it broke out close to 1:00 a.m. that was from a neighbor across the street. very here had to make a fast call to not only knock that fire down from the outside but also go inside and search for potential victims and iide they found just that, two adults. they tried to bring them out here into the front, friday to revive them but to no avail. we are told that both adults did pass away from their injuries shortly after being pulled outs from tome here. it's not clear if this happened as a result of cooking or fireplace or space heater. that is under investigation at this time. as you look live at the home perhaps you can see to the left there the pocket where you can see inside not only is that home gutted but there's still some smokeinside. again, crews trying to make sure

they d tamp down those hot spots at this time. it's not clear if there was a working fireid they not hear anything that would suggest that. we are hearing that this could be theirst and second deaths related to fire here montgomery county this weyear. re live here in bethesda, i'm justin finch, news 4. >> justin, thank you. 5:01 is our time. we're keeping an eye on the forecast aut co another big day for travel. >> melissa mollet is standing by with aheck on the roads and first 4 traffic. >> we begin with meteorologist chk bell and your forecast. really cold for ts thanksgiving, chuck. can't believe it. >> yes, indeed. a far cry from average. average high is 55 degrrrs. to afternoon temperatures ill be running about 20 degrees colder thanaverage. the cold wind will be blowing this afternoon. it will stay up tonht and it will continue blowing for tomorrow. the only really good news in the forecast is that it's dry.

frigid, but dry. that makes travel weather a little bit easier in all of the eastern hubs. temperatures now mid 20s across much of northern virginia, low 30s across suburban maryland. 36 in washington. high today, mid to 4 uppers. breezy and cold. mix of clouds and sunshine. noain or sno to worry about around here for today. that is excellent news. lo at how quiet it is weather wise. if it weren't there for a little ow in upstat new york and rain in the pacific northwest it would be dry, literally, from coast to ast. >> pretty rare. all right. thank you, chuck. taking a look right now at the roads. a little bit hard to see here. police activity west bound at 66 at sycamore. not sure what's going on there. going to try to figure that one out for you. northbound, 95 in maryland, 65 miles per hour. not going to look likethat. getting away today. southbound 95 virginia, after antico. a little bit of a leowdown. lateing work zone. bethes

bethesda, western avenue. lanes blocked still because of thatro fatal fire overnight and downtown northbound 295 before malcolm x r iht lane the only thing getting by that work zone. as for the beltway, inneranoop outer loop, no work zones there. >> guys? >> thanks, melissa. 5:03. happing today, another major day for holiday travel. yesterday it was all about the road datrip. it will be the airports and the train stations. both are expected to be packed with thanksgiving travelers. aaa expects nearly 100,000 people from the dmv wiead to the airport. amtrak says this is the busiest time of the year for them, too. this morning news 4's chris laence is getting a jump start ahead of the crowds. >> he is joining us live with more on what youeed to know before you take off. hey, chris. aaron. yeah, if you haven't flown in a while, there have been a lot of changes. in faec, in ad i'll tell you why some airlines won't even let you take a small carry on like this one on board., loay you're not flying,

just picking up or dropping off s.mily or frie well, officials have shut down multiple lanes going in and out ragan national as crews build that new security checkpoint and con course. the airport is offering freepa ing up to an hour in the garages. there ar more people flying this thanksgiving than last year so, you know, you're going to want to plan ahead. it was so bad last night at dulles people were getting out of their car and walking to the terminal because it was faster. in fact, it took our crew a half hour to get from the toll exit to the terminal. and remember to pack light. in the past f months all the carriers excstt southwe have really raised their baggage fees. eey've g up anywhere from $5 to $30 on the first bag, $40 you need to check a second one. back here now live, check your ticket before you go because if you booked one of those really cheap basic economy fares, they come with a lot ofre rictions. for example, you're not even

going to be able to take a small tcarry on likes one on board the plane. u you show up at the gate with one,ted is going to check that bag and they're going to charge you more than 50 buc do so. something to keep in mind. ive at ragan national, chris lawrence, news 4. >> good warning for sure. chris, thank you. sfu spent any time on the beltway last night, you already know terrible traffic tuesday lid up t its name. >> thousands of people hoped to get out of town early instead they found themselves stuck in gridlo gridlock. >> there was a lot of stop-and-go traffic. >> bumper to bumper. >> chopper 4 flew over the beltway. one driver said it took him a few hours to get from d.c. to laurel. as for today,ds the worst roa are expected to be i-95 north, 270 north and 60 east. aaa says travel times could quadruple between 1:1r and 4:15. a high speed chase. heopper 4 caught end of it. we're told a driver swerving in

between cars on i-66 and refusing to pull over eventually went off the road near manassas. he hit another car in the process. virginia state police had been trying to pull him over for speeding. thisolorning we'rewing a developing story that may have a major impact on your thanksgiving menu. the cenrs for disease ntrol have issued a warning about two outbreaks, both impacting popular foods. >> we're talking about romain lettuce and turkey separately. news 4's angie goff here with the details. >> a lot of people use this, especially for those of us finalizing our holiday men use and tveing to getthing together. here's what we know at this point. yesterday the centers for disease control says we should all stop eating romaince let until first notice. this is because of an e. coli outbreak that has made 32 people sick across a dozen states. it killed one person and made

164 people sick across 35 states this year. now shoppers we found in dc say they are still seeing the rom n lettuce for sale in some storesh form of e. coli that is found if ingested could permanently damage the o lining the intestines. this is serious stuff. if you do have romain in your fridge, the cdc says get it out of here, throw it out along with any other food that may have touched it. cross contamination is a concer then you nee to wipe your shelf down or vegetable bin with t, soapy water or a bleach solution that is safe. in the nbc washington app you can see the list of recalled foods that include some beef and cake mix. eun. >> thank you, angie. important to know about before you ck your meals tomorrow. this morning we're also learning about a university of maryland freshman who died from an illness associated with adenovirus.

she developed pneumonia and she was taking a medicine that weakened her immune system. severe strains can be deadly. maryland officials say there are at least five other reported cases of the virus. this is the same virus that killed nearly a dozen children with immune issues in new jersey. it's 5:08. the president will beataking up ar-a-lago this morning, but he left a fleury urry of contro in d.c. president trump wanted to order the justice department to prosecute two of his former adversaries, hillary clinton and jim comey. according to the "new york times" this happened last spring the report goes on to say that at the time white house counsel don mcgann told the president hi not have the authority to make that order. in a memo to the president white house lawyers warned the president that if he asked law enforcement to investigate his

rivals, he could face serious consequences including impeachment. criticizing hillary clinton's use of private e-mail server main themes during trump's presidential campaign. the president also defended his daughter's ivan use of private e-mail to send messages about government business last year. the president said his daughter's e-mails did not contain sensitive information and were not deleted. some republicans and democrats want more information about whether he mix public business with private interest. backlash is growing over president trump's decision n to further punish saudi arabia for the killing of washington post journalist jamal khashoggi. he walked into the consulate on october 2nd and according toig inveors was murdered and dismembered. intelligence agencies concluded that crown prince muhammad bin salman must have known about thp plot andsibly ordered the killing. president trump laid out his position in an exclamation

filled statement saying the benefits with the kingdom outweigh the possibility the crown prince ordered the killing. in addition, mr. trump openly doubted the conclusion made by the cia. >> they have nothing defditive the fact is maybe he did, maybe he didn't. if we abandon saudi arabia, it would be a terrible mistake. >> sanctions have already been announced against 17 saudi officials suspected of carrying out the killing. he president says punishing saudi arabia anymore would jeopardize a military arms deal drth billions oflars and thousands of jobs. they have called for harsh punishment including canceling the arms ses. 5:10. the camp fire death toll is 81. there are 870eople missing or unaccounted forlast night but the butte county sheriff suggests that it c couldtain

duplicates or misspelled names. it's 70% contained. more than 11,000 homes have been destroyed by the fire. there is good news though, rain this weeks expected to help suppress the flamesnd improve air quality in the area. more than 100 firefighters responded to a fire in gaithersburg. this was from sardee's off fredericavenue. the flames went through the roof. the roads in the area were closed. no one was injured. a tradition tt started under the late mayor for life and long time d.c. council member marion berry in ward 8, hundreds of turkeys were packed andpeady to h people celebrate thanksgiving. annacostia ed in yesterday. still ahead this morning, are you ready for black friday shopping? >> this morning we show you the secret to getting deal on something a lot of people are looking for, a new tv.

plus, local thieves strike while cameras are rolling. what police say about this that tried to get away with a car and anatm. chuck? good morning, everybody. it's going to be cold around here for thanksgiving. the cold air will be retreating just in time for the weekends rain moves in. we're keeping a close eye on saturday morning. it should bey mosf not entirely rain, but there might be some set pellets for your early morning weather patterns on saturday. complete check o

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next door to each other. they smashed the front doors and took off withundreds of dollars in cash. four hours later a different group of men backed a truck into a o 7-eleven darby dale avenue. they showed the masked men trying to dg the atm out of the store and into their truck. the machine didn't get very tf. y were fleeing. they fled at a high rate of speed which ended up knocking e atm out of the back of their truck. >> the four suspects tried steali a woman's car in a nearby neighborhood. her husband intervened and the suspects took off. one was arrested. e careful cooking your thanksgiving day meal. it is the worst day of the year for in home fires. more than 2,000 home fires were reported last year. how can you s dy safeing the holidays. experts suggest keeping combustible items such as aprons and towels away from the flames. install or check your smoke detectors and pay attention

while cooking. experts say distractions are a problem. >> hazards are coming at you. >> when you get many people around, trying to do multiple things. one of the most popular ways to cook a turkey can be the mosa erous. >> this week we spent timeith the alexandria fire department. they showed us the best and safest way to deep fry a turkey. the first order of business is to make sur the turkey is thawed and completelyried of water mixing with hot cooking oil can cause the oil toerubble ov and start a fire. now once you drop the bird into the l, keep an eye on that fryer.ll ant to make sure that children stay far away from it. turkey, football. >> all of it. >> thanksgiving tomorrow. a lot of people are also looking forward to the national dog show. >> so fun. >> timeor that. this will be the 16th year for

the event. john o'hurley from "seinfeld" will host it. it will be here at nn on thanksgiving day. >> there are really interesting breeds. there are all kinds, short hair, long hair, big, small, crazy looking hair. >> i don't know how people who have dogshat need a lot of grooming do it. >> i don't either. >> a lot of work. speaking ofwhich, here's a picture of my puppy there. polka dot lou. not available for adoption but i wanted to put a picture ofup hi here because it's almost thanksgiving. you can go to their websit humane rescue alliance.org. help bring a little happiness through the holidays. lou there zonked outesterday afternoon. dog walking forecast, it will be cold. temperatures in the 20s and 30s over the next couple of hours. rising only to the mid 40s byno

time. we'll be back into the mid 30s. it will be a rather blustery day to be on the outside as well. plenty of sunshine here this morning. couple of cloud around this afternoon and breezy. no major weather anywhere around the country. it may be impacted by rain in egshington, . dry weather up and down the eastern seaboard. a lot of volume though. what about tomorrow. thanksgiving morning will be temperatures in the 20s, only to near 30 degrees by :00 tomorrow morning. even colderll s these are downtown temperatures in the 20s.

a lot of burbs, tyson's corner, national harbor in the upper teens on friday morning. brr. >> there might be a few sleet pellets but it will become all rain by saturdayafternoon. all right. good to know. thank you, chuck. no update we still have police activity westbound 66 at sycamore.ha looks like p a crash or somebody got pulled over there. we do have that lane blocked this morning. outer loop ramp to westbound 50 in maryland, lanham, right side blocked by disabled vehicle. not really slowing anything. rest of the belay is okay. northbound on 95, 65 miles an hour. nice and clear. >> melissa, thank you. still ahead, the g holyil of black friday shopping finds. a brand new big screen tv,ro >> we are breaking down the best deals you'll find and how to

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"news 4 today" begins with breaking news. right to that breaking news at 5:29. twoeople are dead after this overnight fire inside a home in bethesda. > news 4's justin finch is at the scene this morning. right along western avenue, awe busyoad onhe dc ae ae maryland line. a neighborhood full of homes off a road that has lots of homes. i spoke with the neighbor across the streetho says she called ew1 when she first saw a sparks showing from this home

close to 1:00 this morning. by the timehe she said got on the phone with dispatch, this house behind me here was fully engulfed with flames. we do have video now showing you the latter half of that firefight. heavy smoke showing the two story home. this is the 4900 block ofn westenue here. it was called in close to 1:00 thismorning. it was a very heavily involved fire. the crews are arriving to the scene. specifically ln the lowerel that spread up to the upper level of this home. the chief spoke with us about the fight to knock this fire down as well as the effort to save lives inside. take a listen. >> crews were operating from the front. crews wereperating from the rear in such a coordinated fashion that they ridly found one victim removed that person, then shortly thereafter found the second and removed that one as well. >> we want to show you now a map

giving you a better sen of where this is. again, the 4900 block of western avenue here on the d.c./maryland line. you may see closures in the roadways around 48th street northwest as well as elcott street northwest. back live here a very, very sad story from neighbors here in the area tot know t this home went up in flames and also tookwo lives. we can tell you that neighbors here describe the couple a nice, friendly, older couple that would wave when you passed them by. we are still working to learn morems about those vicnd more about the cause of this fire which, again, remains under investigation at this hour. we are live from bethesda. i'm justin finch, news 4. >> justin, thank you. also right now warre prg for another busy day of travel especially at our local airports. today is expected to be one of the most cgested days of the year when it comes to flying. if you're upoarly catch a

flight or if you're heading out later today, you'll want to leave yourself extra time to get up to the airport and through security. >> we're wking for you with thanksgiving travel rush. melissa is keeping an eye on thingse chris lawres at the airport. first to the storm team 4 forecast with chuck bell. we are going to nd extra layers for thanksgiving this year. >> see chris with the hood and glofgs, chuck. >> oh, yeah. >> good morning, chris. he's a smart man having his heavy coat on this morning and you'll be smart if you haverhat tomorrow and for friday. a real shot of unusuallyd c air for this time of the year. right now 30 in gaithersburg, 30 for leesburg. front royal and luray. your wakeup weather then, it will be a bright and sunny start to the day. sun ise up just befor 7:00. temperatures 20s and 30 here to get your day started. afternoon highs today. cooler than yesteweay.

yesterdaere in the mid 50s. today in the mid to upper 40s with the mix of clouds and sunshine. northwest breeze that arrived yesterday afternoon. it will be back for this afternoon a it will stay up tonight and it will stay around for tomorrow as well. travel weather, nice and quiet. none of the major airport hubs anywhere on the east coast or downtown or in the middle of the country. could have a little rain to worry about on saturday. more of that with the ten day forecast coming up. melissa, good morning. >> westbound 66 at sycamore. still have t right side of the roadway blocked by the police activity. not causing too much of anss though. brand new problem in laurel, after 198, crash reported there. we are seeing a little bit of a delay ithe southbound lanes. on the beltway, outer loop ramp to westbou 50, right side blocked by a disabled vehicle. rest of the beltway is looking okay and then where justin finch is ts morning, he's been telling us about these closures in bethesda. stern avenue shut down between

river and massachusetts avenue. it is a big closure. it could be an extended closure because of this fatal fire investigation. eun? >> thank you, melissa. our warnings aboutbl the ter traffic tuesday before thanksgiving turns out to be spot on. take a look at this scene here. pretty bad. the mix of thanksgiving day travelers and commuters heading home led to bumper to bumper traffic on the outer loop last night. as for today, the worst roads -- the worst roads will be north 270 north and 50 east. travel times will quadruple between 1:15 and 4:15 p.m. the biggest crowds at the airports. > chris lawrence is live at ragan national with efat you neede you go to the airpo airport. >> hey, aaron. uber and lyft ag offer a new option if you want to get picked up here, up here on the partures level. might be a lot less crowded than the madness you may find down o

arrival. that's one thing. take a look up top from our mass kam. you can see traffic starting to pick up here a little bit at the airport now. if you get out early enough, you'll miss some of the big crowds. obviously this is goingo ange as the morning goes on. say you're not flying, just picking up or dropping off. you have a lot of construction here at ragan national. right now the lot still closed at this point. the airport is offering free parking. you can park for free up to an hour whether're picking up friends and famil or jus dropping them off. now a lot more people flying this year. we saw some major, major trouble at dulles last night. a lot of folks got so bad folks were getting out of their cars and walking to the terminal. in fact,t took our crew about a half hour just to get from the toll exi to the terminal. and as you make your way out, if you are flying today, be sure to check your ticket. if you've got one of these basic economy tickets, they come with a lot of restrictions.

even a small carry on like this, you are not going to be able take it on. so you get to the gate with something like this,s united going to check it and they're going to charge you more than 50 so.s to do just something to keep in mind. coming up in the next half hour at 6:00 a.m., we're going to be going inside trying to talk to some travelers. see how ty thinkhe morning is going so far. live at ragan national airport, chris lawrence, news 4. it's 5:36. we staer your o top stories with warnings from the centers for disease control and prevention about the that could soon be on your thanksgiving day table. the cdc wan you to be aware of two outbreaks. it says to stop eating romain lettuce, all of it, until further notice. there is an e. colitbreak that has made 32 people sick in 11 states. this comes on the heels of earlier warnings about salmonella in turkey. that outbreak has made 164 people sick and killed one

person. a university of marylan freshman has died from a illness known as adenovirus. her con developed into pneumonia. the university says it has five other rep cases of the virus. three men will servsodecades in p for a violent silver springs invasion. a family of fr waseld captive for hours back in august of 2017. all foururvived by the throat of one of the victims was slashed. five suspects posed a painters and talked their way into the apartment. the family was targe d becau one of them worked at a check cashing business and suspects wanted to rob it. a sixth person is now under arrest in the death of mikayah wilsonhere. 10-year-old was killed on july 16th after four men opened fire on a group of people in northeast d.c. four other people, including hee sister, wlso shot and

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you're watching "news 4 today." 5:41 now. as you prepare to go shopping is holiday season, a consumer watchdog group is calling on parents to be careful about some toys. >> the u.s. public essearch group just released itr trouble in toy land report this year. it found big problhs w a toxin called boron in some popular slime products. it's dangerous if ingested and causes nausea and vomitingne on retailers are failing to properly label toys that might have a choking hazard including amazon and walmart. the end of the day you shouldn't haveo be a detective. you shouldn't have to worry that

the toy you're giving a child might be toxic orng ous. >> year after year organizations like pirg come out wit these ports and they're filled with false and misleading information tentionally to scare parents. >> we reached out to several manufacturerslind companies ed in the report. so far only one slime manufacturer responded. kangaroo manufacturing said, quote, all of our products are tested and either meet or exceed u.s. andards. good morning, everybody. blustery outside this afternoon. it will be cold tomorrow for thanksgiving. all eyes on black friy morning. temperatures are going to be way down in the teens and low 20s o first thi friday, but good news about friday, at least the sun will be shining. that won't be the case on saturday. stre about your weend fore ek

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hw information been given about who they are, but montgomery county fire rescue arecials tell us the flame now out. news 4's justin finch will have a live report with the very latest. that's ahead at 6:00 a w. re also tracking traffic on this thanksgiving eve. here's a live look right now a the arrivals terminal at ragan national airport this morning. the crowds are only getting bigger. keep in mind construction is slowing down that area on a normal day. be sure to leave yourself extra time. we'll fill you in on team coverage on the thanksgivingsh ll day long. right now the president is in florida for the thanksgiving holiday. before leaving washington he doubled down on his reasons why the u.s. will not punish arabia for killing washington post journalist jamal khashoggi. there's a" "new york tim article claiming president trump had to be talked out of prosecuting his political rival llary clinton and jim comey. news 4's susan mcginnis has been tracking this live from capitol hill. susan, what was ithat

convinced the president that he couldn't order this prosecution of hillary teinton? >> rep yeah, hi. good morning, aaron and eun. this is the blockbuster story i "the new york times" right on the front page saying the president last spring wanted the department of justice not justg to inves but to prosecute his former political rival, hillary clinton, former presidential candidate james comey, former fbi director and he was talked to by the white house council, doncgann who is no longer there saying that -- he convinced him not to take any action on this part saying it co ad constitut abuse of power. he could get a lot of complaints about the president asing power. some are calling this obstruction of justice even asking for this and sayinhat that could lead to proceedings for impeachment. >> suns mcginnis live for us on capitol hill. thank you. 5:47ig rht now. traders on wall street are hopi for relief when the markets open this morning. the dow jones fell 500 points e yesterdayrasing nearly all the

gains for the whole year. the nasdaq dropped 5%too. tech giants like appmi and crosoft took hits along with retail stocksfter target posted disappointing profits. this all comes after big selloffs last month and over concerns about rising interest rates and trade tension with other countries. right now police are searching for a man who exposed elf to a student on the university of maryland campus. here are picres of the suspect. a female student says this man exposed himse on monday night in mckls keldin library. they chased h w bute unable to find him. a woman who admits to using a racial slur on video has retired from herh job we prince gorges county school system but the controversy here is far from over. >> did you just call my husband the "n" word? >> yeah, >> in front of my children? >> that is t moment that went viral on social media. parents across the county called for her firing but now that the

potomac landing elementary librarian is retiring, there's not much ty cano in terms of discipline. once she retires she will still get her state benefits. this is a teachable moment. the woman who posted the video s said she i glad she could bring it to light. >> you never know who these racists are. >> we are a school district that pports 90% of color children. we do not p have ace for employees who do not celebrate and value that. >> interim ceo monica golson gets t biasining before next school year begins. today the balloons that will be used in tomorrow's 92nd annual macy's thanksgiving day parade will be inflated. the parade is expected to feate 16 giant balloons and 43 novelty balloons. four newloats will debut. those include elf pets, fantasy chocolate factory, the rise of

the teenage mutantes ninja tur and splashing safari adventure. parade organizers are keeping a close eye on the weather. based on cit guidelines, no giant character balloon will be operated when there are sustained wind conditions above 23 miles per hour on the parade route. got all of that? coverage for the parade starts tomorrow morning at 9:00 right here on nbc 4. >> they will get this thing off. i don't care wt theeather is doing. >> the parade will happen. i don't know how much success they're going to have with the big balloons tomorrow because it will be very, vy blustery. >> snoopy may have to hold out. >> not snoopy. >> no snoopy for you. they might get him up, but it's going to a tough call for parade reps tomorrow. and it's going to be coldtoo. going up to new york city for the parade tomorrow, if you're going, plan on temperatures in the 20s all day tomorrow. even right here in the d.c. area

we'll barely ben the mid 30s tomorrow afternoon, right where we are now. 36 at nationalai ort. not much of a breeze here early this morning but a gusty w northwest winl be back later on in the afternoon. north winds tonight and through the day tomorrow will put rea cold air in place for about a 48 hour stretch. 30 now in gaithersburg. 28 in leesburg. 28 degrees in beautiful springfield, virginia. below freezucg across of the area early. we'll be back above freezing by 8:00, 9:00. afternoon temperatures will peak in the mid to upper 40s. a bit of a gusty northwesterly breeze. quatt travel r. the only places affected, seattle, portland, maybe san francisco. the rest of the major hubs right through the middle of the country and down towards atlanta. nothing to worry about. here's future weather then for today. a mixs of clo and sunshine today. a little bit more cloud cover the farther west you go the mountains of west virginia where there could be a snow

flurry or two. thatncludes deep creek lake and far western maryland. the chances of that happening are a ltle higher. then for tomorrow it's all about cold sunshine in the ar m. toda to upper 40s. tomorrow our high temperature likely to only be about 34 degrees. that will be the coldest 1996.sgiving since a frigid friday as well. and rain saturday could start off with a little bitf sleet, melissa. we'll keep a close eye on that. all thank you, chuck. brand new problem on the beltway, outer loop there at the fed ex field. do have a new crash. we'll keep an eye on that and letou know how that develops. fairfax, 66 eastbound before fairfax county parkway, we have a crash in the right lane. 95 in maryland and virginia. if you're tryg to get ay, looking good. west bound 66 at sycore street, right lane blocked. laurel after 1 9d 8, tha crash has cleared out of the way. southeast. north bound 295 before malcolm x, crash in the left lane and

also southbound dc 295 after east capital, two separate crashes in that same area. guys? >> thank you,ss me asgig thankiving surprise for some deserving d.c. school kids. >> players, braden holtby, nicklas backstrom and todd wilson surprised students at henley school t with newh toys. they delivered 75 laptops and 45 tablets to help the kids learn and then they announced the school is going to get a makeover courtesy of the stowe kids can foundation which was ike ted by former player green. each player will donate $50 for every regular season win and $100 for every playoff win. that will go towds making improvements at henley elementary. that wasn't the only good deed caps were doing this week. players posed for a calenda with very cute friends and the stanley cup. we are the champs, and it's all

for a good cause. the proceeds will go for the home ward trail animal rescue. great pics there. players were photographed with their own four legged friends while others were with dogs up for adoption. the calendars are $20 and you can find them oneale at h games and at the practice arena. >> it's a nice mbo. caps and puppies. santa and the pandas. what's next for me? something with chocolate, right? nl>> that's the thing left. >> bring all of the good stuff out. calendar.great i don't recognize some of the players out of uniform. >> they all have teeth. look at that. great for the pictures. >> all right. 5:54 right now. >> thanksgivin celebrations continue across our area this morning. news 4's molette green is live in charles county with details abo another big feast getting way in a couple of hours. hey, molette. eporter: good morning t you. look at this turnout here. this is the final prep day andir

the ente community, everybody from all walks of life, theyre heree from thlittlest guy all the way up to the sheriff here feeding 3,000 people takes a huge community effort. we're going to talk about the let's end hunger campaign that will happen tomorrow when all of this food and a whole lot more will go to those most inneed. we're going to talk about that coming up next in the 6:00 hour of "news 4 today." >> whoo! good mning and happy holidays. i'm frank holland. the fcc is trying to rid the company of annoying robo calls. they're working on spam calls and spam text messages. one will create a database of numbers reassigned to stop businesses from calling after they've been changed so you would hopefully get fewer sales pitches intended for other people, hopefully. a second proposal would

classify text messaging as an information instead oftelecom service. that will give them me permission to block spam texts. the fcc will consider both of those ideas. with yesr cnbc morning bus report, i'm frank holland. >> frank, thank you. still ahead on "news 4 today," if you want to find the best deals on black friday, we ant to report you'll see. >> this morning, how to score the holy grail of black frida deals and new tv plus are you deep frying your turkey this year? we're walking you through the we're walking you through the safest way to

the holidays make me look forward to chick-fil-a honestly. every yearpae have an ugly sweatey. i like the manatee.that o. i love this. we cater it with chick-fil-a. the crowd pleaser. scott's always so helpful. while the food's coming out as quickly as we can, since she usually has a small child with her, we want to make sure we help them to their car. it takes the stress out of the holidays. we're going to help no matter what. scott, here's a present. it's my own ugly sweater! it'dinos! you'd win the prize. you think i win? you win the prize!

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news 4 today begins with breaking news. >> that breaking news, an overnight deadly house fire in bethesda. just about 6: a.m. now. mar aon gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. the tragedy plays out. news 4's justin finch i on the scene. what can you tell us? >> we just had a second briefing a short time ago with the fe chief, eun and aaron, and he tells us they are transitioning into a new phase o their investigation waiting to learn moreut a this fire and how it began. fire inspectors are on the scene as part of that process right now. as you see that house looking live, you can see it is essentially gutted in the inside the

there. i want to show you the latter part of the firefight with smoke pouring from the 2 1/2 story home. this is the 4900 block of western avenue on the d.c./maryland we are told when this fire was essentially beginning that dc fooir fighters were also called to and were on stand by as ntntgomery c firefighters began their firefight here. there was a neighbor, an alert neighbor across street who tells me thathe saw some sparks showing from the house across the street and by the time she got o the pho from dispatch it was essentially engulfed in flames. we do know that firefighters went inside and tried to do search. they found two victims inside, two adults. they brought them out, tried to revive them but sadly they did die as a result of their injuries. as we look now live at the scene we are still very much in a very active investigation going on right now trying to uncover