deadly fire. we have n two people killed in this house fire early this morning and how neighbors are reacting to the devastating news. >> you heard the warnings all week. a record number of expected to travel for the holiday. 're working to keep you moving today. chopper 4 is up. take a look at thisng live t checking for trouble spots along 95. >> and a breezy and chilly day out there right now, but thanksgiving is going to feel like the colde thanksgiving in over 20 years. i'll let you know what you can expect plu when we're going to be dealing with rain in my updated forecast. good morning, welcome to

news 4 midday. i'm mm melissa mollet. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. with the deadly house fire. the fire killed two people on western avenue in the early morning hours and parts of the road are still shut down. >> justin finch has the latest on this. >> reporter: at this point we're kpil st still awaiting official confirmation. we can tell you in the meantime neighbors have been helping us fill in the gaps. theysell us that one victim an old r woman perhaps in her is 90 s60s. we can tell you a neighbor across the street is the one who says she first saw this fire rst as sparks close to 1:00 this morning and then she says it quickly went up in flames. c d.c. firews and montgomery fire crews were here on the scene trying to put this fire out. but they could not see those two victims. at this hour, the investigation is still coming together.

billowing sme, leaping flames and montgomery county firefighters work iing to knock down a fast-moving tire. heck tim hick moments captured on a cell phone this morning. >> when i came out, it was just coming out. >> reporter: but just more than one hour before, bobby says he spoke with one of his nghbors who lived next door that now burned out western avenue home. >> he sees through my window that i'm open and he called me. we were chatting. >> reporter: the subject recurring topic for the two. an older man who lived with his rly mother. >> there's nothing to say. i have known him forever. >> reporter: close to 1:00 a.m. calls began coming to fire dispatches in the district and monlt gom ri county. both departments arrive object on the scene with fire crews standing by as montgomery county firefighters went in. >> crews were operating from the front and from the rear in. such a coordinated fason that

th rapidly found one victim remove. that person was found shortly after. >> fire and embers burned off two. stopped from sprayingearby houses. two neighbors lost and plans to come together to see what can be done to helped loved ones who lost so much. >> i'm sure there will be conversation today to try to figure out what the community can do to pul everybody together and do what they can to help this family. >> no t surprise ats burned out home is a heavy sight from neighbors passing by o this day before thanksgiving. their hearts breaking for the family members of those t lives lost in this fire. we can tell you again the fire investigation is still under way still workirn to l what caused this fire and where in the home it began and also if there are working smoke alarms. a sad sign of where this go.d we just learned moments ago that

inside that home in the hallway two smoke alarms wx e found in a opened and possibly could have been used in this case to save two lives. we do know that montgomery county fire crews will be ohe today speaking with neighbors about fire safety growing more urgents at weather gets colder and we're in theda ho season. live i'm justin finch, news 4, back to you. >> it was a businey night for firefighters. more than 100 responded to a fire at popular restaurant in gathersburg. chopper 4 captured this video yesterday. pe flames went through the roof at ont. one firefighter suffered minor injuries and a dozen patrons were forced quickly out of that restaurant when the fire was first noticed. after the fires last night and this morning, it's a good ti to remind you to be careful tomorrow. >> thanksgiving of the worst day he year for in-home fires. more than 2,000 home fires were reported last year alone.w

can you stay safe during the holidays. experts suggest keeping come busable items away from flames and check your smoke detectors y attention while cookin distractions are the main cause of thanksgiving fires. now to the weather. the good news i todays nice, sunshine is out there, no big storms. >> any bad news related to the temperature perhaps? >> it seems like you want me to say,yes, there's bad news. but in all seriousness, thanksgiving is going to be a cold one. we keep a completely dry, but we're only goingo have ndchill temperatures inhe teens during the morning hours and 20s for the afternoon. and then some rain on your saturday. but right now, temperatures coming in in the mid- to upper 40s. in washington. 46 in frederick. 45 in manassas. not only that, storm team 4 radar completely dry for the most part up and down the east coast. unless you're heading into new york andew england, dealing

with some snow. but it is a quiet get out of town day. so some sctacular news there. staying here in d.c., it's a 9 ld one with a high of degrees. we're running 10 degrees below normal. we'll see the winds pick iing u. becoming breezy later today. i'm going to have more on thanksgiving and also thatch ra ance in the forecast on saturday right around 11:20. >> it's another major day for holiday travel. today it's more about he airports and train stations. both expected to be packed with thanksgiving travelers. >> aa00 expects 10people in this area will head to airports. chris lawrence has what you need know before you take off. >> reporter: we're off to a businebusy start this morning into the holiy travel season. ke a look behind me. a lot of folks lining up trying to get home to spend thanksgiving with their family

and friends. herehere's a lot of nstruction going on with the new security check point. so some of thelaeb lanes are going to be blocked off. or take advantage of the parking garage. they are offering free parking in the garage r up to an hour you're picking up or dropping f.of p aconkf e o light. the past few months almost all the major carriers have hiked theiobaggage fees from $5 $30 for first bag or $40 if you need to check a second one. we spoke with several travelers this morning who for the most part seemed to be keep in keepi open mind. >> traveling with kids is is not easy. >> it's not easy. but they are fabulous. ay i think today will be >> it's a great idea to really check that ticket before you if yk one of these cheap leave. economy fairs fares, some will

not allow you to take a small carry on like this one on boardo for example,up with one of these on this base. ic economy faire they not only going to check the bag, they are going to charge you $55 to do so. at reagan national, chris lawrence, news 4. thank you, crisp. lots of people hiting the roads. chopper 4 a live look for you over in maryland. you can see we actually looked pretty good northbound and southbound. not the case 95 in virginia. southbound in dale city. med right now. going about 17 miles per hour so take a look that the map of 95. 66 looking okay through virginia. but that southboun trip on 95 is slow all the way down until frd risksburg. . outer loop has the center ofhe road blocked by a crash there looking to the north you can see 95 looks good. we have northbound and southbound on the parkway right now. other delays n isthbound on

270 at this point. that has now cleare we still see delays in the northbound lanes.>> introdudriving dangers loom on black out wednesday. but now the latest buzz could put your family in danger. the national highway traffic safety administrationending out a warning about so-called thanksgiving. it's marijuana-related celebration and sell bracelebra the sunday after thanksgiving. transportation officials are reminding at drug-impaire driving is potentially as deadly as drunk driving. this morning we're learning more about a university of maryland freshman who died from an illness associate d with ad o virus. his dghter became sick and her condition became worse developing into eumonia. the student's father says shg had been takdication for kroens disease which weakened her immune system and the virus is is a common cause of the cold, but severe strains can be deadly. maryland officials say there a

at least five other reported casesisf the virus. s the same virus that killed a dozen children in new jersey. also developing now, one day before thanksgiving, a nationwide warning tr the c. romaine lettuce is unsafe to eat in any form. throw it away with if you have some and don't buy anymore. gabe gutierrez has more on the warning. >> reporter: this morning an urgent alert from the centers for disease control as it investigates a dangerous ecarth echo l. outbre >> if you go to the store to do shopping, make sure you're not buying any romaine. >> 32 people in 11 states have gottenic from eating contamin e contaminated romaine. the most serious sfering from kidney failure. the cdc also urging consumers to wash and sanitize drawers with lettuce is stored. >> it's scary because you can't eat anything now. c wh you eat?

>> major retailers already pulling it from shelves and restaurants removing it from their menus. >> we just receive this information and with ana abundance of caution pulled all the romaine. >> people on social media heeding the warning while some are relieved it's a side they can skip this thanksgiving. five people died in another major outbreak from contaminated romaine traced toa. ariz the location was never determined. the origin of this wtest outbre unknown. >> right now our investigation links these illnesses t romaine lettuce. fda is working to determine the source of the romaine lettuce, but right now there's no common grower or supplier or brand of romaine. >> that was gab gutierrez reporting. we .al want to et remind you about salmonella in raw turkey. that outbreak has made 16 people sick in 35 states and killed one person.

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he death toll in the destructive campfili in northern rnia is at 81. there are nearly 870 people listed as missing or unaccounted for as of last night. the sheriff stressed that the list could contami duplicate or pelled names. the fire there is about 70% contained now. more than 11,000 homesyeave been dest there's some good news though. ain this week is expected to suppress the flames and improve the air quality in that area. now to a developing story. another tragedy just days beforn giving. tour people are dead after a new jersey mansion went up in fla s flames. two of the victims are children. investigators are calling this a case of arson. one of the victims w o found shotside the home. no word on any suspects o a possible motive. the president i florida for the thanksgiving holiday, int controversy continues to swirl here in waon. >> before leaving the president basically let saudi arabia off

the hook for the murder of a "washington post" journalist. >> the president will spnd the holiday outside of washington, d.c. but outrage grows with the siding of the saudi crown prince, who the the cia concludes ordered the murder of jamal khashoggi. >> maybe he did, maybe he didn't. >> reporter: the president indicated the u.s. will take no further ainion a saudi arabia and tweeted a thank you to theingdom this morning for lower oil pris. >> if we abandon saudi arabia, it would be a terrible mistake. >> members of congress condemned the decision to side with the crown prince. s unhinged and i have n intention of working with him ever again. >> the reaction comes as the president submits written answers on the russia investigation t special council robert mueller. and a bomb shell "new york times" report from t named sources saying last spring the president told white house counsel he wanted the justice

department to prosecut former presidential candidate hillary clinton and former fbi director james comey. mcgahn's lawyer sayspr the ident never to his knowledge ordered that anyone prosecute hillary clinton or james comey. mcgahn convinced the president not to act or face impeachment. and p thesident is out with a short tweet this morning simply make america great again. in washington, nbc news. >> now to a string of burglaries in virginia that happened hours apart. monday night thieves targeted two businesses right next door to one another in woodbridge. th smashed a front door and took off with hundreds of dollars in cash.re a dif group of men backed a truck into a 7-eleven. video shows the masked men trying to drag the atm out of the store and into their truk. but the machine didn't get far. >> they were fleeing and fled at wa high rate of speech ended up knocking the atm out of

the back of the truck. >> t suspects tried steel stealing a woman's car. her husband intervened and they off. police aursed one of them but the others bandits are still on the run. a local man says he has a great deal to be thankful for this holiday. a local organizatiore helped hi ild his life when it was falling apart. nicole jacobs has the story. >> by the end of it, i had no job. >> repor thankful is an understatement. >> i have to count my blessings on thanksgiving. m alive. >> reporter: he's seen it all as a father and as a civilian adviser to the military in iraq. >> even though i did not do actual fighting, i saw a lot. >> reporter: he spent 11 months out of the year infohat country nine years. >> i saw things that i would not ve imagine in my worst nightmare. >> reporter: it was a struggle to reintegrate back into society. there was ptsd, addiction to

prescription medication and a painful divorce. >> i found myself in a very dark place. >> reporter: but at the bhatom of depression, he found his saving grace. >> ild not be sitting here without them. >> reporter: friendship place, ize nonprofit orgion that gave him financial stability, a se coaching to provide for his family, but that amounted to much more. >> humanity, compassion and grace. >> reporter: just days away from thanksgiving, friendship place is addssg to the bg of the season having already delivered hundreds of baskets to those in need. >> we give people opportunities and help people rebuild their lives. >> reporter: he's one of many success stories. he has rebuilt his life and starts a new job in the new year. for that, he is thankful. now seeing the light at the end of the darkness. >> no matter whalihappens this fe, don't give up. keep going. >> reporter: nicol jacobs, news

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two of the best golfers in the last 25 years are set to compete for m vegas on friday. tiger woods and phil mickelson will play a winner take all match for $9 million. but when the players get on to the course, they might end up playing for even more money. >> i'm willing to risk $100 t,0 that says i birdie the first so thaow good i feel shole. heading into this match. you don't have to take it. i'm in it for that. >> double it. >> calmdown, guys. this isn't ww all side bet money comes from the players' own pocket so someone will have to pay $2 ,000 after the first hole.

th you can only see it on pay-per-view. the two have incredible playing careers, even if right now they may not exactly be at the top of the game. woods is ranked 13th in the world. mickelson is 27th. >> that's like $10 for me and you. >> it's one of the biggest rivalries in sports. >> we're one day away from the reds reds and kou kome before they square off. right now the burgund and gold prepare or their thanksgiving game in dallas, but this time it will be colt mccoy starting at quarterback. alex smith is out for the season. the cowboys are tough but the redskins beat themonth ago. let's see if d.c. can keep up tomorrow at 4:30. i think almost everybody in this area is going to be tuning in for that game. >> it will be harde.o miss that >> amelia is here with us this morning.

we're anticipate iing the big t cold tomorrow. >> it's the coldest thankiving sinc about 1996. so heaters are dwoing to be working in full force. friday as well as we look to saturday and sunday. temperatures startrao mo. we have rain in the forecast on saturday. so take a look at your weather headlines. 's definitely a cold thanksgiving. and. if you're going out on friy to do som shopping, bundle up. probably want the scarf and gloves as well. business saturday, you need the rain jacket and umbrella. it's dry for sunday for traveling. so that's some good news there. but thi is what we' waking up to tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. when you factor in a litine bit of the into the temperature, it's going to feel like we're i the teens across the region. feeling about 16 in the district. 9 degrees up in harstown. as we move toward the lunchtime hours, not feeling much better. l

layers are going to be key. make sure you have the warm orrowshirt on for a run t mornin 16 degrees is going to be the feels like temperature in frederick at noon. feeling 20 in the district. even as we move through the afternoon and evening hours, sts l feeling like temperatu are in the the 20s across the area. then another cold start on friday with a 9:00 a.m. temperature on friday around 24 degrees. so coats andloves for sure. and cold, cold and cold. lunchtime on fridayatnd tempe around 31 degrees. a high of only 40. our normal high is 56 degrees. we're going to be rning about degrees below normal for your black friday. as we check out the rain outlook, it's going to be skrie driv tomorrow and friday as well. then here's saturday. widespread rain in the forecast. small chance for a bit of freezing rain and sleet. wellorth andest of washington. more on future washingteather i 15 minutes. construction on memorial bridge has caused mor headaches for commuters. in the last hour we were updauted on some of the

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welcome back. 54 million people expected to travel for the thanksgiving holiday. we're keeping a close eye on the roads tomorrow to keep you moving. chopper 4 over 95 here in

maryland at the beltway. ctually see that's looking quite good. let's take a lock at some other spots around town. virginia is not so hot this morning. driving to reagan national, t expect delayt drop off and atck the. p ramps. so as far as delays, we're seeing delays on 95 in virginia. butooking elsewhere when you're taking a d look inale city, that's looking a little better than it was a short time ago. southbound 95, had an earlier crash with two tractor trailers so it's slow through that area. you can see the delays 16 miles per hour as you're approaching fredericksburg. it should get better as the afternoon progresses ask then gets worse. still have some delays if you're

headed up to pennsylvania that way. a little bit of a delay, but it's not as bad as it was there either. a >> it'o an extremely busy day for air travel and the military is helpi by freeing up air space. tom costello spent the morning in virginia to explain >> reporter: it happens on really big periodsike this. very big periods and it has the military liaisons with them. it's holiday air space release program. essentially it allows the commercial aircraft to use military routes or corridors, if you will, off the east coast so the pilots can fly a more direct route, espec ading so many flights. so many extra flights with the airlines over the course of the holiday. >> this is the busiest time of year on the rails. amtrak is ready. they have added trains and staff. last year a record 770,000

people too amtrak to their thanksgiving destinations. new this morning, our transportation reporter amber theoharis lo adam tuss says workers are taking part in a pie by piece and polishing it as part of the rehabilitation project on the bridge. the work reduced theridge from six to three lanes until the rehab is finished in 2021. he will give us a look at this project. a woman who admits to using a racial slur on video has retired from her job with the prince georges county school system. but the controversy is far from over. the bur chief broke the news on twitter and tell us what happens next. >> there were a lot of people oo social mediaed to hear the white woman who edadmitted to calling an african-american man the "n" word was an employee. for the school system working as a librarian at a local elementary school. now she hasretired. sources within the school system say she's on leave and that

nt will take effect in december. the school system was investigating this incident, but since her retirement, it's pretty much nothing they can do here in terms of discline. she's expected to reive her full state benefit, but now the school system will undergo bias training after this event. the elceong us she wants each employee to have that training before the endf the school year and the start of next. i'm tracy wilkins, news ri4. y marks the official start of the holiday shopping season.er cons advocates are warning us about some of thyear's most popular iotoys. educ fund et released the report examining 40 toys. they say they found high levels of boron in slime products. other issues included choking hazards and cyber security concerns with some of the toys that connect to theinternet. you can find the link to the report in the nbc washington app.

search "trouble in toyland." important information for anyone who plans on hitting the stores on black friday. if you want to know what kids want this holiday, ask the young star of youtube sensation ryans world. he's made millions reviewing toys and did we mention he's only in first grad >> w took a trip to the toy store. >> reporter: youtube star ryan is only 7 yrs old. but he's already selling out aisles of toys at walmart and target like retail veteran. >> what's itee like to s yourself right there. >> his eggs are some of the hottest ts this holiday seas llseason. it a started with youtube videos he made with his parents at age 3. >> they have now been viewed more than 25 billion times transforming the boy wonder into

the eighth highest paid youtube star. he made $11 million last year. and retailers have now turned to influencers like ryan t get families intore their s >> why do you think all these kids out there like watching your videos. >> because i'm entertaining and i'm funny. >> but like many first graders, he's just a kid too losing his first tooth and avoiding veggies. >> he's a picky eater and very socialable at school. >> toys are just the beginning. >> what do you want to be you grow up? >> a game developer. >> with no plans to stop playing any time soon. nbc news, burbank. >> he's a meal ticket. >> he's a picky eater. >> right now, a huge community effort is underway to end hunger. the first is is thanksgiving day. >> see the spread and weather worries ahead of the big macy's

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wat t morning before thanksgiving and dozens are gathered in a kitchen dinner for thousands. >> chopping up the onions is one of the many things that go into a huge thanksgiving feast. we're talking about the, turk ham, and all of the trimmings. it takes a big effort to make this happen. we have so many members of the community joining us here from the charles county area. chef kendall is leading this efforts. you're in the kitchen in waldorf. lots go into a big effort like this to feed those in need.

>> a eolute lu. i ited about doing this. this is part of who i am. i'm all about my community. >> tell me about all the food. >> i have ham, virginia ham, a ton of turkey, i can't tell you the poundage i have. have unlimited. d ieade sur that i'm able to feed at least re than 3,000. >> reporter: that's going to happen tomorrow. that's when the feast happens throughout the day here at middletonsh hall. iff barry is here. this is something you felt in your spirit to be able to do for the holiday. >> absoluly. it was a group effort from the faith-based community. tl coming together to mee needs of people in our community. >> quickly tell m about that need. >> that particular need is those that may be do not have financial means to be able toad uate lly feed themselves. we want to be that measure to help them meet that particular

need in our community. >> look at charles county cominy out in a big wo end hunger. that's what it's all about. het's show you some of the food. the ham, t turkey, all of it looking gorgeous. and the prep time continues here in the kitch throughout the day to make all of this happen tomorrow for those most in need in the community. that's going to do it for back to you. >> i love it. a great causeelping a lot of folks. so the cold weather, we usually do the turkey bowl football game. thanksgivingmorning. i'm going to vote i don't have to do that. >> you're going for aurkey trot. >> it's news to me. >> let me know if you see me ou there. >> i was saying that yesterday though. i think it would be hard to get me out there tomorrow. i love running. it's going to be a little too cold for me to enjoy a run tomorrow morning. we're going to have windchill

temperatures in the teens and even some single whgits. here's we have an area of high pressure in canada. this is going to get dislodged as a weak cold front moves through the area. i say weak because it's not going to bring us rain. it allows t super cold arctic air. a polar vortex to move into our area and the northeavi for thanks. czech this out. temperatures running 20 degrees below normal. parts of the northeast are going to be colder than some spots in antarcti ka ask alaska. the macy's day parade, single digit windchills and the winds could keep some of the larger floats ounded. so cold for thanksgiving. cold again on friday, but we have plenty of sunshine. the weather and as far as travel fwoez, not going to be an issue today, tomorrow an friday. here's saturday morning at 7:00 a.m. the green here is rain. the pink is the potential for a little bit of freezing rain back arouoi here. we're to keep an eye on it. a small chance for isolated pockets of freezing rain.

but for most of us it's going to be a raiu only event. n see it's a rainy day out there with future weather stopping at 2:00. still tracking rain across the area. small business saturday definitely want the rain boots anoljacket. the nine yards as you head out there. so again, watching just for the potential for me freezing rain very early for most of us it's just a rainy day. for everybody it's not going to be as cold. high temperatures d r saturday nday warming into the low to mid-50s. so closer to normal. here's our temperature trend. you ca see the average high is 56 degrees every day through saturday running below th. sundaye finally hit 56. more rain in the forecast on monday. and then after that, next tuesday, wedndaday, thu and friday, looking dry. >> thank you. help i the kitchen. before you coop tomorrow, tools that will make your fe easier. li>>er

a the big thanksgiving meal, many of you have shopping wplans. many aking to make the shopping tripsfu mor >> thank you for having me. >> the chocolate and the desserts. >> tell me about the situation in the village. what you're doing with the

sipping ask shopping. >> we're the only shopping center located in loudoun county where you're able to enjoy an alcoholic beverage and shop at the same time. >> that increases what you b. >> i canno guarantee. >> everybody benefits. another cocktail ask then another jacket. so what are youe going to m for us. it's a special cocktail. >> black friday is around the corner. we want the toase your shopping experience. we traded our black friday shop till you drop. >> i love the large ice cubes. it's very on trend.ha >> w some coconut rum, black charredea ple asyrup. l >>'s make it real quic we'll use half an ounce of lime juic three quarters an ounce of pineapple juice, and then our

charred pineapple and jalapeno syrup. >> can i smell this? >> you're more than welcome. and two ounces of coconut rum. >> then you add the chocolate in. >>hever it makes sense. the flavor profile. >> as you're shaking that, tell mee bout the chocolate you also offering. because they look beautiful. >> so we are a chocolate restaurant. we try t incorporate as much chocolate as you can. >> and the name, explain the name and how that incorporates. >> we're named after the steps in theg chocolate mak process. >> it's a large machine that turns and folds. >> exactly. you know your stuff. here we go.

>> what else is on the menu? >> the chocolate c a come either be sweet or savory. so if it's sweet, weave a boy con mac and cheese that comes garnished th a chocolate-covered smoked bacon strip. >> it's like three of my favorite things mixed iftogethe. did that at home, it would be dangerous and gross. >> if we do a little on the savory side, we have our new york strip steak or bone-in rib eye served with chocolate. it'sat a little chochere and whenever it makes sense. >> you're at the visllage. >> we're right outside of leesburg off route 7. >> i'm going to taste.

oh, my goodness. that's delicious. you would never think. just like the bacon mac and cheese and chocolate. you'd never think it goes together, but it does. >> thank you. i'm glad y t enjoy it. nk you for coming. what a fun thing to go shopping and sipping and sipping and leshopping. >>e come out for black friday and small business saturday and support your local businesses. >> that's friday and saturday. thank you so mu. e're sure preparations aread alrey underway in plenty of tomes for rrow. but if not, there are some ways to get technology to give you a hand in the kitchen. >> alexa, show me cookie recipes. >> reporter: a smart home device can be your sue chef with amazon's guided cookinwifeature. >> i walk you through a recipe with instructions on the screen so you don't have to use

your grubby hands. >> reporter: keeps hands off for a more sanitary kitchen. it can set multiple timers with names so you can keep track oro everything the stuffing to the pies. >> each one will go off when 's done and she'll tel you what it is. >> this basket itself is a little flimsy. >> tests show to just thinking outside the oven with an electric turkey fryer. >> it could be kind of terrifying, but this is like the safest way to fry a turkey. >> a turkey can cook at a fifth of the time in a fryer saving time and oven space. >> it's delicious as well. t the instant pot can be controlled. >> it's not like a blender that does one thing. it can makehe you best mashed

potaes i have ever had come from the vitamix. >>e,f you do run into trou you can always seek advice from the butt. ball turkey talk line. now accessible on amazon devices. >> you can ask alexa questions about your turkey needts >> those expill be working overtime this holiday so you don't have to. nbc news. cing up, hosting a dog show soundsliken easy job, but the top show, it's a little tougher.

the balloons for tomorrow's 92nd annual my's thanksgiving day parade are being inflated today. it's expected to feature 16 giant balloons and 43 novelty balloons, four new w floatl debut. they include fantasy is chocolate factory, rise of the turtles andi. splashing saf great organizers say they are keeping an eye onhe weather in new york city. based on the guideltes, no gi balloons will be operated when there are sustained wind cbs above 23 miles per hour on the parade route. coverage ofar thee route starts tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. here on n 4. here's the big tradition you don't want to miss. it features man's best friend. >> the national dog show returns

tomorrow and you can watch it here on >> the hounds have entered the building i >> reporter:t isn't just for the birds when the national dog show comes to nbc. >> the french word for butterfly. >> reporter: former "se feld" star john o'hurley returns forp. >> this is the only broed that spends more time fluffing than i do. >> reporter: it's anything but a rough life as they prepare to enter the arena. >> we'll 2,000 of the best dogs in the country. all of them have been breednn wiers at one point during the year. ogs are judged in seven different categories, but pronouncing some of the indivial breeds can leave the announcers' tongs wagging.

>> just introduces these new breeds to screw with me. >> the black tie can lead to off color moments. ro we had the great dane that stopped in of me and looked me in the eye and leave a little editorial comment on he >> a big heap of puppy love with the national dog show thanksgiving d >> at the end of the day, they are just dogs and they are all lapdo . >> a fun show et. >> very cute. somebody who has a cute dog. i >>ave a little toy poodle. >> she's at home. can you get off work early and hang out with me. today we'll have temperatures in the 40s and 50s. . it's going to be breezy this afternoon. tomorrow windchills in the teens during the morning hours and 20s for the afternoon. friday another cold day, but plenty of sunshine. we have rain o saturday. rain moves in during the morning hours ask it's raining for thef middaynoon and evening hours. sunday we keep i dry.

any rain is over very early in the morning with a mix of clouds and sun. mid-50s on sunday. prty nice day overall on monday. more rain is in the forecast by theened of monday we could become the top third wettest yeard on rec here right now. tuesday, wedsday, thursday and friday we keep it dry. but temperatures overall below normal. normal about 57 degrees. owd again it's all about the cold today, tomond friday. i hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving and that goes for you guys as well. >> thank you. s it for news 4 midday. thank you for joining us. we're back on this afternoon at 4:00. >> you can get news and weather updates any time with t nbc washington app. have a wonderful day. wezee thankful for all of you. >> i'm tnkful for you. ha

♪ okay, guys. wouldn't be the holidays with a littleig l. a little gridlock. i'm already nervous because i'm traveling today. this is even worom. weto "access live." natalie's on assign. for the "today" show. happy thanksgivinge, everybody! thanksgiving eve! >> that makes me so nervous already. >> it's just a busiest thanksgiving weekend in more than a den years, more than 54 million amerins traveling 50 miles or more. no big deal. the airports are packed. the skies, they're full. no need to worry, kit. kit, no need