and the new jersey turnpike. -- the delaware turnpike and the new jersey turnpike. you can get an update act wbaltv.com. for two -- part two of the rubble call case starts right after the weekend. facing charges that he teamed up against an african-american opponent. one of the witnesses he plans to call, congressman in logic cummings. jayne miller joins us live -- congressman e. elijah cummings. jayne miller joined us live with more. >> why him? the lawyers are curious. worked on all three of his campaigns. now he sits under indictment, accusing of crossing -- accusing him of crossing the criminal line by using robo calls to suppress the black vote. >> there was no criminal act. >> when lawyers intend to argue he made what he called in as the decisions, but nothing arises to the point of crime. >> where is the conspiracy? you have gone through hundreds of thousands of documents and e- mails. where is this so-called conspiracy? >> his witness list includes the head of the state board of elections. she is being asked to provide specific information about the 2010 ele

we'll tell you more on what happened exactly on the pennsylvania turnpike. >>> the washington, d.c. veterans affairs medical center and wusa9 salute all those that serve abroad. >> merry christmas, this is mom and dad saying happy holidays. >> have a great holiday. >> this goes out to kelsey cameron. love you all. >> this just in, a win for a cancer patient against a major airline. ken joins us live from the newsroom with this update. ken. >> last night we introduced you to lynn mccain. lynn mccain is a stage four breast cancer patient and before she was diagnosed with the cancer for the second time, her and her family planned a dream vacation to belize. they went to u.s. airways and bought five round trip tickets totaling $4200. but she had to cancel the trip. those tickets were nonrefundable and the airline was refusing to give her her money back. today, rejust heard back, actually just minutes ago i got off the phone with miss mccain that says the airline has chosen to bend the rules of their policy and refund the money. so once again, she will be getting her refund. she will be

then i realize if you go on the turnpike. [laughter] the most sinister thing out there on the turnpike and did the rest area is the rv. [laughter] this is from dr. sleep, the tribe, the rp people coming from many years of being exhausted. made or got colorado arizona sen bid their stay in those places for long. mostly they were migratory. if you drive the turnpike to the highway of america iq may have seen it. maybe ojai and i 85 in south carolina maybe it was i 80 montana and amounted countries. or 301 in florida. how many times have you found yourself behind a lumber and rv eating exhaust and waiting patiently for your chance to pass? creeping along at 40 would you could be doing perfectly legal 65470 kaman there is no hold for you can pullout you see a whole line of those saying this teeeleven by the bespectacled golden oldies to hunch over the wheel gripping it like they think it will fly away. what about the turnpike rest area of a new stock to take a leak your stretcher lakes to drop a few quarters, the entrance ramp ca

in hd continues now. >> new tonight, a gooey mess on the pennsylvania turnpike for almost 40 miles. a leaking valve on a tanker spread driveway sealants all over the road. the truck driving comes to -- the truck comes from a company in maryland on the eastern shore. >> all in all, over 100 cars were damaged. >> those traveling on the pennsylvania turnpike last night ran into hazardous conditions, but it was not snow or rain. >> the problem stretched 40 miles from new castle to the oakmont toll plaza. the truck carrying driveway sealants left a black and green as on a highway, covering the wheels of cars that ran through it. >> i heard some noises and i pulled over and saw the tar on the tires. >> it caused delays all along the turnpike. >> we were going to new jersey. now we cannot. thanksgiving is ruined. >> i wish i was home with my kids. >> the truck is owned by merino's transportation services based in maryland on the eastern shore. joe marino spoke on behalf of the company. >> we are working with various authorities to determine what the cause was. at this point, we believe it

a frightening drive turned for nearly 150ss tar leagues from tanker on the pennsylvania turnpike. >> look at my wheels. look at my tires. >> you did not know what at first. spots.t some rough hadson is asserted to harden up feelur tired, you could it. -- as soon as it started to on your tire, you could feel it. >> to cover the highway for nearly 40 miles. >> this is disgusting. >> this is unacceptable. >> it is horrible. >> we were going to new jersey, and now we cannot. >> can you a mountain? the driver -- honeywell imagine? the driver is facing charges for not securing the sealant. the turnpike commission is putting sandbags substance is that will get vehicles additional attraction. >> that is awful. few excited holiday shoppers are already set to go. a few folks have already pitched of tents, camped out buy in the best pentagon city. atwill open for customers friday. on >>> we are hearing from the all my children and to live. subs are cancelled for a second time. the production company debt plan move about soaps, decided to abandon their plans. this is due to a lack of financial b

it wasn't on the driveway, it was on the pennsylvania turnpike. miles of it. the muck leaked out from a broken valve last night and it leaked 150 drivers got stuck. the good news is the mess has been cleaned up. >>> no snow for thanksgiving travelers, but plenty of wind. topper, we saw andrea's hair just blowing all over the place and yours is taking a beating with well. >> well, i have a lot of product in my hair. [ laughing ] >> the winds have died down a little bit and they're going to continue to die down. but let's talk about tranquil weather. if you're waiting for someone to get in, it's fantastic. it's 45 in bismark. 44 in chicago. it's 56 in great falls. there is no snowstorms to speeb of. yes, if you go out to the west, there is some rain. there is some snow in high wer elevations in the northwest and northern california. but that's it. other than that, southwest is great. rockies are great. plains. midwest. ohio veilly great. yes, it's -- ohio valley great. yes, it's great. a little rain and snow up towards karaboo and that's all we've got. talk abou

from i-76 in philadelphia to the massachusetts turnpike, the nation's thanksgiving get-away hit an early snag in the northeast. nbc's mike tiabbi started his day on new york city's grand central parkway. >> the traffic is building up here. the rain is coming down in sheets, and there's been some flooding in some spots. >> as the rain moved out, it was smooth sailing on the interstates by midday, and same story in dallas and indianapolis and better than expected conditions out west, although an accident near the 101 near san francisco airport, may have caused a few travelers to miss their flights. >> new york metro have gusty winds. >> reporter: in pittsburgh at the u.s. air ways command center, weather is the the constant challenge. >> we just got advised runway 1 has opened up. >> here they watch every airplane, pilot and crew in real time. 3200 flights a day, 650 planes and 200,000 passengers, and over the thanksgiving travel rush nearly a million passengers. across all airlines some 3.4 million leisure travelers in the skies. so far this year 8 of the 10 most delayed airports are on t

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they tried to clean it up and they used sand and the turnpike is clear but this gives new definitionin? >> stickage. >> that's a boy. all right. now occupy baltimore protesters are ready to reapply for a permit allowing them to stay inthere through april. they submitted the am gation to allow them to continue the protests. city officials didn't approve the request in october. they stayed anyway. new applications seeks permission for four large tents and up to 40 personal tents and asked for electricity which the city call from the plaza earlier this month. >> >>> after you enjoy your different and clean things up, time to sit down and relax on the couch and watch the harbaugh bowl. brother against brother and this is the first time ever in the nfl this happened regarding head coaches. ravens coming off a big win last weekend against the bengals. and the 49ers they beat the cardinals sunday as well. tonight, the brothers face-off and kick off from the bank is set for 8:20. >>> this is part of the thanksgiving day just like that it's part of turkey. thursday morning, 92nd annual catapu

if -- you know, they've done all these studies of racial profiling, you know, on the new jersey turnpikefferent thoroughfares, and, you know, the numbers show that there are more white people carrying drugs down the new jersey turnpike than black people, but no matter how many times we try to reform the system, more black people are being pulled over for it. >> and this isn't happenstance, there's a pipeline into the prisons in the country that links directly back to communities that high levels of police officers in there. it's overmill tarrization of areas, so people's entire communities are profiled, and racial profiling is happening. and the pipe line, if you look at a city, new york city, there are three communities in new york city where 70% of the prisoners throughout the state of new york come from. and it's no surprise that those are also communities where you have -- >> you said three communities and 70% of the state's prison population come from these communities? >> these three areas, these three counties in new york city. what you see also is these are the same counties wher

. >>> turnpike nightmare. a maryland man faces charges after he caused a bizarre and sticky situation for hundreds on the road. i'm weijia jiang, with that story next. >>> i'm mike schuh at coppin state. why are 4,000 people going to don red ponchos out on this football field tomorrow? stay tuned and find out. >>> clearing skies. bob is tracking more sunshine in his updated forecast. ,,,, li s ,,,, id li s m ba llral,was ,,,, id unl m ba >>> anne arundel county police are searching for a dog and its owner tonight, after a jogger is attacked. andrea fujii explains, the suspect didn't just leave the victim behind. he also abandoned his two other dogs. >> this bulldog mix will likely be put down in a week. after a jogger identified it as one of the dogs that attacked him on monday. it happened at davidsonville park, while the 23-year-old was running. police say a man was walking three large dogs when two of them got loose, biting the handler. >> the handleert left the scene. a vehicle described as possibly gold o

the driver had no idea so he drove 40 miles down the pennsylvania turnpike. about 150 cars and trucks were disabled and the sticky substance used to cover driveways, covered their tires and wheels. >> you didn't know it at first. as soon as it started to harden up on your tire, you could feel the thugging. you thought you had a flat tire. >> reporter: even some state police and turnpike maintenance vehicles had to be towed away. by last night, most of the spill had been cleaned up and the driver charged for failing to secure his load. >>> overseas, american soldiers were celebrating today. american soldiers in kabul, afghanistan, were visited by new york yankees outfielder nick swisher and his wife. >> we can't thank the men and women in our service enough for what they do and especially around the holidays. we know they can't be with their families and they know they would like to be. so we may not be their families but at least we could be maybe a couple of days. >> but they are going to celebrate. this year, the department of defense plans to hand 168,000

a state trooper says she stopped a miami city cop for doing 120 on the turnpike. >> put your hands out that window right now! >> shepard: but that move is now making her some enemies. >> her pointing a gun towards his head, i couldn't believe it on a simple traffic stop. >> and did a supervisor really say to stop the chase? >> just have her back off. >> tonight, cop controversy in the sunshine state. [screams] >> shepard: plus, a woman in california says singer justin bieber fathered her baby. one problem, he was a minor when it supposedly happened. and police now say she could face charges. so what really happened in that bathroom back stage. first friday night one of herman cain's accusers is now telling her side of the story, accusing the republic presidential candidate of specific incidents of sexual harassment when he ran the national restaurant association in the 1990s. her lawyer releasing a statement today, after the association agreed to waive the confidentiality agreement that was part of her settlement. >> she made a complaint in good faith about a series of inappropriate be

from i-76 in philadelphia to the massachusetts turnpike, the nation's thanksgiving get-away hit an early snag in the northeast. mike tiabbi started on grand central parkway. >> the traffic is building up here. the rain is coming down in sheets and flood inning spots. >> as the rain moved out, it was smooth sailing on the interstates by midday, and same story in indianapolis, and better than expected conditions out west almost an accident near the 101 near san francisco airport may have caused a few travelers to miss flights. in pittsburgh at the us airways command center weather is the constant challenge. >> runway 1 has opened up. >> here they watch every airplane, pilot and crew in real time. 32 hundred flig00 flights a day thanksgiving travel rush nearly a million passengers. across all airlines some 3.4 million leisure travel rerz the in the skies. so far this year eight of the 10 most delayed airports are on the east coast with newark the worst. us airways says its determined to be slapped with a steep fine for keeping passengers on a runway for hours on end as other airlines have.

you can see firefighters trying to cut out the turnpike. investigators do not know what caused the accident or what triggered the tanker to explode. the people in the minivan were rushed to the hospital. friendly skies just got more green. united airlines few from host and shipped to chicago with the first jet fuel made from algae. analysts say by all the fuel could lead to better price of oil for the airlines. >>darya: here is a live look at the golden gate bridge. very quiet and very cold. that is our big weather headline. we will be right back. >>stanley: and the passengers believe that the fear inspectors had another motive for killing them off of the bus. >> you guys are picking on me because i am white, aren't you? >>stanley: that was a first theory if >>stanley: this woman tried to cry her way out of a ticket. it did not work serious >>stanley: this guy who was asleep was checked out but he actually had a valid transfer. and this guy ran away as soon as the doors to the bus opens, to avoid getting a ticket. the funny thing about this

roofing asfault -- asphalt leaked onto the pennsylvania turnpike. and now are a glen burnie man has issued tickets for causing the mess. >> reporter: the company that owns the truck is based out of this complex in stevensville. the driver has been placed on administrative leave as he faces charges in pennsylvania. >> reporter: at the height of the thanksgiving travel rush, in the middle of a heavy rain storm, as many as 300 vehicles got stuck in this, a dark, dangerous goo, that caused widespread damage. >> this is just unacceptable. they should have shut the freeway down. i mean, it don't come off easy, nothing. i don't even know how i'm going to get where i'm supposed to go. >> reporter: police say a tanker truck oozed roofing asphalt on a 40-mile stretch on the pennsylvania turnpike. it happened tuesday around 7:00. >> it was slippery. i pulled over. and i guess it was like 3 inches of tar. >> reporter: now the driver, 50- year-old george delaney, of glen burnie, has received two citations for failure to secure a load. and failure to obey a state

from philadelphia down toward north of dover, some light rain on the turnpike. the garden state. there is rain there. that will be with us for the next few hours. there will be i go improvements by later tonight and tomorrow. tim as we look at the next four days. >> definitely going to improve. what i will say is in the short run the wind wills play into travel. lot of people on the roads and a lot of people hitting the road. the wind's have been going up to 40 miles an hour and sometimes greater. if are you loading up the family and getting in to a high profile vehicle is could push you around the road a bit so consider that as you drive up and down the highway. as far as the forecast and the temperatures we are right on target or i little above. the average high, the normallal is 53 and going down. tomorrow 57 degrees. 60 on friday, just in time for black friday shopping, 66 on saturday, 64 on sunday. if you are going out to the game tomorrow 48 degrees just around kickoff time so it's going to be a good day with a lot of sun as you go over the river and through the woods to wh

thankful after heir holiday was ruined by sealant thhtt leaked from a tanker truck pennsylvaaia turnpikewe couldn't control the car. and we pulled over. and it's pay for thhs. look at my to wheels. look at my tires. i mean, this is thanksgiving. now we have to turn around and go home..more ttan 100 cars stuff.that means some drivers now have to puu the holiday on hold."my wife says we cculd do it just about anytime, if we have to do it on friiay we'll dd it on riday." then, there was the rain.storms on both coasts caused somm minoo delays at airports, including in san francisco,buttwhile it may have been a challenge to make it home this thanksgiving, many say ii's a holiday wwll worth it."it's a time that everyoneecomes togetherr it's not as stressful as christmas. and it's ssmple. it's simpll. you just ttke a mooent and pause and realize what yoo're family and friendssare ann it just givessyou that warm feeling."i'm ninette sosa, reporting. the bea gaddy family foundation isspreparing a thanksgiving feast fit to ffed tens of thousands of people in need..t's been a tradition ii baltimore

. >>> and a company is being blamed for this gooey mess on the pennsylvania turnpike. it got stuck on hundreds of cars. the tar like liquid leaked out of a truck that belongs to a company in stevensville. >>> a terrifying crash sends a group of girl basketball players. a drunk driver is to blame and it is not his first offense. wjz is live. kai has the student's harrowing story. >> reporter: the man police say caused the accident has a criminal past. a frightening accident as a school bus runs off the road. on that bus the girl's basketball team from great mills high. >> we are merging into the car and i closed my eyes and i felt bumping and we were in the dark and everybody was scared. >> reporter: maryland state police say it happened at 9:23 tuesday night. he went through a stop sign. as he did they say the -- hit a ford fusion propelling the ford into the bus. the back of the bus was left dangling in the air. >> we had 33 individuals on the bus, 23 students. >> reporter: the occupants of the bus were treated as a local hospital and recented. the two occupants of th

the first one outer loop at little river turnpike. your left lane blocked from the accident there. in virginia, this accident is i-95 at triangle. your left lane is blocked there. you are jammed as you approach right around 6:10 and make your way up towards the accident, it is a slow commute for you. if you're taking rays, a minor delay. this one on the marc train brunswick east. train number 872 is a six minute delay. metro and vre aren't reporting delays at this time. >>> breaking news. police are on the scene right now of a deadly shooting in edgewood street in north washington. breaking news. tracee wilkins is also there. she joins us live. >> reporter: good morning, joe. just spoke with investigators. here's the latest information. they're waiting for daylight so they can continue to investigate the crime scene here because of all of the leaves that are out here this morning, they want to make sure they're not missing anything. but a large piece of their investigation is focused right over there behind that cadillac where the body of the victim was discovered. this happened ju

wn - a tanker truck onnthe pennsylvania turnpike leaked &ppealant ....n a 40 mile stretch of the road.more than 100 cars were damaged by the pticky stuff... making drivers very unhappy. it's dangerous. and who's -3 goinn to pay for this. look at mm wheels. look at my tires. i mean, this is thanksgiving. now we have to turn around and go home.")) also causeddsomm minor delays at airports. the bea gaddy family foundation is preparing a thanksgiving feast fit to feed tens of thoosands of people in need.it's been a tradition in baltimore for he past three decades.it's never easy... but this year may have been the most challeeging yet. from the patterson park rec center where volunteers re lining up... to keep a legacy a. alive. 3 people at a food bank in washington, d-c got a little more than holidaa trimmings.they got a one-on- one viiit with the first first lady nd their daughters volunteered on wednesday to distribute food bags for childrrnnanddseniors in need. gives away nearly 30-thousand pounds of food each year and traditionally offers items before th

a gooey muck topped from a -- dropped from a tanker truck on the pennsylvania turnpike near pittsburghesterday. the cars were disabled when the goo covered tires. even state police and maintenance vehicles had to be towed away. officials to cover the goop with sand to dry it out before plowing the mess away they are going to need that sand for a different reason soon. >> meteorologist mike nicco has answers to that the. >> they are going to get snow then winds may affect the -- affect the parade in manhattan. we have a lot to talk about. rain coming in, slowing, heavier amounts and snow is going to hit the sierra this holiday weekend, i'll tell you when. >>> president obama's turkey pardons annual white house tradition. >>> with a wave of his hand president obama gave two turkeys a thank reprieve this morning. liberty sat calmly as the president and his daughters offered a blessing. peace was also spared. the turkeys were raised by students from the future farmers of america. the president jokingly described his pardon as another one of his we can't wait initiatives. >> the president:

sticky situation, this goo like substance that cause add big headache for drivers on the pennsylvania turnpike, it was driveway seal ant. 400 drivers were stranded, and sand was what was used to help out. >>> around here it has been a rainy day with a few sightings of the sun earlier but the rain is on the way out. let's check in with wyatt. >> we are seeing improvement, we are tracking the showers as they exit to the south and east and that's good unless you are going towards dell mara or into new jersey you are getting into worse weather north and east and to the west and south things looking a little better and windy out there and look at the wind gusts, 22 at the top of the hour and a few gusts to 40 and steady at 12 to 16 but still higher gusts and the rest of the evening, 40s with a few showers mainly to the east and gusty with falling temperatures and we'll talk about the thanksgiving forecast and raven's game day weather coming up. >>> well in tonight's consumer alert the consumer product safety commission is warning parents not to put the baby seats on slick surfaces, babies have fall

gas is $3.28 on the new jersey turnpike.d if you're heading south, the best price was on plank road in fredericksburg. the station is charging $3 3.14. you can always check gas and traffic on wusa9.com. >> and the ride to grandmother's house, but on thanksgiving. >> fantastic. traveling within the area, you know, fantastic. >> get out and work off all that turkey you eat. >> right. or you could watch football. one or the other. >> i think so. >> let's start with the big picture. satellite picture, radar combined. a tremendous amount of moisture pushing into the great lakes and now up into the northeast. pennsylvania and new york state. that surge of moisture is essentially north of us. we have another surge to the south and to the west of us. in fact, we're looking at good showers and thunderstorms. this is going to move up into our area as we go through the night. so we're not done with the rain just yet. this batch will stay north of us. this will come in tonight. actually, bring in much warmer air as well. we're left with

. >> the local truck irresponsible for leaking asphalt along 40 miles of the pennsylvania turnpike is being ticketed. our partner the sun reports george delaney was cited for failing to secure the load and failing to obey a state trooper. the leak disrupted holiday traffic and ruined more than 100 cars. the trucking company's insurer is paying out claims. >>> well it wasn't tar but bad weather this morning that caused slippery conditions in ohio. this highway just shout of toledo turned into a skating rink after a day of rain then snow overnight. a thin coat of ice caught drivers offguard, causing problems for their morning commute. >>> nothing that bad here today thank goodness but you will notice a change when you step outside. let's take a live look outside. cloudy skies out there. don't forget your coat. the temperature has taken a dive from yesterday. meteorologist tim williams is standing by in the first warning weather center with a look at what is in store for us hello. >> hello, good afternoon everyone. you will notice that temperature change. we are down just around 10 degre

parts of the east made the holiday travel rush tougher and look what happened along the pennsylvania turnpike least 150 cars were stranded with thick, black muck on their tires when a truck with a leaking valve spread driveway sealant along a 40-mile stretch of the road. there's nothing gumming up the air tonight, but the skies are crowded with more than three million americans flying this weekend. altogether, more than 42 million of us will crowd the roads, rails, and airports, up about 4% from last year. the cost of filling up for that road trip is going higher, too. aaa says a gallon of regular averages $3.33 today. that's 46 cents more than last thanksgiving. nobody's planning a trip like nasa this weekend. saturday, it plans to launch a new mars rover. was the red planet able to support life? lee cow an tells us this could be the spacecraft that finds out. >> reporter: there are only two rovers like it. one is sitting atop an atlas 5 rocket waiting saturday's liftoff to mars and this is the other one. so this is pretty much your baby. >> yeah, this is the only other rover that exists. >>

. >> a gooey mess halted travelers on the pennsylvania turnpike last night. a leaking of on a tanker truck spilled dry sealant along a 39- mile stretch of the highway, damaging more than 100 cars. a covered tires, and caused some major delays. it also frustrated commuters. >> we were going to new jersey and now we can. thanksgiving is ruined. >> the truck was owned in stephenson, maryland. a spokesman save the sealant can be removed with household cleaning products. we go digging into a reporters personal family business. >> something interesting that it says here. this is the race column. >> you must know first where she came from. tonight we travel across the country to trace her ancestry. >> heavy rain moving off the mid-atlantic coast and high pressure coming in. down to 45 degrees at the >> sometimes family history gets away from us. knowing your ancestry is a true gift. our lisa anderson wondered about her roots, where she had no information at all. ancestry.com provided some answers and she takes us on heard a journey. >> i have known or known about ma

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>>> this huge explosion and fire shut down part of the new jersey turnpike yesterday. a gas tanker truck burst into flames after smashing into a minivan that was loaded with 9,000 gallons of fuel and burned for well over an hour. amazingly, though, no one was seriously hurt. >>> now, for a look at morning road conditions. flooding on i-5, from oklahoma city to des moines. i-40, from little rock. icy on i-35, from northern iowa to minnesota. rain drenches i-80 and 94 in the midwest. and i-10, from san antonio to baton rouge. >> and if you're flying today, some airport delays are possible in dallas, houston, kansas city, chicago, detroit, and minneapolis. >>> and now, to the guilty verdict for conrad murray. for now, the doctor hired to help a severely sleep-deprived michael jackson will be spending his nights and days in a los angeles jail cell. >> the jurors unanimously reached their decision after less than nine hours of deliberation. jim avila was at the courthouse. >> reporter: michael jackson's parents, two of his sisters, two of his brothers, in the packed courtro

. >> it happened on a 40 mile stretch of the pennsylvania turnpike. sealant leak from the back of the truck left cars stuck and holidays ruined. >> look at my wheels. look at my tires. this is thanks giving. now we have to turn around and go back home. >> winds whipped the coast of the oregon snow and ice blanketed washington state. this is traditional. in the east cold rain drenched the i-95 corridor. drivers were forced to navigate the roads and ice knocked out power but for most americans the roads and in the skids the things have been -- skies have been -- the things have been going smoothly how do you forecast goo. >> i think it's the new meaning for stickage. >> thank you. >>> showers lingered into the afternoon yesterday. almost every thanksgiving there's a storm. almost every year the week of thanksgiving there's storm. and it was not that bad yesterday. let's go out to temperatures this morning on the storm center weathernet courtesy of weather bug. columbia 37. and same story kings vim and -- kingsville and churchville. going in towards bel

wasn't snow or rain but a black goo that snarled traffic along a 40-mile stretch of the pennsylvania turnpike. driveway sealant leaked from the back of a truck, leaving hundreds stuck. cars and holidays ruined. >> look at my wheels and tires. we have to turn around and go back home. >> reporter: and then there was mother nature. winds whipped the coast of oregon. snow and ice blanketed washington state. motorists stuck. >> yeah, i'm trying, but this traffic is really delayed. >> reporter: and in the east, cold rains drenched the i-95 corridor, from georgia up through new england. drivers forced to navigate flooded roadways. ice knocked out power. but despite all that, for most americans, the great thanksgiving migration is going pretty smoothly. this family, with their dog, ludwig, hit the road, and like millions of americans today, weren't going to let a little drizzle get in their way. does the rain scare you at all or did this change your timing to mid-day? >> no, no. it scares her, doesn't scare me. >> reporter: those traveling in the air today may have paid 20% more for their tickets ove

a gooey muck topped from a -- dropped from a tanker truck on the pennsylvania turnpike near pittsburgherday. the cars were disabled when the goo covered tires. even state police and maintenance vehicles had to be towed away. officials to cover the goop with sand to dry it out before plowing the mess away they are going to need that sand for a different reason soon. >> meteorologist mike nicco has answers to that the. >> they are going to get snow then winds may affect the -- affect the parade in manhattan. we have a lot to talk about. rain coming in slowing heavier amounts and snow is going to hit the sierra this holiday weekend, i'll tell you when. >>> president obama's turkey pardons annual white house tradition. c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c

now, if you're heading north, gas is $3.28 a gallon on the new jersey turnpike. going south along i-95 in virginia, the best prices we could find at gasbuddy.com were at a wawa in fredericksburg. the station is charging $3.14. you can always check gas prices and the traffic at wusa9.com. >>> well, they lost everything in the september floods in virginia and last night, residents from the holly acres mobile home park in woodbridge were treated to a thanksgiving dinner and good news. plans to rebuild the park are now allowed to move forward. many of the units were destroyed after the floods and initially, zoning administrator ruled the homes could not be put back in the same place because they were in a federally designated floodway. the prince william county zoning appeals board has overturned the decision now. >>> cooking the perfect holiday meal is on the minds of lots of people but it is hard when you can't afford the turkey. >> kristin fisher was at fedex field where the redskins were giving away thanksgiving meals on tuesday. >> oh, my goodness. this is wonde

. >> see what brought 150 cars to a halt on a pennsylvania turnpike. o [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. >>> the northwest has been battered by a series of storms and last friday there was a big one in oregon. along the coast somebody was in the true value parking lot when a hailstorm hit. >> three days of storms on the oregon coast. right now is the first time it's hailing. >> he may have a future as a weather man. >> holy smokes. >> his descriptions make me want to watch the weather channel. >> that hail just came down out of an 80 mile an hour wind gust. if that happened in the northwest, they call that a tornado. look at that guy running. getting some money in this bad economy. >> if he was a weather man, it might make it kind of interesting. >> this is an area of high pressure. it's really freaky. >> i like his use of holy smokes. >> holy smokes.

the turnpike set up a phone number to help drivers filing insurance claims. >>> an employee at a local gymnasium was fired because of a tweet he sent out about a co- worker. natasha barite is in our newsroom. >> the tweeting got some attention. the man said he and not only got fired, but he says his boss said it was for insubordination and of violating a non compete clause for running a personal training business on the side. it all started over this tweet sent earlier this month. the picture shows a mcdonald's bag on a table. the tweed said -- tweet said -- >> they contacted me asking me to remove it. >> he took that picture from inside the lifetime fitness. i was reluctant to remove it. i want to drive the dialogue about eating healthier. >> then came the e-mail exchange. >> he said he would take the tweed down if they could write a good article for the company's magazine. instead, he was fired yesterday. >> i think it was a harsh firing. >> maybe you should have been fired for insubordination. >> i think the corporation dealt with it and the wrong manner. >> was it worth it? >> i on

more than 100 cars literally stuck on the pennsylvania turnpike and the turnpike itself, the pavement with sand to make it dry faster, but some cars just got stuck. >> talk about a thanksgiving downer on your way to grandmother's house. >>> this is less than 30 minutes away, more than 3 million people expected to pack new york city streets for the annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. 85th annual, by the way. you're looking live at the crowds and the balloons, 50 balloons in all. some of them new and some of them old like snoopy. the festivities kick off at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. >> the weather is going to be fantastic. tell us more, bonnie schneider. >> looks like it is going to be great for all the parade goers. i think at least you're not going to be bundled up too badly. we're also not expecting the intense wind that was forecast early on. that is more good news. plenty of sunshine. the winds will be cool because they will be out of the northwest at ten miles per hour. keep that in mind. you'll definitely need a jacket if you're heading to watch the parade. if you're driving tod

. >> reporter: halpern turnpike was an immigration agent who told j.b. librojo he could stay and that same immigration agent who very well would have led him away in handcuffs when librojo was told he had to show up at the international terminal a few hours ago. this is the moment that josi j.b. librojo and his wife were dreading a meeting with an immigration agent at sfo to find out if he would be deported, but almost two minutes into the conversation, we watched librojo shake hands and hug the agent and deliver the news to a crowd of supporters. >> i was waiting for a letter. >> reporter: so you could go home tonight? >> yeah. >> all right! whoo. [ applause ] >> reporter: the agent wouldn't talk to us about the government's sudden change of heart and minutes later an employee with philippine airlines asked him to check-in for a flight to manila, but now has an indefinite leave of stay. librojo has been fighting to stay in the u.s. since last year when he learned a longstanding request for political asylum was denied. yet he has been living and working

. >> it was a sticky situation that halted holiday travel on the pennsylvania turnpike on tuesday. a leaking valve spilled driveway sealant on a stretch of the highway, damaging more than 100 cars. it covered tires and caused major delays. it also frustrated commuters. >> we are going to new jersey. now we cannot. thanksgiving is ruined. >> the truck is based in stevensville maryland. spokesperson said the sealant can be removed with household cleaning products. >> 35 degrees on tv hill. and, as committee is rated -- an amish community is raided. >> a small plane crashed in arizona. >> we have some hints to get you through the crowds. >> a chilly start to the day >> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:13. the sun just going to peak over the horizon. it will rise at 7:00 a.m. on the dot this morning. the clear skies have allowed the temperatures two cooldown overnight. 32 in college park. 32 in gaithersburg. a bit milder as you have across to easton, 41 degrees. a chilly start to the day. it should be improving as we head through the afternoon. we have clear skies. clouds have moved of

that was on the pennsylvania turnpike.maged. >> we cannot control the car and we pulled over and it is dangerous. who is going to pay for this? look at my tires. is a thanksgiving, now we have to go back home. >> , dstorms on both coasts caused major to minor delays at airports. an american airlines flight made an emergency landing pads l.a.x. after the crew reported smelling smoke. everybody is okay. >>> president obama and his family are celebrating a skidding at the white house today and in this thanksgiving message here urged americans facing tough economic times do believe in the nation's ability to overcome its challenges. yesterday the first family helped prepare meals at the food bank in northeast washington. before that he pardoned the two turkeys named peace and liberty who are now living a life of leisure at mount vernon. >>> president obama is encouraged americans to remember men and women serving abroad. u.s. troops stationed in iraq, afghanistan, and elsewhere in the world will sit down for a thanksgiving mea