter: it' this man's home. >> reporter: it's home >> smith said it's something to be thankful for this holiday amidst all of the loss. >> i think about it all the time. >> reporter: there is an effort to get those seping outside

into a shelter before the rain hits, but it is a monumental task for those providing aid. >> a prie george county man will spend the restf his life behind bars after killing three people in a buoy restaurant. some may find the surveillance footage disappearance. you can see carlees speaking with three of his bosses. state prosecutors say he was upset abo not getting a full pay check. he leaves and moments back he comes back and shoots the threen men, t the money. his attorneys argued he was not criminally responsible for the crime. they cited a traumatic brain injury he sustainedn a fight earlier. he wa we're learning more about the murder of two montgomery

county high schoolers the night before t graduation. two american were found guilty in their deaths. investigators say the teens got lured t montgomery village. they were shot several times. twocers recovered more than doz dozen. schools have removed a series of local women from their bs as teachers and stripped them of their teacherce es. they're suspected of inappropriate conduct or inappropriate texting with students. >> our review obtained under the freedom of information act shows since january of 2016 at least six women have had their

licenses to teach revoked or cancelled because of sexual impropriety with student and none of those cases were made black. and lee in a fairfax. loca school districts tell the i-team, unless police make an he allegations are severe enough to result in teach license revocation. police said the aejd male . >> reporte >> they're questioning themselves. they say this really upsets me but i'm supposed t happy about it. so they're afraid of rid

if you are looking forg sometho do with the kids overs long holiday weekend, head down to the sculpture garden inning rink next to the mal there is is an admission fee, $9 for the adults, $8 for the kids, $4 t rent skates.

>> skating may be a good idea to work off all those thanksgiving day holidays. >> here's the "today" show's favorite picks. >> broccoli casserole. >> it's stuffing. it's the stuff that you get from the store that's already made. >> my mom's mac and cheese. it is just perfect combination of cheese, milk, butter all of those things that lead to you an early grave. al wow. >> i t agree there. i totally agree on the mac a cheese. >> he's going to die a happy man. >> clearly. i like oystees ng. >> i love that. i can't make it, though. i want somebody to make it for me? >> just turkey, markshed potato

and turkey pie. >> smothered and covered. that's how you order grits so i'm told. >> if you're going to do a little early black friday opping, whoa to you. it's going to be a frigid friday morning. mostf the suburbs will be in the upper teens and low 20s around town. skies are still partly to most li clomostly cloudyo partlysunny. our average high temperature this time of year 55. last year on thanksgiving day we were 47.at as the first cool thanksgiving after a couple of warm ones. 57 in 2016, 64 in 2015. bit hasn'tn that long since we had a cold thanksgiving, 2013. ou highemperature was 40 degrees. this year we'll be colder than tthat. the ae record for coldest thanksgiving is 1930 at 30

degrees. temperatures now 40s and 50s. this will be your high temperatures for the rest of the day. the downward trend begins no 54 this afternoon. once the winds pickup, it will feel a lot cooler. high temperatures in theaf rnoon, mid 30s on thanksgiving day, near 40 on friday, back to the 50s on saturday. but saturday likely starting dry and ending with quite a bit of rain. you should always have your nb washington app downloaded, ready to go, have a interactive radar feature on there as well. your interactive planner, cold, cold and cold all d long. perfect chance to spend time with the family inside watching some football. and another showerhance on sunday before even more chilly

air moves in next week. ri we got the message, chuck. >> and increase that comes just months after pfizer agreed

parents do a lot of reseah to get the right car seats for their children, but when you research the rules f using one in an uber or a lyft, the

answers aren't always clear. >> reporter: a sleeping baby a beautiful thing, and a safe baby, well, that's a necessity. but when it comes time to put a little one like 3-month-old lola in an uber or lift, who provides e car seat? the parent? >> i'm confused whether or not they provide the car seat so i've avoided both ur and ly. >> when get there i have to have a car seat. >> we've read the laws for d.c., maryland and virginia, and ere's no clear understanding for who is responsible to provide that car seat. pam higgins where a parent will not provide car seat. >> i will not take them.

it's too much of a liability for you don't know what you're going to get out of it these days. >> while you can request the driver to bring one along but it's not available in all states. >> there's lot of confusion among both parents and drivers as to when specific laws and rules and regulation apply. >> here's the simple fact of the matter. they absolutely work better in protecting your kids. study show it works. est would be to always have a car seat but that's not always an option. in the meantime it seems everyone wants aetter understanding. >> it's crazy to call people in advance, do youave a child dork you have a child?

you can't do that. >> hopefully what everyone gets is a safe trip. >> adam tuss, news4. >> a school in north carolina is dealing with a massive chickenpox outbreak, the worst in 20 years. officials say most of the kids were not vaccinated because of a religious exemption allowed under state law. nearly 40 students have come down with the ickenpox. all attend the same private school. more than 70% of the students did not get the vaccine. >> it's telling us that these other more deadlyse diss could spread easy as well. >> the school said it followed state requirements for

immunization. it is the parents' job to make sure your kids are immunized before starting school. >> and pfizer i raising prices. >> tom costello reports. >> reporter: the world's biggest drug maker says it will hike prices by 5% on 41 prescription drugs effective january 15th. though they say customers won't be more, because the prices will be offset. phil baker says the uninsured and underinsured. the. >> the incumbent pact somebody that people die. they leave it at the counter and they die. >> reporter: president trump has claimed credit for convinceing

pfizer and other drugto compani hold the line on drug prices. you gotlled them, said to reduce the price of your drugs and they did. >> reporter: go are soar drug companies have raised prices on 8% of medications with many choosing to go without. >> it really is an epidemic in our country that i think is unaddressed. >> reporter: it could be another hard and expeive. >> a d.c. woman got quite a surprised when she spotted something in h to go salad last week. it's green. she thought it was salad until .t startedo >> the grad student tells news4 she ordered the saladn

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the company said that violates its policies. they say if users continue to violate the rules, it could limit their access to certain features. >> and ford has filed a patent application for a process to eliminate that new car smell. it's the latest attempt to accommodate consumer tte from all around the world. consumers in china say they hate the new car sml, ranking the odors ahead ofe engin performance or safety as why not to buy a new car. the system includes system software and air quality senso and only works when prited to

a af -- >> but i like the new car smell. we put shopping to the test. for this shopping test, we're searching for the fastest way to check out. >> if you have 20 items or less, using self-checkout is probably your best feature. >> reporter: we headed to self-checkout and started scanning. but an issue with one of the bar codes required help from the attendant. >> reporter: we're still under three minutes for self-checkout for all of the things on our list. then we tried the traditional cashier. she scanned andur bagged o items. >> 29.64. >> just under two minutes. >> rorter: surprisingly faster than check out.

>> reporte can i check out myself here?n >> t there's the self-payment option where an associate rings them in. there are limitations but the kwhole process t about a minute, making it the fastest in-store process. we spent most of our shopping trip shopping, nearly 15 minutes. to save the most time, order online and let someone else shot for you. then all you have to do is pick it up. aiming to spend more time with family and less time shopping this thanksgiving. >> i like this idea. >> b is there anything left in the grocery store to buy? aren't you l a littlee if you're just getting started? >> things could be thin on the shelves rignow. might not have everything that you're looking for.>

juk, have ychuck, hav your shopping? >> i have not. temperatures are going to be cold, cold, cold, risin only to the upper 30s to around 40 friday afternoon. a g lot ofat games going on this weekend, virginia, virginia ch, the commonwealth cup being played in acksburg. th sooners are playing the mountaineers in morgantown at 8:00. cold andloudy there. it will be chilly around here as well. rain chances saturday be nig and sunday to interfere with the return home. >> thanks, chuck. midday."news4 we are back this afrnoonte f

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