showers. you have to go into the lower easton shore before you pick up on the heavy rain. fog, a little bit of a problem. leesburg, quarter mile. hagerstown, quarter mile. we'll watch that with more showers later. watching your roads this morning. we throw it over to beverly farmer with timesaver traffic. >> we've got simply lighter volume but the wet roadways you mentioned, poor conditions. folks are traveling too fast. they've had a crash on the inner loop of the beltway south of college park. greenbelt, baltimore washington parkway, one lane squeezing by to the left. outer loop out of andrews and landover, you can see what's going on. at least you have lanes open as you head west. accident northbound on 295, the bw parkway, the one on i-97 northbound has been cleared out of your way. frederick county, you've got flooding closing a number of secondary roadways and a major artery, 355 closed south of route 80. 66 eastbound heading into fair oaks. building volume out of manassas and centreville, not too bad heading into woodbridge and up

toward springfield. your next check of timesaver traffic comes up at 6:11. back to you. thanksgiving travel rush truly gets underway today and the best time to leave may be right now. aaa says 38 million people will drive 50 miles or more this thanksgiving which is up 4% from last year. the worst time to drive op the roads out of our region is this afternoon and this evening. so, if you can't leave this morning, you might want to wait until tonight instead. it will be just as bad sunday when most people start to come back into the region. >> making the drive more painful, we have higher gas prices. >> our region is up 50 cents from last year. let's get a quick check on what the prices are. >> in upper marlboro, maryland, regular grade gas averages $3.27. warrenton, $3.28. >> reston, expect to pay $3.44 a gallon. >> how about germantown, maryland. $3.40 a gallon. >> nearly a million people will

take a train or bus to their thanksgiving destination. today is one of the busiest for amtrak and the whole year. it is asking passengers to arrive at the station early and remember there is a two-bag carry-on limit. if you're taking a bus out of town, most of the discount buses now leave from inside union station so that will add to the crowds. signs will point you to your gate. >> you can expect the region's airports to be pretty busy today, too. everyone going to the airport to pick someone up counts, too. >> i think things are picking up, surae. >> reporter: you know, it is still kind of quiet. this would be the time to get here if you are picking up someone or if you are traveling. but it depends obviously on your ticket. yes, a million people from washington will be traveling and a bunch will be coming through reagan national. we have lon anderson, aaa. let's talk about that high gas prices, higher airfare but still, people are going to be flying. >> that's right. >> you know, we're projecting airfare up this year about 20%

but even so, we're also projecting an increase in airline travelers about 1.4%. so, for the washington metropolitan area, that amounts to about 75,000 air travelers, just from the washington metropolitan area alone heading out of town for thanksgiving. that's a bunch. >> people have forgone their trips in the last year or two so that's maybe why we're seeing the uptick? >> we think so. i think it is pent up demand. the economy's bad. i'm not travelling this year. this year, we've seen some improvement in the economy. apparently enough to get a lot of people to say i'm going this year in spite of higher gas prices, in spite of higher airline prices, i'm traveling. >> we have weather to talk about. i just checked the boards. a couple of cancellations and delays but still, what is your advice as people come here to the airport? >> well, certainly, check before you leave. make sure you know what your airline is doing. but get here early because the lines, while they're not big now, they're going to be big later and if you miss your

flight, don't think you're going to be able to rebook. flights are full! good luck! so, get here early! >> thank you, lon anderson. always with good advice. we're here at 6:00 in the morning and the mad rush is just beginning. we're seeing a few people here but you can bet it is going to get a lot more crowded. andrea, mike? >> surae chinn reporting live from national airport this morning. whether you're flying or driving out of town, or just staying right home, make your first stop wusa9.com. get real time updates on the roads and learn about any delays at airports nationwide. just about 6:05. a st. mary's county, maryland man is in custody, accused of driving drunk and slamming into a school bus in mechanicsville. three cars were involved in the collision at mechanicsville road. john patrick kravis was drunk when he slammed his car into another and then crashed into a

school bus carrying the girl's basketball team from great mills high school. 20 people were taken to the hospital. 15 were students. none of the injuries was serious. the whole thing is still under investigation. the state department hopes to get to talk with three american college students arrested in egypt. one of the three is a student at georgetown. 19-year-old derek sweeney is on the right side in this picture. he was arrested tuesday, accused of throwing molotov cocktails during protests against egypt's military leaders. sweeney is from missouri and his mother says her son is passionate about democracy but is also a passivist. >> very out of character for him is any violence against another person. he would never do anything to hurt anyone. >> that's why we don't believe he did anything like that. >> that's why we don't believe it. >> the clashes in egypt are in their fifth day. there were street battles near tahrir square overnight. 38 protestors have been killed in the last week. a free thanksgiving dinner for hundreds of people at holly acres trailer park, the ones

displaced because of the flooding there back in september. they were all treated to the meal at a hotel in woodbridge, virginia. while they were having dinner, many learned that the prince william county zoning board overruled a ban on rebuilding their neighborhood. many of the residents have been living in shelters since tropical storm lee washed out their homes in september. >> try really hard to be around everybody else because we had to move on with our lives and be with people we don't know. >> it may be awhile longer before they get a chance to rebuild. another appeal has been filed blocking the redevelopment of the property. >> are you hard core shoppers ready for black friday? you know there are tons of deals out there. >> there are. my family, not me though. it is easy to lose time searching for them though. and you might miss a few of them. >> in this special "your money" report, jessica doyle gets advice from an expert to save you time and money. >> joining us now from chicago is julie krueger, a director at google. you've been analyzing search

information about holiday shopping and you've gleaned some insider tips for us. what have you found? >> shoppers are definitely looking for deals. the term black friday is up 35% across the country and on mobile devices, it is up 175% compared to last year. and then specifically in d.c., searches for the term printable coupons, 14% higher than elsewhere in the u.s. so, people are definitely wanting to have deals in the agenda for the season. >> well, of course, you've got the printable coupons. you also have the mobile apps that can help you get the best discounts. what is out there in terms of helping the consumer? >> well, a great one is the google shopper app which allows you to look up millions of different items. look at product descriptions, product reviews from other people who have purchased it, compare prices for both online retailers as well as brick and mortar retailers. some places even show you what their inventory level is so you

know it will be there when you get there to buy it. so, some really great, efficient apps. >> there are apps as you can imagine out there to check out, as you do your holiday shopping. it lets you scan a bar code and delivers a list of where the product is available and the prices, too. fat wallet helps your search for a coupon code so you won't miss out on a deal and there is the text gi black friday app. it will show you the original print ad and show you any new deals that are out there. >> this coming monday is known as cyber monday. it is the say that most people buy stuff on their computer instead of working. a growing number of bosses say not so fast. more than half of the 1400 companies it spoke with will block access to shopping sites. a quarter of bosses surveyed will allow you to shop but will be on the lookout for excessive

abuse of the work computers. in four minutes, stopping yourself from getting the flu this holiday season. learn the five foods you can eat to stay healthy. >> bring injure umbrella and a jacket, too. you need to stay dry and it won't be easy

it is 6:twrefl this thanksgiving -- it is 6:12 on this thanksgiving eve. we may see a sprinkle this morning. better chance for some showers returning this afternoon with

some midday sunshine. winds are going to kick up. it will drop later on as we start this morning. finish in the 50s. beverly? >> looking live from sky 9. the crash on the beltway in green belt is improving. inner loop of the beltway southbound beltway is where six cars collided right near the baltimore washington parkway. it shows us there is only a right lane blocked on the inner loop. that's a big improvement. out of college park, still with delays. outer loop, a rubbernecking factor. northbound side at 295, left side of the roadway blocked. the baltimore washington parkway up near 100. next check at 6:18. andrea? >> thank you, beverly. time is coming up on 6:13. no wants to get sick over the holidays. this morning, we have five foods which will help you ward off the flu. joining us is marie spano, a registered dietitian. you're here in good time. with the holidays, we get run down so our bodies are almost vulnerable to any germs that will out there. >> we're doing so much. 2/3 of your immune system is

located in your gut making what you eat so important for immune system functioning. >> one of the things you say we should put in that gut is a soy product. >> soy is rich in protein. it is a cost-effective plant- based source of complete protein and we need protein to build antibodies. you can get soy in milk to cereal to prepared foods to grab and go bars. >> we have a very colorful plate here. we know veggies are good for us. but why is squash so good? >> squash is loaded with vitamin c and beta carotene. vitamin c is important for blood cells. beta carotene helps keep your mucous membranes, one of the first signs of -- lines defense against cold and flu. yogurt is full of probiotics. they say greek yogurt is heads and tails above the rest. >> it has a lot more protein

and a good amount of calcium, vitamins a and c. >> you have something here i really love. i put garlic in almost everything i can except breakfast food. >> that's great. there are so many dishes, thanksgiving dishes you can add garlic to. it if has powerful effects on the immune system. a little goes a long way. it is great to add flavor without the sugar and without the fat. >> better than taking a garlic pill? >> i prefer the food because we don't know the interaction of compounds that are important, that have the effects. so, that's where that's important. last but not least, healthy whole-grains. these are actually healthy grain clusters, whole grains have important things. >> for marylanders and anybody who loves seafood, crabs is also on your list. >> that's a great way to get zinc. that's about 8er 0% to 90% of your zinc every day. >> marie, happy thanksgiving to

you. >> thanks, andrea. we have amazing video to show you. we want to let you know everyone is ok after this. it is a crash of a helicopter. caught on tape. a copter was helping set up a christmas tree tuesday in new zealand when the main rotor hit a cable. look at that. slams the helicopter into the ground. the tail snaps in half. believe it or not, the pilot made it out ok and no one on the ground was hurt but wow. that some serious video there. >> too early to say christmas miracle on that one? >> like i'm getting the chills just looking at the videotape. >> shows how fragile they are. >> we had heavy rains overnight. most of that is now gone from the region. today's problems will be some afternoon rain and wind. winds will be blowing big time. our at a planner calling for a few clouds, still around for the next few hours. we should climb a little bit with the sunshine and the west winds. they'll start kicking 15, 20

miles per hour gusting over 30 fung to the northwest later on. the clouds increasing with more showers mid to late afternoon into the evening hours. temperatures dropping into the low 50s by 5:00 with 40 north and west. last night, the heavy showers pushed in. some areas, half an inch in newland. an inch and a half in catlin. it is all pushing away from us. past st. mary's city, up to seaford, delaware. over toward salisbury. around here, we're pretty much done. behind the system, the winds are going to kick. a wind advisory goes into effect at 7:00 a.m. west of us from washington county and allegheny county southwest down i-881 into the eastern mountains of west virginia as well and the blue ridge. winds could gust to 50 miles per hour there later today into this evening. this goes from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

our current temps are still warm. 64 down in southern maryland. we dipped into the 50s with some 40s winchester and cumberland. also a touch of fog facing leesburg, hagerstown. annapolis reported half-mile visibility. reagan national is 56 with good visibility. out to the west, a few showers, charleston lingering. heavier rains to the east coming from new york and philly especially this morning in virginia beach. west of us, detroit, chicago, atlanta, for much of the country looks pretty good. once we get rid of the storm system. there is another one in the pacific northwest. so, after this passes us, we're in good shape for about four days or so. today, 64, we'll try to get there midday and drop in the afternoon with another round of showers this afternoon and this evening. 30s tonight. 57 tomorrow and nice thanksgiving. friday, 64. even nicer. looks great over the weekend with temps in the 60s.

rain chances increase monday and tuesday with highs generally in the 50s. wet streets, a little fog. at least the heavy rains are not bad. >> it is slick enough, folks are having problems, especially in maryland. sky 9 has been checking out a crash on the inner loop southbound beltway right over the bw parkway. the right side of the roadway is still blocked. that's an improvement. for a time, only one lane was squeezing by. stretches back into college park. heads up if you're heading over from silver spring to go south toward landover and on 95 coming down. outer loop, cab see what's going on. they've had lanes open. bethesda on the outer loop southbound past georgetown road and right now, that's blocking a portion of the roadway. i-270 southbound as you head out of frederick, lanes reported open. no incidents down toward clarksburg, father hurley boulevard, route 355, urbana pike is closed. that's for flooding and that's just a number of -- one of the number of roadways closed with

flooding conditions. here's 95 heading foup the beltway in springfield. a volume delay up to 395. inner loop at telegraph road crowding the right labor of the crash. your next check at 6:25. thank you, beverly. next in sports, a good night for local college basketball team and continued labor peace for baseball. >> time for a check of the question of the morning. 30% of parents are monsters because... >> i love our facebook friends. jean is making us laugh. she says a, have you seen what some of these teenagers wear these days? wear a dang coat! you want to be arrested for solicitation on the way to 7th grade homeroom? [ laughter ] >> keep the guesses coming. we'll have the answer.

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welcome back. 6:23 on this wednesday morning. heaviest rains are now away from the metro. extreme southern maryland and the eastern shore. maybe a sprinkle this morning. another chance of rain this afternoon. that's how we start off the day on the day planner along with it becoming very windy. winds will gust over 30, 35 here in the metro. maybe 50 west as temperatures get into the low 60s but drop into the low 50s with the rain. andrea? >> thank you, howard. the georgetown hoyas can wrap up their visit to hawaii with at best, a fifth place. >> they're in maui. >> it is all good. >> georgetown took on -- clark had six three-pointers. he had 28 points. georgetown wins. up next, they get memphis.

>> here in northwest last night, american hosting.quin pea yak from maryland. au improves to 2-0 at home. >> george mason topping albany 66-46. gw taking on and beating austin peay. >> the capitals try to make it two whips in a row tonight as they host the jets. the puck drops at 7:00. caps lost 4-1 when the two teams faced off in winnipeg last week. unlike the nfl and nba, there is labor peace in major league baseball. the league and its player's union announced a new five-year collective bargain agreement without any discourse. it will include new testing for human growth hormone and a new round of playoffs starting next year. >> that's why producer dan says baseball is better than every other sport. >> still to come, the dumbest

computer passwords out there. if yours made the list, it is time to change it. >> changing our holiday shopping, how the economy isn't just affecting how much we buy but what we buy. >> before we head to break, traffic time now, beverly farmer. >> lighter volume on the way to work. the wet paifnlt creating havoc for folks. the outer loop, the sea of headlights toward you headed to a crash south of the 270 spur. complete look at details coming up in timesaver traffic at 6:30. you're watching 9news now. stay with us.

good morning! we're back at 6:29 and this is always the place to get your weather first. here is a live look at the capitol. the people's house. pretty much everyone is already gone for thanksgiving recess. 55 degrees under cloudy skies there right now. >> good sign is nobody's disagreeing under the dome this morning because they're not there. >> they're not there. they didn't finish the job. >> thanks for starting your day with us. i'm mike hydeck. >> i'm andrea roane. meteorologist howard bernstein is live on the weather terrace. he doesn't have the umbrella open. >> not even a jacket. we dipped into the upper 50s. pretty comfortable under mostly cloudy skies. the heaviest rains are gone. our day planner shows that we'll have another chance of rain especially this afternoon.

midday sunshine, afternoon rain returns. temperatures drop off getting back into the low 60s. dropping off into the low 50s. the winds will gust 30 to 35 miles per hour here in town. maybe 50 out west. you can see all of the rain that pushed through overnight. some areas since yesterday have had over an inch of rain. thin line of showers trying to come through. we'll see if we get a sprinkle out of that here later this morning. we're done for a little while. fog a problem. annapolis, half-mile. look at leesburg, hagerstown, cumberland. a quarter mile there. a little bit of lingering fog. once that front pushes through, that will quickly subside. we start with 50s and 60s. beverly farmer is tracking the get away morning commute combination. >> howard, anybody trying to get anywhere on the beltway is in trouble right now. off of 270 southbound, a tractor trailer involved in a crash on the outer loop of the beltway south of this shot. old georgetown road hardly

moving. they're headed around the big curve past the merge with the 27 it 0 spur. before you get to river road is where the tractor trailer crash is. one lane squeezing by to the left. this impacts inbound 270 to head toward the american legion bridge. the good news is the crash on the inner loop of the baltimore washington parkway is out of the way. still lined up out of college park. northbound bw parkway, they're dealing with a crash. southbound near 193, greenbelt, dealing with a crash. delays across the occoquan. with all lanes open on to 395, inner loop at telegraph road, crashes on the right lane coming out of oxon hill through alexandria. i-95 heading south down toward richmond. northbound heading up past baltimore through the tunnels making your way north through delaware. the i-70, 68 corridor checks in all right. allow the extra time for the rain and the patience for this

travel. your next timesaver traffic at 6:45. back to you. >> all right, beverly, thank you. >> thanksgiving travel time. we have a look at how this year's drive is going to be different from last year. as we reported yesterday, the intercounty connector now links interstates 270 and 95 in maryland. it is a toll road but it is toll free for the holiday which is good news. the bad news though, the tolls have gone up in other spots in maryland. right now, it is $3 at the baltimore tunnels. $6 on i-95 in cecil county. back to good news, the awful toll plaza in delaware is a lot better if you haven't been through there recently. there is an express ez pass lane on the left side. watch for the signs. i've been stuck in that one bunches. >> don't you love how the little things make you happy. >> we'll be spending more on gas this year. nationwide prices are about 50 cents a gallon higher than they were last year. >> how about a sample of prices if you're heading out of town. going to your cousin's condo

in raleigh, north carolina? $3.22 a gallon. >> grandma's house in monroeville, pennsylvania, average going there is $3.46. >> what about the in-laws in clarence, new york, you say, expect to shell out $3.65 a gallon. >> when you fill up near your brother's place in wayne, new jersey, expect to pay $3.237 a gallon and they do it for you on the pike. >> a good mall there, too. >> we just checked the web site for national airports. there are still about 350 spots out of 2400 in the economy parking lot. >> they'll fill up fast. it is one of the busiest flying days of the year. >> surae chinn live in national. heard the birds chirp last time. is anybody behind you now? >> yeah, a few people. people are in the security line right now. things are picking up. and couple of cancellations to talk about, too. up in new york and other places. potentially because of the wet weather. but we also have chris here with orbitz to talk about

travel today, the busiest travel day of the year. despite higher airfare, we're still seeing people take to the skies. >> even with the higher airfares, people don't want to stay home. they might have cut back on some other discretionary items but they'll travel for thanksgiving. >> we're seeing a statistic that washington airports have dropped out of the top ten busiest for thanksgiving but folks may be travelling to the busiest. >> typically, busy airports include new york, los angeles, orlando, a lot of people in d.c. like to go up to the parade. the airports are going to be busy for most of the people leaving but you're going to hit weather going north but hopefully the rest of the country is looking pretty good this weekend. >> ok, this is also a time where people stress out because there are so many people, so much to think about. by the way, one more thing that you don't have to worry about is to take off your shoes for people 12 and under. >> that saves parents a lot of

hassle going through tsa. kids under 12 don't have to take off their shoes but they need to take out theipods and playstations and other gadgets to put through security. parents need to be alert and help their kids through the process. >> thank you so much, chris chimes with orbitz to talk about air travel and how to destress, make sure you come here early and check your flight, maybe check in online before you get here. >> thanks, surae. >> if you're flying out, hopefully you can do if without incident or if you're driving out of town, too, you can make your first stop, wusa9.com. there is where you can get real time updates on the road and learn about any delays at airports nationwide. police have charged a driver with drunk driving after a crash involving a school bus full of children. the impact sent this school bus into a thicket of trees. about 20 people were treated for injuries after the crash on route 234 in mechanicsville, maryland. the students were members of great mills high school girls

basketball team. the man police say caused the crash is 45-year-old john kravitz. he suffered minor injuries and is facing criminal charges. we'll have more on this story throughout the day. thousands of local families will sit down to a thanksgiving dinner provided by some washington redskins players. lorenzo alexander along with other teammates helped out to give out turkeys in prince george's county fedex field. the redskins harvest feast expects to feed 3500 families this thanksgiving. >> 6:36. jessica doyle is here with another "your money" report. >> we're going to look right past black friday and go to small business saturday. >> i'm watching your money and getting you free money today. who wants free money? raise your hand. ok, still available from american express the credit card company is one of the backers of small business saturday, a movement to get consumers to shop and dine at small mom and pops this saturday and you can still register online with amex to

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spending more on wine and less on the wineglasses. really kind of a funny idea. >> i'm eating out for dinner tomorrow. mrs. kay's, let them do the work and boost my happiness. >> it is all about the happiness. >> the wine helps that, too. >> so does the free money. >> if your computer password is password, it is time to get a new one. the computer security site flash i.d. is out with its worst passwords of 2011. in second, the numbers 123456. in third place, the same number with a 78 at the end. qwerty, the keys on the top left is the fourth worst password and abc123 is the fifth worst. >> no creativivitycreative whatsoever. we're in the kitchen thanks to our friends from the ritz- carlton. >> what will the weather be

like for the holiday here and across the country and for my festival of lights of love on friday in fredericksburg? howard has our weather first up next. >> traffic alert for everyone on the outer loop this morning. if you're headed that way, a crash near the exit for 270 is tying up the commute. and the attempt to get away for the weekend. beverly farmer will have more when 9news now returns. [ speaking french ]

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five times the interest! and free atms at any bank. show's over folks. make your way to capital one bank. what's in your wallet? were you crying? yeah. welcome back to 9news now. we're looking forward to an improving forecast for the holiday and the day beyond. >> it is going to be really nice once we get past today. most of the heavy rains are gone. up north in frederick county, watch out for some road closures there. high water along with carroll, some heavy rain last night. so, little bit of flooding concerns there. we'll be watching them for the next few hours. the winds, that will be the

bigger problem today than the rain which has left the region. >> trees could come down. >> possibly, especially west. we've got a wind advisory in effect. immediate concern, some fog which has formed because the winds haven't kicked up yet. we have visibilities in annapolis down to a quarter mile. leesburg, a quarter mile. hagerstown, a quarter mile. consider that but the winds will start kicking in the next few hours as the front approaches. the bus stop forecast, a stray shower, some patchy fog. temps in the low 50s to low 60s south and east. even some areas down to 49. sunrise just before 7:00 a.m. our day planner, mostly cloudy. 62 by 8:00. winds turn westerly midday. sunshine comes out, right? don't fall for that because this afternoon, another round of showers will head this way. mid-50s by 4:00. winds will gust 25, 30, maybe 35 miles per hour. by 8:00, we're clearing once again. temps down in the upper 40s. we'll be in the 30s areawide. heavy rains last night have come through.

they're still clipping down toward the northern neck and the eastern shore. for the rest of us, we're pretty much done. a thin line of showers out of eastern west virginia through cumberland. that's where we're going to see the highest wind. pretty much west of routes 15 and 29 in washington and allegheny counties. panhandle of west virginia, i- 81, winds could gust to 50 miles per hour especially the higher elevations through 10:00 tonight. temperaturewise this morning, we've got readings in the 60s south. low 50s north. even 40s for cumberland and winchester. we have the heavier fog. we'll continue to watch the heavy rains pull away. mid-day clearing. watch how this area drops out of pennsylvania. i stopped the clock at 4:00 p.m. the evening rush hour and the get away this evening may be plagued by more rain and then that pulls away. we see improving conditions big time by tomorrow. today, 64 but dropping. we may have already hit our high for the day with another round of showers this afternoon. 30s tonight.

tomorrow, 57. friday, 64. saturday looks great. 66 with a few more clouds. temps in the low 60s. beverly farmer, every time i've thrown it to you, it's gotten worse and worse on the roads. >> the bad weather hasn't helped things. folks going too fast for conditions. outer loop of the beltway. crash has been moved on to the -- just the right half. two lanes getting by to the left. this is south of the merge with 270 coming down from democracy and out of rockville but before you reach river road. outer loop headed south, impacted here. out of bethesda before old georgetown road. southbound 270, look at the line-up. this impacts you trying to get down past democracy boulevard toward the legion bridge. southbound delays here beginning before montrose road. inner loop over in college park, you're still slow into greenbelt with a crash cleared out of the roadway. southbound near greenbelt before the road, virginia drivers, 95, heaviest volume is

in woodbridge heading northbound. southbound no on be stackels toward richmond. light volume here in springfield. still building up to the beltway and on to 395, a crash on the inner loop leaving oxen had hill into alexandria near telegraph road ties up the right side of the roadway. your next check of timesaver traffic is at 6:58. mike, what are you cooking in the kitchen? >> hopefully we'll see you here, soon! it is fantastic! thanksgiving dinner, for most of us, it is about filling your house with food and filling it with relatives. for others, it could also mean a four star dinner out and that is why we brought our friend matthew morrison in from ritz- carlton in tysons corner. it smells fantastic. >> thank you. >> this looks beautiful. where do we start? >> we'll do a brine -- you hear a lot of talk about brining or not. >> is brine like a salt water solution? >> it is a solution you put together similar to marinade but inus for a the flavor of the brine into the turkey. >> do you inject it?

>> very simple. we take all of our ingredients and add it to water which is peppercorns, clove, chili pepper, a little garlic, some spices, bay leaf, a little bit of cinnamon stick and then of course, sugar and salt. the brown sugar helps with the browning and then you bring that to a boil and then you're going to let it cool down and soak your turkey inside the brine. >> how long does it stay in the prine? >> pretty much the rule of thumb is for every -- about for 12 to 14 pound turkey, about eight to ten hours. if you're doing just breast or leg, you do about 45 minutes for every eight ounces. >> ok. >> you have your brine, bring it to a boil and cool it down. >> ok. next step? >> when the brine isel cooled, you'll basically put it into a bowl and cover your turkey inside the prine and keep it in the refrigerator. we use the debone leg and thigh.

>> we have less than a minute. we want to get to the cranberry sauce. >> we took diced orange which actually has been blanched off in boiling water and then we added it with the cranberry and a little bit of sugar and a touch orange juice. >> bring that to a slow simmer. and then it is going to be your finished cranberry sauce. >> it smells excellent. >> take a look at this here. i thought it was pork loin. look at how this is displayed. it is beautiful! we're going to get a chance to see this complete in just a few minutes because we're going to come back and end the show here in the kitchen. you don't have to rush, matthew. ritz-carlton has a little bit of seating left but not much. so, the news before you go is coming up next. we'll get a chance to see the finished product! [ male announcer ] the chicken marinara melt

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we have fog in spots.

winds are really going to pick up in the next few hours. the fog will be blowing outer here. another round of rain this afternoon as temperatures off into the low 50s. andrea? >> thank you, howard. today is wednesday, thanksgiving eve. november 2 it 3rd. here is a check on the news before you go. police believe 26-year-old stephanie schwab is behind a one-woman crime spree. they say she robbed a bank in springfield, virginia, tuesday afternoon. they believe she robbed a bank in manassas last friday and then carjacked a woman at tysons corner on saturday. police believe she may be a former member of the ms13 gang. >> half of americans blame both republicans and democrats for the failure of the deficit subcommittee. 55% of people surveyed by gallup blame the parties equally. 24% of americans only blame the g.o.p. >> 'tis the season in downtown washington. the macy's near metro center unveiled its christmas display light last night. the seven decorated windows will be on display through

january 6th. >> time to answer our question of the morning. the capitals matt hendricks is doing the honors today. >> 30% of all school children are forced to do this against their will. a, wear a coat, b, play an instrument or c, do their homework. i would have to go with b, i remember playing the recorder when i was a kid and mary had a little lamb wasn't an exciting tune to play but my parents made me do it anyway. >> that's absolutely correct. >> that's correct. he was right. >> i tried the flute once. just couldn't manage. >> i enjoyed the recorder. >> i liked the recorder. >> we still have one in the closet. >> we have one more check on traffic and weather right here. keep it with 9news now.

welcome back. we have a little fog in spots. that won't last long. rains are -- the winds are going to blow in here and more rain returns this afternoon. nice after today. 57 tomorrow and 60s friday, saturday and sunday. beverly? >> howard, heading south on 270 on the outer loop out of bethesda, heads up to the tractor trailer crash on the outer loop. this is going to be just south of where the 270 spur traffic personals on coming down from democracy boulevard. before river road, concentrating on the one car involved in the crash. i can tell you traffic is squeezing by to the left. in the columns of twos and threes. with the delays out of gaithersburg. south of town, inner loop, oxon hill, you're slow through the bridge. telegraph road has been tying up the roadway. interstate travel, so far not bad at all.

traffic jams on the roadway and in the kitchen. >> that's right! thanks, beverly. want to say a special thanks to matthew morrison from the crit carlton for make -- from the ritz-carlton for making us a beautiful dinner. >> you're up early tomorrow? so are we. >> we'll updater you tomorrow at 4:25. see you. good morning. nasty weather on both coasts makes get-away day a mess from heavy rains to snow and flooding. travel delays are expected on the highways and in many major airports. we will tell you what need to